Sword of Dawn

While talking, she couldn't help feeling emotional: "If you could intervene earlier, maybe the situation wouldn't be so bad, after all, you will always come up with some weird ways to solve the problem, but it's too late to say these now. "

There seemed to be blind trust in Gao Wen in her words. There was no real evidence, but she already felt that Gao Wen's early intervention in the incident would be able to solve the crisis of No. [-] sandbox. Gao Wen didn't point out this, but just shook his head: " On the other hand, it is precisely because the situation has developed to this point that the Eternal Sleepers have no choice, so they think of asking me for help, thinking of this almost self-abandoning plan, and thus giving me the opportunity to recruit them."

Hearing this sentence, Amber suddenly showed a suspicious look, and gave Gao Wen a weird look: "...Speaking of which, are you deliberately waiting for the situation to deteriorate to this day, deliberately leaving the situation with no choice? In order to create such an opportunity to receive the Order of the Eternal Sleepers?"

The more she thinks about it, the more Amber thinks it is possible—she really knows Gawain very well. Although he is famous in history as the "Lord of Knights", in fact, his ability in the field of "planning" is really excellent. Even more frightening, shaping the situation, taking advantage of the situation, and taking advantage of the situation to determine the overall situation are all his forte. He used similar methods to disintegrate the city of Luan from the inside, and used similar methods to complete the transition from the Ansu Kingdom to the Cecil Empire. How difficult would it be to subvert an order of the Sleepers if he was willing to...

However, she soon shook her head again, and before Gao Wen answered, she denied it herself: "No, this does not meet your criteria. There are too many potential irrelevant victims, and the risk is beyond control."

Gao Wen looked at Amber for a long time and laughed.

"This situation is really worth taking advantage of for me, but I didn't take the initiative to promote it," he said. "In the final analysis, killing is really a traditional art skill of the dark sect, and it cannot be stopped."

Thinking of the three major dark sects, Amber felt a little regretful: "It's a pity to think about it carefully. They have a good intention, but they are on the wrong path. They have worked hard for 700 years, but they have to come to this result..."

Gao Wen shook his head slightly: "But their efforts are not meaningless. They have at least tried a road and accumulated valuable technical information. At least from the perspective of technical achievements, what they have accumulated through hard work will not be destroyed. Buried."

After a few seconds of silence, Amber suddenly broke the silence: "How do you plan to deal with No. [-] sandbox?"

"The specific plan will not be finalized until I have personally explored the No. [-] sandbox and contacted the power of the upper-level narrator, but now I can do some preparatory work," Gao Wen thought for a while, and said slowly, "Tomorrow you go Call Tyr, I need her help with something...

"Besides, we can only wait for news from the Eternal Sleepers. After all, no matter what plan I make here, the premise is that the Eternal Sleepers are willing to cooperate. If my estimate is correct, it shouldn't take long—they are more urgent than us .”

……

Yuri Charvin rested in the room of the underground palace for a long time before recovering a little bit. He walked out of the center of the magic circle depicting many mysterious runes, which have extraordinary effects such as stabilizing the spirit, correcting the mind, and filtering thinking pollution. The figure of Selina Geerfen was already standing not far away.

"How's the status?" The woman with the lantern in her hand asked lightly.

"...It's probably [-]% to [-]% better, it's good to be able to recover in a short time," Archbishop Yuri said with a wry smile, "That guy Magnum... I've reminded him a long time ago to use Psychic Storm as an emergency protection Spell etching in the subconscious is simply the most absurd thing, sooner or later something big will happen, now he should learn a lesson..."

Selena's tone was calm: "The storm of the mind hits others, and he won't be the one to learn the lesson."

"..." Yuri was speechless for a while, and then shook his head helplessly after a pause, "It makes sense. Then, Archbishop Selina, are you here to reveal something to me in advance?"

"Building cooperation with rogues outside the domain is the only option."

Archbishop Yuri was silent for a moment: "... Has it been decided?"

"It has been decided."

"Including agreeing to the conditions proposed by the wanderers outside the territory?"

"include."

"...I'm afraid some people won't agree," Yuri said in a low voice after a moment of pondering, "The order has grown so far that it has expanded and become more complicated than it was at the beginning, and even the positions at the bishop level are not all about learning. researched..."

Selina looked into Yuri's eyes and said slowly: "They are believers of the upper-level narrator."

Yuri opened his eyes wide, but only heard the other party repeating:

"They are disciples of the upper storytellers."

After a few seconds of astonishment and wandering thoughts, the archbishop, who was born in the noble family of Typhon, had been exposed to the reshuffle of many upper-level forces since he was a child, and experienced many turmoil in Aldernan suddenly realized something.

"...Some people should have been on the list long ago, right?"

"Earlier than you think."

Yuri looked at the lady in front of him who always had a gentle and calm expression, seemingly harmless to humans and animals, and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "It's really like what the wanderer said... He brought us Chance."

"Yuri, this is internal purification, not for the personal will of the Pope, nor for the status of anyone else, but for the future of all of us," Selina said quietly, "I hope you understand this a little."

"Yes," Yuri nodded slowly, "The internal purification...is just purification. But is it really necessary at this time? We are facing the threat of the upper narrator..."

"If we're dealing with a god, the last thing we need is 'many people.'"

"……I understand."

Selena nodded: "It's good that you understand."

There was silence in the air for two seconds, and Yuri asked, "How is Archbishop Wendy doing?"

"The spiritual pollution has been curbed, but she is still a devout believer of the upper-level narrator. I don't know when she can completely get rid of this state. You can visit her, but don't contact her for too long."

After the words fell, Selena's figure had disappeared into the air like a dream.

Yuri was stunned for a while, then walked out of the room.

He walked through the deep and long corridors, through the ramps blocked by layers of restrictions, to the bottom of this underground palace, and came to the independent area that accommodates the psionic choir.

After taking the two assistant priests with him, he came to Wendy's separate room.

The beautiful and haggard lady was sitting quietly in the room, leaning against the pillar in the corner, staring at the opposite wall in a daze.

Yuri's arrival caught her attention, and the psychic singer turned his head with a smile: "Good day, Archbishop Yuri."

"Are you free to think?"

"Occasionally you can regain consciousness, occasionally, and it feels bad," Wendy said slowly, and suddenly noticed Yuri's face, "Huh? Yuri, your mental state doesn't look very good, what happened? What's wrong?"

"...a lot of things have happened, but it's not appropriate to tell you right now," Yuri sighed. "When you get rid of the pollution from the upper-level narrator, you may be startled by the new situation."

"Oh? Are you also interested in the upper-level narrator?" Wendy's eyes lit up suddenly, and she said with a smile, "Then, sir, please allow me to take a moment of your time to introduce you to our all-knowing and almighty Lord, the world ..."

The corner of Yuri's mouth trembled, he took half a step back, and waved to the assistant next to him: "Don't say anything, just get the needle."

……

When the bright sun once again shone on the row upon row of roofs and flat and wide streets of Cecil City, the city quickly woke up from its peaceful sleep.

Gao Wen didn't get enough sleep last night, but he was still full of energy.

According to the scheduled schedule, he came to the Autumn Palace to meet the envoys from Typhon and the Princess Matilda.

After seeing Matilda with black hair and black dress, he noticed something strange about her almost immediately——

She looked a little tired, with a slightly dazed look on her face. Even though she was subtly covered up with exquisite makeup, she could still see a small amount of bloodshot eyes, and even dark circles appeared faintly.

This surprised Gao Wen.

"Don't you adapt to the environment here?" He asked with concern from some elders, "You don't seem to be in a good mental state..."

"I'm sorry, I let you see the inappropriate side," Matilda tried to smile, trying to dispel the symbols and numbers hovering around in her mind like mental pollution, "I read some books last night... probably It's been so long, I've lost track of time."

"It's a good thing to like reading, but you still have to pay attention to your body," Gao Wen laughed. "How? Will it affect today's schedule?"

"Don't worry, I'm more or less a high-level swordsman. I can adjust it a little bit, and it won't affect today's schedule," Matilda replied, "Everything is according to your arrangement."

"That's good, then according to the scheduled itinerary, I will personally take you to visit our Imperial College - this is also the most important part of the preparation process for the international student program.

"We will start from the Department of Mathematics of the Magic Technology Branch, which is the cornerstone of many advanced technologies..."

Chapter 0798

As the giant sun rises, the brilliant crown of the sun disc becomes more and more clear in the atmosphere, and the mechanical clock tower of the Imperial College begins to ring. The bell, the solemn eight bells rang throughout the mage area.

Students wearing the uniforms of each branch left the dormitories distributed in the four areas of the campus, and accompanied by the sunshine and the sound of bells, walked on the wide walkway to the teaching facilities in various parts of the college.Some of them have confident smiles on their faces, some are still a little sleepy, some are young and immature, and some are already middle-aged with gray hair. These people come from all over the Cecil Empire, Scholars with different origins are like flowing water gathered, flowing in this academy that symbolizes the highest temple of knowledge in the empire. They are infused and transformed by the knowledge here, and one day, they will come from this academy. The temple flows out to soak up this rapidly advancing empire.

Matilda stood on a tower of the Magic Branch, watching the students wearing black school uniforms with runes and gear emblems gather from the square and walkways below, converging into a stream of people not far away For a long time there was no words in the tall buildings.

"Occasionally, when I am free, I like to stand here and overlook this college," Gawain stood beside Matilda, looking down at the scenery below with inexplicable emotion, and said slowly, "Students Coming and going between these wide roads or trails, gathering in courtyards and corridors, resting beside gardens and fountains, teachers imparting knowledge, teaching and dispelling doubts in buildings, people from different regions and identities gather in Here, everyone enjoys equality in front of knowledge, they discuss problems and talk about the future, they don't have to think about anything, just focus on learning...

"This is a safe haven and the last cradle that life can enjoy in this world. The political struggles outside the high walls are far away, and things outside the country are even farther away for them. I will do my best to make this the safest place in this country. , the most peaceful place, for knowledge...it deserves it.

"Of all that I've built, this college is the one I'm most proud of."

Matilda listened to Gawain's words, and from those words, she seemed to feel a certain emotion conveyed by this pioneer from ancient times. There was no complicated scheme in this emotion, and its sincerity made this A princess from Typhon was deeply surprised.

She couldn't help but glanced sideways at Gao Wen, as if it was only at this moment that this legendary hero from history, wearing many auras, and almost deified had finally shed the layers of names and legends, Only then did he truly become a real "person" of flesh and blood.

And this feeling made her realize how important the "Imperial College" in front of her was in the pioneer's heart, and made her subconsciously re-examine this college and all the meanings behind it, and examine the upcoming development. international student program.

After a long time, she said softly: "In Typhon...we don't have anything like that."

"I hope you have," Gao Wen turned his head and said very seriously, "I'm serious."

"But it's difficult," Matilda said, "it doesn't match the current order of Typhon. To build such an institution in Typhon, we have to do more than just build buildings of the same scale, and then put all kinds of It’s as simple as stuffing such a student in.”

Gawain smiled: "It's true...it wasn't easy for me to build this academy."

In order for such an "Imperial Academy" to be born, he had to smash an old dynasty, which... the Emperor Rosetta Augustus would probably not want to reproduce.

After overlooking the college from the tower, Gawain looked away.

"Next we can visit the teaching facilities here, and then we will go to the big library, where you can see some of the fascicles of "Fundamentals of Everything"-it is a large-scale series of books that summarize all basic knowledge. The compilation is complete, but some subvolumes on agronomy, mathematics and industrial foundation are missing."

"Fundamentals of Everything"...what a bold and imposing name.

A strange feeling and curiosity flashed in Matilda's heart. She guessed what kind of masterpiece "The Foundation of Everything" would be, and at the same time showed a smile: "I'm looking forward to it."

……

In a simply furnished office, the sun shines through the crystal glass windows on the dark red wooden desk. On the desk is a beautifully printed but plainly bound textbook. Next to the textbook are written notes and doodles. paper, as well as dip pens and inkwells.

The content in the textbook is relatively basic natural knowledge. Between those uncomplicated paragraphs and illustrations, you can see many smeared notes and ink dots. The extraordinarily messy ink marks seem to indicate that the owner of the textbook is The many difficulties encountered in the process of wrestling with this knowledge, and the mentality that is constantly swinging between impetuousness and concentration.

Under the sunlight, there seemed to be a faint sigh sounded by the deserted desk, and then the textbook floated out of thin air, and a page was turned.

Another sigh.

Just then, the door of the office opened, and a bald man with a horrific scar on his face walked in.

The scar-faced Anton glanced at the empty desk, and immediately noticed the floating textbook, and said casually, "Boss... oh, you're actually reading?"

Lights and shadows floated beside the empty desk, and Amber's figure appeared in the air. She was frowning and looking at the textbook in her hand, then threw it on the table, and looked up at Scarface Anton: "I'm reading a book. Is it rare?"

"...To be honest, it was really rare in the past, but I have seen it many times recently," Scarface Anton scratched his bright head and said with a smile, "And if you read some thrillers, absurd stories, etc. It’s easy to understand what you’re reading, but what you’re looking at now...that’s really far from your usual hobbies.”

The corner of Amber's mouth trembled, and she glanced sideways at the textbook on the desk from the corner of her eye, curling her lips: "This thing is indeed too ugly to get in... But our Majesty always says that I am ignorant, and that knowledge is the primary productive force or something. , Rebecca and her big-breasted aunt also keep talking about my lack of education, as if they are very educated..."

Scarface Anton is a straightforward person: "One thing to say, they are indeed more knowledgeable than you..."

Amber stared at Anton immediately: "If you want to run around the entire inner city with a pumpkin on your back, then you can continue talking."

The scar-faced Anton suddenly shrank his neck: "Just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Let's get down to business." Amber waved her hands and leaned back. "How's the situation with Glenn?"

When it came to business, the scar-faced Anton, who had become the second-in-command of the Military Intelligence Bureau, immediately straightened his expression and reported meticulously: "Glenn's monitoring team has received news that everything is normal, and Miss Patty is still following the previous routine. Life, did not show any abnormality. In addition, the records of personnel entering and exiting Rockbreak Castle, and the magic detection records of Glenland and its surrounding areas are also no problem."

Speaking of this, Anton paused, and added: "In addition, we also tried to get in touch with a female pharmacist who once took care of Miss Patty, and confirmed from her mouth that Miss Patty received the tiara before and after. There have been no changes in temperament, confusion in memory, etc..."

"...The possibility of personality replacement can be roughly ruled out..." Amber muttered softly, "Patty is still Patty, that's good news."

"Boss, the female pharmacist also mentioned a situation," Anton said again, "She said that when she first contacted Patty, the child's condition was unimaginably bad. It is believed that Patty can survive, but after getting the crown, Patty surprisingly survived the most dangerous stage, which is a miracle in the eyes of the pharmacist.

"The female pharmacist therefore believed that Patty's crown was a magic weapon with blessings, which relieved Patty's injuries, but we all know that the crown is the 'connection device' of the eternal sleeper, and it may still be It's a temporary 'soul container', but it doesn't have the function of healing injuries..."

Amber frowned, thought slowly and said: "The crown allows Patty to rest in a dream, which means that it gives her the motivation to live in disguise and relieves her mental pressure. From this point of view, it allows Patty to succeed. It might make sense to survive.

"People's spiritual power can create some miracles, even if these miracles sometimes do not even conform to our common sense.

"However, the situation you mentioned really needs attention... I will tell our Majesty later."

Anton nodded, and then asked curiously: "The monitoring team is next..."

"Maintain monitoring," Amber said, then thought for a while, and then ordered, "Also, be prepared to deal with emergencies. In the near future... there may be some actions from the Eternal Sleepers. Although the situation is unpredictable, their actions cannot be ruled out. Success or failure affects the possibility of Patty in the real world. I will seek help from other departments in the future and send a few professionals in the fields of immersion chambers, brain nerves, and soul science to prepare for emergencies."

Anton lowered his head: "Yes, I will give orders."

"Go and get busy if you have nothing else to do." Amber waved her hand and issued the order to evict the guest. "I still have to read some books."

Scarface Anton took the order to leave the room, leaving only Amber in the plainly furnished office.

The half-elf lady who was already in a high position was stunned by the table for a while, then lowered her head again, glanced at the textbook thrown on the table by herself, picked up the book as if lifting a thousand weights, and continued to read with a sigh stand up……

She really has little knowledge, and she is indeed from a lowly background. Most of the things she knows are the rules in the gutters. Her adoptive father who died early and the second adoptive father who has been a cultist for half his life obviously failed to instill in her too many correct, The truth of life.

In this glorious "Magic City", in the highest government office system in the empire, she even occasionally felt like a strange alien.

But she is still unwilling to fall behind, unwilling to stop at her existing achievements and status, and enjoy it peacefully.

After all, the scenery ahead of the road... seems really good.

She firmly believed that she was a follower of the Shadow Goddess, and wanted to see how far she could go on this road.

……

During the day's itinerary of activities, the emissaries from Typhon visited many things.

They saw the unique "modern teaching", saw the astonishing collection of books in the Imperial Library, saw the huge number of new books printed by industrial machines, and saw the treasures of the empire that were protected layer by layer The original manuscript of The Fundamentals of Everything.

They saw the "mage's area" that was different from Aldernan's, and saw a variety of research facilities operating in an orderly manner, and ordinary people and extraordinary people working together. Although they couldn't see any substantial technical content, only Cecil's special "research and development atmosphere" is enough to make them feel extra fresh.

As the giant sun approaches the horizon, the day comes to an end.