The light golden interactive interface and the trembling ring symbolizing Omega's artificial mind appeared in front of Baloger, along with Omega's emotionless synthesized voice: "Good morning, Baloger. Gal, I'm glad to see you are still healthy."
Baloger ignored Omega's routine greetings and just asked in a calm tone: "Is the line safe?"
"The line is safe."
"Tell Elder Dukemore and Speaker Andal that the mission from the Holy Dragon Principality has set off to contact the Cecil people in the south."
"Understood," the ring symbolizing Omega trembled, and the voice was cold and indifferent, "the message has been transmitted to the recipient."
Balogher breathed out softly and remained silent for two seconds. Suddenly asked in a low voice: "Did anything happen to Tallond?"
Omega Ring gave a mechanical answer: "Nothing happened to Tallond, the dragon family is still loyal. "
After more than ten seconds of silence, Omega's voice sounded in the hall again: "Due to security needs, if there is no more information, this line will be closed."
< p>Balogger did not speak, but just waved his right hand. The light golden communication interface in mid-air immediately dissipated, leaving only faint golden light particles gradually dissolving in the air.In the huge throne hall, everything fell into dead silence. The Dragon Blood Grand Duke sat quietly on his hard and cold stone throne, and the entire hall fell into silence, as if time had stopped. .
......
In a magnificent hall, with light golden alloy columns supporting the dome, the dome and four walls are covered with countless complex and exquisite reliefs, the ancient equipment room is Echoing a low hum, various indicator lights embedded between the reliefs slowly surged like breathing. Countless cables and pipes extended from the dome and pillars, intertwined into a ring-like structure, and hung down. A large number of plugs and connection terminals are connected to the huge body in the center of the hall.
It was an old dragon, even older than Speaker Andal. His scales had faded, and traces of prosthetic transformation almost covered the entire body. The alloy carapace and composite The material skin wraps the body that has gone through countless years, and the weak light wanders between the gaps in the scales - even from the perspective of a giant dragon, this level of transformation seems too extreme, and it is even difficult to judge whether this is a living flesh and blood. Biology is still a machine made of steel, crystal, polymer and biochemical circulating fluid.
With a deep sound, this huge "machine" started to move.
Dukemore raised his head covered with an alloy shell, and the dark red electronic prosthetic eyes moved slightly in the eye sockets, and then he looked to the side of the hall - there was a crystal hanging silently. As transparent as the curtain, the light points on the curtain flickered and quickly condensed into the projection of Speaker Andal.
"The exiles have stepped out of the mountains," Speaker Andal's voice came slowly, "I wonder what changes this will bring to the fate of the dragon..."
The supreme ruler of the Senate, Elder Dukemore, made a hoarse and low voice: "Any change is better than the same...not to mention The recent events even exceeded Omega's expectations... A similar situation would not happen once in tens of thousands of years. "
"The recent incident..." Speaker Andal's only creature's eyes showed a thoughtful look, "Have you determined that it was a divine descent? "
"It has been confirmed that a new god tried to come, but was intercepted by mortals at the border of reality. There is enough evidence to show that this matter has nothing to do with Typhon - but may have to do with Cecil. "It's related," Elder Dukemore said in a deep voice, "The only pity is that even if such a thing happened..."
"A new god of unknown origin, a god who was intercepted at an early stage For mortals, this may be considered a catastrophe, but for gods, it is just a small disturbance." Speaker Andal shook his head, "Obviously, this is not enough to divert 'His' attention..."< /p>
"Be careful, even if we, even with the help of Omega, our conversation may be heard by 'He'," Elder Dukemore immediately reminded, "Even if we spend hundreds of thousands of years building These secure channels, they are not absolutely secure. "
Speaker Andal fell silent, but after a few seconds of silence, he suddenly shook his head: "Actually, I have been curious about one thing, Elder Dukemore..."
"What are you curious about? ”
“When we do these things under ‘His’ eyes, does ‘He’ really not notice at all? "
In the magnificent hall, the air was completely silent.
...
The dim skylight shone from the end of the horizon, on the ice sea at the North Pole. A piece of golden light shone down and shone on the edge of the towering terrace of the temple. A blond figure in a long skirt stood on the high terrace, overlooking the kingdom of the dragon with what seemed like eternity.
Dragon Sacrifice. Heragore stood behind the blond woman with his hands lowered respectfully: "My lord, the long day has begun. "
"Yes, during the day..." Dragon God Enya said softly, looking across the undulating mountains in the distance and the tiny bits of sea beyond. His sight extended all the way, and finally extended to the sky and the sea. At the end of the sea, far away from Tallond, a faint tower was reflected in his golden eyes.
His pupils shrank slightly, then showed a hint of disgust.
"Helagor, has anything interesting happened in Tallond recently? ”
Heragore immediately replied: “My lord, the Daytime Celebration will start in three days, and there will also be the Extreme Battlefield Tournament organized by Omdal Heavy Industry Group-the latter has been very popular in the last century. welcome. "
"The celebration has nothing new to say, and it is not an interesting event." The Dragon God snorted softly, "The ultimate battleOn the field... I watched the young dragon who had transformed his whole body rush into the field while injecting himself with a booster, and then in less than half a day, the entire field was filled with implant parts and circulating fluid, until he was finally carried back to the maintenance point—— Do you think I think this is funny? "
Herago lowered his head: "...It seems that this entertainment will not be popular for long. "
The blonde woman did not continue this topic, but brought up another thing seemingly casually: "Speaking of interesting things... In the mortal world opposite the Eternal Storm, something seems to have happened recently. Something interesting? "
Heragor's answer seemed to take a breath slower: "...Things in the mortal world are not worthy of your attention, my lord. ”
“Not worthy of my attention? "The blond woman turned her head slightly, with a faint smile on her face, "Don't you really want me to take a serious look over there...'? "
Heragor lowered his head and repeated again: "Things in the mortal world are not worthy of your attention, my lord. "
The blond woman glanced at her chief priest and said calmly: "Heragor, there is no need to control your heartbeat. We are just chatting, aren't we? "
The dragon priest still lowered his head and said nothing.
"Boring," the blonde woman said softly, then turned back and continued to look at the land of Tallond. In the dim light of the sky, He narrowed his eyes slightly, "What a bunch of boring children..."
...
"I tell you, this is definitely super interesting! ! ”
In a special experimental facility on the outskirts of Cecil City, Rebecca grabbed Maggie’s arm and shouted with interest, then she turned sideways and showed her triumphantly The “research results” of the recent period: “This took us a lot of effort! Although there are no technical problems, tailoring suitable joints and connection mechanisms for creatures like 'dragons' really tests everyone's imagination, especially now that the Origin Laboratory is temporarily unavailable. We have made a lot of various models alone..."
Cecil's pearl (steel ball) said babaously beside him, but Maggie, who was dragged here early in the morning, was slow to move until now. After being slow to realize what happened, the "Dragonborn" living in the human world slowly raised his head and looked at the "technical achievements" that Rebecca proudly showed to him, his eyes were complicated for a moment.
In a large work shed built with lightweight metal plates and steel frames, bright magic crystal lights shine from the ceiling. Where the light converges is a huge device fixed with chains, hooks, and brackets— —
It is composed of several parts and has an imposing shape. Its main component is a pair of "wings" that are more than ten meters long and made of metal and runes. They are lightweight. The skeleton made of runes shone with a faint halo, and the rough but durable mechanical structure made it seem to be able to stretch easily. The pair of wings seemed to beIncomplete, it is more like a "supplementary frame" equipped on the outside of the wings. In addition to the wings, you can also see some things like rune armor plates and equipment belts. Without exception, they are all extremely huge. .
Big enough to be used as armor for a dragon.
They are indeed armor for the dragon.
Maggie stared at the steel suit with a rough structure but an inexplicable aura, full of Cecil's magic industrial style. After a long time, she sighed softly: "You actually really made this The thing is built..."
"Actually, it would have been impossible to progress so fast," Rebecca said casually, crossing her arms and proudly looking up at the work created by the technical team she led. Explain to Maggie, "As you know, there are standards for project establishment. When time and cost are limited, projects with high mass production value must be prioritized. We only have you as a 'Dragonborn', and we will create a set specifically for you." The equipment obviously does not meet the project approval standards, but..."
When Rebecca said this, she deliberately lengthened her voice to sound off, but Maggie had already reacted: "...because of the relationship with the Holy Dragon Principality. "...You guessed it right away?"
"It's not difficult to guess."
"Okay. It is indeed for this reason," Rebecca scratched her hair, "The ancestors seemed to hope to have more leverage when dealing with the Dragonborn, so they approved my application - after all, this is only for the 'Dragon Cavalry' technology. The by-product itself is not large in scale."
At this point, Rebecca suddenly looked at Maggie: "In your opinion, do you think this thing will arouse the interest of the Dragonborn?"< /p>
Maggie raised her head and her eyes fell on the steel wings. She seemed to be lost in memories and thoughts, and said slowly: "Many young dragonborn are eager to fly, so of course they will be interested in this thing. , but... In the Holy Dragon Principality, the councilors and elders have a greater say.
"The Holy Dragon Principality is a place as stubborn and cold as ice and stone, where 'tradition' And the power of 'taboo' is beyond your imagination, and 'flying' is unfortunately one of the behaviors that challenge the taboo. In fact, in my opinion, genetic deformities are not even the main reason that restricts dragonborn from flying into the sky - tradition and taboos are.
“So don’t blame me for being pessimistic, Your Highness Rebecca. I am certain that even if a considerable number of dragonborn are interested in this thing you have created, it will be difficult for it to become the mainstay of the Holy Dragon Principality and the Saiyan Kingdom. The 'official bond' between the Ciel Empire."
Maggie reminded her solemnly, and then saw Rebecca holding her chin and thinking for a moment. The princess thought about it and clapped her hands: "The only option is smuggling!"
Maggie: "Are you serious?"
"This is just an idea, and I think the ancestors The adult will definitely scold me when he hears it, but he will most likely think the same thing after he scolds me..." Rebecca said carelessly, with a picture that had not been scolded for three days in a row.He looked like he was fighting, and then waved his hands, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. These matters have to be considered by the ancestors and aunts. I am only responsible for the technical aspect. Anyway, in my opinion, as long as it can arouse the enthusiasm of some dragon descendants, If you are interested, then its value has been achieved."
Then she waved to Maggie and smiled brightly: "Would you like to try it out? We have already done a lot of model testing? and laboratory tests, but you have to try it yourself to see if it can be used."
Maggie looked at Rebecca's clean and bright smile, and she seemed to be infected inexplicably, and her mood changed. Gotta wake up soon.
She showed a smile and nodded vigorously: "Of course, I am very happy. But...does this thing have a name?"
"It's called 'Steel Wings'. Rebecca said proudly, "The name I gave you is simple and straightforward, right?"