Sword of Dawn

After these few words, her figure began to fade rapidly in the air, and when the last words fell, she had completely disappeared before Gao Wen's eyes.

Looking at the place where Amber disappeared, feeling that the other party's aura had indeed left, Gao Wen was dumbfounded for a few seconds, and then he couldn't help but shook his head with a smile.

Then he raised his head and looked at the sky above the frontline base.

This place is located in the depths of the wasteland. Even though the nearby purification equipment has started to operate, the thick and dirty clouds that have been lingering in the sky for hundreds of years have gradually been dispelled. The remaining pollution power in the wasteland is still affecting the environment near the advance base. , the sky is still covered with a thin layer of clouds with an abnormal color. Under the cover of the clouds, the stars in the sky are all hidden, and only the brightest stars struggle to penetrate the curtain. , a faint and pale light reflected in Gawain's vision.

He thought of the "greetings" that reached this planet across the vast sea of ​​stars, and the deep-space calls that Enya mentioned, which rippled through the stars and symbolized the lights of civilization.

Among these deep space calls, there is a signal that has been going on for at least 700 years, since the time of Gondor, until today it is still transmitting in this sea of ​​stars, tirelessly.

Is this signal transmitted faster than the speed of light?Does the civilization behind this signal still exist?All this is unknown.

But at least one thing, Gao Wen is very clear, no matter how harsh the environment in this universe is, and the fate of all beings is faced with the deepest malice, under the same sea of ​​stars, there will always be one civilization after another constantly raising their heads , looking up at this endless vast starry sky - shouting, and waiting for a response.

Chapter 1386 Laying the Foundation

Aldernan, in a magic laboratory on the upper floor of the Obsidian Palace, Rosetta Augustus was deeply attracted by the mysterious and beautiful azure crystal in front of her, after staring at it for a few seconds , he took a breath, and broke the silence with a low voice: "It is really a treasure as beautiful as a work of art... So, this is what the Gondorians called the 'exotic object'?"

"Strictly speaking, it is one of the extraterrestrial objects," Diana said with a calm expression, "The Viplandon Meteorite Rain was very large, and according to historical records, at least double-digit fragments fell in the Viplandun area at that time. At that time, the Gondor Empire’s control over remote areas was not as strong as in the subsequent Spark Era, so many fragments were lost after falling and flowed into the people, and were secretly preserved by some hidden schools and wizard groups. Afterwards, Gondor officials intervened. A series of research facilities centered at Viplandon Observatory were established before the fall was lost further, containing all the remaining fragments - the one you see here is nothing more than the official containment of Gondor's 'extraterrestrial object' one."

"Is it one of the extraterrestrial objects... Cecil sent news that these extraterrestrial objects are all related to the Voyager civilization. That ancient civilization left a large number of 'space facilities' above our planet. The so-called extraterrestrial objects The objects are the fragments that fall off from these facilities," Rosetta said thoughtfully, with a gleam of knowledge in his eyes. Over the past few years, he found that his curiosity seems to have returned to his youth, which is unbelievable. New things and new domains are appearing at an unprecedented speed, and even give people a feeling of being overwhelmed, and the source of these things seems to be more or less related to the new empire in the northwest. There are so many secrets hidden in the top of your head..."

"His Majesty Gawain Cecil has a very close relationship with the legacy of the voyager. Judging from historical records and current information, he had already established a mysterious connection with those ancient devices in space 700 years ago. Moreover, he has absorbed some kind of...'wisdom' from the legacy of the Voyager," Diana said quietly, "and I think that the connection between him and that ancient civilization may be more profound than all the current information reveals. "

"This is for sure. If we can find out the details of Gawain Cecil just by collecting information, then he will not be the strongest and most respectable opponent and friend in the history of the Typhon Empire," Rosetta Augustus laughed suddenly, shook her head and said, "There must be a lot of secrets between him and the legacy of the Voyager, and those parts that he doesn't want to disclose to the public must not be found out through any intelligence means. It's—but it's not important, the important thing is the present."

His eyes fell on the crystal block that was as beautiful as a work of art on the table, and his voice was low.

"He has so graciously let you take this object - and while in theory the crystal is indeed a personal 'relic' left to you by Sir Scott, we all know he has a hundred suitable The reason can be ignored, but he still let you take it away, which can only show two things: first, compared with the legacy of the voyager he has mastered, the value of this crystal is insignificant, far less than a favor Second, compared with what he really pursued, the meaning of possessing such an item is insignificant..."

Rosetta Augustus stretched out her hand and picked up the shimmering crystal block, feeling the slight heat from it, the ruler of Typhon had a thoughtful expression.

"Joint research, knowledge sharing, and serving technology to the world is a great slogan, and it's not just a slogan—to this day, there are still many mediocre people who put forward the 'mortals' proposed by Gawain Cecil at the 112 meeting that day. The community of shared destiny' is regarded as a grandiose concept of attracting forces, just like the golden mountain that the legendary trickster conjured up in front of the foolish king Kronosolo, but look at the vast front in today's wasteland, no matter how stupid It's time for people to realize that the 'Alliance' is by no means an illusory golden mountain..."

Diana looked into Rosetta's eyes: "About starting the joint research project, your opinion is..."

"Of course I agree, and I agree very much." Rosetta seemed to have planned it for a long time, and said immediately after hearing the words, "it just so happens that the 'gate' project on the side of Contracting Fort has entered the later stage, and there is no need for such a large-scale maintenance team. We can negotiate with the Cecilians and start the joint research on the 'exotic objects' directly in the Contracting Fort, which will also save the cost of personnel transfer and repeated construction. And we have to do more than that."

He put the crystal block back on the table, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said with deep eyes: "From now on, gather the best theorists and mages of the empire, especially those in the fields of energy, machinery, and astrology, to set up a The dedicated team for research and analysis of the Voyager's legacy is directly funded by the royal family, and after Master Windsor Mapel completed the work on the 'Gate' project, she personally served as the leader of this new team."

"Is this team working with the Cecilians to jointly study the 'Crystal Block'?" Diana subconsciously glanced at the crystals on the table, but keenly felt that Rosetta's intentions were more than that.

"It's to study something bigger," Rosetta Augustus laughed, "Gaowen Cecil let you take this crystal so generously, which shows that he prepared for this world. The 'Great Gift' is far more than just this crystal. I think this world will soon usher in some kind of big change no less than the 'Magic Revolution'. Perhaps...he is ready to set his sights on the starry sky , so we have to prepare one step faster."

……

The capital of the Cecil Empire, in the confidential meeting room deep underground of the Magic Technology Research Institute, bright magic spar lamps illuminated the huge room, and Gawain, Hetty, Amber and others were sitting on the huge huge Around the round table, there were clear holographic projections floating on many seats beside them. People such as Kamel who were unable to attend the meeting in person were appearing in this special room through remote connections at this moment.

And in the center of the huge round table, there is a large-scale magic net terminal. The image above the terminal is showing a large number of neat and dense characters at the moment, which was recorded from the shelter of the Vipland Observatory. material.

The sound of pushing the door and footsteps came from the direction of the entrance. Gawain looked in the direction of the sound and saw Veronica walking into the room holding a platinum scepter. The "Saint Princess" glanced around the round table The silhouette and the holographic projection, with a slightly apologetic expression on his face: "Sorry, I'm late——I was dealing with the affairs of the Church of the Holy Light just now."

"It's only a few minutes late, it doesn't matter." Gawain nodded, motioning for the other party to sit down. "The Patriarch Wright personally conquered the wasteland. Most of the church's work is in charge of the bishops and you. It's normal to be busy recently."

Veronica nodded lightly. The faint radiance around her made everyone at the meeting feel relaxed and slightly excited. At the same time, she also looked up at the holograms floating in the center of the conference table. Projection, after scanning the ancient Gondor script and alien script, she looked at Gao Wen: "I have heard about the general situation from Miss Amber, and it is said that you have found important research materials at the Viplandon Observatory. and ancient relics, but I don't know the details yet."

"I'm about to talk about this aspect," Gao Wen coughed twice, looked up and looked around the entire venue, the people who can sit here are the most core and most reliable group of people in the empire (he privately called this group of people "inner circle") Member"), so he didn't show much politeness or hesitation at the moment, and directly told the whole story of himself and Amber at the Vipranton Observatory, "We found information about these 'alien signals' at the Vipranton Observatory, and left The person who downloaded these materials was the Director of the Observatory 700 years ago, Sir Scott Planting..."

For the next half an hour, there was only Gao Wen's detailed voice in the conference room. He explained his experience in as concise a language as possible, and brought all the details, while the participants listened attentively the whole time. The precious information left in the Viplandon Observatory and the admirable perseverance of Sir Scott, the University of Alphonse and others are enough to touch everyone, even the most heartless amber and those who think out of their way Rebecca (remotely participating in the meeting) also put on a serious expression at this moment.

Then Gao Wen's narration finally came to an end, his eyes swept over everyone's faces, and then slowly stood up: "Before entering the formal discussion, I hope that all of us can pay attention to those who are sticking to the Viplanden Observatory. Pay tribute to several scholars who have left a legacy for this world that will forge the future, and their merits and honors should be recognized and deserved to live on."

As Gao Wen's voice fell, every figure around the round table stood up, and they bowed their heads silently, paying respect to the great people who had passed away.

After a short greeting, the figures around the round table sat down again, and Gawain's eyes first fell on Veronica. He looked at the former member of the royal family of Gondor (although she is now using a streamer) Body with Morn blood): "We don't know much about the Viplandon Observatory. Do you know anything about the research conducted by Sir Scott?"

"The study of astrology and space falling objects in the Viplandon area is not in the same system as the Rebellion Project - we didn't know the connection between 'stars' and 'divine disaster' at that time," Veronica said softly He said, "So I don't know much about these things that happened in the Vipranton Observatory, but I did hear that the Vipranten Observatory reported that it detected an unknown signal from outside the earth. In theory, such a discovery should attract the attention of the academic community, and the call from the starry sky... Even in the Gondor era, this is an event that can cause huge turmoil in the academic community."

Hearing this, Gao Wen frowned slightly: "You used 'theoretically'... So, this incident actually didn't cause much repercussions back then?"

"Do you remember the details mentioned in Sir Scott's message?" Veronica lowered her eyelids slightly, "The imperial capital's investment in the astronomy field has been tightened, a large number of talents have been transferred to other fields, and the staff at the Viplandon Observatory is nervous... ..."

"I do remember," Gawain nodded, and thinking of the rebellious plan at the end of the Gondor Empire and the "Little Devil Tide" that broke out shortly thereafter, some guesses gradually emerged in his mind, "At that time, it should have been the Gondor Empire. At the end of the period, the reason for investment tightening and talent transfer should be..."

"The Rebellion Project is at a critical stage, and the Abomination Project has made significant progress," Veronica nodded slowly, affirming Gao Wen's guess, "Frankly speaking, it is not a wise move to reduce investment in the field of astronomy , I am also a researcher, I am very clear about the significance of setting our sights on the starry sky, but we still made this decision back then, because compared with the starry sky research that has no effect for the time being, we must first consider how to deal with the disasters and demon tides. survive, but..."

Speaking of this, Veronica sighed softly, she shook her head, and her tone was a bit self-deprecating: "It's just that our efforts have not allowed most people to survive. We are fighting against God. The idea of ​​the disaster has no clue, and the perception of the evil tide is also outrageously wrong. Neither the evil plan nor the rebellious plan failed to save the empire. In contrast, Sir Scott and the others achieved the final victory in the wasteland results."

"You can't say that," Gao Wen shook his head, "No one has the ability to predict the future. In my opinion, the greatest significance of the old rebellious plan is not the actual results achieved, but the fact that you raised the flag itself, and In the long run, the remnants of Project Disobedience did loosen the bond between mortals and gods... though not in the way you originally expected."

"The problem now is that the information left by Sir Scott..." Hetty's voice came from Gawain's left, "this basic 'dictionary' will help us understand the information sent from the distant stars. News, Master Kamel and I both think that we should immediately start the research and study of these texts, and decipher the information received in the past two years, and at the same time start to attack the information sending and receiving technology to prepare for interstellar communication , but on the other hand, our battles in the wasteland are becoming more and more intense. At this time, launching a joint "Crystal Block Research" with the Typhon Empire is destined to occupy a lot of resources and manpower. Will the 'interstellar communication' project with an unknown period..."

She spread her hands and shook her head helplessly: "After all, we can only receive these signals now. Even if we complete all the deciphering, there is no way to talk about establishing communication with alien civilizations. Who has the corresponding sending technology?" I don’t know how long it will take to study it—not to mention the risks that need to be dealt with carefully.”

Although Gao Wen was really concerned about the call from the other side of the stars, he also had to admit that Hetty's consideration was very reasonable. Establishing communication with alien civilizations is not a simple matter of "meeting and shouting at two voices". Considering the huge technical support, social preparation and unpredictable risks, even if the risks are not considered, one of the most embarrassing problems lies in front of the league first:

How is this signal sent out?If the signal cannot be sent out, how can we talk about establishing interstellar communication?

Today's Loren tribes don't have the ability to communicate between stars... Back then, Tarrond had already tapped the technology tree in this regard, but Tarrond's technology is over, and the Siren's spaceship also has antennas for interstellar communications , but God knows when that thing will be fixed...

"Let's do the most basic work first," Gawain nodded, "first translate the ancient Gondor language in the materials into modern human lingua franca and elven lingua franca (two official languages ​​of the alliance), and then compile a set of usable Based on this, we will first translate all the signals we have received so far—although they are likely to still be the basic alphabet, it may contain some useful information..."

Chapter 1387

The countries of Loren, which are in a state of all-out war, do not currently have much energy to devote to space, and there are too many unpredictable risks behind interstellar communication. This requires a long process of argumentation, and not to mention that it may involve The impact on the belief system of all mortals involves a huge test of the stability of the gods-although in theory, the act of simply restoring the interstellar signal is far less stimulating to the gods than manned spaceflight, but this "stimulation" Who can guarantee it?

After all, the work of the Theocratic Council has not stopped over the years, and the countries of the alliance have been using various methods to loosen and cut the spiritual stamp that hangs over the heads of mortals, and this cutting process is essentially dancing on the tip of a knife. At a dangerous critical point, the connection between the gods and humans is continuously stripped to gradually cut off the chains between humans and gods, and the "disobedience boundary" is constantly jumping around without causing the gods to go crazy. When this process ends, humans and The gods will all be free, but before this process is over...the gods are actually at a "critical point of pressure" all the time, responding to interstellar communications at this time... Can't guarantee which god with a straight personality and a bad brain will cry out Crazy?

So this matter has to be considered in the long run, at least until the dust of this war settles, until the alliance countries have more energy to control public opinion, and can organize a large-scale expert team. Before that... Cecil The most that can be done here is the preparatory work mentioned by Gao Wen: compiling a modern version of the "Alien Dictionary" and translating the signals that have been received so far.

When this arrangement was over, Gao Wen suddenly raised his head and looked at a holographic projection on the opposite side of the round table—Victoria, Grand Duke of the Northern Territory, was floating above the magic net terminal: "Victoria, how many people in the Northern Territory during this time?" Are all the listening stations functioning properly? Have you ever received a signal over there?"

"All listening stations in the northern territory are operating as usual. Since the beginning of winter last year, we have received [-] signals in succession. Although the content is somewhat repetitive, there are occasional differences." Victoria immediately nodded and responded, "We are now gradually By mastering the characteristics of these signals, we can capture them in a timely and sensitive manner, and some signals that were previously mixed in the atmospheric interference and could not be identified can now be effectively recorded—as long as the 'dictionary' is completed, the deciphering work can begin immediately .”

"Well... very good," Gao Wen nodded lightly, and then mentioned another matter, "How is the old man?"

He was referring to Mordir Wilde, the ancient legendary adventurer who had a wonderful experience and was now in some mysterious "critical state of life and death" and was chased by the divine power of Lady Night, the ancestor of Victoria Wilde.Due to the influence of Lady Night's divine power, and possibly being polluted by the reverse tide, Mordir Wilde's current state is very unstable. Half of his "existence" has been replaced by Lady Night's shadow dust, and is on the way In a state of constant collapse and loss, he relied on the authority of the night stolen by Amber to barely maintain the stability in the material world. Now he is living in Cold Winter Castle, accepting the care of Victoria, the "descendant".

At present, there are three major consuls in the empire, Grand Duke Baldwin Wilder is personally leading the army, Hetty is focusing on daily government affairs, and Victoria's main responsibility is to ensure the empire's industrial supply to the front line and the delivery of troops. Besides, the Duchess of the North put most of her energies on her ancestor——Mortil Wilde's special experience and the mysterious connection between him and Lady Ye have always been of great concern to Gawain things.

"The condition of the ancestor is still good. After getting a good rest and proper spiritual comfort, his mental state has stabilized a lot, and he hasn't suddenly fallen into a dark night dream recently," Victoria nodded, "But He can still feel a distant 'call' every now and then, even in normal dream states... and will often 'hear' the voice of Lady Night or 'Veld'. Unless we can get to the source, I guess Those divine powers that are chasing him, to find the 'other half of existence' that he was cut off from, otherwise this situation may continue forever."

Hearing this, Gao Wen raised his head and glanced at Amber, and said in a deep voice: "...We still can't locate Lady Ye's kingdom of God, it is not in the patrol path of the Sentinel, but Amber has been researching the shadow dust for a while, trying to find it. A way to establish a connection with Ms. Ye. There is no other good way in this matter, just wait, there will be good news."

Victoria's expression didn't change, she lowered her head slightly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Gao Wen took a deep breath, looked up at the figures in the conference room, and coughed lightly: "Then next..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a sound of "Dang--" suddenly coming from the side, and saw the platinum scepter in Veronica's hand smashing to the conference table. People were taken aback, Gao Wen subconsciously wanted to ask about the situation, but saw that Veronica's expression suddenly became extremely dull, and the usual gentle smile and eyes had disappeared at some point, this scene was so weird So much so that Gao Wen actually felt that the other party's soul had been pulled out of this body, and the next second, he heard Veronica's calm and cold voice like a machine:

"...the first defense circle was damaged, and it was confirmed that it had encountered a frontal attack...the self-repair function was activated, the barrier was switched to combat mode, and the command module went online...the core barrier was raised, and the energy was transferred to the combat unit...distributing computing resources, disabling all Arms restrictions..."

After the calm and cold voice ended, Veronica blinked her eyes, her body trembled slightly as if suddenly waking up, and the holy light that had faded from her side before slowly floated up again, and Gawain felt that the other party belonged to The "human" side came back again, so he immediately asked, "What's going on?"

Even though he was asking this question, he already had a faint guess in his heart, and Veronica's next answer confirmed his bad guess: "One minute ago, the outer defensive zone of the Deep Blue Well was attacked, my guards Troops are engaging the enemy."

"The Deep Blue Well... over there in the center of the wasteland?" Amber, who was sitting on Gawain's right hand, suddenly widened her eyes, "Wait a minute, those dark priests are starting to attack the Deep Blue Well!? Doesn't that mean they won't go there easily? Do you want to gnaw on the hardest bone? Why do you go crazy when you scream?! There is a defense circle of the imperial capital in good condition and a well-organized Iron Man Corps over there!"

Gawain was also taken aback, but he was more concerned about the situation on Veronica/Ophelia's side than the reason behind the sudden actions of those dark priests: "How is the battle? How is the damage?"

"The central fortress was built on the basis of the doomsday shelter in the old imperial capital. It has extremely strong protection capabilities and has seven layers of defense circles from the outside to the inside. Currently, only the outermost defense circle has been moderately damaged by the violent bombing. Repair The system has been activated, and the damage is within an acceptable range." Veronica's tone was calm, but the expression on her face was already a little serious, "However, the enemy's attack is very violent. At present, there are energy reactions in all directions within my perception range, and... …Frontline reconnaissance units have seen new individuals that have never appeared in the enemy, as well as some kind of extremely large...structure."

While talking, Veronica clenched the platinum scepter in her hand, and her tone became very serious: "Limited by the range of activities, I can't perceive the boundaries of the enemy's positions, and I can't be sure how many troops are gathering in the distance. , only from the current calculation results, if the enemy continues to maintain this intensity of attack, the Deep Blue Well may be breached within a month."

The Deep Blue Well may be breached!

These words hit the meeting room, causing everyone's expressions to tense instantly—only Gao Wen, after the initial surprise, his expression had completely calmed down, and he just said softly in thought: "Sure enough At this point..."

The attack on the Deep Blue Well was an unexpected event, but in fact Gao Wen was not surprised by it. From the very beginning, he knew that there was a possibility that the Wasteland Legion would turn around and attack the Deep Blue Well when the existing goals could not be achieved. After all, the ultimate goal of those dark priests is to drop rune stones and "domesticate" this planet. If they can't break through the defenses of the civilized world, they can only turn their targets to the largest dark blue rift in the center of the wasteland. In other words, as long as If the alliance's advantages on other fronts continue to accumulate, and the progress of counterattacking the wasteland and building the blocking wall continues, it will be a matter of time before the wasteland army will attack the deep blue well in desperation.

"Don't forget the previous deduction by the staff, those dark priests will attack the Deep Blue Well sooner or later," Gawain's voice sounded in the conference room, and the calm and quiet voice calmed down most of the nervousness of everyone. "Their attack on the civilized world has been thwarted across the board. At present, all the wasteland legions have been pushed back to the depths of the wasteland, and the alliance's purification devices are still spreading rapidly to the hinterland of the wasteland—those dark priests have already They have no choice but to attack the Deep Blue Well at this time, which may be a good sign in my opinion."

"Is this okay?" Amber's eyes widened suddenly, "Veronica is being beaten!"

"I don't, the battle is still going on..." Veronica opened her mouth subconsciously, but she swallowed the words in the middle of her words—she couldn't bear to argue with the shame of the alliance on this occasion. Kind of stupid, "You're right."

Amber, a nocturnal creature with a habit of mouthing, is the natural enemy of ancient machine spirits. Any shameless creature will not be able to display its full strength smoothly in front of her. The more shameless it is, the more obvious the impact will be.

Gawain was no stranger to this, he glanced at Amber who was staring and said casually: "Veronica's base has a very strong defense capability, and there is a well-organized Iron Man Corps in town, it is difficult to attack there. It is conceivable that in our previous deduction, it was also determined that unless it was the last resort, those dark priests would never take the initiative to choose to gnaw on this hard bone, even if they could fight with the Alliance Legion to consume it. They will not go to trouble with the Iron Legion, but now they choose to attack the Deep Blue Well, which shows that they have reached the end of the mountain—they have reached the end of the road faster than we thought, which is a good thing.”

As he spoke, he stood up slowly, resting his hands on the edge of the conference table, his tone low and forceful.

"Attacking the Deep Blue Well will be the last and worst choice those wasteland legions can make. After that, those dark priests have played all their cards. Now the alliance's blocking walls in four directions have advanced to the old gang In the hinterland of the Duo Empire, the Wasteland Legion doesn't have much depth to consume with us, and if they want to attack the Deep Blue Well, they must invest a lot of energy and troops. Weaker, and the advance of the alliance army will be smoother than before.

"Immediately send the news to the leaders of the alliance. The final moment of the decisive battle is approaching. Tell our allies, take out all the things at the bottom of the box, use all your strength to spread the blocking wall, and use the absolute superiority of the force Hold those monsters to death in the scorched earth of old Gondor, and the fate of civilization will be decided in the next month.

"We must close the blocking wall before the deep blue well falls, and completely disintegrate the wasteland army!"

Gao Wen's steady and powerful voice at the end seemed to have infinite inspiration, filling everyone's previously depressed mood with confidence and fighting spirit, not to mention that none of the figures who could appear here were mediocre. When the situation was clarified, everyone knew what to do-the few things discussed and decided in the previous meeting were quickly fine-tuned, some less important things could be delayed slightly, and in the following time, Ceci The Er Empire and even the entire alliance will pour all their strength into this war.

Figures stood up and left the meeting room one by one, and the holographic projections gradually dissipated in the air. When the clerks of the Supreme Government Affairs Office also left, only Gao Wen and Hu Po were left in the huge room, and the faintly Veronica surrounded by holy light.

The three of them came last.

The squires and guards were waiting outside the door.

Gao Wen stood up from the chair, exhaled lightly, Amber approached from the side, raised her head and glanced at him: "The situation is not that optimistic, is it?"

"The situation is not bad. The dawn of victory is indeed in front of everyone's eyes—but the darkness before the dawn is indeed deadly." Gao Wen knew that this guy had a keen sense, and his unreliable appearance actually hid a very keen heart. At the moment, I didn't hide anything, "Even if we have a 90.00% chance of winning, that [-]% failure will mean the consequences of the ecological extinction level of the whole planet. In fact, everyone can think of this... But we can only Just don't think about the 'what if I don't win' possibility."

"...Okay, I think so too," Humber breathed out, her figure had already started to fade in the air, and she waved her hand at the same time, "I'm going to get busy, the leisure time is over..."

Gawain watched Amber's figure slowly disappear into the air, and couldn't help but shook his head: "...you haven't been idle for a long time."

Then he was silent for two seconds, and looked up at Veronica: "You can really last a month, right?"

"This is the result of precise calculations. Within the foreseeable range of deviation, there will be no more variables," Veronica said calmly, "I will stick to it until your arrival."

"...This feeling is really strange," Gao Wen couldn't help feeling a little emotional, "You are standing right in front of me..."

"Yes, I am standing in front of you, but I am also trapped in the deepest part of the wasteland, which often makes me feel disconnected in cognition," Veronica said in a soft and calm voice, "Occasionally I am here When waking up in a concrete body, it will also be affected by the body itself, so happy with the sunshine and breeze outside the window that it forgets the pollution and corruption in the wasteland."

"...Pollution and corruption are coming to an end." After a moment of silence, Gao Wen said slowly.

"Yes, the pollution and corruption will end."

Chapter 1388 Offensive and Defensive Reversal

Veronica walked out of the gate, the warm late spring sun shone on her shoulders, a round of brilliant giant sun hung high in the sky, the crown of the giant sun and the faint wood grains on the surface of the sun disc transformed into an It was a magnificent scene, with a breeze blowing from afar, blowing through the bustling streets of Cecil and the lush roadside trees, with the fragrance of vegetation and the sound of heavy traffic in the wind.

She took a deep breath, as if she wanted to imprint the breath of the bustling world deeply into this body before exhaling it. She opened her arms slightly in the sun and narrowed her eyes slightly. Everything she perceived was instantly transmitted to the main servo matrix—then, she opened her eyes again, and the images, sounds and touches captured by the 670 integrated sensors filled her mind thread.

The rough hot wind, carrying sand and dust, slapped violently on the sentry towers of the outer defense belt. The damaged armor plate was emitting green smoke in the dim sky. The welding drone was flying between the weapon station and the shield platform. High-energy missiles and magic light beams cut the sky like a net, and bombarded the ancient shield above the old imperial capital in the howling sound. The translucent energy barrier rippled in the bombardment. Under the wave light of the energy barrier, the deformed body A huge wave composed of synthetic beasts is coming from afar. Those mutated and distorted body images and chaotic and crazy roars are sent back to the matrix through the sensors all over the battlefield, setting off bursts of roars among the data processing units.

The deep laboratory is closed, the extension excavation station is closed, all processing centers and manufacturing center orders are reordered, all energy and materials in the bunker fortress are supplied to the war unit, and the Ophelia matrix closes all systems that can be closed. For hundreds of years The accumulated energy and resources were put into war factories and front-line facilities, and the Iron Man Corps also came out.

After 700 years of silence, the last legion of the Gondor Empire has once again set foot on the battlefield. This may be the last time they defend their homeland - and this time, they are not only defending Gondor imperial capital.

This is the spring of the 4th year of Cecil, on the 50th day of the Recovery Moon, the Battle of the Wasteland has ushered in the biggest change since the beginning of the war - a series of actions to attack the civilized world have been stopped, all the alliance's armies have counterattacked to the hinterland of the Wasteland and When the extension of the blocking wall was unstoppable, the dark priest entrenched in the depths of the wasteland gave up the confrontation with the main force of the alliance, and chose to attack the Deep Blue Well with all his might.

Aberrations, biochemical synthetic beasts, deformed root system megastructures, priests... All the power of the Wasteland Legion was integrated in a very short period of time, turning into a huge wave like a landslide and tsunami, attacking the deep blue from all directions. The well launched a fierce attack, and the central area of ​​the wasteland, which had always maintained a stalemate before, fell into a monstrous war in an instant. The dark army like a frenzy covered the vast land around the ancient capital of Gondor. Fierce battles unfolded on every inch of the scorched earth, and In the raging Kuroshio, the brilliance of the Deep Blue Well once again became the most eye-catching light on this land-this scene, just like 700 years ago.

And the great change that happened in the central area of ​​the wasteland was also transmitted to the entire alliance immediately. This earth-shattering change shocked the leaders of the member countries of the alliance, but no one really panicked—as early as the day when the blocking wall project started, The Supreme Staff of the Alliance, dominated by the three empires of Cecil, Typhon, and Silver, conducted a deduction. The senior generals and military and political leaders of the three empires had already predicted that once the command of the Wasteland Legion realized that the situation was irreversible And if attrition tactics don't work, they will regard the Deep Blue Well as "the last choice". The entire alliance is waiting for this turning point to come, so although this turning point appears more suddenly than expected, the mortal army will Not unprepared.

On the 53rd of the Moon of Recovery, after a mobilization of materials and personnel on an unprecedented scale, the alliance's advances in the wasteland began to accelerate across the board. Led by the main force of the three major empires, dozens of member states have come up with what they can. Everything—soldiers, food, civilians, steel, everything is flowing towards the ancient land of Gondor, and it turns into a fiery torrent on the front line, as well as the purification towers that stand up one after another.

And shortly after the alliance accelerated across the board, the commanders of the leading troops confirmed the signs of decline of the wasteland army—although the deeper the wasteland, the more mutants and synthetic beasts, but on the contrary, these The monster's command and combat awareness are rapidly declining, and the originally well-disciplined and well-tacticed wasteland army began to become more and more chaotic. On most fronts, the aberrants only know how to charge blindly and rely on instinct to attack mobile units, while in a few There were even completely uncontrolled "wild" mutants and synthetic beasts wandering around in the area, which not only relieved the pressure on the frontline troops, but also confirmed the judgment of the commanders and leaders—

Although the soldiers of the Wasteland Legion are unlimited, the commanders behind them are limited. When they all turned around to attack the Deep Blue Well, the "delayed troops" left on the frontal battlefield must be a bunch of mobs.

On Cecil's front line, a dazzling white torrent roared and cut through the sky, leaving a slightly distorted trajectory in the atmosphere that was constantly transpiring due to high heat. The arcane energy directly melted the rock, evaporated the land, and left a series of dark red lava scars on the earth, while those monsters running wild on the earth were all turned into smoke and dust under the white light, leaving no residue .

The arsenal section at both ends of the heavy armored train "Winter General" let out a low roar, and a series of heat dissipation vents were opened under the armor plate, and the alchemy coolant absorbed a large amount of heat in the heat exchange grid of the rainbow generator, and transformed it A steaming white mist gushed out from both sides of this war machine, while the technical sergeants in the arsenal immediately filled the new coolant storage tanks into the slots, and the empty storage tanks were pumped from the end of the compartment. It tumbles down one of the rails and falls into a recycling bin ready to be refilled.

Disposable disposable coolant storage tank, the adoption of this new technology (or new idea) has greatly improved the firing rate and stability of the rainbow cannon mounted on the armored train. The heat dissipation system is maintained by advanced water pumps and piping systems. The new alchemy coolant storage tank has nearly doubled the firing rate of the rainbow cannon, and the space occupied by the entire system is less than one-third of the old pump set—— The extra space is even enough to install two close-in weapon stations and corresponding ammunition depots.

Philip stood in the tactical compartment of the Winter Admiral, watching the scene on the battlefield through different surveillance screens. He saw that the remaining mutants and biochemical synthetic beasts were re-launching the offensive on the plain—if that kind of swarm came If the appearance can also be called "offensive" - ​​the violent bombardment of rainbow cannons and train cannons did not make these ignorant creatures fearful, and without command, they could not find cover at all, Difficult operations such as scattered formations and wave charges, all they can do now is to rush up in a swarm, and then face the baptism of artillery fire.

But the huge number and the attitude of not fearing death will still play some role after all-after the number has been cut by more than half, there are still many monsters rushing to a relatively short distance. At this distance, the rainbow light of the armored train Neither the generator nor the train gun can fire smoothly, and they are powerless against targets within the nearest range of fire.

Therefore, the light infantry guns, grenade launchers, train near-defense guns on the positions, and the purification weapons in the hands of the white knights and armed maidens have come into play.

In the dim light of the sky, the tide of flesh and blood composed of wasteland monsters rushed towards the defense line built by mortals. The close-in defense guns and light orbital accelerators began to roar, and the dense fire line fell into the tide like rain, and after a short delay, it set off a storm. Continuous shock waves and explosion flames, followed by white knights wearing heavy armor. They have strong armor, firm will and excellent shields (as well as the holy light with good special effects), which are enough to resist distortion The weak energy beams and egg-use magic missiles projected by the spell-casting units in the body, and the holy light blasters in their hands are enough to purify all unclean things within a range of 300 meters in a short time.

Immediately afterwards, the armed priestesses also launched an attack on the front line. They used reinforced shields, enthusiasm for the empire, and holy light to create an atmosphere. Combustion system, this burner specially designed for female priests is much lighter than the heavy-duty burners used by the white knights, and the range is relatively short, but it is equipped with a conduit for delivering special combustion agents. The "sacred storage tank" on the back is connected, and the high-efficiency alchemy potion inside can make the flames burn on those profane heresy monsters until all their sins are purified——

Of course, some monsters in the wasteland are extremely resistant to burning, and the sins on their bodies cannot be purified for a while, but this is not a problem. The nuns have already set up heavy combustion towers in the position, and the plasma jets (high-level The spell Balrog's Whip) can burn through even the outer wall of the reinforced concrete bunker.

As stated in the standard military manual of the Empire - the White Knights and the Armed Maidens are excellent medical units. Not only are the means of curing diseases and saving lives never bad, but the means of healing this land are also superb.

The slightly echoing roar of artillery fire inside the armored train was gradually weakening. When the enemy was completely routed, General Winter's close-in defense guns stopped roaring first, and then the infantry guns at several nearby firepower points gradually quieted down. Philip withdrew from the monitor screen. Losing his sight, he turned around and went to the other side of the carriage, opened the armored panel outside the window, and directly observed the situation on the battlefield through his eyes.