Sword of Dawn

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And it can only be at the level of an ordinary nightmare bishop - there is no need to count on the nightmare bishop.

Because according to the knowledge he has mastered, the Eternal Sleeper can still be regarded as a "person" until the bishop level, but once they are promoted to the level of the nightmare archbishop or even the pope, they have already established a certain connection with some indescribable existence. It may be some knowledge left by the gods, or it may be the remains of a god corpse like the giant deer Amorn. In any case, it is something that can hide as far as it can.

If his guess is correct, the situation of the other two dark sects is similar—their archbishop and pope (or high-ranking officials at the same level) should also have connections with some remnants of the gods.

After all, he was a cult member who suddenly fell after learning the truth of "the gods are dead". How can he say that he is a cult member if he doesn't have some relics of the gods?

Gawain learned about Daniel's actions in detail, and finally confirmed that everything was roughly according to his plan. If there was anything different from the plan, it was that the old magician's actions were smoother than he expected.

Obviously, an old believer who has worked silently in the Order of the Eternal Sleepers for almost ten years is very reliable in the eyes of those Eternal Sleepers. Believers who have never had bad deeds will suddenly be empowered in a dream, turn their faces and become 25 boys...

"The bishops have set up a new project team to deal with the problems I reported. They are still in the stage of investigating and deducing loopholes. Of course, the more they investigate, the more they will trust me," said Daniel Gong. Respectfully reported, "All the loopholes are real, and I have not concealed the slightest bit - when these loopholes are confirmed, I will lead this team to reconstruct the mental network."

He paused, and then said: "According to your instructions, I will reveal the knowledge you have given me little by little during this process, and cover up and disguise everything so that everything looks like I have researched it myself. "

Gao Wen nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. But one thing to pay attention to - be careful, be careful, and never rush into it. They really trust you now, and that's because the bishops panicked when they suddenly discovered that there were countless loopholes in the network, but if If you stand out too much, their attention will shift from loopholes to you. You have been unknown in the sect for ten years, and even if you suddenly showed extraordinary talent in the field of spiritual networks recently, it can't be too shocking. "

Daniel bowed his head deeply: "Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely not let your great plan be affected in the slightest."

Gao Wen nodded slightly: "What about the other task I entrusted to you?"

"I have built the first magic net unit and the first composite rotary repulsion mechanism in the laboratory, and I am working hard to master the great knowledge you have bestowed on me," Daniel said with sincere awe and a hint of excitement on his face , this old magician was indeed threatened by Gawain to be loyal at first, but now his blood as a researcher has been blazing, and the new knowledge has inspired him, "And I also tested my apprentice——I There is an apprentice named Mary, she is very talented in mathematics and science, and I think she can be my assistant."

"Very good, what I want you to do in the real world is not easy, and it can't be done without the help of an assistant," Gao Wen nodded, "You should lead your apprentices to study the knowledge I gave you, and use all Prepare all the information—but don’t let it out for now, you can let the world know about your research when I need it. By the way, is your apprentice reliable?”

"Reliable, they will never dare to betray me - and I will not let them know too many unnecessary secrets."

"That's right—" Gawain said, and with a casual gesture, a large seat immediately appeared out of the air. He sat down casually and looked into Daniel's eyes, "The information I asked you to collect last time ,How's the progress?"

"I compiled a batch of information in the name of building a test database—on the premise of not arousing suspicion," Daniel said, and at the same time, he manifested an ancient scroll sealed with a mysterious magic rune in his hand. Respectfully handed the scroll to Gao Wen, "I've already done the preliminary sorting, you can read it directly."

Gawain showed a look of approval, reached out to take the scroll and opened it in front of his eyes.

There was only a hazy white light on the scroll, but a large amount of information began to flow into Gao Wen's mind.

This is one of the ways of exchanging information between individuals in the mind network—in such a mind network where people’s brains are directly connected, information can be exchanged in many different ways. To compress the data mimetic into a specific "medium", it is obvious that Daniel, as a traditional and elderly mage, has a soft spot for the form of scrolls.

What Gawain asked Daniel to collect was the most basic knowledge of the mind network: its physical structure, the basic functions of brain neurons, and the corresponding effects of dream spells in this process.

He gained a lot of knowledge after devouring the unlucky Eternal Sleeper, but some knowledge was shattered in the process and disappeared completely with the death of the Eternal Sleeper, which led him to know many "skills" of the Eternal Sleeper, but There is no systematic and researchable knowledge system, what he has to do now is to supplement his own deficiencies in this part.

Start sorting out from the most basic knowledge and see what parts you are missing.

The secrecy level of this knowledge in the Order of the Eternal Sleepers is not very high, but unless the "experts" who are responsible for building this network are captured, it is difficult to collect them all-for this era, the spiritual network created by the Eternal Sleepers is completely It is a huge systematic project. In Gao Wen's opinion, the knowledge required for this project that completely surpasses the times is extremely complex, and it also requires a lot of manpower to complete. Therefore, many Eternal Sleepers often only know How a part of the structure in this mind network should be realized, but few people can know its whole picture.

But Daniel can get all its information—because he is now the person in charge of the first experimental database of the Eternal Sleeper, he can just make up an actual test name, and he can drag over the less confidential things on the Internet Arbitrary toss...

Of course Gao Wen and Daniel know that the test database does not need to use real data, but the eternal sleepers don't know...

In the mental network state, Gao Wen's speed of "reading" materials is also very fast, or he is not reading in detail, but traversing all the information once in a way similar to rapid retrieval, so as to establish a general framework in his mind— — This is also one of the usages of the mind network.

But in the process of establishing this framework, his brows gradually frowned.

Daniel's heart suddenly raised: "My lord, is there any problem?"

Gawain slowly put the last part of the information into his mind, raised his head and looked into Daniel's eyes seriously: "Do you know 'brain servant'?"

"Yes, that is a permanently fixed computing power node," Daniel nodded immediately, and of course he knew the basics, "brain servants are living people under anesthesia, their body functions are almost stagnant, but the brain Connected with the network and keep running, so as to be able to handle the computing tasks of the mind network with the highest efficiency, even ordinary people without magical powers are qualified to become brain servants."

Yes, those living dead in the cellar of Kant Territory back then...

"If my understanding of these materials is correct, if I haven't missed any key points," Gawain shook the scroll in his hand, "brain servants are not a necessary component of the Psychic Network at all!"

Daniel blinked in confusion, as if he didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence.

"The construction of the mind network is based on the neurons of the living brain, based on the computing power of the living brain, as well as the extraordinary effects of dream system and mind system spells. As long as it is a living brain with normal functions, it can provide sufficient computing power, and even Oversupply—if it is just to maintain the operation of the mind network, then the surplus computing power contributed by those conscious eternal sleepers in the process of connecting to the network is more than enough!"

"You mean, even if there is no brain servant, the mind network can still operate normally?" Daniel finally understood Gawain's meaning, "Eternal sleeper believers themselves can guarantee the full function of the network as nodes?"

"That's right, as long as there are enough active nodes in the living body, and this number is already enough, the active eternal sleepers in the City of Dreams are enough to support two such spiritual networks!" Gao Wen said with a serious face, " And this is the normal situation - the computing power provided by the eternal sleepers connected to the network must be greater than their occupation of network resources, otherwise the network is fundamentally contradictory: if the computing power consumed by the eternal sleeper nodes is greater than theirs There are still more, so why did the bishops issue an order to collect computing power to call on more eternal sleepers to "connect to the network"? Since there is such a saying as "collecting computing power", it means that every eternal sleeper active on the network Or, they contribute far more computing power than they consume!"

Daniel was both surprised and confused: "Then... what are those brain servants for?"

"As I said, I'm not omniscient, that's why I need servants," Gawain looked into Daniel's eyes, "Investigate this matter—investigate without revealing. I suspect that the role of those brain servants is not to maintain The psychic network, the huge computing power they provide is for other purposes... It is a project that is even grander and more mysterious than the psychic network!"

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing Daniel nodding his head to accept the order, Gao Wen suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he thought of a certain information he had inadvertently come into contact with before.

"Pay attention to something called 'Project Zero'. I suspect that it has something to do with those computing resources whose whereabouts are unknown," Gao Wen immediately reminded, "but be careful, the level of secrecy of this project seems to be very high, perhaps only at the bishop level. The above-mentioned people are qualified to know - what to do, you can judge for yourself."

"Your loyal servant will not let you down!"

Chapter 0330 Patty

After finishing the meeting with Daniel, Gao Wen did not directly exit the network, but left the virtual space and returned to the consciousness level of the mind network.

This layer is also what he calls the "visible zone"-the opposite of the visible zone is the data link layer deep in the network that will not be noticed by ordinary visitors.

His virtual space was created by manipulating the data link layer.

"The whereabouts of the huge computing resources are unknown..." Walking on the streets in the central area of ​​the City of Dreams, Gawain whispered to himself, "The mind network is a network built on the basis of active nodes, and there is no need for a 'brain servant' Such a fixed 'server'..."

He raised his head and looked at the eternal sleepers walking in front of him. In his eyes, those figures are now living computing nodes. After completing the knowledge he lacked, he has a deeper understanding of this network. I learned more about these cultists operating on the Internet.

The Order of the Eternal Sleepers is a huge dark sect with an astounding number of members and a complex and secret inheritance system. Not all the Eternal Sleepers understand the secrets of their own sect—in fact, like Viscountess Kant, the Eternal Sleepers Bewitched and led astray, but "marginal believers" who don't understand the organization of the Sleepers abound in this sect.

The eternal dream that can escape the real world has an unimaginable attraction to those who are miserable and desperate in reality. Even nobles and great magicians can hardly resist its temptation under certain circumstances, and once you Accepting the temptation of the Eternal Sleeper and contributing one's mind to this huge network for the first time, the beautiful illusion brought by the mind network that can confuse reality is enough to sink even the most determined person deeper and deeper.

These eternal sleepers walking on the street, how many of them are senior cult members, how many are dissatisfied nobles, and how many are superpowers who are in trouble. Will there be members of the secret society among them?Will there be believers from the southern part of the mainland, or even from other races?Or even... would there be some hopeless members of some other denomination?

The Eternal Sleepers have lost their faith and magical system, just like the druids after the fall of the white star 3000 years ago, they are actually a secular extraordinary organization based on magic technology, so they can absorb "believers" completely. Without psychological pressure, they can confuse nobles and mages, and they can even confuse those apparently upright orthodox believers and priests!

Thinking of this, Gao Wen couldn't help feeling that the Eternal Sleeper was probably the most terrifying of the three major dark sects...

Just walking with divergent thoughts like this, a somewhat familiar little figure suddenly flashed in the corner of his eyes.

Gao Wen took a closer look and saw a little girl in a beautiful white dress bouncing along the fallen leaf path not far away. She jumped up and down on fallen leaves and stones, and stepped on the path from time to time Next to the curb slightly higher than the ground, walking on the "single-plank bridge", the carefree and innocent appearance is really impressive.

The little girl who called herself Patti Grant?How come it's such a coincidence to meet again?

Gao Wen frowned, and his first thought was to pretend he didn't see him and walk away, but before he lifted his footsteps, the little girl had already seen him sharply.

"Ah! It's Uncle Selsey!"

The little girl yelled happily, then jumped off the curb, ran up to Gao Wen, lifted her skirt, and performed a not-so-standard ladylike courtesy: "Hello, Uncle!"

Her words and demeanor are somewhat reminiscent of a good tutor, but her actual movements are quite clumsy.

It seemed too deliberate for Gao Wen to go offline directly at this time, so he could only respond with a dry smile, and then subconsciously looked around: the woman suspected of Selina Gerfen didn't seem to be around here.

"Are you looking for Sister Serena?" Patty noticed Gao Wen's actions, and immediately said crisply, "Sister Serena is not here! She is busy at home!"

Gao Wen heaved a sigh of relief, and then he looked at Patty with curiosity, and asked the question he wanted to ask earlier: "By the way, how do you recognize me every time? There should be A lot of people use the same appearance as me, right?"

This is what he is most curious about - in this primitive network where the real-name system has not yet been implemented, nor has a user name floated on everyone's head, there is no way for people to identify others at a glance. It's just that you can enter the sea by just pinching someone. The eternal sleepers are still completely satisfied with the "initial stage of universal Internet access" that is casually wandering in the Internet, but the little girl in front of you can recognize herself every time, which is really strange very.

You know, the face of Charles I is a popular skin in this network...

"Is it hard to recognize?" The little girl was taken aback when she heard Gao Wen's question, blinking her eyes in a daze, "But I can recognize it, although there are many people here who look the same, but everyone's ' It feels 'all different...'

"It feels different..." Gao Wen couldn't laugh or cry: What kind of answer is this?

He felt that the little girl in front of him was quite weird, and he couldn't help but feel more vigilant, but after two or three times of contact, he gradually dispelled his initial thoughts: this little girl named "Patty" should have something behind her. Really not a middle-aged greasy foot-picking cultist...

Soldering's big bosses are not at this level of abnormality. Even if this "Patty" is not such a small child in the real world, he shouldn't be too bad.

Maybe geniuses do exist... You can access the Eternal Sleeper network at the age of ten or something.

Thinking of this, and seeing that there was no Selena Geerfen around, Gao Wen felt that it was okay to chat with this strange little girl, so he took the little girl slowly on the boulevard. Walking slowly, he said casually, "You seem to come here often?"

Patty looked curious: "Did uncle mean to come to this garden? Or come to this dream?"

Does this little girl simply regard this virtual space as a "dream"?Where does such a dream come from in the world...

Gao Wen muttered something in his heart, but there was no abnormal expression on his face: "I mean this 'dream'."

"I come here often, especially at night, I definitely want to come here," Patty stuck out her tongue, "Because I can't sleep well if I don't enter this dream..."

"Didn't sleep well?" Gao Wen frowned, "Why?"

Patty seemed to be a child who didn't know much about the world, and she would answer almost anything Gao Wen asked: "Because my body hurts and itches..."

When she said this, the little girl showed a hint of resistance and fear on her face. Gao Wen originally wanted to continue asking, but he swallowed the words and changed the topic rather abruptly. : "Speaking of which, I haven't seen your parents here - aren't they 'citizens' of the church?"

"Compatriots" of the church is a colloquial term used by believers to refer to themselves in private. Gao Wen believes that even if Patty is really simple, she must often hear similar words when she is active in this network.

The little girl shook her head: "Dad passed away a long time ago... Mom is busy, and she doesn't like it here."

The father died and the mother seemed to be the one against the Sleeper?How did this little girl access the Internet?

Wasn't she brought into the church because of her parents?

Gao Wen had various guesses in his mind, while silently sketching out the possible situation of this little girl in the real world, he asked along the way: "That's it... Then what does your mother do? Why doesn't she like this place?"

"Mom says she doesn't like to be in dreams, but I don't know what that means," Patty said, jumping onto the curb next to her and staggering forward, "Mom is a very Great person! Everyone in the castle listens to her!"

Gawain couldn't help but pause: "Castle? Do you live in a castle?"

"Yeah! A big, big castle!" said Patty happily, "and my room has big, big windows!"

A castle with big windows?This kind of construction method is not common in this era...

Gao Wen quickly guessed the identity of this little girl in the real world: she should be a nobleman, but judging from her speech and behavior, she should not be a descendant of a high-ranking nobleman. She lives in a castle with large windows, but this The aristocratic castles of Ansu in the era took into account the energy supply of military fortresses, basically only narrow windows and high skylights, so she may not be from Ansu...but it is not necessarily true, because the recent more comfortable new castles and manors Architecture has begun to become popular in the Holy Spirit Plain, and some nobles in the southern region are imitating this kind of architecture...

Thinking of this in his heart, Gao Wen said, "Sounds great. By the way, are there any tall mountains near your castle? Or are there rivers and forests?"

He wanted to inquire about the features of the scene near the castle where Patty lived, so as to determine which country the little girl was from—although he probably couldn't figure out anything, he still wanted to try.

But the little girl shook her head after hearing these questions: "I don't really remember... Ever since I was very young, my mother didn't let me leave the castle, saying that it was dangerous outside. But uncle, let me tell you, this morning I secretly asked the maid to take me to the terrace! I can see a large expanse of snow under the castle! Don’t tell others, my mother rarely even let me go up to the terrace...but my mother went out a few days ago .”

Gao Wen casually said while his thoughts were diverging: "Oh, your mother is out."

"Well, Mom said she was going to be a guest at Earl Horsman's house, and she has been away for several days..."

"Oh, Earl Hussman... Count Hussman?!"

Gao Wen repeated a sentence carelessly, but just after he finished repeating, he realized that his eyes widened immediately.

He has heard the name before!

Not so long ago, in Amber's report!

"Yes, Earl Hossman," Patty seemed a little startled by Gawain's reaction, "Uncle...do you know the Earl?"

"...No, I just didn't expect that the person your mother was going to meet was such a big man, and I was frightened by the word 'earl'." Gawain made up a random reason, anyway, children wouldn't think too much about it. There were many, but thoughts surged in his heart.

Will there be another Earl Hossman in this world?This Gao Wen can't guarantee, maybe there will be, after all, the four human kingdoms are separated in four directions of the mainland, and each country has its own independent but huge aristocratic system. There are a few nobles with the same name and title in the north and south, but rather than believing in this unreasonable possibility, he believes that the earl "Hossman" mentioned by Patty is the one he knows!

An aristocrat in the south of Ansu, Karlov Hosman.

So Patty is actually the heir of a nobleman in the southern border?

Her surname seems to be Glenn... There seems to be a surname Glenn among the nobles in the southern border!

Chapter 0331 Canonization Document

"Uncle? Uncle, why don't you talk again? Uncle, are you distracted again?"

Gawain's wandering was interrupted by the crisp voice from beside him. He glanced back and saw Patty standing beside him, looking straight at him with her big eyes full. Be curious.

"I just remembered something," Gao Wen said casually, then shook his head with a smile, "By the way, how did you know that Sister Serena who usually takes care of you?"

He knew that this was probably the most dangerous question he asked today.

The so-called "Sister Selina" is almost certainly the Selena Geer back then. According to Miss Patty's cheerful personality and her relationship with "Sister Selina", it is very likely that she will be against Sai Lena Geer points out about herself and the "strange question" she asked, so will Selena Geer's doubts about this?Will she realize that there is an eternal sleeper of unknown origin paying attention to her?

After some quick weighing, Gao Wen felt that the risk was still acceptable.

His identity has not been revealed, he is now a completely normal eternal sleeper active in the psychic network, so Selina Geerfen has no reason to be extra vigilant and concerned about him, so a completely normal eternal sleeper When communicating with Patty, the reporter accidentally asked why the other party knew the big shots in the church. This is not too strange.

And even if Selina Geerfen has paid attention to herself, there is nothing to worry about if she wants to track it down-the current spiritual network does not have mature address tracking and user management technology, and even the top leaders of the church can only do so through a few steps. The original way of searching for brainwaves to lock on the congregants near them, so it was impossible for Selina Gelfen to lock on Gawain.

If one day the Eternal Sleepers establish a mature address tracking and user management system... then Gao Wen will not have to worry, because the system was created by himself, and there are backdoors everywhere...

So after a very serious balance, he asked this question in a seemingly relaxed tone.

Patty didn't think much about it at all, and she happily replied: "I came here the first time, and it was Sister Serena who took care of me! She said she was my 'guide'!"

Gao Wen frowned: "Leader? What way?"

"I don't really understand," Patty shook her head, "Sister Serena said that I have a very special talent, so I need someone to teach me so that I can become a useful person in the future... But she didn't teach me anything .”

Very special talent?Did the Eternal Sleeper absorb this little girl into the network because of her talent?