In the camp built by the Typhons, in the palace parlor that was shaped by magic and decorated with tapestries, paintings, wall paintings, etc., Gawain and Rosetta Augustus sat on a golden oak table Both sides of the table were reviewing the documents placed in front of them, while the knights as witnesses stood behind their respective lords, watching everything with solemn and solemn expressions.
Gawain's eyes briefly glanced at Rosetta Augustus, and he saw the thick black-haired Typhon monarch looking at the document in his hand seriously, and then he looked away, his mouth With an imperceptible smile, his eyes slowly swept over the documents in his hand.
Open trade routes and establish trading strongholds. Cecil promised to actively promote road construction and lay railways in the eastern part of the White Sand Hills. If negotiations with the eastern border of Ansu do not go smoothly, he will build a small area on the north side of the Dark Mountains. Plain road development - this area is recognized as "no man's land" and complies with the provisions of "permanent development rights", so the additional costs incurred will be borne by the Principality of Cecil...
Low as mutually agreed upon by both parties Tax rates, as well as incentives for businessmen...
The first phase of the cotton textile procurement plan launched by Tifeng includes unprinted and dyed cotton cloth, medium-grade colored cloth, and high-grade various types of fabrics... …
Purchase orders for alchemy potions and artificial crystals from Typhon...
Also from Typhon’s purchase orders for “Magic Cars” and the purchase of “Magic Trains” Intention - the formal order will take effect after Typhon sends observers to actually understand the concepts and objects related to the train, and Rosetta Augustus personally signs it...
In addition, there are a series of Long-term terms and agreements on commerce and trade, as well as the oath that both parties promise to be sincere and not violate the contract.
Looking all the way to the end of the document, Gawain raised his head with a smile and looked at Emperor Typhon across the table: "This will be a historic moment, maybe we will create a new trade concept , spawning many new industries and professions, the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people will come from this, and its beginning... is on these light and thin pieces of paper."
"The paper is light and the contract is heavy," Rosetta said a proverb from Typhon, showing a smile, "To be honest, I never thought we would sign such an agreement under such circumstances, in this wasteland. The Turkish border, in an impromptu meeting... But I know the Ansu people have a saying: Seizing an opportunity is like seizing life, and I think we have seized an opportunity in time now. ”
The two leaders representing their respective forces looked at each other and smiled, and then under the witness of witnesses, they exchanged documents, signed their names on both documents, and printed their respective coats of arms.
A high-level mage wearing a starry robe immediately came to the table. Two flat and smooth mithril plates floated in front of the mage, with countless shining runes between the mithril plates. Floating and shuttling, it seems to contain countless mysteries and knowledge.
Following the necessary procedures of the extraordinary world,When two extraordinary beings, representatives of two forces, enter into such an important contract, they must use magical power to record and back it up for a longer time and with more symbolic significance. If necessary, they should also pray to the gods of their respective beliefs and pray to the gods. testimony.
But usually, except for the church saints who can actually trigger the oracle, the binding force of this "divine witness" is quite limited and is more like a symbol.
"Do you want to ask a specific god to witness?" Rosetta Augustus glanced at Gawain and asked calmly.
While asking the question, relevant historical data emerged in his mind: According to historical records, Gawain Cecil himself had no clear belief.
"The gods are very busy, so there is no need to trouble them with this matter," Gawain smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
"The gods are indeed very busy. ..." Rosetta nodded slightly and smiled, "Then let the ancestors and the mysterious lady Myrmina witness all this."
The mysterious lady Myrmina is also the goddess of magic. Myrmina, in addition to controlling the field of magic, is also regarded as the witness of all mysteries and hidden knowledge. When the contract does not rely on the witness of a specific god, this "mysterious lady" can usually be regarded as the A "natural witness". Of course, when entering into a pure commercial contract, businessmen usually regard the God of Commerce "Bouval" as a "natural witness". However, since the power of the God of Commerce is limited to the fairness and performance of commercial terms, when it comes to When it comes to today's complex political, national-level contracts, this business deity is not as "appropriate" as the "Mysterious Lady."
This is knowledge in the field of theology. Gawain does not believe in God, but he also understands it.
The high-ranking mage in charge of the ceremony outlined the symbolic mark of the mysterious lady Myrmena on two mithril tablets, and then Rosetta Augustus put her hand on the document she had just signed. Gawain took an oath in the name of the ancestors of the Augustus family. Gawain also put his hand on his own document and asked the ancestors of the Cecil family to bear witness - the group older than him. .
Finally, under the urging of the magic ritual, the contents of the two documents were rubbed on the mithril tablets, and were blessed and solidified by the power of the elements.
For ordinary people and most of the less powerful extraordinary beings, the "contract" that has undergone ritual infusion has actual power, and violators will undoubtedly suffer magical backlash, and may even suffer A certain amount of "divine punishment", but for people like Gawain and Rosetta Augustus, they themselves possess extremely powerful power, and the "contract" is signed in the name of the country, and the binding force of ritual magic Usually limited to face...
This is true even for the peace agreement signed by Francis II and Rosetta Augustus in the Treaty of Fort.
Everyone knows this.
Put away the original contract and the "Mithril Oath" that they should keep, Gawain and LuoSeta held his hands together, their eyes fell on each other, with similar smiles on their faces, and they said in unison: "For peace and prosperity."
The knights and guards standing around the table Everyone applauded to celebrate this memorable moment.
At this moment, a rush of bells suddenly rang from outside the palace, interrupting in advance the greetings and politeness that should follow the signing of the document.
A familiar feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart. Gawain gently clenched his fist, while Rosetta listened to the rhythm of the bell, frowned slightly, shook her head and said, "It looks like it is." Even the monsters wandering in the wasteland want to witness this special moment - this wave arrived earlier than usual."
As he spoke, a Typhon knight wearing black armor came. He ran into the hall and reported loudly: "Your Majesty! The aberrations are approaching the defense line! There are about two hundred in number, heading to the southwest!"
Rosetta Augustus nodded slightly: "I understand, as usual. Respond."
Then he glanced at Gawain and said, "If you are interested, we can go to the city wall to take a look."
Gawain immediately nodded: "Of course."
In the safe interior of the kingdom, attacks by aberrations are horror stories told by bards, accompanied by exaggerated descriptions and romanticized plots, telling clichéd content like a knight rescuing a princess. However, in Outside the black forest, on the only line of defense at the border of the wasteland, attacks by aberrations and similar monsters are a daily occurrence.
On the city wall in the southwest section of Typhon's camp, soldiers wearing black armor and battle mages wearing robes were already standing ready.
The powerful ballistae was pushed between the wall stacks, and the rune stones shining with magical light were set at the back of the city wall. The soldiers were adjusting the angle of the ballistae, and the mages were communicating with the rune stones. The pre-stored magic power adjusted their own state. Heavy warriors wearing special steel armor formed a battle formation on the wall between the ballistae. They were in groups of three, with one holding a shield in front and the other holding a steel armor. The spears are prepared at the rear, and the remaining person holds a long sword and is ready to respond.
Gawain and others climbed the city wall together with Rosetta Augustus. Amber looked into the distance and saw a group of people in the southeast, on the corrupted plain outside the magnificent wall. The red monsters with ominous smoke clouds are rushing towards them at a faster speed. The smoke is billowing around them, and the earth under their feet is becoming more and more corrupted.
Gawain noticed the well-ordered Typhon soldiers, the ballistae and battle rune stones they used, and their unique "three-man battle formation."
Faced with aberrations whose innate qualities are far superior to ordinary people, these Typhon soldiers and mages seemed extremely calm. It was obvious that they had dealt with this situation more than once, and the unique "three-person battle formation" ", in Gawain's view, it is also an effective means to deal with aberrations - by the standards of cold weapons.
The guards using heavy shields can resist the attack of the aberrations in a short time, and the spearmen can easilyThere is an opportunity to severely damage monsters with obvious targets. Swordsmen can attack the aberrations' weaknesses while their comrades are entangled in the monsters, or support shieldmen who are in a hard fight. The battle formation of three people is staggered, which can ensure Even if the aberrations scale the city wall in large numbers, they can be delayed, divided, surrounded, and gradually resolved, and they can support each other at any time.
All these soldiers carry spare crossbows. Although the damage of this weapon to aberrations is very limited, as long as the scale is sufficient, combined with the large ballistae on the city wall and the magic of the battle mages, , still enough to threaten those monsters that use long-range magic.
Such an army is equally effective against humans. Even if it is large enough, supported by city-level shields, and has a sufficient number of battle mages, they will be able to face Cecil's magic guide. The corps can be considered a huge threat.
While Gawain was observing and thinking, those aberrations entered the attack range of the Typhons.
The commander on the city wall gave an order, and the battle broke out instantly.
The city defense ballistae that had already been fully charged made a muffled sound of "boom boom", and the crossbow "arrows", which were heavy and huge enough to severely damage low-level extraordinary knights with one blow, flew into the distance in an instant. A bloody mist was "smashed" out, and among the continuously fired crossbow arrows, there were mixed fireballs, lightning, ice and other spells from the wizards. Typhon wizards wearing battle robes stood at the back of the city wall. Next to the rune stone, while extracting extra magic power, it continuously creates fatal attack effects, bombarding the heads of monsters in the distance. As long as a mage's mental strength is unstable and his spell casting efficiency decreases, a backup spell caster will immediately take his place. Continue to maintain the spell suppression on the city wall.
On the plain in the distance, those monsters covered in red, roaring or whispering wildly began to fall one after another, but some of them still continued to move closer to the city wall with their strong vitality. He raised his hands high, and a bunch of energy arrows containing terrifying corruptive power took shape, and after a short delay, they blasted towards Typhon's camp.
A layer of dense magic shield rose from the city wall, blocking the corrupting energy of the aberrations. With the shield shaking very slightly, the distance between the attacking and defending sides was further shortened. Those who used strong crossbows as backup The Typhon soldiers with weapons immediately cocked their crossbows, and the crossbow arrows, blessed by magical effects such as holy water, poured down on the remaining monsters like a heavy rain.
It seems that these attackers can't even climb the city wall. The "three-man battle formation" of the Typhons doesn't even have a chance to raise their shields and draw their swords - after all, there are only a few hundred of them, and they are so close at this extreme. Located in the Gondor Wasteland, this is already a very "relaxing and comfortable" attack.
Gawain and Rosetta Augustus stood quietly on the city wall, watching those blasphemous and corrupt monsters turn into debris on the plain one after another, and quickly evaporated, In the dissipated state, neither of them had any intention of taking action personally, and the people around them seemed very calm and indifferent.
This is just "everyday life""In this land, such attacks will occur every few days. Whether it is the Typhons or the Ansu people, they have long been used to seeing them.
While watching those As the monsters were gradually being eliminated, Gawain's intuition was suddenly touched. He raised his head and looked at Rosetta Augustus, who was standing next to him.
The Emperor Typhon was standing quietly. Looking quietly into the distance, his gaze had already crossed the battlefield, past the aberrant monsters that were about to be reduced to wreckage. He was staring in the direction of the Gondor Wasteland, motionless.
His gaze is deep and reserved, and his whole person is like a heavy and solemn obsidian sculpture.