Sword of Dawn

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"Ah, my dear son, have you finally decided to return to our big family?"

Then Marjorie turned into George Augustus: "What a day to celebrate!"

"It's too early for you to celebrate." Rosetta glanced at the oil painting indifferently, "Keep quiet on the sidelines."

The dangling figure on the oil painting suddenly became blurred, but the deep and overlapping voice outside the study door let out a chuckle: "It's really full of confidence, but it's not that simple to ask the gods for knowledge... But no matter Anyway, I'm quite happy.

"Ask questions, and I'll be happy to answer anything—if you're willing to listen."

Chapter 0932 Joint Plan

As the frosty moon entered the second half of the month, Aldernan ushered in a rare sunny day. When the mist dissipated, the sunshine that had not favored the imperial capital for a long time shone into the city. Suddenly there was some natural light besides the magic lights—the sunlight passed through the ancient crystal narrow windows, casting slanted beams of light between the walls and the roof, and they floated on the portraits hanging on the inside of the corridor. On the face, there are distinct light and shadows on the faces of those long-dead faces who once brought glory to the association.

However, those who hurried past the light and shadow obviously had no time to enjoy the long-lost warm sunshine.

Magicians wearing all kinds of robes are hurrying along the corridors. These wise figures who have a detached position in the human social structure are now more or less worried, and the people who used to love to chat most are now Lost the interest in chatting with others, the most optimistic and cheerful person is now tense - the people in this building are still maintaining their daily work and maintaining the operation of the association, but apart from these things, they Obviously, he was in no mood to think about other things.

Wearing a black robe, Daniel hunched his body and walked among these people. His gait was no different from that of the past. As an old mage who was usually gloomy, he was always very eye-catching when he walked into the association in the past. However, today Almost everyone is gloomy, but here he seems to be in harmony with the surrounding atmosphere.

The old mage raised his head and glanced, his eyes swept over those "colleagues" who looked worried, and there seemed to be a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.

Of course he knew why these people were worried. As early as two days ago, he knew the truth behind everything. It was an unimaginable truth. Even when he first learned everything, he couldn't help but tremble, but now he He has calmed down a long time ago, and he can still watch the behavior of these mediocre people with a cold eye.

A god has "fallen", and the situation is under the control of the master. The divine residue left by the goddess of magic is still sealed in the neural network in the form of an experimental specimen. He went to see it last night as a researcher... nothing big deal.

Daniel walked through the oppressive corridor and entered the main mage tower of the association. Without anyone notifying him, he came to the study of the association's president, Windsor Mapel.

The oak door driven by the magic mechanism opened to both sides with a slight creaking sound. Daniel stepped into the room. He saw his former apprentice sitting behind the large desk, seemingly concentrating on some documents. There was no one else in the outer room, only a golem who didn't look very smart was cleaning the dust on the bookshelf.

Sensing the breath of entering the room, Windsor Mapel immediately looked up from the file, and a smile appeared on her face after seeing Daniel: "Mentor, you are here."

"I don't like to come to this place, it's full of stupid faces here," Daniel muttered, looking for a place to sit in the study, "You better have a good reason worth my visit—I'm Put down the experiment at hand."

"Of course, I won't disturb you for nothing." Windsor Maple has long been accustomed to the mentor's unforgiving way of speaking, and her tone is still gentle. "You must also know the panic in the association recently—the goddess of magic The situation is different, which makes all magicians feel uneasy."

Daniel raised his eyelids and glanced at Windsor: "Don't tell me that you are also among the frightened people-I don't remember that you are a devout person."

"Of course, I haven't been greatly affected. I still remember what you taught back then—magicians are seekers of truth, and what we should rely on most is the wisdom and spirit of exploration of mortals, rather than the grace of a certain god. "Windsor nodded, "But many mages other than me have been affected. Although there have been no incidents of backlash due to mental instability, the abnormal situation of the goddess of magic has affected the mentality of most people, and it has caused a lot of damage. Indirectly affected the progress of many researches..."

Daniel frowned: "I have been out of the association for many years, do you think I will come back to care about the mental state of those people?"

"Of course I know this, but this matter is not only the association's own business, it affects all magicians, and even all spellcasters who have a shallow belief in the goddess of magic, and our majesty needs the ability to have Prestige mages are stepping up and doing something to... quell this storm."

While speaking, Windsor Mapel handed the document she was reading to her tutor. The document flew up under the magic power, and fell lightly in front of Daniel.

"What is this?" Daniel asked casually as he took the document with a look of curiosity on his face.

"Before you start reading, I would like to give you...a reminder," Windsor said with a solemn expression, "What I want to tell you is confidential information, it may be unbelievable, but this information is His Majesty's It was delivered directly to me, and His Majesty has personally vouched for its credibility, so please be prepared to..."

Daniel had some weird feelings in his heart, but he still maintained his expressionless posture and said casually, "You know I don't like charades."

"Okay," Windsor Mapel took a breath, with an unprecedentedly serious expression, and said every word, "The goddess of magic...may have fallen."

Daniel: "..."

That's right, what's the matter, I found out two days ago, yesterday I was studying ashes with my colleagues as a teacher, and the word "fallen" is not accurate, strictly speaking, it's just a fake death...

"Are you serious?" Daniel raised his eyebrows, after a short and reasonable astonishment, he showed a look of surprise, and expressed the questioning attitude that should be expected in this situation, "Although I have taught you not to Too god-fearing, but it's not a good subject for a joke either."

"I knew you would have such an attitude," Windsor Mapel still maintained a serious expression, "but this news is absolutely true, although I don't know how to verify whether a god has really fallen, But our Majesty obviously has a way to confirm this."

Daniel stared at Windsor quietly for a few seconds, then looked away and looked at the document in his hand.

The content inside is the text of the proposed announcement about the fall of the goddess of magic, and a plan-and Daniel is no stranger to them.

"We will announce this news at the same time as the Cecil Empire - in this regard, His Majesty has reached an agreement with neighboring countries. For this, we need a group of mages and scholars who are prestigious enough and have influence in all walks of life Come and do this, and your prestige and influence in the field of magic technology is unquestionable," Windsor Mapel said solemnly, "After this, there will be a grand ceremony, this ceremony……"

"This ceremony will settle everything, and the fall of the goddess of magic will no longer be a chaos, but a conclusion." Daniel said, interrupting Windsor's words.

This is the master's plan, which was decided two days ago, but at that time, it seemed that this plan was only limited to the Cecil Empire.

But now it seems that the master has successfully persuaded the ruler of Typhon and pushed this matter to the territory of Typhon - this is of course a good thing, because the Typhon Empire has the largest number of mage groups in the world. If the master's plan also works here, then this "final conclusion" action will undoubtedly have better results.

Windsor didn't know what was going on in her mentor's mind, and of course it was impossible to know that her mentor had already known most of the situation two days ago, but she was not surprised by what her mentor said—a sharp-eyed and experienced Of course, the rich old man can see through the meaning behind this matter. If the mentor cannot understand why the rulers of the two empires have gone to such lengths to do this matter, then there is a problem.

She looked at her mentor and asked with some expectation: "So... what is your wish?"

"Of course, I am very happy," Daniel sent the paper back with a smile on his face, "I am happy to serve His Majesty—and this matter itself seems to be somewhat meaningful."

……

"Typhon responded positively to our signal, including the joint announcement on the fall of the goddess of magic and the corresponding farewell ceremony," Gawain looked at Amber beside him, with a slight smile on his face, "I still I thought Rosetta would consider it for a longer period of time—after all, this is information from his 'opponent', and it also involves very dangerous gods."

"Typhon's Church of the God of War is already very pessimistic. Rosetta certainly doesn't want the matter of the goddess of magic to create a second wave of crisis. The plan you gave is the most effective way to calm the incident and stabilize the situation. I accept your invitation It's only good for him," Amber said casually, "As for why he replied so quickly... It's really surprising, but I think he should have his own source of information, which can confirm the authenticity of our news. false."

The cold wind in late autumn blew through the path between the flower ponds, the sun shone on her face, and the amber eyes seemed to be shining with light, which seemed to be shining brightly.

It was early morning, relatively leisure time, Gao Wen took a walk in the garden as usual, and Amber trotted beside him as usual.

The latter seemed to have gotten used to it, firstly she gave up relying on walking to keep up with Gawain's footsteps, and secondly she gave up protesting against Gawain's walking speed, anyway, running was not too difficult for her, her short legs started to twitch Still pretty fast.

"The Augustus family has been entangled with the 'curse of the gods' for 200 years. Rosetta knows the true side of the gods as well as I do. In matters involving the gods, his cooperation with us should be considered sincere," Gao Wen pointed out Nodded, "According to the plan, we will set up a temporary coordination office to ensure the smooth progress of the memorial ceremony, and at the same time increase the influence as much as possible, so that everyone can clearly know what happened, and then the news will pass through the respective countries of the two countries. The commercial network spread by merchants throughout the entire human world... even the countries of other races besides humans.

"This is the first time in history that humans have buried a god. If we can successfully turn this unbelievable thing into a 'normal thing', then other gods will have problems later, and the people will be more accepting, and there will be no So much social unrest.

"Of course, before that, we must first officially announce the news of the fall of the goddess of magic. The 'funeral' can be delayed, but the news cannot be delayed. It has been two or three days. The mages are getting more and more restless, and the restlessness will lead to gossip. After the public regards the rumors as the truth, the effect of the official release of the news will not be so good.”

"Don't worry, we're already doing it—we've summoned the most prestigious people in the mage circle, and set up an investigation team with great fanfare, and now everyone is waiting for news from the investigation team," Amber said, "the day after tomorrow they will Come to the 'investigation conclusion' and announce the news of the goddess of magic's fall together with Typhon."

As she spoke, she couldn't help showing an expression of emotion: "It's unbelievable to say this... We are actually doing this with Typhon."

"Everyone is equal in the face of divine disasters. The God of War has already had an accident. The Goddess of Magic may have sensed the crisis and chose to run away at this time. The 'countdown' may really be coming soon... It seems inevitable for the current generation. After catching up with this crisis, there may be more gods involved in accidents," Gao Wen shook his head, "In the face of this kind of disaster that crosses nationalities and races, joint action is the best choice. Typhon and Cecil This cooperation between the two is the first time, but it will not be the last...it will probably become a reference in the future."

"You plan to establish some kind of normal joint organization?" Amber guessed Gao Wen's intention almost instantly, she blinked, "A transnational organization that specializes in dealing with the affairs of gods?"

Gao Wen glanced at her in surprise: "...Your brain is becoming more and more flexible."

"of course……"

Gawain was no stranger to Amber's pride and self-satisfaction, who would poke her face at any time. At this time, ignoring her was the best way to deal with it, so he withdrew his gaze and continued to walk forward, but after just a few steps, He stopped suddenly.

Amber, who was trotting all the way behind him, suddenly hit his head on his arm.

"Oh..." the half-elf exclaimed, "Why did you stop suddenly... Eh? Acquaintance?"

A dignified and elegant figure in a lavender gauze skirt had stood in front of him at some point, smiling at Gao Wen.

"Good morning," Melita Purnia, who came on a surprise visit, bent slightly towards Gao Wen, "I hope my hasty interruption didn't cause you any trouble."

"There is no trouble, but it's quite strange that you came to me on your own initiative." Gao Wen looked up and down the other party in surprise. The agent lady still didn't wear a veil this time, and her complexion had obviously recovered completely. , I can't see the appearance of being severely injured last time - I have to say with emotion, the physique of the Dragon Clan is really good, "What's the matter?"

Melita took a small deep breath, and said solemnly: "I'm here to invite you again."

Chapter 0933 Invite again

Gawain was not surprised that My Little Pony...Melita came again. He knew that this matter would not end so easily after he rejected the "invitation" of the dragon god for the first time.It is impossible for a god to invite a mortal, this cannot be a whim, and there is absolutely no situation where you just refuse it casually and then have no more follow-up-it's just that the gods are very patient, and they don't mind waiting for a while.

The only thing that surprised him was that the second invitation came so early, and he didn't even wait for a winter.

He nodded to the agent lady in front of him, and asked casually: "Does your 'god' have any new words this time?"

"He said that you can still refuse, or postpone the visit depending on the situation. This is just a friendly invitation," Melita said solemnly, and her attitude became cautious when it came to topics involving gods. "In addition, He asked me to One more word."

"A word?" Gao Wen showed a little curiosity, "What words?"

Melita lowered her head: "...Not all gods will leave harmlessly like the goddess of magic. What binds gods and humans is not just as simple as a chain."

Gao Wen's eyes became serious for a moment.

In fact, he was already ready to refuse again, because no matter how he looked at it, he didn't have the time to go to the distant Tarrond for the appointment, and he didn't intend to take such a huge risk. However, the words relayed by Melita made him He couldn't help but feel extra turmoil in his heart—the first half of that sentence was easy to say, of course he knew that not all gods would leave harmlessly like the goddess of magic, let alone the God of War on Typhon's side now He obviously didn't intend to leave quietly, but the second half of that sentence...

It's not just as simple as a chain... There is obviously a deeper meaning in it.

Gawain frowned slightly, showing a thoughtful look, while Melita showed a slight smile: "You can think about it slowly, our God didn't ask you to give a quick answer."

Gao Wen smiled: "Then what if I don't give an accurate answer after thinking about it for a whole year?"

"Then think about it for a year," Melita said rather indifferently, "I can find a place to live nearby."

Gawain was speechless for a moment, and after a few seconds he shook his head dumbfoundingly: "...the longevity race is indeed very patient, both you and your god."

"So are you going to think about it for a year?" Melita asked curiously, "If so, I will look for a place to live later."

"Wait a minute, I'll think about it first." Gawain waved his hand, signaling Melita not to leave for the time being, and then he narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind spinning rapidly.

This is already the second time that mysterious "Dragon God" has invited him...and it is the second time with such a short interval. something...

That god seemed eager to see him, and as a god, he had even reached the point where he was a bit reckless—if certain criteria for judging the words and deeds of mortals were also valid for gods, then Gawain could almost be sure of the "dragon god" There's more to your attitude toward yourself than simply "want to talk out of curiosity."

But the key point is, a "god", a god who rules the dragon race, why does he have to meet himself, the ruler of the human world?Gao Wen didn't think he had anything to do with the other party, and he really couldn't think of anything he had that deserved the other party's attention, unless... it was related to the satellite system behind him, and the "Starter" fleet behind the satellite system.

So do you really want to go?

Gao Wen quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind. From a rational point of view, he felt that he was absolutely not suitable for a long journey at this moment, and it was a risky long journey. Rita's message to him shook his mind, and he vaguely felt... This seems to be a very critical decision, both for himself and the "Dragon God", it is very critical for the future .

This choice cannot be judged by reason and appearance alone.

The "intuition" of the legendary powerhouse must be taken seriously, and Gao Wen did not forget this, so after a moment of thinking, he breathed out slightly and began to check his other "cards".

He emptied his mind, concentrated his mind, and tried to let his senses extend infinitely to the sky, let his consciousness transcend the current body, and communicate with the "other eyes" between the stars. His spirit rose higher and higher, The senses also gradually deviated from the five human senses. Finally, after crossing a certain critical point, there was a loud noise in his mind, and the vision in front of him had changed.

He did not enter the perspective of the "satellite", but directly contacted the "sky station" above the equator.

This is quite an energy-consuming operation. He still remembers the "accident" of mental exhaustion after he accidentally forgot the time and was connected for a long time last time, so as soon as the connection was successfully established this time, he began to time in his mind and started to follow the memory at the same time. The method in mobilizes the only remaining instructions in the sky station, checks the satellites connected to the sky station, each space station, and checks the steel tombstones that have been forgotten for millions of years.

A miniature holographic projection representing all the facilities on orbit in space appeared in front of Gawain's "eyes". The flashing models on it were revolving around the planet, and almost 90.00% of the miniature models had red warning signs floating next to them. It indicates that the corresponding equipment is offline, or is on the verge of disintegration due to serious damage.

His eyes moved in this complex group of orbital facilities. Over the north pole of the planet, he saw a space station and two small satellites flying by the top of the orbit.

The planet itself is just a light blue schematic sphere, and the continent of Tarrond cannot be seen on it, but he knows that at every moment, every minute, every second, there is actually at least one orbiting star on any inch of the planet's land and ocean. The facilities are under surveillance. From a certain point of view, even the gods who descended into the world cannot escape the "sightliner" left by the sailors.

Too bad these eyeliners are not in good condition.

Gao Wen sighed slightly in his heart, and began to try to communicate with a surveillance satellite over the North Pole—it was a satellite that gave him a strong sense of familiarity. If he guessed correctly, that satellite should be the same as his own. "Ontology" has some kind of data connection, which may be the same model, or it may be located on the same channel. Among all these failed space facilities, facilities that can bring "familiarity" are most likely to be restarted online.

At least Gao Wen himself thought so.

However, after several consecutive calls, the satellite still did not respond, and there were only a few cold hints in the signal fed back by the sky station: "Target system-offline/no response. Operation-try again/no response. Facility abandoned-( Some kind of gibberish)."

It seems that it is impossible to directly spy on the situation of Tarrond through the "plug-in" of the monitoring satellite... Good ideas can only stop at ideas.

Gawain gave up the idea of ​​restarting the satellite, and then turned to test other things in the sky station, verifying more of his conjectures...

……

"What is he doing?" Melita looked curiously at Gawain who stood there for a long time, and couldn't help but whispered to Amber next to him, "Did you fall asleep standing up?"

"Don't mind, he often does this," Amber was not surprised by Gao Wen's "out-of-body" state, and casually said to the agent lady while she was skillfully acting as a guardian next to her, "He is 'deep thinking' .But sometimes I do fall asleep..."

While talking, she shook her head, but she couldn't help thinking of the first few times when Gao Wen entered this "out-of-body" state and shocked the people around him.

To be honest, at that time, even though she looked careless on the surface, she was actually really scared in her heart. The main reason was that the legendary knight who had unraveled the coffin belonged to someone who died once. No one in this world can say that someone has died What will happen to the "shelf life" after getting up again.Of course, she was so worried back then, and now Miss Amber no longer doubts the issue of Gao Wen's shelf life after the coffin was unmasked—according to her judgment, the hero who unmasked is quite healthy. You can slap her against the wall with your hands, and you are so strong that you can live another forty thousand years...

Just when Amber started to think wildly, Gawain's voice suddenly came from the side, which startled her, and also startled Melita Purnia, who had started to wander a little: "I can go .”

As Gao Wen spoke, his eyes fell on the Miss Agent in front of him.

Melita was stunned for a moment, probably because she didn't expect Gao Wen to actually agree to the invitation from Tarrond after thinking about it for a while. It took a few seconds for her to react, and she confirmed with some uncertainty: "Have you thought about it?"

"Think about it. In fact, I am also very interested in Tarrond." Gawain nodded, but then changed the topic, "But I can't leave now."

"Do you need to make some preparations?" Melita was not surprised. "Of course, I understand your identity and responsibilities. If you want to leave for a while, you really need to make good arrangements."

Gao Wen hummed: "I really need to prepare, and I still have a very important matter that I have to personally supervise. At least I can't leave until the dust settles on this matter."

Melita showed a curious look: "Important thing?"

Gawain glanced at the agent lady, and a smile appeared on his face: "It seems that you have only recently returned to the human world, otherwise you would have heard some rumors, and it would not be difficult to guess what I was talking about. "

"Ah, I did return to Loren Continent today - I didn't even stop to look for you," Melita smiled faintly, "It seems that I missed something?"

Gao Wen nodded: "The goddess of magic has fallen, and I want to personally supervise a very important funeral."

Melita: "..."

Miss Agent froze there as if petrified, and the smile on her face stopped. At this time, Amber next to her seized the opportunity and couldn't help but looked at Gao Wen and exclaimed: "You really want to go to the kingdom of dragons?" !?"

"It is necessary to go there," Gawain looked at her with a half-smile, "In a sense, this will probably be the biggest 'diplomatic progress' since the establishment of the Cecil Empire—we will establish a certain relationship with the Dragon Clan. contact."

Amber was still staring, obviously she felt that this matter could not be so simple, but before she continued to speak, Melita Purnia had already reacted from the shock, the agent lady stared at Gao Wen in a daze, and took a long time to organize Good language: "The goddess of magic has fallen?! And a funeral?!"

"You should pay attention to the newspapers in the near future," Gao Wen nodded with a smile, "there will be a lot of long-form reports."

"There is still a long report!!" Melita's eyes widened, "Is this matter still public?"