Sword of Dawn

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"...No, this is your treasure," Gao Wen rubbed the little girl's hair and stood up, "Go to bed early."

The expression on his face was calm, but a question had already formed in his mind:

Patty obviously remembered how she entered the Internet in the real world, and she also clearly knew that this magical item that could help her "enter a dream" was a gift from a passing mage!

But in the dream world, she has very vague memories of this period, and she can't answer the process of her first access to the Internet at all...

When she was in the psychic network, some of her memories were obscured or tampered with?who did itWhy do you want to do this?

After leaving Patty's room, Luo Penny immediately said, "My lord, is there a problem with that magic item?"

Gawain turned his head slightly, glanced at Patty who was already lying on the bed and entered the spiritual network through the door that was still open, and finally shook his head after a few seconds of silence: "No, no problem."

Then he asked: "But I'm curious who gave her that gift."

"A mysterious magician," Luo Penny said. "A few years ago, Patty's condition was very bad. Her wounds could not heal, and she couldn't rest all night. I searched all over the territory and the territory. Outside scholars, doctors, and priests could do nothing, but just when I had nothing to do, a person who claimed to be from a hidden mage association came to the castle and said that he had a way to calm Patty's spirit - after he showed the actual After the effect, I believed him."

Gao Wen understood: there is no doubt that the so-called "magician" is someone who sleeps forever.

Considering the complex composition of the Eternal Sleeper, maybe all the identities of that mage are true.

"Did that 'magician' appear later?" He looked into Luo Peini's eyes and asked seriously.

Countess Luo Penny shook her head: "Never appeared again... But he said before leaving that if something goes wrong with the magic item, or Patty's mental condition worsens, he can feel it, and he will definitely appear in time... "

Gawain nodded, not surprised by this: the monitoring Eternal Sleeper with the Psychic Network didn't need to watch at the scene at all, but could also know about Patty's situation in real time.According to what Patty said just now, she was already using that item before the "Eternal Dream" was activated. At that time, the Eternal Sleeper only built a simple and small dream world. The first users of the Psychic Network...

Luo Peini sensed something from Gao Wen's attitude, and the expression on the countess's face inevitably became tense: "Do you know... about that magic item and that magician?"

Gao Wen hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to tell Luo Penny part of the situation: "If I guess correctly, that magic item probably has something to do with the Eternal Sleeper."

"The Eternal Sleeper?!" The Viscountess was taken aback, and was about to turn around and go back on the spot, "That thing..."

"Don't panic," Gao Wen immediately stopped Luo Peini's actions, "I just said that that thing has something to do with the Eternal Sleeper, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's harmful to Patty."

Luo Peini stopped, but didn't speak, she just stared straight into Gao Wen's eyes, waiting for an explanation from the other party.

"You should know that in Kant, I once destroyed the conspiracy of the Eternal Sleepers and destroyed one of their lairs in the southern border," Gao Wen explained, "After that, I conducted in-depth investigations and learned something about the Eternal Sleepers knowledge, including their magic techniques. According to my observation, the item used by Patty to fall asleep has no negative effects such as encroaching on the mind or corrupting the mind. At least judging from the item itself, it is harmless. "

"But it's something from cultists after all!" Luo Penny seemed a little unacceptable, "I can't believe it... I've let Patty use that thing for more than three years..."

Gao Wen sighed, of course he knew Luo Penny's worries, but he had to remind this mother of one fact: "Patty needs it."

Luo Penny raised her head suddenly, then slowly lowered it.

"You're right... I also know Patty's current state, she has become like that... As long as I can let her sleep peacefully, I am willing to pay the highest price," the mother whispered, "but I Hopefully I will pay the price, not my daughter."

"At least at this stage, Patty cannot do without that device," Gao Wen said, "but I will also find a way to confirm the condition of that device. My territory has been conducting a long-term investigation on the technology of the Eternal Sleeper Research, I will write a letter and ask the most outstanding scholars in the territory to come and check that thing to confirm whether it is really safe."

Then he paused, then said, "If it's really safe, then my advice is to let Patty keep using it—it's the only way to temporarily relieve Patty's pain until a better alternative is found. "

What he said was not a lie: Patty was in a terrible situation now, and any means to relieve her pain must be tried, and it was better than letting her situation continue to deteriorate.

And he didn't say why: Patty's access to the spiritual network was obviously not a random act of the eternal sleeper. According to the fact that the little girl was able to move freely in the central area of ​​Dreamland City, and Selina Geerfen personally Taking care of the fact that those Sleepers "chosen" Patty obviously has special meaning.

So they must be monitoring Patty's situation and have follow-up arrangements.

At this time, suddenly "disconnecting" Patty, will it stimulate the eternal sleeper?Will it make the situation worse?Will the cultists "destroy" the nodes by thinking their plans have been uncovered?

These are all issues that need to be considered.

Moreover, Gao Wen wanted to use this clue to continue digging, to find out what the mysterious eternal sleepers were up to...

In any case, letting Patty continue to connect to the Internet is the safest solution at present—of course, he must also call the "professionals" in the territory who are researching the technology of the eternal sleeper to confirm the condition of the device with his own eyes.

After all, the opponent is a cult member of the Eternal Sleeper, so no matter how vigilant it is, it cannot be overstated.

Although Gao Wen didn't tell all his reasons, Luo Peini had already been persuaded, and the Viscountess nodded reluctantly: "I can only do it according to your opinion. But I can't figure out one thing... those Crazy cultists, why did they choose my daughter...why would they give her such a 'gift'? I...don't believe there is any pure kindness in them."

"To be honest, I don't believe it either," Gawain smiled. "Don't worry, I will continue to investigate this matter. I have endless dealings with those eternal sleepers."

Luo Peini took a deep look at Gao Wen, and she heard a hint of deep meaning in the other's tone, but she didn't press on, but said suddenly after a moment of silence: "Thank you."

"Thanks for what?"

"Patty is very happy today," said the Viscountess softly. "She hasn't been this happy in a long time."

"I said before that I can't let my little admirer down," Gao Wen laughed. "After all, in her mind, I'm a big hero—a big hero just like her father."

"Do you still remember the topic we discussed just now?" the Viscountess said quietly, "About the noose."

"Of course I remember."

"I'm very interested in it."

Chapter 0339 The History of Quiet Advancement

The life of the nobility is always accompanied by feasting and socializing all night long. Carnival is their greatest virtue. The ball in Glenburgh lasted until dawn, and the guests in the castle gradually dispersed—some of them stayed in the castle After staying overnight, another group of people left the castle at sunrise in a fur-wrapped carriage with constant temperature spells. This place, which was noisy all night, finally gradually quieted down.

The mistress of the castle and the castle's most distinguished guest disappeared for a long time in the middle of the ball. This incident gave endless imagination to the nobles who attended the party, but only the most superficial people would speculate on the love affairs of a widow. However, for those southern nobles who have a keen sense of smell and always look at Cecil Land with a conspiracy eye, they are more willing to guess what secret deal the Grand Duke of the Southern Land has reached with the female lord of Glenn Land.

There must be a secret transaction, there is no doubt about it - pure friendship does not exist in a gathering of nobles, especially when a duke goes to meet a viscount, no one believes that there is no transaction behind it, but the specific transaction content may not be so easy to inquire up.

However, the guests at the banquet probably guessed it. They knew that Glenland did not have very rich mine resources, but the farmland was quite rich, and there was a lot of fur and wood output, so they felt that Most of Duke Cecil's transactions revolved around these outputs—considering the cheap alchemy potions in Cecil Land, perhaps Glenn Land would use his fur and wood in exchange for druid potions to improve the land...

This is the result of most of the guests after reasoning.

Anyway, no matter what deal the Countess of Glen and Duke Cecil made, it would not affect the situation in the southern border. The relationship between the nobles has always been like this-the entanglement of interests is intricate, they spy on each other but depend on each other. How many people in the Black Forest The roots of the tree are tangled together. How many land nobles in civilized society are engaged in private trade and marriage while fighting wars? What about the potion that Syr led?This doesn't affect them at the same time to buy the magic net technology that Earl Hossman stole...

Gawain was standing on an open terrace outside the side door of the banquet hall. The cold night wind was blowing from the north and blowing back a few centimeters in front of him. He looked down at the mountain road below the castle and watched Those carriages with magic crystals left one after another in the rising sun—in this cold winter, nobles can still travel between territories regardless of cost, and go to one banquet after another, but Those poor people may freeze to death on the mountain road even if they leave their houses to collect some firewood in the mountains.

After a while, he turned his head slightly: "Amber."

Amber's voice came from behind him: "Here."

"You...uh, when did you come behind me?" Gao Wen was about to give an order, when he suddenly froze for a moment, and turned his head to find that Hu Po, who was originally standing behind him, unexpectedly stood directly behind him at some point.

"Let's block the wind behind you," the half-elf lady said confidently, "You can block the cold wind with the protective aura. I'll stand next to you and blow the wind!"

Gao Wen: "...cough cough. You go back and bring Kamel and Pittman as quickly as possible."

Amber froze for a moment: "I asked Kamel to come over to check on Patty's magic device, right? What's Pittman doing? Are you going to ask him to treat Patty?"

"That's right," Gawain nodded. "Compared to the holy light that simply stimulates vitality, druids are better at restoring damaged flesh and replenishing vitality. His healing methods should be effective for Patty."

"Is the old man okay?" Amber's voice sounded uneasy, "The Countess of Glenn has already found various extraordinary healers, and she must have found people like druids, maybe middle-level and high-level ones. Everyone has been invited—the old man is just a low-level druid, and he can work on injuries that can't be healed by experts?"

"Just call it," Gao Wen smiled, "Maybe it will work?"

Amber scratched her hair, her figure gradually disappeared into the air, only the voice came: "Okay, anyway, you are the boss..."

Gawain turned around, looked at the empty terrace, and waited there without making a sound. Sure enough, after a while, he saw Amber's figure jumping out from the side again, and the half-elf stood in front of him. , Stretched out his hand high: "Give me money, travel expenses!"

Gao Wen smiled with an expression that he had expected, stretched out his hand to slowly feel for the money from his bosom, and then took advantage of the moment when Amber relaxed his vigilance, he immediately pulled out his hand and knocked on the other person's head: "How dare you ask for money?" ! The canonization document just received a few days ago I saw that the buckle was still gold in the morning, but it was gold-plated in the afternoon! How dare you ask for money!"

Then Amber turned into a black light and went straight to the southwest...

Gao Wen took one last look at the rising sun after Amber really left. He took a deep breath of the fresh air from the north to refresh his mind, then turned and walked towards the castle.

Although he didn't rest much last night, as an extraordinary professional, he is still very energetic now.

He decided to go and see Patty, to say good morning to the little girl, and to tell her the story of Charlie and the three golden crowns which he had left off yesterday.

At the same time, in a hidden underground palace located in the Typhon Empire, a magic spar lamp suddenly lit up in a stone hall.

The bright light driven by magical power illuminates this dark place, making the circular platform in the hall, the neat seats around the platform, and the artificial neural network behind the seats appear in the light, and each of them is dressed in black or white. The figure in the robe stood quietly in front of those seats like a nightmare emerging from the darkness.

They are the high-ranking Nightmare Bishops of the Cult of the Sleepers.

A purple-black shadow shining with starlight floated above the round platform in the center of the hall, and the voice of the shadow sounded in the minds of every bishop: "Everyone is here, let's start."

The bishops took their seats one after another, and one of the bishops looked around, then at the platform in front of him, and broke the silence with a chuckle: "After getting used to the gorgeous hall in the dream city, I feel more and more shabby in the assembly hall in the real world. .”

The shadow floating above the platform spoke in the minds of the bishops: "There are always things that can't be done in dreams, so it is necessary to keep the assembly hall in the real world."

"Your Majesty, we have made a key progress on 'Project Zero'," a white-robed bishop with a female voice said, "In sandbox No. 166, the 'Sanctuary' achieved a long Stable over time, successfully functioning through the first millennium."

"This is the sandbox that has been maintained internally for the longest time," said a black-robed bishop across the round table, "and we have achieved spiritual maintenance for the residents of the shelter. One hundred testers in sandbox No. 166 No mental breakdown occurred in 1000 years. Until the sandbox collapsed, they could still answer our questions clearly—of course, in order to prevent pollution, after the disintegration of the sandbox 166, we still tested those one hundred people. were given amnestics."

"Very good," the shadow above the platform made an approving voice, and the starlight on its surface seemed to surge, "What is the current iteration number?"

"The '166 Years' of No. 1000 sandbox took a total of 26 days in the real world," a black-robed female bishop responded with a bow. A huge amount of computing power, and the deeper the acceleration, the more difficult it is to guarantee the stability of the sandbox - before the sandbox No. 132 successfully entered the highest iteration state, running to 378 years in one day, but the sandbox The information coming out of the inside is only chaos and madness, and all testers have turned into nightmare derivatives after leaving the network..."

"We need to strike a balance between the number of time iterations and stability," the shadow above the platform, the Pope of the Eternal Sleeper said quietly, "Don't be impatient, before this world is swallowed up, there is still hope for mankind——we There are still many talented people waiting to be discovered among our compatriots, and we are not alone."

Talented people—the first thing that the bishops at the scene thought of was the "Nightmare Mentor"-level Eternal Sleeper cultist who suddenly emerged and showed extraordinary talent in the brand-new thing of the spiritual network.

"The emergence of the spiritual network is greatly advancing our plan, and some unknown people may show their unique talents in front of this new thing," the pope's wise voice echoed in the minds of the bishops, "the concept of the database has already It has been proven to have an extraordinary role in managing the sandbox system, and according to my rehearsal, network architecture optimization will further improve the efficiency of the psychic network—you should pay more attention to such talents, and don’t let them be buried in vain.”

The bishops all stood up and saluted respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty, I respectfully follow your will."

……

In the northern border of Ansu, among the snow-covered mountains, the Grand Duchess of the North, Victoria Wilde, stood in the study room where a huge map of the northern border was hung, quietly watching the entire Ansu territory depicted on the map.

The windows of the study were locked tightly, and the whistling northern wind and snow were blocked out of the window, but beside the Duchess, looming snowflakes still appeared out of thin air from time to time, as if she herself was the incarnation of winter.

The door of the study was pushed open at this moment, and the black-haired, black-eyed, ordinary-looking maid Maggie walked into the study, holding a wax-sealed sleeve in her hand, with the pale gold emblem of the Morne royal family printed on the sleeve.

"Vicky, a secret letter from San Sunil City."

The Duchess turned around and glanced at the black-haired woman who appeared to be a maid but was actually a friend and advisor: "Is there a white ribbon around the neck of the griffin or a golden one?"

"gold."

"Then it seems that this is the will of 'His Majesty the King'." The Duchess said lightly, and with a light wave of her hand, the wax-sealed sleeve opened automatically, and the secret letter inside flew out and landed in her hand superior.

Victoria opened the secret letter, carefully read every word on it, and then showed a faint smile.

"The magic communication towers on the Ansu and Typhon borders have been restarted."

Chapter 0340

Kamel and Pittman came earlier than Gawain had imagined—on the second day, there was a thunderous explosion in the courtyard of Glenburgh, and the servants who were cleaning the courtyard were struck by a huge spherical shape that suddenly appeared in midair. Shocked by the lightning, Gawain and Countess Ropeini, who were discussing matters in the castle, rushed to hear the sound. They saw the radiance of arcane energy moving around the ground of the courtyard, and in the surging energy In the center, there is quietly floating an arcane spirit floating in mid-air with a vague human silhouette.

And an old man with an explosive head.

The arcane spirit floating in the air glanced down at Pittman, who was wearing the explosive head, and a buzzing sound came from the body surging with energy: "Look, as I said, the lightning jump is faster than the one you summoned." Forest deer are much faster - and it's safe."

Pittman's face was dark and his hair stood on end. He blinked and opened his mouth to say a word with earnestness: "... Bah..." (breathing black smoke)

Luo Penny stood next to Gawain, staring dumbfounded at the two humanoid creatures, one black and one white. The Viscountess knew that Gawain sent his personal guards back to the territory to call for people, but for the first time she didn't expect people to come like this Hurry up, I didn't expect this kind of person to come... The arcane energy surging from Kamel's body is like a brilliant lighthouse in the eyes of a magician who has just broken through the middle level. This powerful magical creature makes this person The Viscountess was secretly startled, and she couldn't help but looked at Gao Wen next to him with a look of surprise and uncertainty: "My lord duke, this is..."

"Kammel, my magic advisor, Pittman, my druid advisor," Gawain said casually, and then walked forward, "I thought it would take two days for you to arrive——Amber didn't come with me ?”

"After hearing the situation here, I don't think things should be delayed," Kamel said, "As for Miss Amber... I really wanted to take her with me, but during the first lightning leap, she Suddenly ran away. Her shadow power is too strong, and I can't catch it."

Pittman's expression was more sad than heartbroken: "She ran away alone on the spot... It's a shame that I took care of her back then..."

Gao Wen understood it, and felt that Amber had performed quite normally - he was not surprised at all that the elf's shame could escape from Kamel's lightning leap, and the girl had spent all her life's skill points on running How can a simple scientific worker (although he can fight well) catch her on the road and pick the lock.

"Don't be nervous. Kamel is a powerful arcanist, but he was transformed into this form because of a failed magic experiment. Pittman is an excellent druid. His skin color is just smoked out," Gawain smiled to relieve the nervous Countess Ropeni, and revealed Kamel's identity to the outside world—although the identity of the Great Magister of Gondor thousands of years ago was popular, it would be too eye-catching to say it directly , so under non-essential circumstances, Gawain will cover up Kamel to a certain extent, "Now we can check the situation of Patty and that magic device. Of course, Pittman, you go wash your face first .”

Luo Peini seemed to come back to her senses at this time. She took a deep look at the powerful and mysterious great magister surrounded by arcane brilliance, and suddenly realized something in her mind:

Everyone said that Duke Gawain Cecil, who emerged from the opening of the coffin, was only famous in vain, but his family fortune had already been ruined by his descendants, but now it seems... this famous founding hero really has an unknown The hole card, this powerful magister may be the hidden power of the Cecil family...

Is this the big family... Even if it has been in decline for a century, but as long as the time is right, it can still show enough hidden power to make people astonishing.

"No matter what the test result is, the Gulen family will always thank you for your help." Luo Peini lowered her head and said sincerely.

Cecil is still going strong, which is great news.

In front of Patty's door, Kamel hesitated for a moment. He looked at Gawain: "Will I scare that child if I go in like this?"

"I have already greeted her before, no," Gawain smiled slightly, "and she should be very excited——Paddy rarely has the opportunity to see new things outside the castle, and her curiosity is stronger than that of the castle." Generally children are more exuberant."

Luo Penny opened the door, and in the bright bedroom with huge windows and skylights, the little girl Patty was sitting on a chair in the center of the room, basking in the sun quietly while listening to the maid reading stories to her.

When they heard the door opening, the maid couldn't help but let out a low exclamation when she saw Kamel, while Patty was a little dazed, she stared straight at Kamel for a long time, and noticed Seeing that Gao Wen entered the room with Kamel, he opened his mouth wide after a few seconds: "Wow!"

Gawain walked over with a smile: "Patty, I brought the doctor."

"Uncle Gawain!" Patty laughed happily, trying to raise her only arm, as if she wanted to wave her hand to say hello, but this attempt quickly failed, but she was still very happy, "You are here !"

"...in the name of all the gods..." Pittman stared dumbfounded at the little girl who was fixed on the chair by the belt, and then muttered to himself after a long time, "It is a miracle that she survived..."

"I didn't ask you to lament the miracle," Gao Wen glanced at Pittman, "I want you to treat her."

"I've already looked for the best druids and priests of the Holy Light, but none of them can do anything," the Viscountess Luo Peini said in a low voice, "so even if it still doesn't get better this time, I will accept it calmly."

"To be honest, lord, this is very tricky," Pittman looked up and down Patty's trauma, and sensed the breath of life in the opponent's body, "Based on my druid level..."

"You have to do your best," Gawain patted Pittman on the shoulder, and repeated with emphasis on the last few words, "Your 'full strength'."