Dark Mountains, middle level area of "Rebel Fortress", in front of the gate of the internal defense station.
The ancient fortress has been renovated in this area. The mottled and peeling walls have been repainted. The white wall paint and light gray floor make the hall look brand new. A bright magic crystal lamp, the light illuminates the whole space as bright as day, and on the wall behind each lamp, you can see a "luminous belt" composed of small hexagonal outlines that emits a faint blue light. "Extend along the wall, outline near the roof, merge into an elegant and simple geometric pattern, and finally connect with the ceiling.
On the re-laid ceiling, the neat honeycomb-like hexagonal structure spread to the end of the hall, and spread into the depths of the deep dark corridor in the distance...
Those honeycomb structures are the new energy second-generation magic net devices used to replace the original energy core of the rebellious fortress after it failed.
The final encapsulation of these magic nets has not been completed. According to the lord, those densely packed hexagons seem to make people suffer from "intensive phobia", and they must be covered with a ceiling. But in Soldering's view, It is precisely this magic net that is not encapsulated and emits a faint blue light, but makes the whole room present an alternative and breathtaking beauty. This scene composed of neat geometric lines and advanced magic devices , It really looks like the treasure of elf civilization, the Temple of Stars known as the "inconceivable miracle of ancient technology"...
Who would have thought that this ancient Gondor facility built in the age of Starfire would be "resurrected" in this way today after a thousand years. Just outside this hall, several large adjacent rooms In the space, there are rumbling workshops and warehouse facilities for storing backup materials. After Carmel repaired the access control and isolation system in this area, and the lord sent enough guard soldiers, the middle-level area of the fortress Safety has been guaranteed, and now there are thousands of people working and living in this area. Although it is still far from the grand occasion of the heyday of the rebellious fortress, Kamel was really moved for a while at that time.
Slightly feeling a little emotional in his heart, Soldering withdrew his gaze from looking around, and looked at the dozen or so capable soldiers he had selected. These soldiers were wearing the special light armor of the Iron Rangers, and all of them were precisely stamped by machines. Covered helmets, the detection eyepiece in front of the helmets emitted a slight red light, they stood there silently waiting for orders, although they were just a group of "mortals" without any magical talent, an indescribable aura emanated from them out.
So far, this kind of momentum can only be called a bluff, but after a few bloody actual battles, this kind of momentum will become something real.
A subordinate serving as the deputy captain glanced at the mechanical clock on the wall not far away, and a slightly muffled voice came from under the helmet: "Sir, it's time for departure."
"Wait another five minutes." Soldering waved his hand. "The person sent by the lord should be here soon."
While talking, the high-ranking ranger showed a slightly strange expression. Although the shadow master lady usually looks very inconspicuous, she has always been unambiguous in the concept of time. It can be seen that the lord treats it as an alarm clock for meals, how can he be late
He was curious on his side, when he suddenly heard Amber's bluffing voice from the entrance at the other end of the hall: "Hey, I'm here, I'm here! You haven't waited too long, have I encountered an accident here? Condition!"
Soldering breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately turned his head: "It's okay, it's just been a few minutes... huh?"
The high-level ranger's slender golden eyebrows raised slightly, and he looked in surprise at Hu Po who was running towards this side... and the arching figure behind him.
He couldn't help but curiously asked Amber who had already run in front of him: "Who is this...Miss Siren?"
Amber immediately rolled her eyes: "The team member who suddenly blocked the old rice dumpling the night before... Gao Wen only asked me to help you, but when he set off today, he suddenly gave me this sea caterpillar monster and said he would take it with him." with her."
While talking, the half-elf lady glanced at the sea monster next to her rather dissatisfied: "I was traveling fast by myself, but in the end I could only walk slowly with her. Don't you know that this guy is going all the way How slow it is to arch over…”
Till immediately responded: "I have a plan to go quickly. If you don't like it, what can I do?"
"Nonsense! It's easy for you to roll yourself into a ball and let me kick you hard from behind. I won't be exhausted?! And we're going on a mountain road! Aren't you afraid that I'll kick you into a ravine?"
Solderling looked at Tire with a different look: he rolled himself into a ball and was kicked away... This siren was just as the rumors said, he was so lazy that he almost died on the spot...
Tire didn't care about Soldering's gaze. She swung her long tail back and forth, looked curiously at the strangely dressed soldiers in front of her, and then happily waved to everyone: "I heard Lah! You found a new area in the south of the fort, right?! That's why I took the initiative to sign up in case I can follow you to find some snacks or something... "
Soldering looked confused: "Small snacks?"
"Ahaha, don't worry about her, the creatures that are soaked in the sea have somewhat entered the water," Amber said haha and quickly diverted Solderin's attention, "It's getting late, let's go."
Tyr immediately glared at Amber: "Don't think I don't understand! You learned the word 'water entry' from that lord, right? Are you scolding me?"
Amber accepted all the accusations with her own face, completely ignoring Tyre's doubts, but Solderin approached her with a worried face and asked in a low voice: "Is there really no problem? I heard that this Hai Miss Yao is lazy by nature, what if she falls asleep halfway? We are not going on an outing, but exploring dangerous ancient ruins... "
But I didn't expect that Till's hearing was better than Soldering imagined. The siren lady waved her hands (and tail) carelessly before Amber spoke: "Don't worry, I'm more or less a tide master, and I'm not so good at it. It's dragging you little guys back. Besides... If I'm too lazy to go, I'll just roll myself into a ball and sleep, and you can send someone to push me behind... "
Solderling: "…"
Now he really feels that the prospect of this exploration trip is not good...
In the lord's mansion, Hetty came to Gawain's study with a stack of documents in his arms. Gawain nodded slightly after seeing her: "Amber and Tyre should have set off with Solderling's exploration team by now."
"Calculating the time...it's almost time," Heti said after a moment of pondering, and then frowned slightly, with a little doubt in her tone, "Ancestor, is it really okay to send the two of them to help?"
Gao Wen glanced at the eldest granddaughter who occasionally seemed too serious with a half-smile: "You don't think it's right?"
"You know Amber's character, as long as no one is watching her, she doesn't matter where she is," Hetty sighed helplessly, "And that Siren Miss Till... I simply can't deal with it in terms of character. She conducted an analysis, the last time I saw her staying awake was three days ago in the Whitewater River, she ran to swim in the river, and was caught by fishermen in the East District with a net, which broke their fishing nets."
"...she still has such great achievements?" Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head, "Ahem, these are all details, you only noticed their unreliability, but don't forget Yes, their unrivaled ability."
Gao Wen became serious and looked into Hetty's eyes: "Although Amber is unreliable, she is a well-deserved shadow master, at least in the field of shadow specialization, she is as powerful as an elemental creature in her own elemental world , the 'shadow experiment field' discovered by Solderin may be quite dangerous to ordinary people, so the power of amber is needed; Tyr is an expert in fighting the power of gods, others don't know, but you know the gang of sea monsters All of them grew up eating gods raw, and they are highly resistant to gods. The disobedience fortress is a place to study the power of gods. The shadow experiment field may be related to the shadow goddess. Tire used to be a heavy insurance. There are remnants of the gods, and only Tyr can safely dispose of them."
"...It is indeed as you said," Hetty thought for a while, and could only admit that what Gawain said was reasonable, "I hope they don't cause any trouble."
"Compared to this, is there anything more important to report?" Gawain looked at Heidi's expression, and when he entered the study just now, he noticed the seriousness on Heidi's face, "Which factory is in trouble?"
"The situation is probably more serious than that, ancestor," Hetty said with a solemn expression, "just now there is a report from the Military Intelligence Bureau. Our spies in the Earl of Horsman and the Viscount of Carroll discovered that the nobles in the southern border have recently The behavior is abnormal, various local nobles are holding frequent rallies, the leader of the rallies is Earl Hossman, and the knights in various territories are spreading some news... "
"what news?"
"... Duke Gawain Cecil is greedy and crazy. In order to plunder wealth, he deprived all the knights of the territory of their rights and fiefs, and wreak havoc on Ansu's traditional order, and this destruction is spreading outward. Kant Territory is a victim , Many 'brilliant and glorious surnames are dusting the land of Cecil' These are the original words circulated among the knights and minor nobles in those territories, and the caliber is surprisingly consistent, obviously someone is spreading it deliberately."
Gao Wen listened silently with a slightly playful smile, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Interesting... finally someone said that I had broken Ansu's tradition. I thought they could at least endure until Francis II returned home."
"Aren't you angry?" Hetty looked at Gao Wen in surprise, "Obviously you are the founder of the Ansu tradition, those people simply forgot who is their ancestor!"
"They haven't forgotten, and they're not stupid. They just saw greater benefits." Gawain shook his head. "Is there anything else besides these?"
"A group of missionaries of the Holy Light entered the southern border from Carroll in the north, and had frequent contact with the high-level members of the Holy Light Church in the southern border. Those missionaries were spreading the word among the knights that Cecil accepted the believers of other gods. Of course, they did not Using the neutral expression of 'believers of alien gods', we directly say that we are accepting believers of heresy and evil gods."
Gawain raised his eyelids and asked the only question he cared about: "The local nobles and lords acquiesce to the actions of these missionaries?"
"I'm afraid it's not just acquiescence." Hetty shook her head. "Without the secret help of the local noble lord, it would be difficult for missionaries to gather noble knights to carry out this kind of 'propaganda'. A commoner who can be summoned by ringing a bell."
Gao Wen nodded slightly: "It seems that the nobles in the southern border have also joined the Church of the Holy Light. In order to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, they really dare to do anything. But this is also good..."
Hetty looked at Gawain in surprise: "Is this good? What's so good about this?"
Gao Wen smiled slightly: "We only need to hit them once, instead of hitting each of them once."