Sword of Dawn

And more importantly: the cold winter has passed, the snow has melted, and the protection of the ice slide has been lost. It is obviously a very dangerous thing to roll down the steep rocks all over the rocks. After some tumbling, it became tattered. Although the clothes made of monster skins were many times stronger than the textiles in the human world, they still couldn't stand up to the mischievous dragon descendants.

Wearing a blue dress, Melita Purnia walked on the streets of this vibrant city, her eyes were full of curiosity, she kept looking around, the daily life of the dragonborn seemed to open her eyes, Golo Sir Shhickel and Lady Azalena, the Dragonblood Witch, walked beside her, acting as guides.

"This is the kingdom of dragonborn..." Melita whispered to herself, "I have been active in the Loren continent for so long, but this is the first time I have come here..."

"After all, there was an ancient taboo between us. Observers of Tarrond are not allowed to step into the Principality of the Holy Dragon, and dragonborn are not allowed to cross the northern border," Sir Gorosh said, "Fortunately, this barrier has ended , The two branches of the Dragon Clan finally have a day to reintegrate."

"Material isolation can be eliminated, but the distance in the heart is not so easy to close." Melita looked at the dragon-born noble next to him, "Many dragon-born should not be willing to accept Tarrond in this way. — especially after Tarrond became what it is now."

"Dragonborn...there is indeed some complicated feelings for primitive dragons," Azalena said softly, "I think you should have considered this before choosing to enter the city with us in this way. Instead of flying directly to Dragon's Landing Castle in the form of a giant dragon?"

"That's definitely one of the reasons, and the other reason is that I also want to take a closer look at your lifestyle," Melita replied, "We have been separated for too long, and there are too many things that need to be done." Re-established, Speaker Andal ordered me to visit the Holy Dragon Principality before returning to Tarrond—this is a task that needs to be taken seriously.”

"Indeed, we have many things that need to be re-established," Sir Gorosh nodded, "and that's exactly what I want to say. Although many dragonborn do have complicated and slightly resistant emotions towards Tarrond, But on the whole, most dragonborn will not really be hostile to their hometown after they learn the truth, especially after they read the information about the current situation of Tarrond, the original relatively strong resistance among the people even There's been a massive shift."

Melita's footsteps couldn't help but stop, and she looked at Gorosh with some surprise: "It's become a wasteland now, and it's no longer the perfect 'Homeland Paradise' in ancient legends—"

Golosh nodded: "Yes, everyone can see it."

"Why? Sympathy?" Melita asked with a tone of pure curiosity, "I feel sympathy after seeing the primitive dragons who 'exiled' themselves in the past have been reduced to this point?"

"No, it's admiration." The Dragon Blood Witch said calmly.

……

The city of Cecil was decorated with lights and festoons, and the atmosphere of celebration spread throughout the city—colored flags fluttered in the wind on both sides of the avenue, and several historic scenes from the 112 meeting and high-level events were projected over and over again on the public Magic Net terminals on the streets and squares. With the Union flag flying high, the citizens celebrated this event that was destined to be recorded in history with the enthusiasm of celebrating a grand festival, and countless shops in the city, large and small, also successfully found new reasons for discounts and promotions.

Of course, for Hetty, the chief steward of the empire, who worked hard for the land all day long, all this was not the point. The real point was—the emperor Cecil was back.

The ancestor has finally returned, which means that the long-lost vacation is coming back soon; Rebecca, who was taken out to see the world, is finally back, which means that the good sleep that has been absent for many days due to fear is coming back.

It's just that the fact that the ancestor also brought back an elf queen by the way was a bit unexpected - there was one more thing to arrange, but overall, Hetty was still in a very happy mood.

In Cecil Palace, finally returned to his familiar home, Gawain was completely relaxed.

Silver Queen Belsetia and the accompanying elves have been arranged to live in the highest-standard area of ​​the Autumn Palace. Rebecca has already happily ran back to her room. The speed of Amber's escape is only half a second slower than Rebecca's. , when Gao Wen came to his senses, the surroundings around him became quiet all of a sudden.

After changing into his regular clothes, he sat on a sofa in the hall and breathed a sigh of relief. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Heidi in a red court dress walking towards him with a smile—this great-granddaughter There was fatigue visible to the naked eye, but the smile was extraordinarily bright.

It's just that he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Gao Wen always felt that there seemed to be a trace of...strangeness hidden in Hetty's smile.

"Ancestor, I'm so glad to see you return safely. This time, your glorious name is once again deeply imprinted in history." Even when getting along in private, Hetty always attached great importance to etiquette and rules. Gao Wen bowed and delivered a speech, and then the whole person seemed relaxed, "Rebecca didn't cause trouble outside, did she?"

Gao Wen thought for a while, and quickly deleted a lot of "little problems" that were not that important from his mind, before shaking his head with a smile: "She is very obedient this time, and she has grown a lot."

Hetty immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Afterwards, she briefly reported the recent situation of the Supreme Government Affairs Office to Gao Wen, and asked about some matters during the meeting, and the topic gradually developed in a relaxed and daily direction.After a few chats, her expression suddenly became a little strange: "By the way, ancestor, there is something... I think it is necessary to mention it to you."

"It's rare to see you showing such an expression," Gao Wen became curious, "What's wrong?"

"I just heard about it this morning, and I haven't had time to confirm it yet." Hetty looked around subconsciously, and then she leaned over to Gawain with a strange look and whispered, "I heard... Betty in the past few days It looks weird."

"Betty? Does she look weird?" Gao Wenwan didn't expect to hear such a thing, "Isn't that child always very good... What did she do?"

"It is said that she was watering the egg..."

"Egg? What egg?"

"The egg sent by the Dragon Clan."

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Chapter 1108

Hetty recalled it carefully. Since she knew her ancestor in these years, it was the first time she saw such a stunned and wonderful expression on the other person's face—it seemed like a kind of surprise to see the always serious and steady ancestor being so frightened by her. It was a very interesting thing, but after all, Hetty was not Rebecca who didn't go to the house for three days, so she quickly forcibly suppressed the troublesome emotions in her heart, and brought the atmosphere back with two dry coughs: "You... ..."

"Wait a minute, I'll smooth it out...to sort it out," Gawain subconsciously waved his hand, and then pressed his throbbing forehead, "Betty has been watering that egg for the past two days...that child usually acts a little bit like someone else." Incomprehensible behavior, but she shouldn't be... Forget it, go and call Betty, and I'll ask what's going on. By the way, has there been any change in that egg?"

"Nothing has changed," Hetty thought for a while, and suddenly felt a little ashamed in her heart—she put almost all her energy on the work of the government affairs office during the days when her ancestor left, and ignored the "housework" that happened under her nose. This kind of subconscious negligence may not be a big deal in the eyes of the ancestors, but it is indeed a fault when you think about it carefully. "There is a strict inspection system in the hatchery, and people go to check the dragon eggs three times a day. Betty's eccentric behavior didn't have any effect..."

Hetty hesitated for a long time, but after all, she still didn't say the words "It's just a little pickled recently".

The corner of Gawain's mouth trembled: "...I'd better call Betty over first, and then I'll go to the hatchery to see for myself."

Just a moment later, Betty, who was busy on the second floor, was called to Gao Wen by the summons. The maid seemed in a good mood, because today was the day when Gao Wen finally came home, but she also seemed a little dazed—because she couldn't figure it out. Why was she called suddenly? After all, according to the etiquette and norms that she managed to memorize, she had already led the attendants and servants to perform a welcoming ceremony at the door, and the next time she was summoned would theoretically be an hour later.

Looking at Betty standing in front of him with a face of not knowing what was going on, Gawain suddenly felt a little dumbfounded. He had been watching this girl grow up, watching her read and read newspapers, learning to spell and calculate, and watching her grow from a person who knew nothing to nothing. The little kitchen maid who understands has become the head maid of the royal family. This little girl from the countryside who was once emaciated and dull due to malnutrition has indeed grown up, but she is still nothing compared to those who stand at the same height in theory. , and even still clumsy, and would make some unexpected moves due to sudden brain blockage on weekdays-but even so, everyone here still likes her very much.

This is a simple and straightforward child. She probably has no long-term thinking when she does anything. She just tries to do something well. Although she messed up a few things, she has indeed improved over the years. up.

"Betty," Gawain's face softened, with a slight smile, "I heard something... have you often visited that dragon egg in the hatchery recently?"

Betty nodded, admitting it very happily.

"And you often water that egg...?" Gawain kept smiling, but his expression couldn't help being weird when he said this, "Someone even saw you chatting with that egg?"

Betty's expression finally changed a little. She didn't respond to Gawain immediately, but showed some hesitation and distress. This surprised both Gawain and Hetty beside him—but before Gawain asked the reason , the maid seemed to have made up her mind, she nodded vigorously and said, "I'm pouring tea for Ms. Enya—and she wants me to chat with her..."

While speaking, the little maid was thinking hard in her heart: Although Ms. Enya once said not to tell these things, the agreement at that time seemed to mention that she should not say anything until the master came back. Now the master is back... ...Should be able to say it?Of course, this may also be because I remembered it wrong, but there is no way, the master has already asked...

This innocent girl didn't want to lie to Gao Wen.

Gao Wen was once again stunned for a short time. After sorting out the information revealed in Betty's words, he immediately realized that this matter was different from what he had imagined—how could Betty know the name Enya! ?She was chatting with Enya? !

He suddenly got up from the sofa: "Let's go to the incubator, now!"

……

The sound of hurried footsteps came from the direction of the corridor. The footsteps were accompanied by a few clearly identifiable auras. The quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the hatching room was broken up. There was a very slight sound from inside the light golden giant egg located in the center of the room. sighed, and accompanied by a self-talk with a smile: "Are you back... I thought I could have a few more days of leisure."

The door of the incubator was pushed open from the outside, and the figures of Gawain, Hetty, and Betty appeared outside the door. They stared wide-eyed at the room where the faint rune light was floating, and at the man standing in the center of the room. The huge dragon egg—the halo of the dragon egg wanders around, and the mysterious ancient runes appear and disappear. Everything looks very normal, except that a newspaper is floating in front of the giant egg, and it is facing the next page in front of everyone. open...

Hetty's eyes widened, Gawain's expression was a little stiff, and Betty happily stepped forward to say hello: "Ms. Enya! Are you reading the newspaper again?"

The door of the incubator was closed, and Gao Wen came to the golden giant egg with an unprecedented strange expression, and a somewhat familiar gentle female voice came from inside the giant egg: "Long time no see, my friend."

"So we are already friends after we talked last time?" Gao Wen said subconsciously.

While talking, he couldn't help but looked up and down at this "dragon egg". "It" looked almost the same as when he saw it last time, but I don't know if it was an illusion, but he could always smell a faint smell. You Ruowu's smell wafted from the lower part of the eggshell. It was fragrant, but it wasn't a supernatural smell, but more like the...tea he was used to drinking.

"A heart-to-heart conversation is enough to establish an initial friendship, and in my long memory, the conversation with you should be the most heart-to-heart conversation." While Gao Wen was thinking, the voice in the golden dome sounded again, "What? Don't want to be friends with me?"

"It's...not really," Gawain shook his head with a weird expression, wondering if he should smile at this moment. Countless guesses rolled up and down in his heart, and finally formed some vague answers. At the same time, his My mood gradually settled down, and I tried to find the initiative in the words, "I just didn't expect to meet you again in this situation... So, are you really Enya? Enya, the god of the Dragon Clan? "

"The gods of the Dragon Clan have died, and they died together with their crazy divinity. They were buried in the outer border of the sky. Only Enya is here—Enya as a human being," said the golden dome softly, "I really do. I didn't expect to see you again under such circumstances, in fact... I didn't even think that this bold plan could really come true."

Divinity...humanity...daring plans...

Gao Wen suddenly had some understanding in his heart, his eyes were deep, and he stared at the golden giant egg like a bottomless pool: "So, the god-killing war that happened in Tarrond was your plan. A part of it? You used this method to kill the divinity that was almost out of control, and let your human part survive in this form..."

"I took the biggest adventure I've ever been conscious of, but it wasn't my original plan—in the original plan, I didn't intend to let myself survive," Enya said flatly, "I've been I knew the thoughts of the children a long time ago... Although they tried their best to suppress their thoughts and words, those thoughts rippled in the deepest part of the thought, just like the uncontrollable brilliance in the eyes of the children when they were about to move. How could it be possible? Can't hide it from an experienced mother? I knew this day would come...in fact, I've been looking forward to it myself...

"But I can't disobey my own rules, and I can't take the initiative to loosen the chain, so the only thing I can do is to leave some gaps for them in an extremely narrow range, or turn a blind eye to certain things. So if this is a 'Plan', in fact, it is mainly the plan of the dragons, and the most I do in this plan... is to do nothing in most cases."

Gao Wen slightly frowned, listening and pondering, he couldn't help but said at this moment: "But you still didn't say how you survived... You just said that in the most original plan, you didn't intend to survive."

"I should thank you," Enya chuckled, with sincere gratitude in her tone, "The things you told me have brought me great inspiration."

"What I told you?" Gao Wen was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized, "You mean the upper-level narrator... and the God of Nature?"

"There have been many civilizations in this world, countless mortal kingdoms, and countless mortal heroes. They either have rebellious personalities, or have ideas that make gods look sideways and marvel at them, or They have talents and courage beyond theory, and these people have various reactions when facing the gods, some are in awe, some are disdainful, some hate... But no matter which one is different from you " Enya said unhurriedly, the topic seemed to be far away, but the content of what he said made people think deeply, "Yes, you are different. When you face the gods, you neither fear nor shrink back, and even No likes and dislikes - you don't take God as God at all, your perspective is higher than that.

"You regard God as a simple 'phenomenon' or even an 'object', and you calmly want to find the logic behind this phenomenon. You take it for granted, as if trying to solve a formula with a clear answer.

"Based on this perspective, you have introduced a variable that has never appeared in mortal thoughts, and this variable will guide mortals to objectively view divinity and humanity, quantify and analyze them.

"During our last conversation, I... borrowed a little bit of this variable, borrowed your perspective on the problem and the effect that this perspective can produce, so I gained the ability to accurately cut my own divinity and humanity.

"Sorry, I didn't ask for your consent in advance, and I didn't explain it to you later, because I was worried that this would lead to an unexpected change in the situation. I hope you don't think it's deceitful and offensive."

After listening to Enya's confession, Gao Wen suddenly had a deeper feeling for the "transcendent" side of the gods.These existences originating from imagination and surpassing imagination can actually do such a thing—acquire a brand new "thinking angle" in verbal conversations, and turn this "thinking angle" into their own controllable abilities... This is The so-called ultimate fantasy power?

He was thinking ups and downs in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just smiled and said casually: "No need to apologize, it seems that this has led to a good result, so I don't mind——I'm just curious, you This ability to 'cut' divinity and humanity...what is the principle?"

The golden dome fell silent, and broke the silence after a few seconds with helplessness: "Such a strong curiosity... is really a question you will ask. But unfortunately, I can't explain it to you, and even if I can explain it, This ability is useless, after all, not all gods have lived for more than 100 million years, and not all gods have undergone great fusion.

"My 'cutting' of myself is based on my own special state, because 'gods' itself is a concept of 'stitching', and those gods who have not been stitched...except for experiencing a 'death' like the upper narrator ’, except for the situation where divinity and humanity have been split, it is best not to try to ‘cut’ rashly, and it is better to choose a more gradual and more secure method.”

"What will happen if you cut it rashly?" Gao Wen asked subconsciously.

"...cut yourself to death."

Gao Wen opened his mouth, a little embarrassed: "That sounds serious."

Then he thought about it, and couldn't help asking: "Then you have returned to this world in the form of 'humanity'... What about Tarrond? Do you want to talk to them? You are now Pure humanity, in theory, shouldn't have a bad influence on them anymore."

The Golden Dome fell silent, and after thinking for a longer time than any previous silence, she finally spoke: "The mythical age of the dragon race is over, there is no need for a ghost from the past to entangle those dragons who finally got free .And considering the complexity of mortal hearts, even if I return to the public eyes of Tarrond in the form of 'humanity', there is no guarantee that there will be unexpected changes in thoughts among them... For the time being, at least temporarily, Before the dragons are free from the shadows of the past and ready for a new era, it's best not to let them know about it.

"Of course, you can tell the news to a small number of dragons who are responsible for managing the affairs of Tarrond. After they know the truth, they should be able to better plan social development and avoid some potential dangers-and their sense of responsibility will allow them to keep secrets. In the matter of keeping secrets, the Dragon Clan has always been trustworthy."

"I understand. I will find an opportunity to tell the upper echelon of Tarrond about you later," Gawain nodded, and then couldn't help but look at Enya's chubby form at the moment. He couldn't hold back himself. Out of curiosity, "I still want to ask... why is this an egg?"

"...Yeah, why is it an egg? Actually, I didn't want to understand..."

Chapter 1109 The next road

The scenes from the last meeting with Enya began to turn in Gao Wen's mind, and they were still lingering - these lingering pictures soon contrasted with the reality in front of him, making the atmosphere in the hatching room It became more and more weird, so weird that even Enya fell into silence.

In the end, it was Gao Wen who took the lead to break the embarrassment: "So, you don't know why you became this form? Then how did you plan it in the first place?"

"Time is running short, I only had time to complete a rough cut...the subsequent development is completely unplanned," Enya said very frankly, it seems that after shedding the burden of "the gods", even her character has also changed Some subtle changes, the most obvious change is that she speaks a lot more bluntly now, "In fact, I'm not even sure that my human nature can be preserved, and I'm not sure whether the preserved human nature is still the 'Enya'. Individual. I thought I would become some sort of ethereal form... like a mortal soul, or... an ordinary dragon. This has surprised me."

Gao Wen looked at the golden giant egg with a strange expression, and couldn't help but said, "To be honest, I'm quite surprised to hear the words 'no plan' from an ancient and forbearing god like you."

There seemed to be a hint of a smile in Enya's tone: "I am no longer a god—and I remember I said from the beginning that gods are neither omniscient nor omnipotent."

Gao Wen nodded lightly, and then expressed some of his conjectures thoughtfully: "Will this have some kind of symbolic meaning? Dragon eggs... This can be regarded as the initial state of dragon life, and in Luo In the concept of many mortal races in London, a baby who has not yet been born or has just been born and has not breathed for the first time is the "pure stage" of mortals. I think the dragon egg can also correspond in this way: it symbolizes the original and purest humanity , which is just like your current state."

"...Is the most extreme humanity hidden behind the divinity? This is really an interesting and bold theory, as expected of you," Enya's voice sounded quite happy, and she seemed very interested in what Gao Wen said, "It seems that your 'research' can be more substantial again."

Gao Wen accepted Enya's compliment, but then he felt a little awkward: Although the atmosphere of the conversation was good, this scene of discussing why the other party turned into an egg in front of an egg became more and more strange...

"What are you thinking?" Enya's voice broke the silence and woke Gao Wen from his thoughts. He quickly coughed twice, and then looked at the eggshell curiously: "Then do you have any plans for the future? ?”

"I want to hear your thoughts," Enya said lazily, "I have been thinking and planning for too many years, and now I don't want to continue planning, and you are a...'human' with endless novel ideas ,I would like to hear your views."

"My opinion?" Gawain was not surprised by this response, but it was a bit difficult to give an answer - the main difficulty was that he had never thought that this egg should have been in the Tarrond War in theory. The fallen goddess of the dragon clan, which caused him to overthrow all his previous plans for this egg, "I don't think I can plan any future for you, I just think... Now that you have been completely reborn, And Tarrond also ended its mythical age as you said, so everything should start again... The dragon clan will start its own new era in the newly formed alliance, and you should also try a brand new life...God Health...I mean Dan Sheng..."

Feeling that this topic became more and more strange, Gao Wen had to stop in embarrassment, and then looked up and down the pattern on Enya's eggshell: "Let me make sure first—you won't be in this form forever, right? Since it's an egg Eggs, there must be a time when they hatch, and life before and after the shell is definitely different."

"...I've been thinking about this issue seriously these days," Enya's tone became a little serious, "After I was surprised to realize that I had turned into an egg, I was trying to control my state, but it didn't go well , My power has weakened too much compared to when I was a god... But I think I will definitely not be like this forever. I can feel that my humanity is still gradually cohesive and changing, and as this process continues , I should gradually get out of the current state, and have the opportunity to guide myself to reshape into another look... It's just hard to guarantee how long it will take."

"It's good to be able to hatch." Gawain nodded with a smile. He was sincerely happy for Enya—no matter how long the process she said would take, it was better to regain a normal shape than to maintain it. The appearance of an egg is stronger. After all, not everyone is like Nicholas Egg. The racial characteristic is that they are born round...

He was smiling, but Enya's tone immediately became a little weird: "But I have something to say: can you remove the runes and whatnot in this room? It's good for my..." hatch ' didn't do anything."

Gao Wen was a little embarrassed when he heard this expression. He looked up and looked around at the runes everywhere in the room, and at the same time he heard Enya's voice continue: "This is the method taught to you by the dragons, it's hard for you I took pains to furnish this room."

"It was indeed taught by them, mainly because your situation was unknown at the beginning, and I thought you had to be placed in the energy field," Gawain coughed dryly, "Ahem, anyway, I will arrange people to restore the room to an ordinary guest room as soon as possible .Is there anything else?"

"Let me think about it," Enya said slowly while thinking, "Well, I don't need ordinary utensils like a bed right now, but you can send me a table and some shelves, which can be used Put the organized newspapers and books, and some chairs, so guests can sit when they come. In addition, I am actually a little interested in your 'Magic Net Terminal'... If possible, can you install one in this room? ? Although I can't move, I should be able to directly manipulate the magic power to control it."

Standing by the side without speaking for a long time, Hetty finally got used to this weird scene and nodded when she heard the words: "The desks, chairs and bookshelves are all well arranged, and they can be delivered today, but the magic net terminal..."

Speaking of which, she couldn't help but glanced at Gao Wen, asking her ancestor for his opinion.

The magic net terminal is a special device, it is connected to the magic net network, and the magic net carries the neural network... Although Enya is no longer the "god" of the dragon clan, her origin is sensitive after all, whether it can make her Such an existence who once had the name of a god contacted the magic net terminal, and even gave her the opportunity to contact a huge group of mortals through the Internet... Hetty didn't dare to make a decision on this matter.

Gawain's eyes narrowed slightly, what he thought of at this moment was the report received from the Imperial Computing Center on the way back, and the project proposal document jointly sent by Megal III, Yuri, and Wendy. After careful weighing, his eyes fell on Enya's eggshell, and the latter was still standing quietly on the pedestal, looking very patient... Well, he really couldn't get out of an egg. Determine if the other person is patient.

In short, this matter seems to be at the right time to enter the next stage, when it is time to try to let the "god" take the initiative to contact the neural network and make the anti-divinity barrier officially operate. Since Enya asked for it, Gao Wen is more than happy to accept it—— In the field involving gods, there are never too few observation samples, let alone an observation sample that is completely different from Julu Amoen, a completely "humanized" god from a foreign race, she can serve as a representative for the Theocratic Council How much valuable experience did you bring?

"I can arrange it," Gawain said to the Golden Dome after he finished thinking, "but you need to wait for two or three days—your equipment needs to be customized, and we also need to consider some 'safety issues'."

"It's understandable," Enya laughed softly, "I still remember that you are a very cautious person...with extra cautious methods."

The former Dragon God meant something, which reminded Gao Wen of the "orbital fall countdown" method he had to adopt in order to deter the opponent. However, these things are a thing of the past, and now mentioning them can only arouse the understanding of the person involved. Just a smile.

"Heidi, go and make arrangements," Gao Wen turned to his great-granddaughter beside him, "By the way, send someone to the machinery factory, we need a set of 'custom terminals'."

"Yes, ancestor." Hetty bowed and saluted, then retreated and left the room.

Hetty left, while Betty remained next to Enya and Gao Wen. This stupid maid listened to the conversation between the master and the guests, and always felt that she had heard something extraordinary. She didn't understand, it made her head start to get confused, and it wasn't until Ms. Enya's voice suddenly sounded from the side that she woke up suddenly: "Betty, can you help me prepare some refreshments? Your master and I need more Let's talk for a while."

"Ah, good!"

Betty trotted all the way out of the room, while Gao Wen looked at the scene in front of him in amazement. After a long time, he couldn't help but said to Enya: "It seems that your relationship is very good... This is really surprising."

"Why is it surprising?"

"It's hard for me to imagine how that girl talks to you. Sometimes she looks stupid and is not good at dealing with strangers, and you... To be honest, there is too much difference in style between you."

"Betty is a good conversation partner, maybe even the only suitable conversation partner here besides you," Enya's voice came from the golden eggshell, "Not everyone can speak after seeing an egg She can still greet and talk calmly, but Betty did it—she has a calm and peaceful mind that ordinary people don't have."