The dark clouds dispersed. After seven centuries, normal sunlight finally shone on the land where an ancient and powerful civilization once stood. Under the illumination of the approaching dusk, the hustle and bustle of the Tarash Plain dispersed, leaving only an almost unreal peace.
But the peace was only on the surface. The strange phenomenon had disturbed the minds of countless people. After the dark clouds dispersed, the burning debris in the atmosphere sprinkled over the wasteland like a spectacular rain of fire. Everyone on the battlefield witnessed this scene. Coupled with the huge mysterious spaceship that landed on the battlefield, countless people had all kinds of bizarre guesses in their minds. The ordinary soldiers did not know what happened outside the battlefield, but one thing was clear: the rain of fire falling from the sky was definitely not as simple as ordinary 'meteors'. It affected the nerves of the three empires.
On every front, the air forces of the three empires chased in the direction where the 'meteors' fell.
The Dawn of the Earthly Dawn had returned to the battle line it was in charge of. The huge and scarred air overlord was now quietly hovering over the allied forces of the Augulay tribes. The traces left by the war made it look as if it had been before, but it added endless vicissitudes of magnificence to it under the setting sun.
Jinna Prince came to the deck. Under the setting sun, she looked at the sky not far away.
The peak of the meteor shower had passed. At this moment, there were only some small light spots in the sky that occasionally streaked across the sky. A thin and clean layer of clouds floated under the setting sun. In the clouds, she could vaguely see the tracks left by the meteor shower. High-altitude high-speed reconnaissance aircraft and dragonborn scouts from the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn had taken off a few minutes ago to track the spot where the 'meteors' fell from the sky. The aftermath of the battle was taken over by specialized troops and commanders. For a moment, she actually had a moment of respite.
Jinna touched her forehead. The wound left by the collision with the commander's seat had stopped bleeding and partially healed under the effect of the alchemy potion, but the wound still hurt a little. For an extraordinary, such a small injury was not a problem at all. Jinna even felt that feeling the stinging pain on the battlefield after the dust had settled was actually a kind of … happiness.
This real pain allowed her to be more certain that she was still alive, that this victory was real, and that this world had survived in the end.
At this moment, she heard a special buzzing sound from the magic network terminal that she carried with her. It was the sound of the highest level of communication. Jinna quickly sorted out her status and then activated the audio of the communication device. Gwen Cecil's voice rang in her ears. "How's the situation over there?"
Jinna immediately reported. "Your Majesty, the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn has returned to the standby position. The battle group overall is in good condition, but some parts of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn of the ship have structural damage, the nervous system of the main body, and a certain degree of casualties.. In addition, we have just contacted the ground forces. The Ogoray Tribal Coalition Army and the Western Army led by Duke Bodwin have suffered serious damage. A medical ship has landed and provided assistance. "
"Well done," Gwen sounded relieved. He then asked, "Is Rebecca okay?"
"Her Royal Highness is currently resting. Her performance in the previous battle was valiant and fearless, controlling the situation and completing the critical attack against the creeping calamity when all the commanders of the accelerator array were killed. That has won everyone's respect."
"Very good," Gwen said with a hint of a smile in his voice. "Have the troops tracking the space debris set off?"
"We set off eight minutes ago," Gina replied meticulously. "The Dawn of the Earthly Dawn's tracking system has confirmed that several large fragments have flown toward the vast wilderness between the barrier of the Augoray Mountain Range and the wasteland of Gondor. Judging from the size and falling speed of the fragments, the tracks near the landing point should be obvious. But we're not sure if there will be other fragments flying toward inhabited areas."
"Okay, you just need to track down the remains that have fallen in the wasteland. Don't be in a hurry to retrieve them after you discover them. Mark them and monitor them, and wait for further orders."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
There was a few seconds of silence on the other side of the communicator. After that, Gwen's voice rang again in a low voice. "Thank you for your hard work."
Jin Na was startled for a moment. Then she immediately straightened up and said in a loud voice, "It's my duty!"
…
In the command post in the north of the Tarash Plain, Gwen ended the communication with Dawn Earthly Dawn. He could not help but reach out and pick his ear. Amber, who was standing next to him, also did the same. She then reported to him with a serious expression on her face. "… The warning about the space debris has been sent to all countries. The observatories, air defense stations, and mage towers in the surrounding areas of the wasteland are already watching the sky. Emergency evacuation orders for residents in high-risk areas have also been issued. There shouldn't be any major problems."
"Most of the large debris has flown to the no man's land in the wasteland. The smaller fragments will not cause too much damage. This is a blessing in disguise," Gwen sighed softly and said with a strange expression. "Fortunately, the Sentinel was completely disintegrated, and the angle of its fall into the atmosphere was' right '. Otherwise, if such a huge spacecraft crashed down, the mortal civilization would have been severely damaged, if not killed."
"That's right. It's not easy to win a battle, and then be crushed to death by the enemy's body. Just thinking about it makes me panic," Amber said while waving her hand. "It's the same as being beaten up by the grave after successfully digging it up."
But this time, Gwen did not bicker with her as usual. When he heard Amber's voice, he just stared at her from head to toe as if he wanted to see if there was anything unusual about her. This observation made Amber's hair stand on end. She immediately hugged her arms. "What … what's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that? Eh — it's scary. You might as well just beat me up. "
"… It's okay. I'm just looking." Gwen sighed, waved his hand, and said casually.
In the end, he still couldn't be sure if something had really happened to Hu Po just now. After asking a few times, he still couldn't get anything out of Hu Po. Now that he was paying attention to this matter, it made him seem a little too nervous, so he could only put his doubts aside for now and focus his attention back on the matter at hand.
"It is foreseeable that the debris of the Sentinel will cause a stir in the Alliance." He said casually. "Although the reverse tide has corrupted almost all of its internal core systems, and the previous battle in space has torn its main structure apart, the remaining fragments are still a huge asset to the Alliance."
"Not only the debris of the Sentinel, but also the 'rotten meat' lying in the northeast corner of the Deep Blue Well." Amber shook her head. "The debris left behind by an ancient god, how many useful things can be excavated from it? The debris left behind by the fall of the God of War has not been fully studied until now."
"The Theocratic Council will be responsible for dealing with the debris left behind by the reverse tide. Our senior advisors know how to deal with this dangerous anomaly. As for the debris of the Sentinel … it may also need a special multi-national joint agency to deal with it. Something of that scale is not something that a single country can control."
Amber frowned. She looked a little worried. "Even so, studying this kind of thing won't … the same situation as the Tide-Defying Empire of ancient times? The legacy of the Voyager, and the debris left behind by the reverse tide. When these two dangerous things are put together, it feels like a big explosion will happen at any time. "
"It's to avoid repeating the same mistakes that we have to start research in this area. We have to do it openly, on a large scale, and involve all the countries in the Alliance," Gawain said with a serious expression. "It's not the contact with the Voyager's legacy that caused the 'reverse tide', but the ignorance and worship of the Voyager's legacy that caused the 'reverse tide'. Advanced knowledge is not scary. What's scary is the worship of this knowledge."
Hao Ren paused for a moment before he slowly said, "'Ignorance' is the catalyst for the shackles of the mind. When things like the Voyager and the reverse tide are exposed to the world, the more secretive they are, the easier it is to cover them with a layer of mystery and even divinity. In this regard, many people are prone to misunderstandings. Even the Dragons have been misled in this regard. But in fact … rational exploration and the process of seeking knowledge is the best way to fight against the growth of divinity, and sealing the 'taboo' will only create more and more indescribable monsters as time goes by."
Amber listened to Gwen with a thoughtful look on her face. "Divinity pollution, the lower the education, the more harmful it is, right?"
Gwen nodded. "If you don't study mathematics, physics, and chemistry, life is a myth."
"So, what should we do next?" Amber thought for a moment. "Let's contact Typhon and Silver and get them ready to set up a 'Sentinel Research Institute' in the Alliance. Or should we discuss with the 'senior consultants' and get them to come up with a plan to contain and study the wreckage of the reverse tide as soon as possible? "
"Neither." Gwen shook his head and looked out the window in a certain direction. "The most important thing now … is to visit a familiar yet unfamiliar friend."
"Familiar yet unfamiliar …" Amber looked a little confused, but soon she followed Gwen's gaze and saw the scene on the distant plain. Amidst the rising smoke, the majestic shield of the Deep Blue Well was quietly shrouding the center of the battlefield. As the focus of the entire battle, the shield stood tall until the very end.
In the previous battle, the remaining defensive forces of the Deep Blue Well attracted and resisted almost one-third of the wasteland army on the Tarash Plains, allowing the troops in charge of guarding the 'Tower of Terminus' to successfully complete the almost impossible task. After the battle ended, the direction of the Deep Blue Well fell into silence.
Now it was so quiet that Amber had almost forgotten the existence of this' Alliance '.
"… Why is there no movement from Veronica's side?" Looking at the silent screen, Hu Po recalled that there hadn't been any communication from the direction of Deep Blue Well since the second half of the battle. Hu Po's expression became a little nervous. "Could it be that something has already happened?"
As soon as her voice trailed off, the magic net terminal on the table suddenly buzzed and activated. Veronica's expressionless face appeared on the screen. "Nothing happened."
"You scared me!" Amber suddenly quivered and stared at the holographic projection on the table. "Then why didn't you say anything? The battle is over and you didn't even come out to report that you are safe …"
Veronica was still expressionless. She said concisely, "Resting."
Amber's mouth twitched as she looked at Veronica's eyes suspiciously. "… Why do I feel that you have something against me?"
Veronica simply ignored Amber this time and turned to look at Gwen. She bowed slightly in the holographic projection and her voice was as gentle and calm as ever. "I am lifting the layers of the underground bunker and opening a passage from the surface to the deeper layers. The location of the passage entrance will be sent later. You can enter the Deep Blue Well at any time. I will welcome you in the deepest part of the fortress."
Gwen nodded, but then he was a little curious. "Can't you come out? It is safe outside now … "
Veronica lowered her head slightly. "… Sorry, I can't leave the control center."
"Okay, I understand." Gwen did not ask further. "Then I will go now. This time we can finally talk face to face."
The communication was cut off and the holographic projection on the magic net terminal dissipated into the air. Gwen turned to Amber and said, "Get ready. You and I will go to the ancient fortress and see what the civilization of the Kingdom of Gondor looks like."
Amber shook her head without thinking. "I'm not going. I think Veronica is interested in me …"
Then, she was casually carried away by Gawain.
A moment later, a dragoon fighter took off from the northern command post and flew towards the Deep Blue Well under the escort of several other fighters and two dragoon warriors.
Looking down from the sky, the spectacular ruins left behind after the explosion of the Deep Blue Well came into sight for the first time for Gwen and Amber.
The entire city had turned into a molten crater, and all the once glorious buildings and cultural symbols had turned into a wasteland at the bottom of the crater. The wasteland army that had attacked the Deep Blue Well had been blown away by the force field of the barricade, but their remains were still scattered all over the scorched earth. It was a terrifying sight.
In the heart of the ancient kingdom of Gondor, there was not a single trace of "Gondor" — except for the crystal peak at the bottom of the crater, which shone brightly under the light of the curtain of light.
That was the core, most essential, and most primitive structure of the Deep Blue Well, a naturally formed source of mana. The ancient Gondor people had built a large number of extraction stations, load towers, fusion towers, and other ancillary devices around this source to extract the mana from the Deep Blue Well with the highest efficiency. But even the once most powerful human empire was just a fleeting shadow in the face of the energy of the planet itself. Now, the ancient kingdom no longer existed, and only this network of cracks that existed since the birth of the planet continued to gush out.
The dragoon began to descend slowly.
Above the Deep Blue Well, the spectacular light curtain trembled slightly, and then an opening large enough for an adult Giant Dragon to pass through unimpeded opened on its surface.
(I've written a short story in the 99 public service 'Storybook for Children'. If you're interested, you can take a look. You can find it on QQ Reading. Let the students read the story I wrote. This was one of my childhood dreams, and now it has come true …)
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