Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

The messenger from the Austrian Council walked away.

This time the negotiations fell apart.

Before leaving, in the face of Kant's unprecedented contempt and humiliation, the messenger still responded with a formal protest and an unrelenting tough attitude, claiming that the Austrian Law Council would definitely respond to this.

Then slip faster than anyone else.

This is normal.

If these two spellcasters see Kant on weekdays, their posture must be extremely humble. Even if they are humiliated and despised by Kant or even ridiculed and scolded, they will not return a word or say a word, because the other party is the Great Forbidden Magician. In ancient times They are enough to be called peerless powerhouses, and they are also unquestionable pioneers on the path of the arcane. Facing such people, they can only offer all respect and awe.

Because the Forbidden Magic Master scolds you, it is kindness and love for you, you have to accept it.

But this case is different.

Because they are diplomatic envoys, what they represent on such occasions is not personal honor or disgrace.

It has a history of more than 1,200 years, a total of more than 7 million registered members, more than 500,000 active users, more than 30,000 regular employees, eight departments and three free cities, as well as countless business routes and assets. , shares, research institutes, schools, observatories and patents, Austrian Law Council.

Because of this, in the face of Kant's reprimands and provocations, they can only choose to be tough and unyielding. Even if they anger a peerless powerhouse, they are likely to be killed on the spot. Retreat here means that the glory and dignity of the Austrian Council are easily trampled and humiliated by an outsider, and then they will suffer a more terrible punishment than death when they go back.

Now, they came to Danfeng Lucerne, heard Kant's words and ultimatum, and made a decent response. The mission of the messenger has been completed, and the next step is the work of the council.

After the two messengers left the audience hall, the Grand Duke sitting on the throne suddenly stood up. He took two steps forward. His elegant and handsome face in the past was contorted with anger, like an angry lion.

"You're crazy!" he roared with suppressed anger, "Do you know how powerful the Arcane Council is? At least 70% of the Goethe spellcasters who helped you a few days ago belong to the Arcane Council. Registered members, the law departments of all five universities in Danfeng Lucerne have background projects for exchanges and cooperation with the Council, and all spellcasters in this country aim to join the Austrian Law Council..."

"It's so powerful," Kant said. "When Goethe was beaten by the elves, why didn't you turn to the council? Are they disdainful or afraid to accept it?"

As soon as these words came out, the Grand Duke's face instantly flushed red, and the Sword Saint Waterfall, who was standing beside him, widened his eyes.

Kant, who began to let go of himself under enormous pressure, has already achieved the realm of the Great Onmyoji.

Disdain to accept it, then even if you kneel and lick hard, people will not bother to look at you, and if you find the benefits, you will eat it and wipe it up. They will not care about your thoughts or consider your feelings.

I don't dare to accept it, it's the front of the fear elves, I don't think it's worth it, then...

- I'm afraid of the elves, you tell me this?

Of course, the Archduke can give the correct answer why not accept it, saying that the Austrian Law Council abides by neutrality and stays away from politics, but this answer is completely meaningless and there is no need to say it.

Because Kant is not asking questions.

is hitting him in the face.

A few days ago, the joyous and happy, recent tacit understanding and goodwill have been smashed by wind and frost in an instant. The differences and oppositions in national concepts are inherently extremely cruel.

The two men stood silently, staring at each other.

Tina and Waterfall Sword Saint both showed uneasy expressions.

It happened so suddenly that they were caught off guard, and in an instant, it was time to stand in line.

"I'm in a hurry, so let's just say it." Kant said indifferently, "The priority of things, the news leaked, the hope of monopoly is slim, but the knife that slices the cake must be in our hands, and who to share the cake to. It's up to us to decide how big it is, whoever dares to reach out and grab it first will chop their hands off!"

"So we must use strong means to deter the forces of the countries that are about to move, take advantage of this opportunity to speed up, completely bring the underground world into the palm of your hand, and then split up and down, divide the countries, find good chickens, and find good monkeys, and then find out the leaker. , I'm going to kill him alive."

Kant's eyes were wide and he looked at the Grand Duke: "During this period, Goethe will face great pressure, and the military pressure on the border should not be a concern. With the forbidden curse, large-scale use of force is always the worst choice, but internal differentiation, Rumors, bullying, instigation and bribes cannot be solved by the Forbidden Spell, this is what Goethe wants to solve, that is your task, and you must do it well."

The Grand Duke looked blank.

Then he said coldly: "You said it lightly, all countries are besieged, the situation is far worse than the Songyue War, rumors are spreading, the civilians who have just experienced the war must be extremely frightened, no one wants to fight again, no one wants to experience the previous experience. Despair, what scares them is not the rumors, but what is really happening, the chaos and turmoil that have occurred, and the voice of public opinion, how do you say it will be resolved?"

"As Archduke Goethe, don't you even have this kind of common sense?"

Kant said coldly: "The communication conditions are backward, the information dissemination is slow, and the education level is poor. In a backward place like Goethe, how can the real public opinion be connected? If it could, the country of Goethe would have perished in a series of uprisings long ago. !"

"Be sober, the so-called public opinion in your mouth is nothing but a tool and a butcher knife for the vested interests and those with ulterior motives. Taking advantage of the national crisis to eat inside and out, fan the flames, spread chaos, and treat such people, prison, torture, execution, shock, as a Ruler, don't you know what to do?"

The Grand Duke snapped, "I never did this! Nothing like this has ever happened under my rule!"

"So, you almost lost your country!" Kant roared back, "Now, here I am!"

Like two lions roaring.

The beasts on the steppe are vying for territory.

Ideals, wills, beliefs, such differences are impossible to reconcile.

The battle between the old and the new, there is no draw.

The Grand Duke's brows trembled, suppressing his anger and desolation: "You are gambling, gamble with their future and life."

"Aren't you." Kant's tone was as cold as frost, "I'm betting on a strong future in exchange for blood and sacrifice. You are betting on the kindness and kindness of politicians and monarchs. Who is more naive?"

—The grand duke's position and philosophy can be seen from the first quarrel before. He is too kind and soft-hearted. He is not like a superior person, and he can't be ruthless. He is old and shocked by the catastrophic consequences of the war. He didn't want to let the people of this land suffer again, so he advocated sharing this new mysterious substance with the world, rather than monopolizing it, and he had no idea of ​​hegemony.

But he was still too naive.

I don’t know if there is a saying in the other world that everyone is innocent and guilty, but if history has taught the Chinese anything, it must be that if you fall behind, you will be beaten, and compromise can only be exchanged for an inch.

The Grand Duke looked at Kant with a sigh of disappointment in his eyes.

He had already seen his persistence and unyielding in the other party's hard as iron eyes.

Kant slowly exhaled, and the ultimatum was handed to the Grand Duke like a sharp sword.

"You are the ruler of Goethe and Tina's father, I respect you, I am not here to enslave and control, but I am not obliged to do my best for this country, to put a hot face on a cold butt, I am here You can be forcefully persecuted, but I respect your national sovereignty."

"So, Goethe, for the sake of the dead, I still give you a chance to make a choice, I want you to answer me now, you choose the bright future or the peace now, choose the former, and you continue Fight and fight for your country with all your heart, choose the latter, and I will leave immediately."

"From now on, this matter has nothing to do with you."

"Of course, you can continue to share information with the countries, draw the cake, accept their favorable conditions, and sign many contracts in return for generously donating this epoch-making new material to the countries, but don't blame me for not reminding You, I'll make them worse than waste paper."

"I won't specifically take revenge on you, but I won't accommodate you any more. There is no special care, and no special targeting. What will happen next, you can wait and see."

After speaking, he raised his chin: "Choose."

The Grand Duke's eyes were violently turbulent.

The other party's words are implicit and restrained ultimatums.

Its meaning is obvious.

The Grand Duke wanted to exchange the ownership, research rights, exploration rights and other rights of the mysterious substance in exchange for Goethe's detached status away from disputes and rich rewards from the countries, in exchange for the stability of the country and the happiness of the people.

But what Kant meant was—I'd rather see how the nations would treat you without that stuff.

Such gestures and behaviors are said to respect the right to choose, but...

Reknos showed pain and looked at his daughter subconsciously.

Tina lowered her head and said softly, "Father, I'm sorry."

Goethe's little princess has stood by Kant's side.

Then she raised her head and looked bravely at her father, for the first time she had clearly expressed a position completely different from her father, and stood on his opposite.

"I want you to know, father, that this is not because of blind obedience of love, nor because of the repayment of kindness, but because of my new faith, Tina-Teddaril, forged by the world I have experienced and seen, The independent and sensible choice made, I agree with Kant, that peace and happiness do not come from begging, nor are they handouts from a mighty country... but are forged with blood and fire."

The Grand Duke stared blankly at his most beloved daughter.

Once innocent like a flower, white, brilliant, beautiful, blooming in a warm castle, never polluted by the world, he pinned all the beauty here, and wanted this child to live a peaceful life and be a respectable person. A scholar or artist, married someone who loved her deeply, and lived her life like this.

But that was just the loving and wishful thinking of a father.

He couldn't protect his country and he couldn't protect his daughter.

Now, the gentle and beautiful flower in memory has experienced the wind and frost of the outside world, facing the scorching sun with a new attitude, and his little Tina is standing beside Kant, deterring the pride and spirit of the current Aurora Dragon with the forbidden spell. Failing to cover up the brilliance of the girl, the blue sky-like eyes reflected the yearning for poetry, flowers, love and the sea.

But steel, sharp edge, cold, firm.

That graceful figure stood tall and proud, not only wearing a gorgeous skirt, covering the mainland, but also wearing armor and a battle axe. It turned out that his daughter had grown up a long time ago.

The Grand Duke was silent, standing like a statue, as if frozen for a century.

Then he gently stretched out his hand and took off the seal ring, which symbolized Goethe's authority, from his right hand.

"In that case."

He stroked the ring of authority, then slowly put the administrative token of Grand Duke Teddariel on the ground, and said softly, "Tina, since that's the case, you can prove it to me."

"From now on, you will take my seal and order in my name, according to your own will, cooperate with the people around you, fight for what you think you want to fight for this country, and bear the corresponding consequences and responsibilities. , Tina, my daughter, I don't know if this is right or wrong, but..."

He slowly turned around and walked towards the small door on the side of the audience hall. Although his back was straight, it was sparse and desolate. Before pushing the door out, the Grand Duke turned his head and wanted to say something.

But he sobbed uncontrollably.

In the end, he didn't say anything, just left silently.

Hilmelia looked at Tina and then at Kant, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Kant... The feeling you gave me was worse than when you assisted Danfeng Lucerne, I hope you all know what you are doing. ."

She sighed and followed the Duke out.

Kant supported Tina, who was weak.

The princess hugged Kant tightly, very hard, very hard, wrapped around his waist and hugged him tightly, her body was trembling slightly, which was caused by fear rather than sadness.

"Kant..."

She buried her face in Kant's arms, her voice trembling.

"I'm scared…"

Kant was silent, then hugged her gently: "I'm sorry."

"Don't say sorry..." Tina hummed, "Say you won't leave me."

"Will not."

"You lied! You just said that if your father chooses to quit, you will leave immediately!"

"It's just a complete unbundling of political and military aspects, but people-to-people exchanges continue..."

"Wu wu wu say this kind of weird thing again, you will definitely run to find the elf's pointy-eared queen!"

"...Where did you think you went."

Tina just hugged Kant tightly and was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Actually... I would rather you go to the Elf Queen. In this case, at least you... are still here."

Kant was shocked.

"I am even more afraid that you will disappear without a word, completely disappear from this world, I have been having nightmares, dreaming that nothing happened, you did not appear, you are not in this world, when I think of this, I am so afraid, Kant , don't go, don't leave me, I don't want anything but you..."

Tina murmured, whispered, confided, and vented.

Like a child with a nightmare.

Kant patted her back gently and comforted in a low voice, "It's alright, don't be afraid..."

This clumsy comfort is completely unconvincing: "Then why did you suddenly become like this today..."

"It's just..." Kant showed a complicated and sighed look, "suddenly want to understand? I feel that I can't go on like this, I feel that living like that is very tiring, take care of everyone's thoughts, always be polite, and consider the interests of others, Accommodating, respecting, being polite...it's exhausting."

"Sure enough, being a clown is more enjoyable than being an honest person. It's unscrupulous, moody, and has no scruples. Not only does it take no effort to do things, but it can also achieve better results. I..."

He hesitated for a moment, but still said it, he shared different secrets with different people, Tina in front of him shared with him the **** night of Huisha, the madness, hysteria, evil and tyranny in the journey of revenge, It is the memory buried deepest.

But he kept blaring a sharp and evil laughter at him.

"I think doing things like this will make me happier." Kant shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Am I crazy? When I mentioned the word clown... I felt very refreshed and eager to try."

"I don't know... But if you want to be crazy, let's be crazy together." Tina murmured, "As long as we are together, I'm not afraid of anything, nothing can separate us..."

"Harley Quinn..." Kant said with a low smile, "It sounds good."

Although I don't know what Kant is talking about, it doesn't matter. Tina raised her head in his arms, her eyes blurred, looking at the person in front of her, her cherry lips lightly opened: "Does it feel good?"

"Um."

"Then why don't you kiss me?"

So, kissed.

The second kiss was still the same as the first time. Tina cried into a cat with a colorful face. The physical experience was not very good, but in terms of spirituality, she got a hearty catharsis and release.

After a long time, there was only Tina left in the audience room. Her Royal Highness used magic to calm down the flushed face and smooth the folds of the front of the dress. The whole body was lazy, comfortable and weak, lips, body, breath, feeling Her whole body was filled with the smell of him, and her body and soul were enveloped in unprecedented joy and ease. She slowly leaned over and picked up the ring of authority that her father had placed on the ground.

"...I lied, father, I lied to you."

"It's not because of the blind obedience of love, but... it seems to be the case."

"As long as I can stay with him, as long as he doesn't leave..."

"If he kills, I will help him keep his mouth shut. If he sets fire, I will help him watch the wind. I will help him with whatever he wants, satisfy him, let him stay away from me, and let him love me forever, as long as he doesn't leave..."

There was a light knock on the side door, Tina turned back suddenly, the cold blue light condensed into an ice axe.

Hilmelia walked in and looked at Tina, who was obviously looking a little wrong. Now she was no longer in the mood to make fun of her: "Your father asked me to protect you."

Tina trembled in her heart and clenched the ring in her hand.

At the same time, Kant walked into the gate of the imperial embassy in Goethe with a warm smile.

The two survivors of the Penguin, in fact, all became lunatic.

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PS1: Update... This chapter is 5,000 words, with a little bit of content (wearing pants).