Hearing Gawain's question, Bertila nodded: "Yes, as I stated in the report - and I still haven't figured out the source of those regular signals."
Gawain frowned slightly.
What he and Bertila were discussing was something that happened not long ago - about a week ago, the magic network in the Thorin area completed the formation of the network in the area. It originally relied on relay towers. Grid distribution of energy and information was successfully realized among several major cities in the "line-connected" Eastern Plains. As a regional hub, Solinburg, the largest magic obelisk, also completed the mode conversion that day. , became the general hub of this region, which itself went very smoothly, but then some confusing "phenomenons" occurred.
On the third day after the network was built, Bertila began to detect some regular signals from unknown sources that did not belong to the Magic Network itself from the crystal array located on the top of the Thorin tree.
Since the magical obelisk in the Thorin region is built on the top of the crown of the giant tree in Thorin, and many of its ancillary facilities are built based on the structure of the giant tree itself, Beltira's "people" can It is equivalent to a living magic network hub. After realizing this, Gawain's technical staff reached a cooperation with Bertila, who began to learn and get used to the control skills of those magic devices, while monitoring the magic energy obelisk One of her daily tasks is to check whether there is any abnormality in the signal module of the monument.
——By the way, Thorin Hub is the only magic network hub in the empire that can maintain its own. Gawain hopes to build more, but at present, it seems that Beltiera’s cuttings There is still a long way to go before a breakthrough in transplantation technology, so similar ideas can only be ideas...
After a brief thought, Gao Wen raised his head: "Currently, technicians are not able to interpret the content of those signals. "
"There is no progress in cracking it. It is a signal we have never been exposed to before," Bertila shook his head. "It consists of a series of very short tremors and echoes of unknown meaning. It is completely different from the two modes of 'neural simulation pulse' and 'mental transmission flow' we are currently using, but one thing seems to be certain..."
Gowen raised his eyebrows: "Which point?"< /p>
“That’s not a natural interference, definitely not,” Bertila said with certainty. “Although at first we suspected that it was related to the ubiquitous magic field disturbance in nature, technicians later collected The readings of all the magic monitoring towers around the Thorin area did not correspond to the signals I monitored. Moreover, we sent the signal samples to Master Kamel in the Imperial Capital, who believed that part of the 'tremor' inside was present. The complex combination is very much the result of artificial intervention."
"...In other words, the technicians believe that the signals received by Solin Hub are artificial," Gawain touched his chin. He said thoughtfully, "But... who will send those signals? Our magic network communication system is a new thing, and there is no second country on this continent.Master it..."
"If it is really man-made, then sending similar signals must have a complete set of technology. It is indeed impossible for several human countries at present, but..." Bertila said She said slowly while thinking, the flower-filled vines squirming gently behind her, making a low and peaceful rustling sound, "I still remember what you said - there is more than one powerful civilization in this world, and today's Humans have no upper hand compared to them.
“The sirens, the giant dragons, and even the elves in the southern part of the continent are very skilled – maybe we just happened to catch their broadcast signal?”
“The elves It can be ruled out that we now have technical exchanges with the Silver Empire. The two countries have established a signal relay and translation system through the Sentinel Tower. Kamel has signal samples, so there is no 'unrecognizable' problem," Gao Wen He said in a deep voice, "As for the giant dragon and the sea monster... it is indeed possible.
"It's just that our communication with these two races is still very limited at present, especially the dragon race, which is almost a stranger. , it may be troublesome to confirm signal samples rashly.
"On the other hand, the Siren... you can try asking. There is technical cooperation between the Cecil Empire and the Siren."
Bertira lowered his head. : "Everything is up to you."
Gawain nodded, but sighed softly in his heart.
There are too many unknown things in this world, and there are often dangers behind these unknown things. Up to now, the technical department is still working hard to decipher the secrets deep in the magic. Today, with the magic With the gradual development of the Internet, some "unrecognizable regular signals" have appeared, which is really unsettling.
Who is sending these signals? Kraken? Dragon? Or is it an ancient civilization hidden from human sight? Even deep in the wasteland of Gondor, even gods whose status is unknown... every horrifying conjecture is actually possible.
Gawain shook his head, and then suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, there were reports from the northern border before. During the test of the magic network near Winter Castle, the technicians had monitored There is a very strange 'howling' echoing throughout the Magic Network system... I doubt whether the two things are related."
"I heard about it too," Bertila nodded. , "Intelligence will be shared between several hubs. I have heard about what happened in the North, and I do not rule out that they are related, but the difference between the two incidents is also obvious - what was monitored at Winter Castle was a short burst of sound. And the messy whistling, according to the subsequent information, was very confusing and could not even be called a 'signal', but what Solinburg heard was much clearer and clearer, and there were even traces of manual debugging. People can't help but think of these two things together. I still recommend treating them as isolated incidents, at least not merging them rashly."
Gowen nodded slightly.
Although he once fell into the dark sect, Bertila is still a technical person after all.When talking about related topics, her ideas are clear and clear, making communication much easier.
After a slight pause, Bertila added: "But...if these two things are really related, I have a guess."
< p>Gawain glanced at the other party: "Just say it.""If, I mean if, the signals monitored by Winterburg and Thorinburg are from the same source, then the northern border The signal was most likely an unsuccessful attempt - the debugging was not completed and the magic network was not adapted, so it turned into a weird howling. It was only when the Solinburg hub was activated that the signal was debugged clearly... ..."
"This possibility cannot be ruled out..." Gawain said while thinking, "In short, I will order all hub towers across the country to monitor these mysterious signals. Maybe we can capture more More. Additional samples may help us uncover the secrets behind these signals. As for your side... The Thorin Giant Tree is the first hub to capture a clear signal. We are not yet sure whether this is related to the environment in the Thorin area or the Thorin area. The Lin Hub itself has special connections, so you should pay extra attention to it. I will ask the Government Affairs Department to send you some more experts in magic network communications."
"This is best."
After talking about these serious matters, the two of them fell into a brief silence at the same time. Then Gawain took the initiative to break the silence: "Half a year has passed - are you still adapting to your new identity and new life?"
“It’s better than expected,” Bertila seemed to smile, “I thought it would be boring after becoming a plant, but the endless new things you brought really made me interested. There are so many things to do. Watching the land gradually recover is a very fulfilling thing... and there are also Magic Network broadcasts and Magic Shadow dramas to watch."
"Just. If you are willing to continue to be a law-abiding imperial citizen, there will only be more incredible things in the future. This is an era of rapid change."
"I am looking forward to it," Bertila nodded and then suddenly raised his head. He started and looked not far away, "Ah, the guests are here."
Gawain turned around and saw the figure of Selina Gerfen suddenly appearing in the air.
He nodded to the dream saint: "Have you dealt with all the things over there?"
"Yuri and Samler can handle the things in the real world, but the Internet "Naratir and Duarte will handle the follow-up," Selena said unhurriedly, "As for me... I just want to keep a little distance from that stupid guy Magnum."
"What did he do again?"
"He had a good chat with Norris, and then he wanted to hook me up and set up a club composed of 'cyberminds' - it was really stupid. A clear idea."
Gawain laughed dumbly: "But I think this idea is good - after all, you are in the same state as Magnum and Norris.It seems that we will add more 'cyber citizens' in the future. Magnum's suggestion may be a way for these 'cyber citizens' to re-establish social organizations with new identities. I think you can even bring Meigaoer with you. Go..."
"He named the club 'Yinrong Wanzai'," Selena said lightly. "After I found out what this phrase meant, I decided to keep a distance from him. ”
Gawain’s heart skipped a beat.
He realized that the “Holy Rumors of Emperor Gawain Cecil” secretly compiled by Amber had begun to spread—and he was The previous searches and seizures obviously failed to take effect.
“...This name is indeed up for debate,” Gawain’s expression became as dull as Bertila’s, “What about Norris? What does he have in mind? "
"He is not interested - that is a respectable person, he only cares about the grain-producing areas of the Holy Spirit Plains and when he can return to work," Selina shook her head, "So I don't understand how such a respectable person can have a common topic with Magnum..."
"...Maybe it's just out of politeness," Gawain said in a low voice. , then there was silence for a moment, "Sorry, ladies, I have to excuse you for a moment - I have something I want to talk to my intelligence minister about. ”
Bertila bowed slightly and said, “Please help yourself.” ”
Gawain left, and in the quiet flower field under Thorin’s giant tree, only Bertila, surrounded by flower vines, and Selena, holding a lantern, stood quietly.
After a moment of silence, Bertila looked at the former Archbishop of the Eternal Sleeper: "I didn't expect that we would meet again under such circumstances. "
"I heard about your 'new state'. Frankly speaking, the actual situation is more incredible than I imagined," Selina said. "I have warned you before that your biochemical technology has There is a big hidden danger..."
Bertila smiled slightly: "What about the path of your souls? "
"...That's true. "
The two fell silent again.
They stood quietly under the tree, as if they were letting seven hundred years of time slowly settle. It was not until a few minutes later that Selena Breaking the silence softly: "It's been seven hundred years..."
"We were all humans back then," Bertila said calmly, "Then we became less and less like humans. "
"...You have been rooted in this land for a while, tell me your opinion - is 'He' trustworthy? "
There was a crashing sound from the crown of the giant Thorin tree, like a wave.
"That body contains an inhuman soul, but as far as I am concerned Judging from his eyes, this inhuman soul is making everyone on this land live more like a human being - maybe we can't determine what an outsider like 'him' thinks specifically, but at least His actions so far...are better than anything we've ever done. ”
"Yeah...he will even issue citizenship to a plant."
"And there are 'ghosts' like you."
"..."