Sword of Dawn

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The Dragon God's eyes then turned to Veronica who had never spoken, or even sat there without much movement.

"Frankly speaking, when I invited 'Gavin Cecil', I didn't expect that I would meet a living 'Gondor' at the same time," he smiled at Veronica, his tone was gentle and indifferent Said, "I'm very happy, this is a windfall for me."

Veronica frowned immediately, and her fingers seemed to clenched unconsciously: "You...see it?"

"Don't think that I'm too closed and blind," Dragon God said, "Although I live deep in these ancient palaces, my eyesight is still sharp—I'm impressed by that short but glorious mortal empire, At one point I thought it would even go to the point where... unfortunately, it all ended so suddenly."

Having said that, the god shook his head, as if he really felt sorry for the fall of the Gondor Empire 700 years ago, and then he looked at Veronica and continued: "You were once a pearl among those humans. , so dazzling that it even caught my attention, I glanced at you from a distance—but only for a moment.

"When your glorious empire died, even Tarrond was shaken, and even dragons mourned for you without your knowledge.

"I don't know how you 'survived'. Your current state seems to me a little... wonderful, but my eyes can't see through the deepest part of you. I can only see that there is something wrong in your soul. Where the coordination...would you like to explain?"

Veronica looked into the eyes of Dragon God, and she lowered her eyelids for a long time, and said slowly and firmly as if resisting some kind of impulse: "It's just the price of survival."

"In that case, then I won't ask any more," Dragon God nodded quite eloquently, and then he really didn't ask Veronica any more, but turned his gaze to Amber, who was holding a teacup and sucking it slowly. "You're another accidental...interesting little girl."

"Hey," Amber immediately put down the glass, sat up a little nervously, and then couldn't help leaning forward, "Why am I an accident?"

"Who stuffed you into this body?" Dragon God asked curiously.

Amber froze for a moment.

Two seconds later, the half-elf lady's eyes widened: "A shadow dweller asked me this before! You...how do you know..."

"I just happen to know something about the Shadow Realm—although I am not the god who holds the power of the shadows," Dragon God interrupted Amber, "Shadow dwellers... That's why I was a little surprised when I saw you, Who put you into this body, boy? It's quite an achievement."

"This is related to a secret experiment in the Gondor era," Gao Wen glanced at Amber, and after confirming that the heartless eye did not respond, he answered, "A transformation and fusion of living organisms between the shadow and the world." experiments. Amber was the only successful individual among them."

"...Is it Gondor again?" Dragon God slowly shook his head, "Then all this is even more regrettable."

At this time, Amber seemed to suddenly think of something, and immediately yelled a little excitedly: "Hey, speaking of the god of shadow power, have you noticed the relationship between me and the Shadow Goddess? Let me tell you, I am Shadow God's Chosen! Do you know the Shadow Goddess?"

"Goddess of Shadow? Ms. Ye?" Dragon God didn't care about Hu Po's sudden collision. After hearing what the other party said, he seemed to be interested. He looked at the latter's eyes carefully again, and then shook his head Shaking his head, "You do have an extremely powerful shadow protection on your body, but I don't see any religious connection between you and the gods...I can't even see a trace of it."

Chapter 0952 "God's Chosen" Amber

Dragon God said quite seriously, and there was no sign of a joke—and of course, it seemed that a god didn't need to make such a joke with Amber.

The bright expression on Amber's face froze for a moment.

"Let me just say it," Gao Wen couldn't help but cast a glance at Amber, and said casually, "Isn't the self-feeling of you, the Shadow God Chosen, caused by drinking too much?"

"No...it shouldn't be!" Amber suddenly became excited, even in front of the Dragon God, she couldn't help raising her voice, "I am really chosen by God, I have been chosen by God for decades... The Goddess chatted with me, the Goddess taught me a lot..."

Gao Wen felt a little dumbfounded: "What did the goddess teach you?"

"Bumping spoons and so on... and baked pancakes..." Amber said immediately, but her voice suddenly became quieter after speaking half a sentence, and her voice became smaller and smaller, "Of course it's more than that, of course...of course There are still some great things…”

Gao Wen: "...?"

Even Gao Wen, who has the richest reserves of gossip in this era, felt that Amber's words were becoming more outrageous at this time - he had never asked in detail what Amber had learned from that "Goddess of Shadow". He didn't realize it for a long time, and now he is more and more suspicious that Amber really had the illusion of the shadow god after a certain heavy drinking. After all, normal people can't get drunk like this if they have two peanuts...

However, although Amber's voice was weak, the expression on her face never wavered.

"...child, what you said is very...interesting," Dragon God finally couldn't help but also broke the silence. He looked at Amber with a strange expression. What Gawain and Veronica didn't notice was that he The expression on his face was not disdain or denial after hearing something ridiculous, but a kind of... scrutiny and observation, "But you know, the Shadow Goddess I know... is impossible in this era. What kind of gods are cultivated in the world... He can't even respond to the beliefs of the world stably, so do you think it is possible for such a god to chat with you, and even teach you those wonderful...knowledge?"

Amber slowly opened her eyes wide, seemingly at a loss, and then turned her gaze to Gao Wen, and there was even a trace of pleading for help in her eyes - she still seemed to want to stick to her belief all the time, but today she met When it came to the most irrefutable and most powerful question in her life, a god, a god who stayed in the world, told her that what she had always believed was impossible.

Amber, who is always in high spirits, doesn't seem to be happy at the moment either.

Gao Wen noticed Amber's emotional change. He hesitated and patted her on the shoulder, then suddenly frowned and looked at the Dragon God Enya: "You said that the Shadow Goddess can't even respond to the beliefs of the world?"

"There are many sects in the Loren Continent, and the vast majority of mortals have faith—but have you heard that the Shadow Church has established teachings and a strict organization? You have heard of a large-scale Shadow Church and shadows that preach everywhere Priest?"

Veronica on the side shook her head: "No - the belief in shadows has been weak and... chaotic since the beginning of historical records. Although there is indeed feedback from the gods who are prone to shadows, there are also some talented people who are supported by spiritual talents. Under the shadow miracles that can perform similar divine spells, but these unformed belief activities have never formed a formal church. As far as I know, the shadow belief has only some loose, secret small sects operating in relatively remote areas, and its teachings Chaos, many of which are simply charlatan groups defrauding ignorant peasant households, of which we have cracked down on more than one since the Imperial Theological Administration was formed."

Speaking of this, she turned her head slightly and glanced at Amber: "As the head of the intelligence department, you should also be aware of this."

"I... do know," Amber felt a little depressed, "but it doesn't prove..."

"Because the gods do not have strong feedback, the church cannot form a stable and unified magical system, but the weak feedback from the gods always exists, so believers have developed strange and even contradictory magic arts according to their own understanding and even their own illusions. Doctrine, this is the status quo of the Shadow Goddess," Dragon God said lightly, "So, it is impossible for Him to respond to you, let alone promote you to God's Chosen."

"Why is the Shadow Goddess in this state?" Gao Wen immediately asked - judging from the other party's description, the Shadow Goddess's state is obviously abnormal, and no matter whether the Shadow Goddess is normal or not, as long as the information related to the gods is He will definitely not let it go, "And if the Shadow Goddess can't give strong feedback and can't be promoted to God's Choice, then who is the person that Amber has always believed in and associated with...?"

"That's right, that's right," Amber immediately looked at the Dragon God and asked, and then she suddenly realized, and turned to Gao Wen suddenly, her face full of disbelief, "Ah, you...you don't believe that I can contact the god... ..."

Gao Wen glanced at her: "I can believe it now."

The Dragon God looked at Gao Wen and Amber. He didn't seem interested in their communication, but he just responded to Gao Wen's question casually: "About the status of the Shadow Goddess... I do know a lot, but before answering, I want to ask Let me ask you, how much do you know about the secrets of the ancient gods?"

"The secret of the gods in ancient times?" Gao Wen's heart moved, and he felt that the other party seemed to mean something, but he still maintained a calm posture on the surface, "Which aspect are you referring to?"

"For example..." Dragon God looked into Gawain's eyes and said unhurriedly, "There used to be a group of powerful beings called the Voyagers, who killed almost all the gods in the civilization of that season 1807 million years ago..."

The whole hall instantly became very quiet.

Amber's eyes widened, and Veronica sat up straight in astonishment. They all seemed to suspect that they had hallucinations for a moment-the gods would also fall, which they already knew, but they obviously didn't know The god-killing fleet of ancient times and the war that killed almost all gods.

Gawain's expression could not hide his astonishment—he stared straight at the god sitting in front of him, but he didn't doubt what the dragon god said, because he already knew what the dragon god said, he just didn't think of the other party's words. will say all this suddenly.

Dragon God knew about the battle of killing gods... This was actually not what Gao Wen expected, because he had already guessed that this god had been active since ancient times.Since the Dragon Clan has survived demonic tides time after time, witnessed civilization changes time after time, and has a close relationship with the "Starter", then the gods they believe in must have survived the same long time as civilization.

God and civilization are at the same age - this is the rule that Gao Wen and his experts have concluded after studying the operation of gods in detail.

But Dragon God actually said this matter in such a calm and unscrupulous way...

Gao Wen suddenly realized that his trip to Tarrond was probably one of the most correct choices he made. Now... at least he finally knew the exact time of the God-killing War in ancient times—1807 Ten thousand years ago.

"The Voyager... killed almost all the gods of the civilization in the season 1807 million years ago?" Veronica finally couldn't help breaking the silence, "This is..."

"This is something I have personally experienced," Dragon God said lightly, "I can't tell you the more in-depth details, because even I can't tell you what happened at that point in time and before that point in time while ensuring safety. I can tell a mortal about everything, but I can tell you that it all happened for real.”

"Then what does all this have to do with the special state of the Shadow Goddess?" Gao Wen couldn't help asking.

"If you know that the gods have died, then you should also know that the gods will be reborn in each season of civilization," the dragon god looked at the mortals in front of him, talking about the fall and resurrection of the gods like talking about the weather, "I guess... You must have researched this far, right? Even...you have planned to use this knowledge to do some very bold things. Needless to say, this means nothing to me."

Amber's eyes widened immediately. As an intelligence officer, she was extremely sensitive to information leaks: "How did you know?"

"As long as you have a general understanding of what you are doing recently, it is not difficult to guess what you know," Dragon God said indifferently, "I can see through many things just because I have seen many things."

Gao Wen became more cautious. He realized that if the gentle-looking god in front of him had malicious intentions, he would be the most difficult opponent to deal with. The accumulation of knowledge, experience, and wisdom is also far superior to ordinary people, and even surpasses any existing gods.How much more does he know?How much has he guessed?Did he clearly disobey the plan?Does He know the various "theological experiments" of the Cecil Empire?Has He seen through the thinking of himself and others?He has seen through... Is he an "extraterrestrial visitor"?

Gao Wen could hardly control his thoughts that continued to deepen, he could only control his thoughts while maintaining a superficial calm, nodded slightly: "We have indeed discovered the rebirth of gods in each season of civilization, and roughly speculated that The birth mechanism of gods... but what is the connection with the Shadow Goddess?"

"The Shadow Goddess has not experienced rebirth—she has survived, from the war 1807 million years ago, to the civilization changes in the middle, and until you appeared, she has survived."

Gao Wen was dumbfounded.

"You are surprised," Dragon God looked at Gawain with a vague smile, "but you don't have to be so surprised, after all, the Goddess of Shadow is not the only god who survived the war 1807 million years ago. It's just that the situation of another god who survived by chance is much worse than that of the Shadow Goddess, and now he is not much different from a complete fall..."

Gao Wen frowned slightly: "You mean..."

"He fell from the kingdom of God and fell into the deep sea of ​​the world. Although he was seriously injured at the time, he still had a chance to recover...Unfortunately, before he successfully absorbed nutrients from the new season of civilization, a group of uninvited guests came In this world, that unlucky guy has instead become a nourishment for others."

Gawain had already reacted: "The God of Storms..."

Dragon God knows a lot of things!

"In other words, there are two gods who survived the war in ancient times, one is the Goddess of Shadow, and the other is the God of Storms," ​​Gawain continued, but he remembered something just halfway through, "Wait a minute , should also include you..."

Dragon God just maintained a half-smile expression, as if tacitly acquiescing, but he didn't respond.

"Then the Shadow Goddess survived in a special state and hibernated?" Gawain finally brought the topic back, "So her situation is very special, and she cannot give strong feedback to believers, and she cannot be promoted to a god among believers." select?"

"Indeed."

"What kind of state is that?" Gawain had already aroused strong curiosity, "Is it... a suspended animation like Amorn? Or an escape like the goddess of magic?"

"Unfortunately, even I don't know about this." Surprisingly, the dragon god shook his head, "I can't see him, and I can't hear him. I only know that he is still alive, with a very special Alive... I have tried to find his whereabouts, but in all the areas I can reach, I have found nothing."

"So there are things you don't know..." Gawain couldn't help shaking his head, then he glanced at Amber next to him, and then looked at Dragon God again, "Well, according to what you said, the situation of the Shadow Goddess is so special... It is indeed impossible for her to be promoted from a mortal to her own God's Chosen, so the question goes back to the beginning - Amber said that she has established a connection with God, so what exactly does she believe in... what?"

Dragon God didn't answer him immediately, but seemed to smile, and his eyes fell on Amber: "Son, do you still firmly believe that you are God's Chosen?"

Amber opened her mouth, as if she wanted to hesitate, but soon she puffed up her chest: "Of course!"

"Frankly speaking, I don't believe that you have any religious connection with the Shadow Goddess at all. I can't even see any religious connection pointing to gods from you. No matter how confident you are, I still judge the same," Long said. God stared at Amber, and said in a calm tone, "But I am willing to believe that you are special... Even if you are not chosen by God, you are still very special. This is very interesting to me."

"Special?" Amber scratched her hair, "What do you mean?"

Dragon God took a deep look at her, but said nothing.

Then the god stood up from the seat—to Gao Wen's eyes, it was very sudden, and he said to the people present: "It's getting late, we can talk here first."

Gao Wen was a little surprised, he subconsciously said, "But I still have a lot of questions..."

"Yes, I know you still have a lot of questions, especially about the gods, about Tarrond," the dragon god cast a look that seemed to be quite meaningful, "I will answer you, but not Nowadays.

"Don't rush to hear the answer from the mouth of the gods, you might as well see it with your own eyes.

"I hope you can take a good look at Tarrond first, take a serious look at it with your own eyes, take a look... this 'Cradle of Eternity' under the protection of the gods. When you have seen it, we will next time Communication may be smoother.

"You'll know what you're asking, and you'll understand my answers better."

Gao Wen showed a thoughtful expression.

Then he nodded: "Well, this is also your kindness - we should not refuse."

Chapter 0953 Andersa Has a Headache

Gawain and the others were sent out of the hall of the upper temple. The high-ranking dragon priest Heragor personally sent them to the door, and then two priests who also wore luxurious robes came out from nowhere and led them to that place. The road can lead to the connecting long bridge of the lift.

The first half of the journey seemed extraordinarily quiet. It seemed that the solemn atmosphere in the temple was still having a residual influence, or that Amber and Veronica felt that the place was still under the gaze of the god, so they were cautious and did not dare to speak casually, but Halfway through, Amber finally couldn't bear it any longer. She glanced at the Dragon Priest who was silently leading the way, who looked like two tool men, and then secretly poked Gao Wen's arm: "Hey, don't you think it's a little strange..."

Gao Wen glanced at her: "What's so strange?"

"Why didn't we talk about it all of a sudden..." Amber said in a very cautious whisper, "I always feel that the Dragon God still has a lot to say... And He also specifically emphasized that we should visit Tarrond first... "

"Since He allows us to visit, isn't it good for us to visit?" Gao Wen said indifferently, "As for whether He wants to say something but hasn't said it...that's His business."

Amber blinked, looked at Gao Wen, and then looked back at the still magnificent temple under the starry sky, with a thoughtful expression on her face that quickly gave up thinking.

She patted her cheeks, seeming to quickly put the confusion in her mind behind her, and at the same time muttered: "Hey...I always feel like it's night, and I can't help but feel sleepy..."

Gawain's pace slowed down a bit. He glanced at Amber, and saw that the half-elf had cheered up, and smiled as usual as if he would always be laughing.

……

"My lord," Heragor returned to the resplendent hall of the temple, bending down before the gods, "they have left."

"You seem to have accumulated a lot of questions?" Enya had already returned to the reappeared holy seat in the center of the hall, and he looked down at his priest, "Don't be restrained today, just say what you want."

Heragor looked up and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "My lord, why did you talk to them... about 1807 million years ago? Such secret ancient knowledge should not be in the plan..."

"There are some ancient and hidden knowledge that gods keep secret from mortals because mortals can't bear it. However, after seeing today's guest... I realize that I might be able to say more," the voice of the gods came slowly, with a little joy , "I thought only that 'Gavin Cecil' was special, but I didn't expect all three of them to be special. The listener is not easily 'damaged' like ordinary mortals, which is very happy to me."

Speaking of this, he paused, and then sighed: "It's been a long time since I talked with people so easily... So now I'm looking forward to the next private meeting with that 'Gaowen Cecil'."

Heragor raised his head in surprise: "Do you want to meet with that human king alone next time?"

"A ghost that has survived for thousands of years is just a ghost after all, and the wanderer who crossed the boundary of the dream and entered the real world is essentially just a resident of the shadow world, but an 'uninvited guest' disguised as an ordinary human being that even I can't understand... just It's much more interesting," the god said unhurriedly, "next time I will have a private talk with him, and by the way, I also want to know what interesting things he will have after seeing all the details of Tarrond with my own eyes. new perspective.

"Hragor, it's good to leave the job of accompanying the guests to that young blue dragon. You just need to pay attention to the movements of the guests and ensure their safety. If it is not necessary, don't bother them."

Heragor lowered his head again: "Yes, my lord."

Dragon God Enya gave a simple hum, then he suddenly raised his head, turned his eyes to the direction of Loren Continent, and his face became a little serious.

"So fast..." He sighed softly, and said to himself, "Fortunately... it hasn't exceeded expectations..."

……

After the foggy moon approached, the temperature in most parts of the northern part of the mainland dropped rapidly, and Winter Wolf Fort located on the northern border of the empire was the first to bear the brunt. The cold wind from the northern region crossed the gentle hills and plains and blew all the way across the wilderness And the river valley began to howl day and night to harass the highlands and passes where the knights were stationed. It seemed that overnight, everything in the pass was withered, the grass and trees were withered, and the breath of winter came to the earth.

Andersa Wendell was wearing a light and warm knight's uniform and walked through the streets of the market with only two entourages. The cold wind blew her gray and white sideburns, causing her to narrow her eyes slightly.

"Winter came a little earlier this year..." the wolf general said softly, "I don't know if the area around Greenwood River Valley and Changzhi Manor has been affected..."

A follower responded immediately: "The Imperial Grain Depot has been abundant these years, and the supply of cotton and cloth has been sufficient in the past two years. Presumably, except for the mountainous areas in the west near the polluted area, there is no need to worry about how to survive the winter."

Andersa didn't say anything, just nodded, and on a city street not far in front of her, a small troop carrier with the emblem of the Typhon Empire was running over the street, and the battle mages escorting the vehicle were floating on the transport. Before and after the military vehicle, the merchants on both sides of the street were inevitably disturbed, and then some curious passers-by stretched their necks, watching the direction in which the military carrier left, and gesticulating, and some merchants began to solicit customers again, peddling the goods from south to north. Rare goods to go.

This year's winter did come earlier, and even the temperature in the same period of this year was much lower than in previous years. However, in this half-army, half-civilian town built on the fortress of Winter Wolf Fortress, everything seemed to be warmer than in previous years. It will be much more prosperous and lively.

The increasingly stable peaceful situation between the two countries and the ever-expanding trade activities are finally showing its influence. Whether the hawks are willing or not, cross-border merchants and goods are increasingly appearing in various places. Become the main theme of the relationship between Cecil and Typhon.

Even in the Winter Wolf Castle, which is located in an important border area, even if the imperial soldiers are always tense, they can't prevent the commercial activities of the people from flourishing-after all, this is also the will of Aldernan.

As for Andersa, the commander of Winter Wolf Castle, although she had never expected all this, she now had to accept it calmly.

"It's been a lot more lively this year, General," said an attendant beside him, "and according to the news from the country, big cities like Aldernan and Tarenkins are even more different now—it is said that The company invested by Cecil has brought many novelty things, do you plan to go back and have a look this year?"

"I don't plan to use up this vacation yet," Andersa said casually, and then she glanced at the entourage who had just spoken, "Are you also interested in those new things about the Cecilians?"