The information revealed in the details of Mordor Wild's notes piqued Gawain's interest.
No matter how you look at it, the food and drinking water mentioned by the adventurer six hundred years ago look like...canned and bottled water.
This inconspicuous little detail made Gawain have additional thoughts, although he had also realized that the dragon was an intelligent race with a longer history than human beings, so it may have more powerful weapons than all the countries on the mainland. Civilization, but it was not until this time that he began to seriously think about the height of such a civilization that could ignore the continuous development of the demonic tide -
Canned and bottled water itself is very inconspicuous, and at this moment Sisi Er can easily produce it (in fact, similar products have already appeared), but the can Melita brought to Modier is a symbol, a symbol that can cause Gawain to think deeply. His thoughts couldn't help but expand in this direction, and even gradually extended to "Do dragons eat in human form or dragon form?" and "Is there a huge difference in appetite between the two forms? How can the eating efficiency of human form maintain dragon form?" "Huge consumption" in such a strange direction, but soon, his scattered thoughts were gathered together, and pointed to a problem that he had been ignoring:
The dragon clan is not affected by the demonic tide and is obvious. A race with the same curiosity as humans... They have developed for so many years, why haven't they entered the space age yet? !
Don’t they yearn for the stars? Or is it that the Dragon Clan is so dependent on the planetary environment that it encounters a bottleneck in the process of leaving the planet? Or is it simply because the technology tree is not right that they have not been able to break through the atmosphere after countless years?
Vaguely, Gawain felt that this might be a very critical question, but no one here could answer his question.
"Ask Melita next time..." After thinking for a moment, he whispered to himself, "Her name actually appeared in this travel book this time... and it really should be followed. She inquired about it."
As he spoke, his eyes returned to Mordel Wilder's transcript:
"...I will spend the next few days. Tian explored most of the places on this steel island - I mean the places that can be entered. This ruins has been abandoned for I don't know how many years. There is a lonely atmosphere everywhere, but these ancient buildings themselves are... Extraordinarily strong, they are still indestructible after enduring countless years of wind and rain. Except for those unimportant structures, the materials of these pillars, foundations, and roofs are better than any man-made material I have ever seen. Strong, and has excellent magic resistance...
"...On X month, X day, when the dragon lady agreed to return, the previous uneasy premonition became a reality - she did not come .
“On X month, after waiting for an extra day, Melita still didn’t show up... I couldn’t help but think of her abnormal behavior when she left before, and her poor mental state... It seems that she has really forgotten, even mentallyDirectly blocking the memories related to me. This is unbelievable but the only possible explanation. I can't help but wonder what happened to the dragon lady to lead to such a disturbing result.
"I don't know other dragons, so I can't tell whether this is some kind of 'disease' among the dragons, but I suspect that it is all related to the Iron Island itself. This is a forbidden area, and it is A place that all dragons are afraid of... Now that I am left here, as a poor guy, I am afraid that I am not qualified to worry about the health of a giant dragon. I must solve my own survival problem first.
"There is still some food in the iron box and water in the bottle. It will not be a problem to last for three days, and even if they are exhausted, I can continue to get supplies from the sea. As a powerful magician, I I don’t worry about dying of hunger or thirst at all. Unless the disorderly turbulence rushes to the island, I can probably survive here for a long time... But I don’t want to die alone in this weird ghost place!
“I conceived some plans to leave the Iron Island and return to the human world, but before executing those plans, I decided to explore the entire ruins first, hoping to obtain some resources or other helpful things. ...Well, I can't lie to myself, it's damn curiosity that takes effect, Mordel Wilder is a bold and unrepentant guy, I just can't control my adventurous impulse!
"Now, I have visited the entire island, leaving only the only unexplored place...the awe-inspiring huge metal tower. ”
From here on down, Mordel Wilder’s handwriting suddenly trembled violently, as if he entered a very excited state while recording these contents——
“...I had to record everything I saw, everything that was shocking and unbelievable!
“Today is the day of After getting more supplies, I came to the foot of the giant tower - it was not difficult to find its entrance. In fact, I had discovered several gates at the base of the tower during my previous exploration, and the most exciting thing was that some of them Not completely sealed, they were slightly open.
“I passed through the open door for the first time, and I walked into its interior, after passing some dark abandoned corridors. I heard the sound and saw the light—Myrmina, the goddess of magic! The inside of this tower is actually alive!
"Well, that's not accurate. What I mean is, inside this tower... it's actually still running! After being abandoned for who knows how many years, the exterior is already mottled and old and looks lifeless.
“I saw a cylindrical hall, brightly lit, with huge pillars running through its dome and floor, and countless flashing lights in the hall. Running around, making a buzzing or clicking sound; hallThere is a huge pillar in the center, made of metal and crystal. The pillar is hollow. Occasionally, you can see some very fast flashes of light flashing through it; there are magic projections floating in many places in the hall, those illusions. A large number of characters and geometric figures are constantly wandering on the Internet. Those are characters I don’t recognize. Of course they are characters I don’t recognize!
“Some kind of ecstatic emotion suddenly came up, and I suddenly felt that my failed expedition was suddenly worth it - what an amazing discovery! Prehistory is still in motion. The ruins, the unknown civilization heritage of mankind! It is right in front of me, showing its greatness with a shocking gesture. I can't help but chant the name of the goddess of magic loudly, more reverently than ever. Of course, the goddess did not do it. There was no response at all, but I didn’t care...I came to the center of the hall and came to the pillar, and then I made an even more amazing discovery.
"This entire pillar... ...I don't know if I was dazzled or if my excitement destroyed my judgment, but it seemed to be made of 'eternal stone'! It's a whole column!
“I have seen the eternal stone slabs they treasured in the Holy Light Church. They are only one foot square and have broken edges. They are protected by the priests as treasures and are even pressed into the deepest part of the tombs of past popes. What a precious thing it is! But here, there is a pillar like a bell tower in front of me, and it seems to be made of that material!
"I write with excitement. After writing these words, now I am going to try to touch the ancient metal - if they really have something in common with the eternal stone, what reaction should my touch cause..."
Read At this point, Gawain suddenly frowned.
Modile Wilder's behavior... was a bit abnormal.
Although he was indeed a very courageous adventurer. , there is also a side that acts impulsively due to the desire to explore, but his actions in that giant metal tower... were a bit too impulsive and too reckless. It was not at all like a wise and knowledgeable powerful magician facing the unknown.
And the violently trembling handwriting and the slightly exaggerated writing style... everything seems a bit wrong, as if something was suddenly mixed into Modier's behavior. Another consciousness, this consciousness changes the action of the adventurer secretly and little by little, but the latter is unaware of it!
But since this notebook has been passed down, and Mortierville Afterwards, De also returned safely and continued his adventure for many years. Gawain felt that there must be a corresponding explanation or reflection left by Modir (if not, the situation would be terrible), so he patiently continued Looking down——
“…When my hand touched the pillar, all doubts disappeared.
“There is no doubt that it is the Eternal Slate, or another large-scale ‘artifact’ made of the same material as the Eternal Slate.
“I felt some knowledge enter my mind. This place suddenly became familiar. The words floating in the projection became identifiable, and I also instantly knew the name of this place... ...Ah, it's called 'Monitoring Tower No. 1', and there's another name called 'Arctic Foundry Center'. It's a factory, a factory that was used to produce weapons...
"I also know There are two other monitoring towers in the world, but they are not factories, but some kind of... passages? bridge? I don’t know the specific knowledge..."
The text on the note suddenly became more chaotic and scrawled, and the trembling lines even seemed to contain some kind of madness. Gawain frowned tightly, Next to those words, there are also notes left by the scholars responsible for repairing the ancient books - confusing and meaningless letters that are unreadable at this stage.
And among these chaotic words, Gawain is just. I found several useful descriptions:
“...I know how to use this machine! I know... I also found casting materials, which were not completely consumed by the former users... I have to record how to use them... (unintelligible text)!
“Knowledge! Precious knowledge!! I must record it (messy strokes), I can’t miss a word!
“I plan to build something to prove myself Been here, oh... I have an idea... (messy scrawled handwriting)"
Each paragraph of text is mixed with a lot of traces of hard smearing. This disturbing mark seems to reveal something A kind of...resistance, as if Modier himself was writing something and then erasing it. After a few barely able words, Gawain suddenly saw a huge, as if it were, on the next page. A few letters appeared on the back of paper:
"Leave! ! ”
Only these letters were written on a whole page.
Gowen’s eyes were attracted by these letters, and his eyebrows couldn’t help but twitch. He was 100% certain that Mordel Wilder was in trouble after entering the tower - his behavior was definitely out of control, but not completely out of control. His remaining sanity and almost reflexive " "Recording Act" left these disturbing words, and in the end, he was extremely lucky to get rid of this state.
The word "leave" shows the final outcome of this battle of wills. Victor, but for some reason, the handwriting of this word was different from any of Mordor Wilder's previous handwritings... Gawain even had a vague idea of weirdness. He felt that those letters were neither What Modil left behind was not left by the consciousness that influenced Modil, but... by the third consciousness.
And after this shocking word, there is. Mordile Wilder's handwriting apparently returned to normal:
"I woke up outside the tower.
"Some terrible dizziness and dizzinessThe pain lingered with me for several minutes, and I had no memory of my experience in the tower. I only had a frightening feeling that lingered in my heart.
"I found my notebook. It was placed in my hand. It seemed that I had thrown it there after I staggered outside. I opened it and saw what I had left before. ...words, cold sweat spread down my spine instantly.
"Goddess of Magic!" What happened?
“I have almost no memory of that experience. From the moment I entered that door, everything that happened after that seemed to be covered with a thick curtain. I only remember that I was wandering in a bizarre place, and I shouted Did I write anything? Why should I touch the mysterious and unknown ancient relics?
"The only thing I remember is the light that flashed in my mind..." A golden light seemed to wake me up, and I remembered another picture: I was writing furiously, and then suddenly I wrote the word "leave" on the paper out of control. I looked at it in horror. That word seemed to have magic power, and then I turned around and ran away...I remembered more things, and recalled how I ran all the way out of the tower, like a stupid, frightened child...< /p>
“When I was checking whether there were any abnormalities all over my body, I found something in the pocket of my robe. It was a snowflake-shaped amulet. I don’t remember when I had such an amulet. , but the family emblem is engraved on its surface... It contains powerful magic power, and the magic power is obviously injected into it myself, and... its material actually seems to be an eternal stone slab...
" This thing makes me very uneasy. It seems to confirm some crazy words I left in my previous notes. I instinctively want to throw it far away, but I hesitate... This may be my reason for this. The only gain from the mysterious place is also the only thing I can bring back. My memory in the tower has been erased for some reason, and I don’t plan to go back again...
" I need to think about it carefully.
"On X month, this is a note to be added later - after tossing and turning all night, I still haven't decided what to do with this amulet, and here I am. One morning, someone...or a humanoid dragon suddenly appeared.
"That was a graceful, elegant and extremely beautiful lady with long blond hair..."