Sword of Dawn

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"The information you provided was of great help, but the godly mutagen showed abnormally high activity, resulting in a decline in the mutant's ability to respond to commands and maintain sanity. We need to confirm that it is a normal phenomenon caused by the difference in the environment inside and outside the wasteland, Or there is an error in the information you provided.”

"There is no problem with the information we provided," said one of the men in black, "but those are the original materials in the wasteland environment. You really should make specific adjustments for the environment outside the wasteland. We can help with this. "

The woman in the priest's dress nodded solemnly: "This is the best—the Grand Priest will remember your contributions, and everyone will never forget the efforts and sacrifices you made in the wasteland."

The leader of the man in black seemed to pull out a stiff smile, and a hoarse voice came out of his dry throat: "This is the sacrifice that a martyr should make, Ms. Bertila Augustus."

"I don't use that surname anymore," the woman frowned immediately, "You should know."

"...Ah, sorry, I forgot. The wasteland environment makes it difficult for us to concentrate..."

Not far away, Gawain's eyes suddenly widened.

Bertila Augustus! !

He knew the name, he "remembered" the name, and he finally knew why it felt familiar after hearing that woman's voice! !

And at this moment, he also remembered that he had heard the name "Beltera" when he learned about the information about the End of All Things from Pittman - but at that time he only thought it was the same name, because the similar name It was not uncommon in the northern region or the northwest region of Typhon, but now he suddenly realized... this "Beltera" was the one he knew from memory.

Bertila Augustus, younger sister of Roland Augustus, the founding king of Typhon.

And, 700 years ago, the northern druid sect recognized...the saint.

She is alive today? !

In this intense astonishment, Gao Wen finally lost control of his aura slightly, and in a short moment, his carefully hidden aura leaked out a little.

And it was the exposure of the breath at this moment that made the two elf sisters who had not spoken much, as if they were serving as guards or sentries, alerted. They warned in unison: "There is a problem-terminate contact!"

It can no longer be hidden.

Gao Wen immediately made a judgment, and realized that even if he got away now, he had greatly aroused the vigilance of these Doomsday believers—they knew that their contacts had been overheard, and that their secrets had been exposed.

They must not let them know that their secrets were exposed to Gawain Cecil!

At this moment, Gao Wen made a decision in his mind. He realized that this spiritual space was not created by the Eternal Sleeper, but that these believers of the death of all things were using some kind of "friendship sponsorship" device of the Eternal Sleeper to connect, so he did not Without hesitation, he created a new image for himself, then lifted his invisibility, and strode forward.

Bertila Augustus watched in astonishment as a tall and familiar figure appeared in the air. Even she exclaimed a word at this moment: "...Brother?!"

But then she reacted: "No - who are you?!"

Chapter 0593 Dislocation

The moment Bertila Augustus exclaimed, Gawain's suspicion was confirmed.

The strange-looking woman in front of her was indeed the "old friend" in her memory, Princess Typhon 700 years ago, and the recognized saint among the northern druid factions.

However, she has completely changed her appearance and identity, and only part of her voice and soul remain unchanged.

She really lived 700 years! !And became a high-ranking member of the Death of All Things Society! !

All the chaotic thoughts flashed by in an instant, but Gawain's expression did not change at all. He strode towards Bertila—in this space supported by the power of dreams, he shaped himself into Typhon The appearance of the founding king, Roland Augustus.

However, it is clear that Bertila was not deceived by this "phantom" with her brother's face on her face. She still remembers that this is an illusion space created by mental projection, and everything she sees may not be real—especially The elder brother who died under the Sentinel Tower 700 years ago was resurrected from the dead.

She didn't know who was making this farce, but it was obvious that this contact, which should have been kept strictly confidential, had been targeted.

She stared at the approaching tall figure, and at the same time seemed to be ready to face it: "Who are you?!"

"You really let me down," Gawain responded indifferently. At the same time, he raised his right hand high, and a silver-white long sword flashing with lightning appeared in his hand, "You actually walked on this road!"

He knew that he had aroused Bertila's anger, and he was ready to fight openly - on the battlefield of the spiritual world, he was not afraid of any form of confrontation, especially when the opponent obviously relied on magical rituals or props Novices who can only enter the "Dreamland", if they can take this opportunity to leave the minds of the opponent or the people around them, they will definitely gain a lot of information.

Bertila opened her hands, and a seemingly invisible wind began to surge around her. The two elves also began to chant ancient and mysterious spells, arousing the power of magic, and those shriveled figures in black robes raised their hands high Lifting arms as skinny as firewood, brewing their respective strengths.

Gao Wen raised the long sword - the saber of the founding king of Tifeng in the past, roaring thunderously, and at the same time a slight smile was brewing at the corner of his mouth.

These people are indeed novices in the dream world, they don't understand the fighting rules of this spiritual world at all.

The power of mind and spirit is the real power here, and superficial magic or moves are nothing but illusions in dreams.

In the next second, Bertila's figure suddenly disappeared from his eyes.

The figures of the elf sisters disappeared immediately after.

Several skinny figures in black robes also quickly disappeared.

The smile on the corner of Gao Wen's mouth froze, and after a short breath, he woke up suddenly.

He woke up from the couch at the pinnacle base, he saw the familiar prefabricated roof and the dim light of street lamps spilling into the house from the window, and Amber's soft snoring sound was coming from the next door.

Gao Wen: "??"

He was taken aback for a moment before he realized what had happened - he was a dish, but he was not stupid.

They unplugged the network cable...

Gao Wen turned over from the bed and sat up. He did not indulge too much in this little setback, but quickly analyzed the precious information intercepted tonight.

This was a random entry by mistake, and after suffering this loss, I am afraid that the end of all things will not give him a second chance to intercept information. He must be cautious and cherish what he hears and sees. information.

Bertila Augustus has survived to this day—considering her Archdruid abilities and the policy of the End of All Things Council, which has been making trouble for hundreds of years, she should have used some kind of forbidden technique to keep her alive , rather than being unveiled in recent years like myself.Although I didn't see it clearly just now, it seems that Bertila's appearance has changed not only her appearance, but her body also seems to be different... Gawain recalled that he seemed to see vines or roots under Bertila's skirt weird things.

She fell along with the group of druids who had entered the peak of the ancestors back then, and became one of the high priests of the cult.

There are two elves with her, and they should also be priests of the death of all things with similar identities.

Those shriveled and weird "people" in black robes are the targets of the end of all things that will send signals into the wasteland. No matter what they are, they are obviously active in that wasteland... and they are collecting information, Constantly passed on to compatriots outside.

They mentioned something called "Abominable Mutagen", and this phrase was deeply imprinted in Gawain's memory.

This is probably what those cultists have been doing all along, and it is their goal!

They know the evil!They are studying the abomination!

This originated from the Gondor Empire 1000 years ago. It was the product of the ultimate plan to allow humans to survive the crisis of the magic tide. Gao Wen thought that all the information about them had been annihilated in the long river of history, annihilated in the thousand-year blockade of the rebellious fortress In the past, I didn't expect it to be secretly circulated all the time!What do those cultists want to do?Want to complete the unfinished business of the ancient Gondor Empire?

Is this the "great evolution" that Pittman once mentioned, the pursuit of death believers?

Wait, the goal of those cultists should not be as simple as completing a biochemical experiment. The reason why cultists are called cultists is that they not only dare to think, but also dare to do... If they really reproduce the god evil, then they will definitely find a way to spread it everywhere, only in this way can the so-called... great evolution be realized.

What Gao Wen is most grateful for now is that his previous response was correct: he did not expose himself, but used the image of "Roland Augustus" to disturb the sight, and at the same time, he set up another Smoke bomb - he believed that if this smoke bomb was applied properly, it would definitely have more unexpected effects.

But we must also consider the possibility of the smoke bomb being seen through. After all, that Bertila Augustus was a very smart woman back then, and the smoke bomb I set up in a hurry was not very clever... Maybe I should think about it from the eternal sleeper. Way to do some cover up and arrange...

While thinking about it, Gao Wen perfected his aftermath plan, so as not to expose himself and not let others know that he has the ability to access the network of the Eternal Sleeper.

It’s just that I don’t know what kind of actions the end of all things will take after this serious change... They may hide it more carefully, or they may start some actions in advance, and the latter is actually better—— In this way, they may expose their feet and be eliminated in advance.

……

In the territory of Ansu, in the depths of the underground palace, Bertila fought against the uncomfortable dizziness and the sense of soul stripping, and quickly woke up from the sequelae of mind projection.

She raised her head and saw that the elf twins also woke up one after the other, and looked at herself almost at the same time.

"Psychic projection is not safe, our communication has been eavesdropped." She said with a gloomy face.

The elf twins responded at the same time: "Fortunately, we haven't started talking about more confidential and important information. The eavesdroppers can't grasp our next actions."

"The important thing is who it is," Bertila said in a deep voice, "he pretended to be Roland..."

"Actually...we sensed a breath," the elf twins said, "that was the power fluctuation after using the secret technique of eternal sleep. Although we were in the state of mind projection at the time, we had a lot of dealings with the eternal sleepers, and we are more familiar with their dreams. The feeling of exerting power in it.”

"Sure enough, it's those cowardly people who weave hallucinations and indulge in dreams." Bertila's eyes became colder and colder. "I knew a long time ago that those who are intoxicated by dreams are not worthy of trust..."

But then, she woke up from her anger, relying on regulating her own nerves and hormones, she forced herself to think calmly.

"Even those eternal sleepers who are intoxicated in dreams... are not reckless and idiots, they will not eavesdrop in such a stupid way, let alone be caught by us...the mind projection device is made by them, if they If you really want to make some small moves, you can directly use the magic device..."

Thinking of this, she raised her head and looked at the Elf Twins: "Contact the Eternal Sleepers directly, tell them about the problems with the mind projection device, and tell them that outsiders may be invading the device—see what they will say."

Blind doubt or suspicion is foolish, and blind trust is equally foolish.

Asking directly is better than hiding it. She chooses to communicate directly with the Eternal Sleeper. If there is really an outsider playing tricks, then the "expert" Eternal Sleeper will definitely be able to find the other party faster than herself. This kind of stupid thing... so direct confrontation can expose them even more.

The day of great evolution is approaching, and she must eliminate hidden dangers as soon as possible.

……

Deep in the wasteland, the creeping forest began to move again.

Those weird trees with countless roots and branches and distorted faces squirmed forward in the night. The speed of their movement did not seem fast, but in fact it was far faster than human feet. It didn't take long. This creeping forest gradually crossed the effective range of spiritual projection.

"An accident..." The giant tree headed by it murmured in a deep and chaotic voice, full of disdain, "It has nothing to do with the overall situation."

……

Gao Wen waited patiently until the next morning.

After knowing what Gao Wen experienced in the dream last night, Amber was stunned.

For this half-elf who served as his own bodyguard, was in charge of the intelligence department, and already knew a lot of secrets, Gawain did not hide his experience, and what shocked Amber the most was the "ancient man" Bertila Augustus. exist.

"That Bertila is a human being who has lived for 700 years?! And she looks alive and kicking now?!" The half-elf lady stared at Gawain, "You still knew her back then? Even very familiar?"

"I know her brother very well. For quite a long time—at least five years, she also called me brother." Gawain looked at the obviously over-excited half-elf in front of him, not understanding that this guy was hearing this information Why was she so excited after that, even though she should be interested in the information as the leader of the intelligence, the light in this guy's eyes was a bit too obvious, "But that was all back then, now things are different— —she is one of the leaders of the cult, and the cult obviously wants to do something, and that's the crux of the matter."

But Amber obviously didn't care much about the key to this question, because her next sentence was: "Then is she one of the more than 80 princesses?"

Gao Wen was stunned to react for more than 20 seconds before he remembered that he should slap the half-elf into the wall.

However, Amber, who was full of a sense of crisis, had already sensed the murderous aura and jumped two meters away.

"You should be concerned about something serious." Gao Wen gave this guy a hard look, and then his face straightened. "Go and watch at the door. I want to contact the mainland, and I won't see outsiders for the time being."

He wanted to use the established magic net connection to contact Hetty in Cecil City and make some arrangements in advance.

——When more data transfers are required, multi-person meetings or experiments are required, the mind network and origin space are relatively easy to use, but when information needs to be conveyed as soon as possible, the magic net terminal is still more convenient than the immersion cabin that needs to be prepared in advance .As for the degree of security of the two, in this era when there is only one magic network communication technology, they are actually the same, as long as people are prevented from eavesdropping.

The Magic Network communication terminal placed next to the desk and dedicated to Gao Wen was activated quickly. Relying on the relay devices installed at several forward bases and "Black Forest Highway" along the way, clear and powerful communication signals spanned the distance of space. , brought the distant sound and image closer to Gao Wen.

Heidi's figure appeared in the holographic projection - with a little black eye.

It doesn't look like it was painted...

She seems to be very busy recently, so that she compresses the rest time.

Gao Wen couldn't help but feel a little concern and worry, as well as a sense of guilt.

Because he will arrange more work for Hetty next...

Chapter 0594 Early Warning

After confirming the security of the communication, Gawain did not hide the situation from Heidi, but directly mentioned the information about the Eternal Sleeper that he had intercepted in his dream.

This situation obviously surprised Hetty who was opposite the communicator.

"...They should be researching gods and evils, and they are most likely looking for opportunities to release them. Most of the so-called great evolution they are pursuing is to turn people into monsters," Gawain said slowly. "Currently we I don't have the ability to go deep into the wasteland to find out the situation, and I don't know how the members of the End of Everything survived in the wasteland environment. At this stage, I mainly focus on those believers who are hidden in the human world...

"There is no need to issue additional warnings to the Royal Capital and the Eastern Territory...

"Pay attention to all merchants and migrants from the northern regions, strengthen quarantine and magical inspection, and set up more magic induction towers at the border...

"Order Baisha Mining Company to monitor the area along the Baisha Hills to Solingburg, focusing on collecting clues about plague, missing persons, cult rituals, etc., and report immediately if there is any situation."

Gawain arranged Heidi's next tasks one by one, and the work content gradually became clear.

He originally wanted to send another warning letter to the capital and the East Territory, but in the end he decided not to issue more warnings——

First, he understands the efficiency and disposition of those traditional nobles in the north. He had just issued a warning a few days ago, and more warning letters at this moment will not improve the effect; second, he has no way to send them to The letter from the North described the actions of the cultist in too much detail. He could not explain the source of his intelligence. Instead, he would make all things die realize that it was Gawain Cecil who eavesdropped on their communications, and indirectly made the eternal sleepers realize that Loopholes in the psychic network and the invasion of rogues from outside the territory; thirdly...he believed in his own team more than he believed in the action of the northern nobles.

He will then ask Amber to select excellent officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and cooperate with the intelligence system of the Cecil Chamber of Commerce in the Holy Spirit Plain to directly collect and monitor information on the activities of cultists in the northern region. They are good hands. If they find the traces of the cultists, they only need to make things big and they will naturally attract the attention of the local lords. This is the best way to get those inefficient traditional nobles to act. .

But if this still can't prevent the destruction of the cultists from expanding... then Gawain can only let the northern nobles ask for their own blessings.

The power of the Principality of Cecil is limited, and the influence of Duke Cecil is also limited. Sending out the alarm, sending intelligence personnel to carry out investigation activities, and putting pressure on the royal family and the Eastern Territory are already the limit of what he can do. He has no legal power, let alone the ability to directly intervene in the Holy Spirit Plain or the situation in the Eastern Territory. Even if he does intervene, it is more likely that the situation that has finally calmed down will be detonated in an instant, and the Principality of Cecil will also be involved in the civil war. in the vortex.

At that time, the project of repairing and strengthening the magnificent wall will definitely be over, and this is the most unbearable price.

Hetty listened to the arrangement of the ancestor one by one, she could hear the limitations of these measures, and could understand the concerns of the ancestor.

After all, the Principality of Cecil is only a principality, and there is no way to reach out to the northern region.

After arranging these things, Gao Wen thought briefly, the expression on his face did not ease at all, but was more serious than before.

Heti paid attention to the changes in the ancestor's expression, and asked cautiously: "Are you worried that the conspiracy of the end of all things... will be more serious than spreading the plague?"

Gao Wen nodded solemnly: "They are not just a cult organization."

In the minds of most ordinary people, the Doom Society is just a cult group, something mixed between country horror stories, wizard legends, and myths and strange tales. Wen doesn't think so.This is a dark sect "of the same age" as the human kingdoms. It has a profound foundation, a vast power, masters inscrutable biochemical technology, and plots obscure dark conspiracies. The aristocratic ruling class, in terms of the strength and centralization of the country in this era, a dark sect like the Death of All Things can almost subvert the order of the kingdom.

"They have been hiding in the shadow of the Anzu civil war. There are their shadows in the east, their shadows on the battlefield, and even I suspect that Typhon's actions against Anzu also have their shadows," Gawain continued, "So, we have to look at them at a higher level and make a higher level arrangement."

Hetty seemed to smell a breath of iron and fire from Gawain's attitude, which made her subconsciously hold her breath: "...you mean..."