"Grandmaester, I have misunderstood. I have no intention of questioning you. It's just that many of the things you recorded above are all things we have never heard of. It is inevitable that we will doubt whether the leader of the Yongye Army has just been established for more than ten years."
A new military leader? Or have they always been isolated from the Byron Alliance? How did they develop such a series of things in such a short period of time?" the Grand Master of the Gal Council asked.
"Yes, that's exactly what I want to ask. For things like papermaking and printing, they can still get lucky and come up with it by accident. This series of wisdom and experience takes countless years to summarize.
, How did they come here? The great library I manage is said to be the most comprehensive in the world." Grand Maester Aubrey nodded in agreement.
When I said the last sentence, there was a hint of pride in it.
Half a year ago, Grand Maester Antoine's attitude would have been exactly the same as theirs.
But now, he felt a strong sense of ridicule from it, which was typical arrogant behavior.
It seems that as long as the knowledge is not stored in the great library at the top of the sky, it is not real.
Who gave them this confidence?
If there were no Eternal Night Army to lead this group, how long would they have to be immersed in this mysterious self-confidence?
Chancellor Abner is right about one thing. The Warlock Alliance has been closed to itself on the Flowery Plateau for too long.
If this continues, they will lose touch with the entire world sooner or later.
It's time to go out and see this new world.
Archmaester Antoine of the Council originally had some doubts about convening the highest meeting of the Warlock Alliance in the Eternal Night Army.
I have seen the reactions of several other parliamentary maesters, and they are completely different.
If they don't want to be abandoned by the leader of the Yongye Army, they must go out.
After adjusting his mentality, Antoine Parliamentary University said: "Convening the highest meeting of the alliance in the Evernight Army is not only the opinion of the chief speaker, I also agree with this. We have been isolated from the world for too long, and it is necessary
I went out to take a look, because there are too many things beyond imagination in the Yongye Army. Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you believe that everything is true and make the most correct decision. What are the opinions of the bachelors?"
"The attitudes of the President and Grand Bachelor Antoine have changed so much after experiencing the Yongye Army. They must have seen a lot of things that touched their hearts. It also shows that the Yongye Army does have its own extraordinary power.
It's worth a trip in person." Grand Bachelor of the Barrow Council said thoughtfully.
"Have the President and the Grand Master considered what it means for us to do this?" the Grand Master of the Council of Gusta asked rhetorically. Like the Grand Master of the Council of Antoine, he is also mainly responsible for the external affairs of the alliance, and it is more realistic to consider the problem.
Some.
"Thinked about it!" Antoine nodded and said, "This means that the alliance will be tied to the leader of the Yongye Army to a certain extent. It is easy for both to prosper and lose, but this choice is based on the leader of the Yongye Army.
In terms of the development prospects it has, it can also be considered that the closer we are tied to them, the faster the alliance will develop."
"Does the Grand Master think so highly of the Yongye Army Leader?" the Grand Master of Gusta Council looked at him sideways.
"It's not that I'm optimistic, but it's the reality." Grand Maester Antoine felt that his mouth was a little dry. The difficulty of convincing several old friends was much higher than he thought.
This not only involves the incredible development speed and development model of the Yongye Army, but also involves the problem of changing the old thinking model.
After witnessing everything led by the Yongye Army, it was still very difficult for me to make the switch, let alone these parliamentary bachelors, who now only rely on their own dictation and records.
Their first reaction was the authenticity of everything they recorded.
Asking himself, if all this had not been his own personal experience, and others had described the situation of the Yong Ye Army Leader to him, he would have felt that what the other person said was a fantasy.
They were skeptical about everything the Yong Ye Army Leader did, and naturally they were unwilling to mobilize troops to go to the Yong Ye Army Leader.
But until the leader of the Yongye Army takes a look, how can he believe that everything is true?
This is an out-and-out deadlock cycle.
In desperation, Archmaester Antoine had no choice but to postpone the issue. He handed the wooden box that Sean had given to him before returning and handed it to Archbishop Aubrey, saying: "This is the technology of papermaking and printing."
The process book, which records the craftsmanship of these two new technologies in detail, was donated to the Great Library free of charge by the young lord led by the Yongye Army."
"Oh?" Grand Maester Aubrey took it with great interest and wanted to open it on the spot.
Grand Bachelor Antoine hurriedly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, the other party made a request when making the donation."
Aubrey sneered and said: "I know that there is no such thing as free in this world. What kind of request did the other party make? Tell me."
"I think the request made by the other party is within a reasonable range." Antoine replied, "The other party asked us to give them ten years and not to read it within ten years. After ten years, whether they use it themselves or publish it,
In the world, they have no objection."
"Then the Grand Maester has not seen it?" Grand Maester Aubrey asked rhetorically.
"That's right." Grand Councilor Antoine kept his word and did not touch the wooden box at all along the way.
"How do you know that the maester has not seen it with his own eyes? It contains process books for printing and papermaking? What if we open it ten years later and find that it is empty or a pile of white paper?" Aubrey's
The rhetorical question left Antoine speechless for a moment.
Sean's calm and confident image flashed in the mind of Grand Maester Antoine. He finally shook his head and said: "Impossible. There is no need for the other party to do this, and there is no need to do this at all. Papermaking and printing are useless to them."
Say, it’s nothing at all.”
Grand Maester Aubrey's sneer became even stronger and he said: "This kind of people are playing tricks on honest people like Grand Maester. If the other party proposes such a ten-year agreement, there must be some calculation in it. If you don't believe it, let's take a gamble."
"How to bet?" The person who answered this time was not Antoine, but the Grand Bachelor of the Council of Gusta.
"I bet that there is nothing papermaking or printing in it. If I lose, I will agree to go to the Evernight Army to convene the Supreme Council of the Alliance. If I win, this matter will not be mentioned." Aubrey Parliamentary University
The scholar replied.
"This matter involves the future of the entire alliance, how can it be such a child's play?" The Grand Master of the Gal Council shook his head repeatedly, "It is okay to bet, but this matter cannot be linked to the convening of the Supreme Council there."
"This is a bit of a gamble. We should consider the matter of the Supreme Council in the long term." The Grand Bachelor of the Barrow Council also followed.
"Think about the long term? How to think about the long term? Our General Speaker is still in his territory and has not returned. Isn't he making it clear for us to express our position? What is the difference between it and having already made a decision? I think I will make the decision of the Supreme Council this time.
Putting the power in a bet is enough respect, so let's see how sincere the young lord who is favored by both the President and Grand Maester Antoine is." Grand Maester Aubrey said in the words of Grand Maester Aubrey.
There was a hint of dissatisfaction.
This dissatisfaction is directed at General Speaker Abner.
The Warlock Alliance has always respected collective efforts, and the seven-person council decides on affairs together.
Although the President-General has certain priority in making decisions, it is relatively limited.
President Abner himself is not someone who likes to hold power.
But this time, he acted decisively without any doubt.
It is said that they are allowed to choose freely, but if you think about it carefully, do they really have the right to choose?
Could it be that they just left their President-General outside like this?
This will only make others laugh at you.
However, a trip to the leader of the Evernight Army made President Abner and Grand Maester Antoine feel like they had been brainwashed by life, and all they brought back were praises from the other party.
These words of praise are really too outrageous. Not only are they unimaginable, but they also have a sense of absurdity that makes them unable to believe it even if they want to believe it.
But they couldn't completely reject it because they had never witnessed it with their own eyes.
After much deliberation, I can only use my own spear to attack my own shield.
Since you say that the young lord of the Eternal Night Army is a perfect person, use the sincerity he gave to the Warlock Alliance as a verification.
If even this is a lie, how can such a person believe it?
The few parliamentary bachelors have at least twenty years of fortification experience, and it can be said that they know each other very well.
Although Archmaester Aubrey did not say it explicitly, everyone present heard the implication.
The Grand Scholar of Gusta Council laughed loudly and said: "If we continue to argue like this, not only will we not be able to solve anything, but we will also hurt our own harmony. We will lose more than we gain for the sake of an outsider. Let's use this method to verify the Yong Ye
The character of the military lord is not bad. Even if only half of what Grand Maester Antoine said is true, papermaking and printing, which are extremely precious in our eyes, are not that great in the hands of that young lord.
thing.
If in this case, the other party is still stingy with a new technology, we need to weigh it carefully.
Either the other party does not value our alliance as much as Grand Maester Antoine said, nor does he sincerely want to cooperate.
Either the other party told a huge lie and deceived the President and Grand Maester Antoine.
No matter what the reason is, we must be very careful whether we choose to cooperate with them in the future.
If the other party can really send papermaking and printing technology for free, it would be worthwhile for us to go to the Yongye Army Commandery as a group. After all, we are only going to their military commanders to hold the highest meeting, and we are not deciding to fight with them.
They cooperated fully.
Even if we hold a supreme meeting among their military leaders and don't agree to cooperate with them, can they still put it on our necks and kidnap us? I'm afraid they don't have the courage yet, right?
Aren't you all curious about the scene of studying together in that college town with tens of thousands of students who are comparable to scholars? I'll take this bet."
"Okay, let us be willful for once today. I will also join in this bet." Grand Maester Garr laughed loudly. What really hit him was the last sentence of Grand Maester Aubrey. If it was this
There really is such a college town in the world. Whether it is true or not, he has to go and see it, so for him, there is nothing to worry about.
"I agree too." Barrow, the last parliamentary scholar present, also expressed his position.
As for Quint, the last parliamentary scholar in the seven-person parliament of the Warlock Alliance, he was not at the top of the sky, so he did not participate in this meeting.
Four of the five Grand Councilors reached a unanimous opinion, and all their eyes fell on Antoine, the Grand Councilor.
"What do you think I'm doing?" Antoine said with a smile, "I didn't expect that this matter has gone around in a circle and returned to the original point. At the beginning, the President and I went for these two technologies, and now our entire alliance
The future direction is actually handed over to these two technologies. I have done everything I can in this matter. Let’s see how sincere the young lord is. If in such a small matter, the other party will follow us.
Playing with scheming and using means, this kind of cooperation partner is indeed worthy of serious consideration, and I also agree with this opinion."
When things came to this point, Grand Maester Antoine's heart actually calmed down.
In addition to the above remarks, it is also because of my understanding of Sean.
After all, the two of them had been together day and night for three months, and they had a certain understanding of his personality and way of doing things.
Although the other party is an out-and-out lord, he considers everything based on various interests, and his every word and deed is full of calculations.
But when it comes to the magnanimity of his acting style, it is definitely the only one that Antoine has ever seen in the life of Grand Councilor Antoine.
The other party will never make calculations on such trivial matters. On the contrary, the other party pays great attention to these small details.
Although he has not opened it, Archmaester Antoine is 99% sure that it contains process books for papermaking and printing, and the remaining 1% may be reserved for various accidents.
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"Now that the decision has been made, let's see if the young lord's character is worthy of our trust. Hey..." Archmaester Aubrey twisted the lock lightly and removed it.
It was twisted and broken, and although the wooden box opened with a sound, it only opened the surface layer, which made the bachelor couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.
"What's wrong?"
"Is it true or false?"
"Is there something wrong?"
Several other parliamentary bachelors couldn't help but stretched their heads over curiously.
Although this matter caused a bit of drama for them, the things involved were indeed closely related to the future direction of the Warlock Alliance. It would definitely be a lie to say that they were not concerned or worried at all.
"It's a puzzle lock." Grand Maester Aubrey showed a playful smile, "This is a small obstacle designed by the young lord for us. This is a challenge to us!"
Aubrey showed the wooden box to several other parliamentary maesters, and saw that it was covered with long and short wooden strips, leaving only a small gap, and the rest of the box was blended into one.
If you want to open the wooden box intact, you must first solve the puzzle on the surface of the wooden box and open the secret lock inside.
With the abilities of these people present, let alone a box with a mixed structure of hardwood and steel, even if it is a pure metal structure, it would only take a matter of minutes for them to violently dismantle it.
However, if they really did this, it would be equivalent to bowing their heads to the young lord who had never met the leader of the Eternal Night Army and admitting defeat. It would really be a disservice to the Warlock Alliance's reputation as a gathering place for wise men.
As expected, several other parliamentary bachelors all showed interested expressions, and no one suggested violent dismantling.
"Which one of you is coming?" Aubrey fiddled with it briefly before giving up on his own initiative. His hands-on ability was not particularly strong, and he would just be asking for trouble if he tried rashly.
"Let me do it!" Grand Bachelor of the Gal Council took the initiative to take the secret lock wooden box, observed it carefully, and began to play with it, "This kind of mechanism secret lock sounds complicated, but in fact the principles are similar. There are one or more secret locks inside.
Depending on the number of hidden pins, the difficulty of opening the latch increases geometrically. Because even if the lock is wrong, the lock cannot be opened. There are at least three hidden locks in this. Okay, open it. The young lord wants to use this to stump us.
They look down upon us a little bit."
The three secret locks of the wooden box popped open at the same time, and two extremely beautifully framed books appeared in front of several bachelors.
"This is what you are good at, distinguish the authenticity." The Grand Archbishop of Gal Council took it out of the secret lock wooden box and handed it to the Grand Archmajor of Barrow Council, who kept the secret lock wooden box.
Although the secret lock wooden box was opened, it did not mean that he knew how to make it. He had a special liking for such exquisitely crafted little things.
Barrow's Grand Councilor took the two books unceremoniously and flipped through them quickly. The Warlock Alliance, including the Chief Speaker, has seven Grand Councilors, but internally, they still have different divisions of labor, and each has its own expertise.