The flickering runes dimmed one by one, and the buzzing crystal device began to enter the cooling process. Rosetta Augustus, who was sitting on a special chair, opened her eyes and felt something between reality and reality. Wake up from a mental state between illusion and illusion.
He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling his spirit relaxed for the first time in a long time, and then left the magic device without any regrets.
"If you feel mentally exhausted, you can rest on this for a while," Ms. Windsor Mapel said next to her. "Although it cannot cure the curse, it can at least make you feel more relaxed."
"Although it is effective to use soul anesthesia to reduce stress, long-term use will weaken people's will," Rosetta said lightly, "That's it. Ms. Mapel, how is the situation?"
p>Winsor Mapel looked at Rosetta calmly and nodded lightly: "I tried to induce your soul and consciousness, and the mental pollution did return to normal levels, but it didn't Finding signs of interference by external forces can basically rule out the possibility of someone tampering with your spiritual world."
"...The reason is not myself..." Rosetta pondered for a moment, "Ms. "What do you think about this?"
"As a scholar, I will not judge without sufficient evidence, but I can express my thoughts on the curse suffered by the Augustus family. It is related to the spiritual pollution left by the gods. The spiritual pollution of the gods is innately capable of transcending time and space, confusing reality, and is almost unaffected by mortal forces. The curse on you has been fluctuating abnormally in recent days, and the reason has something to do with yourself. It has nothing to do with the mental state of the curse, which means that the root of the curse has been disturbed. What can disturb it must be a power of the same level or a similar level..."
"A power of the same level or a similar level... Rosetta frowned slightly, "Recently, there have been no abnormalities in churches everywhere. This world has not had direct instructions from gods for a long time. Even the great changes in the Holy Light Church in the Cecil Empire have not affected Typhon... "
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head: "Ms. Mapel, have you received any news recently?"
"The magic communication towers everywhere have not reported it. Abnormal situation - However, the coverage of the communication tower is limited, and the mages at the bottom may not be able to accurately identify extraordinary phenomena related to the gods. Therefore, a lot of information is delayed and takes a long time to be sent to the imperial capital." Windsor Mapel shook her head , "I will pay attention to the information in this area, and will report to you as soon as possible if there is any situation."
"Well..." Rosetta nodded slightly, and then said with a sigh and frown, "Communication Tower... It would be nice if there were more Communication Towers or their coverage was wider."
"The cost problem is really difficult to solve, and there are not so many mages to maintain those large facilities. Windsor Mapel said in a helpless tone, "In fact, after the completion of the Imperial Avenue Project, especially after the acquisition of the magic train, the communication efficiency between remote areas and the imperial capital has been much higher than before.In the past, it might have taken nearly a month for information that was not important enough to use the communication tower to be sent to the imperial capital from places like the west, but now it only takes a few days. This is already a great improvement. "
"Still not enough - remember the warning given by the advisory panel of the Ministry of Industry? The throughput cycle of the factory is measured in days or even hours. If the fluctuations in raw materials in remote areas cannot be fed back to the city in time, it may cause an avalanche of losses within a few days. The capital flow behind this requires timely intelligence transmission—— The machine sped everything up, but Aldernan's ability to respond and control the southern and western areas was far from adequate. "
"Those factory owners..." Windsor Mapel frowned subconsciously, with a hint of disdain in her tone, "Your Majesty, with all due respect, they have exaggerated the facts and tried to use their They use professional vocabulary to highlight their importance, but in fact they just want you to release some of the communication tower permissions, and want to share the small communication quota from the Royal Mage Association. "
"I can see that," Rosetta said calmly, "but at least part of what they said is true - especially with the rise of Cecil, our shortcomings are changing. Gotta be fatal. "
Cecil...
Hearing this word that has appeared more and more frequently in imperial newspapers and various internal materials recently, Windsor Mapel couldn't help but Her eyes became serious.
She is a senior mage, but she is also an advisor to the emperor. She is one of the "national officials" who has frequent contact with imperial affairs and members of the parliament. Of course, she is not ignorant about things like the national situation. She knows what Emperor Rosetta is worried about, and she also knows that this worry is not unreasonable.
If there is no Cecil who is rising rapidly, Typhon. There are many things that people don’t need to worry about at all, and no one even realizes that certain things are worth worrying about - just like the shortcomings of the Communication Tower, every Typhonian will think that the empire has an abundant number of mages and their distribution in various important areas. The communication tower in the province is sufficient, and with the newly renovated main roads and new means of transportation in various parts of the empire, the increased efficiency of information transmission is more than enough to cope with the current situation in the empire. No one will think that They are inefficient, and many people even think that they are advanced enough and there is no need to improve within a century.
But there is a fast-rising Cecil next to it - this rapid development. "Neighbors" brought many "new things" to the Typhons, such as magic technology and competitive pressure.
Intelligence personnel risked their lives to send many useful things, and a considerable part of them were against the Cypriots. Syl's descriptions of cutting-edge technology, and these descriptions allowed Emperor Rosetta and those more discerning parliamentarians to detect some of the empire's shortcomings in advance.
This is probably the pressure caused by comparison. /p>
“Their magic network communications are developing rapidly, although they are all based onThe long-distance and fast communication technology of Xinju, but they have obviously solved the problem of cost and manpower occupation-this is the consistent advantage of magic technology, and the Cecil people have fully demonstrated it in this regard," Windsor Mapel said slowly Said, "We have always been proud of our professional and large team of mages, but obviously, the Cecil people's method of replacing these mages with machines is more efficient, at least in terms of communication technology. ”
As the president of the Royal Mage Association, it is not easy for her to say these words, but she knows that even if she does not say some words, the wise Rosetta Augustus has already understood , not to mention that her teacher, Daniel, is now the leading magic master in the empire. Many of the things created by the latter have truly shaken every rigid traditional mage in the association - the fact is irrefutable.
"Magic Network communication is a good technology..." Rosetta looked serious, "We must master it, or find a way to improve our communication tower, no matter how much it costs. "
As he spoke, he suddenly asked: "A businessman sent a 'Magic Network Terminal' before. Have you analyzed the results? "
When talking about the technical field, Windsor Mapel's expression immediately became serious - she knew what the "Magic Network Terminal" Rosetta was referring to, that was a respectable western The merchant smuggled a machine across the border at the risk of being hanged by the Cecilians. The merchant hid it in a pile of furs and spices to avoid Cecil's border inspection. After returning home, he dedicated it to the emperor. The precious machine is now lying in the laboratory of the Imperial Engineering Association, and the technical team led by Daniel is analyzing it.
“We disassembled it into parts and restored its interior. With its complex and exquisite structure of runes and crystals, it may not take long for us to be able to copy an identical machine, but this is meaningless." Windsor Mapel shook her head, "The Cecil man is on that machine. A very strange set of runes is inserted into the machine. It is not a conventional communication technique. It even has the characteristics of divine magic. No one can decipher their specific functions and meanings yet. I am very curious about what the Cecil people are. Where did you get the inspiration to put together such a weird magic circle...
"Instructor Daniel reminded us that if we cannot fully understand the meaning of each part of the runes, it will be very difficult to rashly imitate that set of equipment. Danger - the Cecil people may have hidden traps inside, and they may be able to directly intercept or even eavesdrop on our imitation equipment."
"Master Daniel is a wise man, and his reminders are always very pertinent. ," Rosetta nodded slowly, "Be careful with that machine and find out the parts we can use. The rest... we will always figure it out."
"If we can. It would be nice to get the prototype of the Magic Network terminal, or the original rune rubbing diagram..." Windsor Mapel sighed, "The prototype has not been simplified and optimized in the future, and it often contains very obvious technical ideas. Maybe it will help us uncover the secrets of those runes...Of course, this can only be thought about. "
Rosetta looked grim and said nothing.
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In Cecil Palace, in the study room covered with blue velvet tapestries, Gawain told Hetty and others about his experience in the dream world in detail, including the end of Sandbox No. 1, the confrontation with the upper-level narrator, and the current situation of the Eversleeper after this incident.
< p>The strange and inexplicable "crisis descended by the gods" made everyone in the study widen their eyes (except Kamel, who flashed his eyes). They were deeply touched by the strangeness and unpredictability of the gods and the danger and danger of the matter. Everyone, and what makes them even more emotional is that all of this happened last night——Last night was calm, Cecil had a peaceful night, but a world outside reality was turned upside down, and the distant Typhon A divine crisis even broke out in the territory, which really gave Hetty and others a serious sense of unreality.
After digesting the huge amount of information brought by the ancestors, Hetty was very disappointed. She quickly entered working mode, and she said while thinking: "The transfer work on the Eternal Sleeper's side should have begun, and I will immediately start the docking on the Empire's side - before Aldernan reacts, we should have time to transfer those Core personnel and technical information..."
"Some technical information will be sent first through the psychic network," Gawain said. "Although the headquarters of the Eternal Sleepers is gone, their psychic network is still running. , it will just enter the 'basic mode' with the lowest efficiency, which can no longer support the dream city, but the transmission of simple data is not a problem. Of course, for obvious reasons, the most core technical information will not be sent, and the Eternal Sleepers will take them with them until the train we send takes them to a safe place. "
Hetty frowned subconsciously: "It has come to this time..."
"Normal reaction - if they don't do this, I will have to worry about those cores. The intelligence of the talents and the authenticity of the information," Gawain said with a smile, "Don't worry, the Eternal Sleepers have mastered the power of the mind and have been lurking in Typhon for many years. They are experts at preserving life and absconding. There should be no need to worry about them being captured before escaping. Capture Augustus and kill him. "
"Your Majesty," Kamel, who was floating aside, said, "Since the Eternal Sleeper's psychic network is going to be transferred to basic mode, will our origin laboratory be affected? "
"Theoretically... it can continue to run, because the origin space itself does not occupy the computing power of the Dream City, and it is built on the 'basic layer' of the psychic network. That is under any circumstances It is a layer that can keep the city running." Gawain thought for a moment and said the words of plucking wool until death, but then changed the subject, "But I have prepared to transform and transfer the origin space, including the transformation of the Eternal Sleeper. Now is obviously the most suitable opportunity to undergo a large-scale transformation of the entire psychic network to make it more controllable and harmless to us, so I plan to temporarily close the current origin space - Carmel, our own 'immersion' Cabin Network' NowHow far has it progressed? ”
“The network has been successfully implemented in a laboratory environment, and simulation operations have been carried out without the Eternal Sleeper’s mind network. The overall stability of the network is now being adjusted to increase its communication with the Magic Network. The adaptability of the system, as well as a slight modification to the immersion chamber, makes it less burdensome and more suitable for use by ordinary people without training - the special machine sent to Glenling is a successful example, and we are building on it Research the civilian version. "
"Very good, this is a key part of transforming the Order of the Eternal Sleeper and building our own network." Gawain nodded with satisfaction, and gradually showed a smile, "Since this aspect is going well … Kamel, I’m going to give you a new project that can go hand-in-hand with what you’re currently doing. "
Kamail made a buzzing voice: "New project? "
"'Narrator Neural Network'," Gawain said with a smile, "the cutting-edge communication system of the future will be built on its basis. ”