In the city of Cecil, the sun had fallen below the horizon, leaving only a little golden red light diffusing from the other side of the mountain, crossing the vast woods and riverbanks in the western region before splashing on the rooftops of the city. After dealing with an urgent document that had just been delivered, Gwen did not have much time to enjoy the magnificent scenery outside the window. He asked Amber to help with some unimportant work, then sat down directly on the reclining chair in the study, focused his mind again, and communicated with the monitoring system of the Firmament Station.
After confirming the location of the expeditionary fleet, he did not tell others about it for the time being. Instead, he always maintained the shallow connection between himself and the Firmament Station, paying attention to Byron's movements. As long as there was time, he would enter the deep connection state and use the optical sensors of the space station to directly confirm the situation of the Winter.
In the past, the Winter and the fleet it led had been parked near the surface platform of the orbital elevator. It seemed that there was no big movement, and the Firmament Station's system did not send any new signals after that. However, Gwen knew that Byron must still be exploring the orbital elevator platform. He was not a person who would do nothing and waste his time in the calm sea.
And as far as the current situation was concerned, Byron's exploration should not have triggered the "excessive reaction" of the Voyager's Legacy. At least the fleet was not attacked, and Gwen did not receive an intrusion warning from the system.
"… Fortunately, it's Byron who leads the fleet, not Rebecca," Gwen could not help but mutter in his heart while maintaining contact with the Firmament Station. "If that iron-headed brat went there, I'm afraid he would be courting death. If he encountered a door that couldn't be opened, he would throw a fireball the size of a city gate at it or something …"
Just as he was muttering in his heart, an abrupt voice suddenly broke into his mind. "The visitor has arrived at the Firmament Station. The guidance process cannot be started. The interactive medium has been activated, switching to the backup process …"
Gwen was stunned. Just as a "what?" popped up in his mind, a new information suddenly appeared in his mind. A brand-new information flow suddenly appeared in the depths of his consciousness. The information flow was complex, massive, and unfamiliar, but almost instantly integrated into the original connection between him and the Firmament Station. His consciousness was guided forward in the darkness. Suddenly, he saw new colors and lights appear in his' vision '. The' limited bandwidth 'he had to connect to space facilities in the past few years seemed to have been expanded a lot. Gawain's astonishment only lasted for a few seconds before he' saw 'the colors and lights in his mind quickly stabilize and form a clear picture.
In a dark space, he saw a lady with long black hair and a mole at the corner of her eye suddenly come up to him. She looked nervous as she carefully looked at where Gawain was looking and pointed with her finger. A slightly distorted voice came into Gawain's mind. "… Asalena, come and look at this … It's lit up, it's lit up! I just poked it and it suddenly lit up! What now? "
"What the hell is that?" Gawain's heart skipped a beat when he saw that face. He had been a satellite spirit for so many years, but this was the first time he saw an 'outsider' while connected to the system. It was like a veteran driver who had been driving a hearse for twenty years suddenly getting a passenger in the carriage and patting him on the shoulder. The shock was enough to make Rebecca, whose nerves were so thick that she could only be described as' dumb ', stop her heart and lungs. It took Gawain more than ten seconds before he finally reacted and recognized the figure in front of him.
It was Kassandra, the chief navigator of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet and an ally from the deep sea. She and Byron set off from the north port together. In theory, she should be on the Winter now. Why was she here?
Gwen's shocked heart finally calmed down and gradually adapted to the "new perspective" that had just appeared in the depths of his consciousness. He noticed that he seemed to be connected to a device with a camera, and around Kassandra's figure, he saw a space shrouded in dim light. Although the view was limited and the light was dim, it was enough to judge that it was definitely not somewhere on the Winter.
He suddenly thought of the voice that rang in his mind just now: the visitor has arrived at the Firmament Station. The interactive medium has been activated.
He was in a foul mood, extremely foul mood.
While Gwen was cursing in his mind, Kassandra was not idle in the camera. The siren lady seemed to have confirmed that the device that suddenly lit up in front of her was not dangerous, and the unique adventurous spirit of the siren race quickly took over. The tip of her tail poked around near the camera as if she was testing the interactive method in front of her. Then, another figure appeared in Gwen's vision. It was the red-haired Dragon Mark Witch Asalena. The dragon lady first looked at Kassandra's poking around in horror. She then reminded Kassandra to be careful while looking at Gwen's direction curiously.
The conversation between the two was transmitted into Gwen's mind. Asalena's voice was heard first. "… You should be careful! Don't accidentally activate the weapon system or something like that. We are intruders … "
"We are not intruders. We are 'visitors' who have entered this space station according to the legal process. Didn't you hear the announcement in the orbital elevator?" Kassandra said reasonably. "And how can there be a weapon system in this kind of facility, especially in this kind of transportation port where visitors are received? At most, my operation will be treated as an illegal visit and I will be stopped. Hey, don't worry. We sirens have built spaceships before. I am very stable … "
Asalena seemed to be convinced. She focused on the device that had just started operating. "… What do you think this is?"
"It should be an operation terminal, but I don't know what it is for. It may also be a port inquiry device. After all, it is placed near the elevator," Kassandra said. "In theory, there should be something here actively guiding us, but the corresponding system is obviously broken. This terminal doesn't seem to respond …"
"When we took the orbital elevator, we could still hear the announcement. Maybe the ground part and the space part of this thing operate separately?"
"It's possible. We have built something similar a long, long time ago. Of course, it was not as exaggerated as this ring, but at that time, the space station and the ground station we built in our hometown operated separately …"
Gwen listened carefully to the conversation between the two ladies. Gradually, he finally figured out what had happened, how they came up, what they did after they came up, and the process of activating the "operation terminal."
It sounded like Kassandra's "poke poke poke" inadvertently activated an interactive terminal in the Firmament Station, and then the interactive terminal automatically pointed the data stream to the "only authority" of the orbital space station, which was his side.
If that's the case … Gwen suddenly had some bold ideas in his mind, some ideas that could help him further understand himself and the legacy of the voyagers in space.
He began to quickly familiarize himself with the new connection established in his mind, fumbling with the control method of the little "operation terminal," and looking for useful parts of the limited new information that came into his mind. After a long time, he was finally ready. He opened the interactive module of the operation terminal through the system's background and said to the two explorers in space, "Please follow the procedure and perform the following operations …"
Kassandra, who was in front of the camera to figure out how to operate the terminal, jumped out in an instant. Her long tail stretched like a spring and bounced a dozen meters away!
"It … It spoke! This thing spoke! " Kassandra pointed at the operating terminal and exclaimed. Her eyes were wide open. Ashalena, who was next to her, was also shocked. She took a few steps back, but she was not as shocked as the siren. After a moment of shock and nervousness, she suddenly seemed to realize something. "Wait, Kassandra, don't you think this sound … is a little familiar?" "Oh, my god!" Kassandra nodded.
Kassandra, "…?"
Gwen, "…?!"
So, this thing's sound processing function is broken?! Or is there something wrong with the operation method? How did they recognize it as soon as it spoke?!
The unexpected situation stunned Gwen for a moment. Kassandra, who was on the other side of the camera, was more than stunned. She quickly leaned over in shock. While staring at the machine in front of her, she said to Ashalena, "I recognize it. It's His Majesty Gwen's voice. I'm sure, the siren won't mishear! But how … "
Ashalena's eyes fell on the terminal that was emitting a faint fluorescent light and projecting a constantly changing geometric image. No one knew what she was thinking in those few seconds. She finally broke the silence. "Your Majesty Gwen, are you talking?"
Gwen quickly calmed down. The little accident did not affect him for too long. Originally, he wanted to hide and pretend to be the ancient control system in the space station to guide the two ladies to try to activate and repair some of the systems in the cabin. But now that the situation had changed, there was no point in continuing to force it. Making up a reason that could not be explained would only make Kassandra and the others more suspicious and affect the cooperation. It was better to just plan.
b。
"It's me," Gwen said in a calm and low voice.
He had admitted his existence, which might be a good thing. This way, Ashalena and Kassandra's cooperation might be smoother. After all, they might have more concerns when facing the guidance of an unknown ancient operating system. And if Gwen pretended to be an operating system, it would be difficult for him to find a reasonable reason to guide them. "Go and poke the big red button next to it to see if it lights up," or "Help me see what the street sign next to it says."
And if the reason was right, disclosing his existence in front of Kassandra and Ashalena might create a more unfathomable image of an ally among the dragon descendants and sirens. The benefits outweighed the risks.
"It's really you?!" Ashalena's eyes widened when she heard the confirmation from the operating terminal. "But … how did you …"
"You should know that seven hundred years ago, I once climbed the Voyager Tower," Gwen said in a calm and indifferent tone. "This is no longer a secret."
"Ah, I know," Kassandra said, nodding immediately. "It was one of my sisters who showed you the way back then."
As she spoke, her eyes slowly widened. "So, did you …"
"That exploration didn't just bring me an immortal soul and a resurrection seven hundred years later," Gawain replied. "I established an inseparable connection with the Voyager's legacy. This connection is much deeper than what the world can imagine."
Ashalena's jaw dropped in surprise.
The ruler of the Empire of Cecil, the human pioneer hero Gwen Cecil, had a certain connection with the Voyager's legacy. This was not a secret among the upper echelons of Tarlonde, the Duchy of Holy Dragon, and even many of the Allies. When they explored the tower near Tarlonde and discovered the Sentinel Mother Port in the depths of the Divine Realm, Gwen had recognized the ancient Voyager's text, which only a few Dragons could understand. Therefore, a few insiders believed that Gwen Cecil had entered the "tower" during the mysterious voyage 700 years ago and obtained some knowledge about the Voyager. This was the biggest connection they could imagine between the two.
But now Ashalena knew that this "connection" was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
She took a light breath and subconsciously looked around the empty and dim hall. Looking at the ancient equipment that remained silent under the dim light, she thought of the magnificent ring she had seen in the observation cabin of the orbital elevator, and the space buildings that were orbiting near the ring. A tremor of suddenly coming into contact with a huge secret and understanding the truth of history rose from the bottom of her heart. When she spoke again, even her voice sounded a little unnatural. "So, you have been …"
"For the past many years, I have been overlooking this world," Gwen told the truth, but his "many years" was certainly very different from what Ashalena had imagined. "I once told the world that after I died in battle, my soul floated among the stars and hovered over the world. This is the truth, but the real truth is a little different from the understanding of the world."
"So … your body is still on the ground, but your consciousness can be projected here and talk to us through the equipment in this space station …" Kassandra also realized what Hao Ren was talking about. After confirming that it was an acquaintance, the siren became bolder again. She leaned in front of the camera and asked curiously, "You can see us too, right? Can you see the fleet docked near the base of the elevator? Are you also controlling the satellites and the space station outside? "
"I can see you, and I can also see the Winter. I can see many things, but not everything is under my control. This set of ancient space facilities has been around for too long, and they are not in good condition," Gawain said with a hint of a smile. "So, now I need you to do something for me …"
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