Looking at the communication record files transmitted from the Thorin area, Gawain raised his eyebrows, smiled at Bertila in the projection of the Magic Network terminal, and said, "I didn't expect you to take the initiative to mention our biochemical technology to Nova."
"Is there anything wrong with doing this?" Bertila had no expression on his face, but his tone seemed a little uneasy, "Although I don't think this involves leaking confidential information"
"There is nothing wrong with it. As long as it does not involve the confidential information clearly stated in the memo, there is no need to hide other things from our alien friends." Gawain shook his head and casually put the record file in his hand on the table. " I just didn’t expect you to take the initiative to do this. It was not surprising that you would do such a thing seven hundred years ago, but I am a little surprised that you are doing this today.”
“Immature and reckless. "Is this a move?" Bertila said slowly, "I didn't think much about it at the time."
"This is a promise that has a slim chance of being fulfilled, although neither of you regards it as a formal promise." Gawain leaned back on the high back chair and said casually with a calm expression, "Our technical exchanges with Noi are currently limited to the field of magic tide. We are still very unfamiliar with each other in other fields, and we are far apart. Providing biochemical technical guidance for an alien group from a distance of four light years is a very difficult task, not to mention that we are not even sure that everyone can survive."
Speaking of this. He paused, then suddenly changed his subject and shook his head, "But you don't have to worry about these things. I can think of these things. The witch actually understands them very well. On the other hand, she has more expectations and expectations for the future." Hope is always good."
Bertila nodded slightly, and then she noticed the tired look in Gawain's eyes. "You were just holding an online meeting with other alliance leaders. Is everything going well?"
Gawain raised his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyebrows, and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. "Although it took a lot of effort, fortunately everything went well. Now the project on Cangqiong Station has reached a very critical stage. At this stage, we sent three additional engineering teams to space three times in a row, which finally ensured that the installation speed of the broadcast transponder could meet expectations. In addition, more large transport ships were deployed in the Deep Sea Kingdom, from the Loren continent to the orbital elevator. The transportation bottleneck problem has also been solved. The biggest remaining problem is whether we can produce enough broadcast devices before the magic wave arrives in Loren. Today's meeting is mainly to solve this problem.
“The final plan is to increase the production tasks in the Silver Empire. The ancient factory equipment of the elves can switch modes in a short time. At the same time, they are close to the southwest sea, so the transportation cost is the lowest.
“So in the next four to five months, the Silver Empire will suspend more than half of the domestic conventional industrial projects and invest all the saved production capacity in the production of broadcasting equipment. During this period, member states in the alliance that do not have advanced industrial production capabilities will continue to provide supplies to the Silver Empire to ensure that more than half of the latter's domestic material output is suspended.maintain order in the country. "
Bertila was startled for a moment, and quickly understood what Gawain meant. "Let the Silver Empire be turned into a huge factory, and all national functions will be used to ensure the supply of barrier components, and then It is really a great feat to have other member states of the alliance that are unable to produce barrier components donate blood to the Silver Empire to support this unprecedented factory. "
"Yes, it's a big deal, and only the Silver Empire can take on this important task," Gawain nodded. "Currently, Cecil and Typhon have already taken on the responsibility for the Twilight of the Gods plan. With 80% pressure, there is no room left to implement such a large-scale production capacity adjustment. Other countries basically do not have the ability to manufacture broadcast components, or even if they can produce a small amount of components, it will be a drop in the bucket for the scale of the entire Cangqiong Station project. "
Bertila didn't speak for a while, while Gawain slowly stood up from behind the desk. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the bright sunshine outside the window slanting on the streets and alleys of the city. Above the distant horizon, the magnificent sun is gradually sinking to the west. The cloud-like crown escaping around the giant sun seems to be connected with the clouds on the horizon, and on the surface of the giant sun, there is a faint Yoyo could see some blood-red traces as thin as vellus hairs.
Gawain's expression suddenly became stagnant, and he did not look back. "Bertira, have you noticed the subtle lines on the surface of the sun?"< /p>
Bertila was silent for two or three seconds and quickly responded, "Yes, brother, there are indeed some subtle red traces there. Could this be a demonic tide coming?"
"Don't worry, it hasn't come yet, but the edge shock of the demonic tide is indeed approaching us. This kind of disturbance can span a distance of several light-years at most. The working principle of the observation device is based on this." Gao Wen quietly stared at the sky in the distance. His voice was steady and powerful, which gradually calmed down Bertila's slightly nervous mood. "The first signs actually appeared a few years ago. It happened once, but at that time no one could understand the mystery behind these astronomical phenomena. ”
Bertila nodded clearly, while Gawain continued to stand quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the subtle lines on the surface of the giant sun in the distance, watching the man who was approaching the world step by step. The disaster, watching the shadow it cast on the world, he saw the blood-like patterns slowly spreading on the corona, gradually forming some more clearly identifiable red spots, looking as if blood was about to emerge from the sun. The surface of the sun dripped, and after a moment, the blood-like stripes and patches of color began to fade away again
It was as if the disaster was venting its power to the world.
Gawain heard footsteps in the corridor. It seemed that he was not the only one who noticed the change of the sun. He took a gentle breath to straighten his expression, turned his head and looked in the direction of the study door, and then, he I heard Hetty's voice coming from outside the door: "Ancestor, you"
"Come in. "Gawain's steady voice interrupted Hetty. The next second, the doorThen he was pushed away, and Hetty, who looked slightly nervous, appeared in front of Gawain, "Ancestor, have you noticed the lines on the sun? Is that what it is?"
"Don't panic, it's the end of the world." It’s not here yet,” Gawain shook his head and said casually as he walked towards the desk, “It just emphasized its existence to us again.”
The sudden appearance of red lines on the surface of the sun is not the only one. It can be seen in Cecil that at the same time, almost all areas in the Loren continent that were in the daytime phase saw the strange changes in the surface of the giant sun for ten minutes. For those who know more about the truth, They are fully aware of the terrible meaning behind this change.
The demonic tide is really approaching.
Augure Tribal Nation, located in the Helm City at the foot of the Peak of the Ancestors, the five tribal kings came to the observation deck at the highest point of the city. Camilla, the tallest, stood on the edge of the high platform. Staring expressionlessly at the huge sun disk that has gradually sunk one third of the horizon. It is now approaching dusk. The brilliance of the giant sun has turned into a golden glow, splashing wildly on the towering and simple walls and roofs of the City of Helm. , and on the surface of the sun, the bloody lines have almost completely faded, leaving only a few inconspicuous dark red lines that appear and disappear in the cloudy corona, and gradually return to dimness.
The demonic tide has not reached Loren, but the "ripples" escaping from the world-destroying giant wave have been able to lick the dust-like planet under the feet of mortals. The powerful force it carries can cause optical changes visible to the naked eye on the surface of "virtual celestial bodies", and the "virtual celestial bodies" referred to here include not only stars like "Ao", but also the gas giant planets that illuminate the world of Loren.
Stuer, the King of Spirit Witches, stood next to Camilla, his voice was low and slow, "A few years ago, I also saw such bloody patterns on the sun, but at that time I didn't Know what it means"
"According to the Noi people, the power of the demonic tide can interfere with the movement of virtual celestial bodies from a few light-years away, and the patterns that appear on the surface of the sun or gas giant planets Density and frequency can represent the distance between the magic tide and the celestial body to a certain extent. The last time we saw a red spot on the surface of the sun was a few years ago, and the next time may be next month, or even within this month," standing The human king Wycliffe on the side said, and then shook his head, "When the demonic tide completely arrives, the red lines on the surface of the sun will almost cover the entire corona, and will not subside until the demonic tide ends."
"Using the challenge of adult transformation under the shining of a blood sun? It really sounds like some kind of epic prophetic scene," Wenna Bai Zhi said with a sigh in her tone, "Then we Is the world ready to face this bloody day?"
Stur, the Spirit Witch King, turned around and looked at the other side of Helm City. He saw the ancestors' Peak stands on the east side of this ancient city. Its majestic mountain surface is covered with armor made of steel. Towers stand quietly in the afterglow of the setting sun. HugeThe antenna device and crystal array pointed to the sky like a sword and an arm. The glow spread all the way along the mountain. At the end of the glow, you could see a huge sensor array ring on the plain.
Camilla also turned around and looked at the Holy Mountain. Her feline-like pupils shrank slightly in the light that shone on the surface of the Holy Mountain. She raised her hand and touched the area near her cheek. Scars left in the previous war, his voice was low and firm, "At least, we are more prepared this time than every season of Forerunners in the past 1.8 million years."
Twelve hours later, the ancestors The last sensor tower on the plain has entered the final stage of complete machine debugging.
In the dim skylight, a ring structure of astonishing scale was first illuminated by the sunlight. It was centered on the towering Ancestral Peak and built around the entire plain. Stations, relay stations, analysis nodes, and induction nodes are like a string of pearls inlaid on a ring, standing proudly in the vast and open wilderness of Augu Lei, and in the last node area of the ring, bright welding sparks It finally calmed down.
A tower composed of several cylinders and complex crystal arrays stands at this node. A large drag chain with a metallic luster extends from the tower body to the nearby nerve connection. Station and energy station, the construction team performing the final welding operation began to evacuate from each dangerous area in accordance with the procedures, while several large engineering vehicles were parked near this key node, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
At this moment, the rune array at the base of the tower has entered the pre-charging stage, and with the countless runes getting brighter, the face of the on-site commander sitting in one of the engineering vehicles Shang also showed a serious and somewhat nervous look. He listened to the low humming sounds from far to near. Several large facilities within the field of vision began to conduct power-on tests one by one, and the sound of instructions came from the general command center. And the sound of reports continued to come from the communication station
"The vibration focus energy assembly is in good condition and begins to release energy to the ring area
"The vibration focus thinking center has awakened, and the servo The neural bus connected to the brain array is in good condition, the neural signal feedback efficiency is 100, and there is no error response.
"An abnormal pressure point in the biomass circulation pipeline has been eliminated. It was a false alarm from the sensor and the redundant line was successfully switched.
"The feedback signal from the observer chamber normally starts to vibrate. Start outputting a baseline shock to the ring area. The shock test lasts for thirty seconds. Each sensor supervision unit should pay attention to reporting any abnormalities at any time.
"The Observer Chamber began to take over the main system and prepared to perform the first assembly test"
Under the increasingly bright light, a ferocious beast was slowly invading the Ogure Tribal Nation. The ancient earth awakens.
This beast is made of steel, with mortal wisdom and courage as its blood and soul. It crawls on the plains of the peaks of the ancestors, but its eyes are staring at the endless, distant and deep interstellar space. Under the blue sky, among the ancestors. Waves of low roars came from the peak, and the huge ring around the holy mountain also opened.It began to brighten one by one, the rune array lit up one after another, the magic energy tower began to operate, and the surging magic power and primitive nerve signals began to flow through the veins created by the joint efforts of countless mortals, and in this giant beast's Deep in the mind, "Observer" Myrmina has taken over the authority of the main system.
"This is incredible"
Feel the tremors of magic on the entire plain, and feel the powerful energy that can kill gods in a precise and safe way under the constraints of the observation system Operation, even the goddess of magic known as the "Lord of All Laws" cannot suppress the wonder in her heart at this moment. Deep in the observer's chamber, Myrmina is sitting on top of her gorgeous golden throne, and her perception extends to every sensor terminal on the plain through the tremor of deep blue magic. This indescribable perception Never before.
Next to the Golden Throne, a magic network terminal is being activated. Gawain's figure appears in the holographic projection above the terminal. He is paying attention to the operation of the magic tide observation device. "Myrmena, What's the situation over there?"
"The whole system is awakening this behemoth. It only takes half an hour to charge and activate." Myrmina lowered her head and looked at the turbulence of magic power around the throne. As well as the complex patterns projected over a large number of nearby terminal devices, he said in a surprised tone, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe that this thing was created by mortal hands. The entire system is currently in good condition, so don't worry."< /p>
"Very good," Gao Wen in the communication screen nodded lightly, "After the whole system wakes up, we will first perform a benchmark scan test on the target starry sky. Then we will conduct further inspections on the observation device based on the results of the benchmark scan test. Calibration and debugging, if everything goes well, then we can notify Noi to conduct synchronous observations with us."
"Understood, I'm ready to start here," Mirmina nodded. , while paying attention to the wake-up process of the whole system, he said quickly, "There are still ten seconds left, I have to activate the sensor array
"Seven seconds, six seconds
" Two seconds, one second for the sensor to vibrate."
With a tremor of magic power that could not be detected by the naked eye and covered the entire plain, Myrmina's will became one with the entire observation device.
The next second, the endless ripples in the depths of the vast starry sky turned into turbulent data and poured into hundreds of sensor nodes distributed on the plain. Then, these "reflection parameters" from nearby stars came again. It flows into the computing center of the Peak of Ancestors, is analyzed and reorganized by the large-scale servo brain array and human brain array, and enters Myrmina's mind.
At this moment, she saw the distant and profound starry sky.
And the shadows that are gradually spreading from the depths of the stars.
The short baseline scan test was over, but Myrmina was still sitting motionless on the top of the throne. Her expression seemed a little dull, and even the magic light flowing around her seemed to be affected by it. The influence gradually stagnated.
"Myrmina" Gawain noticed Myrmina's abnormal reaction and immediately asked, "How is the situation? Did you observe anything?"
"I saw it, I I did see it." Mirmina finally woke up with a start, but her tone did not contain the joy of success at all. Her eyes fell on a nearby magic network terminal, staring at the data and data that were constantly being refreshed. Pattern, "Gawain, the observation device gives two completely different parameter models. What I see are two shadows."