Eastern border, white sand hills, mining station.
The temporary sentry tower stands on the high ground near the platform. Vigilant sentries and armored vehicles guard the station together. A special freight train is parked next to platform No. 1. The rear half of the train Some of them are several open cargo chassis, some of which are already loaded with cargo, while the only empty chassis in the middle of the train is waiting to be loaded.
Accompanied by the low sound of mechanical operation, a large tractor drove onto the high platform of the loading and unloading area under the command of the conductor. The heavy pallet towed behind the tractor was covered with a huge tarpaulin. It blocks the cargo inside, but judging from its huge size and vague outline, this is probably not an ordinary ore or mechanical equipment.
On the platform, Pittman is watching the final process of cargo transfer - the hook of the lifting device has been connected to the pallet at the rear of the tractor, and the engineers are replenishing energy for the weight-reduction runes on the pallet. Half of the soldiers responsible for escorting have boarded the train, and two officers are leading the remaining soldiers to check the situation everywhere on the train to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Next to Pitman, Holm, the person in charge of Baisha Mining, couldn't help but smack his lips: "To be honest, this is probably the most goods in the world that no one dares to snatch..."
< p> "But we still need to take strict precautions. There will always be lunatics like the one who will eventually die," a young female knight with a single ponytail, a good figure and a heroic appearance said seriously, "especially since it still needs You can’t be too careful when changing transportation vehicles midway.”Pitman glanced at the female knight with a smile: “Miss Margarita, don’t be so tight all the time—men don’t do that. I like ladies who are like stones."
Margarita looked serious: "I am a knight, and then a woman."
"...the same type as Philip. Pitman moved his mouth and muttered, "It's really boring to talk about."
This female knight just arrived in the White Sands area today, and she was ordered to carry out the vital task. The goods were escorted all the way to Saint-Sunil - this would be a long journey. Although advanced transportation greatly shortened the journey time, due to the current limited coverage of the magic track, she had to take the team with her first. The train went to the Gulen area, and then transferred to a cargo ship with people and goods. It passed along the waterway through the Cecil, Conde, and Rock areas, crossed the entire Holy Spirit Plain, and finally arrived at Saint-Sunil—the overall journey was not short.
Her mission will be an important part of His Majesty's coronation.
The pressure of the task, coupled with her own personality, makes Miss Margarita always seem a bit nervous. For Pittman, communicating with such a person is quite boring. of.
His whisper fell completely in Margarita's ears. This female knight with a rather serious personality turned her head and said seriously: "Master, if I speak I'm sorry to offend you - I'm really not aInteresting people. We will be working together for a long time, and I will try not to affect your mood. "
"Don't, don't, don't, I can't stand it even more when you talk like this...How can this be more serious than Philip's symptoms?" Pitman waved his hands vigorously, and then sighed a little, "But then again Come back, there are really not many 'standard' knights like you in Cecil's Legion now. Most of the knights who have been promoted on the battlefield don't have time to learn your stuff..."
"Those Knights who are promoted on the battlefield are more worthy of respect. Their loyalty and bravery are worthy of their titles," Margarita said seriously. "I once heard General Philip say that this is an era that has begun to turn upside down. Old things will be eliminated and new things will replace them. This is an inevitable trend. As for the 'set of things' you mentioned...perhaps some of them are outdated, but loyalty and duty are always necessary, and they will continue in the new knights. "
Pitman couldn't help but look Margarita up and down, and suddenly expressed a hint of emotion: "Girl, you should be very proud of your identity, right? "
Margarita straightened up and showed a reserved smile: "Perhaps many people think that the status of knight only means a good background, but I think it can be proved through hard work. Being worthy of this status is something to be more proud of. ”
She did not hide her pride and pride too much, but chose to express it in a reserved way - this is in line with the rules of knighthood, because a qualified knight cannot avoid or hide himself Even if it is to show humility, these proud qualities must be properly displayed.
After hearing the other party's words, Pittman looked at Margarita for a while. His playful smile faded away at some point, and he seemed to be in a trance, as if he had suddenly fallen into a certain memory.
Margarita blinked in confusion, looked down at herself, and made sure that her demeanor was correct. After asking the question, he spoke: "Master? Is there anything wrong with what I just said? "
"No...I just suddenly remembered an old friend..." Pitman sighed softly and said, "When I first met him many years ago, he said similar things. "
"Did you also know a knight when you were young? Margarita felt a little curious, and then had some expectations, "I said something similar... Then I would like to get to know that gentleman. He should be a respectable person." "
"It's a pity that that guy didn't have the chance to meet a beautiful lady like you. He died many years ago," Pitman shook his head. "And that guy just said similar words. In terms of character, He is not very serious, and even if he is alive today, you don't have to expect him to be an older version of Philip - he is a bit closer to Byron. ”
Margarita didn’t pay attention to Pittman’s teasing, but pursed her lips with some regret: “AlreadyDid he pass away...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it. "
"It's okay...it happened many years ago. An old man like me won't care about this with you," Pittman laughed, then turned around and looked at The goods being loaded into the truck sighed deeply, "And compared to those who are dead...the ones who are alive are more confusing. ”
The clicking sound of hinge movement came from not far away. With the assistance of mechanical devices, the weight-reduced cargo was placed in the middle of the train’s cargo chassis. The soldiers stepped forward to pry The stick pulled the lock on the chassis, locking the cargo pallet and the train chassis.
A gust of wind blew from the direction of the plain, lifting a corner of the tarpaulin. At that moment, it looked huge. Parts of the skull's structure flashed through the gaps in the tarpaulin.
The whistle sounded on the platform, and the commander began to gather the soldiers and arrange for the remaining people to board the train. Time... The thing that had frightened that guy for half his life was finally gone. "
Pitman muttered softly, stepped forward, and walked towards his own carriage.
Several apprentices waiting nearby immediately stepped forward and took Old Drew's hand. Yi's cane supported his old and rickety body.
Margarita stood there and looked a little confused as she watched the old Druid leave, but she quickly put it aside. Putting aside matters unrelated to the mission, the female knight from Kant tidied up her clothes, turned around and nodded to Holm: "Mr. Holm, we are going to set off now - thank you for your assistance and wish you the best. The mission down went smoothly. "
Holm showed a smile and took off his hat: "Have a safe journey, Miss Knight. ”
With a loud flute sound and a succession of low runes, the huge freight train started slowly, accelerating along the direction of the platform and heading west.
< p>Holm watched this special "truck" leave, then turned and walked out of the platformHe still had a lot to do——
The Pseudo God. The sampling of the remains of the body has been completed. The valuable experimental samples have been sent back to Cecil City in batches in the past few days. The remaining flesh and bones have also been completely cut. The skull will be transported to Saint-Sunil and presented to the emperor. The remaining skeletal remains will be transported to the south and divided into several research facilities or secret warehouses for long-term research.
When the truth behind the remains is learned, the origin of this slave worker is revealed. The person in charge of the mine once felt chills running down his spine and couldn't sleep all night after returning to the mine. However, after seeing the cut flesh and bones, his fear disappeared and he could only sigh at this moment——
God His power was stolen by humans, copied by humans, and eventually wiped out by humans. This world... is really going to be turned upside down.
As a person who is not a religious person, Home now has to deal with the hypocrisy. The scene left after the God's body was transported away.
An assistant wearing a black short coat was standing by.As he walked over, he asked, "Sir, have your superiors told you how to deal with that big pit?"
After the body of the false god was taken away, a huge sinkhole appeared between the mine and the river. , the scale of the big pit is so big that it has become a headache. It is unrealistic to fill it up, but if it comes in handy, the assistants of the mining company can't think of a use for it for a while. Come.
"Let's first survey the soil and terrain around the pit. Mr. Bruce will lead the engineering team here tomorrow," Holm nodded and said, "The Government Affairs Department has a plan - to divert the water from the Baishui River Introducing that big pit and building an artificial lake will make it easier to collect water from the mine. We can also build settlements around the artificial lake. The eastern border is already ours. There is no need to consider the development agreement signed with the Luo Lun family. This mining area. ...It’s time to expand the scale.”
The assistant’s eyes widened in surprise: “Artificial lake?”
“Yes, the name has been decided, it’s called Baisha. Lake," Holm turned his head and glanced in the direction of the mining area and shrugged, "I originally thought it would take another three to five years to build a lake here, but my friends from the deep sea helped us dig one in advance. Come out of the pit..."
...
The gentle waves hit the beach and the huge alloy barrier built on the edge of the beach. The bright sunshine shines on the white sand, and the starship , rocks, outposts, and friends from the deep scattered among them.
Friends from the deep sea lay paralyzed on the beach, as lazy as the afternoon sun.
Thousands of mermaids slumped on the beach to bask in the sun, the scene was spectacular.
In this lazy and leisurely atmosphere, the voice of a certain siren came from the loudspeaker equipment installed all over the beach: "Thirty minutes are up, everyone is here, turn over!"
A small number of sea monsters raised their heads and looked at it. The few who responded stretched hard, then patted the beach with their tails and turned over on the spot, but more The sea monster did not even raise its head, but continued to bask in the lazy sunshine with its tail and body, not even bothering to turn over.
The siren who conducted the broadcast command did not say anything again - it seemed that he was too lazy to remind him a second time.
On the engine platform at the rear of the starship that extended to the land, the Siren Queen Petia took a look at the scene on the beach, her long snake tail swaying gently: "Let the sisters be divided into three groups and take turns eating. Correct...the impurities in food require more energy to filter and purify, and they amplify the 'inert effect' after we eat."
For the Siren, after a full meal. Basking in the sun is not inherently lazy, but a part of normal physiological activities. In order to transform those unfamiliar energies and substances, they must use the magic energy irradiation from the giant sun, because they themselves do not have the ability to process those energies. .
In fact, even the transformation of energy and matter through basking in the sun is their effort to adapt and evolve after arriving in this world.As a result, before coming to this world, the sirens had no concept of "bathing in the sun" at all.
The world they originally lived in had no sunshine, only endless oceans and nearly endless storms, thunder, lightning.
"The new food does have a lot of impurities, but it has brought us precious energy supplements and brand-new original energy samples," said a siren with long blue hair and obvious cheek scales. Said next to him, "After actual testing, after ingesting new energy samples and carrying out adaptive transformation, all sisters' adaptability to this world has been enhanced to varying degrees, coupled with the pure arcana provided by rainbow light technology With energy as an aid, many sisters have been able to faintly perceive the thing called 'magic'."
"Magic..." Petia said softly, lowered her head, and rubbed herself. fingers.
A small cluster of arcane sparks burst out from her slender fingertips, brief and bright.
"This is a very uninhabitable world for the Kraken, but finally... we can slowly regard this place as home."
"As you said ."
"Hathaway, inform Tire at the next contact to raise the human race 'Cecil' to the second level contact standard," Pythia said, "We will be happy to work with you on land. Share the knowledge of the ocean with your friends - if they have the courage to challenge the ocean in the future.”
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