Positive and positive things.
There was a more popular translation of this sentence: an irresistible benefit.
Perhaps the news about the doomsday crisis and the dark clouds of war had put too much pressure on everyone, or perhaps everyone had heard enough of this deterrent and unpleasant topic. When Gwen finally decided to put away the stick and take out the carrot, the representatives at the scene applauded in unison. Accompanied by the heartfelt applause, the elven officers who provided services at the venue distributed documents to the representatives.
This was the document that Gwen had prepared for a long time. He specifically asked the elves to wait until now to take it out.
"First of all, let's take a look at the draft of the Charter of the Union of Mortal Civilizations. If you think this name is too awkward, you can call it the Charter of the Union for short," Gwen said after confirming that the representatives had received the document and began to read it. "This is just a draft. It will be used to establish the order framework of the union. The basic operation of the union, the responsibilities and obligations of the member states, the execution process of affairs, and so on are also in it. Its core items cannot be changed for the time being, but we still have the opportunity to discuss its detailed items in detail or change its content in the future when the situation changes. "
Somewhere under a stone pillar in the conference hall, a flag with a black hammer as its main element was fluttering slightly. Paladin Huishan sat in his seat and opened the Charter in front of him. The first thing that came into view was the tenets that Gwen Cecil had mentioned just now — member states should watch out for each other, and each country has the responsibility and obligation to ensure the interests of the entire union; openness, transparency, honesty, and mutual trust; political equality among countries; member states should respect each other and recognize each other's culture, traditions, and reasonable demands.
"This looks like a 'saint's declaration,'" Bramall Blacksteel, who was sitting next to him, could not help but whisper softly. "It's hard to imagine that this is something that one of the most powerful empires in the Lolun Continent would take the initiative to say. You know, as far as I know, these arrogant human countries must maintain a certain attitude even when they show their fairness and justice in foreign exchanges. This has something to do with their 'dignity.'"
"Yes, they like to treat 'fairness' as a kind of gift to the outside world. It is not like what is mentioned in this document. But on the other hand, if the two human empires and the elven empire recognize and are willing to abide by this thing … it is indeed a good thing, "Ambassador Paladin said in a low voice." At least they are willing to make such a gesture. "
"Yes, if the content on this thing can be followed," Bramall murmured as he gently flicked the beautifully printed paper. "What a beautiful package … Next, the human emperor should come up with something more substantial."
Around the two dwarven ambassadors, the representatives of various countries were carefully reading the articles mentioned in the charter and exchanging their own thoughts. Gwen gave everyone enough time. It was only when more and more representatives put down the draft in their hands that he broke the silence. "Let's put the discussion on the charter aside for now. Next, I hope that everyone will focus on our economic order. I have brought the 'Fundamental World Trade Act', and the 'Maritime Trade Promotion Act' specifically targeted at the countries around the continental route …"
Paladin Hueshanyan could not help but murmur, "Oh, man, something more substantial is coming."
As his voice trailed off, Gwen's voice continued. "… Along with these bills, I have some real and reliable data. This will help you understand the significance of joining the international trade. We can see from the data that in the past two years, the total import and export between the Mossy Forest and Cecil has increased by twenty-two times. We can also see that the trade between Cecil and the Duchy of Holy Dragon has increased the tax revenue of the port cities by four hundred percent …"
Paladin Hueshanyan's expression suddenly froze like a stone in his hometown. He felt his arm being poked hard as Bramall's voice came from the side. "… Man, have we discussed this before?"
"… I just want to know how much money the gray elves have made!"
…
The first meeting lasted for an entire day. Apart from the limited breaks and meals, the representatives spent all their energy on listening, thinking, speaking, and concluding. When the sun set, a melodious bell rang from the depths of Foothold No. 112. At the same time, a series of pleasant chimes rang out from the Stone of Oaths. The high-intensity brainstorming activity that lasted for an entire day finally came to an end.
After returning to the resting place in the town, Gwen let out a long sigh to cool down his high-intensity brain. He glanced at the sunset sky outside the window, and the Giant Eagle Knight patrolling the land. He whispered to himself, "The beginning was smooth."
"I feel like a lot of people are in a very different state when they enter and when they leave." Amber's figure appeared beside him. The half-elf sighed. "They were all in high spirits when they came in, but when they left, they were all frowning so hard that their eyebrows were almost in a dead knot..."
"Because this meeting is more or less different from what they imagined, whether it is the format of the meeting or the long-term impact it shows." Gwen's tone was not surprised. "For more than half of the representatives, they probably only thought of this as an 'alliance meeting', just like the talks they had attended before, where each kingdom came up with their own conditions, promised each other benefits, made a solemn oath, and became allies for a while. This understanding is not entirely wrong, but it is still too narrow. The Community Alliance is a much longer, more solemn, and more meaningful organization than that. I tried to show this in the meeting, which many people did not expect."
Amber waved her hand. "But you can't blame them. It's hard for people to imagine things that they have never seen before."
Gwen looked at the half-elf with a half-smile. "It's rare to see you being so tolerant of the 'big shots'."
"It's not like I'm blind. I can still see the performance of the 'important figures' at the venue today. At the very least, they aren't stupid, right?" Amber pricked up his brows. "They have all figured out the situation. That's quite a good performance."
Gwen smiled and did not continue the topic. Instead, he thought for a moment and said slowly, "Tomorrow will be the most important votes … What do you think will happen?"
"… I think there's a high probability that it will be passed by unanimous vote, including the establishment of the alliance and the joint air and sea security perimeter." Amber thought about it seriously this time and gave his answer. "You showed them a crisis that was enough to alert everyone and make them band together. You showed them the necessity of joining the alliance, and in the end, you gave them benefits that they couldn't refuse … I think that other than those fools who are too cautious to make any decisions, no one will reject these two most basic proposals."
"Benefits that they could not refuse …" Gwen could not help but whisper softly. He could not help but feel a little emotional.
In the first half of the meeting, he was basically creating a crisis atmosphere in the world, including Melita Pânia's speech. It was not a clever method, but it had to be used at this time. Only by facing external pressure together could there be a chance for the various forces to unite. Visible and continuous natural disasters were often an important part of forming an alliance. The performance of the representatives in the first half of the meeting had indeed proved this point.
But an external pressure was not enough. Many things in his previous life had made Gwen understand that there would always be some illogical things in the world. In the face of a common crisis, some people would choose to fight in the chaos or even attack each other. Some people would maintain suspicion and isolate each other to protect their own land. It seemed stupid, but it was part of human nature. And if he wanted to build an alliance that gathered all the forces of the mortals, he had to face this "negative characteristic of human nature." So, not only did he need an external pressure to "squeeze" the various forces together, but he also needed enough internal benefits to ensure that these forces could form a stable alliance.
This included a "World Trade Fundamental Act" that was good for everyone, a "Maritime Trade Promotion Plan" that had far-reaching significance for the countries around the continent, many articles of conventions designed to protect the basic interests of the weaker member states, and a "Charter of the Alliance of Mortal Civilizations" (abbreviated as the "Charter of the Alliance of Mortal Civilizations"). These things were specially prepared by Gwen to attract the potential members who had doubts about the future of the alliance and were in a state of wavering. And judging from the reaction of the representatives in the second half of the meeting … the effect was good.
A representative who could appear in today's meeting may lack understanding of the doomsday crisis, but he or she must have a keen sense of interests. Even in the face of a lot of novel articles and plans, a smart person would inevitably be able to smell the smell of long-term benefits.
The alliance that was bound by interests was fragile. Gwen was well aware of this, but at this stage … it seemed that there was no better plan.
At this moment, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Amber's voice. "We seem to have a guest."
Before Amber spoke, Gwen had already sensed a presence in the corridor, and not long after Amber's voice trailed off, the sound of a servant knocking on the door came from the direction of the door. After a brief announcement, the door of the lounge opened, and a familiar figure appeared in front of Gwen.
Melita Pânia.
The blue Dragon, who was now the dragon ambassador, immediately adjusted her expression and bowed to Gwen. "My respects to you, the great —"
Gwen did not wait for her to finish and quickly interrupted. "Stop, stop, stop. You don't have to be so formal. We are friends in private, aren't we?"
"Your Majesty the Great Emperor Cecil — I have to finish my speech, it's even more uncomfortable to hold it back." Melita ignored Gwen's interruption and still quickly finished the awkward honorific. She then looked up at Gwen with a relaxed and natural smile on her face. "I'm not disturbing you in the middle of the night, am I?"
Gawain subconsciously recalled the first time he met Miss Blue Dragon. It was indeed a late-night interruption. He couldn't help but laugh. Then, he turned to the side and made way for her to enter the lounge. He raised his hand and made an inviting gesture. "It's only evening now. It's far from late at night. Come in, I'm quite free anyway. "
Melita nodded and thanked him. She did not stand on ceremony and went straight to the seat by the fireplace. It was spring now, but in this elven stronghold in the north of the continent near the border of the wasteland, the temperature at night was still cold. A small cluster of fire in the fireplace brought a comfortable warmth, and the exquisite elven decorative bricks were also a nice decoration in the room.
As Melita sat down, Gwen also sat down on the chair opposite her. Amber took tea and refreshments from the side and put them on the small table in front of the fireplace. She then sat beside Gwen and looked at the blue dragon sitting opposite her with her Amber eyes. "I really didn't know that you are quite talented as an ambassador. You sound more sophisticated than many professional diplomats when you speak."
"Actually, I was so nervous that I almost forgot what to say a few times." Melita sighed helplessly. "The sophistication in your eyes is just a little experience accumulated when I'm an agent introducing business to clients."
"You've done very well." Gwen said with a smile. "The news you brought has achieved the desired effect, and the appearance of the dragons has successfully controlled the situation. And with the addition of Tarlonde's Giant Dragon to the alliance, the representatives of the various countries will also dispel a lot of doubts, and the original wavering members will also be more determined. "
"Now Tarlonde is just an empty shell," Melita said, shaking her head. "But I'm not here to talk about this."
Gwen heard this and immediately stopped the topic of small talk. His expression became serious. "With how busy you are now, I'm afraid you have something important to say to me at this time, right?"
Melita nodded gently, and her expression became very solemn. "Do you remember that there is a tower on the sea northwest of Tarlonde?"
Hearing the words of the blue dragon, Gwen instantly became serious. He frowned slightly. "'Tide Reversal'?"
"Yes, it's the tower that was once polluted by the Tide Reversal," Melita said in a deep voice. "For more than a million years, the Giant Dragon of Tarlonde has always been monitoring the dangerous tower. Our god … When he was still around, he had been vigilant about the tower. But now a war has changed everything. Tarlonde is almost completely destroyed, and the god is no longer there. The tower is still standing on the sea, but it is in a state of unsupervised state."
Gwen was already nervous. "You mean … the tower has changed?"
"Not yet, but this matter must be alerted," Melita said solemnly. "Just now, one of my kind flew in from Tarlonde and brought me a letter from the leader of Helagol. The leader mentioned his concerns about the tower in the letter."
"What is he worried about?"
"He is worried that those out of control compatriots may not only come to harass the Lolun Continent," Melita said. "If they are really out of their minds, they are more likely to be attracted by the tower first. After being polluted by the 'knowledge' in the tower, they will fly to the Lolun Continent. By then, I am afraid that their harm will not be as simple as plundering food and property."
(End of Chapter)
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