Augustine galloped back to the frontier town of Tycho, a small town that had come into view of the continent because of the Holy Alliance between the two empires, and the observers were relieved to learn that the Tycho Observatory had been established at about the same time as Plantagenet, only to learn that the Tycho Observatory was still in the rough stage of observing the position of celestial bodies with sights.

Immediately after expressing his proper apologies to the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augustine spent the night in his study writing tens of thousands of words of human geography about Kamiao, accompanied by an accurate map, forming a straight line with the town of Tycho and the Bell Fortress, which was an alternative compensation for his serious dereliction of duty by the auxiliary minister, and after dawn, Augustine finished his prayer, dripping wax on the edge of the envelope, and went out of his study to knock on the door of the teleporter's room, telling him to send the secret letter to the imperial court.

The teleporter did not dare to neglect a demonic auxiliary who had easily killed the Earl's "close friend" and two Templars, and immediately arranged for a message of the highest secrecy.

On the same day, the agreement was signed at the humble Tycho Residence, with Earl Ibn of the Holy Empire as the main person in charge, the first to sign, followed by the auxiliary governor Augustine. The Duke of Philippi, a thin-blooded survivor of the Kamian royal family, Duke Philippi, a middle-aged duke who was as strong as a barbarian, was one of the very few imperial dignitaries who firmly supported Empress Kamiu, and this gamble paid off handsomely for the duke, and the middle-aged bald man, who was only an administrator of the Far East before the coup, quickly stood out and became the holder of the Vesalius Ice Scepter, single-handedly holding the mouthpiece of the southern part of the empire.

Count Ibn sneered at the sight of the rude Duke Kamiao, accustomed to holding a great axe, holding a slender quill awkwardly, and the signature of the most ignorant nobleman of the Holy Empire, who was more elegant than him, and no doubt that both Count Ibn and the Imperial Foreign Minister who had just left Tycho subconsciously regarded these documents as a gift from His Majesty the Emperor to Kamiu. Augustine, the assistant magistrate, had been very calm and silent, and his eyes stayed on the bald man's mink shawl, which had been very dry because he had worn it for many years, and the Duke of Kamiao, who was nearly two meters tall, also looked at the monk in the ordinary robes of the Vatican and the Holy See several times.

Compared to the New World Definition and the General Agreement of the Holy Alliance, the subsidiary agreement is relatively simple, so the process is more like a blitzkrieg than a protracted war, and the shabby and stingy Tycho did not even hold a banquet for the envoys, which made the wealthy Earl Ibn have to pay out of his own pocket to make a temporary celebration banquet for his peers and subordinates, although there are not as many variety, but the damned Ka Miao has the freshest truffles and the highest caviar, even if these things are properly preserved, they will still be delicious after being transported to the kitchen in the middle of the empire, this time the Earl of Ibn did not forget to take the initiative to invite the auxiliary magistrate who did not seem to have a good temper to attend the banquet, but no one was found, causing the Count to eat the golden caviar with full grains, and he lost his taste. He could follow his friends in the Imperial Capital to throw gold coins at the most fashionable grizzly plates, but that didn't mean he was willing to come face-to-face with the young Sacricade magnate.

Augustine walked to the Tycho National Observatory, which, unlike the Greenwich Observatory of Plantagenet, is not a barrier to outsiders, but it is impossible to approach the Big Ben Tower with a series of large sighting devices at the top, and interestingly, there are no guards except for a sign prohibiting climbing. All the emperors and kings of the epic continent adhered to the rule that they had to distance themselves from the ordinary nobles, and this was especially strictly followed by Jupiter the Great, the rulers of these kingdoms increasingly did not like to be on the battlefield in person, but Ka Miao was an outlier from the beginning, and their Empress Majesty would not only approach the nobles, but also the commoners, not only the Tycho Observatory, but she even opened the Winter Palace with eight specialized museums to the entire people of the empire, instead of the previous need to wear dresses, hats and delicate gloves even for the upper class to visit, and encouraged writers and painters to go to various museums to check historical materials and copy ancient paintings。

Augustine stood at the foot of the bell tower, he only learned that there was a bell tower with the largest ancient clock in the world, cast centuries ago, weighing 300 tons, it was originally placed in the bell tower of Ivan Ray in the bell fortress, every time it was struck, it would be the loudest horn of the beginning of the war, but the first time the new empress struck the throne, there was a crack, and then it was carried to the Tycho Observatory and placed on the top floor of the bell tower with several huge sights. Downstairs, Augustine said to himself: "A well-made scope, although even superior in accuracy to a telescope, is still somewhat lacking in terms of viewing distance, and is not at all comparable to a telescope with a lens diameter of more than nineteen inches at the Plantagenet Greenwich Observatory." ”

"Sir, are you an astronomer?"

Behind Augustine came a pleasant voice that was naturally cool and not arrogant, and he spoke fluently in the official voice of the Holy Empire.

Augustine turned his head, of course he had already sensed her approach, but there was no danger, Augustine had always believed in the sense of smell and intuition that he had cultivated in countless assassinations and assassinations, this plain-looking beautiful woman was a good knight or swordsman in terms of the information revealed by her steps, but only that, she could not compare to a royal swordsmith like Queen Goschel. The most important thing is that there is nothing around her, Augustine doubts her identity, a boring aristocratic lady who has come to visit the town of Tycho from the Holy Empire? Augustine replied with a smile of basic courtesy, "I can be regarded as a half-baked literature lover, and when I was a child, I used to help my teacher record some observations. ”

She proposed, "Shall we go upstairs and have a look?"

Augustine pointed to the sign and shook his head.

She smiled: "You can pretend not to know Ka Miao's words, for this kind of mistake, Ka Miao officials will not be investigated, just guarantee not to make the same mistake again, you can get the first exemption." ”

Augustine was dumbfounded, but did not hesitate, and took the lead in walking up to the bell tower. The corners of the mouth of the quiet woman who did not have a stunning appearance curled, and it was clear that the young priest of this Holy Empire respected the rules, but at the same time did not refuse to take advantage of loopholes, and was very gentlemanly, and took the initiative to squander his immunity. The two walked up to the empty Big Ben Tower together, Augustine saw Ivan Ray Big Ben, which had witnessed countless wars, there was a shocking crack, the appearance of the sight in the building was huge and rough, but Augustine was half an expert, and a little observation knew that the polishing of the lens was very skillful, he noticed a detail that ordinary people would not pay attention to, and his heart was shocked, but what surprised Augustine even more was that the woman next to him was familiar with debugging the scope, and said calmly: " It seems that you have discovered it, yes, unlike Greenwich, which explores the 'sacred scales' of celestial bodies, and four-fifths of the equipment here is helping seafarers find meridians, using the regular movement of the moon across the starry background as a clock, and then comparing the local time with the 'local time' obtained by observing the sun from the ocean, and using the difference between the two to determine the meridians. We are not the only ones who are doing this, the secret observatory of your Holy Empire is also engaged in the manufacture of sea theodolites. The only difference is that we don't deliberately hide anything, and your far-sighted Emperor Jupiter likes to do everything quietly. ”

Augustine had to ask abruptly, "May I ask who you are?"

She was still very honest and touching, and said with a quiet smile: "My family is quite wealthy, and like you, I am a 'half-baked astronomer', so I privately funded the establishment of the Tycho Observatory. ”

Augustine was speechless, and her sincerity made it impossible for him to treat it with ordinary aristocratic routines. But on what basis is this sincerity based? How can the woman who can explain the principle of the theodolite in a simple but accurate way not be a wealthy but stupid aristocratic lady, or that her family, which claims to be "fairly wealthy," occupies a good position of power in Kamiao? Could she have something to do with the bald duke, the owner of the Vesalian Ice Field? Just as Augustine was guessing the truth, the young woman once again showed Augustine her almost occult mind reading skills, and chuckled: " Your Excellency, a miscellaneous Auxiliary Minister, are you wondering which family I come from?"

Augustine smiled bitterly: "This young lady, it seems that you know everything, I don't know anything." ”

She wiped a sight with a silk scarf, her movements were delicate, she changed the topic, and said slowly: "In this country, which is regarded by countless people as equivalent to the Savage Continent, the houses in the cottages will always tilt due to freezing and thawing, and a bucket of milk will be frozen into ice cubes when left outside the house, and it will shatter when knocked out. Iron utensils placed in the open air will break when they are broken. This is our Kamiao, which seems to have a hard foundation, but it is actually very fragile. Here, because of the cold, food is more valuable than gold, and even the richest nobles will not squander their lunches, because of the cold, it is a natural forbidden area for magicians. But such a poor country where even royals would cherish a mink shawl has its own persistence. Your Excellency, the Auxiliary Officer, who is rarely contemptuous of Ka Miao, do I say this to think that I am like a noble lady who likes to read troubadours?"

Augustine bowed slightly, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty. ”