The meeting was over, but Hetty did not leave the room.
Solderin was retained by her, and not long after, Kamel was also summoned to the conference room by her.
Solderin noticed something before the meeting ended. There was no one else around, so he asked directly: "Do you think this is weird?"
As Gawain's comrade back then, Solderin was actually Hetty's elder here, so even though his position was slightly lower, he was always straightforward when talking to Hetty without any worries.
“This thing is weird from beginning to end,” Hetty nodded calmly, her eyes sweeping between Kamel and Solderin, “The Typhons’ actions are not strange. It is logical to throw out an ace unit to attack the border defense line alone. This is not tenable from any tactical point of view - both Philip and General Maryland emphasized this point. And this illogical behavior... It is stupid to use a commander. There is no way to explain it, such as lack of intelligence.
“The Typhons cannot be stupid, and they are not that backward in intelligence. It is impossible for them not to know the existence of armored trains and railway defense networks. "
"Are you suspecting... that there is a mutation in the Church of God of War in Typhon? "As a member of the rebels, Kamel naturally thought of this aspect.
"Although there is no evidence, it is very likely," Hetty nodded, "The abnormal situation of the God of War Church It has been going on for some time. The Typhon royal family has taken many measures to suppress the activities of its church and weaken the gathering of believers, but the abnormal situation shows no sign of ending. We can think that all their measures have failed - although it is not known that it is on the verge of madness. It is unclear in what way the God of War has affected the believers, but we can assume that the actions of the Knights of the Iron River are related to the God of War losing control. "
Solderin couldn't help but frowned: "If this is really the case, then we and Typhon..."
"No matter whether the Knights of the Iron River are under the command of Rose The order of the tower was still based on the order of their 'lord'. In fact, they all attacked the Changfeng defense line. When the enemy came, of course we had to fight back - this matter will not change," Heti said without hesitation. He said hesitantly, "The key is that we must figure out as soon as possible whether we are at war with the Typhons or with the out-of-control god.
“Right now, Maryland and General Philip are launching military operations on the border. They will also conduct investigations to collect as much intelligence as possible on Typhon. However, the main army is best at frontal combat, and they may not necessarily be able to do it quickly. Find out the truth - the latter is the Iron Ranger's forte
"Solderin, you might want to make a trip to the eastern border - take your Rangers and figure that out. No matter what happens on the side, the Military Intelligence agents who have infiltrated Typhon will also cooperate with you. "
Solderin nodded without any doubt: "Of course, the Iron Rangers are used to deal with this kind of situation - and I know the situation on Typhon's side relatively well. I'll go justsuitable. "
"That's right," Hetty recalled something with a smile on her face, "I almost forgot that you had stayed in Typhon for a long time. "
At this time, Kamel, who was next to him, also broke his silence: "Is my mission to fight against possible divine pollution? "
Hetty looked at the ancient mage who was filled with arcane brilliance. The expression on her face became solemn and she nodded vigorously: "Yes - this is probably another battlefield. . "
"If the Typhon army is really eroded by the crazy will of the God of War, then the imperial soldiers fighting them will undoubtedly be exposed to danger," Kamel said. The voice said, "Although the belief in the God of War in Cecil is not strong, there are also some soldiers and officers in our army who are affected by it. We cannot rule out the possibility that spiritual pollution will spread along these ordinary believers. "
Hetty asked with a serious expression: "Will the existing protection methods be effective? "
"Through further cracking of the Siren runes and an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of 'Eva', we have improved the 'mental protection system' for various types of vehicles and individual soldiers. Naratir believes that its effects are sufficient to combat close-range, visual and auditory mental pollution for several hours. On the other hand, we have set up a 'human barrier' system in the neural network. By converting the low-frequency oscillations in the Siren's Song into neural background signals, we can continuously 'broadcast' information with a purifying effect throughout the entire network. Flow, coupled with the certain resistance provided by Naratir itself, as long as the neural network can cover the front line, even if the soldiers suffer from mild mental pollution, we can reverse and purify it.
"Of course, all this is laboratory data - the entire system has not been tested in actual combat, I must confess this."
Out of the scholar's rigor and responsible character Kamel bluntly stated the possible hidden dangers in these protective measures, and Hetty had obviously already considered this.
"Anything is better than nothing. At least we have a way to deal with it. As for the effectiveness...things that should be tested in actual combat must eventually face actual combat," she said, and then asked another question, "How is the progress of the psychic choir? Can the psychic singers trained by Wendy be put to use now?"
"I'm afraid it still needs a little adjustment," Kamel said with some embarrassment, "Although We have successfully integrated the low-frequency oscillations in the Siren's Song into neural thorns, and used magic devices to greatly shorten the training period for psychic singers. However, it still takes a certain amount of time for the human body to adapt to 'external spellcasting', and even through adaptation Trained psychic singers are also very unstable, and neural thorns will greatly expand the range of human magic perception, especially military models... We are trying to solve this problem."
"This involves. When it comes to technology in the spiritual and mental fields, it is still necessary to be careful," Hetty sighed, "It doesn't matter, everything can't always go smoothly. Even if there are no psychic singers, we at leastThere are also "human barriers" in the mental protection system and neural network, and we are not without means. ”
After making some arrangements, Kamel and Solderin also left.
Hetty was finally the only one left in the huge conference room.< /p>
After standing quietly for a while, allowing his overheated mind to finally cool down, Cecil the Butler finally sat back on the chair tiredly and exhaled a long breath.
......
The communication tower under the morning light is operating at full power, and the rune rings floating in the force field are slowly rotating in the cold wind of winter, from Winter Wolf Castle to In Shadow Swamp, from the northern reclamation to Aldernan, one relay after another relayed urgent war reports from the border to distant places, and finally arrived on Rosetta Augustus' desk.
Even the talented Emperor Typhon would be stunned by such explosive news.
In the royal study of the Obsidian Palace, Rosetta stood with her hands on the table, leaning forward like a falcon. Qing, looking at Pei Dinan standing in the room: "Qing Pei Dinan, the situation is beyond our expectations. "
After all these years, Pei Dinan once again felt suffocating pressure: "Your Majesty, I don't understand...why the Knights of the Iron River..."
"Because the God of War is' God of War', because God of War needs a war," Rosetta's face was particularly gloomy, "We have always ignored it... We only knew that there was a problem with the Church of God of War, but we didn't think about what their god wanted to do... He needed A war, as long as it is a war, can be internal chaos in Typhon, or it can be... a total war externally. "
Pedinan's tone was urgent: "Your Majesty, do you think Andesa..."
"She should have withdrawn the defense line of Winter Wolf Castle at this moment - according to the worst situation, Mr. Peddinan , the worst situation," Rosetta said in a deep voice, "The Cecil people should have received the news from the border. They will summon our ambassador and contact Aldernan. They should have already done so... We Draft a letter now to clarify the situation, this is a war that should never happen! "
"Will they accept it? "Pei Dinan couldn't help but said, "If the Iron River Knights have launched an attack, then this is by no means as simple as border friction. Maybe the troops from Changfeng Fortress have already started..."
"Whether they believe it or not I believe that we must have such a reply," Rosetta stared into the old Duke's eyes, "Then, order the Empire's 3rd and 4th Mobile Knights to move towards the Winter Wolf Castle defense line and the Winter Fort defense line, and at the same time cut off all and fortifications. The railways connected to Searle - pull up those mechanical bridges, and don't let their mobile fortresses rush in until the situation becomes clear! "
Pedinan's heart trembled.
Obviously, although Rosetta is still seeking to resolve misunderstandings through diplomatic dialogue, he is also mentally prepared for a full-scale war.< /p>
The old Duke lowered his head: "Yes, Your Majesty! ”
InIn the shortest possible time, a concise, sincere and well-organized letter was drafted. Looking at the freshly dried ink marks on the paper, Pei Dinan could not help but sigh softly: "It would be great if this letter could stop the situation..." "
"Although we are preparing for the worst, I still believe that this letter will work - the Cecil people noticed the hidden dangers of the gods earlier than us, and they have also faced them The experience of 'divine disaster', if they are willing to calm down and think, they will definitely notice the anomaly behind the whole thing," Rosetta said slowly, "The most important thing now... is to prevent the situation from deteriorating and to be prepared for the attacks from the God of War belief. The chaos continues to ferment.
"Sir Pei Dinan, activate that list - all officers and powerful nobles who are in close contact with the Church of the God of War and whose beliefs are higher than their loyalty oaths must immediately leave key positions and freeze and transfer key powers. According to the plan, the Church of the God of War in various places immediately sealed off completely. In the name of the royal family assisting the Holy See in maintaining the situation after the Pope was called by the Lord, all priests were isolated and kept away from the army..."
"Your Majesty," Pei Dinan was a little worried. , “In such a tense situation, doing so may further weaken the combat capabilities of Typhon’s army and affect domestic stability—the Cecilians will launch an attack across the board at any time. "
"The greater threat is to keep people in our national system who can lose control at any time - I don't want to do it, but we have no choice," Rosetta stared at Pedinan eyes, "This is a crisis, perhaps the biggest crisis that you and I have ever faced, the entire Typhon Empire... We are not adequately prepared, but in the face of divine disasters, mortals can never do well. Enough preparation. Let's do our best, Peternan. "
"...I understand," Ferdinand took a deep breath. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to decades ago, to the time when Rosetta Augustus had not yet After ascending to the throne, the Typhon Empire was in a quagmire just like Anzu in the past. It was an era of domestic crises - suffocating pressure, a future hidden in the fog of chaos, a situation that could slip and fall at any time, the years in memory and the present. There were subtle overlaps in the situation, which made his no longer young heart beat loudly, "We will overcome the crisis again, Your Majesty. ”
“Of course. "
......
Pedinan hurriedly arrived at the communication tower of the Obsidian Palace. He held tightly in his hand a letter written by Emperor Rosetta to clarify the situation. Letter.
He wants to send the content of this letter to Cecil City through the communication line and the Cecil people's magic network communication - in a sense, this may have prevented the situation from heading towards the end. The last chance to slip into the abyss.
He stepped through the gate, passed the guards who saluted him in the first-floor hall, and took the elevator platform leading to the upper level of the communication tower. He arrived at the facility. In the mailing and receiving center, as soon as I stepped off the platform, I saw a mage on duty running towards me in a hurry.
"Sir!" The mage saw Archduke Ferdinand, immediately raised the paper in his hand and shouted, "Emergency communication from Cecil City!"
"Let me see it!"< /p>
Pei Dinan took the transcribed document and quickly scanned it.
Everything is as His Majesty the Emperor expected - the fighting on the border between the two countries has angered the Cecil people, and now the two countries are standing in front of the abyss of war.
Both sides are sliding towards the bottom of the abyss.
"Send it to His Majesty's study immediately." He returned the transcript to the mage and said quickly, while already taking long steps towards the receiving and dispatching center of the communication tower.
Now that he has received the question from the Cecil, he can now send the reply drafted by His Majesty without having to wait any longer.
This matter cannot be left to any attendant or mage.
He entered the mailing and receiving center. In the not too big room, the magic circle was quietly running on one side of the wall. A large crystal was inlaid on the platform in the center of the room, and the surface of the crystal was filled with light. .
After ordering the mage on duty to adjust the forwarding parameters, Pei Dinan came to the platform. He took another look at the contents of the handwritten letter, then placed his hand on the crystal and began to inject magic power. While concentrating, he transcribed the corresponding information into the crystal -
"...the interference and destruction in the economy, culture and even our internal affairs have made the Typhon people intolerable... they have armed us on the border several times Provocation...declaration of war...to defend our..."
The crystal on the platform flickered quietly, and the information transcribed into it instantly crossed the vast distance and reached the next communication tower, starting from Austria. Dernan goes to the north to reclaim land, from Shadow Swamp to Winter Wolf Castle. Soon, it will complete the final forwarding and enter the Cecil people's magic network.
On the twinkling crystal, in the blind spot of Pei Dinan's sight, the crystal clear surface reflected a blurry figure. Malm Dunit looked at Pei Dinan with a smile and a gentle expression. love.