The battle between the Black Trap and the Reverse Tide.
To be honest, Gwen did not expect to hear such a shocking ancient secret in his chat with the siren Tyre. But after thinking about it carefully, he knew that if there was anyone in the world who could tell more ancient and detailed historical data than him, it would be this group of deep-sea saltwater fishes who had been observing the land since ancient times.
The so-called Black Trap … what was it?
According to Tyre, it seemed to be a filtering mechanism, or a "reaper mechanism" that harvested civilizations according to a fixed standard. Since ancient times, every land civilization had developed to a certain extent before they were destroyed. Destroyed by the Demonic Tide, or destroyed by the mysterious "Black Trap." This fact was creepy.
But Gwen also knew that even if the Black Trap existed, humans could not stop the pace of development.
Because there was still the Demonic Tide.
If they did not develop, they would die in the Demonic Tide. If they developed, they might encounter the Black Trap.
The only thing he could do, the only thing that might be effective, was to find the truth of the Black Trap before humans encountered it.
"I don't know if there is a way to survive the Demonic Tide and avoid the development of the Black Trap, but I believe that waiting for death is definitely not the solution. The Demonic Tide is not merciful. It will not delay its visit because of the fear of humans."
Gwen looked at the night in the distance and said slowly in a calm tone. Tyre, who was beside him, opened his eyes slightly, and then a smile appeared on his face. "A leader should have such awareness … You are a good friend."
Gwen also returned a smile and asked a question. "Why are you suddenly telling me this tonight?"
Tyre shrugged. "I just casually talked about it."
Gwen did not say anything. He just looked at the siren quietly until the latter showed a helpless look. "Well, it's nothing. Just take it as a return gift for the Spectral Light technology. You may not realize what you have done, but according to my judgment, your new way of using magical energy is really valuable for us sirens. As a return gift, I told you this … Of course, it is not necessarily a good thing for you to know this in advance. "
Gwen did not care about Tyre's last sentence. He just said seriously, "You have given me the Spectral Light technology in return."
"That superficial knowledge of shipbuilding is nothing. You can figure it out after a few years of research. But the universal magical energy … it has been a bottleneck for us. We sirens can't sense the mana in nature, nor can we understand or remember your spell models. All along, we've been using the simplest, crudest, and most inefficient method to obtain energy. And due to the influence of the Mana Tide, our efforts in that aspect have to be redone every few thousand years or hundreds of thousands of years … So, you should be able to imagine how important a hope to break through the bottleneck is to us. "
At this point, Tyre was silent for a moment before he continued. "Sirens are not used to owing people, even friends."
Gwen looked quietly into Tyre's eyes. After a long time, he nodded gently. "I understand. Then I accept your kindness."
"Very well. May your civilization prosper. Tonight's conversation is very pleasant."
Tyre's voice came in the night. She leaped, her fishtail reflecting the starlight. Under the starlight, she drew a beautiful arc and fell into the murmuring water of the Whitewater River.
Gwen stood on a rock by the river bank, lowered his head and quietly looked in the direction where Tyre fell.
"… Affected by the local water element cycle, the water level of the Whitewater River will drop at night. You didn't fall to your death, right?"
"I'm fine!"
…
Even knowing that there were more challenges waiting for him in the distant future, Gwen would not stop. Or rather, it was because he knew about the mysterious and terrible phenomenon of the "Black Trap" that he had to speed up the development of certain fields.
Although he was not sure if the Tide Tide War of the ancient times and the Black Trap were related, the fact that the Giant Dragon, who had always lived in seclusion, was involved in the war on the continent on a large scale, and the spearhead of the war was directed at the human faith. This was enough for Gwen to turn his attention to the gods.
He did not know what role the gods played in the "Black Trap", but he did not mind learning more about them.
In the deepest part of the Defiant Fortress, in front of the magic door leading to the Realm of Shadows.
The ancient hall, built a thousand years ago, had been renovated. The damaged walls and roof were repaired and decorated with modern cement materials and paint, and the abandoned ancient magic circle on the ground was replaced by a modern magic net. In this brand-new hall, only one thing still maintained its original appearance: the circular magic door in the middle of the room.
Around the magic door, several monitoring platforms flickered with flickering radiance. Magicite technicians wearing white researcher uniforms were busy around the magic door, monitoring the situation of the door. Meanwhile, Carmel, whose body was brimming with arcane light, floated in front of the door, releasing a powerful arcane pulse into the energy core of the door.
The slightly dim runes on the door immediately lit up, and a stable passage to the Realm of Shadows was opened.
"The laboratory in the Defiant Fortress is ready," Kamel said, turning around and saying to Gwen and others who had arrived early in the morning. "We can start at any time."
Gwen looked at the people around him. In addition to Wright, who had to participate in the experiment, there were also Pitman, Amber, and a group of researchers led by Rebecca. At first, Heti also wanted to come, but considering the busy work in the government office and the fact that Heti had quit the R&D team, she finally stayed in the government office.
Amber did not want to come, but she was Gwen's close guard and the most powerful Shadow Master in the territory. Considering the inextricable connection between the Realm of Shadows and the Realm of Shadows, bringing her was like having an early warning of the fluctuations of the passage. So, whether she was willing or not, Gwen forcibly brought her here.
After confirming the people around him, Gwen nodded and looked at Wright. "Did you bring the test board?"
Wright took out the holy light board and said, "Here it is."
Emily emerged from the air behind Wright and waved at Gwen.
Oh, and the little girl — she was Wright's binding equipment.
Gwen waved at Emily and then took the lead. "The test equipment is ready in the laboratory. Let's go in."
After passing through the passage to the Realm of Shadows, the interior of the Defiant Fortress appeared before them.
This thousand-year-old ancient facility had been reactivated, but only one of the laboratories had been reactivated. Most of it was still the same as when Gwen first saw it. It was even more deserted than when he first saw it.
This was because all the valuable ancient equipment and samples had been moved away.
The group ignored the empty corridors and rooms. Led by Kamel, they went straight into the depths of the Defiant Fortress.
They passed through the outer cloister of the fortress and the fan-shaped hall where 972 corpses were once placed.
The corpses in the fan-shaped hall had been moved out and properly buried in the cemetery outside Cecil City. Now the hall was empty, and only rows of chairs remained silent in the dim light. Kamel could not help but slow down as he passed through the fan-shaped hall. He looked at the place where he had been trapped for a thousand years. But in the end, he did not say anything. Instead, he went straight to the end of the hall and opened the passage to the highest security laboratory.
Gwen was led to a room that he had never seen before.
This room was just outside the fan-shaped hall. Judging from its position, it should be near the door that led to the resting place of Amoun the Great Deer. Gwen saw that the laboratory had been thoroughly cleaned and refurbished. The rectangular room was brightly lit, and there was a magical experiment table and various experimental devices based on runic technology. At the end of the room was a huge floor-to-ceiling window.
A faint light screen floated on the surface of the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside the light screen was an endless dark space. In the dark space, countless floating boulders and small pieces of land could be vaguely seen. The body of the Great Deer, which was as large as a hill, was in the center of the dark space. The soft light it emitted illuminated the metal fragments and small pieces of floating rocks floating around it. It looked unusually beautiful, but also strangely strange.
Wright looked at the body of Amoun the Great Deer through the floor-to-ceiling window. Even though he already knew that the God of Nature had fallen and had given up on his faith in the God of Holy Light, he still could not help but be moved by the holy and massive body of the God of Holy Light.
Gwen stepped forward and patted Wright on the shoulder. "Don't look. What we are going to do today is an act of disobedience."
Kamel came to the center of the laboratory, where a circular platform was set up. This platform was one of the few pieces of ancient equipment in the laboratory that had been preserved. He spread his hands in front of the platform and poured pure arcane energy into the metal pillars on both sides of the platform. Suddenly, there was a low hum as the ancient magus muttered to himself.
"Operation Disobedience, experiment … continue."
The low hum gradually turned into a steady sound. Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, a more solid and obvious energy barrier appeared out of thin air and gradually enveloped the entire Disobedience Fortress. A monotonous and slightly distorted mechanical voice came from the speaker on the ceiling of the laboratory.
"… Level 2 energy system activated. Operator certification passed …"
"… Activating active defensive barrier … Activating passive defensive barrier … Activating divine power filter … Activating synchronized warning system …"
"… Emergency circuit breaker system testing … Emergency circuit breaker system normal …"
"Serious warning: Fortress main AI offline … backup AI offline … all databases offline … all networks offline …"
"Ignore," Kamel said quietly.
"Ignore error message. Auxiliary authority transferred to basic response mechanism. Ninety-nine percent of operators are missing … Ignore. Operator certification restrictions lifted. Basic response mechanism self-check complete. Response mechanism is online. "
"Good day, Commander Kamel Schreien Think Tank. Have a good day."
Even though Carmel knew that the one speaking right now was a basic response mechanism that had been set up a thousand years ago and had no ability to think, Carmel still felt as if he had been transported back to the past. He saw the bustling scene of the laboratory, and he could feel the arcane energy in his body vibrating. After a long while, he finally spoke softly, "Good day, rebels … Let us begin."
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