Sword of Dawn

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Opposite the gate is another experimental field?

Soldering looked at the purple steel gate in front of him with some surprise and curiosity, and immediately realized the unusualness of this so-called "shadow experiment field".

What separates the "Shadow Experimental Field" from the main body of the rebellious fortress is a "Type I gate", which is an extremely strong gate with extraordinary magic resistance that can theoretically serve as the main gate of the fortress!

With 700 years of experience accumulated from traveling around the mainland, Soldering immediately made a judgment on the door in front of him: Although the scale is very similar to the entrance and exit of a fortress, this door is probably not against the fortress. The southern border should be just a layer of extra-strengthened protective barrier. Opposite this door is another important area of ​​the rebellious fortress!

"Sir, do you want to try to open this door?" A soldier asked, a dark red light flashed in the soldier's eyepiece, "There is still magic flowing in the door, and the door does not seem to be broken."

Soldering thought for a while, then shook his head decisively: "Leave a mark on the map, leave the magic net unit and lighting here, and then return. Come back after the preparations are complete."

"Yes!"

The soldiers obeyed the order, and Soldering turned his head and took a last look at the purple steel gate.

He actually wanted to know what was on the other side of the door more than the soldiers did, but he didn't forget that this was just a rehearsal exploration mission - he led the trainers of the Iron Rangers to explore the ruins on the one hand for training, and on the other hand to explore the ruins. Testing those newly designed equipment is already quite a bold action, because even with the technical ability of Mr. Nicholas Egg and the care of a high-level ranger like him, soldiers who use the test equipment still have to take great risks. Encountering danger and sudden equipment failure in the ruins has been considered by everyone from the very beginning, so before setting off, Soldering received Gawain's order - to explore for a week at most, and to explore one area at most , do not enter high-risk areas, and retreat first in case of battle.

Facing the "Shadow Experimental Field" where the situation was unknown, he decided to temporarily retreat in accordance with Gao Wen's order. After returning, he would first report the situation here, and then make some preparations before returning.

It didn't take long—although it took the team six full days to get here, that's because the road was still drawing maps, exploring forks, and setting up guide lights. If you go back and forth at full speed, one day is enough.

……

At the same time, in the study of Lord Cecil's mansion, Gawain finished reviewing the documents. He sat in his large chair, and after making sure that no one would disturb him during this time, he relaxed his mind slightly. , Outline the communication channel with the monitoring satellite in my mind.

The surveillance images from the synchronous orbit slowly emerged and formed a stable image in Gawain's conscious world. From that overlooking view, he clearly saw the mountains and plains in the northern part of the Loren Continent.

He began to gradually zoom in, and kept fine-tuning the area observed by the satellite view.

His vision swept across the southern border of Ansu, and then slowly moved towards the northeast, gradually crossing Gelenland, and crossing the eastern border of Ansu...

The picture stopped moving, and gradually zoomed in and zoomed in. On a small flat plain, he saw a slightly vague fortress standing on a stone platform.

Treaty Fort.

Gao Wen changed to a more comfortable position, and began to patiently adjust the slightly out-of-focus images of the monitoring satellite due to aging.

Chapter 0378 My Ancestor Is Watching From The Sky

The two beams of light above the Fort of the Treaty are still shining brightly in the sky——as the giant sunset falls to the horizon and the night gradually falls, these two beams of light are particularly eye-catching in the dark night sky, like two sharp swords piercing the darkness , are clearly visible within a few kilometers around Fort Contracting.

These two beams may indeed represent two sharp swords—the swords of Anzu and Typhon, and now, these two swords are negotiating for peace.

The face-to-face secret talks between the king and the emperor have ended, and the general tone has been set in the confrontation between the two rulers. No one knows what they said in the secret talks, but since the formal negotiations after nightfall are held as scheduled, That means everything is still largely going according to plan.

After the official negotiations began, Duke Silas Loren, as the supreme guardian of the kingdom's eastern border and the first executor on the border, entered the long hall of the Fort of the Treaty with his eldest son, Belk Loren, and sat in the king's seat. In this position, he could see Andersa Wendell sitting opposite the long table, and even the legendary ruler of Typhon—Emperor Rosetta.

Rosetta Augustus was wearing a black coat with gold trim, which could almost be described as plain, but it did not affect the impressive aura of Emperor Typhon at all. He was sitting in front of Francis II. On the opposite side, there was a limited smile on the slightly gloomy and thin face. He gave Duke Silas Loren the feeling that he was a predator accompanied by shadows. Although this predator came under the light, Still carrying the lingering gloom, he smiled in the light, but it seemed that there was another face hidden in the darkness all the time.

In contrast, Francis II always had a calm smile on his face. There seemed to be no pressure in the eyes of the old king, but he never left Emperor Rosetta. His steady and powerful voice came Duke Lauren's ear: "It has been 700 years since the ancestors of the human countries crossed the wasteland and established a new country on the border of the continent. We have enjoyed peace for 700 years, but each of us It's clear - the wasteland hasn't receded a bit in the past 700 years, and as many scholars have warned, although we are peaceful now, there is only a wall between our peace and extinction."

"This wall was built by elves, but it is not as permanent and reliable as we imagined," Rosetta Augustus said, and he nodded slightly, agreeing with Francis II's words, "Now there is clear evidence , proving that monsters in the wasteland have the ability to pass through barriers—a common threat."

"So we came here, just like the ancestors 700 years ago, united to find a way to fight this threat together," Francis II said solemnly, and pointed to the sky, "The ancestors are in the gods. The country is looking at us, under the watchful eye and witness of our ancestors, it is time to let go of those unnecessary greed and disputes, and jointly seek the path of peace."

In the night sky, within the range illuminated by two bright beams of light, a swift and small bird passed through the beams of light, and flew to a higher place while making clear chirps.

It flew higher and higher, and in just a few breaths, it had already risen into the clouds, and flew to a place beyond the reach of human eyes—whether it is the flying speed or the height of the stay, this little bird All the birds have surpassed the concept of ordinary "little birds". However, at this altitude, it is still in the night, and it is impossible for the sentinels on the surface to look up at the sky to see this scene that goes against common sense.

The bird turned over in the air, and the suddenly rolled-up magical airflow quickly wrapped its entire body, tearing the surrounding clouds to pieces. In the magical airflow filled with light blue shimmer, a The huge body quickly emerged from the air, and gradually condensed into a solid body - hard blue scales, slender and elegant neck, and huge wings that seemed to cover the sky. As these things emerged, the former "bird" Has turned into a dragon.

The giant dragon flexibly adjusted its flying posture in the air, with the brilliance of magic floating on its wings, using magic instead of aerodynamics to make its heavy body bend at a sharp angle in the sky, under the huge golden In the vertical pupils, there are still two beams of light from the Contracting Fort on the surface reflected.

The giant dragon took one last look at the Fort of the Treaty, then flapped its wings suddenly, and continued to rapidly increase its altitude until it reached a height beyond the reach of any mortal creature before it slid on the edge of the atmosphere.

At this height, the faint arc of the earth can almost be seen.

After gliding for a while, a pale golden light appeared in front of the dragon's eyes, and quickly unfolded into a crystal-like curved screen, with complex curves and constantly refreshing runes jumping on the screen, until those jumping curves gradually stabilized , the giant dragon spoke, it was a majestic and deep female voice: "We have reached the height of signal transmission, and started to report the observation results.

"The two human kingdoms of Ansu and Typhon have started peace negotiations. The negotiation site is the border treaty fort between the two countries. Now it has entered the substantive stage...

"No abnormal surge of magic power has been found within the continent. Since the last time the aberrants invaded the two countries, no more aberrants have been found in the northern region.

"The magic environment at the top of the atmosphere is still stable... temporarily stable."

The lines and runes on the curved screen trembled, and a moment later there was a voice in response, which was still clearly discernible despite the howling air around it: "Don't forget the rules, don't interfere in the affairs of the mortal kingdom—unless they show If there are enough variables, or have been exposed to the legacy of the voyager, otherwise the dragon will not be able to enter the world."

"Don't worry, I learned the lesson of 'The Rebellion Against the Tide', I passed the history class with full marks," the dragon with blue scales responded to the voice on the other side of the screen with a brisk tone, "I can be sent out as an observer, The jury must trust me."

"...they actually regretted it on the third day after they sent you out, you actually went to burn the land of humans," the voice on the other side of the screen suddenly became a little frantic, "and I don't understand—— Do people really not know that you have a problem with your eyesight? How did you get the observer qualification in the first place?!"

"Observers don't have to use the naked eye to see," the blue dragon snorted dissatisfied, "I am familiar with the human world in this season, no dragon in China can match it. Gotta let me out-"

While talking, the blue dragon suddenly turned its neck awkwardly, "she" kept gliding, but tried to lift her head up, and took a look at the densely packed bright stars in the high-altitude night.

The voice on the other side of the screen began to mutter and complain again, but the blue dragon interrupted the companion on the opposite side: "Speaking of which, I don't know if it's an illusion. I have felt that someone is watching me since just now..."

"Is someone watching?" The voice on the other side of the screen was full of surprise, "Where are you now?! Who can see you?!"

"At the height of signal transmission, the top of the atmosphere," the blue dragon glanced up again awkwardly, and kept changing the direction of his taxiing, as if trying to avoid a shadowy sight, "I don't know how to return Thing—the line of sight seems to be coming from above."

"Above? You...don't talk nonsense, the voyager has been away for millions of years! Are you sure there is someone watching you from above?"

Listening to the voice from his companion, the blue dragon tried to raise his head to look up at the sky again, but in the clear night sky studded with stars, there was no figure of the sailor, neither the legendary figure The engine flashes like falling stars, and there is no charming halo when the star gate is opened, let alone the brilliant flash of the star channel piercing the night sky. The stars just hang quietly in the night, as they have been since ancient times.

"It must be my illusion," the blue dragon muttered, "How could the Voyager return."

"... You scared me so much that my scales have changed color!" The voice on the other side of the screen seemed to be relieved, but with a hint of complaint, "Okay, the communication is about to end, you continue to perform your mission. The next contact time is the same .”

The communication ended, and the floating projection in front of the blue dragon disappeared, but the feeling of being watched from a high altitude... still lingered on the dragon.

"...Who is so wicked, the mage's eyes are in the stratosphere?!" After a while, the giant dragon finally became angry, and then she suddenly flapped her huge wings, driven by a violent wind of magic power, her The huge body began to turn violently in the air, "I can't stun you with a single maneuvering maneuver... Hey... Hey... Oh, my mother is cramping... Cramping... Cramping..."

After Cecil led, Gawain ended the connection with the satellite in a moment of astonishment.

He was observing Fort Contracting—after the first observation at noon, he took a break in the afternoon and continued to do it after dinner.

Although he regained the permission to adjust the viewing angle of the satellite, he found that the clarity of the monitoring screen has dropped a lot, and it is no longer as high-definition as when it was in the "satellite fine" state back then, but a real-time monitoring angle of view still allows him to observe it in the first place. The general situation of the border peace talks, so after estimating the start of the negotiations, he will keep an eye on the movement of the contracting fort as long as he has time.

Until just now, a giant dragon suddenly broke into his field of vision...

He was [-]% sure that it was a giant dragon, and judging from the color of the scales and the general outline, he felt that the giant dragon was very similar to the one he saw in the territory of Old Cecil when he just unwrapped the coffin— — It’s just that it’s not sure whether it’s really the same, after all, no one knows whether the appearance and characteristics of the dragons are the same.

After the giant dragon burst into view suddenly, Gawain's full attention was attracted. This was the second time he observed the presence of a giant dragon after "resurrection", and his great curiosity even made him temporarily He forgot the ongoing peace talks in the Treaty Fort—he immediately began to track the movement of the giant dragon, and temporarily put the matter of the Treaty Fort aside.

But it didn't matter. After all, the Fort of the Treaty was blocked by the roof, and the current satellite perspective didn't have a perspective function, so even if he continued to stare at the peace talks scene, he was just studying the roof of the other people's house there.

He followed the dragon for more than ten minutes. In the second half of the tracking, Gao Wen was surprised to find something: the dragon actually felt his gaze!

The dragon raised its head frequently and changed its flight trajectory, which was obviously aware that someone was spying on it.

But to Gao Wen's luck, the giant dragon seemed to have nothing to do with the satellite in the sky, and the huge monster couldn't get out of his sight...

It wasn't until the end that the giant dragon got rid of the monitoring in a way that stunned Gao Wen - it was a thrilling super-high-speed continuous maneuver, accompanied by a spiral and inclined dive straight to the ground.

Facing such a completely unexpected and highly technical maneuver, Gao Wen finally slowed down by half a beat in adjusting the angle of view and focus, and lost the giant dragon...

Chapter 0379 Peace?

After the dragon completely rushed out of the monitoring field of view, Gao Wen reconnected to the satellite without giving up, adjusted the satellite camera and searched in that area for more than ten minutes, and finally had no choice but to give up and accept what he had lost. fact.

Then he took another look at the situation of Contracting Fort, and only after confirming that the place was not bombed did he completely exit the connection state.

It was dark, and the inner city of Cecilland was shrouded in a quiet but not dark night. The bright magic spar street lamps dispelled the darkness of the night, and the light of distant street lamps and a little starlight shone through the wide windows of the study. Entering the room, Gao Wen didn't turn on the lights, but let his consciousness be clearly concentrated in such a dark environment, and fell into a state of thinking.

The giant dragon finally reappeared, just as Gao Wen had expected - the attention of the dragon clan to this continent has not ended.

Although I don't know the purpose of that mysterious race watching this continent, no matter from the perspective of historical records or Gao Wen's personal experience, they are obviously paying attention to the situation on the mainland. The location where it appeared just confirmed this point - when Gawain saw it, the dragon was flying over the Contracting Fort. Gawain thought it couldn't be a coincidence.

The last time a giant dragon appeared was the scene where the aberrant invaded the human world for the first time after 700 years away from the human kingdoms.

While thinking about it, Gao Wen made a hypothesis—could it be said that as long as the human kingdom, or more broadly speaking, as long as there are "historical features" in the mortal kingdom, those giant dragons will appear?But what are they doing?Is it just watching...

If he hadn't been peeking at the Fort from a satellite perspective just now, Gao Wen really wanted to complain about the evil taste of the dragon - but now that everyone is like-minded, he can only sigh that everyone is very happy. boring……

But no matter what the purpose of that giant dragon is, one thing is certain, that is, creatures like "dragons" are worthy of legendary powerful existences. They can even intuitively sense satellite observations from synchronous orbits. Although it seemed that the dragon had nothing to do with this kind of satellite observation, it could only hide around, but this was enough to surprise Gawain.

The only good thing is that no one knows the connection between Gao Wen and the satellite. Even the legendary dragon could not fly over to him following the satellite signal to pursue the issue of voyeurism...Probably...

And having said that, everyone is hanging in the sky to watch people have a meeting, they are all foxes on a mountain, whoever reports it!

After thinking about this problem, Gao Wen suddenly felt that his thoughts were clear, and he felt that he could continue to follow the dragon in a fair and just manner next time - if the other party happened to crash into the monitoring area again.But having said that, the vigilance and maneuverability of the giant dragon is a big trouble, until now Gawain can't figure out how such a big creature can make such an exaggerated spiral dive in the air... Quick He couldn't even adjust the focus.

A slight wind from the window interrupted Gawain's thinking, he raised his head, and in the perception of the legendary knight, he saw a hazy black figure tiptoely jumping down from the window sill.

Taking advantage of the moment when the black shadow was about to stand firmly on the ground, Gao Wen immediately asked loudly: "What are you doing by jumping out of the window in the middle of the night?!"

Then as expected, he heard a thud, and Amber appeared out of the air with almost five bodies thrown down. The half-elf lady got up from the ground in a panic, and immediately rushed to Gawain with her teeth and claws: "You scared me to death!" Yes!! You don’t turn on the lights in the middle of the night and you sit secretly in the study alone, you will scare people to death if you open your mouth so suddenly, do you know that!”

Gao Wen easily pressed Amber's head, making the short winter melon jump up and down one meter away from him, and the latter's paws could not reach his shoulders when he swung his claws to the limit: "You are a stalker, and you are still afraid that someone will touch it in the dark!" talk to you?"

"Isn't there anyone talking next to me when I'm working?"

emmmmm... Gao Wen always felt that there are many layers of explanations for Amber's words...

"What happened?" After slandering in his heart, Gao Wen let go of his hand, and lighted up the magic spar lamp in the study - he had turned off the light before because he had been concentrating on monitoring the situation of the Contracting Fort after dinner. I didn't bother to turn on the light, and there was no need to keep it dark at this time, "You rarely come here to report the situation at this time."

"Solderling is back," Amber said while rubbing her hair messed up by Gawain, "and brought back a relatively important piece of information—I think it is necessary for you to know as soon as possible."

"Come back so soon?!" Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, "What information?"

"They found a Class I isolation door at the southern end of the rebellious fortress. Opposite the door should be a large-scale experimental field that has not yet been discovered. According to the sign in the ruins, the name of that experimental field is 'Shadow Experimental Field'," said Amber. Said, "Solderling suspects that it is a large area similar to a rebellious fortress. Because the preparation is not enough, he has led the team back and is ready to re-explore after repairing."

"A new large area?" Gawain frowned slightly. He didn't expect such a big discovery in the first relic exploration after the weather got warmer. "Who else knows about this now?"

"I'll report to you," Amber said, "Do you want to inform Kamel tomorrow?"

"...No need, he doesn't understand the situation outside the fortress of disobedience," Gawain shook his head, then glanced at Amber, "Speaking of which... Shadow Experimental Field, you seem to be quite good at shadows?"

"Hey?"

Ansu East Territory, Contracting Fort, the long first formal negotiation finally came to an end.

The rulers of the two countries and their followers racked their brains at the negotiating table and spent several hours expounding their respective requirements and ideas, and in the process reached a preliminary consensus-or After exhausting his physical strength, he had to stop temporarily, and in the process, Duke Silas Loren felt physically and mentally exhausted.

This feeling of mediating with others at the negotiating table is more tiring than fighting with others on the battlefield.

The only thing to be thankful for is that he is not the leader on the negotiating battlefield - the wise old King Francis II is the one who charges forward. It is hard to imagine that such an old king can behave so well on the negotiating table. He was so tenacious and indomitable that Emperor Rosetta and the entire advisory group brought by him could not take advantage of Ansu in the confrontation of words.

Now that the negotiation is finally over, no matter the people at the negotiating table or those waiting outside the hall or outside the castle, they can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Negotiations are followed by dinner parties, and a difficult negotiation should end with a grand banquet—and the social activities at a banquet can also be seen as a continuation of the negotiation in a sense.Knowing this well, Silas Lauren stood in the banquet hall holding a glass of red wine, chatting casually with the surrounding Ansu people, but never left the center of the banquet hall for a moment.

Francis II was in that position, and His Majesty the emperor of Typhon was also there. Apart from that, there were only a few entourages standing beside them, and those entourages were undoubtedly guards.

Except for the king and emperor who were talking, the rest of the participants can be said to be divided into two groups - the Anzu people and the Typhon people each occupied one side of the banquet hall, forming their own groups to conduct conversations , and at the same time give full vigilance to the people on the other side.

The etiquette officers who designed this dinner session could not have anticipated this, but this embarrassing situation is obviously unavoidable-although in Silas Lauren's view, it is better to simply cancel this whitewashed banquet This is the easiest solution, but those who must follow the rules and etiquette in everything they do may not think so.

While thinking, a young man walked towards the Duke of the East.

"Prince Edmund," Duke Laurent raised his glass to the blond young man, "Your performance at the negotiating table is impressive."

Apart from the king, this young and promising prince can be said to be the most eye-catching presence on the negotiating scene today. His sharp words and sword-like insights were even praised by Emperor Rosetta.

"Uncle Lauren, let's not be too formal here," the young prince smiled, and also raised his glass to the Duke in front of him, "Besides, if there is no Lauren family guarding the eastern border, today's negotiation may not even begin." None of the opportunities - we should celebrate today's progress together."

A smile finally appeared on Silas Lauren's always majestic and inaccessible face: "Yes, it should be celebrated—for the coming peace."

Although the negotiations are not over yet, and the two sides will argue in this place for a while, today's negotiations have made substantial progress, and everyone can realize that the rulers of the two countries are trying their best to promote peace, and this is also happening It is the purpose of all gathering here.

"Peace...peace is indeed precious," Edmund smiled lightly, "It's a pity that simple peace cannot solve all problems—to solve the current situation of Ansu's sinking."

"Patience, Your Royal Highness, we should be patient," Silas Lauren said in a calm and gentle tone, "As long as the peace issue with Typhon is resolved, we will have a chance to revive this ancient kingdom." Organic."

In the "half hall" occupied by the Typhon people, the young wolf general Andersa Wendell glanced at King Ansu standing in the center of the hall with a complicated expression.

A middle-aged man wearing a light-colored coat, with a gentle temperament and the aura of a mage stood beside the young wolf general. The middle-aged man noticed Andesa's gaze and couldn't help shaking his head slightly: "Andesa , learn to control your emotions.”

"...Yes, Uncle Palin...Earl of Winterhold," Andersa Wendell took a deep breath when she heard the words of this elder who took good care of her since she was a child, and narrowed her gaze, "I just didn't Thinking that... this day will really come."

"We should be happy," the Earl of Winterhold smiled, but his eyes fell on Typhon Emperor Rosetta Augustus. "Our emperor chose the path of peace after all."

Andersa Wendell couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Peace..."

Chapter 0380

Dark Mountains, middle level area of ​​"Rebel Fortress", in front of the gate of the internal defense station.

The ancient fortress has been renovated in this area. The mottled and peeling walls have been repainted. The white wall paint and light gray floor make the hall look brand new. A bright magic crystal lamp, the light illuminates the whole space as bright as day, and on the wall behind each lamp, you can see a "luminous belt" composed of small hexagonal outlines that emits a faint blue light. "Extend along the wall, outline near the roof, merge into an elegant and simple geometric pattern, and finally connect with the ceiling.

On the re-laid ceiling, the neat honeycomb-like hexagonal structure spread to the end of the hall, and spread to the depths of the deep and dark corridor in the distance...