Compared to dealing with the Ansu nobles in the city of St. Sunil, Sonia obviously admired Gawain's style more.

She said what she had seen and heard in Ansu during this period of time, and there was inevitably some complaint in her tone: "We have been delayed in the north for a whole month...... More than forty of the sixty days were spent listening to the nobles passing the buck and discussing meaningless issues. In comparison, the eastern frontier, known as the 'rebels', was more efficient than the nobles of the royal capital, but it still took a lot of time. ”

"The kingdom belongs to the king, but its own territory belongs to itself, and the feudal nobles must protect their own interests, so once faced with an incident involving the entire kingdom, their efficiency will be extremely low," Gawain shook his head helplessly, "I expected it a long time ago. ”

"It's really incomparable...... "Sonia sighed softly, "but the girl named Victoria still has a little bit of her ancestor." ”

"Victoria? Wilder......" Gawain whispered, turning his head to look at Sonya, "What is your impression of her?" ”

Sonia thought for a moment: "It's hard, but it's also exhausting, she hides it well, but she can't hide it from my eyes." She's got a lot of talent, not much like Snow, but she's still not good enough to deal with the situation in front of her—I can tell she's struggling with a chaotic kingdom, and her real talent is completely overwhelmed by the endless prevarication and internal strife. ”

"Hit the nail on the head."

"As an emissary of the Silver Empire, I shouldn't have commented too much on Ansu, but as a comrade-in-arms seven hundred years ago, I have nothing to taboo with you," Sonia said calmly, "We have come into contact with the prince from the east who claims to want to revive Ansu, and with the nobles and protectors of Saint-Sunil, who are loyal to the traditional royal family, and frankly, there are many capable leaders among them - but I doubt that these leaders, who are themselves mired in the quagmire, can really bring the country back on track." You're the one who built the foundation of this kingdom with your own hands, so are you going to sit back and watch it happen? ”

This sentence can be described as extremely sharp, and a normal human politician would not ask such a question, but Gawain knows the style of the elves - they have always been straightforward, and it is already Sonya's greatest euphemism to emphasize that this is a private conversation before speaking out.

The atmosphere at the scene stiffened for two seconds for a while, and Gao Wencai smiled and shook his head gently: "You know that there is a tree near the Ancestral Peak, called the Wood of Su Sheng. ”

“…… After a hundred years of age, it will quickly wither, become extremely dry and flammable, and just wait for a wildfire to turn large tracts of rejuvenated trees to ashes, and new seedlings will sprout and grow in the ashes...... "It's quite a risk." ”

"Survival, in itself, is an adventure."

Gawain said calmly, looking up at the hologram projected by the scroll-shaped magic device on the table.

In the hologram, the structure of some of the magnificent walls in the southern part of Ansu is clearly visible, and in the translucent diagram, the two Sentinel Towers are flashing with a striking blue light.

"Two Sentinel Towers need to be built at the same time, right?"

"Yes," Sonia nodded, "one is close to the southeast of Ansu, just south of the Dark Mountains, and we want you to be in charge, and the other is southwest of Ansu, Bai Dewen?" The Duke of Franklin had confirmed that he would send a team to take charge of the tower—led by his nephew himself. Of course, externally, both teams are nominally led and commanded by you. ”

"Personnel and supplies will be in place before the Frost Moon comes?"

"Both the city of Saint-Sunil and the East have made a commitment that they will share the material pressure, Bertwin? The Duke of Franklin will provide the manpower needed to repair the southwest tower," Sonia affirmed, "and the manpower needed on the southeast side of the tower...... Hopefully, the South is responsible. ”

"Of course, that's no problem at all," Gawain agreed, "and if I can use all my own people, I'll have a lot less trouble on my side." ”

What Sonia conveys must be a plan reached between the East and the royal family after some negotiation and compromise, in which the East and the royal family bear the material pressure, but only the Duke of the West is the one who comes out - the intention is obvious.

They were to maintain the scale of the confrontation on the front lines of the Plains of the Whitsundays, and maintain the number of reservists.

The western border is far away from the front line of the confrontation, and it is not used as a source of troops for this civil war, and the geographical location is close to the southwest tower, so it is naturally possible to be outstanding.

"We hope to be able to complete the project in two years – two years at most," says Sonya, "preferably in one year." Because according to our records, the Magic Surge in the Wasteland has a big ebb and fall every two or three years, and the last overload was caused by the Magic Surge, and to be safe, we must complete the reinforcement before the next Wave arrives. ”

Gawain said with a solemn face: "I believe that everyone will do their best, after all, it is a matter of their own life and death. ”

"I hope so."

After talking about the Great Wall, Sonia put away the magic device that stored the technical information, and handed it to Thorderlin on the side: "This information is left to you, and your magicians can study it before the materials and personnel are in place." One of the people I've brought with me this time is a magus who has been involved in the design of the 'Auxiliary Tower' and the 'Pressure Relief Point', so you can ask him if you have any questions. ”

Gawain nodded to Sölderlin, then exhaled, he glanced at Sonia and asked in a casual tone, "Speaking of which, it has been more than seven hundred years since Belsetia was crowned...... You must have grown into a qualified queen, right? ”

"Your Majesty is an excellent queen, and you should be surprised to see her again."

Gawain laughed, "I still only remember the way she dragged me around the camp...... Is she now in the throne? ”

"That is the duty of the Queen," said Sonia with a serious face, "Your Majesty passed the test six hundred years ago and became the new master of the Throne. She did a good job, and the Sanctuary of Stars still sails above the skies of the Silver Empire today. ”

"The Divine Temple of the Sky that never touches the earth...... Gawain looked reminiscing, "I had the privilege of going there once, when the nations were making an alliance, when the Templar sailed to the vicinity of the Ancestral Peak...... That was probably the first time the Star Sanctuary had left the southern part of the continent, right? ”

"Yes, and the only time," Sonia said, her eyes couldn't help but feel a little emotional, "After that, the scope of the Temple's activities was basically limited to the Silver Empire and the Kaolin Kingdom...... Moreover, the recent overseas cruise range has been further narrowed to the eastern part of the Kaolin Kingdom. ”

"You still haven't solved the problem of power aging?"

Gawain seven hundred years ago? Cecil has a close relationship with the elves, and many things about the Star Sanctuary are not a secret here, and in the face of Gawain's inquiry, Sonia only sighed: "We tried to repair it once...... However, there is little effect. ”

“…… That ancient system is said to be the creation of the primordial elves in ancient times, but the civilization of the primordial elves has been scattered with the differentiation of the elven races, and has long disappeared into history, and the inheritance of the silver elves is the most complete of all the elves, but it still can't understand all the mysteries of the Star Temple......" Gawain said with emotion in his tone, "I still remember what Belsetia looked like when she first told me about these things. ”

Belsetia had just been crowned, and although she was known as the Silver Queen, she was almost a carefree girl in heart, and only when she mentioned the mysteries of the Star Sanctuary and the scattered civilization legacy of the primordial elves, she showed a serious and sad appearance.

Gawain talks a lot with Sonya.

From the brief battle together seven hundred years ago, to the establishment of the Great Wall, from the ups and downs of the Human Kingdom in these centuries, to the development and changes of the Silver Empire in these seven hundred years, even the long-lived elves can't help but feel the length of this time—there are so many things that are different from those days.

At the end, Gawain ended the conversation, he stood up, and held out his hand to Sonya: "You have been tired all the way, so rest early today." Tomorrow I will arrange for you to visit the city, which should have a lot to offer you. ”

Sonia politely took Gawain's hand and stood up, with a smile on her face: "This city has brought us a lot of surprises, and even this land has opened our eyes - we have seen a lot of interesting things in the sky. ”

"You'll have time to get to know each other," Gawain said, glancing at Thorderlin beside him, "But before that, I'll leave time to you mother and son—after all, you haven't seen each other in seven hundred years, and you should have a lot to say." ”

On this relatively private occasion, Sonia couldn't help but glance at Sölderlin: "A son who hasn't come home for seven hundred years, I really don't know what to say to him." ”

Toldrin's face was full of embarrassment: "Mother, I ...... There is public office here......"

Sonia glared at the embarrassed high-ranking ranger, "Have you been in public office for the past seven hundred years?" ”

Thorderlin: "......"

The high-ranking ranger looked at Gawain with a little embarrassment, his eyes were full of pleas for help, Gawain immediately understood the meaning in his old friend's eyes, and said to Sonya: "Then I won't disturb your exchange of feelings - Lady Sonia, we'll see you tomorrow." ”

After saying this, Gawain led the people and walked towards the door.

Walked all the way to the outside of the living room, after the door closed, Gawain was still listening to the movement in the room with his ears pricked up, Sonya? Frost Leaf's faint reprimand came out: "...... It's just that you don't go home for 700 years, and there is so little communication, but now it's good, even the Sentinel Tower's communication chain has been broken......

“…… Isn't it just the hair, who is this dead-eyed temper......

"There is no girl you like...... Not yet?! Do you know that the XXX in Windy Valley City even has children!!

"What do you mean by following Duke Cecil to fight for your career! What happened when Duke Cecil wasn't married? You see that there are dozens of generations of great-grandchildren!! ”

Gawain in the corridor silently withdrew his attention to the room, and Rebecca, who was beside him, couldn't help but come up: "Ancestor, Ancestor, Ancestor!" How did you meet that Lady Sonia? Is she really Mr. Solderlin's mother? Looks so young!! ”

This girl held back all the way, and now she has a chance to balabala.

"Elves can never be judged by their age, their growth and aging cycles are different from those of humans," Gawain said casually, "as for how he met Sonya...... She was the messenger of the Silver Empire at the time, responsible for liaising between the Silver Empire and the various pioneer forces, and we fought side by side due to the turmoil. ”

Hetty on the other side couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Comrade-in-arms, ......"

Frankly speaking, at this moment, the great butler of Cecil accidentally thought of the book "Gawain? The Rhyme of Cecil – A Tale of Heroes and Princesses – and has produced countless well-founded associations.

Frankly speaking, Gawain guessed what kind of association was going on in the eldest granddaughter's mind the moment he saw the change in Hetty's expression.

He thought about it for a moment and decided to do something to distract Hetty—

"Hetty......"

Hetty was taken aback: "Huh? Ancestors, please speak! ”

"Have you thought about getting married?"

"Huh?!"

"Actually, it's not that important to take refuge in the gods and give up the inheritance or something, and you're not too old at this age......"

"Ancestor, wait a minute! I ......"

"You don't have to be nervous, I'm just asking, but if you have any ideas......"

Gawain's diversionary technique was effective.