In the center of the Courtyard of Disobedience shrouded in chaos and darkness, a huge golden oak stood tall like a small castle. The faint glow around the golden oak dispelled the surrounding darkness. The magnificent crown of the oak was like a glimmering sky, creating a 'paradise' of light and vitality in the depths of the Realm of Shadows. In this paradise, around the oak, vibrant seedlings had gradually taken shape. All kinds of plants were flourishing on the fragmented land, extending all the way to the gate of the Fortress of Disobedience.
Even the crisscrossing ravines and rifts on the ground were now covered by vines and sturdy wooden bridges, becoming a passageway for people to come and go at will.
Gwen stood in front of the golden oak and looked up at the unnatural plant in astonishment. After a while, he turned to look at the holy deer beside him. After gaining complete freedom, Amoun had shrunk his body a lot, but it was still a huge body for mortals. "… So this is the 'beautification of the courtyard' project you mentioned in the report? You have planted another Reincarnation Tree here? "
"No, this is just a tree, a tree that allows me to rest," Ah Mo 'en said gently, seemingly a little proud. "During this period of time, I have been thinking about what I should do after gaining' freedom. 'Some … things that belong to me. After thinking a lot, I realized that I still like to take care of flowers and seedlings. This has nothing to do with the' priesthood 'that once bound me. It is a true hobby."
Looking at the holy deer, whose eyes were calm and tranquil, Gwen could not help but ask, "You don't want to play cards anymore?"
Amoun's eyes suddenly lit up. "Now?"
Gwen was speechless.
After a moment of awkwardness, Gwen coughed and changed the topic. "Ahem, I just mentioned it casually … I am here for business today."
He looked up at the giant deer standing under the golden oak. Not far away, Mirmina was sitting on the ground, leaning against the thick trunk of the golden oak. A large number of constantly changing runes, numbers, and geometrical figures were circling around her. She seemed to be resting with her eyes closed, but when she sensed Gwen's gaze, she opened her eyes slightly and nodded at him with a curious look.
"We have just completed our exploration in the deep sea," Gwen said in a low voice after calming himself down. "We boarded a spaceship left behind by the Voyager and entered the depths of the divine kingdom."
"Mirmina and I have heard about it." Amoun lowered his head slightly, and his tone became serious. "What did you find?"
"We found the secret of the sentinels," Gwen said directly, and then glanced at the two retired gods in front of him. "And your former divine kingdom."
The light around Amoun's body shrank visibly, and Mirmina, who was listening curiously not far away, instantly propped herself up. Her eyes, which were shrouded in the magic fog, widened slightly. A short and questioning cry came into the ears of Gwen and Amber. "Huh?!"
"What we found on this trip will be far beyond your imagination, but before that, there is another more urgent thing to say." Gwen waved his hand and motioned for the few royal mages behind him to come forward. At this time, Amoun's attention was on the 'followers' who came with Gwen. He saw that the mages were carefully holding a large ice crystal cube with their hands. Something seemed to be frozen inside the crystal cube.
"This is …" Ah Mo En vaguely sensed a familiar aura from the depths of the ice crystals, but he couldn't figure out the origin of the vines and flowers sealed in ice for a moment.
"This is the real sisters Firna and Rayna. We found the main body of the Sentinel in the deepest part of the sea. It is a Voyager facility, an abnormally large 'mother port.' The main body of your divine kingdom, the Giant Reincarnation Tree … withered in one of the mother ports. "Gwen motioned for the mages to remove the magic power in the ice crystal while explaining the origin of the thing to Amoun." Just as we were worried before, the 'Elven Twins' in the wasteland are fake. Their true identity is the artificial mind of the Voyager mother port, and the real Elven Twins have been trapped in the mother port for the past thousand years and lived for hundreds of years under the protection of the remaining power of the Giant Reincarnation Tree … "
Gwen used the most concise and appropriate way to describe his experience in the Sentinel mother port. Amoun listened quietly to the incredible story, and even he could not help but widen his eyes slightly. At the same time, the mages finally worked together to remove the magic seal that Victoria had left in the ice cube. The surface of the ice crystal that looked solid and did not melt at all suddenly seemed to be shrouded in a layer of white mist. In just a few seconds, the solid ice quickly melted and dissipated, and the frozen vines were lifted by an invisible magic power and slowly fell to the grass around the golden oak.
"… This is what the Firna sisters looked like in the end." Gwen had also briefly told the story of what happened to the elven twins. He pointed to the vines and flowers on the ground. "I heard a voice in the ruins of the Giant Reincarnation Tree. Although no one else heard it, I think it was a message from the Giant Reincarnation Tree. It asked me to take the Firna sisters away, so I brought them to you."
Amber looked up at Amoun who seemed to be in a daze. "Do you know how to deal with this? They look like now … "
"I know." Before Amber could finish, Amoun spoke softly. He lowered his head slightly, and the pair of crystal-like antlers gently touched the flower vines on the ground.
In the next second, a green light spread out as the flower vines floated up and wrapped around Amoun's antlers! After a while, the leaves and twigs on the vines seemed to have absorbed nutrients as they began to stretch and extend. The two pinkish-white flowers on the top of the flower vines quickly came to life as they attached themselves to the antlers and swayed gently as Amoun looked up.
Amoun narrowed his eyes as he tilted his head slightly as if he was listening to a voice from afar. After a long time, he nodded gently as a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
To be honest, Gwen did not understand how he could see a 'smile' on a deer's face.
"I know, I know," Amoun said softly as he slowly sat down under the golden oak tree. He nodded and whispered in response. "It must have been hard on you for such a long time. It's okay, you can have a good rest here … Me? Ah, it's okay, I don't mind. I've always known about this plan. Inside the Defiant Citadel, yes, I'm here. In a sense, I'm one of the earliest participants in this plan. Although I'm a research subject … It can't be helped. No one is to blame. You are just doing the right thing and the only thing you can do, just like me back then … "
Amoun spoke softly. After a long time, he finally stopped. He looked back at Gwen, and the latter finally found a chance to speak. Gwen did not hide the surprise on his face. "Who were you talking to just now? Firna and Rayna … "
"It's them. You can't hear their voices, but they're still here," Amoun said slowly. "Thank you for bringing them back."
Gwen listened to the unexpected news in surprise. A look of relief slowly appeared in his eyes. He could not help but laugh. "I didn't expect this at all. Anyway, this is really good news. Then can they hear me? "
"I can help you pass on the message," Amoun said, bowing his head. "But their souls are very weak now. They can't maintain the 'conversation' for too long."
"Don't worry, I just want you to pass on my gratitude," Gwen said solemnly. "Thank them for me. The world is not really safe yet, but we have survived many crises. The information they left for the world will be the key to getting the world through the next disaster. But now they can rest. The rest will be done by their successors."
Amoun nodded and whispered to the flower vines wrapped around his antlers. After a while, the shimmer on his antlers gradually dimmed. The God of Nature exhaled and looked at Gwen. "They have also expressed their gratitude to you. Now they are going to rest."
"Now we can discuss the crisis in the wasteland," Gwen said with a sigh of relief and looked up at the Goddess of Magic sitting not far away. "Madam Mirmina, I have something to show you."
As he spoke, he motioned for Amber to activate the magical terminal that she carried with her. As the projection crystal on the terminal lit up, a clear holographic projection immediately appeared in front of Amoun and Mirmina. An extremely complex, layered, cubic rune device was spinning in the center of the holographic projection. Around the device were several disassembled "rune plates". A large number of intricate energy flow indicators made the disassembled structural diagram look dizzying. But it also marked all the secrets that Cecil, Typhon, and the scholars of the Silver Empire had found from the mysterious cube.
Compared to the paper report that Gwen saw from Heti, this holographic projection presented a more complete and professional technical information. It was like a book from heaven to Amber, but for Mirmina, who had mastered all the spells, understood all the mysteries of the world's runes and the flow of magic, and had recently made a huge breakthrough in the understanding of the essence of magic, the information revealed in this document was extraordinary.
"This is …" Mirmina immediately leaned over. Due to the huge difference in body shape, she was almost like a dark cloud when she leaned in front of Amber. Her pair of energetic eyes were dancing with pure arcane sparks. "Where did this thing come from?"
"The sirens have captured several of these devices in the Deep Blue Network. They move rapidly in the flow of energy, and there seems to be a lot of them." Gwen nodded. "We suspect that this thing has something to do with the cultists in the Gondor wasteland. In fact, I'm almost certain that this thing was created by the 'sentinels' disguised as the elven twins and commanded the cultists to throw it into the Deep Blue Network. Now no one knows what these cubes are for, but I think if it's you … maybe you can give us some guidance. "
"… Captured from the Deep Blue Network … If that's the case, some of the structure of these runic arrays make sense." Mirmina's voice was deep in thought. "To be honest, there are some things that I don't quite understand. It's not a technology created by the mortal civilization, so it's beyond my knowledge. But I can feel that … the pure magic will change under the guidance of these runic arrays. This thing might be … "
She paused for a moment as if she was carefully thinking and making a judgment. After a long time, she said with uncertainty, "Maybe it's some kind of control device. If there are enough of them, and they are accurately thrown into certain specific nodes in the Deep Blue Network, they may even affect the internal power cycle of the entire planet … I guess."
Mirmina was very careful with her choice of words. Obviously, the 'navigator component' contained in the cubes was so far beyond this era that even the Goddess of Magic, who was known as the 'master of all magic', did not dare to jump to conclusions. She could only guess the function of the cubes based on her 'feeling'. But her judgment was still important, and it was enough to make Gwen think further.
Amber could not help but ask, "If the sentinels and the cultists control the Deep Blue Network … what will happen?"
"Anything can happen, and absolutely none of it is good," Mirmina said seriously. "The Deep Blue Network is the 'power system' that runs through the entire planet, and it's more powerful, more extreme, and more threatening than the power system of the ocean currents and the atmosphere. If they really control the operation of the Deep Blue Network, I'm afraid they can create a terrible natural disaster at any point on the planet, tear the boundary between the elemental world and the material world, and open the door to the Umbra Realm. If these control devices are more effective, they can do more terrible things."
"That's not scary enough? Then what is scary? Blow up the entire planet? "Hu Po's eyes widened." Doesn't that mean we have no hope at all?! "
"No, the situation is not that bad yet." Mirmina shook her head gently. "I mean if these cubes really have the function I think they do, and the sentinel has successfully completed all the arrangements. Now one thing is certain, the sentinel's plan is far from complete. According to my analysis, these cubes should be fixed at specific nodes to smoothly react with the energy pulse in the Deep Blue Network, and they need to cooperate with each other to form a complete network to affect the massive 'planetary power system' like the Deep Blue Network. And according to the information Gwen just mentioned … these things are still moving in the energy flow, and the sirens have destroyed at least a few of the cubes. So I don't think it's the worst yet. "
"But the situation could get worse at any time," Gwen said in a low voice. He looked up into Mirmina's eyes. "Is there any way we can destroy this control system?"
"… I'll think of something," Milmina said with uncertainty. "But compared to destroying this control system, completely eliminating the cultists in the wasteland and the sentinels behind them is the real way to get things done once and for all."
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