The roar of construction machinery echoed on the construction site. Construction workers were busy among a large number of machinery, building materials and scaffolding. With the power of machinery, a large open area has been leveled, and the foundation has been reinforced using elemental spells. A roughly octagonal base frame is gradually taking shape. Within the frame, Elf Magister Banner, who serves as technical director, is showing the workers how to connect the prefabricated rune substrates to the alloy skeleton.
——Cecil’s rune substrate technology was a surprise to the magister. Using the precision and power of the machine, repeating parts of complex rune arrays could be mass-produced in a short time. , preparation, and the connecting framework called the "rune skeleton", the Cecil people can build magic arrays at an astonishing speed. The most time-consuming and energy-consuming process among all kinds of magic facilities, the Cecil people It is the most time-saving and labor-saving part of the construction process.
The most important thing is that the "rune substrate" itself is a highly versatile technology, and the runes of elves can still be used.
It is a blessing to be selected into the "Cecil Group". It seems that the project here will be completed earlier than anywhere else.
Next to the construction site for the construction of the auxiliary tower, on a platform raised above the ground, Sonia and Gawain stood side by side.
The elf messenger looked quite worried: "You said those believers in the death of all things are using the loopholes in the magnificent wall to send signals to the wasteland?"
"This It's just our guess," Gawain nodded and said, "We have intelligence that points out that the Death of All Things possesses a communication technology called the 'Dark Bridge'. This communication technology is most likely based on the loopholes in the Magnificent Wall. , they have been stealing your channels to establish contact with somewhere - and as a dark sect whose activities are limited to the northern part of the continent, their signals are unlikely to be sent to the south, so they are most likely to be sent to the wasteland. "
"...If this matter is true, even the gentle Majesty Belsetia will probably be outraged by it," Sonia frowned with disbelief in her tone, "But those evil The cultists are sending signals to the wasteland... Who are they contacting? Are there any living people in the Gondor wasteland?" As she spoke, she couldn't help but look towards the peak base. The Sentinel Tower facing each other from a distance looked at the purple-black land on the south side of the Sentinel Tower, and the sight was filled with incredulity.
In that wasteland that has been completely corrupted, twisted, and lifeless, with only desolate ruins and desolate land, is there really something responding to those fallen druids? ! What are they planning in this wasteland?
For a moment, even she had an impulse to cross the magnificent wall and go to the land of death to find out the truth.
But she stopped this irrational thought abruptly and said in a serious tone: "Whether they are sending signals to the wasteland or not, their 'hidden bridge' has definitely followed. The communication function behind the magnificent wall is shut downAnd abandoned. The most urgent task now is to restore communication links with the southern part of the mainland. "
" Regarding this, our magic network communication terminal has been delivered, and the magic technicians are debugging it based on the communication key you provided," Gawain said, "If Kamel If the transformation and design work, then before sunset today, we can successfully send a message to the Silver Empire. ”
Sonia looked at Gawain in shock: “So fast?” ! "
Gawain smiled slightly: "We have the best magic master, and the technology used by Cecil has always been ahead of traditional magic devices in terms of flexibility and developability. ”
He was too embarrassed to say that in fact, he had started researching this communication device before he set off. At that time, Sonia had not realized the big problem encountered by the Sentinel Tower. The idea of a magnificent wall...
Fortunately, Sonia did not care about these details - in the mind of this high-level messenger, it is obviously more important to be able to contact the mother country as soon as possible
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As Gawain said, this temporary emergency communication system was finally debugged before the giant sun fell below the horizon.
This magic network communication device was set up in the center of the Peak Base. In order to house it, the technicians specially set aside an empty room for it.
When Sonia and Gawain arrived here, the magic technicians had already completed all the installation and debugging. At work, the brand new communicator from Cecil City is placed in the center of the huge room. It is a medium-sized device with a triangular base about half a meter high. A huge projection crystal is placed above the base. Mysterious magic The runes shimmered regularly on the metal parts around the crystal, and around this device, at the four corners of the room, you could see four black rectangular columns that were one person tall and half a meter long and wide. Placed on the ground.
The four pillars were specially designed by Kamel. Their function is to "translate" the signals of the magic network communication device into signals that can be transmitted by the magnificent wall. It had been completed a few days ago, but it was not until the elves took out the communication key of the Great Wall that they could really be used.
"No matter how many times you look at it, your demons will. The guidance technology is so impressive." Sonia came to the magic guidance device in the center of the room and curiously looked at the runes flashing around the crystal. "It can really replace the Sentinel Tower's communication matrix. Signal sent south? "
"Theoretically it is possible," Gawain nodded slightly, "In addition, not all the devices in this room are - in order to connect the signal to the energy flow of the magnificent wall, we are still sentry A high-power magic obelisk is set up next to the base of the tower. Now that the obelisk is powered on, we can start at any time. "
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In the far southern part of the continent, over the vast silver forest, the Temple of the Stars is cruising at a low speed along the predetermined cruise track.
This The seat is shining with silvery white andWith a light golden metal texture and a shape like a floating temple, the flying sanctuary with its base shrouded in countless light streams and runes slowly crossed the northern border of the Silver Empire, moving along a subtle arc. Its upper palace rooms Facing the Great Wall, sixteen sets of antenna arrays set on the top floor of the temple swayed slightly in the air, monitoring every weak signal coming from the direction of the wasteland.
Inside the temple, in a silver-white metal hall, several alloy pillars floating with mysterious runes are neatly arranged. A dozen monitoring seats are distributed around these pillars. " The Wind Listeners were sitting on these seats, staring intently at the holographic images in front of them.
"Wind Listener" is the upper layer of "Wind Whisperer". The latter's task is to handle regular communication requests from the Magnificent Wall, while the former's task is to monitor all channels of the Magnificent Wall. At the same time, handle the abnormal signals uploaded on the magnificent wall. Now that the communication system of the Great Wall has failed due to overload, the Windtalkers have been idle for a long time, but the Windlisteners are still sticking to their posts.
Although they also cannot receive any communication signals, they must keep an eye on this place - once the self-repair of the Sentinel Tower is completed and communication is restored, they must report to the Queen as soon as possible.
Then call the Windtalkers back to work (correct).
Today's monitoring channel is still quiet, and the signals returned by all antennas are only meaningless white noise.
A male elf with short blond hair sighed slightly: "It seems that the Sentinel Tower will not be restored in a short time... I don't know what is happening with the messenger teams heading to the north."
A long-haired male elf next to him turned his head: "The latest news returned indicates that all human countries have begun preparations to repair the barrier. They should have already started by this time."< /p>
“I hope they can put the most basic auxiliary tower facilities into operation as soon as possible, so that the self-repair speed of the Sentinel Tower may be accelerated,” the short-haired elf said. “Communications in the north are cut off. It’s really a day like this. It’s hard.”
“I heard your daughter is in the north?” A female elf nearby heard the conversation and couldn’t help but ask.
Now that the handover time is approaching, even the elves will feel a little relaxed.
"Yes, she fell in love with a human and will never come back," the short-haired elf who spoke first said helplessly, "I can't help but let her go."
" How do I remember that this happened two hundred years ago?" The female elf looked curious, "Didn't you say that she would come back after the human died?"
The short-haired elf sighed: "Alas? ...This is her third human husband now... maybe her fourth? I’m not in the mood to care.”
“Look away, friend,” said someone in the listening seat a little further away. An elf also joined in the chat about the upcoming successor, "At least better than the one from the Shuangye family. It is said that Sonia's high-level messenger is dedicated to this purpose."I applied to Ansu..."
The elves at the scene looked at each other and smiled in unison.
Some people were sighing: "Even if you become a high-level ranger, you can't escape the influence of your mother. Power..."
It may be difficult for the foreigners in the northern part of the continent to imagine that mysterious and elegant elves would talk about these common things like humans.
But the "Wind Listeners" The chatting time was suddenly interrupted by a sudden sound of wind chimes.
The sound came from a listening seat. At first, the listeners on the seat thought it was a false alarm from the system. —Similar false alarms have occurred three times in the past month, but soon, more ringtones came from the listening seats, and the holographic projection also showed signs of detecting unknown communications!
The listeners who were ready for the handover were stunned for a moment, and then all the elves forgot about calling it a day and quickly returned to work.
"Tracking the signal..."
"Confirmation from the Wall of Magnificence, the last repost from Sentinel Tower 37! It's an internal signal - but it doesn't carry the Sentinel Tower's imprinted cipher text. It's an unknown signal! "
"Tracing the source... The starting point is Sentinel Tower No. 6! The north of the mainland! ! "
"The signal strength is too weak - Lorraine, turn on the gain antennas and point all gain antennas at Sentinel Tower 37! Come on, come on, we've received a signal from the north! ”
Everywhere in the Temple of the Stars, between the spire towers and the palace roofs, the silver-white armor that is integrated with the building quietly slides aside, and each antenna device with elegant arcs emerges from the hiding place. Rising up, they turned nimbly in the air and quickly pointed in the direction of the Gondor Wasteland.
A few minutes later, a high-ranking figure wearing a pale golden robe and a crown of flowers and leaves appeared on his head. The elf hurriedly walked towards the core of the Temple of Stars, Queen Belsetia's bedroom.
Belsetia was preparing to rest under her attendant's clothes, but she had already faintly sensed the antenna of the Temple of Stars. The array was operating abnormally, and when she was about to ask about the situation, her trusted minister came to her, and she immediately stood up: "What happened? "
"Your Majesty, the communication link of the Great Wall has suddenly been restored - the signal comes from the north, and the high-ranking messenger Sonia and the human Duke Gawain Cecil want to talk to you. "
"Sonia and Duke Cecil..." Belsetia couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, but quickly asked, "Isn't the communication function of the Sentinel Tower required to be at least Will it be able to repair itself next spring? "
"The signal was not sent by the Sentinel Tower, but by some kind of human communication technology." The auxiliary officer lowered his head, "Sonia's senior messenger stated that an emergency had occurred, and she had to agree that humans had established An emergency channel. "
"...I understand," Belsetia, who knew Sonia's code of conduct, did not dwell on this issue at all. She waved her hand and ordered her attendants to step back and stepped forward, "Lead the way. Forward communication to maincontrol room. "
"Yes. ”