Chapter 1012: Spin

Pedinan left the room, and Rosetta stood there for a while before breaking the silence as if talking to herself: "Everything is exactly as you said."

As soon as he finished speaking, An invisible wind suddenly blew in the empty study room, and in the wind there were murmurs like several superimposed voices coming from all directions: "Of course - maybe we haven't gotten along so happily over the years, but there is one thing about you. You must admit that when it comes to the realm of gods, the knowledge I have given you has never been biased... As long as a cooperative relationship is established, I have always been sincere."

Rosetta narrowed her eyes slightly. , others may not be able to see anything, but in his sight, he has seen bits and pieces of starlight eroding the surrounding walls and ground. Countless sights seem to be hidden in the purple-black shadows, and the floor-to-ceiling windows next to him are shining Entering the dusk-like light, the glow is projected on the ground, mixed with cloud-like shadows.

In this chaotic superposition of light and shadow, an abstract eye entwined with curved lines slowly opened in front of him. The empty pupil was staring at this side without any humanity.

If an ordinary person sees this scene, even if it is just a casual glance, he will be instantly driven crazy by this eye and the endless knowledge it contains - but for Rosetta and Ogu To the members of the Stu family, this eye is already their "old friend".

"Sincerity..." Rosetta said softly, the corners of her mouth seemed to turn up slightly, "Actually, you should know very well that I have never really trusted your sincerity... For mortals, trust is like you The price of such a 'thing' is too high."

"...That's right," the eye was silent for a moment, and then it restrained its tone that always had a sense of bewitchment. Agreeing seriously, "I must admit that in the past many years, I have not been very happy with you... I know how much your family has paid to accommodate 'me', but whether you want to believe it or not, This is not my intention."

Rosetta did not speak, but quietly listened to the "eye" talking to itself.

"...I have been like this since the beginning of my birth, and the same is true for other gods from the beginning of their birth. We never have any ill intentions towards you mortals, but our existence itself is to you A threat - just as those who approach the flames will be burned, but it is not the fault of the flames. Son of Augustus, if you put aside your prejudices, you should know that what I say is the truth.

"So, I don't expect you to 'trust' me much, because even I don't believe that I can avoid causing any harm to you in future activities... Human beings should not believe in the kindness of nature, and you should not believe in a The fragments of gods that are parasitic on your family...

"But under this premise, we still have the same goal... The descendants of Augustus, we have the same goal."

Rosetta Augustus finally brokeSilently, he whispered: "End it all."

"Yes, end it all, end this relationship that is full of torture for both of us," the eye said calmly, He Floating in mid-air, the countless curves that make up its outline and the scattered starlight around it are slowly squirming, and there seems to be a gentle tremor in it, "Relax a little, this curse is finally over... It's better to think more now." A wonderful future. You and your family can finally escape this nightmare, and I will be free - don't be afraid and resist this, I can promise you that I will stand by you and your empire... Aren't you about to lose your long-standing patron saint? Then I will take this position, and the power of dreams will become your new backing..."

Rosetta was silent for a few seconds, as if After seriously thinking about the feasibility of this matter, he nodded slightly for a long time: "I will seriously consider it when everything settles."

"Of course, of course, you must be so cautious, otherwise I will I won’t approve of you so much - think about it carefully, the decision is yours, no matter what answer you give at the time, our cooperation will be effective..."

The voice of that eye gradually faded. After going down, the floating light and shadow in the room gradually returned to normal. As the starlight and dusk light gradually faded, Rosetta's eyes once again became a familiar room.

He calmly stared at the empty sky, and did not look away for the next ten minutes, as if that eye was still floating there...

"The above is the information that General Philip just sent back." Hetty stood in front of Gawain, reporting the situation on the front line with an extremely serious expression, "In this battle, the Mortal Python It has completely lost its combat effectiveness, and the recovered wreckage has basically no repair value. Another armored train was severely damaged, and the repair project may last until spring. The damage to the dragoons is still being counted - the snowstorm caused a considerable number of people to go missing, and related search and rescue operations The work has already begun."

Gawain sat behind the desk and listened to Hetty's report word for word. This battle report that suddenly came from the front broke the stalemate and balance that had lasted for many days. , also broke the rhythm of some of Gawain's plans, and he also smelled something strange from the sudden large-scale operation launched by the Typhons.

"That is to say...the Typhons used a large-scale 'miracle'," he waited for Hetty's report to break, "due to astronomical level disturbances or other The reason is that this thing has bypassed our detection technology?”

“Yes, until the extraordinary phenomenon suddenly appeared in the snowstorm, the magic detection devices on the armored train and the dragoon did not respond at all— —Subsequently, the above-mentioned detection device was completely disrupted, and the enemy launched a full-scale attack." Hetty nodded, with a serious expression. "General Philip analyzed that this aspect should be caused by the special nature of 'miracles', a miracle in the form of celestial phenomena. shouldIt has the effect of evading detection. On the other hand, it may be that the Typhons have carried out some kind of... countermeasures against our detection technology. Considering that their accumulation in the field of magic is far more advanced than ours, there is some kind of counter spell. is very possible. "

"The existing detection technology still needs to be improved," Gao Wen said solemnly, "Send the battlefield data and the debris of various equipment carried by the Typhons collected on site to Changchun. Feng and Thorin went to the research institute to try to figure out what methods the enemy used to create this sudden attack... Also, what was the damage to the Dragonborn? "

Hedi briefly recalled: "Two Dragonborn mercenaries were killed, sixteen were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured... The casualties in this area have been sorted and sent to the person in charge of the Holy Dragon Principality. . "

Gawain was startled for a moment, "...all the Dragonborn are injured? ”

Wars are bound to kill people. Even if the Dragonborn is powerful in combat, it is impossible to face the overwhelming Typhon air force without casualties. Gawain had already considered this when recruiting Dragonborn mercenaries. But he didn't expect that all members of this powerful air force would be injured when they first entered the battlefield. This made him a little surprised for a while - not even a single person survived? Are the Typhons so powerful?

"According to General Philip, it seems that the fighting style of the Dragonborn is particularly... rough," Hetty obviously guessed that Gawain would have questions about this, and immediately explained, "Their fighting style is unorganized but fierce. Abnormal, completely ignoring damage, and completely different from the state during training. Our army was unable to provide effective cover, and many dragonborn chose to fight in close combat because their weapons were damaged in the final stage of the battle. They grabbed the enemy's griffin knight. Hitting a mountain...it's impossible not to get hurt. "

Gawain: "..."

Heti asked cautiously: "Ancestor?" "

"I already understand," Gawain sighed softly and waved his hand, "Anyway, the 'Dragonborn' card in our hand should have been exposed to the eyes of the Typhon people. There is no need to hide the Dragonborn troops. The air confrontation between us and Typhon may continue to escalate, and the Dragonborn and Dragoon troops will become important weights on the battlefield. "

After that, Gawain was silent for a while, and then asked: "Tell me about the other side - what is the assessment of Typhon's damage? "

"There is currently no very accurate assessment conclusion - mainly because the enemy had a very strange continuous 'resurrection' phenomenon in that snowstorm, and the extremely harsh weather conditions seriously affected the ability to shoot down. Judgment of the situation, but one thing is for sure - in terms of casualties, the Typhons definitely have more casualties than us," Hetty said immediately. "According to reports from aerial observers after the war, the canyons of the entire ridgeline were filled with scorching debris. and personnel, gryphon carcasses. The enemy dispatched at least two thousand to three thousand griffon knights to deal with our air troops. After the Dragonborn entered the scene, all these griffin knights were wiped out..."

Having said this, He Di couldn't help shaking her head and sighingHe took a breath: "Unfortunately, we also suffered the biggest loss since the beginning of the war... The Mortal Python is currently the armored train with the strongest offensive capability. The vacancy left after it was destroyed is not so easy to fill. Zero must stay It is performing defense missions around Fort Winter Wolf. There are still some problems with the weapon system of the War Citizen and it is temporarily unable to be used for frontal attacks..."

"It is just a temporary loss. Maryland has retained all its experienced technicians and technicians. Officers and soldiers, as long as the next train comes off the production line, the combat power of the Mortal Python will be restored immediately - what the Typhon people lost is an elite that may not be able to be trained for more than ten years." Gawain was very impressed. But as he looked away, he felt a little helpless, "The only troublesome thing is that most Typhonians can afford to die..." As he spoke, he leaned back on the seat. There was a thoughtful look on his face as he sat back.

A "miracle" at the level of celestial phenomena... This is really something he has never considered before. In other words, he has considered that the Typhons would use some kind of large-scale strategic magic power to affect the battle situation. But I never thought it would be such a "miracle". According to the intelligence coming from the front line, this miracle clearly had traces of the power of the gods, which gave him a... vaguely unpleasant feeling.

"Ancestor?" Hetty noticed that Gawain's face was gradually becoming serious and couldn't help but ask, "Have you thought of anything?"

"From the beginning of the war to now "Have the Typhons ever used the God of War's magic on such a large scale?" Gawain asked.

"The large-scale use of God of War magic..." Heti immediately began to recall, and shook his head after a few seconds, "No. God of War priests only appeared on small-scale battlefields, and Most of them are small-scale 'suicide squads' who carry out suicide missions... This is the first time for a large-scale magical miracle like this, which may require the participation of hundreds or even more high-level priests."

"Something's wrong?" Hetty was startled for a moment, but she reacted the next second, "You mean... using the power of the God of War so unscrupulously..."

"Yes, without any scruples," Gawain nodded, "We all know the truth of this war, and Rosetta also knows - if it is a normal battle, then it is normal to use the power of the God of War on the battlefield. behavior, but now this is a divine disaster, and using the power of gods on such a large scale has become a very dangerous behavior. Since the beginning of the war, the Typhons have been consciously avoiding this, and they have treated those who have been affected. The polluted fanatical priests were divided into small groups, giving them no chance to use large-scale magic, and allowing them to continue to reduce their numbers in a war of attrition... This was all to prevent those priests from introducing the power of the God of War into the world too much. However, in In this operation... they performed a 'miracle' on such a large scale..."

"Could this be the same as before?Unauthorized action by the line commander? "Hetty said subconsciously, but soon she shook her head, "No, this is unlikely..."

"Of course this is impossible, if the Typhon frontline commanders can be so stupid To this extent, if the frontline troops were out of control to this extent, then Rosetta Augustus would have been ousted from power at the very beginning of the war." Gawain shook his head, "This kind of action must have been approved by Rosetta. Yes, even... it was his order. "

Hetty's eyes widened slightly. She couldn't understand what the Typhon ruler was planning for a moment: "Why is he doing this? ”

Gawain didn’t answer for a while. He just stared at the map ahead, his mind running rapidly - from the recent changes in the areas controlled by both sides on the front line, to the troops invested by the warring parties so far, and then He learned about Typhon's military movements, the intelligence sent back by Solderin and the Iron Rangers he led in enemy-controlled areas... Various clues gathered in his mind, as if they turned into invisible lines. Finally, he He vaguely realized that he had discovered the key!

This shocking discovery even made him break into a cold sweat!

"Ancestor? Hetty suddenly showed a hint of concern, "What's wrong with you?" "

"I probably guessed what Rosetta wanted to do," Gawain couldn't help but stood up from behind the table, "...this is really..."

Hetty voted A look of surprise and confusion came: “What does Rosetta want to do? What do you mean? "

"This war has an ultimate goal, which is not to maintain the status quo, nor to simply eliminate an out-of-control church. All of us only considered the mildest options, but Rosetta... …He wants to do something more radical,” Gawain said, taking a deep breath, “He wants to bring the God of War into this world. "

"Draw the God of War into this world? ! Hetty was immediately startled, "Is he crazy?" ! Did he intend to let an out-of-control god destroy everything? ! "

"No..." Gawain slowly shook his head, "According to my understanding, he may intend to...kill Him. ”