Eight hundred and twentieth chapters farewell and gifts
As winter approaches, the mission of the Tifeng people also leaves Cecil.
In the autumn palace, a farewell banquet has been set up. The band played soft and cheerful music in the corner of the banquet hall. Under the magic crystal stone lamp, the shiny metal tableware and shaking wine were filled with intoxicating luster. A light and peaceful atmosphere filled the hall, making everyone attending the banquet unable to help but feel happy.
Matilda Augustus, wearing a court dress, stood at the end of the hall. Rebecca, who was also wearing formal palace costumes, ran to the exotic princess with a plate of cake, and greeted the other party cheerfully: "Matilda! Are you going back today?"
In the past many days, Rebecca and Matilda have not met many times, but Rebecca is a cheerful person and can easily establish good relationships with others - or unilaterally. In a limited number of exchanges, she was surprised to find that Princess Tifeng is indeed quite familiar with the fields of mathematics and magic, and unlike others who initially speculated that they were only promoted to maintain their intelligent personality, so they soon had a good common topic.
And the common topic successfully brought their relationship closer - at least Rebecca thought so.
"I will write to you," Matilda smiled, looking at the "Cecil Pearl" in front of her, who was completely different from many noble women she knew. They had equal status, but lived in completely different environments and developed completely different personalities. Rebecca's vigorous vitality and casual words and deeds made Matilda very uncomfortable at first, but after several contacts, she also felt that the lively girl was not annoying. "Although the journey between Aldernan and Cecil City is far, we now have trains and direct diplomatic channels, and we can continue to discuss issues in the letter."
She smiled at Rebecca, who returned with a simpler and brighter smile.
Matilda actually felt a little regretful. When she first came into contact with Rebecca, she knew that this young and overly young girl was actually one of the important founders of modern magic technology. She discovered Rebecca's simplicity and frankness in character, so she once wanted to learn some real and useful secrets about cutting-edge magic technology from the latter. However, after several contacts, she communicated with the other party only to pure mathematical problems or conventional magic and mechanical technology.
This straight-looking girl is not as unsuspecting as she looks on the surface. She is just smart enough.
In Rebecca's bright smile, the regrets in Matilda's heart quickly melted away.
"You must tell me about Aldernan when writing," Rebecca smiled. "I haven't been that far away yet!"
"Of course, and I'll be very welcome to Aldernan if you have the chance," said Matilda. "It's a friendly city, and there are very beautiful views of the fog in the Obsidian Palace."
Rebecca showed a look of yearning, then suddenly looked behind Matilda, with a very happy look on her face: "Ah! Lord Ancestor is here!"
Matilda immediately turned around and saw tall and burly Govin Cecil, wearing a royal dress, walking towards this side with a smile.
The Princess Tifeng immediately took the initiative to take a step forward and saluted impeccably: "Salute to you, the great Majesty Cecil."
Gao Wen smiled and accepted the other party's tribute, then looked at Rebecca who was standing next to him, and casually said, "Rebecca, didn't cause trouble for people today, right?"
"No!" Rebecca immediately waved his hand and said, "I'm just chatting with Matilda!"
"Rebecca is a great friend, especially her knowledge of mathematics, machinery and runes, which I admire," Matilda said with decent etiquette and naturally changed the topic. "In addition, thank you very much for your hospitality these days - I have personally experienced the enthusiasm and friendship of the Cecils and witnessed the prosperity of the city."
"I hope this experience will leave you with a good impression. This will be a good start for the two countries to enter a new era," Gao Wen nodded slightly, then waved to the servant next to him. "Matilda, before saying goodbye, I prepared a gift for you and Rosetta Augustus the Great - this is my personal wish, I hope you like it."
The farewell gift of the upper nobles was a ritual and historical tradition, and the contents of the gift were usually swords, armor or precious magic props. However, Matilda instinctively believed that this gift from the legendary pioneer might have something special, so she couldn't help but look at the two attendants who walked up to them, holding exquisite boxes in their hands. Judging from the size and shape of the box, it was obvious that there could be something like swords or armor.
Soon, she saw what Gowan Cecil's gift was: a book, and a weird metal block.
Both things were curious, and Matilda's eyes first fell on the metal square - compared to books, this metal square was more difficult for her to see. It seemed to be composed of a series of neat small squares, and at the same time, different runes were carved on the surface of each small square, which looked like some kind of magic prop, but could not see the specific use.
"It's called the Rune Cube," Gao Wen explained. "It was something I made in my spare time, and then my chief rune master, Jenny, made some modifications to it. You can think of it as a toy or a tool to train thinking. I know you're interested in mathematics and runes, so this thing is for you."
At Gao Wen's instructions, Matilda curiously picked up the metal square called "Rude's Cube" from the box, and was surprised to find that it was much lighter than expected. Then she fiddled with it for a while and found that the small squares that made it were all movable - she twisted one side of the Rubik's Cube and immediately felt a sank in her hand.
Although she was not a mage, Matilda, who knew a lot of knowledge about magic, immediately realized the reason: the "lightness" of the Rubik's Cube was completely because of some weight-reducing rune that was working, and as she turned the square, the corresponding rune was cut off.
There should be a small magic net unit hidden inside this block to provide energy, and the series of small blocks that make it allow runes to combine into various changes, and the wonderful magic power flows quietly in the rotation of this lifeless steel.
Matilda blinked and looked at the Rubik's Cube in her hand steadily.
It seems to be watching some microcosm of magic technology.
This is just a toy...but it seems to be more than a toy.
At first, Matilda, who felt a little weird in her heart because her gift was just a "toy", couldn't help but fall into thinking, and while thinking, her eyes fell on another gift.
It was a book with a blue hard cover that didn't look very thick, with handwritten hot stamping text on the cover:
"Social and Machinery" - Gift to Rosetta Augustus.
"This is a book recently compiled by scholars in our country. It also contains some of my own thoughts about social development and the future," Gao Wen smiled faintly. "If your father has time to take a look, it may help him understand the way we Cecilians think."
Matilda's eyes slowly swept across these two things.
These are really two special gifts, each with deep meaning worth pondering.
She laughed and ordered the attendant to take the two gifts and keep them properly, then looked at Gao Wen: "I will bring your kindness back to Aldernan - of course, the documents and memorandums we signed were brought back together."
"The new situation of prosperity and peace will begin," Gao Wen smiled, took a glass of red wine from the side, and raised it slightly, "It is worth our glasses for it."
Matilda also picked up the wine glasses, and two crystal clear wine glasses made a crisp sound in the air: "For a new situation of prosperity and peace."
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After a banquet, the guests and the host and the guests enjoyed the whole life.
On the train platform leading to the eastern region, the train carrying the Tifeng mission glided gently, accelerated, and gradually headed towards the distant horizon.
Their departure and the agreement between the two parties will occupy a large area of tomorrow's newspapers, and in the next period of time it will become a topic of conversation for the citizens of Cecil after dinner, and then quickly fade out of people's sight. Ordinary people will continue their busy and fulfilling lives. Except for the keen businessmen and officials with responsibilities, no one will continue to pay attention to this matter.
The long-term impact it causes and the potential changes to the situation in this continent will slowly ferment in a state that most people cannot detect, and will be immersed in everyone's life bit by bit.
Rebecca stood on the terrace of Aki Palace, fiddling with a small gold pendant - this was a gift from Matilda to her - she looked up, looked at the direction of the edge of the city, and said with a little emotion: "Let's go."
Gao Wen, who was standing next to him, turned his head when he heard the sound: "Do you like that Matilda very much?"
"Under normal circumstances, you may be a good friend," Rebecca thought for a while, then shook her head, "It's a pity that he is a Tifeng person."
Gao Wen asked again with a little curiosity: "What if she doesn't consider her identity?"
"It's still possible to talk about it. She really likes it very much and is good at math and physics and machinery. At least she can see that she has studied it carefully, but she is obviously thinking about more other things, knowledge in the field of magic... She claims that it is her hobby, but in fact, hobbies may only account for a small part," Rebecca frowned as she said, "She lives much more tired than me."
Gao Wen looked at the girl with some surprise: "Can you even feel such a profound thing?"
Rebecca immediately waved his hand: "Hey, you don't understand the way girls communicate with their ancestors."
Gao Wen was not angry, but just looked at Rebecca with some pamperingness and shook his head: "That Princess Tifeng is indeed much tired than you. I can feel the tense atmosphere around her at all times - she is still a little younger and not good at hiding it."
Rebecca listened to Gao Wen's words, but thought carefully and muttered hesitantly: "Hey, lord of ancestors, should I learn a little too? I am more or less a princess, what if you lie back one day..."
Halfway through the words, the girl suddenly felt excited and didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence. She just shrank her neck and looked up carefully at Gao Wen's face. The girl's progress is that she can now realize that something can't be said before being beaten, and the regret is that the half sentence she said is still enough for the listener to complete the content behind, so Gao Wen's face suddenly became strange.
He looked at Rebecca with complicated eyes, and suddenly sighed in his heart - perhaps one day, his rule will reach the end, and Rebecca... is afraid that he will get up again if he is angry.
Think about it carefully, he thinks he should work hard to survive, and when he strives for rule to reach the end, he will be named king of this stupid roe deer...
Rebecca didn't know what thoughts were about Gao Wen's mind (even if he knew, he probably didn't have any thoughts). She was just a little confused and then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, ancestors, Tifeng's mission has left, then the next mission should be the mission of the Holy Dragon Principality, right?"
Gao Wen was a little surprised that Rebecca would remember this matter seriously, and then nodded: "Byron has set out to the north. In addition to building the North Port, his other task is to welcome the mission of the Holy Dragon Principality. In fact, according to the original plan, the messengers of the Holy Dragon Principality would arrive in the southern border before the end of the cold moon, but the mediation of letters between the two sides delayed a while. Now it seems that at least the month of recovery will be reached when they arrive in the southern border. But this is also good, we can stagger the Tengfeng people, and our arrangements will be easier."
"It's so good..." Rebecca narrowed her eyes and laughed with some expectations, "They are Maggie's tribe members... I don't know if they can make friends."
friend……
Gao Wen had a deep gaze and was thinking about this word quietly.
Chapter completed!