Sunlight is an extremely rare luxury for the early morning in Anthoraine.

Even in the fog-free area of Kakunojo, which is famous for the Sunshine Festival, the dark clouds and fog that obscure the sky during the non-thunder season still prevent the sun from falling.

However, due to the absence of fog or the low concentration of fog in the city, the conventional lighting setup is still useful and does not go dark....... at least not in the inner city, where more than seventy percent of the upper classes such as the administrative department, aristocrats, and merchants live.

When the street lamps in the streets and alleys are lit, the blue glow of the cold water tone of the artificial electric shock stone fills the whole city, which also marks the beginning of a new day for the people of Jiaocheng.

Not only does the purpose-built giant lighthouse provide illumination, but the stone corona on it can guide the time.

"........ was pretty much the same yesterday, and today we should have a conclusion. ”

Coming out of the hotel and saying hello to the other Ash people passing by, Rorschach planned to walk around the neighborhood.

This is already the eighth day of the initialling of the Entente, and the plan for the "war of the limit" has been discussed more than four times, although no conclusion has been reached until now, but since this issue is still ongoing, it means that the two sides have accepted it, and they are only bargaining over the details and interests of all parties.

Yesterday afternoon, the city lord Siddian, who had not shown up for a long time, also came, and listened to the negotiation (quarrel) at the negotiating table for more than three hours, although he was still silent, but this silence and presence should also be regarded as a tacit approval.

Finally, before dinner, the two sides initialed several memorandums of the meeting, and abandoned some points that could not be agreed upon, which can be regarded as a preliminary agreement.

On the other hand, the spies also gave a reward.

Most of the factories in the Black Mist District have stopped, and the Altar of the Evil God has fallen silent, at least for now, and the leadership of Horn City is still very sincere in talking about peace.

And the spies were able to enter so easily, because the city lord Sidion opened part of the factory area two days ago, allowing many nobles and merchant representatives to enter and visit, and the news also spread, this should be his means to alleviate internal contradictions.

Although restrictive simulation warfare is not a good way to resolve disputes, it is indeed an acceptable solution from the current situation.

However, Rorschach also saw it, and I am afraid that it is not only a delaying tactic, but also a temptation technique.

Since the war between the two sides did not start in the end, there were doubts about the actual combat power of the opponents, and if the two sides were too weak in a small competition, such as if the magic armor of Tonya City was beaten by Kakushi, or the high priest of Kakura was beaten by the archmage of the Eich, then the peace would be abruptly stopped.

If you play a 91 or 82 open, anyone will want to eat the opponent without paying a huge price, but if you play a 64, 55 open, then the system can really be stabilized.

"........, but it's better than before. At least there is no certainty that war will break out, at least a period of peaceful development of about two years has been determined. ”

Walking through the streets of the corner city commercial street, Rorschach's heart was full of thoughts, but he also noticed many interesting things.

For example, you can already see a lot of Ichites on the streets, and some of them are blatant missionaries from other churches.

This is probably the most prosperous commercial area in Horn City, Rorschach has seen several churches of God Ash along the way, as well as more than a dozen shops run by Ashis....... not how good Rorschach's eyes are, but the popular shops that line up to enter and exit are basically new stores of Ash, after all, this place has begun to sell Tonya City goods here.

"Aren't they afraid that Sidion will suddenly declare war and come to a cleanup and confiscate?"

[A few low-level personnel in a few stores, they can't afford to lose, testing Sidion's attitude is probably worth the cost, and they are already behind in some aspects, and seizing the opportunity is their goal, it seems that we have put a lot of pressure on them. 】

Rorschach nodded slightly, he also knew that the biggest news in New Tonia City recently was probably that the Game Church had successfully established the Great Sanctuary in Corner City, which represented an overall lead in missionary and localization, and the believers in Horn City were limited, and if they didn't snatch it now, it would be equivalent to an enemy.

"Have negotiations begun?"

[It's started, Siddian is here with his team today, it should be that he's tired of this bargaining too. 】

Although as a member of the delegation, Rorschach did not have to be present at the negotiation site every day, on the contrary, after making the proposal, the Game Church sent someone else to replace him in the negotiating position.

After all, a negotiator who only tells the truth can easily leak important information.

Now Rorschach also has time to move freely, as long as he keeps his distance and provides an "IFI" signal.

"Probably that plan?"

[In the third set, they have already started to talk about the details. 】

Rorschach recalls that the content of the third package seemed to be inclined towards compromise.

"Before the thunder season, the game will start in a month? The one who directly has thousands of people in the simulation battle?"

[The details have been negotiated to five hundred, but they are allowed to enter the venue with magic armor and floating boats. The ratio of the number of participants in the trilateral battle must be maintained at 2 (Corner City): 1:1. 】

Rorschach nodded silently, determining the scale of the war was actually a headache, and it was also a hot topic for negotiations.

If there are too many people, there is no point in limiting the simulation battle, and if there are few people, it is not convincing.

“...... It was much better than expected, and I thought they would stick to the number of people who would fight in proportion to their population. ”

[That is, we will not do it, if it is really according to the proportion of the population, I am afraid that ten to one is counted as less. 】

Even if she wasn't at the venue, Luo Li still shared first-line intelligence with Rorschach.

The preliminarily determined plan is still based on maintaining the status quo, and about a month later, the three parties will send personnel to conduct simulated actual combat on limited occasions and limited number of people.

This is not only an opportunity to show strength to deter opponents, but it is also a competition to determine the share of production in those border areas.

"Are we going to participate?"

Rorschach's request to be a referee on behalf of the Game Church was denied on the spot.

In the end, it was determined that the Great Elder of the Holy Mountain, who was highly respected, served as the chief referee, and all forces sent referees to join ....... well, it was the Martha boss with a special identity.

[The total number of participants can be determined before the number of participants for each church can be determined, but given our share, we should definitely participate this time.] 】

This is also expected, so, the next priority is to prepare for the war?

[No, do your old business first.] 】

Rorschach was stunned for a moment, but when he looked at the shops on the street, he suddenly realized.

[That's right, the media here is a blank, and the market and publicity highs sent to the door cannot be let go. 】