Gawain is not a passionate young man, and he will not look at the upcoming war with naive and simple ideas - so even if he is aware of the actions of the All-Death Society, he does not use any enthusiasm to fight against it. An idea that calls for peace.
After figuring out the cause and effect of the matter, Gawain realized that although this civil war was expected by the Society for the Death of All Things, it was by no means something that a cult group like the Society for the Death of All Things could single-handedly promote. - it is an inevitable product of historical trends, just as inevitable as the war between Anzu and Typhon.
Francis II fell. The person who killed him was the high-ranking bishop of the Society for the Death of All Things, and the planner was his son. But the old king did not just die at the hands of these two people. It's just that his death was the result of the joint efforts and advancement of several forces.
Edmund needed him to die, not only because he needed a reason to start a civil war, but also because the prince wanted to eliminate the biggest "compromiser" in the royal family and use the death of the king to maximize domestic excitement. The indignation of the nobles in order to gain the authority to raise troops in the shortest possible time;
The Duke of the East needs him to die, because the Duke’s allegiance has never been to the king, but to Prince Edmund, or a man who can Return to the "Royal House of Morn" in the First Dynasty era;
Emperor Typhon also needs him to die, because Typhon needs Anzu to break out of civil war, and Gawain is almost certain that Typhon will follow after this Quietly watch the civil war in Ansu until this ancient kingdom completely falls apart;
The Wilder family in the north, the Duchess of Victoria Wilder, does she also need the king to die? Francis II was the most difficult king to control since the establishment of the Second Dynasty. Although this king seemed to be forbearing and compromising, underneath his forbearance was extreme tenacity and cunning. It took him nearly forty years to break away from Wilder bit by bit. With the control of the family, has the Wilder family also long wanted to change to a more obedient king? For example, Wales Moen...
Many sharp knives were inserted into Francis II, and the End of All Things only pushed the king slightly towards those sharp knives.
So the second civil war in Anzu is as inevitable as the Anzu-Typhon War, but the difference is that the latter has been postponed, while the former did not happen until the fall of Francis II. It was a foregone conclusion in that moment.
The blood shed by the king must be paid for with the blood of the entire kingdom. Anyone’s appeals, calls, running and revealing the truth are feeble, even if it is Gawain, the "old ancestor" who speaks, at this time It is impossible for anyone to listen. In fact, even if some people do listen, they will deliberately pretend not to hear.
In the Shadow Experimental Field, the personnel staying here are still doing some finishing work.
Tiel put away his sea demon form and summoned a large water ball to start cleaning up the disgusting wreckage left behind after Clement's death, while Solderin With their own Steel Rangers, they began to set up lights everywhere in the Shadow Experimental Site - these warriorsThe soldiers have experienced the mental shock brought by the Tyr Sea Demon form. Almost everyone has passed more than three san checks. At this time, all san checks are full, energetic and high-spirited, and even the work efficiency has more than doubled...< /p>
Gawain and Amber came to the center of the Shadow Experimental Field. Looking at the circular pit on the platform, Gawain thought thoughtfully: "In other words, at the corresponding location in the Shadow Realm, there is An unstable rift. When someone activates the Shadow Seal Ring in the real world, that unstable rift will open a space channel in the real world and summon the shadow residents there."
"Am I? "That's what I think," Amber nodded, "but the space rift is obviously very unstable. If the shadow residents pass through, it will cause the passage to collapse quickly when people from the real world pass through."
"... The Shadow Seal Ring is a relic of the ancient Gondor Empire, and this Shadow Experimental Field is also a creation of the ancient Gondor Empire. There must be a connection between them..." Gawain looked around this huge cave with a thoughtful look on his face, " Even in the Gondor period, humans did not study the Shadow Realm very deeply. At most, they could open a small 'different space warehouse' in the Shadow Realm and store some important items in it. But for the Shadow Realm, Scholars have never come to a clear conclusion on the nature and reasons for its formation."
"This should be the place where they studied the nature of the Shadow Realm," Amber shook his head and said, "This pit was built back then. Fixed the portal, and the Shadow Signet Ring was a tool used by researchers back then to 'open the door'?"
"Maybe...but what I'm more curious about is why these studies were conducted in the 'Disobedience Fortress'. "Go on," Gawain expressed his doubts, "The purpose of this fortress is to find a way out of the demonic tide. Could it be that... Gondor scholars back then thought that one of the ways out was the Shadow Realm?"
Amber blinked and thought for a while, then shook her head: "I don't know about that - although I can enter the Shadow Realm, I don't know if the Shadow Realm will be affected by demons. "The influence of the tide."
"Can you communicate with the shadow dwellers?" Gawain asked curiously, looking into Amber's eyes.
Hubo spread his hands: "If you think two people talking in their sleep can be called 'communication', then I can communicate with them."
"I understand. ..." Gawain shook his head in confusion, "But then again, what kind of existence are the shadow dwellers? Do they have their own society? Are they 'elemental creatures' of the shadow system?"
Many researchers on shadow know about the existence of shadow dwellers. Even Gawain Cecil, who is not a magician, also knows some secrets about shadow dwellers because of his extensive knowledge. But as Gawain said As you know, what everyone knows is just a "secret". The Shadow Dwellers, special creatures with human forms but obviously different from humans, are a mystery to all scholars. Due to their powerful offensive nature and the Shadow Realm itself, ofWeirdness, no one has ever successfully established communication with the shadow dwellers, and since the shadow dwellers cannot exist stably for a long time in the current world, no one has ever successfully "captured" them.
Hearing Gawain's question, Amber put her hand under her chin and thought for a while, then shook her head: "I don't know, but I suspect they are at least civilized - they are all wearing clothes. !"
When Gawain heard this answer, he couldn't help but glance at Amber: "You are reasonable, but it's the same as not saying it - aren't you called the Shadow Master? At least you know more about the Shadow Realm than I do."
Hu Haku put his hands on his hips and said plausibly: "That's why it's called 'the title'!"
Gowen: "... ..."
Is this Elf Shame really shameless when admitting such a thing?
Seeing Amber's expression of not being ashamed but proud, Gawain could only curl his lips, and then looked the half-elf in front of him up and down: "Then again... have you ever thought about it? , Do you have anything to do with this shadow experimental site?"
When talking about the topic of life experience, Amber put away the playful smile on her face, and she looked at the circular pit quietly. A glance: "I don't know... Although I thought about this when I saw the space rift and saw Francis II using the Shadow Seal Ring to open the space rift... but I don't have a clue." After all, my parents, whom I have never even met, just left me a ring. Who knows what the ring means, is it really related to my life experience, or is it just for someone to pick me up? How could anyone give me food for the sake of the ring? Or even... maybe my parents are just two thieves. They stole the ring, picked it up, and put it on me casually. After all, the ring doesn't look very valuable when it's not activated..."
"Your adoptive father and Pittman don't know anything about your life experience?"
"They know where to go," Amber laughed, seemingly very relaxed, "My adoptive father is a thief. He claims to be the strongest stalker in the South, but he has never done anything except petty theft in his life. , Uncle Pitman... Needless to say, you all know that although he has some abilities, his mind is full of deceit and abduction..."
"Pitman..." Thinking of the man who hangs around all day in the territory, But in fact, he not only cracked the secret of the divine power inversion array, but also led the establishment of the entire alchemy industry project. At the same time, he seemed to have a lot of mystical knowledge. Gawain shook his head, "He is not simple."
"Lord, the lighting points have been set up - we can only set up so many first, the magic network units we carry are not enough."
Solderin's report interrupted the conversation between Gawain and Amber: Although In private, the high-ranking ranger and Gawain would refer to each other as old friends, but when talking about business, Solderin still insisted on calling Gawain "Lord".
Gawain looked around the huge caveTaking a look at the cave, he saw that lighting was set up along the road from the cave entrance to the central platform, and there were also temporary magic crystal lamps in some drier areas. He nodded slightly: "Let's evacuate first, and organize it later." The exploration team inspected the entire cave. Everyone returned. The next day, the Cecil Territory’s pre-war mobilization meeting was held as scheduled.
Looking at the heads of various departments standing in front of him, Gawain did not hide anything and said bluntly: "Everyone, Ansu will face a war - King Francis II was killed last night."
He had hesitated to tell this shocking information so early, but before the meeting was held, he made up his mind.
This is a meeting that only the heads of departments of the Government Affairs Department can participate in. Each of the participants determines the operation of a major part of Cecil society, and they all know this information both emotionally and rationally. Qualifications. Secondly, the reason why Gawain asked Hetty to convene this meeting in advance was because he saw the fire in Changfeng Fortress the night before and heard the information brought by Amber. He convened it on the premise of knowing that the king was assassinated. Of these people, in the end, Gawain also felt that it was time for everyone to clarify the future direction.
Although almost all the senior officials in the Government Affairs Office know that Cecil, this huge social machine, will not be located at the foot of the Dark Mountain, this layer of window paper still needs to be pierced.
As expected, Gawain’s words directly caused an uproar in the conference hall.
Even the two knights Byron and Philip, who knew the situation last night, looked solemn.
Because until this moment, they had not dared to believe that this matter was true.
"I know what you want to ask," Gawain raised a hand, and the scene immediately became quiet. He continued, "It was not the Typhons who did it - it was the cultists of the Society for the Death of All Things. , and Prince Edmund, who is in cahoots with the cultists, and I have every reason to believe that the Duke of Eastland is also among them!"