In the depths of the dark and chaotic Courtyard of Disobedience, a faint glow floated on the ground made of broken boulders. A huge oak tree, which had grown out of nowhere, stood in the middle of the courtyard. A large number of operating magical devices surrounded the oak tree. Some projected constantly changing holographic images, some emitted light, and intertwined into a complex grid barrier.
Mirmina, the Goddess of Magic, sat under the oak tree with her eyes closed. Some of the pale golden leaves falling from the canopy fell on her long hair, and then turned into fragments of light and gradually dissipated.
Suddenly, the former Goddess of Magic opened her eyes. Her previously calm and tranquil face had a strange look on it at some point.
The next moment, Amoun's voice came from the side. "What's wrong? Are you dreaming? "
"… No, I didn't sleep just now." Mirmina raised her hand and rubbed her forehead. Her tone was a little weird. "I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a little flustered. It woke me up from my meditation."
"Flustered? Woke up from your meditation? That doesn't sound like a good sign. "Amoun, who was taking care of the oak tree, suddenly became a little nervous. His face showed a very human-like concern." Could it be that there is still something left in your 'divine part'? "
"It's not that serious. I just felt a little flustered. It's like someone suddenly saw my dark history a long time ago." Mirmina waved her hand. She did not know why she suddenly thought of such a strange thing. But soon she put the details aside and focused on Amoun, who had been busy for the past two days. "By the way, you are not done yet?"
"It's still early. I've just started." Amoun shook his head, and the light green runes hovering and floating on his antlers dissipated into the air. "It's not easy to have a chance to move freely. I have to decorate my courtyard seriously. After all, this is a place where I have lived for three thousand years. I don't know how long I will have to stay in the future. At least, I have to plant a few trees or something. By the way, what do you think of my oak tree? Shouldn't it be taller? "
"That's good enough, unless you don't want to plant anything else." Mirmina looked up at the beautiful golden oak tree, the only 'plant' in the Disobedient Courtyard, which was now emitting a faint halo of light. A majestic vitality was being stimulated from it, filling the whole courtyard with a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere. It was the first time in thousands of years that such vitality appeared in this dark and lonely place. Mirmina was actually not interested in Amoun's' Landscaping Plan ', but she was happy to see Amoun enjoying himself after his body was healed and he was truly free. It was better than spending all day playing cards on the Internet. "You're really motivated. Planting trees in the Looming Shadow Realm. What's that saying again? Oh, Firm couldn't think of such a ridiculous thing."
"I didn't lie among the barren rubble for 3,000 years because I liked it," Amoun said cheerfully. "Do you need help? I see that you have been resting among the boulders and ruins these days. Although I'm used to it, you should be more used to an environment with a roof. I can help you make a residence, like a magic tower that can grow? Gwen and his friends won't have a problem with it. They said that I can renovate the courtyard as I like, as long as it doesn't affect the operation of the magical devices. "
"No, I think it's good enough! Don't talk about the magic tower anymore! " Mirmina's eyes widened in an instant, as if she was reacting to stress. But then she realized that her reaction seemed to be a little overboard, and a sulky look appeared on her face. "If I want to make a residence, I can do it myself. Don't forget that 'molding' itself is an important branch in the field of magic. I'm better at it than you are."
"Okay, okay, I'm just saying. Why are you shouting so loudly?" Amoun shook his head, then could not help but look at Mirmina from head to toe. "What conclusion did you come up with just now? You have been doing all kinds of strange magic experiments, meditating under the tree, or writing reports these two days. You are really like those busy researchers in the council. What the hell are you doing? "
"You won't understand even if I tell you." Mirmina had no interest in explaining to Amoun. She waved her hand, stood up, and said, "Anyway, I'm almost done with the paper. If you are really interested, you can see it in the database of the neural network when the time comes."
Amoun snorted softly, but he was not interested in arguing with the Goddess of Magic on this topic. His attention returned to his "small courtyard beautification project." A new planting plan was gradually taking shape in the mind of the former God of Nature. Around the magnificent golden oak, the life force field had taken shape, and the Realm of Looming Shadow had an environment where plants could grow. He felt that he should plant a flower field around it, or a shrub full of berries.
Or some cucumbers, eggplants, onions, ginger, and garlic.
…
The boulder with the message gradually drifted away and disappeared into the darkness of the false starry sky. The towering tower stood in the center of the divine kingdom, like a silent guard, guarding all the secrets of the kingdom that had been abandoned by its master.
"… I think we'd better pretend that we didn't see anything." Amber looked around, shrunk her neck, and muttered, "If the person involved knew about it, she would not be happy."
Gwen thought that Amber had a point. Putting himself in Mirmina's shoes, the content of the boulder should be the same as the sad literature of youth that he wrote in the space when he was young and frivolous. If he mentioned it to her face to face, there would probably be blood on the spot.
The ancient spaceship sailing in the darkness and chaos vibrated again. The engine output gradually increased, and the giant spaceship once again returned to the depths of the darkness. As the eerie dark silhouettes reappeared outside the shield, Gwen and his team realized that the spaceship had set off again.
Just as the inference in the previous intelligence, the spaceship continued to cruise among the divine kingdoms. It continued to visit one divine kingdom after another during the voyage. Each time, it would stop for a short while, hover at a distance far or near for a moment, and then set off for the next destination. For Gwen and his team, this was undoubtedly the most precious observation data.
Mortals had never had such an opportunity to directly observe the situation inside the divine kingdom in such a direct way, and in the process, they did not have to worry about spiritual contamination. The terrible price they paid on the battlefield of Wintercastle in the past had been exchanged for amazing returns in an unexpected direction.
Of course, not every divine kingdom's observation was as clear as the Divine Kingdom of Fertility or the Divine Kingdom of Magic. Sometimes, Gwen and his team would see some incomprehensible and strange situations. During the voyage, they saw some "spaces" that were completely shrouded in light, and the situation inside was completely blocked by a light curtain that the naked eye could not see through. Sometimes, they also saw a lot of chaotic light and shadows, and the space inside the light and shadow overlapped in an incomprehensible way. They did not know whether the chaotic "deep sea" had interfered with their cognition, or an ancient divine kingdom really presented such a strange appearance.
There was even one time when the spaceship suddenly stopped in the darkness, turned on the lights and detection equipment, and scanned the void for a long time. It was as if there was an invisible divine kingdom in the empty space.
These strange situations were all carefully recorded by Kamel and Modir. Perhaps one day in the future, all the mysteries would be revealed.
And these "observation points" that kept appearing during the "journey" had greatly slowed down the movements of Gwen and his team on the spaceship. They stopped time and time again to record the various scenes outside the spaceship's shield, leaving behind a lot of images and text data. They even gave up the exploration of the spaceship to these observation operations.
But even with some delay, they finally arrived at the entrance to the spaceship's interior. A gate made of unknown alloy stood at the end of the deck. The gate was open, and the bright light inside showed that the basic system in the connecting passage was still running.
"The 'explorer' is inside." Kamel floated in front of the entrance of the passage. He nodded as he sensed the magic wave coming from not far away. "I can receive the positioning signal from it. It's clear and stable. The environment inside is very stable."
"Let's go in." Gwen looked up at the dark 'deep sea' outside the spaceship's shield. The voyage was not over yet. There should be more divine kingdoms outside the spaceship, but he also had to figure out the secrets of the spaceship. "Victoria, set up a photographic crystal here to record the situation outside the shield. We will retrieve it later."
Victoria immediately set up the photographic crystal and the corresponding maintenance circle according to the order. Amber, who was beside her, simply said, "Anyway, this ship will make one round every two days. We have already figured out the pattern. Once we have figured out the process of the voyage, we can arrange for the exploration team to board the ship regularly for long-term observation. The divine kingdom won't be able to escape. After a few rounds of observation, we will have all the information recorded."
"… Let's hope everything is as simple and smooth as you said." Gwen glanced at Amber with a solemn expression. "I have a bad feeling."
"Then don't say it out loud," Melita said nervously.
Looking at Miss Blue Dragon who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, Gawain had a subtle expression on his face. He could only shrug helplessly and follow Carmel into the passage that led to the interior of the spaceship.
Behind the door was a spacious corridor. Bright lights illuminated the place that may have been silent for 1.8 million years. Just like the situation in the Tide-Defying Tower, time had not eroded the creation of the voyager. There was no dust in the 'deep sea.' The group walked through the clean and bright connecting passage. Everything in sight gave them a strong illusion. It was as if this place had been abandoned not long ago. Even a moment ago, there were still busy crew members going back and forth in this passage.
After walking for a short distance, they finally found the 'explorer' magic puppet that was sent to the spaceship a few days ago and had been acting autonomously for a long time.
"There it is," Kamel said as he raised his hand and pointed not far away.
Gwen looked up and saw a magical autonomous device made of brass with a round shell quietly hiding in a corner at the end of the corridor. It had retracted all of its limbs and was using a piece of equipment at the corner of the corridor as a cover. It was in a state of deep hibernation.
It looked weak, pitiful, and helpless.
Considering the amazing technological level of the Voyager's spaceship, this brass magic puppet with only a simple mind and a fragile mechanical structure was indeed a little 'pitiful'.
But looking at the dormant brass magic puppet, Gwen suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. He even felt that this mechanical device, which was not even half as good as Gondor, was like a hero.
It was so backward and so fragile. This simple mechanical device was almost the pinnacle of technology in the present Loren countries. But in front of the technological creation of the Voyager, it was not even a toy. But this' little thing 'that could only think had been alone on this mysterious spaceship for several days. It had walked through the dark deck, passed through the ancient corridors, and explored countless mysteries.
Perhaps it should be called 'mechanical pioneer'?
Gwen's mind was a little scattered. At the same time, Kamel had issued the activation command. A series of slight clicking and buzzing sounds came from the brass magic puppet's stomach. The round thing suddenly shook, and then a few mechanical limbs slowly stretched out.
It was as if it was in a long dream. It stretched like a human and opened its folded limbs little by little. The originally folded sensors and mechanical arms also popped out of the spherical shell. The precise crystal lens captured Kamel's figure.
A mechanical claw that was used to pick up items was raised and waved cheerfully. It was happy that it had successfully completed the mission and was reclaimed.
"… The people of Typhon have really learned a lot from the technology of the Gondor Ironmen," Victoria could not help but exclaim as she looked at the very human-like behavior of the brass magic puppet.
"They have indeed learned a lot, but it is far from enough," Daniel said with a blank expression. "We have been using it for so many years, but we still can't replicate the mental core of the Ironmen, nor can we create a bionic structure that is like a living person. Our magic puppet experts are still waiting for the next technological breakthrough — or a great stroke of luck."
"Sometimes technological breakthroughs do require a little bit of luck," Gwen said with a smile. He then looked at Kamel. "Now let's check the data recorded by the magic puppet and see what it has seen along the way."
The last time Steel Earth approached the divine kingdom of the God of War, the explorer magic puppet had transmitted part of the collected data to the technical team working in the divine kingdom. But due to the short duration of the spaceship and the limitation of long-distance transmission, it could only send back a small part of the data, and many of the images were blurry.
The complete exploration data still had to be retrieved in the most primitive way.
Carmel opened the outer shell of the Seeker Golem. From the intricate runic core and magic-conducting structure inside, he found the device that stored the key information. He carefully took it out and placed it in his hand.
It was a cube the size of a palm. Most of its outer shell was made of expensive mithril and adamantine, and its surface was also inlaid with high-quality crystals and gemstones. Inside it was a more complex storage structure that was immersed in an alchemy solution.
It had obvious traces of the fusion of traditional magic techniques and modern magic conductive technology.
(By the way, everyone should know that a 10,000-word epilogue was added two days ago. You can read it as long as you subscribe! The epilogue itself is free!)
(P.S. That's 10,000 words … 10,000 words … After writing it, I realized that I'm not young anymore. My hands are numb …)
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