Chapter 751 Growth

No matter what changes have occurred in the Storm Lord's status, Gawain obviously cannot get the answer from the Deep Sea Harmony God who is twirling the tip of his tail in front of him.

In fact, it seems that the entire race of Sirens is still in a state of confusion.

He couldn't help but pinch his chin, leaned back on the high-backed chair, and let his ups and downs of thoughts wander away.

The news brought by Tyr gave him an irresistible impulse, making him want to go to the deep sea, to the other side of the endless sea, to see the kingdom of the Kraken for himself, or to Go and see the corpse of the Storm Lord in person to confirm some of your judgments.

However, he cannot do it, not only because he cannot abandon the newly established empire at will, but also because the Cecil Empire currently does not have enough navigation technology to cross the endless ocean.

When thinking of the word "navigation technology", Gawain couldn't help but think of another thing that troubled him: Cecil's empire currently has no suitable outlet to the sea.

Most of the Cecil Empire is inland. There is no coastline in the south, east, and west. The only coastline is in the far north, outside the mountains in the north. It is an undeveloped area. The harsh climate, the obstruction of mountains and the danger of the ocean itself have prevented the Kingdom of Anzu from considering developing that place for hundreds of years.

But it cannot remain abandoned forever.

Gawain raised his head, looking past the tip of Tyr's dangling tail, and looking at the map of the entire continent not far away.

Besides the mountains in the far north of Ansu, the coastline farther north is not empty.

Across a narrow strait, you can first see a huge island. The Violet Kingdom, known as the country of wizards, is located on that island. On the east side of the Violet Kingdom, the Holy Dragon The principality's territory protrudes from the mainland of Loren, forming a shape like a horse's head, and turns back to the west to form a peninsula. The end of the peninsula also faces the mountains in the north.

In the past Ansu era, the northern countries were basically synonymous with mystery and remoteness. The closed nature of the feudal dynasty itself and the objective factors of inconvenient transportation resulted in very weak connections between countries in the northern region. , the basic exchanges maintained by the border nobles and the circulation of a small number of private caravans are the limit. The so-called "international activities" of the old era are limited to this.

Take the Violet Kingdom as an example. There is only a narrow "Northern Strait" between that mysterious country of wizards and Ansu. That section of the Strait itself belongs to the "safe zone" of the Endless Sea. There are no storms or magic turbulence, but there are still no fixed "flights" between the two sides. Exchanges between the two countries only rely on a limited number of "private flights" carried out by a few adventurer-like captains, or extraordinary strong men traveling directly across the sea.

As for the Holy Dragon Principality, the situation is better. After all, there is a land connection between that country and the Cecil Empire. However, the Holy Dragon Principality is even better at keeping secrets than the Violet Kingdom.As a result, even if the two countries are connected by land, there are almost no strangers from the Holy Dragon Principality in old Ansu. On the contrary, the large and small mage organizations in the capital will occasionally see traveling mages from the Violet Kingdom.

Most of those mages came directly across the strait with the power of extraordinary beings, and a few came to the Loren continent on private ships.

In the old days, these were the norm.

But in the new order planned by Gawain, in the upcoming cross-border trade, study abroad boom, and the layout of the northern continent's transportation network, this situation will be broken sooner or later.

He has already tried to lay a railway in the Ogure Tribal Nation in the west, and in the future plans to open the closed door of the Holy Dragon Principality. The Violet Kingdom is also the target of the Cecil Empire’s trade activities. To be pulled onto the big ship of "Cecil Settlement Area".

The magic train can solve the transportation problem on land. Restarting the route around the northern continent seven hundred years ago is another issue that Gawain needs to consider.

And even if we do not consider the Cecil Settlement Area plan and the need to connect countries by sea, challenging the sea is a step that the Cecil Empire must take.

People cannot trap themselves on land forever, not to mention the existence of sea monsters and dragons reminding Gawain all the time - this world is still big.

......

"The outside world is so big!"

Byron sat at the dining table at home, looking at the dining table with a somewhat exaggerated expression. The girl opposite said, with a little bit of bread residue still stuck to the corner of his mouth, and he looked proud and a little bit showy when he spoke.

“Going north from the rock, along the Gorgon River towards the old royal capital, the plain scene there is very different from that in the south...

“... I was busy fighting at the time, and the east coast was full of monsters, so I commanded the warships to hit them with cannonballs and beams. Have you seen those cannons on the training ground? The main gun on dad's ship is bigger than that...

"Saint Sunil has a very high city wall, and there are rib-shaped guard walls outside the city wall. It is much higher than the city walls in Tanzania and Kant. I I saw Cecil's flag being raised there with my own eyes... Don't believe your uncle Philip's nonsense, I was really there at the time - although the flagship was parked a bit far away from the city wall, I could still see it..."

The girl sitting across the dining table showed a smile, leaned over, dipped the crumbs from the corner of Byron's mouth with her fingers, and made a sound of "oooh".

This sound represents a small lesson.

More than four years have passed, and the little mute who used to be skinny and unattractive has now become a little more graceful. Good nutritional supplements and training under the guidance of the knight’s father have made Pea grow taller quickly. The originally rough skin became healthy and rosy, and the messy yellow hair was now draped smoothly on her shoulders. Sitting there, she could hardly see her original appearance.

But she still likes to listen to prayers as before.Lun tells embellished, self-aggrandizing stories.

"Oh, it's okay - you don't have to worry about these details when you eat at home," Byron waved his hands indifferently, "I finally took a vacation... By the way, Pea, how was your graduation result last week? ?”

Wandou showed a proud smile, reached for a writing board from the side, wrote a string of words on it, and showed it to his adoptive father across the dining table.

"Overall...A+, hey, not bad," Byron saw the words clearly, and immediately slapped his thigh happily, then looked at his adopted daughter while rubbing his legs, "What do you want? Reward?"

Wandou thought for a while, erased the words on the writing board, and wrote a line of words again, and displayed it again:

" Come back safely in the future."

Byron looked at the writing board, stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.

"Haha, you don't have to worry about me. I don't know anything else, and I'm still very capable of saving my life. But your Uncle Philip, he is still bitterly helping with the construction of Changfeng Fortress. As for the defense line, that guy looks like he is ready to die generously all day long. He will definitely kill me..."

As he spoke, Byron paused and scratched his chin: "I suddenly remembered that you I have finished my classes at the general school, and I will definitely go to Imperial College next. Have you decided which branch you want to apply for?"

Wandou thought about it and shook his head slowly.

"It's okay, then think about it slowly. Anyway, the winter admissions season has passed and you are not yet an adult. It's not too late to make a decision next spring," Byron said casually, and then Thinking of something, "By the way, you said you were going to South Street with two friends today, right?"

Wandou nodded, picked up the writing pad, and wrote a few lines:

"A new 'Film Film Company' has opened in the south of the mage area, and they are recruiting people who know magic knowledge.

"Pafili, Bobbi and I asked Okay, go do part-time work.

"I go there every day during the day and go home at night."

"I have heard of that company," Byron nodded. "His Majesty approved it and also got approval from the Government Affairs Department. Strong support. There seems to be heirs from the North and West among the founders. It feels very reliable. Just go and be safe and don't come back too late at night - the astrology station said it might snow tonight. "< /p>

Wandou stood up with a smile, went to change the clothes to wear when going out, took his writing pad, opened the door and left the house.

The house became quiet, and Byron was the only one left in the restaurant.

The Imperial Navy Commander sat in a daze at the dining table for a while, then suddenly laughed at himself.

“It’s hard to take a vacation, but I’m not used to staying at home...

“Philip went to guard the border. There were also armies everywhere in the empire to control the situation. The two fleets It’s been quite a long month…

“Tsk, when did I become so active?”

MutteringWith that, Byron stood up and prepared to go upstairs to catch up on his nap, but as soon as he stood up, he heard the bell hanging in the entrance hall ring.

He quickly came to the door, opening the door and muttering: "Forgot something? I told you..."

He didn't finish half of his sentence. , because the person standing at the door was not a pea, but a stooped and slovenly old man who looked like a counterfeit medicine dealer.

Byron thought for a while, took half a step back and was about to close the door: "No one is home, come back tomorrow."

"No, no, no, I know you are joking," Peter Man waved his hand and said as he dodged directly into the house with surprising agility, "I just saw Wandou going out, so I figured you were home alone now, so I just happened to come see you."

Byron stared and looked at the little old man: "Observe how the middle-aged bachelor spends the whole day in the restaurant after his only adopted daughter goes out?"

Pittman was surprised when he heard this. He looked at Byron indifferently: "I haven't said anything yet - why did you sum up yourself?"

Byron stared at Pittman, but was too lazy to continue to argue with him.

Because this little old man is almost as good as him in terms of being messy and shameless. At this point, this old and immortal guy is completely inferior to just taking over the trouble and cheating him. Philip dancing in it is interesting.

Byron sighed, and while closing the door, he said to Pittman, who had wandered over to the dining table to pick out snacks: "Come in, just come in. I also have something to ask you."

"It seems that you really have something serious to come here today," Byron walked towards Pittman. , "That's it - Pea still can't speak, but didn't you say that the bioengineering technology dug out from the nest of the Death Council can cure her?"

"Let me ask you first. One thing," Pitman finally raised his head, with some crumbs on his beard, "Did her tongue grow back?"

"...It did grow back, and she's not used to it yet. "So, from the perspective of flesh and blood regeneration, my team has succeeded. Physiologically, Wandou is a healthy girl. She has a tongue, vocal cords, and nerves." No problem, you know all this."

"But she still can't speak," Byron stared at Pittman with a serious expression, "What is going on?"

Pitman was silent for a moment and finally spoke: "Her tongue was cut off for six full years... Do you know what this is?"

Byron's face darkened.

“Her brain has forgotten how to direct her vocal organs,” Pittman said unhurriedly. “Although her tongue has been rebuilt, her speech has regressed to that of an infant. stage, this is our conclusion."

"But it can still be retrained, right? Byron asked with hope, "Just like letting a baby learn to speak, even if she learns a little slower, she can learn it from scratch..."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple," Pittman shook He shook his head and said, "I have seen similar examples. It turns out that this kind of 'rehabilitation' not only requires hard work, but also sometimes relies on luck. There are many unexplained factors that will affect the effect of rehabilitation." Peas may be able to retrain the ability to speak, but if she still has some trauma, or her brain stubbornly refuses to speak, then she may never be able to speak again... Unfortunately, although I have superb creatures over there Technology, but there is little research on these issues. "

Byron frowned and stared into Pittman's eyes: "You came to me today not just to tell you these depressing bad news, right? "

"Of course not," Pittman smiled slightly, "In fact, we have some new gadgets in the technical field over there recently... I guess it may have some effect on peas. ”

(I recommend a relatively young book called "I Became Stronger Even After I Died". From the name, you can tell that it belongs to the imaginative type.

The introduction is just one sentence: It is said that sacrificing hair can make you stronger, Masha seems to have sacrificed his life into it.