Sword of Dawn

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Suddenly, Modil felt the surrounding environment shake, and the next second, the disordered light and shadow filled his sight. All the voices that had disappeared before all of a sudden returned to his perception, the conversations of the adventurers, and the mechanical operation deep in the cabin. The sound of the waves, the sound of the wind, and the slightly nervous cry of the huntress Miss Laura: "Mr. Modil? Mr. Modil, are you okay?!"

The old mage finally broke free from the trance-like feeling of soul separation, and the swaying and chaotic light and shadow quickly reorganized into a normal picture. He saw himself back in the sailor restaurant full of adventurers—the lights were bright, The colors are bright, and many tense faces show that the tension caused by the disordered turbulence has not dissipated from this place, but the sea outside the porthole has gradually returned to calm, and the terrible storm is over. , the restless magic turbulence above the sea gradually returned to calm, only some colorful light curtains remained in the sky, reminding Mordir that the previous storm was not another scene pieced together by his messy and broken memories before dissipating. phantom.

He shook his head vigorously again, before finally focusing on the huntress in front of him: "I... I seem to have some hallucinations just now..."

"It's just a hallucination?" Seeing the old mage come back to his senses, the huntress was visibly relieved, but then her eyes widened, "You really don't remember what happened just now?!"

"Just now?" Modil rubbed his forehead vigorously, "I only remember the storm coming, and the turbulent flow of magic power...ah, I still remember that I was discussing with you about the principle behind the disordered turbulent flow, and how to verify the high-altitude The change in the environment... I don't remember it after that, I just feel like I had a... weird dream."

Laura quickly looked left and right to confirm that no one was paying attention, then she lowered her voice and said quickly, "Half of your body suddenly became transparent just now!! It's near the window—I can even see through it. Your body sees the pillar opposite! You really don't remember?"

"Me? My body became transparent?" Modil pointed at himself in astonishment, but the huntress in front of him obviously didn't need to joke with himself about this kind of thing, "Sorry, I don't remember at all...others saw it Is it?"

"Only I saw it," Laura said affirmatively after a little recollection—as a monster hunter with keen perception, she has always been confident in her observation ability, "Just now everyone's attention fell outside above the storm—and the part of your body that is transparent is right in most of the blind spots."

"That's good." Modil breathed a sigh of relief, and then fell into thinking, and began to carefully sort out the incredible visions he had experienced in the past short period of time.No matter what the secret behind the vision was, all of this happened after he approached Tarrond, which seemed to confirm his long-standing, inexplicable pursuit of this extreme northern continent, which made him vaguely Realize that you are going in the right direction.

"Old man, have you ever had this kind of experience before?" Laura couldn't help but asked curiously, her tone already had a trace of extra respect, "What is this phenomenon..."

"I'm sorry, girl, I'm afraid I can't answer you, because I'm also confused now," Modil waved his hand without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, and at the same time, with a gesture, the large parchment book he was carrying Then it floated up from the side pocket, and the pages of the book flipped in the air by themselves, and came to a blank page, "So now I need more information to help me crack this secret—please try to remember, where did I come from?" How long did the whole process last? Is there anything wrong with me besides the transparency of my body? What was the outside environment like at that time? How far is the magic turbulence away from our ship?"

Shocked by the old mage's series of questions, Laura immediately hesitated, but after noticing the serious expression of the other party, she still sighed, and the hesitant expression turned into a helpless smile.

How should I put it... As expected of a self-proclaimed great adventurer, this kind of research mentality that is particularly vigorous under any circumstances is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

……

Byron stood on the high captain's seat, staring at the holographic image projected by the magic crystal not far away. The picture from the external monitoring device was showing the real-time situation on the sea surface. The picture of the "Detect Distortion" filter effect is displayed in parallel above another projection device. On that picture, the flow of magic power in the entire area is gradually calming down.

Until then, he breathed a sigh of relief: "The disordered turbulent flow has disappeared, and the sea is calming down—we brushed past its extreme edge, and it was really safe and sound."

"I told you, I won't hit you," Cassandra meandered to the side of the captain's seat, wrapped her tail around a pillar, and said with her upper body dangling in the air, "You have to trust a professional The navigator's judgment..."

"To be honest, sometimes I really can't believe the way you lead," Byron glanced at the sea monster and muttered casually, "Don't forget how you swam to Tarrond... "

Cassandra immediately widened her eyes: "At least I was in the right direction at the time - if you change to Tire, we may already be in Beigang at this time."

Byron's expression froze for a moment, and when he thought about his experience of dealing with these deep-sea salted fish these days, he felt a dull pain from his forehead to his toes. He quickly shook his head to gather his thoughts back, and almost at the same time, The conversation between him and Kassandra was interrupted suddenly by a naval officer's shout from below: "Talrond! We see the coastline!"

The huge sun soared into the sky, and brilliant sky light sprinkled from the thin clouds. The storm caused by the disordered turbulence not long ago disappeared as if it had never appeared, leaving only the endless open ocean and the distant road covered by sunlight. On the coast of a layer of glow, large and small ice floes and spectacular icebergs are slowly moving back from the edge of the route. The fleet led by the Winter is facing the fine white waves, and the nine mechanical ships are flying high. The bow of the ship points far away to the dragon kingdom that has been regarded as a legend for thousands of years.

The people who had been hiding in the ship due to the storm heard the news that they were approaching the land, and got out of the cabins and decks one after another, and came to the open deck to look into the distance.At this moment, whether it is a free and unrestrained adventurer or a well-trained imperial sailor, when facing the completely unfamiliar land in the distance, it is inevitable that they will be excited, and even burst out with many emotions——

It was a new continent. Humans (and other intelligent creatures living on Loren Continent) finally arrived at the new continent for the first time after being trapped on the land for so long... It was right in front of us!

When Byron came to the deck, the polar cold wind was nothing to extraordinary people like him or to well-equipped sailors and adventurers. The oncoming wind would instead inspire the heroism in the hearts of sea pioneers—this A mercenary, the imperial officer who has experienced countless ups and downs in half his life stared at the undulating coast in the distance, and suddenly couldn't help taking a deep breath: "Talrond——"

Half a minute later, an adjutant wearing a neat military uniform and short brown hair couldn't help coughing dryly next to him: "Sir, if you really can't make it up, stop singing poems..."

"Who said I want to recite poetry?" Byron's face trembled, and he immediately turned his head to stare at the adjutant. "I'm just sighing—how many days have we been floating at sea, can't I sigh now?"

"Of course, you have the final say on this matter." The adjutant almost exerted all his strength to maintain a serious look. At the same time, several black figures suddenly appeared in the distance also attracted the attention of him and Byron, " Wait, sir, it seems like something is flying over from the direction of the land..."

Byron immediately looked up to the direction of the coast in the distance, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then smiled after making a judgment: "It seems that they are here to greet us——the group of dragons is quite enthusiastic when they send a welcome team so far away. Yes."

The flying speed of the dragon was extremely fast, and it didn't take long for Byron's voice to fall. The black shadows that took off from the direction of Tarrond had already reached the distance that ordinary people could clearly see. The sailors and passengers in the fleet began to get excited. Waving their arms at those huge creatures, on the Ice Mary, some adventurers even climbed to the nearby high platforms and masts-these cheerful guys shouted and shouted to the dragons on the land and sky in the distance Slogans such as "New World" or "New Witness" are enough to mark the beginning of a great adventure, vent their excitement, and vent their emotions brought about by wandering at sea and accompanying storms for many days. pressure.

Then, these people will be driven down one by one by the crew who reacted.

Dashes of brilliance rose from the two frigates at the side and rear of the Winter, and the accompanying dragons who served as escort missions transformed into giant dragons one after another, and ascended to the sky to meet and communicate with the compatriots who came to greet the fleet, Gao The majestic low roars of the giant dragons echoed in the air, and the roar even shocked the thin clouds in the sky and smoothed the undulating sea.

Hearing those deep dragon roars, Byron couldn't help but look to his side—not all the escorting dragons had flown into the sky, and the black dragon Mokrul was still on the Winter, and Byron asked the passing Heilong, who had gotten acquainted with each other for many days, inquired: "What are they talking about? It sounds quite serious."

Mokrul looked up at the sky, and translated casually while listening: "Why is it so slow, delayed on the road?" "How much food does Loren eat? Can you get used to human food?" "You adopted My dragon egg cracked a crack this morning, go and have a look after I go back, and I can still catch up with the broken shell..."

Byron listened in a daze, and finally couldn't help interrupting Mokrul's translation: "That's it?"

"Ah, that's it, what else?" Black Dragon glanced at Byron, "Isn't this a normal greeting?"

"I thought it should be more serious, more...so something," Byron opened his hand, as if trying to figure out what "more so something" was, but obviously failed, "I didn't expect... "

"This is not a very serious diplomatic occasion," Mokrul was surprised by Byron's reaction. The surviving compatriots have formed a closer relationship than before, and everyone is a dragon from Binhai County, and they all know each other...Speaking of it, isn’t that how you humans greet each other?”

Byron was speechless for a moment: "..."

But at this moment, there was another strange sound of flapping wings coming from high above the sky, which attracted the attention of Byron and others.

The sound seemed to be flying straight towards the Winter, and the sound of breaking through the air also carried the sound of some kind of mechanical device running. This obviously different sound made Byron subconsciously raise his head—one head was more obvious than that of a normal dragon. A smaller circle of red dragons came into his sight and flew towards the deck.

The red dragon's body was covered with shining steel armor, the mechanical structure on both sides of the dragon's wings was opening the cooling grid, and there was a distinctive iron jaw shining in the sun, which instantly made experienced people judge It turns out that this is not the giant dragon of Tarrond, but the "Dragonborn" from the Holy Dragon Principality.

Why is there a dragonborn here?

As soon as Byron had such a question in his mind, he saw that the shining iron chin had come to a distance of only a few hundred meters from the deck. The nearby sailors suddenly became a little nervous. When he wondered if the iron jaw was going to stab him to death, a brilliance suddenly enveloped the whole body of the red dragon, and the body covered with steel armor shrank rapidly in the brilliance, and a tall figure jumped straight from the sky On the deck of the Winter.

With a "bang", the red-haired figure landed in front of Byron on one knee—this was a height high enough for ordinary humans to fall to death, but she slowly stood up unscathed, and her eyes fell on Byron. on Lun.

Byron looked at the lady who fell from the sky in surprise, and it took him a while to say, "Ah... Asuna?"

Azalena who just took a step forward suddenly staggered, the corners of her mouth trembled visibly, and she stood there staring into Byron's eyes: "Why don't you... think again?"

Chapter 1151 Aid from Loren

The deck of the Winter was silent for a few seconds. Azalena stood there staring into Byron's eyes with a peaceful smile on her face—until Byron suddenly laughed too, spreading his hands: "I was joking with you—Azalena, why are you here?"

"Are you sure you're joking?" The Dragon Seal Witch looked up and down Byron several times in disbelief, with a suspicious expression on her face, "Didn't you just try to recall it in the few seconds just now?"

"I haven't lost that memory yet," Byron waved his hand, "You haven't said it yet, why are you here?"

"I led the Dragonborn team from Longyue Cliff and arrived in Tarrond a day earlier than you," Azalena said casually as she walked forward, "We camped in Binhai County yesterday, you The guy who claims to be driving the fastest warship in the world is still floating on the icy sea. Just now I heard the sentinel from Binhai County mention that you encountered disorderly turbulence at sea, so I flew over with the dragons to check the situation... I didn't expect You are all well."

Byron crossed his arms, with a proud smile on his face: "It's not an encounter, it's just passing by, it's a huge difference—and we have the world's best navigators and escort teams, as well as people who are strong enough to withstand storms at sea. Even if a modern ship is plunged into disorderly turbulence, it can escape safely. Your worries are unnecessary. In addition, I must emphasize that the Winter is definitely the fastest warship in the world, but if you use It would be a bit unreasonable for your wings to compete with it in speed, not to mention that the Winter Winter will sail with so many cargo ships-I can't drive the output of the power ridge to the maximum and then shake off the entire fleet and rush towards it. Tarrond?"

Having said that, he couldn't help but stop, his eyes stayed on Azalena for a few seconds, the scene when the red dragon landed just now emerged in his heart, and it turned into a sigh: "It was the first time I saw it just now. To your...another pose."

Azarena cast a puzzled look: "So?"

"It's nothing, it just feels incredible," Byron scratched his hair, "I've dealt with other dragonborn, and even other giant dragons, but I just take their 'other attitude' for granted, But you... We used to be in the same mercenary team, and there were many companions at that time... I never thought that one day I would see you flying in the sky like a dragon, do you know this feeling? Those scales, Claws...of course I mean they're awesome, just incredible..."

"If you haven't read many books, don't squeeze your limited vocabulary." Azalena stared at Byron and suddenly laughed, "I know this feeling, we are all different from what the other party remembers ——Believe me, when I found out that you became the general of the human empire, I was definitely more surprised than when you saw me spread my wings and fly in the sky."

After the Dragon Seal Witch's voice fell, Byron touched his chin involuntarily and began to think about whether the other party's words were praising him or scolding him. At this time, the black dragon Mokluer finally had a chance to speak next to him: " General Byron, and this... Ms. Azalena, do you know each other?"

"Some friendships from many years ago," Byron turned his head and said casually. "We used to take risks together, but then we lost contact. We didn't meet again until recently in an accident."

Azalena also looked at the young black dragon with a polite and peaceful smile on her face: "Hello, I am the leader of the aid team that the Holy Dragon Principality aided Tarrond this time. We are the first batch of Team—I hope we have a good time together in the next period of time, as you know, both dragonborn and pure blood dragons need some time to... get to know each other better."

Then she looked away and nodded slightly to Byron: "I just came down to say hello to you, and now I'm going back to the sky. By the way, are you interested in experiencing the feeling of flying? I can give you a ride. "

Byron thought for a while, then waved his hands again and again: "I'll forget it... I'm not very interested in flying... And I'm the commander of the fleet, so it's definitely impossible for me to leave my post without authorization."

"Well, at least it's a reliable reason." Azalena didn't seem surprised by such a response, she just waved her hands as she turned and walked towards the edge of the deck, her words drifting with the wind, "Then we Farewell, Tarrond—"

As the voice fell, the tall red-haired figure was shrouded in a gorgeous light curtain. She jumped off the edge of the deck, fell into the slightly undulating sea, and turned into a giant dragon in the next second, with a rather imposing look The gesture jumped up from the side of the Winter's ship, and amidst the buzzing sound of the giant mechanical wings and the booster device, the red dragon covered with steel armor had already rushed into the sky.

Byron raised his head, followed Azalena's figure and looked at the group of dragons circling in the sky. After a long time, he muttered softly: "...It's really unbelievable..."

The eyes of the black dragon Mokrul couldn't help but glanced at the human admiral several times, and then looked up at the red dragon hovering in the sky. After looking back and forth several times, he couldn't help asking: "I Suddenly a little curious... The relationship between the two of you is really just as simple as the adventure partners in the past?"

"Otherwise?" Byron looked at the black dragon suspiciously, "Could it be that you still think I owe her money?"

Mokrul: "..."

After being choked for a while, the young black dragon smiled and reorganized his words: "General Byron, as far as I know... your daughter is actually an adopted daughter, you have never been married, right?"

"Of course," Byron nodded nonchalantly, "it's not a secret—although I don't mind forming a family with a like-minded lady one day, it's a pity that I haven't met the right one for many years. Feelings, and in my opinion, if there is no "compatibility" in fate, a casual partner will only affect the speed of swinging the sword..."

Mokrul stared blankly at Byron's serious speech, and subconsciously thought, "You are a bachelor with a lot of theoretical knowledge"—but although he was a man who had never left Tar Lund, the "lower dragon clan" who only rely on synergists and immersive entertainment to survive every day, also knows the basic rules of getting along at this time. After swallowing the words in his heart, the black dragon showed a slightly stiff smile : "What you said... makes a lot of sense."

"That's right. I have always understood a lot of truths. If you encounter emotional troubles in the future, you can ask me anytime." Byron smiled and patted the young black dragon's arm without self-knowledge. When the other party responded, his eyes fell on the land that was gradually approaching in the distance. At this moment, the coastline that was originally far away has gradually entered the distance that ordinary people can clearly see, but under the bright sky and today's relative In the fairly clear background of the sky, the scene of the details of the broken coast finally fell into the eyes of many sailors on the Cold Winter.

The fragmented cliffs in the distance, the crystal-like tidal flats nearby, the energy rifts and unstable magic vortices visible to the naked eye in the mid-air of the offshore area, as well as the floating islands with obvious gravity anomalies and floating around. Stone, this is a scene that would never appear in a normal natural environment - even the eloquent bard in the tavern and Mr. Film, who has become famous in the imperial capital in the past two years, dare not adopt this setting easily .

"My God..." Byron stared dumbfounded at the approaching anomalous coast, and said to Mokrul beside him after a long time, "Although I don't want to comment on what happened to other people's hometowns, the place you live in now The place is too evil...Are you really sure that the magic vortexes and space rifts that can be seen with the naked eye will not kill you?"

"Frankly speaking... not long ago they were all deadly," Mokrul hesitated and sighed, "but now we have successfully closed or calmed down most of the too dangerous magic vortices and cracks, and will Those areas that cannot be closed temporarily are classified as dangerous areas, and there are obvious marks on the coast, and there are usually dragons patrolling and guarding them. But after all, we have limited manpower, and we cannot guarantee whether unconfirmed cracks or energy surges will suddenly appear in the wilderness, so we It is necessary to establish an adventurer management center and use a strict 'graded access' system to restrict the scope of activities of adventurers... This is all to reduce the occurrence of accidental casualties."

"Really? I thought this system was just to charge extra handling fees and management fees," Byron said casually, and then looked up at the direction of the Mary on the ice, "but we don't have to worry too much, although many Everyone thinks that adventurers and mercenaries belong to the creatures that "want money but not life", but in fact, this kind of motley crew cherishes their lives more than anyone else when conditions permit. After all, only by living for a long time can they make money for a long time Pound and Final... As long as you know the consequences of running around, I believe that most adventurers will strictly abide by the regulations of the management center."

At this point, he paused, stroked his unshaven chin and continued: "Unless they meet the kind of adventurers who don't want money or life, they will risk themselves... But how is it possible?"

Mokrul looked at Byron and suddenly laughed too: "Yes, how is that possible?"

One man and one dragon stood on the high bow deck of the Winter, looking at each other and smiling, so this cutting-edge battleship was filled with a happy air, just like the bright sunshine that Tarrond was bathing in at this moment.

At the same time, a large group of people gathered on the deck of the Ice Mary. The adventurers who had been bored in the cabin for too many days became excited under the stimulation of the two elements of the New World and dragons. Gathered on the deck, discussing the floating islands and the energy turbulence in mid-air while looking at the mainland in the distance, these "warriors" who always like to brag about themselves as if they can save the world are seeing those The anti-gravity boulders that are bigger than the castle and the unstable cracks that are bursting with lightning have unanimously shown reason and calmness that is worthy of boasting. Their views are very synchronized:

As long as you can have a grain of peanuts while drinking, you must never get close to those stones and arcs in a fever-there are endless treasures in this unknown land, but the life after drinking may not be enough.

Mordir, who had completely recovered from the previous phantom, was also mixed in the crowd. He tried his best (mainly relying on the appearance of an old man and his agility than a thief) to squeeze to the front At this moment, he is looking at those bizarre scenes on the coast with his eyes shining. Those supernatural phenomena that are rarely seen in Loren Continent made the old mage very happy——

"Miss Laura, have you seen those energy turbulence and space gaps?" He excitedly said to the young hunter who squeezed forward with him, "I plan to have a chance to study how they are formed... "

The huntress' eyes widened in an instant, and she turned her head to look at the "Mr. Adventurer" who said something astonishing again, with a look of horror on her face.

……

The ocean-going fleet from the continent of Loren finally completed their extraordinary first voyage. As the brilliance of the giant sun gradually began to tilt towards the coast, these mechanical behemoths made of steel also completed their last voyage after entering the port area. Slowing down, with the joint efforts of the underwater Naga technicians, the siren navigator who manipulated the waves, and the ship mechanics, a total of nine giant ships finally landed on the temporary pier outside Binhai County without incident.

This seaport is one of the biggest construction achievements of the dragons in Binhai County in recent times-in the case of a severe shortage of labor, Calador dispatched almost one-third of the construction force of the entire town to complete this huge lack of experience, lack of technical guidance, and lack of engineering equipment, the dragons almost entirely relied on their tyrannical physical strength and fangs and claws to prepare docks that meet the docking conditions for those warships and cargo ships. It is worthwhile for them to work overtime during this time.

When the first large cargo ship "Grey Mountain Knight" docked smoothly and opened the cover of its No. [-] water-proof storage amid the cheers of the crew and the giant dragon on the shore, mountains of dehydrated grains were reflected in Calado In Er's eyes.

That is a "large amount" of food for a giant dragon.

On a high ground near the harbor, Melita Purnia and Noretta stood side by side, looking at the bustling scene on the pier. After a while, Melita murmured softly: "Cecil's Rice is a good thing..."

"Although I don't know why you are so fond of Cecil's rice, I still have to say something," Noretta shook her head aside, "There are indeed a lot of things brought by these ships, but in fact, if It is still not enough to alleviate the current food shortage in Agondor... It may only be relieved for a while, but it is certainly not enough for us to support the greenhouse farms on several nearby islands to obtain harvests. After all... the consumption of the dragon body The food is not a small amount, and now except for a few severely disabled dragons, most dragons are doing high-intensity physical labor in the form of their bodies.

"Furthermore... Now, even Speaker Andal is not sure whether the farms we have opened up on the nearby islands will have enough harvest. After all, the life dome based on dragon language runes has been a technology for many years. Some young dragons don't even have much experience in tending crops."

"Of course, but these ships are the first batch, and the materials prepared by various countries will continue to gather in Beigang, and the number will be more than the first batch," Melita said, "The main significance of this fleet is to verify Whether this route is feasible is to verify whether the existing magical mechanical ships are sufficient to undertake the task of sending a large amount of supplies to Tarrond... As long as they can reach the port of Binhai County safely, this task will be considered a success."

"That's true..." Noretta nodded thoughtfully, and then couldn't help but sigh, "Dozens of countries have given their all to help... It's not easy to repay this kind of favor."

"Survival is the first priority, and the rest of the things can be considered slowly after ensuring survival," Melita smiled lightly, and said softly, "Okay, we have seen the dragonborn and human fleets arrive at the Tower Errond Continent, next... it's time for the two of us to set off for the human kingdom."

Chapter 1152 Another Wind Direction

In the early morning, Green, the tower keeper, woke up to the sound of a low-pitched mechanical device. The sunlight was pouring into the room through the crystal glass window on the side of the tower lounge, and the decorative iron lace on the window frame cast its rays on the floor. There are lines of light and dark, the clear sky in the distance is vast and cloudless, and the mechanical antenna dish on the top floor of the Luan hub is turning at an angle, and the bony and high alloy skeleton slowly moves past the window, cutting out the sky. Several clever geometric patterns.

"It's not bad, it's good weather... The weather forecast of the mages is getting more and more accurate."

The tower keeper squinted his eyes and looked at the sky outside, and he breathed a deep sigh of relief after muttering softly, then he put on a loose and cool thin shirt, roughly adjusted his personal image, then turned and left the room—the upper area The mechanical turntable and the linkage mechanism made a reassuring low sound. Accompanied by the sound he was accustomed to, he walked through a short corridor and a short set of steps, and came to the nearby equipment room. A blond man in a brown shirt The young man was sitting in front of the magic net terminal, concentrating on the jumping numbers on the holographic projection, and the latest newspapers and periodicals that had been neatly cut were stacked in front of the printing device next to him.

The young man's name is Ron, and he is Green's colleague. He is another tower guard of this tower. It hasn't been long since he was transferred, but his down-to-earth, diligent and lovable personality has already given the The "old staff" left a deep and good impression.

"Ah, Mr. Green," the blond boy in front of the magic net terminal heard the movement from the door, and smiled after seeing who was coming, "It's not time for shift change yet, you got up so early?"

"Regular work and rest is good for the body—especially for a middle-aged person like me who is no longer young," Greene greeted the young man with a smile, "Wickson hasn't come back yet?"

"He came back just now, but soon went out again with two technicians - the readings of the secondary hub in Keshen Town are a bit abnormal, and a nearby factory reported that they have not received any information from the factory since yesterday. Luan has sent the signal, and Vixen thinks that the thunderstorm yesterday may have damaged the secondary hub, and he wants to check the situation himself. By the way, he drove the gray magic vehicle away."

"It seems that the thunderstorm yesterday was more powerful than we imagined," Green said casually, and came to the magic network terminal, and found at a glance that the neatly cut newspapers and periodicals printed out by networked printers had been I flipped through it, and someone marked one of the pages with a red pen, "Is there anything interesting in the newspaper, Ron?"

"Ah, I was just about to say it," the young man named Ron suddenly showed a pleasant and mysterious smile, "Do you still remember the 'monitoring project' that Vixen has been paying attention to? It is the general hub of various places. The project that has a listening station seems to have made great progress recently. It is said that a mysterious signal has been received, and scholars have spent a lot of space discussing this matter! There is not only one issue of the newspaper here... ..."

Green didn't pay much attention to the monitoring project, but he was already interested enough by Ron's excited tone at the moment, and before the young man finished speaking, he had already picked up the stack of printing paper that still smelled of ink Come.

The first thing that catches the eye is a very eye-catching bold headline: "Among the vast stars, is it possible that there are creatures that can think rationally like us?" "

This is... what kind of question?

The eyes of the tower keeper were instantly attracted by this wonderful title. From being a scribe for the nobles in his youth to becoming a tower keeper at the hub of the magic net in his middle age, the things he has seen and experienced in half his life are not too much. Little, but he'd never heard of such a thing, never heard anyone ask such a question... Among the stars... Why would anyone think so about what happened among the stars?Even discussing this matter seriously?

According to what the priests said... between the stars, shouldn't that be the direction of the kingdom of heaven?

Green frowned subconsciously, looked down again with confusion, and found that the entire page of the newspaper was almost devoted to this issue, and on the subsequent pages, there were even more eye-catching, perplexing and curious Yet another title: "From caves to plains, from feet to distances—Mr. Morgan Hugo, the royal astrologer, takes you to understand the "breadth" of the world"

Ron's voice came from the side: "These are very interesting - although they seem to be dry academic discussion articles, they are surprisingly easy to understand. I have never seen them in any newspaper or magazine. A similar theory about the starry sky above my head, but I heard it from my teacher, the land under our feet is actually a planet, we revolve around the sun, the sun revolves around 'Ao', and Every flickering point of light in the universe may be a similar celestial system..."

Hearing Ron's exuberant narration, Greene could only simply say a few perfunctory words—what young people pay attention to and accept seems to be somewhat different from that of a middle-aged man. Although he himself has received a complete general education and literacy courses, but for these knowledge that sounded "far away from life", his attention was obviously not as high as that of Ron, who was just in his early twenties, and it was naturally extremely difficult to keep up with the topic at this time.

At the same time, his eyes quickly scanned some irrelevant reports, advertisements, and trivial matters in the newspaper, and a "Cecile Weekly" that was pressed below entered his sight. As expected, He also saw a title similar to the previous two articles: "The Celestial Scale in the Eyes of Master Kamel-Knowledge and Wisdom from the Age of Gondor".And in the follow-up part of this article, he also saw a propaganda, which mentioned that in order to further improve the knowledge literacy of the whole people and enrich the reading enjoyment of citizens, the Supreme Government Office of the Empire has issued a new periodical, the main content of which is Popularization of knowledge in the field of astrology...

Looking at those clear and sharp letters, Ge Lin's heart suddenly moved, and immediately spread out several newspapers on the table, and quickly flipped through their main pages and bold and emphasized headlines, so a lot of newspapers looked different. However, academic, interesting and popular or discussion articles with high consistency in substantive content came into his eyes.

The tower keeper looked at these newspapers and smiled. Experience has already made a judgment-it seems that the Supreme Government Office has some "big plan". These newspapers should only be the first step. There will probably be new programs related to it, right?

It may be difficult for ordinary people to feel the emergence of this "wind direction" from the limited media they are in daily contact with, but a tower guard who sits at an information hub in an area can very keenly sense the release of certain signals in advance. Of course, such The premise is that there must be enough work experience. Green himself is a very experienced tower keeper, and the young Ron... obviously didn't think so much.

"Mr. Green," Ron also noticed the senior's sudden action, he was a little startled, and couldn't help asking, "Did something happen?"

"It's nothing, it's not a bad thing anyway, you'll understand if you stay here for two more years," Green said with a smile, and while talking casually, he turned his attention to the marked page of the newspaper again. Only then did I notice that the content of this edition is not academic or knowledge popularization articles, but a special piece of news and a publicity draft with the nature of "private recruitment".