Sword of Dawn

But such scenes are not all. When those destructive disaster scenes shocked everyone, the scene suddenly switched again, and the war-torn land turned into a majestic temple and palace. The ground is covered with prosperous and psychedelic cities, and advanced groups that humans have never imagined live among those tall buildings and factory facilities... But in the next second, the scene of war burned from the edge of the screen again, and the wrath of the gods destroyed Everything, the achievements of the civilization of the Dragon Clan are destroyed once.

"...that was Tallond in the past, the appearance of our hometown when it was prosperous...

"...That was Tarrond not long ago, when our gods passed the critical point of madness, and the entire dragon kingdom was devoured..."

Accompanied by Melita's low-pitched narration, the scenes in the sky were switched one after another. People watched how a once glorious country collapsed in the flames of war, and watched the dragon kingdom before and after its destruction appear vividly in the illusion. In contrast, when those glorious palace buildings and city factories burned and collapsed in the flames, some representatives even couldn't help but sigh with regret and astonishment-this is the subconscious exclamation when watching beautiful things being destroyed .

"... We once lived in a very comfortable environment, that environment was a cradle, but also a prison, the details of which need a long time to explain, I can tell you only one thing here: the former Tarlon Germany, is far more comfortable and comfortable than the current "safe zone" of the Loren Continent, and the kingdom of the dragon...was once much stronger than your country.

"But all are doomed to destruction—as you have seen."

Melita gently lowered her hands, and the runes around her were rearranged immediately, and the illusion in the sky changed instantly—the magnificent palace and the devastating war disappeared, and finally appeared in front of everyone's eyes There is only a piece of wasteland, the land on the wasteland is scorched and cracked, the coastline on the edge of the land is broken and twisted, the sky is full of deadly elemental cracks, crazy elemental creatures and out-of-control energy wraiths are raging among the barely discernible city ruins .

And in the depths of this wasteland, some stubborn lights can be vaguely seen, small refuge settlements stand on the ground like candles in the wind, and scarred dragons are defending against threats in the wasteland near the refuge. ——Just like Gondor 700 years ago.

"This is Tarrond now." Melita said in a deep voice, and the phantom covering the sky was extinguished.

If there was anything that stunned the delegates more than seeing the dragon descending on the venue and participating in the mortal alliance, it was without a doubt the astonishing truth that Melita conveyed at this moment.All the people in the venue were shocked at this moment. They didn't know what kind of expression they should use to face what was happening before them. The intensive consultations and small group cooperation during the preparation period before the meeting were overwhelming. Suspicions and doubts about the three empires suddenly seemed to turn pale. It felt like a child was seriously thinking about today's snacks and toys in a safe house, but suddenly the sky fell and the earth fell apart, and the sheltered house The wall collapsed, and what appeared before the child was the world of adulthood, blazing and burning.

Is there anything more bewildering than this?

There used to be a giant dragon kingdom that was stronger than all the countries of the Loren Continent combined, and there was a Tarrond that was safer than the Loren Continent. Known years - and then it's gone.

Not in one day.

During a period of unspeakable silence, some of the representatives at the scene gradually woke up from the astonishment. They reacted and their thinking became active. Many people quickly thought of the scene between Typhon and Cecil. A war—in some reference documents that are only for internal circulation, the inside story of this war has been partially disclosed. They thought of the description paragraph in the document about the God of War out of control, and thought of the sensational stories they inquired about in their own intelligence channels Truths that had once been dubious, even contradictory, were at this moment strongly supported by the news from Tarrond.

Many people's associations expanded. At this moment, they looked back and thought of the scenes presented on the holographic projections around the oath stone ring. A sense of horror gripped their hearts. Representatives of some countries fell into deep thought with serious expressions. , but there are still some people—their expressions are gloomy, and it seems that they are not just expressions of worry and thought.

Gawain took into account the changes in everyone's expressions, and he also noticed those representatives with particularly complicated expressions. The related information quickly came to mind, and he realized that most of those representatives came from the more influential Holy See. Kingdom, the influence of the gods on them has penetrated into every aspect of society, so the reactions of these people are also expected.

But until the end, none of the representatives left the meeting angrily or stood up to refute immediately, which was also in line with Gao Wen's judgment at the beginning:

No matter how influential the church is in a country, the leaders of the secular faction are basically sent to this meeting, and the queen of the largest theocracy empire in the world, the Silver Empire, has already stood by Cecil. up.

"Thank you Ambassador Tarrond for your statement."

Gawain's voice broke the silence in the conference room. It was only then that everyone seemed to realize that the applause was louder and louder, and Melita Pernia returned to her seat after a simple salute.Afterwards, the applause gradually subsided, and Gao Wen got up and looked around the venue before continuing his speech.

"This is the status quo of Tarrond today. It should be beyond the expectations of many people, but I still have to explain one thing-although the civilization of Tarrond has indeed suffered extinction like the Gondor Empire 700 years ago However, just like human beings in the past, a large number of dragons survived this genocide. Now the surviving dragons have established a provisional government, and Miss Melita Purnia is the representative of today's The Dragon Council came to make contact with us.

"The situation now is that the dragons have been freed, and they as a whole are willing to live in peace with other mortal kingdoms in the world, and even willing to be part of our future alliance, but they need help first, like the remnants of Gondor 700 years ago They also need help; on the other hand, not all dragons have maintained order after the war. At present, communications in the Tarrond wasteland have been cut off, and an unknown number of dragons are in a state of isolation from civilized order. Now Melita Miss and her clan are trying their best to bring these compatriots whose status is unknown back to civilized society...but their power is still limited.

"This part of the dragon clan is not controlled by the dragon provisional government, not bound by order, and may even have turned to violence. One day in the future, they may come to our continent."

After Gao Wen's voice fell, he gave the representatives enough time to think and react, and soon someone woke up. A representative from the northern city-state federation couldn't help standing up, staring and said: "What do you mean? Yes, the dragon may attack the human world?!"

"It's not just the human world," Gawain said lightly, "it also includes the land of all mortals, such as gray elves, dwarves, goblins, and spirit races. No one can be alone."

"Talrond deeply regrets this. We are responsible for this matter, but our power is limited now," Melita sighed, her expression was sincerely apologetic, "We can only Ensure that the compatriots under the control of the council abide by order, but those dragons who are isolated by the wasteland... our current social management department is overwhelmed."

There was a slight discussion immediately in the venue.

Although the disasters presented by holographic projections before were terrible, they still had a little distance from everyone, and the real impact was not so strong, but the crisis that was suddenly exposed at this moment was actually hanging over everyone: I don't know how many hungry and irrational dragons are wandering in the dark, and how many dragons that can destroy city-states are on their way to plunder the human world... This sharp sword hanging above the head has a bright blade! !

Representatives of some small kingdoms located in the northern part of the Loren continent first felt the crisis, and their anger naturally rose from their hearts, but soon they found that there was no way to vent their anger——

They looked at the dragon ambassador who was sitting under the banner with red background and gold pattern, but found that they didn't even have the courage to stare at each other...

The scene of dragons descending from the sky before is still deeply imprinted in everyone's minds, and any sane person has realized the reality at this time: the splendid civilization of Tarrond may be gone, but the dragons are still there, and these Inherently powerful beings... far more powerful than many isolated small kingdoms as long as they are alive.

The ambassador of the dragon clan is not here to sell miserably... In fact, she is already very responsible when she comes here to remind the mainland countries.

"Then how should we respond?" Finally another representative stood up, speaking with deep worry in his tone.

"The Dragon Clan never shirks their responsibilities. If there are members of the same clan who make wrong actions... they should also pay their due responsibilities," Melita said in a heavy tone, "The Tallonde Council has made a decision. The dragons who are under the management of the regiment, actively attack the countries of the Loren continent, and violate the alliance agreement of the community will all be expelled from the dragon membership, and the other members of the alliance and Tarrond itself have the right and obligation to shoot them down after three warnings."

The oath stone ring became quiet, and the representatives felt some kind of steel-like will from the heavy words of the dragon ambassador. They were touched by the spirit embodied in this will, but soon, many people realized the other A fact that touched them even more——

Shoot down the dragon... shit!

That's a dragon!When they fell from the sky just now, everyone could see clearly. They could sweep across the entire city wall with their wings spread out. The magic waves emanating from them seemed to be able to ignite the sky!

It's okay for big empires like Cecil and Typhon with powerful air power, but what about small border countries with weak national strength?What do you use to bring this creature down?Gather a group of battle mages and throw big fireballs into the sky?Or launch the king up to subdue the dragon?

Chapter 1092

The expressions of the representatives from various countries are different, but apart from the three major empires, they all have one thing in common in their reactions, that is, worry, undisguised worry.

"May I ask?" A tall, dark-skinned representative stood up. He came from the northwest border of the Ogule Tribal State. He was the leader elected by several independent city-states north of Moss Forest. He looked at Melita, with a very serious expression, "How strong is the dragon's magic resistance? How strong are the scales? Sorry, my question may be a bit offensive, but this is very important to us."

Melita seemed to have expected that someone would ask this question, she was very indifferent, and she showed a polite smile when she answered: "You don't have to be so formal. We established equal exchanges. As for your question... It is difficult to give an accurate and quantitative answer. After all, dragons also have strengths and weaknesses, and different dragons also have different power tendencies.

"Generally speaking, according to the standards of an ordinary adult dragon, all magic resistances are above the average level, in good health and without serious diseases, and without professional combat equipment, most of the spells below the intermediate level will cause us serious damage. The damage...is zero. Middle-level spells can cause certain damage to dragons, but they need a certain amount and continuous attack, depending on the strength of the caster. If the Transcendent faces the adult dragon alone, the threat to us is still zero.

"High-level to legendary-level superhumans can effectively fight against adult dragons, but the weak bodies of most mortal races are still a fatal weakness-if you want to be safe and sound under the breath of dragon flames, you need the protection of strong armor and shields.

"The above is limited to the magic resistance of the dragon clan. As for the strength of our scales... do you know the city gates that are integrally poured with purple steel? There is a layer of finger-thick mithril plate on the top, which is about the same level as that of black dragons. Other colors The giant dragon is slightly weaker in terms of scale strength - it is equivalent to not lining the mithril plate."

The representative of the leader from the northern city-state stood in place and listened carefully to Melita's description. After the dragon ambassador's words fell, he thought about it for a moment and thought it was best not to swear here, so he sighed and sat down. .

Another representative couldn't help but stood up: "Then how should we... shoot down these dragons that you say have been 'expelled' by Tarrond? If they are as powerful as you said, then This has obviously exceeded the coping capabilities of many countries—perhaps the well-defended key points of the kingdom can deal with these attackers, but ordinary border areas do not necessarily have large armies stationed everywhere!"

"Dragon disaster", this is undoubtedly a slightly embarrassing word for the representatives at the scene but they have to face it.The envoys from Tarrond stand here with the wish to live in peace with the countries of the Loren Continent. However, their out-of-control compatriots are obviously not so harmless. I don’t know how many powerful dragons will harass Loren On the border of the mainland, these proven threats are far more lethal than the war of gods that has ended.

"This is exactly what I'm going to say next," Gao Wen stood up at this moment, he looked around the venue, and continued after everyone's eyes fell on him, "We form an alliance, first of all To solve the 'security problem', one of the initial tasks of the alliance is to deal with hidden dangers that threaten the security of member states, such as out-of-control dragons.

"One of the purposes of the alliance is that the member states watch over and help each other, and all countries have the responsibility and obligation to ensure the interests of the entire alliance. Under this premise, I call on the countries that are currently capable of fighting against the out-of-control dragon to be responsible for establishing 'sea and air forces' around the Loren continent. Joint warning circle', the specific implementation plan is as follows:

"Using the circumcontinental route as the base of alert, a series of maritime lookout posts, patrol ships, coastal ports, private fleets, etc. form a complete monitoring chain, always alert to threats from outside the mainland; set up air defense at each node of the alert circle Armed forces such as bases, anti-aircraft ships, and military ports are ready to protect the security of alliance member states;

"Considering that the out-of-control dragon may become a longer-term threat, the 'Joint Air-Sea Surrounding Circle' will also be run as a long-term project until the threat is eliminated, at which time we will meet again to discuss whether to maintain the alert A series of facilities and troops built during the period."

After Gawain finished speaking, he gave the representatives time to express their opinions. A gray elf with long hair and shawl stood up first, the representative from the Ogulei Tribal Country. Bai Zhi, the patriarch of the gray elves who has always had a good relationship with Cecil, this petite lady raised her head and said with a serious expression: "Who will be responsible for establishing this 'joint security circle'?"

Gawain looked at the Silver Queen Belsetia beside him, and Typhon Emperor Rosetta in the distance. After confirming his eyes, he retracted his gaze, nodded to the gray elf leader and said: "Cecil, Typhon, And the Silver Empire. The three countries will be responsible for establishing sea, land, and air defense lines according to their specific conditions. We have the ability to intercept small groups of giant dragons that harass the Loren Continent. The army shot it down. Also..."

As he spoke, he looked at Melita not far away, who immediately nodded and got up to respond: "Tallond will also send a certain amount of air power to establish this security circle with the countries of Loren. This is a difficult thing for us, but the Dragon Clan will definitely bear the responsibility it should bear to the end."

"You don't have to be so pessimistic, Miss Ambassador." Gawain looked at Melita and smiled slightly. "There will be three opportunities for dialogue first, won't you? I believe that most dragons who made wrong decisions did not do so spontaneously when they invaded other countries." In my heart, if they knew that there were other options, most of them would be willing to return to the civilized world."

As he spoke, he sighed slightly in his heart: No matter from what point of view, building a line of defense against the dragon disaster is an inevitable thing to do. On the one hand, it is indeed to ensure the safety of the members of the alliance. On the other hand, It is also to advance his plan to circumnavigate the continent and further ensure the Cecil Empire’s influence on the entire Loren Continent. However, this matter cannot be undertaken by the current Cecil alone—even if it is given a few more years of stable development, It is also difficult for him to establish a military force that can surround the entire Loren continent, so it is impossible to find some "helpers" to participate.

But he has no regrets about it. After all, from the very beginning, developing allies was his envisioned plan: this world is so vast, Cecil still has a long way to go, and now he has already sensed that the crisis is approaching With limited time and the current situation, it is impossible for him to solve all the dangers in this world by himself - in the final analysis, the power of heroism is limited, and the development of the world as a whole can bring greater hope.

While Gao Wen was thinking in his heart, Wenna Bai Zhi's voice came from the opposite side again: "Then who should bear the expenses required for the establishment of this joint security circle? What will the protected member countries have to pay in exchange for this" Safety'?"

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world - even if children understand this truth, the gray elves who are very shrewd in business certainly understand this even more.The cost of such a "joint security circle" is undoubtedly extremely high. Even if the three empires and a group of giant dragons work together to protect the entire Loren Continent, it is not so easy for the members of the security circle to accept protection. We figured something would have to be paid to make this seem fair.

After all, the first tenet of the alliance mentioned by Gao Wen just now is "to watch and help each other, and all countries have the responsibility and obligation to ensure the interests of the entire alliance"-this sentence is understood from another level. , those who have the strength to contribute, those who have money to contribute money, those who have nothing... Then I am afraid that they will have to pay a higher price than money.

Gawain glanced at the gray elf, then cleared his throat and said, "Please rest assured, the purpose of our joint security circle is to protect our common land, not to blackmail or plunder any member state— —The countries receiving protection do not need to bear any military expenses or any form of 'employment costs', they only need to provide the necessary garrison places for fortification. Part of the operating cost of the joint security circle comes from Typhon, Cecil and the Silver Empire in the circumcontinental route Part of the revenue share will be borne by Tarrond. Considering that Loren Continent has not yet established a trade interface with Tarrond at this stage, Tarrond also has its own difficulties, and this part of the cost will be temporarily paid by Cecil."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and then said: "Of course, as members of the alliance, the member states along the alert circle also have their own responsibilities—join the circumcontinental route, and then sign an alliance trade bill, and work together with us. Ushering in a more prosperous new era, this is the most fundamental and important contribution of the member states to the Union as a whole."

The representatives in the venue discussed in low voices for a while. They began to seriously examine this issue and ponder the hidden gains and losses behind the conditions proposed by Gao Wen. Many things were not difficult to consider. The tall man from the northern city-state union The leader quickly stood up: "In other words, only countries that are members of the alliance and join the circumcontinental route will be included in the alert circle?"

"It's inevitable," Gawain nodded. "We can't protect a country that actively wants to keep a distance from the alliance. This is also the most basic mutual respect, isn't it?"

"...Then can we think that this is still a disguised form of 'kidnapping' and 'blackmail'?" A representative who hadn't spoken much before couldn't help standing up and said, "Please forgive my direct words, I didn't mean to To speculate on this great plan with malice, but now that we have this meeting, there needs to be a little skepticism in the field, no? Now we have to join an alliance to be protected, and it sounds like people who don't join will Destroyed by a dragon, I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but... who can guarantee that everything that happened in Tarrond is true?"

Someone raised doubts, which was expected, but Gao Wen actually welcomed it very much, because only after fully questioning and clearing up doubts, can this newly established alliance have a more stable foundation and a future without hidden dangers.But this time he did not continue to answer, but Rosetta Augustus, who was sitting not far away, stood up.

"Please correctly distinguish between the concepts of 'kidnapping', 'blackmail' and 'reciprocity of rights and obligations'," Rosetta said in a low voice, calm but convincing, "First of all, the joint naval and air security circle is not Mandatory, anyone has the right to refuse to join, and has the right to choose to leave after joining. Even the entire alliance itself can come and go freely. If a member state believes that its interests and dignity in the alliance have not been guaranteed, Then they can withdraw at any time, as long as they do not attack other member states during the period of joining the alliance, this is not considered a breach of the alliance.

"Secondly, the protection of the joint security circle is a 'benefit' for countries that are unable to fight against the out-of-control dragon alone. It is also the basic right of member states to survive safely within the alliance system. To enjoy the rights, one must bear equal obligations and responsibilities , and I don't think that joining the circumcontinental route and accepting the alliance covenant is a matter of 'being blackmailed'. This is a matter that is beneficial to both parties.

"Finally, if there is any friend who has doubts about the Tarrond matter... I think this Miss Dragon Clan Ambassador has something to say."

Rosetta looked at Melita Purnia not far away, and after a slight nod, he sat back. Melita got up calmly and looked at the representative who spoke before with a blank expression.

"Talrond is open to the nations of the Loren Continent - we welcome new friends to visit our home at any time," she said unhurriedly, "Talrond will be in the Principality of the Holy Dragon and the capital of the Cecil Empire With the establishment of an airport, there will be at least three 'flights' to and from Tarrond every week. Although our transportation task is heavy, it is more than enough to carry a few extra passengers. And you can rest assured that the Dragon Clan will ensure that the passengers are safe throughout the journey. Safety—this gentleman, are you interested in applying for the first place?"

The face of the representative changed suddenly. He obviously didn't expect Melita to throw out such an "invitation" suddenly. The unexpected situation made him a little bit at a loss. After a short thought, he shook his head: " No...not this time. But if there is a chance in the future, maybe I will consider it."

Gawain subconsciously glanced at Melita - based on what he knew about Miss Dragon, he was almost sure that the "invitation" just now was Melita's impromptu play, and most likely with a little bit of resentment, but Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there are really many operable places...

I have to discuss it with her later to see if we can actually launch a "Visiting the Wasteland of Tarrond" project under the condition of ensuring safety. This matter requires a lot of protection from Tarrond, but the big deal is that the fees will be high One point, there are some people in this world who are willing to spend a lot of money to explore the mystery of the dragon... Explorers, those mages who are obsessed with various hidden knowledge, are richer than each other.

This is well done, and it might be a breaking point for Talrond, who is in a difficult situation. Maybe this is the first foreign exchange for these miserable dragons...

It took only a moment for these messy thoughts, and Gao Wen quickly put back the thoughts in his mind. He looked at the representative who was still a bit embarrassed, and after identifying the flag behind the other party and compared it with the one in his mind. After the information, he showed a smile on his face: "Actually, the question that Ambassador Seward raised just now is extremely normal. I think this is also what many people at the scene are worried about-a new organization needs to be fully established among its members. First of all, we must bring those doubts and hidden dangers to the surface, discuss and resolve them openly. This is also one of the purposes of the alliance: openness, transparency, honesty and mutual trust.

"Everyone needn't worry. Just as the establishment of the alliance has not yet been voted on, we are only proposing a plan for the sea-air joint warning circle and the circum-continent route, and it is not yet time for a vote.

"We all need to have a full understanding of the future of the alliance before we can make an accurate judgment, and now we've talked a lot about the crisis...it's time to talk about positive things."

Chapter 1093 Analyzing the Gods

In the dark and chaotic Shadow Garden, the giant deer Amoen was carefully manipulating the magic power, trying to fiddle with the magic net terminal not far away, while the goddess of magic, Mirmina, squatted aside boredly, looking at the In the distance, the sky filled with black lightning and chaotic geometric blobs.

Of course, considering that she has no legs and her lower body is just a cloud that looks like a long skirt, this so-called "squatting" should be more like compressing the cloud and changing the shape of her lower body.

"As a result, only the opening part and the opening speech were broadcast live." The former goddess of magic turned to look at Amoen, who was researching the magic net terminal, with a little regret in her tone, "The next part will be a few People called 'guest scholars' sat in the room chatting and analyzing..."

"Actually, I think the 'Current Affairs Analysis' link of those few mortals is still very interesting—you can learn how other people view this kind of event that can change the world pattern," Amon said of his thoughts, "They are Wouldn’t it be fun to try to get ordinary people to start paying attention to changes in the world, and it seems to work?”

"Okay... this matter itself is quite interesting," Mirmina sighed, "but in fact, I want to know what is going on with their meeting now..."

"It's impossible to broadcast this kind of thing to the public," Amon said in a deep voice, "I understand it very well." What's more, their meeting will last at least several days, even more than ten days. It can’t be broadcast live forever.”

"You are just new to the magic network communication, but you seem to be very experienced." Mirmina couldn't help but glanced at Amoen, "By the way, have you understood the research? If you understand the research, you can switch back to the magic network." I haven't finished watching the movie yet."

"How do I remember that this magic net terminal is mine?" Amon couldn't help but said, and then switched some extra functions of the magic net terminal with some curiosity, "I'm studying how to open this neural network to intervene The switch...is really strange, there is clearly a function here, but it doesn't respond at all after you operate it as you said."

Mirmina frowned, turned around and said casually, "Let me see?"

After a while, the former goddess of magic shook her head: "Give up, it's not a problem with the magic net terminal, it's because the upper nodes are not open to us - the neural network intervention switch is used to switch the sending and receiving mode of this device, after opening the magic net The terminal can not only be used to unilaterally receive public signals in the magic net, but also allow us to access the neural network... Do you understand? This thing cannot be opened to us."

Amorn didn't seem to react immediately: "Why is it impossible to open up to us?"

Mir Mina seemed very patient this time: "Because once we enter the neural network, we can actively contact other users on the network, publish information on the network, and even if we do some signal conversion, it can also make We enter the level of consciousness in the neural network, and enter the 'origin space' constructed by the mental world."

Amorn is not good at things in the field of magic, but his thinking speed and comprehension ability are still very strong, and he has heard some of the words mentioned by Mir Mina, so he quickly understood each other Meaning: "You mean the network that connects the consciousness of many mortals? This device allows us to access it?"

"That's it, the neural network," Mir Mina nodded, "The magic net is the physical basis of the neural network, and the neural network is an application structure in the magic net, which connects many people in many places. It is to dive to the edge of the sea of ​​consciousness through the nodes of the neural network, and use non-directional thoughts to wash away one's own divinity there..."

"...then they really can't let us in," Amon sighed, "our minds are a huge risk factor for the neural network."

The former God of Nature sighed, looking a little regretful, but Mirmina suddenly fell silent, as if thinking of something, she stared straight at the magic net terminal not far away, which quickly caused Amoen's attention: "What? Did you think of anything else?"

"This magic net terminal is specially made. In order to allow you to control it even if you are unable to move, and to adapt to your huge body, every structure of it has been redesigned."

There was a faint white light in Amon's eyes: "So?"

"So if Gawain Cecil really doesn't want us to have access to the neural network, and doesn't want us to have the opportunity to send out information, he can simply not install this function - after installing this function, he will cut off the signal from the upper node , don’t you find it contradictory?”

"Let me correct you, I don't want 'me' to get in touch with the neural network, not 'us' - this thing is what I want, why is it inexplicably shared by the two of us?" Amon couldn't help it Reminding Mirmina who has been here for a long time, but then he also admitted that the other party's doubts are reasonable, "But what you said is also reasonable... If he really doesn't want us to contact The neural network should not have this function at all.”

Mirmina didn't respond, she just quietly looked at the magic network terminal that was broadcasting a news program not far away, and after thinking about a lot of things, she suddenly smiled and said softly: "...he is indeed a very interesting mortal."

……

On the north bank of Cecil City, in the huge pyramid-shaped Imperial Computing Center, a hall is brightly lit, and a large number of magic devices and technicians are in a busy state of work—the surface of the mental hub in the center of the hall is flickering, runes Surging, humming and deep sounds are constantly coming from inside, and more than a dozen immersion cabins in the network state are directly connected around the mental hub. Through the transparent hatch cover, you can see the node apprentices in white uniforms are Lying quietly inside, you can see many control consoles at a place farther away from the intelligence hub. There are various image and digital projections floating above those consoles, and dozens of staff are busy.

In addition, complex runes reminiscent of the deep sea can also be seen projected on the four walls of the hall. Several psychic singers are floating above the hall, and beside them is a bird Compared with the large-scale "wetware server" used on the battlefield, the brain protected by the crystal container has significantly fewer external devices, and its overall volume is also significantly smaller-it is designed for indoor The new generation of equipment manufactured in the experimental environment is called "servo brain", which can provide extra computing power and magic power assistance for psychic singers like a large wetware server, and spread the effect of psychic singing, although the protection Notably less stable than military models, but just fine for use in a lab environment.

Under the control of the psychic singer and the servo brain, low-frequency oscillations that cannot be detected by the human ear fill the entire hall, providing the effect of mental protection for everyone in the hall.

A technician wearing a white and black-striped tunic leaves from a console and walks towards the mind hub in the center of the hall. This technician has a special emblem on his uniform, which looks like an eye overlooking the earth , but there are two crossed daggers between the eyes and the horizontal line that symbolizes the earth. Under this emblem, there is a line of striking letters:

Spirit analysis laboratory, researcher number 1175.

Holding a file folder in his hand, the technician walked quickly to the Mind Hub, where a middle-aged man wearing a monocle and looking refined and refined was standing here, focusing on analyzing the projection of a certain device. parameters.After sensing someone approaching, the middle-aged man turned around: "What happened?"

"Bachelor Yuri Node," the researcher immediately replied, "The monitoring device of the special terminal just sent a signal. It seems that 'over there' was trying to access the neural network just now, but it has been intercepted."

Yuri—the former eternal sleeper is now the "Node Bachelor" of the Imperial Computing Center. This is the title of a high-level researcher specializing in neural networks and brain computers. After hearing the researcher's report, he couldn't help but He raised his hand to support his monocle, with an expression of interest on his face: "It seems that simply watching the show is no longer enough to satisfy the god who is on vacation... Has he discovered the new function of the magic net terminal?"

"Perhaps... not just a god," the researcher glanced at the folder in his hand, with a strange expression on his face, "We have received several records in succession with obviously different operating habits, and the excitation device in the terminal is also Received unrecorded fluctuations in magic power, it is clear that the device is not just used by a 'person'."

The expression on Yuri's face also became weird, and then he shook his head: "Sure enough... His Majesty really hit the mark, but did he come out as soon as he caught it..."

"Do you need to intervene?" The researcher couldn't help but said, "This doesn't seem to be in line with our initial thinking."

"...Don't bother, just keep observing and recording," Yuri shook his head, "This situation is also planned now, but it's just a plan B."

Having said that, he helped his monocle again, and his expression became serious: "How about the results after sample feedback and filtering?"

"The current results are in line with expectations!" The researcher immediately said with a hint of excitement, "After the 'filtering' of the non-directional thoughts, the mental pollution from 'there' has been significantly weakened, and the magic network signal cross-boundary During the transmission process, the non-directional thought trend did not affect the normal communication, and its own fluctuations were always at the normal value. Facts have proved that the 'chaos' data area in the deepest part of the neural network can indeed effectively eliminate divine pollution without affecting to the security of the network itself!"

Yuri quietly listened to the report from the subordinate researcher, the expression on his face changed several times, and finally he controlled his excitement, leaving only a faint smile.

It's too early to be happy - but it's worth the grin.