Sword of Daybreaker

  Positive things.

  This sentence has a more popular translation: benefits that cannot be denied.

Perhaps the first half of the news about the doomsday crisis and the dark cloud of war brought too much pressure to everyone, or perhaps everyone had heard enough of this deterrent and unpleasant topic, when Gao Wen finally decided to put it away When the big stick took out the sweet jujube, the representatives on the spot clapped unanimously, and with the applause from the heart of many people, the wizard affairs officers who provided services at the venue distributed documents to the representatives. In front of.

  This is the document that Gawain has prepared for a long time-he specially ordered the elves to wait until now to take it out.

"First, let's take a look at the draft of the Charter of the Alliance of Mortal Civilization Community-if you think this title is too sloppy, it can be referred to as the "Common Union Charter"," after confirming that the delegates have obtained the documents and started to read them. Gao Wen said, "This is only a draft, which will be used to establish the order framework of the alliance. The basic operation mode of the alliance, the responsibilities and obligations of member states, and the execution process of the affairs are also included. Its core items cannot be modified temporarily. , But we still have the opportunity to discuss its detailed items in detail or modify its content in the case of future changes."

Under a stone pillar somewhere in the conference hall, a flag with a black hammer as the main element was waving slightly. Paladin Huishanyan was sitting in his own position. He opened the "Charter" in front of him, and the beginning of it came into view These are the purposes mentioned by Gawain Cecil just now-member states watch and help each other, all countries have the responsibility and obligation to ensure the interests of the entire alliance; openness and transparency, honesty and mutual trust; equal political status of all countries, mutual respect among member countries And recognize the culture, tradition and reasonable demands of all parties...

"This looks like a'sage declaration'," Baramo Heigang who was sitting beside could not help muttering softly, "It is hard to imagine that this is currently one of the most powerful empires in the Loren continent. What comes out... You know that according to my understanding, even if these arrogant human nations demonstrate their fairness and justice in foreign exchanges, they must maintain a certain attitude—this is related to their dignity. "

"Yes, they like to think of'fairness' as some kind of external gift...rather than as mentioned in this document. But think about it the other way around, if the two human empires and the elven empire both recognize and are willing to comply This thing... this is indeed a good thing," Ambassador Paladin said in a low voice, "At least they are willing to make this gesture."

"Yes, if the content on this thing can really be respected," Baramo murmured, and flicked the beautifully printed paper with his fingers. "It's a beautiful package... Then the human emperor should Bring out something more real."

Around the two dwarf ambassadors, in the entire conference hall, representatives of various countries carefully read the items mentioned in the charter, exchanging their ideas, and Gao Wen gave everyone enough time-until more and more The representative put down the draft in his hand, and he broke his silence: "Let's let the discussion on the charter first, and then I hope you will pay attention to our economic order-I have brought the "Basic World Trade Act", as well as special attention to the routes around the mainland. China’s Maritime Trade Promotion Act..."

   Paladin Huishanyan couldn't help but mumble: "Oh-man, something more real is coming."

While his voice fell, Gawain's voice continued to be heard: "...The bills sent to everyone together with some real and reliable data will help you understand the significance of joining international trade. , We can see from the data how the total import and export between Moss Woods and Cecil has increased 22 times in the past two years, and we can also see how the trade between Cecil and the Principality of Sacred Dragon Increase the tax revenue of port cities by 400%..."

Paladin Huishanyan's expression suddenly stagnated, like a stone from his hometown. He felt his arm being stabbed vigorously, and Baramo’s voice came from the side: "...man, we discussed before. This one?"

   "...I just want to know how much money the gray elves made!"

  ……

The first meeting lasted for a whole day. In addition to the limited rest and meals in the middle, delegates from various countries spent all their energy on listening, thinking, speaking and summarizing. Until sunset, a melodious bell came from the 112th base. From the depths of, a series of pleasing sounds also sounded in the oath stone ring at the same time. This high-intensity mental activity that lasted for a whole day finally came to an end.

After returning to the resting place in the town, Gao Wen took a long breath and let his intensively running brain slowly cool down. He glanced at the sunset sky outside the window and the giant eagle knights patrolling between heaven and earth. Muttering to himself softly: "The opening is fairly smooth."

"I feel that a lot of people are in very different conditions when entering and leaving," Amber's figure emerged from his side, and the half-elf was quite emotional. "They were all very energetic when they came, but they went back. At that time, each of my eyebrows was almost twisted..."

"Because this meeting is somewhat different from what they imagined, whether it is in terms of the format of the meeting or the long-term impact it exhibits," Gawain’s tone was not surprising, "For more than half of the representatives, they I probably only thought that this was an "alliance conference", just like the talks they had participated in, the kingdom and the kingdom concluded a covenant. Everyone set out their terms, promised each other benefits, and made a seemingly solemn vow. , Became an ally for a while... This kind of understanding is not entirely wrong, but after all, it is too narrow. The Community Alliance is a longer, more solemn, and more meaningful organization than that. I tried to reflect this in the meeting. , This is unexpected to many people."

   Amber waved his hand: “But they can’t be blamed either—it’s hard for people to imagine things they’ve never touched before.”

  Gawain glanced at the half-elf with a faint smile: "It's rare to see you being so tolerant of'big men'."

"I'm not blind. I can still see how the'big guys' behaved in the venue today, at least not stupid, are they?" Amber raised his eyebrows, "They all understand the situation, and this performance is not bad. "

   Gawain smiled, and did not continue on this topic, but after a little thought, he slowly said: "Tomorrow will be the most important voting...what will happen to you according to your judgment?"

"...I think there is a high probability that it will pass unanimously, including the establishment of the alliance and the establishment of the sea and air security circle." Amber thought about it seriously this time and gave his own answer. "You showed them enough The crisis that made everyone alert and hugged together demonstrated the necessity of joining the alliance, and finally showed the benefits that they could not refuse...I think except for fools who are too cautious to make any decisions, No one should reject these two most basic proposals."

   "The benefits that can't be denied..." Gao Wen couldn't help but muttered softly, inevitably feeling a little bit in his heart.

In the first half of the meeting, he basically created the atmosphere of crisis in the world, including the subsequent speech of Merita Penha to help him achieve this. This method is not clever, but at this time he has to use— Only by facing external pressure together can all parties have the opportunity to unite. Visible and sustainable natural disasters are often an important part of the alliance. The performance of the representatives of the parties in the first half of the meeting has indeed proved this point. .

But it’s not enough to have an external pressure—Many experiences from past and present made Gawain understand that something illogical will always happen in this world. When facing a common crisis, someone will choose to Fighting each other and even fighting each other in the chaos, that is, someone will keep suspicion and isolation from each other to protect their one-acre three-point field. This looks stupid, but it is a part of human nature-and he wants to build a gathering of all The alliance of mortal forces must face this "negative characteristics of human nature". Therefore, he not only needs an external pressure to "squeeze" the various forces together, but also sufficient internal interests to ensure that these forces can be stable. joint.

This includes a "Basic World Trade Act" that is good for everyone, a "Maritime Trade Promotion Plan" that is of far-reaching significance to countries around the mainland, many conventions aimed at protecting the basic interests of vulnerable member states, and A "Charter of the Alliance of Mortal Civilization Community" (referred to as "Charter of the Commonwealth"), these things are specially prepared by Gao Wen to attract those potential member states who are doubtful about the future of the alliance and are in a state of swing, and from the second half of the meeting Judging from the reactions of the representatives...the effect is good.

A representative of the forces who can appear at today’s meeting, perhaps he or she lacks understanding of the doomsday crisis, but they must have a keen sense of interest, even if they are faced with a lot of new and weird provisions and plans, smart people It must also be able to smell long-term benefits.

  The alliance relationship bound by interests is fragile. Gawain is actually very aware of this, but at this stage... it seems that there is no better solution.

  At this moment, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Amber's voice on the side: "We seem to have guests."

Before Amber spoke, Gawain actually sensed that there was an aura approaching in the corridor. Soon after the amber voice fell, the sound of the attendant knocking on the door came from the direction of the door. After a brief announcement, the door of the lounge opened. , A familiar figure appeared in front of Gawain.

  Merita Penha.

  Miss Lan Long, who is now the dragon ambassador, immediately straightened her expression after entering the door, and bent down to Gawain: "Salute you, great..."

   Gao Wen didn’t wait for the other party’s voice to fall, and then hurriedly interrupted: “Stop, stop, don’t be so polite-aren’t we friends in private?”

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor Cecil-it's even more uncomfortable to hold back when you have to finish speaking," Melita ignored Gawain's interruption, and quickly said the embarrassing honorific title to the end, and then she He raised his head and looked at Gawain with a relaxed and natural smile on his face, "Isn't this a late night interruption?"

Gawain subconsciously remembered the first time this Miss Blue Dragon had met with him. It seemed to be a late night interruption, which made him laugh, and then he leaned over and walked away into the lounge. On the road, he raised his hand in an inviting gesture: "It's just late in the evening, it's far from late at night. Come in, it just so happens that I am quite free."

Melita nodded her head and thanked him, and then she was not polite, and went straight to the seat by the fireplace. Although it is spring now, the temperature of the night in this elven stronghold located in the north of the mainland close to the border of the wasteland is still quite good. In the cold, a small fire in the fireplace can bring comfort and warmth, and the elegant elf-style decorative bricks are also a good decoration in the room.

While Melita was seated, Gawain also sat down on the opposite chair. Amber fetched refreshments from the side and placed it on the small table in front of the fireplace. Then he sat down beside Gawain with a grin, and then used the pair of ambers. Lulu eyes looked up and down at the blue dragon sitting opposite: "Speaking of which, I really didn't see it before. You actually have a talent for being an ambassador-you seem to be more experienced than many professional diplomats when speaking."

"Actually, I was so nervous to die during the whole process. Several times I almost forgot what to say," Melita sighed helplessly. "The sophistication in your eyes is just a little bit of experience you have accumulated when you are an agent to introduce your business to clients. ."

"The performance is already very good," Gawain said with a smile, "The news you brought has achieved the desired effect, and the appearance of the dragon group has also smoothly calmed the whole situation. And the dragon of Tarrond joined In the alliance, representatives of various countries will dispel many doubts, and the original swing members will be firm."

   "Talrond nowadays is nothing more than a shell," Melita said, shook her head, "but I'm not here to talk about it at this time."

  Hearing this, Gao Wen immediately stopped the conversation, and his expression became serious: "Given how busy you are now, I am afraid that what I want to say is unusual when you come to me at this time?"

  Merita nodded slightly, her expression becoming very solemn: "Do you remember that there is a tower on the sea northwest of Tarrond?"

   Hearing what Miss Lan Long said, Gao Wen became serious in an instant, and he frowned slightly: "'Adversity'?"

"Yes, it's the tower that was polluted by the **** of reversal," Melita said in a deep voice. "For more than a million years, the dragons of Tarrond have been watching the dangerous tower. , Our God... He has been watching the tower awakely while he was still alive, but now a war has changed everything. Talrond is almost completely destroyed, the gods are no longer there, and the tower is still there. Standing at sea, but already in a state of unsupervised."

  Gawain's heart was already subconsciously tense: "You mean...that tower has changed?"

"Not yet, but this incident must be aroused," Melita said solemnly. "Just now, a member of the same race flew from Tarrond and brought me the leader of Herragor. In the letter, the leader mentioned his concerns about the tower."

   "What is he worried about?"

"He was worried that those out of control compatriots might not only come and disturb the Loren continent," Melita said. "If they really faint, they are more likely to be attracted by the tower first and be attracted by the tower. 'Fly to Loren Continent after the pollution... At that time, their hazards may be more than just plundering food and property."