Chapter 1124 Pointing to the Wasteland
Aldernan in summer is gloomy, and the bright sunshine, which is rare several times a year, is slanting down from the sky. The carvings left a series of shadowy light spots on the ground. Rosetta Augustus sat behind his desk, his eyes moved from those light spots, and he did not speak for a long time.
In those spots of light, he seemed to see the mortal kingdoms at this moment - the light is connected by shadows, and those interlaced and isolated parts seem to be inevitable forever, but no matter what, a brighter era has finally arrived. Under the sunshine, All the lights and shadows still gather together to form this lush summer.
"Are you really determined not to ask about this matter anymore?" Diana, the titular head maid of the royal family and the actual leader of the rogues, looked at the monarch she was loyal to, and asked in a calm tone, "Bud Wendell He used to be the general of the empire who was in charge of the defense line of the winter wolf, and his father and daughter now have a decisive influence in the military system of the empire, and now he is loyal to Cecil, this matter..."
"He was the Wolf General twenty years ago, and the Wolf General twenty years ago is dead," Rosetta glanced at Diana calmly, "For this era that is undergoing drastic changes, a man who lived in two years ago is dead." General Wolf, who left the military system ten years ago and deviated from normal society for many years, is meaningless. He can neither return to Typhon's military system nor get his own position in other parts of the empire. And... "
He paused for a moment, and in the afternoon sun, he seemed to recall some fragments of his youth—but those fragments quickly dissipated and turned into precise weighing and judgment.
"And compared to the value of Bud Wendell himself, I care more about the loyalty of the Wendell family - Bud has left Typhon, but Ferdinand and Andersa are still here, the other members of the Wendell family, those who are related to The military aristocrats, large and small, are still here, and in this period when the turmoil has just subsided, the empire needs the loyalty of these people more than ever."
Diana lowered her head: "I see, your judgment is really far-reaching."
Rosetta just shook her head, then suddenly let out a sigh, with a strange look on her face: "But this way? One of the ancient ancestors of the Augustus family turned into a plant on Cecil's land Tree? Typhon's former most promising wolf general became a researcher under that tree... The direction of this world is really unexpected."
The ruler of the empire said with a strange expression, but he couldn't help thinking about what kind of "surprise" the other party would come up with when he met Gawain Cecil next time—could it be possible that he really wanted to check the Royal Palace? Are the mausoleums and the cemeteries of the major noble families sealed? It is said that after Gao Wen's "resurrection", many nobles in Ansu went to strengthen the coffin of the family tomb? He only thought it was a stupid joke at the time? Now he can't help thinking about the rationality of it...
He didn't really mind that a long-dead ancestor of Augustus suddenly returned to the world, but it was another matter for the family ancestor who returned to the world to suddenly become a Cecilian...
"Your Majesty?" Diana noticed Rosetta's sudden silence? She couldn't help asking,
"What did you think of?"
"No? It's nothing? Let's not talk about it," Rosetta shook her head, her eyes retracted from the light and shadow on the floor, "Cecil just sent a summons? About the wasteland of Gondor? You should Already know."
"Yes," Diana nodded. It is difficult for the iron soldier's face to change much, but her aura still looks more serious than before. "I saw the transcribed briefing early in the morning? Its content... …it’s astonishing.”
"Deep in the ruins of the Deep Blue Well, there are still ancient Gondor legacies in operation, including the Iron Man Corps in service? And an unmonitored Doomsday Cultist is operating in the depths of the wasteland, and it is possible to come from the Deep Blue Well A huge amount of energy has been stolen..." Rosetta said in a deep voice, her fingers subconsciously stroking a gemstone ring in her hand, "Such a disturbing threat... has been active under our noses for hundreds of years. "
"The wasteland has always been under our noses? But for a long time? Everyone thought it was 'dead'?" Diana said calmly, "Even in the past two years, aberrants have broken through the barrier and invaded the human world, many The country didn't take it seriously either—in the final analysis, the wasteland didn't show clear 'maliciousness' to the people in the safe zone, and everyone subconsciously believed that it would always be in this state of being safely blocked."
"Now I understand more and more the vigilance and vigilance that Gawain Cecil kept on the wasteland of Gondor after his resurrection," Rosetta said in a deep voice, "As long as that thing exists, there will be no real world in this world." Safety, the ridiculous thing is that until the eve of the establishment of the alliance, many people called Cecil's new outposts and fortresses at the southern foot of the Dark Mountains as "an old man who has left the era and is sensitive to the old threats"... "
"...I don't know how to evaluate the subtle tendency of human mentality, but I agree with your judgment about Gawain Cecil and the wasteland of Gondor," Diana thought for a while, and then asked, "Then what do you think? What do you think of Cecil's plan?"
"They proposed a long-term plan to counterattack the wasteland. They hope that the three empires of Cecil, Typhon, and Silver can call on the forces in their respective areas of influence, and at the same time advance from the north and south sides of the Gondor wasteland. The first goal is to establish a forward stronghold at the foot of the magnificent wall, and then set up a purification zone and more forward strongholds inside the barrier—just like the pioneers did seven hundred years ago," Rosetta recalled before Sai The details in the subpoena sent by Syl, "At the same time, he also hopes to establish some kind of communication and transportation that can directly cross the wasteland to replace the current unstable Sentinel data link and the 'Round Gondor Land Corridor' ...This matter should already have the support of the Silver Empire, at least by default.
"In general, this is an ambitious plan. Although I don't want to admit it, I am afraid that only those who have experienced the second pioneering like Gao Wen dare to propose such a thing-it is difficult for those of us who live in a comfortable environment. This kind of determination.
"As for my attitude... I tend to support him, at least in the first phase - we need to rebuild those strongholds and open up camps on the Great Wall, no matter whether we will further counterattack to the hinterland of the wasteland in the future, at least we cannot let the current This state of ignorance of what's going on in the wasteland continues."
Diana looked at Rosetta's expression, and nodded slowly: "Sensible enough judgment, but also maintained enough caution."
"I'm curious about your opinion on this matter now," Rosetta said suddenly, "not as the so-called 'Maid Maid' or 'Wanderer Commander', but as you... the iron man of Gondor, you What do you think about this? After all, in a sense, there is your 'hometown', and there may be an entire Iron Army still operating deep in the wasteland."
"...I don't know what to think about it, it's not on my list of responsibilities," Diana seemed to think for a while, feeling a little confused by Rosetta's question, "I was indeed born in the Gondor Empire, But the creators who made my production facilities and adjusted my mind have all been wiped out in that magic tide, and I have no similar "nostalgia" for the polluting dust and toxic water bodies left after the magic tide Feelings. As for the 'Iron Man Corps' you mentioned just now... I do care a little bit, after all, I haven't seen my own kind for a long time-if they are still functioning normally, maybe I can learn from their mental core Update some useful data to improve your core operating status.
"Of course, if you are asking my opinion on the plan of 'Counterattacking the Wasteland', then I strongly support it-this is an extremely wise and positive plan, compared to sealing deadly threats in an energy barrier And pretending it doesn’t exist, and facing up to it and trying to fix it once and for all is what’s really meaningful.”
Rosetta stared at Diana for a while: "If—I mean, if, you re-establish contact with the Iron Man Legion deep in the wasteland, and they or the individuals behind them with command authority request you' Return to the team' What will you do? Does this order violate your oath of 'loyalty to the Augustus family'? When two orders conflict, how do you decide their priority?"
“…a long, long time ago, when your great-grandfather was very young, he would often try to send me down with logically conflicting questions to avoid midday classes or afternoon workouts,” Diana said Looking at Rosetta expressionlessly, "Are you trying something similar now?"
Rosetta was also expressionless: "I'm just curious."
"Iron Man is a mechanical soldier who obeys the logic system, but we are far more flexible and changeable than the so-called 'golems'," Diana said, "If the conflict you mentioned really occurs, I will explain my actual situation to my superiors." At the same time, I will explain to my superiors the reason why I left the Ironman network seven hundred years ago. In any case, an Ironman Corps that has been running until now must not lack an old-fashioned observatory security officer, and you must still need me Hundreds of years of experience - there is no way I would get caught in the command conflict you assume and crash."
"Okay, so I said, it's just an 'if'," Rosetta spread her hands, and at the same time she was suddenly a little curious, "But you just mentioned that when my great-grandfather was young...he really used this kind of logic Questions to try to cause you to crash? I never knew that happened...how do you deal with it?"
"I restarted very fast, faster than he could escape the room," Diana said quietly, while looking behind Rosetta, in her pair of high-precision artificial crystal eyeballs, used to detect spirits The arcane rune is being refreshed rapidly, "In addition, I should remind you that your great-grandfather is listening."
Rosetta froze for a moment, turned her head slightly to look beside her, and saw the ancestors of Augustus standing behind her expressionlessly since the curse of the God's Eye came down two hundred years ago, while her great-grandfather He was looking down at himself from the nearest position.
Rosetta was silent for a few seconds, then turned around and returned to the posture of sitting upright.
The curse that lasted for two hundred years was lifted, but the sequelae... It seems that it will continue for a while.
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Over the Holy Spirit Plain, an anti-gravity aircraft much larger than conventional dragoons was skimming over the cloud base in the sun, and several dragoon fighters serving as escort missions and two heavily armed dragonborn warriors formed a formation on both sides. Flying with the escort formation, the bright sunlight shone through the thin clouds at high altitude on the shell made of steel and crystal, giving off a dazzling silver light, and at the same time revealing the energy covering the aircraft and the dragonborn soldiers shield.
In the large aircraft in the center of the queue, the cockpit, which is much more spacious than the conventional dragoons, is divided into two parts, the front and the back. The cockpit in the second half is semicircular, and several seats are arranged on the edge of the curved bulkhead. It is a magic net terminal device—at this moment, the shading barrier outside the cockpit has been opened, blocking the too bright sky above, leaving only the most comfortable light in the cockpit, and the sky above the magic net terminal projects the scene of the Holy Spirit Plain: That is a real-time bird's-eye view from outside the cabin.
Silver Queen Belsetia sat on one of the seats, looking at the picture presented in the holographic projection with a curious and interesting expression, and at the same time looked at the internal structure of the aircraft and those invisible objects from time to time. The maid next to her, Elaine, seemed a little nervous about the famous magic device. She sometimes clung to the armrest of the seat, and sometimes frowned and listened carefully to the humming sound of the anti-gravity ring coming from under the floor.
"As early as in the royal court, I heard about these magical flying devices. My great astrologer was full of praise for your pioneering progress in the field of anti-gravity, and praised your optimization of runes and Efficiency-enhancing technology...To be honest, I once thought her reaction was a bit exaggerated, because the anti-gravity field has always been the home field of elves," Belsetia said to Gawain beside her, "but now I begin to believe her response to you Evaluated... I can sense the energy flow near the anti-gravity ring, your use of magic power is incredible, and it can be so stable..."
"Mathematics is the cornerstone of the world, and the biggest feature of the cornerstone is its stability," Gao Wen said, "But compared with the Temple of Stars in the Silver Empire, these small-scale anti-gravity devices should not be anything in your eyes. "
"It's different, Uncle Gawain," Belsetia smiled, "The Temple of the Stars is indeed a great legacy, but its biggest problem is that it's just a 'legacy'—it wasn't even us who created it The silver elves, but the older original elves. If we can build a second Temple of the Stars, it will be the pride of the Silver Empire."
The legacy of the original elves...
Gao Wen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He sighed that the incredible miraculous creations like the Temple of the Stars have now become "orphan copies" - Rebecca coveted the "ancestral technology" of the elves for a long time, and she even had a building similar to the Temple of the Stars. The grand dream of a fortress in the air, in fact, is even Gawain's dream, but unfortunately... the current technical strength of Cecil is far from enough.
"How far are we from the giant tree of Thorin?" Belsetia asked suddenly.
"There is still about half an hour of the voyage," Gawain said, "You can use this time to sort out what you want to say to Beltira—you haven't seen each other for hundreds of years."
Belsetia hummed lightly, and some memories about centuries ago appeared in her mind, and in the corner of her eyes, on the holographic projection in front of her, a very distant greenery suddenly appeared at the end of the horizon.