Good things did not always happen in this world. Most of the time, bad things happened more often than not. But as long as the sun could still rise tomorrow, there was no harm in looking forward to the future.
Under the towering canopy of the giant Sorin tree, a wind mixed with the smell of damp soil blew.
Amidst the layers of treetops that resembled giant castles, countless branches and leaves began to rustle against each other, producing crashing sounds akin to the tides of the sea. The birds and beasts resting on the trees and in the surrounding bushes were somewhat alarmed and ran out of their hiding places. Marguarita stepped on the hardened path and left the house, slowly walking forward.
She looked up in front of her. In the wonderful vision formed by the giant canopy and the vast land, the sky had become a bright stretched curtain, and a giant sun was moving slowly on the edge of the curtain.
The young female Knight narrowed her eyes. Some kind of depressed mood lingered in her heart. She really wanted someone to share this heavy feeling with her at this moment. But in the end, she could only put on a straight face and return to her usual calm and serious state.
Then, a few shadows suddenly appeared at the end of the horizontally stretched sky in the distance. The shadows were against the sunlight, like a few tiny gems on the giant sun crown. But soon, they quickly approached the direction of Sorin Castle. In the light of the giant sun, the outlines of the shadows became more and more obvious.
A few sentry towers in the Sorin area began to emit light signals. The messenger guarding the communication station appeared in Marguarita's line of sight. The soldier quickly ran towards her, but before he got close to her, Marguarita had already guessed the situation.
His Majesty had finally arrived.
The female Knight did not let herself be immersed in the atmosphere of depression. The training of a Knight and the professionalism of a professional soldier allowed her to adjust her state of mind in an instant. Soon, she came to a high ground at the edge of the canopy area. This was the airport landing pad, a newly built facility in the military zone, used to take off and land the flying machines of the Empire.
Although the construction corps was not a frontline force, the reconstruction project in the Whitsunday had the same level of priority as the frontline project. Under the situation where the Empire's "dragon cavalry" and other kinds of flying machines were seriously lacking, the airport facility had been approved to be built here, and a small team of "dragon cavalry" was permanently stationed here in case of emergency. The soldiers here were no strangers to aircraft.
The rapidly approaching shadow finally arrived above the Solin area. The originally blurry and tiny shadow now had a clear outline under the sunlight. Marguarita and the soldiers looked up at the sky. After seeing the appearance of one of the shadows, a series of low exclamations and obviously heavy breathing suddenly came from all directions.
There was a Black Giant Dragon flying at the leading position of the entire formation! Those were not the flying machines that the soldiers were familiar with!
At first, some people thought that it was an illusion caused by the backlight, and that it was just a new, larger flying machine. After all, the propulsion wings of the dragon cavalry itself were very similar to the wings of a Giant Dragon. But soon everyone realized that it was really a Giant Dragon. She was bigger than any of the dragon cavalry, with metal-like scales and powerful claws. She was wearing a set of steel armor, which glinted coldly under the sunlight. There were also runes flowing between the gaps of the armor, and all of these showed a powerful, breathtaking majesty and beauty.
The Black Dragon flew at the prominent position of the entire formation, accompanied by four dragon cavalry, which clearly proved the identity of this dragon.
It was not a secret that there were "dragons" among the Empire's allies, but hearing about it and seeing it with your own eyes were two completely different concepts. Not all of the soldiers had seen Maggie with their own eyes, and most of them were completely new to seeing the "shadow of a dragon" flying across the sky. A strong shock spread among the soldiers, but the strict discipline immediately came into play. After a few slight clanks of armor clashing against each other, Marguarita's back was quiet again.
The female Knight looked up at the sky and watched the dragon slowly descending. She had seen Maggie before, and even fought side by side with her, but at that time, Maggie did not have a set of advanced magic armor on her body!
The Black Dragon landed on the platform under the sunlight, and the accompanying flying machines also adjusted their landing trajectories. When everything stabilized and the cyclones around the flying machines gradually dissipated, Marguarita immediately brought a few of her guards to the Giant Dragon that was lowering its wings. She saw a figure appear on the back of the dragon. It was an exceptionally tall and burly figure. He stood there against the sunlight, just like the dragon hero in the bards' stories.
A second later, the female Knight immediately reacted and led the soldiers to salute at the side. "Salute, Your Majesty!"
Gwen waved his hand and directly jumped off the dragon's back. "No need to be so polite. Time is of the essence."
As he spoke, he turned around and patted Maggie's drooping wings covered with steel machinery. "Thank you for your hard work."
The Black Dragon slightly lowered its head and said gently and respectfully, "It's my duty, Your Majesty."
At this moment, the other flying machines also landed smoothly. After the pedals were put down, people walked out of the cockpits one by one — but Marguarita only knew one person — Rebecca.
At this moment, Gwen had already arrived in front of Marguarita. After a simple nod, he asked directly, "How's the situation?"
"Your Majesty …" Marguarita felt her breath stop for a moment. After gently inhaling and calming herself down, she lowered her eyelids and said in a low voice, "You're one step too late … Minister Norris has already left."
The surrounding soldiers were silent, but Gwen just looked at the female Knight in front of him calmly. His voice was steady and gentle. "Marguarita, don't be in a hurry to be depressed. How long ago did it happen?"
The female Knight did not know what the question meant, but her instinct as a soldier made her immediately answer. "An hour ago, Your Majesty."
"Then perhaps we're not too late. There's still time to create a miracle," Gwen said. He then waved to the side and said, "Unload the equipment. Technicians, follow me. We'll assemble them when we get to the place."
Under the confused gaze of Marguarita and the soldiers, the group of people who had just landed immediately got busy. They quickly ran to the Black Dragon's side and began to use all kinds of auxiliary tools and people to carry the large boxes down from the Black Dragon's back. It was only then that Marguarita noticed the existence of the boxes. They looked like standard transfer boxes used in the base to store engineering parts. The gray shells were printed with the royal insignia. The people who moved them were very cautious. Although they moved quickly, they maintained a steady and cautious manner throughout the process. There was no doubt that the contents of the boxes were very important.
"Your Majesty, what are you …" Marguarita could not help but break the silence curiously.
"You'll know in a moment." Gwen waved his hand. "Now, take us to Noris."
Although she was full of doubts, Gwen's attitude and the strange boxes suddenly gave Marguarita some inexplicable 'hints'. The female Knight seemed to have guessed something. She could not believe her own guess, but she still straightened her back and replied loudly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
All the relevant personnel quickly arrived at the cabin near the roots of the giant Solin tree. Two fully armed Ents were still guarding the only door. When Gwen approached, the Ents immediately retreated to the sides. The door of the cabin opened in the next second, and Bertilla came out from inside.
"I'll do some experiments." Gwen said before Bertilla could say anything. "I need you to help. You're the best bioengineering expert."
Bertilla was still a little doubtful at first, but soon she noticed a few figures behind Gwen. Yuri and Semler were standing there, and Selena Geerfen who was holding a lantern. The moment she saw these figures, especially Selena Geerfen, Bertilla's doubts turned into thoughtfulness. She looked at Gwen and asked, "Are you sure? Noris is just an ordinary person … "
"So this is an experiment." Gwen nodded and stepped into the cabin. "Don't worry, we have made great progress in the relevant technology, and I've brought more than just them."
Bertilla was curious about what Gwen meant by "more than just them", but he had already stepped into the cabin. She could only suppress her doubts and turn around to follow him. As she followed Gwen into the cabin, she suddenly saw something strange in the corner of her eyes. It seemed like a nearly transparent white spider flashed in front of her eyes, but when she focused again, she could not see anything.
Even when she mobilized the senses of the giant Solin tree, she could not find the phantom spider. It seemed like it was really just an illusion.
Gwen stepped into the cabin.
The respectable old man was lying there quietly, and the fluorescent light from the glowing plants on the roof gently shrouded him.
Everyone who stepped into the cabin lightened their footsteps. Even Rebecca, who was usually the most reckless, stood quietly to the side.
Gwen walked to the soft bed that was intertwined with vines and soft leaves. He looked down and saw that Noris was covered with a blanket. His hands were placed outside, crossed in front of his chest, and gently held a transparent glass tube in his hand. A green wheat was soaking in the tube. A calm and satisfied smile remained on the old man's wrinkled face. He slept more peacefully than ever.
This body that was like a lamp on the verge of death finally got some rest.
Suddenly, a scene from a few years ago appeared in Gwen's mind. He seemed to see the pioneer camp built on a wasteland, the tents and huts made of wood and burlap, the newly cultivated fields, and the old man standing by the fields, smiling humbly at him.
He slowly bent down and put his hand on Noris' hand.
"I'm sorry, Noris," he said in a low voice. "I didn't ask for your permission for what I'm about to do. This is my wishful thinking. I'm going to use an untested technology on you.
"I might have disturbed your sleep, so … I apologize to you in advance.
"But I have to do this.
"The wheat is about to ripen. You should see it with your own eyes."
Then, Gwen slowly straightened his back. He looked away and whispered to the people on standby. "Let's begin."
The technicians had already opened the storage boxes after entering the cabin. Now, they took out a large number of components. There was a disassembled brainwave modulation device, a silver-glowing artificial nerve cord, a neat crystal array, and many other things that Marguarita couldn't even guess the purpose of.
It was an incomplete device, a pile of components built on the basis of immersion technology. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for such a pile of components to function. But Gwen had brought the experts.
Seven hundred years ago, when the technological foundation of the relevant field was almost zero and the conditions were extremely bad, the first generation of Eternal Sleepers had successfully preserved a broken soul with manpower.
That soul belonged to a Legendary champion.
Now, they were trying to preserve the soul of an ordinary person. Of course, it was much more difficult than before.
But the technology in their hands today was far from what it was before.
The components were quickly assembled. Beside Noris's bed, a silver-white pedestal was placed in place. Soon, it was connected to the local wireless magical network and achieved a stable power supply. Then, the crystal array was calibrated, and artificial nerve cords extended from the pedestal. Yuri handed them to Bertilla on the spot.
Holding a lantern, Selena Geer appeared in the room in the form of a psychological projection. She nodded slightly to Bertilla. "You know what to do. You personally participated in and completed the improvement of this technology.
"The location of the nerve nodes remains unchanged. The difference is that now we don't need destructive implants. Use your vines to fix them, make contact with the epidermis of the skull, and finally activate those nerves."
At this point, Selena suddenly smiled. She looked into Bertilla's eyes. "Our success rate is very high. Because you are still forcefully maintaining the vitality of most of the biological tissues in this body."
Bertilla gently raised her hands. Several vines extended from the floor and wrapped around the artificial nerve cords, attaching them one by one to the target. When she heard Selena's words, the former saintess who had become one with the plants and the earth just smiled gently.
"I still hope for miracles sometimes." She whispered as if she was talking to herself.
Marguarita finally knew what these people were trying to do.
Rebecca, who was standing beside her, whispered to her.
His Majesty the Emperor was trying to preserve Noris's soul and transform it into a mind that could survive in the Empire's data network. This was not a flawed and dangerous necromancy, but a brand-new magical engineering technology.
Behind this technology, there was a project called "The Immortal".
Marguarita was not interested in the secret behind this project. It was not something she should be concerned about.
She was only concerned about what was happening in the room.
The technicians were busy in the room. The fluorescent light from above gently shone on the old man on the bed. The pioneer hero who walked out of legends and myths stood beside the bed. All of this was solemn and solemn.
Marguarita closed her eyes slightly.
Good things did not always happen in this world. Many times, there were more bad things.
But as long as the sun could still rise tomorrow, there was no harm in looking forward to the future.
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