Sword of Dawn

Gawain carefully observed this brand-new weapon, which was condensed with countless efforts of technicians and blacksmiths, and his heart gradually filled with joy.

It's a beautiful weapon, beautiful and deadly - it has a dark tone throughout, with an almost black blade and grip that embody the precise beauty of an industrial product.It is a single-edged sword, and in Gao Wen's view, it is more like a combination of a war knife and a slashing sword: its spine is straight and tough, and on the black metal can be seen an array of runes that have the functions of heat dissipation and reinforcement. The blade, on the other hand, is slightly curved at the front end and has a deep blue color.The hilt of this sword is thicker and more complex than ordinary one-handed swords. On the inside of the guard, you can see a trigger structure that is not obvious. Its position and size are specially designed to ensure that it can be used by soldiers. The sword will not be affected when fighting, and a toggle safety device can be seen next to the trigger-this can prevent the sword from being accidentally activated during carrying and accidentally injuring the wearer.

Gao Wen reached out to pick up the fusion cutting sword as a sample, and first swung it a few times at will: this sword was slightly lighter for him, but it was still very smooth to use. Obviously, when designing this sword, the technicians Seriously listened to the advice from Knight Byron.

"I lightened part of the weight of the sword body, and adjusted the center of gravity to make it still have a good balance," Knight Byron explained next to him, "A lighter sword can save soldiers' energy, and because the melting sword itself It relies on the high-heat blade to kill, instead of relying on gravity and inertia to break armor like ordinary slashing swords, so weight loss will not affect the lethality of the sword itself."

Gawain nodded, and then activated the high temperature blade.

Accompanied by an extremely slight sound in the hilt, the energy stored in the magic capacitor was transferred to the heating rune buried inside the blade, and the burning rune originally used to create magic traps began to work. Gawain saw that the originally deep The lavender blade of the sword quickly began to glow red, and became hot and shiny in just a second or two, covering the sword like a solidified golden-red flame.

Its heat didn't dissipate, so standing around the melting and cutting sword would only feel a slight heat, but Gawain tried to press the blade against an iron plate used for testing, and almost easily smashed the sword An iron plate was cut into two pieces - the feel was similar to cutting a piece of harder butter.

Gawain didn't wear a gauntlet. He carefully felt the heat of the hilt, and asked the magician next to him curiously: "How did you solve the problem of heat insulation and the stability of the melting sword itself?"

"My lord, the purple steel blade and the sword body of the melted sword are not integrated. We added a heat insulation layer formed by mixing quartz sand and crystal dust in the middle, and relied on the purple steel rivets running through the sword spine to complete the connection. The rivets Part of the heat will still be transferred, so we added a rune array around the rivets to enhance high temperature resistance, and added a heat dissipation structure on the spine of the sword, so that all the heat will be channeled in time and will not burn the sword itself. It won't hurt the user either."

"Won't the strength of the sword body decrease because of this?"

"There will be a little decline, but because purple steel itself is a very strong and stable magic material, and the refined steel we forge now is stronger than the steel in the past, so the strength of this sword is still sufficient—— Also, it doesn't need to be 'head-to-head' most of the time."

At this time, Knight Byron said next to him: "Of course, if encountering energy exhaustion or other unavoidable situations, soldiers can still use this sword to fight the enemy to the death - the purple steel blade itself is sharp enough , it’s fine to use it as an ordinary sword in a short period of time.”

"Very good," Gao Wen lightly waved the melting sword in his hand, and the blade, which contained an astonishingly high temperature, drew a dazzling stream of light in the air. "The security of the territory has been guaranteed again."

Chapter 0267 The Lights of Civilization

The formation of the melting sword marks the further improvement of Cecil's combat soldiers in terms of combat effectiveness and combat form - in this world where there are various magic and counter-magic, it is difficult for a single long-range weapon or melee weapon to deal with complex battlefields The situation, and the melting and cutting sword is filling the current shortcomings of Cecil's combat soldiers, and its other great significance is an improvement in the thinking of the local craftsmen and technicians in Cecil's territory.

Different from the new things that appeared in the Cecil collar in the past, the "Melting Sword" was completed by local people from the initial conception to the final product. Except for Gao Wen's suggestions when choosing the technical route, All the technical and creative links of the entire process did not involve his "plug-in". The craftsmen, technicians, knights, and warriors in the territory brainstormed to complete the design of the new weapon. For Gao Wen, all of this The meaning contained in it has even surpassed the technological achievement of the melting and cutting sword itself.

During the manufacturing process of the melting sword, he saw the ability of the local technicians in this world to use existing technology and materials to process and create - the blade of the melting sword uses a special magic called "purple steel" Material, this material has very special properties, it is extremely resistant to high temperatures, and it is almost impossible to use any form of high-temperature forging furnace for melting and processing. Only in a specific intensity of arcane energy environment, purple steel will appear On the other hand, the heat insulation material in the fusion sword uses a mixture of quartz sand and crystal dust, which is a by-product of the processing of various magical substances in the "magic crystal smelting factory" , it has the characteristics of extremely high temperature resistance and poor heat conduction, and it can become a filling substance between metal materials quite firmly after being mixed with an acidic adhesive...

The so-called "heat insulation" rune on the sword body is one of the most commonly used basic runes by magicians in the laboratory. It can restrain the heat and direct it to the gap between the rune groups. People usually use it as the outer protection of the alchemy table to prevent the alchemy table from being damaged by all kinds of extremely high temperature magic (after all, many magic experiments need to be realized in extreme environments, and the material of the alchemy table itself cannot resist all kinds of magic. extreme magical effects), the rune craftsmen who often help magicians arrange alchemy devices cleverly use this rune on the melting sword, allowing it to bind all the heat energy near the blade in an approximate "focus" manner ...

These are all substances or technologies that belong to this world, and their unique properties can only be described as unimaginable to the technicians on earth. However, this seemingly backward "medieval world" has its own set of technical routes to process And dealing with them, this really touched Gao Wen a lot.

On the second day after the fusion sword was finalized and put into production, a brand new magic device was being erected on the Lord's Square in the center of the city.

A large group of magic technicians - the unique "magic industry technicians" in Cecil Territory - were busy under the leadership of Kamel. They transported a "big man" covered with a sheet of tarpaulin to the center of the square, and then started Remove the metal cover plate on the ground in the center of the square, and expose the connection end of the magic net under the cover plate. The magicians use various rune substrates with magic circles engraved in advance to measure the condition of the magic net and confirm the operation of the connection end. After it was good, Kamel manipulated the mage's hand and the weight reduction technique to move the two-meter-high "big guy" over the connection end.

People were attracted by this unusual scene and stopped around the square one after another. They noticed that there were soldiers guarding the inner area of ​​the square, but there was no sign of martial law outside the inner area. This means that lords and scholars have created incredible new things, which have great effects on the realm, and common people can watch at will from a safe distance.

In other aristocratic territories, commoners are never interested in the affairs of the lords, because most of them have nothing to do with their daily life, the so-called "nobles belong to the nobles, and untouchables belong to the untouchables", but in Cecil On the territory, people are gradually getting used to paying attention to any changes in the territory, because they know that all these are closely related to their lives.

Under the watchful eyes of countless pairs of curious eyes, the large device covered with thatch landed firmly on the connection end of the magic net, and then Kamel's mage's hand uncovered the sheet, and a huge and mysterious magic device appeared in front of everyone. in front of people.

It was a two-meter-high square tower made of crystal and metal—it was a stereotyped obelisk of magic energy. Compared with the original "prototype machine" that was only half a meter high, it was even bigger and more beautiful. It will also be more stable and efficient.

The magicians immediately began to fix and connect the obelisk. They had already made a round hole for fixing in the center of the square in advance. Now they started to use strong bolts to firmly fix this magic device on the ground. Some people are responsible for fusing the connecting ends extending from the ground to the base of the obelisk—their arms are equipped with "gauntlets" similar to military magic terminals, but the gauntlets are not equipped with lethal scorching heat. Instead, the power and range are reduced, and the continuous output performance of the hot-melt beam is enhanced. This magic circle based on scorching rays is a new technology of the Rune Research Institute. For the mysterious Jenny, such a transformation is a breeze.

Kamel's eyes stayed on the "industrial magic terminals" equipped by the magic technicians for a long time. He knew that these magic terminals could also be equipped with various functional components, from melting beams to cooling rays, Even power drills and chop saws can be installed - just change the housing or the modules inside.In terms of versatility, this magical terminal has even more functions than military terminals.Of course, its power is much lower than that of military models.

According to the lord, this kind of industrial magic terminal is just an "intermediate product". Their ultimate goal is to realize civilian use, so that ordinary people in Cecil Territory can use it in their daily lives.

The arcane sparks on Kamel's face flickered. He watched those magicians who didn't even know a little bit of magic melt the metal with the power of magic, and fixed the base of the magic obelisk. Their operation was so Smooth, even as good as real magicians—in fact, they'll do even better in the future, since they don't have to be distracted to maintain magic and chant spells.

"Magic is just a kind of power, which can be used by mages, ordinary people, and everyone" - what a crazy idea, but what is even crazier is that it is gradually being realized in this land.

"The bolts are all fixed." "The connection end is welded." "The first layer of runes lights up, and the magic connection has been established."

"Master Kamel, the installation is complete, do you want to activate the obelisk? Master Kamel...Master Kamel?"

A few calls from his ears made Kamel recover from his distraction. He floated up slightly, coughed twice majesticly to hide his embarrassment, and then looked at the magic obelisk that had been installed .

He could easily see the magical power flowing inside and outside the device without getting up close to observe it. Obviously, the installation by the technicians was perfect, and it had entered the best working condition.

"Open the obelisk and release the limiter." Kamel buzzed.

A magician stepped forward, pressed the rune trigger device on the base of the obelisk, and fixed it with a safety bolt. With a low buzzing sound, the large magic device immediately began to fill up. With a wonderful blue glow, the main body of the original deep purple crystal gradually brightened, while its various parts slowly floated up under the action of the floating magic circle, and entered the predetermined position in midair...

The surging magical energy swept across the entire square in an instant, and almost no one could feel the blowing of this energy, but Kamel opened his arms in the magical energy, quietly enjoying the feeling of full magic.

After adjusting his arcane flow, he no longer felt the "itch".

The soldier who had been waiting by the side immediately stepped forward. After being confirmed by the technician, the soldier took out the "propaganda materials" written by the previous lord, and began to explain the function of this device and the function of this device to the people gathered in the square loudly. Safety instructions during the operation, but Kamel did not pay attention to what the soldiers were preaching, he just raised his head and looked at the sky of Cecil Territory.

A pure white snowflake fluttered down, it was affected by the magic swirl, swirled and fell on the edge of the square, followed by more snowflakes, one after another, fluttering down from the sky.

It's snowing. After winter, the southern region has seen many snowfalls, but in Kamel's eyes, the snowflakes falling at this moment seem to have a different meaning.

"Do you want to extinguish the lights of human civilization?"

The magister from ancient times quietly watched the sky, watching the snow that kept falling from the sky and was getting bigger and bigger.

"You are indestructible."

In the middle of the first winter in New Cecil Territory, the first magic obelisk in human history was lit.

In the Lord's Mansion opposite the Lord's Square, Gawain stood on the balcony, quietly watching the scene on the square through the open window, and after the magic energy obelisk was lit, he showed a faint smile - not too much The joy, because everything was expected, and the biggest surprise has already been experienced when the "prototype" was designed.

He turned around, returned to the room from the balcony, and picked up an improved "receiving device" that was only half the size of a palm from the desk. He installed the receiving device in the newly set card slot on the wall of the room , with a light "click", the receiving device was seamlessly connected with the magic circuit in the room, and a magic spar lamp specially used to test the magic field lit up.

Hetty was already standing in the room, she looked at Gawain with a smile on her face: "Ancestor, the first magic obelisk has been lit, and we will modify the magic machines within the range according to the plan, increasing the number of energy The receiving device for receiving the magic field, after that, the newly produced magic equipment in the factory will also be directly pre-installed with the "magic field receiver". As for the magic spar lamp used as a street lamp, it will not be modified, and it will still be directly powered by the old magic net system .”

Gao Wen nodded: "Very well, let's follow the plan."

"To be honest, I thought you would personally host this 'opening ceremony', just like in previous similar occasions." Hetty looked at Gao Wen with a smile on her face, "After all, it is such an important moment."

"There will be many important moments in the future. I don't need to be there every time. Let Kamel show up this time - he also needs the acceptance and approval of the people in the territory," Gao Wen said lightly, "Compared to To host the 'opening ceremony' in the square, we have more important things to do now."

"You mean... the report from the Observation Tower of the Dark Mountain Range at noon today?"

"That's right, the Wall of Magnificence flickered once—not a good omen."

Chapter 0268 Deterioration

Ever since the aberrations attacked the camp last time, Gawain has never stopped paying attention to the Great Wall. As someone who has witnessed the building process of the Great Wall, he knows better than anyone else that the magic barrier has a great impact on all the people on this continent. What does it mean in terms of race—more clearly how unimaginable the consequences will be if there is a problem with that layer of magic barrier.

So even in the most difficult situation in the territory, he still spent a lot of money to set up several observation posts near the southern pass of the Dark Mountains to monitor the situation of the Great Wall day and night - that pass was where the aberrations browsed through the mountains. , The mountain gap that invaded the territory, it can be said to be the biggest weak point of the entire dark mountain barrier, and it is also the only "window" that can look at the magnificent wall from a safer place.

Just this morning, information came from several observation posts. They observed a very strange "flicker" in the middle of the magnificent wall. The huge magic barrier dimmed slightly, and then the whole became extraordinarily bright again. The whole process lasted only a few seconds, but it was clearly visible.

It wasn't the entire barrier that flickered, and the barrier returned to normal after the flicker. This is the only good news: it doesn't look like it's in danger of collapsing completely, and the barrier's self-healing function is still functioning normally.

After receiving the report, Gao Wen didn't even attend the launching ceremony of the Magic Energy Obelisk. He locked himself in the study for the first time, and retrieved the latest satellite monitoring data until he confirmed that there were no incidents around the territory. After a large surge of magic energy and no abnormal energy readings in the direction of the Dark Mountains, I felt a little relieved: the problem is still the Gondor wasteland itself, and has nothing to do with the huge sun in the sky or the magic environment of the entire world.

"What has Soldering been doing these two days?" Gao Wen suddenly changed the topic, and mentioned the bald strong man who was eating and drinking on the territory as a "captive".

Hetty thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "He has always cooperated very well, basically he will not leave the place where he lives, but it is said that he has been a little close to Pittman recently, but it is normal to think about it, Druid inheritance After all, they originated from elves, and the two of them may have some common topics on the way of nature."

The corner of Gawain's mouth couldn't help but twitched, and he thought that Soldering was indeed a strong man who never gave up lightly - he still hasn't given up on curing his alopecia!It's just that he focused on Pittman, that unreliable counterfeit drug dealer...Soldering is planning to exchange all the commissions he has earned over the years for amulets and transshipment ointments?

Only Gawain knew the "truth about the strong" of Salderling, so he couldn't explain anything to Heidi, so he just ordered: "You go and find him."

Not long after, Solderling came to Gawain's study. This "Officer Typhon", who was theoretically a prisoner on the battlefield, was not treated badly in Cecil's territory, except for a little necessary surveillance. , his living treatment is almost at the same level as Hetty Rebecca and others, and he can move freely in most parts of the territory. As soon as he shows up at this time, he greets Gawain happily: "Hey! Gawain Let me tell you something, there is a..."

"Don't believe it, apart from the normal potions of the druid system, more than half of the ointments he sells in private are fake."

Soldering: "..."

"The amulets are also fake. The ancient amulets claimed to be found in the ancient ruins are all taken from the scrap piles of the steel mills."

Soldering: "..."

"Don't believe the health care and hair care - he has a lot of hair because he is born, and he is not of the same race as you. It's useless if you believe it."

Solderin: "...I'll take five steps to find his blood!"

"Come back!" Gao Wen glared at the strong man, "I'm looking for you for business!"

Solderling finally noticed the seriousness in Gawain's expression, and immediately became serious: "What happened?"

"You are a silver elf, right?" Gawain pointed to the chair next to him, and asked Soldering to sit down at the desk. "How much do you know about the Great Wall?"

"It is true that the silver elves built the magnificent wall...but that is the business of the magisters. I am just a ranger and my understanding of magic is limited." One of Soldering's strengths is that he is never in a field that he is not good at Brag, "What's wrong with the Great Wall?"

Gawain didn't hide anything, and immediately told the silver elf about the flickering of the magnificent wall and the attack of the aberrations that occurred when this pioneering territory was built. At the end, he also mentioned the old Sisi The disaster in Erling: "...the old Cecil Territory was also destroyed by the aberrations and the magic tide. You should know that the original Cecil Territory is not in this place, but in the hilly land further to the northwest. .”

The expression on Soldering's face became more and more solemn following Gawain's words. After hearing that similar aberration attacks had erupted more than once, his eyebrows almost frowned. The unique emerald green pupils are full of worry.

Short-lived human beings can completely forget the horror of a catastrophe after a few hundred years, but the long-lived elves are not a forgetful race. To this day, the time when they were overwhelmed in the wasteland of Gondor still occasionally resurfaces. In Solderling's dream, he really understood what Gawain said would mean if it was true.

"Are you sure that those are the 'distortions' we dealt with back then?" Soldering confirmed it with some anxiety, and got Gawain's affirmative answer: "I can't admit my mistake, I have fought against them for decades ——When you died, there were still a lot of people around, how could you admit your mistake?"

Before I close my eyes, there are a bunch of aberrations, and when I open my eyes, I’m still an aberration, and my last version was for nothing—this is the most authentic version of Gawain after inheriting Gawain Cecil’s memory feeling.

"The power of the magic wave was sealed inside the Great Wall, and it is indeed not normal for it to reappear in the territory of civilization..." Soldering frowned, and began to recall the knowledge about the Great Wall, "Well... Although I Not a magister, but I do know a bit more about the Wall of Magnificence than you humans. As far as I know, the Wall of Magnificence is a magical barrier based on an ancient 'adaptive shield' technology, relying on the A series of 'sentry towers' on the border of the Duor wasteland, the shield of the magnificent wall can be adjusted spontaneously to adapt to the complex environment of fel energy in the Gondor wasteland. You know, the fel tide brings chaotic and disorderly energy Surge, this constantly fluctuating energy surge is its most dangerous feature, and only an adaptive shield can adjust itself at any time according to the ups and downs of chaotic energy, always maintaining a sufficient strength of protection with the minimum energy consumption ..."

Gawain listened carefully, and asked a question at this time: "That is to say, if there is an energy fluctuation in the wasteland of Gondor that exceeds the adaptable range of the shield, the wall of grandeur will 'be unable to respond', thus partially overloading it?"

"In principle, this is the case..." Soldering said uncertainly, "But I heard from the elf magisters back then that each sentry tower has a very large margin, which is enough to deal with The sudden large-scale surge inside the wasteland of Gondor, and 50.00% of the sentry towers in the entire protective barrier area have backups. If the barrier really starts to overload, those sentry towers will also be activated immediately to balance load, there will never be such a serious problem as temporary damage to the barrier..."

"Ah, I've also heard of the spare Sentinel Tower. There is such a setting," Gawain recalled the corresponding information, "Well...have you ever returned to your hometown in these years?"

"I only went back once 300 years ago," Soldering smiled faintly, "It's really difficult to go back—there is a wasteland of Gondor in the middle of the mainland, and returning to the Silver Empire from the north of the mainland has to go around the entire continent After half a circle, I don't have a griffin or dragon eagle of my own."

"Then how do you usually keep in touch with your compatriots? Or...do you still keep in touch with your homeland?"

"There is still a connection," Solderin explained, "The Sentinel Tower itself has the function of magical communication, which can relay the communication signal from the Temple of Stars - this function is used to monitor the situation of each Sentinel Tower .There are barrier monitoring stations set up by the Silver Empire on the border of Typhon and Ansu West, through which I can contact my homeland. But the frequency is not very high-the information that the Sentinel Tower can transmit is limited. There are many traveling elves."

"Then when was the last time you communicated with the Silver Empire?"

"Are you worried..." Soldering realized Gawain's worry, "Worried that something has gone wrong with the maintenance of the Great Wall, but the Silver Elves didn't tell the world?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, since the collapse of the large-scale information network between the Gondor Empire and the Silver Empire, it has been difficult for all human countries to get news of the elves in time. Now only the southernmost Gaoling Kingdom and the elves maintain The Gaoling Kingdom is the most mysterious of the four human kingdoms," Gawain said unhurriedly, "even if nothing else is considered—now the Great Wall is indeed having problems, the Silver Elf But there is no news from the side, this matter itself is worth worrying about, isn't it?"

Soldering's face became serious, and he did not hide his inner worries at all—although he has lived in the human world for many years, Solderin himself is still a silver elf after all, and it is impossible for him to let go of his hometown .

"The last time I was in contact with my homeland was more than ten years ago... You know, according to the elves' concept of time, it was not long ago." Soldering raised his head, looked at Gawain and said, "but now I I think it is necessary for me to contact you again... As a high-level ranger, I know quite a few people with status in the Silver Empire, and I may be able to inquire about the situation of the Great Wall."

"You can tell them about the resurrection of Gawain Cecil by the way. I also have many acquaintances among you silver elves, which will make your contact more important." Gawain nodded, "even if there is no one in the Silver Empire. If something goes wrong, it’s good for you to tell them the news of the temporary failure of the northern barrier. Didn't know there was something wrong with the barrier."

Soldering nodded solemnly: "Okay."

Chapter 0269 A Person Without Talent

The offensive of those monsters was disintegrated.

Yet it will be some time before the panic they cause subsides.

With a sword on her waist, Andersa walked steadily on the wall of the Winter Wolf Fortress. She inspected the defense line after the battle, and the sight of her eyes frowned.

Those blood-colored giants who came from nowhere did not step into the fortress, and the brave Typhon soldiers repelled those terrifying enemies on the city wall. "The destructive power is still shocking. Huge scars eroded by corrosive energy arrows can be seen everywhere on the city wall. Soldiers who were directly attacked by energy arrows either died miserably or were seriously injured. Ordinary metal armor is no match for that weird attack. There is almost no protection, it seems that only enchanted armor or armor made of magic metal can effectively resist the attack of monsters-but how many people in the entire army can afford a complete set of magic armor?

Andersa stood by the city wall and glanced down. She saw a large number of mottled scars on the surface of the huge stone wall below, and several huge erosion marks even spread all the way to the height near the wall stack——in the final stage of the battle , among those blood-colored giants appeared a few special individuals with exceptionally large size and strong resistance to blows. A round of attacks from the magisters failed to stop them from advancing. Those monsters destroyed the magisters with a strange magical lightning. After attacking their defenses, they climbed the city wall against the rolling wood and falling stones and the rain of arrows. Although they were eventually wiped out, they left several terrifying damages on the city wall.

An adjutant came from behind and handed a report to Andersa: "General Andersa, the dead and wounded soldiers have been counted, please have a look."

Andersa accepted the report with a heavy heart. The monster attacked very suddenly, and the soldiers had never fought against a similar enemy, so this battle was not easy to win. This report was even a bit harsh to her. .

"Take it, give compensation to the families of the dead according to the rules, treat the wounded, and send those who can't continue to fight back to the country - write them a certificate of bravery, and at least they can have enough food and clothing when they go back," Andersa said somewhat Anxiously, he returned the report to the adjutant, then turned his head to look at the plain covered with a layer of dirty blood, "You said... where did these monsters come from?"

The plain in front of the Winter Wolf Fortress was originally covered with snow and was silvery white, but those giants dyed the whole land an ominous dark red, and the killed monsters fell on the land, and their flesh and organs melted like mud , flowing, while corroding the earth and rising into billowing smoke and dust, soon there will be only huge bones left behind, which is daunting to look at - Andersa has faced all kinds of enemies before, but she still has a similar scene Seeing it for the first time.

The adjutant didn't expect the general to ask himself this question. He was stunned for a moment before he said uncertainly: "The original sentinel reported that those monsters came from the pass of the dark mountain range, so...it should be in the direction of Ansu."

"Ansu?" Andersa's expression gradually became gloomy, "That country..."

"But it doesn't have to be Ansu," the adjutant immediately added his thoughts, "General, the Dark Mountains are next to the wasteland of Gondor..."

"Do you suspect that those monsters came out of the wasteland of Gondor?" Andersa raised her eyebrows, looking at the adjutant who had always acted cautiously in surprise, "This idea is very bold."

"We once received intelligence that Ansu was attacked by an 'unknown monster'. It was rumored that it was some kind of monster wandering from the Gondor wasteland," the adjutant reminded Andersa, "If more monsters come from the wasteland If they wander out, and walk along the natural barrier of the Dark Mountain Range, then it is indeed possible for them to wander here..."

"But the Gondor wasteland is blocked by a magnificent wall," Andersa immediately frowned. "Didn't the watchtowers on the border also say that the barrier is okay?"

"Those watchtowers are useless, they are too far from the wasteland."

"...to prepare the griffin," Andersa said after a short pause, "You must tell His Majesty what happened here!"

After giving the order, Andersa raised her head and looked at the misty mountains in the southwest with an uneasy face. Although she couldn't see the scene behind the mountains with the naked eye, she knew that the wasteland of Gondor was located there. direction, and the great wall built by the elves is there.

Thinking of the majestic wall and the sentinel towers supporting the majestic wall, Andersa couldn't help feeling a little envious—it is said that those ancient magic towers have powerful communication power, allowing information to travel along the entire majestic wall in an instant. The border of the wall is passed back to the mainland of the Silver Empire. The elves use this incredible ancient technology to maintain the monitoring of the entire barrier system. In the Gondor era 700 years ago, humans also had similar technology.

But now, these technologies have been severely degraded and degraded. The existing communication magic is either expensive or ineffective. Most magic communication towers can only transmit information within a few kilometers, and the cost of building a tower is still high. Borderlands Magical communication can still be used between the main fortresses on the line, but if you want to send news from the border back to the imperial capital... you can only rely on the traditional Griffin messenger.

There are proposals to set up hundreds of magic towers from the border to the imperial capital to transmit information, and similar proposals have been repeatedly discussed in the noble council for many years, but there is only one result after discussions: no money, no one.

The cost of hundreds of magic communication towers is enough to empty out the empire's annual tax revenue, and the magic materials used as strategic reserves in the treasury will also be greatly depleted-you must know that the magic circle of the communication spell is extremely complicated, and only the rarest high Grade materials can only be manufactured, but it is absolutely impossible to use all those materials to build hundreds of immovable towers.

What's more, even if they are created, who will maintain and control them?Only mages can control magic, and complex large-scale magic devices require multiple spellcasters to maintain together. Hundreds of permanent magic communication towers mean that half of the mages in the empire's mage group have to become "tower guards." , Compared with the cost of money, the labor cost of this part is even more unacceptable.