A cold wind blew into the Obsidian Palace. The tall Grand Duke Pei Dinnan Wendell walked through the long corridor like the wind. The attendants retreated to the side in awe, bowed and watched the chief minister of the empire walk towards the emperor's study, and secretly guessed the reason why the "Wolf Duke" was urgently summoned to the palace.

Pei Dinnan went straight to the room where the emperor was without any delay. After the servant opened the door, he saw the imperial ruler sitting behind the desk waiting for him.

"Your Majesty," Pei Dinnan walked into the study and bowed at the desk, "I'm here."

"This is an urgent message from Andessa," Rosetta Augustus's face was as calm as a stone sculpture, and there was no emotional fluctuation in his deep eyes. He pushed a report copied by the interrogator on the desk, his tone was dull, "We took a wrong step."

Through the domestic transmission tower relay, the news from the Winter Wolf Castle was sent to the Obsidian Palace as soon as possible.

Pei Dinnan vaguely realized the content of the information. He took two steps forward, picked up the report and read it from beginning to end, his face gradually became gloomy as his eyes moved.

A few minutes later, the wolf duke raised his head and frowned: "Your Majesty..."

"The Cecils are cunning, and they arranged a very difficult and excellent commander to take charge of the Changfeng Fortress. Their tricks have been hidden from everyone, including me. Now, we have missed the opportunity. According to Andessa's report, a powerful, magic-driven mobile fortress has arrived in the Paramel area, supporting each other, and a large number of troops have arrived at the border with the fortress," Rosetta said calmly. "The Cecils showed strength beyond our expectations in the first contest."

"I should bear certain responsibilities," Duke Pei Dinnan said in a deep voice, "I misjudged the situation..."

"You have just fulfilled your responsibilities, and you are more than one who misjudged the situation," Rosetta interrupted Duke Pedinan. "Now is not the time to hold him accountable. We should consider what happened later."

"…The Cecils also missed an opportunity to hit us hard in this incident, and on the other hand, they should not want a war now," said Peidinan. "A civil war and a natural disaster, coupled with the newly established royal and national system, what they need most now is peace and rest."

Rosetta nodded slightly, approving Pei Dinnan's judgment, but he frowned again and said seriously: "Let them rest and recuperate is also a danger."

"Yes," Pei Dinnan said in a deep tone, "The Cecils...they have shown strong development capabilities. Whether it is their army, their economy and society, the new order created by Gao Wen Cecil has shown particularly terrible potential. If you really get the opportunity to recuperate, the Cecil Empire will soon become an uncontrollable beast..."

The old duke sighed in his tone. He had studied Ansu for most of his life, and finally watched Ansu fall apart under the erosion of internal and external difficulties and conspiracies. However, no one expected that another Cecil stood up on Ansu's ruins. This new empire was more difficult and dangerous than the previous decadent kingdom. The flames that were originally planned to burn the kingdom seemed to have become a festival that would reborn the giants in the fire. But at this critical moment, Tifeng lost the only chance to kill this new kingdom.

But whether it is Rosetta or Pei Dinnan, they just sigh at this, without too much annoyance or complaints.

When the times change, no matter how many complaints about what has happened, it is just a waste of time. The Cecil Empire is indeed developing, but Tifeng... is not standing still.

After missing the opportunity to war, instead of relying on your opponent to stop, it is better to let yourself go faster and prepare for another conflict in the future.

"If I guess it's right, Gowen Cecil should soon send a signal to us through his 'business diplomacy'. He has a high probability of choosing peace, and I can only accept it - and willing to accept it," said Rosetta a few minutes later. "We must be prepared for a new confrontation."

One side needs to rest and the other side is in a critical period of change. The two empires have been walking around the edge of the cliff. Whether it is fate or deliberate guidance, they both happened to enter the stage of "peace". For a long time that can be expected, it may be difficult for Cecil and Tifeng to fight again, and a "confrontation" that is different from war may become the norm for the future of the two countries.

Rosetta has foresaw the general form of this confrontation and intends to make some preparations for the future.

After a brief thought, he looked at Pei Dinnan: "Duke Severn's economic policy can be fully implemented, allowing funds to flow further, allowing the little nobles and merchants to promote factories. Our magic industry is one step behind the Cecils and cannot continue to fall behind;

"The Imperial Workers Association will expand in size, and we will do everything possible to recruit and support technical talents. I am ready to add the title of "Special Lord" and several kinds of medals. Those particularly outstanding scholars and craftsmen, even if they are poor, will receive the opportunity to be awarded and awarded;

"The parliament has been quarreling for months to argue whether civilians can be the same as the children of nobles. Now these disputes must be stopped immediately...

"We have discussed the business activities in the southern part of the mainland for so long, and it is time to continue to promote it. Referring to the trade model established with the Cecils, the Kingdom of the High Mountains, and the Elves, to do business. Leave this to Count Hallmark, and he understands the situation in the southern part of the mainland."

Pei Dinnan raised his eyebrows: "The trade with the southern part of the mainland... hasn't it been put on hold before?"

"The elves are very dissatisfied with our deforestation in the southern part of the mainland, which has affected our relationship with the Kaoling Kingdom, but now... we must open the trade routes to the south," Rosetta said without a doubt. "The development of the magic industry is easing the pressure caused by the previous new policy, but the things produced by the factory must be sold to become profitable, otherwise the nobles and merchants who invest in the factory will inevitably become unstable again - in addition to the trade routes with the Cecil Empire, we must find more markets."

"I get it," Peidinan nodded, "so how much concessions do you want Count Hallmark to make?"

"Tifeng can stop all the logging operations in the disputed forest areas in the southern part of the mainland, and stop the pioneering advancement in the Blue Rock Hills..." Rosetta had obviously thought about these things before today, "Even, we can recognize the 'Blue Rock Earl' enthroned by the Kaoling Kingdom, but the premise is that they must open the commercial city and the three avenues from the Blue Rock region to the ancestral woodland."

Pei Dinnan was stunned for a moment after hearing the concession conditions proposed by Rosetta, but after only two or three seconds of pondering, the old duke lowered his head: "I understand."

"In addition, let Andesha go back to Aldernan recently. She is the only person who has had a close contact with Cecil's magic army. There are many things. I hope to talk to her in person. You will arrange the defense issues on the border.

"I ordered the Winter Wolf Legion to build a fortress on the Winter Wolf Fort's defense line. The 'Border Rotation' and 'New Soldiers' plan you proposed is very good. Now I want to use the newly formed corps of the Empire and the trained new recruits rotated every three years to assist the Winter Wolf Legion in the northwest defense line. I don't ask them to go into the Changfeng Fortress, but they must put enough pressure on the Cecils."

Pei Dinnan immediately understood the purpose of the later arrangement of the ruler of Tifung-

The Cecils cannot be allowed to develop quietly, and they cannot be allowed to free up their hands from the Changfeng Fortress.

Compared with Cecil after the disaster, the Tifeng Empire had much more reserve troops and construction materials. This time the Cecils built eighteen fake positions and fake bunkers on the border, and Tifeng could build twenty-eight real ones on the border at one go.

Whether it was the defenders of Changfeng Fortress or the war machine that had been built somehow, they had to be firmly dragged onto the border, and even the large number of reserve troops in the Cecilians were dragged onto the long border line.

After making this arrangement, Rosetta Augustus breathed a long sigh.

Duke Peidinan looked up and saw the expression of the ruler of Tifon - after losing such a regrettable opportunity and ushering in such a vigilant enemy, he saw an especially bright pair of eyes, and full of fighting spirit and joy on the face of the ruler of Tifon.

This expression surprised Pei Dinnan. He had not seen a similar look on his face from Rosetta in many years. He vaguely remembered that the last time he saw the other party appearing like this was when he decided to reorganize the noble clerk shortly after the other party was crowned.

"Cecil is really a strong enemy, right, Pei Dinnanqing?" Rosetta said happily, "just like Prince Malik, Duke Fabro and Duke Coleman Ronnie... maybe even better than them?"

"It's stronger than them," Pei Dinnan finally smiled after a brief shock, "After all, the 'three-person rebel' back then just wanted you to live alone."

Rosetta was slightly stunned, then laughed happily: "Hahahaha..."

...

A loud whistle sounded across the dock. At the port of San Sunil, the magic warship "Trail Blazers" that was about to go south was slowly leaving the river bank. The powerful operation of the magic engine and the low roar of the water pressure device gradually became louder. The magic wing plates behind both sides of the warship, which seemed like mechanical wings, opened little by little under the action of gears and levers, looked majestic and majestic, and had a strange beauty.

The citizens and soldiers gathered by the river bank cheered, and the curious children shouted on the high roofs and river bankers. In the dock square, the two dukes Victoria and Bedevin, dressed in costumes, stood quietly with the companion of attendants, watching the magic warship leaving, and did not retract their gaze for a long time.

The magic warship began to accelerate slowly, and the ships accompanying the guards also entered the predetermined escort position. The towering city walls of San Sunil shrank little by little in sight, and were finally covered by the rolling hills and woods on the plain. It was not until after they could no longer see that Gao Wen retracted his gaze from outside the porthole.

"I'm finally going back," next to Gao Wen, Amber stretched hard and said in an exaggerated tone, "I almost forgot what the southern border looks like!"

"You have been away for less than half a year. Don't say it seems like you have been away for half a lifetime," Gao Wen turned his head and glanced at the half-elf, "And when it comes to contacting the southern border, you, the military intelligence director, are you more frequent than anyone else, right?"

Amber curled his lips and turned to look at the black-haired maid next to him: "You have to be careful, Miss Maggie, our Emperor is a person who can pull water out of a stone. If you accidentally get a pile of jobs, you won't even pay a raise..."

Maggie was standing on this new mechanical warship, and was watching the regressing river bank outside through the porthole covered by crystal glass. This incredible magic creation made her deeply fascinated and curious, and made her feel a little expectant about the "advanced magic technology" described by Rebecca. She was so trance that she didn't hear what Amber was saying at all, and her reaction was slower: "Ah? Sorry, I didn't hear clearly..."

"You don't have to care about her. She was just too excited. At this time, she was mostly nonsense." Gao Wen waved his hand, then looked at the black dragon maid in front of him seriously. "But I really didn't expect that Rebecca would successfully 'borrow' you from Victoria. When she told me about this, I thought she had caused some trouble again."

Maggie couldn't help but see Rebecca's rash sentence "You can change it to me," and she smiled slightly: "His Highness Rebecca's sincerity and the incredible knowledge she mastered touched me. As for the hostess... in most cases, she would respect my opinion."

"It seems that there are still many secrets in your relationship with Victoria, but please don't worry, I won't ask," Gao Wen said with a smile. "For the next period of time, I hope you will enjoy life in the South."

Maggie slowly showed a sincere smile: "Yes, I'm looking forward to it."
Chapter completed!