Sword of Dawn

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He is the tester this time.

Gawain looked at this young man who seemed to be in his 20s, and saw him standing calmly in front of the platform, and put his hand on the special rune trigger. Before the other party started, Gawain suddenly spoke: " May I have your name?"

"Korn," the young researcher calmly faced Gawain's gaze, his breathing was a little short, but he still tried his best to maintain his composure, "My name is Cohen Bell, my lord."

Gao Wen felt that the name was very familiar, and after a little thought, he found the corresponding information from the depths of his memory: "Korn... are you the researcher who discovered the usage of mithril in the arcane transfer technology?"

"You actually remember me—it's really my honor!" The young researcher said a little excitedly, "I... I just discovered this idea, the coating was made by our entire team..."

"Your contribution is great, so you don't need to be modest," Gao Wen interrupted the young researcher, then glanced at the entire device on the test bench, and said with a serious expression, "You know the nature of this experiment, right?"

"Yes."

"Do you have faith?"

The young researcher lowered his head: "I am a shallow believer in the goddess of magic, my lord."

"When you press the button, you may face divine punishment, do you know that?"

"Yes," the young researcher, Cohen, a third-level arcanist, replied frankly, "Pressing the button is an act of disobedience to the God of Holy Light. The last person who did this was burned to death by the Holy Light—but I believe the defense system here will work."

Kamel floated in front of Gawain: "All the testers participated voluntarily, my lord, please rest assured about that."

"I know," Gawain nodded slightly, then exhaled lightly, and looked at the young man standing in front of the experiment table, "Korn Bell, you can make a request—I agree to you personally."

The atmosphere in the laboratory became solemn. Even Amber, who could smile at any time, looked at the young man in front of the laboratory table with a trace of respect, while the researcher Cohen, who was the focus of everyone's attention, fell silent after that. After two seconds, he looked at Gao Wen seriously: "My lord, I am from the capital - that place has been blocked. If I succeed, I hope you can bring my family here, and if I Failed, I hope to send back a sentence: Cohen Bell, the merchant's child, fell on the road to the pursuit of magical truth."

After saying this, the young researcher nodded vigorously to his colleagues standing aside and Kamel, who is the project leader, and then injected magic power into the rune trigger without hesitation, and pressed the trigger hard. Iron buttons.

All eyes hit the platform in the center of the laboratory in an instant.

The honeycomb magic net is filled with a faint blue-white glow, and the inverter array unit connected to the magic net also becomes bright at the same time, all the magic lines and runes are activated, and the pure magic energy is transformed and injected Into the holy light rune as a sample, and at the same time, the holy light substrate directly connected to the rune trigger also became bright after Cohen's magic power injection.

All of this actually happened in a very short period of time, but under Gao Wen's watchful eyes, it seemed as if a century had passed.

Finally, a clear and holy radiance appeared above the No. [-] holy light substrate connected to the inverter array, while the substrate directly connected to the rune trigger flickered briefly and then went out.

The holy light rune substrate was successfully activated under the energy supply of the inverter array.

The tester's mind stamp remains throughout the process.

Cohen was still standing in front of the laboratory table—beads of sweat appeared on his face, his eyes were wide open due to nervousness, his breathing was short of breath, and his fingers trembled slightly, but he was standing there intact.

Kamel immediately called the laboratory's response agency: "Protective system, report whether you have been impacted by the gods!"

"During the self-inspection of the protection system... no signs of attack were found, and the protection system is full of energy."

Kamel maintained the posture of floating in mid-air, and turned around suddenly after more than ten seconds, and looked at Gao Wen excitedly: "There is no divine punishment! Lord, we have succeeded! The magic net - the structure of the inverter array can be avoided God's punishment! And it is not affected by the spiritual seal!"

Amber blinked. With her comprehension and knowledge, she still didn't understand the mechanism of the whole experiment until now, but she still realized the fact that the "experiment was successful". She stared blankly at Gao Wen : "This is a success? So... we 'stolen' the Holy Light from the God of Holy Light?"

"No, we just brought it here." Gawain looked at the half-elf lady with a smile on his face, then walked towards the experiment table, and nodded solemnly to Cohen, "I will remember my promise—— Will bring your family back to Cecil safely."

At this moment, Rebecca's voice suddenly came from behind Gawain: "My lord ancestor, actually we still have a test."

"There is another test?" Gawain turned his head in surprise, but saw Rebecca directing the technicians to place some new devices on the test bench, "What did you design?"

"Random choice." Rebecca replied seriously.

Chapter 0468 A More Scary Beast

Gao Wen didn't expect that Rebecca had prepared a second project for this experiment, but after hearing the words "randomly selected" from the other party, he immediately vaguely guessed what the girl was thinking.

"I want to test it more accurately to see how the mind stamp works," Rebecca explained her thinking, and pointed to the devices that the researchers are installing on the test bench, "This is a modified Rune Trigger - This has a constantly rotating disc with teeth that make contact with a small platform when the button is pressed, and only when the teeth on the disc are turned into place , the correct magic circuit will be established between the teeth and the platform—the entire device is closed, in other words, the person who presses the button has no idea what will happen after his operation, and his mental choice is limited to whether he presses it or not. button, regardless of whether the system is activated..."

Amber opened her mouth wide and looked at Rebecca in astonishment. She finally understood something, so she couldn't help exclaiming: "You guys who do research...how do you grow your brains?!"

Gao Wen was also attracted by the process designed by Rebecca. The process itself was not beyond his imagination, but the idea of ​​the roe deer girl was as surprising as ever. He rubbed his chin and said while thinking: "The rotating The locking disc is actually a pseudo-random system, but the focus of this system is not on randomness, but on the tester..."

"Yes, it's because the tester 'doesn't know the result'," Rebecca nodded, "I want to know, when the tester doesn't know whether he will disobey the gods, is the mind stamp still effective, or just When the tester has doubts about his own behavior, it will cause a stamp..."

Pittman, who had never spoken a word, was also aroused by this exquisite "random selection" experiment at this moment. This old druid, who had never been a typical person, also showed the researcher's expression of interest and serious anticipation. While pinching the beard on his chin, he walked around the experimental table, nodding while turning: "Smart... clever... In this way, there should only be three different results. The first is the inversion array system. The holy light substrate can be activated, but the substrate directly provided by the tester will not be activated, the second is that both substrates are activated, and the third is that both substrates are not activated—corresponding to the random selection There are three situations in which the mind stamp takes effect, the mind stamp fails, and the stuck tooth is not connected."

Amber thought for a while, and a question came up: "Then what if the substrate directly powered by the tester is activated, but the substrate connected to the inverter array is not activated?"

The laboratory suddenly fell silent, and several eyes fell on Amber at the same time, causing the half-elf lady to shrink her neck subconsciously. Pittman stroked his beard fiercely, and said after a long silence: "That means We have all been tricked by the God of Light!"

"Let's get started," Gawain took a long breath, nodded slightly to Cohen Bell in front of the test bench, "make a random selection."

The young researcher solemnly bowed slightly, then adjusted his breathing, and turned to the direction of the experimental table.

All irrelevant personnel stepped aside and paid close attention to the situation on the test bench, while Cohen Bell put his finger on the modified large "rune trigger" that looked like a rectangular iron box, silently He mentally counted a few beats, then poured magic into the brass button and pressed it hard.

There was a clicking sound from the "Random Selection" device, and after a while, the two rune substrates on the test bench did not respond.

Kamel stepped forward to check the device, and then announced the result: "First test, invalid connection, start the second test."

Cohen Bell charged the rune trigger with magic again, and pressed the button.

During a suffocating moment of waiting, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the two rune substrates on the test bench lit up simultaneously, generating a stable holy light!

There were several breathing sounds in the laboratory, and Kamel took a step forward. After confirming that the state of the experimental device was normal, the ancient magister announced the result in a slightly trembling voice: "The second test, The samples are all lit!"

Gawain suppressed his excitement, and ordered in as calm a tone as possible: "Perform the third test."

"...The third test, all the samples are bright!"

"...fourth test, invalid connection..."

"...The fifth test, all the samples are lit!!"

The young mage Cohen activated the rune trigger in front of him time and time again, his eyes sparkled, as if immersed in some inexplicable excitement, until the two rune substrates used for testing fell into a waste energy overload state, he Only stopped under Kamel's order.

There was silence in the laboratory, only the low hum of various magic devices and laboratory defense systems echoed in the frozen air. Kamel quietly floated in front of the laboratory table, watching the After a long time, the two rune substrates dimmed. When he raised his head, the two points of light embedded in the arcane clouds flickered and slowly swept across the room.

He seemed to have seen what it used to be like here. He saw the emblem of the Gondor Empire hanging on the wall, saw the energy conduits in the laboratory flickering up and down, and saw colleagues wearing empire magician robes standing on the test benches. In front of them, those people turned their heads, smiling and congratulating them.

Kamel raised his hands, and his voice echoed throughout the laboratory: "Rebels, rejoice! We have opened another door!"

The cheers really came from all directions, and the old scene in Kamel's eyes suddenly collapsed. He saw a honeycomb-like modern magic net laid in this familiar laboratory, and standing around were people in white clothes. The blurred faces of the researchers in short robes disappeared from his sight, and the new faces became clearer in his sight.

Kamel looked at Gawain: "Sorry, lord, I lost my composure."

"It's okay, this is a moment worthy of a gaffe," Gao Wen did not hesitate to praise himself, and he looked at every researcher here approvingly, "Everyone of you is a good guy - we should celebrate, we just Breaking through the authority of God! We have proved with facts that even the so-called 'magic' can be explained and controlled with logic and technology!"

Wright stood quietly by the side, watching the most intelligent group of people on this land complete this experiment—there was no thrilling scene, no crowds of grand occasions, there were only a dozen researchers and a few witnesses However, in this seemingly ordinary two hours, the significance of what happened here is no less than any event in the past history that humans set off in the name of God. war!

This is indeed a war, without swords or bloody winds, but it means the first successful resistance of mortals against gods.

"Now we can confirm that the Mind Seal is affected by 'self-awareness'," Kamel said after leaving the experimental platform and coming to Gao Wen. As a result, even though he knew that his actions might be 'disobedience', the mind stamp did not take effect; at the same time, we also proved through the first experiment that even if the mind stamp takes effect, the magic device operating on purely mechanical principles can not Affected by it, although the mind is involved in the process of 'pulling the trigger', and it did trigger the steel seal, the effect of the steel seal can be isolated by technical means..."

At this moment, Pittman came over, the little old man was still stroking his thinning beard, with a thoughtful look on his face: "Actually, what I am most curious about is another point: the spiritual stamp should be used to test However, after the tester injects magic power into the rune substrate, how come the magic power that has been separated from the tester dissipates out of thin air? Could it be that the magic power that has been separated from the human body still has "thoughts" left? They feel that they should not It existed, so it disintegrated on its own initiative?”

Kamel listened to Pittman's words, and couldn't help but also nodded slightly: This is indeed a confusing phenomenon. It is understandable that the tester himself cannot release the divine spell due to the influence of the mind stamp, but the tester uses the experimental device When releasing a divine spell, the magic power needs to enter another system to run outside the body. In other words, when using the experimental device, the "magic power running" is a fact that has already happened. This fact that has happened...but because the tester himself The mental stamp dissipated out of thin air, why?

Looking at Kamel and Pittman who were in confusion and thinking, Gawain's mind was running fast. This was the first time he felt that his brain power could not keep up with the local knowledge of this world—— The stencil phenomenon did remind him of the observer effect, because the feature of "the established fact that has happened is rewritten by the observer" made him unable to help but think so, but the effect of the stencil of the mind is not the same as what he knows The "observer effect" is not exactly the same. It not only occurs in the macroscopic world, but also reflects a higher idealism: the tester's cognition of his own behavior is the first condition to determine whether the phenomenon occurs! ?

This world... really has too many incredible places.

And the difference between the two worlds is more than that: on the earth, everything related to quantum theory caused violent turmoil in the scientific community at the beginning of its appearance. in this world……

Kamel and Pittman were just confused by this phenomenon, and their mentality didn't seem to be affected at all.

The reason is simple: in the field of magic, there are too many things that go against common sense. This world has not yet established the rock-solid "Magic Building", and researchers still don't know the horror of the complete subversion of the Three Views...

Gawain looked away from the two researchers, and sighed slightly in his heart: Perhaps, another beast was released by him, and this beast...maybe more terrifying than "supernatural power to mortals"...

His thoughts gradually diffused, from the magic power that seems to be self-dissipating due to the influence of the observer, to the mind stamp that seems to be a thought lock, from the essence of gods to the connection between humans and gods, his thoughts became more and more relaxed. far, until a voice suddenly sounded in his mind:

"... I hope you... are prepared to face it..."

Gawain woke up with a start, he raised his head suddenly, and looked in the direction of the French windows of the laboratory.

His gaze crossed the energy barrier of the disobedient fortress, the chaos and darkness in the Shadow Realm, and the gravel and debris floating in mid-air, and fixed on the corpse of the giant deer Amorn.

Chapter 0469

The corpse of the giant deer Amorn is still floating quietly in the dark and boundless space of the Shadow Realm. Broken boulders and metal fragments of ancient starships surround this huge god corpse like a hill. It is silent and everything is as usual. .

Gawain stared fixedly at the divine corpse that glowed softly in the dark through the window and the protective barrier, but the voice in his mind never sounded again.

The sound just now seemed to be a hallucination, but Gawain was [-]% sure that he had indeed heard it, and his intuition told himself that the sound was indeed coming from outside——from the direction of the giant deer Amorn here.

Amber was the first to notice the abnormality here. She immediately ran in front of Gao Wen, bouncing vigorously while waving her hands in front of his eyes: "Hey! What's wrong with you? Why do you have such a scary expression all of a sudden?"

Gawain grabbed Amber's dangling paw and stared at Amber's eyes seriously: "Did you hear anything just now?"

Amber was startled by Gawain's terribly serious expression, she shrank her neck: "No...you're hallucinating again?"

Gawain often fell into a distracted state, or heard and saw things that ordinary people could not perceive from things like the Eternal Slate, and Amber seemed to be a little surprised by this.

"I'm not sure... probably an illusion..."

Gao Wen said noncommittally, then put the cute-faced Amber aside, and walked to the large French window on his own.

He stared at the corpse of the giant deer Amoen, focused on it, put his whole body on guard, and tried to communicate in his mind: "Were you talking just now?"

The corpse of the God of Nature was silent, just as silent as it had been for thousands of years.

Gao Wen didn't get any response. After waiting patiently for several minutes and trying to communicate more than once, he finally gave up. Although he still thought that he was not hallucinating before, he still felt that his behavior at the moment was a bit funny and weird.

Kamel also noticed Gao Wen's actions, and he immediately ordered the laboratory's response agency: "Early warning system, report the situation of the god's corpse."

Two seconds later, a mechanically distorted synthetic voice sounded in the room: "Detecting... everything is normal, and the energy fluctuations of the god corpse are stable."

Kamel came behind Gawain: "Lord, there is nothing unusual."

Gao Wen nodded: "I know... maybe I've been here for a long time and I'm a little nervous."

While speaking, he turned and left the French windows. After looking back at the corpse of the giant deer Amon for the last time, he temporarily suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart and refocused on the experimental project in front of him.

"We have reached the conclusion we want. It is safe to use the inverter array to recharge the Holy Light Rune—then we can consider the practical progress of the first phase," Gawain said, looking at Kamel and Rebecca , "Based on the design experience of the magic armor, we will find a way to put the holy light runes into practical use as soon as possible, and create a usable 'White Knight Armor'. This will be an important reliance for us to deal with the city of Luan."

After Rebecca and Kamel nodded, he turned to Wright again: "You are responsible for selecting the members of the first phase of the White Knights - male and female, regardless of origin, there are only two requirements, first, must be fully accepted New teachings, people who have completed their ideological transformation and have a firm mind, secondly, they must pass the assessment of the Government Affairs Office. I suggest that you select members from the Cecil Combat Corps-I will arrange for Byron to contact you. "

Having said that, Gawain paused for a moment, and looked into Wright's eyes with extra seriousness: "In short - the White Knight must not only be a firm believer in the new Holy Light, but also a firm Cecil warrior, you understand me Does this sentence mean?"

The research on the controllability of the Holy Light has achieved key results, and the white knight can become a mass-produced profession within just around the corner. In order to prevent this extraordinary profession that can be mass-produced from losing control, some words must be made clear in advance.

Wright is an excellent priest, a steadfast white knight, a person who agrees with and is willing to follow Cecil's path, but how long his belief in the Holy Light can go on this path depends on his awareness.

Wright's expression became equally solemn. He didn't answer right away, but asked a question: "You once said that the old aristocratic group and the Church of the Holy Light were corrupted because of their fundamental system, and what you want to build, It is a system that is completely different from theirs, does not restrict origin and social class, and truly operates for justice, do you remember these words?"

"I remember, and I promise, that I will work towards this goal for at least as long as I live."

Wright took a deep breath slowly, and then exhaled slowly, his tone was firm and steady, "If you practice justice, then—the divine right is granted!"

Needle dropping could be heard in the entire laboratory, and Gao Wen showed a smile after a moment of silence: "The divine right...can make the Northern Church go into a rage...but I accept this statement."

Perhaps one day, there will be no gods in this land, and there will be no kings.

Perhaps one day, human beings will find a higher level of true spiritual belief from the essence of God.

Perhaps one day, the decaying Cecil Dynasty will be overthrown by new progressive forces, and the White Knight will become dust of history...

But all of this is a matter of the future. What Gao Wen cares about is today, this moment, here and now, he has finally grasped the power of the gods.

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Typhon, Southwest Territory.

The dark-haired mage apprentice Mary walked through the crowded market in the town.

The cries of market vendors one after another and the tempting scents from various food stalls lingered on the whole street, stirring up Mary's mood and taste buds all the time. She held the package in her arms, lowered her head and slowly walked towards Walking forward, I unknowingly stopped in front of a booth.

The stall owner enthusiastically solicited business: "Girl, have a pancake, it's delicious and sweet!"

Mary tightened the package in her arms, and her eyes stayed on the muffin stand for a moment, but in the end she stopped the irrational impulse, turned around and left the booth quickly, and continued to walk forward.

The mentor didn't give her the extra money to do such a thing.

She continued to walk along the street and walked towards another shop that the instructor ordered to buy. She occasionally raised her head and looked at the street that was much busier than before, with complicated emotions in her eyes.

If only I could stay here a little longer...

There are not many chances for her to leave the mage tower or the small village at the foot of the mountain, because the town is half a day away from the mountain village. If it is not necessary to purchase necessary things, the old mage does not allow the apprentice to leave his surveillance for a whole day .

So the chance to wander the town away from the mage's tower for a day like today is really precious.

Mary touched the cold rune iron ring around her neck, shook her head vigorously, and threw out those unrealistic thoughts from her mind.

The mentor's temper has improved a little recently, and the hysteria and inexplicable rages are much less than before. Although occasionally some apprentices will be whipped or dragged to conduct weird experiments, at least no one will be tortured by the old mage. Throwing it into the crypt full of monsters, Mary was already very grateful for such a "good day". She was neither willing nor courageous to do things that would offend the old mage when everything was going in a good direction.

A sound of whistling and whistling came from a distance, and Mary, who was walking with her head bowed, stopped in her footsteps.