The talisman in Victoria's hand shone with a faint golden luster. The very special surface texture was between metal and some kind of crystal. When the shimmering light passed over it, a thin and changing halo appeared on its surface. —No natural or man-made material known to mankind would have such a peculiar texture, and Gawain was really familiar with them.
This is the material of the eternal stone slab, the material of the wreckage around the body of the giant deer Amorn, and the ancient alloy left by the suspected high-level civilization fleet! !
But the talisman in Victoria's hand is very different from those "fragments" in the original form: it bears obvious traces of secondary processing, it has runes used by humans on its surface, and it also bears Wilder The family crest!
As far as Gao Wen knows, in the past few hundred years, human beings have not found any means to process the "eternal slate", not to mention smelting and recasting, even knocking a piece of it can't be done-even if it was just a generation of sparks back then. In the Tudor Empire, with the help of advanced Gondor equipment, Kamel and his colleagues were only able to barely cut the wreckage around the giant deer Amorn! !
So, how was the amulet in Victoria's hand processed? !
"... this talisman was cast by the Grand Duke Mordir Wilder six hundred years ago," Victoria didn't expect Gawain to care so much about her family talisman, but she replied honestly, "The name of the talisman It is the 'cold calamity'. As you said, its material is very similar to the eternal stone slab, but it is not processed from the eternal stone slab... Specifically, where did Grand Duke Mordir? Wilder get these materials? Where the casting of the amulet was done remains a mystery... I only know that it was connected with an expedition to sea."
Gao Wen's heart skipped a beat the moment he heard the words "exploring the sea", and couldn't help but ask, "Exploring the sea?"
"Yes," Victoria nodded, "the family has records. The Duke of Mordir Wilde is a legendary mage who is keen on exploration and powerful. He traveled the entire Northern Continent in his early years. After passing the title of Duke to the heir in advance, he even went to challenge the Endless Sea—no one knows where he went, and the family records only record that he came back with the 'Cold Calamity' talisman, which he was in Forged somewhere far from the mainland..."
A mysterious voyage, an adventure unknown to everyone, challenging the endless sea without the Church of the Storm and the sea guide...
Although there was no clear evidence, Gawain instantly thought of the memory he lost after inheriting this body, and thought of Gawain Cecil's mysterious voyage once.
Seven hundred years ago, Gawain Cecil, as the founding Duke of Ansu, also made an inexplicable voyage out to sea. No one knew what happened to him. Some mysterious crystals were brought back from a place called "Eternal Dark Sea", and those crystals helped Gawain re-establish contact with the orbiting satellite;
Six hundred years ago, the Grand Duke Mordir Wilder had a similar experience and brought back the Cold Disaster Amulet—a talisman cast from some ancient alloy that theoretically could not be processed by modern human technology.
Gao Wen has always been very concerned about the blanks in his inherited memory, and instinctively feels that it hides a huge secret, but he has never found any clues about this, so this matter was once put to the back of his mind, but Today, he felt that he had finally discovered the clues to this matter—although there was a hundred years between Mordir Wilder and Gawain Cecil, the similar sailing experiences and mysterious "harvests" were clearly There is a certain connection, which made him unable to resist asking: "Is there really no extra record for the Wilder family on this matter?"
Victoria coughed lightly, as if the weakness caused by the cold weather had not faded away, she shook her head after a short thought: "No. Mordir is one of the ancestors of the Wilder family who left few records, he is keen on Yu traveled around, but did not have many deeds in his career as a duke, and family records, which are more orthodox, will not record too many of his adventures. It is said that there is a book written by Mordir Wilde himself The travel notes written by himself recorded many of his adventures and experiences, which is equivalent to his diary, but the travel notes have been lost a long time ago... "
"So it's like this..." Gawain sighed in disappointment, but he still had to accept this fact.
Victoria hesitated for a moment, and said proactively: "If you are very concerned about this matter, I can look for it in the library of Winter Castle after I go back, and there may be some side information."
"Okay," Gawain nodded, and then looked at the soldiers who were busy, "but first we have to solve this disaster..."
The command node of the crystal cluster army in Red Maple City was destroyed, and the crystal cluster army in the entire Red Maple area, as well as the Boulder City, the Fertile Forest, and the Inclined Forest Valley were paralyzed. The disaster caused by the death of all things encountered an unprecedented It was a huge blow, but the end of the Red Maple Battle did not mean that Gao Wen could breathe a sigh of relief.
This army of crystal clusters is extremely large, and the monster created by the death of all things has more than one command center, those who are going to attack San Sunil, those located in the eastern area of the giant wood crossing, and those scattered throughout the Holy Spirit Plain The crystal clusters in the wilderness all have different command nodes. After losing a red maple, the remaining giants will still be active.
The main force far away in Hongfeng has established a position and began to eliminate the cluster infected people who are constantly coming from all directions and are in a state of chaotic weakness. Due to the destruction of the Hongfeng node, the infected people in the entire area will be at the end. Under the guidance of a spiritual command, he rushed into the fire net formed by the burner and the rail gun like a moth to a flame. According to experience, this process will last at least a day or so.
And the Inland River Fleet, which has completed the artillery support mission, is docking for repairs after a long absence—they want to repair the damaged magic wings.
"We have encountered an attack with a real threat," Byron explained on the magic net communication terminal the reasons for the short interruption of the previous shelling and the damage to the magic wing. "A group of crystal cluster monsters sank themselves to the bottom of the water and fired at the fleet. Then it came up suddenly and tried to cut through the bottom of our boat."
Gao Wen didn't know that those powerful warships were almost in trouble before, and he was shocked when he heard Byron's report at this time, so he hurriedly asked: "And then?"
"Fortunately, there are also steel plates at the bottom of the battleship, and there is also a water-tight compartment. The first wave of attacks by those monsters did not work. Afterwards, I ordered the ships to break off the mechanical structure of half of the magic energy wings, and immerse the waste energy release grid in the water. Created a large arcane explosion in the water - this managed to take out the monsters, but at the cost of losing half of their fel wings, and varying degrees of damage to the smaller ships from the arcane explosion, one modified gunboat Badly damaged, has lost all power... part of the loss is my responsibility."
Even the old fritter knight didn't have the slightest intention to shirk when faced with the responsibility for the damage to the fleet, but Gao Wen directly interrupted the other party: "You are not responsible for this incident, and your response was very appropriate, avoiding further damage. Big loss—and this also allowed us to accumulate valuable experience. You compile a document of the detailed process of the battle and the operation of the various systems of the ship at that time, and send it to the Magic Energy Technology Research Institute and the shipyard, and let them Refer to the follow-up modification plan."
"yes."
After the communication was hung up, Gao Wen couldn't help but let out a long breath.
You can't be blinded by the smoothness of the battle situation—even in such a smooth military operation, there are hidden such important lessons, and if you don't learn this lesson, it may be fatal when it reappears next time crisis!
Those crystal cluster giants had found an effective way to fight despite being crushed and beaten all the time. Gawain had been focusing on the confrontation on land and above the water before, and he ignored the possibility of the enemy attacking the battleship from the bottom of the water!
This is not to say that he does not have the concept of underwater confrontation, but that he did not think about it at all. He did not expect that under the background of this era, when facing a group of infected monsters, he would encounter the challenge of underwater confrontation !
It's like a heavily armed modern soldier going to hit a primitive man with a stick - the soldier wouldn't think he needs extra cover and an insulated suit, but the primitive man swings the stick and summons a ball of lightning Come…
If it weren't for those crystal cluster giants who only had flesh and blood, and if the enemy also had weapons and equipment similar to Cecil's, or even only half an era behind, then those enemies who attacked the warship from underwater might really be able to sink the river fleet. warship.
At this moment, Victoria's voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting Gao Wen's thoughts: "Did something happen?"
The Duke of the Northern Territory just ate some food, and after a short rest and meditation, his condition has recovered a lot at this moment. Seeing Gawain's serious expression, she thought that there was something wrong with the front line.
At the same time, she also noticed the small magic net terminal in front of Gawain—she had seen a larger machine fixed on the ground in Cecil City, and now she saw a small machine that can be easily transferred, and she couldn't help but see it. With a trace of admiration and yearning.
If the Royal Army also had this kind of thing at the time, maybe the situation would not have deteriorated so badly... At least, she would have had time to gather all the uninfected troops, and not let most of the troops far away from Boulder City fight alone and lose communication Transformed into dredged giants...
But she was just thinking about it—she knew that Gao Wen never minded promoting these advanced things, as long as the price was right, but the nobles in the kingdom would not necessarily accept these things that might shake their authority, especially It is the mage families who control the communication towers in various places, and the plain nobles who tame the griffins. I am afraid they will spare no effort to hinder this technology.
"It's nothing, a small problem," Gawain noticed Victoria's gaze. He could more or less guess what the other party was thinking, but he didn't point it out. "We will rest here for a day, and then continue to advance north—the crystal cluster army is probably gone now. Start attacking the capital, and hope that Saint-Sunil can persist until we arrive."
"The most important thing is to let them know that there are reinforcements," Victoria said immediately, "I... know the nobles in the capital very well. If there is no news of reinforcements, they may not be able to last for three days—even if they have the most powerful army in Anzu. fortress."
"... My views on the royal capital's nobles are highly consistent with yours."
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In the dark and deep underground abyss, the crimson magma rolled and rolled at the bottom of the cliff, and the priests of the death of all things in black or dark green priest robes gathered beside the huge body of the false god, watching the man-made god from afar Every breath.
The huge deer-like body is almost fully mature at this moment, and a layer of majestic and sacred radiance covers the surface of his huge and elegant body. Various mysterious runes and sacred symbols are constantly floating on the white fur that is not stained with any dirt. He seemed ready to descend into the world, but the last chains still bound the body of the man-made god—
The chain was wrapped around his neck and connected between his antlers. The runes on the chain flashed, and the powerful seal and suppressive force were restricting the awakening impulse of the man-made god.
Opposite the body of the false god, on a high platform floating in mid-air, two figures were watching the body of the giant deer from a distance.
One of the figures was a female priest who was half human and half a tree, while the other was a man in a plain black robe with his face hidden in the shadow of a hood.
"Grand Master, Heaton is dead." Bertila? Augustus turned his head slightly and said to the man beside him.
The Grand Priest nodded slightly, and the voice from under the hood was hoarse and depressed: "I feel it..."
"We have lost an important pillar on the Holy Spirit Plain," Bertila continued, "The Cecilians will definitely continue to advance northward, and their aggressiveness, destructiveness, and military strength are shocking. "
After a brief silence, the Grand Priest sighed softly: "Alright... Cecil is stronger than I expected, if our road is blocked, maybe they can be a road... One more road, mortals One more card in hand."
"... Words like yours, if they get out, will definitely cause uneasiness."
"Perhaps, but before I leave this world, I would rather be able to say something as a 'human', rather than a demigod and half-human Grand Priest," the Grand Priest said hoarsely, then turned his head slightly , his face was still hidden under the hood, but a pale hand protruded from the burqa, holding a large heavy book, "This book is in your custody."
"The Ultimate Book..." Bertila glanced at the book with complicated eyes, "All the answers are hidden in the pages..."
"But there may be answers beyond the pages of the book, such as wanderers from outside the territory," the Grand Priest watched Bertila take the book, and said in a low voice, "Let's prepare for the ceremony, Hongfeng has been destroyed, and we don't have enough time .”
The floating platform slowly descended towards the magma lake below, connecting with the large floating island where the priests were. After seeing the Grand Priest walking down from the platform, all the death priests at the scene fell silent in unison.
Hundreds of years of planning have finally come to this point. At this unspeakable moment, all the exciting slogans and words are pale and powerless. No one cheers, and no one applauds. These priests who have fallen into the dark side just retreat respectfully , bent slightly, watching the Grand Priest in plain black robe step by step into the air, step by step towards the body of the man-made god.
The ultimate disobedience ritual.
It is the greatest disobedience, the greatest negation and confrontation that man has made against God.
Bertila raised his head and watched as the Grand Master approached the holy giant deer's forehead step by step. The figure in black robe opened his hands, and his hoarse voice echoed throughout the Abyss of Flesh.
"God, open your eyes and prepare to welcome your humanity!!"
Then, the holy giant deer opened its eyes.