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"Transform all the money and materials delivered by the royal family and the Eastern Territory into tank production lines, and send all the mechanized troops, except for the necessary southern defense, to the Rock Fortress and the Glenn region," Gawain said according to the final plan he had conceived. In a bad situation, he was making arrangements, with a serious tone, as cold as the wind, "Adjust the production plan of the first tank factory. All the tanks produced by the fourth to eighth production lines will be equipped with heavy-duty burners. In addition, inform Nicholas—let him complete the White Knight as soon as possible." The light weight of the heavy burner can make a model that can be used by ordinary soldiers as soon as possible."

This is how Gawain is arranged.

Regardless of your dark beliefs and complex conspiracy, the big deal is a torrent of steel.

Armored Corps burners open the way, Mang is done.

"Yes."

Hetty responded in a deep voice and nodded vigorously.

Indeed, it is really the breath of iron and fire.

After the communication was hung up, Gao Wen gently rubbed the center of his brows, recalling in his heart whether there was anything missing in his arrangement.

Flame is the best sharp weapon to deal with those fallen druids, and the overwhelming flame with magical power is a sharp weapon among sharp weapons.

Abomination is a kind of creation with magical power, but no matter how magical the creation is, their essence is still an organism. Even if the gang of fallen druids have great abilities and tons of black technology, it is impossible to change this essence. According to the information provided by Kamel and Pittman, using fire to deal with them will be very effective.

Even if the abomination created by the death of all things has magical properties and can resist the flames of nature, the heavy burner made by Cecil also emits "magic fire" with magical power. As long as the quantity is sufficient, God's evil is also burned.

But what those cultists are researching...is it really only gods and evils?Will they have a bigger conspiracy?

Bertila Augustus, the earliest member of the Typhon royal family, one of the strongest human druid priests, the most devout and steadfast protector of life.

If Selina Geerfen back then was the guardian of the souls of the soldiers of the Pioneering Army, a harbor that sheltered people's souls and dreams, then the former Beltira Augustus was undoubtedly the "Pioneering Army" Healing saint", she has selflessly healed everyone, from nobles to commoners, the lives of thousands of people have been extended because of her, she once devoutly believed in the gods of nature, even if all her prayers were not answered , and what impressed Gawain the most was what she said most often after unanswered prayers:

"Although God didn't respond to me, He did bring us a miracle of healing. This miracle is still in our hands. I'm not praying to Him, I'm just thanking Him."

So if such a "saint" learns the truth, if she degenerates into a dark priest... what will she pursue?

Gawain quietly sorted out the memories from Gawain Cecil, speculating on the ultimate goal of Beltira, or the entire death of all things.He had to block the emotional factors in his memory that might affect his judgment, such as his good impression of Bertila, so that he could analyze it better.

Half an hour later, he stood up from behind the desk, came to the window covered with alchemy resin, and looked into the distance.

He saw the hazy illusion of the majestic wall, saw the whirlwind of smoke and dust swirling in the wasteland, saw the gloomy and chaotic sky, and at the end of his sight, he could vaguely see a majestic tower, Standing quietly in the background of chaotic dust and sky light.

That's another Sentinel Tower, on the east side, beyond Typhon.

Regarding this civil war in Ansu, Gao Wen was almost certain that Typhon was one of the biggest behind-the-scenes promoters, and in Emperor Typhon's actions, he could also smell the breath of the death of all things.

Daniel once reported that beside Rosetta Augustus, he saw two twin elves with almost the same appearance, extremely synchronized words and deeds, like twins, and this was the same as the pair of elves that Gawain saw in the dream last night. The sisters fit perfectly.

He contacted Daniel through the spiritual network in the middle of the night last night, showed the image of the pair of elf twins to the other party, and got a positive answer.

Then the emperor Typhon who is directly connected with the end of all things...would he know the existence of Beltira Augustus?Will you be in touch with the other party?

The distance is not very far.

After Gawain returned to the desk, he wrote a letter in a hurry, then stamped his seal, and sent Amber to find the elf messenger Sonia.

"I want to ask you to deliver a letter," Gawain looked at Sonia who was rushing over with a curious expression on his face, and smiled as he handed over the letter that had just been sealed with sealant. "You don't mind helping me, do you?"

Sonia took the letter in Gao Wen's hands curiously, but instead of activating her mental power to perceive the contents, she raised her eyebrows: "I am a messenger, and sending letters is also included in my scope of work - but where is the destination?" What? You even put on the complete emblem of the principality..."

Gawain replied calmly: "Camp Typhon, give it to Rosetta Augustus, I'm going to pay a visit."

Amber, who was standing by the side watching the excitement, was stunned: "Huh?!"

"Since the completion of the magnificent wall, the atmosphere of wasteland has separated the kingdoms, and the countries on the mainland have not cooperated with each other for hundreds of years." Gao Wenduan sat behind the desk with a solemn expression on his face. This is the first time they have united again after so many years of indifference and isolation, and now that Typhon Camp and Ansu Camp are so close, I think it is necessary to visit the old people, this is a necessary attitude.”

Sonia was touched by Gao Wen's righteous and strict attitude. She couldn't help but take a deep look at this old friend in front of her, as if she saw from him the era of 700 years ago when people were in the same boat through thick and thin, and saw the period when people did not distinguish between each other. , regardless of race, hand in hand time, she readily agreed to Gao Wen's request to deliver the letter, and said that the letter would only charge half price——

Her reward as a messenger can be free, but Gugu needs to eat meat, and if she flies over the wasteland at such a close distance, Gugu also needs psychological counseling.

Considering that Sonia is indeed the best courier at hand, and the cost of sending a team of Cecil couriers across the ribbon plain to deliver the letter will only be higher, Gawain didn't say anything.

After Sonia left, Amber moved closer to Gao Wen, looking straight into the latter's eyes.

The righteous words that Gao Wen said to Sonia just now really touched people's hearts, and they could even be included in the college textbooks after polishing, but Amber didn't believe it.

The old rice dumpling is very bad, which time the righteous words are not behind a conspiracy to make some unlucky guy go bankrupt-the bones of Earl Hossman have not been collected yet.

"Could you be planning to ask Rosetta Augustus about Bertila Augustus in person?" The half-elf guessed Gawain's intentions based on the information she knew, " Is it so simple and rude?"

"Of course it can't be so simple and rude—Rosetta Augustus has a connection with the end of all things. By doing this, I'm taking the initiative to tell those cultists that I hacked into their communication system." Gawain shook his head, "I Just to observe, to confirm a few things, and then...see if I can do some business."

Amber didn't realize it all at once, she didn't know why Gao Wen suddenly jumped the topic to this aspect: "Business?"

Gao Wen smiled: "That's right, doing business—transnational trade."

This is indeed his purpose, and it is not a sudden idea.

He had long planned to contact Typhon—although Typhon was Ansu's destined opponent, although Typhon had already prepared his fangs and claws, and wanted to devour Ansu's flesh and blood at any time, but in the case of Gao Wen, the "traveler" "It seems that as long as Ansu and Typhon haven't fought for a day, then he doesn't mind doing some "business" with Typhon.

Right as the war before the war.

Amber blinked, and she saw a familiar smile on Gao Wen's face—this smile was the same as usual in the eyes of others, but she knew that when this old rice dumpling who had just unveiled his coffin smiled like this, it usually meant that Then he hatched another conspiracy to eat people.

And don't spit out the bones.

Chapter 0595 The Wheel of History

The lord has temporarily left his loyal capital, but the land continues to prosper amidst an iron order.

There was no social unrest, no chaos, the soldiers were still executing orders, the sheriff was still maintaining law and order, the market was still prosperous, and the night was still safe. People used to worry that Cecil would fall into a certain degree of turmoil after the lord left temporarily, but in fact It proves that the government affairs office system and strict laws established by Gawain Cecil have played a role-the lord is not there, the law is still there.

However, in the city of Cecil, which still maintains its prosperity and vitality, new things emerge one after another as in the past.

In the eastern part of the city, on the border of the factory area, at the end of the "Mechanical Square", thousands of citizens who heard the news are gathering on high platforms and open spaces, and more people are taking cars from the factory area, dock area and other urban areas. Came here on foot, making the originally open space even more crowded.

The season has entered winter, although the first snow has not yet come, but a rain a few days ago still brought a substantial drop in temperature. At this time, there is even a moderate north wind blowing from the other side of the Baishui River, reminding people of winter However, this low temperature cannot offset the enthusiasm of the citizens. They still gather more and more on the open ground, on the few high platforms, and look up at the eastern area separated by security forces and soldiers. In their line of sight, a road with a strange structure, paved with shiny runes, and strange "pillars" lined up on both sides is extending straight to the end of their line of sight.

Citizens are guessing what the "magic energy train" described in yesterday's radio program is, or discussing how many new jobs and extra income this brand-new thing can bring, and more sharp-eyed people are wondering Noticing that the reporters from Cecil Weekly, Zatan, and Odd Museum Weekly have come to the top of the high platform closest to the east side, and have set up the magic net photography device facing the weird "road", as if they were capturing the big picture. The panache of the news.

——The Cecil Weekly is the earliest newspaper with the largest circulation in the Principality, while the Zatan Daily and the Odd Story Weekly are two newspapers that have only gradually emerged in recent months. The former was founded by several scholars from the northern region, and the latter It was created by an enterprising local businessman and several artisans who are keen on modern technology. Since more and more people in the territory can read and people have different reading interests, the audience of these two new books is also is increasing day by day.

People crowded around, speculated, and discussed the new things that were about to appear, and the new things didn't make everyone wait too long-as the newspapers advertised, "Advocating the concept of time is what the glorious Cecilians should have." Characteristic", accompanied by the loud chime of the large mechanical clock on the "Gear Square" in the distance, a melodious siren sound also spread to people's ears.

The sound of the whistle makes people think of the sound of the increasing number of magical mechanical ships on the Baishui River, but it is sharper and higher, and as the sound of the whistle becomes clearer, the crowd on the high platform and open space in front of them is getting more and more loud. There was commotion in many places, accompanied by gradually increasing exclamations and admiration.

A huge, amazing engineering and magical creation made of steel slowly drove out of a large building in the distance, moving forward majestically, and constantly accelerating.

It was a car, but it was by no means any kind of car that people could imagine—if the previous magic car could still remind people of a "carriage not pulled by horses", then this thing in front of me was completely different. The product of a concept.

It is composed of sections of steel carriages connected one after another, and each carriage is larger than the largest magical vehicle. They are connected together one by one, and they are more than ten sections long, like some kind of monster crawling on the big The steel python on the ground;

At the front end and the rear end of this "steel python", several carriages are in a closed structure. The white box is roughly rectangular in shape, with neat windows inlaid on both sides, and there are shining runes and hidden machinery. The pillars of the structure are fixed on the steel plates between the windows, and the roof can see the auxiliary structures such as metal brackets, magic crystals, and lamps;

The middle end of the "Steel Python" is an open compartment, which is also made of steel and has a dark gray calm painting. Its top is open, like a huge "box". The carriage is more rough, but it also has a sense of mechanical and industrial power. The lower half and both sides of the carriage can be seen with a thick and reliable mechanical structure, and the numbers are bigger than people. Smarter people After seeing such a "box" one understands its role: it is clearly used to transport huge quantities of goods.

This is the "magic energy train" mentioned in the magic web broadcast... the "man-made giant beast" that can send thousands of people or tens of thousands of tons of goods to distant places at one time, running between plains and hills.

It blew its whistle again, and the mechanical structures on both sides of the train worked together, adjusting the angles of the pillars shining with the light of the runes. The buzzing sound of the magic power running and the creaking sound of the mechanical structure bearing the huge force sounded together. This "man-made The Behemoth moved majestically forward, accelerating, accelerating...

It has already carried a part of technicians and workers, and a certain amount of materials are loaded in the cargo compartment. It will go to the end of this journey with half a load - the mining town located in the east of the city, and carry out mechanical structure repair there. After inspection and adjustment, the iron ore from the mining town will fill every container of it and be transported back to Cecil City.

Wearing a red dress, the mature and elegant Grand Consul of the Principality, Hetty Cecil, stood on a nearby high platform, watching the giant steel beast gradually drive away with the technicians and government officials, her face His expression was solemn and solemn, but there was a hint of relief and relaxation in his eyes.

It finally started, a large-scale project that condensed countless people's efforts and involved a lot of energy finally came to fruition, and she was finally able to breathe a little bit of relief.

The chubby Nicholas Egg always floated beside her, and a buzzing voice came out of this huge metal sphere: "It's not very far from here to Mining Town, it will arrive soon—and then stay for half a day, most Time spent inspecting mechanics and rune structures, checking the condition of the various sensors and controllers, and returning with a full load."

Rebecca, as the highest person in charge of the magic energy technology department, is of course also present at the scene. This girl has a proud smile all over her face. She has her hands on her hips, with an expression of "I have made a great contribution today": "If the operation process If there is no problem—I think there will be no problem, after all, I have tested it more than 80 times in the origin laboratory—then we can continue to lay the track of Mining Town to the east and connect it to Glenn City. The station at Gulen's side has already started construction, and they will also start paving the road at the same time after receiving the order. They will lay tracks in both east and west directions, merge with the Cecil Line in the west, and pave all the way to the White Sand Mine in the east... "

Rebecca's words and demeanor still lacked aristocratic manners, but Hetty was in a great mood at the moment and didn't intend to care about it. She just nodded slightly: "Everything will go well."

It is not a very long journey from Cecil City to Mining Town. Now the magic energy train is actually taking a trial run route. The train can only enter the stage of formal operation after the section test is passed.

Once the official operation starts, the Cecil-Mine Town-Glenn-Baisha line will be opened first, and the first to run on the track will also be mainly freight trains.It will continuously send the ore from the White Sand Mine back to the mainland to supplement the metal gap caused by the manufacture of chariots, the addition of factories, and the expansion of cities. An arterial line will also be started as soon as possible.

Hetty looked at the silhouette of the train that was getting smaller and smaller in her field of vision, and couldn't help recalling a dispute she had with her ancestor before, and the changes to the train plan after the dispute.

She denied the train plan that her ancestors had decided on, and finally...reinstalled the "wheels" on the magic train.

Yes, the magic energy train that is finalized and produced actually has wheels underneath, and in order to fit the V-shaped track, there are three train wheels-located on the central axis, the wheel embedded in the bottom of the V-shaped track is the "main wheel" or "Supporting wheels" are used to provide necessary support when the train is stopped or under excessive load conditions, while the wheels on both sides of the train have a certain inclination angle, perpendicular to the two slopes of the V-shaped track, and are called "side wheels". ", its role is to provide additional support for the car body on the one hand, and on the other hand to enhance stability and ensure safety when the vehicle turns or encounters left and right shaking.

These wheels have no power, and the driving force of the train still comes from the repulsion structures on both sides of the car body.

She knew that the plan agreed upon by the ancestor and Rebecca at the beginning was a completely suspended train, and she also admitted that such a train does have more "magic aesthetics" - it flies at low altitude, skimming over mountains and plains, swift and elegant , Embodying the power of magic everywhere...

But it costs a lot of money and has a very limited load capacity.

As a grand consul who understands both technology and internal affairs, Hetty not only understands the difficulties encountered in the development of the magic train and the principles of the final solution, but also knows how to conduct cost calculations.She knew that the idea of ​​using the repulsion mechanism to propel the train was correct, which indeed solved the power problem, but in her opinion, the repulsion unit at the bottom of the track only needs to push the train upwards properly, and let the repulsion mechanisms on both sides of the train generate It is enough that the force is enough to propel the vehicle forward, and it is not necessary to suspend the whole vehicle at all-excellent wheels are enough to make up for the lack of suspension force, which is enough to reduce friction and allow the train to move forward smoothly, and it can also make the car body more stable and safe. It is also slightly heavier.

What's more, steel wheels are much cheaper than repulsion runes covering the entire track.

Of course, this will bring additional mechanical structures and wear on the wheels (the repulsion unit hardly needs to consider the wear problem), but compared with the reduced repulsion runes on the track and the increase in the weight of the train, this cost Great deal.

Fortunately and not unexpectedly, the ancestors finally agreed to her transformation plan.

After rigorous calculations and trial and error, the magic energy train finally finalized and produced has a balance between "wheels" and "rail push", and it still retains about one-third of the rail repulsion runes to reduce the pressure on the wheels. The relay piles on both sides can smoothly accelerate the vehicle, and the vehicle can also be slightly suspended when the vehicle is empty, which is convenient for empty vehicle maintenance, assembly and transportation, while the wheels allow the train to have a higher load and higher stability. Even if a huge amount of cargo is transported or the energy of the track is interrupted, there is no need to worry about a rail collision accident.

As for the "repulsion columns" used to provide power on both sides of the train and the "relay piles" structures on both sides of the track, there is no change, and they are still the power source for the train to move forward...

After some calculations, the overall cost of trains and tracks has been reduced by about one-third, and the load capacity has increased a lot.

When Hetty was thinking about the balance between the cost and benefit of the magic train, and thinking about its future development, Rebecca, who was standing beside her, also thought about it quietly.

In her opinion, the finalized train is actually like some kind of magic engine with special structure and huge scale. In essence, it still relies on the repulsion mechanism to push the "rotor" to move, but its "rotor" is a car. A train that travels on a track that moves along a line instead of spinning in place...

This can also be regarded as a "piston" that relies on relay propulsion and travels extremely far.

This specially designed "huge engine" cleverly solves the problem of insufficient power density of traditional engines, because it no longer needs to concentrate the power of the entire vehicle in one front, but turns the entire vehicle and even the entire track into a part of the engine.

Maybe this thing should be called "Linear Mana Engine"?The third magic energy engine after the piston engine and the rotary engine?

In the days when the train set off and the wheel of history was rushing forward, Miss Marquis's thoughts gradually diverged...

Chapter 0596 Daniel's Self-Cultivation

In the eastern region of Ansu, deep in the underground palace, Beltira Augustus walked into a special room covered with various runes and mysterious symbols.

Compared with the spaciousness of the rest of the underground palace, this room can almost be described as narrow and cramped. There is no furniture in the small room with a length and width of only two or three meters, except for a magic spar lamp quietly embedded in the middle of the roof.Under the brilliance of the magic spar lamp, you can see runes all over the walls, ground, and roof of the room, the runes of the eternal sleeper.

Bertila came to the center of the room and waved her hand casually. Immediately behind her came the soft sound of the door being locked, and the invisible magic barrier was closed, completely isolating the entire room from the outside.

Then she quietly glanced around at the mysterious, complex and dazzling runes in the room, slowed her breathing slightly, and released her magic power.

The runes in the room lit up one by one, and began to change slightly in light and dark regularly, and at the hem of Bertila's priest's dress that erased all sacred symbols, the plant structure resembling vines and roots also stretched out, Spreading, with the rustling sound, the vines slowly merged with a circle of runes on the floor...

Bertila opened her eyes, and she saw a middle-aged man wearing a black robe, tall and strong, with a serious and steady face standing in front of her.

The black robe is different from the pure black burqa often worn by believers of the Doom of All Things. It has a more complex structure, with runes and symbolic silk threads on the surface, and it is more like a fusion product of magic robes and priest robes.

Bertila knew that the man in front of him was not really standing in front of him, it was just a phantom projected in his senses, and the serious and steady face of the middle-aged man was not necessarily the real appearance of the other party, but more likely It's just a product of imagination. This is what the Eternal Sleeper is best at, and she has long been used to it.

"I hope there will be no more irrelevant interference in this communication," Bertila said lightly, "Have you reached a conclusion about the situation we encountered last time?"

In her sight, the middle-aged man whose body may be thousands of miles away nodded slightly: "It has been concluded-your communication has not been polluted or invaded."

Bertila raised her eyebrows slightly: "This conclusion doesn't make me feel at ease."

"Don't worry, there is still a detailed explanation," the middle-aged man with a serious face continued, with a sense of reliability of a professional in his tone, "Mind projection technology is a very high-level secret method, and its principle is extremely reliable. , but as a new technology, it does have some flaws—in the process of accepting the projection, the user's mental impression will be magnified, and the activities in the consciousness field will produce unexpected phenomena. The trained eternal sleeper can rely on spells and willpower to counteract this effect, but those who have not learned the secret of eternal sleep may create sounds and images in mind projections that should not exist."

Bertila frowned: "You mean, the 'intruder' is just my imagination?"

"It is true, but we do not intend to offend, just because it is true," the middle-aged man said calmly, "Ms. Bertila, please recall whether there are similar imaginations or worries in your heart, even if they are subconscious worries. During the process of mind projection, those things that are hidden deep in your heart will also emerge, please seriously recall—is what you see is what you have imagined?"

Berti Ramen sinks like water.

She imagined that scene: Roland Augustus suddenly appeared in front of her, and her brother who was closest and admired in the past questioned herself angrily, he was disappointed by his choice, and even raised his sword...

She doesn't think that she will be troubled by similar "shadows" now, and she doesn't think she has ever worried about similar scenes appearing on weekdays.

But... what about the subconscious mind?What about the deepest part of the subconscious mind?Even if she has completely controlled her own deep thoughts, those individuals she has devoured in the past seven centuries... Have their souls and memories accidentally mixed with her own, and then created a little hidden danger?

She began to analyze calmly, and the more calmly she analyzed, the more she believed that there was a certain probability.

Maybe in a dream that has been deleted by me, in a nightmare, I really dreamed that my brother was revived by himself, and then he raised his sword to cut people...

"Okay, I accept this statement," she finally exhaled lightly, and stared at the middle-aged man in front of her, "Then I want to confirm, will this phenomenon happen again in the future?"

The middle-aged man nodded meticulously: "I can't guarantee [-]% that it won't appear, but if the user prepares psychologically in advance and gives himself enough psychological hints, the chance of the 'extra phantom' appearing can be greatly reduced."

Seeing that there still seemed to be a trace of doubt on Bertila Augustus's face, the middle-aged man straightened his back slightly, with a proud and unquestionable look on his face: "Ms. Bertila, you don't have to doubt—— The Eternal Sleepers have always attached great importance to the interests of their allies. We have analyzed the problems you encountered with the most professional attitude. What I just said is the highest security director of the religious order, the spiritual network master, Bishop Daniel, who personally researched and made the conclusion—— Any Eternal Sleeper will prove to you the wisdom and meticulousness of this master."

Bertila folded her arms on her chest: "I've heard of this name before, and I have no more questions."

"So, have a nice day."

The image and sound projected in the consciousness disappeared, and Beltera immediately closed the magic circle in the room.

"Is it just a subconscious fantasy..."