A cold wind blew into the Obsidian Palace, and the tall Radinan? Grand Duke Wendell walked along the long corridor with gusto, and the attendants retreated in awe, bowing and watching the chief minister of the empire walk to the emperor's study, and secretly guessing the reason why the "wolf duke" had been urgently summoned to the court.

Without the slightest delay, Peddinand went straight to the room where the emperor was, and when the chamberlain opened the door, he saw that the ruler of the empire was already sitting behind his desk and waiting for him.

"Your Majesty," Peddinand walked into the study and bowed at his desk, "I'm here." ”

"It's an urgent message from Andresa," Rosetta? Augustus' face was as calm as a stone sculpture, and there was no emotion in his deep eyes, and he pushed a report transcribed by the messenger on his desk, his tone flat, "We took a wrong step. ”

Through the relay of the domestic communication tower, the news from Winterwolf Castle was sent to the Obsidian Palace as soon as possible.

Pei Dinan was vaguely aware of the content of the information, he took two steps forward, picked up the report and read it from beginning to end, his face became a little gloomy as his gaze moved.

After a few minutes, the wolf duke raised his head and frowned: "Your Majesty......"

"The Cecilians are cunning, and they have arranged for a very difficult and good commander to take charge of the Strongwind, and their tricks have been hidden from everyone, including me - and now, we have missed the opportunity, according to Andessa's report, a powerful, magician-powered mobile fortress has arrived in the Paramel region, supporting each other with the Stronghold, and a large number of troops have arrived at the border with the fortress," Rosetta said calmly, "In the first battle, the Cecil showed more strength than we expected. ”

"I should bear some responsibility," said Duke Peddinand, in a deep voice, "I misjudged the ...... of the situation."

"You've just done your part, and you're not the only one who misjudged the situation," Rosetta interrupted Duke Ferdinand, "now is not the time to hold accountable, it's time for us to think about what comes next." ”

“…… The Cecils also missed an opportunity to hit us hard in this incident, and on the other hand, they probably don't want a war right now," Peddinand pondered, "After a civil war and a natural disaster, and with the new royal family and state system just being established, what they need most now is peace and recuperation." ”

Rosetta nodded slightly, agreeing with Peddinand's judgment, but he frowned again and said solemnly: "It is also a danger to let them recuperate. ”

"Yes," Potdinand said in a deep tone, "Cecil...... They have shown a strong ability to develop, whether it is their army, or their economy and society, that Gawain? The new order created by Cecil has shown particularly terrifying potential, and if it does have a chance to recuperate, the Cecil Empire will soon become an uncontrollable behemoth......"

The old duke's tone was full of sighs, he had studied Ansu for most of his life, and finally watched Ansu fall apart under the erosion of internal and external difficulties and many intrigues, but no one expected that there would be another Cecil standing on the ruins of Ansu, this new empire is more tricky and dangerous than the previous decaying kingdom, and the flames that were originally intended to burn the kingdom turned out to be a festival for the giants to be reborn from the fire - but at this juncture, Typhon lost the only chance to strangle this new kingdom.

But whether it's Rosetta or Ferdinand, they just sigh about it, without too much chagrin and complaining.

When times change, and no amount of complaining about what has happened is just a waste of time, and Cecil's empire is indeed growing, but Typhon ...... Nor is it standing still.

Rather than expecting your opponent to stop, you should go faster after missing the opportunity to go to war, so that you can prepare for another conflict in the future.

"If I'm right, Gawain? Cecil should soon be signaling to us through his 'commercial diplomacy' that there is a good chance that he will choose peace, and I can only accept it – and I will accept it," Rosetta said after a few minutes, "and we need to be ready for a new confrontation." ”

One side needs to recuperate, the other side is in a critical period of change, the two empires are turning around on the edge of the cliff, whether fate dictates it, deliberate guidance or not, they both happen to enter the stage of need for "peace", in the foreseeable long time, Cecil and Typhon may be difficult to fight again, and a different kind of "confrontation" from war may become the norm for the two countries in the future.

Rosetta has foreseen the general shape of this confrontation and intends to make some preparations for the future.

After a short thought, he looked at Ferdinand: "Duke Severn's economic policy can be fully developed, let the capital flow further, let the petty nobles and merchants go to promote the factory, our magic industry is already one step behind the Cecil, and cannot continue to lag behind;

"The scale of the Imperial Industrial Association needs to be expanded, and we must do everything possible to recruit and support technical talents. I am going to add the title of 'Grand Lord' and several kinds of medals, and those who are exceptionally distinguished scholars and craftsmen, even if they are of poor origin, will be given the opportunity to be knighted and honoured;

"The Council has been arguing for months over whether the commoners should be the same as the children of the nobility, and now these disputes must cease at once......

"Our business activities with the south of the continent...... After talking about it for so long, it's time to move on. Refer to the current trade pattern established with the Cecil, and the Kaolin Kingdom, and the elves, and do business. The matter was left to Count Hallmark, who knew what was going on in the southern part of the continent. ”

Ferdinand raised his eyebrows: "Trade with the southern part of the continent...... Didn't it just put it on hold before? ”

"The elves are very unhappy with our logging behavior in the southern part of the continent, which has affected our relationship with the Gaoling Kingdom, but now ...... We must open up the trade routes to the south," Rosetta said without question, "but the development of the Magic Industries is relieving the pressure of the previous New Deal, but what the factories produce must be sold before they can be turned into profits, otherwise the nobles and merchants who invested in the factories will inevitably become unstable again - we must find more markets than trade routes with the Cecil Empire." ”

"I see," Peddinand nodded, "and how much concession do you want Count Hallmark to make?" ”

"Typhon can stop all deforestation in the disputed forest areas in the south of the continent, and can stop the ......advance of the Blue Rock Hills," Rosetta had apparently thought about this long before today, "Even, we can recognize the 'Earl of Blue Rock' canonized by the Kaolin Kingdom, but all this is premised on the fact that they must open up the trade city, and they must open the three avenues from the Blue Rock region to the ancestral woodlands." ”

Ferdinand was momentarily stunned when he heard Rosetta's offer of concessions, but after only two or three seconds of silence, the old duke lowered his head: "I understand. ”

"On top of that, let Andresa go back to Aldenan in the near future, she's the only one who has been in front of Cecil's Wizard Legion in front of her, and there's a lot going on that I'd like to talk to about in person. The problem of defense on the border is up to you.

"Order the Winterwolf Legion to build additional forts on the Winterwolf Castle defense line, the plan of 'border rotation' and 'new recruit reclamation' you proposed is very good, and now I want to use it - the newly formed corps of the empire and the trained recruits are rotated every three years to assist the Winter Wolf Legion in garrisoning the northwest defense line, I don't ask them to enter the Windwind Fortress, but they must put enough pressure on the Cecil."

Ferdinand immediately understood the purpose of the Typhon ruler's later arrangement-

The Cecilians cannot be allowed to develop quietly, and they cannot be allowed to free their hands from the fortress of the Long Wind.

Compared with Cecil after the catastrophe, Typhon's empire has much more reserve soldiers and construction materials, and Cecil has built eighteen false positions and false bunkers on the border this time, while Typhon can build twenty-eight real ones on the border in one go.

Both the defenders of the Wind Fortress and the war machine that had somehow been built had to be firmly dragged along the border, even the large number of reservists in the Cecil country had to be dragged along that long border.

After making this arrangement, Rosetta? Augustus let out a long exhale.

Duke Peridinand looked up, and he saw the expression of the ruler of Typhon - after losing such a suffocating opportunity and welcoming such a vigilant enemy, he saw on the face of this ruler of Typhon a pair of extraordinarily bright eyes, as well as full fighting spirit and pleasure.

This expression surprised Ferdinand, who had not been removed from Rosetta for many years. Augustus saw a similar look on his face, and he vaguely remembered that the last time he had seen the other party look like this was when he decided to reorganize the noble council shortly after the other party was crowned.

"Cecil is a formidable enemy, isn't he, Pei Dinanqing?" Rosetta said happily, "Just like Prince Malik back then, but also the Duke of Fabro and the Duke of Colemanroni...... Maybe a little stronger than them? ”

"It's stronger than them," Pei Dinan finally smiled after a short period of stunnedness, "After all, the 'three-person rebel party' back then just wanted your life alone." ”

Rosetta was slightly stunned, then laughed happily: "Hahahaha......"

……

A loud whistle sounded across the docks, and on the harbor of St. Sunil City, the magic guide battleship "Pioneer" preparing to go south was slowly leaving the riverbank, the powerful operation of the magic engine and the low roar of the water pressure device gradually became high-pitched, and the magic energy wings like mechanical wings on both sides of the battleship opened a little under the action of gears and levers, looking majestic and majestic, with a strange beauty.

The citizens and soldiers gathered on the riverbank cheered, the curious children shouted on the high rooftops and the riverbank, and on the dock square, the two dukes Victoria and Bardwin, dressed in costume, stood quietly accompanied by their attendants, watching the direction of the magic warship depart, and did not retract their gaze for a long time.

The Magic Battleship began to slowly accelerate, and the ships accompanying it also entered the predetermined escort position, and the towering walls of Saint-Sunil shrank little by little, and finally were obscured by the rolling hills and woods of the plain, until he could no longer be seen, and Gawain withdrew his gaze from the porthole.

"I'm finally going back," Amber stretched hard next to Gawain, and said in an exaggerated tone, "I've almost forgotten what the South looks like!" ”

"You've only been gone for less than half a year, don't say it's like you've been away for half a lifetime," Gawain glanced sideways at the half-elf, "And when it comes to liaison with the South, you, the director of military intelligence, are you more frequent than anyone else?" ”

Amber pursed her lips and turned to look at the black-haired maid next to her: "You have to be careful, Miss Maggie, our Emperor is a figure who can pull water out of a stone, and if you are not careful, you will be arranged into a pile......

Maggie was standing on the cutting-edge mechanical battleship, looking out through the crystal-covered porthole at the receding riverbank, this incredible magic creation fascinated and intrigued, and she couldn't help but have a trace of anticipation for the "advanced magic technology" described by Rebecca, she was so distracted that she didn't even hear what Amber was saying, and her reaction was half a beat slower: "Huh? Sorry, I didn't hear ......"

"You don't have to worry about her, she's just too excited, it's mostly nonsense at this time," Gawain waved his hand, and then took a serious look at the black dragon maid in front of him, "But I really didn't expect that Rebecca actually managed to 'borrow' you from Victoria, and when she first told me about it, I thought she was in trouble again." ”

Maggie couldn't help but think of Rebecca's reckless sentence "You change one to show me", and she smiled slightly: "I was touched by the sincerity of Her Highness Rebecca and the incredible knowledge she possessed, as for the hostess...... For the most part, she respects my opinion. ”

"It seems that there are still many secrets in the relationship between you and Victoria, but don't worry, I won't inquire," Gawain said with a smile, "I hope you enjoy life in the South for the next period of time." ”

Maggie slowly showed a sincere smile: "Yes, I'm looking forward to it. ”

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