Chapter 1071 Get Better
From a personal point of view, Gawain regards Melita as a friend, and at the same time has a natural kindness and admiration for the splendid dragon civilization, but he can't just make a decision from a personal perspective—as the ruler of an empire Or, he wants to ensure that every piece of wealth created by citizens is used in the right place.
Now that Tarrond is in trouble, although Melita and the other emissaries have not officially asked for help, it will be a matter of time. Of course, Gao Wen can provide assistance, but there must be equal benefits behind the assistance——Politics Gains, technological gains, economic or resource gains, and even purely humanitarian gains all have to be taken into account.
It was also after comprehensive consideration of all aspects that Gawain finally believed that aiding Tarrond at this time would be an investment with amazing potential returns.
Centipedes are dead but not stiff. The once glorious Tarrond civilization on this planet is still a treasure trove even if it falls. The wealth that was destroyed in the flames of war, just those giant dragons themselves, are a force that cannot be ignored for the mortal nations on this planet, and the opportunity to help these powerful creatures... is once in a lifetime.
Gawain was sitting on the sofa, seriously thinking about the meaning behind this incident and the necessary proportions when taking various actions. Rebecca looked at the expression of the old ancestor curiously, and couldn't help asking after a long time: "Master Ancestor, what are you thinking?"
Gawain glanced at the girl, and smiled on his face: "I just thought of providing assistance to Tarrond... It is a rare thing in a thousand years to have a giant dragon love you."
Hetty blinked at the side, and her mind became active: "Do you need to let the merchants 'activate'? We can buy a large amount of surplus grain or even old grain from the northern countries in advance, so that no country can get it before the first harvest this year. Send out more food to aid Tarrond, we can become the biggest pillar of the dragon kingdom, and even provide the only food aid, which will be a monopoly aid - based on the tradition of the dragon clan to abide by the contract and morality, we will get The greatest and longest support from Tarrond. It may cost a lot of money, but it is worth it, compared with the support of the Dragon Clan, the food is only a small cost."
Hetty's ingenious idea made Amber and Rebecca couldn't help but look at her twice, and even Gawain showed some surprise in his eyes, but after a short thought, the latter still shook his head: "Say To be honest, your idea is really... I like it, we could really do it in the past, but not now."
Hetty was stunned for a moment, but didn't react for a while: "Ah? Why?"
This time before Gao Wen opened his mouth, Amber next to him said: "Isn't this simple? Times have changed. Cecil used to fight alone, but now we are going to build an alliance and formulate a set of rules. The rules are for everyone to abide by - we eat meat, we can't even leave the soup for others, or even go one step further,
We want to leave some meat for other people, otherwise, if things are done too badly, who else in the world is willing to believe in Cecil's "shared destiny"? "
The half-elf said such a long paragraph casually, which surprised both Gawain and Heidi, and the latter's eyes widened: "It's really not like you can say it!"
Amber put her hands on her hips: "What's the difference? Isn't it just about forming gangs? I've seen a lot in the slums back then..."
What the half-elf said made some sense, but her smug look still didn't deserve a beating. Hetty held back for a long time before she couldn't make a Frostbolt to explode her head—of course, it couldn't hit her if she rubbed it out. . After squinting at Amber calmly, Hetty's eyes turned back to Gawain's face: "Then ancestor, how can we ensure Cecil's active position in this matter?"
"It's very simple. Although we can't monopolize aid by buying food in a big way, we can be the first to stand up and organize." Gao Wen laughed, taking this opportunity to teach Hetty how to deal with the future international order Do, "The biggest difference between playing a role in an alliance and being a 'lone hero' is that your 'right to speak' can be equated to real power or even resources, as long as you use your prestige and checks and balances to take the lead in making something happen. things, you can make everyone think you are the one who pays the most, even if you actually pay nothing at all.
"Of course, others are not fools. If we really don't pay anything, then no matter how great the prestige and right to speak will be gradually lost. Besides, the embryonic form of the alliance has not yet been established, and we can't say what prestige and checks and balances, so Real money still has to be poured in, and the lead has to be a bit of a lead-the cost of doing this will of course be higher than that of the kind of people who "make a contribution, shout two points, and make a three-point gesture", but Absolutely forever."
Gao Wen spoke patiently, while Hetty listened attentively, and the latter felt greatly benefited from the teaching of just a few words. These were angles that she had never considered, but after understanding it, she Then suddenly realized.
"Okay, I can't finish talking about these things for days and nights." Finally, Gao Wen realized that it was getting late, so he stopped talking, with a complicated and self-deprecating smile on his face, "Really? Old people, unconsciously began to preach."
"Please don't say that, these 'teachings' have benefited me a lot," Hetty said hastily, "Your experience and wisdom are a valuable asset."
"It's okay, it's not good to flatter me," Gao Wen smiled and waved his hands, then turned his head and looked at the dragon egg not far from the sofa - the thing was still standing quietly. On a grooved base, there was a pale golden glow under the light, the runes on the surface flickered, and the mysterious lines were faintly visible inside the eggshell. Gao Wen's face gradually became weird, "I'm still thinking about how to deal with it." This thing..."
Gao Wen's words immediately drew everyone's attention back to the dragon egg. Amber couldn't help but circled the dragon egg, but still didn't hold back her words: "Speaking of this dragon egg, this thing It really has nothing to do with you? You were called over by that dragon goddess in the middle of the night, and you didn't know what to talk about all night. Not long after you came back, Tallonde sent the dragon eggs over, and even named them I'll let you take care of it... how does this sound like... oh my mother!!"
The second half of Amber's sentence ended with an exclamation, and a ball of ice that was almost as big as her head brushed against the tip of her ear and flew into the distance—Hetty had already grabbed the staff at some point, Staring at the shame of all things, Gao Wen whispered beside him: "Next time, try to lower the focus of the spell a little..."
Amber's cold sweat dripped down her forehead, and Rebecca on the side looked trembling and didn't dare to make a sound. At this time, the latter finally remembered what she had said not long ago, and at the same time vaguely felt that she owed a beating... …
After a while, Hetty finally put away the staff, and the butler stared at Rebecca and Amber, then at the dragon egg, and then at his ancestor: "Are you really determined to hatch it? We are still not sure of the true intention of the 'god' who entrusted this dragon egg to you... Even if he has no malicious intentions, the consequences after this thing hatches are too unpredictable."
"I understand your concern, but we have to try it first to know how this thing will change in the face of external stimuli," Gao Wen said, "And to be honest... Aren't you curious about this?"
Hetty stared at the dragon egg, and after hesitating for a long time, she still nodded shyly: "...Indeed, I'm also quite curious about what this thing will hatch."
"Arrange a special room for it, maintain a suitable temperature according to the parameters suggested by Melita, and then let the technicians set up the magic net and transformation device in the room," Gawain said while thinking, "I will arrange it later. People take turns to guard, and always pay attention to any abnormal changes in this dragon egg."
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Under the night, Cecil City is still brightly lit. Artificial lights shine on the ground, creating a splendid city that never sleeps at the foot of the dark mountains. In a square near the central city, Cassandra is curiously Observing this human capital that is completely different from the northern port.
She maintained the shape of a sea snake, and walked and crawled under the streetlights on the edge of the square. The light from the streetlights shone on her shiny scales, creating a layer of dreamlike light and shadow. The yawning Tyre followed her, side by side She arched forward and shook her head from side to side—the latter was forcibly pulled out by Cassandra. After all, the deep sea witch was not familiar with this city. She needed a guide, and Tyr was The only family in the city.
The citizens of Cecil who were active nearby would occasionally cast curious eyes and look at the two sea monsters walking in the square, but no one stepped forward to disturb them impolitely: this city has a wonderful pride and reserve, Although the people living here have a strong curiosity and spirit of exploration, they always maintain a posture of restraint and courtesy in front of outsiders. Cassandra does not know how this folk custom is formed, but she still appreciates it .
"I said, you can't wake up?" Cassandra finally couldn't help but said after Tyre almost fell asleep while walking for the third time, "When I came to you in the evening, you said you were going to catch up on sleep. When I was looking for you at night, you were catching up on sleep, and it was almost ten o'clock, and you actually told me that you were going to catch up on sleep, don't you think there is something wrong?"
Tyre raised his eyelids and glanced at his long-lost compatriot, lazily and as a matter of course, said: "Nonsense, it's late at night, of course I have to go to bed—go to bed on time at ten o'clock, isn't my routine unhealthy?"
Cassandra knew the name "Tyr the Sleeper" when she was in Antaveen, but she couldn't help but cover her forehead when she heard the other party's righteous theory: "Of course it's okay to sleep at night, but you can sleep during the day." You're awake... I'm just curious, do you have a day when you are awake?"
Till raised his head: "Why not? I am awake in my sleep!"
Cassandra: "..."
The deep sea witch shook her head helplessly, her snake tail snaked and crawled, and she walked towards a certain night shop not far away. Several citizens who went to work at night passed by the roadside, and two of them looked this way curiously. , their gazes fell on Cassandra's tail—although they quickly smiled politely and looked away, Cassandra still noticed these gazes, and at the same time recalled the time since she came to this city today. She frowned at the strange stares she often encountered, and couldn't help but look at her fellow clan beside her: "Tyl, I think it's a little strange..."
Till looked up sleepily: "What's so strange?"
"Aren't the Cecilians no strangers to sea monsters?" Cassandra pointed to her own tail, "But it seems that many humans were surprised when they saw me today, and they were very curious to observe my body. Tail……"
"I don't know why," Tire shrugged nonchalantly, his long tail was bent, and he walked forward, "Why don't they stare at my tail? So it must be you There is a problem. It’s okay, let’s go, I’ll show you around the commercial street nearby, and I’ll go back to sleep..."
Is it your own problem?
Cassandra thought thoughtfully, then shook her head, and raised her body to keep up with Tyre, who was already far away. Then she just crawled two steps, and finally noticed the arching of the other side. Tail.
In an instant, the deep sea witch realized the problem.
"Tyr!! Haven't you learned how to crawl normally?!" Cassandra yelled, "Endless deep sea—for the sake of the queen, if you really can't, just change your legs and walk upright! Can we go?"
"No, you can't sleep cross-legged anytime you walk on your legs."
Not far away, Tire waved his hands, and used his own set of reasons to perfunctory Cassandra's request. The deep sea witch became angry and shouted angrily from a distance—and beside them, the nightless The city is becoming more and more noisy and prosperous in the lights.
Human lorewalkers from the northwestern city-state kingdom wandered the streets, talking about magic technology and the roar of machines in factories;
The dwarf gray elves walked through the stalls and crowds of the night market, while the tall western orcs and the dark red-skinned Red Valley people walked the streets together with humans;
Not far above the Magic Network broadcasting device, a holographic projection showed a documentary program about elf culture. Several blond-haired and long-eared silver elves stopped under the projection, watching with a novel look how humans understand those roots customs in tropical forests;
In the direction of the port further away, the northern ships sailing at night have just docked, and a group of young people from the old capital have just landed in this land. They have a passion for the future, and the legendary phantom tycoon Film He is their hero.
There was the sound of flapping wings and humming in the sky, and a huge shadow passed over the city. Among the navigation lights and the flashing beacon lights, the outline of the dragon's wings could be vaguely seen—that was an overseas student from the Holy Dragon Principality. They are training for night flight under the leadership of instructors. Wearing the training steel wing device, they take off from Imperial College, go through the city to the training camp in the forest on the west side, and complete the two-week training with the cadets there. Spring camp.
The best dragonborn students in each class will get a brand new set of permanent steel wings device for free, which will also have Princess Rebecca's autograph on it.
On the high tower of the Autumn Palace, Melita Purnia withdrew her gaze to the sky. She watched the cheerful dragonborn students fly across the sky, and finally showed a smile on her face.
"It's getting better..."
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