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 Gao Wen was 100% 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 .
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 state of distraction, or heard and saw things that ordinary people could not perceive from things such as 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 desired conclusion. It is safe to use the inverter array to recharge the Holy Light Rune. Next, we can consider the practical progress of the first phase," Gawain said, looking at Kamel and Rebecca, " Combining the design experience of the magic armor, finding a way to put the holy light runes into practical use as soon as possible, and creating a usable 'White Knight Armor' 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, regardless of male or female, and regardless of background, there are only two requirements. First, they must fully accept the new teachings. , People who have completed a change in thinking and are determined, second, must pass the assessment of the Office of Government Affairs, I suggest that you select members from the Cecil Combat Corps, and I will arrange for Byron to contact you."
Having said that, Gawain paused for a moment, and looked into Wright's eyes very seriously: "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 my sentence What does it 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 will be 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, at 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 linger on the whole street, stirring up Mary's mood and taste buds all the time. She holds the package in her arms and slowly walks towards the 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 mentor 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 bit 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 anger 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.
She raised her head to look in the direction of the sound, and found that it was the town square.
The Harvest Festival is approaching... The town will prepare celebrations for the festival. The mayor and rich people should have invited bards and a circus troupe of "Black Hills" as usual. Before the Harvest Festival begins, these bards and circus troupes There will be sporadic performances on the square, and these ten days will be the busiest time of the year here.
Mary hesitated, and slowly moved towards the square.
Go hear the tales of the bards...or see a free street performance by circus clowns.
These things don't cost money, and she won't leave muffin residue and breath on her body when she watches the performance, the instructor won't find out, and the tower spirit of the mage tower won't find out...
She just needs to watch it for a while, anyway, it's still early now... and the shop is also near the square, so she can drop by from this direction.
If I miss it this time, I'm afraid there will be no chance, and she can only come to the town so many times a year...
Mary's footsteps finally moved completely in the direction of the square.
The young female apprentice quickly crossed the street, passed through the narrow alley, and entered the town square from the alley. Just as she thought, the bard and the circus had already set up a stage here, and the sound of blowing and blowing was It came from those desks.
Many townspeople had already gathered in the square, but because it was only a small-scale performance, there were not so many people that they couldn't walk. Mary hugged the package tightly in her arms, walked through the crowd with wide eyes, and tried her best to I want to imprint everything in my sight deeply in my mind.
There are some passages in the poems of the bards that have not been heard before, and although they are still old-fashioned knight stories, they are still novel and interesting; The skill of the circus pressing the bottom of the box still surprised Mary...
Mary already has a formal spellcasting level. Although she is still an apprentice of the old mage, her spellcasting level has reached a formal level, but this kind of trick performed on the street is completely different from the killing skills she learned in the mage's tower.
She has only seen it a few times in her life.
The young female apprentice seemed to have forgotten her mission for a moment. She walked up and down the square, looking at all the things that caught her attention, until she came to the bulletin board in the square, and was stunned by the newly posted notice on the bulletin board. Several sheets aroused interest.
The literacy rate of Typhon people has only increased in recent years. Since His Majesty the Emperor implemented various new policies and established stricter and fairer contract rules, everyone can rent farmland and cattle from the state by contract. As a result, the people have a need for reading and literacy, and driven by this need, the literacy rate of Typhon people has only gradually increased, and bulletin boards in towns have replaced soldiers who read out government orders.
Mary knew that there were often new decrees signed by the emperor or big news happening nearby on the bulletin board. These things seemed far away from her life in the wizard's tower, but she was still very interested in them.
Her curiosity is very strong. Although this curiosity made her slip into the mage tower more than ten years ago and become a prisoner wearing a collar since then, this curiosity still exists.
She saw that there were new decrees written on the bulletin board, some were signed by His Majesty the Emperor, and some were issued by local officials:
"...according to Emperor Rosetta's decree, basic education will continue to be promoted, and the scale of the school will be expanded in the city...
"... recruit volunteers, and one person from each family will be exempted from paying taxes for three years if he joins the army. For details, you can ask the local sheriff...
"According to the new decree of Emperor Rosetta, the post of 'agronomy supervisor' will be established, which will be held by the best local farmers, who will organize and promote planting experience. For remuneration and screening methods, you can ask the local tribune...
"The order to build the Burning Rock Acid Chemical Workshop... Recruit apprentices...
"According to the new decree of Emperor Rosetta, excellent mages are recruited regardless of background, and they are required to have superb rune skills and be good at magic circle research. Note: those who understand ancient Gondor's magic knowledge are preferred, and those who understand self-charging magic circles are preferred."