Chapter 1178： Bold project (1/2)
After the heat that lasted for many days, a timely rain covered the vast land from the rock fortress to the dark mountains. This large-scale rain lasted for a whole day and night, and the rain was accompanied by most of the area. The heat has subsided, and the autumn breath is gradually realizing.
The window facing the garden was open, and the cool wind blew from outside the window. The wind was mixed with a fresh earthy smell, and the bright sunshine finally cleared through the window, sprinkling a dazzling spot on the windowsill. Gawain stood in front of the large window and scanned the lush grass below. He saw a long Tyre lazily nesting in a small flower bed surrounded by bushes, Miss Siren’s upper body lying down. Basking in the sun on a thin blanket, the tip of the lower body's tail protruded all the way out of the bushes, stirring slowly in a puddle by the garden path.
She will probably lie there until the sun goes down-then arch back into the house and continue lying down.
"Sometimes I really envy that saltwater fish," Gawain couldn't help showing a weird smile on his face. "How can she have so much free time every day to do nothing."
Amber stood behind Gawain, and poked his head to look in the direction of the garden, and curled his lips: "Nothing is good. What's so amazing is that she is paralyzed every day without delaying the work of the ship's technical consultant-Beigang. A message was sent over there today stating that the stabilizing wing designed by Tyre is working very well on the new frigate, but I observe every day that this guy is just sleeping in various places..."
Gao Wen shrugged helplessly, and said casually: "Continue to talk about the situation of the investigation from the north...Where did you just say it?"
Amber nodded: "We have several elite operators who successfully infiltrated the Violet Coastal City of Prandall, which is the city mentioned by the Duchess of Victoria. The preliminary information collected confirmed the clues mentioned by Victoria. There are still people in the area. I remember the group of Loren apprentices who landed in Plantel more than ten years ago, and some people clearly remember the situation when the apprentices left.
"Our staff also found the'road' that the apprentices used to gather to go to the city of a thousand towers-just as Victoria described, there is actually no road there, only the boundless thick fog and the fog In the shadowy dense forest. An operator who is good at field operations ventured into the forest and found that all navigation devices and pathfinding spells were all ineffective immediately after entering the fog. There seems to be a strange magic field in it. In order to prevent accidents, operators can only withdraw from the forest.
"In addition, we have also successfully established friendships with some Violet Masters who are active in coastal cities. Although the'Hidden Kingdom' is generally closed, the residents living in the marginal areas are still very interested in the new things from Loren. Yes, through business contacts and knowledge sharing, some wizards are willing to tell us some local customs and legends... But basically these "marginal wizards" are also very marginal in the entire violet society. So the information they can provide us is still very limited... Let’s put it this way, we have made a little progress in our intelligence work there, but probably don’t expect a breakthrough in the short term."
Speaking of this, Amber paused, and then continued: "In addition, there is news from Tarrond - the support team sent by the Alliance has settled down smoothly and started construction assistance. In the Dragon Wasteland The mission on board seems to have brought them extra... motivation. Almost all the projects have exceeded expectations. The naval forces led by Byron will return within two days, and the first phase of the support team will stay there and continue. Carry out a one-year aid construction task.
"In terms of intelligence, we have confirmed that the post-disaster situation of Tarrond is basically the same as that brought by Ambassador Melita. The situation of the Provisional Government of Agonda is better than we thought. Order in Errond will be restored soon, at least there will be no large-scale out-of-control or second unrest-the dragon is more tenacious than we thought. This should be good news for the Loren nations..."
Amber clearly reported the latest situation that she had learned. Gao Wen listened carefully, and occasionally asked some questions, and he would get appropriate responses. This made him sigh at the end: "You have indeed grown up over the years. Quite a lot..."
Amber immediately folded his arms and raised his eyebrows: "So the salary is increased?"
Gawain glanced at her without speaking. The two of them stared at her with big eyes and small eyes. It was not until a few seconds later that they laughed at the same time. There was a joke in the laughter for several years. There will be that kind of tacit understanding.
"Seriously, it's not easy for you to increase your salary at this level-and do you really still care about whether to increase your salary?"
"Care, otherwise?" Amber curled his lips and said naturally, "I'm counting on the income issued by the Government Affairs Office. After all, the law stipulates that no official staff of the government affairs system is allowed to engage in side jobs. My craftsmanship is almost abandoned in the past two years. Two days ago, I planned to open a lock to recall my childhood, but I didn’t even poke the first two times..."
Gao Wen didn't care about Amber's casual nonsense in the second half of the sentence. He just showed a somewhat unexpected look: "...I didn't expect you to observe these rules so strictly. I thought that based on your personality, you would at least try to find some loopholes in these regulations. come out……"
Amber was still laughing and joking, but at this time she suddenly put a smile away when she heard Gao Wen's words, her expression became serious, she glanced at Gao Wen, and then slowly said: "These laws are ours. Everyone picked it out bit by bit, and it took many years to finally be able to execute it smoothly—I used to be a thief, but if I still want to exploit this kind of loophole today, too many people’s efforts It was in vain."
Gao Wen didn't expect that his casual sentence would make Amber suddenly serious like this. He couldn't help but ask: "Why is it so serious all of a sudden? It doesn't seem like your character..."
"Bobbi was arrested yesterday. I personally gave the order." Amber shook her head, her eyelids drooped slightly, so that Gao Wen couldn't see her true look at the moment. "You still have an impression, don't you? He is the MIB One of the earliest cadres, the veteran I brought over from Kant, and Anton and the others... He is a guy with a lot of wicked ideas, but I didn’t expect that his wicked ideas will one day be applied to collective discipline. .Suppression Teko found his seven major economic violations...
"Anton found me early in the morning the day before yesterday, what can I do? I can only catch the old subordinates who are no longer loyal, just like the guys who dealt with bad rules in the dark alley... He doesn't want to be loyal. I have to be loyal for him.
"After this, I will follow the rules. After investigating the things about Bobby, Anton and I will prepare a report..."
The corridor by the window became quiet, and Gao Wen sighed softly after a while: "When we are all in difficulty, it is okay for most of us to overcome difficulties together, but when the day gets better, those who have gone through hardships together Companions may not always be consistent... Some people will want to make up for what they have done before, some will want to be superior, and some will stop in a comfortable environment and become what they once committed to The kind of people who get rid of...so a mechanism of continuous self-renewal and self-correction is so important."