The Foundation of Everything?

"Newborn Health Check-up and Basic Nutrition Protection Plan?

"A crash guide for village and town pharmacists?"

Listening to Matilda's detailed account of what she had seen and heard in the Cecil Empire, Rosetta Augustus's brow furrowed unconsciously, with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Some of these things are something that I saw during my visit to those facilities, some of which I heard and reasoned about when I came into contact with and talked to the locals, and some of which were written in local newspapers and magazines, and posted on bulletin boards in squares and other places," Matilda said, "and it seems that these are not secrets, and His Majesty Gawain has been very open to the public." ”

"These are indeed not confidential, and there is no way to be confidential, public ......" Rosetta did not stretch his brow at all, and then asked, "Have these plans been implemented?" Will their government offices be able to implement these bold plans? ”

"As far as I know, most of them are still in the advanced stage, some are even in the preparation stage, and even if they do, they only cover some areas, such as the newborn health check-up and basic nutrition program – which seems to be one of Gawain Cecil's earliest new policies, and is only being popularized in the south."

At this point, Matilda paused, and pondered her words, "but I suspect that these bold things will be realized in the end—their government office is confident in this, and there is already a large number of prepared talents entering the later stages of education and training, and there is no second voice in Cecil that can question the orders of Emperor Gawain." ”

Rosetta didn't speak for a moment.

It was not so much about how many of these plans were realized, but simply because of their very existence that the thoughtful Emperor Typhon had been greatly moved, and he involuntarily began a series of reasoning, speculating about the possible thoughts of Gawain Cecil and the possible significance of these measures.

"Father," Matilda noticed Rosetta's expression and couldn't help but speak, "these things the Cecil do...... Will they all have a huge impact? ”

"It's not just a huge impact, what Gawain Cecil is doing is laying the groundwork for a much more distant future......," Rosetta said in a deep voice, "He seems to believe very much in the power of ordinary people to gather and spare no effort to improve the overall role of ordinary people in the functioning of society, and I am not sure for a moment whether he is right or wrong in doing so, but his way of thinking ...... I really didn't think about it. ”

"What do you think we can learn from this?" Matilda asked curiously.

“…… "The point is that Gawain Cecil's plans are too bold, and bold plans mean high investment and unknown implications, and we can't blindly influence the operation of the empire itself until we fully understand the mechanism behind his actions." ”

Matilda lowered her head: "I see, I will gather as much information as possible." ”

"Well," Rosetta asked, with a brief nod, "what kind of person do you think Gawain Cecil himself is?" ”

"The legendary hero...... Matilda looked thoughtful, "I've heard a lot of stories about him, but a living person is still different from a hero who has been deified in a story. He was a little more gentle than I thought, and despite his status, he seemed to me to be a generous and friendly elder, and although I am sure that many of his actions in contact with me had political considerations behind them, his bearing was unquestionable.

"In addition, he doesn't have the slightest feeling of being an 'ancient', and he doesn't have that sense of estrangement across the ages, but considering that he is now in the fifth year of his resurrection, it is understandable that he is already a complete modern man in addition to bringing with him the wisdom and experience of antiquity."

Rosetta seemed to smile slightly: "Looks like you have a good opinion of him." ”

"As you once commented, he has a similar temperament to you."

"And what do you think about the study of the international student program...... "what do you think about it now?" ”

"This thing itself must be promoted, we must be more aware of the cutting-edge magic technology, we must expand the economic and technological flow to Cecil," Matilda is obviously also thinking about related things these days, and replied without hesitation, "but on the other hand...... As you feared, we will inevitably face a situation where the sending students will be shaken by assimilation. ”

"Oh?"

"Cecil's imperial capital is a bustling and intoxicating city, with a strange novelty, an unimaginably rich entertainment instead of boring hunts and balls, more newspapers and magazines, a wonderful magical pastime known as 'Magic Web Radio', and a mesmerizing 'Magic Shadow Drama', of which Gawain Cecil himself is a master of controlling people's hearts, and we have received information about ' Now, I have seen with my own eyes a collection of books and newspapers that record the changes in the situation in Lu'an at that time—that thing's control of the psychology of ordinary people and the prediction of group behavior are simply chilling, and it also captures the psychological weakness of the upper nobility and the clergy and all the words and deeds that can carry out negative propaganda......

"These methods may not be directly applied to international students who represent friendly exchanges, but the skills behind them are ...... It is worth being vigilant.

"I have reason to believe that the international students we send to Cecil will inevitably be affected, and it is likely that it will not be a direct lobbying, but a subtle lifestyle influence.

"Cecil's lifestyle, its culture, is so ...... for young people It's hard to resist. ”

Rosetta just listened to Matilda's words quietly, and the expression on her face did not change, as if she had expected all this.

It wasn't until Matilda's voice fell that the ruler of Typhon asked unhurriedly, "How much can I get back?" ”

“…… I don't expect much from the children of the nobility in the past two years," Matilda said bluntly, "Thirty percent, optimistic estimates." ”

Rosetta nodded and said calmly, "Okay, quite a few." ”

The father and daughter fell silent for a while, and both fell into silence.

After a brief silence, Rosetta suddenly said, "Recently, the power of the curse has been rising, and you must have felt it. ”

Matilda nodded, "Yes, this is the second time I've 'dreamed' since I arrived at Cecil. ”

"There may be something going on in the real world that has something to do with the source of the curse. You need to pay more attention to the abnormal changes around you lately, and you should also pay attention to whether there is anything unusual in every normal dream," Rosetta still kept a straight face, but his mouth still told him like a normal father, "If you run into difficult trouble...... Pray to the god of war.

"It is better to bow to a righteous god who still maintains his sanity than to a mad god."

Matilda looked at her father in front of her, who still maintained her heroic and majestic momentum, but had begun to decline inside, and was silent for a long time before slowly lowering her head: "Yes, I will remember your request, Father." ”

……

Visitors from Typhon were well received in Cecil City, and the scheduled visits and negotiations were well underway.

Gawain and Matilda completed their initial contacts and negotiations, after which the main business was transferred to the Government Office and other diplomatic staff of the Mission.

Matilda and her entourage had their own arrangements, and as for Gawain...... He was finally able to focus his attention on the more difficult things at hand.

The scheduled date for action of the Order of the Eternal Sleeper has arrived.

In Gawain's dormitory, Hetty, Rebecca, Carmel and others were specially summoned to prepare for the next thing.

"Auxiliary runes are ready," Kamel floated in front of Gawain, the glittering runes surging like breath on the walls and ground behind him, "These runes will give you some mental protection and an additional link to the real world - while you may not be able to use the former, the latter will ensure that you have a sharper perception of the real world in case of 'over-immersion'." This is a technical achievement from the second phase of the immersion chamber project. ”

Gawain nodded and looked at Hetty, who was standing beside him: "I may be able to operate for a longer time this time - although the Eternal Sleeper will speed up the time passage of Sandbox No. 1 a little after the operation starts, so that we can operate in it for a longer relative time, but for security reasons, the time acceleration over there is limited, and it is not ruled out that I need to 'sleep' in the real world for two or three days - the government hall and the docking work of the Typhon mission will be left to you." ”

"Please rest assured," Hetty nodded vigorously, "I won't let you down......"

Saying that, the eldest princess of the empire, who had followed Gawain from the beginning and experienced all kinds of tests of the Cecil Empire from scratch, couldn't help but show a hint of concern: "You also have to pay attention to safety, what you have to face, after all, is ......"

Hetty opened her mouth a few times, but still didn't say anything to dissuade her—reason told her that it was neither mature nor realistic.

But reason could not dispel her worries, and looking at the "ancestors" who were about to leave for a special battlefield to face unimaginable challenges alone, her uneasiness showed no sign of abating.

It's not that she doesn't have faith in the Ancestor, but the enemy she has to face this time is really beyond the norm: a monster in a nightmare, how is the Ancestor going to deal with it? And once the ancestors had an accident...... All this waste is waiting to be done...... What to do?

Gawain knew Hetty's concern, and he smiled: "Don't worry, I have my own measure."

"I know it's dangerous, but just like you and Rebecca chose to stay in the castle to fight the aberrations, something...... Somebody has to do it. ”

As he spoke, he looked behind Hetty, at a certain "Intercontinental Friend" who was holding his tail in a daze.

"Tyr."

Tyr suddenly reacted from the fugue world: "Huh? Oh, yes. ”

"This time, I can't be sure where your 'little cookies' will come from," Gawain said, "Although the main control center of the first sandbox in the real world is confirmed, the upper narrator is a product of the dream, and it is very likely that it will jump along the dream when it enters the real world, and move to any place where humans gather and dream, which may cause you a lot of trouble." ”

"Don't worry, I've already told the queen about this, and my sisters will be ready," Tyre immediately shook the tip of his tail, "that is, from serving food at a fixed point to needing to actively forage for food, no trouble, no trouble." ”

Amber, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but widen her eyes: "That's how 'foraging' is used?" ”

On the other side, no matter how serious the potential crisis is, Gawain couldn't help but laugh when he heard the confused speech of a certain deep-sea salted fish channel: "It's best if you think so." Speaking of which, this 'upper narrator' is probably very different from the 'little cookies' you have come into contact with in the past, and it can be regarded as 'food for the soul'......"

Amber glared at Gawain again, "That's how 'spiritual food' is used?!" ”

Tyr waved his hand, slowly curled his tail up, and the whole person quietly coiled into an elegant lump in a corner of the room, and said lazily: "Whether it is 'spiritual food' or not, it is best if it is not practical for us Kraken to appear, that means that the situation is not out of control, and it means that many people can survive, right?" ”

Gao Wen quietly glanced at the kraken, who was already coiled in the corner and even began to nap, and then withdrew his gaze, as if in response to the other party, as if to say to himself: "This is exactly my purpose." ”

He then made his way to the large bed, ready to connect with the psychic network.

Hetty and the others stood by with a hint of concern.

A moment later, however, Gawain suddenly opened his eyes again.

Rebecca leaned in curiously, "Ancestor, have you forgotten something?" ”

Gawain glanced at a few people around his bed, with a slightly strange expression: "You guys...... Step back a bit. ”

Hetty didn't react at once: "Huh? Why? ”

Gawain pointed to himself, and then to Hetty and the others: "When I was there before, the scene should be almost ......"

Rebecca suddenly realized: "Oh, it looks like a corpse ......"

Before she could finish her sentence, Hetty grabbed her and covered her mouth.

Gawain: "...... You'd better go out, and leave Amber and Tyr here to take care of you. ”

Hetty pressed Rebecca, who was still dancing and struggling, and her mouth was still making a "whine" sound, and bowed vigorously: "Yes ancestor!" ”

Gawain: "......"

(Oh yes!) ）