Sword of Dawn

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Before Gao Wen could say anything, he heard the sound of BB in the air beside him: "Who is interested in that thing! It's heavy and hard to dismantle!"

... This goose's occupational sensitivity is quite high.

"No one talks about you," Gawain said without turning his head, and then looked at Rebecca, "It is one thing to prevent someone from destroying the orbit, and the other... is to resist wild beasts, monsters, and even... mutants. attacks. The wilderness isn't safe, is it?"

"I see." Rebecca blinked, her face became serious, "I will verify this plan. Also, should we set up some explosives near the orbit..."

Gao Wen suddenly became furious: "You take back this unreliable idea! Under normal circumstances, no one would blow up their own railway when they were full!!"

While cursing, he was still a little curious: Is it a daily task for this girl to get scolded every day?Why is there not a single day without a fight...

Soon, Rebecca, who had completed the daily tasks (1/1), left the study. In the huge room, only Gao Wen and an invisible Amber were left.

Accompanied by a shadow floating in the air, Amber's figure gradually emerged. She walked towards the stack of documents on Gao Wen's desk, and said with a hint of exclamation in her tone, "It's really amazing... The plan you proposed at the beginning is equivalent to being completely rejected. Rejected. Don't you regret it?"

"I just feel lucky. Fortunately, someone can completely overthrow my plan. Fortunately, Rebecca and other technicians will not go all the way on this thankless idea just because I proposed the original plan. Gao Wen shook his head, "This Daniel...is a talent."

"It's indeed a talent, so I'm curious, how can such a talented person give his allegiance to you?" Amber glanced at Gao Wen, her tone full of puzzlement.

Gawain smiled.

It might be awe at first, and then...then the power of knowledge.

He shook his head: "Secrets of the elderly."

Amber secretly rolled her eyes, thinking that if she doesn't like to talk, she won't talk about it, and the old people's secrets, and the fact that she was in love with more than 80 princesses back then was written into a book, what secrets are there...

But in view of the experience of being photographed on the wall several times, she didn't dare to speak out what was in her heart.

Gao Wen didn't know how many thoughts worthy of being photographed on the wall passed through Amber's mind. He just put away the materials on the desk properly, and then took out a belonging from his body.

A silver ring.

Amber saw the ring and asked curiously, "Huh? What are you going to do?"

Gawain rubbed the surface of the ring, and said unhurriedly: "The old man who is full of secrets wants to meet another person who may also be hiding secrets..."

Chapter 0561 People With Many Secrets

Since returning from the impact crater at the southern foot of the Dark Mountains last time, Gawain has been collecting and investigating and reorganizing all known information about the Mithril treasure house.

This mysterious organization may be related to the giant dragon, and the giant dragon seems to be related to the situation of the entire continent, the magic tide, and the mysterious "black trap" phenomenon. On the other hand, the original owner of his body, Gawain... Cecil also has a certain connection with the Mithril Vault... All kinds of clues are connected together, which makes him have to be more vigilant against this mysterious organization.

During the investigation, Gao Wen discovered that there were more information about the Mithril Treasure House than he had imagined. In fact...the information can almost be described as vast.

The Mithril Treasury is ancient and mysterious, but it has never been an isolated organization. On the contrary, it is active in almost any land known to mankind, even including the fields of elements and high-level monsters. It collects, keeps, Lease, it trades with any country and any race, as long as it meets the "trading standards" of the Mithril Treasury, the agent of the treasure house will appear in front of you. From this point, the Mithril Treasury can be said to be "open".

It even has fixed contact points in major cities, has fixed contact personnel, and has established effective and stable official communication channels with local forces—even in Luan City, in Hosman City, in Peibo Old In the city, there are a total of seven "stores" opened by Mithril Treasury, and more than ten low-level agents operate those stores, and they are still operating normally.

All of them are century-old shops.

They are doing business similar to paid treasury and loan lending. They operate legally and have complete information. After the reunification of the southern border, they immediately registered with the Government Affairs Office. One of the stores was even rated as one of the outstanding merchants of the year by Horsman. The photo of the agent accepting the award on the stage was also published in the local newspaper of Hosman...

However, apart from these superficial information, the in-depth information about the Mithril treasure house is not so easy to investigate.

The grassroots store of Mithril Treasure House seems to have no secrets at all, and its low-level agents are just ordinary people. Gao Wen investigated the information of some low-level agents and confirmed that those people are all locals with clean backgrounds and clear identification. , and these low-level agents and grass-roots stores are responsible to the higher-level "regional agents", and the identities of these regional agents seem to be no problem, at least, Cecil's government affairs office can't find any problems.

So, at which level did the Mithril Treasure Vault link the agent with the dragon?

Gao Wen has no idea yet, but he thinks of Cecil's commercial intelligence network from the organizational form of the Mithril Treasury - with commercial organizations at all levels as the carrier, and military intelligence officers as the key nodes, it is extremely secretive He felt that the so-called agent system of Mithril Treasury might be something similar.

The silver-white ring gave off a slight heat, and as the magic power was poured into it, the solidified spells in the ring began to work, and a slightly hoarse mature voice sounded in Gawain's ear, interrupting his thinking: "Salute to you, Gawain Duke Cecil - need business help?"

"Miss My little pony," Gao Wen calmed down and said calmly, "I have some questions about the Mithril Vault, and I want to consult them in person."

After many investigations, he finally decided to conduct a direct contact and test. Since that Miss Melita is already a "senior agent", Gawain has reason to believe that the other party at least holds some high-level secrets.Anyway, the test is successful, and valuable information is gained, and there is no loss if it fails.

The voice on the opposite side of the ring obviously paused for a while, and then rang out: "Is it a very important question to consult in person?"

"Very important," Gao Wen said unhurriedly, "Is there any difficulty?"

"...No, no problem, the Mithril Treasury has always faithfully fulfilled the contract," Melita Purnia's voice came, "Then I will visit later—I happen to be near Cecil City."

The slight heat from the Mithril Ring gradually receded, but Gao Wen frowned slightly.

That senior agent happens to be near Cecil City?Is this a coincidence, or is it intentional?And she took the initiative to tell herself this matter, is there any deep meaning?

Theoretically, there are not many "clients" who can directly talk to the senior agents of the Mithril Treasury. In the land of Cecil, I am afraid that I am the only one. It is impossible for Melita Pernia to stay nearby. For other clients... So, she has been waiting for her contact?

Gao Wen shook his head, he thought he might be too sensitive, but...

Considering the existence of giant dragons, it is better to be more sensitive about this issue.

There was no extra schedule today, so Gao Wen waited patiently in the Lord's Mansion for the visit of the senior agent, and he didn't wait long.

Just as the huge sun was tilting to the west, Betty ran into the study, and the little maid bowed to the end: "Master!! Someone is looking for you! She said her name is..."

"Invite her to come in," Gawain interrupted Betty, "Also, prepare refreshments and send them to the study."

"Hey! Okay!"

Gao Wen tidied up the documents on the desk, and a few minutes later, he heard footsteps coming from the direction of the corridor.

The door of the study room opened, and a graceful and mysterious young lady in a purple gauze dress and a lavender veil walked into the room led by the maid Betty—it was the owner of the Mithril Treasury. Miss Senior Agent.

Betty withdrew temporarily after bringing the guest into the study, while Gawain glanced at Melita. He didn't show any strange expression, but just nodded plainly: "Long time no see, Miss Agent."

"Long time no see, Duke Cecil." Melita also nodded slightly, and then... came to Gawain's desk with a slightly unsteady gait, "It's surprising that this city is changing every day."

Gao Wen: "..."

Although this My little pony lady had tried her best to maintain a steady and dignified posture, Gawain could still tell at a glance that the other party's leg seemed to be injured!

"What's wrong with your legs?!"

"...There are always accidents in life," the agent lady said calmly, but I don't know if it's an illusion, Gao Wen saw a faint annoyance in the eyes of the other party, "It doesn't affect work at all... just a small injury .”

Gao Wen was of course very curious about why a senior agent of the Mithril Treasury was injured—and this agent was probably a high-level extraordinary person, but he didn't have the habit of rashly asking about other people's privacy, so he just pointed out Pointing to the seat next to him: "Then sit down and talk - if I knew you were injured, I wouldn't have called you here today."

"Mithril Treasure House, reputation comes first. We have never discounted customer service at all. It has always been like this for thousands of years," the agent lady sat down on the chair, and then seemed to be casual before Gao Wen started talking. Continued, "And... our conversation today will be very necessary, won't it?"

Gao Wen frowned imperceptibly: "Oh?"

"Let's be honest, Duke Cecil," Melita Purnia sighed, "Not long ago...you took people to the southern part of the Dark Mountains, isn't that true?"

Gao Wen's eyes froze slightly, but under his calm face, he was already shocked.

Among the sudden surge of hypotheses and conjectures, he temporarily suppressed all the possibilities that came to him, and calmly looked into the eyes of the senior agent in front of him: "Do you know what we found there?"

"You found out..." Melita Purnia said softly, then leaned over her upper body and brought her face closer to Gawain——

Those charming lavender eyes had turned into a pair of vertical pupils at some point, and fine scales appeared faintly from both sides of her eyes. Amid a burst of powerful breath, her voice came to Gawain's ears ——

"Traces of a dragon, eh?"

Gawain looked at Melita's faintly dragon-like face quite calmly, and the latter quickly returned to normal after maintaining this posture for two seconds, and returned to his original position. Betty's voice came from outside the door in the next second. Come: "My lord! I'm bringing refreshments!"

"Put it here," the atmosphere in the study instantly became normal, Gawain asked the little maid to put the refreshment tray on the table, and then nodded gently, "Go and rest first—don't let anyone come to the study for now." .”

"Hey, okay!!"

Betty closed the door obediently and left the room. Melita Purnia broke the silence with a chuckle after a short silence: "I thought my eyes and scales could at least make you a little bit surprised."

Gao Wen spread his hands: "Frankly speaking - I still have one with long scales here, she may have more scales than you, so I'm not that surprised by similar inhuman physical characteristics."

This answer was somewhat unexpected for Melita. She was stunned for a moment, and her tone was a little helpless: "...Miss Siren, indeed, there are many... wonderful people gathered here."

Gao Wen tried his best to maintain the most calm and indifferent posture at this moment, but in fact, countless thoughts had already turned rapidly in his mind. The first thought that came to him was to think of the dragon he had witnessed from the satellite perspective. ——

Melita Pernia, the senior agent of Mithril Vault, she should be that dragon! !

Then the injury on her leg...

Could it be that the way this Miss Dragon loses satellite tracking every time is to crash...

The clues in Gawain's head seemed to be connected in an instant, but he guessed that Melita Pernia probably didn't know the details of him as a "satellite spirit". This Miss Dragon probably only knew that he had led people to explore the southern part of the Dark Mountain Range And discovered the passage of the impact crater, that is to say, the information point of "crash" cannot be exposed, nor can it be shown that the giant dragon is active in the southern part of the Dark Mountains in advance...

He carefully considered the unequal intelligence between the two parties, and judged the other party's motives and goals based on Melita Purnia's voluntary exposure of her identity. During the deliberation and judgment, he cautiously said: "Isn't it wonderful... …Krakens and dragons are more than just 'wonderful' to human beings. I was lucky to have the opportunity to meet members of these two legendary races at the same time. I'm curious, a dragon...a head with 'mithril' What does a dragon who is a senior agent of the treasure house want to do in the human world?"

"Don't be so vigilant, dragons have no malice towards the human world," Melita said, "but before continuing this topic, I hope to get back something that I accidentally lost—that is the precious property of the Mithril Treasury , I know they are in your hands now, I can feel their breath."

After Melita revealed her identity, Gawain guessed that the other party would mention those rings, so he casually took out the box of Mithril Rings from a grid under the desk and put them on the table: "You mean these ring?"

"Yes—can I have it back?"

"Then we have to have a good talk." Gawain put his hands on the box, leaned back slightly, and leaned against the back of the chair, "Let's start with the relationship between the Mithril Treasury and the dragon—you, are you?" Is it a special case among senior agents?"

Melita did not answer right away, but looked into Gawain's eyes with interest: "You are very calm when facing the real Dragon Clan."

"When I crawled out of the coffin, I have already faced the most surprising situation," Gao Wen smiled slightly, "Dragon really doesn't surprise me very much."

Chapter 0562 Talking to the Dragon

A person who can go through the collapse of Gondor, the tide of evil, the death in battle, and the unraveling of the coffin is indeed qualified to face all the strange things in this world indifferently, Melita Purnia has to admit that Gao What the text says makes sense.

What she didn't know was that Gawain's experience was far more than that - she had to add the experiences of plane crashes, traveling through time and space, and flying in space for hundreds of thousands of years to make up Gawain's complete life.

In this unimaginably long life, the appearance of a dragon is just a tiny bit of colorful embellishment in the blink of an eye to Gao Wen.

He was surprised, and a little bit surprised, but overall...it wasn't a big deal.

He was no more surprised than someone in the distant Typhon Empire had invented fertilizer.

"To be honest, many humans think that dragons are just legends, but almost everyone who has studied history and dabbled in the supernatural field knows that dragons are real—you just rarely show up in public," Gao Wen looked at May. The eyes of Lita Purnia protruding from the top of the veil, under normal conditions, it is really impossible to tell that these eyes belong to a giant dragon, "Who would have thought that you are actually beside us, Camouflaged...so well."

"Transformation spells are handed down from the Dragon Clan," Melita said with a chuckle. "We are good at disguising ourselves as any species, but to be honest, there is a race that is better at mimicry and camouflage than us."

"A sea monster? Oh, I do know - Till would even disguise herself as a pile of seaweed to avoid work. If it wasn't for the impossibility of growing seaweed in the dock, she might have succeeded..."

The two chatted casually like friends for many years. The identities of humans and dragons seemed to be forgotten by them. The atmosphere of the scene became strangely harmonious for a while, but in the end, the topic returned to Melita's race and the purpose of the dragon clan. .

Now that Miss Agent has chosen to be open and honest, Gao Wen's question is straightforward: "So, the Mithril Treasury is actually controlled by the Dragon Clan?"

"That's true, in fact...it is our Dragon Clan who established the Mithril Treasury," Melita nodded frankly, "But I want to emphasize again, there is no conspiracy to dig here-the Dragon Clan has a strong influence on any race on the mainland." Nothing malicious..."

"Then what about the land empire that was destroyed in the Battle Against the Tide?"

Gao Wen suddenly mentioned a historical event that could definitely be regarded as a sensitive topic in Melita's ears, which made her breath stop obviously.

"You really know a lot..." The humanoid dragon stared into Gawain's eyes, "This is beyond the records of human history, beyond human understanding of this world."

Gawain laughed: "You know, there are many 'wonderful' people around me, and I don't necessarily know less than you about those ancient mysteries."

"That siren..." Melita's eyes flashed with amazement, and then she shook her head, "It seems that you do know a lot, so our conversation can be more open and honest. But about the Rebellion , I suggest that you don’t ask too much now, and if you see other dragons, it’s best not to ask rashly.”

Gawain noticed something in an instant: Tyre called the war in ancient times the "Battle Against the Tide", while Melita called it "The Chaos Against the Tide". But huge.

And it seems... this thing is even kind of taboo among dragons?

Although he was very interested in the ancient war that might have involved the "black trap", Gao Wen didn't dwell on this issue, but changed the subject lightly: "Actually, I'm curious, why did you so easily Reveal your dragon identity, your dragons are so mysterious in front of the world, isn't it important to disguise yourself?"

"It's very important, but it's not as important as you think," Melita said indifferently, "After I found out that you investigated the impact crater and that my lost items were still on you, I knew that you would definitely take the Mithril Treasury Connecting with the giant dragon, instead of making things troublesome in the future, Mithril Treasure House thinks that it is better to directly increase the 'contact level' with you, and from historical experience, doing so is the best way to avoid accidents."

"...It seems that you have a complete set of plans to deal with all kinds of accidents in the process of contacting the world," Gao Wen judged, "There are strict plans, strict organization, hierarchical management, and a huge scale...Secret Surely the purpose of establishing the Silver Treasure House is not just to be a 'treasure house', right?"

"Our Dragon Clan has been paying attention to the Loren Continent and the development and changes of all races and countries on this land. The Mithril Treasure House is a tool for us to observe the continent—of course, its role as a 'treasure house' is equally important. The Dragon Clan is a person who likes to collect treasures. race, you should have heard of it.”

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows, and directly ignored the part about "collecting treasures": "Just observation?"

"Just observing, we will not interfere in any affairs of the secular kingdom."

"Then what exactly are you observing?" Gawain asked again, "Observing how the secular kingdom works? Observing how each race develops? Or... observing how we face survival disasters such as demon tides?"

Melita replied indifferently: "It's all under observation."

"I'm also your target of observation, right?"

Melita hesitated for a moment: "Maybe it's a bit offensive, but in a sense... yes."

"Then what is the purpose of the observation? Shouldn't it be just to satisfy your curiosity?"

"Why can't it be?" Melita asked cunningly, she obviously didn't intend to answer this question directly, "The dragon race is a very curious race."

"How long has the Mithril Treasury existed?"

"When did the oldest country on the mainland appear, and when did the Mithril Treasury be established?"

Gawain stared into Melita's eyes: "It can even be traced back to before the last demon tide, isn't it?"

"...It seems that you have indeed obtained a lot of knowledge from the siren," Melita nodded after a short silence, "As you said—it dates back to before the last demon wave, and even back to the ancient times. Before the next wave. We may not always be called 'Mithril Vault', but agents will always appear on this continent."

"You will not be affected by the magic tide? Same as the sea monster?"

"We can indeed survive the tide, but we are not in the same situation as the Sirens."