Sword of Dawn

Gawain shook his head: "Bertila Augustus, Selena Gelfen—you should still remember them, when you often went to make trouble around them, you even secretly hid Selena's lantern, but I didn't know it was a magic lamp, it recorded your process of hiding the lamp completely."

"Bertera and Selena... It's been a long time since I heard these two names," the Silver Queen revealed a look of reminiscence, "They are still alive?!"

"...In a sense," Gao Wen said, "a lot of things have happened, and it may take a whole day to explain. If there is a chance, I can take you to meet them——of course, the premise is that they are also willing to talk to you. Reminiscing about the past."

Speaking of this, he shook his head: "Leaving this aside, how do you judge that I am not 'Uncle Gao Wen'? Although it is a bit boastful to say so--but I don't think there is anything abnormal about my performance, from the way I speak to My habitual small movements are exactly the same as Gawain Cecil 700 years ago."

"Yeah, it's exactly the same...how can it be the same?" The Silver Queen looked into Gawain's eyes calmly, "If you are really Uncle Gawain, how can you still be the same as 700 years ago? ?”

Gao Wen frowned, feeling a little confused: "'Gao Wen Cecil has been asleep for 700 years', since these 700 years have been in a deep sleep, in fact, the current 'me' and the original 'death' are actually only It's just a few years of time difference, just a few years, it should be..."

"If you are the real Uncle Gao Wen, then you have experienced life and death, haven't you?" The Silver Queen interrupted Gao Wen and stated word by word, "You have experienced life and death, experienced the instant change of the times, experienced Everything is right and wrong, you woke up in a completely strange era, and you did so many earth-shattering things in this strange era, and most importantly - there is an almost completely strange me in front of you. You It’s true that you haven’t experienced those 700 years, but you have experienced a greater change than 700 years of life, so how can you maintain the appearance I remember without being affected at all?”

She paused, looked into Gao Wen's eyes, and said softly after a long time: "You are too much like the Uncle Gao Wen in my memory—almost [-]% the same, so it can't be true."

"... I was careless," Gao Wen was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly patted his forehead and sighed, "But are these the only reasons?"

"If there were only these reasons, I would probably only be skeptical," said the Silver Queen, "but I also know another thing, I know the rumors about 'Wanderers from Outer Territory'... Based on this premise, I am not just skeptical .”

Gawain resisted the urge to twitch the corner of his mouth: "Elves have traveled all over the continent, and the world says that the Silver Queen is the most intelligent ruler in the world... Now I have a deep understanding."

He sighed, and then said: "But since you found out that I'm not real, why did you tell me so much? Even willing to support my plan? You don't think I'm a dangerous 'soul stealer', or Some 'descendant' with unknown purpose?"

The blond woman in front of him laughed: "You also said just now that the Silver Queen is the ruler with the most intelligence in the world."

"what do you mean……"

"The connection between the northern part of the mainland and the Silver Empire is poor—but that's only in relative terms. In fact, my desk is full of information about you, from your establishment of a pioneering territory in the Dark Mountains to the revival of the Cecil family, from You built your empire, and then you went to that god-killing war... I know everything you brought to this world, even including what kind of font is used for the headline of the third report of this month's second issue of Cecil Weekly , "The Silver Queen smiled, "After knowing all this, do I need to know more?

"As for the other reason why I tell you so much...it's actually very simple.

"You have defeated gods, and more than one."

Chapter 1077

The garden fell silent again. In the silence, Gawain stared at the Silver Queen for a long time. He guessed the real intention of the other party at this moment—even though he felt that he had roughly guessed it, he always felt that he had overlooked something.

The Silver Queen also observed Gao Wen in silence, her platinum eyes were as deep as water, no one knew what she saw from Gao Wen at this moment, and no one knew what she wanted to see—— After more than ten seconds of silence, she said softly: "From the perspective of the Silver Queen, I don't need to confirm whether you are Uncle Gao Wen - I am just dealing with the ruler of the newly rising human empire in the north of the mainland. So I just need to know what kind of ally you are."

Gawain looked into the eyes of the Silver Queen: "But what you just said can be an illusion."

"Everything that every ruler does can be an illusion. In this regard, it makes no difference whether you are an 'extraterrestrial wanderer' or not," the Silver Queen said lightly, "The key lies in my judgment—if I If the judgment is wrong, the price that comes with it is naturally what I should bear.”

"...Don't worry, your judgment is correct, I will be more reliable than you imagined," Gao Wen said, and then changed the topic, "But I still have doubts—you just stood on the side of the 'Silver Queen' The angle answered my question, but as Belsetia, how do you judge your feelings—I sit in front of you, but inside you are someone you don’t know. It's not easy to accept."

Belsetia pursed her lips in a rare way, as if it was extremely difficult for her to answer this question. After a short hesitation, she broke the silence: "So I'm curious, how much are you... Gawain Cecil? How do you occupy... this body, and how do you view everything that this body possesses?"

Gao Wen picked up the black tea that had completely cooled down. The liquid in the teacup had a fine golden-red luster under the sun. He looked at Belsetia and said suddenly, "Do you still like to secretly eat an extra serving of sweets after dinner?" ?”

A strange expression crossed Belsetia's face for a moment, and then said lightly: "I still have this habit—but I don't eat it secretly anymore. As the Silver Queen, I have made it a rule of court dishes. "

"Ah, then you have finally realized your 'ambition' back then." Gao Wen was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly laughed happily, "You asked me to talk about your idea of ​​ruling the empire in the future, the most important one of which is It is 'after you really take power, you must legislate that there must be dessert after dinner, just like the human court'."

"...how much do you know?"

"Almost all that Gawain Cecil knows," Gawain pointed to his head, "that's what I'm going to say—you said I 'occupied' this body, but I'm afraid that's not all Correct, strictly speaking, it is his memory and personality integrated into my consciousness. I have almost all of Gawain Cecil's memory, as clear as if I had personally experienced it. I know everything related to you, and even remember it clearly All the emotional impressions at that time. Sometimes I even wonder how much I have been affected by these memories and emotions, whether I am a complete self, or a new individual regenerated after fusion."

He looked into Belsetia's eyes.

"Perhaps in a sense, Gawain Cecil has really been resurrected - all his memories and personality have returned to this world, but...these memories and personality have now become a larger consciousness part of it, and I am part of this greater consciousness."

"This sounds like a mathematical concept, sets and subsets," Belsetia thought seriously, with no real emotion in her expression, but she finally raised the corners of her mouth and looked at Gawain with a half-smile, " Are you saying this to comfort me, or to win my further trust?"

"This is your judgment, I tell you frankly, but as you said, everything that every ruler does can be an illusion—even a little bit, everyone is like this," Gao Wentan Kaishou, "How to judge is your business."

Belsetia looked into Gawain's eyes carefully, and suddenly seemed to change the subject: "You said just now that you not only have all the memories of Gawain Cecil, but even the emotional impressions at that time - then in your memory In, what did 'you' feel to me back then?"

"Cute and lively," Gao Wen thought for a while, and then said frankly, "There are still many ideas that are unconstrained."

"Is that so?" The smile on Belsetia's face grew stronger, "If this is your answer, then I'm afraid I have to re-evaluate your frankness..."

Gao Wen sighed, and began to wring his fingers: "Well, the main thoughts at that time were why this brat didn't go back, when did this brat have enough fun, where did the brat's family go, why hasn't she eaten yet? I'm full, why haven't I been tired from running, why haven't I gone back to sleep, why haven't I harassed Selena or the Augustus family, where did she go - she's so quiet all of a sudden, I'm afraid she's trying to die?!"

After he finished speaking, he sighed again, looked at Belsetia who seemed to have a dull expression, and spread his hands: "This is what you told me to say, but if Charlie or Roland can crawl out, they must be more cruel than me." .”

"I have thought about it, but I didn't expect to..." Belsetia blinked and suddenly laughed—although she had been smiling most of the time, this time her smile seemed to be the same as before. It's not the same, the smile spreads between her exquisite facial features, as if reflecting the clear sky in the afternoon, "It's really... I can't remember how many years I haven't heard such an evaluation."

"At that time, what I was most worried about was not your sudden mischief, but your sudden silence. Every time you were quiet, there was a grand plan brewing that would make at least a hundred people jump. Is there a problem with your judgment when choosing an heir—but what is surprising is that you behaved well in formal occasions such as the signing ceremony, and you can even be called very good," Gao Wen recalled Said, "Perhaps you really showed the qualified talent to be the Silver Queen at that time? Anyway, seeing your current appearance, I feel quite surprised."

"Being the silver queen and the highest priestess is a very boring thing, especially for me back then," Belsetia showed a look of reminiscence on her face, her fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the golden teacup, "I must behave in the royal court Moment, so after coming into contact with the pioneer camp, I was a little...too relaxed. At that time, you gave me a very novel impression. I have never seen a 'leader' who is as peaceful and casual as you, and can even be described as funny , even Uncle Snow, who always has a straight face, can use ice sculpture tricks to 'create atmosphere'."

"It's normal. The leaders of the pioneers back then were not 'orthodox nobles' who came from famous families with strict rules. The real 'orthodox nobles' died when the imperial capital exploded," Gao Wen said, "As for Snow... ...He was not a serious person, he was just facial paralyzed."

At this moment, Belsetia suddenly became quiet and looked into Gawain's eyes fixedly. This gaze soon made Gawain a little awkward: "What's the matter?"

"You are very natural when speaking in Uncle Gao Wen's tone. Is this a habit you have developed? Or is it the...'influence' you mentioned earlier?"

"It's hard to say," Gao Wen said honestly, "This is indeed my habit, but I don't know how much of it is the influence of inheriting those memories and personality."

Belsetia remained silent for a few seconds again, as if she was thinking about something carefully, and then suddenly said: "I am no longer a child."

Gao Wen tried to understand the deep meaning of the other party's inexplicable words, hesitantly said: "So, you won't be fooled by what I just said, is that what you mean?"

"No," Belsetia shook her head, and left her finger from the teacup, letting the liquid in the cup rippling slightly, "I mean—children will be angry because the gift they receive is different from what they imagined, and they will Getting mad at myself over details and irreparable realities because things aren't as I'd like them to be, but I'm not."

She raised her head, looked at Gawain, and stretched out a hand: "You are not Uncle Gawain, but you are at least 'half Uncle Gawain', anyway, welcome back to this world - you are still needed here."

Gao Wen was a little dazed. To be honest, he still felt that he could not keep up with the train of thought of the Silver Queen. This Queen who had ruled the Elf Empire for seven centuries was perhaps the most difficult to see and understand since he woke up in this world. The mortal who was pondering—the gods who couldn't explain it with common sense obviously couldn't be compared—but he still stretched out his hand and gently held the other's palm.

Then Belsetia sat back, and her eyes fell on the teacup in front of herself and Gao Wen: "The tea is cold—do you want a cup of hot tea? The black tea from the Gaoling Kingdom is only suitable for hot drinks."

"Of course, thank you."

Belsetia raised her finger and lightly sketched a rune in the air. After a while, two high-ranking elf maids quietly appeared in the garden. They served hot tea for the two guests at the round table. Belsetia pointed to one of the elves and said, "Uncle Gawain, do you remember her?"

Gawain frowned. He looked at the elf, and finally extracted some vague outlines from his memory: "...that little girl who was making trouble with you all day? I remember it was Elaine... "

"It's her, Elaine—well, it seems that we did cause you a lot of trouble back then," Belsetia said helplessly, "Seven centuries have passed, it seems that we need to re-establish each other What I want to say is that Elaine was very happy when she knew you were resurrected, and she has been looking forward to meeting you."

"It's a pleasure to see you again," the high-ranking maid smiled, but at the same time she was a little ashamed, "I'm sorry, back then..."

"It's okay, I'm glad to see you again," Gao Wen interrupted. "It's a good thing to see some familiar faces. I just think it's interesting to recall the events of that year."

The high-ranking maid laughed again, and Gao Wen held up the teacup in front of him—he could finally relax and taste the good tea from Gaoling Kingdom.

As time passed, the huge sun gradually approached the ridge on the west side of the town, and the sunlight gradually became a little more reddish. As the edge of the clouds was illuminated by the setting sun, it was time for Gao Wen to say goodbye and leave.

He and Belsetia talked a lot about the past, and during the second half of the afternoon tea, they didn't discuss the gods, the church, and those grand plans for the future of the mainland, until Gawain got up and was about to walk towards the exit of the garden Belsetia said suddenly: "Uncle Gawain, how sure are you about how many countries are willing to join the 'Theocratic Council' you conceived?"

Gao Wen stopped and turned his head slightly: "I'm not sure, I just have to do it."

"Then you can increase your confidence now," the Silver Queen said behind him, "As I said just now, the Silver Empire will support you—including on 'this matter'."

"Aren't you worried that this will weaken the control of the Elf King's Court over the religious authority?" Although Gawain guessed the result after hearing about the druid secret religion, he still couldn't help asking.

"My authority comes from the politics, economy and military of the empire, not from the ornamental status of 'high priestess' - 3000 years have passed since the fall of the white star," said the silver queen.

For a long time, the elves lacked a complete understanding of the threats they were fighting against, but now that Gawain was able to bring a systematic plan, she obviously did not intend to miss such an opportunity.

Of course Gao Wen himself could think of this, so he just nodded lightly: "If that's the case, then I can rest assured."

……

The setting sun was already low, and the No. 112 elf stronghold was gradually shrouded in a layer of indifferent orange. Gawain came to the avenue outside the Oak Hall, and the figure of Amber gradually emerged from the air beside him.

"Hey, hey, do you think she noticed me?" As soon as she jumped to the ground, Hu Po leaned over and whispered, "I always feel that she looked at me several times..."

Gao Wen glanced at this nervous intelligence chief: "Are you still not sure about your own shadow ability?"

"...Well, then I don't think she noticed." Amber thought for a while, shaking her head and said, "I have tried everything, except for legends like you, there are only a very small number of high-level extraordinary people with special abilities To be able to find me when I have entered the critical state of shadow—that Silver Queen’s strength is definitely not legendary, she is at most high-level.”

"From your tone, it seems that high-level is nothing," Gao Wen couldn't help but said, "As a leader with limited energy, having high-level strength is already terrifying, okay? Do you think everyone in this world Are all kings and emperors legends?"

"...That's true," Amber thought for a while and had to nod her head. Then she seemed to think of something suddenly, her eyes lit up, "Ah, yes! You are such a legend among a bunch of national leaders. It should be the only one inside, so you don’t even need to arrange five hundred white knights outside the window when you have a meeting, you can blow them all up with an eggplant in your arms..."

Gao Wen: "??"

Chapter 1078 Greetings

Of course, Amber's wild thoughts could only be random thoughts. After the half-elf finished running with his mouth full of trains, Gawain took a light look at the shame of all things: "Tell me, what do you think about what you heard today?"

"What did you hear today?" Amber immediately stuck out her tongue, and muttered to the side, "I feel that what I heard today is all terrible things... the one who will be silenced immediately if you change the occasion and identity." kind……"

Gawain continued to look at the half-elf with a half-smile, until her expression became more and more awkward, and she could no longer maintain that stupid look, until she had to whisper: "Actually, I have noticed it a long time ago, The status of 'External Wanderer' is not entirely a bluff..."

"I know you've noticed something." Gawain's mouth curled up, "Of course you will notice something."

Amber stared at Gao Wen fixedly, after a few seconds her expression relaxed, her usual heartless look returned to her, she smiled triumphantly: "Of course——I am the whole The most well-informed person in the Northern Continent."

"If my intelligence minister can't piece together the truth from all kinds of intelligence, then the empire's intelligence system has obviously encountered the biggest crisis," Gao Wen breathed out softly, as if something in his heart suddenly let go, and he felt a little relieved , and at the same time a little curious, "But...do you think Hetty and Rebecca are aware of this?"

Amber tilted her head, then raised her head, facing the sunset in the distance, letting the pale golden clouds reflect in her amber eyes: "I guess...they haven't cared about you since the day you walked out of the grave. Was it Gawain Cecil? And now the question is even more moot."

Gawain looked at this half-elf with some surprise. He knew that the other party actually had a very bright mind under his careless appearance, but he never thought that she had even thought about this level of question——Amber's answer seemed to remind him What, he showed a thoughtful look, and finally put all his thoughts into a smile.

Everything that Gawain Cecil was familiar with has gone, and only a few people have survived 700 years—and for those who are active in this era, they only need to know Gawain today Can.

This question really doesn't make sense.

"Speaking of which, you didn't mention the God of Nature to the Queen," Amber watched Gawain's expression change, and suddenly reminded him, "Aren't you going to talk about it? If the elves want to join the Theocratic Council, then this The matter will come to the fore sooner or later—at least for a dual leader of theocracy and monarchy like the Silver Queen, sooner or later she will have access to the core part of the rebellious plan, and sooner or later she will know the existence of Amorn."

"Yes, sooner or later, but now is not the time," Gawain nodded, "at least before the elves officially join our plan, before confirming that Belsetia can unify and control all the upper will of the elf empire, this matter Things can’t be brought out yet. The situation of the elves is different from ours. Their ruling system has been in continuous operation for tens of thousands of years, and their royal court has long since developed into a behemoth that outsiders cannot fully understand. Even the powerful Silver Queen may not necessarily You can control it all.”

Speaking of this, he paused, and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I don't believe in Belsetia, but this matter involves gods, and elves...they have tried a lot in the past 3000 years. The gods pulled back to this world."

"That's right, if the existence of the giant deer Amon spread to the common people of the Silver Empire, there might be some big troubles," Amber thought for a while, then sighed in agreement, "When no clues are found They can create several 'God Prototypes' in a row, and now that they have clues, I'm afraid they won't be able to create 'Ancestral God Restoration' for you within a year, and there may even be old guys who are still alive in the world relying on their prestige to coerce everyone To force the royal family to welcome back the True God... The Silver Queen may not be able to withstand this matter."

"That's what I'm worried about," Gawain nodded. "After all, Belsetia said that five centuries ago, she wiped out a secret sect group that tried to summon gods—five centuries is a long time for human beings. To the elves, that's 'just 500 years'."

Amber opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, but suddenly closed her mouth——she looked towards the corner of the street, where the high-ranking courier Sonia was walking towards this side.

"It seems that you have finished talking with our Majesty," Sonia came to Gao Wen and said with a slight bow. Of course, she was very concerned about the content of the conversation between the other party and the Silver Queen in the past half a day, but she did not express it. Show any curiosity and inquiry, "Do you want me to show you the rest of the town?"

"No, just go to Rebecca's place—she needs someone to watch more than I do," Gawain said, looking in a certain direction in the town, "As for me... I still have to see her." See other friends. Don't worry, Solderling is also in the guards, and he is also a good guide here."

Sonia looked at Gao Wen and Amber on the side, without any doubts on her face, she just took half a step back: "If that's the case, then I'll leave first."

The figure of the high-ranking messenger gradually faded away, and the attendants and guards who had been waiting nearby also received the signal from Amber. Two magic vehicles came to Gawain's side lightly and sensitively. After one of the doors opened, Sol Delin got out from the co-pilot's seat, and looked at Gao Wen with a smile: "Is the negotiation with Her Majesty going well?"

"It's not as expected, but it's as smooth as expected," Gao Wen nodded with a smile, and asked casually, "The Typhon people should have arrived, right?"

"Yes, the resident of the mission just sent a message that a Typhon envoy is visiting with the seal of the Augustus royal family—Rosetta Augustus invites you to meet in Conference Room 7 of the Emerald Long Hall."

"Well, we communicated this in advance," Gao Wen had expected this, and he looked sideways at Amber, "Get in the car, I'm afraid we won't be able to relax for a few days."

……

Driven by magic, the just right breeze blows through the flowers and plants in the southern country, bringing a comfortable and pleasant fragrance. The indifferent brilliance at dusk slanted into the courtyard, sweeping from the gap in the high wall in the distance all the way into the bushes beside the path, leaving behind It descended a track that seemed to be cast by light, and flying insects passed by that track, and there seemed to be a little bit of light and dust under the fleeting figure.

All this makes the little garden seem more peaceful than ever.

The tea on the table cooled down again, but Belsetia didn't ask the maid to replace it with new tea, she just used a teaspoon to stir the golden-red liquid in the sun casually, and asked casually, "Which direction are they going?" went?"

"The direction of the Emerald Hall," the high-ranking maid Elaine bent over and said, "In addition, the cars of the Typhon people are also parked in the open space behind the Emerald Hall—they should plan to have a closed-door negotiation before the official meeting .”

"Is that so..." Belsetia seemed a little careless, "I don't know what they plan to talk about."

"Do you need to inquire?" Another high-ranking maid bent down and asked cautiously.

"No," Belsetia said without hesitation, "We don't need such a small move. The results will eventually be revealed in the near future.”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The garden became quiet again, and the black tea in the cup was slowly spinning again. Belsetia seemed to be enjoying this rare leisure and tranquility, until a few minutes later she suddenly broke the silence: "Eileen, about Uncle Gao Wen...how did you feel after seeing him again?"

The high-ranking maid named Elaine thought for a while, then lowered her head and replied, "Everything is as it is in memory. I'm glad to see that he is very healthy now. Your Majesty, do you notice anything wrong?"

Belsetia raised her eyelids, but before she could speak, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the garden entrance. An attendant appeared at the end of the path, holding an exquisite wooden box in his hand. After obtaining permission, The attendant came to Belsetia and placed the wooden box on the white round table: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Cecil has just sent a gift, which is given to you by His Majesty Gawain Cecil."

Yi Lian took a step forward and opened the wooden box, but there were no precious treasures inside, but a box of various snacks.

Belsetia quietly looked at the colorful pastries in the box, a smile finally surfaced on her expression as calm as water, she sighed softly, and said as if talking to herself: "There is nothing wrong, Elaine .”

……

When more and more envoys from various countries gather at the elven outpost on the border of the wasteland, the focus of the sight of the entire mortal world is on the northeast of the magnificent wall, far away in the imperial capital at the foot of the Dark Mountains, in Cecil Palace It seemed much cooler than before.

The master of the empire and His Royal Highness, the most noisy princess in the palace, have left, and Grand Consul Hetty spends half of his time busy in the government affairs hall. During the days when the master is away, no visitors will come here to visit—— Seventy to eighty percent of the movement in the house was suddenly reduced, which made every corridor and every room here seem to lose a lot of vitality.

But Betty doesn't hate such a quiet day - of course, she doesn't resist the excitement of the past.

The heels of the shoes struck the marble floor, making a series of crisp sounds. Betty walked briskly through the wide corridor, and when the attendants and maids passed by her, they would all stop and greet the head maid respectfully. On the other hand, Betty always responded to everyone politely, and most of the time, she could call these people by name.

These years of reading and studying have improved her mind a lot.