Sword of Daybreaker

  The expressions of the representatives of various countries are different, but apart from the three empires, their responses have one thing in common, that is, worry, undisguised worry.

"May I ask?" A tall, darker-skinned representative stood up. He was from the northwestern frontier of the Ogure tribe. He was a leader elected by several independent city states north of Mosswood. He looked towards Melita, her expression was very serious, "How strong is the dragon's magic resistance? How strong are the scales? Sorry, my question may be offensive, but it is very important to us."

Melita seemed to have expected that someone would raise this question at the scene. She seemed very indifferent, and she gave a polite smile when she answered: "You don't have to be so formal. The dragons came here because they wanted to be with friends from the mainland of Luoren. We established equal communication. As for your question... it is difficult to give an accurate and quantitative answer. After all, dragons also have different strengths, and different dragons have different power tendencies.

"In general terms, according to the standard of a general adult dragon, the magic resistance is above the average level, and the body is healthy and has no major diseases. Without professional combat equipment, most of the spells below the middle level will cause us. The damage of... is zero. Intermediate spells can cause certain damage to dragons, but they require a certain amount and continuous attack, depending on the power of the caster. If it is an intermediate that has just broken through to an intermediate and has insufficient mana reserves The extraordinary face the adult dragon alone, so the threat to us is still zero.

  "High-level to legendary transcendents can effectively fight adult dragons, but the weak bodies of most mortal races themselves are still an Achilles' heel-in order to survive Dragon Flame Breath, they need strong armor and shield protection.

"The above is only limited to the magic resistance of the dragons. As for the strength of our scales...Do you know the city gates made of purple steel? It is lined with a layer of finger-thick mithril plate. The black dragon is about that level, other colors The dragon is slightly weaker in scale strength—equivalent to not lining mythril plates."

The representative of the leaders from the Uttar Pradesh stood there and listened carefully to Melita's description. After the dragon ambassador's voice fell, he thought about it for a moment and thought it was best not to say cursing here, so he had to sigh and sit down. .

The other representative couldn’t help but stand up: “Then how should we... shoot down these dragons that have been'expelled' by Tarrond in your mouth? If they are as powerful as you said, then This is obviously beyond the ability of many countries to cope-perhaps the critically guarded kingdom can deal with these attackers, but the ordinary border areas may not have large armies stationed everywhere!"

  "Dragon Disaster", this is undoubtedly a slightly embarrassing term for the representatives on the scene but they have to face it. The messenger from Tarrond stood here, with the will to live in peace with the nations of the Loren continent, but their out-of-control compatriots were obviously not so harmless. I don’t know how many powerful dragons will attack Loren. On the border of the mainland, these proven threats are far more chilling than the end of the war of God.

"This is what I want to say next," Gao Wen stood up at this moment. He looked around the venue and waited for everyone's eyes to fall on him before continuing, "We set up an alliance, the first is To solve the'security problem', one of the initial tasks of the alliance is to deal with hidden dangers that threaten the security of member states, such as the out-of-control dragon.

"One of the purposes of the alliance is that the member states watch and help each other. All countries have the responsibility and obligation to ensure the interests of the entire alliance. Under this premise, I call on the countries that are currently capable of fighting the out-of-control dragons to be responsible for the establishment of the sea and air around the Loren continent. The specific implementation plan is as follows:

"Taking the circum-continental route as the warning standard, a complete monitoring chain is formed by a series of maritime watch posts, patrol ships, coastal ports, and civilian fleets, etc., to always guard against threats from outside the mainland; air defense is set up at each node of the warning circle Armed forces such as bases, air-to-air ships, military ports, etc., are ready to protect the safety of the alliance members

"Considering that the out-of-control dragon may become a longer-term threat, the'Sea-Air Joint Security Circle' will also operate as a long-term project until the threat is eliminated. At that time, we will hold another meeting to discuss whether to keep the alert. A series of facilities and troops built during the period."

Gawain's voice fell, giving the representatives the time to express their opinions. A representative from the Ogure tribe, a gray elf with a long hair and shawl stood up first-Gawain recognized him, it was Wenna. Bai Zhi, the patriarch of the gray elf who has always had a good relationship with Cecil, the petite lady raised her head and said with a serious expression: "Who will be responsible for establishing this'joint security circle'?"

Gawain looked at the Silver Empress Belsetia and Typhon Emperor Rosetta further away. After confirming his eyes, he retracted his gaze and nodded to the gray elf leader and said, "Cecile, Typhon, As well as the Silver Empire. The three countries will be responsible for the establishment of responsible defense lines by sea, land, and air according to their specific conditions. We have the ability to intercept the small dragons that have attacked the Loren continent. Even if the other party aggressively invades, we can assemble enough in a short time. The army shot it down. Besides..."

As he said, he looked at Melita not far away, and the other party immediately nodded and stood up to respond: "Talronde will also send a certain amount of air power to establish this alert circle with the nations of Loren. This is a difficult thing for us, but the Dragon Race will bear the responsibility to the end."

"Don't be so pessimistic, Miss Ambassador," Gawain looked at Melita with a slight smile, "First there will be three opportunities for dialogue, right? I believe that most dragons who make wrong decisions do not come from when they invade other countries. In my mind, if they know that they can have other choices, most of them are willing to return to the civilized world."

While talking, he sighed slightly in his heart: No matter what point of view, the establishment of a defense line against the dragon disaster is an inevitable thing to do. On the one hand, it is indeed to ensure the safety of the member states of the alliance. On the other hand, It is also to advance his plan for the circum-continental route and to further ensure the influence of the Cecil Empire on the entire continent of Loren. However, this matter is not the current Cecil can independently undertake-even if it is given a few more years of stable development, It is also difficult for him to build a military force that can surround the entire continent of Loren, so it is impossible to find some "helpers" to participate.

But he didn’t feel much regret about it. After all, from the very beginning, developing allies was his envisioned plan: the world is so vast, Cecil has a long way to go, and he has already sensed that the crisis is approaching. His breath, time is limited, and the situation is current. It is impossible for him to solve all the dangers in the world on his own. After all, the power of heroism is limited, or the whole world can be developed to bring greater hope.

While thinking in Gao Wen's heart, Wenna Baizhi's voice came from the opposite side again: "Then who should bear the funds required to establish this joint security circle? What should the protected member states pay in exchange for this" Safety'?"

  There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world-children still understand this truth, and the gray elves, who are very savvy in doing business, certainly understand it better. The cost of such a "joint security circle" is undoubtedly extremely high. Even if the three empires and a group of giant dragons work together, it is not so easy to protect the entire continent of Loren. We think we need to pay some price to make this matter fair.

After all, the first article of the alliance purpose mentioned by Gao Wen just now is "watching for mutual assistance, and all countries have the responsibility and obligation to ensure the interests of the entire alliance"-this sentence can be understood from another level, it means that everyone should bear it together when encountering difficulties. , Powerful contribution, rich contribution, nothing... then I am afraid it will cost a bit more expensive than money.

Gawain glanced at the gray elf, then cleared his throat and said: "Please rest assured, our purpose of setting up this joint security circle is to protect our common land, not to blackmail or plunder any member state— -The countries receiving protection do not need to bear any military expenses or any form of "employment expenses". They only need to provide the necessary stationing locations for fortification. Part of the operating cost of the joint security circle comes from Typhon, Cecil and the Silver Empire in the circum-continental route. Part of the revenue share of Talrond will be borne by Talrond. Considering that the mainland of Loren has not yet established a trade interface with Talrond at this stage, Talrond also has its own difficulties, and Cecil will advance this part of the cost temporarily."

Having said that, he paused for a while, and then said: "Of course, as a member of the alliance, each member country along the security circle also has its own responsibilities-to join the continental route, and then sign an alliance trade bill, and work with us. To usher in a new and more prosperous era, this is the most fundamental and most important contribution that each member country makes to the alliance as a whole."

The delegates in the venue began to discuss the issue in a low voice for a while. They began to carefully examine the issue and thought about the gains and losses behind the conditions proposed by Gao Wen. Many of these things are not difficult to consider. The tall man from the Northern City-State Consortium The leader quickly stood up: "In other words, only countries that are members of the alliance and also join the circumcontinental route will be included in the alert circle?"

   "This is inevitable," Gawain nodded, "We can't protect a country that actively wants to keep distance from the alliance. This is also the most basic mutual respect, isn't it?"

"...Then can we think that this is still a kind of'kidnapping' and'blackmail' in disguise?" A representative who hadn't spoken much before couldn't help but stand up and said, "Please forgive me for using the words directly. Use malicious intent to speculate about this great plan, but since we have held this meeting, there needs to be a voice of suspicion, right? Now we have to join an alliance to be protected. It sounds like people who don’t join will do Being destroyed by a dragon, I know it sounds a bit conspiracy theory, but... who can guarantee that everything that happened to Tarrond is true?"

  Some people raised doubts, the expected situation, but Gao Wen was actually very welcome to this, because only after full questioning and dispelling doubts, this newly established alliance can have a more stable foundation and a more hidden future. But this time he didn't continue to come forward to answer, but Rosetta Augustus, who was sitting not far away, stood up.

"Please correctly distinguish the concepts of'kidnapping','blackmail' and'equivalence of rights and obligations'," Rosetta's voice is low, with a calm tone but with convincing power. "First of all, the sea-air security circle is not Mandatory, anyone has the right to refuse to join, and to choose to leave after joining, and even the entire alliance itself is free to come and go. If a member state believes that its interests and dignity in the alliance are not guaranteed, Then they can withdraw at any time, as long as they do not attack other member states during their accession to the alliance, this is not a breach of the covenant.

"Secondly, the protection of the joint alert circle is a'benefit' for countries that cannot stand alone against the out-of-control dragon. Safe survival in the alliance system is also a basic right of the member states. To enjoy the rights requires equal obligations and responsibilities. , And I don’t think joining the mainland route and accepting the alliance agreement is a “blackmailed” thing, it is a thing that benefits both parties.

   "Finally, if any friend has doubts about Tarrond... I think the dragon ambassador has something to say."

  Rosetta looked at Melita Penia not far away, and after a slight nod, he sat back. Melita stood up calmly and looked at the representative who spoke before.

"Talrond is open to the countries of the Loren continent-we welcome new friends to visit our home at any time," she said unhurriedly, "Talrond will be in the Principality of Holy Dragon and the capital of the Cecil Empire Set up the airport, there will be at least three'flights' to and from Tarrond every week. Although our transportation task is heavy, it is more than enough to carry a few extra passengers. And you can rest assured that the Dragon will ensure that the passengers are on the whole journey. Security-Sir, are you interested in applying for the first place?"

The face of the representative changed suddenly. Obviously he didn't expect Merita to throw out such an "invitation" suddenly. The unexpected situation left him a bit at a loss. After a brief period of thought, he shook his head: " No... this time I won’t. But if I have a chance in the future, maybe I will consider it."

Gawain glanced at Merita subconsciously—according to what he knew about this dragon lady, he was almost certain that the "invitation" just now was Merita's on-the-spot performance, and it was mostly with a little bit of resentment, but If you think about it carefully, it seems that there are so many things that can be done...

I have to go back and discuss with her to see if we can really launch a "Talrond Wasteland Tour" project while ensuring safety. This requires a lot of protection from the Tarrond side, but the cost is high. One point, there are people in this world who are willing to spend a lot of money to explore the mystery of the dragon... Explorers, those mages who are obsessed with all kinds of secret knowledge are richer than each.

  This is done. For Tarrond, who is now in a dilemma, it may not be a breaking point. Maybe the first foreign exchange of this group of miserable dragons has come...

These messy thoughts only took a moment, and Gawain quickly collected the thoughts in his mind. He looked at the representative who was still a little embarrassed, and after recognizing the flag behind the opponent and comparing it to the one in his mind After the information, he smiled on his face: "In fact, the question raised by the Seward Ambassador just now is extremely normal. I think this is also the place where many people at the scene worry about the establishment of a new organization, and the members must establish sufficient To understand and trust, we must first bring all the doubts and hidden dangers to the face, open discussion and open resolution. This is also one of the aims of the alliance: openness and transparency, honesty and mutual trust.

   “Don’t worry about everyone. Just like the establishment of the alliance has not yet been voted on, we are only proposing plans for the sea and air joint security circle and the route around the mainland. It is not time to vote.

  "We all need to have a full understanding of the future alliance before we can make accurate judgments, and now we have talked a lot about the crisis... Now it's time to discuss positive things."