For a long time, Gao Wen felt that it was difficult for him to see the ruler of the Typhon Empire clearly—but at least at this moment, he stared at Rosetta Augustus' eyes staring at the wasteland, and suddenly felt a little Silky familiarity.
After a short period of confusion, he realized that this sense of familiarity came from Gawain Cecil's memory, but he couldn't tell where it came from or who it corresponded to.
Those monsters rushing from the direction of the plain are almost wiped out, thick black-red smoke is rising from their broken wreckage, only the last few wobbly deformities with incomplete hands and feet in the smoke The body is still struggling to move forward, and is completely torn by crossbow bolts, fireballs or lightning from the ramparts.
Rosetta watched all this quietly, and suddenly broke the silence softly: "I have been thinking about how they are produced, how they are maintained, and how they act..."
"The birth of the aberrations is a mystery, but multiple evidences point to that they may be mutated victims of Gondor," Gao Wen said, "As for their maintenance and actions... I can only say that it has nothing to do with the chaos magic in the wasteland." environment."
Rosetta's expression remained unchanged, and her voice was low: "Your statement is consistent with what is recorded in ancient books. I have checked all the materials related to aberrations, and they all say so. However... Isn't this very ironic?"
Gao Wen didn't understand why the other party said that, but he thought that the other party would explain himself soon.
Sure enough, Rosetta continued after a brief silence: "The first generation of pioneers summed up these experiences and conjectures seven hundred years ago, and now seven hundred years have passed, and this is all we know—in I don’t know much more than you about abnormalities.”
Gao Wen understood Rosetta's meaning, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"This is located outside the Great Wall," Rosetta said again, and he raised his hand, pointing to the plain between the Great Wall and the Spire Base, "Theoretically, it is impossible for monsters trapped in the wasteland of Gondor to However, in fact, there are always wandering monsters in this plain, sometimes they are just ordinary corrupt monsters, sometimes they are aberrations. I once sent knights to find out where those monsters came from However, the knights saw those monsters condensing out of thin air...they appeared out of thin air, what an unreasonable phenomenon."
Gao Wen nodded: "Monsters will be produced in the environment with high concentration of chaotic mana energy. This is a major feature of the wasteland, but the specific mechanism is still unknown."
"Yes, unknown, and there are many other unknown things, such as why these monsters that appeared out of thin air have not covered the entire world until now—since they can't be killed no matter how hard they are, what factors limit their number limit? ?Why do they just wander around the wasteland most of the time? What restricts their range of activities? What is the difference between the aberrations that appear outside the Great Wall and the aberrations inside the wasteland?"
The ruler of Typhon asked many questions in succession, but he obviously didn't expect to get an answer. After he finished speaking, he just closed his mouth, as if he was immersed in his own questions and thinking.
Gawain glanced at the plain to the southwest, and saw that the last monster had gradually turned into black and red smoke, he suddenly felt moved, and asked aloud: "Have you encountered any particularly huge mutants in this period of time? "
Rosetta Augustus woke up from her thoughts, her tone slightly confused: "Extraordinarily huge?"
"Yes, it is equivalent to two to three times the height of ordinary aberrations. It is extraordinarily burly. There is a magical structure on the surface of the body that can release powerful magic attacks, and it seems to have the ability to strengthen the surrounding aberrations. The most important point - those extraordinarily huge Individuals seem to have a certain ability to think."
"Thinking ability?" Rosetta finally had a hint of surprise in his tone, but soon he shook his head, "No, we have never seen such individuals, but if they really exist and appear... then it is definitely Great threats. Are you sure they exist? Have you encountered them?"
"They once attacked Cecil's homeland—I suspect they came out when there was a hole in the Great Wall."
What Gao Wen was referring to was the giant deformed body that appeared once during the second Cecil defense war, also known as the "giant avatar". Big big big big big fireballs were wiped out, but their terrifying strength and vaguely intelligent features still impressed Gawain deeply.
He originally thought that when he came to the border of the wasteland, he would have a chance to see that monster again, but in fact he never saw it once.
Ordinary aberration attacks in this area are very frequent, but the "giant aberration" has never appeared again.
Rosetta Augustus had never seen that kind of giant guy, and on this point, Gawain didn't think the other party needed to lie to him.
This made Gao Wen vaguely speculate—could it be that the extraordinarily huge distortion is unique to the wasteland
Regardless of the Cecil camp or the Typhon camp, the only ones I have dealt with during this period of time have been wandering monsters outside the magnificent wall. All the distortions are due to the influence of the chaotic magic power spreading from the wasteland. "Beyond the Wall" was naturally generated, and the aberration that attacked Cecil Territory at the beginning probably wandered out of the wasteland when there was a hole in the magnificent wall, and it was a product of the depths of the wasteland!
He thought about the last of Rosetta's series of questions: what was the difference between the aberrations that appeared outside the Great Wall and the aberrations that appeared inside the Wasteland.
Could this be the difference? Monsters inside the wasteland "evolve" but not outside
Gao Wen frowned, and subconsciously looked at the magnificent energy barrier connecting the heaven and the earth in the distance, and a second question popped up in his mind:
Even if those gigantic aberrations are unique products inside the wasteland... Why haven't the sentinels stationed on the edge of the barrier even seen them for so long
The aberrations inside the wasteland will wander aimlessly. Naturally, they will inevitably wander near the barrier. Almost every day, the sentries at the pinnacle base will witness large groups of aberrations wandering to the foot of the barrier, and then evaporated instantly by the energy stirred up by the barrier. However, after such a long time, the sighting report of the giant avatar has never appeared...
Is it because gigantic bodies are extremely rare? Or is it because... something is controlling the giants, preventing them from wandering to the edge of the barrier, preventing them from being seen by the sentinels outside the barrier
Following this line of thought, Gawain couldn't help but wonder whether the giant avatars that attacked Cecil's territory before were accidental, or...intentional
When thinking about this level, a name has naturally appeared in his mind, the only name that can be associated with the magnificent wall and the wasteland of Gondor so far, and it is also full of conspiracy:
Everything will be blamed.
…
In the end, Gawain did not get any answers in the Typhon camp.
He embarked on a journey back to Cecil's pinnacle base.
The desolate and corrupt wilderness kept retreating outside the car window, and the endless wind on the wasteland swirled around the convoy with dust. The side of the "Steel Ambassador" multifunctional tank in front of the convoy flashed a flash of fire, and the scorching rays pierced through it. A mutated monster trying to get closer, while Gawain sat quietly in the magic vehicle in the middle of the convoy, having been contemplating for a long time.
Amber looked away from the desolate wasteland, and looked at Gao Wen curiously: "What have you been thinking all this way?"
Gawain breathed a little, and temporarily put down all his complicated thoughts, then he glanced at the half-elf lady with bright eyes, and said casually under the gossiping gaze of the other party: "What kind of person do you think Rosetta is? ?”
Without even thinking about it, Amber said, "An old fox like you—I mean the kind of person who is scheming."
Gawain glanced at the Shame of the Elf, who quickly changed his words at the last moment, and shook his head slightly: "I can't be sure how deep the connection between Rosetta Augustus and the End of All Things is, only from the details I have observed so far. Judging, the two of them may just be interested in cooperation. Of course, it may also be that Rosetta Augustus's acting skills are too watertight."
"When you mentioned Bertila Augustus, he acted as if he didn't even know that the other party was a high-level priest who was the end of all things." Amber blinked, "If he really didn't know, then he The cooperation with the End of Everything may be really shallow, and Bertila Augustus has really completely separated from the former Typhon royal family. If he pretends not to know, then the fun will be great... That means Typhon The royal family is bound to be with the Dead of All Things."
Gawain was noncommittal about this, but in fact, from his intuition, he had already begun to think that the connection between the Typhon royal family and the end of all things was only for profit, at least Rosetta Augustus himself was like this, but he I also know that you can't rely on "gut feeling" to judge this kind of thing.
The inside of the car became quiet again for a while, only the hum of machinery running and the occasional sound of weapon shooting from the escorting chariot to destroy the monsters that suddenly appeared on the wasteland would break the silence.
After a period of silence, Gawain broke the silence with a slight sigh: "I don't know why, but I always feel that Rosetta Augustus is a bit like me..."
Gawain couldn't help but look curiously at the half-elf beside him, but saw that the elf's shame was staring at him with wide-eyed eyes in astonishment, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "Mom!" Ya—what did you do back then?!"
Gao Wen: "..."
At this moment, he suddenly had an almost irresistible thought: tie this elf shame to a pole, poke it on the roof of the car, just hang it all the way, hang her to the camp ! !
After finally getting away from the strong Rebecca, Hu Po's head is also hardened! !
…
At Typhon Peak Base, next to the palace of Rosetta Augustus, a magical mechanical creation made of steel with tough lines was quietly parked in the square.
A dozen heavily armed Typhon soldiers guard the place.
Rosetta and Andersa Wendell stood beside the "magic car", observing the complex machinery in front of them with a hint of curiosity.
It was a gift from the Cecilians, left here as a souvenir of the "Trade Treaty."
"What an incredible marvel of engineering and magic... isn't it?"
Rosetta sighed softly.
Andersa frowned slightly: "But I still have doubts about this thing."
"You can have doubts about the behavior of the Ansu people, but you must be in awe of advanced technology," Rosetta glanced at the young wolf general, and reminded faintly, "Technological progress will bring about huge development. The social output will increase, the people will be rich, the army will be strong, and the country will prosper, and every advancement of Tifeng in these years has been built on these foundations."
Andersa lowered her head: "Yes... Your Majesty."
Rosetta nodded her head lightly, turned her gaze back to the magic car, and sighed in a low voice: "I just didn't expect... I didn't expect that Ansu, who was already completely behind, would suddenly walk ahead of us. Cecil People have found a way that no one has ever thought of before, and if we found it later, we would even be left behind by a principality."
"You seem to attach great importance to the Principality of Cecil?"
Rosetta did not answer Andersa's question, but suddenly asked after a few seconds of silence: "What kind of person do you think Gawain Cecil is?"
Andersa expressed her feelings frankly: "...he looks very generous and upright, but hides a dark side. I have heard many stories about the first generation of pioneers, including his, But those stories only described him as a symbolic hero, and never mentioned that he would confront people at the negotiating table."
Rosetta inadvertently glanced at the "Wolf General".
Considering the wolf general's hostile attitude towards the Ansu people, the above is obviously a high evaluation.
He showed a slightly stiff smile, and said in a low voice, "That pioneer... sooner or later he will become an enemy of Typhon.
"Because he's like me."
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