In Gawain's view, what Rosetta is doing is not even a conspiracy - everything is happening above board.
This even gave him a feeling - Rosetta Augustus, who was far away in Aldernan, gave him a look from the sky and asked him to look at...
Gawain thought about it seriously and felt that this was really the only way to go, because this was exactly what he expected.
No matter what means are used, it is necessary to reduce the carriers of mental pollution as much as possible, weaken the influence of the God of War in the material world, and defend the enemy outside the country. In this regard, Rosetta It's just a tacit cooperation with Cecil...
"Ancestor, is this really okay?" Hetty couldn't help but frowned, Rosetta Augustus This series of operations really exceeded her expectations. In her impression, this kind of bold and unreasonable operation seemed to be only possible by the ancestor who stood up from the coffin in front of her, "The Typhons are borrowing our money." Use your own hands to eliminate those mentally alienated infected people..."
"The key now is not whether there is a problem with doing this, but that it can only be done this way - Rosetta threw something to us that we must pick up. Pitching, now we can only accompany him to continue this matter," Gawain's attitude was very calm, "It is better to say that this is in line with my thoughts - we don't have that much energy to deal with those sane Typhons. People, but if the person opposite is an infected person... that's a different story."
The weird feeling in Hetty's heart still couldn't subside. She pursed her lips with a look of disbelief on her face. : "But he was able to do it openly... The soldiers and nobles who were contaminated by the God of War had very human minds, but they were still manipulated by him at will, and the God of War did not react at all in the process..."
"Just as we have been analyzing the birth and operation of gods, Rosetta Augustus also has his own research in this regard." At this point, Gawain's expression became serious, "He obviously The pattern has been found... When the god was in a semi-crazy state, he accurately took advantage of the loopholes in the field of 'war' - even sending infected followers of the God of War to the front lines to die was essentially supporting the war. Ring, as long as this is within the framework, then he will not incur the backlash from the God of War, and those nobles and soldiers who are mentally contaminated will obey the orders from Aldernan."
" The problem is that even mentally disturbed troops have normal intelligence on the battlefield. Even due to the loss of ordinary human emotions of fear and weakness, the combat effectiveness of those who are mentally contaminated is far beyond that of normal soldiers," He said. Ti said seriously, "Rosetta Augustus sent those out-of-control nobles and soldiers to Winter Wolf Castle, which is also constantly consuming our combat effectiveness..."
"Of course he has to consume Our combat power, our hundreds of thousands of mechanized legions are stationed on the land of Typhon. Can he sleep?" Gawain waved his hand, "It's not difficult to guess what he is thinking.I can say...this planning is very good. ”
Rosetta Augustus’s plan was clear to Gawain—this chaotic and sudden war plunged both empires into a whirlpool, and countless people were confused and could not see clearly. What will happen in the future, however, for the rulers of the two empires, it all appears before their eyes as clearly as the mountains and rivers under the sun.
This war may be sudden, but in the long run. Judging from the trend, there will be such a battle between Typhon and Cecil sooner or later, so when it really comes, Rosetta Augustus will definitely try her best to get the situation back under her control, and Looking for the greatest benefit from it - he sent the troops controlled by the God of War to the front line, using this method to quickly reduce the instability risks in the country, and those out-of-control legions who were not afraid of death could also be used to weaken Cecil At the same time, those out-of-control troops will also buy Rosetta valuable time, allowing him to restore order and regain Typhon's disadvantage at the beginning of the war.
This may not give him any advantage, but it can at least bring Typhon and Cecil back to the same starting line.
In addition, Rosetta will also take this opportunity to bring Typhon back to the same starting line. All the unstable factors in Typhon's country will be swept away. Just like Cecil in the past, he will have a chance to completely reorganize order. His rule will be strengthened unprecedentedly, and Typhon's upper class will truly unite...
< p>Of course, all this has a big premise - the situation will really develop as he planned."Ancestor, do we need to formulate a plan to attack Aldernan? Hetty looked at the change in Gawain's expression. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly broke the silence and said, "Maybe it will be useful." "
Gawain glanced at Hetty in surprise, and then he was silent for a few seconds before slowly saying: "There is always a plan... there is always a plan. ”
“Yes, I understand. "Hetty lowered her head and said, then she raised her head and saw Gawain's eyes falling on the continent map not far away - that map had been outlined with various lines and marks, seemingly messy The annotation vaguely reveals the hidden order in the depths of this war.
“I have been thinking about one thing,” Gawain said slowly, “Is there something deeper behind this matter. The layer of things..."
Hetty blinked with a hint of curiosity: "What do you mean? "
"The out-of-control God of War is only projecting his power onto the mortals who believe in him to cause chaos, but is this really the only chaos in a divine disaster? Intelligence shows that Rosetta Augustus is carrying out a large-scale purge in the country, and is also taking a series of closures, suppressions, and censorship actions against the Church of the God of War. Although this seems to be a normal means of restoring order, it is Will it be an active stimulus for the out-of-control God of War? "Gawain curled his fingers and lightly tapped the armrest of the seat as he said, "Rosetta Augustus's series of bold actions now make me feel like a gambler... ButHe cannot be a gambler, or in other words, he cannot be a 'pure gambler'. "
Hetty showed a thoughtful expression: "Not a 'pure gambler'..."
"A pure gambler will gamble at any cost. Everything, and Rosetta...he will definitely accurately calculate all the costs and possibilities of failure, and bet on what he can carefully," Gawain said in a deep voice, "So when he decided to take a gamble, At this time, there is only one possibility - he does have a certain degree of 'gamble capital' and confirms that there is a possibility of success. Regardless of the gain or loss, it is acceptable to him. ”
Gawain looked very determined when he said this. Although he and Rosetta Augustus had only met once or twice personally, as the ruler of the empire... Cecil and Typhon have interacted countless times.
Those commercial bills, those circulating intelligence, those records about Typhon's new policy and the Augustus family... countless third-party information has already been collected. The whole "portrait" of Rosetta Augustus was pieced together
For Gawain, this "portrait" pieced together based on intelligence and data is even more realistic than Rosetta herself. Reliable.
He fell silent and began to sort out all the information he had so far, thinking about the possible actions Typhon would take next - he was actually not worried about this "war" in the first place. He trusts his own army, trusts Philip and other generals, trusts the technology, industry and people of the empire. What he is really worried about has always been what stands behind this war.
"Spirit. The Singer Project..." He suddenly raised his head, looked at Hetty and said, "Where is the progress now? ”
Psychic singers are special soldiers specially used to fight against all kinds of mental pollution (including the mental pollution of gods). These special soldiers use the Kraken’s “Song of the Deep Sea” as their core technology to sleep forever. The "Psionic Choir" used as a training model relies on neural thorns and a series of ancillary equipment in the fields of biochemistry, soul, and magic to achieve "mass production." From the beginning, this special soldier project has been Gawain's special concern. Things.
As a country that has experienced divine disasters and has been studying gods a long time ago, Cecil already has some technologies that can combat spiritual pollution, but these technologies have their own Flaws - The most basic "mental protection system" is a primitive and crude use of the Siren Rune, which has limited effects and can only provide passive protection; the most advanced "human barrier" operates in a neural network, and its effect is more It is powerful and can actively remove and even "prey" mental pollution within the range, and can also access the minds of mortals for effective "treatment", but it must rely on network operation and has high requirements for equipment and basic engineering.
For today’s Cecil, the neural network cannot even achieve full coverage in the country. It is obviously more difficult for the military to maintain smooth network access when going abroad. After all, there are no communication satellites in this era.The network currently can only rely on Magic Network nodes to maintain operation, and even the most advanced "Steel Ambassador" multi-functional tank, its communication tower can only maintain a limited range of signal transmission.
Originally, these problems were not so urgent. The mental protection system and human barrier were enough for Cecil to protect himself within the country, but this sudden war disrupted Gawain’s development rhythm—— Now he urgently needs a new unit that can actively resist the mental pollution of gods, move flexibly on the front line, and operate independently without network restrictions, without affecting the protective effect in expeditionary operations with complex conditions.
The "Psychic Singer" currently being trained by the former Eversleeper Archbishop "Soul Singer" Wendy best meets his requirements - however, this project has not progressed for a long time.
"About the Psychic Singer, Ms. Wendy sent a message yesterday," Hetty said. "The prototype soldiers at this stage are still unable to be put into the battlefield... The stability is very problematic. However, If you have time, you can still go and take a look at the situation."
Sure enough, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished just by thinking about it...
Gao Wen thought for a while: "Do I have anything else on my schedule today?"
Hetty recalled: "There will be a consul meeting in the evening, and there are no other arrangements before that."
"Then let's go and take a look," Gawain stood up, "at least take a look at what the prototype soldiers are like at this stage."
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North Bank of the White Water River , in a research facility belonging to the Imperial Military Science and Technology Department near the pyramid-shaped computing center, testing of the psionic singer prototype soldier is still in progress.
This is a large, spacious and bright laboratory, with a large open space in the center of the rectangular room. In the four corners of the room, you can see four alloy square pillars with shining metallic luster and shimmering runes. Around the central open space, you can see many neatly arranged cylindrical devices that are only half a meter high. Technicians wearing short white robes were busy around the cylindrical devices, and many of those technicians were familiar faces.
Standing at the front is a young lady with her hair pulled up high and a dignified and beautiful appearance. She is the former Archbishop of the Everlasting Sleeper, now an Imperial researcher, a researcher in the fields of neurology and spirituality. Expert - "Spiritual Song" Wendy, while Yuri and Semler, who were both archbishops, stood beside her. In addition, Pittman, who came to assist the work as a biochemical expert, was also on site.
The test subject was a young man with freckles on his face standing in the middle of the open space.
The young man was wearing a set of special light armor - not so much armor, it could be said to be a "close-fitting frame" used to fix various rune inserts, a rune device for testing. There was a faint light shining everywhere in the armor; his hands and forearms were equipped with special "arm guards", which looked somewhat similar to the second-generation military weapons that are now widely used.There is a magic terminal, but there is no weapon unit in sight. The places originally used to place ray guns or lightning launchers are replaced by a large number of metal protrusions with precise structures, which obviously should have a special function.
While the technicians around him were busy, the young man was checking the buckles of his arm guards. He moved his wrists from time to time, looking a little nervous.
When Gawain and Hetty arrived at the scene, this was what they saw.
He came among the busy technicians, raised his hand to indicate that everyone did not need to be formal, and smiled and nodded in response to the young man who bowed to him in a panic at the test site. Then he looked at the "spiritual singer" Wendy on the side: "To be honest, the psychic singer is a bit different from what I imagined... I thought that with the word 'singer' in the name, there would be at least one in the laboratory. I was looking for things related to 'singing', but I only saw the rune armor, the magic terminal and the nerve thorn safe."
Wendy was not surprised by Gawain's words, she said calmly. He laughed: "The 'singing' of psychic singers cannot be heard with the ears, and naturally there is no need to 'sing' it with the mouth - please don't be misled by this name, the reason why they are called 'singers' ', it's just because the power they use comes from the Sea Monster's Song of the Deep Sea."
Gawain was startled, and then he realized that he seemed to have misunderstood this matter before. At the same time, Wendy continued with a smile: "Therefore, in theory, psychic singers do not even need to be able to 'sing' at all - it is enough to be able to skillfully manipulate neural thorns and a series of brainwave amplifiers."
Hetty, who came with Gawain, couldn't help but glance at Wendy when he heard this: "I heard the songs you recorded on the show, and I thought..."
"Personally It's just a hobby," Wendy smiled lightly, "The 'singing' of psychic singers is used to fight against those crazy and chaotic gods and evil spirits. Those things... don't know how to appreciate music."