The development of the matter was so unexpected that Gawain did not react for half a minute.
He stared at the big box that Noretta opened. The shield with a strange shape and roughly the size of a medium-sized one-handed shield was lying quietly made of an unknown substance. Between the cushioning materials, a series of memories about this shield emerged - of course he recognized what it was, even though he had already given up on finding it, this shield was, after all, what his body once had Personal equipment, the impression in my mind is deep and clear.
He did not expect that this thing would appear in front of him in this form at this time.
Noretta's voice woke up Gawain from his brief distraction: "This is yours, right?"
"Ah, that's right," Gawain blinked Blinking, he nodded, "Ansu Kingdom Guardian Shield, I thought I would never see it in this life. Is it in the hands of the Mithril Treasure House?"
"If that were the case, we would have I'll give it back to you," Melita shook her head. "We also accidentally discovered its whereabouts recently - Mithril Treasure House has always been operated with integrity, and you are our important customer, so we took it as soon as possible. The thing has returned to its original owner."
There is no need for the dragon to lie on this issue. Gawain knew this very well, so he quickly believed Melita's statement, and then he frowned. Wei looked at the two agents curiously: "Where did you find it?"
"In the elemental world, the realm of the fire element," Melita said, "an elemental lord secretly It hid it and even regarded it as part of its own elemental inner shell. If this elemental lord hadn't happened to owe a debt to the Mithril Treasure House, no one would have been able to find it for several centuries."
Gawain was shocked on the spot: "Elemental World?! How did it fall there?"
Melita spread her hands: "It's hard to say - we haven't done that before. Thinking that the elemental lord secretly hid your lost property, we were not prepared to ask in advance. When we found this thing and wanted to ask again, the elemental lord who owed the debt was already a little regrettable. I am unable to answer the question due to force majeure..."
Gawain could use his biceps to figure out what Melita's elegant and artistic words meant, and he immediately looked at the agent with admiration. Miss Ren glanced at her and said, "When it comes to language arts, you dragons are the best."
Melita accepted the compliment calmly, and even had an elegant and reserved smile behind her veil: "Although we have not investigated the details, It can still be roughly inferred that this shield should have been stolen from the battlefield by the elemental lord - perhaps some bad wizard on the battlefield opened a passage during the civil war of your kind a hundred years ago. Towards the cracks in the elemental world, perhaps the elemental lord has premeditated to bewitch an elemental mage and secretly stretched out his 'hand' - your shield has powerful power, and it will naturally attract thoseA creature that loves magic. "
Gawain couldn't help but sigh: "This kind of thing wouldn't happen in the age of Gondor... Elemental creatures also have to follow rules. "
Melita shook her head: "But the Gondor Empire that can make the elemental world feel awe is gone, and the current elemental residents don't respect human beings who are scattered in the sand. "
"...Anyway, thank you very much for sending it," Gawain put away his sigh and nodded to the two senior agents to thank him quite seriously - although for him now , a shield used to charge into battle is no longer as important as it once was, but the recovery of this equipment, which enjoys legendary prestige with Gawain Cecil, is an exciting thing after all, especially since it was two giants who recovered this treasure. Long, if it is properly publicized, this matter can not only boost the morale of the whole country, but can even enhance the international prestige and influence of the Cecil Empire, so his gratitude is also from the bottom of his heart, "I will not let you go back empty-handed. ——But I don’t know what kind of reward Mithril Treasure House wants? "
"What you said created distance," Melita immediately shook her head. "There is no reward for returning the lost property, but in exchange, we hope to ask you a few questions before returning the shield. question. "
Gawain was startled for a moment. He didn't expect that these dragons who could even compare a copper coin would be so generous this time, so after hearing Melita's "few questions", he immediately became energetic. Put it all together - the free ones are the most expensive. I'm afraid there are pitfalls in these problems with the Mithril Treasure House...
Of course the two agents don't know what's going on in Gawain's head. Magic Train, they looked at each other, and Noretta was the first to speak: "First question - we want to know the specific origin of this shield. ”
“Origin? "Gawain frowned and immediately realized something from this first question. Before answering, he cautiously asked, "Why are you interested in this? "
"...Considering that you once used the 'Metal of God' to make a deal with us, I can remind you," Melita pointed at the Guardian Shield, "You didn't Did you notice that the main material of this shield is somewhat special? "
"Material? "Gawain was startled, and then some details in the inherited memories that he had originally ignored suddenly flashed through his mind. He immediately bent down to pick up the Guardian Shield, and looked at the rusty and old metal parts and Between the covering materials, he saw the most original material of the shield, which was a silver-white metal, but very fine, star-like light spots flowed on the surface. When his hand touched it, he felt He could feel a strange warmth - it was completely different from any conventional metal in the world, "This thing..."
He did not recognize this material, but some of its characteristics were It is somewhat similar to another material he knows, or they all have the same "advanced nature". It is like standing in the world of shoujo comics and suddenly seeing two Hong Kong-style macho men.The former and the latter are not the same person, but Gawain can still tell that they have the same origin - the painting style is different from the background of the entire world...
The main material of the Guardian Shield makes He thought of the "Metal of Gods", the advanced ancient alloy known as the "Eternal Slate", and the remains of weapons and vehicles that imprisoned the God of Nature in the Shadow Fortress.
He frowned slightly - the memory he inherited was indeed not his after all, and this detailed impression was subconsciously ignored by him.
If he is the genuine Gawain Cecil, then he should think of his own shield after coming into contact with the fragments of the Eternal Slate. However, he is not. He inherited it unless necessary. Those memories that came back could only lie quietly in the deepest part in a nearly archived manner, so that many details were "missed" by him.
"It seems that you have thought of it," Noretta looked at the change in Gawain's expression and broke the silence. There is a certain connection between metals - they are made by the same civilization."
Gawain took a deep look at Noretta.
For some unknown purpose, Tallond's dragon has been collecting "God's Metal", and the "true identity" of God's Metal is that the "God-Killing Fleet" left here Fragments of the world.
The dragons seem to know some secrets of the God-killing war in ancient times, and even know the origin of the God-killing fleet.
However, it is obvious that they do not intend to and cannot tell these secrets - he once asked Melita about this, and he deeply confirmed it after almost causing the agent to die on the spot. at this point.
Considering that all dragons should be similar, the problem that can kill Melita should also kill Noretta, so he did not discuss the "Metal of Gods" and "God Killing". "Fleet", he exhaled slightly and answered Noretta's question just now while sorting out the memories in his mind: "I got this shield when the Northern Expeditionary Force crossed the magic scorch - —Its main material was found when we searched a material warehouse at the Viplanton Observatory."
Noretta showed a hint of curiosity: "Viplanton Observatory?"
"The largest astronomical observation and celestial research center in the northern part of the Gondor Empire," Gawain said. "The famous Viplanton meteorite shower once occurred there. Later, the Gondor people established it there to study the outer space materials that fell on the surface. A few years later, an observatory, an astrologer's hall, and a giant gravity analysis station called the "Star Axis" were added to the research facilities. Of course, these things were all wiped out when the demonic tide arrived. The northern troops were just looking for some supplies in the remaining underground warehouses." As he spoke, Gawain couldn't help but sigh slightly.
The former Gondor Empire... was far more technologically advanced than the Earth in his previous life.Due to the focus of the technology tree, the people of Gondor in the past had not yet tried to enter the universe, but the scholars at that time still had a certain degree of understanding of planets, stars, and space. Unfortunately, all these brilliant achievements came with a The demon tide disappeared completely, not only the technical talents and technical data in the hinterland of the empire were wiped out, but even some research facilities set up in remote areas failed to survive.
To this day, ordinary people in the Gondor Empire only know about the stars as "we live on a planet" and "there are other planets beyond the planet". Shallow common sense concepts, and these common sense concepts are also annihilating and disappearing rapidly, and gradually merge with those vague legends and stories.
Fortunately, the revival of civilization brought about by magic technology is curbing this decline, and scholars who have been refocused and inspired have begun to share the knowledge that has been sealed in various mage towers and begun to work on it. Modern astronomical observation or research facilities have been rebuilt in suitable areas.
Noretta had no way of knowing what Gawain was lamenting. She just immediately noticed the background of the establishment of the "Viplanton Observatory": "In other words, that observatory was originally used to study meteorites. ——The things you found in the ruins of the warehouse most likely fell from the sky along with the meteorites."
Although Gawain was answering Noretta's question, he himself was gradually getting older at this moment. Realizing the clues behind these questions and answers, many things that he had not noticed or had been placed in the depths of his memory slowly emerged and were connected together into complete guesses - the God-killing fleet, the Viplanton meteorite rain, and metals of unknown origin. ...
All of this is being connected into a huge truth. He never thought that this truth would always be hidden next to Gawain Cecil, hidden in the deepest part of his own memory.
"You mean, the piece of metal we found in the ruins of Viplanton is part of the 'meteorite rain' that year," Gawain looked at the guardian shield in his hand, thinking in his mind The process of how this shield was made (or processed) couldn't help but emerge, "It fell from the sky... no wonder..."
"I'm a little curious," Melita suddenly said The side said, "What you found back then was probably just a metal plate of unknown origin - how did it become the Guardian's Shield in the end?"
Gawain thought for a while and told him frankly: "We No one knew this thing - most of the people in the expeditionary force at that time were of low origin, and the only scholars, mages, and priests knew nothing about the Viplanton Observatory, but we found that this piece of metal was extremely strong , and can almost completely resist any magic attacks, and shows no signs of erosion in the magic tide environment. In addition, its size is very suitable, so Charlie suggested to put a handle on it..."
Meili Tower: "..."
Noretta: "..."
Gawain looked at the two wide-eyed agent ladies and spread his hands helplessly: "You guys We cannot count on the supply shortage bureau at that timeThe human expeditionary force, which was in a critical situation and lacked high-level technical personnel, performed better when faced with an unknown piece of metal. It was impossible for us to form a team of experts to slowly study what it was. At that time, the expeditionary force was in urgent need of more powerful combat power - -A shield that was invincible at the time allowed a powerful knight to protect more people through the contaminated area, while a heavy piece of metal could only slow down the journey. Of course, I admit that 'installing a handle' seems a bit hasty and crude... but no one in the expeditionary force has a bigger brain than Charlie. No one has a better idea, so Charlie's plan is more or less a choice. "
"We are just surprised that you dare to make a piece of unknown metal into portable equipment without knowing whether it is harmful or not," Melita looked at Gawain solemnly and said, " As a Gondorian, you should have some concepts about elemental erosion and energy radiation, right? "
Gawain glanced at Melita and suddenly laughed: "Is the elemental erosion and energy radiation greater than the Gondor Wasteland itself? "
"...That's true. ”
Melita reluctantly admitted that the seemingly crude and ignorant actions of Gawain and the others back then were actually the result of having no choice after careful consideration. Gawain looked at the Guardian Shield in his hand, thinking in his heart. Even more solemn——
When he searched for Gawain Cecil’s memory using this shield as a key word, he found a fault as expected!