Sword of Dawn

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Speaking of this, Gao Wen sighed, and shook his head helplessly: "Well, in fact, at the beginning, I just wanted to show Loren's civilization's tenacity and hardships, but in the end, this character set didn't stand up... "

"Nonsense," Amber rolled her eyes when she heard this, "If a person is struck by lightning from a god, you will think he is unlucky, but if a person is struck by lightning from a god four times, you can only think that he is awesome. They didn't die, but now this man chopped God with his backhand, and he was still standing there complaining that his hands hurt from the fight, you are a passerby, why don't you go around?"

Gawain got dizzy as he listened, and finally he could only wave his hands: "It's because of the differences in civilizations. The Loren people have faster-than-light communication and can build planetary shields, but they haven't even passed the 'rite of passage'. Launching a spaceship, you can talk and laugh with God, but you haven’t even fought God’s War. Even the FTL communication equipment was bought from the ruins of the voyage. The template was preset, and now I find that all the things I took for granted are wrong, so naturally I can only be shocked.

"However, this is also a good thing. At least we have discovered this problem now, so the scholars on both sides will have enough time to slowly compare these mistakes, and re-establish the 'characteristic sketches' of the two civilizations by filling in the gaps. Thinking about it, it’s better than suddenly discovering that the eyes of the two sides don’t match when the two sides cooperated with each other at the most critical stage.”

Amber nodded thoughtfully, while at the same time, the conversation between the communication team of Sorin Command Center and the Noi people was still going on—after communication was cut off for so long, the two sides really had too much to communicate , there are too many technical aspects that need to be synchronized.

As the representative of the Loren Alliance's voice to the outer planet, Cecil's experts sorted out and sent the data of the magic tide observation device that was under construction in Ogure to the other side. The "flexible plan" once again shocked the interstellar friends, and the good news is that after the shock, the Noi people carefully studied the blueprints that were changed beyond recognition, and finally thought there was nothing wrong with it.

But even if there were no problems, they were still amazed at the "thinking ability" of the Loren people, and admitted that they were not as flexible as this side in terms of thinking flexibility.

After that, the Nuoyi people sent a lot of information about their magic tide observation device, including the parameter performance of the entire facility in various stages of construction, commissioning, etc., as well as some key modules in the observation device. Problems and solutions - Different from the blueprints they sent earlier, these follow-up materials cover trivial but practical "practical cases". For the alliance experts who are building the magic tide observation device, these materials Price is better than gold.

The improvement of communication conditions has allowed the two civilizations to stop worrying about the communication time, and it has also greatly improved the efficiency of data transmission. Many data that could not be sent or were deleted due to "bandwidth restrictions" were finally able to come across the star sea in their entirety. , although the translation and understanding of these materials will take some time, one thing is certain: with this more detailed and practical data, the progress of the Alliance in building the parent star barrier and the magic tide observation device will definitely be greatly accelerated.

But in any case, this round of communication has its end.

The equipment may be able to support it, but the person in charge of communication will be exhausted. The leaders and wise men behind the communication teams of both parties who follow the progress of the situation also need time to think and make plans, not to mention that the two sides have also sent and received a large amount of information this time. The translation and analysis of these things are not things that can be done on the spot.

Once again, the Noi and Loren say goodbye.

The printing device was running creakingly. This device was recently refitted to record the content of the communication with the Noi people. Now it has changed the paper tape twice. On the continuously extending snow-white paper, Gawain saw The text sent by the Nuoyi people: "We need some time to slowly digest the valuable information we got in this exchange. Overall, this is a pleasant and meaningful conversation. We are looking forward to the next connection."

After a moment's pause, what appeared behind the tape was the response from Sorin's command center: "Yes, we are also looking forward to the next connection. In addition, from today onwards, we will maintain the routine of once every 24 hours (Loren time) Call to make sure everyone is safe."

"Noy received it."

The sound of the printing device finally stopped temporarily. Gawain exhaled softly. He leaned on the seat and looked at the window not far away in a relaxed posture. Mind, enjoying the rare quietness.

But this silence didn't last for too long, Beltira's voice suddenly came from the magic net terminal, her voice sounded a bit strange: "Brother Gawain, the Nuoyi just... sent something again, I think you should take a look."

"Oh? Isn't the conversation over?" Gao Wen raised his eyebrows in surprise, "What did they send?"

"The conversation phase is indeed over, what they sent is an image file," Bertila said, "I will present it directly on the magic net terminal, you can take a look."

After the other party's voice fell, the holographic projection above the magic net terminal switched accordingly. After a moment of light and shadow shaking, Gawain was surprised to see the image sent by the Nuoyi people—to his surprise, this was different from any technology. Blueprints are irrelevant.

Two humanoids stand in the center of the frame.

They were two tall and slender figures. Their facial features and limbs were strikingly similar to humans, but their foreheads had horn-like structures extending symmetrically, and their arms and cheeks were visible. Seeing a large number of fine and dense scales, they are a man and a woman, wearing exquisite and colorful clothes, the style of clothing is strange and strange, and under these two figures, you can see two lines of text, one line is the strange language used by the Noi people. Symbol, one line is the common human language word of the Loren Alliance——

We look like this.

Gao Wen quietly watched the picture that appeared on the projection, and did not say a word for a long time.

Bertila's voice broke the silence in the room: "Brother Gao Wen, what do you think?"

"Sending the physical form of our own race to an alien civilization is a frank signal, and it is also a kind of courage," Gao Wenyouyou said, "The good news is that there is not much difference between them and us in appearance—it is unbelievable, But also comforting.”

"Then should we respond?" Bertila hesitated, "Although the Nuoi people didn't ask for a response."

Gawain thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "We should respond as a friendly signal. Anyway, the FTL communication array is working well, and this will not cause any pressure on the system."

Bertila agreed, but then another question popped up: "But... which one should we send? Should we only send the ones that are close to the form of the Nuoyi people, or all of them?"

Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his expression was a little strange.

Beltira's voice continued: "Humans and elves are similar to the Noi in appearance, and gray elves and dwarves are similar, but the difference between the spirit race and orcs is relatively large, and the elves are fine on their own. , but next to humans it reveals a huge size difference, and there are dragons and dragonborns in dragon form—this is completely inhuman."

Speaking of this, Belterra paused, and his tone was even more strange: "Of course the biggest problem is the sea monster. The known forms of the sea monster currently include sea snakes, mermaids, octopus, sea monsters, tentacles, stones, shipwrecks and Dozens of appearances such as coral reefs, but in fact their mimicry can be said to be endless. Although we usually think that the mermaid and sea snake forms of the sirens are their "standard appearances", in fact the sirens themselves have never determined their own' Official form', how should we send this over? Or... just stop posting it?"

Gao Wen rubbed his eyebrows subconsciously. Every time he encountered a problem related to the sea monster, there seemed to be some strange developments. He always thought that he was used to it, but every time he found that his imagination still couldn't keep up with the group of deep sea salties. The rhythm of the fish, but he couldn't ignore such a serious matter. After the brain cells were killed in pieces, he finally raised his head.

"Send them all over," Gawain sighed, his face instantly more tired than before at 01:30, "The superluminal communication array is provided by Kraken, we can't exclude them from alliance members in this matter Other than that—all races, including dragons, krakens, Eldar and elves."

He paused when he said this, and then added: "By the way, the Kraken is the last to post, with a few classic mimics, and then send an instruction manual after the post is over..."

Bertila's expression was a little dull, but she finally nodded: "...OK."

In this way, after the Nuoyi people sent their racial physiological form with full sincerity, the Loren Alliance also sent their own materials to the other party with the same sincerity—including dozens of strange and strange ones, most of which were read It was difficult to guarantee the appearance of people (there were only a few that looked like people), and finally brought an eloquent instruction manual.

A while after this information was sent, the antenna device that had ended the communication suddenly caught the signal from the other side of the starry sky again.

The Nuoyi people sent a series of question marks: "??????"

Friends in the Stars is another big shock.

Chapter 1522 After the Ebb Tide

What's more embarrassing is that the Noi people and the Loren Alliance had to conduct "stop-time communication" for a period of time after that. The experts and scholars of the Sorin Command Center worked overtime to explain to the interstellar friends why There are so many strange races that can be crammed into this planet, and these races can even form an "alliance" harmoniously - and during the whole process, Gao Wen watched from the side, and the strange idea in his heart was overwhelming .

He really didn't expect that the first contact between Loren and Nuoyi after finally reestablishing communication would end up like this. This doesn't feel like a serious official communication between two civilizations across the star sea, but more like The two interstellar rookies who managed to get online with great difficulty were connecting with each other, and they were the kind who had to go offline until twelve o'clock at night. Before they disconnected, one sent a message "I'm asleep", and the other sent a message "See you later See you", and within half a minute, the opposite side sent a selfie, and here I sent back a set of pictures, the two sides talked about five yuan in total, and I looked up again later-damn chicken at 05:30 in the morning.

This is how Gao Wen feels in his heart now, but what makes him most aggrieved is not the embarrassment, but that it is difficult for him to express this association and emotion in his heart to others in easy-to-understand sentences, even if it is someone in front of him. The Shadow Assault Goose who has been trained by him and can understand more than half of the earth terriers is not good. After the string of things in his mind is said, he must at least match with more than [-] pages of instructions-this is the same as the Loren Alliance. Yiren's Kraken profile is a bit similar.

But then again, Gao Wen also felt that the emotions in his heart were not overextended. After all, standing on the scale of this vast starry sky, Nuoyi and Loren might not even be able to withstand the tide of demons. Civilization is really two interstellar rookies...

He was thinking wildly in his mind, and the communication content between the communication experts led by Bertila and the Noi people was still being transmitted. He watched the sentences on the paper tape and spit out line by line. The experts were explaining to the Nuoi people the unique structure of intelligent groups on the planet Loren, and explaining that those creatures that were scary to the Noi people were actually gentler and more harmless than the other. He saw that Bertila even sent a A message passed, and it said this sentence:

"The sea monsters are the friendliest group on our planet. They have great strength and advanced technology, but they are peaceful in nature and act low-key. Except for the strange recipes and changeable individual shapes, they are similar to the people on our planet. There isn't much difference between 'human' and 'elf' like regular races..."

Then the Nuoyi people sent a sentence: "The recipe is a bit strange? Why do you say that?"

To be honest, Gao Wen was in a cold sweat when he saw this conversation, but fortunately, the expert team at Beltira's side responded quickly and quickly changed the topic to the knowledgeable generosity of the giant dragon and the peace-loving Cecilians. above……

It has been two hours since the two sides said goodbye to each other and ended the communication. During this time, Gawain's cold sweat almost never stopped, until it was confirmed that there was no new transmission from the Nuoyi people, and it was confirmed that the FTL communication array had been transferred to He subconsciously breathed out when he was always on standby, and at the same time, he heard Amber exhale at the same time.

He glanced at Shadow Assault Goose, and the latter waved his hand: "Just now my blood pressure went up, it was all because of what you said before, now I hear that the dragon is generous and knowledgeable, Cecil loves peace, and the siren is gentle." The series of harmless descriptions always seem to get darker and darker, and even a lot of victims and victim gods pop up in my mind at the same time, which is too weird."

"Don't talk, let me smooth it out first." Gao Wen waved his hands again and again, with cold sweat on his forehead, "This is not right, I clearly think that we all love peace, openness and tolerance from top to bottom. Humans are also gods. Don't you all wish for a bright future with good intentions..."

When Amber heard these words, she wanted to roll her eyes, and the words in her mind rolled across the screen——All the kingdoms of the gods are making trouble for Ms. Ye, why do you still use this bright hammer?

But she only dared to make a fuss about these words in her mind, and she never dared to say them out. After all, Gao Wen is a tolerant and friendly person who hates violence. Hearing these words, he would definitely pick up the table and slap her on the wall, and then turn around and take her away. You can't even put a spoon on it...

Gao Wen didn't know what amber was pondering while standing beside him with eyes rolling around, he only felt that his head was a little overloaded at this moment, so he changed to a more comfortable position and leaned on the chair, with one hand Propping his chin and wandering into the sky, he didn't know how long it took before he heard Bertila's voice. The latter said in a relieved tone: "My work here is temporarily finished, Brother Gawain."

"Well," Gao Wen woke up from his mind wandering, and he looked up at the holographic projection on the edge of the desk, "You have also worked hard."

"The deeper the communication with the Nuoi people, the more you will feel the huge difference between the two civilizations," Bertila did not hide his sigh in his heart, "Many things we take for granted are placed in an alien civilization. In my eyes, it is very likely to be weird and absurd, even worthy of fear and vigilance... I think we should accumulate experience in this regard, whether it is to continue to communicate with the Noi people, or to encounter other wisdom in the more distant future Creatures must always consider this deviation in worldview."

Gawain nodded slightly, this was exactly what he wanted to say, but now it seems that Beltira and the expert team at the Sorin Command Center have already realized this on their own initiative without him needing to remind him.

There is a huge difference between Nuoyi and Loren, which is reflected in the culture, history, living environment and physiological structure of their respective ethnic groups at the same time, and even if this difference exists for both parties, it seems that Loren The situation of the alliance will make the Nuoyi people even more shocked - this is also thanks to the communication experts who responded in time at the later stage of this communication, and prepared supporting explanations when sending messages to the opposite party, and there are many more sensitive ones. The details were not disclosed, otherwise the gang of interstellar friends would have been shocked to the point of vibration mode...

"Are you okay?" Gawain rubbed the space between his brows. After a short rest, he felt that his mind had gradually cooled down, which also gave him the energy to care about other things. "Now we and the Nuoyi people In the communication process between them, all the parts involving data processing, auxiliary translation and scenario deduction are taken care of by your servo brain array, is the long-term communication like today a heavy load for you?"

"Most of the work can be done by the synthetic brain itself, or shared by the Sorin Computing Center. The nervous system of the Sorin giant tree itself basically only undertakes the transmission work, and the load is not heavy." Beltira shook his head, "This communication is the biggest. The pressure is on the psychological level. The differences between the two civilizations make people nervous. The Noi people's impression of the Loren Alliance is subtly shifting. Although my blood pressure will not rise like ordinary people, it seems to be falling this time. There are a lot of leaves, and they will grow back as soon as possible...other than that, there is nothing to worry about."

When Bertila said this, the expression on her face was still blank, but Gawain still heard the subtle helplessness and self-mockery in her tone.

The miraculous incarnation on the Holy Spirit Plain, the tree of meritorious service in the wasteland battle, and the revered Ms. Bertila among the druid community, behind her glorious identity, she also has her own little secret - she will fall when she is under a lot of pressure. The leaves, the greater the pressure, the more they will fall, sometimes dozens of tons will fall down, and when anxiety arises, half of the Sorin Plain will raise the air defense alarm...

Bertila himself was quite distressed by this, and tried various methods, but with little success.

"Your problem of falling leaves when you're nervous isn't healed yet..." Amber was listening to the commotion, and couldn't help interjecting at this moment, "Your leaves falling are not a joke, I've seen them fall." , the big one can knock a cow unconscious..."

Bertila remained expressionless in the face of Amber's run, and responded calmly: "Don't worry, the Sorin area already has a mature response process in this regard. The main deciduous areas have been marked, and idlers cannot enter and exit. Industrial And the branches above the residential area have been adjusted, only the smaller leaves will fall to the ground, and the large leaves will be captured and absorbed by the recycling vines attached to the branches at the moment of falling..."

"Are you sure?" Amber looked up and down Bertila suspiciously, "How did I hear that the air defense siren went off for Solinburg last month?"

Bertila simply ignored her.

Gao Wen didn't care about the unnutritious and too damaging exchange between Amber and Bertila. He just thought silently, and when the two of them stopped talking, he suddenly said: "Bertera, the progress of the matter that I told you last time. how?"

Hearing Gao Wen mentioned the matter, Bertila's tone immediately became serious: "According to your instructions, I have found twelve rock formations that meet the requirements in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain and the northern part of the Tarash Plain, and I am currently working on the surrounding areas of these rock formations. Create a root system.

"According to the plan, I will first use the strong root network to wrap the entire area to form the basic shell of the underground bunker, and then gradually swallow it inward to create a dungeon cavity, and transform the minerals swallowed in this process into the base shell inside and outside Two layers of anti-shock barriers. My roots are very efficient in doing these things. It is estimated that within half a year, the 'rough engineering' of twelve underground city cavities can be completed, and the pipelines and passages around the bunkers can be reserved at the same time.

"I have synchronized the plan with the person in charge of the Solin Computing Center, and communicated with the construction corps in Fort Solin and the Tarash Plain area according to your instructions. When the underground bunkers are gradually taking shape, they will start construction simultaneously. , to build residential facilities and the core computing center in the cavity of the underground city, the whole project will be completed within one year—of course, with such a tight construction schedule, the comfort of these facilities is definitely not as good as that of the surface city, currently The only thing that can be guaranteed is that under the 'care' of the 'root network', the residents in the bunker will not have survival and medical pressure.

"In addition, while I was planning the twelve underground city cavities, I also planned the underground tunnels between them-since there are passages dug out by the trunk roots as the foundation, these underground tunnels can be completed quickly. I plan to use Build these tunnels in a model similar to the internal traffic pipelines of the Sorin giant tree, and use a large number of pressurized biological lumens to ensure fast traffic between the tunnels. Quickly transfer to a nearby surviving city through the tunnel, and if a large-scale divine pollution occurs in a certain city... I can also directly close these passages through the highest authority to prevent the pollution from leaking..."

Bertila reported her work during this period and future plans one by one, and what she reported was exactly what Gawain explained to her in the encrypted space last time.

Build a large number of underground bunkers under the Holy Spirit Plain and Tarash Plain, and build computing centers and living facilities in the bunkers to serve as the "backup computing power" of the mother star barrier.

Once things develop into the worst scene in the future, the gods lose control, the satellites fall, and the nations are destroyed, the spare nodes in these underground bunkers will also maintain the minimum operation of the parent star barrier.

Amber also knew about this, so she didn't have any surprises on her face after hearing Bertila's report, and she kept quiet in a cooperative manner. She didn't see the right time to speak until Bertila's report was over: " These days, foreign intelligence personnel have reported some things. First, news came from the 25th, saying that Typhon is stepping up the collection and compilation of historical, cultural, and technological classics, and it seems to be dispatched to some uninhabited areas in the east. There are many teams, including a large number of engineers; followed by news from the south, the elf royal family is also doing similar compilation and collection work, and a large number of experts in the field of machinery and magic have been called into the royal court..."

Listening to Amber's report, Gao Wen just nodded slightly.

Some expected things are happening, have happened, or have already happened.

"How is the situation on the side of the magic tide observation device?" After a moment of pondering, he broke the silence and looked at Amber, "Is there any news from the observer's secret room?"

"The construction of the magic tide observation device is proceeding as scheduled. The transformation of the Ancestor Peak has already started, and the sensor array in the plain area has also started. For technical details, please contact Rebecca. She is very clear about this set. The message from the secret room said that everything is going well," Amber replied immediately, "Of course I guess what you want to ask is something other than the technical field... It can only be said that the people of Ogulei have made great contributions to the alliance. great dedication and sacrifice, and will continue to make even greater dedication and sacrifice in the future.”

Gao Wen's expression was calm and he didn't speak, while Amber continued to speak.

"Currently, hundreds of thousands of engineering teams from various countries in the alliance have entered the Ancestral Peak Plain. The commanders of the engineering teams, the logistics forces behind the countries, and the local officials in Ogure have miraculously maintained the super-giant construction site. order, but even so, the existence of this large construction site itself has caused a lot of pressure and troubles to the locals in the Ancestral Peak Plain, and more important than these pressures and troubles is that the Ancestor Peak has been transformed into a The long-term impact of the huge machine on the local people.

"We all know that this level of transformation is impossible to reverse. The 'Holy Mountain' has been destined to become a historical symbol. Now it is the early stage of the project. The overwhelming publicity, the encouraging emotions after the victory of the Battle of the Wasteland, and the Augure Five Wang's extremely high personal prestige in the country is playing a leading role. The great sense of pride and mission can make the Ogure people temporarily ignore the negative emotions of losing the holy mountain and life being affected, but as you often say... spiritual inspiration It can only be a short-term buff, and people will always pay attention to their basic necessities.

"As one of the top leaders in the league, I think you need to have a headache on this matter."

Chapter 1523 The Future and the Present

The Ogure Tribal State has made great sacrifices for the alliance—maybe one day in the future, this sentence will become an epilogue in a certain history book, a test point on a certain paper, or a student The 5 points that missed the Imperial College, but at this moment, today, this sentence is the fact that is happening on that land, it is the current and tens of millions of people in the Ancestors Plain and even the whole territory of Ogulei. future.

Through today's advanced communication system, Gawain has witnessed everything that happened in the holy mountain. He saw the sensor bases spread all over the plain, the steel and concrete frame covering the entire mountain, and the crisscrossing sky. The spring of energy, as well as the engineering convoys and mage groups shuttling between the edge of the city, the countryside, and the wilderness, it is no exaggeration to describe such a scene as "spectacular" and "exciting", but these inspiring scenes Propaganda is for ordinary people. For chess players like Gao Wen and the Five Kings of Ogulei, what they see is the reality behind all of this——

Ogulei lost their holy mountain forever, the mountain has now been split into dozens of cracks by the spring of energy, and nearly two-thirds of the mountain structure is slowly and steadily moving under the instructions issued by the observer's secret room. In the future, several peaks will be flattened, several mountain streams will be closed, and the alliance's engineering army will use steel and cement to cover it with a layer of carapace, so that it can be used to install energy stations and data stations one after another. Processing nodes, the sacred pilgrim cave will be turned into a symbol in the history book, and the thousand-year-old pilgrim trail has been melted down by the flowing dark blue vein...

Even if one day in the future, the cold winter ends, the natural disasters disappear, and people no longer need the magic tide observation device, it is impossible for the alliance to return the sacred mountain of the Ogulei people to them.

On the other hand, what the Ogulei Tribal Country paid was not only a holy mountain, but also a spring of energy comparable to that of the Deep Blue Well—in order to build the magic tide observation device, Mirmina had already The energy veins under the Ancestors Peak were completely reshaped to meet the needs of the blueprint, and this shaping was bound to the overall changes of the holy mountain, and it was also irreversible. After the reshaping, the dark blue webway was no longer suitable as an ordinary The source of energy used, and this...was originally the best hope for the Ogulei tribal country to regain its national strength after experiencing the tragic blow of the Wasteland War.

In the Battle of the Wasteland, all countries in the alliance suffered damage to varying degrees, but no country suffered as much as Ogure—because the leading countries of the alliance, including Cecil and the Silver Empire, misjudged the wasteland, The alliance did not deploy sufficient security on the western front, which directly led to the Ogure tribal country, which was not listed as the front line at all, being attacked by the Wasteland Legion at the beginning of the war, and one-third of its land fell. During the counter-offensive phase, the hate-filled Ogulei people were always charging forward, which allowed them to kill countless enemies, but also made the Ogulei coalition army the army with the highest casualty rate in the entire counter-offensive phase and the entire Battle of Tarash .

Now that the flames of revenge have faded and the war has ended in victory, the triumphant soldiers and the surviving people have to face a series of real problems.

The dark blue source hidden deep in the peak of the ancestors is one of the few remaining "family assets" left after the wasteland war in this country, and it is their capital to revive the economy and restore national strength in the next few decades, but now This family property has become the chassis of the magic tide observation device-from the perspective of the entire operation cycle of the magic tide and the cycle of social development, this observation device can even be said to be "one-off".

"Now the alliance is already providing various 'preferential treatment' to Ogure, including trade tax incentives and energy quotas from the Deep Blue Well, but in my opinion, all these preferential policies are Temporary, the price Ogulei paid is permanent," Gao Wen said in a deep voice, and what Amber mentioned today, he had actually foreseen the day when the holy mountain reconstruction project started, "Now this kind of Sooner or later, the enthusiasm for 'the whole world is united to fight against natural disasters' will fade, and when the crisis of the magic tide ends, that is when the crisis of Ogulei begins..."

"Could it really be so serious?" Bertila, who had been listening by the side without interrupting, finally couldn't help but speak. She is not as good at analyzing the overall situation as Gao Wen, and she is not as good at analyzing the overall situation as Hu Po in the long-term information. She has accumulated valuable experience at work, and she feels that it is hard for her to imagine that this stalwart act of saving the world will turn into a hidden danger that will destabilize the alliance in a few years. Can't it be exchanged for a long-term glory and prosperity for the Ogure people?"

"Of course not, the situation will be even more serious than what I said." Gawain glanced at Bertila calmly, with a low voice, "Because the disaster will end, and the matter of united efforts in the disaster will not be resolved after the disaster is over." If it is properly handled, it will definitely become a heavy burden for everyone, and it will even become a tearing point in morality and public opinion, especially for human beings... Beltera, you have also been for human beings, and you have witnessed human beings for hundreds of years You know the short-term changes of human beings better than anyone else.

"Can you imagine such a scene? Beltira, you can imagine that there is an old Ogure, a veteran who returned from the Tarash Plain, and is now sitting by the street that has been stopped due to financial problems , his living allowance has been cut repeatedly, and the heating bill for this winter has not yet been applied for. His house is behind him, and it is as cold inside as the street. He hopes to find a job, but there is no surplus in the city. post...

"Why is this happening? Because the tide of magic is over, and the Battle of the Wasteland is already a distant memory. People in other countries in the alliance are increasingly unable to accept turning their tax money into another country's infrastructure aid and trade subsidies, especially Those young people... They can't even remember which year the Battle of Tarash took place, nor how many people died during the construction of the magic tide observation device. Some more advanced and exciting entertainment is attracting them, And they think that the scores occupied by these historical test points can be made up by other methods.

"But the veteran sitting in front of the door waiting for the subsidy and heating bills is different. The memories of those wars and disasters have never left him. Mountain, remembering the scene of the last pilgrimage when I and my comrades set foot on the front line-these once glorious and proud experiences are becoming more and more muddy and faded memories.

"His government can no longer pay the high social cost, because the most affluent area of ​​the country is now occupied by a big machine that cannot be dug away or dismantled. The country's energy reserves and even environmental costs in the next few decades have already been saved for the world. As for the overdraft, the government wants to remove the sensor arrays in the plain area and clean up the pipelines that have gradually begun to produce pollution leaks, so that at least part of the cultivated land and mining belt can be restored. The cost of removing those huge facilities is even lower than that of building They're higher, and the league... the new generation of the league is refusing to pay these 'bills that don't concern them'.

"If we fail to deal with the subsequent series of problems of the magic tide observation device, then such a situation will become a certain kind of normality in the future, and eventually an irreparable rift will be created within the alliance.

"Beltilla, we are indeed united now. All countries are helping Ogulei to get out of the trauma of war, but half of these aids are actually just to complete the construction of the magic tide observation device as soon as possible, so that the tribal country Most of the people do not pay attention to the changes in the holy mountain and think about the long-term future for the time being, and the other half stem from the unavoidable sense of indebtedness-but this generation will grow old, and the successors of this generation cannot accept it To support a country that has been exhausted to the point of exhaustion for a lifetime."

It seemed that Beltira hadn't heard such a sharp and cold analysis from Gao Wen for a long time, even Amber next to him.

The fact that the alliance is now united to fight against the tide of evil and the glorious victory of the Battle of the Wasteland seems to have given many people a false impression that this peaceful and closely united situation is a matter of course, or even that "civilization has developed to a certain level. A high degree of proof", and mistook this temporary "situation" for a new "form" of social evolution, even Bertila and Kohaber often have this feeling, let alone ordinary people.

But now it seems that Gao Wen, the founder who single-handedly contributed to the establishment of the alliance, is the person who is the least optimistic about the hidden dangers within the alliance.

"When everyone is deeply encouraged by the united will in the apocalypse, I really didn't expect to hear these sharp and cold judgments from you," Bertila pursed his lips and broke the silence. "I thought you He will be the one who has the most confidence in the order of the alliance, after all, you created the current situation..."

"Because I built it with my own hands, I know better than anyone else why it will collapse." Gao Wen gently exhaled the turbidity in his chest, his expression still flat, "The alliance has never been so stable that it can The mountain that lasts forever, but a log cabin built on a delicate balance of pressure, piles of contract documents, and realistic common interests. We need it now, but because of the snow outside, we all need such a log cabin However, if one day a member of the alliance feels as cold as the wind and snow outside in this house, it will become the first log to be removed from this wooden house—and its removal, It will make more people feel the biting cold wind, and eventually trigger a chain reaction.

"At present, it seems that if Ogure's problem is not handled properly, it will become the beginning of this chain reaction."

"What about your suggestion?" Bertila looked at Gawain curiously, "To be honest, this topic is not very comfortable... When everyone is working together to resist the evil tide, we are going to start discussing the alliance. Hidden dangers and future moral rift, if a young man with no sense of the world stands here, I am afraid that he will be completely disappointed in 'humanity' because of what you just said."

"People who are completely disappointed in human nature just because of a few words will probably be disappointed in human nature once every three days when they have nothing to do. What makes them disappointed is not human nature, but their own nature," Gao Wen said with a smile Shaking his head, "About the issue of Ogulei, I have actually talked with Belsetia and several Dragon Clan leaders in private."

"Giant dragons and elves..." Beltira thought deeply, "Longevity races, this is indeed a way of thinking, as long as they can maintain a certain influence in the alliance system and serve as the 'historical axis' in the development of the alliance, It is very likely that what you just mentioned will not happen, or at least it will not evolve to such a serious extent..."

"No, Belsetia and Heragor's opinion is that this kind of thing will happen in all likelihood, and no matter how many long-lived races are in the alliance, it can't stop it. The decline of the magnificent wall has already proved that The thing is, when the short-lived species start to rot, no matter how many ropes the long-lived species are put on the car, the whole car will not be able to stop the whole car from accelerating towards the abyss," Gao Wen shook his head and said, "not to mention the purpose of the alliance. One is that the member states do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, which determines the upper limit of the influence of the longevity race in the alliance."

Bertila couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Then..."

"So what we can do is to do our best to compensate the losses suffered by the Ogure tribal country within the range that this generation can do, and find ways to help them find other economic outlets. After the magic tide is over, take advantage of the alliance countries The "enthusiasm" has not faded, and the environmental restoration and reconstruction project of the ancestors' peak and its surrounding areas will be launched immediately. While the remaining energy is still there, it is good to transform those big guys into tourist attractions, restore cultivated land and mining belts It doesn't matter, it can even be converted into a factory facility. In short, a feat of saving the world cannot be turned into a "gray memory" of the current generation in their later years. At least... [-]% of the old heroes can be guaranteed to pass away safely.

"But one day in the future, the Ancestor Peak will still become a crisis, maybe because of the economic downturn of the Ogulei Tribal Country, maybe a world-class financial crisis, maybe other natural disasters... At that time, someone will To bring out the project of the century and to attribute the current crisis all to the injustice of the alliance order is another generation entirely."

After listening to Gao Wen's words, Amber suddenly froze for a moment: "Ah, then you just don't care about it?"

"Nonsense, I have to manage it for generations to come. Can I manage it? Given our position, we can ensure that one generation of heroes can enjoy the rest of their lives in peace, that two generations can live in peace, and that a country has a future. Isn't that enough?" Gao Wen glared at the Shadow Assault Goose, "What's more, I might not be in this position at that time, maybe I was in the box - of course, according to some people's analysis, I might not die so early , then I might have already given this mess to someone else, such as Rebecca or something..."