As Otto Lossy left the office, the nightingale's voice came from his side, "He wasn't telling the truth, especially from his experience in Frontiertown. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"It's not surprising that he must have arrived in the royal capital first and negotiated with Tifeko before moving to the west," Roland smiled, "If he went straight to me in the first place, it would be called a ghost." Betting on both ends is a diplomat's favorite thing to do, and if it were me, I wouldn't easily put my eggs in one basket. ”

"What do you mean...... They won't necessarily be on our side?"

"At least not at once," he said, taking a pot of hot water and filling his teacup again, "how much do you think the Lord of Dawn will believe when he receives this news?"

Nightingale was stuck for a long time, "I ...... I don't know. ”

"I don't know," Roland was pinched on the shoulder as soon as he finished speaking, "...... One thing is clear, though, that these messages sound terrible, but they all happened years later - and we can't even give an exact date. And the threat of the Church is imminent, and there may be action after the beginning of spring, so the Lord of Dawn will not turn against us because of this information, and he will continue to watch from the sidelines until Tifeco and I are decided. If he had the means to spare, he might also give benefits on both sides in order to reap future rewards. ”

This is also a common tactic of politicians, who are reluctant to take too many risks and prefer to reap the benefits smoothly, especially in a highly rewarding investment such as war. If there is no threat from the devil, Roland does not refuse to have in-depth contact with them, bury traps and wait for the other party to jump in, and then collect more debts with interest. But now he is no longer in the mood to play this kind of diplomatic game with the other side, and in the coming year, the border town must take the initiative to stabilize the situation quickly, a storm is about to sweep in, and the fish still fighting for food in the pond have only a dead end.

"That'...... Will you tell me the news?" said Nightingale, puzzled.

"At least the Dawn Kingdom is not our real enemy, and I don't know how much the nobles can believe the devil's news, but they will definitely spare no effort to promote the ambitions of the church, which is also tantamount to weakening the ruling foundation of the church," Roland explained, "Once the support of the people is lost, it will not be so easy for the church to quickly use the resources of the kingdom." ”

Although he told the other party all the information he had, in fact, he only revealed to Otto the existence of the devil, and did not tell the news of the witch empire and the first two wars of divine will.

The former is even more unbelievable than the existence of the devil, and may even be counterproductive - because most of the people are hostile to witches, and if they are not guided, they may turn into a "witch's conspiracy".

The latter, on the other hand, is prone to undermining humanity's confidence in fighting the devil, and if the first two times are defeats, what are the chances of winning the third time?

In short, the seeds of joining hands to fight the enemy have been planted, and whether or not they can reap the fruits depends on the next reaction of the Dawn Kingdom.

......

Three days later, Roland met Otto Lossy again.

The answer to the meeting could be guessed from his lost eyes.

"I prefer to conclude an alliance with you, but the most important thing now is to get the news back to Dawn as soon as possible rather than to negotiate the details of the covenant," he saluted his chest, "so I hereby bid you my farewell." ”

"I hope to hear good news from you later," Roland nodded.

"Also...... Your Highness," Otto hesitated for a moment, "I have one more reluctant request. ”

"What?"

"Please take care of Andrea Quinn for me. ”

Andrea is a Sleepy Island witch, and you should go to Tilly Wimbledon more than to ask me, Roland sighed and agreed.

Standing at the top of the castle, Andrea looked south against the howling cold wind—the direction in which the Chishui River flowed.

"No, aren't you going to the docks?" Savi shivered as she hid behind the invisible barrier, "I heard that he was about to leave by boat, and as a playmate from childhood to adulthood, it should be sent off." ”

"It's the same here," she sighed.

"Listen, listen to Ash, he misses you. ”

"Only one out of ten of her words can be trusted," Andrea said angrily, "and she still praises that fellow in front of Master Tilly for being consistent, and it's like a dog can't spit out ivory." ”

"Uh, yes, is that so?" said Savi, her teeth chattering.

"That's right," she snorted, then looked at the huddled latter, "if you feel cold, go down first, and come up to pick me up later." ”

"No, it's okay, I'll just wait for you here. Sawei shook her head, "On the contrary, anyway, if you are infected with the wind cold, Miss Lily will treat you, and you can take two or two days off and play a few more cards." ”

As if it made sense, Andrea gave her a thumbs up, and then looked around the Chishui River—in the fluttering snowflakes she could faintly see the rising sails, a little red swaying slightly at the top of the mast.

That's the signal.

That's fine, she thought, time will dilute everything, and forgetting is a better outcome for everyone.

Andrea wasn't completely unaware of Otto's intentions, but she still chose to avoid them - either he or Oro Tokart, with their position in the family, could have married a more suitable woman rather than wasting their time on a witch. As one of the three most prominent nobles in Glowlight City, such a relationship must have come to nothing, and she was not willing to return to the place that abandoned her.

Not seeing is the best option.

Goodbye, my friend, Andrea thought to herself.

The looming sail quickly disappeared from view.

After the envoy's affairs came to an end, Roland immediately threw himself into the construction of the border town.

Now the town's water supply, heating, power supply project has been officially launched, and the three pipelines are all buried through underground passages to each community. Since the residential building was designed with openings in mind, the entrance was simple, and the key was the location of the boiler and water tower.

In order to save materials as much as possible and reduce transportation losses, Roland abandoned the plan of drawing water from the Chishui River and switched to underground water - the groundwater resources in the border towns are very rich, and the depth of the water layer is shallow, so it is very easy to drill wells. In this era, there was no need to think about water pollution, and with Sylvie's perspective observations, Roland quickly identified four water intakes located within the town. With these four wells as the center, the clean water pumped out can not only meet the daily needs such as cleaning and drinking, but also be used for heating boilers. (To be continued.) )