Chapter 846 My Way Is Not Lonely
Aldernan, Obsidian Palace.
On a rare sunny day, the sun dissipated the mist that shrouded the entire Aldernan area, and a brilliant radiance fell from the sky, penetrated the thin and light clouds, and slanted in the courtyard of the Obsidian Palace.
In the small flower hall on the first floor of the palace, the attendant opened the window facing the courtyard. The fresh morning breeze passed through the bushes outside the window and blew into the small hall in a hurry. Rosetta Augustus was sitting by the window. On the bench, half of his face was illuminated by the sunlight, as if plated with a layer of shimmer.
"There's news from Hadilon, he's thrown at the throat of Orlandale," Rosetta raised her head and looked at Matilda, who was sitting across from her, "He happened to be inspecting near Orlandale before. The factory, but still can't detect when the eternal sleepers are evacuated."
"If a secret organization has been operating in our empire for seven hundred years, then when they are determined to evacuate secretly, it is normal for us to be difficult to detect and intercept at the first time," Matilda sat upright on her own. Opposite her father, a thin golden chain dangled from her hair, swaying golden light next to her cheek, "I just didn't expect that Gawain Cecil would stand behind all this..."
Rosetta glanced at Matilda: "Judging from the time, when the Eternal Sleeper Religion suffered an accident and launched an evacuation plan, it was also the few days you stayed in Cecil City."
Matilda couldn't help frowning, with a look of regret and shame on her face: "Yes... I was near Gawain Cecil those days, but I didn't notice anything..."
Rosetta's expression was indifferent: "If even a young man like you can discover his secrets casually, then he is not the emperor of Cecil, and Typhon can rest easy."
"Gawain Cecil's secret..." Matilda muttered subconsciously, then raised her eyes, "Father, the secret of 'Outlander' can be used to shake his ruling authority, if he is no longer the 'Gawain Cecil', then the support he receives by relying on the prestige of pioneering heroes must be greatly shaken, and besides his connection with the Eternal Sleeper, can this also be..."
Rosetta raised her eyebrows, looked into Matilda's eyes, and seemed to smile slightly: "I remember you said not long ago that he was a kind and generous elder, and your conversation with him taught you a lot of things."
"...I don't deny that I have a certain respect for him, whether he is really 'Gawain Cecil'," Matilda replied with a serious face, "but he is also our opponent after all, Is not it?"
"...Matilda, you've grown up a bit," Rosetta looked at her daughter quietly for a moment, and said slowly with a smile in the corner of her eyes, "It's just that you haven't grown up enough, there are some things you say wrong.
"Our 'adversary' did rely on the identity of 'Gawain Cecil' for support when he rose in the South, but he did not rely on 'Gawain Cecil' to sit on the emperor's position. 'This identity, he maintained his rule over the empire, did not rely on this name."
Matilda didn't react for a while, and asked subconsciously, "Then he relies on..."
"His army, of course, and the bureaucracy he's trained so much, my boy," Rosetta laughed suddenly. "You're not usually so slow--you didn't expect that?"
Matilda looked slightly embarrassed: "I..."
"It's okay, you're still young," Rosetta smiled and shook her head, "Like I said, it's not a 'good reputation' for an emperor to sit in that position, a good reputation is of course important, it can make you The crown looks prettier and can make you more comfortable in that position, but military power and regime are the key factors that determine whether you can continue to stay in that position.
Sadly, Gawain Cecil has both, and holds them very securely.
"If he loses control of the army and the social order, then without our action, the countless remnants of the old Ansu era will jump out and give him the name of a lot of usurpers, and his 'resurrection' will also There is no doubt that it will become a conspiracy of the devil.
"If he firmly controls the army and social order, even if many people reveal his secrets, it will only be the malicious slander of 'recoverers and vicious conspirators', and his 'resurrection' will still be a miracle , and even miracles in times of need.
"And if you take into account his effective methods of controlling public opinion and attracting people, boy, do you think a mere 'resurrection' rumor can shake Gawain Cecil's rule? As far as I know , Since the day he was resurrected, there have been rumors similar to it, what effect did these rumors have?"
Matilda pretended to be humbly taught, listened carefully to Rosetta's words, and waited for the other party to finish before asking: "But... this is still a very important point, isn't it? For us , this 'secret' was a great windfall."
"That's right, a very important handle... but it's also a handle that doesn't have much effect, and as you said, this harvest is just an 'accident'," Rosetta Augustus nodded lightly, "So if we really want to use it to do something, then we must not do it 'personally', it's not worth it, Gawain Cecil and his department dedicated to controlling intelligence must have done a good job of public opinion countermeasures Be prepared, if you are a little careless, our losses will be greater than him; secondly, don't expect too good results, just like the swordsmanship you have learned, there will be no one-shot victory in the battle against a strong enemy. The trick is that the advantage needs to be built up slowly, and a lot of times what we accumulate is not even an advantage, just buy a little time for the cumulative advantage."
Matilda listened quietly, with a thoughtful look on her face, she heard her father say to her in a meaningful tone: "Matilda, governing an empire requires more than It is an iron fist and resolute action, and more often you need patience and caution."
Matilda nodded subconsciously, but suddenly reacted to something and looked at Rosetta with wide eyes: "Father, you..."
"I don't mean anything else," Rosetta said quietly, and suddenly changed the subject, "Actually, if our intelligence is correct, we might even owe Gawain Cecil a favor."
"I owe him a favor?" Matilda asked in surprise. "What do you mean?"
"...How many nightmares have you experienced since the end of the Cold Moon?" Rosetta asked.
"...Only two times," Matilda thought for a while, and replied earnestly, although she didn't know why, "the power of the curse had increased before, but after the end of the Cold Moon, the effect of the curse returned to its original state... Maybe even a little weaker, my nightmares are shorter."
"The curse that haunts our family comes from the Throat of Orlandel, from the crumbling old capital, and now we know that those fallen dream priests haven't gone anywhere else for the past two centuries, they've been deep in the ruins , continue to study the forbidden things - the information provided by Lord Bomeier shows that the research of the Eternal Sleepers themselves caused a disaster of divine disaster level, so they had to seek help from the 'extraterritorial wanderers', and all this The timelines all coincide with the fluctuations in the power of the curse recently."
Matilda's eyes gradually became serious.
"According to the analysis of the royal advisor, if the disaster caused by the dark priests broke out, the entire Augustus family would suffer huge losses for this, and all this did not break out in the end..." Rosetta said slowly, and scrutinized His eyes were fixed on Matilda's reaction, "Gawain Cecil has his own purpose, what he provides us is not 'gratuitous help', but in fact, we owe him a favor."
Matilda's expression seemed a little weird, as if she didn't know how to respond to her father's words, but after a few seconds of silence and thought, she still shook her head: "Human favors can be repaid with favors, but the interests of the empire are different."
"This is your best answer today," Rosetta's serious expression softened, "Go and do your own business—you must be tired after talking with my rambling father for so long. "
"I will always gain a lot from talking to you," Matilda stood up and bowed deeply to Rosetta. "Then I will step back first, Father."
Rosetta waved her hand gently, and Matilda left the small hall shrouded in sunlight and flowers.
The room was quiet, only the bright morning sun accompanied Rosetta Augustus, who was no longer young, the Typhon ruler sat quietly for a moment in the quiet atmosphere, and then slowly turned His gaze fell on the round table in front of him.
A large, finely-printed, gilded book lay there quietly, bathed in the bright sunshine that was not often found in Aldernan.
This is a gift that Matilda brought back from Cecil, and it was given to her by the "Gawain Cecil".
"You're lucky," Rosetta laughed suddenly, and said to herself as she reached for the book, "the whole of Aldenand is sunny to welcome you."
His eyes swept between the pages, and neat lines of words came into his eyes——
"...The state is an orderly collective, a collection that includes the people and the land, and is bound by a consistent cultural identity and interest appeal...
"Maintaining social stability and development is one of the basic missions of the country's ruling class..."
In the quiet small hall, only the sound of turning pages was slowly left.
After a long time, a sigh full of inexplicable complex emotions sounded in the small hall: "I can understand what you want to say..."
...
"Sir Gorosh, Madam Asarena, I hope you are still used to living in the Autumn Palace," Gawain said with a smile as he looked at the Dragonborn ambassador in front of him in the reception room of Cecil Palace, "We are very grateful to you. There is a limited understanding of the customs and habits of the Holy Dragon Principality, if you have bad arrangements, please feel free to speak."
"No, we've been very satisfied with your hospitality," Ser Gorosh smiled lightly. "We could feel Cecil's sincerity and friendliness—a very good start as a first encounter."
"That's good," Gawain nodded, yesterday's greetings and courtesies have ended, today is the time to talk about business, so he quickly gets to the point, "Then let's start directly - Cecil Empire Hope To establish a closer relationship with the Holy Dragon Principality, it is not just a single business, not just sending several envoys, we hope to establish a relatively stable business channel between the two countries, which will be beneficial to the living standards of the two countries and the country. It's all good for the economy."
Ser Gorosh clearly admired Gawain's straight-to-the-point way of speaking. After realizing that the nascent "Cecil Empire" was not as full of red tape and trite rules as the description of the human kingdom in the material, his attitude changed. Be relaxed and straightforward: "Frankly speaking, this is exactly what the Grand Duke of Balogel wants - although the Holy Dragon Duchy does not communicate with the outside world often, this does not mean that we are closed and stubborn, and we are also open to the outside world. I'm curious, and I'm also very interested in your country's magic technology. But what kind of ideas do you have for a 'commercial channel' between the two countries? Or to put it more bluntly, what do you plan to sell to us?"
The corners of Gao Wen's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a sincere and pleasant smile.
When facing business partners, he always smiles sincerely.
"Sir, you used to ride our magic train when you came - are you interested in it?"
Ser Gorosh and Asharena glanced at each other.
"Ah..." Two seconds later, Gorosh blinked, nodded and said, "It's a very magical thing, it has a very obvious purpose, and we are naturally interested."
Gao Wen smiled and motioned to the attendant on the side to send some documents: "Then we have a complete investment plan for your interests."
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