Twin Cities.

The first city built by the Yongye Group Army.

The design and groundbreaking began in the second year after its establishment, and it was officially completed in the seventh year, which spanned five years.

In the eyes of the lords and nobles of the Byron Alliance, a castle built in five years is probably just a country manor. After all, they spend decades or even hundreds of years and several generations building a castle.

It can only be said that they are too ignorant and their thinking is too old-fashioned and conservative.

The financial, material, and human resources invested by the Yongye Army in the Twin Cities are definitely beyond the imagination of most nobles and nobles. At the peak, there were more than 20,000 strong laborers working here at the same time. Even in winter, there were four to five thousand people quarrying stones and burning bricks in the surrounding area.

Prepare for the big construction in the second year.

Not to mention that in this process, the Yongye Army used black powder blasting to quarry, burn bricks, burn lime, grind cement and other new processes and building materials. The manpower-saving tools such as pulleys and cranes also used

To the extreme.

How terrifying the construction speed is, it’s hard to truly feel without being in it.

However, at the beginning, it and the blasting were the two ultimate projects of the Evernight Army, and they were truly worthy of their name.

It's just that the nature of the two is somewhat different, one is construction and the other is destruction.

Although those who were destroyed will become famous for a while with the reflow of the Jacob River, no, they don't even have a chance to become famous. Not many people know about their achievements and existence, not even within the Yongye Group Army, let alone

As outsiders, they only know that a mountain range was lifted up and how it was dug out, so they have no idea.

The regent princess Sophilia also chose to keep the Evernight Army a secret.

Rather than keeping secrets for the Yongye Group Army, it is more appropriate to keep them secret for yourself. She is the second person after the Yongye Group Army to hold black powder. Although the amount is not particularly large, as she cooperates with the Yongye Group Army,

The holdings will become larger and larger.

According to her calculating temperament, she must of course deceive her enemies before they are exposed. As for who they are, it depends on who gets caught.

The construction will become famous all over the world with the existence of the building. In the future, the Yongye Group Army will build man-made projects that far exceed those of the Twin Cities. That is inevitable, but that will happen in the future. In a short period of time, it will serve as the Yongye Group Army

An iconic city that cannot be replaced.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Sean thought he was thick-skinned enough, but he felt uncomfortable being stared at by a woman for several minutes.

Especially when this woman is very noble, she cannot do anything casually that could easily lead to misunderstandings. There are two champion knights behind her, and a quasi-champion knight is staring at him eagerly.

"Anji Beina once told me that you have developed Su Hui since childhood. I didn't believe it at first, but now I do."

The Princess Regent stopped her somewhat indecent behavior and returned to her graceful and dignified appearance, calm and calm in every situation.

"Why did Your Highness say this?"

Sean was confused, not because he was pretending to be stupid, but because he didn't know why the other party suddenly said such a sentence. What was it that stimulated her to be so abnormal?

From a high position, overlooking the rolling river and the twin cities with a large number of merchant ships passing through, Sophia Liya showed a very rare and intoxicated look: "The last time I saw it, I just felt awkward and ugly. I didn't expect that it would be like this again after the river flowed again."

It’s so beautiful. You built such a city ten years in advance, but you didn’t consider the consequences of failure? How old were you then?”

I have seen two versions of Twin Cities, and I felt a greater impact from them.

It has to be said that Ferdinand has already mastered architecture. The Twin Cities are not only strong, but also practical and beautiful. In addition to the differences caused by the terrain on both sides, many places echo each other and integrate with the natural environment of the Andes Mountains.

Mountains, water, and cities are interdependent and look very pleasing to the eye.

When the Jacobs River reflowed, although the Twin Cities did not face the impact of the flood peak, they were solidly soaked and washed by the rapid river water for several months. The main structure was not seriously damaged, and it was put into official use after a little repair.

The Twin Cities are now not only the water gateway of the Yongye Army, but also a transit supply station. Many goods from the mountains are directly transported here for shipment.

With the putting into use of the Twin Cities, with it as the center, dozens of miles around began to become lively, and various villages and factories sprung up.

It won't be long before this place will become the first large-scale industrial park of the Yongye Army. Although most of it is just primary processing, it is already quite impressive.

At that time, it will be a city in the true sense, driving the development of a region.

This booming development scene was the most beautiful scenery in Sophia's eyes. She couldn't get enough of it. She wondered about the pros and cons of this development model to see if she could borrow it in her own territory.

"Now that we have succeeded, why does Your Highness need to worry about this issue anymore?" Sean laughed and changed the topic, "If it is possible, can we go back to the conference room and continue the topic just now? The four-party meeting is coming soon, we need

There are many issues that have been finalized, and we must seize them as soon as possible."

"That's it." Sophilia took a deep breath. She didn't know if she had used some royal secret technique, but her spirit instantly became very full and her fighting spirit was high.

"It's really a difficult opponent." Sean sighed sincerely, and at the same time, he cheered up and prepared for a new round of fighting with him at the negotiation table.

The Princess Regent arrived in the Twin Cities with Sean.

The four-party meeting was mainly to reach a consensus on the rights of the Manyu Army leaders. The focus was on Philip and Angie Beina. The regent princess Sophia Liya was the mediator, while the Yongye Group Army was a familiar face to ensure that the Manyu Army

After the leaders are completely unified, their water trade routes in the Manyu military leader will not be affected.

Philippe, the first heir to the leadership of the Manyu Army, is a well-known racist and is very hostile to the Andis people.

When Angie Beina approached Patram immediately, apart from the fact that Patram's power was relatively weak and easy to control, it was because she couldn't talk to her brother at all.

Under pressure from the Princess Regent, Philip had to compromise, but with many conditions, it was foreseeable that the process would not go too smoothly.

It is not that the regent princess has not considered joining forces with Angie Beina and Sean, and at the same time eliminating Patram and Philip, supporting Angie Beina to take over.

Sean would like to see such a situation, but it is not in the interest of the Lancelot royal family.

Because Angie Beina's power is not pure, there is also a secret society of witches behind her.

The Princess Regent does not want the Holy Ether Church to continue to expand, nor does she want the influence of the Conclave of Witches to continue to grow.

At the same time, there is also a problem with Angie Beina's identity. If the regent princess forcibly supports her to take the position, it will cause a strong backlash from other grand ducal families.

This is an issue involving family inheritance. The regent princess can interfere in the struggle for inheritance of the Manyu Army today and interfere with their family tomorrow. They have to take precautions in advance.

The issue of inheritance rights, especially the inheritance rights of several major ducal families, is said to be a military leader, but in fact it is similar to that of a principality.

At first, the Manyu military leader was in a mess. It was not that the Lancelot royal family was slow to react, but that they had no way to intervene. They could not enter until they received an active invitation from Philip, the first heir in line.

It seems a bit convoluted, but this is barely recognized by other grand ducal families.

In the transaction between the Princess Regent and the Yongye Army, there are many things that cannot be stated openly. Naturally, it is necessary to reach a consensus, sign an agreement, and unify the caliber before the four-party meeting is held.

The reason why it was the Princess Regent who came to the Twin Cities and not Sean who went to the Princess Regent's fiefdom.

It was because the Four-Party Meeting was held on a warship on the river not far from the Twin Cities, so Sophia Liya simply dropped by.

Compared to the previous agreement at the wet market where they were competing with each other, the agreement that needs to be signed this time is more of a substantive agreement. The two sides will have to compare their dollars and cents, and they will argue with each other for more than half an hour for a little benefit.

Of course, these involve specific matters, and it is not the Princess Regent and Sean who take action personally, but professionals from both sides who make the final decision.

Only when sensitive and important cargoes such as merchant ships or black powder are involved, the two of them need to personally take action.

When we get to them, the progress is actually quite fast, because before the two parties meet, these have been estimated, whether it is your own or the other party's bottom line, you have a general idea in mind, and it is easier to make a decision.

The more difficult ones are usually caused by one party not thinking of it in advance. For this kind of issue, the party that did not expect it is usually more sensitive, because there is no way to give an accurate estimate at the moment, and no one knows whether there are greater interests hidden behind it.

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The only way is to get stuck to prevent losses from being too great.

Overall, the atmosphere was quite good. If there was really no way to reach an agreement, we put it aside for the time being and waited until the other party was ready to talk again.

To use a more fashionable saying, put aside disputes and develop together.

Three days passed by in a blink of an eye.

The downstream section of the river, ten kilometers away from the Twin Cities, became very lively. Not only were boats on the river passing by, but there were also a lot of people on the shore, with countless people setting up camp.

Obviously, Viscount Philip is also full of concerns about this four-party talks, not that he is worried that the Princess Regent's side will be disadvantageous to him.

If the Princess Regent wanted to deal with him, there would be no need to go to such trouble and simply cancel the Lancelot royal family's support for him, and he would have no choice but to go into exile.

Philip was mainly worried about his half-brother Patram. The Four-Party Talks involved too many forces and too many actions to be kept secret at all.

Patram, who is excluded, will inevitably do crazy things.

Facts have proved that this worry is correct. When Sean saw the first heir to the Manyu Army with great military achievements, the opponent's armor was not removed, and there were still blood stains on it that had not been cleaned up. It was obvious that he had not taken off his armor on the way here.

Not peaceful.

"General Sean, I've heard of you for a long time. You created a miracle, no, two miracles. Not only did you complete the unification project that countless Andis people failed to complete, but you also allowed the Jacob River to stop flowing for hundreds of years.

When you return, the people led by Manyu Army will remember your kindness."

When they first met, Viscount Philip enthusiastically held Sean's hand and did not hesitate to praise him.

Viscount Philip's performance really confused Sean for a few seconds. This was completely different from the information he collected, which showed him to be extremely racist and very hateful to foreigners.

Before this, Sean had made full preparations for the other party to make things difficult for him, and he had prepared several drafts to figure out how to respond in a non-humiliating and silent manner, which would not only show his own demeanor, but also show that the Yongye Army should not be insulted lightly.

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But I didn't expect the other party to react like this.

However, Sean is also a battle-hardened little fox, and a smile as sincere as possible appeared on his face: "Your Excellency, the Viscount, is overly complimentary. I am also very aware of your illustrious military exploits. I am really honored to be able to see you today."

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The moment the two hands held hands, Sean knew that a large part of the kindness shown by the other party was false.

The opponent's big hand is like an iron vice, slender and powerful, and is constantly contracting and exerting force.
To be continued...