Sword of Dawn

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I'm afraid that looking at the backward humans on land will delay their digging squid.

Development is the last word. The people of Cecil know this and have already tasted the sweetness of development, but more than half of the people in this country don't know that the two archons in front of Gawain may be among the majority The wise people in the world already feel the urgency of "social progress", but in order to make them more aware of the importance of development and broaden their horizons, it is necessary for Gao Wen to show them something more intuitive.

Patwin next to him showed a pensive look, and Victoria also understood what Gawain meant by saying this.

At this moment, the two dukes suddenly had a certain feeling—the resurrected Duke Gawain Cecil was really like an elder in the family, trying his best to maintain this "" In order to survive the "family", we must always find ways to discipline and guide those unruly children. We must pay attention to guidance, warnings, and preaching, reminding tirelessly: "Don't touch this; don't touch that; don't waste it." Study; be careful of danger; exercise; eat more vegetables; live in harmony with brothers and sisters..."

However, no one listened to him. The bear children demolished the house in a civil war, and burned the kitchen and warehouse (the grain-producing area in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain), forcing the ancestors to get up from the bed at the age of more than 700 years. firefighting...

The two dukes looked at Gao Wen subconsciously, and at the same time felt that it was not easy for the founding hero.

Gao Wen noticed the change in the eyes of the two, and he was gratified that his efforts to guide and transform the two old nobles had achieved good results, but soon he felt that the eyes of the two people seemed a little wrong...

……

At the same time, in the shadow world, the deepest part of the rebellious fortress.

In the dark and chaotic empty space, large and small floating boulders and islands form a fragmented land. A large piece of ancient battleship wreckage emitting faint light surrounds a giant deer corpse emitting white light. In this space that seems to be eternally silent Inside, the giant deer Amoen opened his eyes slightly, and in the crystal-like eyes, there were scenes that flashed continuously:

Iron armored and shielded trains raced along the tracks, with enraged man-made gods chasing after them.

The artillery positions of mortals are fully fired, bombarding the gods and disasters that hit the front line.

The torrential rain poured down, space rifts opened in the dense clouds, and indescribable alien limbs hung down from the air, tearing the corpse of the giant deer, feasting on the feast.

In the rift deep underground, in the collapsed and cracked ancient palace, a vibrant but extremely strange plant grows between the rock walls, and countless vines spread out from its surroundings. This plant is so huge that it covers half the area. A rift can be seen, and a shocking tear and burn mark can be seen spreading from its bottom to its top.

Scenes of pictures flashed, and finally gradually returned to nothingness.

After a long period of silence, those crystal-like eyeballs dimmed, and the giant deer Amorn closed his eyes again, and the white shimmer around him dimmed slightly.

Chapter 0659 Remnant Bones

Eastern border, Baisha area.

The violent wind and torrential rain finally stopped, the doomsday-like darkness and rain curtain, and the deep-sea creatures that emerged from the rain curtain have left.

At the end of the "feeding", a huge gap was opened in the vortex of cloudy clouds in the sky, and there was a sparkling light like the ocean hanging upside down in the gap, and the deep sea allies returned to their domain through that gap, they Most of the remains of the giant deer were taken away, leaving only some "remnants" at the scene.

Those bones are now quietly lying thousands of meters away from the Iron Throne, lying between the White Sand Hills and the White Water River. There used to be a flat open land, but now there is a huge deep pit, The deep pit is full of crushed and broken rocks and lifeless soil, as if a piece has been dug away by force.

Maryland led a group of officers and soldiers to the edge of the deep pit. Looking at the twisted and entangled bone fragments and some remaining flesh and blood that were still emitting strong magic power fluctuations at the bottom of the pit, the commander couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

A powerful "man-made god" who even possessed a certain power of a god died just like that.

Died in a gluttonous feast.

A rustling sound came from the side, and Maryland turned her head to see the siren lady who was temporarily stranded in Cecil—Tyer didn't know where she was hiding before, and she didn't show up until the dust settled.

"You really... ate it?" Maryland couldn't help asking.

"Actually, it's not all for eating..." Tier scratched his hair, but suddenly felt that it would be troublesome to explain it clearly, so he waved his hand, "But there's nothing wrong with your understanding, anyway, after they go back, they must Have a big meal."

What a horrible race.

Maryland thought with a hint of awe in her heart, and at the same time couldn't help but glance at the huge pit.

Not only the strength is terrible, but also the teeth and appetite are terrible.

"It's really amazing, you guys even gnawed out such a big hole on the ground..."

Tyre was stunned when he heard it, and quickly waved his hands after he realized it: "This hole is not made by gnawing out - it's because the magic power reaction is too violent, plus the energy field oscillates when the jump field pulls people back. Come out of such a hole..."

Maryland's face was full of embarrassment, and he, who was born in a noble family, suddenly felt impolite, and quickly apologized: "Ah, I offended you."

"It's okay, it's normal to have some misunderstandings due to different races, we sea monsters always suspect that living in dry places on your land will affect intelligence..." Tyr waved his hands indifferently and said, "Don't talk about this , The surge of energy in this place has subsided, when do you plan to start studying these wrecks?"

She pointed to the "residual bones" left at the bottom of the pit after the Kraken Expeditionary Army withdrew. Although they were all inactive wreckage fragments, their value was still immeasurable. For any researcher, those Bone and flesh are great treasures.

"The news has been sent back to the southern border, and professional people will come here to take over soon," Maryland said, and at the same time, she was a little curious, "Why do you ask this?"

"Oh, I just want to say that if you don't start researching in a while, I plan to go down and eat two bites first..." Till said with a look of reason, "I have been in charge of maintaining the guiding beacon before, and I have not done anything. Catch up with the sisters for dinner..."

Maryland: "..."

This noble-born commander has dealt with all kinds of people in his life, but he really never thought that dealing with sea monsters would be so difficult!

This race can surpass your knowledge level by opening a mouth casually, and then make any knowledgeable and wise person speechless, stunned, and unable to think of how to answer—I really don’t know how Duke Cecil followed him. This group of deep-sea aliens established a connection!

After staring at her eyes and organizing her words for a long time, Maryland finally came up with a suitable explanation: "This... sorry, Ms. Till, I'm afraid I have to report to my superiors. After all, these wreckages are now considered experimental samples and trophies."

Tyr's face was full of regret: "Hey, I knew it would be like this. Why is it so difficult to be a sea monster? A bunch of people stop you when you eat a small biscuit..."

Maryland: "..."

……

everything is over.

The news of the victory on the Eastern Front spread to the southern border immediately, and within a few hours, it was conveyed to the people through newspapers and magic network broadcasts.

Although the government has yet to release detailed information related to the truth, and no formal celebrations have been held, an atmosphere of joy and joy has begun to spread in Cecil City.

Although there is still a large area of ​​deserted land in the east of the Holy Spirit Plain, and even though another crisis may erupt in the Typhon Empire that is close at hand, at least at this moment, everyone is relieved.

On the edge of the industrial area of ​​the main city, at the mana train station, a mana train preparing to go to the eastern region is stopping beside the platform. Holographic barriers representing the waiting state rise from both sides of the track, blocking the train and the platform.Inside the barrier, the brand-new train carriages are painted with Cecil's emblem and number marks, and the surface of the repulsion generators arranged along the car body is showing light blue rune brilliance. Outside the barrier, people who are preparing to board the train are gathering On the platform, waiting for the barrier to open while queuing up under the command of the management staff.

Some of these people waiting to board the train are Cecil soldiers wearing uniforms or armor. They are going to follow the train to the east to maintain order in the east and strengthen the border defenses. Some of them are people wearing ordinary clothes. Some of them To go to the Glenn area, some are going to the White Sand Mine. Some of them are employees of factories or government affairs halls, and some are doing business between these areas.

Although several experimental railway lines have been put into official operation, after all, the development time is still short. On the one hand, the fares are still expensive, and on the other hand, many ordinary people do not have the rigid demand for long-distance travel in a short period of time. Those who ride or are willing to ride the magic energy train are still a small part of the crowd, and they are usually employees of the government affairs department with missions, or businessmen with high economic strength.

Most of these people wear short coats or "simple" dresses that have just become popular recently, with the elements of beauty and practicality, and carry small boxes of similar styles in their hands. Women usually wear a sun hat with a veil, while men Will bring a black or dark brown umbrella.

These are new gadgets that have become popular in Cecil City recently. After making them more comfortable and convenient items, similar "new gadgets" quickly became props for some Cecil citizens to "decorate" themselves. medium of a signal:

I've had enough to eat and still have the energy to live a decent life.

In addition to these clothing and daily necessities, almost everyone will bring an extra newspaper or magazine to relieve the boring time during the journey. At the same time, discuss newspapers with neighbors in the rest area of ​​the station and on the train. Its content is also one of the signs of being "close to fashion", "informative and educated".

Of course, not everyone will pursue this "mark of decency".

Many new immigrants who have just filled their stomachs and just got out of embarrassment cannot change their mentality in a short period of time. They are more willing to save money and food, and retain the "hunger anxiety" of the embarrassing period, but at least, in those who already have some economic strength In the old days, these "symbols" were very meaningful among the people who were closer to the "citizen class", and it was these people who, through their own acceptance and application of new things, were gradually shaping the "City of Cyprus". The social ethos of "Cecilian" created a new group of "Cecilian citizens" in addition to the old concepts of nobles, serfs, and freedmen.

People were talking about what was in the newspapers, about the victory on the Eastern Front.No more detailed news has been released so far, and the latest issue of the newspaper only briefly published a piece of news—the most powerful evil creation of the Doom Society has been destroyed, and the Plain of the Holy Spirit has entered the final cleaning stage— But even such a simple sentence was enough to relax everyone's tense hearts and start talking about the victory in a relaxed and proud tone.

At the corner of the platform, Pittman in a short black robe was instructing several new apprentices to carry several large boxes of luggage to the luggage cart. He looked at the beaming faces of the people around him, and whispered to Kamel next to him: "Say To tell you the truth, when I first found out what those lunatics at the Doom Society had built, I thought about running away."

Kamel had been in contact with Pittman for quite a long time, and his judgment on the little old man was quite accurate, so he said casually, "I don't believe it."

"Hey, why are you so sure..."

"With your character, when you really think about running away, you must already be on the way."

"...It's becoming more and more boring to talk to you."

Pittman waved his hand, and Kamel next to him looked up and down curiously at the old druid's clothes: "Speaking of which, you always wear this kind of old-style robes, don't think about trying the simplified ones that are popular now. Is it a dress coat or a short windbreaker? It is said to be very good, and it is more practical and comfortable than the old-fashioned clothes."

"I'm used to this set," Pittman rolled his eyes, and scanned Kamel's pile of rune armor pieces, "When will you figure out a way to replace the pile of armor pieces on yourself? , come talk to me about fashion again.”

There was a strange buzzing sound in Kamel's body, as if expressing helplessness, and at about the same time, a loud bell rang on the platform.

"The train is ready." Pittman looked up at the magic train not far away, saw that the barriers on the edge of the platform were disappearing one by one, then turned and waved his hand, "I have to go—to see the gang of all things finally What the hell did the dead lunatic come up with? You said that Cecil's power is not small now, and there are quite a few druids who have been recruited and registered. Why do I still feel that everything has to be done by me? Let’s run, the salary should go up too..."

The old druid muttered, as if full of resentment, but he quickly led a few apprentices to the train not far away - he was ordered to go to the White Sand Hills to investigate the remains of the "man-made god" after his death. some fragments of it.As the oldest druid in the territory, and also as the only expert who understands the inner secrets of the Death of All Things Society, he cannot avoid this task.

Kamel, who came to see him off, watched Pittman get on the train, and watched the passengers on the platform enter the carriage in batches.

Then the huge magical machine began to emit a low hum, the power ridge was charged, the rune group was lit up, and the train slowly accelerated on the track, heading into the distance.

Not far away, on the street outside the platform and in several open spaces, a few groups of children watching the excitement ran after the train, and yelled and marveled at the opposite side of the isolation railing, and some pedestrians passing by on the road also stopped. , someone waved to the train, and someone carefully looked at the appearance of this advanced machine when it was driving.

The emergence of the magic industry has finally begun to change the world from the details of life, cultural customs, and social order.

"Magic Industry..." Kamel said to himself, the light on his body flickered slowly, "It seems that this is indeed a good road..."

An electric arc swept across his body, illuminating the rune armor plate on his chest. On the ancient metal plate, the emblem of the ancient Gondor Empire was mottled and visible.

"It seems that I can really see the day when mankind will return to glory... Your Highness Ophelia, I hope you have waited until now to see this day."

This nascent magic industrial empire may still be far behind the Gondor Empire back then, but one day, it will catch up and even surpass it.

Kamel, who has experienced the most glorious age of mankind and witnessed an advanced society, is now looking forward to that day.

Chapter 0660 Oracle

Inside Silver Castle, Amber brought some information that Gao Wen needed.

"These things are not difficult to find—although they are kept secret to the outside world, they are not secrets in the hands of the former palace adviser," Amber couldn't hide her complacency as she spoke, "There are detailed records of the daily life of the members of the royal family. These are About Veronica..."

Gao Wen took the sorted rubbings, and his eyes moved slowly between lines of text.

"Veronica Moen possessed powerful magical and spiritual talents since she was a child, but she was almost declared dead by doctors and priests when she was just born," Amber said casually while looking at the document in Gawain's hand , "She had no heartbeat when she was born, as if she was stillborn, and she suddenly came alive an hour later.

"Later, the Church of the Holy Light explained this as a 'divine grace'. It was the power of the God of Holy Light that allowed this baby with a strong affinity for the Holy Light to survive. This sounds completely deceitful, but the doctors couldn't explain it either. This phenomenon can only be recorded as "divine grace", which is also one of the reasons why Veronica Moen later converted to the God of Holy Light...

"Before the age of six, Veronica often fell into a coma without warning. Despite many tests, and all doctors and priests declared that the little princess was in good health, she often passed out, so she died before the age of six. They hardly ever leave the room, and need a maid to take care of them 24 hours a day.

"The process of her conversion to the God of Holy Light does not seem to have any doubts - when she was ten years old, Veronica Moen went to the church with other royal family members, that was the first time she came into contact with the power of Holy Light in her life, in this During the process, she showed a very high spiritual talent and affinity for the Holy Light, and attracted the attention of Saint Ivan III. After that, she gradually showed interest in the Holy Light, and then after several years of study , understanding, coupled with a large number of contacts and negotiations between the royal family and the church, the princess "converted to the Holy Light", and she was 16 years old at that time.

"The whole process seems to be a very normal transaction reached after the mediation of all parties, and Veronica's role in it has never exceeded her duty."

Gao Wen turned over a page of the document in his hand, and said in a calm tone: "As an ancient soul that has lived for 1000 years, she has enough patience and wisdom to leave no doubts in all her actions. Of course, her 'conversion' process is without any suspicious."

"That makes sense, I think so too." Amber folded her arms and nodded, "Then do you think the records of her coma before she was six years old are related to her 'soul parasite'?"

"The brain of a girl under the age of six should not be able to carry a high-ranking soul. These records confirm that Veronica's description of herself is true, at least part of the evidence," Gawain put down the information in his hand, "except Is there anything else besides this?"

"There are only so many recorded materials," Amber spread her hands, "How about it, do you think this 'disobedient' is a big risk? Do you want to continue to investigate the maids and doctors who took care of her back then, and taught her? The court scholars? Many of these people are still in the Silver Castle..."

"No need. Excessive investigation will be too offensive, and I think nothing will be found," Gawain waved his hands. "The situation is similar to what I expected. Some evidence can support Veronica's words, but it will never appear. Additional evidence to reveal her secrets... but this does not affect our cooperation with her."

"She seems to be fulfilling her promise, stabilizing the order of the believers in the city, and as of this morning, she has assisted the White Knights to enter the Holy Light Cathedral smoothly. Regardless of her identity, she can indeed play a great role .”

The White Knights have entered the Cathedral of the Holy Light.

According to the plan, this means that the leadership of the Northern Church has been handed over—the white knights representing the Southern Church will become the controllers of the cathedral, and the Patriarch Wright of the Southern Church will, with the assistance of Veronica, With the support of the "Oracle", he entered the Great Hall of Light and became the common leader of the North and South Churches.

The northern church will undergo reforms in this process. First, the high-level ruling structure of the church will be changed. The title of "pope" will be banned and replaced by the position of "patriarch" in the southern church. Bishops, treasurers, etc. Superpositions, to replace what used to be the structure of the Episcopal Conference.

After that, the teachings and precepts of the northern church will be gradually replaced by the teachings and precepts of the southern church. At the same time, many "sacred decrees" that the northern church has implemented in the past, including atonement, forced conversion, and indictment of heresy, etc., will also be combined. repeal.

For the northern church, this change will almost turn the world upside down, but all of this will inevitably be carried out, because all of these are "oracles", which are conveyed by the God of Holy Light to the last Pope, Saint Ivan III, through the living saint Wei. An oracle recorded by Ronika, discussed by the Cecil Empire consul and high-level government affairs hall, and approved by the leaders of the empire.

Gao Wen lowered his head and looked at the other materials on the table. Amber quietly disappeared, but her breath still lingered in the study room. Outside the window, outside the Silver Fort, a melodious and solemn bell was ringing.

The bells enveloped the Cathedral of the Holy Light, and the holy twilight rippled among the steeples, vaults, and pillars of the church. Priests, priests, baptized knights, and pious core believers stood quietly between the pillars , standing outside the Great Hall of Light, listening to the melodious bell, nervously but with a hint of anticipation waiting for the end of the "Holy See Conference".

The white knights from the south guarded the intersections and gates of the cathedral. These tall and mighty clergymen were silent and majestic. The surface of their armor and warhammers floated, as if full of coercion from the legendary warriors of the kingdom of heaven. Their faces were hidden in the Under the fully covered helmets, only indifferent eyes seemed to come from the gaps in the crystal eyepieces of those helmets, scanning the crowds gathered in various parts of the church, other than that, these steely warriors did not have any unnecessary movements or conversations .

Those low-level priests and believers who are not qualified to enter the Great Hall of Light, or even the main building of the church, are filled with awe at this moment. In the eyes of these people, the holy light around the White Knight and their silent and majestic temperament are obviously blessed by God performance—these must be the most devout and powerful believers, otherwise how could they have such a light-forged body?

In the Great Hall of Light, Wright was standing in the center of the hall. In front of him were the only remaining high-ranking priests in the Holy Light Church, and Veronica, the living saint of the Northern Church, was standing beside him. The Holy Princess Holding the platinum scepter representing "Bridge of God" in one hand, he opened the other hand, and said in a gentle but unquestionable tone: "...His Majesty the pious and respectable Saint Ivan exchanged his noble sacrifice for us. With the mercy of the Holy Light, the new oracle revealed to us the correct path...

"...The oracle has appointed our new leader. He was born from the light and came to us following the path of the holy light. What he did was the true path of the holy light...

"...that terrible and blasphemous disaster was a test and a warning to us, because we had misunderstood the nature of the Holy Light's will before, so we had to accept such a test and use it to reshape our faith...

"His Majesty Saint Ivan left this world because of our mistakes, but also because of his great sacrifice, the Holy Light summoned him in advance, and before he left this world, through his mouth, These truths convey to us..."

Veronica's voice echoed in the Great Hall of Light, and the high-ranking priests listened quietly until the voice fell. These people did not question, but praised in unison: "Praise the Holy Light, praise the Lord, Praise be to our new guide and patron, to Wright Aviken Your Majesty..."

In the sound of praise, Wright raised his warhammer high.

An unprecedentedly holy and powerful light descended from the sky, penetrated the sea of ​​holy light clouds at the top of the Great Hall of Light, and shrouded Wright.

The high-ranking priests in the hall were touched one after another, and praised again, and this time, it seemed that there was more sincerity in the chorus of praise...

"Let's disperse," Wright put down his warhammer amidst the radiance, "go and convey this good news to the believers, there will be no turmoil, no one will be abandoned or subjected to unfair trials, and the holy light still protects everyone. "

The church servants opened all seven doors of the hall, and the high-ranking priests in the Great Light Hall left one after another. Soon, this holy hall became quiet.

Wright sighed softly: "...In the end, they still have a 'lord' to praise..."

"After all, it needs to be done step by step. The northern church has survived on this land for 700 years, and its pious beliefs are deeply rooted. It is impossible for us to let them leave the Lord at the beginning," Veronica said softly, " What's more... we all know that the 'lord' really exists."

Wright glanced at the "disobedient" and nodded slightly.

Whether it is Gawain who supports the Southern Church, Wright who promotes new teachings, or the rebels who fight against God, they have never denied the real existence of "God".

The existence of God is an objective fact of this world, and disobedients were not atheists from the very beginning, and this is what makes them most awe-inspiring:

They recognize the existence of gods, and they try to fight gods on this premise.

"It is indeed a relatively safe plan to gradually replace the original title of God of Holy Light with the new concept of 'Holy Light Will', and to promote the true way of Holy Light in the process, but we must also be careful of 'Holy Light'. The concept of "will" has become a new shackle..." Wright said in a deep voice, "You haven't thought about this, have you?"