Aitlins is a decisive monarch. After setting the pace for the future, he summoned his ministers the next day and announced the next series of measures.

The method they agreed on is very simple, and it can be summed up in one sentence: preemptive strikes.Therefore, before the arrival of the envoys from the second and seventh lawful nations, the third neutral nation first released the news that the cold winter was approaching and that its own country had invented a heating method, and invited all nations to participate on this ground. At the gathering, let the countries be informed: I have a way to keep out the cold, and I will exchange it for resources.

During this period of time, the entire third neutral country has taken on a completely new look, and there are new houses with glass windows everywhere. Envoys from various countries who came to participate in the assembly can experience it in person: square and solid blue bricks, glass windows that are not exposed to wind and rain, The kang and fireplace that can warm the whole house by simply burning some firewood... Even if it is not winter, you can feel the convenience and warmth of this new type of house standing in the house, as long as you have experienced it, you will know its beauty.

The envoys from various countries are all good people, and they can see the benefits of this new type of architecture at a glance, and they are full of praise for the glass windows and blue brick houses.With the facts in front of them, and the death toll last winter reported by the previous spies, many countries have moved their minds and wanted to exchange these methods with the third neutral country.

As a neutral country, Etrins puts his attitude very straightly: no matter whether a country with a lawful or chaotic attribute, as long as it has the intention, it can exchange a small amount of resources with them for the manufacturing blueprints of glass, brick kilns and new-style houses.The leaders of various countries only need to provide a small amount of resources, and they can exchange for ways to change people's livelihood from him.

In addition, the third neutral country also provides another so-called "humanitarian" exchange method: if there are no resources, you can also use manpower to make up for it. You only need to send a small number of people to the third neutral country for a period of ten years. Work, stay at will after ten years - of course, the third neutral country has limited demand for manpower, and when the number of people exceeds the country's capacity limit, they can only exchange resources for blueprints.

As for the countries that are not willing to exchange - what?You are not even willing to pay a small amount of resources for the lives of your own people?As a foreigner, such a national leader, of course, we have no way to comment. Right and wrong are free to be judged by the people of your own country.

Once his news was released, there was an uproar in other countries, and the rulers and nobles were directly placed on the moral high ground for trial: Is it worthwhile to pay a small amount of resources that do not hurt the people's livelihood?

If there is only the way of material exchange, the rulers of various countries may consider one or two things, but the manpower to make up for this just makes them shut up: they can send the civilians of their own country to pay off the debt, let the other party raise the civilians for themselves, and at the same time It can be exchanged for ways to change people's livelihood, which is a huge profit.

In this era, civilians are the least valuable. Although people are needed in war, most of them are elite fighters. Ordinary people have nothing to do with slaves in the eyes of nobles. It's a lucrative deal.

Finally, it is also the last straw that breaks the camel's back: limited population demand means that there are limited places to replace resources with human resources, first come, first served.Therefore, after reacting, many small countries immediately proposed to replace technology with manpower, for fear that they would not have such "favorable" conditions if they came too late.

The third neutral country does not reject anyone who comes. Different contracts are signed according to the number of people sent by each country. Those with a small number of people are only given the method of building houses. They can buy blue bricks and glass from the third neutral country at a low price; For the brick kiln firing method, the country can build its own kiln for self-sufficiency according to the map; as for the glass manufacturing method, it must be exchanged for physical resources and cannot be compensated by manpower. However, the consumption of the first two is only the glass construction method. Medium-sized countries that need resources can fully afford it, and some relatively wealthy small countries can afford it, and it is not so expensive that it is prohibitive and nerve-wracking.

Of course, there are still thorny people who want to force the third neutral country to hand over the blueprints under the pretext of the gods' agreement. It has not been reduced to the level of natural disasters that destroy the world, but the persuasive power of natural disasters is really low.With other countries scrambling to exchange resources, if they don’t want to be left behind, they can only hold their noses and accept this exchange method, otherwise when winter comes, people in other countries will live in warm new-style houses However, because they did not exchange the map, they caused a large number of deaths of the people, and the national power was reduced...the consequences can be imagined.

All of a sudden, the entire third neutral country became lively. From summer to autumn, there was an endless stream of envoys from all over the world. The third neutral country took all people and resources as they ordered, and then used the newly collected manpower to invest in a new round of national construction. Among them, muffled to make a fortune.

As for other countries, some are busy building new-style houses and developing themselves before winter arrives; some are unwilling to spend resources with the idea of ​​empty-handed wolves. The small countries that have blueprints show their fangs and acquire blueprints through annexation; some even submit their credentials to neighboring powers directly in order to protect themselves, and apply to join the big powers to save their lives... As a result, the pattern of the entire continent has changed again. Underneath the peace on the surface, there was a familiar smell of blood.

Under the lively trend of countries fighting against alliance, annexation and anti-annexation, Zoiset's 18th birthday quietly arrived.

This time and space are naturally different from the timekeeping methods of the 20th century, but the length of each day is the same, so they simply calculate the time according to the number of days they have spent.Counting it, this is the second birthday of Zoyset who came to this world, and their 17th birthday is their busiest period. Everyone is busy adapting to everything in this time and space, and they are so busy. At that time, Kunzite only had time to teleport back from the far north and hurriedly sent gifts and blessings to Zoiset, but he couldn't even stay with the boy for a longer period of time.

So this time, taking advantage of the stability of the border, Kunzite asked Eitrins for a few days leave early, prepared food and gifts, and decorated the mansion himself, intending to surprise the boy.

So in the evening, when Zoyset returned to the mansion after finishing his day's work, he opened the door and was illuminated by magical fireworks.

"so beautiful!"

Looking at the fireworks and flower petals that suddenly bloomed in front of him, Zoiset's eyes suddenly lit up, and when he saw Kunzite appearing in front of him, he rushed over and hugged him without hesitation: "Lord Kunzite , is this a surprise you specially prepared for me?"

Kunzite skillfully took the boy into his arms, and looked down at him with a smile: "Happy birthday, my little Zoe."

As he said that, he stretched out his hand to grab it, and a handful of delicate crimson flowers appeared in his palm.There are no roses in this time and space, but there are also flowers that can compete with roses. The handful in Kunzite's hands is one of the best. He held it in his hands at this time, as dazzling and beautiful as a burning flame, and instantly attracted him. Teenage attention.

Although he is a boy, Zoiset has liked bright things since he was a child. Flowers and gems are his favorite. When he saw this bunch of flaming flowers, his cheeks flushed with surprise: "What a beauty!"

"I planted this bunch of 'Zhiyu' with my own hands, do you like it?" Seeing the surprised look of the young man, Kunzite raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction. He planted these flowers with his own hands in the first place, in order to be in this place where all the flowers are withering. In early fall, surprise Zoeset.Now that the goal has been achieved, the love shown by the young man gave him a sense of accomplishment, and he unconsciously held the other party's hand a little tighter.

"I like it very much!" Zoisette expressed his love without hesitation. He reached out to take the bouquet and walked into the inner hall led by Kunzite, where food and beverages were already placed. Candlelight and the dim light reflected a romantic atmosphere in the room, which made the young man unconsciously marvel.

In addition to food and candles, there is actually red wine on the table. Because of the low productivity in this world, wine is a luxury item, and it is mostly brewed from grain, so it is extremely rare.But the bottle on the table was obviously brewed fruit wine, which had never appeared in this world. Seeing it now made Zoiset feel like returning to the original world in a trance.

Noticing his gaze, Kunzite pulled the other party to sit down, picked up the red wine bottle and poured a glass for each of them: "I know you don't like to drink the wine of this time and space, so I looked for a substitute for grapes , using some space-time laws for brewing. I tasted it after waking up, and the taste is not bad, you can see if it suits your taste."

"Did you brew it yourself?" Zoisette took the wine glass and put it in his nose to smell it. The fruity aroma lingered in his nose, making people want to get drunk.Take a sip, the mellow taste spreads in the mouth, the sweetness is delicate and extremely palatable.

"Delicious!"

Raising his hand and clinking glasses with Kunzite, Zoisette looked at him with a smile: "Have you been preparing these things for a long time?"

"Soon." Kunzite looked at the boy under the candlelight—no, after today, he should be called a youth.He spoke in a low voice, looked at the other party with deep eyes, and said softly, "No matter how much I prepare for you, I should."

He raised his hand and wanted to touch the top of the other party's hair as before, but when Kunzite stretched out his hand, he thought of what the other party had said before, paused slightly, and was hesitating whether to take it back, but Zoisite suddenly shook his hand. She took his hand, pulled it to her cheek and rubbed it coquettishly:

"I don't want to say thank you to you, but...Master Kunzite, I am very glad to have you by my side every time I celebrate my birthday."

Kunzite's heart softened: "I'm very happy too." After a pause, he could no longer hold back the deepest desire in his heart, stroked the other's cheek with his thumb, and said in a hoarse voice, "If possible, I I hope that I can spend every birthday with you in the future."

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The 18th birthday may not be very meaningful to Xiao Zuo, but it means a lot to us. Yuanmu...

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