The garden was quiet again. In silence, Gao Wen stared at the Silver Queen for a long time. He guessed the other party’s true intention at the moment - although he felt that he had guessed roughly, he always felt that he had ignored something.

The Silver Queen also observed Gao Wen in silence. The platinum-colored eyes were as deep as water. No one knew what she saw from Gao Wen at this moment, nor did anyone know what she wanted to see. After more than ten seconds of silence, she whispered: "Standing from the Silver Queen's perspective, I don't need to confirm whether you are Uncle Gao Wen-I am just dealing with the ruler of the newly rising human empire in the north of the mainland, so it's enough for me to know what kind of ally you are."

Gao Wen looked into the Silver Queen's eyes: "But what you just said can be illusions."

"Everything that every ruler does can be an illusion. At this point, it doesn't matter whether you are an 'outsider'," said the Silver Queen lightly. "The key is my judgment - if I make a mistake, the subsequent price is naturally what I should bear."

"...Don't worry, your judgment is very correct, I will be more reliable than you think," Gao Wen said, and then changed the subject, "but I still have some questions - you answered my question from the perspective of "Queen of Silver", but as Belsetia, how do you judge your feelings - I sit in front of you, but inside I am a person you don't know. To be fair, it may not be easy to accept if you are someone else."

Belsetia pursed her lips rarely, as if it was extremely difficult for her to answer this question. After a brief hesitation, she broke the silence: "So I'm curious, how much do you... are Gowen Cecil? In what way do you occupy... how do you view everything this body has?"

Gao Wen picked up the black tea that had completely cooled down. The liquid in the teacup was shining with a fine golden red luster in the sun. He looked at Belsetia and suddenly said, "Do you still like to secretly eat more sweets after dinner?"

A strange expression flashed across Belsetia's face in an instant, and then she said lightly: "I still have this habit - but it's not just eating it secretly. I turned this into a rule for palace dishes as the Silver Queen."

"Ah, then you finally realized your 'ambition' back then," Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed happily. "You pulled me to talk about your future idea of ​​ruling the empire. The most important one is that 'After you truly take power, you must legislate to stipulate that there must be desserts after dinner, just like in the human court'."

“…How much else do you know?”

"Almost everything Gowan Cecil knows," Gowan pointed to his head, "This is what I want to say - you said I 'occupated' this body, but this is probably not completely correct. Strictly speaking, it is his memory and personality that integrate into my consciousness. I have almost all of Gowan Cecil's memories, clearly as if I had experienced it. I know everything related to you, and even clearly remember all the emotional impressions at that time. Sometimes I even doubt how much I have been affected by these memories and emotions, whether I am a complete self, or a brand new individual that has been regenerated after integration."

He looked into Belsetia's eyes.

"Maybe in a sense, Gowan Cecil has really been resurrected-all his memories and personalities have returned to this world, but...these memories and personalities have now become part of a larger consciousness, and I am this larger consciousness."

"This sounds like a mathematical concept, collection and subset," Belsetia thought seriously, unable to see the real emotions in her expression, but she finally raised the corners of her mouth and looked at Gao Wen with a smile, "Are you saying this to comfort me or to win my further trust?"

"That's your judgment, I'll tell you honestly, but as you said, everything that every ruler does can be an illusion - even expanding a little bit, everyone," Gao Wen spreads his hands, "How to judge is your business."

Belsetia looked at Gao Wen's eyes carefully and suddenly seemed to change the topic: "You just said that you not only have all the memories of Gao Wen Cecil, but also the emotional impression at that time - so in your memory, how did 'you' feel about me back then?"

"Cute and lively," Gao Wen thought for a while and said frankly, "and there are still many imaginative ideas."

"Is that true?" Belsetia's smile even stronger. "If this is your answer, I'm afraid I'll have to reassess your candidness..."

Gao Wen sighed and began to turn his fingers: "Okay, the main idea at that time was why didn't this naughty child go back yet? When did this naughty child have enough fun? Where did the adults of this naughty child go? Why didn't she eat enough? Why didn't she go back to sleep? Why didn't she harass Selena or Augustus's family? Where did she go? Suddenly she is so quiet, I'm afraid she's not trying to die?!"

After saying that, he sighed again, looking at Belsetia, who seemed a little dull, spread her hands: "This is what you asked me to say. If Charlie or Roland can climb out, they will definitely be more ruthless than me."

"I thought about it, but I didn't expect it to..." Belsetia blinked and suddenly laughed - although she had been smiling most of the time, this time her smile seemed to be different from before. The smile spread between her delicate facial features, as if reflecting the clear afternoon sky. "It's really... I can't remember that I haven't heard such an evaluation for many years."

"What I was most worried about at that time was not that you suddenly make a fool of yourself, but that you suddenly remained quiet. Every time you were quiet, there was a grand plan that would make at least one hundred people mess up. I even doubted whether there was a problem with the judgment of the Elves when choosing an heir - but surprisingly, you performed well in formal occasions such as contracting ceremonies, and even said very well," Gao Wen recalled, "Maybe you had really shown the qualified talent of being the Silver Queen at that time? Anyway, I felt quite surprised to see how you look now."

"Being the Queen of Silver and the Supreme Priestess was very boring, especially for me back then," Belsetia's face showed a look of memories, and her fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the golden teacup. "I must behave properly in the royal court, so I will feel a little... too relaxed after I come into contact with the Trail Blazers camp. At that time, you gave me a very novel impression. I have never seen a 'leader' as peaceful and casual as you, and even an interesting one, and even Uncle Snow, who always has a stern face, would use ice sculpture tricks to 'create atmosphere'."

"It's normal. The pioneer leaders were not "orthodox nobles" who came from a prominent family with strict rules. The real "orthodox nobles" died during the explosion of the imperial capital," said Gao Wen. "As for Snow... he was not a serious and rigid person at first. He was just a facial paralysis."

At this time, Belsetia suddenly became quiet and looked at Gao Wen's eyes steadily. This gaze quickly made Gao Wen feel a little awkward: "What's wrong?"

"You are very natural when you speak in Uncle Gaowen's tone. Is it a habit you have developed? Or is it the kind of…'influence' you said before?"

"It's hard to say," Gao Wen said the truth, "This is indeed my habit, but I don't know how many of them are the effects that have been inherited from the memories and personality."

Belsetia was quiet for a few seconds again, as if she was thinking about something carefully, and then suddenly said, "I am no longer a child."

Gao Wen tried to understand the profound meaning of the other party's inexplicable words and said hesitantly: "So, you won't be fooled just because of what I just said. Is that what I mean?"

"No," Belsetia shook her head, her fingers left the teacup, and let the liquid in the cup ripples slightly, "I mean--the child will get angry because the gifts received are different from what he imagined, and will get angry because things are not as good as he wishes, and will be angry with himself in details and irreversible reality, but I am not."

She raised her head, looked at Gao Wen, and stretched out a hand: "You are not Uncle Gao Wen, but at least you are 'half Uncle Gao Wen'. In any case, welcome back to this world - you are still needed here."

Gao Wen was a little stunned. To be honest, he still felt that he could not keep up with the Silver Queen's thinking. The queen who had ruled the Elf Empire for seven centuries might be the most difficult mortal he had ever come into contact with since he woke up in this world - those gods that could not be compared with common theories obviously could not be compared - but he still reached out and gently held the other party's palm.

Then Belsetia sat back, and her eyes fell on the teacup in front of her and Gao Wen: "The tea is cold - do you want to change to a cup of hot tea? Only hot drinks are the best black tea from the Kingdom of Gaoling."

"Of course, thank you."

Belsetia raised her finger and gently outlined a rune in the air. After a moment, two high-level elves maids appeared quietly in the garden. They changed the hot tea for the guests and guests at the round table. Belsetia pointed to one of the elves and said, "Uncle Gaowen, do you still remember her?"

Gao Wen frowned. He looked at the elf and finally extracted some vague outlines from his memory: "...The little girl who made trouble with you all day long? I remember that she was named Elaine..."

"It's her, Elaine - Well, it seems that we did cause you a lot of trouble back then," Belsetia said helplessly. "Seven centuries have passed, and it seems that we need to rebuild our impressions. I want to say that Elaine was very happy when she knew you were resurrected, and she has always looked forward to meeting you."

"I'm glad to see you again," the high-level maid smiled, and a little ashamed, "Sorry, back then..."

"It's okay, I'm very happy to see you again," Gao Wen interrupted. "It's a good thing to be able to see some familiar faces. I just think it's interesting to recall what happened back then."

The high-level maid laughed again, and Gao Wen picked up the tea cup in front of him - he could finally settle down and taste the good tea from the Gaoling Kingdom.

As time goes by, the giant sun gradually approaches the ridge on the west side of the town, and a little light red gradually appears in the sunshine. As the edge of the clouds is illuminated by the sunset, it is time for Gao Wen to say goodbye and leave.

He talked with Belsetia about the past, and in the second half of the afternoon tea, they did not discuss the gods, the church, and the grand plans for the future of the mainland. Until Gowen got up and prepared to go to the exit of the garden, Belsetia suddenly said: "Uncle Gowen, how sure are you of how many countries are willing to join the 'theocratic Council' you conceived?"

Gao Wen stopped and turned slightly: "I'm not sure, I just had to do it."

"Then you can now add a point of confidence," said the Silver Queen behind him. "As I said just now, the Silver Empire will support you - including in 'this thing'."

"Aren't you worried that this will weaken the control of the Elf King's sect?" Although Gao Wen guessed the result after hearing the Druids's sect, he still couldn't help asking.

"My authority comes from the empire's politics, economy and army, not the decorative identity of the 'Supreme Priestess' - it has been three thousand years since the fall of White Star." said the Silver Queen.

The elves have always lacked a complete understanding of the threats they are fighting against, and now Gao Wen can bring a systematic solution, and she obviously does not intend to miss such an opportunity.

Of course Gao Wen could think of this, so he just nodded slightly: "Since that's the case, I'm relieved."

...

The sunset was already low, and the No. 112 Elf Stronghold was gradually shrouded in a layer of indifferent orange. Gao Wen came to the avenue outside the Oak Hall, and Amber's figure gradually emerged from the air beside him.

"Hey, hey, did you think she noticed me?" As soon as she jumped to the ground, Amber came over and muttered in a low voice, "I always feel that there were several times in between that she looked at me with her eyes..."

Gao Wen glanced at the nervous intelligence leader: "Do you still have no confidence in your own shadow abilities?"

"...Okay, then I don't think she noticed it," Amber thought for a while, shook her head and said, "I've tried it all. Apart from legends like you, there are only a few high-level extraordinary people with special abilities who can discover me when I have entered the critical state of shadows - the Silver Queen's strength is definitely not as strong as the legend, she is at most high-level."

"I feel like I feel that high-level is nothing when I hear you," Gao Wen couldn't help but say, "As a leader with limited energy, it's already terrifying to have high-level strength? Do you think every king and emperor in this world is a legend?"

"... That's true," Amber thought for a while and had to nod. Then she seemed to suddenly remember something, her eyes shining, "Ah, yes! Your legend should be unique among a bunch of national leaders. You don't even have to arrange five hundred white knights outside the window when you have a meeting. You can lift them all by holding an eggplant in your arms..."
Chapter completed!