Roland can be said to have experienced the most frustrating week since he took charge of Neverwinter.
Although there are indications that the coming period of the red moon may be much earlier than in the past, and he has been making efforts in this regard, the sudden change of this mutation still exceeded everyone's expectations. It is not the church. Ten years is not the two or three years that Taquila estimated, but not long after he started the population migration plan, he appeared in the sky above the western border without warning.
Of course that's not accurate.
Over the past week, urgent reports have been sent from other cities one after another, all of which have also mentioned astronomical changes. And without exception, no one has observed the approaching and moving process of the red moon. It seems to be hanging there originally, but it is covered by the sky and is invisible. Just blue sky.
Roland found himself suffering from a slight "red moon syndrome", that is, no matter what he was doing, he would consciously or unintentionally search for a window hole where he could see the sky, and it was easy to fall into a daze when looking at the red moon. The circle of red halo is so huge, but not dazzling, whether it is day or night, its outline can be clearly seen. After staring for a long time, he even had an illusion that Hongyue was also watching him.
According to the Federation, the appearance of the red moon means the beginning of the battle of divine will. Roland has been preparing for this all these years, but when it really came, he had an unreal feeling. The fertile plains were still quiet, and the reconnaissance team sent to the north did not hear back. Only Neverwinter City was affected a lot. The Administration Office sent a report every half an hour, but all of this basically had nothing to do with the devil.
"Your Majesty," Nightingale's voice interrupted his thoughts, "You are staring at the sky again in a daze."
Roland blinked and came back to his senses, "Uh sorry, I just can't help it"
Nightingale flashed over and handed a piece of dried fish to his mouth, interrupting the second half of his sentence, "You don't need to apologize, in fact, it's okay to be in a daze, you've been too tired these days, so just take a rest. Do you want me to accompany you to watch the moon? Since the red moon is related to the will of the gods, it is also a kind of research to look at it more."
Roland was immediately amused and laughed out loud, probably only Nightingale was the only one who could talk about fishing in such a high-sounding manner. He took the fish fillet and shook his head helplessly, "There's still a lot to do. Continue to supervise me, don't let the water out on purpose, understand?"
Nightingale pursed her lips and turned back to lie down on the sofa beside her.
Roland took a deep breath and drew his attention back to the large stack of reports on the table.
These days, the red moon has caused more trouble to Neverwinter City than even the devils that have come from a thousand miles. According to the statistics of the Executive Office and the Security Bureau, there were four fires and sixteen crimes in Neverwinter City in one week. In addition to the eight work-related accidents that I learned from Anna, a total of 21 people died and more than 500 people were injured. Ninety percent of the casualties occurred within 24 hours after the appearance of the red moon. The most chaotic moment.
At first, Roland thought that the panic of the people caused all this, but when the situation on the scene gradually converged, he noticed that things were not so simple, so he appointed a joint team to conduct further investigations, and the conclusions reached were also It is quite surprising that aside from the accidents caused by panic, the magic fluctuations brought about by the appearance of the red moon are the real culprits of this chaos.
The investigation documents submitted by Agatha clearly described the situation at that time.
At about 5:35 in the afternoon, the red moon suddenly appeared in the air, and the magic equipment that was working in Neverwinter City was affected to varying degrees. For example, the ending of "Dust of Annihilation", which is currently being shown in the theater, has a sudden change, and the illusion is almost the same as the real scene; the lighting in the industrial area is instantly overloaded, the light bulbs are all blown, and the machine tools driven by Dawning No. 1 are partially paralyzed; the most serious accident occurred. In the first machinery factory, an old-fashioned boiler exploded on the spot, and the hot high-pressure steam washed all the surrounding workers to the ground. The investigation afterwards proved that due to the limitation of the manufacturing process, the valve and other important parts of the boiler were cured by candle fire, and the furnace body had hidden diseases before that, but no one had noticed it.
According to the testimonies collected by all parties, this abnormal state lasted for about ten minutes, and then gradually returned to stability. The frequent accidents aggravated the chaos at the time, and even made many people think that the devil was attacking Neverwinter City. Although the factory had drilled the emergency plan for accidents, the execution was not ideal. If it weren't for Neverwinter's public medical system that is far beyond the contemporary level, plus Nana's medical treatment, the number of deaths may have been several times higher.
It stands to reason that such a vision should be recorded by the Federation, but the truth is that the Taquila witches also do not know about it. Thinking about it now, either the fluctuations in the past two red moons were relatively small, or the popularity of magic devices was not high at that time, so that no one noticed this small change.
The impact of the accident has not yet completely ended. Since no one dared to conclude that the fluctuation will not occur again, the factory launched a comprehensive inspection operation to improve or eliminate all kinds of old machines. The Executive Office also made a complement to the emergency plan, including how to stay awake and avoid panic in abnormal situations. The term "magic accident" was also recorded in official documents for the first time.
On the contrary, it was the second release of Ghost Shadow three days after it was suspended, which triggered a new round of drama watching in Neverwinter. People who knew the premiere plot from various channels almost surrounded the theater, basically all of them came for the gimmick of "personally participate and change history". Even if the ghost has returned to normal now, the enthusiasm of the audience is still not enough. reduce.
It can be said that this can be regarded as one of the few anecdotes in the past week.
But no matter what, this chain accident cast a shadow over the upcoming Rubik's Cube power unit. What Roland wants to know most now is whether such fluctuations only exist at the moment when the red moon falls, or will they appear irregularly throughout the War of Divine Will.
If it is the former, he can completely accept it every four hundred years. After all, defeating the devil is the most urgent task. Whether it is Dawning No. 1 or Rubik's Cube Power, they all have advantages that conventional equipment cannot match. It's addictive once you use it. But if it is the latter, then he has to consider the high risk of losing control.
Just then, the phone of the Executive Office rang.
Generally speaking, the only person who can get into this inside line is Barov, the manager.
Roland sighed, picked up the receiver and put it to his ear, "Will there be any new problems?"
"No, Your Majesty..." Barov's tone seemed hesitant, "Just now, the Dispersive Star Master suddenly rushed into my office and said that he has made a major discovery about the red moon. I hope you can... No, it is for you to personally Go to the observatory."
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