Sword of Dawn

The basic rune array analyzed by Jenny and Rebecca is gradually coming in handy.

On the desk in front of him, there is a general-purpose gauntlet that has been disassembled. This is the "Type I scorching ray gun" currently equipped by soldiers in the territory. Compared with the original rough test model, it has completed mass production. The internal structure of the gauntlet is more reasonable, and the various parts are more standardized and easy to replace. After opening its shell and a protective cover, you can see the modular rune trigger, magic capacitor, guide card slot and The scorching ray substrate is located at the front of the gauntlet, and besides that, there are two free slots at the position of the guide card slot, which are designed according to Gao Wen's previous instructions, and are convenient for later modification and upgrade. expandable area.

Jenny and Rebecca stood by the table, and the latter took out a rune substrate and handed it over: "Here you are."

Gao Wen took the base plate, and on the edge of the hexagonal metal plate, he saw a line of neatly stamped words: Universal Type I Force Field Shield Module.

He opened the restriction buckle on the guide slot inside the gauntlet, and installed the new module in place. With a slight click sound, several runes on the force field shield module glowed slightly—from The energy from the magic capacitor has successfully activated this new component.

Jenny explained next to her: "After turning on the force field shield, the number of shots fired by the scorching ray will be reduced by half, but the force field shield is not a function that needs to be turned on all the time, you can control it by adding a new rune trigger Disabled and enabled. As an energy shield with a limited defense area, soldiers can only activate the force field shield when engaging in close combat."

Rebecca immediately added: "We originally planned to get a third-level eggshell shield directly, but later found that the energy consumption was too high, and the gauntlet couldn't last for a few minutes, so we had to give the second-level spell force field shield to it first. Get it in!"

Gawain raised his eyelids and glanced at the iron-headed girl: "What the hell is an eggshell shield—it's a mage's shield! Don't name it just because it looks like an eggshell?"

Rebecca scratched her hair: "Hey hey, anyway, as long as you know what I mean..."

Gao Wen looked at the girl indifferently: "How many functions of the next-generation armor have been realized?"

"Oh, we have successfully integrated the combat backpack and the armor, and it is detachable, so that the magic circle on the armor can be directly powered by the combat backpack, and the backpack can be discarded to reduce weight or Replace it, because there is also a magic power capacitor installed in the breastplate, so it can continue to fight for a period of time even if it is separated from the combat backpack," Rebecca said enthusiastically, and took out the painting she drew overnight Show Gao Wen the blueprint, "Look, we first integrated the first-level breeze shield into the breastplate. It consumes the least amount of physical protection. Although it doesn't have much physical protection, it can filter poisonous breaths and disease-like spells, allowing soldiers to The environment is safer, and according to your tips, we have also added heat-insulating and weight-reducing runes to the inner layer of the armor. These are all magic-level or first-level spells, and they can be used when there is a combat backpack as energy. To keep running..."

While Rebecca described excitedly, Gawain nodded with satisfaction. Although all the functions were realized, it is obviously correct to use the new magic circle to achieve the effect similar to enchanted weapons. However, Rebecca said He stopped talking, with a frustrated expression on his face: "But you mentioned before adding a spray device behind the armor, and the soldier can charge forward while breathing fire as long as he shouts 'Char! There is really no clue, I want to add a fireball circle behind it, but I find that it will blow up all the teammates around..."

Gao Wen almost choked himself to death with a mouthful of saliva: "Pfft—didn't I tell you that it was a joke!?"

"But it sounds super handsome!" Rebecca looked at Gawain with sparkling eyes, "And there are a bunch of glowing ribbons on the back of the armor, and you can shoot arcane missiles in all directions just by jumping three meters high What……"

"Forget about all of this!!"

Chapter 0212 Alchemy Factory

As more and more basic rune arrays are analyzed and simplified into general-purpose rune substrates, the equipment of Cecil soldiers will inevitably usher in new upgrades. In Gao Wen's vision, a complete set of Cecil Searle infantry equipment should include such a system:

The energy system is a combat backpack equipped with high-efficiency honeycomb magic nets and magic power capacitors, which can charge a large number of magic power crystals at the same time and have excess magic power to drive various energy-consuming units on soldiers; the protection system is stamped by machines The molded steel armor is used as a carrier, and various protective and auxiliary circles are engraved inside the armor, so as to achieve comprehensive protection against external magic, poisonous gas, and physical attacks. The traditional enchanted armor is expensive, but the general-purpose magic circle is used to achieve an approximate The effect of enchanting can greatly reduce the cost. At the same time, the force field shield in the gauntlet is also a part of the protection system; the weapon system is mainly the thermal energy ray gun equipped in the gauntlet and the sword in the hands of the soldiers. The former has been mass-produced, and the latter For the time being, there is no idea for improvement. In Gao Wen's conception, even if the soldiers' cold weapon fighting items are retained, the swords of Cecil's combat soldiers must be modernized. Traditional steel weapons are faced with similar The opponents of aberrations and superhumans are too weak, and various enchanting effects are a must.

But how to improve the traditional swords has to be carefully considered.

Besides, what Gao Wen hopes to achieve is instant communication on the battlefield.

The importance of communication technology is self-evident, so that every soldier can receive real-time command from the rear on the battlefield, so that every commander can immediately understand the changes in the battle situation, what a force with modern communication technology can play Combat power is unimaginable for the traditional noble army, so adding a communication system to the "Cecil Combat Suit" is the top priority, but unfortunately there is no prospect yet.

Communication spells do exist, and the Mithril Treasury has also produced communication equipment like the Mithril Ring, but this special spell is a "technical black box" from Gao Wen's point of view, and its magical principles have not yet been revealed. It has been clearly analyzed, and the rune composition of its magic circle is completely inconsistent with the laws of conventional magic circles. Jenny's rune logic is not perfect enough to simplify the analysis of such an unknown magic. As a result, the cost of communication magic items cannot be reduced for the time being, and if the cost cannot be reduced, it means that there is no way to use it on soldiers...

The combat gauntlet with the added force field shield module didn’t seem to have changed in appearance. Gawain closed the outer shell of the gauntlet again, and when the crisp clicking sound sounded, he looked at Rebecca next to him: “The inside of the gauntlet is More modules can also be integrated, and more replaceable components can be added. Now that it has both offensive and defensive properties, it can be considered in terms of assistance, such as a first-level 'secondary cleansing technique', or The magic light trick used for lighting, this is a very low-energy spell, but it can have a great effect..."

Rebecca and Jenny did not know when they had already pulled out their small notebooks, and they were taking notes while listening. Jenny couldn't help but raised her head and asked halfway through the notes: "But Lord Lord... added After adding so many functions, is this gauntlet still a 'heat energy ray gun'?"

"So I said from the very beginning that the gauntlet is just a carrier, and the thermal energy ray gun is a part of the gauntlet, not the whole of it," Gawain smiled. Until then, he was able to put his original idea into perspective. The two girls in front of them explained clearly, and it was only then that they could fully understand what the so-called modularization meant, "We should give it a separate name for this kind of gauntlet—I named it 'Magic Terminal' , and depending on the modules loaded in the terminal, it can be a heat ray gun, an energy shield, a communicator and a medical device, or even a lightning launcher and a fireball launcher. Different arms can use it Different functions, even ... we can also develop civilian models."

Rebecca finally came to her senses: "So... this is what you really thought at the beginning?"

Gao Wen nodded, and then smiled helplessly: "It's a pity that if I told everyone at that time, most people probably wouldn't understand or imagine it."

Jenny looked at Gawain in a bit of bewilderment, and she suddenly had a strange feeling—it seemed that this was not an ancient hero who lived 700 years ago, nor was it a Lord Cecil who lived in modern times, this What the Duke exudes at this moment is an aura that does not belong to this society at all, or even does not belong to this world. He is looking at what happened on this land from the perspective of a near bystander, and based on this foundation A plan—that plan is so grand, so beyond the cognition of contemporary people, that even if he casually mentions any step of this plan, no one can understand what he wants to do...

But this feeling was only fleeting, because Gao Wen suddenly raised his hand and knocked on the head of Amber who had sneaked out from the side of the table—the lord who was approachable and had a unique sense of humor was back.

"What are you doing stealthily?" Gawain stared at Amber who suddenly came out from the side of the table. The latter obviously intended to scare herself, but she did not expect that her stealth effect would be affected by the protective aura around Gawain. The stimulus was relieved ahead of time, and at this moment, she was hit on the head, and the half-elf lady covered her forehead with a look of grievance: "I'm just here to report the situation to you, why are you beating someone..."

"Don't make trouble, did someone step on the shadows and report the situation?"

"Tch," Amber curled her lips, "How long will it take you to finish here? Pittman asked me to tell you that the No. [-] reaction tank of the alchemy factory is in place, waiting for you to go over and accept it."

"Ah, I forgot about this!" Gawain slapped his head suddenly. He knew about the completion of the No. [-] reaction tank of the alchemy factory today, but the batch of rune substrates and The progress of the design of the magic armor made him completely forget about it. At this moment, Amber came to remind him, and he immediately stood up and put down the gauntlet on his hands, "Jenny, Rebecca, I will go to the alchemy factory first, GM You can go back and arrange the design work of the substrate-the progress is good, and I am very satisfied."

Jenny obediently put away the blueprints, boards, and gauntlets on the table, but Rebecca obviously didn't intend to go back to the research institute honestly, she came up and grabbed Gawain's arm and shook it vigorously: "I'll go too Go too! I'm going to the alchemy factory too! I haven't seen what it looks like over there..."

Gao Wen glanced at the silly roe: "What did you do in the past? It was just the completion of the reaction tank, not the ceremony for the completion of the entire factory—and you don't know alchemy."

"I can go over and set off two fireballs to add to the fun! Shouldn't fireworks be set off when things are worth celebrating..."

Gawain glared at her immediately: "If you dare to throw fireballs in the alchemy factory, I'll throw you like a fireball!"

"I'm talking about throwing into the sky..."

"Not even in the sky!"

Rebecca stuck out her tongue, and honestly raised a hand: "Then I swear in the name of Cecil's ancestor, I am absolutely honest..."

Gao Wen just wanted to nod when he heard half of it, but he suddenly woke up: "I am your ancestor!"

Rebecca: "..."

Amber, who was next to her, quietly approached Jenny, and whispered to the latter in a low voice: "Do you think that the communication between these two people is like a brain hole?"

Jenny has now adapted to the atmosphere in Cecil's territory, but she couldn't adapt to Amber's mouth, and immediately didn't know how to respond: "I... I don't know how to say it..."

"Tch, it's not interesting at all," Hu Po cast a contemptuous glance at Miss Rune Teacher, who was not a fan, and turned to look at Gao Wen, "Old Zongzi, are you still going away? It's interesting to bicker with your granddaughter..."

As soon as Amber opened her mouth, she successfully diverted the attention of Gao Wen and Rebecca, and the latter immediately had no conflicts...

In any case, in the end, under Rebecca's persuasion, Gao Wen still took this curious iron-headed boy, and followed Hu Po and his party to the location of the alchemy factory on the edge of the town.

Even with the "black technology" level of new construction technology, the alchemy factory is still far from being completed. Currently, only the No. [-] workshop and supporting storage facilities are completed. In the No. [-] workshop, only one set of reaction tanks has been closed and assembled. In Gao Wen's conception, at least three workshops and twelve sets of reaction tanks are needed here to meet the production of basic alchemy medicines - agricultural plant catalysts, soil improvers, weed inhibitors, and German medicine for human use. Ruy healing potions, weak mana potions, all kinds of healing potions, etc. There are more than a dozen kinds of basic potions. In the hands of traditional alchemists, these potions are all in a small alchemy laboratory In the factory, it is made by using an alchemy table and several reaction bottles, but this operation obviously cannot be used in the factory: the reaction vessels in the factory will continue to operate, and both the addition of materials and the output of finished products are batches and not It is carried out intermittently, so except for a few special cases, each chemical must correspond to a set of special reaction containers.

Therefore, Pittman divided them into twelve "production lines" and three different workshops according to the attributes of the basic medicines. The workshops were isolated from each other to form different areas to ensure that the produced medicines would not be mixed and cause accidents— —In fact, according to Gao Wen’s requirements, the potions for ordinary people, potions for superhumans, and potions for agriculture should not even be produced in one factory, but the current conditions of the territory are limited, and three factories are working at the same time. The cost of the alchemy factory is terribly high. In addition, the druid potion is fundamentally different from the "pesticide" that Gawain knew in his previous life. The practice of putting three workshops in one factory is permitted.

It's just that he also made a special request to Pittman - if he wants to produce a higher level of medicine with greater efficacy and side effects in the future, he must completely isolate the entire production process, from raw materials to semi-finished products to finished products There must not be any hidden danger of mixed pollution.

The tall reaction vessel stands in the still empty production workshop. Pittman, the apprentices he brought out, and the ordinary workers he recruited are busy around this brand-new equipment. This is an unprecedented set of equipment, which is different from this Any kind of alchemy container in the world is also different from all kinds of magical machinery that are booming in the territory, and of course it is different from the chemical equipment in the memory of Gao Wen's previous life——

Its center is a two-meter-high vertical iron tank. Several curved pipes connect the iron tank and several small reaction vessels around them together to form a star-like radial structure. Those pipes are not only materials and gases The circulation pipe itself is a part of the magic circle. Where these "pipeline magic patterns" are connected to the reaction container, you can see the shining druid magic runes and various magic runes complement each other , and on the surface of some reaction containers, one can also see the magic circles of various sizes emitting shimmering light, while on the "base" of the whole set of devices, the surface of the cement platform that is more than ten centimeters above the ground is where everything The key: the inverter array.

It extracts the magical energy from the underground magic net and converts it into "natural divine power" that can be recognized by the druid magic circle. Through such a magical conversion process, human beings have mastered the power that once belonged to the gods.

Chapter 0213 What Can Cecil Collar Sell?

Workers and alchemy apprentices are doing the final inspection and adjustment of the reaction vessel. They are confirming the sealing of each connecting pipe and testing the operation of each set of runes to confirm that this set of reaction vessels is far larger than any conventional alchemy table. After the official operation, no fatal accidents will occur, and its most important part, the central reactor, is inspected by Pittman himself.

As the part with the highest pressure in the entire system, this unassuming metal container can be said to be the crystallization of Cecil's cutting-edge technology. It was shaped by Nicholas Egg himself, and the inside was engraved with elemental runes that resist corrosion and high temperature and pressure. At the same time Under Gao Wen's guidance, Nicholas Dan also designed the first pressure gauge based on a mechanical structure in history - it uses a section of elastic metal tube as a sensitive element, and relies on gears and connecting rods to drive the pointer to display data. Its accuracy is not high, but it is not satisfactory.

In Gao Wen's opinion, the principle of the pressure gauge is not complicated, and it can be realized with the current Cecil collar's machining technology. The difficulty is the standardization of the pressure scale. Fortunately, there is at least some reason in this world of wonderful physical rules. The "atmospheric pressure", Gao Wen and the Tieqiu Stars struggled for a long time to measure the standard value of the local atmospheric pressure, and based on this standard, a series of air pressure and pressure standards were formulated, and then the scale value of the relative atmospheric pressure was engraved on the on the dial of the pressure gauge——In the situation that there are no various standard parameters in this world, Gao Wen is the setter of a series of standards with peace of mind, and he is going to apply these standards he has formulated to various developments in the future. field.

In addition to advanced measuring devices, precise pipe connections, and high-strength tanks, this set of equipment also has a special feature, that is, it no longer uses an open flame as a heat source for heating the drug solution, but uses the inscription on the The fire elemental rune at the bottom of the reaction vessel can be directly heated - most druid potions do not need the high temperature of melting metal, the fire elemental rune can fully play the role of heating the tank, and compared with the open flame device on the alchemy table , the heat of these elemental runes is more stable and more controllable.

Finally, the final inspection was completed, and Pittman left the inspection area of ​​the reaction vessel, while an alchemy and herb apprentice who seemed to be in his 20s stepped forward—he was the person in charge of the alchemy factory selected by Pittman .It can be seen that this young man is still a little nervous, but he still activates the various parts of the reaction vessel according to the most standard procedures. As the materials prepared in advance are injected into the feeding port, the magic in every part of this "large alchemy device" The runes began to charge gradually, and Gao Wen could feel the flow of magic power. Under the action of the inverter array, the primitive natural magic power activated those ancient magic runes, and everything started to work naturally.

Different from the roaring noise when the first magic energy engine was started, even if the reaction tank in front of it was in full power state, there would be no big noise coming from it, even though it was surrounded by stirring devices, pump devices, etc. mechanical, but the original magic energy engine has been optimized several times and no longer makes such amazing noise. The mechanical devices used in this set of reaction vessels are also "miniature machines" with little movement and quietness. When it works, it can be said that Is quite "quiet".

As for the large container in the center, it is even more quiet: there are no mechanical components in it.

Rebecca watched a group of alchemists and workers busy among the pots, everyone still had nervous and excited expressions on their faces, and was a little disappointed: "Ah... I thought there would be some movement when the new machine was started. Bigger..."

"If this thing makes a lot of noise, it won't be far from an explosion." Gawain glanced at the iron-headed girl, then looked at Pittman, and nodded slightly, "Congratulations, your inverter array and magic array Works perfectly."

The wrinkles on Pittman's face have already piled up into flowers, and this little old man who usually sells ointments and tells fortunes as a hobby shows a heartfelt smile at this moment: "Yes, yes... the way is right, Right on the way..."

Amber looked at the complicated pile of metal pipes and reaction tanks in surprise, and couldn't help but ask: "Such a large set of things... how much potion does it produce every day? By the way, old man, what does this set of tanks produce? use?"

Pittman is obviously in a good mood now, and he didn't even pursue Amber's direct calling of him as an "old man". He stroked his beard with pride on his face: "Reaction Tank No. Therapeutic potion. Farming is suspended in winter, and no agricultural chemicals are needed for the time being, but there are a lot of construction projects in winter, and there are many reports of injuries and illnesses in the territory every day. The supply of raw materials for the territory, if there is no shortage of raw materials, the medicine produced by this thing every day is enough for the territory to consume for a week, this is a conservative estimate..."

Amber's eyes widened: "Produce a week's worth in a day?! Then, wouldn't it take you a while to fill up all the warehouses on the territory! What is the use of such a large output?"

Gawain smiled and glanced at the half-elf: "Sell it."

"Sell..." Amber obviously didn't think of this before—it's not that she was narrow-minded, but because Cecil Territory has been in a state of development and construction all along, basically any materials here are not enough, and the only way to purchase This is the first time that the production surplus has been sold outside. She felt a little stupid, and she even asked subconsciously, "Who are you selling it to?"

"The first market identified so far is Kangde Ling." Gao Wen said casually.

Amber just nodded, and immediately realized: "Wait a minute! Are the raw materials for these potions bought from Kant?"

"Yes."

"Then you cut them up, chop them up, stir them, throw them into a pot and boil them, and then sell them to Kant at the price of alchemy potions?"

"...the process is indeed such a process."

"Oh my god! Can it still be like this?!" Amber was dumbfounded, and as a thief with three strange views, she felt great discomfort at the moment, "Didn't you say that you want to manage and build the Kant Territory as if it were your own? The people of Kant are treated like the citizens of Cecil... By the way, do you regret leaving the property left to you by Viscount Kant in the castle over there? Then you don't have to use such a bad trick, you leave it to me, In the time I went there to buy groceries twice, I will ship everything back for you..."

"You're doing more damage than me, okay?!" Gao Wen glared at Amber, then shook his head and explained, "I didn't intend to cheat my future people—the medicine was transported to Kant Territory because it was originally the Southern Territory. The largest distribution center for medicinal materials. In addition to herbal medicines, there has always been a business of alchemy potions there. Mr. Padrik, who is currently in charge of Kant's affairs, was the advisor of Viscount Kant and the contact person of the chamber of commerce. He has channels and can Help us sell the excess potions. I plan to let him be the 'agent' of Cecil's alchemy potion, and share with me in selling the potions, so that Cecil can make a lot of money, and Kant can also get a share of the income. It's good for everyone good."

"...It turned out to be such a thing that can benefit everyone," Hu Po blinked her eyes, "But... this is a huge benefit, isn't it true that no one... suffers?"

"Yes," Gawain laughed. "Of course there are people who will be damaged—all third-party pharmacy merchants, pharmacists, druids, and alchemists on the Kant Territory trade line, they will definitely be affected."

Amber's eyes widened: "Then..."

"I will send out a recruitment message at the right time—then the shortage of alchemy talents in the territory will be solved. Those people who have a little training will be good at the alchemy factory."

This time, Amber just stared blankly and had no lines—she could keep up with Gao Wen's steps in the first few steps, but the last step only made her stare blankly, not knowing what to say, for a long time Then she realized one thing from the bottom of her heart:

When a cunning ancient heroic spirit is resurrected and plans to do something, the so-called conspiracy and tricks that those gutters usually brag about are not worth mentioning at all.

"Such a large amount of alchemy potions have flowed into the market, even if it is just the most common rejuvenation potion, it is enough to cause a huge impact on the market in this area," Pittman stroked his beard with a half-smile, "Even if it is just such a set of reaction tanks, Its output around the clock is enough to crush the combined output of all alchemists including Cecil, Kant, Leslie, and even Carol in the north. My lord, I think I finally understand what you said.' "Mass production will be the first step in destroying the old order." What does that mean? But have you considered that once such a large amount of medicine with the label of Cecil enters the market, we will inevitably arouse the curiosity and enthusiasm of all parties? focus on……"

"Yes, they will be curious and concerned, but it takes time to react, and the mere alchemy potion attracts quite limited attention. This little bit of curiosity and attention is nothing to me, and maybe it will be beneficial instead," Gao Wen said. He said with a smile, "Compared with alchemy potions, the impact I'm going to release next will probably be much greater..."

"What will be launched next?" Amber looked at Gao Wen curiously, "What else do you plan to sell?"

Gao Wen patted Amber on the head: "I plan to sell some things to Tanzan Town, but the specific details have not yet been decided, and you will know when the time comes."

Amber blinked her eyes, but this time even if she and Rebecca stepped forward to ask more questions, Gawain didn't intend to answer more, so the two girls had to shut their mouths full of curiosity.

Standing under the No. [-] reaction tank, Gao Wen looked up at this set of "chemical equipment" that integrated various cutting-edge technologies of Cecil. He looked at the magic runes that quietly flickered and changed, and listened to the sound coming from the container. A smile slowly appeared on the face of the various auxiliary machinery or magic circles that inject liquids, provide heat sources, and release divine spells.

If the way is right, then everything will be much easier.

Chapter 0214 Extreme North and Extreme South

In the northern part of Ansu Kingdom, frost and snow have covered the ground.

This mountainous land is the coldest place in the Kingdom of Ansu. The tough northerners took root here in the mountains and cold winds, guarding the northern gate of the kingdom, and for 700 years, they worked hard to maintain and protect the land of those in the north. A delicate balance between difficult neighbors.

Whether it is the Violet Kingdom in the northwest, or the Holy Dragon Principality in the northeast, it has never been an easy role to deal with.

But new shadows have emerged from the frost and snow during this unsettling winter, new threats even more worrisome than their elusive northern neighbours, in the eyes of Duchess Victoria Wilde ——Because the threat came from within the country.

"The Snow Duke" Victoria Wilde stood on the high terrace of Fort Winter, overlooking the city below. The snow that began to fall before winter did not stop until last night. The typical spiers in the region can effectively reduce snow cover. The black spiers pierce the winter snow, just like black pines standing on the plains below the castle. There are many.

In most parts of the kingdom, the arrival of winter means that production stops and people hide in their houses shivering. However, in the coldest northern region, the situation is different. The people here have adapted to the cold, and in order to survive They also have to adapt to the long and cold winter, which takes up half of the year. Even in the days when the heavy snow has just stopped, you can see countless mobile people in the city-they must try their best before the next round of snowfall destroys the city buildings. Clearing the snow, clearing the road, dragging the bodies of the homeless who died of freezing in the gutter outside the city, and on the central square facing the castle, the largest crowd gathered— —

The snow on the square has been cleared, and people gathered there to watch the cultists be burned to death.

Those figures in black burqas were tied to tall wooden stakes one by one. The heavy black steel chains and inscription shackles restrained their bodies and magic power at the same time. The face is still chilling.

The crowd of onlookers had already gathered several layers in the square. The soldiers separated the crowd from the heretics, and the shining swords prevented the over-excited citizens from getting closer to the dangerous blasphemers. In the process, the firewood was killed After they were piled up, the hot and melted animal fat was also splashed on the haystack.

"Burn them to death!" Some of the onlookers finally couldn't hold back and shouted loudly.

The shouts echoed: "Burn them!" "They killed my children!" "Burn these cultists!"

A high-ranking priest of the Church of the Holy Light walked towards the burning platform. He took the holy emblem from the hands of the believers next to him, and turned to look at the excited crowd.

"The God of Holy Light exposed the conspiracy of these heretics. Before more people suffer, the Lord guided us to destroy the lairs of these heretics!"

The high-ranking priest held up the holy emblem, and he turned around. He used the holy emblem to inspire a powerful light, ignited the flammable grease and firewood, and shouted: "Praise the holy light! Praise the Lord! !"

Under the action of the holy light and oil, the burning platform was instantly enveloped in raging golden-white flames, and the cultists tied to the pillars twisted like wax in the flames, making all kinds of indescribable howls. Then a tsunami-like voice sounded in the square: "Praise the Holy Light!" "Praise the God of Holy Light!"

The raging flames shot straight into the sky, and the howls of those cultists continued in the flames for a long time, even until the flames burned their bodies, their roars continued to come from the flames, and the surrounding people finally realized that something was wrong , They looked at the abnormal flame in horror, and listened to the abnormal roar, and the roar finally became human-understandable words. The remaining spiritual power of a dozen cultists stirred in the air, making terrifying Howling: "Laugh all you want! Cry all you want! Everyone will die! You will die like livestock, you will die like worms!! When they come back, they will eat your flesh dry and suck your blood dry !!"

The flames suddenly turned black at this moment, and the flames of more than a dozen fires fused together in the air, and a huge and indescribable dark purple mass rose from the flames, as violently as if it wanted to swallow everyone present Swelling, even the priest who had just shouted praises to the Holy Light in front of the burning platform fell into astonishment at the moment, but at the moment when this terrifying vision came, a piercing white beam of light suddenly came from the corner of Winter Castle. The terraces shoot out onto the square.

Under the impact of "Winter's Whip", the indescribable deep purple mass froze instantly, and then shattered suddenly due to lack of follow-up energy support. Large pieces of ice crystal dust fell from the sky, as if there was another blizzard Generally speaking, most of the square was covered again, whether it was the excited crowd or the Holy Light priest who chanted slogans, they were completely quiet, and above the silent square, there came the cold voice of Duchess Victoria Wilde: "Clean Clean—then praise Ansu and your Founding King."

The powerful magic power gradually dissipated on the terrace. Victoria waved her hand, bringing the magic book floating in mid-air back to her side, then turned and left the terrace.

The patio door inlaid with man-made crystals closed automatically behind her, blocking the sound from the square. The Duchess returned to the warm lounge with a rare look of fatigue on her face.

The black-haired maid stepped forward. She waved her hand away from the other attendants, and then put her hand on Victoria's temple and pressed gently: "You rarely show such an expression—the last time I saw Gawain Se After Duke Syl returns."

"It's still related to him this time. If it wasn't for the warning sent by the founding hero from the extreme south, we might not realize that they have eroded to this extent until those cultists wreak even greater damage," Victoria sighed, "This is already the fourth cult lair that has been destroyed since the beginning of winter - the previous three were the Death of All Things, this time it is the Eternal Sleeper, next time even if the son of the storm comes back from the sea, I will be happy." Not surprised."

"It is said that the power of cultists in the southern region is actually very small. They only showed up twice, but each time they were detected and suppressed by the Duke..."

Victoria waved her hand lightly, and Maggie, the black-haired maid, immediately stopped her movements.

"We have been at ease for too long, and the entire kingdom has been at ease for too long," Victoria stood up from the bench, quietly watching the portraits of the founding heroes hanging on the wall in front of him, Gawain Cecil's The portrait has been taken down, but she still stares at the blank space next to the founding monarch Charles, "From the king to the local nobles, there is a serious lack of vigilance, but the Grand Duke Cecil 700 years ago was born in the most precarious age of the kingdom. He came here, he is more vigilant than all of us—the ridiculous thing is that the gang of incompetent people in the capital initially took the warning about cultists sent by the founding duke as nervousness, as the fuss of the ancients in modern society ...Hmph, now they are panicking."

The black-haired maid stood quietly behind Victoria without expressing any opinion, but the duchess seemed accustomed to this, she paused, and asked: "Is there any clue to what you asked to investigate?"

The black-haired maid lowered her head: "Yes. The priests of the Church of the Holy Light have indeed been more active recently than before, and new missionary teams have appeared in various places, but all their activities are reasonable—they are fighting against evil spirits. Cultists, search and clear the lairs of heretics, and missionaries are also publicizing methods to identify heretics and protect themselves from sorcery curses in various places. The power of the Holy Light does have a unique advantage in this regard. In addition, they have no The redundant activities did not cause conflicts with other sects or rob belief resources, nor did they cause friction with the lords of various places."