Cecil Palace.
The bright summer sun shone through the wide crystal glass window into the long corridor. The chirping of summer insects came from the direction of the courtyard, and the sunlight slanted on Gwen's shoulder. When he walked past an open window, he could not help but stop and look in the direction of the chirping of summer insects.
Midsummer … In this season of lush growth, the courtyard welcomed the busiest day of the year. The incessant chirping of insects indicated a small world full of vitality. That small world was hidden in the bushes, trees, nurseries, and beside the fountain. Countless insects and small animals were born during this period of time. When food was plentiful and rain was abundant, they seized the time to reproduce and live in a hurry.
The brilliant giant sun in the sky brought abundant energy to those small creatures.
However, the glory of the summer worm's life was short-lived, especially in the northern kingdom. The energy brought by the giant sun would gradually fade in the next month. The temperature would drop, the precipitation would decrease, and the vegetation would become dormant. The "small world" between the shrubs and the garden nursery would soon meet its own demise and lose all life in the following harsh winter. Until the early summer of the next year, everything would repeat itself.
Gwen stood in front of the window for a long time, imagining what changes were happening in the small kingdom built by insects and ants. He imagined that if there was a wise one among them who could think and luckily learned the mystery between the sun, the season, the precipitation, and the "end of the world," then how would the wise one among the insects view the world they lived in, and how would they try to save the fate of their own race, or … would they calmly face the change of the seasons and accept the end of summer?
Obviously, there was no answer to this question, so Gwen finally just sighed softly. In this universe, it was midsummer, but the mortal civilization, who claimed to be a highly intelligent creature, was facing a fate harsher than the insects and ants. The midsummer of this universe would never end, and the "end" that replaced it was not the cold winter, but the "tide" that was far more violent and unstoppable than the cold winter. The insects and ants may hide in the caves and rely on hibernation to wait for spring, but behind the midsummer of this universe was the ubiquitous magic. Magic was everywhere, so naturally, there was no safe "cave".
The only way to survive was to stop being a "bug".
A familiar scent suddenly appeared in the air, and Amber's figure gradually became clearer under the sun. She nimbly jumped to the ground and looked up at Gwen. "You're standing there in a daze again?"
Gwen finally woke up from his contemplation. He retracted his gaze from the window and glanced at Amber. "You're slacking off again?"
"Do I look like a lazy person to you?!" Amber's eyes widened as soon as she heard this. She put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "I just came back from the Government Office. By the way, I have a message for you. Tarlonde's ambassador has crossed the northern identification line and will land in the capital soon. The landing site by the Baishui River has been prepared. Heti has also brought the official in charge of reception there. No matter what, he's an acquaintance. Why don't you welcome him here and entertain him? "
"This is a serious matter." Gwen glanced at Amber, a little surprised. He then nodded. "I got it. Let Betty arrange it. She's already very skilled in this aspect."
"Okay." Amber waved her hand casually. Then she could not help but look at Gwen again. "But then again, what were you thinking about just now? You looked so serious as if you were about to put together the nobles in Gravel Ridge and beat them up again … "
"What the hell is that analogy?" Gwen was suddenly dumbfounded by Amber's wonderful analogy. The serious mood that had been brewing for a long time suddenly dissipated. He smiled and shook his head. "It's nothing. I just discussed something with Kamel. It suddenly made me feel that the world we live in … is really a merciless place."
"The world? Merciless? " Amber was confused. She could not help but scratch her head. She quickly put on a vigilant look. "Why can't I understand what you're saying now?!"
The last bit of seriousness in Gwen's heart finally dissipated. His eyes twitched, and he squinted at Amber who was standing next to him. "… You're talking as if you can understand what I'm saying. Okay, okay. If you have the time to mess around here, go do something else. For example, find out where Betty is."
As soon as his voice trailed off, Amber's figure gradually faded in the air, leaving only her voice in the empty corridor. "I don't need you to tell me …"
Gwen looked in the direction where Amber's figure disappeared and shook his head with a smile. He then thought for a moment, turned and walked in the direction of the incubation room.
Just as he walked near the incubation room, an unexpected figure came into his sight. In the corridor not far ahead, a silver-white metal ball was floating in the air and flying towards him. The eye-catching funny smile made the scene very visually shocking. Judging from the position where the ball had appeared, the iron ball should have just left the incubation room.
"Oh, it's His Majesty!" The silver-white metal ball not far away also happened to see Gwen appear at the corner of the corridor. He immediately accelerated and flew over, a happy voice coming from the ball. "It's good to see you here. Why are you here?"
Gwen was about to greet him halfway when he heard the ball and suddenly lost his balance. When the ball floated in front of him, he spread out his hands with a strange expression. "This is my home."
"… It seems so." Nicholas Egg paused in the air for a moment and said a little awkwardly. "Sorry, I have been debugging the system that Ms. Enya used to access the Internet. I'm so busy that I'm a little dizzy …"
"I saw you coming out of the incubation room." Gwen nodded. Then, he was a little curious. "What happened? Did something happen to Enya during the networking process? "
His tone was a little serious because this matter was not as simple as "letting a retired person go online to relieve boredom". Behind it was a whole complex and bold experimental project to verify whether the mapping relationship between the gods and ideologies could be controlled, and to verify whether the "chaotic region" at the bottom of the neural network could be transformed into an effective anti-divinity protection. The custom-made networking device used by Enya hid the most advanced technology of the Empire so far. Several experimental groups were also monitoring the system 24 hours a day in three shifts. If there were any problems with the system, Gwen's nerves would be directly affected.
Therefore, when there was a problem with the system, Nicholas Egg, the "master craftsman" had to do it himself.
"Don't worry, it's not a big problem." Nicholas, of course, knew the seriousness of this matter. He immediately shook his body up and down and said, "It's just that the analog brainwave converter was overloaded and burned up, causing the nerve cord to be unable to locate. Just change the parts. There is no leakage of mental pollution or reverse penetration."
"The analog brainwave converter was overloaded and burned up?" Hearing that it was not a big problem, Gwen was relieved. But he could not help but frown. After all, this was also a hidden danger. "Why did it suddenly burn up? The power of that thing should not be too high, and Naretil has personally tested it. The divine power cannot penetrate the protective wall … "
"It's been on for too long." Before Gwen could finish, Nicholas shook his body from side to side and said, "I think you should have reminded her not to stay on the network 24 hours a day. A machine also needs to rest, especially a machine that has to withstand the mental impact of the gods. I just checked, the connection device has not stopped since it was installed … "
Gwen was speechless.
After being stunned for two seconds, he said with a strange expression, "So, Enya is always on the network no matter what she does and has never gone offline?"
"Of course. Why can't it be burned up?" Nicholas said helplessly. Then, he let out a very human sigh. "Sigh, let's not talk about it. I have to go to the Fortress of Disobedience later. Two sets of equipment there have been burned up."
Gwen was dumbfounded.
So, these retired gods had been immersed in the neural network for nearly half a month without him knowing? Even the equipment used to surf the network was burned up? Can't these three do something else?
Still, regardless of the galloping horses in Gawain's heart, he could only smile helplessly and shake his head, trying to keep his tone as calm as possible. "Alright, I can understand their daily boredom and … the novelty of finally being able to come into contact with the mortal world at such close range. Don't worry, I will remind them later. "
"That's good," Nicholas said as he shook the ball. "Let's hope these powerful 'gods' can restrain themselves a little. After all, the equipment given to them is specially made, and even the most basic parts cost a lot. I don't want to face Madam Heti's murderous look after this quarter's financial settlement."
As he spoke, he turned and floated to the side. "Well, if you don't have any other plans, I have to get back to work. There are still two sets of burned nerve connection devices waiting for me to fix."
Gwen nodded as he watched the flashing silver metal ball float to the other end of the corridor. But suddenly, a strange idea came to his mind. He could not even tell if the idea was bold or whimsical. Driven by this idea, he called out to Boss Egg. "Nicholas, wait a minute."
"Huh?" The metal ball stopped in confusion. "What's wrong?"
Gwen opened his mouth, but he still felt that his idea was too strange. Since he had already stopped the ball, he had to ask, "You have been dealing with Enya a lot recently, right?"
"Indeed." Nicholas floated up and down. "Madam Enya's equipment is newly installed, and I was the one who installed it. Naturally, there is a lot of debugging work. What's the problem? "
"I'm just curious. What's your impression of Enya?" Gwen asked.
At this moment, he almost used all his strength to maintain a normal expression. As he spoke, he kept emphasizing in his heart, 'Both of them are round, both of them are round. Anyway, it's not wrong to ask, and I have nothing to do anyway.'
Nicholas did not know why Gwen said that. He thought seriously for a moment before slowly saying, "Madam Enya … is a woman worth admiring. She has profound knowledge and impeccable manners. She is very gentle with people. From temperament to self-restraint, I think she is perfect … "
Gwen just asked casually, but at this time, he could not help but slowly open his eyes wide. "So, you think she is …"
"Unfortunately, there is one thing I regret." Before Gwen could finish, Nicholas sighed and continued the latter half of his sentence. "Not round enough."
"… Not round enough?" Gwen asked.
"Yes, but it's a pity that she's not round enough." Nicholas' tone was quite serious. "Of course, I'm not a ball that pays too much attention to appearance. Especially after I came to this world, I saw all kinds of strange creatures like you, so I don't care about the appearance of others. But Madam Enya … is still not round enough. Ah, I shouldn't judge a lady behind her back, but … but … "
Nicholas hesitated a few times, but in the end, he sighed. "Alas, it's a pity. One is big, and the other is small …"
Gwen was speechless.
The corridor fell into a short period of awkward silence. Only the tireless chirping of insects in midsummer could be heard echoing in the corridor through an open window nearby. The bright sunlight slanted into the room through the window and shone on the bright shell of Nicholas, giving it a bright luster.
It was as if he was showing off his roundness.
"Your Majesty, is there any problem?" Nicholas finally felt that the atmosphere was a little strange and broke the silence.
"No, nothing." Gwen suddenly felt that his behavior just now was a little silly. He waved his hand weakly and said, "Go do your own thing."
"Okay, then I'll get carried away …"
…
The door of the incubation room was pushed open, and Gwen stepped into the most special "guest room" in the entire building.
It was almost afternoon, and the sun was shining through the window on the pedestal in the center of the room. The pale golden giant egg stood there quietly as usual, with dense and mysterious runes floating on its surface and a dreamy luster. The ventilation in the room was running slowly, and the surface of the nerve connection device next to the giant egg was flashing with regular lights. Several containers of liquid were flying up and down around the golden giant egg, constantly mixing the dark liquid inside. A newspaper floated in front of the giant egg, and it was turned to a page discussing the "scale of the universe."
Now, Gawain knew that the retired Dragon God could do all these things at once, and it wouldn't affect her internet usage.
"Gwen, welcome." Before Gwen could speak, a gentle and slightly cheerful voice came from the golden giant egg. "The weather is good today."
Gwen looked at Enya and opened his mouth, but suddenly found that he did not know what to say. He had prepared countless words and serious questions after leaving Kamel's place, but by the time he came here, all the emotions were gone. Now, looking at the former goddess in front of him, there was only one sentence left in his mind:
Do you know that you were despised by a metal ball just now? Because you have a big head and a small head …
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