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"Yes." Renee quickly handed over the computer.

"Ozzy, it's me! Tell me what this El Dorado is all about." He couldn't hold back his curiosity and urged.

"As ordered!"

When Ozzy saw him suddenly appearing from the video screen, he was taken aback. He quickly turned the camera to Xintiandi behind the cave, and introduced excitedly:

"It's a strange new continent. The whole world seems to be supported by giant trees. It's very beautiful. This place is like an underground heaven! What's surprising is that the style of their buildings is actually the same as that of the empire... And have you seen it, Your Majesty? That huge silver tower covers an area of ​​hundreds of square kilometers, and its height exceeds 1000 meters...There is no doubt that El Dorado has a very high level of civilization and technology. It may not be comparable to the current empire!"

Since the holy army is equipped with extremely high-precision telescopes, the El Dorado presented by the camera looks very detailed, from the long river, the city gathered by the trees, to the giant tree that holds the sky, and then to the extremely conspicuous The giant silver tower was clearly displayed on the video screen.

"..."

Yiwen couldn't help but moved closer to the camera, looked carefully at the buildings under the camera, and found that the architectural style was indeed the style of Menes in the classical period.

They are all good at adopting a square plane to obtain the most stable space shape, and embody the majesty, solemnity and mystery of the building with its huge scale, simple and steady geometric shape, clear symmetrical axis and deep spatial layout.

Specifically, these buildings like to use a square base, a colonnade with a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a cubic cone-shaped building roof; the overall look is horizontal and vertical, thick and majestic, and after being connected together, there is a calm and calm feeling. .

Looking at this vast and boundless new continent living inside the planet, Ivan faintly felt that he had finally found the ruins of the ancient Menesian civilization.It's just that this 'relic' didn't become a relic, but was hidden inside the planet. After thousands of years, it has quietly continued to the present.

"..."

Considering this situation, Yiwen's expression gradually became serious, and he unconsciously tapped on the handrail with his fingers, falling into a long silence.

If this civilization is really a continuation of the ancient Menesian civilization, then the El Dorado has become a dynamite package, and if it is not handled properly, it will put the empire in a dilemma.

To swallow or not to swallow?

If it was an outsider, Ivan would have sent a large army to push past without even thinking about it; but judging from the architectural style, the El Dorado in the inner world is at least a branch of the Menesian civilization, even if it did not continue the ancient Menesian civilization.

In this case, the El Dorado is their own brother. As the saying goes, there is a difference between the inside and the outside, and it is impossible to treat the inside and the outside equally.

How many people can bear to do something to their brothers for no reason?People live well in the other world, that is, there is no division or conflict of interests, and they are likely to be of the same origin as you; if you swallow it without saying anything, there is no morality at all in this kind of thing. !

Currently, the empire is not short of labor force, let alone living space. It really doesn't make much sense whether or not it swallows up the El Dorado.

Moreover, the emergence of El Dorado brought a question of legitimacy to the empire.

Whether the Menesian civilization in the underground world is orthodox, or the new Menesian civilization on the ground is orthodox, if this issue is not clear, it will lead to logical loopholes in the legal principles of the empire.

The issue of legitimacy is not an issue that can be easily fooled. For the regime and the people, it is a major event related to the fate of the country.

……

After a long silence, Ivan looked back at El Dorado in the video, and told Ozzy who was still rambling:

"Well done, you and your subordinates are now guarding the entrance of the cave, no one is allowed to enter or leave, and no information is allowed to be disclosed to the outside world. I will send someone to replace you soon... Remember, even if you leave the desert ruins, you will not It is allowed to disclose information about the existence of El Dorado to the outside world.”

"Obey!" Ozzy's mind was very straight, and he didn't think too much about it. He only knew how to obey orders and follow directions.

"Ah."

Ivan nodded, then turned off the video communication, returned the computer to Reni, and looked at Ptolemy with a pensive expression:

"Mr. Ptolemy, did you hear what Oz said just now? Let me tell you clearly now that the El Dorado in the other world is indeed a branch of the Menesian civilization.

More importantly, El Dorado is likely to be a continuation of the ancient Menesian civilization... This is the case, but it is a bit of a headache. "

"Your Majesty is right. The current situation is indeed a headache." Toremi involuntarily frowned, showing a solemn look.

His current mood is probably similar to that of a Chinese in New China who discovered a space-time tunnel leading to ancient China in a cave somewhere.Using this space-time tunnel, the state apparatus can indeed annex ancient China, but can the people bear it?

Except for a small number of militants, most people should hope that the two sides can live in peace, and even the new China supports the development of ancient China.

This is the mentality of Ptolemy at this time, and he also hopes that the two sides can coexist peacefully and develop together.

But peaceful coexistence is for both sides... Unilateral wishful thinking is useless. Even if the empire can restrain the urge to war, who can guarantee that El Dorado will not be hostile to the empire?

What if El Dorado discovers the existence of the empire, suddenly breeds wolfish ambitions, and they happen to have certain strengths, wouldn't they suffer?

At this juncture, there is a civil war on Heberen, and the development of the situation becomes unpredictable...

"His Majesty!"

Seeing Ptolemy's rare silence, the former cabinet member immediately stood up and said loudly: "The most urgent task now is to first determine whether the El Dorado is related to the ancient Menesian civilization. Then, according to the closeness of the relationship between the two parties, Then make a plan for the next step.”

"You're right."

Ivan turned his eyes away from Ptolemy, and turned to the speaking cabinet to participate in politics: "So, do you think we should send people to El Dorado, or investigate secretly first?"

"Go directly!"

The cabinet member raised his head, held his chin high, and replied with great enthusiasm:

"The empire has a vast territory, and its power spreads across the galaxy. Your Majesty is even more powerful across the stars, shining on the world forever like a sun that never sets. Facing an El Dorado that is still trapped inside the planet and does not know that there is a sky beyond the sky, if you still do some tricks secretly, It is really detrimental to His Majesty's reputation."

"..."

Seeing the full confidence of this official, Yiwen was at a loss for words for a moment. He really wanted to tell the other party loudly that his reputation was worthless, and he could do whatever he wanted. foot.

Moreover, the Menesian Empire is at best a regional power, and it is still far from a real big country. It is even more ridiculous to pay attention to the so-called tolerance.

However...it's not easy for him to speak out about this kind of thing.

"Your Majesty, and Your Excellency Participating in Political Affairs." This Ptolemy suddenly broke the predicament, which made Ivan's spirit relax a little, knowing that this guy had figured out something.

At this time, he seemed to have sorted out his thoughts, stood up straight with his chest up, first bowed his head to the Sun Throne, and then glanced at the cabinet member with a smile:

"Our thinking seems to have fallen into a misunderstanding. Whether it is His Majesty, me, or Your Excellency, we all subconsciously believed that the El Dorado must be behind the Empire. However, is this really the case? According to the translation of the Tree of Wisdom document during this period Through research, we can learn that the ancient Menesian civilization was a golden civilization that was once able to compete with the Terra civilization, and its power must far exceed the current empire."

"If the El Dorado is really a descendant of the ancient Menesian civilization, how much inheritance did they inherit? Even if they lost 90.00% of it in the long years, as long as they still have a super weapon, it is enough to pose a threat to the empire ! Facing such an opponent, we can't take it lightly... Otherwise, it's not certain who will annex the other."

After saying this, Ptolemy put away his smile and looked at the Sun Throne with extremely serious eyes:

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to postpone the mission for a while. First observe for a while to see how similar the El Dorado's civilization is to ours, what are the customs and habits, and whether the country is warlike... They just studied Let’s figure it out, and then make a plan.”

"Secretary Ptolemy is right."

Ivan closed his eyes and gently closed his head. After pondering for a moment, he stood up from the Sun Throne: "I will send someone to investigate this matter. You must remember that you are not allowed to tell what happened in the palace until the matter is completely clear. Get out. Whoever dares to reveal it, I will have his head!"

"As ordered!"

"As ordered!"

"As ordered!"

The ministers stroked their chests and saluted, and took orders at the same time.