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After Ottolosi left the office, Nightingale's voice came from beside him. "What he said wasn't all true, especially about his experience before coming to Border Town."
"It's not strange, he must have arrived in King's City first, and after negotiating with Timothy, he turned to the Western Territory," Roland smiled, "If he had come straight to me from the beginning, then it would be strange. Diplomats like to bet on both sides. If it were me, I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket. "
"You mean... they won't necessarily be on our side?"
"At least not right away." He fetched a pot of hot water and refilled the teacup. "How much do you think the King of Dawn will believe after receiving this information?"
Nightingale was stunned for a long time. "I... don't know."
"I don't know either." As soon as Roland finished speaking, he was pinched on the shoulder. "... But one thing is obvious. This information sounds terrible, but it will happen several years later. We can't even give an exact date. However, the threat of the Church is right in front of us. Perhaps they will take action at the beginning of spring. Therefore, the King of Dawn will not side with us because of this information. In all likelihood, he will continue to watch from the sidelines until the winner between me and Timothy is decided. If he has the strength to spare, he may even give benefits to both sides in order to seek for future returns. "
This was also a common tactic of politicians. They were unwilling to take too many risks and preferred to reap benefits in a stable way, especially when it came to investment projects with high returns like war. If there were no demons, Roland would not be averse to deep contact with them. He would lay a trap for them to jump into and then collect more debts with interest. But now he was not in the mood to play this kind of diplomatic game with the other side. In the next year, Border Town must take the initiative to attack and quickly stabilize the situation. A storm was about to sweep through, and the fish that were still fighting for food in the pond could only die.
"Then... will you tell them the information?" Nightingale was puzzled.
"At least the Kingdom of Dawn is not our real enemy. I don't know how much the nobles will believe about the demons, but they will definitely spread the news about the church's ambition, which will weaken the foundation of the church's rule," Roland explained. "Once they lose the support of the people, it will not be easy for the church to quickly use the kingdom's resources."
Although he had told Otto all the information he knew, in fact, he only revealed the part about the existence of demons to Otto. He did not tell Otto about the witch empire and the first two Battles of Divine Will.
The former was even more unbelievable than the existence of the demons, and it might even have the opposite effect — because most of the people were hostile to witches, this kind of thing might be twisted into a "witches' conspiracy" with just a little guidance.
The latter could easily destroy people's confidence to fight against demons. If they failed in the first two times, what chance did they have?
In short, the seeds of cooperation against the enemy had been sown. As for whether they could reap results, it all depended on the reaction of the Kingdom of Dawn.
...
Three days later, Roland met Ottoloshi again.
From the disappointment in his eyes, he could guess the answer to the meeting.
"I prefer to form an alliance with you. But compared to discussing the details of the alliance, the most important thing now is to send the news back to the Kingdom of Dawn as soon as possible." He put his hand on his chest and bowed. "So I'm here to bid you farewell."
"I hope to hear good news from you." Roland nodded.
"By the way... Your Highness." Otto hesitated for a moment. "I have a presumptuous request."
"What is it?"
"Please take care of Andrea Quinn for me."
"Andrea is a witch of Sleeping Island. You should ask Tilly Wimbledon instead of me." Roland sighed and agreed.
*****
Standing at the top of the castle, Andrea faced the howling cold wind and looked to the south, where the Redwater River flowed.
"Aren't, aren't you going to the dock?" Hiding behind an invisible barrier, Shavi shivered in the cold. "I heard that he's going to leave on a ship soon. As his childhood playmate, it's only right for me to send him off."
"It's the same here." She let out a long sigh.
"I, I heard from Ashes that he can't forget you."
"Only one out of ten of her words can be trusted," Andrea said grumpily. "She even praised him in front of Lady Tilly for being so consistent. A dog's mouth can never utter ivory."
"Uh, is, is that so?" Shavi's teeth chattered.
"That's right." She snorted and then looked at Andrea, who was curled up into a ball. "If you feel cold, you can go down first. You can come back to pick me up later."
"It's, it's okay. I'll wait for you here." Shavi shook her head. "Anyway, if I catch a cold, Miss Lily will treat me. I can take a couple of days off and play a few more games of cards."
Andrea gave her a thumbs-up, and then shifted her gaze to the Redwater River. In the drifting snowflakes, she vaguely saw the raised sails, and a red dot swaying slightly at the top of the mast.
That was the signal to set sail.
"That's good," she thought. "Time will dilute everything. Forgetting is a better result for everyone."
Andrea was not completely unaware of Otto's feelings, but she still chose to avoid it. Regardless of whether it was him or Ortokat, with their status in the family, they could easily marry a more suitable woman instead of wasting their time on a witch. As one of the three most prominent noble families in the City of Glow, such a relationship was bound to be fruitless. Besides, she was not willing to return to the place that had abandoned her.
Not seeing him was the best choice.
"Goodbye, my friend," Andrea thought.
The faintly discernible sail soon disappeared at the end of her vision.
*****
After the messengers' matter came to an end, Roland immediately threw himself into the construction of Border Town.
Now, the water supply, heating, and power supply project had officially started. The three pipelines were all buried underground and led directly to each residential area. Since the residential buildings had been designed with openings in mind, the entry part was very simple. The key was the location of the boiler and the water tower.
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