Chapter 568

Cecil City, in the Lord's Mansion.

Gawain sat behind the large desk, Heidi stood quietly beside him, and in front of the two, a clear holographic projection was emerging over the magic net terminal in the study.

A girl with a sweet smile stood in the center of the projection. On the table in front of the girl, there was a strange device in the shape of a short table. The device was supported by four feet, and the top was a flat surface. , steaks and slices of bread are frying cheerfully in hot oil.

Outside the screen, a pleasant narration is sounding: "...Magic heating table, the best choice to replace traditional stoves - no firewood, no open flame, save your cooking costs, and save your cleaning troubles... …The Cod Family Business is always at your service. Magic for convenience…”

The short video soon ended, and Hetty waited until the screen switched back to the previous program before breaking the silence with a hint of admiration: "This is the latest advertisement of the Cod Family Business Company, ancestor, you really didn't have one. Wrong, that businessman named Cod... really has a talent that ordinary people don't have... Ancestor? What happened to you, Ancestor?"

Gawain still stared at the picture on the holographic projection, until the end of the show, he did not look away, with a strange look on his face, this abnormal situation made Heidi very nervous, until she continued After calling three times, Gao Wencai suddenly woke up as if he had just woken up from a big dream: "Ah—I was distracted just now."

"Ancestor, are you...really all right?" Heidi couldn't help but asked with concern, because the expression on Gawain's face just now was really not like before. On that face that was always calm and dignified, she actually felt that she I saw a trace of... sentimentality.

But it wasn't sentimental, for there was a clear mix of relief and joy in it.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little emotional..." Gawain looked at Heidi's nervous expression, smiled and comforted, "Seeing these things spontaneously appear among the people, I feel that my long-term promotion has finally been in vain."

Bringing advanced concepts and magic technology into this era is not an easy task. From the very beginning, Gawain knew this, but what he was most worried about was never the "difficulties" in the process. He was most worried about it. The reason is that his own promotion and construction are all "one-way stacking". It is because this society has not really changed the foundation and is not ready to face the new era-magic technology seems to be developing rapidly, and the Principality of Cecil It seems to be rising rapidly, but he never dared to breathe a sigh of relief, because he was afraid that one day, the so-called "leader" of himself would fall, and the development of this land would stagnate, or even... go backwards.

Until now, he was still not completely sure whether the Principality of Cecil would continue to develop after he suddenly fell, but at least he was certain of one thing: this pool of stagnant water,

It's flowing now.

Or maybe, it has never been a pool of stagnant water, even in the darkest and depressing Middle Ages, in the depths of this pool... there are always a small group of people, waiting for the era of water to flow.

After calming down for a while, Gawain suddenly felt that his previous worries were really arrogant, he couldn't help but shook his head mockingly: "Hetty, don't you think... I'm actually a little arrogant?"

"Arrogant? Why do you think so?" Hetty's eyes widened in surprise, "your greatness is recognized by history, and your achievements are truly established on this land, compared with these achievements. Come on, I think you are a little too modest...a mediocre baron will carve his boring life in stone, but you have refused anyone to make a statue of you."

"Let's not mention this aspect," Gao Wen waved his hand. "Besides this Cod Family Business, is there a similar technology-based private industry rising?"

"Very few, most people have just adapted to the changes in the situation in the Principality. There are very few people who can quickly react like Cod and find business opportunities from magic technology. But it is not completely absent - also in Carroll. In the region, a businessman found a new ice-making technology using the universal rune substrate, and in the Hosman region, several artisans jointly opened a workshop, and they tried to improve the existing magic water pump to make Adapted to the lower water table in the Hossman area. Besides...there is no more.”

"It's good to have it... It's good to have it..." Gao Wen nodded again and again.

The development of society will naturally give birth to some things. With the gradual promotion of magic technology, various colleges and universities continue to popularize knowledge to the public, and the upper-level public are constantly exposed to the latest magic devices. There will definitely be smart people's ideas. —As long as there are enough expected returns and motivated by interests, these smart people with active ideas will take the initiative to contact and even want to master these new fields. intellectuals will be the biggest driving force.

They will capture the earliest technological and policy dividends, which, in Gawain's view, they deserve.

At this stage, the real magic technology is still in the hands of the "official", in the hands of the Magic Technology Research Institute, the Rune Research Institute, the Machinery Manufacturing Institute and various design bureaus, but Gawain has never restricted those non-military and non-secret The technology and knowledge of the public are disseminated to the outside world, and the civilian-type magic terminal is publicly sold. In various colleges and night schools, there are also general rune substrates for "literacy" that are open to the outside world, while those like Cod's family know-how are open to the public. Private "technology companies" developed on this small basis.

"These things need to be encouraged, not only encouraged, but also publicized," Gao Wen said with a smile on his face, "We support the spontaneous research and improvement of magic technology by the people, and as long as they comply with the law, we must support and reward them. interest is the key to technology promotion and development... It seems that the 'patent' system will be improved soon."

"Patent? Is that the thing you mentioned before for managing various technological achievements?" Hetty blinked, "I see, I will come up with a draft as soon as possible."

"Well," Gawain nodded, then looked up at the mechanical clock on the wall, "Speaking of which...the elves should be coming soon, right?"

"A sighting report came from the Tanzanian Hub Tower two hours ago. According to the flying speed of the giant eagle, it should be here soon," Heidi nodded. "Are you ready to welcome it?"

"Get ready," Gawain stood up, "that's an important guest."

Heidi sighed: "The royal family is in decline - such an important messenger has to rely on a foreign race."

Gawain glanced at Heidi with a smile: "Otherwise? Let them and the people from the east border chat for another half a month, who is more qualified to contact the south border, then I'm afraid the team won't be able to get out in winter."

Here comes the elves.

The huge and mighty gray-black giant eagle swept across the sky like galloping dark clouds, fluttering its wings from the northwest sky, the towers on the city wall sounded sharp flutes and loud horns, and bright flags from the sky. The northwest corner of the city wall extends all the way to the administrative district in the center of the city. Next to the lord's mansion, in the open square in front of the "Autumn Palace", the brightly armored Cecil soldiers have been waiting for a long time.

Gawain brought Hettie and Rebecca, who were the representatives of the family and the Government Affairs Office, Solderling, who was a temporary guest of the "Elven Affairs Officer", and several Government Affairs Office officials who stood on the square and watched the huge bird of prey fall from the sky. .

Facing an exotic raptor such as a giant eagle is a rare experience for humans in the north, but until those huge raptors landed one by one, the soldiers on the scene were still standing straight in place, without the slightest extra movement. .

After the giant eagle landed, tall and graceful figures jumped off the backs of those mounts, and then walked towards Gawain and the others.

A nearby military band played music at the right time.

In the sound of the music, Gawain first glanced at the giant eagles, then turned his head slightly and asked Hetty beside him, "Did they fly in all the way from the northwest border?"

"Yes, it first flew from the Luan area and was discovered by the local magic web hub tower, and then flew here along the line of Hosman-Asoke-White Lake Bay-Tanzan."

Gawain pondered for a while, and said to himself, "Although it may be a little early... But the concept of air defense and the concept of air force cannot be blank..."

Heidi was stunned: "What did you say, ancestor?"

"Oh, nothing," Gawain shook his head, and then his eyes fell on the elves who were walking towards him, and a short-haired female elf who was short even among humans entered his field of vision first. The memory from Gawain Cecil was instantly activated, causing him to mumble in a low voice, "...I actually saw an acquaintance?"

Rebecca on the side was suddenly very curious: "Master Ancestor, do you know any of these elves?"

Gawain smiled, nodded, and then stepped forward: "Sonia Frostleaf - we haven't seen each other for seven centuries."

The short-haired woman walking in the middle of all the elves quickened her pace. She walked quickly to Gawain, but after standing still, she did not respond to the other party's greeting first, but looked at Gawain up and down several times, with a strange look on her face. With a scrutiny expression, it was not until a few seconds later that she showed a smile and stretched out her hand: "Even if I see it with my own eyes, I can't believe it's all true... You actually came alive?"

Gawain held Sonia Frostleaf's hand and used the hand-kissing ceremony common to both humans and elves as a courtesy, and then shook his head helplessly: "If the old territory wasn't burned down by a passing blue dragon with a mouthful of dragon flames, I can give you my own coffin board to testify."

"No evidence is needed, the elf has a very good memory - I still remember the details of your appearance and voice," Sonia Frostleaf nodded, "His Majesty Belsetia ordered me to greet you on her behalf, and there are also General Lomar, Countess Celia, Count Quel'doan, General Shanna, Sage of Gideon, and Messenger of Gilliard, send you greetings."

After she finished speaking, she immediately turned to a courier partner beside her: "Write it all down, I brought everything with me."

"Okay, note it down."

Gawain was dumbfounded as he listened to the other person saying such a long list of names that were so impressive in Gawain Cecil's memory, and helplessly spread out his hands: "I left in a hurry back then, and I couldn't see you again as promised. On the one hand, but such a sudden death in battle... can't be in the plan, is it?"

Sonia Frostleaf waved her hand: "Anyway, I've brought it up."

At this time, Rebecca, who was following along, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and started chattering: "Hey, Master Zu, do you really know each other? Who were those names just now? Are they all your friends back then? How are you, Master Zu? Amazing!"

"I knew a lot of people back then, so I don't need to be so surprised," Gawain glanced at Rebecca, and at the same time signaled Hetty next to him to quickly control this silly roe deer who could be ashamed at any time, and then He turned around and walked towards the autumn palace with these special messengers, and beckoned to Soldering not far away, "Soldrin - don't stand so far, come and fight Say hello."

Soldering had deliberately stood in an inconspicuous position from the beginning, but at this time, he walked out helplessly. The high-level ranger came to Gawain and looked at those from the Silver Empire with a strange look. My compatriots glanced, and their eyes finally fell on Sonia Frostleaf.

Sonia just glanced at Solderin, did not speak, just waited for the other party to speak.

A few people walking beside Gawain clearly noticed the change in the atmosphere, and while everyone was watching curiously, Soldering finally spoke, he lowered his head, and called out a little embarrassedly, "Mother mother... …haven't seen you for a long time."

The expressions of several people instantly became exciting, and Rebecca's eyes widened. She looked at Solderin, and then looked at Sonia, who was almost as tall as herself, and finally couldn't help opening her mouth: "……Wow!!"