Mary left with a look of confusion and a trace of carefully hidden anticipation. Daniel stood quietly on the dark stairs for a long time. His once burly body was now hunched and wrapped in a black robe. The artificial nerve cord that extended from the back of his neck trembled in the black robe, making a very soft sound. He was like a faded oil painting that blended into the dark background. His shriveled and gloomy face was full of cracks left by the passage of time.
But after standing for a long time, a trace of vitality was injected into this faded oil painting. Daniel blinked and nodded slightly in the direction Mary left. He then turned around and slowly walked to the top of the Mage Tower.
Memories from more than ten years ago appeared in his mind again. He remembered the time when he was not completely hysterical and did not lose control of his emotions because of the nerve modification surgery. At that time, he was awake most of the time, and he still retained the last trace of kindness to the apprentices.
Then, the setback when he was searching for the truth of magic defeated him. The neurosurgery and brainwave technology of the Eternal Sleeper had transformed his mind into a monster. He lost the ability to maintain his consciousness and control his emotions in exchange for the forbidden knowledge of the cultists.
But recently, his rationality and self-control had returned. Although not completely, a part of it had indeed returned.
Daniel walked down the long spiral staircase and came to his own room on the top floor of the Mage Tower. He opened the dark wooden door and stepped in.
The room was furnished with all kinds of furniture that suited the preferences of an old mage like him: sturdy wooden tables and chairs, carved bookshelves and shelves, iron candlesticks and alchemy platforms, and a magic brazier in the center of the room that could control the operation of the Mage Tower. Besides these furnishings, all the exposed walls, floor, and roof of the room were covered with strange and mysterious symbols and patterns.
Those were not the dream magic circles of the Eternal Sleeper, nor were they any runic system that the world knew of. Even the pretentious royal mages in the Imperial Capital would not have the honor of coming into contact with these incredible things.
These symbols and patterns were given to him by his' master '. Their power was far beyond the comprehension of the human mind.
Daniel did not know the principles behind these symbols and patterns. He only knew that these things were of great benefit to him.
After closing the door, the old mage came to the brazier in the center of the room and sprinkled a handful of spices into it. Then, he relaxed in the calming incense and carefully observed the symbols and patterns in the room as if he was admiring a work of art.
Those complicated and bizarre symbols and lines seemed to be incomparably complicated, giving people the feeling that they would go crazy just by looking at them. But in fact, their effect was the exact opposite. Surrounded by these symbols and lines, Daniel only felt that his heart was quickly filled with positive and high-spirited energy. A gentle sound like the waves of the sea was echoing in his head. He felt that he had sunk into a gentle sea. Countless pleasant thoughts and thoughts emerged, healing his severely torn and deformed soul bit by bit, and even healing his nervous tissue from the physical body.
He thought that the damage deep in his nervous system could never be healed. It was a 'gift' that he received when he was bewitched by the Eternal Sleeper many years ago. Because of the outdated technology and his own mistakes at that time, there was a huge hidden danger in the process of the nerve cord connection. The maddening noise and faint tingling tormented him for more than a decade and directly led to his paranoia and mania. But these injuries were healed by these complex and strange 'images'. It was a miracle that only his master could create.
Daniel slowly enjoyed this pleasant atmosphere, but he still remembered his master's warning. When the strange idea of 'should I dig up a big squid' suddenly popped up in his mind, he immediately cut off this state of intoxication and woke up in an instant.
This was also one of the reasons why he sealed these "gifts" in his room and did not allow his apprentices to come in contact with them. Although his master did not give any order in this regard, he felt that once the apprentices with weak willpower came in contact with these symbols and patterns, they might not be able to break free from them like he did. Perhaps they would be directly led by the thoughts in their minds and jump into the sea to drown.
After waking up, Daniel shifted his attention away from the patterns. After adapting to the patterns, it was not difficult to resist the power of the patterns. He remembered what Mary told him and the order given to him by his master. Then he walked to a magic circle in the corner of the room.
He connected his nerve cord to the node on the magic circle and began to call the unknown 'master'.
…
Southern Ansu, in the main city of Cecil's mansion, Gwen had just finished reading a report from Kant. He stretched and was about to reach for another document when he suddenly stopped.
Heti, who was standing in front of the desk to deliver the document, noticed him. She immediately asked with concern, "Ancestor, are you okay?"
This' Butler Cecil 'was rather worried. After all, the Old Ancestor was really too old. Although he still looked energetic, who knew if he'd sprain his tendons when he stretched his back …
Of course, she did not dare to say this out loud. That was something only Rebecca would do.
As a mature and steady chief butler, Heti would only worry silently in her heart and secretly add a bowl of bone soup to the ancestor's dinner.
Gwen could never imagine how many strange thoughts were hidden in the mind of the usually calm and elegant Heti. He just waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I just suddenly need to meditate. Go get Amber and let her watch over me."
"Amber should be in the Military Intelligence Bureau. I'll keep watch here," Heti said, frowning slightly. "I also heard Amber mention that you occasionally suddenly meditate. Is it a health problem?"
"Health problem? Oh, of course not. "Gwen froze for a moment, and then waved his hand, not knowing whether to laugh or cry." I'll let you know in the future. You can watch over Amber. Don't let anyone disturb you. If there's an emergency, just pat me on the shoulder. "
"Yes." Heti lowered her head and answered seriously. She silently decided to go to the kitchen and ask the kitchen to add an egg to the ancestor's dinner later.
Gwen began to empty his mind. A moment later, he had already entered the hidden space in the gap of the mental network that he had 'stolen'.
The old mage Daniel was already waiting in the space. When he saw Gwen appear, he immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply. "My Lord, I'm sorry to disturb you."
"It's okay." Gwen waved his hand and created a table and chair in the space. He was the first to sit down. "Have a seat. What happened?"
During this time, although Gwen had spent most of his energy on integrating and governing the Southern Realm, he had not forgotten about the things outside the Southern Realm. Especially the Network of Eternal Sleepers, which he had always been concerned about. But recently, the Eternal Sleepers had been more peaceful, and there were no major changes in the network. So in this regard, he basically went online step by step to check the news, and then gave Daniel some tasks to learn, research, and steal technology.
He did not expect the old mage to take the initiative to contact him.
Daniel carefully sat down opposite Gwen, and said carefully, "It's like this, my Lord. One of my apprentices accidentally heard the news, the ruler of the Typhon Empire … may be studying the Magic Net, or studying technology related to the Magic Net."
Gwen controlled his surprise and responded as if he did not care. "Oh?"
"Rosetta?? Augustus had issued an order to recruit mages, and the recruitment order was even posted in the more remote towns near the border. The talents he recruited were rare. They required people who had a certain understanding of ancient Gondor magic technology, and at the same time were familiar with self-recharging magic circles. From this, I thought of your 'Magic Net'. "
When Gwen promoted the Magic Net to the outside world, he had once called the Magic Net 'a lost technology from the Kingdom of Gondor'. He had also mentioned this to Daniel.
"Understanding ancient Gondor magic technology, and at the same time being familiar with self-recharging magic circles … It is indeed rare." Gwen touched his chin and muttered.
Ancient Gondor magic technology was a 'high-end field' in the eyes of mages. Basically, only mages with a certain level of talent, background, and strength were qualified to study and master a little bit of it. Self-recharging magic circles, on the other hand, were a low-end field of magic circle technology. Before nameless mages created the Magic Net, self-recharging magic circles, which were 'cheap and inefficient', had always been disdained by the great mages. And to be able to study these two fields at the same time …
It was almost like finding two people who were good at crosstalk in the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Even in the Northern Magic Kingdom of Violet, it was hard to find more than a handful of such non-mainstream Mages.
Could it be that Rosetta?? Emperor Augustus, who controlled the Royal Mage Society, had issued a recruitment order to the outside world, and had even posted the recruitment order to the remote villages. Among the eccentric and reclusive mages who lived in seclusion, there might be a few talents in this field.
Gwen did not expect that the 'advertising slogan' he had casually made up to promote the Magic Net would mislead the ruler of Typhon. He could not help but feel a little amused. As for Daniel's' speculation '…
He had almost no doubts. Just from the recruitment order issued by Emperor Rosetta, he was 99% sure that the ruler of Typhon was interested in the 'Magic Net'.
This was within his expectations.
He had never hidden information about the Magic Net. Besides, the rise of Cecil was so eye-catching that it could not be hidden even if he wanted to.
Long before the war broke out in the south, the information about the Magic Net had been transmitted to the Holy Plains and the Eastern Region through the trade route. After the war broke out in the south, Typhon would definitely pay attention to all the news related to Cecil. As an ancient and powerful empire, they must have intelligence channels within the Ansu.
Daniel carefully observed Gwen's expression and asked tentatively, "My Lord, do you think …"
"Very good news. Looking at the time, they should have heard about the war in the south of the Ansu. If Rosetta is capable of such a feat, he will be able to do it." Augustus is really a man of great talent and bold vision. He must be very keen in this aspect, "Gawain nodded and said with an indifferent expression." Do you still remember the knowledge I taught you back then? "
"Yes." Daniel nodded immediately. "And I have already implemented the Magic Net in the laboratory, and I have also implemented a few basic machines …"
"You have already made a name for yourself in the Eternal Sleep Congregation. As a mature mage, it is about time for you to become the technological star of the Typhon Empire."
Daniel's expression was solemn. He seemed to have been waiting for Gwen's words for a long time, so he immediately nodded. "As you wish."
"This matter is settled," Gwen continued. "Since you are here, tell me about the recent changes in Typhon."
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