Sword of Dawn

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The first one to come in was Hetty. She noticed Gawain's abnormal expression at a glance, and was startled: "Ancestor? You are..."

Amber rushed in right after, and she was also startled when she saw Gao Wen: "Oh my mother! Why are you looking more..."

She almost uttered the words "close to sudden death". It was the dual threat of the pioneer sword and the guardian shield that made the shame of the empire stop her mouth at a critical moment——Gao Wen glared at her , I have already guessed what this guy was going to say just now. In all fairness, if she really said it, Gao Wen might have shot the shame of the empire on the ceiling with a super solution on the spot...

"I'm fine, it's just a sequela of excessive mental exhaustion." Gawain waved his hands, slowly lifted his spirits, and looked at Kamel and Veronica who entered the study room, "I was trying to activate the 'Guardian of the Kingdom' just now Some of the ancient features of the , have not been used for many years, it seems that it is not in good shape."

Kamel and Veronica didn't know the truth, but they didn't ask.

Kamel floated to the desk, and after observing the guardian's shield for a while, a trembling voice came from his body full of arcane energy: "The remaining traces of the waste energy shock... It seems that here just now A severe energy overload has occurred. You're better than nothing."

Veronica came to Gawain's side. She held the platinum scepter in one hand, and drew a holy symbol in the air with the other hand. The soft holy light descended out of thin air and enveloped Gawain - the latter immediately I felt that most of the discomfort in my body had faded away, and even my exhausted spirit recovered a lot in an instant.

"Thank you," Gao Wen said to Veronica, "It's very effective."

"I should do it," Veronica said mildly, "then what is your order for summoning us?"

Gawain glanced at the people in the study, nodded, and said in a deep and serious voice, "I'm looking for you because I want to go to a place - the Fortress of Disobedience."

"The Fortress of Disobedience?" Kamel immediately said in surprise, "It's currently under lockdown because the Shadow Realm isn't safe... Why do you suddenly want to go there?"

Gawain was silent for two seconds, then slowly said: "Go and see the... corpse of the God of Nature."

Veronica and Kamel subconsciously exchanged a look (the latter didn't have eyes, but his eyes were bright), and they made some guesses, but they didn't speak on the spot.

Kamel nodded: "I see-I'll arrange it now."

"Do you need to call Miss Till?" Hetty said from the side, "In a sense, she is an expert... against the gods."

"...I don't want it any more," Gawain shook his head, "The way she fights against the gods has no reference for us—and it's also very difficult for you to wake her up at this time."

"Yes, ancestor."

……

The huge and magnificent corona is hanging high above the peaks on the west side of the Dark Mountains. The celestial body with wood-grained lines and cyclone marks is solemnly shining on this world. In the interlaced light and shadow of the sun and clouds, flight training is going on A squad of dragoons was skimming obliquely over the western forest.

On the way to the Fortress of Disobedience, Gawain poked his head out of the car window and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

The sky was clear, the clouds were moderate, and the high blue sky looked extraordinarily empty. He looked far into the distance, but even if the vision of the legendary powerhouse was used to the limit, all he could see was the blue sky and white clouds, and nothing else.

No gigantic orbital ring covering the sky, no twinkling satellite lights, no silhouette of the space station—at the scale of the celestial station's miniature projection, the astonishing colossus should cast a majestic shadow on the land, even though the entire The Cecil Empire is far away from the equator, but as long as you look far into the southern sky, you should be able to see the magnificent ring.

In fact, on any clear day, Skystation should be visible to the naked eye from most of the planet—clear enough to even the average person.

However, Gao Wen couldn't see anything. He could only guess based on his previous impressions and some vague connection at this moment. He guessed that a certain arc-shaped giant structure of the Sky Station was hanging high in a certain place at the moment, and there were flying satellites beside it. Clusters, farther away there are ancient facilities called "Star Bridges", and smaller glow space stations running slightly closer to the atmosphere. Those ancient and cold tombstones are watching this land, their figures But it was completely hidden by some equally ancient optical masking device.

"Ancestor?" Hetty's voice came from the side, "What are you looking at?"

"Look at the sky," Gawain looked back at the sky, "The weather is fine."

Hetty nodded, showing a bright smile: "Yes, the recent weather has been very good, and many crops in the south have already started to harvest. The new Minister of Agriculture, Romulin, is working out a planting plan for the next crop..."

Hearing what Hetty casually mentioned, Gawain's impetuous mood suddenly calmed down.

He looked towards the direction of the Dark Mountains. The cement road extending from the military area leads all the way to the depths of the natural barrier. In the distance on both sides of the road, large tracts of farmland are waiting to be harvested or have already been harvested. The crystal light shone above the communication tower, some agricultural machinery was parked beside the field, and a drilling team was laying down the first fixed pile in the low-lying land next to the railway...

No matter how many ancient tombstones float in the sky, at least today's weather is really good for the people of this land.

Gawain leaned back on the seat of the magic car, closed his eyes slightly, and allowed himself to recover from his exhaustion.

……

After entering the military blockade of the Dark Mountains, entering the bottom layer of the Rebellious Fortress, passing through the cracks and huge holes in the Shadow Realm, and passing through the ancient Gondor portal, Gawain once again came to the deepest part of this ancient facility.

A stronghold of disobedience in the Realm of Shadow.

This Gondor facility built in the gap between dimensions is not completely asleep. Although Cecil's technicians have evacuated all the equipment and materials that can be moved here, the energy system and the energy system integrated with the fort itself The god-shielding system is still running quietly.

Ancient lights illuminated the long and deep corridors and halls, and the walls and energy barriers covered with dense runes continued to protect the place. Gawain, Amber, Hetty, Kamel, and Veronica came to the outermost At the end of the corridor on the first floor, Kamel opened the alloy wall here, and a shimmering energy barrier separated the inside and outside of the corridor. Through the almost transparent barrier, the scene outside the fortress can be seen at a glance.

On the ground that was fragmented and composed of countless floating boulders, ancient restraint devices and a large number of metal wreckages imprisoned the body as huge as a hill. Pure white light shrouded the corpse of the god of nature—the giant deer Amorn, The radiance slowly floated, exuding an endless sacred aura.

Veronica looked at the giant deer bound in the "garden" area of ​​the fortress, with a hint of emotion on her face, and said softly: "I only saw him from the report..."

"After all, you were mainly in charge of the imperial capital of Gondor at that time," Gawain glanced at Veronica, "Kamel is the direct person in charge here."

"Every time I come back here, it makes me feel uneasy," Kamel said buzzingly, and looked at Gawain, "So, can you tell us what you think now?"

"...The main material of the shield of the guardian of the kingdom comes from the material warehouse of Viplandon Observatory." Gao Wen said unhurriedly, he seemed to have mentioned an irrelevant topic, and Veronica beside him was very As soon as he recalled something, the former leader of the rebels frowned slightly: "I remember that it was one of the research facilities of the Gondor Empire back then, located in the north..."

"Yes, it is used to study the meteorite fragments unearthed in the local area - the meteorite rain that fell in the Viplandon area in ancient times," Gawain nodded, "Veronica, you and Kamel should discuss this aspect. Things are familiar—when did the Viplandon Meteorite Rain happen?"

Veronica immediately gave the answer: "About 3000 years ago..."

"That's right, the Viplandon Meteorite Shower happened 3000 years ago," Gawain nodded, and said unhurriedly, "The fall of the White Star was also 3000 years ago."

Veronica's eyes widened slightly.

"Retreat to a safe place," Gawain looked at Kamel, "open the barrier, I'm going to check the body of the giant deer Amoen."

Chapter 0891 face to face

Hearing Gao Wen's words, Heti immediately showed a nervous and worried expression: "Ancestor, this may be dangerous."

"Don't worry, I'm measured—and this isn't the first time I've dealt with something like this," Gawain nodded to Hetty, "I have to confirm some things."

Seeing the calm but unquestionable expression of her ancestor, Hetty could only suppress the words in her heart and took a step back.

Kamel nodded to Gawain, got up and floated to a console next to the wall, and began to inject magic power into those ancient runes.

Veronica held the platinum scepter and looked at Gawain with calm and deep eyes: "Can you tell me what exactly you want to confirm?"

"3000 years ago, the White Star fell, and the God of Nature disappeared from his throne. At about the same time, the Viplandon Meteorite Rain occurred in the northern part of the Gondor Empire, and a large number of 'extraterrestrial fragments' fell on the earth... However, for so many years, No one has linked these two things together, because scholars lack the key evidence, and they don't understand the secrets between the gods and the starry sky," Gawain looked up to the outside of the barrier, and said unhurriedly, "700 years ago, I got one of Viplandon's 'Meteorite', which became the well-known Guardian's Shield... In the process of communicating with this 'Star Heritage', I got a glimpse of some ancient memory.

"The fall of the God of Nature is related to an impact outside the planet. The Viplandon Meteorite Rain and the wreckage around Julu Amorn are all products of that impact, and the most suspicious of them... is The whole impact was actually Amorn's intention. This god...suicide."

As Gao Wen's voice fell, even Veronica, who has always been calm and indifferent, widened her eyes instantly, and Amber and Hetty even exclaimed in a low voice. Immediately afterwards, Kamel's voice came from the other side of the separation wall. : "The barrier can be passed, Your Majesty."

"You guys wait here." Gawain said casually, and then walked towards the energy barrier that was slowly fluctuating.

After passing through the nearly transparent energy barrier, the unique chaos, depression, and strangeness in the Shadow Realm surged from all directions.Gawain stepped out of the solid and ancient corridor of the Fortress of Rebellion, and stepped onto the fragmented land connected by countless floating boulders. The builders 1000 years ago used alloy frames, chains, and springboards to lay a stone between these boulders. A road leading to the corpse of the giant deer Amorn, Gawain walked along this road without haste.

The corpse of the god of nature floated at the end of his vision like a hill shrouded in white light.

Chaotic and turbulent "clouds" shrouded this gloomy world. Dark, treacherous shadows like lightning flowed among the clouds. Huge boulders lost the shackles of gravity. Only the space around the giant deer Amorn may be affected by the remaining divine power, or it may be that the ancient system in the rebellious fortress is still functioning. Those floating boulders and the environment of the entire "courtyard area" It also maintains basic stability.

Gao Wen came to a place only a few meters away from the God of Nature - due to the latter's huge size, the body emitting white light stood in front of him like a wall at this moment.The other raised his head and stared at the hanging head of the giant deer Amorn. A large number of chains were wrapped around this lifeless head, and unknown metals were inlaid and pierced between the flesh and blood.Among them, the chains were left by the Gondorians, and those unknown metals... There should be both the wreckage of the sky and the fragments of some kind of space fighter.

"I'm curious now..." Gao Wen whispered as if talking to himself, looking up and down the giant deer's head, "Are you really dead?"

As expected, Julu Amorn did not respond.

Gao Wen smiled and shook his head: "I don't know your purpose, and I don't know what plan you had back then, but if you think the time is right, we can talk now—if you have something you want to talk to me about .”

The corpse of the god in front of him was still lying there quietly, but Gawain didn't care. He just smiled and said unhurriedly while recalling: "Recalling now, I once heard A mysterious voice that asked me if I was ready... I thought it was a hallucination at one point, but now it seems that I heard right."

"It's so quiet now?" After a moment of silence, Gawain raised his head, looked at the giant deer Amoen's closed eyes, and said casually, "But the 'movement' of your collision back then was not small. The space station above the equator, the debris from the explosion even fell to the northern temperate zone."

The slowly flowing white light that enveloped the body of the giant deer Amorn suddenly stagnated for a moment at a magnitude that was imperceptible to the naked eye, and then without warning, His eyes that had been closed all along slowly opened.

A pair of extremely huge eyes that seemed to be condensed from pure light watched Gawain quietly, and these eyes were so huge that Hetty and the others who stayed behind the safety barrier in the distance could clearly see Seeing this scene - Amber jumped up almost immediately, and Veronica lifted the platinum scepter in her hand for an instant, but just before they took action to sound the alarm, the tall man with his back turned to them Wen suddenly raised his hand and waved it, expressing that he should be safe and not be impatient.

Gawain's back was facing the fortress of disobedience. He couldn't see the situation of Hetty and the others, but he could guess that everyone must have been taken aback at this moment, so he immediately sent out the signal in order to let the others temporarily Take it easy.

Then he met the gaze of the giant deer Amon and shrugged: "You startled me."

"You startled me." An ethereal and holy voice sounded in Gawain's mind as if directly transmitted to the soul.

The voice came so synchronously that Gao Wen was almost unsure whether it was the God of Nature expressing emotion or simply repeating himself—the next second he felt admiration for himself, because at such a time he actually It is a very powerful thing to be able to come up with obscene words in your mind.

Let's fight the tension for a while with the coquettish words in his mind, and after maintaining a calm and calm attitude on the surface, Gao Wen nodded: "You really faked your death—the fall of the God of Nature is a hoax."

"No, the fall of the God of Nature is not a hoax," that ethereal voice echoed in Gawain's mind—this scene was indeed a bit strange, because the whole body of the giant deer Amorn was still firmly imprisoned in place, even if Zhang Opening his eyes, he just looked at Gawain quietly, only his voice kept coming, which made Gawain feel like he was talking to the ghost lodged in the corpse, "The God of Nature is dead, lying on the ground There's only Amon here."

Gao Wen immediately frowned: "What does this sentence mean?"

Amon didn't answer immediately, but asked Gawain quietly while watching, "Why do you know about the space station and the collision?"

"We all have our own secrets—and my source of information should be the least important of all secrets," Gao Wen said. "The important thing is that I already know these, and I am standing here."

"...You can't be an ordinary human being." After a few seconds of silence, Amon said suddenly.

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "Why do you say that?"

"Ordinary humans can't stand in front of me like you—even in my current state, it's impossible for ordinary mortals to stand at such a close distance without protection," Amon said, "and, ordinary people I don’t have your ambition, and I don’t have neither reverence nor fear of gods like you.”

"...I admit that I may be a little bit special," Gao Wen nodded calmly, "but is this important?"

"Somewhat important," Amon replied, "because I can still feel a special aura in you...it makes me feel repelled and depressed, and makes me subconsciously want to keep a distance from you—in fact If it weren't for these confinements, I would have chosen to leave this place when you first came here..."

Gao Wen didn't miss every word the other party said, and while listening to Amoen's reply, he kept thinking in his mind:

This "god of nature" can perceive some special aura of this "satellite spirit" of himself, and instinctively feel repelled. This should be because the legacy left by the "God Killing Fleet" itself has a special suppression effect on gods, and this This suppressing effect will extend to himself along with the invisible connection, but apart from being able to perceive this breath, Amon seems to be unable to accurately identify the connection between himself and the satellite...

Of course, all of this was based on the fact that the God of Nature did not lie or act. Out of caution, Gawain decided that no matter what attitude or words or deeds the other party showed, he would only believe half of it.

Under this premise, he will protect his secrets, and unless necessary, he will never reveal anything to this God of Nature who has been suspended animation for 3000 years!

"I used to hold a fragment from the starry sky," Gawain said slowly while deliberating, revealing the truth that was true but had nothing to do with "myself". "That fragment affected me and made me There are some special features. I think you have already guessed that the debris was produced when you hit the space station. I don't know if you can accept this statement - as long as I touch it, I can learn a lot of knowledge, human beings Knowledge beyond comprehension..."

"Ah...it's not hard to imagine," Amorn's voice came into Gawain's mind, "Those legacies...they have such power, they record their own history, and can imprint information on you mortals In the mind, the so-called 'eternal slate' functions in this way. It's just that there are very few mortals who can successfully bear this kind of 'imprint inheritance', and those who have undergone profound changes like you...even I am the first see you for the first time.

"This is not a perfect answer. I believe you must have concealed a lot of details, but it is enough."

"Then let's go back to our original topic," Gawain said immediately, "The God of Nature is dead, and the only one lying here is Amoen—what does this sentence mean?"

Amoen stared at Gao Wen quietly: "Before I answer, I have to ask you one more question—are you really ready?"

"What preparation?" Gawain frowned, "Do the gods like this kind of charade as much as you do?"

"This is not a charade, but a protection for your fragile minds," Amoen said lightly, "Since you are standing here, I think you must have the most basic understanding of some secrets, so you should also know ...On issues related to gods, the more you come into contact with, the more you will deviate from human beings, and the more you understand, the closer you will be to gods...

"The answer to some questions is not just an answer, the answer itself is a test and a shock.

"So, before you ask any questions, before you want to explore any secrets, you must think about it: Are you really ready? Be prepared...to keep getting closer to the gods."

Gao Wen frowned, he thought about Amon's words very seriously, and after weighing it up, he said slowly: "I think we have ventured deep enough in this field, at least I am ready to share with you. Ready to talk."

"In that case, it's fine." I don't know if it's an illusion, but Amon's tone seems to have a little smile, "The answer is very simple, I destroyed my god position - it takes a little risk, but from the results Look, everything is worth it. The mortals who once believed in the way of nature experienced a lot of chaos, maybe even despair, but they managed to come out and accept the fact that the gods have fallen—the god of nature is dead, Believers grieved and then divided up the church's inheritance, which I'm glad to see.

"They didn't try to create a new god after grief...and after most of the believers have mastered the power of nature through long-term and arduous research and study, the chances of a new god being born have dropped to the lowest. All this is in line with my initial calculations .

"I'm done."

Gawain listened to every word Amon said, a trace of astonishment had surfaced on his face, he couldn't help taking a breath: "You mean, you crashed into the space station to destroy your own god? The purpose is to create an established fact of 'the fall of the gods' for the believers?"

"The established fact of creating the 'God's Fall' is only one of the reasons. On the other hand, I must let myself 'die' once—only in this way can the transmission of divine power be cut off."

"Cut off the transmission of divine power?" Gao Wen immediately caught the key point in this sentence, "You mean, the transmission of divine power is not controlled by the gods themselves!?"

"That's it," Amon said with a more obvious smile than before, "It seems that you have indeed learned a lot in this regard, which reduces the barriers in communication between us, and I don't need to add a lot of things explained it to you."

"But I have a question," Gao Wen couldn't help but said, "Why did you do this? Destroying the god's throne, feigning death, and even being trapped here for 3000 years...Why would a god take the initiative to do these things?"

Amorn fell silent, and after half a minute of silence, its voice sounded in Gawain's mind:

"...break the cycle."

Chapter 0892 Double Chains

Break the cycle.

This is an answer that Gao Wen has never thought of. However, when he heard this answer, countless associations suddenly appeared in him, as if many clues and evidence that had been fragmented before were suddenly connected to the same network. , so that he finally vaguely touched the context of something.

"Reincarnation... what kind of reincarnation?" Gawain stared at the light-cast eyes of the giant deer Amon, and asked curiously, "What kind of reincarnation would trap even the gods?"

"We are born, we grow, we watch the world, we fall into madness... and then everything dies, waiting for the next cycle, repeated and meaningless..." Amorn's low voice came like a whisper, "then, Interesting 'human', how far has your understanding of the gods come?"

Gao Wen's heart was full of turbulent waves. This was the first time he heard from a god that only existed in his conjecture, and the truth was more direct and irresistible than he had conjectured. Facing Amoen He couldn't help hesitating for a few seconds, and then said in a low voice: "Gods are going crazy step by step, and our research shows that this madness is related to changes in human thoughts..."

"...you have gone further than I imagined," Amoen seemed to sigh, "it has reached a dangerous depth."

"What is one more step forward?" Gao Wen couldn't help asking.

"It's the truth, it may be dangerous, and it may solve all problems. In the history that I know, no civilization has successfully walked in this direction, but this does not mean that this direction is impossible..."

Gao Wen frowned. He had already noticed that the God of Nature was always answering questions in a cloudy way, using metaphors and roundabout ways to reveal information in many key places. At first he thought it was The speaking habits of creatures like "gods", but now he suddenly has a guess: perhaps, the giant deer Amoen is consciously avoiding to say anything from his mouth... Maybe, something came from his mouth The moment you say it, it will cause unpredictable changes in the future.

This is not his random guess, but he suddenly thought of what Amon told himself just now: on issues related to gods, the more you contact, the more you will deviate from human beings, the more you understand, the closer you will be God...

The answer to some questions is not just an answer, the answer itself is a test and a shock.

This sentence can be interpreted from another direction: if the answer to a question is given to a mortal by a god, then the mortal loses the ability to solve the problem as a mortal the moment he learns the answer—because he Has been permanently changed by "knowledge" and has become part of the gods.