Sword of Dawn

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This is another divine kingdom, but the owner of the tower has long since disappeared, leaving only this empty starry sky, which is undergoing a long and irreversible natural dissipation in the deep sea.

"...It would be interesting if Mirmina was here," Amber muttered suddenly, "we saw her house..."

"But she may not like to see this place again." Gawain shook his head and said with a complicated expression, and in the corner of his eyes, in the dark space outside Shenyue, there were countless ancient ruins, wreckage and distorted objects floating in the dark space. Horrible fragments of gods, there is an exceptionally huge and terrifying shadow slowly floating over from the depths of the chaos, it is a face that has been torn apart by half - that face is pale and hideous, and there are four dead eyes scattered on the surface. The gap between the eyes and the dried up flesh was as huge as a castle, and it was unknown whether it was as huge as it was originally or if it had mutated over the long years.

Even without relying on mental pollution, the terrifying face that can make a timid person faint just by looking at it just floated to the edge of the "starry sky spherical shell", and then hit the barrier of the Kingdom of God one after another, the face The four eyes inlaid on the top also turned to the direction of the high tower at the same time, staring at the "temple" that has been deserted - the owner of this face is of course dead, and there is no reason in the eyes However, it seems that the residual power of thought in a certain season of civilization is still at work, causing it to undergo such a terrible change.

This face just hit the border of the Kingdom of God, until an invisible force came from the nearby ruins, and it slowly drifted away with an empty vision.

"...I suddenly fully understand how Ms. High Tower felt when she lived here..." Kamel finally broke the silence and said faintly after the terrifying pressure brought by that face gradually faded away.

"I also understand." Gao Wen replied in a deep voice, and in his line of sight, there happened to be a floating boulder slowly flying over in the deserted kingdom of God. When the shimmering lines floated to the closest position to the spaceship, the side with the lines happened to turn around.

The pattern on it turned out to be a string of flamboyant and venting handwriting, which seemed to be a message left by the owner of this place to this dilapidated place before he left——

"Damn XX, I quit!"

Chapter 1280 Recycling the Golem

Deep in the dim and chaotic courtyard of disobedience, a faint glow floats on the ground made of broken boulders. A huge oak tree that grew out of nowhere stands in the center of the courtyard, surrounded by a large number of operating magic devices. Some of this oak tree projected ever-changing holographic images, and some emitted light, interweaving into a grid barrier with a complex structure.

Mirmina, the Goddess of Magic, sat under the oak tree with her eyes closed and meditated. Some of the pale golden leaves falling from the crown of the tree fell on her long hair, and then turned into shattered light and gradually dissipated.

Suddenly, the former Goddess of Magic opened her eyes, and a strange look appeared on her calm and peaceful face before.

The next moment, Amoen's voice came from the side: "What? Are you dreaming?"

"...No, I didn't sleep just now," Mirmina raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, muttering in a strange tone, "It's just that I suddenly felt flustered for some reason... It woke me up from my meditation."

"Panic? Waking up from meditation? This doesn't sound like a good omen." Amon, who was taking care of the oak tree at the side, suddenly became a little nervous, with a very human worried look on his face. "Could it be your divinity?" Part of 'what's left...'

"It's not that serious, just a little flustered, as if the black history from a long time ago was suddenly seen by someone," Miermina waved her hand, not knowing why she suddenly thought of such a strange statement, but soon She put this little detail aside, and focused on Amoen, who has been busy for the past two days, "By the way, you haven't finished your work yet?"

"It's still early, this is just the beginning," Amoen shook his head, and the light green runes hovering on the antlers dissipated in the air little by little, "Finally, I have a chance to move freely. Decorate my own yard, how can I say it is a place where I have lived for 3000 years, and I don’t know how long I will live in the future... At least I have to plant a few trees or something. What do you think of my oak tree? Should it be taller? a little?"

"It's pretty good—unless you don't plan to plant anything else," Mirmina looked up at the beautiful golden oak tree, the only "plant" in the disobedient courtyard at the moment emitting a faint halo, The majestic vitality is stimulated around it, making the whole courtyard linger with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. This is the first time that this dark and lonely place has been so alive for thousands of years——Mirmina said to Amorn's "landscaping project" is not really interesting, but she is very happy to see the fun that Armorn has after his body heals and is truly free, which is better than spending all day playing poker on the Internet," said You are really motivated, planting trees in the Shadow Realm, what do you mean by that sentence... Oh, Film can't even think of such an outrageous thing."

"I didn't lie among the barren rubble for 3000 years because I liked it," Amon said happily, "Do you need help? I see that you have been lying between these boulders and gravel these days." Rest between the ruins, although I am used to it, but you should be more comfortable with the environment covered by tiles - I can help you get a place to live, such as a magic tower that can grow? Gawain and him My friends will definitely not have any objections to this, they said before that the yard can be modified as I like, as long as it doesn't affect the operation of these magic devices."

"No, I think this is fine! Don't mention anything about the magic tower anymore!" Mirmina's eyes widened for a moment, and she said loudly as if in a stress reaction, but then she realized that this reaction seemed a little bit Excessive, with a resentful look on his face, "If I want to get a place to live, I can do it myself. Don't forget that 'shaping' itself is an important branch of the magic field, and I am better at this than you."

"Okay, okay, I'll just say it casually, why are you shouting so loudly?" Amoen shook his head, and then couldn't help but look up and down at Mirmina, "Speaking of which conclusion you just meditated on Is it? In the past two days, it seems that you have been doing all kinds of weird magic experiments, meditating under the tree, or writing reports... You are really the same as those busy researchers in the council, what are you doing?"

"I told you that you don't understand." Mirmina didn't have the slightest interest in explaining to Amoen. She waved her hands and stood up and said, "Anyway, my thesis is almost finished. If you are really interested, you can start from there by yourself when the time comes." It can be seen in the database of neural networks."

Amoen snorted softly, but he was not interested in arguing with the goddess of magic on this topic. His attention returned to his "small courtyard beautification project". Gradually formed in his mind - around the magnificent golden oak tree, the vitality field had already formed, and there was also an environment for plants to grow in the Shadow Realm. He felt that he should plant another flower field around him, or bushes full of berries... …

Or plant some cucumbers, eggplants, onions, ginger, and garlic.

……

The boulder with the "message" gradually drifted away, and disappeared again in the darkness among the false starry sky. The towering tower stood in the center of the Kingdom of God, like a silent guard, guarding the land that had been ruled by its owner. All the secrets of the kingdom I gave up myself.

"...I think it's best for us to pretend we didn't see anything," Amber looked around and murmured with her neck curled up. "The 'person' wouldn't be happy if he found out..."

Gao Wen thinks what Amber said is very reasonable, and think about it in his own shoes. For Milmina, the content on that stone should be as lethal as the youthful sadness literature written in Space Shuo Shuo when she was young and frivolous. Go back If I mention it to her face to face later, I'm afraid someone's blood will be splashed on the spot...

There was another vibration from the ancient spaceship sailing in the dark and chaotic, and the engine output gradually increased. The giant ship returned to the depths of darkness again. As those strange dark silhouettes reappeared outside the shield, Gao Wen and his party realized that , the ship set sail again.

Just like the speculation conclusion in the previous intelligence, this ship cruised between the kingdoms of the gods, and it continued to visit one kingdom after another during the next voyage, stopping briefly each time, at a distance of more or less Hover to observe for a while, and then set off for the next target - for Gao Wen and others, this is undoubtedly extremely precious observation data.

Mortals have never had such an opportunity to directly observe the situation inside the Kingdom of God in such an intuitive way, and in the process, they don’t have to worry about being mentally polluted—the tragic price paid on the battlefield of Winterhold in the past, is still in sight. Surprising returns in unexpected directions.

Of course, not every observation of the Kingdom of God will be as clear and clear as the previous "Kingdom of Abundance" or "Kingdom of Magic". Sometimes Gao Wen and others will see some strange and incomprehensible situations. In some "spaces" completely shrouded in light, the internal conditions are completely blocked by light curtains that cannot be penetrated by the naked eye, and sometimes a lot of chaotic superimposed lights and shadows can be seen. The methods present an overlapping posture, and it is unknown whether this chaotic "deep sea" has interfered with everyone's cognition, or whether an ancient kingdom of God really has such a strange appearance.

There was even one time when the spaceship stopped abruptly in the darkness, turned on the lights and detection equipment and scanned the void for a long time—as if there was an invisible kingdom of God in that empty place.

All these weird situations were carefully recorded by Kamel and Modil—maybe one day in the future, all the mysteries can be revealed.

And these "observation points" that appeared constantly during the "journey" also greatly slowed down the actions of Gao Wen and others on the spacecraft. They stopped again and again to record the various scenes they saw outside the shield of the spacecraft. A large amount of video and text data, and even the exploration of the spacecraft itself gave way to these observations.

But even with some delay, they finally arrived at the entrance to the passageway leading to the interior of the spaceship - a gate made of unknown alloy stood at the end of the deck, the gate was open, and the bright lights inside it showed the The basic system is still running.

"The 'Explorer' is inside," Kamel floated in front of the entrance of the passage, nodding while sensing the magic fluctuations from not far away, "I can receive the positioning signal from it, which is clear and stable , the environment inside is very stable.”

"Let's go in," Gawain looked up at the dark "deep sea" outside the shield of the spaceship for the last time. This voyage is not over yet, and there should be new Kingdoms of God appearing outside the spaceship, but he has to find a way It is only necessary to understand the secrets of the spaceship itself, "Victoria, set up a picture crystal here to record the situation outside the shield, and we will recover it later."

Victoria immediately began to set up the photo crystal and the corresponding maintenance circle according to the order, and Amber said casually: "Anyway, this ship will run around every two days. Once we figure it out, we can arrange for the exploration team to take this ship regularly for long-term observations after we go back—the Kingdom of God can’t escape, and the data will be recorded after a few rounds of observations.”

"...I hope everything will be as simple and smooth as you said." Gawain glanced at Amber and said with a serious expression, "I always have some bad premonitions."

"Then you must not say it." Melita on the side suddenly said nervously.

Looking at Miss Blue Dragon who was facing a formidable enemy, Gawain had a subtle expression on his face. He could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, and followed Kamel into the passage leading to the interior of the spaceship.

Behind the gate is a spacious corridor, and bright lights illuminate this place that may have been silent for 180 million years—just like the situation in the Tower Against the Tide, the years have also failed to corrode the creation of the voyager, "Deep Sea There is no so-called dust and dust in the space. A group of people passed through the neat and bright connecting passage in the spaceship. Everything they entered gave them a strong illusion... It seems that this place has just been abandoned not long ago, and even A moment ago, there were busy fleet members moving back and forth in this channel.

After walking not far in the passage, they finally found the "Explorer" puppet that had been sent to this ship a few days ago and had been acting in self-discipline for a long time.

"That's it." Kamel raised his hand and pointed not far away.

Gawain raised his head and saw a magic self-discipline device made of brass with a chubby shell quietly hiding in a corner at the end of the corridor. It put away all its joints and working limbs, Using a piece of equipment at the corner of the corridor as cover, it is in a state of deep sleep.

He looked weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Considering the astonishing level of technology represented by the Voyager spacecraft itself, the brass puppet with a simple mind and a fragile mechanical structure in front of him does seem a bit "poor".

But looking at the dormant brass golem, Gao Wen suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart - he even felt that this mechanical device, which was not even half the level of the Iron Man of Gondor, was like a hero.

So backward and so fragile, this simple mechanical device almost represents the pinnacle of technology in today's Loren kingdoms, but it may not even be considered a toy in front of the technical creations of the voyagers—but that's it A "gadget" that can only think simply, has been acting alone on this mysterious spaceship for several days, walking through the dark deck, passing through the ancient corridors, and exploring countless mysteries.

Perhaps it should be called "Mechanical Herald"?

Gao Wen's thinking was a little distracted and he was thinking wildly. At the same time, Kamel had released the activation command, and there was a slight click and sizzle sound from the brass doll's belly, and the round thing suddenly turned into a It shook for a while, and then several mechanical joints slowly stretched out.

It seems to have had a long dream, stretching its "lazy waist" like a human being, opening its folded limbs a little bit, and the sensing device that was originally folded also popped out of the spherical shell. , the sophisticated crystal lens captured Kamel's figure.

A mechanical claw used to pick up objects was raised and waved happily-it was very happy that it successfully completed its task and was retrieved.

"...The people of Typhon really learned a lot from the technology of the Iron Man of Gondor." Looking at the very humanized performance of the brass golem, Victoria couldn't help but sigh.

"I have indeed learned a lot, but it is far from enough," Daniel said blankly on the side, "We have been using it for so many years, but we still can't copy the core of Iron Man's mind, nor can we create the bionic structure like a living person. , our golem experts are still waiting for the next technological breakthrough—or a big stroke of luck."

"Sometimes technological breakthroughs do require a little bit of luck," Gao Wen said casually with a smile, and then turned his gaze to Kamel, "Now let's check the data recorded by the puppet and see what it has seen along the way. .”

The last time the "Iron Land" was close to the Kingdom of God of War, the explorer puppet had already sent some of the data it collected to the technical team working in the stronghold of the Kingdom of God through remote transmission, but due to the short stay of the spaceship And the limitations of remote transmission, it can only send back a small part of the data, and many images are blurred.

The complete exploration data still needs to be recovered in the most primitive way.

Kamel opened the shell of the explorer puppet, and found a device storing key data from the intricate rune core and guide structure inside. He carefully took out the device and put it in his hand.

It was a palm-sized cube. Most of the outer shell was made of expensive mithril and fine gold, and the surface was inlaid with high-quality crystals and gems. Its interior was more complex and immersed in alchemy solution. storage organization.

It has obvious traces of the fusion of traditional magic skills and modern magic techniques.

Chapter 1281 Ballads

The storage core inlaid with many crystals and high-purity gemstones was taken out, and the "Explorer" puppet also woke up from the maintenance state. This chubby mechanical device moved its long mechanical limbs around the crowd. After a circle, it stopped in front of Kamel, its optical probe was swinging back and forth above the body, as if it was staring at the storage core just taken out of its own body with a trace of curiosity.

Kamel checked the operating status of the core, confirmed that it could be read directly, and injected magic power into it. With a slight buzzing sound, complex magic patterns quickly appeared on the surface of the palm-sized cube, and then a large number of The image data and data were released under Kamel's intentional control, forming a series of rapidly refreshing holographic projections in mid-air.

"We have limited time, so we can put those environmental monitoring data aside for a while, and let the technical experts slowly analyze it when we go back," Gao Wen said, "Let's take a look at the image data left by the 'Explorer', mainly the interior of the spacecraft. Yes, we need to find a way."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kamel nodded slightly, and some of the images in those holographic projections were quickly adjusted. A large amount of dazzling data and filter imaging views were turned off, and the explorer used his own photo crystal to record The video data that came down was enlarged in front of everyone, "I have located the video after the explorer entered the interior of the ship—from here, it can be seen that it is moving in a corridor..."

In the holographic projection, a first-person perspective that is shorter than ordinary humans is moving forward, and long mechanical limbs can be seen moving regularly at the edge of the screen. In front of the perspective is a wide and deep corridor. The empty screen In the picture, the explorer's moving limbs are the only moving objects, and the sound outside the screen can only hear a slight hum from the explorer's own body, as well as occasional distant sounds from the The sound of mechanical vibrations in the depths of the spaceship.

Gao Wen looked at it seriously, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "Quickly forward, record a fork in the road."

The images recorded in the storage core began to accelerate, and the explorer puppet quickly passed through the corridor, heading towards the end of the fork road. The low hum in the background sound also became a little sharp and weird due to the acceleration of the picture-then the picture returned to normal , and start to accelerate after entering the next connection channel...

Gao Wen and the others carefully watched the video data left by the explorer puppet - this spaceship is so huge that its shallow connection channel has an astonishing scale, from one facility to another The distance between the facilities is enough for this little magical machine to travel for a long time, and more than half of the videos left by the puppet are basically "rushing".

Of course, it also captured a lot of details about the internal structure of the spacecraft during this rush, but these details... need time to sort out and analyze them slowly.

Suddenly, just as the video data began to speed up again, a very faint strange sound came to Gao Wen's ears.

The sound was so weak and erratic that it almost merged into the background humming sounds, but Gawain was still keenly aware of its existence, he waved his hand immediately, and Mordir beside him followed him. With one voice: "Stop!"

"You heard it too?" Kamel quickly paused the playback, and Gawain looked at the serious adventurer next to him in surprise, "You heard it too?"

"So you heard it too." Modil looked at Gawain in surprise, and then quickly nodded, "Yes, there seemed to be a strange sound just now... It was mixed in the background sound, very abrupt, and it was different from all the previous sounds It's all different."

"Go back," Gawain looked at Kamel, "probably after the 'Explorer' just entered the corridor marked with green lights, and amplified the sound."

Kamel accepted the order without hesitation, and the image data extracted from the storage core began to retreat under his precise control, and located the position where both Gawain and Mordir heard the "noise", Then the picture began to play normally, and this time, everyone at the scene pricked up their ears, listening carefully to all the subtle sounds recorded by the puppet.

In the low hum, there was a very vague noise—it really existed, and it definitely didn't sound like the puppet's own movement, nor did it sound like the mechanical sound made by the spaceship when it was running.

"I can't hear it clearly...but the ups and downs feel very strange, even a bit like... some kind of melody?" Amber's long pointed ears trembled in the air, and she showed a cautious and even a little scared expression on her face , "I don't know if I heard it wrong, I seem to hear someone singing... gross... creepy..."

Gawain's eyes fell on Amber's pointed ears, he frowned slightly, and looked at Kamel with a serious face: "Can you make the sound clearer? Deal with its noise."

"...I will do my best," Kamel hesitated, and began to put both hands on the sophisticated storage core, while carefully manipulating the flow of magic power inside it, he said with reservations, "The effect Possibly limited - the Seeker golem's 'ears' have limited sensitivity, and that faint sound was completely mixed in with the background hum... I tried to make it as clear as possible."

Under Kamel's control, the screen returned to the beginning of the section just now, and then began to play again. The processed sound was indeed clearer than before, but the strange sound was still mixed with the low hum The inside is blurry, making it difficult to distinguish—but just when Gao Wen was about to ask Kamel to deal with it again, Amber suddenly turned his head to the side, showing a very serious listening appearance, and at the same time posed to the people around him. waved.

The pointed long ears are shaking sensitively. Although she does not have the so-called elven blood, as the crystallization of the most advanced biochemical technology in the Gondor era, as "artificial human No. 36", her perception after concentrating is actually Not weaker than elves.

Everyone around fell silent, the air only echoed the hoarse and vague humming sounds recorded by the Explorer puppet, and the humming sound was mixed with a faint noise like a song. Amber listened intently for a long time, Suddenly, she spoke softly—singing an intermittent, inaccurate ballad:

"...the hollow wind...the birds never flew across the sky again...a sentinel went mad...a sentinel went mad..."

Amber's soft chant echoed in the corridor that had been dead for 180 million years, a little tone deaf and a little chilling.

Victoria's eyes widened in an instant: "Amber, what are you singing about?"

"That 'noise' mixed in with the humming—it's a voice singing, singing these words over and over again," Amber said with her ears trembling, raising her eyes, "There are still a few words, but I This short passage can only be heard vaguely."

"I've heard this song...from Belsetia," Gawain said suddenly, his expression so serious that Daniel and Melita were startled, "This is an ancient nursery rhyme of the Silver Elf, It tells the story of a sentinel who was far away from his homeland in the pioneering age, fell into madness during the long wait, and gradually fell into hallucinations! But...how could it be here..."

"Nursery rhymes of the silver elves?" Melita's eyes widened subconsciously, "Are all the nursery rhymes of those elves so powerful?"

"...that's not the point," Gao Wen said in a deep voice, "the key is the Sentinel, and why the 'Explorer' puppet recorded this melody on this ancient Voyager spaceship! Kamel, the puppet is Where was this song recorded? Can it be deduced from the video data?"

"The deduction has already started just now," Kamel said quickly, while holding the storage core in one hand, and opening the other hand to the side, a large-scale magic illusion spread out in front of him. The red light curtain outlines the corridors, fork roads, and the structure of the cabins. This is the passage in the ship he just outlined based on the video data played by the puppet. On one of the passages, the eye-catching red color block Out of the area where the puppet "heard" the ballad, "it's in this place."

Gawain waved his hand immediately: "Let's go."

Everyone immediately followed in the footsteps of Gawain and Kamel, and quickly started operations in this ancient Voyager spaceship. They quickly passed through the deep and long corridors and connecting gates, and they were in the "Explorer" puppet. Rapidly advancing on the determined safe route, the hurried footsteps of the uninvited guests echoed in the ancient spaceship that had been silent for millions of years-it didn't take long for them to arrive at the connecting passage marked by Kamel.

There was no one in the spacious and bright corridor of the spaceship. The ancient lighting fixtures cast soft lights, and the low hum of mechanical operation came from behind the alloy bulkhead from time to time. Other than that, Gawain and the others did not hear any sound. .

Even Amber pricked up her ears, but shook her head slightly after a few seconds: "No, I didn't hear a single sound."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. In this empty unmanned spaceship, almost everyone felt an inexplicable chill slowly spreading from the extremities. Mary, who hadn't spoken much along the way, murmured, "Maybe the singing didn't last forever. of……"

"There is another possibility that what the alchemy puppet hears is not 'sound'," Kamel said in a low voice, "The recording device of the puppet is not a real 'ear', sometimes it will transmit energy of a specific frequency The fluctuations are also recorded as 'sound signals' - much of the mysterious disturbance produced by many magical devices when recording visual or audio data."

"It's not necessarily the 'voice'..." Gawain frowned, and quietly activated his magic vision, but he didn't see any abnormal magic fluctuations in the empty spaceship corridor.

At this moment, his heart suddenly moved, as if the silent and empty spaceship system had released a signal, making him subconsciously look towards a fork at the end of the corridor.

"Where is that over there?" He looked at Kamel and asked.

"I don't know," Kamel shook his head, "The 'Explorer' puppet didn't arrive there—it's already located in a deep area of ​​the spaceship, and the puppet returned after exploring this corridor."

Gawain stared in that direction for a moment, then said in a low tone, "Maybe we should go and have a look."

A moment later, a group of people passed through the corridor and the fork at the end, and a tightly closed alloy gate appeared in front of everyone.

Gao Wen frowned and stared at the tightly closed gate in front of him.

Along the way, they have passed through countless gates and connecting passages, and all the doors on this road are open, as if the controller of the ship deliberately released all the access control systems before leaving the spaceship, but only Here...they encountered a locked door.

There must be something special behind this door.

"What should we do? The door is locked." Amber looked at Gao Wen, then at the alloy door in front of her, with a distressed look on her face, "To be honest, this is a bit beyond my professional skills... this stuff I won't open it."

"Even if you unlock the tenth level, it is impossible to open a permission lock of the interstellar era." Gawain shook his head lightly, "Can you use the shadow step to get in?"

"I tried it just now—it didn't work," Amber shook her head regretfully, "God knows how the Voyager's technology is able to do it... This door is not only closed in the real world, but even in the Shadow Realm. If the corresponding barrier is formed, it seems to exist in all the 'boundary layers' of this world at the same time - I even suspect that even if the elemental creatures come over, they will not be able to penetrate."

Gao Wen didn't say anything, but took a step forward in silence, and tentatively put his hand on an unmarked silver-white technical panel next to the gate.

This is the experience he accumulated in the Tower Against the Tide.

The blank silver panel brightened up, and images of buttons and interactive interfaces quickly appeared on it. However, the main system of the spaceship remained silent and did not respond to the pilot identification signal carried by Gawain. There was no way to open the closed alloy door. Symptoms, there is only one line of text scrolling continuously on the panel interface: fatal system failure, main control room closed.

No one except Gao Wen could understand the words that appeared on the panel, and Kamel and the others had never seen the scene that appeared in the Tower Against the Tide. Seeing the panel light up, Daniel asked subconsciously : "Is it open?"

"No, there is a fatal failure in the system, and this door can no longer be opened," Gao Wen shook his head helplessly, his tone of regret was hard to hide, "Maybe we should find another entrance."

"Tap it?" Amber couldn't help coming up with a bad idea beside her, "For example, give it a punch—sometimes the magic net terminal has a glitch, just hit it twice, six or seven out of ten times it will be successful... ..."