Sword of Dawn

She repeated the words Calador relayed to herself before leaving, word by word, clearly. As the party listening, Gawain's expression changed from the moment he heard the first content. After that, his tense face never relaxed for a moment. It was not until two seconds after Melita finished speaking that his eyes rolled, and then his eyes fell on the pale golden dragon egg. ——The latter is still standing quietly on the pedestal at the bottom of the metal box, exuding a constant dim light, without any response to the surrounding eyes, and it seems to be sealed with endless secrets inside.

At this moment, Gao Wen couldn't help but think of the first content he heard just now: Gods, as a natural phenomenon, never perish in essence...

The dragon god is nominally the patron saint of the dragon race, but in essence it is also a collection of various symbols of divinity. Since the birth of the dragon as a mortal race, all the natural phenomena that the dragon has been in awe of - flame, frost, thunder and lightning, life, death , and even nature itself... All of these gathered on the Dragon God, and as the giant dragon successfully broke through the shackles of adulthood, these "awes" also disappeared, so the Dragon God as a certain "aggregate"... Will He eventually disintegrate into the most primitive symbolic concepts and return to the "deep sea", or will he leave some residue due to the gathering of humanity?

"The necessary element of the third story..." Gawain muttered softly, his eyes never leaving the dragon egg, he was suddenly a little curious, and looked at Melita beside him, "This necessary element refers to the egg , or those four conclusive conclusions?"

"We don't know either...God's will is always vague, but it may also be that our ability to understand is limited." Melita shook her head, "Maybe it's both? In the end, we still don't know enough about God. , in this regard, you seem to have some kind of special talent, and you can easily comprehend many metaphors about gods."

She raised her eyelids and looked into Gawain's eyes: "So do you know what the 'third story' the gods refer to? Our leader asked me to ask you before leaving: Are mortals really still alive?" Another option?"

Gao Wen was silent, thinking quietly in silence. He thought carefully for a long time before he said in a low tone: "Actually, I have been thinking about this question since the fall of the God of War...Gods are born of human thoughts, but It has also become a catastrophe for mortals due to changes in thought trends. Ushering in the end of the countdown in surrender is one way, and seeking survival in killing gods is another way, and as for the third way... I have been thinking about 'coexistence' possible."

"It sounds difficult," Melita said bluntly.

"It's been hard, but we're not without progress - we've managed to de-god gods like the 'Upper Storyteller' and to some extent 'unleash' the relationship with the Gods of Nature and Goddesses of Magic. Now we are still trying to subtly separate from the God of Holy Light," Gawain said while thinking, he knew that the dragon clan is a natural ally in the cause of rebellion, and the other party has successfully broken free from the chain, so When he talked about this in front of Melita, he didn't have to hold anything back, "The only problem now is that all these 'success stories' are too harsh, and behind every success are unrepeatable constraints, and what humans have to face The right gods are many..."

"And there will always be new gods born," Melita said, "In addition, you can't be sure that all gods are willing to cooperate with your 'coexistence' plan-mortals themselves are changeable, changeable mortals It brings about a changeable trend of thought, which is destined to make it impossible for you to treat the gods as some kind of "mass production model", and every god you have to face...is a unique "individual case."

"No matter how unique a case is, there will be a common logic behind it, at least 'born from a trend of thought' is their common logic," Gao Wen said seriously, "So I have a plan now, based on the idea of ​​bringing together the mortal kingdoms On the basis of this alliance, I named it the 'Theocratic Council'."

Melita was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood the possible meaning behind this word. She gradually opened her eyes wide and looked at Gawain in astonishment: "You want to control the thoughts of mortals?"

Immediately before Gao Wen could answer, she shook her head again: "This is almost equivalent to controlling the thoughts of all mortals...not to mention whether it can be successful, this kind of behavior itself may lead to resistance from everyone...unless you Intended to build an Omega system like us, but the price of doing so is not affordable for all races..."

"So what I want to do is not 'control'," Gao Wen laughed, "In fact, according to our recent research, it is the thought trend that is too controlled that causes the gods to be extremely powerful and constantly regenerate, so we have to do The . . . is not to control all minds, but to liberate all minds."

The room fell silent for a while, and Melita seemed to be frightened by Gawain's overly majestic, even somewhat daring idea. She thought about it for a long time, and finally noticed that the faces of Hetty, Amber and even Rebecca were on the scene. They all had very natural expressions, which made her think deeply: "It seems... your plan has been brewing for a while."

"We have verified its initial results in the transformation process of the Holy Light Church, and verified its theoretical feasibility in the neural network chaotic model. We believe that through long-term social structure adjustment, education popularization and changing customs To achieve this goal—even in a short period of time, it can produce quite good results,” Gao Wen said, “The key issue now is that other countries on the mainland may not directly accept all this, so we need a Theocratic council, I hope to achieve a basic consensus among the leaders of at least a part of the country first, and then promote this change through gradual economic and cultural influence and technological development."

Melita looked at Gao Wen, pondered for a long time, and then suddenly showed a smile: "I think I understand what you are going to do. World-class education popularization, and the use of economic and technological development to force society to change customs Well... as expected of you, you even called all of this 'divine power'."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "It sounds like you are very interested in this?"

"Indeed, I'm personally very interested—but whether the Dragon Clan is interested depends on when we can see a more detailed plan," Melita said with a smile, "Say you don't even have a plan no?"

"Of course, there is as much relevant information as you need," Gao Wen said, but then he suddenly realized, "But do you really need it? You have already broken free from that shackle with your own efforts... The Dragon Clan is now this The only 'free race' in the world besides the Kraken?"

"Why don't you need it?" Melita asked back, her expression became serious immediately, "Indeed, the Dragon Clan is free now, but as long as we have a little understanding of the rules of this world, we know that this 'freedom' is actually just Temporary. The gods are immortal... and as long as the tendency of 'ignorance' and 'blindness' in the mortal mind remains, the shackles will come back sooner or later. The survivors of Tarrond are now most concerned about two things , one thing is how to survive on the wasteland, and the other is how to prevent the gods from coming back in the near future, these two things make us sleepless."

She raised her head and looked into Gao Wen's eyes: "So, maybe your 'Theocratic Council' is a good medicine that can cure the problem. Even if it can't cure the problem...at least it is a successful exploration."

"I was a little surprised by this evaluation," Gao Wen said seriously, "Then I will prepare sufficient materials for you as soon as possible—but I want to confirm one thing, can you represent the wishes of all the dragons in Tarrond? "

Melita met Gawain's gaze, her expression became solemn, and she said word by word: "This time, I have full authority to represent Tarrond."

Gao Wen nodded, and then his expression relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face again: "Okay, we've talked about enough heavy topics, maybe it's time to discuss something else."

As his words fell, the atmosphere at the scene quickly became relaxed. Rebecca, who was listening carefully with her neck curled up, finally had a chance to catch her breath. She immediately blinked and reached out to touch the pale golden color. The dragon egg broke the silence with curiosity on his face: "Actually, I have wanted to ask since just now... This egg is said to be given to us, but what are we going to do with it?"

"It's not for you guys, it's for Gawain Cecil himself—there's still some differences," Melita immediately corrected Rebecca's statement, and then showed a somewhat confused expression, "As for saying As for how to deal with this dragon egg... Actually, I don’t know either. When I set off, I only told me to hand it over, and no one told me what I need to do in the future.”

Amber, who hadn't spoken much, thought for a while, pinched her chin and tentatively said, "How about...we try to hatch it?"

Chapter 1070 Get Ready

To be honest, when Gao Wen saw this dragon egg, he felt the same confusion as Amber: the dragons did not want such a special... "gift" to be sent to him in front of him. , I always have to think about the follow-up treatment method, but the key lies in how to deal with this thing-Gao Wen suspects that nothing like this has happened since the beginning of human history, although many knight novels and hero biographies love Pulling the dragon into the story, there will also be a plot where the protagonist obtains a dragon egg by chance and becomes a partner after hatching, but now everyone knows that this kind of plot is almost as idle as Melita. The boring dragon wrote and played by himself...

So, what to do with such a dragon egg?Hatch out?How to hatch?

Melita looked at Gawain, then at the dragon egg, and smiled awkwardly after a long time: "Actually...you can try to hatch it, after all, our leader just asked me to hand over the dragon egg. I gave it to you, but it didn’t explain how to deal with it afterwards, presumably it’s because the gods didn’t leave any more detailed instructions after their fall. According to my understanding... this should mean letting you handle it yourself.”

Gao Wen thought about it carefully, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Then can you hatch eggs?"

As soon as he said this, he felt that something was wrong, and the gazes of Hetty and Amber beside him became weird. He realized that this straightforward statement was somewhat frivolous, but he couldn't think of a better one for a while— —In the final analysis, racial differences and cultural differences were still there, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to maintain an unmoving expression.

Melita was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing Gao Wen's words, and then a trace of restraint appeared on her face, but fortunately, she didn't seem to care too much, she just laughed awkwardly: "This...in fact, I I have no experience, but I have learned some theories recently, so I can tell you how to hatch dragon eggs, but I probably don’t have free time..."

"No, no, I didn't intend to ask you to help me in person," Gao Wen said hastily, "It would be great if I could provide some theoretical guidance..."

Melita suddenly became even more embarrassed: "That... that's okay... But I want to declare in advance that the nature of this dragon egg is very special, and we are not even sure whether it can really hatch, so even if I'll tell you the method, you may not be able to hatch anything, even more exaggerated... Even if the hatching method is correct, this dragon egg may take a very long time to break, and you may even have to specialize for it. To build a long-running Empire Incubator..."

The topic seemed to be slipping in a weird direction. Amber, who was so nervous and didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, felt that the enthusiasm was too strong and she couldn't bear it. She couldn't help coughing twice, and broke the silence from the sidelines : "I won't discuss this kind of details. You can first tell us about the hatching conditions of normal dragon eggs."

Amber's sudden interruption slightly broke the awkward atmosphere, and Melita's wandering thoughts finally stabilized. She coughed twice, quickly rearranged her vocabulary in her mind, then took a breath and nodded, "Okay." Okay, then I will talk about how to hatch a dragon egg—basically, the hatching of a dragon egg needs to meet two conditions at the same time. The first is a suitable temperature, which is consistent with most oviparous organisms, and the second is continuous Constant magic stimulation, this is quite special.

"The temperature is easier to deal with. The hatching temperature range of dragon eggs is actually very loose. Even the current room temperature here meets the conditions, and the more suitable temperature is roughly..."

Melita mentioned an approximate temperature range, and then continued: "Compared with temperature, magic stimulation is a more important factor. Dragons are extremely powerful magic creatures, and our magic affinity talent is so strong that Even the stage of an egg before hatching can interact with the magic in the environment - dragon eggs need to be stimulated by pure arcane energy to grow, I suggest you use magic nets that can run continuously and stably to create a hatchery , put the dragon egg in it..."

Melita explained the method of hatching dragon eggs in detail, while Gawain carefully memorized it. Hetty even summoned the enchanted parchment and a pen from nowhere, and used the detailed process with bright eyes. The magic reinforcement record has become a magic scroll, and Gawain understands it very well: this is the knowledge of hatching dragon eggs!Who else in the whole world has access to such a secret?If it wasn't for such a big incident in Tarrond that Melita brought an egg to visit, how could this kind of secret spread to the human world?

To be honest, Hetty just found a scroll to record without calling the entire research department for an on-the-spot discussion. This is considered extremely restrained...

A few minutes later, Melita finally finished her narration, and Hetty, who was flying like a pen, finally let out a long sigh of relief. This mage lady, who hadn't enjoyed research work for a long time, looked at her record results with satisfaction, and then suddenly frowned slightly. Frowning, as if thinking of something: "I didn't expect the real method of hatching dragon eggs to be like this... As far as I know, there is a book called "The Wizard La Dong and the Egg of the Red Dragon" that once described the hatching of a dragon. , the book says that dragon eggs need to be soaked in magma to gradually mature, and when the shell is broken, it must be repeatedly struck by lightning..."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help shaking her head, with a complicated smile on her face: "The book described this process with certainty, and there is a lot of magic knowledge that exists in the real world in the book, so many Scholars doubt that what is written in that book is true, and some scholars who are keen on studying the mysteries of giant dragons even regard "The Wizard La Dong and the Egg of the Red Dragon" as a professional "tool book for dragon studies" to study... …I don’t know how they will react when they know the truth.”

Hetty sighed with emotion, while Gawain subconsciously glanced at Melita's face, and caught the embarrassment in the other's expression, he immediately reacted, and asked tentatively: "Wait, Melita, The book Hetty mentioned...could it be you too..."

"No, I didn't write it!" Melita immediately waved her hands to clarify herself, and then smiled awkwardly, "It was written by a friend of mine..."

Amber rolled her eyes and subconsciously asked, "That friend you mentioned..."

"It's really my friend," Melita sighed helplessly. "His name is Calador. In fact, he is already my elder in terms of age. It's just that we belong to the Mithril Treasury and are colleagues at work. He is in the human world. When traveling, he will turn into a red-haired wizard, 'La Dong' is his most commonly used alias - but later because of job transfers, he seldom shows up in the human world."

Gawain, Hetty and others: "..."

The embarrassment struck again, and after a while, Gao Wen covered his forehead and broke the silence with a sigh: "Giant dragons walk in hiding in the world, and there will be no traces of dragons in the world—but you are left everywhere in our books and stories." disaster."

"This...is speechless." Melita muttered awkwardly, and Amber next to her immediately took out a small notebook from her small bag and wrote it down. Gawain slapped it on the top of the head: "Don't remember that sentence just now!"

Amber was so excited that she had no choice but to put away the small notebook resentfully, and muttered with regret on her face: "It's a pity, such a poetic sentence—the second half is even more profound."

"Forget it, it's all in the past. The times are different, and the dragon will also make changes. Since you intend to return to the world of mortal races, the way we get along with each other will become more open and transparent. Messy stuff... Let’s just take it as an episode before the official ‘acquaintance’ between the dragon race and other races,” Gawain shook his head, trying to bring the topic back on track, “I’ve already recorded the hatching method of dragon eggs, but I still have another Question, if there is a problem with our hatching process, such as a short interruption...will it cause the death of the dragon egg?"

Gao Wen felt that it was necessary for him to inquire about the details in advance - although he hadn't made up his mind to hatch this dragon egg, and he hadn't even figured out how to deal with this theoretically "Enya relic", But it doesn't hurt to know some things in advance.

"Don't worry too much," Melita nodded and replied, "The vitality of dragon eggs is more tenacious than you imagined, at least normal dragon eggs are like this. Even if there is a problem during the hatching process, as long as it is not a dragon egg If it breaks or is thrown into the magma and cooked by you, it will not die easily, at most it will suspend its development for a period of time, and continue to grow when the conditions are right."

Gao Wen breathed out, "I'm relieved now."

After that, Melita talked with Gawain about dragon eggs, the current situation of Tarrond, the future of the dragon race, and Gawain's grand plans—they sat Talking freely on the sofa in the living room, the dragon egg not far away stood quietly under the light, Hetty went to prepare tea and snacks in person, and Amber and Rebecca went around the dragon egg to study circle after circle, The two of them came up with many wild ideas, and they discussed them happily.

Gawain hadn't enjoyed such a peaceful and peaceful time for a long time—Merita was the same.

On this private occasion, both the ambassador of Tarrond and the ruler of the Cecil Empire temporarily removed their identities. Rita also had to say goodbye to the time to leave.

In fact, Gao Wen could arrange a guest room for Miss Blue Dragon in Cecil Palace, but at this time he had to consider the other party's status as the "Ambassador of Tarrond"—without prior notice. Under such circumstances, leaving the ambassador overnight is not in line with the rules after all, and Melita also hopes to return to her own clan as soon as possible.

When Miss Lanlong was about to walk to the exit of the living room, Gao Wen suddenly remembered something, and stopped her from behind: "By the way, wait a minute."

Melita stopped in her tracks, turned her head and looked at Gao Wen curiously: "What's wrong?"

Gao Wen hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking: "Is the Mithril Treasury... still there?"

"...is no longer here," Melita's eyes flashed a trace of desolation, but she quickly restrained the slight wavering, "but I have a plan that seems too naive now... I hope to rebuild it , even if it takes many years."

Then she suddenly laughed, looked at Gao Wen and said, "Besides, you don't have to worry, the things you entrusted to us are still well preserved—it's here."

As she spoke, she pointed to her head.

"The original of that manuscript has been destroyed by the elemental storm, but I remember the contents of the manuscript clearly, I will keep it, and then treat it as the first commission for the reconstruction of the Mithril Treasure - I will faithfully Fulfilling our contract, Mithril Vault remains trustworthy to customers."

"That's good," Gao Wen also laughed, "I'm waiting for the good news of the treasure house's reconstruction."

Melita smiled and bent down, bowed impeccably, then she took half a step back, sighed "It's good to be able to speak freely", then turned and left.

After Melita left, Rebecca left beside the dragon egg. She leaned next to Gao Wen, tiptoed to look in the direction of the gate for a long time, and then muttered, "Let's go."

"The situation in Tarrond is really not optimistic," Hetty sat down beside Gawain, and said thoughtfully, "Although there are some details that Melita has not disclosed clearly, from what she revealed It's not difficult for us to guess the situation... Food, medicine, living space, social order... The predicament faced by the dragon is far greater than ours at the beginning."

"Although their power is strong, the environment in Tarrond is even worse," Gao Wen said in a deep voice, "I feel very lucky now that Tarrond chose to send ambassadors and It's a blessing for all of us—humans and dragons alike—to make head-on contact with the human world."

Rebecca heard Gao Wen's words and thought for a long time, but found that she couldn't understand: "Ah? Why do you say that?"

"...Although Tarrond suffered a catastrophe, the number of surviving dragons is still tens of thousands or even more, and those powerful creatures can easily cross over with just a pair of wings. The ice ocean has arrived in the human world." Gawain looked at Rebecca and said patiently and seriously, "They are starving - just imagine if Melita and her compatriots hadn't worked hard to control the social order and Choose to make direct contact with the human world. If the survivors of Tarrond cross the bottom line of the collapse of social order, what will happen when tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of hungry and desperate dragons sweep across the human kingdoms? "

Rebecca imagined the scene described by Gao Wen, and the expression on her face quickly became horrified: "...Mom..."

"It's deplorable for a civilization to suffer such a catastrophe, but it's not just a deplorable event for a giant dragon," Gawain said in a very serious tone, and he didn't scare Rebecca. , in fact, when he first received the news from Beigang, he was even frightened into a cold sweat—tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dragons became refugees in an instant, and their society was in a state of collapse, and the only remaining The moral bottom line is shaky, and no one knows where they are going to "eat" next. This incident is enough to make the rulers of all countries in the whole world sleepless. "Now we can't say that Melita and her fellow citizens are integrated How many survivors have been raised, and it is hard to say how many dragons are under the control of the Agondor interim government, but at least we can be sure that the dragons in Tarrond have not completely collapsed from the group, and the society in some areas The function is still barely maintained, so I can breathe a sigh of relief."

"Then... what happens after you breathe a sigh of relief?" Rebecca looked at Gawain curiously, "What are we going to do next?"

"Let's start preparing supplies to help Tarrond survive, the sooner the better," Gao Wen said after a short thought, "Although the dragon civilization has been destroyed, it is after all a million-year accumulation, even the ruins An astonishing treasure trove—this point, I am afraid that even the dragons themselves have not realized it. Now our biggest advantage is that we know this news earlier than all countries, so we have to prepare earlier than them.

"This may turn out to be our boldest, most spectacularly rewarding investment to date."

Chapter 1071

From a personal point of view, Gawain regards Melita as a friend, and at the same time has a natural kindness and admiration for the splendid dragon civilization, but he can't just make a decision from a personal perspective—as the ruler of an empire Or, he wants to ensure that every piece of wealth created by citizens is used in the right place.

Now that Tarrond is in trouble, although Melita and the other emissaries have not officially asked for help, it will be a matter of time. Of course, Gao Wen can provide assistance, but there must be equal benefits behind the assistance——Politics Gains, technological gains, economic or resource gains, and even purely humanitarian gains all have to be taken into account.

It was also after comprehensive consideration of all aspects that Gawain finally believed that aiding Tarrond at this time would be an investment with amazing potential returns.

Centipedes are dead but not stiff. The once glorious Tarrond civilization on this planet is still a treasure trove even if it falls. The wealth that was destroyed in the flames of war, just those giant dragons themselves, are a force that cannot be ignored for the mortal nations on this planet, and the opportunity to help these powerful creatures... is once in a lifetime.

Gawain was sitting on the sofa, seriously thinking about the meaning behind this incident and the necessary proportions when taking various actions. Rebecca looked at the expression of the old ancestor curiously, and couldn't help asking after a long time: "Master Ancestor, what are you thinking?"

Gawain glanced at the girl, and smiled on his face: "I just thought of providing assistance to Tarrond... It is a rare thing in a thousand years to have a giant dragon love you."

Hetty blinked at the side, and her mind became active: "Do you need to let the merchants 'activate'? We can buy a large amount of surplus grain or even old grain from the northern countries in advance, so that no country can get it before the first harvest this year. Send out more food to aid Tarrond, we can become the biggest pillar of the dragon kingdom, and even provide the only food aid, which will be a monopoly aid - based on the tradition of the dragon clan to abide by the contract and morality, we will get The greatest and longest support from Tarrond. It may cost a lot of money, but it is worth it, compared with the support of the Dragon Clan, the food is only a small cost."

Hetty's ingenious idea made Amber and Rebecca couldn't help but look at her twice, and even Gawain showed some surprise in his eyes, but after a short thought, the latter still shook his head: "Say To be honest, your idea is really... I like it, we could really do this in the past, but not now."

Hetty was stunned for a moment, but didn't react for a while: "Ah? Why?"

This time before Gao Wen opened his mouth, Amber next to him said: "Isn't this simple? Times have changed. Cecil used to fight alone, but now we are going to build an alliance and formulate a set of rules. The rules are for everyone to abide by—we eat meat, so we can’t even leave the soup for others, and even go further, we have to leave a portion of meat for others, otherwise things are done too badly, and there are still people in the world. Who wants to believe in Cecil's 'shared destiny'?"

The half-elf said such a long paragraph casually, which surprised both Gawain and Heidi, and the latter's eyes widened: "It's really not like you can say it!"

Amber put her hands on her hips: "What's the difference? Isn't it just about forming gangs? I've seen a lot in the slums back then..."

What the half-elf said made some sense, but her smug look still didn't deserve a beating. Hetty held back for a long time before she couldn't make a Frostbolt to explode her head—of course, it couldn't hit her if she rubbed it out. .After squinting at Amber calmly, Hetty's eyes turned back to Gawain's face: "Then ancestor, how can we ensure Cecil's active position in this matter?"

"It's very simple. Although we can't buy food in a big way to monopolize aid, we can be the first to stand up to call and organize," Gao Wen laughed, taking this opportunity to teach Hetty what to do in the future international order Do, "The biggest difference between playing a role in an alliance and being a 'lone hero' is that your 'right to speak' can be equivalent to real power or even resources, as long as you make full use of your prestige and checks and balances to take the lead in making something happen. things, you can make everyone think you are the one who pays the most, even if you actually pay nothing at all.

"Of course, others are not fools. If we really don't pay anything, then no matter how great the prestige and right to speak will be gradually lost. Besides, the embryonic form of the alliance has not yet been established, and we can't say what prestige and checks and balances, so Real money still has to be poured in, and the lead has to be a bit of a lead-the cost of doing this will of course be higher than that of the kind of people who "make a contribution, shout two points, and make a three-point gesture", but Absolutely forever."

Gao Wen spoke patiently, while Hetty listened attentively, and the latter felt greatly benefited from the teaching of just a few words. These were angles that she had never considered, but after understanding it, she Then suddenly realized.

"Okay, I can't finish talking about these things for days and nights." Finally, Gao Wen realized that it was getting late, so he stopped talking, with a complicated and self-deprecating smile on his face, "Really? Old people, unconsciously began to preach."

"Please don't say that, these 'teachings' have benefited me a lot," Hetty said hastily, "Your experience and wisdom are a valuable asset."

"It's okay, it's not good to flatter me," Gao Wen smiled and waved his hands, then turned his head and looked at the dragon egg not far from the sofa - the thing was still standing quietly. On a grooved base, there was a pale golden glow under the light, the runes on the surface flickered, and the mysterious lines were faintly visible inside the eggshell. Gao Wen's face gradually became weird, "I'm still thinking about how to deal with it." This thing..."

Gao Wen's words immediately drew everyone's attention back to the dragon egg. Amber couldn't help but circled the dragon egg, but still didn't hold back her words: "Speaking of this dragon egg, this thing It really has nothing to do with you? You were called over by that dragon goddess in the middle of the night, and you didn't know what to talk about all night. Not long after you came back, Tallonde sent the dragon eggs over, and even named them I'll let you take care of it... how does this sound like... oh my mother!!"

The second half of Amber's sentence ended with an exclamation, and a ball of ice that was almost as big as her head brushed against the tip of her ear and flew into the distance—Hetty had already grabbed the staff at some point, Staring at the shame of all things, Gao Wen whispered beside him: "Next time, try to lower the focus of the spell a little..."

Amber's cold sweat dripped down her forehead, and Rebecca on the side looked trembling and didn't dare to make a sound. At this time, the latter finally remembered what she had said not long ago, and at the same time vaguely felt that she owed a beating... …

After a while, Hetty finally put away the staff, and the butler stared at Rebecca and Amber, then at the dragon egg, and then at his ancestor: "Are you really determined to hatch it? We are still not sure of the true intention of the 'god' who entrusted this dragon egg to you... Even if he has no malicious intentions, the consequences of this thing after it hatches are too unpredictable."

"I understand your concern, but we have to try it first to know how this thing will change in the face of external stimuli," Gao Wen said, "And to be honest... Aren't you curious about this?"

Hetty stared at the dragon egg, and after hesitating for a long time, she still nodded shyly: "...Indeed, I'm also quite curious about what this thing will hatch."

"Arrange a special room for it, maintain a suitable temperature according to the parameters suggested by Melita, and then let the technicians set up the magic net and transformation device in the room," Gawain said while thinking, "I will arrange it later. People take turns to guard, and always pay attention to any abnormal changes in this dragon egg."

……

Under the night, Cecil City is still brightly lit. Artificial lights shine on the ground, creating a splendid city that never sleeps at the foot of the dark mountains. In a square near the central city, Cassandra is curiously Observing this human capital that is completely different from the northern port.

She maintained the shape of a sea snake, and walked and crawled under the streetlights on the edge of the square. The light from the streetlights shone on her shiny scales, creating a layer of dreamlike light and shadow. The yawning Tyre followed her, side by side She arched forward and shook her head from side to side—the latter was forcibly pulled out by Cassandra. After all, the deep sea witch was not familiar with this city. She needed a guide, and Tyr was The only family in the city.

The citizens of Cecil who were active nearby would occasionally cast curious eyes and look at the two sea monsters walking in the square, but no one stepped forward to disturb them impolitely: this city has a wonderful pride and reserve, Although the people living here have a strong curiosity and spirit of exploration, they always maintain a posture of restraint and courtesy in front of outsiders. Cassandra does not know how this folk custom is formed, but she still appreciates it .

"I said, you can't wake up?" Cassandra finally couldn't help but said after Tyre almost fell asleep while walking for the third time, "When I came to you in the evening, you said you were going to catch up on sleep. When I was looking for you at night, you were catching up on sleep, and it was almost ten o'clock, and you actually told me that you were going to catch up on sleep, don't you think there is something wrong?"

Tyre raised his eyelids and glanced at his long-lost compatriot, lazily and as a matter of course, said: "Nonsense, it's late at night, of course I have to go to bed—go to bed on time at ten o'clock, isn't my routine unhealthy?"

Cassandra knew the name "Tyr the Sleeper" when she was in Antaveen, but she couldn't help but cover her forehead when she heard the other party's righteous theory: "Of course it's okay to sleep at night, but you can sleep during the day." You're awake... I'm just curious, do you have a day when you are awake?"

Till raised his head: "Why not? I am awake in my sleep!"

Cassandra: "..."

The deep sea witch shook her head helplessly, her snake tail snaked and crawled, and she walked towards a certain night shop not far away. Several citizens who went to work at night passed by the roadside, and two of them looked this way curiously. , their gazes fell on Cassandra's tail—although they quickly smiled politely and looked away, Cassandra still noticed these gazes, and at the same time recalled the time since she came to this city today. She frowned at the strange stares she often encountered, and couldn't help but look at her fellow clan beside her: "Tyl, I think it's a little strange..."

Till looked up sleepily: "What's so strange?"