Bersetia did not seem to care about Gwen's comment. She just looked up at the starry night sky and the glow near the clouds at the edge of the night sky. The lights on the ground penetrated the night and shone in the sky in the form of afterglow. The many artificial lights made most of the city as lively as it was during the day, and the extra lights even dimmed the starlight in the sky.
In the memory of the Silver Queen, she had not seen such brilliant lights in the human world for hundreds of years.
"I'll leave in two days," she suddenly said to Gwen after a moment of silence. "It's been decided."
"Your schedule has been brought forward?" Gwen raised his eyebrows. "I remember that according to the original plan, you were going to stay here for a few more days. There are a lot of things you haven't seen about Project 115 and the 'Gate' plan."
"I know, but I've been away from the Silver Empire for too long." Bersetia smiled. "The matter with Sage Azmol and the other Druil sages has been settled, but the secret cult members will not disappear by themselves. Every day I leave the palace is a reason for those unstable elements to jump out. Now they have almost all jumped out. I have to go back and put an end to this three-thousand-year-old mess."
Gwen glanced at the Elven Queen beside him. Her face was as tranquil as ever under the starlight, but there was a determination hidden in the depths of her eyes. This determination was very necessary for the Silver Empire today, but Gwen could not help but remind her. "Do you still remember your promise to Sage Azmol?"
"Of course I do." Bersetia sighed softly. "Those who really follow the ancient Druil … Well, I can barely be considered as the moderates of the secret cult. Sage Azmol did give me a difficult problem, but since I've already promised him, I will fulfill my promise. After all, this is a promise made in front of God.
"This time, I'm returning early because of this promise. I've been away for too long. Every day that I'm gone, more people will be unable to hold themselves back. Those 'moderates' will also jump out at some point. If they jump out like those secret cult members … then I won't be able to find a reason to let them go."
"Since you've thought it through, then I won't make any more suggestions," Gwen said as he got up from the bench and held out his hand to Bersetia. "I wish you a safe trip in advance. I also wish you all the best in what you're about to do."
"Not many things I've done in the past few centuries have really gone smoothly, but all things will eventually succeed." Bersetia smiled and grabbed Gwen's hand. After she got up, she said casually, "Of course, I still want to thank you for your blessing, Uncle Gwen."
Gwen nodded, and then suddenly seemed to remember something. He reminded her. "By the way, don't forget what I told you — the Deep Blue Net. Enya has provided a way to find and monitor the Deep Blue Net cracks. With the ability of the Astromancer Association, it should be possible. I hope you can organize people to find the Deep Blue Net cracks in the Silver Empire as soon as possible. We now need more monitoring data. "
"Don't worry, I remember." Bersetia nodded with a smile. "I have sent the relevant information to Master Velania yesterday. She said it's not a problem. If all goes well, she should be able to organize the monitoring team before I return to the Silver Empire. "
After saying that, she nodded at Gawain and turned to walk towards the two high-ranking maids who were already standing in the distance. Before she left, she waved her hand and disappeared behind the wall of shrubs at the end of the path in the courtyard.
It wasn't until Bersetia's figure disappeared that Gawain lowered his head to look at the bushes beside the bench. Under the dim yellow light emitted by the nearby street lamps, he could clearly see a small section of a tail with a beautiful pattern poking out from the bushes. And from behind the bushes, he could hear light and rhythmic snoring from time to time …
Gwen stepped forward and kicked the tip of the tail with his foot. As he kicked, he said, "Hey, wake up. How long have you been sleeping here? It's time to wake up. If you don't wake up, I'll sprinkle Gerson's spiced wine on you!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Tyre's panicked voice from behind the bushes. The deep-sea caterpillar sat up from behind the bushes and waved his hand. "No, no, no. I'm awake. I'm awake. I'm just taking a nap. Don't mention the spiced wine. You might as well pour boiling water on me."
Gwen did not pay attention to the deep-sea caterpillar's nagging. He just looked at the guy up and down with a strange look. Finally, he could not help but ask, "I'm a little curious. Don't you usually not need to breathe? Why do you still snore when you sleep?"
When Tyr heard this, he straightened his back and said with a serious expression, "Didn't you humans say that 'even if it's a fake life, you still need a serious attitude'? This is a serious attitude. I've already turned into a land creature, so of course, I have to be more complete. Of course, the more important reason is your head maid. "
"Betty?" Gwen looked at Tyre in surprise. "How is this related to Betty?"
"Every time she sees that I'm not breathing, she thinks I'm dead again. She would try to poke me in the stomach with a mop." Tyre waved his hand. "Sometimes when she has nothing to do, she would even squat on the ground and poke me patiently for half an hour. She would only stop when I'm awake."
Gwen could not help but imagine the scene in his mind. His expression became strange. He looked at Tyre strangely and muttered, "That mainly depends on how many times you've died."
Tyre heard Gwen's muttering, but he just waved his hand nonchalantly. At the same time, he said casually, "That elven queen has left? I thought you two were going to talk for a long time. "
"Don't you know how long you've been sleeping." Gwen sighed helplessly. Then his expression slowly became serious. "Let's not talk about this. It's rare to see you in a more awake state today. I have something to discuss with you. "
"Discuss with me?" Tyre shook the tip of her tail and her head from side to side. She seemed to be trying to keep herself awake in this way. "If it's about the ship technology, I've handed it over to Cassandra. She's leading the technical team over at the north port. They're doing a good job."
Gwen shook his head with a serious expression. "No, it's about the monitoring of the Deepblue Net. Or should I say, the detection problem."
"The Deepblue … Oh, the thing you two have been talking about recently? The one behind the Deepblue Well? " Tyre quickly reacted. Although she usually slept most of the time, Gwen, Enya, and even Rebecca and Amber had been talking about the Deepblue Net recently. The deep-sea idler would hear about it twice a day when she opened her eyes, so she was not too confused. She was just a little puzzled. "Aren't you already organizing manpower and resources to monitor that thing? Why do you still need to discuss this with me? "
"I received a message from Tarlonde not long ago," Gwen said in a low voice. "After noticing that there may be signs of abnormal magic surging in the Deepblue Net, the Dragons have strengthened the monitoring of the various tributaries of the net. During the monitoring process, they found some signs. Some tributaries of the net that run through the Elemental World are 'deviating'. The magnitude is very small, but it has been ongoing. Coupled with the clues they found before, some elemental creatures that escaped from the Elemental Rift have traces of being infected by the Deepblue magic. So now we suspect that the abnormal fluctuations of the Deepblue Net may have affected the balance of the Elemental World. "
"The Elemental World … Oh, I get it." Tyre had already guessed Gwen's intention. "You want us sirens to help check if there is a problem with the Deepblue tributaries in the water elemental realm?"
"The Deepblue Net is buried deep in the 'lower layer' of our world. Its main flow is located in the gap between the material world and the non-material world. It is not easy for us, who can only live in the material world, to directly 'see' the Deepblue Net. We have to go through complex technical assistance, and the monitoring points are also subject to various restrictions. If there is an enemy who knows the Deepblue Net and has mastered some special technology using the energy flow that runs through the planet, it should be easy for him to avoid our surveillance in the material world. After all, our surveillance has blind spots everywhere." Gwen slowly explained his thoughts. His words made Tyre's expression turn serious. "This matter has been bothering me until not long ago, when the discovery of the Dragons reminded me.
"The 'rules' of the Elemental World are different from the material world. Everything there is in an extremely 'pure' state, and all traces of energy flow are difficult to cover. The concealment techniques that work in the material world will not work in the Elemental World. Unfortunately, the Dragons are still creatures of the material world. Even if they can break into the Elemental Realm with brute force, they will not be able to accurately perceive the various changes in the Elemental Realm like the elemental creatures. But if we have some real eyes that belong to the elemental creatures …"
"I understand what you are thinking. Sirens are indeed elemental creatures, and we have recently gained the ability to sense magic. We can act as this pair of 'eyes'." Tyre nodded and then looked at Gwen with some doubts. "But listening to what you are saying, you seem to suspect that the abnormal phenomenon in the Deepblue Net is deliberately controlled by 'someone' behind it? I remember Lady Enya said that this may be a natural phenomenon … "
"The fluctuation in the Net two million years ago may indeed be a natural phenomenon, but it is hard to say now …" Gwen frowned and shook his head. "I have no direct evidence, but just this evening, Veronica told me some of her findings. She found that all the 'tributaries' connected to the Deepblue Well in the wasteland of Gondor were in a very normal state, which made her suspicious. You know, the Dragons have found concrete evidence of abnormal fluctuations in the Deepblue Net. The dragon egg that Melita brought has even hatched a Young Dragon that has been infected by the Deepblue magic. With such a huge impact, how can the data collected by Veronica be normal?
"So I suspect that 'someone' is deliberately covering up their tracks. Their technical skills are brilliant, and they can even fool the surveillance system left behind by the ancient Kingdom of Gondor. But they obviously don't know what the situation is outside the Great Wall. The mortal countries have formed an alliance, and even the distant Kingdom of the Giant Dragon is exchanging information with the countries of the Lollun Continent. The alliance's information collection covers half the planet. With such a large-scale information exchange, their brilliant camouflage skills are giving them away …"
As he spoke, Gwen sighed and shook his head. He did not say anything definite, but the identity of the people behind the scenes was actually on the verge of being revealed.
How should he put it, the Universal Scapegoat Gang was really something … They could still be the scapegoat even after death.
"No wonder you are so nervous about this matter … It does sound serious." Tyre's tail was wagging in the air. She had a thoughtful look on her face. "Well … I don't mind helping you, but this matter …"
Gwen immediately asked, "Is there a problem?"
Tyre thought for a moment and waved her hand. "Well, actually it's just a small problem. Although we are water elementals, we don't get along very well with the local water elementals. But it's not a big deal. I believe the queen can handle it. I will report this matter later. According to my speculation, the queen is more than ninety percent likely to agree. "
Gwen's expression did not change much, but his heart was suddenly relieved. At the same time, he felt deeply lucky. The elemental realm was a strange and indifferent country for humans living in the material world. Few could find stable and reliable allies among the eccentric and xenophobic high-grade elemental creatures. It was precisely because of this that the Cecil Empire was particularly lucky to be able to get on the good side of the sea demons. These deep-sea allies had some weird style problems … but they were reliable.
He even felt that the bucket that Pea threw into the well back then could almost be written into the history books.
While lamenting about that, Gawain couldn't help but feel a little uncertain about the Sirens' frank and passionate attitude. He couldn't help but say, "Please express my sincerest gratitude to your queen on my behalf. You Sirens have really helped us a lot. I won't forget this friendship …"
"Hey, don't say that. I feel weird when you suddenly say this with a serious face …" Before Gwen could finish his words, Tyre suddenly shrunk her neck and waved her hand. "We sirens don't have a mess of rules and regulations like you humans. Our judgment of things is very simple. You are a group of good friends, interesting and trustworthy, so we are willing to communicate more with you. That's all.
"In the past million years, there has been more than one race in this world that wanted to deal with the sirens. Some of them are as interesting as you, but there are also those that we are not interested in. For those that are interesting, the sirens have always been enthusiastic, and for those that we are not interested in … until they went extinct, we have never dealt with them.
"Don't be surprised. Our race is like that. This is probably a characteristic of the elemental creatures?"
Tyre said, smiling slightly. Then, his tone suddenly became serious. "And strictly speaking, this matter is not unrelated to us. If that thing is really a huge system that runs through the entire planet, then if something happens to it, no one living on this planet will be able to escape. Our ship is still not fixed."
(End of Chapter)
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