The defense line of Changfeng Fortress, the No. 3 railway hub.
Accompanied by a crisp bell ringing on the platform, a huge and majestic iron-black steel train slowly drove into the junction station, and stopped at the side of the platform smoothly.
The barrier near the platform rises and integrates with the barrier of the track itself, blocking the cold wind blowing from the plain, and some disturbing light and dark stripes projected on the surface of the shield also block the prying eyes of eagle eye spells that may exist in the distance .
At both ends of the platform, there are soldiers guarding the tall sentry towers, and the muzzle of the orbital accelerator and the firing port of the scorching rays protrude from the bunker level with the platform, and there are heavily armed soldiers patrolling everywhere, secretly sentry All over the platform and inside and outside, the entire hub station has been turned into a front-line fortification that is armed to the teeth.
"The Iron Throne-Giant Serpent," Maryland stood on the platform, watching the heavily armed black train stop by the platform, and many technicians stepped forward to check the condition of the train, showing a slight smile, "there is a second armored train to supplement At this line of defense, the defense of Changfeng Fortress can finally let people breathe a sigh of relief."
"Iron Throne-Zero can also have a chance to repair it," Philip, with short blond hair and wearing knight armor, also smiled beside Maryland, "Its overload damage from last year has not been completely repaired until now. The No. 2 arsenal section at the rear was shaking like it was about to jump out of the rails."
Then he paused, and then said: "After the delivery of these two standard armored trains, the heavy-duty factories in the rear will temporarily focus on the production of civilian trains, and the second-tier factories in Kant and Gülen will be responsible for manufacturing your trains." The 'downgraded armored trains' mentioned earlier. They should be produced much faster than the Iron Throne.
"In addition, the higher-ups have finalized the shape of this type of light armored train. They are named 'Iron Scepter' corresponding to the Iron Throne. Since the number of Iron Scepters will definitely be much more than that of the Iron Throne, it is also easier for various modifications, variants, so unless there is a special case, they will probably only be assigned numbers and will not be named separately."
Maryland nodded as she listened. The construction of the Changfeng Defense Line has been progressing smoothly, which greatly relieved the pressure on the middle-aged knight. However, while the pressure was reduced, he had to face up to the other side of the border. The changes of Winter Wolf Castle from last winter to now.
The "Wolf General" who was forced to retreat and was called back to Aldernan for accountability has long since returned, and not only has she returned, it seems that she has not been hit by the last defeat. She is still firmly in charge of the Winter Wolf Army , controlling the entire defense line, and is actively strengthening the strength of Winter Wolf Castle.
"The little wolf general...is more troublesome than I thought," Maryland frowned. "She must have brought back a lot of key information when she returned to Aldernan last time and sought a lot of support. More and more magical vehicles and various advanced machinery have begun to appear. The Typhon people use them to build fortresses and strengthen defense lines, and the wolf general seems to be planning to use these new technologies to improve her troops. She has never seen it before. Tanks, but she must have seen information on this. With the magical background of the Typhons and the keen mind of the wolf general, they will find an alternative to tanks sooner or later."
"Technological progress is the general trend," Philip shook his head, "According to what His Majesty said, the Typhon people have already started preparing for the industrial explosion more than ten years ago, and their burning rock acidification factory is earlier than our alchemy factory." Five years, the reserve of literate workers is seven years earlier than us, and the agricultural reform is ten years earlier than us. It's a miracle, it's easier to expect the Typhons to be dull and stupid than to expect their emperor to die suddenly tomorrow."
Maryland looked at the supreme army commander in front of him with some surprise: "...it's rare for you to joke around."
"I'm not joking," Philip was stunned for a moment, and said seriously, "I heard that the Typhon royal family had family diseases, and most of them fell into frenzy and died in their later years. Now Rosetta Augustus is over middle-aged, In terms of probability, the chance of him dying suddenly tomorrow is indeed higher than the sudden loss of intelligence of millions of Typhon people... "
Maryland: “…”
After a few seconds of astonishment, Maryland, who felt deeply that the current topic could not continue, could only shake her head, and forcibly shifted the topic to another direction: "According to the scheduled plan, Typhon's mission will arrive at the Fort of the Treaty in two days... Regarding this , do you have any other plans?"
"Everything can be done according to the plan set before," Philip said casually, "make a good reception, take over the mission and escort it safely to the car, pay attention to drive the two Iron Thrones to Paramer and the northern hills in advance, and do a good job Secrecy in military areas.”
As he spoke, the young army commander turned his head and looked into Maryland's eyes.
He smiled: "Typhon and Cecil are rivals, the more so, the more we have to show our chivalry. We will pick them up politely and send them away politely, and yours The task is to keep them from seeing anything in the process."
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In Cecil Palace, Gawain received a secret contact from Daniel.
The Eternal Sleepers have finally completed a series of preparatory work, completed the strengthening of the sandbox and the analysis and arrangement of the last "Phantom Town" exploration report. Today, they will launch the second projection of the mysterious uninhabited town explore!
After arranging the things in the real world, Gao Wen did not waste time, settled down his mind, and connected to the spiritual network of the Eternal Sleeper.
As the creator of the eternal sleeper's mind network security system and the biggest loophole maker, he is already familiar with the whole process.
After the chaotic changes of light and shadow, Gawain arrived at the dream city that was always in a perfect state, and followed the address left by Daniel to the assembly site of the eternal sleepers.
It is still the circular square surrounded by fallen leaves and decorative columns from last time. The three main figures on the square are still the familiar three archbishops, Daniel, Yuri and Selina Geerfen. A middle-aged mage, a gentle young man, a lady in a white dress with a lantern and a soft face, and besides the three of them, Gawain also saw a strange face this time:
An exceptionally tall man stood next to Daniel. He looked about 30 years old, wearing a black robe with complicated patterns, and short red hair. He looked quite imposing.
His name is displayed as Archbishop Magnum, a high-level peak, and his location is in Typhon.
Gawain glanced at the red-haired Archbishop of the Eternal Sleeper, and quickly matched him with the information submitted by Daniel. This is an older archbishop among the Eternal Sleepers, and it is said that he has a rather violent temper. , has a unique insight in the field of consciousness.
Gao Wen couldn't tell if he was grumpy or not, but the other party's name sounded quite big...
After complaining about the other party's name in his heart, Gawain couldn't help but glance at the other party's tall man who was almost as tall as Gawain, making the red-haired archbishop very eye-catching when standing on the square, but this giant-like However, his figure was wearing a spellcaster's robe, which made Gawain subconsciously think of Wright wearing a priest's robe.
Such a figure really doesn't look like a spellcaster, but the several eternal sleepers standing on the square at the moment should be the images in the spiritual network used, and they don't know what the archbishop with a big name looks like in reality.
Gawain's thoughts diverged for a moment, and he glanced at the high-level tool men wearing owl masks behind the four archbishops. The number had increased to six, and their robes were all embroidered with striking designs, each with a different pattern.
Is this to avoid the "extra person" situation from last time
But relying on this kind of pattern... in the environment of Phantom Town, which can affect judgment and tamper with thinking, does it really work
A little doubt flashed in Gao Wen's mind, and during the few seconds he observed and thought, the ten-person exploration team in front of him also completed the preparations and negotiations before departure.
Just like last time, Archbishop Yuri was in charge of opening the "passage" leading to Phantom Town. He opened his hands, and pale golden runes then outlined a complicated circular magic circle on the ground of the square. Daniel and others stood in the center of the magic circle , the red-haired Archbishop Magnum said: "This time, be vigilant, and don't trust your first impression too much."
"Of course," the golden rune in Archbishop Yuri's hand flickered. The gentle man smiled and glanced at the ten-member exploration team. Active, more effective tracking and surveillance, no extra people will mix in with us."
The Eternal Sleeper also updated the monitoring technology this time
Gawain still had a fresh memory of the "extra person" last time, and was deeply surprised by it. At this time, he felt a little relieved when he heard Archbishop Yuri's words, so he walked into the range of runes with a smile, and stood at the eleventh place. personal location.
When the teleportation light and shadow began to flicker, Gawain turned his gaze slightly and landed on Selina Geer's avatar.
This quiet lady with a lantern just stood there quietly, holding a lantern in her hand, looking ahead quietly, unresponsive to outside gazes.
Gao Wen's thoughts fluctuated. Did Selina Geerfen really participate in the mysterious voyage seven hundred years ago? If she really participated, how much did she know about what happened back then? If she even knew about that "deal" with Gawain Cecil, then did she know the truth about "Wanderer"
If she already knew that the "Wanderer" had occupied the body of Gawain Cecil, then she had been silent until now, what exactly was she waiting for...
The scene in front of him blurred for a while, and when the chaotic light and shadow stabilized again, the empty phantom town appeared before Gao Wen's eyes.
He and ten other Eternal Sleepers stood on the square in the middle of the town, which was exactly where they left here last time.
The turbid and dark clouds enveloped the entire town as usual, and the strange fog was undulating in the distance. The huge town was empty, without any residents, and without any lights.
There is no bell in the town, and the church cannot be seen in the square. The last change seems to have completely disappeared, and the town looks like it did when I first visited.
"There is indeed a very weird atmosphere," Archbishop Magnum looked around, nodded his head and said, his voice was very loud, and the sudden explosion in this empty and quiet place had quite a shocking effect, "Empty Dreams of no one... In psychological symbolism, does this represent some kind of escape? Or extreme loneliness?"
Everyone seems to have gotten used to the voice of Archbishop Magnum, and Archbishop Yuri just frowned upon hearing this: "If this is a dream of a certain 'one' mind, maybe it can be analyzed and explained by psychology, but here may be a dream. It’s hard to talk about the psychological projection formed by countless people in No. 1 sandbox.”
"That's group psychology." Archbishop Magnum waved his hand indifferently. "In the final analysis, there are only a few points in the dream of this tendency: fear, avoidance, strong desire, or extreme rejection of certain things."
"It is still too early to analyze these. So far we have only come into contact with one mind related to the No. 1 sandbox, that is, the weird and suspected malicious old priest. It cannot be confirmed that the operation of the No. 1 sandbox is in line with Various psychological laws in the real world," Selina shook her head, "but what happened in this small town should indeed reflect the reality to a certain extent. According to the report of the sandbox management team, if the day when the bell rang The legend that you will be 'deleted' if you don't dodge in time should correspond to the timing reset operation in the early stage of No. 1 sandbox operation... ”
Gao Wen immediately became interested in the new term Selena mentioned.
"Timed reset?" After exchanging eyes with Gao Wen, Daniel showed a puzzled look just right, "What is that?"
Considering that Daniel was only recently promoted to archbishop, it is understandable that he did not know something about the early days of the No. Perfection requires a partial reset every ten days to delete the virtual residents generated in the sandbox and only keep the 'world' itself in the sandbox.
"We suspect that those virtual residents left some memory fragments after being deleted, and they have been preserved in the brains of some brain servants until today. These memory fragments have affected the collective subconsciousness of No. 1 sandbox, causing the sandbox world to appear. The quaint custom of 'the day the bells tolled'."
Daniel nodded, and said suddenly, "I see."
On the side, after hearing these contents, Gao Wen showed a thoughtful expression.