Sword of Daybreaker

When the rising sun shone on the earth, the city that slept in the night gradually woke up, with a hint of bright red sunlight leaning across the undulating boundaries of the dark mountain ranges, and cast a continuous and brilliant between the plains and hills. Light and shadow, the boundary between light and shadow gradually passed to the highest tower of the Imperial College, a majestic bell sounded at this time.

The magic mechanism drives the gears and levers in the tower, the bearings of Zaza turning pull the chain made of stainless steel, the counterweight sways in the bell tower, and the bell sounds flutters for a while. The first thing to wake up is Imperial College. Then gradually woke up the streets and squares, houses and shops around the college ...

Several bell towers rang in the city, and soon, a more crisp and urgent ringtone, which was different from the bell, appeared again on the streets.

Half-old children and young people in felt hats and short jackets set off from post offices and newspaper distribution points all over the place, riding the “bicycles” that have become more and more popular in Cecil on various streets. Those crispy The car bell is the second "alarm clock" to wake the city.

They are the city's newsboys and postmen. In most modern cities of Cecil, the citizens' day-to-day life basically starts with the crisp car bells of these newsboys and postmen.

Sir Goros dressed in casual clothes and walked the streets of this exotic city with Asha Lena, who was also in casual clothes. They watched the whole city wake up from their deep sleep in the early morning sun, and the dragon The distinct buildings and residents of Linbao are surrounded by two dragons.

"I have a book in the room where I live, which describes the city like this-the early morning of Cecil wakes up with the sound of modern industry, mechanically driven bells, ringtones for two-wheelers "The sound of the car whistle of the public magic car ..." Sir Goros said casually. "Now it seems that the meaning of these sentences can only be understood by seeing with your own eyes."

"The human world in my memory is not so prosperous and ... fast," Asharena shook her head. "Of course, it feels good now."

A crisp and slightly innocent voice came from the side, interrupting the conversation between the two dragons: "Sir, madam, would you like a newspaper? The latest news, the most interesting news! Just two Els! Just two Els for two! "

Sir Goros looked back and saw a boy in a dark blue plaid coat standing in front of him, with a beaming smile on his face, eyes big and bright, and a large shoulder bag full of waist newspaper.

Ah, again, the "Cesir view" you can't see elsewhere.

The jazz laughed and couldn't help asking: "What's the biggest news?"

"The empire is about to establish diplomatic relations with the Principality of the Holy Dragon, sir!" Said the boy happily, holding up a newspaper in his hand, "the meeting in the large chamber has been successfully concluded, and we now have another ally-perhaps very Soon we can expect some special products from the far north, or a new market-there is more! Come on, sir, you look like a person interested in current affairs, but you can't miss more in this newspaper Big news! "

There was a stun in the eyes of Sir Goros, and he made a brief mistake, and Asha Lena, who was next to him, had already taken out two coins-Cecil's new coin, and passed it with a smile: "A newspaper ,handsome guy."

"Thank you, madam ~"

The boy who sold the newspaper ran away, and Asha Lena shook Gorosh's newspaper with the fragrance of ink in her hand as if she was showing off the booty, with a smile on her face: "Now we are all part of the news , Sir. "

"... What word did you just use? Ah, 'quickly,'" Gorosh said with a crying expression on his face, and he spread his hands, glanced over the newspaper, "What happened only yesterday. ... now even the children know. "

"... Negotiations lasted for almost a week. Tolerance and frankness allowed the two nations to finally come together, and the empire and its new allies in the economic and cultural fields ..." Asarena swept the front page of the newspaper , Read two sentences casually, revealing a trace of emotion, "Twenty years ago, a human lord would hire twenty spies and assassins to spy on such an" intelligence ", and use hundreds of silver coins to buy each other. The cook and the maid in the castle ... "

"There will still be rulers doing similar things now, but what they are going to spy will definitely change," Golos said casually, followed by a look at Azarena, "but you're right in this regard ' The quotes are 'understandable.'

"When I was a mercenary, I did a similar job-working for the aristocracy came quickly, but Byron didn't support his partners in dealing with the aristocracy. He was more interested in hunting monsters and collecting precious materials for the mage. "Asha Lena said, shaking her head," But no matter what work, it is a free time. Dealing with monsters in the mountains is easier than dealing with the wise and cunning Cecil diplomats. Now. "

Sir Goros laughed: "Anyway, it's finally over. We have opened the door. Dragon descent will enjoy the industrial products of the human world, access to new knowledge and new technology, and humanity will get a piece of it. Northern markets-and more importantly, a strong ally. "

...

Hitty walked into the blue carpeted study. The bright sun was shining through the large floor-to-ceiling windows. She saw the burly ancestor standing in front of the window. The sunlight was plated outside his tall figure. A layer of glow.

"Ancestors," said the princess's long princess, bowing her head respectfully and gently, "the business adjustment plan with the Duchy of the Holy Dragon has been drawn up."

Gao Wen nodded slightly: "Well, just hand it over to Paderick according to the results of the last meeting."

Hitty came to Gao Wen and looked out of the window with him—in the bright sky background, a few dark shadows emerged from the southeast sky. The silhouettes of two cone-shaped aircraft and a flying dragon were following The borders of the Dark Mountains fly from east to west.

"Today's flight technology team has a series of test projects-Rebecca is leading her team to collect more data on Steel Wings and accumulate more information for subsequent mass production versions."

"We finally pulled the Dragonborn on this boat ..." Gao Wen said softly.

"Yeah, it's hard to imagine ... we'll have a dragon army," even at this time, Herty's voice would be ridiculous, "frankly, even on the day the steel wing successfully flew, I would I dare not imagine that this will really succeed ... "

"Don't take it too seriously, Hetty," Gao Wen turned to his side. "The armed dragons may be powerful, but they are not Cecilians, and no part of the empire's force can be completely dependent on foreign mercenaries-let alone It is said that these mercenaries are still very expensive and not many. Our own air combat troops are the foundation of the Empire Sky, and the Dragons are just a supporting force. "

Hitty immediately lowered her head. "Yes, ancestor, I will remember your teachings."

"Don't be so serious," looking at Hertie, who was always so serious, Gao Wen shook his head. "It's been so tight and I can't marry."

"An ancestor ...?"

"Don't be so nervous, just make a joke to relax you," Gao Wen laughed. "Well ... if you can balance with Rebecca, it's great. As a transcendent, you are actually young, but too much. Growing up, Rebecca has grown a lot over the years, but her character is always so aggressive. "

Hetty wanted to say that a joke from her ancestor made her more nervous, but she was afraid that she might accidentally re-direct the topic back to the direction of "you are not too young", so she had to rush the topic in another direction. : "You value the relationship with the Principality of the Holy Dragon so much ... Is it because of the dragons? Are you doing some kind of" preparation "?"

"There are reasons for this," Gao Wen saw Hetty's careful thinking of shifting the subject, but did not point out. "Dragon descendants claim to be exorcised deformities, which is indeed true from their apparent status quo, even Most Dragonborns seem to think so, but I think ... the relationship between them and the Dragons behind them is not so simple.

"From Melita Pena's attitude towards the Dragonborn, and from the strange state of the Dragon themselves that I have observed, I think there is something hidden behind this 'Exile.'

"According to my guess, the top ruler of the Dragonborn, the Archduke of Dragon Blood, and the group called the" Dragon Blood Council ", they should all have some understanding of this, but for some reason, The secret was private.

"At this stage, we are not capable of investigating anything, but at least we have a good relationship with the Dragonborn-at some point in the future, this may have unexpected results.

"Of course, there are other reasons why I have to pay attention to the Duchy of the Holy Dragon."

Hetty blinked and responded quickly: "You mean ... they rejected a lot of your initial proposals, and then readjusted a lot of business cooperation?"

Gao Wen nodded slightly.

"Everything Rosetta August can't see, they can see," he said in a deep voice. "This is obviously not because the emperor of Tifeng was stupid-but because the dragons exceeded my expectations. .

"The so-called 'closed exclusion, enclosed in deep mountain glaciers' are all false.

"Dragons have a long life span, and it seems that the closer their blood is to the primitive Dragon race, the longer their life span. For such a long-lived race, their civilization may be slow, but they will never occlude ignorance-even if they only look outside once in a while. The long years are enough for them to accumulate enough wisdom and experience.

"Human dynasties have changed. In the eyes of such longevity races, it is like a drama on the stage. A dynasty passes, and a dynasty passes. If they still have a secret hole card that is enough to fight the tide of magic, then what they have seen 'Drama' is definitely more than you and I imagine.

"Our magic technology and marketing plans may be new to them, but many of our ideas are probably not new to them.

"In the face of such a race, we can no longer use the same ideas of dealing with Tifeng and the tribe of Ogure ..."

Listening to Gao Wen's unhurried words, Hetillo thought and realized: "Because I can't get down?"

Gao Wen: "... It's not your style to speak like this. Where did you hear it?"

Hitty hurriedly lowered her head. "Amber says she has compiled a set of terms you have created that can be used in all kinds of new things ..."

Gao Wen's eyes shook: "Don't learn from her in the future. Sooner or later, I will search out all the small books she has hidden."

Then he cleared his throat and resolved the embarrassment for a moment: "In short, the Dragonborn is a group worthy of attention-although they call themselves 'Principality', few people in this world should despise such a 'Principality'. The enemy will be troublesome, but if it can be pulled to a front, it must be a very valuable ally.

"This kind of ally deserves more sincerity and cost to maintain."

"Yes," Hetty said earnestly. "I'll remember it."

Gao Wen nodded with satisfaction, then glanced at the mechanical clock on the wall next to him, and thoughtfully said, "According to the schedule, we should go to the acceptance calculation center today ..."

"Yes, half an hour before departure," returned Hetty. "Yuri is ready."

Gao Wen gave a whisper, he turned his head, glanced over a map on the desk not far away, and said casually after taking his eyes off, "You arrange it, we are ready to go."

Govin and Herty left the study.

On the large wooden desk, a map depicting the whole of the Cecil Empire is quietly spreading out.

On the map, the key points in the south, north, east, west, and the Holy Spirit Plain are depicted with strange tower-shaped icons, and there are smaller icons drawn around those high towers. The red lines are connected like spider silk. Node by node.

Southbound Headquarters, Northbound Headquarters ... Emperor Control Center ... Solin Headquarters, Saint Sunil Headquarters ...

At the bottom of the map, a line of handwritten letters seemed to glow in the sun:

Empire Monet's entire territory connection plan.