The entire Cecil Empire has been shrouded in winter, with cold winds blowing from the mountains in the north through the central plains and the wilderness in the south, from Winterfort to Cecil, from Shilin City to Changfeng Fortress , the breath of winter is everywhere, and half of the empire has experienced at least one snowfall.
But in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain, where the giant Thorin tree stands, spring and vitality still flourish.
The huge Thorin tree stands proudly on the ground. The tree canopy that can cover the entire town has spread across the central axis of Thorinburg and the canyon land further west.
After a period of recent growth, this amazing plant has now reached its maximum size. Her roots and crown are no longer spreading wildly, but her branches and leaves are still maturing, and her roots The beard is still piercing deep into the earth.
Within the coverage of the giant tree, the once-abandoned Solinburg has been repaired and rebuilt. Some functions of the castle and town have been restored, and now it has become a stronghold for the local garrison and research team. Part of the roots of the giant tree grew from the cracks in the collapsed walls of Solinburg, helping people to fix the crumbling stone walls, and several research facilities were built relying on the ancient walls and those winding roots. Get up——
In this wonderful place, researchers from the Cecil Empire and a huge plant seem to have reached a wonderful symbiotic relationship. The giant Thorin tree not only provides the Druid Research Institute here with It provides valuable research samples and also cooperates with local production and construction.
On the trunk level, in the southeast fan-shaped area, a large transport vehicle parked in the open space next to the tree trunk. A group of magic technicians and workers were busy beside the vehicle, opening the baffles on both sides of the vehicle and unblocking the The ropes and hooks used to fix the cargo pallets were opened, and a commander stood on an aerial root protruding from the ground to direct the work.
Surrounding the unloading area is a large open space that has been initially leveled, compacted, and sorted.
Some temporary houses are scattered far and near. Magic crystal street lamps are neatly arranged along the simple roads, dispersing the darkness in the tree canopy area. The existence of signposts, building materials stacks and other things shows that there are still a lot of things here. The follow-up construction plan is proceeding in an orderly manner.
The Production and Construction Corps responsible for this area divided the area covered by the Thorin Giant Tree. In vertical space, Margarita Knight divided the Thorin Giant Tree into the root layer (the location of the underground palace) and the trunk layer. , canopy layer, tree top layer, and on the plane, she divided the circular land covered by the giant tree canopy into four fan-shaped areas.
At present, the staff and troops stationed here are basically operating in the fan-shaped area on the surface, and the exploration work is maintained at the root layer. A small number of Druid Research Institute teams are also paying attention to the trunk layer and canopy. layer - they set up two small observation and sampling stations on the trunks of the giant trees, and also set up a "Druid hut" in the canopy, but overall, research work in these areas is still in progress. In the initial stage, for the top of the giant Thorin tree, the localThe research team has not yet started exploring.
If you want to send something to the treetops, you still need the cooperation of Thorin's giant tree "himself".
The workers opened the side panels of the vehicle and untied the ropes that fixed the tarpaulin. After lifting the tarpaulin, a huge magic device was revealed inside.
There is an alloy base several meters wide, a complex structure of locking, supporting, and suspension devices, and a rhombus-shaped metal frame several meters high. The surface of the frame is inlaid with a large number of Holm crystals that emit light.
This is a huge obelisk of magic energy - its crystal structure is too large, so it is made up of a large number of small crystals.
"Everyone, be careful! This thing is worth your life!" The commander stood on the roots protruding from the ground and reminded loudly, "Be careful when loosening the hook—— No more unlucky people will have their fingers pinched off! The alchemy potions are not poured from the Gorgon River!"
The workers responded to the commander's instructions, while the magician technician placed them on the side board. After getting down, he climbed into the car and checked the status of the important rune substrates and whether the crystals were complete.
The commander turned his head and shouted in the direction of the Thorin giant tree: "Ms. Bertila—are you there?"
As soon as the commander finished speaking, there was a rustling sound. It came from all around, and then there were vines wrapped with flowers and brown roots emerging from the ground nearby. These flower vines and roots twisted and merged into the appearance of Bertila: "I have always been there."< /p>
"Good day, madam," the commander smiled and greeted the incredible "tree spirit" in front of him, even though he heard that the other party was once a dean of the Society for the Death of All Things, and even this The entire Thorin Giant Tree is the result of the joint mutation of all the remaining believers of the Society for the Death of All Things. But he has been working here for a while and has had many interactions with this "tree spirit". At this moment, he can already communicate with him calmly. , "The weather is good today."
Some things have passed, and this land is still alive. This is the most important thing - the young commander thought.
"Yes, the weather is nice," Bertila said slowly. She raised her head slightly, and there was a faint rustling sound in the canopy of Thorin's giant tree - the sun did not shine on her face. , but the light shining on her canopy made her squint her eyes, "Today's sunshine is very suitable for... photosynthesis."
"The magic obelisk I told you before," The commander raised his hand and pointed to the large car not far away, "It has been transported from the Pompeii factory in the south."
"Oh, it is indeed bigger than usual..." Bertila did not turn his head, but I have "seen" the things on that car, "Do you need me to send it up?"
"Yes," the commander said, "Just send it up directly, and then follow the instructions given to you before. The drawings are put together. The equipment has been debugged and can be activated remotely."
Bertila nodded, and a sound of clattering came from Thorin.came from the canopy of the giant tree.
The magic technicians and workers near the cart had already retreated. People stood in a circle in the distance, watching several extremely thick vines stretching out from the bottom of the tree canopy hundreds of meters high. , drilled out the layers of branches and leaves, hung all the way to the huge set of magic obelisks, carefully rolled up those parts, and lifted them upwards.
The specially-made large mana obelisk seemed to have no weight in the "hands" of those vines. It was easily pulled to the crown of the tree. The densely layered leaves moved away to both sides, revealing a The "road" that leads directly to the top of the tree.
Beside the commander, Bertila slowly raised his hand and made a gesture of putting something on his head. He was stunned for a moment and then put his hand down.
She looked around and found that no one noticed her actions.
The commander had been looking up at the sight of the vines lifting the magic obelisk to the canopy. He did not look back until those huge magic devices disappeared among the dense leaves. He looked towards Bertila next to him had a smile on his face: "It is the largest magic obelisk in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plains. It is equipped with the latest signal amplification and broadcasting array - now it is also equipped with the highest signal amplification and broadcasting array in the plains. The 'Support Tower' will definitely be able to exert its best performance. From now on, this will be the magic network hub of the East Holy Spirit Plain - half of the magic network nodes in the plain will be connected, and we are close to connecting the whole country's magic network. One step closer. Thank you very much for your help."
Bertira looked at the smiling young commander. Although she was an expert in biochemical technology, she only knew magic technology. Knowing only a little about it, I was inevitably a little curious at the moment: "This is a very useful thing, isn't it?"
"Of course," the young commander said immediately, "The magic network not only provides energy for the magic device, but also It can also be used to transmit signals and maintain regional shields. Now large and small magic networks are being established throughout the empire, but the magic networks in various regions are not yet fully connected. The connections in many places can only rely on It is carried out through a series of single-line relay stations, which cannot be regarded as a real 'network' - His Majesty wants to connect all the magic networks in the entire empire, just like the Southern Territory General Network - the nodes of the Holy Spirit Plain are the nodes connecting all the empires. The key part of the Demonic Network..."
Bertila listened quietly to the scene described by the young commander. What she saw on the young man's face was hair. Proud and joy from the bottom of my heart.
Not far away, magic technicians are waiting next to the magic network terminal and the small magic energy crystal, monitoring the magic energy obelisk being sent to the canopy. , what she saw was total devotion and enthusiasm.
And in those places she couldn't see - she could imagine that there were also countless proud, joyful, dedicated and enthusiastic people in those places.
They are changing the world - although many of them may not realize this - and this feat of changing the world is achieved through the help of countless people.Countless ordinary people accumulate it bit by bit.
There is no need for miracles or forbidden magic, no supernatural power, no man-made god to rule the world.
This is another path that she and her former compatriots never imagined.
Bertila carefully controlled her vines and crown, as if holding some fragile treasure, and sent the huge and complex device to the highest point of the Thorin giant tree. She followed her previous instructions. Put those parts together based on the drawings you've seen, and then carefully place them on top of your head.
In the canopy, there are thousands of magic network rune substrates that were sent up one after another a few days ago. They are pulled together by countless tiny vines. At this moment, they are combined with the magic square tip. The connection of the monument is the last link of the entire project.
"Put it up." She said.
The magic technicians not far away received the activation signal of the base of the magic obelisk. They quickly issued remote instructions. Above the magic network terminal used for monitoring, a holographic projection appeared. The dim lines are lit up one by one, and the nodes are quickly activated.
Bertila watched all this curiously. She saw words emerging from the projections, and she saw greetings from afar transmitted to her eyes through mortal hands as if miraculously——
"Signal received from Thorin Hub - Boulder City Reconstruction Camp sends greetings to you."
"Signal received from Thorin Hub - Red Maple Reconstruction Camp sends greetings to you."
"... Pompeii says hello to you..."
"This is Cecil Central Station, congratulations to you, Rebecca Cecil says hello."< /p>
People cheered.
Even the young commander who was an officer and wore a knight's badge cheered.
Bertira blinked. On this bright sunny day suitable for photosynthesis, she actually felt that her heart, which had been integrated with the plants, was beating again.
"Congratulations." She tried her best to smile like a human and said to the young commander beside her.
The young commander once again expressed his gratitude, and then ran to the workers, technicians and soldiers in the distance to celebrate with everyone.
Bertila stood quietly for a while before looking to the south with emotion.
A guest is coming.
......
A magic vehicle flying the flag of the Joint Reconstruction Group came to the Sorin area, and it seemed to bring a big shot - Bertila Can See Seeing everything that happened around the Thorin Giant Tree, she saw many people running out of the stronghold of Thorin Castle to greet the car. She saw an old-looking man coming out of the car, and saw several people around the old man. Followers and guards - or just simple subordinates.
Finally, she saw the old man coming near her tree trunk.
Norris looked up at the tree crown that blocked the sky and the sun., looking up at the countless branches illuminated by the magic crystal light and the support pillars hanging from the tree crown, as well as the flower vines coiled around the trunk and support pillars, I couldn't help but whisper: "This is the Thorin giant tree... "
"What a miracle..." A young agricultural technical officer also raised his head and sighed, "I have never seen any plant grow so big..."
"And she also maintained the vitality of the entire area and even kept the temperature here relatively comfortable," Norris said. "Remember the road? Until the intersection, there was still snow on the ground."< /p>
"I just transferred some of the heat deep into the earth to the surface." Accompanied by a slightly hoarse female voice, Bertila's figure emerged from a mass of flower vines and roots. Moving the wriggling roots on the ground near the trunk, he came to Norris, "Hello, I am the plant in front of you - you can also call me Bertila."
"Hello, Ms. Bertila," Norris looked at the woman in front of him and put away his surprise for a moment, "I am Norris."
"I seem to have heard of this name..." Bertila frowned, showing a recalling expression.
"He is the minister of the Empire's Ministry of Agriculture." Someone reminded him.
"Ah, yes, that's right, I remembered it," Bertila said with a sudden look, "And I have indeed heard of this name...in newspapers and radio."