Sword of Dawn

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"We can accept the destructive transformation of the holy mountain, but we are worried that even large-scale mountain cracking activities will hardly reach the fissure zone deep in the mountain," Wenna Bai Zhi's voice came, "according to the According to the information brought back by the scholars who entered the mountain, the focus of the magic power in the Ancestral Peak all points to the depths of the ground. Even if the problem of "extraction" is not considered, penetrating this thick mountain itself is a difficulty. With all due respect, even if it is The "supercritical accelerator" on the Dawn of the World also has its limit in front of the holy mountain. What's more, we can't accept the use of a supercritical accelerator to directly bomb the mountain-this will lead to an out-of-control geological disaster, and may even cause Destroy the Rift Zone.

"Secondly, it doesn't make sense even if we 'dug' a few 'tunnels' that can lead to the fractured zone through the mountain. We still have to find a way to build large-scale energy collection and conversion facilities near the fractured zone. To carry out the construction deep underground is unprecedentedly difficult, even Cecil's construction machinery may not be able to do it, right?"

"...It's really difficult," Gao Wen thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Leaving aside the difficulty of the underground excavation itself, all of this must be carried out 'next to' the dark blue fissure, which is the biggest difficulty. The original dark blue veins protected by safety devices are extremely dangerous, and in the depths of the ground, once the veins are slightly out of control, the entire area may collapse and melt down..."

"And don't forget, just now Ms. Wenna mentioned that the space-time structure inside the Ancestor Peak has been distorted under the influence of the dark blue webway," the voice of the Silver Queen came, and she seemed to have just talked with her royal magic advisor. Had an exchange, "Activities in areas with unstable space-time structures are inherently accompanied by huge risks, not to mention the frequent use of engineering equipment with high-energy reactions in this process-constructors may fall into the shadow realm, Fall into the Plane of Shadow, and even more dangerously, the anomalous demiplane."

Difficulties were thrown out one after another, and the optimistic mood in the venue gradually turned serious. Immediately afterwards, the technical consultants standing behind each leader began to get busy. They analyzed the actual situation of the Ancestor Peak, Considering the existing technical system, they searched their brains for possible solutions in their limited knowledge system, and with the assistance of technical consultants, the participants were exchanging new ideas—but still inevitably gradually At an impasse.

Gao Wen frowned tightly, pondering and weighing heavily.

He knew that at the moment when Plan [-] and Plan [-] were both sentenced to death in advance, the "Plan No. [-]" proposed by the Ogure Tribal State is probably the only feasible and easiest plan to realize at present, at least from the general direction There is no problem with this plan, but once it comes to the specific "realization" link, difficulties will come one after another.

A slight interfering noise suddenly passed into his ears, and also into the Magic Net terminal used by every participant.

Gao Wen's heart moved, he seemed to feel something, and subconsciously followed the direction he perceived to look towards the center of the round table. He saw a flickering spot of light gradually agglomerating above the empty conference table. The magic net terminal has been activated at some point and is running on its own. Under the connection of these terminals, those flickering light spots quickly converged into a translucent fuzzy phantom——

It was a woman, her hazy face was covered by misty tulle, and her eyes were filled with arcane flames representing magical brilliance. She was wearing a black and complicated court dress, and her translucent body floated in front of everyone.

"I'm sorry, I hope my uninvited presence didn't affect you," Mirmina, who suddenly came to the venue in the form of a projection, slowly turned around and scanned the audience, and finally her eyes fell on Gao Wen's position, "Want to hear Do you listen to my opinion?"

The atmosphere in the venue changed in an instant. Most of the participants suddenly became nervous and solemn. They stared at the figure in front of them. Most of them couldn't hide the surprise and surprise on their faces. Only a few The person gradually slowed down his face in shock, but still maintained a serious look.

The existence of the senior advisors of the Theocracy Council is no secret to the leaders of the alliance, and since the 112th meeting, with the secret promotion and gradual development of the Theocracy Council, some real information related to "Gods and Thoughts" is also Gradually conveyed and made public to the council and the middle-level members of the alliance countries. The participants here are no strangers to Mir Mina, and they all know the real situation of the gods, but knowing is one thing. Coming uninvited is another matter.

None of them expected Mirmina to appear suddenly.

Gao Wen was probably the calmest one here, in fact, it took him a lot of effort to restrain the urge to say "Have you eaten" to the other party, but tried to maintain a dignified and calm posture and said, "What's your plan? "

"It's actually very simple. I'm going to investigate the crack zone deep in the peak of the ancestors," Mirmina said. "The thick mountain and unstable space-time structure are not a problem for me. I can turn it into pure magic power." Directly entering the magic circle of the Ancestor Peak, or even 'flowing' directly into the crack zone, if everything goes well and the information is reliable, then there will be results within a day."

Inevitably, there was a muffled discussion in the venue, but Gao Wen turned a deaf ear to the voices of the discussion: "And then? If you confirm the existence of the crack zone and they meet the technical requirements for the focal point of vibration, what do you plan to do next? Do?"

"First of all, I will give you detailed information on all the conditions inside the Ancestor's Peak, and secondly, I can 'lead' those veins out to the outside of the mountain—of course, the premise of doing this is that the ancestors The dark blue fissure in the peak is as we speculate, it is more stable than the veins under the Tarash Plain," Mirmina said confidently, "After that, things will be very simple."

"Draw it out?" Gao Wen raised his eyebrows, "How do you plan to draw it out? Directly change the direction of the dark blue vein? Will it be so 'obedient'?"

"Using myself as a 'conduit'," Mir Mina's tone is still very confident, "I can make my 'nature' infinitely close to the dark blue webway, believe me, as long as the method is proper, the dark blue pulse flow can be very ' Obedient'—to me, those surging magic powers are just 'rivers'."

"After that?" Rosetta Augustus on the other side spoke this time, "How do you get out? If you turn yourself into a 'conduit', then..."

"Me? I won't get away, I will stay at the Ancestor Peak," Mirmina smiled, although her face was covered by a hazy veil, the smile was clearly recognizable, "I will stay at the Ancestor Peak to continue to serve Power the entire observatory until the world is saved—or watch it come to an end."

The venue suddenly fell silent, and an unspeakable atmosphere lingered in the air, while Gao Wen just tapped the table lightly with his fingers, he watched Mirmina's figure, and then slowly said after a while: "Then When the world is saved, will you be restored?"

"You don't have to worry about this," Mirmina suppressed her smile and nodded slightly, "I don't want to completely 'melt' myself in the dark blue webway, as long as the mission of the observation device is over, I will let the crack Recovery, this process is actually very safe for me. As for before this is over..."

She paused, and her tone was calm: "For us who have a long life span, this is just a year and a half of 'on duty'. In my eyes, this is as short as a moment."

Chapter 1462

After Mirmina's voice fell, the entire meeting hall fell into a moment of silence. This is a road that no one has ever thought of. Let the goddess of magic complete the transformation of the ancestor peak, and even become a part of the core of the observation device. This exceeded all previous plans, so much so that even Gao Wen had to think about the possibility of doing so from the beginning.

And after such silence lasted for several minutes, a slightly deep and honest voice finally broke the silence. It was the king of the dwarves, Morton Molten, this old dwarf who was as strong as a rock and had dark red beard and hair. Leaning on the table, she stared at Mirmina with piercing eyes: "But there is a problem... Ma'am, if you help, will it cause the throne of the God of Magic to re-establish the connection with the mortal world?"

Mirmina calmly responded to the gaze of the dwarf king, with a smile under the veil: "During this whole process, can anyone pray for the goddess of magic to come to the world?"

"This... probably not," Morton Molten touched his beard and shook his head slightly, "and even if there is such a sign at that time, it will be snuffed out by the trial monks of the arbitration tribunal in advance."

"Then I don't do everything because of the prayers of mortals," Mir Mina said lightly, "It will be my free will, a spontaneous action by a powerful mage named 'Mir Mina', which has nothing to do with belief , nor is it the resonance of the trend of thought, and I need to correct one of your statements, Morton, this is not some kind of "helping out"-in the face of the fate of this world, the gods have never been "outsiders", you are saving your survival world, and I am also saving the world in which I live."

Mirmina's last words obviously had a moderate impact on everyone in the conference hall, and the expressions of many people changed slightly. They nodded their heads lightly in a moment of thought with sudden realization. , they seem to have suddenly realized a fact at this moment - the "goddess of magic" who appeared in front of them at this moment is actually not only a god who once occupied the throne of God, but also a person who lives on this planet like them... ...creatures.

This time, it is no longer a stage where the gods save mortals, but the joint self-help of gods and mortals.

"Let me say a few words." In the short silence, Gao Wen's deep voice broke the silence, "First of all, the Theocratic Council has confirmed that the connection between Ms. Mirmina and the mortal world has been completely severed. Therefore, under the premise of good safety protection, there is no problem with her activities in the world, and we have also tested this point.

"Secondly, everyone here should be familiar with the research results of the Theocratic Council. We all know that the essence of 'gods' is the reflection of mortal thoughts. It's not about what the gods themselves did, but what the mortals 'think' the gods did. Therefore, our 'information blockade' of the senior advisors of the Theocracy Council has been essentially just 'preventing the people from rebuilding the trend of thought'. It's not about controlling the senior advisers.

"In fact, everyone should understand the above points, but if no one reminds us, we will inevitably fall into misunderstandings and confuse the focus of the theocratic council's work.

"Therefore, Ms. Milmina's participation in the Ancestor's Peak project is not a problem in itself. The biggest problem is whether we can do a good job in public opinion work, information management and control, and whether we can do a good job in educating, literating and guiding the relevant people. .

"The last thing I want to say is that maybe sooner or later we have to face the 'final order' in which God and man get along. The work of the Theocratic Council has a highest goal and a relatively clear line. Regarding the 'final order', I also mentioned in the last internal circular of the Theocracy Council that we are not going to destroy the gods in the end, let alone deny the concept of gods. This is the natural law of this world. The purpose of the Theocracy Council has been from the beginning It is to respect and conform to the laws of nature, not against them.

"So, now may be the moment we take steps towards this 'final order', it's coming a little early, it's not as gradual and smooth as it would be ideal, but now that it's here, we should be prepared face this moment."

Gawain exhaled lightly, and he noticed that many participants around the round table were lost in thought, and a few familiar figures not far away, such as Rosetta and Belsetia, were nodding slightly. They noticed that Gawain Then he raised his head and nodded slightly to this side, with approval and approval in his eyes—even the figure of Ophelia Norton was no exception.

"Then... let's take this as the final plan for the time being," Rosetta Augustus' voice broke the silence in the venue after a short thought, "Let's first complete the exploration and evaluation of the Ancestral Peak, This step is completed by Ms. Mirmina. If it is determined that the conditions of the Ancestral Peak are met, the technicians will follow up quickly and adjust and design the 'Magic Tide Observation Device' sent by the Noi people according to the actual situation of the Ancestral Peak. , if the conditions of the Ancestral Peak are not suitable... we can find an alternative as soon as possible."

Then he looked at Gao Wen and nodded slightly: "In any case, the most important thing is to act first."

"This will be an extremely huge project. Just to build the 'Vibration Focus' itself, its scale is no less than the two blocking walls that run through the wasteland of Gondor. Even with the help of Ms. Mirmina, The construction of surrounding facilities will also be a formidable challenge," Gao Wen nodded, then continued, "The good news is that the Alliance has only conducted 'military training' not long ago, and the wasteland blocking wall project has left us with valuable experience. experience. We now have the equipment and the people to do this kind of mega-project, and the team we need to coordinate and direct a project of this magnitude, and it can all start very quickly.”

He spoke slowly, and his eyes once again fell on the technical documents in front of him. On one of the pages, the huge and complex structure of the magic tide observation device came into his sight.

Gradually, that blueprint turned into another more realistic picture in his eyes——

That is the towering holy mountain of Ogulei, the vast plains and hills around the holy mountain, a completely remodeled "ancestral peak", and a huge sensor array built around the ancestor peak.

That will be a miracle built with the power of the world.

The meeting continued like this until very late, and when the leaders finished their discussions at the conference table, it was almost midnight in Cecil City.

In this cold world in early winter, the Frost Sky Constellation is gradually climbing to the highest point in the sky, a few cold stars are twinkling in the night, and through the large glass windows, the cold brilliance looks extraordinarily cold.

The holographic projections next to the conference table are being extinguished one by one. The tired participants got up one after another, and gradually dissipated into the air after questioning the seats of the three permanent members. There was only one projection left, and the Silver Queen Belsetia Morningstar was still sitting quietly in her seat. She waited until the other leaders who participated remotely in the meeting were offline before she suddenly spoke: "About the The 'Final Order' of ... are we really ready to take this step?"

Gao Wen looked at the Silver Queen with a half-smile: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

The Silver Queen rubbed her forehead: "What do you think?"

"Well, the truth is... I'm not sure, no one can be sure," Gao Wen sighed softly, and said frankly, "Many things in this world can be quantified, but only 'trend of thought' is an unquantifiable It is a doomed chaotic system, and its development and changes at every moment cannot be accurately predicted... But the inability to accurately predict does not mean that it has no major direction to look for.

"We are indeed not ready for the 'final order' in an all-round way. After all, apart from a few 'senior advisors', there are still a large number of 'gods' who are still on their gods. These gods are still in chains. At the other end of the spectrum, no matter how much work the Theocratic Council has done to weaken the chains over the years, no matter whether these gods have broken free from some of their restraints, it is an indisputable fact that churches around the world can still receive divine magic and oracle feedback. That ultimate goal... is still far away.

"However, in some areas, the 'Final Order' has indeed shown signs of being realized, mainly on several senior advisors. Although it has not yet reached the point where its existence can be made public to the whole people, the one conducted in Cecil In the series of 'Restricted Social Experiments', several senior consultants have indeed achieved relatively satisfactory results in their contact with the world."

"'Restricted social experiment'?" Belsetia looked at Gawain curiously, "I'm somewhat interested in it."

Gawain glanced at Belsetia, and suddenly brought up a seemingly irrelevant topic: "...do you usually watch phantom dramas?"

"Phantom drama?" Belsetia frowned, "I'll watch a little when I have time, but what does this have to do with the 'restricted social experiment' you mentioned..."

"If you're interested, you can pay attention to a recent documentary jointly released by Cecil's Propaganda Department, Theocratic Council and Film Films. There is a viewing interface in the neural network," Gao Wen smiled. "Perhaps it will be a pleasant surprise."

Belsetia froze for a moment, then nodded with some doubts: "This... ok, I will take a look later."

Gao Wen laughed, he stood up slowly, and after a brief silence and thinking, he said softly: "There is no essential difference between blind worship and blind resistance, ignoring the laws of nature and denying the ' God's part is also a kind of ignorance and blind faith. Even in a serious direction, it is not impossible to create a "godless god" in the future. Soil, I am afraid that it will become the biggest disaster in the world just like a 'reverse tide' that breeds in the legacy of the voyager.

"Seriously, I don't want to see another 'Backtide'."

"Going from one extreme to another is the most common mistake for mortals," Belsetia also stood up, and after hearing what Gawain said, she exhaled softly, her figure gradually fading in the air, "I will Remember your words today."

As Belsetia's voice fell, her last figure at the conference table finally went offline.

But Gawain was not the only one left in the conference room - besides Rebecca, the two "plenipotentiaries" Till and Melita also stayed in the room.

The communication network with Tarrond has not yet been completed, and the communication process with Antaveen is relatively cumbersome, so in this meeting, two ambassadors participated in the meeting.

Melita stood up from the chair. She tidied up her dress and came to Gawain: "About the fact that the Noi's Observer spaceship disintegrated and flashed...is it all true?"

"Do you think I acted in a play to promote the construction plan of the magic tide observation device?" Gawain smiled and glanced at Miss Lanlong, "I don't have the ability to create a cloud in the night sky that will spread across the entire continent." A flash that everyone can see—and with so many astrologers around the world, it's not difficult to tell if that 'bright star' is an atmospheric phantom or a flash in space."

"I don't doubt the authenticity of that flash, but your ability to 'act on the spot' is really impressive." Melita smiled and shook her head, "Of course, Tarrond is supporting the demon tide." As for the observation project, I have no objection to the 'No. [-] plan', but I have some personal curiosity..."

"The news is true," Amber's figure slowly emerged from the air beside Gao Wen, she looked into Melita's eyes, "Miss Enya captured the power contained in that flash of light—in fact it was Because the flash of light contains the power of the gods of different gods, it can spread so far. After all... from there to here, even the light has to travel for 22 days."

After hearing the source of the news, the expression on Melita's face changed slightly, and then turned into silence.

"As early as more than a century ago, the Noi people determined that our planet is the best observation point. In the past 120 years, their observation spacecraft has been heading this way, at a scale of four light years. Actually, that ship is almost arriving at the station... It's really a pity," Gawain shook his head, "From the perspective of one of the leaders of the alliance, it is a matter of an alien god descending on this planet that makes me very nervous. and contradictory things, but from a personal point of view... I originally hoped that the observer could succeed."

"...It's meaningless to say these things now." Melita sighed softly, and looked up to the window.

In the ink-like night, the stars in the Frost Sky constellation are still cold, and the flash of light has completely disappeared in the sea of ​​stars.

Under this icy and endlessly vast astronomical scale, the brilliance left by Ability God only lit up in the night sky for a dozen seconds, and within these ten seconds, among the more distant and deep stars, How many civilizations are quietly dying in the ever-advancing tide, without even releasing this flash of light?

The starlight shines in the quiet courtyard, the night wind blows through the flower beds and evergreen bushes, and the low-pitched rattling sounds come from far and near, and a giant golden egg wrapped in a quilt lies quietly in the cart , maintaining a long silence under the starlight.

Footsteps came from not far away, sounding cautious.

A gentle voice sounded from the golden dome: "It's so late, little Betty, are you still up?"

"I heard that you are still in the courtyard." Betty rubbed her eyes, looking at the golden giant egg that had been in the courtyard all day, "and you also sent back the maid I left behind for the night..."

"I'm just killing some time, and I have countless hours to kill like this—but there's no need to drag you all here to get wind and cold," Enya said lightly, "You don't usually have to worry so much about my situation, little Betty. "

"That won't work," Betty shook her head immediately, "I have to take care of you."

The golden dome was silent for a while, and then there was a helpless chuckle.

"...Have you been looking at the sky here?" Betty asked curiously, "Is there anything in the sky?"

"There are many, many things...to remember, to admire, to awe, to admire, everything you can imagine, and there are stars."

Betty shook her head: "... I don't understand."

Enya's voice is gentle: "You don't need to understand, the knowledge of all living beings is limited. Even I didn't know until today that the 'voice' conveyed in the thought trend is a little faster than the speed of light..."

Betty thought for a while, then honestly shook her head again: "...I don't understand either."

"Hahaha..." Enya couldn't help laughing, her mood seemed to suddenly become a little happier, "If you don't understand, you don't understand, you just need to live happily. Let's go back, little Betty, late The wind is a little cooler."

"it is good!"

Chapter 1463 New Winter Drama

As time gradually enters the frost moon, the Frost Sky constellation gradually rises to the highest point in the sky. The cold and long winter of the northern continent has descended on the entire empire. From the perennially frozen northern mountains to the southern dark mountains, from the prosperous business in the west From the important town to the Changfeng Fortress on the border of the eastern border, it seemed that the cold wind rushed overnight, the dead leaves fell, and snow fell in many places across the country.

In the old days, the arrival of cold winter meant that the most difficult days of the year had arrived, with limited food, high cost of keeping out the cold, and extremely poor urban and rural facilities... Most of the people would not be able to live in this season. They can only stay at home, carefully counting the remaining rations and firewood to wait for the end of the cold winter. There is no entertainment, let alone outdoor recreation in winter-that is the privilege of the upper class.

But unconsciously, such memories already belonged to the previous era.

Film stood on the edge of the square in front of the Phantom Theater, wearing a thick winter coat, and watched the crowd gradually gather. His low-key attire made it difficult to immediately distinguish him from the brilliant "founder of Phantom Play". Reminiscent of his identity, on the street after the snow in winter, he looks more like an ordinary young man who happened to stop here, watching the posters and promotional projections of the new drama.

This is the first Magic Shadow Theater in the world, and it also belongs to him—his father was a well-known playwright in the capital, and he had his own theater troupe, but even so, his father never owned it. A theater of his own has always been his greatest regret.

Film himself never imagined that his father's lifelong wish would finally come true in this form.

He took a breath in the cold wind, watched the theater staff busy at the gate with a smile on his face, and watched the audience enter the ticket area and the gate of the waiting area in an orderly manner——Film liked this feeling, Even though his identity is not what it used to be now, he is used to changing into plain clothes on the days when each new play is released, hiding in a low-key place near the theater with a good view, just watching the crowd rushing towards the gate.

It represented recognition for his hard work, a pastime he never tires of.

The cold wind in winter cannot stop the enthusiasm of the citizens. The days when new dramas are released are always the busiest time in this block. When the change of seasons is no longer a restriction of daily life, culture and entertainment will become a natural appeal of the people—— And in this era, "Phantom Drama" is the well-deserved "King of Entertainment" of the Cecil Empire.

A crowd passed by Film, and the whispers of passers-by were heard in the wind. They were discussing the new drama that had just been released——

"I didn't expect Mr. Film's new drama to be this kind...mythological theme. I thought it would be a war movie with a big scene or a feature film about the pioneers...although the mythological theme seems to be quite interesting. of."

"The name of the new drama is "Master of Ten Thousand Laws". It is said that it tells the story of the goddess of magic and the loyal saints... and the fall of the goddess..."

"Seriously, can this kind of subject matter really be filmed into a phantom drama? This is not the kind of 'mythical story' made up by bards, the goddess of magic...that is a real god, A friend of my grandfather's neighbor's uncle is even a believer in the goddess of magic... Is this kind of drama really not taboo?"

"I think it's okay. I was still a magic apprentice myself, and I have read prayers with my mentor a few times. I am more or less a half-believer-I have watched this drama twice from yesterday to today, and I still have it today. I was dragged by you to watch it for the third time..."

"You've watched it twice?!" The passer-by who spoke first couldn't help but look at his partner in surprise, "Then...can you give me a review? Don't talk about the plot, tell me whether the show is good or not..."

"Why is the drama personally supervised by Mr. Film not good?" "The original goddess of magic pan believer" who has watched it twice and is about to watch it for the third time raised his head, and then his expression was a little embarrassed and nervous. "And to be honest, I think Miss Mirmina in the show...I mean the actress who played the goddess Mirmina, she is actually quite good-looking. I watched it twice mainly to see her... "

When the person next to him heard this, he immediately exclaimed half jokingly and half seriously: "...you dare to think wildly about the appearance of a god!"

"I'm talking about the actor who played the goddess Mirmina...and it's not crazy to praise the goddess for her beauty, isn't this a normal compliment-when you usually pray to God, which one of you shouldn't praise for a long time... "

"...is it still understandable?"

The conversations of the passers-by gradually faded away, and the small chats and laughter soon disappeared in more and more noisy voices, but Film's eyes fell on the small group of far away thoughtfully. He didn't look back until they disappeared into the crowd, and then his eyes gradually moved up, and the huge poster hanging at the entrance of the Magic Shadow Theater and the holographic projection floating in the air came into his eyes little by little.

In the promotional screen of the chief mate, a figure wearing a mysterious veil and a long dark dress floats in the background like mist, eyes full of mystery and elegant charm seem to be overlooking the world from the depths of the clouds, the eight beings The saints temporarily added by the screenwriter are arranged under the illusion of the goddess of magic, and the holy artifacts that never existed in history are dotted at the bottom of the screen, and huge artistic characters are shining in the screen——

"Master of All Laws" - jointly produced by the Ministry of Culture and Propaganda of the Empire, the Theocracy Council, and Film Films, adapted from real historical data, revealing the unknown side of the gods to the world.

Below this line of large characters is another line of small characters: "The Gods of the World" series is the first work in the series.

Film narrowed his eyes slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

……

At the same time, in the far south of the continent, in the Elven Court of the Silver Empire, the Silver Queen Belsetia Morningstar was sitting quietly in a comfortable seat, the drink in hand was not finished, and the French fries could not be eaten. Halfway through, the magic net terminal in front of me was scrolling the credit list of the magic shadow drama, and the expression on the queen's face was a little dull and stunned.

The faces of the maids watching the movie with her beside her were also a little dazed.

After being sluggish like this for an unknown amount of time, Belsetia couldn't help but muttered to herself softly: "They actually did this...they can really do this..."