As the night fell, the seemingly endless wind in the wasteland had stagnated at some point. Prompted by a strange buzzing sound, the sleeping Gawain suddenly opened his eyes.
He saw an undulating and corrupted land stretching out in front of his eyes, the weird aurora and starlight sprinkled on the land together, the cold and dry air was filled with a rust-like smell, and the person who was supposed to be lying on the couch at the peak base At this moment, I am standing between this strange and boundless world.
There was no one around.
Gao Wen frowned, first quickly observed the surrounding environment, and then vaguely realized that what happened might be a dream, or some kind of mental projection effect.
The handwriting of the Eternal Sleeper
Gawain looked down at himself, and found that he had put on a full set of armor at some point, but the familiar long sword of the pioneer was not in his hand. He clenched his empty fist, and with a thought in the familiar way, a long black sword emerged from the air and placed in his palm.
This is indeed the spiritual world created by the Eternal Sleepers, but it does not seem to be a spiritual network, nor is it somewhere in that "Dream City".
A mixture of curiosity and surprise filled his heart, but Gao Wen didn't feel panicked. It was not the first time he had dealt with the power of the Eternal Sleeper, so he could naturally perceive his current situation. He turned his thoughts and found that his thoughts Still awake, in a state of being able to leave the dream at any time, but within the scope of my mental perception, I did not find any malicious or "sight" that focused on me, which seems to indicate... I was not drawn in, but "mistaken" enter"
While paying attention to the scenery in his vision, he was always alert to the changes in this dream, while guessing what might happen. He clearly remembered that he should be sleeping in the room of the peak base at this moment, and he had not connected to the psychic network before falling asleep, so it is very likely that he "accidentally" broke into a psychic channel belonging to the eternal sleeper after falling asleep : He has the spiritual imprint of the Eternal Sleeper, and also masters the other party's secret technique. It is very possible for a similar situation to happen. It's just... this is the front line of the wasteland!
Why is there a spiritual channel built by the Eternal Sleeper so close to the wasteland of Gondor? ! Are those cultists who are immersed in dreams also thinking about wasteland
Such thoughts flashed through Gao Wen's mind, and then he began to carefully expand his perception, trying to find the body of the Eternal Sleeper hidden in this space, hoping to hunt down a mind to torture the situation, but just as he started to do so, At the time, several sudden auras made him stop quickly.
The strange aurora and starlight in the sky suddenly condensed together, and sprinkled several clear rays of light. In this clear beam of light, three figures gradually emerged.
Gao Wen quickly manipulated the power to change the dream, making his figure and breath disappear into the air, but he didn't feel that his hasty disguise could fool the other party. Naturally, he can do whatever he wants with his backdoor authority system, but this does not mean how powerful his secret art of the eternal sleeper is. Once he leaves the psychic network and comes to a new network with invalid authority, he has no confidence at all in the "technology" Won the real eternal sleeper.
He just wanted to temporarily interfere with the opponent's judgment, and then wait for the opportunity to make a move.
He may not be an opponent of the real eternal sleeper in terms of "skills", but he is very good at "brute force cracking".
But what is a little surprising is that the three figures really didn't respond. They didn't even realize that Gao Wen was lurking not far away, and after coming to this space, they showed quite discomfort. Symptoms, they rubbed their foreheads or muttered in low voices.
It's like three crappy rookies.
Seeing this situation, Gao Wen immediately suppressed the urge to act, and instead carefully observed the situation in front of him.
The three figures are all women, one of them is a human woman who is wearing a green priest's dress, but all religious symbols have been erased from the clothes, she is quite outstanding but alienated and indifferent, the other two are almost identical To the elf sisters.
Their costumes and temperament are very different from those of the eternal sleepers that Gawain has seen...
No, they shouldn't be Eternal Sleepers at all!
Gawain did not perceive the mental fluctuations belonging to the eternal sleepers from these three people at all, but found that their connection with this space was fragile and unstable, as if people who had no knowledge of dream secrets used some kind of magic The device forcibly connected in... These are the three "visitors"
Gao Wen guessed the identities of these three figures, and while he was guessing, the human female in the three figures suddenly said: "Why haven't they appeared yet... Are you sure it's this time?"
The moment this voice came to his ears, Gao Wen's heart suddenly moved, and he had an impression in his memory! He seems to have heard this voice somewhere!
And in the next second, he realized that this sense of familiarity did not come from himself, but from Gawain Cecil's memory: the woman who spoke was someone Gawain Cecil knew!
However, he took a closer look at the woman, but only saw an unfamiliar face, and in Gawain Cecil's memory, there was no face that he knew that could match her.
He didn't have time to think about who this woman was, because the pair of elves with almost identical appearances said in unison: "Wait a while for them to trek through the wasteland, and they may not arrive at the scheduled place on time every time."
Trek across the wasteland
Gawain once again caught an interesting word, and almost at the same time as the elf sisters finished speaking, he suddenly sensed a new breath entering this "space".
This time, there was no brilliance falling from the sky, but at the edge of the vast open space, a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rose up. Between the smoke and dust, several thin figures staggered out.
Gao Wen looked intently, and under the starlight and aurora, he saw the appearance of those new figures clearly: they were a few "people" in black robes, but their appearance was hardly human-like, their skin Dry and wrinkled, the surface is covered with bark-like lines, and there are no eyeballs in the sunken eye sockets, but there are two faint yellow lights inlaid. They also have hands and feet, but they are as stiff and ridiculous as puppets when they walk. Walking in front of the three women, from under the black robes, there was a strange sound like dry and cracked wooden branches rubbing and breaking.
Gao Wen stood not far away, staring at those strange figures intently, full of doubts in his heart: What kind of "thing" is this? Could it be... They were the ones who were talking about trekking through the wasteland? !
He subconsciously lowered his sense of existence again. Although the other party showed no signs of noticing it, he was still afraid of destroying this coincidence due to carelessness. His instinct told him that what he saw was probably the gangster. Part of the truth about cultists circling the wasteland! !
At this moment, the woman who spoke first spoke again: "I thought you wouldn't be able to come today."
"We are in the wasteland, it is difficult to judge the time and distance," said one of the shriveled "figures" in black robes, "I hope we are not too late."
"It's not too long, I still have this bit of patience," said the woman in the priest's dress, "How is the situation in the wasteland?"
"The wind of the wasteland is the same as before, the only change is that there is a group of outsiders to strengthen those barriers on the border... It is not worth paying attention to."
"You still have to be cautious. During this period of time, try not to get close to the border, especially the northern border. There is a very tricky person who is strengthening the barrier in the southeast of Ansu."
Gao Wen thought for a while, and felt that the "very troublesome person" mentioned by the other party should refer to himself.
He thought he probably guessed who these people were.
I really didn't expect... after losing the "dark bridge", they are actually using the soul connection technology of the eternal sleepers to maintain contact with the wasteland... and those shriveled figures in black robes... that is, everything will die in the wasteland The "internal response" within? !
Who are they...or what is it that lives inside the Great Wall? !
Gao Wen couldn't help but look at those shriveled men in black robes, and saw the leader speak hoarsely: "We will be careful what's going on with you?"
"The information you provided was of great help, but the godly mutagen showed abnormally high activity, resulting in a decline in the mutant's ability to respond to commands and maintain sanity. We need to confirm that it is a normal phenomenon caused by the difference in the environment inside and outside the wasteland, Or there is an error in the information you provided.”
"There is no problem with the information we provided," said one of the men in black, "but those are the original materials in the wasteland environment. You really should make specific adjustments for the environment outside the wasteland. We can help with this. "
The woman in the priest's gown nodded solemnly: "It's best that the Grand Priest will remember your contributions, and everyone will never forget the efforts and sacrifices you made in the wasteland."
The leader of the man in black seemed to pull out a stiff smile, and a hoarse voice came out of his dry throat: "This is the sacrifice that a martyr should make, Ms. Bertila Augustus."
"I don't use that surname anymore," the woman frowned immediately, "You should know."
"... Ah, sorry, I forgot. The wasteland environment makes it difficult for us to concentrate..."
Not far away, Gawain's eyes suddenly widened.
Bertila Augustus! !
He knew the name, he "remembered" the name, and he finally knew why it felt familiar after hearing that woman's voice! !
And at this moment, he also remembered that he had heard the name "Beltera" when he heard the information about the End of Everything from Pittman. It was not uncommon to see the Northwest region or the Typhon region, but now he suddenly realized that... this "Beltera" was the one he knew from memory.
Bertila Augustus, younger sister of Roland Augustus, the founding king of Typhon.
And, seven hundred years ago, the northern druid sect recognized... the saint.
She is alive today? !
In this intense astonishment, Gao Wen finally lost control of his aura slightly, and in a short moment, his carefully hidden aura leaked out a little.
And it was the exposure of the breath at this moment that made the two elf sisters who had not spoken much, as if they were serving as guards or sentries, alerted. They warned in unison: "If there is a problem, stop contacting!"
It can no longer be hidden.
Gao Wen immediately made a judgment and realized that even if he got away now, it would have greatly aroused the vigilance of these Doomsday believers. They knew that their contacts had been overheard, and that their secrets had been exposed.
They must not let them know that their secrets were exposed to Gawain Cecil!
At this moment, Gao Wen made a decision in his mind. He realized that this spiritual space was not created by the Eternal Sleeper, but that these believers of the death of all things were using some kind of "friendship sponsorship" device of the Eternal Sleeper to connect, so he did not Without hesitation, he created a new image for himself, then lifted his invisibility, and strode forward.
Bertila Augustus watched in astonishment as a tall and familiar figure appeared in the air. Even she exclaimed a word at this moment: "... brother?!"
But then she reacted: "Who are you?!"