The entire Cecil Empire was shrouded in winter. The cold wind blew from the mountains in the north all the way to the plains in the middle and the wilderness in the south. From Winter Fort Academy to Cecil, from Ten Forest City to Longwind Keep, the breath of winter was everywhere. Half of the empire had already experienced at least one snowfall.
But in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plains, where the Thorin Giant Tree stood, spring and life were still flourishing.
The massive Thorin Giant Tree stood tall on the ground. Its canopy, which could cover the entire town, had already spread over the central axis of Thorin Castle and the canyon further west.
After a period of growth, this amazing plant had now reached its largest scale. Its roots and canopy no longer spread wildly, but its branches and leaves were still ripening, and its roots were still digging deep into the ground.
In the area covered by the giant tree, the once destroyed Thorin Castle had been repaired and rebuilt. Some of the castle and town's functions had been restored, and now it had become a base for the local garrison and research team. Some of the roots of the giant tree grew out from the cracks of the collapsed walls of Thorin Castle, helping the people to stabilize the crumbling stone walls. Several research facilities were built around the old walls and the meandering roots.
In this wonderful place, the researchers of the Cecil Empire and the giant plant seemed to have reached a wonderful symbiotic relationship. The Thorin Giant Tree not only provided precious research samples for the Druil Research Institute here, but also cooperated with the local production and construction.
In the southeast sector of the trunk layer, a large transport vehicle was parked in the open space beside the trunk. A group of magicite technicians and workers were busy beside the vehicle. They opened the flaps on both sides of the vehicle and untied the ropes and hooks used to fix the cargo pallets. A commander stood on top of an aerial root and directed the work.
Around the unloading area was a large open space that had been initially flattened, compacted, and tidied up.
Some temporary houses were scattered all over the place. Magic crystal lamps were neatly arranged along the simple roads, dispelling the darkness in the treetops. The road signs and stacks of building materials indicated that there was a lot of follow-up construction plans. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
The production and construction corps in charge of this area divided the area covered by the giant Sorin tree. In the vertical space, Margarita Knight divided the giant Sorin tree into the root layer (where the underground palace was located), the trunk layer, the canopy layer and the top layer of the tree. In the flat surface, she divided the circular land covered by the giant tree into four fan-shaped areas.
At present, the staff and troops here were basically active in the surface sector, and the exploration work was maintained in the root layer. A small number of teams from the Druil Research Institute were paying attention to the trunk layer and the canopy layer. They had set up two small observation and sampling stations on the trunk of the giant tree, and also set up a "Druil's Hut" in the canopy. But overall, the research in these areas was still in the beginning stage, and the local research team had not yet started exploring the top of the giant tree.
If they wanted to send something to the top of the tree, they still needed the cooperation of the Sorin itself.
The workers opened the side panel of the vehicle and untied the rope holding the tarpaulin. After the tarpaulin was uncovered, a huge magitek device was revealed.
The device had an alloy base of several meters wide, a complex structure of latches, supports, and suspension devices, and a diamond-shaped metal frame of several meters high. The frame was inlaid with a large number of shimmering Holm crystals.
It was a huge magic obelisk. Its crystal structure was so large that it was pieced together by a large number of small crystals.
"Everyone, be careful! This thing is so expensive that it costs me my life! " The commander stood on the roots that protruded out of the ground and reminded them loudly. "Be careful when you release the hook. Don't let any unlucky bastards get their fingers broken! The alchemy potion is not poured from the Gorgon River! "
The workers responded to the commander's instructions. The magitek technicians climbed into the vehicle after the side panel was put down and checked the status of the important rune plates and whether the crystals were intact.
The commander turned his head and shouted in the direction of the Sorin. "Madam Bertilla, are you there?"
As soon as the commander's voice trailed off, a rustling sound came from the surroundings. Then vines and brown roots wrapped in flowers drilled out of the ground nearby. These vines and roots twisted and fused into Bertilla's appearance. "I'm always here."
"Good day, ma 'am." The commander smiled as he greeted the unbelievable' tree spirit 'before him. Even though he had heard that this tree spirit was once a bishop of the All-Endgame Order, and that this entire Solin tree was the result of the collective mutation of the remaining believers of the All-Endgame Order, he had been working here for some time now and had interacted with this' tree spirit 'many times. Now, he was able to communicate with her calmly. "Today's weather is nice."
Some things are in the past. The land is still alive, and that's the most important thing. The young commander thought.
"Yes, the weather is good," Bertilla said slowly. She looked up slightly, and a rustling sound came from the canopy of the Sorin. The sun did not shine on her face, but it shone on her canopy, which made her squint her eyes. "Today's sun is very suitable for … photosynthesis."
"The magic obelisk I told you about before." The commander raised his finger and pointed at the large vehicle not far away. "It has been transported from the Pompeii factory in the south."
"Oh, it's bigger than usual …" Bertilla did not turn her head, but she had 'seen' the thing on the vehicle. "Do you need me to send it up?"
"Yes," the commander said. "Just send it up and assemble it according to the blueprint I gave you. The equipment has been calibrated and can be activated remotely. "
Bertilla nodded, and a rustling sound came from the canopy of the Sorin.
The magicite technicians and workers near the vehicle had already retreated. They stood in a circle in the distance and watched as a few thick vines stretched out from the canopy of the hundred-meter-tall tree. Layers of twigs and leaves drilled out and fell all the way to the giant magic obelisk. The vines carefully rolled up the components and lifted them up.
The specially-made large magic obelisk seemed to be weightless in the hands of the vines. It was easily pulled to the top of the tree, and the dense leaves rustled to the sides, revealing a 'path' that led straight to the top of the tree.
Beside the commander, Bertilla slowly raised her hand and made a gesture of putting something on top of her head. She froze for a moment before putting her hand down.
She looked around and found that no one had noticed what she was doing.
The commander had been looking up at the vines lifting the magic obelisk up to the canopy until the huge magicite device disappeared into the dense foliage. He looked at Bertilla beside him with a smile on his face. "This is the largest magic obelisk in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plains. It has the latest signal amplification and rebroadcast array. Now it is also equipped with the tallest 'support tower' in the plains. It will definitely work at its best. From now on, this will be the hub of the Eastern Holy Spirit Plains. Half of the magic network nodes in the plains will be connected. We are one step closer to connecting the entire nation's magic network. Thank you very much for your help. "
Beltila looked at the young commander with a smile on his face. Although she was an expert in the field of biochemistry, she knew little about magical engineering. She couldn't help but feel curious. "This is a very useful thing, isn't it?"
"Of course," the young commander immediately said. "The magic network not only provides energy for the magicite device, it can also be used to transmit signals and maintain regional shields. Now, magic networks of all sizes are being built all over the empire, but they are not fully connected. Many places can only rely on a series of single-line broadcast stations. It is not a real 'network'. His Majesty wants to connect all the magic networks in the empire, just like the main network in the south. The nodes in the Holy Spirit Plains are the key link to connect all the magic networks in the empire …"
Bertilla quietly listened to the young commander's description of the scene. She saw pride and joy from the bottom of his heart on the young man's face.
Not far away, the magicite technicians were waiting beside the magic network terminals and small magical crystals, monitoring the magic obelisk that was being sent up to the canopy. She saw the dedication and passion in those magicite technicians.
And in those places that she could not see, she could imagine that there were also countless proud, happy, devoted, and passionate people in those places.
They were changing the world — even if many of them did not realize it. And this feat of changing the world was built on the efforts of countless ordinary people.
There was no need for any divine miracle, no need for any supernatural power, and no need for a man-made god to rule the world.
This was another path that she and her former compatriots had never imagined.
Bertilla carefully controlled her vines and the canopy as if she was holding a fragile treasure. She sent the massive and complex device to the highest point of Thorin's giant tree, assembling the components according to the blueprint she had seen before, and then carefully placed them on top of her head.
Within the treetop were thousands of Mana Net runic boards that had been sent up one after another a few days ago. They were pulled together by countless tiny vines, and now, they were connected to the Mana Obelisk. This was the final step of the entire project.
"Put it up." She said.
The nearby magicite technicians received the signal that the base of the magic obelisk had been activated. They quickly sent out remote commands, and above the magic network terminals used for monitoring, the dim lines in the holographic projections lit up one by one as nodes were rapidly activated.
Bertilla watched it all curiously. She saw the words appearing in the projections, and she saw the greetings from afar miraculously being transmitted to her through the hands of mortals.
"Received signal from Thorin's Hub — Boulder City Reconstruction Camp greets all of you."
"Received signal from Thorin's Hub — Maple Reconstruction Camp greets all of you."
"… Pompeii greets all of you."
"This is Cecil's Hub Station. Congratulations, Rebecca Cecil greets all of you."
The people cheered.
Even the young officer wearing the Knight's insignia cheered.
Bertilla blinked. On this bright sunny day suitable for photosynthesis, she actually felt her heart that had fused with the plants beating again.
"Congratulations." She tried to make herself smile like a human as she said to the young officer beside her.
The young officer expressed his gratitude once again, and then ran towards the workers, technicians, and soldiers in the distance to celebrate with everyone.
Beltilla stood quietly in place for a while before he looked to the south with a hint of emotion in his heart.
Guests had arrived.
…
A magic car with the flag of the Joint Reconstruction Regiment came to Thorin's area. The car seemed to have brought a big shot. Bertilla could see everything that was happening around Thorin's giant tree. She saw many people running out of Thorin's stronghold to greet the car. She saw an old man coming out of the car. She saw several attendants and guards around the old man. They might just be his subordinates.
Finally, she saw the old man coming near her trunk.
Noris raised his head to look at the canopy that blocked out the sun. He looked at the countless branches that were illuminated by the magicite lights and the supporting pillars that hung down from the canopy. He also looked at the flower vines that coiled around the branches and supporting pillars. He couldn't help but whisper, "This is the Giant Solin Tree …"
"It's a miracle …" A young agricultural technical officer also looked up and sighed. "I've never seen a plant that can grow so big …"
"And she has also maintained the vitality of the entire area, and even maintained a relatively comfortable temperature here," Noris said. "Do you remember the way? There was still snow on the ground until the crossroads. "
"I'm just transferring some of the heat from the depths of the earth to the surface," a slightly hoarse female voice said. Beltyra's figure emerged from a mass of vines and roots. Using the wriggling roots, she moved on the ground near the trunk and came in front of Noris. "Hello, I'm the plant in front of you. You can also call me Beltyra."
"Hello, Madam Bertilla." Noris looked at the woman in front of him and put away his surprise for a moment. "I'm Noris."
"I seem to have heard of this name …" Bertilla frowned and looked as if she was recalling something.
"He is the minister of the Imperial Ministry of Agriculture." Someone reminded her.
"Ah, yes, I remember now." Bertilla looked as if she suddenly realized something. "And I have heard of this name … in the newspaper and on the radio."
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