Sword of Daybreaker

  In the early morning, Gao Wen received an emergency contact from the Bitter Winter, and half an hour later, a second, more detailed piece of information was delivered to him.

The rising sun illuminates the Elf Stronghold No. 112. The town that stands in the valley wakes up in the warm spring breeze. The sun shines through the crystal window on the side of the room and casts it on the exquisite tapestry full of elves. After a bright light mark, Gawain was sitting at the desk, with the information transcribed by Amber placed beside him, and the letters appeared extremely clear and sharp under the sunlight.

Amber stood beside him, and the half-elf's expression was rare and serious: "...Further investigations revealed that the Typhons have built outposts on at least 14 islands or large reefs. Basically, as long as the wind and waves are acceptable, You can see the flying black flags in places where the farthest from the land is. The outposts farthest from the land have even reached the edge of the disorderly turbulence danger zone. All the outposts are small in scale, and the big one is just a wooden house. It’s even just a tent. It can be seen that they were all repaired in a short period of time. Considering the existence of the engineering mage, those things may even come out within a day or two. After all, Bitter Winter is not uncommon. Investigated the situation on those islands."

Gawain tapped his finger on the desktop on the side unconsciously, and said in a very plain and natural tone: "Even if the scale is small, it is proof of'actual control'. There are people on it, flags, and more importantly, the islands. It is indeed in Typhon’s waters, we can’t say that it’s an unowned island—after all, there is currently no internationally accepted certification standard to specify how islands that are far from the land should be classified and belong. After all, humans have left the ocean. Too many years."

  "Maybe we can try to put those outposts..."

Gao Wen shook his head: "Any action we take now is to lay the foundation for the international order that we have created-or even think deeper. Some Typhon people are probably waiting for us to make some cross-border moves. Not all Typhons are happy to see the formation of the alliance, and not all Typhons want to see Cecil continue to gain higher and higher prestige. Now they have no ability to face us and wait for ourselves. Making mistakes becomes their last hope."

   Amber couldn’t help but muttered: “How do those Typhonians do these things under the nose of the Bitter Winter... And it’s still on such a large scale..."

"Bitter Winter is just a ship, and an experimental ocean-going warship. From the ship to the crew to the supporting training, it is still in the verification stage, and what they have to face is the extremely wide sea-the breadth of the ocean. You can’t imagine it,” Gawain shook his head, “Byron would not have been able to block the Typhon’s territorial waters with a ship. He was just a symbol and symbol there, but the Typhon’s reaction...it’s really not slow. ."

At the end, he even showed a smile on his face, and this reaction naturally fell in Amber’s eyes. Miss Half-elf looked at Gawain's expression in surprise, and couldn’t help asking: “It looks like... I expected this situation a long time ago?"

"I did expect that they would not give way to the issue of those islands, but I didn't expect them to build those outposts... Their response was a little bit beyond expectations, but the whole thing went well," Gao Wen slowly Said, pointing his finger at the slip of transcript of information, watching the latter turn into a puff of smoke in the sun, "It's almost time, let's go, let's talk to Rosetta again."

Amber blinked, and she was finally sure that all this was indeed what Gawain had imagined-but she still couldn't understand it. She didn't understand why Gawain was so careless about Winter Wolf and those coastlines, let alone understand Gawain at this moment. Why is your emotions so...happy. She even had an illusion that she felt that Gawain's eyes were actually smiling, and that smile was almost a kind of... gratification.

  But before she had a chance to ask questions, Gawain had already taken a big step and left the room. His voice came from the doorway: "Why haven't you followed? Being late is not a good habit."

  ……

In the reception room on the second floor of the Emerald Long Hall, Gawain and Amber once again came to Rosetta Augustus, and when they entered the room, Matilda was standing by the French window not far away. He seemed to be looking out the window in a dream.

From this window, the most visible are the desolate and barren valleys outside the town and the vast wilderness at the end of the valley. The land in the direction of the Gondor Wasteland is uninhabited, only the savage growth, which appears somewhat strange under light pollution. The vegetation covers the dark brown ground, and at this moment the sun is rising from the east, and the slanting light sweeps across the valley, spills into the town, and finally shines on the wilderness outside the window-in the light, those should originally symbolize the magic pollution The lush vegetation of the country also seemed a bit vibrant.

"Today's sunshine is very good. The elf astrologist said that such sunny weather will last for at least a week. This seems to be a good sign," Rosetta got up to greet him, and said casually, "I was here yesterday. It's already dusk, so that I can't see clearly what the scenery here is-the wasteland monitoring point under the night is too gloomy, I didn't expect it to look different in the early morning."

Gao Wen smiled slightly, and sat down casually: "When we met yesterday, the night was still covering the whole town, but the sun is flooding the room at this time today. In comparison, I still prefer daytime, which makes people feel good. happy."

  Matilda was turning around and walking from the window. After hearing Gawain’s words, she seemed to be taken aback for a while, but she quickly returned to her usual expression. She came to Rosetta Augustus, and while seated, she pointed to a plate of red fruit placed on the coffee table: "This was sent by the elves this morning. They said this is your special purpose for this meeting. A gift from Cecil?"

Gao Wen glanced at the small red fruits in the plate and nodded with a smile: "Yes, I brought this here. It will be provided to representatives of all parties during the meeting. Considering that Typhon people have a habit of eating fruits in the morning, I asked them to send a copy here this morning—how is it, do you like the taste?"

  "Very good, I have never seen anything like this anywhere else," Matilda said. "What's its name?"

   "The Thorin tree fruit, the fruit of the Thorin giant tree-you should have heard of this giant tree."

Matilda didn't seem to react for a while, but Rosetta Augustus next to him couldn't help showing a strange expression on his face. Then he coughed twice, seeming to interrupt the current situation deliberately. Greetings, and took the initiative to avert the topic: "How about the rest last night?"

   "Very good," Gawain nodded and said casually, "and we received information from the Bitter Winter early in the morning."

The room seemed a little quiet for a moment. Rosetta seemed to be surprised that Gawain’s attitude would be so plain. His eyes could not help but stay on Gawain for a few seconds before he said in a deep voice: "The Bitter Winter is indeed A very advanced ship."

   "I'm a little curious," Gawain leaned forward slightly, with a serious expression on his face, "How long did you take to build those outposts? When did you start to build them?"

Rosetta was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "After noticing the Bitter Winter’s patrol route, we realized its role-then we spent more than half a month observing its patrol rules and detection distance, and determining its general The number of crew members, and finally completed the construction of all outposts in the twelve-hour interval."

   "Twelve hours?" Amber was surprised, "How did you do it?"

"Twenty-six thousand engineering masters, full of construction," Rosetta said slowly, "most of them are responsible for relying on human relay to freeze the ice channel on the sea or the seabed, and the rest are responsible for sending materials to the island and Complete the construction and take up the post before the Bitter Winter’s blind spot disappears-maybe we don't have the advanced warships and construction machinery as yours, but the sea conditions near those islands...we have been studying for a long time."

  Gawain stared at Rosetta, and did not look back until ten seconds later. He retracted his body back and said softly, "Admirable."

"I think this can explain our attitude, and it can also prove the problem of'substantial control'," Rosetta said. He calmly met Gawain's gaze. The sallow breath on his face has completely disappeared. There is only sincerity in the trapped eye sockets, "I have no intention to provoke confrontation and disputes between Typhon and Cecil, just like the message you wrote to me in that book-we must enter a new era, regardless of Is it for the present peace or for the future of our children and grandchildren, the world needs prosperity and development. In the past period of time, there have been some misunderstandings and frictions between the two countries, but we are here after all, haven’t we?"

"Yes, we should look forward," Gao Wen said with a solemn expression, "but I also need to give an explanation to the people, and even more to the soldiers on the front line. I can withdraw from Winter Wolf Castle, and let On the return of Bitter Winter, we can work with you for the peace of the two countries and the restoration of diplomatic normality, but this does not mean that everything will be wiped out."

   "...Aside from Typhon's land and those islands, everything else can be discussed." Rosetta was silent for a moment, and said solemnly.

Gao Wen thought, tapping his finger on the armrest of the sofa on the side, and slowly said after a long time: "Well, I can take a step back-I can no longer pay attention to those islands, but I must keep Huanlong Gorge. Bay port, besides... you should know that I have been working on restarting the former circum-continental route."

   "...Yes, and Typhon is also working on this," Rosetta nodded, "We are trying to restore contact with the southern part of the mainland from the sea, just like you did in the north."

"That's right, the northern and southern circumcontinent routes-this will bring economic development to all countries along the route to a certain extent, and can also promote the exchange process of the entire continent, but this is far from enough," Gao Wen said. He shook his head as he said, "The route is divided into north and south, so it is far from being called a "circumcontinental route". With the solidification of the economic zone, this can only gradually lead to the entire continent becoming a distinct north-south communication. Circle, considering the'alliance' we are about to establish, can you imagine that an alliance with the goal of unity and common development should be divided into'Southern Union' and'Northern Union'?"

"Do you want to open up the north-south route around the mainland?" Rosetta looked into Gawain's eyes, and then he showed a thoughtful look, and nodded slightly after some consideration, "Actually, I also expected...you must You will do this. You are committed to changing the development trajectory of the entire world, and you will certainly not tolerate the continued isolation of this continent. Any plan that can promote the unity of mortal nations must be in your plan."

He paused, and then said: "This matter...I agree in principle, but we must negotiate the details slowly, just as you must give your citizens an explanation-I must also consider the interests of Typhon. "

Rosetta was very careful in speaking. It can be seen that his decision was not easy. Frankly speaking, he would have rejected Gawain not too long ago. The reason is obvious: Typhon has not done a good job yet. Preparations for docking by sea on the northern route to the mainland.

Although Typhon’s marine ships started early, their development was slow, and because the initial development direction was too focused on rebuilding those colonies, the plan for maritime trade routes was put on hold for a long time. In this regard, the Cecilians obviously Leading the way; on the other hand, Typhon was on the front line in the just-concluded war against the gods, and its national power was obviously more depleted. Under the premise of prioritizing order reconstruction and resuming production, Typhon’s imperial family had no spare capacity at all. In time, they built a usable ocean-going merchant ship, but Cecil's national power was limited. They can now come up with the powerful Bitter Winter, which means that they will soon be able to pull out more warships and a whole trade. fleet.

  Maybe they have prepared the trading fleet.

  On this basis, once the sea route connecting with the northern circum-continental route is opened, Cecil’s maritime trade forces are allowed to directly participate in commercial activities in the southern part of the mainland...

  For Typhon's yet to start maritime trade, this is a catastrophe even if it is not a catastrophe.

Rosetta is not afraid of powerful opponents. He believes in the resilience and forward spirit of Typhon under his leadership. Even in extreme conditions, Typhon’s people can still find a way out, but in the future, they can find a way out. He must carefully consider how much it will cost to get out of this way.

  Once a blockade is formed, it is not so easy to break free from it.

But Rosetta is also very clear that he does not have much choice. He can keep the land on land and the islands on the sea, but as long as the battleship of the Winter is still overwhelming in front of Typhon’s own ships. Power, it is impossible for him to prevent the Cecil's fleet from going to the southern waters-in fact, they can even go directly from the western part of the mainland, but it is more expensive to do so.

   Gao Wen chose to talk to him about this matter here, which is already out of morality and dignity.

"I know what you are thinking," Gawain said, looking at Rosetta's face, with an extremely sincere attitude. "You may think that this will become a unilateral monopoly and blockade. Feng and Cecil maintain together, but in essence the entire continent’s outlet will be controlled by Cecil’s fleet, and the entire circum-continental route will be controlled by me, and I will not give anyone room for survival-if you are If you think so, you will misunderstand me.

"From the beginning to the end, I never thought about ruling the world, let alone encroaching on the interests of any country. In fact, except for those openly against me, everyone who does business with Cecil The partners eventually reaped huge benefits and long-term development. My goal is to make all allies stronger, not to maintain their so-called dominant position by squeezing them.

"So the topic goes back to the circum-continental route-I will not sacrifice Typhon's interests to ensure Cecil's dominance on this route. Regardless of whether the interests are current or future, all trade activities will be fair. Under the premise that there will be no unilateral blockade, squeeze, or even strikes, this can even be written in our memorandum of covenant."

  Rosetta carefully considered every word Gawain said, his eyes hardly moved.

Covenant... The covenant written in front of the gods can be tampered with and betrayed, not to mention the current verbal promises-in the end, everything must be spoken by strength. The status of a weakened country will inevitably fall, and the strong country will occupy it forever. With more power to speak, he knew this very well in his heart.

"I believe in your promise, and I also believe that both of us will faithfully fulfill the covenant," Rosetta exhaled and solemnly said, "We will reproduce the glory of the route around the mainland together-let it further promote the whole world."

  Gawain smiled: "Of course it is."

  The last line of defense in the Typhon settlement area finally opened the door to him.