Melita?? Pernia's words made Gawain can't help but raise his eyebrows...... That's a brilliant statement. ”

"Being able to see this turning point in history is one of the biggest things I have learned since I came to this continent," the agent smiled, "a unique 'coronation' ceremony, it is not as luxurious as I imagined, but it is more impressive than I imagined - your ceremony will surely be remembered by many people." ”

Gawain put the saber away, came to the desk and sat down, and said casually: "Coronation is a thing that is meant to be shown to others, so it naturally needs to be impressive. ”

Melita was noncommittal, but took two steps forward to Gawain's desk and placed a stack of manuscripts on the table.

"Seen it?" Gawain glanced at the manuscript, "Looks ...... Do you have something to say? ”

"Frankly, I've taken your 'knowledge' lightly," Melita said lightly, "and I'm having a hard time putting a price on it, and it's ...... I'm not sure if I should really take this 'commission' from you. ”

Gao Wen looked at the other party quietly for two seconds, and then said, "You don't understand why I want to keep this thing?" ”

"You tried to teach people how to tell if your empire was functioning properly, and advised them to overthrow it after it had decayed, and even left behind detailed procedures and how-to-do it," Melita met Gawain's gaze, her lilac eyes deep as if they couldn't see the bottom, "A sane person wouldn't do that, but a sane person can't write these things, so I'm curious...... What are your reasons for doing this? ”

"First of all, I would like to correct that I have only written in what I know in it, and there is nothing imperative or indicative in it—even if a person questions the structure of Cecil's empire after reading the chapter 'The Nature of the State and the Class,' it is out of their own spontaneous consciousness, not because of the emperor's orders," Gawain said slowly, "and secondly, I did it for a simple reason - to give myself an account. ”

Melita blinked: "Give yourself an explanation?" ”

Gawain did not answer immediately, but placed his hand on the stack of manuscripts and flipped it casually.

Several chapter headings appear in the pages of paper—"The Emergence of the Aristocracy and the Changes They Must Take," "How the Means of Production Are Appropriate," "The Nature of the State and the Class," "Why Are You Hungry," "Empire, Bread, Guns," and ......

His fingers stopped, and in the last stanza, the huge handwritten letters spelled out a sentence that might seem strange in grammar to the people of this world: The prince will Xiangning have a kind of?

"Like you said, the Age of Empires has begun," he finally looked up and looked at Melita, "I started it with my own hands."

"Indeed, it was the civil war and the crystalline monsters that buried the old kingdom, but as a long-term observer, you should have already seen that the civil war and the monsters only buried the skin of the old kingdom, and what will really bury that royal society is Cecil's industrial society and imperial order - war can break up an army, but the army can be rebuilt, and only a new social order and more advanced productive forces will completely replace the old order from the basic level of social structure and production relations, and the result is the imperial age.

"There's no doubt that the Age of Empires is better than the Age of Kingdoms, but I know very well, and I think you know, that it's going to get worse......

"The Cecil Empire was the result of compromise – although many people thought I was an uncompromising person and thought I would destroy everything that stood in my way with my guns and bombs, but in reality, from the day the Age of Empires began, I had already compromised with reality – I kept it' The concept of 'aristocracy' retains the monarch, retains many of the hidden dangers of the royal era, and creates a strict and efficient system of personal centralization in exchange for peace and unity for the next few generations, but it is precisely because I keep those things that sooner or later we will face the same problems as Ansu......

"The aristocracy under the New Deal system is still the aristocracy, and the officials in the government department will sooner or later become bureaucrats, and when all this happens, the empire will inevitably rot from the roots again, just like the Ansu before it, or even worse than that—because the empire I built is far more difficult to overthrow than a loose kingdom.

"Wales?? Moen asked me before he abdicated, whether the new kingdom would be as rotten as Ansu, in fact, we all know the answer - of course it will, and this kind of decay is far from being stopped by one or two wise emperors or a few great consuls who are determined to reform, in fact, due to the peculiarities of the Cecil Empire, if it really rots one day, it must be the emperor and archcons who are the most rotten.

"This is determined by the imperial order of the Cecil Empire, just as the decay of Ansu is determined by the aristocratic order of Ansu.

"By that time, there may not be another southern border, and most of the Imperial Palace will not be able to produce a second Wales?? Moen, and I, may not be able to lift the coffin again. ”

Gawain patted the manuscript on the table as he spoke.

"So I'm going to leave this - if the emperor in the palace is not willing to roll down by himself at that time, the power of the old ancestor will fly up."

"Is that all these manuscripts look like?" Melita finally spoke, "You think it really works based on the inspiration it gives you?" ”

"So I said it, I'm giving myself an explanation," Gawain exhaled softly, "and to be honest...... And how do you know it's not working? ”

"Really...... It's an interesting thought, it seems like the right decision to be your friend in the first place," Melita seemed to smile hazy under her veil, "but I still have a question—do you really not mind if future generations overthrow the empire you have built so hard?" ”

Gawain was silent for two seconds, and then suddenly smiled calmly: "Say something irresponsible - I was dead at that time, what do you mind if you don't mind?" ”

Melita continued, "So let's assume a little more – what if you were to come back to life one day?" After all, you've already done it. ”

Gawain was quite embarrassed by the other party's question: "...... I got up from the coffin, not in the coffin......"

Melita leaned down slightly, she was very close, and a vertical pupil faintly appeared in the eyes of the humans: "Then let me change the question, what if you don't die?" Your body has been tempered by the elements, and now it has been proven that it does not age at all, in other words, as long as you don't 'die of exhaustion' this time, then you may live forever, but your archons and government officials will not, you alone may be able to slow down the corruption of the empire, but as long as it continues to operate according to this system, it will always corrupt, of course, you may make a second change before that, but if, just if—you fail, you can't save your empire, The Mithril Treasury will begin to spread this 'forbidden knowledge' as you have commissioned, what will you do then? Will you be the second Wales?? Moen? ”

Miss Agent paused slightly, and continued, "Don't say pretty things, if you're impulsive because of a false 'sense of historical mission' brought about by some kind of coronation ceremony, then you still have time to revoke it - once this kind of commission is in effect, the Mithril Treasury will not accept 'unsubscribing services'. ”

There was some kind of inexplicable pressure exuded from the humanoid dragon's body, and after one question after another, her attitude was obviously no longer as simple as "asking", Gawain withstood this pressure, raised his head and looked at the other party, and after a moment, he broke the silence: "Wales' choice is admirable...... But to be honest, I'm afraid I won't be as free and easy as him then.

"I'm a stubborn and somewhat selfish man, at least compared to Wales, and if that day does come, I'm afraid I'm going to rot in my bones.

"So, most of the time I won't 'roll' off the throne. I will hold on to my imperial power, not admit my defeat, and actively organize a counterinsurgency - because by that time I will have mostly forgotten the days of the frontier and the rise of the South, and I have forgotten what I have said to you today.

"At that moment, the rebels in my eyes were all rebellious ministers and thieves.

"If that time comes...... May the rebel ships be strong. ”

At an extremely close distance, Melita stared into Gawain's eyes for a long time.

Then she suddenly straightened up and returned to the normal distance, and the agent lady, who had always had an elegant temperament, laughed out loud at this moment.

There was no hint of sarcasm in the laughter, but it was utterly pleasant.

"Humans are such an interesting species, and your selfishness and selflessness are surprisingly extreme," Melita managed to stop laughing, her eyes still crooked, "and since you've said it all, it seems that there is nothing to be further confirmed." It's just one thing I'm curious about...... This kind of thing is almost related to the 'national fortune', is it really okay for you to hand over the Mithril Treasury and hand it over to the dragons? Don't you really think it's sloppy? ”

As she spoke, she picked up the manuscript on the table and raised it in the air: "What if we made it public in advance? What if we tamper with it? We are dragons, aliens in the eyes of you humans...... Isn't your trust in us a bit excessive? ”

"If the dragons really want to destroy the current Cecil Empire, do they need to make up their minds on the manuscript?" Gawain glanced at the other party, "And if you want to do something with it in the future...... Truth be told, the power of these manuscripts really isn't that powerful. All I can summarize is only a superficial content, and one day in the future, there will always be people in the world who see more thoroughly and think farther than me, and they do not need any 'guidance from ancient manuscripts'. At the end of the day, these things are just my explanations to myself. ”

"Looks like you've thought it through that, too," Melita exhaled, "well, I'll do the next with this commission." But I would like to remind you of one thing: no one can read what is in your manuscript right now. ”

Gawain nodded slightly: "I know, that's why I'm going to hand it over to you for safekeeping, because it appeared too early, maybe even a generation earlier - and what I want to do is to continue to promote education, continue to transform this society, if I will die of old age like ordinary people, then I hope that at least in my lifetime, people can understand it......"

The room was silent for a moment, and after a few seconds of silence, Melita suddenly said, "Now, I know how to price this particular commission." ”

"Oh?" Gawain looked up at her, then made a joke, "I hope it's not too outrageous—the Empire's finances aren't that generous right now." ”

"Just take what you promised," Melita said, "to advance your civilian education, to complete your renovation project, and if your promise is fulfilled, the Mithril Treasury will keep its promise, if you don't...... These manuscripts will never see the light of day. ”

Gawain touched his chin: "This sounds like a loss-making business. ”

"No, the Mithril Treasury never trades at a loss." Melita said with a smile.

After a pause, she added, "If you have nothing else to do, I'm leaving, it's a big commission, and it's necessary for me to make a trip back to Tallund." ”

"There's something I'd like to inquire about," Gawain said before the other man left, "Do you know the origin of that huge skull from today's ceremony?" ”

"Of course, I've seen it with my own eyes – and I've seen your recent propaganda."

"There's going to be more publicity, and everybody will know where the skull came from and what the plan is behind the end of everything," Gawain said, "and of course, we'll take care to control it and prevent it from causing too strong an impact and causing social chaos." What I want to ask is, do ...... Does it help to get rid of black traps? ”

Melita was silent for a moment, and in the silence, faint scales suddenly appeared on her cheeks and arms, and her eyes instantly turned into golden vertical pupils, and the dragon's breath escaped uncontrollably, making the lights in the room turn on and off, and within her shadow, it seemed as if something indescribable was struggling to overflow - the humanoid dragon's body trembled slightly, as if it was painfully fighting against some sudden will, and just as Gawain was about to open his mouth to shout to stop, She finally struggled to hold on to a certain tipping point, and nodded lightly, "Yes." ”

"That ......"

Melita gritted her teeth: "Ask again...... Add money ......"

"No, that's enough," Gawain waved his hand, "I've got what I wanted." ”

The heterogeneous power that descended on Melita's body quickly faded away, and the humanoid dragon staggered for a moment, then nodded to Gawain, took a deep breath, and left the room.

Moments later, in the footage from the surveillance satellite, Gawain saw a blue dragon soar from the top floor of the Silver Castle and fly north.

"Looking" at the trajectory of the dragon's departure, Gawain couldn't help but be a little curious in his heart - he wasn't curious why the people in the castle didn't notice a dragon flying overhead, after all, a spell like "Quguang Position" can even be controlled by humans, and it must not be difficult for a dragon, what he is curious about is ......

How can such a large creature, whose form is not very aerodynamic, and whose wings seem to have limited lift, can fly so fast?

I'm afraid it doesn't rely on the magic of friendship......

Shaking his head and throwing aside those inconsequential associations, Gawain moved his shoulders slightly and leaned back in his chair.

"Black Trap......

"The problem is with God."

(Ask for a commuter pass!!) Anyway, I now have about a thousand more words per chapter than before.,Has anyone noticed=.。 =）