As the Frost Moon entered its second half, Aldernan ushered in a rare sunny day. When the mist dispersed, the sunshine that had not visited the imperial capital for a long time shone into the city. Even the long and deep corridors of the Royal Mage Association were deep in the city. Here, there was suddenly some natural light besides the magic lights - the sunlight passed through those ancient narrow crystal windows, casting sloping light pillars between the walls and the roof. They floated on those hanging on the inside of the corridor. In each portrait, distinct light and dark lights and shadows are created on the long-dead faces that once brought glory to the association.
However, those people who hurriedly walked in front of the light and shadow obviously had no time to enjoy the long-lost warm sunshine.
Magicians wearing various robes are hurrying in the corridors. These big figures who are full of wisdom and have a transcendent status in the human social structure now have more or less worried faces. In the past, The people who love chatting the most are no longer interested in chatting with others at this moment, and the people who are usually the most optimistic and cheerful now have tense faces - the people in this building are still maintaining their daily work and maintaining the operation of the association. However, Apart from these things, they were obviously in no mood to think about anything else.
Daniel, dressed in a black robe, hunched over and walked among these people, his steps were no different from those of the past. As an old mage who was usually a little gloomy, he always looked like a gloomy old mage when he walked into the association. He is particularly eye-catching, but today almost everyone is gloomy, and here he seems to be in harmony with the surrounding atmosphere.
The old mage raised his head and glanced between the worried-looking "colleagues", and there seemed to be a trace of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth.
Of course he knew what these people were worried about. He knew the truth behind everything as early as two days ago. It was an unimaginable truth. Even when he first learned everything, he couldn't help but He was shuddering, but now he has calmed down, and he can still watch the various behaviors of these mediocre people with enough space.
A god has "fallen", and the situation is completely under the control of the owner. The divine residue left by the goddess of magic is still sealed in the neural network in the form of experimental specimens. Last night, he still used the name of a researcher to Checked the identity...it's not a big deal.
Daniel walked through the depressing corridor and entered the association's main mage tower. Without anyone's notice, he came to the study of Windsor Mapel, the president of the association.
The oak door driven by the magic mechanism opened to both sides with a slight creaking sound. Daniel stepped into the room. He saw his former apprentice sitting behind the large desk, seeming to be watching intently. He was holding some documents, and there was no one else in the room except for a golem that didn't look very smart and was cleaning the dust on the bookshelf.
Winsor Mapel sensed the breath entering the room, and immediately looked up from the file. When she saw Daniel, a smile appeared on her face: "Tutor, you are here."
“I don’t like coming to this place. There are stupid faces everywhere.," Daniel muttered, looking for a seat in the study to sit down. "You better have a good reason worthy of my visit - I put down the experiment at hand. "
"Of course, I won't disturb you for nothing," Windsor Mapel had long been accustomed to her mentor's unforgiving way of speaking. Her tone was still gentle, "You must also know that the association has recently People are panicking - the goddess of magic is in a different situation, which makes all magicians feel uneasy. "
Daniel raised his eyelids and glanced at Windsor: "Don't tell me that you are among the panicked people - I don't remember that you are a religious person. "
"Of course, I was not greatly affected. I still remember your teachings back then - magicians are seekers of truth. What we should rely on most is the wisdom and exploration spirit of mortals. It's not the grace of a certain god," Windsor nodded, "but many mages besides me have been affected. Although there have been no incidents of backlash due to mental instability, the abnormal situation of the Magic Goddess has affected It has affected the mentality of most people and indirectly affected the progress of many researches..."
Daniel frowned: "I have been out of the association for many years. Do you think I will come back to care about the mental state of those people? ”
“Of course I know this, but this matter is no longer just the association’s own affairs, it affects all magicians, and even all spellcasters who have little faith in the goddess of magic, and we Your Majesty needs the capable and prestigious mages in the empire to stand up and do something to... calm this turmoil. ”
As Windsor Mapel spoke, she handed the document she was working on before to her mentor. The document flew up under the support of magic power and landed lightly in front of Daniel.
“What is this? "Daniel showed a trace of curiosity on his face, and asked casually while taking the file.
"Before you start, I want to give you a... reminder," Windsor said with a solemn expression. "What I am about to tell you is confidential information. It may be unbelievable, but this information was handed over to me directly by His Majesty. His Majesty personally guaranteed its credibility. Please be sure to do... when listening. Be mentally prepared. "
Daniel already had some strange feelings in his heart, but he still maintained an expressionless attitude and said casually: "You know I don't like riddles. "
"Okay," Windsor Mapel took a breath, her expression was more serious than ever before, and she said word by word, "The goddess of magic...may have fallen. "
Daniel: "..."
Yes, what happened? I knew it two days ago. Yesterday, I was studying the ashes with my colleagues, and he "died" These two words are not accurate. Strictly speaking, it is just fake death...
"Are you serious? "Daniel raised his eyebrows, and after a brief and reasonable astonishment, he showed a look of surprise, and expressed the quality that should be expected in such a situation.Skeptical attitude, "Although I have taught you not to be too God-fearing, this topic is not good material for jokes."
"I knew you would have this attitude," Windsor Mapel still Maintaining a serious expression, "But this news is absolutely true. Although I personally don't know how to verify whether a god has really fallen, our Majesty obviously has a way to confirm this."
Daniel stared at Windsor quietly for a few seconds, then looked away and looked at the document in his hand.
The content inside is the text of a proposed announcement about the fall of the Magic Goddess, as well as a plan - and Daniel is familiar with both of them.
"We will announce this news at the same time as the Cecil Empire - in this regard, His Majesty has reached an agreement with neighboring countries. To this end, we need a group of people who are prestigious enough and who are respected at all levels. Influential mages and scholars will do this, and no one can question your prestige and influence in the field of magic technology," Windsor Mapel said solemnly, "After this, there will be A grand ceremony, this ceremony..."
"This ceremony will make everything settle, and the fall of the goddess of magic will no longer be a chaos, but a conclusion," Daniel said. Said, interrupting Windsor's subsequent words.
This was the master’s plan, which had been decided two days ago, but at that time, the plan seemed to be limited to the Cecil Empire.
But now it seems that the master has successfully persuaded the ruler of Typhon to push this matter into the territory of Typhon - this is of course a good thing, because the Typhon Empire has the most powerful empire in the world. The largest mage group, if the master's plan works here, then this "coffin-closing" operation will undoubtedly have better results.
Windsor didn’t know what her mentor was thinking, and of course it was impossible to know that her mentor had known most of the situation two days ago, but she was not surprised at all by his words. ——An old man with keen eyesight and rich experience can certainly see through the meaning behind this matter. If the mentor cannot understand why the rulers of the two empires go to such trouble to do this, then there is a problem.
She looked at her mentor and asked with some expectation: "So...what is your wish?"
"Of course, I am happy to," Daniel held up the paper in his hand. He sent it back with a smile on his face, "I am happy to serve Your Majesty - and the matter itself seems to be somewhat meaningful."
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" Typhon responded quite positively to the signals we released, including the joint announcement of the fall of the Magic Goddess and the corresponding farewell ceremony." Gawain looked at Amber beside him, with a smile on his face, "I thought Rosetta will consider it for a longer time - after all, this is information from his 'rival', and it also involves a very dangerous god."
"Typhon's God of War Church is already very pessimistic. Well, Rosetta definitely doesn’t want the devil toThe incident with the Goddess of Law has created a second wave of crisis. The plan you gave is the most effective way to calm down the incident and stabilize the situation. Accepting your invitation is only good for him," Amber said casually, "As for why he responded so Come on... This is indeed surprising, but I think he should have his own intelligence source to determine the authenticity of our news. ”
The cold wind in late autumn blew through the paths between the flower ponds, and the sunlight shone on her face. Her amber eyes seemed to be glowing, and they looked dazzling.
It is early morning, a relatively leisure time. Gawain is walking in the garden as always, and Amber is trotting beside him as always.
The latter seems to be used to this and gave up first. She relied on walking to catch up with Gawain's pace, and secondly gave up protesting against Gawain's walking speed. Running was not difficult for her anyway, and she could fly quite quickly with her two short legs.
"The Augustus family has been entangled with the 'curse of the gods' for two hundred years. Rosetta knows the true side of the gods as well as I do. On matters involving the gods, his cooperation with us should be quite sincere," Gao Wendian said He nodded, "According to the plan, we are going to set up a temporary coordination office to ensure that the memorial ceremony goes smoothly and at the same time increase the influence as much as possible so that everyone can clearly know what happened. Later, these messages will be communicated through the respective channels of the two countries." The business network spread by merchants throughout the human world...even to the countries of other races besides humans.
“This is the first time in history that humans have mourned a god. If we can successfully turn this unbelievable thing into a 'normal thing', then if other gods have problems in the future, the people will be more concerned. It’s easier to accept, and there won’t be such big social turmoil.
“Of course, before that, we must officially announce the death of the goddess of magic. The funeral can be delayed, but the news cannot be delayed. , it has been two or three days, and the mages are becoming more and more uneasy. Uneasiness will breed rumors. After the public accepts the rumors as the truth, the effect of the official announcement of the news will not be so good. "
"Don't worry, it's already being done - we have summoned the most famous people in the mage circle and set up an investigation team with great fanfare. Now everyone is waiting for news from the investigation team," Amber said, "The day after tomorrow they will come to an 'investigation conclusion' and announce the news of the goddess of magic's death together with Typhon. "
As she spoke, she couldn't help showing an emotional expression: "It's incredible to think of it... We are actually doing this with Typhon. "
"Everyone is equal before a divine disaster. Something has happened to the God of War. The goddess of magic may have sensed the crisis and chose to run away at this time. I am afraid that the 'countdown' is really coming soon... The current situation It seems that it is inevitable for generations to catch up with this crisis, and I am afraid that there will be more accidents in the future." Gawain shook his head, "In the face of this kind of disaster that transcends countries and races, joint action is the best. choose. Typhon andThis collaboration between Cecil is the first, but it won't be the last... it will probably become a reference in the future. ”
“You plan to establish some kind of normal joint institution? " Amber guessed Gawain's intention almost instantly. She blinked, "A multinational organization that specializes in dealing with the affairs of gods? "
Gawain glanced at her in surprise: "...your mind is getting more and more flexible. "
"Of course..."
Gawain has long been used to the fact that Amber is so proud and complacent and is ready to kick her nose and face at any time. The best thing to do is to ignore her at this time. It was a good way to deal with it, so he looked away and continued to walk forward, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped.
Amber who was trotting behind him suddenly hit his head. On his arm.
“Hey mom…” the half-elf exclaimed, “Why did you stop so suddenly…? An acquaintance? "
A dignified and elegant figure wearing a lilac gauze skirt was standing in front of me at some point, smiling at Gawain.
"Good morning," suddenly The visiting Melita Pernia bowed slightly to Gawain, "I hope my rash interruption did not cause any trouble to you. "
"It doesn't bother me, but it's quite strange that you took the initiative to come to me." Gawain looked at the other party up and down with a little surprise. The agent lady still didn't wear a veil this time, and she His complexion has obviously recovered completely, and he doesn't look like he suffered a serious injury last time - he has to say with emotion, the dragon's physique is really good, "What's the matter?" "
Melita took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I am here to invite you again. ”