The huge eagle flew across the chaotic and dirty sky. The eagle brought messengers and news from afar. Under the gaze of the soldiers and craftsmen, the iron-gray bird of prey circled twice in the sky, and then landed on the surface of the earth. With the assistance of the guidance light, he landed steadily on the landing platform on the side of the peak base.
"Cuckoo!!"
The giant eagle that successfully completed its mission let out a loud and excited cry. Although the cry was embarrassing, the owner of the giant eagle was obviously used to it. ——Sonia jumped off the broad back of the raptor, her steps were light and graceful, then she gently patted her partner's hanging feathers and stepped toward the camp.
On the way, she looked up and saw a hexagonal tower frame tens of meters high standing on the open ground not far away.
The frame was obviously not yet completed, and various structures were still being added to the upper floors. Under the dim skylight, she saw rugged steel bars and rune pillars extending and interlacing within the frame, as if The giant's bones and blood vessels, and the faint glow of runes flow around the base of the frame, providing a stable source of magic power for the entire construction site. Inside and outside the stable scaffolding, powerful mechanical devices and weight-reducing pallets are constantly moving the structure. Various building materials and personnel were transported to all parts of the frame, the tower body was cast, and the magic mechanism was buried.
A little further away from the construction site, in a narrow area extending toward the Black Forest, you can also see a series of small towers that have risen or are beginning to take shape—— That's where the "pressure relief point" or "purifier" is located.
Even in the cold winter, these projects were not delayed at all. On the contrary, because all machinery and personnel were in place, several temporary front-line factories in the base were started, and the efficiency was greatly improved.
Even the high-level messenger from the Silver Empire couldn't help but sigh: "The efficiency of the Cecil people... is really terrifying..."
A A voice came from not far away, interrupting Sonia's sigh: "You have only been away for two days, so there is no need to sigh like this - the construction changes in two days do not seem to be that big."
Sonia turned her head after hearing this and saw Gawain standing not far away with a smile. She couldn't help but smile and walked over and said: "Elves are good at accurately sensing changes in things from details. I can even You can count how much those workers raised those buildings in just two days..."
"How much?"
"...That's what happened, I That's a metaphor... You weren't so serious seven hundred years ago!"
"Occasionally making a joke helps maintain your mentality, which is very valuable in this wasteland," Gawain changed the subject lightly, "How's the reply?"
"You should have guessed it earlier. Rosetta Augustus welcomes you to visit at any time. He will welcome heroes and heroes with the highest standards." I would like to welcome you with the hospitality of the top nobles of neighboring countries," Sonia said as she took out a letter with magic thread from the exquisite hollow wooden tube she carried.and a letter sealed with fire paint, "This is his reply."
Gawain's eyes fell on the scroll with the royal emblem of Typhon.
After a second's pause, he took the reply, opened it, and quickly glanced at the content.
The ruler of the Typhon Empire responded to the letter sent by Gawain with impeccable words. It was polite and full of majesty. At the end of the letter, His Majesty, the talented and sage emperor, was pleased to He accepted Gawain's visit and expressed his welcome.
After a while, Gawain put away the reply that he had expected, and breathed out softly: "Very good, then I will leave tomorrow."
Sonia couldn't help being surprised: "So anxious?"
"I have wanted to meet the Emperor Typhon for a long time, and I have been preparing for it for a long time," Gawain said casually, and then mentioned it casually. One sentence, "By the way, your queen has sent a message - the Silver Empire has officially established in-depth technical cooperation with the Cecil Empire. You and your team of messengers will temporarily stay with me as exchange ambassadors, because you are not here, Banner The Magister accepted the Queen's order on your behalf."
Sonia blinked and was slightly stunned.
So fast?
She was not surprised by the news. After learning that the Cecil Principality intended to establish technical exchanges with the Silver Empire, she had expected that the Silver Queen would agree to this request - the Queen has never been a rigid person. Conservative people, and more than half of her most trusted palace advisers were progressive reformers. She just didn't expect that the news would come so early.
Excluding the necessary document preparation, department coordination and other links in the empire's internal affairs process, the bill itself is most likely to be passed within two to three days!
The high-level messenger lowered his eyelids slightly, thoughts floating in his mind.
…This is not the normal speed at which bills are finalized.
The Queen and the "Iron-fisted Prime Minister" Valentian directly promoted this matter.
It seems... the troubles encountered by the astromancers are greater than outsiders imagined.
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Dark and dirty clouds cover the sky of the wasteland, and the outline of the giant sun is also blocked from the clouds. Only the sun moves slowly in the sky, rising and rising again. The falling hazy glow proves the existence of the sun to people, marking the alternation of day and night.
In a stone palace rising from the ground at the base of Typhon Peak, Rosetta Augustus was sitting at the desk, lowering her head to review the documents that the attendant had just copied.
The contents of these documents are the most important intelligence in the country and matters that urgently require personal orders from the emperor. They rely on the messenger towers along the way to transmit them to the pinnacle base almost regardless of the cost. Every letter The money spent is enough to equal the income of an ordinary household for two years.
The content of the document is not much, and only a small part of it requires personal instructions. It is more about the domestic situation, the noble council, and the various front armies.Rosetta Augustus quickly finished processing all the documents according to the detailed report of the regiment. On that cold and slightly sinister face, there was a subtle smile of satisfaction hidden.
Archduke Ferdinand Wendell, who supervised the administration at home, did a good job and the empire was running in an orderly manner.
The emperor stood up and handed the completed documents to the chief attendant who was already waiting. Then he exhaled slightly and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows on one side of the room.
One-third of the area of the peak base appeared in front of him.
The imperial engineering mages used the miracle of magic to shape this base. Before the cold winter came, hundreds of mages relied on the techniques of turning fossils into mud, turning mud into stone, building walls, and building rocks. Waiting for spells to turn this rotten and twisted land into a camp, and based on this, a city formation was drawn, and a magic shield capable of protecting the entire Pinnacle Base was set up. At this moment, the craftsmen and engineering mages in the Pinnacle Base were protecting Under the protection of the shield, they worked in shifts to build the crucial "auxiliary tower".
He could see that on the south side of the pinnacle base, a dense magical light was shining, and several mages floating in the air were using the hands of mages to pile heavy and huge rocks on the high platform, and that From the stacked parts, the outlines of the first and second floors of the octagonal tower can already be seen.
Facts have proved that the policy of systematic registration, national establishment, and mandatory unified management of extraordinary professions is effective. If it were not for this "New Deal" that was implemented more than ten years ago, Who dares to imagine the existence of "engineering mages"?
However, Rosetta frowned slightly as she stared at the scene outside the window.
In Ansu, in the sudden rise of the Principality of Cecil, they seem to have gone further and more thoroughly on the road of "using extraordinary power for development" than Typhon...
Which path would be more correct?
A rhythmic sound of military boots hitting the ground interrupted Rosetta's thoughts. He turned his head and saw a tall, young female knight with resolute eyes and gray hair shawl standing behind him. < /p>
Rosetta was slightly surprised, but she nodded calmly: "I understand."
Siva Farstrider is the messenger sent by the Silver Empire to Typhon, Sony Ya Shuangye is the messenger on Ansu's side. Elf messengers are a unique profession. Their job is not just to deliver letters and packages as people imagine. In fact, they are all masters of communication magic - especially the special communication magic cast between messengers.
Messengers can deliver messages between compatriots with very low mana consumption, as long as the distance is close enough. Now that Shiva Farstrider has received the signal, it means that Gawain... Duke Cecil is already very close, which is exactly what Jean RosetarioThere was something unexpected: he didn't expect the other party to come so quickly.
"Andesa," Emperor Typhon said suddenly, "where do you think the ancient Duke who came back from the dead came from?"
"How did he come from that?" Young General Wolf was stunned for a moment, but soon understood the meaning of the emperor's question.
For people at the level of the Protector Duke and the Imperial Emperor, their trips and visits often have special meanings. Every move they make in the process actually demonstrates their differences. "Negotiation Language" -
Gawain Cecil is coming to the Typhon Empire's camp. To do this, he has to cross a not too short journey, and this journey, in the wasteland superior.
This place is full of wandering monsters. The external outposts of the Pinnacle Base are attacked on average every three days. In the unprotected and unprotected wilderness area, the degree of danger is even more conceivable. .
The process of crossing the wasteland itself is a process of demonstrating strength.
It was obviously impossible for him to borrow the Elf's giant eagle for safety and convenience, as that would make him lose face.
He can choose to come with a well-equipped, well-supplied, and large-scale guard force. This is to demonstrate his army and principality, and even to a certain extent, the power of the Anzu Kingdom.
He can also rely on his legendary strength to bring only a few top experts to challenge and cross the wasteland with a small number of people. This is to demonstrate his powerful personal force.
For an imperial ruler, Rosetta Augustus was obviously more afraid of the former.
"He came very quickly." After thinking about the deeper meaning behind the question, Andesa Wendell quickly made her own judgment, "If you bring an army composed of ordinary people, Obviously he can't walk so fast - so he probably only brought a few guards with him and relied on his legendary strength to cross this wasteland journey."
After finishing speaking, the young woman said. The knight couldn't help but shook his head slightly: "Maybe the legendary ancient hero was just a reckless man... He just came to show his personal strength."
Rosetta Augustus quietly said He glanced at Andesa, as if he wanted to say something, but before he could speak, a slight commotion and a vague sound, like some kind of sharp flute, suddenly came from a distance.
The emperor and his knights looked at each other.
At the same time, outside the gate of Typhon Peak Base, Gawain and Amber were sitting in the back row of the magic vehicle.
In front of them, a high stone wall stood ten meters away. Some slightly frightened Typhon soldiers were standing on the wall and pointing at them. Two came to check the situation. The mages were flying in from afar, and behind them, a convoy consisting of three magic vehicles and four "Iron Ambassadors" for protection were lined up.
Amber poked his head and kept looking back and forth at the pinnacle base built by the Typhons. He couldn't help but interact with Cecil's pinnacle base.Comparing it with the ground: "This should be 'pulled' directly using wall-building and rock-making techniques... Although it is not as beautiful as the reinforced concrete walls, it still looks quite impressive, and their base looks better than Ours is a bit bigger."
"The Typhons arrived at their construction site earlier than us," Gawain said casually.
"Hey, hey," Amber couldn't help but move closer to Gawain, "Do you think Emperor Typhon would be interested in your proposal?"
"Then I I don’t care – I have to show the car first anyway.”