Sword of Dawn

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"I feel that it is an abyss waiting to expand at any time, a huge mouth ready to swallow the entire civilized world at any time - the destructive power is bound by a thin barrier on that wasteland, and there are countless There are mutated monsters that are clean enough to sweep the entire world, yet the human kingdoms have been sleeping peacefully around such an abyss for hundreds of years, which is even a little... unreasonable."

"That barrier is not thin—in fact, its energy-focused layer is as thick as half a kilometer, but you are right. Facing such a vast wasteland of Gondor and the entire territory of Loren, such a thick energy barrier is actually It's as thin as paper." Rosetta nodded lightly, "We have been protected by this 'paper' for more than 700 years, but even this piece of paper has exhausted the strength of the mainland countries."

Matilda turned her head and looked at her father: "... Gawain Cecil arranged the conference address here to remind those countries that have been outside the barrier for too long?"

"A mature ruler will always set more than one purpose in his arrangements. It may be his purpose to warn the world of the barren scene near the magnificent wall, but it is certainly only one of his purposes," Rosetta said. "But no matter what, at least he is the first person to try to integrate all the mortal kingdoms, a road that none of us have ever imagined... Based on this alone, we should treat this meeting seriously."

"At the same time, we should also be cautious about the possible 'appetite' of the Cecil Empire, right?" Matilda turned around with an extremely serious expression on her face, "Do you think Gawain Cecil will What are you talking about with us?"

"...Neither he nor I like to waste time," Rosetta said after a short pause, "There will be two meetings here, one is the formal contract between Cecil and Typhon, one It is an alliance meeting of mortal nations—he and I know very well that compared with the second meeting, the first meeting should not waste too much time and energy. Tonight we will finalize the agreement in the form of a closed-door meeting Framework and bottom line, he won’t let this matter drag on until the next day, and I won’t either, so he’ll probably just throw out his conditions... Then, it’s just a simple bargain.”

Matilda was thinking, and at the same time she was lost in thought, the sound of footsteps and knocks came from outside the door, and then a high-ranking attendant entered the room and bowed at the door: "Gawain Sethi Your Majesty has arrived."

"Please come in," Rosetta said immediately—he didn't need to straighten himself up, because he was always ready for what was going to happen. "Matilda, you sit next to me."

When Gawain walked into the reception room, he saw an elegant coffee table placed in the center of the room, the light from the chandelier reflected on the top of the coffee table, and the kyanite polished top was shining like Rosetta Augustus. Already sitting on the sofa on the side of the coffee table, and the "Pearl of the Empire" who had visited Cecil was sitting next to Rosetta—other than that, there was no other person in the room. figure.

This is a closed-door meeting, a summit contact before formal and open negotiations. This is not quite in line with the practice of exchanges between the two countries, but here——Gao Wen and Rosetta are the "conventional".

Rosetta was only accompanied by Princess Matilda, and Gawain also did not bring more people: he only brought Amber, who was his deeply trusted intelligence minister.

There was a "click" sound from behind, and the door of the reception room closed behind him. Gawain walked forward with Amber, and Rosetta Augustus got up to greet them before they approached—the face The middle-aged man who always had a gloomy feeling showed a smile at this moment, and his original gloomy and negative temperament seemed to have weakened a lot. Of course, this obvious change did not hide from Gao Wen's eyes, and Gawain showed a smile : "Good evening, Rosetta, your complexion is much better than when we met last time."

Rosetta's smile became more obvious, and he even joked: "A good night's sleep is very important for a middle-aged person like me-fortunately, the quality of my sleep has been very good recently. it is good."

Gao Wen obviously knew what the other party was referring to, and this was a good opening statement - an experience that can be regarded as fighting side by side can effectively narrow the relationship between the two parties, and at the same time make some less "friendly" conditions more difficult to say Exit, although this level of human greetings may not have much effect on people like him and Rosetta, but it can at least make the atmosphere better.

"It seems that there are only four of us here today," Gawain nodded to Matilda who was not far away, "There are no other people waiting here, it seems that we can have a more enjoyable chat."

"Miss Amber," Rosetta also looked at Amber beside Gao Wen, his expression became serious for a moment, but soon returned to normal, "I heard that you are a shadow master who has no way of judging your strength. You are also an expert in the intelligence field, and your appearance in public means Gawain Cecil's greatest sincerity."

Frankly speaking, Gao Wen was really worried at this moment. He only thought that Amber's brain might be helpful in this meeting, but he ignored whether this guy's jumping character would be helpful in such a serious occasion. It's a whole lot of work—but when he turned his head to look at the half-elf beside him, he was shocked to see that this guy who was always careless and unruly in the past showed an extremely professional and extremely polite appearance. Facing Rosetta's praise with a smile, there was almost nothing wrong with his tone and demeanor: "You are too much-I am here only to perform my duties, as for sincerity... I believe that since you are standing here, you and our Majesty's Sincerity is naturally full.”

"...Of course," Rosetta nodded slightly, and then said as if casually, "Diana once praised Cecil's intelligence agency to me, and she even told me directly 'Cecil The operatives personally trained by the intelligence chief of Seoul may be the most outstanding intelligence personnel in the world'. I used to be quite skeptical about this, but the situation in Aldernan has stabilized recently, and I have indeed seen it in my spare time. to the excellence of their means."

Amber suddenly showed a bright smile: "You still praised the prize-in my opinion, the wanderers and agents in your country are equally good, especially the group of 'business' in Tamdur."

Rosetta's expression didn't change at all, he just turned slightly sideways, motioned for Gao Wen and Amber to sit down, and at the same time said casually: "In the future, this kind of situation needs to be reduced, isn't it? We wasted too much energy on asking about neighbors. In secret."

"Of course, we are here today to build further trust." Amber's smile was still bright, and the sincerity of her tone even surprised Gao Wen a little.

But how much weight this "sincerity" has is unknown, and Gao Wen and Rosetta's attention is obviously not on this matter.

"Let's talk about the issues that really deserve attention." After the two parties sat down, Rosetta took the initiative to bring up the topic, "A war broke out between Typhon and Cecil based on misunderstanding and deliberately led by the enemy , it's all over now, isn't it?"

"Of course, and in fact this war is already over," Gao Wen nodded, and said calmly, "Our two sides have signed a long-term ceasefire agreement on the border, and the general-level talks between the two sides are going very smoothly. Next, we will undoubtedly jointly issue a peaceful statement and explain the truth behind the scenes to the public. This matter will end peacefully, trade will resume, and exchanges at the national and civil levels will be reopened. At this point, both of us should have a good understanding Consensus."

"I have no doubts about this matter," Rosetta said with a serious expression, and a gradually tense atmosphere finally gradually permeated around him, "Whether it is the restoration of diplomacy or the reopening of trade routes, diplomats will Naturally, it will all be negotiated, but there is one thing - I hope to get a direct answer from you.

"How long will Cecil's army in Winter Wolf Castle be stationed?"

Chapter 1081 Outpost

Rosetta's question came straight to the point, but Gao Wen was not surprised by it - everyone sitting in this room knew very well that they came here today to discuss this issue.

The "war" between Typhon and Cecil has ended, and the armistice agreement signed on the battlefield of Winterhold has been in effect for some time, but for the soldiers of the two countries, this matter has not yet completely ended.To this day, the reconstruction of the defense line of Winter Castle is still going on, and Winter Wolf Castle is still under the control of the Cecil Legion. Although Gao Wen has ordered the withdrawal of Winter Wolf Castle in line with the sincerity of the truce agreement. Half the army in the region, but everyone knows that the sword and plow banner with blue and gold stripes still flies over that Typhon stronghold--and the huge Iron Throne armored train still stops at the border between the two countries.

Sooner or later, this matter needs to be addressed head-on.

Gawain listened to Rosetta's words with a calm expression. He knew very well that under the current situation, Cecil's army stationed at Winter Wolf Castle actually had no reason to continue to occupy that fortress, unless he planned to take the already existing The ending "war" was re-escalated into a war of aggression, and what he really focused on was never the defense line of Winter Wolf Castle—but until the real goal was achieved, the army of Winter Wolf Castle was still a good card.

"I understand your concerns about this—but you can rest assured that Cecil has never intended to invade the land of neighboring countries," Gawain said slowly, "Our occupation of Winter Wolf Castle was originally due to the situation. I also know that the Typhon army was out of control at that time, your command system was in chaos, and we had to prevent the flames of war from spreading to our own land, so we had to move forward. Of course Feng's land must be returned, but... we also have our own difficulties.

"In the battle on the front line of Winterhold, Typhon was not the only one who suffered heavy losses. Cecil's armored army was also severely attacked after entering the attack range of God of War. We lost two light armored trains and one main armored train. The loss of tanks is even more immeasurable, in addition to the heavy artillery that was paralyzed on the battlefield and countless wounded... We cannot discard all of these on the battlefield.

"We want to transport heavy weapons back to the country, but the railway lines leading to Changfeng Fortress have all been blown up, and it will take a long time to repair them; those wounded also need to be taken care of, many of them are seriously injured and cannot They also had to stay in Winterwolf Castle after enduring the long distance and the disruption of the railway line. To be honest, I am more anxious to bring them home than you are, but I can't let the wounded return to Longwind Stronghold on foot... ..."

Rosetta frowned. Of course he knew that what Gao Wen said were all excuses—these words may be true, but the truth can be mixed with a lot of water, but he still asked along this direction : "Then you mean..."

"As soon as we repair the main railway line and the wounded can move to the rear, my army will immediately withdraw from the Winter Wolf area," Gao Wen said, "In fact, you should know that I have already ordered the local troops to evacuate. Most of the units that can be transferred have already left, and the rest... can't be evacuated overnight."

"So how long will this process take?" Matilda looked at Gawain, "A month? Or a year? Or longer?"

"I can only say as soon as possible," Gao Wen spread his hands, "but many factors are beyond my control."

Rosetta stared into Gawain's eyes for a long time before suddenly breaking the silence: "Actually, we don't need to haggle for a long time on such a watery matter, do we? We're not here to sharpen our lips today—" "

As he spoke, he adjusted his sitting posture and looked at Gawain with a more solemn attitude: "We each rule a powerful empire. Unless there are special circumstances, we don't even need to meet in person at all—if it's just to argue about a Our diplomats can complete all the negotiations on the ownership of the fortress, but now that you and I have come in person, sitting here face to face, I hope we can have a more heart-to-heart talk. No diplomatic rhetoric, no implied metaphors, Let’s be frank and honest, let’s say it bluntly—Typhon is at a moral disadvantage in this matter, so you can raise your terms, what do you want?”

It wasn't until this moment that Gao Wen finally showed a real smile, and then he sighed and made himself more comfortable: "So you should have said that earlier, instead of probing the matter of Winter Wolf Castle first. Since Now that we have reached this point, let me talk about my thoughts——Amber.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Amber by the side had already taken out a folded map. After putting the map on the coffee table and spreading it out, a partial picture of the northeastern region of the Loren Continent was presented to everyone.

The moment Rosetta saw the map, Rosetta's pupils shrank obviously, but what he noticed was not any marks on the map, but the astonishing accuracy of the map and the information about the large number of islands and coasts in the coastal area. The specific depiction, especially the latter - some unknown coastal islands and uninhabited coastlines that are not necessarily clear to local residents have been clearly outlined, and the information revealed in these details is enough to make him vigilant .

While Rosetta's attention was attracted by the map, Gawain's finger had already pointed to a certain point where the border between Typhon and Cecil was connected.

"Dragon Calling Fjord, as far as I know, Typhon also called this place," he pressed his finger on the map, and looked at Emperor Typhon in front of him, "I will build a port here—for Acting as the northeast node of the route around the mainland, in addition, in order to provide the necessary sea protection and turbulence warning for Huanlong Fjord, I also need to set up some strongholds in the sea area outside the port... In short, I want these islands .”

The room fell silent.

Rosetta Augustus's expression was as calm as a deep pool, while Matilda at the side took a light breath.At this moment, it was as if a cold wind had blown through the surrounding space, and the air at the scene even seemed to have become stagnant, and at the same time, Rosetta and Matilda also appeared in their hearts. came up with a name——

Bitter Winter.

That mighty steel warship is still lingering in the coastal area east of Winterhold. It has been there for a long time, and there is no sign of returning. It is like a nail nailed to the coastline of the Typhon Empire. edge.

It turned out to be the case.

Gawain didn't say a word, and waited patiently for Rosetta's answer. His expression never changed, so that others couldn't tell whether he was confident or complacent at the moment, and the silence in the room continued in this confrontational state. For a long time, until Rosetta suddenly raised her head, her deep-set black eyes were filled with a will that seemed to be as solid as ice: "Typhon can't accept it."

"You have to think about it carefully," Gao Wen didn't show any surprise on his face, he just said patiently and calmly, "I didn't ask for your coastline, I didn't ask for any land, I didn't even ask for your offshore waters— —I am asking for the island group off the southern coast of the Huanlong Fjord, which is already close to the area dominated by storm turbulence, and is not within your territory."

"Typhon can permanently renounce his territorial claim to the Calling Dragon Fjord - it is a disputed area, but we can admit that it belongs to Cecil, but those islands...they are on Typhon's side," Rosetta resolutely said. He said, "It has nothing to do with whether it is located in the offshore waters or not. Even those islands that go deep into the violent ocean, they are also on the territory of Typhon."

"The endless ocean is vast and boundless, and the Typhons cannot spread their control area infinitely towards the sea—those islands have no ownership, this is a fact, and it will not change just because you draw them on the map," Gao said. Wen said uncompromisingly, "We can let those islands play their due role, which is better than letting them continue to be eroded by wind and rain on the sea."

At this moment, Matilda who was sitting on the side suddenly said: "What if those islands have ownership?"

Gao Wen frowned: "What do you mean?"

"I think you should have a way to contact that battleship at any time, right?" Matilda looked into Gawain's eyes, "Why don't you confirm it with your own eyes?"

Gao Wen had vaguely realized something, he took a deep look at Rosetta and Matilda, and said in a deep voice: "It seems... there are some things we can't continue talking about until tomorrow."

……

In the boundless ocean, a majestic and huge steel battleship is quietly floating on the sea under the night, the waves are constantly surging around, and the sea wind from the southeast direction is beating the steel armor on the side of the battleship, but this ship The most powerful battleship in history only shakes slightly occasionally, as calm as a hill.

Standing on a high platform on the front deck, Byron looked boredly at the distant sea, but he couldn't see anything except the undulating nearby waves that shone slightly under the starlight.

The Winter was already far away from the land, and at this distance, there was nothing to be seen even during the day, let alone at night.

This ship has been floating on the ocean for a long time, and the soldiers have also lived on the ocean for a long time. This is probably the longest experience of human activities on the ocean since the second pioneering (a certain legendary explorers’ experience of drifting at sea does not count).After going through the initial adaptation period, life at sea became boring, and even Byron began to miss the days on land, but the strict military discipline still played a role on the ship, and the well-trained sailors were on board. People on the shore usually plan their own well-organized life, and at the same time, they have continuously accumulated valuable experience in the past period of time.

The experience of performing long-term ocean-going missions, the experience of maintaining ship machinery at sea, the experience of the sea environment and countermeasures... These things are extremely valuable technical accumulations, and they are also indispensable for further building the navy and training soldiers in the future Although Byron had led his soldiers to conduct many simulation exercises in the offshore area before this mission, no matter how realistic the simulation exercises were, they were not as reliable as actual experience.

While collecting and accumulating these valuable materials, Byron was also performing the important task entrusted to him: monitoring the coastline of the Typhon people, waiting for orders from the rear at any time.

The soldiers on this ship are very clear about the significance of doing this: as a steel fortress floating on the ocean, as long as the Winter is floating here, it will be able to deter the Typhon people enough.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from the side and rear. Byron turned his head and saw a junior officer walking onto the platform.

"General, we have received a secret order," the officer quickly walked to Byron's side, and said with a serious face after saluting, "the superior ordered us to move to the southeast immediately to investigate the three seats of H-6, H-9, and H-12. The situation on the islands and reefs.”

……

Accompanied by a slight buzzing sound, a lightweight dragoon aircraft specially improved for scouting missions took off from the circular platform at the tail of the Winter, and flew into the distance in the night.

The undulating sea surface and the low-altitude mist quickly receded in the field of vision. With the help of the observation lens equipped with night vision and eagle eye enchantment, the distant scene was clearly presented in front of the aerial scout. This young scout kept his eyes on Looking at the situation on the sea surface, after flying continuously for a period of time, something different from the sea water finally appeared in his vision, as well as a small light source that seemed to be extinguished at any time.

There was the first island reef he was in charge of investigating - a piece of bare stone soaked in the icy sea water, even a few weeds were rare on this uninhabited small "island", but a little stubborn fire was on the small "island" The island rose up, illuminating the entire reef and the nearby sea.

A simple tent stood in the cold sea breeze. Two sentries with short staffs stood in front of the simple tent. They stared vigilantly at the distant sea. The flag was waving in the wind in the darkness.

On the sea level in the distance, a little bit of the glow of the rising sun has been slowly blurred along the undulating waves.

On the bridge of Bitter Winter, Byron was sitting on the captain's seat with a straight face, while the signal soldier was reporting the information sent by the scout in front of the magic net terminal:

"Typhonian sentries and flags were found on islands and reefs H-6, H-9, and H-12, and those seemed to have been set up recently... No Typhonian warships were found nearby..."

"General," an officer stood next to Byron, lowering his head hesitantly and said, "those 'outposts' are very vulnerable, but I'm afraid we can't..."

"It's not 'I'm afraid', it's 'absolutely'," Byron sighed, "We must not attack, even if those tents and flags fall down as soon as they are pushed..."

He shook his head, raised his gaze, and looked beyond the window on the side of the bridge to the wide deck outside—a huge rainbow light generator crouched on the deck like a behemoth, with large and small The secondary guns are guarded next to the powerful main guns, and the battleship's mana wings extend from one side. Under the fading starlight, the surface of the rune array on the wings glows dimly.

This ship can destroy strong fortresses, sink old warships, sweep fortifications and bunkers on the coast, and even execute weak true gods——

But it can't beat those "outposts" with only two or three sentries and a tent.

"Report to the higher authorities," Byron sighed again, "Leave this matter to His Majesty to judge."

As he spoke, he couldn't help muttering again: "Damn it, when did those Typhon people react..."

Chapter 1082 What Gao Wen Wants

In the early morning, Gao Wen received an emergency contact from the Cold Winter, and half an hour later, a more detailed second report was also sent to him.

The rising sun shines on Elf Stronghold No. 112. This town standing in the valley wakes up little by little in the warming spring breeze. The sun shines through the crystal window on one side of the room and casts light on the exquisite tapestry full of elf style. There was a bright trace of light, and Gao Wen was sitting at the desk, and the information transcribed by Amber was in his hand, and those letters were extraordinarily clear and sharp under the sunlight.

Amber stood beside him, and the expression of this half-elf was rare and serious: "...Further investigation showed that the Typhons built outposts on at least fourteen islands or large reefs, basically as long as the wind and waves can bear it Everywhere, black flags can be seen flying - the farthest outpost from the land has even reached the edge of the danger zone of disorderly turbulence. All the outposts are small in scale, the big one is just a wooden house, the small one It is even just a tent, and it can be seen that they were repaired in a short period of time-considering the existence of engineering mages, those things may even come out within a day or two-after all, the Winter is not without Scouted out those islands."

Gao Wen unconsciously tapped the table beside him with his fingers, and said in a very flat and natural tone: "No matter how small the scale is, it is proof of 'actual control'. There are personnel, flags, and more importantly, those islands. It is indeed in the waters of Typhon, so we can’t say that it is an unowned island—after all, there is currently no internationally accepted certification standard to specify how those islands far away from the land should be classified. After all, humans have left the ocean. Too many years."

"Maybe we can try to get those outposts..."

Gao Wen shook his head: "Any actions we take now are laying the foundation for the international order we have created - even thinking about it a little deeper, some Typhon people are probably waiting for us to do some cross-border actions, after all Not all Typhonians are happy to see the formation of an alliance, and not all Typhonians hope to see Cecil continue to gain higher and higher prestige. Now they have no ability to confront us head-on, waiting for us Making a mistake is their last hope."

Amber couldn't help muttering: "How did those Typhon people do these things under the nose of the Winter... And it's on such a large scale..."

"Bitter Winter is just a ship, and it's an experimental ocean-going warship. Everything from the ship to the crew to the supporting training is still in the verification stage, and what they have to face is an extremely wide sea area—the extent of the ocean. You can't imagine it," Gawain shook his head, "Byron couldn't have used a ship to block the territorial waters of the Typhons. He was just a symbol and symbol there, but the reaction of the Typhons... was really not slow. .”

At the end, there was even a smile on his face, and this reaction naturally fell into Amber's eyes. The half-elf lady looked at Gawain's expression with some surprise, and couldn't help asking: "It seems...you seem Did you expect this to happen?"

"I did expect that they would not give an inch on the issue of those islands, but I didn't expect them to build those outposts...their response was a bit beyond expectations, but the whole thing is going well," Gao Wen said slowly Said, pointing to the note that transcribed the information, watching the latter turn into a wisp of smoke in the sun, "It's almost time, let's go, let's talk to Rosetta again."

Amber blinked her eyes, and she was finally sure that all of this was indeed what Gawain had envisioned—but she still couldn't understand why Gawain would care so little about Winter Wolf Castle and the coastlines, let alone why Gawain was so indifferent at this moment. Why is my mood so...happy.She even had an illusion, she felt that Gao Wen's eyes were actually smiling, and that smile was almost a kind of... comforting.

But before she had a chance to ask, Gao Wen had already strode out of the room, his voice came from the direction of the door: "Why don't you keep up? Being late is not a good habit."

……

In the reception room on the second floor of the Emerald Hall, Gawain and Amber came to Rosetta Augustus again, and when they entered the room, Matilda was standing by the French window not far away, He seemed to be staring out the window in ecstasy.

From this window, most of the sight is the desolate and barren valley outside the town and the vast wilderness at the end of the valley. The land in the direction of the wasteland of Gondor is deserted, only the savage growth, which looks somewhat strange under light pollution Vegetation covered the dark brown ground, and at this moment the sun was rising from the east, and the slanted radiance swept across the valley, sprinkled into the town, and finally shone on the wilderness outside the window—in the radiance, those that should have symbolized magic energy pollution The lush vegetation also seemed a little vibrant.

"The sunshine today is very good. The elf astrologer said that the sunny weather will last for at least a week, which seems to be a good sign." Rosetta got up to greet her, and said casually, "When I came here yesterday It's already dusk, so I didn't see the scenery here at all-the wasteland monitoring point under the night is too gloomy, I didn't expect it to look different in the early morning."

Gao Wen smiled slightly, and sat down casually: "Yesterday when we met, the night was still covering the entire town, but at this time today, the sun is shining all over the room-comparison, I still prefer the daytime, it makes people feel better joy."

Matilda was turning around and walking from the window. After hearing what Gawain said, she seemed to be slightly taken aback, but soon returned to normal.She came to Rosetta Augustus, and while she was seated, she pointed to a plate of red fruit on the tea table: "This was sent by the elves this morning, and they said it was your special gift for this meeting." A gift from Cecil?"

Gawain glanced at the small red fruit on the plate, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, I brought it here, and it will be supplied to representatives of all parties during the meeting. Considering that Typhon people have the habit of eating fruit in the morning, I asked them to send a copy here this morning—how is it, do you still like the taste?"

"Very well, I've never seen anything like it anywhere else," said Matilda. "What's its name?"

"Shorin fruit, the fruit of the giant tree of Thorin—you should have heard of this giant tree."

Matilda didn't seem to be able to react for a while, but Rosetta Augustus next to him couldn't help showing a strange expression on his face, and then he coughed twice, seeming to interrupt the current conversation deliberately. Greetings, and took the initiative to divert the topic: "How did you rest last night?"

"Very good," Gawain nodded, and said casually, "and we have received information from the Cold Winter early in the morning."

The room seemed a little quiet for a moment, and Rosetta seemed a little surprised that Gawain's attitude would be so flat. A very advanced ship."

"I'm a little curious," Gawain leaned forward slightly, with a serious expression on his face, "How long did it take you to build those outposts? When did you start building them?"

Rosetta was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "After noticing the patrol route of the Winter, we realized its role-then we spent more than half a month observing its patrol law and detection distance, and determined that it was roughly The number of crew members, and finally completed the construction of all outposts in the [-]-hour gap."

"Twelve hours?" Amber couldn't hide her surprise, "How did you do it?"

"Twenty-six thousand engineering mages, saturated with construction," Rosetta said slowly, "Most of them are responsible for freezing ice passages on the sea surface or under the sea relying on human relay, and the rest are responsible for sending materials to the island and Complete the construction, and get on duty before the blind spot of the Winter's vision disappears—maybe we don't have as advanced warships and engineering machinery as yours, but the sea conditions near those islands...we have studied it for a long time."

Gawain stared at Rosetta, and he didn't look back until more than ten seconds later. He retracted his body and said softly, "It's admirable."

"I think this can explain our attitude, and it can also prove the issue of 'substantial control'," Rosetta said. He met Gao Wen's gaze calmly. There is only sincerity in the sunken eye sockets, "I have no intention of provoking confrontation and disputes between Typhon and Cecil, just like the message you wrote to me in that book - we must enter a new era, no matter what Whether it is for the peace of the present or the future of future generations, the world needs prosperity and development. In the past period of time, there have been some misunderstandings and frictions between the two countries, but we have come here after all, haven’t we?”

"That's right, we should look forward," Gao Wen said with a solemn expression, "but I also need to give an explanation to the citizens, and more importantly, to the soldiers on the front line. I can withdraw from Winter Wolf Castle, and I can let Bitter Winter is back and can work with you for the sake of peace between the two countries and the restoration of diplomatic normalcy, but this does not mean that everything is written off."

"...except the land of Typhon and those islands, we can talk about everything else." Rosetta said solemnly after a moment of silence.

Gawain thought about it, tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa, and said slowly after a long time: "Okay, I can take a step back - I can stop paying attention to those islands, but I must keep Huanlongxia The ports in the Bay, and... you should know that I have been working on restarting the former circum-continental route."

"...Yes, and Typhon is also making efforts in this regard," Rosetta nodded, "We are trying to restore contact with the southern part of the mainland from the sea, just like you are doing in the north."