Lord Bomel sat there quietly, trying to pretend that he was some kind of decoration in the room itself. The ruler of the empire sat opposite him, with a look on his face that made him With a calm smile that couldn't be seen through, he heard the other party's voice: "Is Outer Wanderer what he calls himself, or is it the name you gave him?
" In addition to showing strong spiritual power, And besides revealing those 'memory fragments', does he have any other inhuman qualities?
"Have you ever had any direct contact with him?"
Lord Bomel licked his slightly dry lips and answered Rosetta Augustus's question honestly. , but after all, there are not many things he can answer accurately - as a believer who was lured by knowledge and converted, his rank among the Eternal Sleepers is not high. In that strict and mysterious sect, the secular identity cannot be completely Transformed into a status in the religious order, or in other words, the benefits that a mere "Lord" can bring are not enough for him to climb to the middle level within the Eternal Sleeper, and a believer like him has no influence on the "outside wanderers". Understanding is limited to a small amount of publicly available information.
In fact, he did not know that the extraterrestrial wanderers had penetrated into the psychic network until the evacuation order came down.
After the Lord poured out all the information in his stomach, Rosetta Augustus nodded slightly: "Yes, Bomel, you made the right choice."
Beaumeier hurriedly lowered his head: "Yes...yes, Your Majesty."
"But I am still very curious as to why you came to report," Rosetta looked at Looking at Bomel, he asked seemingly casually, "You obviously know the risks involved, and even if you don't consider the order's liquidation of traitors, you, a Typhon noble, fell into the dark sect. This matter itself It is also a great sin, but you came to me and confessed all this. Why?"
Lord Bomel raised his head and faced Rosetta Augustus with difficulty? With a calm gaze, he opened his mouth several times before finally having the courage to organize his words: "Your Majesty, I joined the Eternal Sleepers just for the secret knowledge, but I never thought of betraying you for this - I know that I am now It is unconvincing to say this, but if I have to choose between an indescribable demon god and the empire, I still hope that I can die on the side of Typhon..."
Lord Bomile As he spoke, he couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart - many years ago, when he first came into contact with the mysterious knowledge of the Eternal Sleeper and mastered the powerful spiritual power, he never thought that he would be in this darkness. Trapped so deeply, the secret sects in this world are not just the Eternal Sleepers. There are too many shadowy extraordinary groups that promote their weird and gloomy doctrines and declare that they have deals with unspeakable forces, but most of them are just temptations. The scam of the ignorant, he once thought that the Eternal Sleeper was just one of them, and felt that he was smart enough to get the knowledge and power he wanted in the dark sect without falling into their fanatical and dark "thriller mythology" "inside, but who knew...
Who knew that they were actually playing it real, and that indescribable power came to them in the blink of an eye!
Windsor Mapel glanced at Lord Bomile with a trace of pity, shook his head and said: "Too many people hold the same idea as you, Mr. Bomile. Such people are too They believe in their luck and 'caution', and feel that as long as they are careful, knowledge and power are at their fingertips, but almost all of them have paid a high price for it."
Thinking of those who died trying to inform on them before me. Believer, Lord Bomile couldn't help but shuddered: "I feel all this deeply now."
"Bomile, I will judge you fairly for everything you do, including your surrender to the darkness." The sins committed by the sect later include the merits you have performed now," Rosetta Augustus said. "But before that, I still need you to do a lot of things, which may make up for your mistakes.
"As for now, you can go to the next room to rest - don't worry, Ms. Windsor Mapel can guarantee your safety. As long as you stay in the Obsidian Palace, you don't have to worry about your life. "
Lord Bomel stood up excitedly and bowed: "Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty. ”
After the inner court nobleman left the reception room, only Rosetta and Windsor Mapel were left in the room. The royal maid with black hair and black dress had disappeared. Left.
"Your Majesty," Windsor Mapel looked at Emperor Rosetta, "I have sent a summons to the great magicians on duty in the Royal Mage Association, ordering them to immediately pass the information to Communication towers were set up in various places, allowing various strongholds of the association to start searching for the Eternal Sleeper cultists. ”
“Very good. In addition, contact the regional chief of Orlandale and ask him to launch an investigation immediately," Rosetta nodded and said, "In addition, Bomel does not have much intelligence, and the Eternal Sleepers in various places should have begun to evacuate by this time. Those strongholds Most of them are already empty, so the key to the search is to intercept the evacuating believers..."
"Their destination is Cecil," said Windsor Mapel. Bian Ye must be ready to respond, and even... someone may have crossed the border now. ”
“Issue a warning to the communication tower nearest the border to intercept and inspect all persons and vehicles entering Cecil territory, especially the latest railway lines, and remind them that there must be A relatively powerful mage is in charge - the Eternal Sleeper cultists have extraordinary powers in the spiritual realm, and it is very easy for ordinary people to deceive the outposts and break through..."
Rosetta said while thinking, and arranged a After a series of border interceptions and inspections, he fell silent for a moment.
"In addition, we need to draft a recruitment announcement..."
Winsor Mapel raised her eyebrows subconsciously. : "Recruitment announcement? "
Rosetta nodded: "The eternal sleeper who is willing to return to normal society and willing to take the initiative to serve the empire, AugustusThe family will pardon them for past crimes, and as long as they are willing to keep order and no longer cause harm, the Royal Mage Guild or the Imperial Craft Guild will consider admitting them. "
"Your Majesty," Windsor Mapel couldn't help but say, "Do you really want to pardon those who sleep forever so easily? To pardon a dark sect on such a large scale and to accept them into the Mage Association and the Craftsman Association... I'm afraid..."
"They were evacuating to the west, and the Cecil Empire chose to accept them. They, why do you think that is? Rosetta interrupted Windsor, "Ms. Mapel, why do you think Gawain Cecil needs those eternal sleepers?" ”
Windsor Mapel was just instinctively confused and resisted by Rosetta’s shocking order. When she was reminded a little bit, she suddenly showed a thoughtful look, and the clues gradually Formed in his mind: "...Gawain Cecil is a ruler, at least for now. He will not accept the Eternal Sleepers simply because they are his 'affairs' unless it is detrimental to his rule." Advantageous..."
"Psychic Network...incredible technology, isn't it? Rosetta said calmly, "Do you still remember the rune combinations we found in that 'Magic Network Terminal'?" "
Winsor Mapel frowned a little bit.
"The Eternal Sleepers are not just a dark sect, they also have advanced technology. Perhaps from the beginning, the High Vin Cecil came into contact with them because of this," Rosetta said. "What makes me most regretful and regretful is that those eternal sleepers are right under my nose, but I am slower than him. One step - it is the slow inherent thinking and rigid vision that caused us to miss this treasure, but fortunately we still have the opportunity to remedy it.
"Ms. Mapel, try to find a more effective way to block the spiritual network, find a way to completely remove the imprints in the minds of the eternal sleepers, and then announce the news, saying that the empire can save those People who accidentally go astray are just bewitched by the dark sect and are controlled by a curse that prevents them from escaping. We can help them lift the curse. In this way, the resistance of all parties to the 'dark cult' can be reduced to The smallest one can also attract many eternal sleepers who are unwilling to go to Cecil.
“Believe me, there are definitely many such people-Lord Bomile is a typical example. Most of the Eternal Sleepers are Typhonians. In addition to the orders and intimidation of the 'outside wanderers', a large part of the reason why they fled to Cecil is that their status as dark cultists will prevent them from gaining a foothold in Typhon. Now that we give them a foothold and help them get rid of the threat of wanderers from outside the territory, many people will be willing to stay. "
Windsor opened her mouth, with some doubts in her expression, but before she spoke, Rosetta continued: "Ms. Mapel, knowledge itself is sinless - or, in other words, Even if some people think that certain knowledge contains 'original sin', for the benefit of the empire, we must master it, because next to us is Cecil,And the rulers of Cecil...are already ahead of us in many areas.
"If we don't fight for some things, others will take them. In this regard, the Cecil people will not give in to us."
Windsor slowly nodded. Nodding - she was convinced.
"Your Majesty, I am a little worried," she said. "If we make the news public, the upper echelons of the Order of the Eternal Sleepers may take a very drastic response - they are obviously loyal to the Wanderers. , for the benefit of their master, will they simply kill all the 'traitors' who disobey the order and defect to us? As a dark sect... they can do such a thing."
" But they can't do it," Rosetta shook her head. "If they can still maintain the mental monitoring of every believer, then Lord Bomel will never be able to reach the Obsidian Palace - according to Bomel's intelligence, this dark sect We also suffered a serious blow in this incident. The state of the 'spiritual network' is obviously very bad at the moment, so one after another informants have successfully contacted outsiders. We only need to seize this gap and rebuild them in the Eternal Sleeper. Our goal will be achieved by 'separating' as many believers who are willing to be loyal to the empire as possible from their network."
"I understand, Your Majesty, when I go back. Arrange things in this area immediately. With Lord Bomel as a reference, and the fact that we successfully implemented the 'blocking' here today, I believe I can find a more thorough solution to the 'curse' - even if it takes a while. If not, I will lead the high-level mages to take action to retain as many eternal sleepers as possible." Rosetta nodded slightly and added: "In addition, we cannot passively wait for surrender. Otherwise, many believers may miss the opportunity out of fear and suspicion - this is exactly the reason why I asked Lord Bomel to stay. According to the list provided by the Lord, you arrange for the mystics to proactively contact and control those who have not yet had time. The fleeing believers will then spread and control all the believers in Aldenan as much as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty"
After making all these arrangements. , Rosetta let out a long breath, then he stood up and walked slowly to the crystal glass window on the side.
The window faces the inner courtyard of the Obsidian Palace. A few well-placed lights dispel the darkness and gloominess in the courtyard. The magic barrier covering the entire courtyard makes it warm as spring, with lush plants growing wildly in the courtyard. growing.
They have been luxuriant all winter. Now that spring is coming, the barrier is about to close, and the flowers and plants in the courtyard will seamlessly usher in the next flower season - this is how the power of human intelligence confronts nature.
Rosetta knew that the mages of the Imperial Manufacturing Association were researching ways to reduce the cost of such magical barriers. Several discerning scholars believed that this would help increase food production, and in Cold winters maintain more fruit and vegetable supplies, and research in this area has been ongoing for several years.
Once successful, it may be as effective as the "dust of abundance" technology that has been widely used.
And in Cecil, which is not very far away, there must be smart people paying attention to similar fields and conducting similar research.
They started many years later than Typhon, but they made rapid progress in many areas.
Because the Cecil ruler—no matter what is inside his body, whether it is an "outlander" or some kind of Holy Spirit—has been sparing no effort to gather talents. , and even now, even Typhon's talents have begun to flow to Cecil.
A sense of urgency struck Rosetta's heart, but it made him smile.
This real and "alive" feeling is really pleasant.