In the communication hall, Kamel stared for a long time at the 972 seats that had been silent forever.
Familiar names passed through his mind one after another. Behind those names were faces that had begun to blur in his memory. He vaguely remembered the day when the watch team first entered this facility. The vows everyone made here are still in my ears.
Voluntarily give up everything in life, and in the name of mankind, guard this fortress, guard the hope and seeds in the fortress, until the long night is passed, until the lights are rekindled, until the light of civilization shines again this world.
The Watchers did not break their oaths. Today, the last Watcher will fulfill those oaths made a thousand years ago.
Kamael stood at the front of the hall, standing in front of the wall where the last message had been projected. The rune armor pieces were rubbing in the air. He bent slightly and faced Farewell to his former colleagues.
Gawain, Hetty and others stood at the entrance of the hall, waiting for Kamel quietly.
"Ancestor, what are you thinking about?" Hetty looked at Gawain's face and asked in a low voice.
Gawain sighed softly: "Think about the unreasonable places."
Hetty looked puzzled: "The unreasonable places?"
"The sealing of this facility," Gawain gently shook his head, "This facility was sealed a thousand years ago, and the watchers and 'seeds' also entered a stagnant state of slumber at the same time. However, the demonic tide The real outbreak occurred seven hundred years ago, and there was a full three hundred years in between... Don’t you think it’s unnecessary to go so far in advance?”
“Perhaps it’s because of the awareness of scholars? When the demonic tide is so scary, they think it will be too late to blockade and slumber when the demonic tide breaks out," Hetty said about her speculation, "so it is necessary to store a batch of sleeping seeds before the disaster actually breaks out, so that one day Civilization is extinct, so they can wake up and rebuild the empire..."
Gawain was noncommittal, and continued after a moment: "According to Kamel, in addition to being the 'seed' who is the main force for reconstruction, the people responsible for The watchmen who guard the fortress are all the core executors of the "Rebellion" plan in the past. They are the most elite magisters and the most cutting-edge scholars. Each one of them is of immeasurable value. When the Disobedience Fortress completes its mission, evacuate from here. All of them were peripheral staff of the plan, while almost all the real core, leadership, and informed groups entered the depths of the fortress and fell into stasis and sleep. Outside, the 'results' they sent back to the imperial capital were also It has never been in the public eye..."
Hetty frowned, seeming to realize what Gawain wanted to say.
Gawain then mentioned the third suspicious point: "Finally, it seems that the Gondor Empire did not tell the surrounding neighboring countries about the warning of the demonic tide."
"You mean the elves, dwarves, orcs?" Hetty raised her eyebrows, "Maybe the empire didn't intend to remind them? The Gondor royal family back then only wanted toTo preserve human civilization in disasters, I have never thought about..."
"No, the Gondor Empire back then was completely different from what you imagined," Gawain shook his head, "Since entering the second half of the Spark Age, the Gondor Empire has just The Doro Empire is the most powerful country on this continent, but this human empire does not rely on violence and conquest to get along with other races. Of course, due to the restrictions of the Deep Blue Well, the Gondor Empire was prosperous for a while but could not communicate with the outside world. expansion, so emperors of all dynasties chose to live in friendship with neighboring countries on the basis of maintaining the strength of the empire.
“In the three hundred years from the days when Kamel was active to the subsequent outbreak of the demonic tide, the Gondor Empire was in the honeymoon period with the elves and dwarves, especially the Silver Empire established by the elves. The 'Ten Forest Covenant' brought the relationship between humans and elves to its peak. One-third of the descendants of the elven royal family are studying in the Imperial City of Gondor, while the footprints of human caravans have traveled all over the Silver Empire - if it weren't for such a relationship. After the magic wave, the elves will not be so enthusiastic about helping human refugees. You must know that in addition to building the magnificent wall, the elves also accepted the human southern pioneering army. The current Gaoling Kingdom in the southern part of the continent is almost the help of the elves. "It was established by humans."
"So...if humans had known about the demonic tide, they would have at least warned the elves," Hetty fully understood Gawain's doubts. Kamel has never mentioned this aspect at all... All he knows is the preservation of human civilization."
"Kamel is just a technician, so he may not. I know all the high-level plans, but based on the information I have, I can be sure that the elves don’t know about the demonic tide,” Gawain nodded, “At least...their civilians don’t know anything about it.”
"All news has been blocked," Hetty took a breath. "Most members of the Disobedient Project have been blocked and stagnant in this fortress. Their results have not been disclosed to the outside world from beginning to end. Gondor The royal family neither told the people about the demonic tide nor warned any race on the mainland. It would make sense to say that they were controlling the news to prevent panic at the beginning, but they were still controlling the news until the demonic tide broke out. This is a bit difficult to understand... What are those people who know the truth afraid of? Are they just worried about the people's panic?"
"...I don't know," Gawain said after a long silence. Still could only shake his head, "But I know that what they fear must be more than just the demon tide itself..."
Gawain did not tell Hetty all his doubts. In fact, except In addition to the unreasonable "information blockade" that year, he also felt that there was another violation in the whole incident: there seemed to be something wrong with the ancient Gondor royal family's judgment on the scale of the demonic tide.
Judging from the last message they sent to the Fortress of Disobedience, they obviously believe that those in the Fortress of Disobedience after the Demonic Tide are the final survivors of mankind—maybe even the final survivors of all mortal civilizations. In fact, the demonic tide seven hundred years agoNot to mention destroying the entire human civilization, even the Gondor Empire had a large number of refugees escape from the wasteland.
In Tyr's words, what happened seven hundred years ago was just a "little demon tide".
The Gondor royal family at that time obviously made a misjudgment. They mistook the demonic tide for a big demonic tide that could destroy the entire world...
But this misjudgment ...Is it really just a mistake caused by nervousness? Or is it that the demonic tide that erupted seven hundred years ago... was actually supposed to be enough to destroy the world?
Everything is a mystery now.
Kamael finished his final farewell. He came to Gawain and leaned down slightly: "I wasted a lot of time."
"It doesn't matter, it just so happens that we also We are talking about something." Gawain stopped the discussion with Hetty and turned to Kamel and nodded, "Don't worry, I will collect every body here and bury them properly. The world will remember every body. A person's sacrifice."
"I would like to express my gratitude for them," Kamel said. "Then I will open all the remaining sample vaults in the fortress, hoping that these ancient things can be restored. This era will come in handy."
At the same moment, on the border between Anzu and Typhon, the young commander of the Knights was standing in the tall command tower, standing on the top of the tower. In the room, I stared through the window at the hazy mountains in the wind and snow.
The cold winter is coming, and a heavy snowfall has lasted from two days ago to today. In the face of this natural power, even the dark mountains are covered with a layer of silver. As the mountain wind blows, the mountains in the distance The snow rolled up, forming a hazy curtain in the mountains, blurring the boundaries between the mountains and heaven and earth.
Andesa Wendell knew that the mountain range led to that ancient, decadent, and slow kingdom, where a group of mediocre conservatives were entrenched in that land, enjoying the shadow of the glory of their ancestors. , and also blocking the way for mankind to rise again.
This era should belong to newer, stronger and more courageous changers. Typhon is such a changer. This great empire represents the glory of mankind and is the embodiment of the spirit of the ancient Gondor Empire. ——Ansu is almost the opposite of this series of glorious spirits.
Not only did that kingdom become corrupt, it even swallowed her father.
Andesa Wendell withdrew her gaze. Whenever it snowed heavily on the border, she couldn't help but think of her father, who had died many years ago. Most of her memories have been blurred, but there is only one thing she remembers clearly. Her father disappeared after such a heavy snowfall - disappeared into the wild land to the west of the fortress, with no news, not even his body. Saw it.
No one is responsible for this. One of the oldest and noblest families in the Typhon Empire lost its best heir in history, but no one is responsible for this.
Andesa exhaled softly, all her emotional changes were hidden there.With her light gray eyes, she lowered her head and looked at the letter that had just been opened on the table. Archduke Ferdinand's seal was stamped on the letter, but the content on it was only half a page.
Just like before, there were no tender words in her grandfather’s letters, but only admonitions and instructions from superiors to subordinates. Andesa had to read those harsh and short words carefully many times before she could understand them. See that little bit of hidden concern.
This time the letter was still reminding her to pay attention to the issue of border defense in winter, but the letter also talked about some changes in the situation in the imperial capital. The old Duke seemed to still regard his granddaughter as a person who needed to be taught. Subject - Even though Andesa has become the youngest wolf general in the history of Typhon, the habits that Duke Ferdinand has developed for most of his life are not easy to change.
Andersa's eyes scanned the letter, and finally stopped at the few reminders at the end of the letter, which mentioned the "resurrected hero" that had been spread recently, and the message to Ander. Following Shah's own instructions, the young Wolf General couldn't help but frown. Finally, he sighed slightly and said to the herald waiting at the door: "Go and call Mr. Solderin."
A moment later, a blond elf walked into Andesa's room.
This is a typical pure-blooded silver elf. He is tall and slender. He wears a ranger's winter hunting suit. He has fair skin and almost impeccable appearance. He has long pale golden hair hanging on his head. On the back of his head, if it weren't for the Adam's apple and a hint of heroism between his eyebrows to indicate his gender, this blond male silver elf would even look more like an elegant and beautiful lady - from appearance, this "beautiful gentleman" "It doesn't even make people feel the momentum of force.
However, Andesa knows the true strength of this silver elf, which is a power that makes her, a strong human who inherited the title of Wolf General, amazed. This person who accepted the title as a freedom fighter The elven foreign soldiers hired by the Feng Empire are currently the best hunters and scouts in this fortress, and they are also the most suitable people she can think of to carry out infiltration missions.
"Mr. Solderin," Andesa nodded slightly to the silver elf in front of her, "I have a task for you."
"I am happy to oblige, Commander. ," Silver Elf Solderin lowered his head slightly, with a smile on his face, "After winter, I haven't found a satisfactory prey for a long time."