East, White Sand Hills, Mine Station.
A temporary sentry tower stands on the high ground near the platform. Vigilant sentries and armored vehicles guard the station together. A special freight train is stopping next to platform No. 1. The second half of the train is open-loaded The cargo chassis, some of which have already been piled with cargo, and the only empty chassis in the middle of the train is waiting to be loaded.
Accompanied by the low sound of machinery running, a large tractor drove up to the high platform of the loading and unloading area under the command of the guide. The heavy pallet dragged behind the tractor was covered with a huge tarpaulin, which blocked the goods inside it. But judging from its huge size and vague outline, this is probably not an ordinary ore or mechanical equipment.
On the platform, Pittman is watching the final process of cargo transfer—the hook of the lifting device has been connected to the pallet at the rear of the tractor, and the engineers are replenishing the energy for the weight-reducing runes of the pallet. Half of the soldiers in charge of escorting have already boarded. On the train, two officers are leading the rest of the soldiers to check the situation around the train to make sure everything is safe.
Beside Pittman, the person in charge of White Sands Mining, Home, couldn't help but smack his lips: "To be honest, this is probably the most robbed commodity in the world..."
"But we still need to take strict precautions. There will always be lunatics like the death of all things," a young female knight with a single ponytail, a good figure, and a heroic figure said seriously, "especially if it needs to be replaced midway." You can’t be too careful about the means of transportation.”
Pittman smiled and glanced at the female knight: "Miss Margarita, don't be so tense all the time—men don't like ladies like rocks."
Margarita looked serious: "I am a knight, and then I am a woman."
"... the same type as Philip," Pittman mumbled with a twitch of the corners of his mouth, "it's really boring to talk about."
This female knight just arrived in the White Sands area today, and she was ordered to escort the crucial cargo all the way to Saint-Sunil—this will be a rather long journey, although advanced means of transportation have greatly shortened the journey time , but due to the current limited coverage of the magic energy track, she must first take the train to the Glen area with the team, and then transfer to the cargo ship with the people and the cargo, passing through the Cecil, Kant, and Panshi areas along the waterway, and crossing the entire Whitsunday Plains and finally San Sunil - not a short journey overall.
Her mission will be an important part of His Majesty's coronation.
The pressure of the task, coupled with her own personality, made this Miss Margarita always look a little tense. For Pittman, communicating with such a person is quite boring.
His whispers completely fell into Margarita's ears, and this serious female knight turned her head and said seriously: "Master, if my way of speaking makes you unhappy, I'm sorry I'm sorry—I'm really not an interesting person. We'll be acting together for a long time, and I'll try not to disturb your mood."
"Don't, don't, I can't stand you talking like that... How is this more serious than Philip's symptoms," Pittman waved his hands vigorously, and then sighed a little, "But then again, now Cecil's army is like There are really not many 'standard' knights like you, and most of the knights promoted on the battlefield don't have much time to learn your stuff... "
"Those knights who are promoted on the battlefield are more worthy of respect, and their loyalty and bravery are worthy of their titles," Margarita said seriously, "I once heard General Philip say that this is a country that has begun to turn the world upside down." In this era, old things will be eliminated and new things will replace them. This is an inevitable trend. As for the 'set of things' you said... Maybe some of the content is out of date, but loyalty and conscientiousness are always Necessary, they will be carried over to the new knight."
Pittman couldn't help but looked Margarita up and down, and suddenly felt a little emotional: "Girl, you should be very proud of your identity, right?"
Margarita straightened her body and showed a reserved smile: "Perhaps many people think that the status of a knight just means a good background, but I think it is more important to prove that I am worthy of this status through hard work." Something to be proud of."
She didn't hide her pride and pride too much, but chose to express it in a reserved way-this is in line with the etiquette of knights, because a qualified knight cannot avoid or hide his excellent qualities, even for the sake of humility , these prides must also be properly displayed.
Hearing the other party's words, Pittman stared at Margarita for a while, his usual hippie smile had subsided at some point, and he was in a trance, as if he had suddenly fallen into a certain memory.
Margarita blinked in confusion, looked down at herself, and said after confirming that there was no problem with her posture, "Master? Is there anything wrong with what I just said?"
"No... I just suddenly remembered an old friend..." Pittman sighed softly, and said leisurely, "When I first met him many years ago, he said similar things."
"Did you know a knight when you were young?" Margarita was a little curious, and then had some expectations, "I said something similar... Then I would like to get to know that gentleman. He should be a respectable knight. people."
"Unfortunately, that guy didn't have the chance to meet a beautiful lady like you, he died many years ago," Pittman shook his head, "and that guy just said similar things, his character is not very serious, even if he lives to this day You don't have to expect him to be an older version of Philip - he's a little closer to Byron."
Margarita didn't pay attention to Pittman's ridicule, but pursed her lips regretfully: "Is he dead... Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it."
"It's okay... It happened many years ago, an old man like me won't bother with you," Pittman laughed, then turned his face away, looked at the goods being loaded, and sighed deeply He took a breath, "And compared to those who are dead... the living ones are more entangled."
The clicking sound of the hinge movement came from not far away. With the assistance of the mechanical device, the weight-reduced cargo was placed in the middle of the train's cargo chassis. The soldiers stepped forward and used crowbars to pull the lock on the chassis. Click the buckle to lock the cargo pallet and the train chassis.
A gust of wind blew from the direction of the plain, lifting a corner of the tarpaulin. At that moment, part of a huge skull flashed through the gaps in the tarpaulin.
The whistle sounded on the platform, and the commander began to assemble the soldiers and arrange for the rest to board the train.
"The Age of Empires... The thing that frightened that guy for half his life is gone after all."
Pittman grunted softly, stepped forward, and walked towards his own compartment.
Several apprentices who were waiting by the side immediately stepped forward, took the old druid's cane, and supported his old and crooked body.
Margarita stood where she was, looking at the back of the old druid leaving with a little confusion, but she quickly put these things that had nothing to do with the mission aside, and the female knight from Kant sorted out her situation. Dressed, turned around and nodded to Home: "Mr. Home, we are leaving now—thank you for your assistance, and wish you success in your next mission."
Home showed a slight smile and took off his hat in greeting: "Best journey, Miss Knight."
Accompanied by a burst of loud flute sounds and rune whispers, the huge freight train started slowly, accelerated along the direction of the platform, and headed west.
Holm watched this special "truck" leave before turning around and walking outside the platform.
He still has a lot to do—
The sampling of the remains of the body of the false god has ended. The valuable experimental samples were sent back to Cecil City in batches a few days ago. With the emperor, the rest of the skeletal remains will be transported to the southern border and sent to several research facilities or secret warehouses for long-term research.
When he learned the truth behind the wreckage, the slave worker-turned mine manager felt a chill down his spine and couldn't sleep all night after returning to the mine. However, his fear dissipated after seeing the cut flesh and bones. , at this moment only sigh—
The power of the gods was stolen by humans, copied by humans, and finally wiped out by humans. This world... is really going to be turned upside down.
As a person who does not believe in religion, Home is now going to deal with the scene left after the body of the false god was transported away.
An assistant in a short black coat came from the side and asked, "Sir, did your superior say how to deal with that big hole?"
After removing the body of the false god, there was a huge sinkhole between the mine and the river. The scale of the big pit was so large that it became a headache, and it was unrealistic to fill it up. , but if it comes in handy, the assistants of the mining company can't think of it for a while.
"Let's go and survey the soil and terrain around the big pit first, and Mr. Bruce will lead the engineering team over tomorrow," Home said with a nod. "The Government Affairs Department has a plan—introduce the water from the White Water River into the big pit, and build an artificial When the lake comes out, it will be more convenient for the mine to get water, and settlements can also be built around the artificial lake. The eastern border is already ours, so there is no need to consider the development agreement signed with the Luolun family. This mining area... It's time to expand the scale. "
The assistant opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Artificial lake?"
"Yeah, the name has been decided, it's called Baisha Lake." Home turned his head and glanced at the direction of the mining area, shrugging, "I thought it would take another three to five years to build a lake here, Unexpectedly, friends from the deep sea helped us dig a hole in advance... "
…
The gentle waves beat against the sandy beach, and the huge alloy barrier built on the edge of the beach. The bright sun shines on the white sand, starships, rocks, outposts, and friends from the deep sea scattered among these things.
The friends in the deep sea were paralyzed on the beach, as lazy as the afternoon sun.
Thousands of mermaids paralyzed on the beach basking in the sun, the scene is spectacular.
In this lazy and idle atmosphere, the voice of a sea monster came from the speaker equipment set up all over the beach: "Thirty minutes are up, everyone is here, turn over!"
A small number of sea monsters looked up, and a few responders stretched vigorously, then slapped their tails on the beach and turned over on the spot, but more sea monsters didn't even have their heads. Didn't lift it up, just continued to bask its tail and body in the lazy (fish) sun, didn't even bother to turn over.
The siren who was conducting the radio command didn't make any more sound—it seemed that he didn't bother to remind him a second time.
On the engine platform at the tail of the starship extending to the land, Petiya, the Siren Queen, glanced at the scene on the beach, her long snake tail swaying gently: "It is right for the sisters to divide into three groups to eat in turn... the food is mixed with Impurities require more effort to filter and purify, and they magnify the 'inerting effect' of what we eat."
For sea monsters, basking in the sun after a full meal is not inherently lazy, but a part of normal physiological activities—in order to be able to transform those unfamiliar energies and substances, they must use the magic energy radiation from the giant sun, because they themselves are not Not equipped to handle those energies.
In fact, even the conversion of energy and matter by basking in the sun is the result of their efforts to adapt and evolve after arriving in this world. Before coming to this world, the sea monsters had no concept of "bathing in the sun".
The world they originally lived in had no sunshine, only endless oceans, and almost never-ending storms, thunder, and lightning.
"The new food does have a lot of impurities, but it has brought us precious energy supplements and a brand-new original energy sample," said a siren with long blue hair and obvious scales on his cheeks, "After the actual test After ingesting new energy samples and carrying out adaptive transformation, all the sisters have enhanced their ability to adapt to this world to varying degrees. Coupled with the pure arcane energy provided by Hongguang Technology as an auxiliary, many sisters have already I can faintly perceive what is called 'magic power'."
"Magic power..." Petya said softly, lowered her head, and rubbed her fingers.
A small cluster of arcane sparks shot out from her slender fingertips, brief and bright.
"It's a very inhospitable world for a siren, but finally...we can slowly call this home."
"As you said."
"Hathaway, inform Tyr at the next contact to raise the human race 'Cecil' to level two," said Petia, "We will be happy to share the knowledge of the sea with our friends on land—if they If you have the courage to challenge the ocean in the future."
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