To be honest, this metal egg hatched from a stone egg is really bright. It looks slightly smaller than before, but it is still about one meter and three meters in diameter. Its surface is pure silvery white, extremely Smooth like a mirror, the smooth spherical surface even has the feeling of industrial precision polishing. It floats in the air less than half a meter above the ground, and a bb mixed with metallic vibrato comes out from the sphere: "I will never accept this name! Is this a name? Open your eyes and see carefully. How do I look like an egg? And when did I say I was an egg? "
"We always thought you were a dragon egg? ..." Rebecca circled around the metal ball like a curious cat, and from time to time she dared to poke it with her staff (the amazing thing was that the ball didn't react at all), "I didn't expect you. It's still an egg when it hatches... isn't it just an egg?"
The metal ball buzzed, and his voice sounded furious: "You just hatched out to be an egg! The whole family is called Dandan! I have always been like this, and our whole family has been like this since we grew up!" Gao Wen tried his best to suppress the twitching of his face, and suppressed it with countless years of cultivation as a satellite spirit! With a tendency to collapse his outlook on life, he struggled to maintain his rationality and calmness, and tried to communicate with the metal egg in front of him: "Did you just say that your entire clan? Are there many other... creatures like you? What on earth are you... ? Why have I never seen a strange life form like you?"
No matter what this ball is, it is unlikely to be a dragon, but Gawain is sure that he has never heard of it. There is such a strange life form in this world - if it is really a life form. The shape of this metal ball is completely different from all the creatures in this world. If it really evolved naturally on this land, then it and its tribe cannot hide it from Gawain, who has been hanging in the sky for countless years. Eye.
Unless it occurs during those time periods of Gawain's "Fragments".
Yuanqiu heard Gawain’s question, but was not very cooperative: "You involve my secrets. I am not sure whether I can trust you barbarians yet - and what are you talking about?" You have to make your name clear first. Even if you kill me, you can’t call me Dandan..."
"Do you have a name?" Hetty asked curiously at the side. This was considered a question. Got the idea.
"Name...yeah, yes, I should have a name," the metal egg stood still in the air and thought hard, "Oh my god...I forgot."
Everyone: " ..."
Gowen: "You don't even remember your own name, what's wrong with someone else naming it for you?"
Metal Ball's tone suddenly sounded particularly harsh: "Then I won't call you Dandan anyway."
The veins on Gao Wen's forehead couldn't help but pop out again: "Is it possible that I have to call you Saint Nicholas Mr. Dan?"
The metal ball was stunned for a moment, and then shook it from side to side with satisfaction: "Oh? This is a good name.Eh..."
Gawain felt that communicating with this ball was draining his lifespan at three times the speed, and he also remembered that there were a lot of troubles outside that needed to be dealt with by himself, so He shook his head: "Okay, in short, just stay here for one more day. We just experienced a monster attack, and I have to deal with a lot of follow-up troubles - I don't want you to give me any more trouble during this period." Adding more mess. "
The metal egg landed slowly and lay down in the pit where it had been before: "Okay, okay, you can do your job, I'm too lazy to run around - I almost didn't survive today's torment. I'm so tired..."
Gawain glanced at this silver-white "dome" with some suspicion, doubting whether this guy could really stay quiet and not cause trouble, but considering just now This guy also experienced a thrilling and failed "escape". It is estimated that it will not try again in a short time, so I just believe it.
It's okay if you don't believe it. The camp will deal with it. There are still many things to do, and we can't waste time trying to break up a ball.
The group left the tent. Before leaving, Hetty couldn't help but look back and tied it up again. He glanced at the tent door curtain: "We just leave the ball like that? ”
Although what she said seemed to be that she was worried that the ball would cause trouble, what shone in her eyes was the burst of curiosity and exploration. As a mage and a researcher, Hetty was interested in "unknown things." "She has endless interests, and a floating, talking metal ball is definitely more "unknown" than any kind of "unknown" she has encountered in her life. To be honest, if it weren't for the responsibility and that ball There was a high possibility that she would not cooperate. She really wanted to transport the big ball to her laboratory right now - she could study it for more than half a month at a time.
Not to mention slicing, at least. You have to drill a hole to see what's inside...
Gawain now knows something about Hetty. He can tell what the eldest granddaughter is thinking by looking at her expression, but he He didn't say anything, just shook his head: "It is no longer a stone that stays in place and doesn't move. It can move and think, and it seems to have good athletic performance. It also has the talent to control metal and magic. There is no benefit in controlling it by force. You may not be able to control it if you don't tell it, so it's better to let it actively cooperate. "
As he spoke, he glanced at the soldiers standing guard not far away.
These soldiers still followed the previous instructions and guarded the cordon ten meters away from the tent - -Although it is not certain whether this distance is beyond the metal control ability of the Nicholas Egg, it can give the soldiers some peace of mind.
"Of course, we still need to strengthen our vigilance," Gawain said. , “Replace the militiamen with family warriors, but still focus on monitoring from a distance. Tell the soldiers in advance that the sphere in the tent is a magical device that stores ancient souls, and ask them not to have too much contact or communication with the sphere. If the ball really runs around, let them report it to the police immediately.Don't worry about the conflict - although that ball is timid, when it jumps up and hits people, it even hits the aberrations one by one. Ordinary soldiers can't stop it at all. "
"What do you think that ball is? Hetty frowned and asked, "Is it... could it really be a magical creation from the ancient Gondor Empire?" "
After the "dragon egg hypothesis" was ruled out, Hetty couldn't help but think of this direction - in this world, the legacy of Gondor and the legend of the dragon have many similarities, such as They are very suitable for explaining things that cannot be explained clearly, and their function is similar to the metaphysics on earth...
"The Empire of Gondor is not omnipotent," Gawain shook his head, "Even the Arcana of the Age of Sparks Magicians and puppeteers cannot create magical creations with this level of intelligence. ”
But there was another sentence he didn’t say: Not to mention the magic artificial intelligence experts of the Gondor Empire, even everyone who was active on this continent before the Gondor Empire This level of intelligent creation has never appeared in the kingdom, every generation of civilization, and every race.
Gawain does not dare to completely rule out the possibility that the ball is an "artificial object", but at least, it is. He was certain that the ball was not the creation of any race on this continent.
In fact, he was more inclined to believe that the ball really came from some kind of strange, intelligent race beyond human cognition.
I just don’t know how it came to this continent...
Hearing Gawain’s answer, Hetty lowered his head slightly and fell into deep thought, while the druid Peter next to him Man still remained silent. In fact, he suddenly stopped talking when he was in the tent just now, and his face is still full of tangle and frustration. This made Gawain couldn't help but look at him twice: "You also have questions? "
"Why is that egg still an egg when it hatches..." The old Druid's eyebrows almost tangled together, "Why isn't it a dragon egg? ”
Even Amber couldn’t stand it anymore: “Why are you so obsessed with dragon eggs!” "
The little old man grabbed his beard: "Dragon egg! It will be a dragon when it hatches! Do you know how much money you can get for just shedding a scale or letting out some blood? Even if I can't exchange money, I'll just run to the Holy Dragon Principality with a baby dragon on my shoulders, and at least come back in exchange for a real earl! "
"With your thoughts, you will be hanged at least forty times if you are thrown into the Principality of Shenglong." Gawain glared at the little old man, "If you have time to think about this, tell me what happened to the wounded. So done. "
The little old man twirled his beard vigorously and let go of the topic with a sigh: "Oh... well, if it's not a dragon egg, it's not a dragon egg. You don't have to worry too much about the wounded. I have sent over the best potions I can prepare. The more serious injuries have also been treated with magic to ensure that there will be no more serious injuries and death. To be honest, this is a miracle. I originally thought that even if your bold plans worked, all the guards in the camp would die, but I didn't expect that they would all be wounded.No one died. "
"You have underestimated the standard equipment of the ancient Gondor Empire," Gawain shook his head, "It was difficult for soldiers of that era to die.
The little old man glanced at Gawain and said nonchalantly: "Then you'd better have a sense of crisis. I heard your two knights chatting, and most of the soldiers were wearing armor." and combat crystals have been damaged in the battle, and it seems that those things cannot be repaired and recharged. Although you can save your life, you can't save the equipment itself. At this consumption rate, it won't be long before you have nothing to lose. "
"Don't worry, we already have better weapons," Gawain smiled and looked in the direction of the camp. "What's more important is that we have better ideas." "
It was Amber who spoke this time: "You mean the exploding crystals you used to blow up the cliffs and create traps? "
Gawain nodded slightly.
"Okay, those crystals are indeed very powerful, but it is still unrealistic to think that they can solve all problems with them alone," Amber shook his head. Head, "They are too restrictive to use, and they lack a safe way to detonate. Let me tell you, when Hetty detonated it, I almost died of fright. I went into the Shadow Realm and was blown away by the shock wave. Several somersaults - I have to complain about this, your big-breasted and brainless eldest granddaughter only supported herself with a shield..."
Hetty, who was walking behind Gawain, immediately said to Amber glared.
Gawain did not notice the small sparks between the half-elf and the great-great-great-granddaughter. He just smiled and looked towards the distance, to the giant sun on the horizon. It is sinking slowly, and the clouds in the sky complement each other with the light diffused around the sun.
Everything is flawed when it first appears.
Since. The crisis of aberrations has receded for the time being, so it’s time to focus on solving these flaws.