The roar of the construction machinery echoed throughout the construction site. The construction workers were busy with a large number of machinery, building materials, and scaffolding. With the power of the machinery, a large piece of open land had been flattened and reinforced with elemental spells. A roughly octagonal base frame was gradually taking shape. Within the frame, the elven archmage Banner, who acted as the technical director, was showing the workers how to connect the prefabricated rune boards to the alloy frame.
Cecil's runic substrate technology was a pleasant surprise for this archmage. Using the precision and power of machines, the repetitive parts of complex runic arrays could be mass-produced and prepared in a short period of time. With the addition of the connection framework known as the "runic skeleton", the Cecil people were able to construct magic arrays at an astonishing speed. The most time-consuming and energy-consuming process of all the various types of magic facilities was actually the least time-consuming and energy-consuming part of the Cecil people's construction process.
Most importantly, the 'runic board' itself was a very versatile technology, and elven runes could be used as well.
It was a lucky thing to be selected as a member of the 'Cecil team'. It seemed that the construction here would be completed earlier than anywhere else.
Beside the construction site of the secondary tower, Sonia and Gwen stood side by side on a platform that rose above the ground.
The elven messenger looked rather worried. "You're saying that the believers of the Demise are using the loophole in the Great Wall to send signals into the wasteland?"
"That's just our guess." Gawain nodded. "Our intel points out that the Order of All Things's Demise has a communication technology called the 'Dark Bridge'. This communication technology is most likely built on the loophole of the Great Wall. They have been stealing your channel to establish contact with a certain place. As a dark cult whose activity is limited to the northern part of the continent, their signal is unlikely to be sent to the south. So it is most likely that they sent it to the wasteland."
"… If this is true, even the gentle Queen Bersetia would be furious." Sonia frowned, her voice was filled with disbelief. "But the cultists are sending signals into the wasteland … Who are they contacting? Are there still people alive in the Gondor wasteland?! "
As she spoke, she could not help but look at the Sentry Tower opposite the Pinnacle Base. She looked at the purplish black land south of the Sentry Tower, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.
In the wasteland that was completely corrupted and devoid of life, was there really something responding to the fallen Druil?! What are they planning on doing in the wasteland?
For a moment, even she had the urge to cross the Great Wall and go to the wasteland to find out the truth.
But she forcibly stopped the irrational thought, and said in a serious tone. "Whether they are sending signals into the wasteland or not, their 'Dark Bridge' must have been abandoned with the shutdown of the Great Wall's communication. Now, our top priority is to restore communication with the southern part of the continent. "
"Regarding this, our magic communication terminal has arrived. The magicians are debugging it according to the secret communication key you provided," Gwen said. "If Kamel's modification and design work, we will be able to successfully send a message to the Silver Empire before sunset today."
Sonia looked at Gwen in shock. "So fast?!"
Gwen smiled. "We have the best magicians, and Cecil's technology has always been more flexible and exploitable than traditional magic devices."
He was too embarrassed to say that he had been working on this communication device since before he left. At that time, Sonia had not realized the big problem with the Sentry Tower, and he was already thinking about the Great Wall.
Fortunately, Sonia did not care about these details. In the mind of this high-ranking messenger, it was more important to contact her motherland as soon as possible.
Just as Gawain had said, the emergency communication system was finally tested before the giant sun set below the horizon.
This communication device was set up in the command center of the pinnacle base. In order to accommodate it, the technicians had specially prepared an empty room for it.
When Sonia and Gwen arrived, the magicians had completed all the installation and debugging work. The brand-new communication device from Cecil City was placed in the middle of the large room. It was a medium-sized device with a triangular base about half a meter tall. A huge projection crystal was placed on top of the base, and mysterious magic runes flashed regularly on the metal parts around the crystal. Around the device, in the four corners of the room, there were four black rectangular pillars, half a meter long and half a meter wide, placed quietly on the ground.
The four pillars were specially designed by Kamel. Their function was to 'translate' the signal of the communication device into the signal that the Great Wall could transmit. The device had been completed a few days ago, but it was not until recently when the elves took out the communication key of the Great Wall that they could really put it to use.
"No matter how many times I see it, your magical technology is still so impressive." Sonia came to the magical device in the middle of the room and looked curiously at the runes flashing around the crystal. "Can it really replace the communication array of the Sentry Tower and send the signal to the south?"
"In theory, it's possible." Gwen nodded slightly. "Besides, this is not all the devices in this room. In order to connect the signal to the energy flow of the Great Wall, we have also set up a high-power magic obelisk next to the base of the Sentry Tower. Now that the obelisk has been turned on, we can start at any time."
…
In the distant southern part of the continent, above the vast Silver Forest, the Stellar Sanctum was cruising at a low speed along the predetermined cruising trajectory.
The flying sanctum, which was shining with silver-white and pale golden metallic texture and looked like a floating temple, with its base shrouded in countless streams of light and runes, slowly crossed the northern border of the Silver Empire, moving along a subtle arc. Its upper chamber faced the direction of the Great Wall, and 16 antenna arrays were set up on the top floor of the sanctum, swaying slightly in the air, monitoring every weak signal from the wasteland.
Inside the holy temple, in a silver-white metal hall, several alloy pillars with mysterious runes floating on them were neatly arranged. More than a dozen monitoring seats were distributed around these pillars. Wind Listeners in uniform were sitting in these seats, staring at the holographic images in front of them with rapt attention.
The Wind Listeners were the upper echelon of the Wind Speakers. The latter's task was to deal with the regular communication requests from the Great Wall, while the former's task was to monitor all the channels of the Great Wall and deal with the abnormal signals uploaded by the Great Wall. Now that the communication system of the Great Wall had malfunctioned due to overload, the Wind Speakers had nothing to do for a long time, but the Wind Listeners were still at their posts.
Although they could not receive any communication signals, they had to keep an eye here. Once the self-repair of the Sentry Tower was over and the communication was restored, they had to report to the Queen immediately.
Then, they would call the Wind Speakers back to work.
Today's monitoring channel was still quiet, and all the signals sent back by the antennas were meaningless white noise.
A male elf with short blond hair sighed slightly. "It seems that the Sentry Tower will not be restored in a short time … I wonder how the messenger teams going to the north are doing."
A long-haired male elf next to him turned his head. "The latest news back shows that the human countries are preparing to repair the barrier. They should have started by now."
"I hope they can get the most basic sub-tower facilities up and running as soon as possible, so that the self-repair of the Sentry Tower may be faster," the short-haired elf said. "The communication in the north is cut off. It's hard to live like this."
"I heard that your daughter is in the north?" A female elf overheard the conversation and could not help but ask.
Now that it was almost time for the handover, even the elves felt a little relaxed.
"Yes, she fell in love with a human and won't come back," the short-haired elf said helplessly. "I couldn't persuade her, so I let her be."
"Why do I remember that this was 200 years ago?" The female elf had a curious look on her face. "Didn't she say that she would come back after the human died of old age?"
The short-haired elf sighed. "Sigh … now it's her third human husband … or maybe the fourth? I'm not in the mood to care. "
"Take it easy, my friend." An elf in the monitoring seat a little distance away also joined in the conversation. "At least it's better than the one in the Frost Leaf Family. It's said that Sonia's high-grade messenger specially applied to go to the Ansu because of this …"
The elves looked at each other and smiled tacitly.
Someone sighed. "Even a high-grade ranger can't escape the power of mother …"
The aliens in the north of the continent might find it hard to imagine that the mysterious and elegant elves would talk about such daily life like humans.
However, while the Wind Listeners were chatting, they were suddenly interrupted by the chime of a wind chime.
The chime came from one of the monitoring seats. At first, the listeners thought that it was a system error — similar errors had occurred three times in the past month. But soon, more chimes came from the monitoring seats, and the holographic projection showed that an unknown signal had been detected!
The listeners, who were ready for the handover, were stunned for a moment. Then, all the elves forgot about the handover and quickly returned to work.
"Tracking the signal …"
"Confirmed to be from the Great Wall, Sentry Tower No. 37. Forwarding for the last time! It's an internal signal, but it doesn't carry the Sentry Tower's imprint ciphertext. It's an unknown signal! "
"Tracking the source … the source is from Sentry Tower No. 6! North of the continent! "
"The signal is too weak. Lorraine, turn on the gain antennas and point them at Sentry Tower No. 37! Quick, we've received a signal from the north! "
Everywhere in the Stellaris Temple, between the spires and the roof of the palace, the silver-white armor that was integrated with the building slid to the side silently. Antenna devices with elegant arcs rose from their hiding places. They moved sensitively in the air and quickly pointed in the direction of the Gondor wasteland.
A few minutes later, a high elf in a pale golden robe and a floral crown hurried to the heart of the Stellaris Temple, the chamber of Queen Bersetia.
Bersetia was preparing to rest under the clothes of her attendants, but she had faintly sensed that the antenna array of the Stellaris Temple was operating abnormally. Just as she was about to ask about the situation, her confidant came to her. She immediately stood up and asked, "What happened?"
"Your Majesty, the communication link of the Great Wall has suddenly been restored. The signal is from the north. The high-grade messenger Sonia and the human Duke Gwen Cecil wish to speak with you."
"Sonia and Duke Cecil …" Bersetia could not help but raise her eyebrows slightly. But soon she asked, "Didn't the Sentry Tower's communication system say that it will take at least until next spring to repair itself?"
"The signal is not from the Sentry Tower. It's some kind of human communication technology." The adjutant bowed his head. "Sonia's high-grade messenger said that there was an emergency, and she had to agree to the humans to establish an emergency channel."
"… I understand." Knowing Sonia's principles, Bersetia did not dwell on this issue at all. She waved her hand and ordered the attendants to leave. She stepped forward and said, "Lead the way and transfer the communication to the main control room."
"Yes."
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