Gawain has always felt that it was difficult for him to see the ruler of the Typhon Empire clearly - but at least at this moment, he was looking at Rosetta Augustus's eyes staring at the wasteland, and suddenly There was a slight sense of familiarity.
After a brief period of confusion, he realized that this familiar feeling came from the memory of Gawain Cecil, but he could not tell where it came from or who it corresponded to.
Those monsters rushing from the direction of the plains have almost been wiped out. Rich black and red smoke is rising from their mutilated and tattered carcasses. There are only a few swaying monsters in the smoke. , the aberrations with missing arms and legs still struggled to move forward, and were completely torn apart by crossbow bolts, fireballs or lightning from the city walls.
Rosetta watched all this quietly, and suddenly broke the silence softly: "I have been thinking about how they are generated, how they are maintained, and how they act..."
p>“The birth of the aberrations is a mystery, but multiple evidences point out that they may be mutated victims of Gondor,” Gawain said. “As for their maintenance and actions... I can only say that they are... It is related to the chaotic magic energy environment in the soil."
Rosetta's expression remained unchanged and her voice was low: "Your statement is consistent with what is recorded in ancient books. I have checked all the information related to aberrations. That’s what they say, but... isn’t this very ironic?”
Gawain didn’t understand why the other party said that, but he thought the other party would explain it himself soon.
Sure enough, Rosetta continued after a brief silence: "The first generation of pioneers summed up these experiences and conjectures seven hundred years ago. Now that seven hundred years have passed, we This is all I know - I know no more than you about aberrations."
Gawain understood what Rosetta meant, but for a moment he didn't know. What to say.
"This is located outside the Great Wall," Rosetta said again. He raised his hand and pointed to the plain between the Great Wall and the Pinnacle Base. "Theoretically, it is trapped in the ruins of Gondor. It is impossible for monsters in the soil to escape. However, in fact, there are always monsters wandering in this plain. Sometimes they are just ordinary corrupted monsters, and sometimes they are aberrations. I once sent knights to try to figure out those monsters. Where did the monsters come from, but the knights saw the sight of those monsters condensing in the air... They appeared out of thin air, what an unreasonable phenomenon."
Gawain nodded: " Monsters will be produced in a high-concentration chaotic magic environment, which is a major feature of the wasteland, but the specific principle is still unknown."
"Yes, it is unknown. In addition, there are many unknown things, such as. Why haven't these monsters appeared out of nowhere spread all over the world yet? Since they can't be killed no matter how hard they are killed, what factors limit their number? Why do they just wander around the wasteland in most cases? ? What restricts their range of activities? What are the aberrations appearing outside the Great Wall and the aberrations inside the wasteland?What's the difference? ”
The Typhon ruler asked many questions in succession, but obviously did not expect to get answers. After he finished speaking, he just closed his mouth, as if he had been immersed in his own questions and thinking.
Gawain glanced at the plain in the southwest and saw that the last monster had gradually turned into black and red smoke. He suddenly felt something in his heart and asked: "What are you doing here? Have you ever encountered a particularly huge aberration in time? "
Rosetta Augustus woke up from her thoughts, with a slightly confused tone: "Especially huge? "
"Yes, it is equivalent to two to three times the height of ordinary aberrations. It is extremely tall. There is a magic structure on the surface of the body that can release powerful physical attacks, and it seems to have the ability to strengthen the surrounding aberrations. ability. The most important point is that those exceptionally large individuals seem to have a certain ability to think. ”
“Thinking ability? "There was finally a hint of surprise in Rosetta's tone, but he soon shook his head, "I've heard of them. Winter Wolf Castle was once attacked, and Andesa mentioned that huge individual in her report. But we haven't encountered them here. If they do appear... it will definitely be a huge threat. Was your camp attacked by them? "
"No, but they once attacked Cecil's mainland - I suspect they came out when there was a hole in the Great Wall. I thought I would deal with them here, but so far I haven't seen them again. ”
What Gawain was referring to was the giant aberrations that appeared during the Second Cecil Defense War, also known as “giant bodies”. Although those mutated monsters were eventually The defenders and Rebecca's fireballs were wiped out, but their terrifying power and vague intelligence still impressed Gawain.
He originally thought that when he arrived at the border of the wasteland. There will be a chance to see that kind of monster again, but in fact, it has not been seen once.
Ordinary aberrant attacks in this area are very frequent, but the "giant body" has never appeared again. /p>
Rosetta Augustus has never seen such a huge guy. At this point, Gawain thinks that there is no need for the other party to lie to him.
This makes Gawain. There was a vague speculation - could it be that the extraordinarily huge aberrations are unique to the wasteland?
Whether it is the Cecil camp or the Typhon camp, they have been dealing with it for a while. The only ones I have encountered are wandering monsters outside the magnificent wall. All aberrations are naturally generated "outside the wall" due to the influence of chaotic magic energy spreading in the wasteland, and the aberrations that originally attacked Cecil Territory It is very likely that it wandered out of the wasteland when a hole appeared in the magnificent wall, and was a product of the depths of the wasteland.
He thought of the last of Rosetta's series of questions! : What is the difference between the aberrations appearing outside the Great Wall and the aberrations inside the wasteland?
Is this the difference? The monsters inside the wasteland will "evolve", while the monsters outside will "evolve".Won't?
Gawain frowned and subconsciously looked at the majestic energy barrier in the distance that connected heaven and earth, and a second question popped up in his mind:
Even if those huge The transformed aberrations are a unique product of the wasteland... Why haven't the sentries stationed at the edge of the barrier even seen them for so long?
The aberrations in the wasteland will wander aimlessly, and naturally they will inevitably wander near the barrier. Almost every day, the sentries at the Pinnacle Base will witness large groups of aberrations wandering to the foot of the barrier, and then being killed. The energy surging out of the barrier evaporates instantly, but after so long, no sighting reports of giant bodies have ever appeared...
Is it because giant bodies are extremely rare? Or is it because... something is controlling those giant bodies, preventing them from wandering to the edge of the barrier and preventing them from being seen by the sentries outside the barrier?
Following this train of thought, Gawain couldn't help but wonder whether the gigantic bodies that attacked Cecil's territory before were an accident, or... intentional?
While thinking about this level, a name has naturally emerged in his mind. It is the only name so far that can be connected with the Great Wall and the Wasteland of Gondor, and it is also full of conspiracy. Name:
Everything will take the blame.
......
In the end, Gawain did not get any answers in the Typhon camp.
He embarked on a journey back to Cecil's Peak Base.
The desolate and corrupted wilderness continued to recede outside the car window. The endless wind in the wasteland swirled dust around the convoy. The "Steel Ambassador" multifunctional tank in front of the convoy flashed with fire on the side. The scorching ray shot penetrated a mutant monster that tried to get closer. Gawain sat quietly in the magic car in the center of the convoy, thinking for a long time.
Amber withdrew her gaze from the desolate wasteland and glanced at Gawain curiously: "What have you been thinking about all the way?"
Gawain exhaled slightly. , temporarily putting down all the complicated thoughts, then he glanced at the half-elf lady with bright eyes, and said casually under the gossipy gaze on her face: "What kind of person do you think Rosetta is?"
Amber said without thinking: "I'm an old fox like you - I mean the scheming kind of person."
Gawain looked at the elf's shameful look at the elf who changed his tune at the last moment. , shook his head slightly: "I can't be sure how deep the connection between Rosetta Augustus and the Society for the Death of All Things is. Judging only from the details observed so far, they may just cooperate in interests. Of course, it may also be Rosetta Augustus's acting skills are so impeccable."
"When you mention Bertila Augustus, he acts as if he doesn't even know that the other person is the end of all things. "Like the high-ranking priest who died," Amber blinked, "If he really doesn't know, then his cooperation with the Society of Death of All Things may be really shallow, and Bertila Augustus is really completely out of touch."Apart from the former Typhon royal family, it would be great fun if he pretended not to know... It means that the Typhon royal family and the Death of All Things are definitely on the same side. ”
Gawain did not comment on this, but in fact, intuitively, he had begun to think that the connection between the Typhon royal family and the Doomsday Society was only about interests, at least Rosetta Ogu This was true for Stuart himself, but he also knew that he could not rely on "intuition" to make judgments on this kind of matter.
The car became quiet again for a while, with only the hum of mechanical operation and the sound of the machine remaining. The silence would be broken by the occasional sound of weapons firing as the escort chariots destroyed monsters that suddenly appeared in the wasteland.
After a period of silence, Gawain broke the silence with a slight sigh: "I don't know. Why, I always feel that Rosetta Augustus is a bit like me..."
After saying this, there was no response. Gawain couldn't help but look at the half-elf beside him curiously. , only to see the shame of the elf looking at him in astonishment with wide eyes, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "Oh my god - what did you do back then? ! "
Gawain: "..."
At this moment, he suddenly had an almost uncontrollable idea: tie the elf's shame to a pole and poke it Hanging her on the roof of the car all the way to the camp!
After finally getting away from the tough Rebecca, why did Amber’s head become tough? !
......
Beside Rosetta Augustus's palace, a magical mechanical creation made of steel is standing still. Stopped quietly in the square.
More than a dozen heavily armed Typhon soldiers guarded the place.
Rosetta and Andesa Wendell stood at the "Magic Guide." Next to the "car", he observed the complex machinery in front of him with a trace of curiosity.
This is a gift from the Cecil people and was left here as a souvenir of the "trade treaty".
< p>"It's an incredible marvel of engineering and magic...isn't it? "Rosetta sighed softly.
Andesa frowned slightly: "But I still have doubts about this thing. "
"You can have doubts about the behavior of the Ansu people, but you must be in awe of advanced technology," Rosetta glanced at the young General Wolf and reminded lightly, "Technology. Progress will bring huge development, social output will increase, the people will be rich, the army will be strong, and the country will be prosperous. Every advancement of Typhon over the years is based on these foundations. "
Andesa lowered her head: "Yes... Your Majesty. "
Rosetta nodded slightly, her eyes returned to the magic car, and she sighed in a low voice: "I just didn't expect...I didn't expect that Anzu, who was already lagging behind, would actually suddenly walked ahead of us. The Cecilians found a way that no one had thought of before, and if we had discovered it later, we would have even been left behind by a principality. ”
“YouIt seems that you attach great importance to the Principality of Cecil? "
Rosetta did not answer Andesa's question, but suddenly asked after a few seconds of silence: "What kind of person do you think Gawain Cecil is? ”
Andesa spoke frankly about her feelings: “...He seems to be very generous and upright, but there is a hidden side that no one can see through.” I have heard many stories about the first generation of pioneers, including his, but those stories only described him as a symbolic hero, and never mentioned that he would confront others at the negotiating table. . "
Rosetta glanced at the "Wolf General" inadvertently.
Considering the wolf general's hostile attitude towards the Ansu people, the above is obviously a very high level.
He showed a slightly stiff smile and said in a low voice: "That pioneer... will become an enemy of Typhon sooner or later.
"Because he is the same type of person as me."
(Recommended book, "My Editor is Super Fierce", a fan work, Killing the God (not =. =))