Chapter 1523： Future and present

The Ogure tribal nation made a major sacrifice for the alliance. Perhaps someday in the future, this sentence will become an epilogue in a certain history book, a test point on a certain paper, and a certain student and empire. The college missed 5 points, but at this moment, today, this sentence is a fact that is happening on that land, and it is the present and future of the ancestral plain and even the tens of millions of people in Ogure.

Through today’s advanced communication system, Gao Wen has witnessed everything that happened on the sacred mountain. He saw the sensor tower base covering the entire plain, and saw the steel and cement frame covering the entire mountain and crisscrossing the sky. Energy springs, as well as engineering convoys and wizard groups that shuttle around the edge of the city, between the countryside, and across the wilderness. It is no exaggeration to describe such a scene as "spectacular" and "exciting", but these inspiring The propaganda is for ordinary people. For chess players like Gawain and Ogure Five Kings, what they see is the reality behind all this.

Ogure has lost their sacred mountain forever. The mountain has now been split by dozens of gaps in the energy spring. Nearly two-thirds of the mountain structure is proceeding slowly and firmly under the instructions from the observer’s chamber. In the future, several peaks will be smoothed out, and several mountain streams will be closed. The alliance’s engineering army will cover it with a shell of steel and cement, so that it can be used to install one after another power station and data. Processing the node, the sacred pilgrim cave will be transformed into a symbol in the history book, and the pilgrim trail with a thousand years of history has now been melted by the flowing deep blue veins...

Even if one day in the future, the cold winter ends and the natural disasters disappear, people no longer need the Demon Tide Observation Device, and the Alliance will not be able to return the Ogure holy mountain to them.

On the other hand, the Ogure tribe paid out not only a sacred mountain, but also a fountain of energy comparable to the Deep Blue Well. The energy context of the peak underground is completely reshaped to make it meet the needs of the blueprint, and this shaping is bound to the overall change of the holy mountain, and it is also irreversible. After the reshaping, the deep blue network is no longer suitable for ordinary use. The source of energy, and this... was originally the Ogure tribal nation's greatest hope to rejuvenate its national strength after experiencing the tragic blow of the Wasteland War.

In the First Battle of the Wasteland, all alliance countries have suffered varying degrees of damage, but no country’s losses can match Ogure. Due to the misjudgment by the leading nations of the Alliance, including Cecil and the Silver Empire, on the wasteland, the alliance did not Sufficient security was placed on the western front, which directly caused the Ogure tribal state, which was not listed as the front line, to be hit by the Wasteland Army at the beginning of the war. One-third of its territory fell, and it counterattacked in the later period. At this stage, the hateful Ogure people charged forward at all times, which allowed them to stab countless enemies, but also made the Ogure coalition army the highest casualty rate in the entire counter-offensive phase and the entire battle of Talash.

Now that the flames of revenge have faded, the war has ended in victory, and the triumphant soldiers and surviving people have to face a series of practical problems.

The deep blue source hidden in the peak of the ancestors is one of the few remaining "family assets" in this country after the wasteland war. It is their capital to rejuvenate the economy and restore national strength in the next few decades. But now This family background has become the chassis of the magic tide observation device. From the perspective of the entire operation cycle of the magic tide and the cycle of social development, this observation device can even be said to be "one-off".

"Now the alliance is already offering a variety of preferential treatments to Ogure, including trade tax incentives and energy quotas from the Deep Blue Well, but in my opinion, all these preferential policies are Temporarily, the price Ogure paid is permanent," Gao Wen said in a low voice, what Humber mentioned today, he had actually foreseen it as early as the day when the renovation project of the holy mountain was launched, "this is now The enthusiasm for'all people in the world to fight against natural disasters' will fade away sooner or later. When the crisis of the magic tide ends, that is, when the crisis of Ogure begins..."

"Will it really be so serious?" Bertila, who was always listening without interrupting at this time, finally couldn't help but speak. She is not as good at analyzing the overall situation as Gawain, nor is she like Amber's long-term intelligence. She has accumulated valuable experience in her work. She feels that it is difficult for her to imagine that this stalwart act of saving the world will become a hidden danger for the turmoil of the alliance in a few years. Can't the Ogure people be exchanged for a long-lasting glory and prosperity?"

"Of course not, the situation will be even more serious than I said," Gawain glanced at Bertila with a calm expression, his voice was low, "because the disaster will end, and the united affairs of the disaster will end if the disaster is over. Properly handled, it will definitely become a heavy burden for everyone, and even become a tearing point in morality and public opinion, especially human beings... Bertila, you have been a human being, and you have witnessed human beings for hundreds of years. Changes, you know better than anyone about the short-lived and changeable nature of human beings.

"Can you imagine such a scene? Bertila, you can imagine an old Ogure, who is a veteran who survived from the Tarrash Plain and is sitting next to a street that has been suspended due to financial problems. , His living allowance has been cut repeatedly, and the heating bill this winter has not yet been applied for, his house is behind him, it is as cold as the street, he hopes to find a job, but there is no more in the city. Position...

"Why is this? Because the demonic wave is over, and the Wasteland War is already a distant memory. People in other countries of the alliance are increasingly unable to accept turning their taxes into infrastructure assistance and trade subsidies from another country, especially Those young people... they can’t even remember the year in which the Battle of Talash took place, or how many people died during the construction of the Demon Tide Observation Device. Some more advanced and exciting entertainment is attracting them, and They believe that the scores occupied by these historical test sites can be compensated by other methods.

"But the veteran sitting in front of the door waiting for the subsidy and heating is different. The memory of those wars and disasters has never left him. He still remembers how he crawled back from the Tarrash Plain, and remembers the past. Shan, remembering the scene of the last pilgrimage when he and his comrades stepped on the front line, these once glorious and proud experiences are becoming more and more obscure and faded memories.

"His government can no longer pay high social costs, because the country's richest region is now occupied by a large machine that cannot be dug out and cannot be demolished. The country's energy reserves and even environmental costs in the next few decades have been used to save the world. For overdrafts, the government wants to remove the sensor arrays in the plains and clean up the pipelines that have begun to gradually produce pollution and leaks, so that at least part of the arable land and mining belts can be restored, and the cost of removing those giant facilities is even more expensive than building. They are higher, and the league... the new generation of the league has now refused to pay these "bills that have nothing to do with them."

"If we fail to deal with a series of follow-up problems of the Demon Tide Observation Device, then this situation will become a certain normal in the future, and will eventually cause irreparable rifts within the alliance.

"Bertila, we are indeed united now. All countries are helping Ogure to get out of the trauma of war, but half of this assistance is actually just to complete the construction of the Demon Tide Observation Device as soon as possible, in order to allow the tribal nation For the time being, most of the people should not pay attention to the changes of the holy mountain and think about the long-term future. The other half stems from the unavoidable feeling of indebtedness. It’s spent a lifetime in a country where the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry."

It seemed that Bertila hadn't heard such a sharp and cold analysis from Gawain for a long time, even the Amber next to him.

The current situation of the alliance united to carry the tide of demons and the glorious victory of the Wasteland War seems to have given many people an illusion, making everyone think that this peaceful and tightly united situation is a matter of course, even "civilization has developed to a certain extent." A high degree of proof," and mistaken this temporary "situation" as a new "form" of social evolution. Even Bertila and Amber often feel this way, let alone ordinary people.

But now it seems that Gawain, the founder who single-handedly contributed to the establishment of the alliance, is, on the contrary, the person who is least optimistic about the hidden dangers within the alliance.

"When everyone was so inspired by the unity of the doomsday, I didn't expect to hear these sharp and cold judgments from you," Bertila pursed his lips, breaking the silence and said, "I thought you He will be the one who has the most confidence in the order of the alliance. After all, you have created the current situation..."

"Because I built it with my own hands, I know better than everyone what reason it will collapse." Gawain gently exhaled the staleness in his chest, his expression was still flat, "The alliance has never been solid enough to be able to A mountain that lasts forever, but a wooden house based on delicate pressure balance, piles of contract documents, and real common interests. We need it now, just because of the wind and snow outside the house, everyone needs such a wooden house. Shelter, but if one day a member of the alliance feels the same cold as the wind and snow outside in this room, then it will become the first wood to be removed from the cabin, and its removal will make More people felt the biting cold wind, which eventually triggered a chain reaction.

"At present, if Ogure's problem is not handled properly, it will become the beginning of this chain reaction."

"What about your suggestion?" Bertila looked at Gawain curiously, "To be honest, this topic is not very comfortable... When everyone is working together to resist the demonic tide, we have to start discussing the hidden dangers of the alliance. As well as the moral tear in the future, if a young man who has not experienced the world is standing here, I am afraid that he will be extremely disappointed in'humanity' because of what you just said."

"People who are very disappointed in human nature because of a few words, I am afraid that they will be disappointed in human nature once every three days when they are idle. It is not human nature that disappoints them, but their own character," Gao Wen smiled He shook his head, "About Ogure's question, I actually talked with Bersetia and several dragon leaders privately."

"Dragons and elves..." Bertila thoughtfully, "Longevity race, this is indeed an idea, as long as they can maintain a certain influence in the alliance system and serve as the "historical axis" in the development of the alliance, you It is very likely that the things just mentioned will not happen, or at least will not evolve to such a serious degree..."

"No, Bersettia and Hragor's opinion is that this kind of thing will happen in all likelihood, no matter how many long-lived races in the alliance can't stop it, the decline of the magnificent wall has proved a The thing, that is, when the short-grown seeds start to rot, no matter how many ropes the long-grown seeds put on the car, they can’t stop the whole car from accelerating toward the abyss,” Gawain said, shaking his head, “not to mention the purpose of the alliance. One is that the member states do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, which determines the upper limit of the longevity race's influence in the alliance."

Bertila couldn't help but his eyes widened: "That..."

"So what we can do is to do our best to compensate for the losses suffered by the Ogure tribe within the range of this generation, and find ways to help them find other economic outlets. After the end of the demonic wave, taking advantage of the alliance countries The "enthusiasm" has not faded, and the environmental restoration and renovation project for the ancestors' peak and its surrounding areas will be launched as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the remaining energy, transform the big guys into tourist attractions, and restore the arable land and mining belts. Fortunately, it can even be converted into factory facilities. In short, a feat of saving the world cannot be turned into a "gray memory" of the current generation in their later years. At least... it is guaranteed that 90% of the old heroes can die safely.

"But one day in the future, the peak of the ancestors will still become a crisis, perhaps because of the economic downturn of the Ogure tribe, perhaps a world-class financial crisis, or other natural and man-made disasters... then someone will This project of the century is taken out again, and the current crisis is all attributed to the unfairness of the alliance order, but it is completely a matter of another generation."

Humber listened to Gawain's words, and at the end he was stunned: "Ah, then you didn't care about it?"

"Nonsense, all generations have to take care of it, can I manage it? With our position, it is not enough to ensure that one generation of heroes enjoy the rest of their lives, that two generations have a worry-free life, and that there is a future for a country?" Gawain glared at the Shadow Assault Goose, "What's more, I wasn't necessarily still in this position at that time. Maybe I was in the box. Of course, according to some people's analysis, I might not die so early. I might have given this mess to someone else, like Rebecca or something..."

Amber sounded more surprised than before: "Ah? Don't you plan to chase her as king in the future?"

"I said that at the time, and I am saying that now," Gawain waved his hand. "My point of view has always been to look at the world of development from a development perspective. Any speculation on the future based on existing experience can only be It's a'speculation', and should not be used as a static criterion for doing things. What's more, the alliance, a temporary organization that keeps together for warmth, may disintegrate someday, how can it be..."

Halfway through his words, there was a series of rapid footsteps from the direction of the corridor.

A familiar breath appeared at the door.

After the knock on the door, Heidi's voice came into Gawain's ears: "Ancestor, can I come in?"

Gawain immediately ended the "chat" with Bertila and Amber, and sat upright and looked at the door: "Come in."

Heidi pushed the door into the room, and was slightly startled when he saw Amber across the desk and Bertila's figure above the communicator, and then nodded at them, and then quickly walked to Gawain.

"Ancestors, the Theocracy reported that there was a vision in the church of the **** of commerce, Baufar."