The celebration is going on inside and outside the castle. After the morning ceremony, there will be a grand parade of floats and various traditional celebrations in the square. Almost everyone in the city has the opportunity to celebrate this day. Relax and unwind while the newly designed ceremony will undoubtedly heighten people's enthusiasm for celebration.
But before the dinner begins, the new head of the empire does not have to attend the following events.
Gao Wen sat quietly in the room. He did not open the curtains or turn on the lights, allowing a dim and quiet environment to slowly surround him. The celebrations inside and outside the castle were faintly heard. Approximately passed into his ears, which were mixed with the sound of music, laughter, dance steps and the exploding magic fireworks. These sounds were distant and ethereal, so that their appearance only accentuated the silence in the room.
Through the observation and questioning of Melita Pernia, he was finally able to confirm that the Black Trap was indeed related to the gods, and that some of the measures in the Disobedience Plan were indeed effective in avoiding the Black Trap. .
Of course, Gawain had already made speculations before this, but it was not until today that the speculations were verified.
In the dark and silent room, he curled his fingers and tapped the table rhythmically.
"The dragon clan is still trapped in the black trap... It's not that they didn't encounter the black trap, but they were 'stuck' in this state after encountering the black trap..." Various things were spinning in his mind Various thoughts, "They also tried the 'disobedience' move, and then failed? Were they discovered by God, or...
"It's a pity that there is no way to ask. Looking at Melita's condition, any An informed dragon might not be able to answer this question... What exactly happened to Melita when she tried to reveal information about the Black Well and the Gods?
"Is it the interference of gods? Or... the embodied soul seal? If the attempt to break through the black trap fails, will the soul seal become a power that can be embodied?
"If this is really the case, then every step of the disobedient plan must be made even more cautiously... Even the giant dragon cannot break free from its shackles. Once humans fall into the steel seal state, they will definitely be doomed. "
The unconscious tapping movement stopped. Gawain turned his head slightly and looked at the open space next to him: "Are you almost done with the melon seeds? Drink some water and don't eat. There is a party tonight. "
Hu Hu's figure emerged from the air, holding the last few melon seeds in her hand, with melon seed skins all under her feet. She looked at Gawain with wide eyes, a look of dissatisfaction on her face: "You just Can't you pretend you didn't notice me sometimes? I am a dignified stalker who also has professional dignity! ”
“You are a dignified guard, but you broke two kilograms of melon seeds in an hour in the room of the head of the empire. You tell me that you have professional dignity?” Gawain glared at the other party and said, "Take care of yourself. On the first day of my coronation, I can't let the palace files contain such weird things as 'The head of the empire consumed two kilograms of melon seeds for unknown reasons after returning to the room on the first day of his coronation.'" Record. ”
AmberHe threw away the last bit of melon seed rinds, clapped his hands, and then used his toes to gather the melon seed rinds on the ground together while muttering quietly: "I regret not listening to you and going to read what you wrote. ...What exactly did you give to that agent?"
"...It's just some knowledge left to future generations."
Hu Huo looked at Gawain steadily. : "But why do you talk about overthrowing the empire? Even... talk about overthrowing you or something..." Gawain thought about it, and Youyou sighed: "Yeah... I didn't expect it either. I will do these things."
Gao Wen has always been very clear about why he has reached this point and how he plans to continue on tomorrow. But on this clear path, Not everything develops as he expected.
At the beginning, his goal was simple. He just wanted to live. After experiencing tens of millions of years of loneliness, he could finally stand on the earth in human form again. What a surprise this was to him at the time. He wanted to live and live in human form - but surviving in this world was not as easy as he imagined.
In order to leave the ruins of Old Cecil alive, he had to fight his way out with a few picked-up descendants and followers; in order to find a place to stand in this era, he had to use Gawain Sai With Cyr's identity, he led the refugees to open up a land; in order to deal with the demonic tide that will come at an unknown time, and in order to deal with the threats from neighboring countries, he must allow his own power to develop...
This is A road that cannot be stopped, and Gawain himself does not want it to stop.
After all, he is not a peaceful person at heart. Given such a rare opportunity to start a new life, he is not willing to live in contentment.
But the longer he lived in this world and the more he came into contact with people of flesh and blood, he found that he became increasingly unable to escape the influence of "living over again".
Responsibility is an innate thing. When he chose to take over the legacy of Gawain Cecil, he was destined to bear the responsibilities that came with it, and when he personally promoted After having affected the fate of many people, the responsibility itself was his own.
He doesn’t know when his mentality gradually changed, but he knows that he has done so many things along the way, and his mentality will inevitably change accordingly - no change will make him doubt and doubt himself. Has he been completely transformed by the "satellite"? He wonders if he looks like a flesh-and-blood person on the outside, but on the inside he is a bloodless and tearless machine.
After conquering the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plains and entering Silver Castle, after a long conversation with Wales Morn, and then looking back at the road he had traveled, Gawain realized that his goal had been It’s not just as simple as “living”.
He wants to live, and there are countless people who are relying on him to live. Even at this stage, the order of the entire magic industrial society isXu relies on him to survive - this is also true in reverse. He can reach this position relying on countless people and things.
This is a huge symbiotic relationship, at least for now.
So, if Gawain wants to do something big, his life is not in vain, and his efforts so far are worthy of it.
As for other factors besides that, what factors push Gawain to continue on this path... that is something that even he himself cannot explain.
He shook his head and smiled at Amber: "Probably because I am too ambitious and the things I pursue are too shocking."
"...I am I don't understand what you are thinking, but since it is what you did, it must make sense." Amber scratched his hair and quickly threw some unclear things to the back of his mind, "Anyway, I Just watching from the side, I can always understand what you want to do."
Gawain glanced at the half-elf: "You are very generous."
Amber didn't think so. He puffed up his chest in shame and pride: "This is my greatest advantage."
Gawain smiled and shook his head, and then said half-jokingly: "Let's not talk about this anymore. You said you last time You need to pray to your gods, ask for the truth, and ask what happened?"
He just asked casually, not expecting any answer from Amber. After all, it is not easy to contact the gods, even if This guy is really a divine choice. To directly hear the oracle requires a long time of preparation and enough good luck - at least this is the case in other churches.
But he didn't expect Amber to nod immediately: "I asked when I got back! But I didn't get the answer."
"You really asked?! "Gawain stared and stood up subconsciously, "You didn't get the answer? The shadow goddess didn't answer?"
"It didn't get through. The oracle said, 'The goddess is not on duty. I'll call you later.' "Contact'," Amber said seriously, "According to my experience, this 'later' will take at least a few months..."
Gawain looked at the half-elf in confusion. But there was no hint of joking on the other person's face.
But the key is... what kind of "oracle" is this? Are all the oracles that the Shadow Sect usually hears in this format? This is unlikely, right?
"Do you...do you think this oracle is normal?" Gawain felt that the corners of his mouth were trembling a little, but his tone was still calm at least.
Hubo thought for a while and nodded: "Actually, it's quite common. Although I have a good relationship with the goddess, she doesn't always seem to have time to respond to me. This is the case in most cases. Reply."
Gawain frowned slightly.
Let’s not discuss whether Amber is talking casually, let’s assume that what she said is true, does this mean... The Shadow Goddess wants to respond to the world, even if it is to respond to her own " "God's Choice" is a very difficult thing?
HeartWhile going through various speculations, Gawain asked again: "Aside from this 'oracle', is there anything else?"
Amber answered calmly: " Oh, yes, the goddess left me a recipe in advance and asked me to study it carefully after I go back..."
Gowen: "...Is there anything else?"
" No more."
Gawain rubbed his forehead, feeling an unprecedented headache. Looking at this half-elf who had a very calm attitude and a particularly natural tone, he still couldn't hold back his doubts: " Are you really the chosen one? Are you sure that the oracle you are talking about is not a hallucination caused by taking too much shadow potion?"
As expected, Amber's eyes widened immediately. "If I hadn't been able to defeat you, I would have died with you today." He stared at Gawain with an expression on his face: "You can question my strength, but you can't question my faith! How many times have I told you..."
"I'm mainly curious," Gawain interrupted before the other party finished speaking, "Well, as a divine choice, you must at least have some otherworldly qualities. Even if you cast a magic spell or show a magic in the shadow realm, A miracle, can you?"
"I can jump into the shadow realm with a backflip, what kind of shadow realm miracle do you want?" Amber put his upper body forward with his waist in his arms. She leaned forward, as if she wanted to show a bit of aggressiveness, but this resulted in her having to raise her neck at least ninety degrees to see Gawain's face, making the overall posture particularly funny, "Is it possible that you want me to do it now?" Just run into the Shadow Realm and drag a shadow dweller out, and get beaten up by the shadow dweller in front of you?"
"That's true, your shadow talent is a miracle in itself..." Gao Wen said. Waving his hands, he then looked confused and said, "But why do you have to perform a show of being beaten?"
Amber put her hands on her waist and said plausibly: "Nonsense! I can't beat you!"
"You..."
Gawain looked at the half-elf with slightly twitching eyebrows. After a few seconds of being speechless, he finally couldn't help but laugh.
At this moment, the pressure caused by the black trap and the threat of the gods, the heavy responsibility of ruling an empire, the risks of the future and the difficulties of the current road, all seemed to disappear. .
He smiled uncontrollably. He laughed for half a minute before he took a deep breath and calmed down, but there was still a smile in the corner of his eyes: "Okay, let's stop this problem for now. Let's not discuss it until you can contact your goddess."
Amber frowned: "Although I said that, I always felt that you were laughing at me just now..."< /p>
"No, I just suddenly felt better." Gawain smiled and shook his head, then came to the window, waved his hand, and the curtains receded to both sides.
Out the window, the bright sunshine shines on Saint-Sunil. A celebration is being held in the square outside the castle, and the evening bonfire and magic table are also being prepared in the courtyard inside the castle.On this day, the ancient city is full of vitality and flags are flying.
No matter what the future holds, today is a good day.
"Go to the courtyard to get some fresh air."