The celebration is going on inside and outside the castle. After the ceremony in the morning, there will be a grand parade of floats and various traditional celebrations in the square. Almost everyone in the city has the opportunity to relax on this day. And the newly designed ceremony activities will undoubtedly push people's enthusiasm for celebration to the peak.
But the new head of the empire does not have to attend the rest of the event until the dinner begins.
Gao Wen sat quietly in the room. He didn't draw the curtains or turn on the lights. He let himself be slowly surrounded by a dark and quiet environment. It was mixed with music, laughter, dance steps, and the sound of magic fireworks exploding. These sounds were so distant and ethereal that their appearance even more set off the silence in the room.
Through observation and questioning of Melita Purnia, he can finally confirm that the black trap is really related to the gods, and some of the measures in the disobedience plan are indeed effective in avoiding the black trap.
Of course, Gao Wen had already made a guess before this, but it was not until today that the guess was verified.
In the dark and silent room, he curled his fingers and tapped the table rhythmically.
"The dragons are still trapped in the black trap... It's not that they didn't encounter the black trap, but they were 'stuck' in this state after encountering the black trap..." Various thoughts turned in his mind, "They also tried Did 'disobedience' and then failed? Was it discovered by God, or...
"It's a pity that there is no way to ask. Looking at Melita's state, any dragon who knows the knowledge may not be able to answer this question... When Melita tried to tell the information about the black trap and the gods, what happened to Melita? what is it
"Is it the interference of the gods? Or... a materialized spiritual seal? If the attempt to break through the black trap fails, will the spiritual seal become a force that can be realized
"If this is the case, then every step of disobedience to the plan must be more cautious... Even the giant dragon cannot break free from its shackles. Once human beings fall into the steel seal state, they will definitely be doomed."
The unconscious tapping motion stopped, and Gawain turned his head slightly, looking at the open space beside him: "The melon seeds are almost finished? Drink some water and don't eat, there will be a banquet tonight."
Amber's figure emerged from the air, holding the last few melon seeds in her hands, and the skins of the melon seeds were all under her feet. She looked at Gao Wen with wide eyes, with a dissatisfied expression on her face: "Can't you just pretend you didn't notice me every now and then? I A dignified stalker also has professional dignity!"
"You are a dignified guard, you knocked two catties of melon seeds in the room of the head of state in an hour, and you told me that you have professional dignity?" Gawain glared at the other party. There is a strange record in the palace archives that 'the head of state ate two catties of melon seeds for unknown reasons after returning to the room on the first day of his coronation'."
Amber threw away the last bit of melon seed skins, clapped her hands, then gathered the melon seed skins on the ground with her toes, and muttered in a low voice: "I regret that I didn't listen to you and read the things you wrote. What the hell did you hand over to that agent?"
"... It's just some knowledge left to future generations."
Amber looked at Gao Wen steadily: "But why did you talk about overthrowing the empire? Even... talking about overthrowing you..."
Gao Wen thought about it, and Yoyo sighed: "Yeah... I didn't expect that I would do these things."
Gao Wen has always been very clear about why he has come to this day, and how he plans to continue walking tomorrow, but on this clear path, not everything develops as he expected of.
From the very beginning, his goal was simple, he just wanted to live. After tens of millions of years of loneliness, he was finally able to stand on the earth again in human form. What a surprise, he wanted to live, to live in human form—but it was not as easy as he imagined to survive in this world.
In order to leave the ruins of Old Cecil alive, he had to fight a bloody road with a few picked offspring and followers; in order to find a place to stand in this era, he had to take the identity of Gawain Cecil with him The refugees have opened up a piece of land; in order to deal with the tide of magic that does not know when it will come, and in order to deal with the threats from neighboring countries, he must allow his own power to develop...
This is a road that cannot be stopped, and Gawain himself did not want it to stop.
After all, he is not a peaceful person in his bones, and he is not willing to live with such a rare opportunity to live a heavy life.
But the longer he lived in this world and the more he came into contact with people of flesh and blood, the more he found himself unable to get rid of the influence of "living again".
Responsibility is an innate thing. When he chose to take over the legacy of Gawain Cecil, he was destined to bear the responsibilities that accompanied it. After he personally promoted the fate of many people, The responsibility itself is his own.
He doesn't know when his mentality gradually changed, but he knows that he has done so many things along the way, and his mentality will inevitably change accordingly-if there is no change, it will make him doubt whether he has been completely destroyed by the "satellite". He has undergone a severe transformation, suspecting that he looks like a flesh and blood person on the surface, but inside he is a bloodless and tearless machine.
After conquering the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain and entering the Silver Fort, after having a long talk with Welsh Moen, and looking back at the road he had come all the way, Gawain realized that his goal was not only to "live". easy.
He wants to live, and there are countless people relying on him to live, and even at this stage, the entire social order of the magic industry relies on him to live-this is also true in reverse, he can get to this position, relying on It is also these countless people and things.
It's a massive symbiotic relationship, at least at this stage.
Therefore, Gao Wen did not live in vain if he wanted to do something big, and he was worthy of his efforts so far.
As for other factors, what other factors pushed Gao Wen to continue on this road... Even he himself couldn't explain it.
He shook his head and smiled at Amber: "Probably because my ambition is too great, and what I pursue is too shocking."
"... I don't understand what you are thinking, but since you did it, it must make sense," Amber scratched her hair, and quickly threw some incomprehensible things behind her , "Anyway, I'm watching from the side, and I can always see what you want to do."
Gawain glanced at the half-elf: "You are very generous."
Amber puffed up her chest proudly instead of ashamed: "This is my greatest strength."
Gao Wen shook his head with a smile, and then said half-jokingly: "Let's not talk about that, last time you said that you would pray to your god and ask the truth, what did you find out?"
He just asked casually like this, and did not expect any answer from Amber. After all, it is not easy to contact the gods. Even if this guy is really chosen by the gods, it will take a long time to prepare and be good enough to hear the oracle directly. Luckily—at least for every other church.
But he didn't expect Amber to nod immediately: "I asked when I got back! But I didn't get an answer."
"You really asked?!" Gawain stared, and subconsciously stood up, "Didn't ask the answer? The Shadow Goddess didn't answer?"
"I didn't connect, the oracle said 'the goddess is not on duty, I will contact you later'," Amber said solemnly, "According to my experience, it will take at least a month for this 'later'..."
Gawain looked at the half-elf in bewilderment, but he didn't see the slightest hint of a joke on the other's face.
But the point is... what kind of "oracle" is this? Are all the oracles that the Shadow Cult usually hears in this format? It's unlikely, is it
"You... Is this oracle normal?" Gao Wen felt the corners of his mouth trembling a little, but his tone was calm anyway.
Amber thought for a while, then nodded: "Actually, it's quite common. Although I have a good relationship with the goddess, it seems that the goddess doesn't always have time to respond to me, and most of the time it's this kind of reply."
Gao Wen frowned slightly.
Let's not discuss whether Amber is talking nonsense, let's assume that what she said is true, does this mean... the Shadow Goddess wants to respond to this world, even if it is to respond to her own "God's Chosen", it is all one thing. Difficult thing
With various guesses in his mind, Gao Wen asked again: "Then besides this 'oracle', is there any other content?"
Amber replied with a calm face: "Oh, yes, the goddess left me a recipe in advance, and asked me to concentrate on researching it after I go back..."
Gao Wen: "... Is there anything else?"
"Gone."
Gawain rubbed his forehead, feeling an unprecedented headache. He looked at this half-elf with a calm attitude and an exceptionally natural tone, but he still couldn't hold back his doubts: "Are you really the shadow god? Are you sure?" Isn’t the oracle you are talking about a hallucination caused by drinking too much shadow potion yourself?”
As expected, Amber immediately opened her eyes, and stared at Gao Wen with an expression of "If I can't beat you today, I will die with you": "You can question my strength, but you can't question my belief! Let me tell you How many times have you been…”
"I'm mainly curious," Gawain interrupted before the other party finished speaking, "Well, to be a God's Chosen, you must at least have some extraordinary qualities, even if you cast a magic spell in the shadow domain or perform a miracle OK, can you?"
"I can jump into the Shadow Realm with a backflip, what kind of miracle do you want in the Shadow Realm?" Amber hunched her waist and leaned her upper body forward, as if trying to show a little aggressive aura, but this caused She had to raise her neck at least ninety degrees to see Gawain's face, so that the overall posture was extremely funny, "Could it be that you want me to run into the shadow world and drag a shadow dweller out to perform in front of you? The shadow dwellers beat up?"
"That's true, your shadow talent is itself a kind of miracle..." Gao Wen waved his hands, and then he looked confused, "But why do you have to perform and be beaten?"
Amber put her waist on her waist, and said plausibly: "Nonsense! I can't beat it again!"
"you… "
Gawain looked at the half-elf with eyebrows twitching slightly. After a few seconds of being speechless, he finally couldn't help laughing.
At this moment, the pressure brought about by all the threats of black traps and gods, the heavy responsibility of ruling an empire, the risks of the future and the difficulties of the current road, all seemed to disappear.
He laughed uncontrollably for half a minute before taking a deep breath to calm down, but there was still a smile in the corner of his eyes: "Okay, this problem will stop here for now, until you can contact your goddess Before, let's not discuss it."
Amber frowned: "Although I said so, I always feel that you were laughing at me just now..."
"No, I just suddenly feel better." Gao Wen shook his head with a smile, then came to the window, and with a wave of his hand, the curtains receded to both sides.
Outside the window, the bright sun shines on Saint-Sunil. Celebrations are being held in the square outside the castle, and evening bonfires and magic shows are also being prepared in the courtyard inside the castle. The ancient city is full of vitality and flags are flying on this day.
No matter what the future holds, today is a good day.
"Go to the garden and get some air."
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