Since the middle of the summer, everything has been on track, and this huge country has gradually accelerated its development according to the trajectory set by Gawain.
In the study room covered with velvet carpets, the cool wind is blowing slowly from the air outlet in the corner of the room. The sunshine before noon is very bright, making the simple bookshelves and decorative weapon racks in the study room look beautiful. Everything seemed much brighter than before. Gawain sat in his usual chair and listened to the report, while Hetty stood opposite his desk.
The desk is newly replaced and the style is similar to before.
“This is a report on diplomatic and economic activities from the Western Territory,” Hetty briefly reported the content while placing the compiled documents in front of Gawain. Contact with the remaining tribes has gone smoothly - including the Eldar tribe, whose attitude has been unclear before. So far, the gray elves and human tribes that were the first to contact us have established stable business exchanges with the empire and agreed to be within its sphere of influence. The magic network and railway system were introduced, and the remaining races agreed to establish commercial channels. As for the magic network and railway... they had to wait until they saw the 'results' in the gray elves and human territories before considering it."
Gawain nodded with satisfaction: "The Augure Tribal Nation is a loose alliance, and they themselves are used to it. Dealing with them can only be done step by step. At least the Five Kings Council has shown a friendly attitude. Willing, this is the biggest progress. Is there any news from the dwarf kingdom on the west coast of the mainland?"
"The dwarves are very interested in our machines, and there are gray elves to help us build bridges, and negotiations have been going on. It went very smoothly, but the land transportation between us and the dwarves was inconvenient. Not only did we have to pass through the entire Ogurei Tribal Nation, but there were also large forest areas and mountains, so the official start of trade would have to wait until the North Port was put into use at least - —Take the western coastal route. Before this, the dwarves should not purchase our heavy machinery on a large scale due to cost considerations."
"It shouldn't be too long... The North Port side is going very well. , and the Kraken technical team we talked about before should arrive on the north coast in the next two days, which can just speed up the ship construction progress there," Gao Wen said casually, "Is there anything else you want to report? "
"One more thing," Hetty nodded, "Ms. Wenna Bai Zhi, the leader of the Gray Elf tribe, hopes to further expand the export quota of alchemy raw materials. She seems to be planning to create a new economic sign for Mossywood. '——Let the alchemy raw materials mastered by the Gray Elf become an important economic pillar of the Augu Lei Tribal Nation."
"Grey Elf... I remember that the daughter of the leader of the Wen Na tribe is now studying at the Imperial College? "
Hedi recalled briefly and nodded: "Yes, Meili Bai Zhi is a freshman this year. She entered the magic department through the standard international student procedure and minored in alchemy and social management. "
"Fully trained in all three departments?" Gawain couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "He is a diligent kid...wait, is it possible that Kamel was the new student in the magic department? speakThe one who jumped out of the window during class was..."
"It was her," Hetty's mouth seemed to tremble, "Imperial College has begun to strengthen classroom management and security around teaching facilities. ..."
"...The gray elves were the first foreign race to establish good relations with the empire, and they were also the force that always maintained good relations with the Morn dynasty in the Anzu era." After two seconds of silence, Gao Wen brought the topic back to the right track, "They are a race that is very good at doing business. They have footprints all over the Western Continent. Gray Elf traders are even called the 'Link of the Western Continent.' We need to deal well with such a race." ——And their interest in new things will also help us promote new machines and industrial products to the western part of the continent. We can agree to Ms. Wenna's request - but the specific amount needs to be mutually agreed upon by the economic and industrial departments. "
"I understand," Hetty nodded, "I will organize an internal meeting after I go back and give a reply to the gray elf as soon as possible. ”
Gawain hummed and was about to ask something more, but a knock on the door suddenly came from outside the study door.
After getting Gawain’s response, The door of the study room was opened, and an old man who looked elegant and calm, with deep and calm eyes walked in - Godwin Orlando, who was in charge of the cultural department.
Gawain looked up at this man. The old scholar who joined Cecil in the earliest days and made great contributions to this country glanced at him and raised his eyebrows in surprise after noticing the other party's dress: Today, Orlando is wearing a brand new black formal suit and black trousers. , there is a golden watch chain hanging down from the breast pocket, his gray hair is combed meticulously, and he wears a pair of bookish gold-framed glasses, which is very different from what this old scholar is used to wearing on weekdays. .
"Your Majesty," Godwin first greeted Gawain, and then he saw Hetty was there, and nodded, "Good day, Grand Consul Hetty. ”
“Have you started wearing new formal clothes too? "Gawain asked casually with great interest.
"Ah... yes, it's a try," Godwin was about to report the situation. Hearing Gawain's words, he couldn't help being startled, and then he looked down. There was a slightly reserved smile on his face, "After all, there are mostly young people in the Government Affairs Office now, and even the elderly are gradually changing their attire. The old scholar's robes are only worn on ceremonial occasions... …Even Pittman ordered a formal dress last week, so I gave it a try. "
Then the old scholar asked uneasily: "I don't look weird, do I? "
"It suits you very well," Gawain said with a smile. "You look a lot more energetic - and it's not a bad thing to follow the trend. "
"That's good - I felt awkward when I wore it to go out today." The old man moved his neck from left to right. "Actually, it's very comfortable, but I always feel like I'm imprisoned by the fabric. I feel...well I'm getting used to it nowSomewhat. "
As he spoke, he came to Gao Wen's desk, and casually took out a report from his file book and handed it over: "Your Majesty, the 'Literary Knowledge Preservation' project has recently achieved some results. I have compiled the progress into a report. ”
The “literary knowledge preservation” he refers to is the large-scale investigation and protection and summary project carried out by Gao Wen across the country on various classics, legends, knowledge, history and other case files. It is a “national cultural relics” project. The abbreviation of "Emergency Preservation Project of Books and Intellectual Heritage", Godwin Orlando is one of the main persons in charge of this project.
Gowen took the report and began to glance at the contents. Wen Ze added some details:
“We have successfully sorted out the genealogy of the nobility from the first dynasty to the second dynasty in the entire western region, and registered and sorted it out according to the existing aristocratic list...< /p>
"...We have found some valuable documents in the great library of Saint Sunil, which may help us decipher some historical truths of the most chaotic period of the Second Dynasty of Anzu..."
p>At first, this old scholar who specializes in management documents reported relatively "normal" things, but soon he mentioned the content about technology recycling in the second half of the report, and the details he reported This made Gawain look weird:
"... Last week, a working group contacted the locals when sorting out local case files in the Pompeii area, and made an unexpected discovery in a village. The local villagers took out their 'Protection Scroll' passed down from generation to generation and shared with us the construction technology of the Class II artificial intelligence logic library. Dean Jenny judged that this technology is related to the Iron Man of Gondor and may help us solve the problem of automatic coordination of factory machinery. The problem...
"...The investigation led by Sir Vip Grant to investigate the collections of noble families in various places has also made progress. A down-and-out baron in the West discovered light-pressed wafer etchings in his cellar. A drawing of a key structure of the machine tool - this baron's ancestor may have been one of the extremely rare scholars who escaped from Gondor during the second pioneering period. His descendants coincidentally preserved the precious technology, but because only part of the drawings were preserved and the family When the inheritance was interrupted, the role of these drawings was forgotten. Master Kamel believes that the light-pressure wafer etching technology of the Gondor era is no longer usable in modern times, but some of the runes and mechanical structures on the drawings still have reference significance...
"...an eastern The wandering swordsman in the area shared with us the key technology of the light wave suppressor - he holds an energy conduit that has completely failed but the internal structure is still reference. He and his family have been using this for hundreds of years. The energy conduit knocks on the walnut, and I have no idea that it is a legacy from the Gondor era. Master Kamel thinks that this conduit may help us solve the heat dissipation problem of the rainbow generator.
"In addition, make. The wandering swordsmen who contributed have been rewarded. In view of the hidden dangers of illegal possession of weapons and the increasingly tightened registration system for extraordinary people, this swordsman is currently receiving education and training from the local security forces, and he is willing to become a local police officer.An Guan - Similar "incorporation" situations have become more and more common in the Eastern Territory recently. Due to the gradual stabilization of social order and the continuous implementation of new systems, those "wild" extraordinary people who were originally difficult to control are now being incorporated in batches. ”
Godwin Orlando reported the key content meticulously. Even though his original major was clerical work, and even though he was old, he still repeated the content in these technical fields flawlessly-until Gawain's expression was so weird that he couldn't help but stop: "Your Majesty, is there any problem? "
"Uh... no, no problem," Gao Wen couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, feeling that this way of unfolding "the villagers in the xx area shared xx technology with you" is really hard to find. The metaphor feels inconsistent, but the existence of the legacy of the Gondor Empire and the fact that modern technology and culture are completely chronological make this situation seem natural. He has no way to explain the shortcomings of this to others, so he can only fill his stomach with it. His emotions were suffocated in his bronchus, "The progress... is good, very good. "
Then he raised his head and glanced at Godwin. On the one hand, it was to divert his embarrassment, and on the other hand, he sincerely sighed: "A clerical staff like you still has to sort out technical things. It’s really hard for you. "
"Please don't say that - I am not organizing all this alone," Godwin said quickly, "'Literary Preservation' is the grandest and greatest thing I have ever seen in my life. , the most exciting work. Countless people are working hard to protect those precious intellectual heritages to prevent them from completely sinking and being lost in the dust of history. There are many departments involved in this work, including both the cultural field and the technical field. Each part of the content is specifically controlled by professionals in the corresponding field, and I was lucky enough to become one of the leaders of the entire project just because I am good at summarizing information and have a few years of insignificant qualifications... I only feel honored and lucky, and there will be no such thing. No complaints at all. "
Gawain looked into the old gentleman's eyes, slowly showed a smile, and nodded: "That's good. ”
Then he lowered his head again and looked at the last part of the report.
After a few seconds, his brows suddenly frowned, and then slowly relaxed, a little. A thoughtful look appeared on his face.
“Ancestor? Hetty noticed the change in Gawain's expression and couldn't help but asked, "Is there any problem?" "
"... Archbishop Severn of Luan City found an ancient book in the church collection..." Gawain said slowly, "It is highly suspected that the "Modi" lost by the Wilder family in the north "Your Travels". ”
“Model’s travel notes? Hetty was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "Is it the Grand Duke of the Wilder family who was keen on traveling and exploring six hundred years ago?" The one who forged the 'Cold Disaster' amulet? "
"It's him," Gawain nodded and put the report in his hand on the table. "He once left a travel diary, but it was lost many years ago. Now it was found hidden in Lu'an City. in the cathedral. butThis is not the key, the key is...this travel book may also be related to amber. "
Hetty was immediately surprised: "Amber? How could a travel diary left by the Duke of the North six hundred years ago have something to do with her? "
Gawain did not answer Hetty's question immediately, but looked at Godwin first: "Has the travel book been sent over? "
"Yes, after on-site emergency repairs were carried out, it was sent to the Imperial City as soon as possible," Godwin Orlando immediately replied, "The copy and archive have now been completed. Do you need its original copy? "
Gawain nodded: "Bring it here, as soon as possible. "
Then he looked at Hetty: "What is Amber doing now? "
"It should be in the office on the 25th. She will host a meeting today..."
"Ask her to come to me directly after the meeting," Gao Wenchen said He said, "Just say...I have something to show her. ”
“Yes, ancestor. ”