The open wilderness plain extends in sight. On the endless fields, there are already layers of green in early spring vegetation that is not afraid of the cold wind. The wheels of the magic car crush the hardened roads, and the lamp posts and signs on the road are constantly retreating outside the windows. Further away, the towering walls of the Johor Fort have come into view.

Matilda, wearing a long palace dress and black hair draped down her shoulders, looked at the wilderness outside the car window, with a calm face and deep eyes, as if thinking.

She and the envoys she led have completed their visit to Cecil. They are now taking a magic car sent by Changfeng Fortress to the Contracting Fortress, and the responders sent by the Winter Wolf Castle are waiting there at this moment - the towering castle built to sign the Ansu-Tifeng Peace Agreement still plays a role today. As a landmark building on the border of the two empires, it is still a symbol of "peace" today. However, the king who signed the peace agreement in the past has passed away, and a dynasty has come to an end in the war. Now the castle built with only stones is still standing on the frontier, with a new imperial flag hanging, demonstrating the peace of the new era.

How many things are worth sighing about in this? How many historians and philosophers will leave their writing for this?

Matilda retracted her gaze and looked at the majestic officer sitting opposite her - the commander of the Changfeng Fortress, General Maryland personally escorted the mission, which was a symbol of the sincerity of the Cecil Empire.

"His Highness Matilda, we are coming," General Maryland noticed the gaze opposite and nodded slightly, "I hope this trip to Cecil will leave you a good impression."

“It was an impressive and pleasant trip,” Matilda smiled, “General Maryland, thank you for your escort along the way.”

The convoy drove smoothly onto the ramp in front of the Johor Fort, and the flags of Tiphon and Cecil fluttered high above the gray walls and towers. Matilda's eyes swept across the empty field on the side of the ramp, and on the clearing where soldiers stood guard, she saw several black magic vehicles painted with shields and crown emblems.

It was a magic car sent by Winter Wolf Castle, and it was made by Tifeng himself.

Andesa Wendell, with gray hair shawls, led her knights to stand in the chilly wind of early spring, watching the Cecilians' convoy arrive at the square of Winter Wolf Castle. Those who got off from the car were His Royal Highness the Princess, who successfully completed the visit mission, and the scholars and nobles of the Empire.

and General Maryland Onal, commander of the Long Wind Fortress.

Soon, the staff of both sides handed over according to the agreed process. After signing and exchanging necessary documents, Maryland had time to carefully look at the young "General Wolf" standing in front of him. On this long border line, he had already had the conversation with the young lady more than once, but the opportunity for both sides to be so calm and close-up face-to-face was not easy to appear. He looked at Andesha, who could almost be his daughter in front of him and smiled slightly: "General Andesha, my mission has been completed - your country's mission has arrived at the border safely."

Andesa's light gray eyes also stayed on Maryland for a long time, then she nodded: "Thank you for your escort."

The two reached out their hands at the same time, holding their hands together, and separated after a just one second pausing.

The Cecils left.

Andesa stood on the high ground where the Winter Wolf Castle was located, her eyes chasing the magic vehicles painted with dark blue emblems for a long time. Matilda stood beside her and asked after a long time, "What are you thinking?"

"...It's nothing, I just think that Maryland General..." Andesha shook her head halfway, turned to look at Matilda, "Is everything going well?"

"I've got a good harvest," Matilda said with a faint smile, as if she was inadvertently, "General Bud has been missing for almost twenty years... The Maryland General is very similar to him from temperament to age. Speaking of which, if it weren't for the disappearance that year, the one who guarded this border at this moment should have been his father, not the young you."

Andesa frowned and looked at her friend with a stern face: "His Highness Matilda, this topic is not interesting."

"I apologize," Matilda said immediately, then seemed to change the subject casually, "Let's go back to Winter Wolf Castle first-I haven't set foot on the land of Tifeng for many days."

Andesa nodded—she knew that the next thing we should do was to communicate about Cecil's trip.

After all, half of this "contracting castle" located on the border between the two countries is under the noses of the Cecilians.

On the way back to Winter Wolf Castle, Matilda and Andessa were in the same car.

"Tell me what you saw in Cecil?" After leaving the Chamberg and there were no outsiders around, Andessa obviously relaxed a little. She looked at her friend sitting opposite her curiously and asked with a faint smile on her face.

Matilda also smiled: "I need to go back and say slowly when I see and hear. Before that, I have something to let you see."

As she said, she took out a cube that was only the size of a palm, which seemed to be assembled from many identical small metal blocks and presented it to Andessa.

Andesa opened her eyes wide in curiosity. She had already felt a faint wave of magic power from the weird cube, but she could not see what magic props were: "What is this... what?"

"The gift from His Majesty Gowan Cecil, a magical 'Cecil'," Matilda said, fingering gently fiddling with the metal blocks with runes. "Anterssa, if I remember correctly, you don't have the talent to cast spells, right?"

"That's it," Andesha nodded, "so I chose to be a rider...well?"

She didn't say the second half of the sentence because she was surprised to see a sudden light on the surface of the strange metal square. After the runes lit up one after another, the metal creature, which was originally ordinary and had only a faint magic fluctuation, opened a faint cyclone - this was the effect of the breeze shield!

"There is a small magic net device inside it, and the runes on its surface can be combined according to the rules to form various basic magic effects..."

Matilda looked into Andesha's eyes and said slowly, while General Wolf sitting opposite her soon showed a thoughtful look after his initial shock and curiosity. Her light gray eyes became deep and deep, and she had not spoken for a long time.

Matilda gently turned the block, cut off the magic effect of the Breeze Shield, and said in a sigh: "It seems that you also realize the meaning of this thing."

"Let the runes be combined into magic circles, and the magic effect is stable, and these runes are engraved on more than twenty squares, while ensuring that the interference of all runes will not exceed the limit of these squares' endurance..." Andesha's tone was deep, even with a hint of solemnity, "Although I do not have the talent for casting, I have learned the basic magic principles, Matilda, how many types of this cube are there..."

"The combination types that these small squares can present are a number that you and I will be amazed by," Matilda whispered. "Anyone who works well will soon realize that it is impossible to rely on 'luck' to sort these runes in detail - to make them combine specific spell effects, strict mathematical rules must be followed."

"Mathematical Law..." Andesha subconsciously closed her eyes, "So... have you cracked this law?"

"Not yet, but I have figured out part of it," Matilda sighed softly, "Antersa, the laws of mathematics are only part of it. There are too many things behind this cube. From a certain perspective, this 'rune cube' even symbolizes part of the essence of magic technology, and just this part of the essence has already stumped almost everyone in the mission..."

Andesa looked at the cube in Matilda's hand and broke the silence for a moment: "The Cecils made this cube for..."

"Toy."

Matilda answered without waiting for Andesa to finish her speech. She smiled after the latter's expression was stiff: "Antersa, this cube is very cheap and its structure is much simpler than you think. Its value lies in the 'knowledge' behind it, and these cubes themselves... In Cecil, it is used for children to play with, to inspire their interest in runes and their ability to think about runes, and is an enlightenment toy."

"This is just a toy..." Andesa said in a low voice as she frowned and couldn't accept it, "This thing is just..."

Matilda's tone was much more muted than Andesha: "Gowen Cecil gave it to me as a gift, which may be a disguised display and deterrence, but on the other hand, it is also a truly valuable and precious 'gift'."

She once thought that Gao Wen would show her the powerful magic army, or let her visit the mobile mechanical fortress that was enough to intimidate high-level extraordinary people, but the other party gave her a small "runei Rubik's Cube", and this ordinary cube quickly showed its "power". Matilda had been fiddling with this Rubik's Cube for several days. Every day, the touch and shock brought to her by this Rubik's Cube was increasing, but today, she could watch it calmly and even gain something from this "deterrence".

"It is what every normal ruler will do, but Gauven Cecil is not simply a ruler," Matilda said while fiddling with the Rubik's Cube in his hand. "He is also showing valuable knowledge in this way. Andesha, you should be able to see that this Rubik's Cube is easy to imitate. If it is placed in the hands of scholars who are proficient in mathematics, it is not difficult to crack its mathematical laws - although I have not fully summarized the laws hidden in these squares, I can feel from it that the Cecils have mastered the 'truth' of a certain rune field. The greatest significance of this cube is to tell us this."

"Will you hand over this 'Cecil square' to the Imperial Arts Association when you go back?" Andesha's mood had calmed down. She looked at Matilda curiously, "People over there should be better at dealing with this 'new thing' beyond the traditional field of magic."

"Of course, Ms. Windsor Mapel and Master Daniel will definitely be interested in it," said Matilda without hesitation. "In addition to research, I am also planning to copy it in large quantities, produce it in factories, and let it flow to the people..."

"Like Cecil is doing?" Andesha said thoughtfully, "to treat it as... some kind of enlightening toy?"

"At least, these squares are entertainment that the citizens can enjoy more than hunting and cocktail parties. One thing the development of magic technology has taught me is that the 'classical knowledge era' has passed. In this era, if a kind of knowledge cannot establish connection with the overall society, its development speed will definitely be greatly affected, and it may even stagnate at any time..."

"You always think longer than I think about it," Andersha said with a smile, "but no matter what, I think you make sense and I support your decision."

Matilda nodded, but did not speak anymore. She just focused on the rune cube that was constantly turning in her hand, allowing the scenery outside the car to quickly retreat, and fell into long-term thoughts.

...

Cecil Empire, North.

When the glorious sun rose to the top of the mountain, the hazy and light wood grain disk was embedded like a crown on the top of the mountains in the northern border, visitors from the Duchy of Holy Dragon finally arrived at the northern border.

At the northeastern level of Winter Fortress, the heavy and solid magic gate of the "Wind Shield Fortress" slowly opened with a squeaking sound, and the energy barrier covering the entire fortress blew up slight ripples. The mysterious dragon descendants formally sent missions for the first time in thousands of years to enter the kingdom of mankind.

Byron and the Duchess of Victoria led a team of officials to greet them, watching the dragon descendants stepping into the fort behind the gates.

They inevitably have a hint of curiosity about each other.

Sir Golos rode on the tall earth dragon beast, with a majestic and calm expression, and behind him were the dragon descendants who also maintained solemn order. Ms. Asharena, the dragon seal witch who was the "advisor of human affairs" on this trip, walked side by side with him.

Suddenly, he felt that the Dragon Seal Witch next to him was a little strange.
Chapter completed!