Sword of Dawn

"I didn't expect that a human being could bring so many changes to this world at first," Melita said frankly, "To be honest, I haven't communicated with him for a long time. Seven hundred years ago, he was just a member of Mithril Treasury. A commissioner, but 700 years later... the 'surprise' he brought me in a few years even exceeded the sum of what I felt in the human world in the past two thousand years."

"The changes of the times are like this-long accumulation, and then it seems to erupt in an instant, every season of civilization is like this, the 'dead water' that has been maintained for more than 180 million years in Tarrond is not normal. "

Grand Duke Baloger said with a feeling, and at this moment, a burst of footsteps came from behind, and the red-haired Dragon Seal Witch Azalena appeared on the terrace: "Duke, and Miss Envoy, Received special communication from Cecil, internal line."

Balogar and Melita immediately looked at each other, and the latter whispered subconsciously in astonishment: "What a coincidence, we just talked about him..."

"Let's go right away," Baloger nodded to Azalena, and at the same time walked towards the exit of the terrace. "That Emperor Cecil will not contact me casually."

Not long after, Melita and Baloger came to the communication room on the upper level of Dragon's Landing Castle. Among the many communication circles and amplification crystals, there was a magic net with a completely different painting style from the surroundings and a brand new and bright shell. The terminal was lying quietly on a platform, and a holographic image from Cecil's imperial capital was projected above it.This device is part of the relationship promotion plan between the Holy Dragon Principality and the Cecil Empire, and it is also an extension of Cecil's "Magic Net Comprehensive Promotion Plan"-it is always on standby, ensuring that the capitals of the two countries can communicate at any time, especially in the After the unexpected outbreak of the Fonte-Cécile War, the role of this device has received more attention from everyone.

Grand Duke Melita and Baloger came to the communication device, and the door of the room was closed behind them. After the irrelevant personnel left, Baloger nodded to Gao Wen on the screen: "Good day , His Majesty Gawain—what happened?"

Gao Wen on the screen seemed hesitant to speak, but he didn't hesitate for a long time: "That's it, about the dragon egg sent by Tarrond..."

Melita suddenly became nervous: "What happened to that dragon egg?"

"Keep calm first, what I'm going to say is not bad news," Gao Wen said before replying, "What I'm going to say next may have some shocks, but the overall situation is good—are you ready? "

"We're ready," Balogar said with a deep breath, looking at Gawain in the projection with a serious face, "Then what happened to that dragon egg?"

"...speaking."

Melita & Baloger: "?"

"She said her name was Enya," Gawain coughed lightly, with a serious expression on his face, "Yes, that's the 'Enya' we know—Melita, help the Grand Duke next to you, his body began to shake gone."

Melita hurriedly supported the Duke of Dragon Blood who seemed to be greatly impacted beside him, while the Duke of Dragon Blood stared at the communication device in front of him with wide eyes. After a long time, this ancient dragon from ancient times calmed down a little. , he suppressed the spinning feeling, and while gently pushing Melita's arm away, he tried to break the silence with a calm tone: "You mean... our former god... He was hidden in that egg before. , and now He has woken up again..."

"No, you can call Enya by 'she' now, and even by her first name like I did, and here's what I'm saying: Overall it's good news, she's no longer a god, and There is no longer any ideological connection with the Dragon Clan. And her resurrection also confirmed my previous guess that the divinity and humanity of the gods can be dealt with separately. You can breathe a sigh of relief, Grand Duke Balogar— —The Dragon Clan is free, it’s true, don’t worry.”

Seeing that Gawain's expression was not fake, Balogel finally felt his breathing calm down a bit, and then he asked subconsciously: "Then... our god... what did she say after she woke up? No , I mean, is she... okay now?"

"She seems to be emotionally stable," Gawain said as he glanced to the side, and it seemed that the former dragon god was within his line of sight at this time, "Oh, it's better than stable, she It was a pleasant time."

"what is she doing?"

"Reading the paper - and trying to make some drinks."

Balogar & Melita: "??"

Chapter 1112 The Retired Gods

Balogar and Melita glanced at each other subconsciously, and at the same time saw the same bewilderment in each other's eyes. Gawain's words were clear. Every word is the common language of Loren Continent, but the composition of sentences It turned out to be so difficult to understand afterward—who knows what you said!

Gao Wen obviously also knew that the situation in front of him was extremely complicated and difficult to communicate with. He thought about it, and then glanced to the side—it seemed that after some kind of brief communication, he turned his gaze to the holographic projection: "You are interested in Talk to her? The situation is more complicated, and it is not so convenient for me, an outsider, to spread the word about many things-it is easier for you to communicate with the dragon and the dragon."

"Talk to her...?" Grand Duke Baloger was stunned for a moment, but after realizing the true meaning of Gawain's proposal, his expression instantly became exciting. The memories of millions of years seemed to be layered on top of each other. Spreading out in his mind like a yellowed scroll, those ancient fears, long forbearance, difficult planning, and the complex emotions that emerged from the god who had sheltered his race through countless disasters suddenly appeared. It all popped up and weighed heavily on his heart. The ancient dragon suddenly felt a little timid. Although he didn't take half a step back when facing the furious out-of-control god, at this moment... he really She became extremely timid.

He didn't know if he was ready to face the old god again at this moment, especially since he personally planned to kill the god, but he knew... this would be an extremely important moment in his life .

Perhaps it is also the most important moment for the reborn dragons to enter a new era.

"I... never thought that we would have to face such a thing after the arrival of the new era, but many things in this world will not allow us to be fully prepared," the Grand Duke Dragon Blood said in a low voice, as if responding to Gao Wen , and seemed to be talking to himself, and finally he raised his head with determination in his eyes, "Let me... meet her, so that I can be sure that the unbelievable thing you mentioned is True or false."

Gawain in the holographic projection nodded: "Okay, I'll adjust the device to an angle."

After the voice fell, the screen projected by the magic net terminal began to rotate to the side. Grand Duke Melita and Baloger took a deep breath at the same time, calming down their beating hearts.

A pale golden arc of light appeared on the edge of the screen, and Baloger swallowed at the same time. He covered up the anxiety in his heart with a face carved of gold and stone, and put those things about the gods, about the doomsday battle, about the heavy The endless thoughts of history and the hazy future are all suppressed in his heart, and he is ready to face the goddess who has been betrayed by himself and the entire dragon clan——

The screen was completely turned around, a golden giant egg still in the form of a dragon egg appeared in front of Baloger and Melita, a newspaper was floating in front of the giant egg, and several teacups were floating in the air on the other side .

Those cups are bouncing up and down, pouring the liquid inside, looking... having fun.

Balogar: "..."

Melita: "..."

"Ah, Balogar, and Melita—long time no see," the voice came from the other side of the screen, it was a gentle female voice that sounded familiar, but a little muffled, because it was separated by a thick layer. Thick eggshell, "It's good to see you guys still...."

Baloger finally regained his ability to think, and his many complex thoughts were disrupted at once. He subconsciously said, "Why is this an egg?"

"It was an egg when you sent it," Gawain's voice came from the side of the screen, "This Melita knows about it, and there is a live video to testify..."

"Ahem, no, that's not what I meant," Balogel suddenly coughed, realizing that his brain had been a little dull under the continuous impact, so he quickly adjusted his state, "I mean... Why is it still an egg? When I heard what you described just now, I thought..."

"Ah, I see what you mean," Gao Wen's figure walked into the frame from the side, standing next to the golden giant egg, "she did wake up, but she was still in the form of a dragon egg... We just discussed in depth about the egg The problem of hatching, but your gods themselves don't know when they will hatch."

The corner of Baloger's mouth trembled, feeling that the development of the matter had completely exceeded his prediction, but suddenly he felt that such a development seemed to be very good... He didn't have to face that familiar figure anymore, and he didn't have to bear it That unspeakable pressure.

What he needs to face is just a... egg who is drinking tea and reading a newspaper.

He looked at the holographic projection in front of him and opened his mouth, but the next second he was a little dazed, he found that he didn't know how to address the other person at this moment, and after another two seconds, the titles from deep in his memory flooded up, and syllables came out of his throat :"I……"

However, after he uttered the first syllable, he was suddenly interrupted: "Balogar, stop, don't say that word again-don't pay homage, don't worship, don't think of me as a god anymore, call me Name, from now on you can only call me by my first name."

Balogel took a deep breath, and the next few syllables took him a lot of strength, but he finally managed to say: "Enya... Ms."

At this moment, Grand Duke Dragon Blood suddenly felt something silently dissipating in the depths of his soul—that thing had been hiding in the deepest part of his heart, and it had been dormant for an unknown amount of time, and it might even resurface to him someday in the future. However, at this moment, that thing really disappeared completely - an indescribable sense of relief surrounded Baloger.

"Yes, that's right, Balogar—you are already adults, remember?" The voice of the golden dome also came from the holographic projection, with a gentle smile, and compared to her previous As a god, the kind of gentleness overlooking everything, at this moment her smile is more like a friend who has been away for many years, with a feeling of reassurance and relaxation, "You defeated me, broke the shackles with your own hands, You have performed a feat that has never been done by a mortal race, so you should be confident-you should be confident in front of any god, let alone me, a 'god' who is no longer a god."

"Ma'am Enya..." Balogar's voice was a bit strange, "we..."

"It's all in the past," the Golden Dome said softly, "You have paid so much... What you got in return should be the future, not the past. Actually, I didn't want to meet you so soon, but Gao Wen thought I should meet with you as soon as possible." Let's talk to each other to avoid certain hidden dangers after entering the 'Godless Era', and it happens that I have some things to explain..."

……

Inside Cecil City, Gawain saw that things were starting to move in a good direction, so he prepared to leave first.

He has more than one thing to do, and there is another meeting waiting for him to arrange today.

Before leaving, he looked at Enya and said: "After that, it will be your 'household business', let me leave - this portable magic network terminal will stay here for the time being, it only has the most basic communication functions, but A special terminal will be delivered here in two days, you can look forward to it."

"Thank you for your arrangement," Enya said, the shimmer on the surface of the eggshell fluctuating up and down, "Also, you can also look forward to the 'drink' I made for you, I have already found a little feeling."

Gao Wen's eyes couldn't help but fell on the teacups floating beside the golden giant egg, and a smile appeared on his face. After saying goodbye to Enya politely, he left the room with a smile on his face.

Not long after, in the rebellious fortress located in the depths of the Shadow Realm, Gawain stepped alone through the energy barrier door leading to the courtyard area - the chaotic, dark and broken land stretched before his eyes, and was connected by ancient alloys and steel chains The resulting "path" meanders forward, and at the end of this fragmented land, the body like a hill is still lying quietly among the ruins, and a holy light rises from there, illuminating the This dim and dark place.

And around this huge body, a large number of brand-new magic devices are running, and some kind of invisible "field" covers the entire area. The verification technology of "divine barrier" is blocking the spiritual pollution from the gods.

He walked towards the giant deer Amorn, and saw that the magic net terminal in front of Amorn was projecting a new play from Film Films. This continuous ghostly drama about the Brumaire War has been a hot topic of discussion among the citizens of the empire recently.

As Gawain approached, Amon turned his gaze over at the same time, and a low and pleasant voice with a slight resonance resounded in the air: "I haven't seen you for a while, Gawain."

"Are you satisfied with these things?" Gawain nodded with a smile, and casually said as if chatting with an old friend, "These special equipment were made by the chief craftsman of the empire himself."

"Very satisfied, my friend," Amorn said in a very cheerful tone, a kind of joy Gawain had never seen before, "after 3000 years of boredom, these interesting gadgets are real treasures... ...you guys have really created something incredible."

"As long as you are satisfied," Gawain said, and then he didn't mention the matter of the Silver Queen, but looked around casually, and suddenly asked, "Isn't Ms. Mirmina here?"

The atmosphere in the courtyard froze for an instant, Amorn did not make a sound, only the program projected by the magic net terminal was still playing, and a cluster of extremely small sparks flashed in the corner of Gawain's field of vision, but when he looked over But only saw a piece of chaotic darkness.

This stalemate and embarrassment lasted for nearly half a minute before Amoen finally said: "Mirmina... this is the name of the goddess of magic, hasn't she disappeared? She ran into the deepest part of the Shadow Realm ...why do you think she's here?"

Gawain's eyes swept across the darkness around him, and he shrugged dumbfoundingly: "Isn't she here to catch up on dramas every day—or is it you who are actually watching the phantom drama intensively?"

Amorn still didn't speak, and Gao Wen continued: "If one terminal is not enough for the two of you, I can actually install another one here to prevent you from robbing..."

"Come out," Amoen said to the side, "If you've been discovered, don't hide."

As soon as the words fell, a swirling cloud and mist emerged from the dark space as if it appeared out of thin air. There were arcane sparks shining inside the cloud and mist, and countless mysterious runes bound the bottom of the cloud. A huge but obviously feminine The characteristic figure quickly condensed into shape in the mist. In just a few seconds, an unusually tall "goddess" with an illusory and transparent lower body and a beautiful female upper body appeared in front of Gawain—and immediately glared at Ah Moen glanced.

"You betrayed me again—how many times?" Mirmina crossed her hips, with annoyed tone, "You didn't even hesitate!"

"What I hesitated was a very intense inner struggle."

"One second in total?!"

"Psychological activity is a momentary thing..."

Gawain had already expected that Mirmina was here, but after seeing the two gods suddenly arguing like a mortal, he was instantly stunned. He watched the exchange between Mirmina and Amorn dumbfounded, Obviously, this kind of communication has become a certain way of getting along with them - this not only subverts mortals' imagination of gods, but even Gawain's own imagination.

But soon, Gao Wen vaguely thought of something. When he looked at the two former gods, his eyes changed from astonishment to thoughtfulness, and finally gradually turned into a smile.

It was at this time that Amoen seemed to realize that there was a third person at the scene. He coughed lightly and ended the dispute with Mirmina: "It's better not to quarrel, I have guests in my small courtyard today."

Mirmina stopped reluctantly, and then her eyes fell on Gao Wen. After a little embarrassment and hesitation, she broke the silence in a low voice: "Hello."

"Ms. Mirmina," Gawain raised his head with a smile on his face, "This is not the first time we have dealt with each other, but it is indeed the first time we have met."

"The last time we met was the grand funeral you prepared for me." The Goddess of Magic said calmly. She looked calm and elegant now, and she couldn't see the gesture of arguing with Amorn at all.

Maybe the human part is not stable enough?

A little guess appeared in Gao Wen's mind, and at the same time he asked casually, "Are you satisfied with that funeral?"

"Unexpectedly, what you did surprised me for a long time, but also satisfied-that funeral made everything go well."

Gawain nodded, and said in a gossiping tone: "But after that, you have been hiding in the Shadow Realm and have not contacted us, because you are worried that the 'decoupling' will repeat?"

Mirmina looked at Gawain more seriously, and she lowered her height—the lower body of her lower body was folded like a complicated palace dress, making her seem to be squatting down, although this still did not allow her to get along with him. Gao Wen's eyes were level, but it was enough to make the conversation seem a little more comfortable: "Perhaps you will think that I am too cautious, but I must avoid all hidden dangers - at that time, I was not sure how good the 'purification' effect of your neural network was. , and it is uncertain how far you and the mortals you lead can explore the uncharted realm of 'divinity'."

"So are you a little more at ease now?"

"Not completely relieved yet, but at least half relieved," Mirmina said seriously, and then smiled suddenly, "Otherwise I would never come out—even if this old deer betrayed me without hesitation. Same."

Amoen's voice came from the side immediately: "As I said, I had a very intense inner struggle..."

Chapter 1113 Invitation and Arrangement

Apparently, Mirmina didn't believe in the "very intense psychological struggle" that Amoun claimed—in fact, she didn't even believe in Gawain who had just arrived next to her.

This "God of Nature" at least waited until Gao Wen had finished speaking just now before selling him to be considered convincing...

However, Gao Wen did not intend to participate in the daily pastimes of these two former gods after they retired. He just coughed twice to attract the attention of Amoen and Mirmina, and then said while considering the words: " Presumably you have already guessed, these devices here... are not entirely used to connect to the magic net."

"Of course." Mirmina smiled lightly, with a hint of teasing and nonchalant tone, "As soon as you come here, let me come out to see you. How could we not have thought that there are some' hidden in these magic devices?" Little secret'? In fact, I found out before you came... The functions of these devices are very complicated, and such a large-scale auxiliary equipment cannot be used by a magic net terminal."

Gao Wen was not surprised by this, nor did he appear embarrassed. He just smiled and said to himself: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from the goddess who once held the power of magic..."

"Frankly speaking, we don't mind much about it," Amon's voice came from the side, "This is an experiment, isn't it?"

"That's right, and this is a long-planned project. Before you asked for a magic net terminal to understand what happened in the world, we were preparing for this experiment-your request just happened to give It gave us a good entry point," Gao Wen said calmly, looking into Amon's eyes, "I'm sorry, due to the strict requirements of the test process, its first phase must be kept secret, and we have concealed it from you. "

"Sure enough, it's about the same as what I guessed...you are avoiding interference during the observation process," Mirmina said calmly, her eyes falling on Gao Wen, "then since you've come here now, you've told everything , which also means...has the 'first phase' successfully ended?"

Gao Wen smiled and nodded lightly: "Yes, the first stage has successfully ended, we confirmed it without any interference, and the test subjects—that is, you—are not disturbed or guided by hints' The role of anti-divine barrier', although this technology is not yet mature, but I think we have already mastered some effective means of shielding thoughts, which can be used to isolate divine pollution and weaken the connection between gods and thoughts, and this This 'barrier' is manageable."

His expression was very calm, and his tone remained calm. However, the huge information in these words still moved Amorn and Mirmina greatly in an instant, like a silent thunder in this dark and vast shadow. The world suddenly exploded, and the two former gods remained silent for the next ten seconds, until Amoen was the first to break the silence: "That is to say, you can safely untie the gods and mortals." ' already?"

"It's too early to say that now," Gao Wen shook his head, "The technology we have so far has great limitations, it can only be used as a 'shield', have you noticed the crystal devices around you? They are the conduction devices of the anti-divine barrier, which can be used to protect the mortals inside the barrier, and can also be used to isolate the gods, so if you want to use this thing to 'untie' other gods, you have to send them to the kingdom of God. Then let the gods in the Kingdom of God sit in the shielded area obediently... We can't do it at this stage. Of course, another idea is to use this device to cover the entire mortal world... But obviously it can't be done."

"At least you have taken a big step...a ​​bigger step than us," Mirmina seemed to take a light breath, and said with a sigh, "Then what's next? The second step you What are you going to do? What do you need us to do?"

Gawain looked at the two former gods in front of him. He didn't answer Mirmina's question directly, but suddenly changed the subject: "Since there is a magic net terminal...you should also be paying attention to the important issues in the mortal world recently. Change? You should know that the mortal nations have now formed a huge 'alliance', and I have established a theocratic council based on the framework of this alliance..."

"I've been paying attention," Amon's voice echoed directly in Gawain's mind, "The one next to me doesn't pay that much attention—but let's just understand the situation."

"Your supplement is superfluous." Mirmina glanced over at Amorn, and then landed on Gao Wen, "We know about the Theocratic Council, but our knowledge is very limited - but we can probably guess The purpose of its establishment. Are you ready to take action on the 'chain' between mortals and gods? This is not a trivial matter... It seems that you even plan to drag the entire world into this vortex."

"This world is already in a vortex, and I just want to pull it out." Gawain said frankly, and then he paused, as if he was trying to think and consider. After a long period of consideration, he finally calmed down his expression. Breaking the silence with an extremely serious tone, "About the Theocratic Council and some of my thoughts..."

In the next ten minutes, he revealed the general situation of the Theocracy Council and his own plan. In front of the two former gods, he had almost no reservations.

Because the time had come—so much preparation had been done, and it was time for this gigantic chariot to start, and mortals were not the only ones who were firmly tied to this chariot.

"...The Theocratic Council is a long-term, normalized means of control. It not only has to find a way to solve the current shackles of gods and men, but also to find ways to avoid new shackles in the future...

"We have gained some experience in the process of transforming the Church of the Holy Light, and now Cecil has begun to gradually spread these experiences to other churches in China, and I plan to spread them to the entire mortal world in the future...

"...Since the birth and operation of gods are based on the natural laws of this world, through the analysis of natural laws, we must find a way to interfere or even control this process, just as humans in ancient times learned from natural phenomena to make flames , the means of processing tools. The core of the whole plan lies in this: through the analysis of the principles behind the gods to find ways to "untie", these methods will be extended to the world, and at the same time, the process of "analysis" itself will also Constantly weakening the chains and reducing the blindness of mortals to gods. This is a process of confrontation and cooperation—and compared with the brutal war of killing gods, this kind of confrontation is obviously much milder and more benign."

The process of telling the story was long but short, and Gao Wen's voice finally fell - the magic net terminal not far away had been turned off by Mirmina at some point, and the shadow courtyard was so quiet that it seemed as if he could hear The sound of a beating heart.

In this long silence, Gawain stood for a long time in front of the gigantic deer like a small hill and the lady like a clock tower. Looking at this scene, Mirmina suddenly felt that this moment seemed to span time and time. The space seems to be projected on the long and sinking historical picture scroll of this world. In the chaotic and dim picture scroll, it is full of echoes of blood, flames, bones and hollows. Many figures who have been active in this history have disappeared. Lying down in the dust, but now someone suddenly stood up from the mortal world, standing opposite each other in this "courtyard" that symbolized the rebellious spirit of the ancient mortals, something different appeared behind his figure... that is One season of mortals trying to stand up, and one season of gods trying to earn their way out.

The first time that gods and humans talked openly and planned together, did such a thing happen in the past season after season of civilization?

"We have understood your plan," Amon was the first to break the silence, "Then what do you want us to do?"

"This is a chariot, and there are not only mortals on board," Gao Wen said calmly, "The Theocracy Council is an organization formed by mortal nations, but in fact there are still some special...'seats' behind this council , these seats are reserved for God.”

"Are you actually planning to bring the gods into this 'council'..." Mirmina's tone rose, but it was not so much surprise, it was more like an admiration that had been expected, "Very well, so where are our seats located?"

Gao Wen immediately replied: "All parts - I hope that you will become special advisors to the Theocratic Council, from the Institute of Theology to the Arbitration Tribunal, from the Planning Department to the Countermeasures Department, there are opportunities for you to play a role, and the most important thing is , is to participate in the construction of the Institute of Theology and the think tank under the Institute, and work with our technical staff to complete the most complicated research work in the entire plan."

Mirmina suddenly chuckled: "Is the main job to be researched?"

Gawain met the eyes of this "Goddess of Magic" calmly. It was a joke, but it was not a joke: "Yes, being studied."

"Sounds good." Mirmina was silent for a while before she whispered as if talking to herself, then she lowered her eyes and looked at Amoen who said nothing, "What about you? Don't plan to say order what?"