Halfway through the summer, everything was on track, and the vast kingdom began to develop at an accelerated pace according to the trajectory set for it by Gawain.

In the velvet-carpeted study, a cool breeze was blowing from the air outlet in the corner of the room, and the sun was bright before noon, making the study look much brighter than ever with the rustic bookshelves and decorative weapon racks, and Gawain sat in the chair he used to sit listening to the report, while Hetty stood across from his desk.

The desk is new, and the style is similar to before.

"This is a report on diplomatic and economic activity from the West," Hetty said briefly as she placed the documents in front of Gawain, "and overall contact with the remaining tribes of Oguray has gone well - including the Elven who had been unclear until now. So far, the first gray elves and human tribes to come into contact with us have established stable commercial exchanges with the Empire, and have agreed to introduce the magic network and the railway system in their sphere of influence, and the remaining races have agreed to establish a commercial channel, as for the magic network and the railway...... They will have to wait until they see the 'results' within the Grey Elves and human realms before considering it. ”

Gawain nodded with satisfaction: "The Oguray Tribal State is a loose alliance, and they themselves are used to this, and dealing with them can only be done step by step. At least the Five Kings Council has shown friendly intentions so far, and this is the biggest development. Is there any news from the dwarven kingdom on the west coast of the continent? ”

"The dwarves are very interested in our machines, and with the gray elves helping us to connect the bridges, the negotiations have been going well, but the land transportation between us and the dwarves is not convenient, and not only does we have to pass through the entire Oguray tribal country, but also a large area of wooded areas and mountains, so the official start of trade will at least wait until the North Port is put into use - take the western coastal route. Until then, the dwarves probably won't buy our heavy machinery on a large scale due to cost considerations. ”

"It shouldn't be too long...... The progress is going well on the North Harbor side, and the Kraken technical team that has been negotiated before should arrive on the North Coast in the next two days, just in time to speed up the construction progress of the ships over there," Gawain said casually, "Is there anything else you would like to report?" ”

"One more thing," Hetty nodded, "the leader of the Grey Elves' clan, Lady Venna Bai Zhi, wants to further expand the export quota of alchemy raw materials, and she seems to be planning to create a new economic 'sign' for the Moss Grove - to make the alchemy raw materials in the hands of the Grey Elves an important economic pillar of the Oguray tribal state. ”

"Grey Elf...... I remember that the daughter of the Venna patriarch is now studying at the Imperial Academy? ”

Hetilio recalled and nodded: "Yes, Merry Bai Zhi - is a freshman this year, who has been admitted to the Department of Magic Guidance through the standard international student procedures, supplemented by cultivation and social management. ”

"Three full cultivation?" Gawain couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "It's a hardworking child...... Wait, the new gray elves of the magic system? Could it be that the last time Kamel went to lecture, he jumped out of the window was ......"

"It's her," the corners of Hetty's mouth twitched, "the Imperial College has begun to strengthen classroom management and security around the teaching facilities......

“…… The Grey Elves were the first alien race to establish good relations with the Empire, and they were also the forces that always maintained good relations with the Moen Dynasty during the Ansu era," Gawain stiffened back to the topic after two seconds of silence, "They are a very good race of business, with footprints all over the Western Continent, and the Grey Elves are even called the 'Nexus of the Western Continent', and it is necessary for us to deal with such a race - and their interest in new things will also help us promote new machines and industrial products to the western part of the continent." We can accede to Ms. Wenna's request – but the exact amount will need to be agreed upon by both the economic and industrial sectors. ”

"I see," Hetty nodded, "I'll organize an internal meeting when I get back and get back to the Grey Elves as soon as possible." ”

Gawain hummed, and was about to ask something more, when a knock suddenly came from outside the study door.

After receiving Gawain's response, the door to the study was opened, and an old man with an elegant and calm appearance and a deep and calm look walked in - Godwin Orlando, who was in charge of the cultural department.

Gawain glanced up at the old scholar who had been involved in Cecil at the earliest days and had made great contributions to the country, and raised his eyebrows in surprise when he noticed the way he was dressed: Orlando was wearing a new black suit and black trousers, a gold watch chain hanging down from his breast pocket, his gray hair was meticulously combed, and he was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses that were quite bookish, which was very different from what the old scholar was used to wearing.

"Your Majesty," Godwin greeted Gawain first, and then saw that Hetty was also there, so he nodded and greeted, "Good day, Grand Archon Hetty." ”

"You're starting to wear new formal attire, too?" Gao Wen asked casually with interest.

"Ah...... Yes, it's a try," Godwin was about to report the situation, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Gawain's words, and then looked down at the clothes on his body, and a slightly restrained smile appeared on his face, "After all, there are mostly young people in the government affairs hall now, and even the old people have begun to gradually change their attire, and the old-fashioned scholar's robes are only worn on ceremonial occasions...... Last week, even Pitman ordered a formal dress, and I tried it out. ”

Then the old scholar asked uneasily: "Isn't it strange that I look like this?" ”

"It's perfect for you," Gawain said with a smile, "and it's a lot more energetic—and it's not a bad thing to go with the flow." ”

"That's good—I had a hard time wearing it out today," the old gentleman moved his neck from side to side, "it's actually comfortable, but I always had the feeling of being imprisoned by the fabric...... Fortunately, I can get used to it now. ”

As he spoke, he came to Gao Wen's desk, and casually took out a report from his file book and handed it over: "Your Majesty, the 'Cultural Preservation' project has made some progress recently, and I have compiled it into a report. ”

The "cultural preservation" in his mouth is the large-scale investigation and protection of various classics, legends, knowledge, history and other case files carried out by Gawain across the country, and is the abbreviation of the "National Cultural Relics Books and Intellectual Heritage Emergency Preservation Project", and Godwin Orlando is one of the main leaders of this project.

Gawain took the report and began to scan it roughly, while Godwin added some details:

"We have succeeded in sorting out the genealogy of the nobility of the entire western region from the First Dynasty to the Second Dynasty, and have registered them according to the surviving noble lists......

“…… We have found some valuable documents in the Great Library of Saint-Sunil, or some historical truths that may help us to decipher the most chaotic period of the Second Ansu Dynasty......"

At first, the veteran scholar of professional management clerical reporting was still such "normal" things, but soon he mentioned the content of the second half of the report on technology recycling, and the details of the report made Gawain's expression strange:

“…… Last week, a team approached the locals while sorting out the local case files in Pompeii, and made an unexpected discovery in a village, where the local villagers took out their 'protective scrolls' that had been passed down for generations, and shared with us the technology for building a Type II artificial intelligence logic library, which Dean Jenny judged to be related to the Iron Man of Gondor and might help us solve the problem of automatic coordination of factory machinery......

“…… Sir Grant led a survey of the collections of aristocratic families in various places, with a downcast Baron of the Westlands discovering in his cellar drawings of a key structure of a light-pressed wafer etching machine – the baron's ancestor may have been one of the rare fugitives from Gondor during the Second Frontier, whose descendants coincidentally preserved valuable technology, but whose role was forgotten due to the preservation of only a portion of the drawings and the interruption of the family lineage. Master Carmel believes that the light-pressed wafer etching techniques of the Gondor era are no longer usable in modern times, but some of the runes and mechanical structures on the drawings are still referential......

“…… A wandering swordsman from the Eastern Region shares with us the key technology of the Light Wave Suppressor – he holds a completely failed but still referenced internal energy tube that he and his family have been using for hundreds of years, completely unaware of its legacy from the Gondor era. Master Carmel thinks that this conduit may help us solve the heat dissipation problem of the iridescent generator.

"In addition, the wandering swordsmen who have contributed have been commended. In view of the dangers of illegal possession of weapons and the tightening of the registration system for the Transcendent, the swordsman is currently being educated and trained by the local security forces, and he is willing to become a local sheriff - similar 'co-optations' have been increasing in the East recently, and due to the gradual stabilization of social order and the continuous implementation of new systems, the 'wild' transcendents who were originally difficult to control are now being co-opted in droves. ”

Godwin Orlando meticulously reported the key contents, even though his original major was clerical work, and even though he was old, he still retold the content of these technical fields without missing any gaps - until Gawain's expression was so strange that he couldn't help but stop: "Your Majesty, is there something wrong?" ”

"Uh...... No, no problem," Gawain couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, feeling that this way of unfolding "the villagers in the xx region shared xx technology with you" really made people have an indescribable sense of disobedience, but the existence of the legacy of the Gondor Empire and the fact that modern technology and culture were completely disconnected made this situation seem to be taken for granted, and he couldn't explain the slots to others, so he could only suffocate his stomach full of emotion in the bronchi, "Progress...... Not bad, very good. ”

Then he glanced up at Godwin, on the one hand, to divert his embarrassment, and on the other hand, he sincerely sighed: "It's really difficult for a clerical person like you to sort out technical things." ”

"Please don't say that – I'm not alone in sorting it out," said Godwin, ""the preservation of culture is the grandest, greatest, and most exciting work I have ever seen in my life, and countless people are working to preserve this precious intellectual heritage so that it does not sink into the dust of history, and there are many departments involved in this work, both in the cultural and technical fields, and each part of the content is under the specific control of professionals in the corresponding field. And I was lucky enough to be one of the leaders of the whole project just because of my ability to compile information and a few years of negligible qualifications...... I only feel honored and rejoiced, and I will not complain in the slightest. ”

Gawain looked at the old gentleman's eyes, slowly showed a smile, and nodded: "That's fine." ”

Then he lowered his head again and looked at the last part of the report.

After a few seconds, his brow suddenly furrowed, and then slowly stretched again, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

"Ancestor?" Hetty noticed the change in Gawain's expression and couldn't help but ask, "Is there a problem?" ”

“…… The Grand Priest of Lu'an, who had found an ancient book in the Church's collection......" Gawain said slowly, "highly suspiciously of the Travels of Mordir, which was lost by the Wilde family in the North. ”

"Modir's Travels?" Hetty was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, "Is it the Grand Duke of the Wild family who was keen on traveling and exploring six hundred years ago?" The one who forged the 'Chill Calamity' amulet? ”

"It's him," Gawain nodded, placing the report on his desk, "He left a travelogue behind, but it was lost years ago, and now it is found hidden in the cathedral of Lu'an City. But that's not the point, it's ...... This travelogue may also be related to amber. ”

Hetty was taken aback: "Amber? How could a travelogue left by the Duke of the North six hundred years ago have anything to do with her? ”

Gawain didn't answer Hetty's question immediately, but looked at Godwin first: "Has that travelogue been delivered?" ”

"Yes, it was sent to the imperial capital as soon as possible after the on-site emergency repair," Godwin Orlando replied immediately, "and now the replication and filing have been completed." Do you need an original of it? ”

Gawain nodded: "Bring it here, as soon as possible." ”

Then he looked at Hetty, "What is Amber doing now?" ”

"It should be over there in Office Twenty-Five, she's going to preside over a meeting today......"

"Let her come to me directly after the meeting," Gawain said in a deep voice, "just say it...... I've got something to show her. ”

"Yes, Ancestor."