Everything was as Gawain expected.
News from the south will make kings and nobles nervous, and coupled with a warning from a resurrected ancient, this tension may rise to a level of panic - but that's where it ends. That's it.
Those who have not experienced the demonic tide and cannot imagine the demonic tide will not react too much to the news that is limited to words, even if Gawain brings some elements. The strength-corroded swords and armor were proof, and it was impossible for them to respond at a higher level.
After all, although there are not many "abnormal natural phenomena" that can cause swords and armors to be corrupted by magic, they are not absent. They cannot be used as ironclad evidence that the demonic tide is about to come back - in fact, even Gawain himself , he just made some bold guesses based on the information in his memory. He himself did not dare to pat his chest and say that the end of the world was coming.
Francis II's response was not wrong. He could not put the entire kingdom into a state of war readiness because of these sudden news. Even if he wanted to, the bloated and backward aristocratic enfeoffment system would not allow him to do so. And even if the demonic tide really comes, it would be unwise to prepare for national war now - the monsters and the rising magic power in the south are just signs, and they are not even the vanguard of the demonic tide. The real demonic tide may take It will be months, maybe even years, before it happens (if it happens at all), but until then, everything is calm.
If the situation is calm and no evidence can be found, the country is required to prepare for war. The Moen family in its heyday might be able to do it, but today's Second Dynasty... no longer has this kind of appeal. .
Francis II even ordered the Duke of the East not to move.
A resurrected founding prince may be full of weight in terms of prestige, but if he wants to use this prestige to interfere with the current order of the kingdom, it would be a bit too much. At this point, Gawain Clearly, he knew that his right to speak here was actually a flower scepter—splendid and gorgeous but powerless. The foundation of the Cecil family was gone. There was no land, no one, no soldiers, no generals, and he could not even go to the royal family. All travel expenses in the capital were borrowed from others, which was a very embarrassing situation for the always pragmatic aristocratic circle.
So Gawain held down Rebecca who still wanted to speak, and looked at the king opposite: "We have sent the message and issued a warning. As for the subsequent specific response, it is your business. "
"We will definitely take your warning seriously," Duchess Victoria Wilder said in a cold voice, "All investigations will begin immediately after this meeting, and you will also get The first news."
"Investigation...that's all we can do," Gawain nodded and changed the subject, "Then let's stop this matter, now let's talk about it. "Private affairs of the Cecil family"
This time, the atmosphere really became tense instantly.
"Relax, don't act like an 'ancestor'He looked like he was jumping out of the coffin and demanding to cash in the paper money he had burned over the years." Gawain smiled and waved his hand when he saw this, and then realized that no one could understand his cold joke...
How embarrassing! .
"I know what happened a hundred years ago. Frankly speaking, I really want to kill that unscrupulous descendant." Gawain twitched his face and went straight to the point, "So I have no intention of doing so. To overturn the verdict in this matter, I just came here to get back some things that should belong to me personally. ”
Francis II and several grand dukes looked at each other, and the expressions on everyone’s faces were more or less relaxed—Gawain took the initiative to talk about the earth-shaking event a hundred years ago. , which made them sincerely relieved. After all, anyone who takes the initiative to speak on this sensitive topic will have a psychological pressure that can make the blood pressure rise to 200. It is really a relief that the living ancestor in front of them can be so considerate to the younger generation.
But after breathing a sigh of relief, they raised their minds again: What are those things that belong to Gawain Cecil personally?
Everything belongs to the lord - this? It's the rule of the nobility. Everything in the Cecil family in the past, including fiefs, vassals, titles, etc., was the personal property of Gawain Cecil.
Everything? Everyone tensed their muscles in places that others didn't notice. Only Francis II glanced at Gawain calmly and nodded slightly calmly.
"Don't be nervous, most of the things I had before my death. They have all been passed down to my heirs. Unscrupulous descendants have ruined all those things, and I cannot forcefully get them back." Gawain laughed, "I am referring to the parts that cannot be inherited, such as... I right to develop. ”
The great nobles and advisors looked at each other, and then these knowledgeable gentlemen and ladies with good family education immediately thought of the ancient and sacred pioneering decree.
It is The glorious commemoration of the second pioneering is a proof of human beings' courageous survival in desperate situations, and an iron-clad oath made by mortals in front of nature. To this day, it is even still part of the basic code of the four major countries - one article is no longer There will be another chance to take effect, but no one will dare to speak out about the decree to abolish it.
The original version of the development decree is even engraved on a platinum tablet and enshrined in the palace of every human kingdom. >
But everyone keeps it as a souvenir! It is used to show off to future generations!
This is suddenly going to take effect again! What?
But despite the shock, there was a hint of genuine relaxation on everyone's face, and this slight change in expression did not escape Gawain's eyes.
So he relaxed and began to discuss the permanent development rights with the people present.
Gao Wen believed that this matter would not be too difficult.
Compared to this. A living ancestor who has returned to the world comes to ask for cash for the paper money that was burned back then, and also asks for his large fiefdom that was so vast that it was almost a country within a country seven hundred years ago.A mere permanent development right is nothing at all - although the latter sounds bluffing, it will not affect the vital interests of anyone on the site, and without affecting their own interests, every noble (including The king himself) would be quite talkative.
And this is also the result of Gawain's deliberate promotion.
He kept a high profile along the way and spread all kinds of news. When he entered the royal capital, he even took out all the flags from seven hundred years ago, as if he had come with bad intentions. His aggressive appearance is actually inducing everyone's thinking - making them think that this living ancestor is here to reverse the case of the Cecil family and recover all the family fiefdoms, so everyone will make a decision under this premise. response plan, and be prepared to fight with each other to protect your existing interests.
However, Gawain's goal is only permanent development rights.
This gap is basically equivalent to going out to buy a watch. The original price is 860,000, and the discount is 25% off - it feels like a huge bargain.
I can’t even help but suspect that the watch is fake.
But even if the twenty-five yuan watch is fake, the ancestor is also real. If he really just wants a permanent development right... then what else can he say?
Okay, okay, give, give, take your old man's right to develop and open up wasteland, don't come back.jpg.
If Gawain had not made any preparations before and proposed permanent development rights from the beginning, maybe things would not go so smoothly. The greedy nature of the nobles would make them want to take advantage of even this kind of thing. Pen, but with so much preparation, it will be much easier to talk about the right to develop.
The kings and dukes present agreed without much discussion that the right of development itself should be recognized - even if it is not recognized, it has to be recognized, because Ansu was not the only country that signed the right of development. In fact, The four major human kingdoms at that time and the various ethnic groups bordering the four major kingdoms also recognized this decree and promised that the decree would be permanently effective. Among these "common witnesses" were the elves from the Silver Empire in the far south of the continent...< /p>
Those elves who are very talkative and very lively.
Those guys who have an average lifespan of over three thousand years and are extremely strict and honest are notoriously stubborn. It was precisely because of this that the elves were chosen as one of the witnesses when the permanent development decree was signed. : In order to make this decree more solemn and credible, the monarchs of the four countries even wrote a copy in Elvish language and gave it to the Silver Empire for safekeeping.
Although everyone knows that the first generation of pioneer knights cannot live forever, humans have to write such a decree with the "permanent" mark, and also have a long-lived race as a witness. This is probably a quirk of human beings...
Anyway, the elf representative at the time took the copy back to the country while muttering "Humans are really weird", and then the elf queen happily There was a stamp on the copy - seven hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, and he was still a Maoist who had just ascended the throne.The girl's elf queen is still the elf queen now...
She clearly remembers the stamp she stamped back then. Don't you agree to give it a try?
Anyway, Gawain mentioned that if Ansu did not recognize the right to develop, he would take his family halfway across the continent to defect to the Silver Empire. Anyway, there are still undeveloped areas around the elven forest, so There are also many acquaintances among the elves, and they will definitely get along well with the Cecil family...
The founding ancestor of our country was squeezed out of his family and could not live any longer, so he dragged his family and went to live in the territory of a foreign race. On the tree, if word of this gets out, do you still want to lose face?
So everyone present agreed that the right to develop should still be retained, but where to develop specifically... this needs to be discussed.
"There is no wasteland left in the kingdom that can be inhabited. Every inch of land has its owner." The king's prime minister, Aiden Alfred, stood up. This calm man is The right-hand man of Francis II, he is well aware of the current situation of the entire kingdom. "Outside of the kingdom, there are very few wastelands in the border areas with various countries, and some are also dead places cut off from life - such as the buffer zone in the Gondor Wasteland." The Duke Sir, where do you plan to expand?"
Gawain waved his hand: "Bring me the map."
Gawain couldn't help but frown slightly after taking a look at the map. .
Even if this world has convenient magic, and auxiliary abilities such as eagle eye, forest perception, and surveying can help people draw maps, the map in front of them is still rough, even on the scale. Not a small problem.
Compared with the "satellite perspective" in my mind, it is like graffiti.
Perhaps it is because magic is too convenient that it has affected the development of many things?
While Gawain was thinking this, he completed the comparison with the accurate map in his mind, and then he pointed his finger to an area on the rough map: "I'll start from here."
It is a mountain range adjacent to the border between the Wasteland of Gondor and Typhon.
Dark Mountains.