On the tenth day after winter, the brick kiln factory and magic energy crystal smelting factory in New Cecil Territory completed the overall expansion and transformation.
The use of mining machines has ensured a steady increase in steel production, and the steady increase in steel production has ensured that the machinery and equipment in other parts of the territory can be started smoothly one by one. , Crusher, tunnel kiln and honeycomb magic net with higher power replaced the old equipment, which also prompted these factories to be refurbished and rebuilt in advance. They were remarkable large-scale buildings, but in Gao Wen's eyes, they were always just larger workshop sheds, until all the factories had completed at least one expansion, there would be more or less the shadow of "factory" in his mind.
The territory is changing every day. Sufficient food reserves and heating supplies ensure the maintenance of human labor, and the metal control force of the Nicholas egg can make machines and equipment go from drawings to reality in batches as if they were printed. , Gao Wen would see a lot of progress reports on his desk every day. Although reviewing these reports was quite exhausting, he enjoyed it.
It's much more comfortable to read the report than to chop the cultists with a knife. The latter only means that someone is being victimized by those villains, while the former means that everyone in the territory is getting better.
But apart from reading the report, Gao Wen also had other things to do.
The "soul lantern" recovered from Kant was placed on his desk by him, and a faint and pure white gleam was emitting from the lantern.
When it just left Kantland, this lantern has always been not "stable". It continuously emits a light mist of lavender like starlight, and as long as someone touches it, it will hear faint light. The strange sound, not to mention other effects such as causing hallucinations and causing nightmares. In addition, it cannot be activated and used in the way Gawain remembered. It seems that even without Lilith Kant, the "use As if the negative power entrenched in the lantern could not be dissipated, Gawain had to temporarily seal up this thing and put it in a certain storage in the ruins in the mountains.
But yesterday, the guarding soldiers suddenly reported that the purple starlight of the lantern had faded.
It's back to normal, at least on the surface. It seems that the evil ritual performed by the Eternal Sleepers cultists cannot accumulate energy for a long time. As long as the ritual is terminated, the power of the nightmare in the lantern will also decline rapidly.
Gawain picked up the lantern and carefully observed its crystal shell and delicate brass base. Through the translucent crystal shell, one can see that there are very complicated runes flowing slowly inside, all of which are similar to the way they were seven hundred years ago.
This lamp is not a product of the ancient Gondor Empire. In fact, its technology comes from the dwarven kingdom in the west of the continent. Those short and stubby mining enthusiasts often give people a sense of rudeness, but in fact they are exquisitely processed props They are especially good at combining crystals and metals to form all kinds of incredible magic props. The "Dream Lantern" was the proud work of a well-known dwarf craftsman at that time.
In Gawain's memory, apart from enhancing the power of dream magic and protecting the user's mental body, this lamp also had some peculiar functions.
He put his hand on the lantern, infusing it with magic power a little, but not fully activating it, and in the process, he outlined the figure of Selina Gerfen in his mind, and silently recited the other party's words in his heart. name.
After a few seconds, some messy and broken pictures began to appear in his mind.
He "sees" himself floating at a height of more than one meter above the ground, his angle of view shakes slightly from side to side, and in the peripheral vision beside him, he can see a female figure in a moon-white priest's robe. Things like tents and shacks.
A surge of excitement surged in Gao Wen's heart: Sure enough, these messages haven't disappeared yet!
This is the unique function of "Dream Lantern". After injecting suitable magic power, it can be used to record some images and sounds, and through a special extraction method, it can reproduce the records in the user's mind. Selina Gerfen often used this function to record the scenes along the pioneering journey. In a few times, she even succeeded in passing vital information in this way.
The only thing Gao Wen was worried about was whether the new owner of this lamp had also activated this function after Selena died. In this way, the "recording" of Selina Gerfen would be overwritten by the new user , but now it seems that only Selena and him know this secret function.
The first picture was the scene of the pioneering journey, and these things were also in Gawain Cecil's memory, so Gawain quickly skipped them, and soon he found the records near the end.
He hoped that Selina Gerfen would keep the habit of recording meaningful images at any time, and record the pictures he most wanted to know.
Finally, another picture appeared. Gawain "saw" Selina Geer walking on a rugged mountain road, and many "serious" people wearing priest costumes or church armor could be seen on the front and back of the road. Pilgrims".
In the next picture, Gawain saw an open area on the top of the mountain, a huge altar was arranged, and priests and church knights stood around the altar. looming.
It is the peak of the ancestors! It was the ceremony seven hundred years ago when the top leaders of the major churches worked together to communicate with the gods!
"I'm a little nervous, everyone's expression is very nervous, I hope everything goes well."
Gawain suddenly heard a vague and deep female voice sounding in his mind, and he was stunned for two seconds before he realized that it was the voice of Selina Gelfen. That dream priestess seemed to be recording, recording How I felt at the scene of the ceremony.
This is also her habit.
Then the screen shook for a while, and Selena seemed to be moving. After the screen stabilized, Gawain saw familiar figures appearing next to the large altar in the center of the open space.
He saw the Pope of the Church of the Holy Light, the Pope of the Church of God of War, the Grand Priest of the Holy Spirit Sect, and the Popes and the Holy See...
That is the supreme leaders of all denominations.
At this point in time, the "Religious Peace Agreement" or the "Ancestors' Peak Agreement" has not yet been signed, and the various sects are still in a state of confrontation, but the scene on the Ancestors' Peak is not as tense as the outside world guessed. Although the leaders were tense and solemn, that had more to do with the ceremony itself than with their religious stance.
It seems that before communicating with the gods, the leaders of these sects have reached a peaceful consensus? Even the leaders of Dreamland Church, Storm Church, and Druid Church, which have degenerated into dark sects in the future, have agreed with this consensus
Various speculations appeared in Gao Wen's mind, and in the process, he saw a religious leader walking out from the crowd.
The other party was wearing a solemn black robe, with a wooden mask painted with constellations and eyes on his face. After a moment of hesitation, Gawain recognized that he was Pope Megaul III of the Church of the God of Dreams seven hundred years ago.
The pope stood in front of the altar, then took off his mask and robe, stood there in only short casual clothes, and began to receive blessings from leaders of other sects, but what happened next confused Gawain:
After the leaders of other sects blessed Megal III, several great magicians stepped forward. These spellcasters who were not priests began to cast spells on Megal one after another.
They were all kinds of protection, almost all the protection spells that Gawain could name were released on the dream pope, and judging from the robes worn by those great magicians and their temperament It can be seen that each of them is very powerful, and the effect of those protective spells can be imagined.
After receiving the blessing of the protective spell, Megal III began to wear a set of strange "clothes" with the help of others. The clothes did not have the gorgeousness and elegance of the priest's robes. Instead, they could only be described as ugly. It has a thick multi-layer structure, with one-piece gloves and shoes, all places are covered tightly, and intricate magic patterns can be seen on each layer of fabric.
It wasn't until Megal III put on a strange spherical helmet made of crystal that Gawain finally woke up to what it was:
That's a magic version of a spacesuit!
Selina's voice came from outside the screen at the same time: "...the Pope has received blessings and magic blessings, and he has also put on a special protective vestment that can resist the power of the gods. That dress is ugly, but it does what it should, hope it goes well…”
Accompanied by Selena's soft prayers, Gawain saw Megaul III walking to the altar, and at the same time two people came out and stood at two special nodes on the outer edge of the altar.
That was the Pope of the God of Storms, and the Grand Priest of the Druids of the Holy Spirit Sect.
They seemed to communicate with the Pope, the God of Dreams standing in the center of the altar, but their voices were not recorded in the video recording. Due to the angle of the screen, Gawain could not read any information from their lips. Judging the shape of the altar, the two sect leaders will participate in the following ceremony and may take certain risks.
Then, the ceremony began.
The runes on the altar lit up one by one, and the majestic energy released by the magic circle made the surrounding air slightly distorted. Megaul III, who was covered in the "spacesuit" all over his body, raised his hand and pointed at the altar. The surrounding Pope, Pope, and Holy See waved vigorously.
Then a white light descended from the sky, and the figure of Megal III disappeared instantly in the white light.
And the picture also fell into darkness at the same time. This is the end of the record.
There seemed to be some kind of powerful energy that ended Selena Gerfen's "recording" early.