Patty seemed very happy about the arrival of "Uncle Gawain".
She hasn’t seen Uncle Gawain for a long time, and she hasn’t heard Uncle Gawain tell her about the pioneering period, the Gondor period, and all kinds of other fantastic ideas. story.
Even though she is almost fifteen this year, even among ordinary aristocratic children, children of her age have even begun to formally appear in social situations and learn to deal with family affairs. However, in the eyes of outsiders, she But she is still a child, and even her appearance is younger than her peers. As for the knowledge she knows, she is much behind the aristocratic children of the same age.
Severe injuries that lasted for several years caused her to miss almost the entire childhood. Patty only started to study knowledge again this year. Many of the questions she raised were not very important to Gawain. Suitable for her age.
But on the other hand, the special experience made Patty mentally mature than her peers. Perhaps because she lost the ability to move freely, her survival was completely dependent on the care of others. She was always keenly aware of it. to the emotional changes of those around you.
"Uncle Gawain, are you a little unhappy?" She noticed a slight change in mood in Gawain's words, and immediately stopped her nagging questions and asked cautiously.
Gawain was startled for a moment, and his eyes fell on the little girl in front of him.
The other party can already sit in the wheelchair well, and his neck can be raised by his own strength. His big eyes are looking here unblinking, full of curiosity and curiosity. A little worried.
"No, I'm not unhappy." After a moment, Gawain smiled and shook his head, "I just suddenly remembered something else and was distracted."
"Being distracted. "No," Patty said seriously, "but you are an adult. Adults usually have a lot of things to think about, right?"
"I do have a lot of things to do, but I can't spare the time for you." It's okay to tell a story." Gawain said with a smile, but at the same time he had already diverted part of his attention to quietly activate the secret port that could connect to the spiritual network - after such a long period of familiarity, he had already been able to understand it. These powers from the Eternal Sleeper are freely retractable. Even if his consciousness is not completely immersed in the network, he can still use his special permissions to call network resources and perform some secret operations.
After connecting his shallow consciousness to the Internet, he looked at Patty again.
Patty is still Patty, her face has not changed into that of Selena Gerfen, and there is no additional figure beside her.
But Gawain has been able to confirm that Selina is indeed "here" and is closely connected with Patty in some strange state.
Because next to Patty’s little wheelchair, invisible to the naked eye, there was a lantern hanging quietly in the air.
……
Patty needs to get enough sleep every day to repair her exhausted spirit.And let the effect of the "Limb Regeneration Technique" be further exerted. Before meeting Gawain, she had watched the magic shadow drama for more than two hours, and then listened to Gawain telling many stories. Soon it was time to take a lunch break. when.
Gawain watched the personal maid take Patty to the next room, and gently placed the little girl in a special immersion cabin. After confirming that Patty had fallen asleep peacefully, he After leaving the room, he came to the reception room of the castle and saw Dame Luo Penni waiting here.
The Baroness stood up from the high-backed chair and bowed to Gawain: "Your Majesty, thank you for taking care of Patty. She will be very happy today."
"She "My health is much better, so I feel relieved," Gao Wen nodded, and as he spoke, he came to sit on a chair near the window, "I saw that Patty was already sleeping in the immersion chamber - she Have you been using the immersion chamber for a while?"
"Yes," Dame Luo Penni nodded, "It has been for almost a month."
"What's wrong with it? Is she used to it?"
These questions sound like normal concerns. The countess doesn't think there is anything wrong at all: "No, the immersion chamber is very easy to use. The technology you sent The staff were also very conscientious. They stayed here for four days and left after confirming that there were no abnormalities during Patty's use. Before leaving, they also handed over the technical information of the immersion chamber to the local magician. As for Patty... She was not used to it at first, but it was just because she was not used to sleeping in a strange bed. Now she has adapted very well."
Have you been using the immersion chamber...
Gao Wenmo. He touched his chin and asked: "Where is the crown of the eternal sleeper from before?"
"I put it in the basement of the castle, together with some extraordinary collections. "The lady replied, "Because I don't plan to use it again in the future, I am considering whether to seal it in some way - after all, it is related to the Eternal Sleeper."
For this lady. For her part, caution has become her habit.
But when dealing with the Eternal Sleeper, this level of caution seems far from enough.
"You don't have to worry about the seal. I'm going to take away the crown," Gawain said, "for...research."
Lady Luo Penni's eyesightened slightly There were some changes. Although Gawain's tone and demeanor showed no abnormality at all, the mother's intuition suddenly jumped. She stared closely at Gawain's eyes: "Your Majesty... is there something wrong with that crown?" ? Patty..."
"Don't be too nervous," Gao Wen immediately waved his hand, "As for Patty, she is in good condition."
Then he looked relieved: "That's okay. Sorry, I'm always too nervous about Patty..."
The Baroness left, as Gülen's consul , she still has a lot of official business to deal with. Gawain also returned to a specialHe closed the door of the room he prepared and saw a short winter melon peeking out from the shadows near the curtains.
After confirming that there was no one around, Amber boldly jumped out of the Shadow Realm and smiled at Gawain: "According to the information, Baroness Luo Penni is a person who cannot easily trust others, but But she trusts you very much - when you say that Patty is fine, she really relaxes and goes to work."
"I just don't want her to take unnecessary pressure, after all, the matter has not been resolved yet. "Clear," Gawain said casually, "and we have to avoid alerting the enemy."
"It's an interesting word, I wrote it down," Amber's eyes lit up, and he recorded this new thing with ease. words, adding to the "Sacred Words of Emperor Gawain Cecil" that she had collected in private, and then glanced at Gawain curiously, "Then again, is there really something wrong with Patty?" ?"
Gawain pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "In the spiritual field of vision, there is a lantern next to her."
"...Oh my god."
"But the situation is still better than I expected," Gawain continued. "Selena Gerfen did not occupy Patty's soul, and the latter showed no signs of damage. They may be coexisting peacefully, Even Patty herself didn't know there was anything abnormal about her..."
Amber stared: "You are still so optimistic after seeing the lantern, so what kind of 'bad situation' did you expect before? "
"In the worst case scenario... Patty is Selina Gelfen," Gawain glanced at Amber, "Long before we knew Patty, long before Patty came into contact with us She was already dead when she was crowned, and in the following years, that body was filled with Selena."
Hubo imagined the scene, and suddenly trembled: "... "Oh my god!"
Gawain succeeded in scaring the bold half-elf, and he felt a little happier: "It's really scary, isn't it?" You have to be more skilled..."
"It's not because of this," Amber waved her hand, "I just think that a woman over 700 years old pretends to be a teenage girl and calls you when we meet. Uncle Gawain, he still called a young woman in her twenties "Mom" for several years. This is really terrifying. She deserves to be the eternal sleeper..."
Gawain: "..."
After realizing that continuing the discussion with this Elf Shame was asking for death, he decisively cut off the topic and got back on track: "It's not yet certain about the connection between Patty and Selina. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, , and in order to control the situation on the Eternal Sleeper side, we cannot take any overt actions on Grant's side - we can only maintain the most peripheral monitoring."
Hu Haku patted his chest: "I. Understand, I'm good at this."
Then she noticed that Gawain still had a thoughtful look on his face, and couldn't help but ask: "What's going on?"
p>"I'm wondering...how many things about us have been exposed to Selina Galfen's eyes, and what is the reason for her silence so far," Gawain breathed out softly and shook his head helplessly. He shook his head and said, "Patty is currently using the immersion chamber produced by Cecil to fall asleep. At the same time, our magic network communication technology is not a secret. It has already been promoted in the Gulen area, and a senior eternal sleeper is very It is easy to see the shadow of psychic network technology from the magic network communication... If Selina Gerfen is really hidden deep in Patty's consciousness, then she can see all this through the eyes of the 'host' ...Even if this evidence is not enough to directly prove that the 'outtraterrestrial wanderers' can invade the psychic network, it should be enough to arouse the vigilance and attention of the Eternal Sleepers... But Selina Gerfen did nothing, and Daniel and I did Many of the plans have not been used yet."
"Hiss...the more strange and silent a person is, the more people will be wary of it," Amber bared his teeth, "Any damage will be done. There are countermeasures and remedies, but what I am afraid of is saying nothing."
Then she paused and shook her head: "But then again, as long as we develop magic network communication technology. , it is impossible for the Eternal Sleepers to fail to notice that when things develop to a certain extent, they will always come to the surface. This is inevitable after the scale of the confrontation. "We hide everything, and they see everything." "Not seen" can only be regarded as a low-level stage, "We have disclosed everything, but they have seen it but there is nothing they can do" is an advanced stage - now, it is time to prepare for the end of the first stage."
Gawain stared at Amber who was talking eloquently until he looked awkward and twisted his neck: "Hey, what do you think I am doing?"
"It's nothing, I just think what you said is quite good. It makes sense," Gawain smiled and said casually, "Indeed, our own spiritual network technology is gradually maturing, and the Eternal Sleeper... will definitely notice it. And if you recall carefully, Patty and I first came into contact. At that time, I considered that Selina would often be with each other in the City of Dreams, so she did not reveal any information about the "Outside Wanderer" in front of Patty. Selena Gerfen could at most use Patty. Patty's eyes have seen our technological development in magic network communication
"I'm curious about one thing now. When Patty used the immersion chamber, she just used it to fall asleep. She no longer answered. The purpose of entering the eternal sleeper's spiritual network is to prevent our 'network intrusion' behavior from being exposed. And since Patty no longer enters the spiritual network, how does Selena, who is hidden 'by' Patty's side, maintain peace and harmony? The connection of the spiritual network? ”
Amber scratched her hair.
She couldn’t understand the question raised by Gawain.
……
At the foot of the snow-capped Eastern Mountains, a shimmering breeze shield isolates the wind and snow from the wilderness. The powered rails covered by the shield extend across the land and gradually disappear into the depths of the wind and snow in the distance.
Wheels rolling, machineryThe device played a melody of steel, and a magic train with the emblem of the Cecil Empire roared past on the powered rails wrapped in a shield, galloping across the land like a steel python.
The unknown mountain range receded on the side of the train, and the vegetation and railings near the railway track became a blur due to the rapid retreat.
The cold wind is howling outside in winter, but the interior of the train is warm and comfortable. It is really a wonderful experience to travel across the wilderness in the belly of a steel giant.
Matilda Augustus sat upright on the spacious and comfortable train seat, looking at the exotic scenery outside through the crystal glass inlaid on the side wall of the carriage. , the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
A strange country...