After summer, the weather is getting hotter day by day.
Even though Ansu as a whole belongs to a northern country, the southern border located in the extreme south of Ansu still has hot summer, and this year, summer seems to have arrived earlier than before.
The Flowing Fire constellation has become a frequent visitor in the night sky, and the giant sun's stay in the daytime is getting longer day by day. The sky that was originally dark at four or five o'clock is now full of morning glow at the same time. Oh my god.
In the wilderness on the northwest border of Lu'an City, a tall tower stands quietly on the plain. A faint magical light shines in the gap between the tower's base, and occasionally light flows through the outer walls of the tower. , a huge crystal floats on the top of the tower, and several weird metal brackets extend from the top of the tower. The rune devices at the ends of the brackets are slowly rotating in the breeze against the brilliant morning glow.
It is a beautiful, clear summer morning.
Tower guard Ge Lin woke up from his sleep. After a brief wash, he came to the upper level of the tower wearing a thin shirt and shorts.
Brighter sunlight is shining into the room through the crystal window of the workshop. Outside the window, a group of wild pigeons are flying across the sky.
"...These stupid pigeons...I hope they didn't poop on the signal booster..."
Gerin muttered and ate the unfinished food from the night before. Throw the pancake on the heating table, then press the frost rune substrate into the energy card slot on the wall, and at the same time open the ventilation duct of the studio.
The fresh cold wind blew into the room from the ventilation duct, dispelling the rising heat and refreshing the still slightly tired Ge Lin.
The tower guard let out a sigh of satisfaction - the newly installed device sent by the city last month really worked well.
He couldn't help but think of the "advertisement" he had seen on the Magic Network terminal before, the slogan of the Code Home Affairs Company as a signboard -
Magic brings convenience to life .
When they first came into contact with this concept, most people were at a loss and shocked. Even the tower guard Green, who dealt with magic devices all day long, never thought that magic would become a complete daily routine. What a part of life is like after that, but it just happened, in a dazzling way.
Magic devices are not only the private property of lords, nor are they just a "public" industry. Cheap and convenient civilian magic devices are entering the private sector, although it is still slow, and although for the time being they are still relatively wealthy. It is a privilege for urban citizens, but it is really entering the lives of ordinary people.
And they really bring convenience.
The metal device outside the window moved slowly. The tower guard came to the observation position and watched the huge steel bracket slowly rise into the air. The rune structure tower at the end of the bracket was like some kind of sharp angle. Facing the sky full of morning glow, he then returned to the workbench. While activating the Magic Network terminal on the workbench, he took out the record book and wrote down carefully on it.The first monitoring record of the day:
"...On the 30th of the Fire Moon, it was sunny and breeze, Luan Magic Network Hub Tower, the first monitoring record, the gainer was operating normally, the magic crystal was operating normally, The Magic Network broadcasts the signal..."
Ge Lin raised his head and saw the preset signal screen emerging above the activated Magic Network terminal, the identification mark from the Horsman hub tower and the lower-level center The tower's signals flashed one by one on it.
"The transmission signal of the Magic Network is normal and the strength is excellent..."
Ge Lin recorded it seriously, without any sloppiness.
He is an extremely serious and careful person, and it is precisely because of this that he was able to get the job of "Tower Keeper" - this job is simple and boring, and requires a high level of magical knowledge, but The income is very good, and it suits Ge Lin, who has five children and needs this job.
This Magic Network hub tower is one of the three hub towers in the entire northwest region of the Principality of Cecil. It is an important node in maintaining the transmission of the Magic Network from the Luan area to the Hosman area. It relies on the top of the tower to With its huge magic crystal and gain device, this tower provides signal transmission and reinforcement services for a dozen unattended small relay towers in the plain area. It also supplies energy to the southern area of Luan City, which is extremely important.
In addition to Ge Lin himself, there are two tower keepers working with Ge Lin here, but one of them is responsible for the night shift, and the other has already gone out to check the unmanned relay tower on the plain.
In addition to the three technical tower keepers, there is also a small military station on the lower floor of the tower, with ten fully armed "tower keepers" responsible for guarding it. The tower itself is also It has its own magic shield - all of this is to ensure the safety of the magic network on the northwest border.
As far as Ge Lin knows, this tower will have more manpower in the near future, and by then, the place will be even more lively.
"It's hard to find people who can skillfully operate these magical devices..." The tower guard muttered, while pressing the inspection confirmation button on the Magic Network terminal, he responded to the Magic Network control center Passing the safety signal, he shook his head and said, "I hope he graduated from Cecil College..."
The aroma of crispy sweet pastries gradually drifted over, and Green felt his stomach growl. After a moment, he stood up and walked towards the heating table.
As a person who doesn’t like to socialize very much, he takes care of breakfast by himself. Only during dinner, when the three tower keepers are in the tower, will he follow him to the lower level and meet them. The tower guards at the military station ate together.
But just when he stood up, a shadow suddenly flashed through the window, attracting the attention of the tower guard.
Goddess of magic! ! Could it be that a large group of pigeons came to poop on the booster? !
Ge Lin hurriedly came to the window, stretched his neck and looked at the sky in the distance. He did not see the pigeons that always caused him trouble, but he saw several huge, as if The eagle-like raptor is flying under the rising sun.To the east.
On those eagle-like raptors, the outlines of human figures can still be vaguely seen.
After being stunned for a few seconds, the tower guard realized what those raptors he had never seen before were mentioned in the notification document a while ago. He had only mentioned them in the story before. The giant eagle of the elves that I have heard of.
After a brief period of astonishment, Ge Lin immediately ran to the workbench and used the Magic Network terminal to call the highest control center. With the internal communication channel enabled, the communication was connected almost instantly. , a girl with flaxen hair appeared in the holographic projection.
Ge Lin said quickly: "This is Luan Hub Tower - I just witnessed the elf giant eagle entering, please inform the lord."
"Received, thank you for your report "
After hanging up the communication, Green let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not miss this sighting - although he knew that there would be sentry towers nearby that noticed the giant eagle of the elves, but He still doesn't want any mistakes in his work.
The tower guard returned to the window and took another look at the sky where the giant eagles were flying - the giant eagles of the elves were extremely fast. In just a few minutes, those huge figures were flying. It had turned into a few small dots in the distance. In the backlight of the rising sun, it soon became difficult to see clearly.
Ge Lin withdrew his gaze, but his gaze suddenly passed over the slowly moving magic device outside the window, and his eyes suddenly froze.
...It is indeed a giant eagle, this "weight" is more than that of a dove! !
The tower guard looked at the "relics of the giant eagle" on the bracket of the gain device with a stunned look on his face, and suddenly felt that this sunny summer morning did not seem so beautiful anymore.
He returned to his workbench, took out a piece of letterhead and started writing - compared to the keyboard of the Magic Network terminal, this scribe-turned-tower guard was still used to it. This traditional writing instrument:
"To the Cecil Institute of Magic Technology and the Magic Application Design Bureau:
"...It is recommended to add protection to high-altitude outdoor magic devices Cover, or add a global shield on the top of high-altitude facilities, the interference of birds is an annoying situation, especially their feces..."
A burning smell floated into Gelin's nostrils, The tower guard suddenly jumped up: "Oh - my breakfast! ! ”
Now, this sunny summer morning is really not beautiful at all.
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The vast fields and jungles are passing quickly below. Along the way, rivers and lakes are scattered across the endless land like gems dotted on the plains. Cities and villages are scattered among the rivers and mountains, and wide roads connect all settlements like arteries - the entire southern border, just like Like a canvas shining in the sun, every inch of color on the canvas is blooming with endless vitality in the midsummer season.
The giant eagle flies across the sky, and everything on the earth is reflected in the eagle's eyes. In the eyes.
Under the influence of Druid spells, the eagle's vision is shared again.To the children of the forest who sit on the backs of giant eagles.
"The mage tower just looked really weird," an Elf Ranger turned his head and said to the nearest companion. The unique Elf spell channeled the airflow at high altitudes so that they would not be disturbed by the strong wind. The conversation will not be affected by the wind, "It doesn't look like the style of the Four Kingdoms - nor does it look like the Violet Mage Tower. And I don't know what the crystal on the top of the tower is for. It always feels like it's constantly changing." Releases energy, but cannot sense any specific spell effects."
"Duke Victoria mentioned that there are many strange things in this land in the south," another elf ranger said in another voice. While saying loudly, "It is said that they were all brought by Duke Gawain Cecil."
A messenger who was guarded by the rangers couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't seen it yet. As for the famous human Duke - I was still with my mentor the year he died in battle."
"I have seen him once, from a distance, back then in Hong Kong. I was a guard of honor when the leaders of various countries swore an oath in front of the wall, but I guess he definitely didn’t remember me.”
“No doubt about it, he definitely doesn’t remember me. Your face is nothing special... ..."
Sonia Shuangye listened to the conversation of her partners, but her attention was focused on the ground below.
Her eyes were slightly glowing with white light. Under the effect of the vision sharing spell, she could also see what the eagle could see.
"A large number of newly built roads...a large number of newly expanded cities...there are also strange machines in the fields, incredible, incredible," Sonia clicked her tongue in wonder, "The human nobles in Silver Castle said that the southern border It has been abandoned for a century...but now it seems that it is reviving at an alarming rate."
Near her, a ranger guard asked with concern: "High-level messenger, what's the situation of your eagle? How is it?"
Sonia Shuangye stroked the feathers of the giant eagle under her body and nodded: "Gugu's condition is not bad, it said that it is much more comfortable now."
< p> "Gu Gu may be a little acclimatized," another messenger said. "This is the north after all, and the giant eagle is not used to it. Occasionally diarrhea is normal. In fact, the situation is already very good. At least we are not in the coldest winter. Come here.""Even the giant eagle can't adapt to the weather..." Sonia shook her head, "I really don't know what's so good about the north..."
Just At this moment, the elf ranger flying at the front of the team suddenly shouted: "High-level messenger, it's time for us to fly south!"
Under the command of the masters, each giant eagle They all made a loud cry, and then the entire team turned south in order.
This day is the 30th of the Fire Month, 737 Ansu.
The messengers from the elves came to the southern border.