The first time the nameless woman appeared next to Veronica, Gawain realized that something was wrong - he had been living in this world as a human for several months, and he had previously observed many people on the earth in the form of satellite spirits. At this time, it can be said that at least he has seen all kinds of strange races on this continent, but he has never seen anyone who looks like this: wearing human facial features and wearing human clothes, but in reality The whole body is covered with translucent light. This form is more like some kind of elemental creature than a person...
But elemental creatures don't look like this either!
Gawain's first reaction was that he saw a rare creature, maybe an SSR, but then he found that the people around him all looked calm, as if they had not noticed the creature at all. The strange appearance of the short-haired woman, if magicians like Hetty are calm because they have seen strange magical phenomena, that's all. But even Amber can happily talk to someone for a long time when she sees a big egg. This guy actually had a calm face, and even had the time to analyze other people's aesthetic issues...then the situation would be a big problem.
The only explanation is that in the eyes of everyone except him, the short-haired woman is normal.
So Gawain decided to temporarily suppress the huge shock and curiosity in his heart. He forcibly tightened his expression and turned his attention to Veronica's appearance - let alone, Except for the paralyzed face next to her that glows all over and looks like a holographic projection, Veronica is indeed the most attention-grabbing presence on the scene. Although she is not much better than Hetty in terms of beauty, she is almost inhuman. But not everyone has the temperament.
According to rumors, this "Saint Princess" has shown amazing talents since she was a child. In addition to being superior to ordinary people in terms of magic and martial arts, she also has incredible spiritual talents with a tendency toward holy light. When she first walked into the Holy Light Cathedral, even the bronze bell on the main bell tower was struck by the Holy Light and automatically rang three times. This was also the reason why she finally gave up her right to inherit the throne and converted to the Holy Light Church. one.
Although 90% of this is probably rumors, Gawain believes that even if there are rumors, there is a reason.
The two parties exchanged brief greetings on the pier, and the content was nothing more than "Your Majesty, Duke, you have worked hard to open up wasteland", "Keep the heroic spirit in mind", "How is the king's health", "I have admired you for a long time and I am disrespectful", There was no nutritious content such as "When will dinner be served" (the last one was said by Amber), and during the exchange of greetings, the two parties also made a brief introduction.
Gawain learned the name of the priestess next to her from Veronica: her name was very ordinary, Sandy, but her identity was extraordinary. She was a high-level goddess of the Holy Light Church. The officer is on the same level as Veronica in terms of rank, but since he has not received any position within the church and the promotion time was short, he temporarily accompanies the team in the name of assisting Veronica.
The man wearing civilian clothes and the emblem of the Royal Knights is FranceThe deputy leader of the First Royal Knights, directly under King S II, is named Cohen Laurent, and has the title of earl. From the surname, we can tell that he has a close relationship with Silas Loren, the Duke of Eastland. In fact, the deputy head of the Knights is indeed a member of the Loren family. He is Silas Loren's distant relative. Cousin, but many years ago he voluntarily gave up his position in the family and accepted the special canonization of Francis II, becoming one of the royal nobles.
On this trip, the duty of the deputy leader of the Knights is to protect Veronica’s safety.
After the greetings were over, Gawain asked Hetty to arrange for the one hundred technical talents who were getting off the ship to rest, while he took Amber and Rebecca to accompany Veronica. The three of them walked towards the central tent, with two knights guarding them on the left and right.
The soldiers who got off the ship also followed, but Veronica quickly stopped and told the middle-aged man beside her: "Mr. Cohen, please let the soldiers rest. ”
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, and then Veronica shook her head slightly: “In the territory of the Founding Duke, I don’t think I have to worry about my own safety—and you don’t. Do you think it is rude to follow Duke Cecil with so many soldiers?"
The middle-aged man nodded and waved away the soldiers who were following him, but he still followed him. Beside the princess.
Protecting the safety of Veronica was the task given to him by Francis II when he set off.
On the way, Gawain briefly talked about the situation at the camp, and then as expected, Veronica took the initiative to ask about the bloody skeletons on the south bank of the White Water River.
"Those huge skeletons...are they the aberrant monsters that you mentioned that only appear in the demonic tide?" Veronica looked into Gawain's eyes and asked in a serious tone. .
"Yes, it is the product of the great disaster seven hundred years ago. I went to the capital to remind you a few months ago," Gawain replied, "They came again a few days ago. We did it once, but this time we blocked them. What I want to say is that this batch of monsters wandered out of the Gondor Wasteland - on those monsters, we found the standard weapons of the Gondor era. Fragments."
Veronica paused slightly, and her tone changed slightly: "Gondor Wasteland?"
"Very sure."
p>"This is impossible!" Cohen, the deputy leader of the Royal Knights, immediately frowned and exclaimed in a low voice, "To get here from the Gondor Wasteland, you need to pass through a strip of plains and dark mountains, and in There was a magnificent wall blocking them before, so what happened to those monsters... Is there something wrong with the magnificent wall?"
As he spoke, he looked in the direction of the dark mountains, as if he couldn't hold back at this moment. As if he wanted to go to the other side of the mountain to confirm, Gawain shook his head when he saw this: "The wall is still there now. You can still see it when you go over the mountain, but I am sure that the wall has begun to decline. …It’s aging faster than we expected back then.”
Cohen's breathing became heavy. The seriousness of the situation once again exceeded his imagination. He took two deep breaths to calm down: "The sentinel nodes on the magnificent wall have been monitored by the Silver Empire. The elves have been monitoring them for hundreds of years. They have never mentioned the problem of the weakening of the wall..."
"Elves... The elves are a trustworthy race, at least those who worked with us back then," Gawain said. As he spoke, he quickly glanced at the wandering Amber next to him, and quickly dismissed the shame of this elf in his mind, "It has only been seven hundred years, and for the elves, it is not enough to replace a generation of population, so I believe They will not deceive the mainland countries on this issue, but there is one thing we need to know... This is the northern end of the continent, and the Silver Empire is at the southernmost end of the continent, separated by a vast wasteland of Gondor, even with the Silver Empire. With the power, there will be a serious information delay in monitoring the Sentinel Tower here."
Cohen frowned. Of course he knew this fact, but the elves of the Silver Empire had full authority to monitor the entire grandeur. The wall is a matter of no choice: after the collapse of the Gondor Empire, only the ancestral magic mastered by the elves can build this miraculous protective barrier, and other countries and races can provide some supplies even if they die. and labor force, so the "high magic technology part" of the entire magnificent wall is completely based on the ancient magic system of elves, and this magic technology... can only be mastered by elves.
It is not that the Silver Empire has a technological monopoly, but that except for the elves, the brain structures of other races are simply unable to process the elves’ spell models. Those idiots with pointed ears are born with special perceptions. and thinking ability, their spell-casting process is complex and precise. Compared with the magic used by humans and elves' spells, they are more like some low-end and simple copycat versions...
Of course, human spells also have advantages, that is, Large quantity: low cost, high power, except for the occasional oddity like Hetty who can't hit and Rebecca who only fires fireballs, it's pretty good in all aspects.
In short, due to the infrastructure limitations of the Grand Wall, all Sentinel Towers in the past seven hundred years have been monitored by the Silver Empire, and the limitations mentioned by Gawain are unavoidable: located on the mainland It is difficult for the elves in the south to know in time what is wrong with the northernmost sentinel tower.
"Although I have converted to the Holy Light and no longer interfere in the affairs of the kingdom, the teachings of the Holy Light teach us to uphold compassion and love." Veronica suddenly broke the silence, "When I go back I will report the situation here to my father and suggest that he send an envoy to contact the elves immediately."
Then she looked around with some worry: "If the magnificent wall is really extinguished, this place will definitely bear the brunt. , how could these weak people survive...Duke Cecil, I do not question your courage, but for the sake of the people here, have you considered changing places..."
"Thank you for worrying, But I haven’t had this idea yet,” Gawain smiled and looked atHe glanced at Veronica and said, "I have confirmed the situation of the Magnificent Wall. It will not have problems again in a short period of time, and the risk of total collapse is almost zero. Furthermore, if the Magnificent Wall really collapses, "...then what difference does it make where you hide on this continent?"
"I'm curious, how did you stop those monsters," Cohen couldn't help but ask curiously. , "I can feel how powerful they used to be from the remaining breath on those skeletons, and the force of this territory..."
Gawain chuckled: "Most of it is luck, these monsters are unlucky The ground encountered a landslide, and it was discovered by our people several days before approaching the camp. We were prepared for this. The remaining reason... you can think of it as the wisdom and strength of the elderly. "
Veronica and Cohen: "..."
Amber and Rebecca, who were following Gawain, murmured: "Look, I will tell you Ancestor's words can make people angry."
Rebecca looked innocent: "Is it wrong to tell the truth?"
Amber: "...This must be such a shameless style. It's your family's tradition."
Rebecca: "You're rude!"
Gawain was a little embarrassed as he listened to the little noise coming from behind - the two girls thought they were talking. The suppression was just right, but in fact everyone present could hear what they were saying. It would be fine to say that Rebecca was stubborn and had a low emotional intelligence and was easily provoked. A thief like Amber obviously wanted to be beaten on purpose. , but it seems inappropriate to hang her up and beat her now...
Fortunately, Veronica didn't seem to care about the two young girls muttering next to her. She heard Gawain After deciding to stay here, he just showed an expression that seemed to have been expected, and said quietly: "I respect your decision, but there is one thing I hope you will know - if the situation in the south worsens again, , I’m afraid the kingdom doesn’t have much spare power to provide support.”
Although Gawain knew from the beginning that with the current system of the Ansu Kingdom, he would probably not get much support from the royal family, and this was also true. It was exactly in line with his own wishes, but he heard another meaning in Veronica's tone, so he couldn't help but ask: "What went wrong?"
"Eastern Border "," Cohen, the deputy leader of the Knights, said in a low tone, "We and the Typhon Empire... are afraid that there is no room for relaxation."