Changfeng Fortress Defense Line, No. 3 Railway Hub.
With a crisp bell ringing on the platform, a huge, majestic iron-black steel train slowly drove into the hub station and parked smoothly beside the platform.
The barrier near the platform rises and integrates with the barrier of the track itself, blocking the cold wind blowing from the plain. Some interfering light and dark stripes projected on the surface of the shield also block the possibility of The eagle eye of existence.
At both ends of the platform, there are soldiers guarding the tall sentry towers. In the bunker level with the platform, the muzzle of the orbital accelerator cannon and the firing port of the scorching ray are revealed, and there are also fully armed soldiers. Soldiers patrolled everywhere, and hidden sentries were placed inside and outside the platform, overtly or covertly turning the entire hub into a frontline fortification armed to the teeth.
"The Iron Throne - the Earthly Python," Maryland stood on the platform, watching the heavily armed black train stop beside the platform. Many technicians came forward to check the condition of the train, showing a smile, " With a second armored train added to this defense line, the defense of Changfeng Fortress can finally let people breathe a sigh of relief."
"Iron Throne Zero can also have a chance to repair," Maryland. Next to him, Philip with short blond hair and wearing knight armor also smiled, "Its overload damage last year has not been completely repaired yet. Every time it accelerates, the No. 2 arsenal section at the tail shakes as if it is about to jump off the track. Get out."
After that, he paused and continued: "After these two standard armored trains are delivered, the heavy-duty factories in the rear will temporarily focus on the production of civilian trains. Kant and The second-line factories in the Glen area will be responsible for manufacturing the 'downgraded armored trains' you mentioned before. Their production speed should be much faster than that of the Iron Throne.
"In addition, superiors have already approved this type of train. The light armored trains were finalized, corresponding to the Iron Throne, and they were named 'Iron Scepters'. Since the number of Iron Scepters will definitely be much greater than that of Iron Thrones, and they are more likely to undergo various modifications and variants, unless special circumstances arise, they will probably only be given numbers and will not be named separately. ”
Maryland nodded while listening. The construction project of the Changfeng Defense Line has been progressing smoothly, which greatly alleviated the pressure on the middle-aged knight. But while the pressure was relieved, he had to Without looking at the other side of the border, the changes in Winter Wolf Castle since last winter
The "Wolf General" who was once forced to retreat and was called back to Aldernan for accountability has long since returned, and not only has he returned. Back, it seems that she has not been hit by the last defeat. She is still firmly in charge of the Winter Wolf Legion, controlling the entire defense line, and is more actively strengthening the power of Winter Wolf Castle.
"That General Little Wolf... is more troublesome than I thought," Maryland frowned. "She must have brought back a lot of key intelligence when she returned to Aldernan last time and sought a lot of support. Now the Winter Wolf Castle More and more magical vehicles and various advanced machinery have begun to appear on the border, and the Typhon people use themBuild fortresses and strengthen defense lines, and the Wolf General seems to be planning to use these new technologies to improve the troops at her disposal - she has not seen tanks, but she has definitely seen intelligence in this regard. With the Typhon people's magical heritage and the sharp mind of the wolf general, they will find an alternative to the tank sooner or later. "
"Technological progress is the general trend," Philip shook his head. "In His Majesty's words, the Typhons had already begun to prepare for the industrial explosion more than ten years ago. Their burning rock acid chemical industry The factory was five years earlier than our alchemy factory, the reserve of literate workers was seven years earlier than us, and the agricultural reform was ten years earlier than us. In this case, we relied on magic technology and the Government Affairs Department system for less than four years. It was already a miracle that they had caught up so much. At this time, it would be easier to expect the Typhons to be slow and stupid than to expect their emperor to die suddenly tomorrow. "
Maryland looked at the top commander of the army in front of him with some surprise: "...it's rare to see you joking. "
"I'm not joking," Philip was startled for a moment and said seriously, "I heard that the Typhon royal family has family diseases, and most of them fell into madness and died in their later years. Now Rosetta Ogu Stuart is already past middle age. In terms of probability, the chance that he will die suddenly tomorrow is indeed higher than that of millions of Typhons suddenly losing their intelligence..."
Maryland: "... "
After being stunned for a few seconds, Maryland, who felt that the current topic could not continue, could only shake his head and forcibly changed the topic to another direction: "According to the scheduled plan, Typhon's mission will be held in two days. We will arrive at the Treaty Fort... Do you have any other plans for this? "
"Everything will be done according to the previously planned plan," Philip said casually. "We will receive the envoys well and escort them to the car safely - make sure to arrive at the two Iron Thrones in advance. Paramel and the northern hills, do a good job of keeping the military area secret. "
As he spoke, the young army commander turned his head and looked into Maryland's eyes.
He smiled: "Typhon and Cecil are rivals. , the more this is the case, the more we have to show our chivalry - we will pick them up politely and send them away politely, and your task is to let them see everything in the process. Less than. "
...
In Cecil Palace, Gawain received a secret communication from Daniel.
The Eternal Sleeper finally completed a series of preparations and completed After strengthening the sandbox and analyzing and sorting out the last "Phantom Town" exploration report, today, they will launch a second exploration of the mysterious uninhabited town
Arrangements are in progress! After finishing things in the real world, Gawain didn't waste time, calmed down and connected to the eternal sleeper's spiritual network
——As the founder and the biggest vulnerability of the eternal sleeper's spiritual network security system. The maker, he is already familiar with the whole process.
After the chaotic changes of light and shadow, Gawain arrived.He arrived at the dream city that was always in a perfect state, and followed the address left by Daniel to arrive at the assembly site of the Eternal Sleepers.
It is still the circular square surrounded by fallen leaves and decorative columns from last time. The three main figures in the square are still the familiar archbishops Daniel, Yuri and Selina Gale. , their images are respectively an elegant middle-aged mage, a gentle young man, and a soft-faced lady in a white dress holding a lantern. In addition to the three of them, Gawain also saw a strange face this time:
A very tall man stood next to Daniel. He looked to be around thirty years old. He was wearing a black robe with complex patterns and short red hair. He looked quite imposing.
His name is shown as Archbishop Magnum, a high-level peak, and his location is in Typhon.
Gawain glanced at the red-haired Archbishop of the Eversleeper, and quickly matched him with the information submitted by Daniel - this was the older one among the Eversleepers. An archbishop who is said to have a bad temper and has unique insights into the field of consciousness.
Gawain couldn't tell whether he was grumpy or not, but the other party's name sounded quite high-profile...
Gawain complained about the other party's name in his heart, and Gawain couldn't bear it. He took a look at the other person's height - he was almost as big as Gawain, which made the red-haired archbishop very eye-catching when he stood in the square, but this giant-like figure was wearing a spellcaster's robe. This made Gawain subconsciously think of Wright wearing a priest's robe -
This figure does not look like a spell caster, but the several eternal sleepers standing in the square at this moment should all be using the mind. From the image on the Internet, I don’t know what this archbishop with a big name looks like in reality.
Gawain's thoughts wandered for a moment, and his eyes swept over the high-level tool men wearing owl masks behind the four archbishops - compared with the last time, the Eversleeper's exploration this time was obviously more serious and cautious. Not only did the number of masked priests increase to six, but their robes were also embroidered with eye-catching patterns - each person's pattern was different.
Is this to avoid the "extra person" situation like last time?
But relying on this pattern...is it really effective in an environment like Phantom Town that can affect judgment and tamper with thinking?
Some doubts flashed through Gawain's mind, and in the few seconds he observed and thought, the ten-man exploration team in front of him also completed the preparations and negotiations before departure.
Just like last time, Archbishop Yuri was responsible for opening the "passage" to the Phantom Town. He opened his hands, and pale golden runes outlined a complex circular formation on the ground of the square. Daniel When the others stood in the center of the circle, the red-haired Archbishop Magnan said: "This time, be more vigilant. No one should believe too much in their first impression."
"Of course," Archbishop Yuri saidThe golden runes flashed, and the gentle man smiled, and his eyes swept between the ten-man exploration team, "Not only have we increased our vigilance, but this time the surveillance team behind us will also conduct more active and effective tracking and surveillance. There will be no more people sneaking into our midst."
The Eternal Sleeper has also updated its surveillance technology this time?
Gawain still remembered the "extra person" last time and felt deeply weird about it. At this time, he felt a little relieved after hearing Archbishop Yuri's words, and walked into the rune with a smile. Range, standing at the eleventh person's position.
When the teleportation light and shadow began to flicker, Gawain's eyes turned slightly and fell on Selina Gale's clone.
This quiet and peaceful saint with the lantern just stood there quietly, holding the lantern in her hand, looking quietly ahead, completely indifferent to outside gaze.
Gawain's mind was filled with thoughts - was Selina Gerfen really involved in that mysterious voyage seven hundred years ago? If she was really involved, how much did she know about what happened back then? If she even knew about Gawain Cecil's "deal", then did she know the truth about the "Outlander"?
If she had already known that the "outside wanderer" had occupied Gawain Cecil's body, then what exactly was she waiting for in her silence so far...
The scene in front of her was a blur. Blurred, when the chaotic light and shadow stabilized again, the empty phantom town appeared in front of Gawain's eyes.
He and ten other Eternal Sleepers stood in the square in the center of the town, which was exactly where they left here last time.
Muddy and dark clouds enveloped the entire town as always, and strange fog undulated in the distance. The huge town was empty, without any residents or any lights.
There are no bells in the town, and the church cannot be seen in the square. The last change seems to have completely disappeared, and the town looks like it did when I first visited.
"There is indeed a very weird atmosphere," Archbishop Magnan looked around, nodded and said, his voice was loud, and it was quite scary when the sudden explosion in this empty and silent place The effect of a jump, "an empty dream... In a psychological symbolic sense, does this represent some kind of escape? Or extreme loneliness?"
Everyone seems to be used to this Archbishop Magnum In a loud voice, Archbishop Yuri just frowned when he heard this: "If this is a dream of a certain mind, it may be analyzed and explained by psychology, but this may be the mental state formed by countless people in Sandbox No. 1. "Projection, that's hard to talk about."
"Then it's group psychology," Archbishop Magnan waved his hand indifferently, "In the final analysis, there are only a few points in dreams of this tendency: fear, Avoidance, strong desire, or extreme rejection of something."
"It is too early to analyze these. So far we have only come into contact with one mind related to Sandbox No. 1, that is. The strange and seemingly malicious elderly priest cannot be determined by this...The operation of the sandbox conforms to various psychological laws of the real world," Selina shook her head, "but what happened in this town should indeed reflect reality to a certain extent - according to the report of the sandbox management team , the legend that if you don't avoid it in time on the day when the bell rings, you will be 'deleted', it should correspond to the timed reset operation in the early stages of the operation of the No. 1 sandbox..."
Gawain immediately said to Celine I became interested in the new term mentioned by Na.
“Timed reset? "After Daniel exchanged glances with Gawain, he showed just the right amount of confusion, "What is that? ”
Considering that Daniel had only recently been promoted to archbishop, it was understandable that he did not understand some of the early events of Project Zero. Yuri did not have any doubts and explained casually: “Project In the early days, Sandbox One was not yet complete and required a partial reset every ten days, deleting the virtual residents generated in the sandbox and leaving only the 'world' itself in the sandbox.
“We suspect that some memory fragments remained after those virtual residents were deleted, and are stored in the brains of some brain servants until today. These memory fragments affect the collective subconscious of Sandbox No. 1 , leading to the emergence of the strange custom of 'The Day the Bell Rings' in the sandbox world."
Daniel nodded and said in realization, "That's it."
On the side, After hearing these contents, Gawain looked thoughtful.