After talking about the most sensitive issues, the conversation between Gwen and Solderlin became much more relaxed. For the time being, they no longer considered the tense relationship between Typhon and Ansu, the decline of the Cecil family, and the current chaotic domestic situation. The two of them chatted like friends from seven hundred years ago.
At least, from Solderlin's point of view.
"Actually, when I first heard that you were building a new territory in the south, I started to believe you. After all, this sounds like something you would do," Solderlin said with a smile. "As a person who has been out of touch with society for seven hundred years, it's not your style to go back to the circle of nobles and scheme against others. It's probably easier for you to open up a new territory in this barren land."
"It's just that it's boring to scheme against each other, especially when it's a group of juniors," Gwen said, waving his hand. "It's too awkward to get along with them. Whenever I think about how those people are the descendants of those old guys, I always feel weird."
Gwen was just casually finding an excuse for himself to stay away from the Captical circle of nobles. Solderlin, on the other hand, began to think about it seriously. He remembered the amazing prosperity of Cecil's territory that he had seen along the way, the advanced weapons and equipment of Cecil's soldiers, and the special temperament he felt when facing Cecil's army. It was a completely different kind of conviction and vigor from the ordinary nobles' private soldiers. Although the vigor was still immature, it was enough to make people take notice.
If it was only a small group of soldiers, it would be understandable. However, if all the soldiers in Cecil's territory were elites, it was worth thinking about.
As an elf, and the most sensitive ranger among the elves, Solderlin could infer a lot of things from his observation of details.
After the ancestor opened the coffin and rose, he took a look at the situation in the country and announced that he did not want to scheme against his descendants. So, he ran to a remote place where the Captical could not control. Then, in less than a year, he came up with a force that could defeat any conventional army in the world and was wildly expanding his army.
It was scary just thinking about it. It was as if his father came home and saw the mess in the living room, then looked at the naughty kid covered in mud, smiled faintly, and went to the kitchen to look for a rolling pin!
Solderlin was muttering to himself. Gwen did not know what the elf ranger was thinking in less than half a minute. He just pretended not to care and asked casually, "What was your position in Typhon's army?"
Solderlin's expression was a bit serious. "I can't reveal my employer's secret, not even to you. You know my principles."
"I didn't ask you to tell me about Typhon's border defense." Gwen shrugged. He thought to himself that the bald elf was just as principled as he remembered. But he did not look disappointed. He was just casually asking. "Tell me what you can."
"I'm fighting under Commander Andesha Wendell of the Winterwolf Legion, but I don't have any real power or official position," Solderlin said. "You know, I'm an alien, and it's impossible for me to have any power in the human army. But Typhon's reward is quite high, so it's fair."
"Andesha Wendell?" Gwen frowned. "That young wolf general?"
"You know her too?" Solderlin was stunned for a moment. Then he smiled. "Yes, she's the descendant of Tyrian. She's a very talented girl. She's very good at both personal combat and commanding. She's not a disgrace to her ancestors. But she's a little stubborn. She's obsessed with revenge against the Ansu. Her father, Bart Wendell, went missing on the border between the Ansu and Typhon. She's always believed that the Ansu killed her father. "
"Bard Wendell …" Gawain's expression turned strange. He did not know if he should tell Solderlin the truth about Bard's depravity into a member of the Finisheddon cult. But after some thought, he decided to tell him. After all, it would not affect the spread of this news in Cecil Hill. "In fact, I met a member of the Finisheddon cult this year. That person … was probably Bard.
Solderlin was stunned. "What?!"
Gwen told Solderlin everything he knew. The more Solderlin listened, the more surprised he became. "How could such a thing happen? The former wolf general who went missing for more than a decade, how did he become a Druil of the Terminator?!"
"God knows what happened. I didn't believe it at first, but Mithril Vault's reputation is well-known. Their information shouldn't be wrong." Gwen shook his head. "Forget it. Even if this matter reaches Andesha's ears, she won't believe it. A paranoid avenger doesn't have much judgment. Compared to this faraway matter, I'm more interested in knowing how many troops from the Typhon Empire have infiltrated the Gloom Mountain Range. "
The topic suddenly became sensitive again. Solderlin was a little hesitant. Gwen saw this and continued. "Solderlin, I know your principles, but it's better for everyone if you tell me the information of the other infiltrators. You should know that my soldiers have wiped out one of the infiltrators, and as long as the other infiltrators are still active in the Gloom Mountain Range, it's only a matter of time before they're caught. You've chosen a path that looks safe, but is actually a path to death. Now the only way for them to survive is for you to tell me their route, and I promise to capture them alive. "
Then send them to the mountains to mine, Gwen added in his heart.
"It's not that I don't want to cooperate, but I'm afraid you won't be able to catch them now." Solderlin spread out his hands and told the truth. "Before we set off, Andesha Wendell had already received the information and imagined that you would resurrect and the infiltrators would fall into your hands. As long as my main team is in danger, or if more than two teams lose contact, the others will immediately leave the Gloom Mountain Range with the information they've gathered. They will return to the border through the forest in the north. The return route is completely random. This is to prevent anyone from revealing the location of the others after they're captured."
At this point, Solderlin added, "Every few hours, we'll use the communication bugs to confirm the location and safety of the various teams. Everyone must have realized that something has happened. I've observed your soldiers. With their speed and the situation in the mountains, it's impossible to catch up with them. "
"… As expected of the elite troops of the Winterwolf Legion. They really don't leave any loopholes." Gwen shook his head helplessly. He had no choice but to give up on the idea of capturing all the Typhon troops that had infiltrated the Gloom Mountain Range. Cecil's soldiers were equipped with advanced weaponry and equipment, but they did not have any special advantages when it came to hunting down enemies in the mountains. At least for now, they did not have any special advantages.
However, he still had to take some action. For example, he had to write a letter to Duke Silas Loren in the Eastern Region to alert him of the Typhon Empire's winter infiltration.
The Gloom Mountain Range was indeed a good breakthrough point for infiltration, but Gwen believed that the Typhon Empire would not have only infiltrated this place. The entire Ansu - Typhon border was very long, and there were many complicated terrains in the middle. It was hard to guarantee that the enemy would not use this place as an opportunity to infiltrate.
After a long conversation, Gwen arranged a place for Solderlin to stay. Due to the complicated identity and position of this high-grade ranger, Gwen let Solderlin stay in a mansion not far from the Lord's Residence, which was next to Knight Street. On the one hand, this was to give Solderlin the treatment befitting of a high-grade Extraordinary. On the other hand, it was easier to monitor and control him.
Even though he knew that this high-grade ranger would not cause trouble, he still had to put on a show for his subordinates.
After personally sending Solderlin off, Gwen returned to his study and found Amber standing at the door, waiting for him.
"You're still guarding the door?" Gwen was stunned when he saw the half-elf. "Why are you so obedient today?"
"What door? Your granddaughter and that electric man are waiting for you inside." Amber rolled her eyes. "They came right after you left. They've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Heti and Kamel?" Gwen frowned. "But you don't have to stand at the door. They won't let you in."
"Don't mention it. The two of them were so excited when facing a stone. They kept talking like crazy. I was just sipping my tea by the side, and they kept talking to me about the problem of magic field dispersion. My head hurts. I might as well wait for you outside." Amber waved her hand with a grumbling face. "You go in and have a look. I'll go check on Anton and those bastards."
After saying this, Amber disappeared into the corridor with Shadowstep, not even giving Gwen a chance to reply.
Gwen stared blankly as Amber disappeared into thin air. He shook his head inexplicably and reached out to open the door of the study.
Then he saw Heti and Kamel, who were enthusiastically discussing a problem, and the so-called "stone" in the middle of the study.
There was obviously something wrong with Amber's description. This was not a stone. It was obviously a brand-new and complicated magical device!
"Ancestor!" "Lord!"
As soon as Gawain pushed the door open, Heidi and Carmel, who were in the middle of a heated discussion about a certain technical problem, immediately looked up and said in unison, "Look at this!" "It's an incredible feature!"
"Wait a minute, you two calm down first." Gwen knew what kind of state the researchers would be in once they had a result, but he had to let Heti and Kamel calm down first to explain the situation to him. "Heti, tell me, what is this thing?"
He pointed to the device on the ground. Its main body was a crystal about one meter high, cut into an obelisk shape. The crystal had a deep blue-purple luster, and the crystal itself was installed on a silver-white metal base. The metal base was roughly triangular, with the center bulging upwards and firmly holding the crystal body. A large number of magic patterns and reserved bolt joints could be seen on the surface. Obviously, it could be fixed and installed on a flat surface. On the top of the crystal, there was a smaller metal device, which looked like a miniature version of the base. The surface of the device was also engraved with magic patterns.
It looked very powerful.
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