The atmosphere in the study was solemn and solemn. Even Amber, who was usually the most lively, was standing by the side with a serious look on her face. She did not seem to be joking.
"That's all we have to say." Gwen sat behind the desk, leaning against the back of the chair in a more comfortable position as he spoke to the people in front of him. The Guardian's Shield was placed on the weapon rack not far behind him.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, everything in the study was coated with a layer of faint orange light.
"Unbelievable …" Heti's expression was unprecedentedly solemn, and it was extremely difficult for her to say a few words. Obviously, it was quite difficult even for the Grand Governor of the Empire to organize her words quickly after such a huge shock of information. "Ancestor, if what the God of Nature said is true, then our understanding of this world …"
"Our understanding of this world, of God, of the demonic tide, of faith, and even of the stars in the universe — everything has opened a new door," Veronica/Ophilia said in a low and serious tone as she held the platinum scepter tightly. "We have to re-evaluate the relationship between God and mortals, and re-evaluate the planet we live on and the boundless space beyond the planet …"
"As mortals, we have very little knowledge, but in the limited truth we know, there is no obvious contradiction between what Amoun the Giant Deer said." Kamel was analyzing the information revealed by the God of Nature from the perspective of a scholar. "I think most of what he said is credible."
"Ancestor," Heti suddenly looked up at Gwen. "Do you believe what the God of Nature said?"
"What he said may be true, but I will always have doubts," Gwen said straightforwardly. "A god who can fake death for three thousand years is enough for us to always be vigilant against him."
As Gwen's voice trailed off, Heti opened her mouth as if she had something to ask, but before she could speak, a wave of aura that seemed to blow through everyone's heart suddenly appeared in the study. Everyone felt as if they were in a trance for a moment, and then a girl in a plain white dress with white hair to the ground suddenly stood in the middle of the study.
"It's difficult for the gods to lie," a light and melodious voice sounded in the study. "Or rather, lying has very serious consequences. Many lies will try to become the truth, and if it can't become the truth, it will become a 'burden' for the gods. A lie that becomes a burden may take a long time or a very painful process to be 'digested'. "
Heti looked at the figure who appeared in the study with some surprise. "Naretil?"
"I invited her here." Gwen nodded and pointed to the side of the desk. A magic net terminal was running quietly there, and the runes on the base of the terminal were flashing, showing that it was in a state of rapid data exchange, but there was no holographic image above the terminal.
This was because the 'data' transmitted through the terminal had transformed into Nareltyr, who was standing in the middle of the study. Although the former narrator of the upper class had shed her divine aura, she still retained many powers that were incomprehensible to mortals. With the support of the magic network, she could appear in any place covered by the network in the form of a psychological projection.
Veronica looked at the former goddess standing in front of her and frowned slightly. "You mean, what the God of Nature said is true?"
"This is just my experience …" Naretil thought for a moment and said with a serious face. "In my previous' world ', the rules work like this, but I don't know if it is the same in your real world."
"In the field of God, the rules should be the same," Gwen said. "At least there should not be too much of a deviation. Otherwise, the upper narrator would not have been born in the sandbox."
Naretil thought for a moment and began to nod.
With the affirmation of a former god, most of the people in the room were dispelled. After all, this "Narrator from above" was an expert in the field of gods and the chief consultant of the Imperial Theological Research Institute. No one knew how a god operated better than she did.
"So, what we need to be wary of is not whether Amoun is lying, but whether there are flaws and misunderstandings in the truth. There is more than one form of deception, and the deception made with the truth is the most difficult thing to guard against," Gwen said with a serious face, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the armrest of the chair. "Of course, the premise of all this is that Amoun has some conspiracy or trap waiting for us. He may be sincere and harmless, but … "
"But we can't bet on this." Heti shook her head with a wry smile. "After all, he is a god …"
"And a god who has faked his death in the Realm of Looming Shadow for three thousand years, deceiving all mortals and the researchers in the Defiant Fortress. A god with infinite patience and wisdom …" Kamel said in a low voice. A dark blue light wandered on the surface of the rune armor on his body, showing his repressed and complicated feelings. "If such a god wants to scheme something, it will be beyond human imagination."
"This god is in our 'backyard'." Amber, who had been standing by the window without saying anything, suddenly broke the silence. "This is the most important thing to consider now."
"We can't move the Gloom Mountain Range, and we can't move the God of Nature. It is not a good idea to close the gate of the Realm of Looming Shadow. Not to mention that it is the only stable Shadow Portal that we have now. More importantly, we are not sure if the God of Nature has the strength to reopen the gate from the other side of the Realm of Looming Shadow." Heti shook her head and said seriously, "We can't move the imperial capital because of this. First of all, escaping is not a good choice. Second of all, it has a huge impact, and it is difficult to explain to the outside world. Last but not least, it is unknown whether this will work. The Realm of Looming Shadow is not like the Realm of Shadows. We know little about that world, and its mapping relationship with the present world is not stable. What we do in the present world may just be going around in circles in the eyes of the Realm of Looming Shadow. "
"We don't have to escape," Gwen said, nodding. "A 'fallen' god imprisoned in the ruins is not enough to scare Cecil and his people into moving the capital overnight. Now the God of Nature is still alive and in the Defiant Fortress. He will not leave, and neither will we. So we can only keep our eyes open.
"Increase the surveillance of the Disobedient Fortress. Install more sensors at the teleportation gate. Install more mental protection runes and devices that sense divine power in the Disobedient Fortress to monitor the garrison for any abnormalities. Move some facilities from the Disobedient Fortress to several new districts. The Imperial Capital's vicinity has already been developed. We can move some of the production lines that we had no choice but to set up deep in the mountains …"
Hao Ren gave out the orders one by one before he took a deep breath.
"These are the measures we can take now. Considering that Cecil City has been here for five years, and the Defiant Fortress has been here for thousands of years. Amoun the Giant Deer is still quietly 'waiting', at least in the short term, we can do these things."
Veronica, holding the platinum scepter, looked at Hao Ren calmly. "So, what about the long term?"
"The long term …" Gwen smiled. "If we still have no way to deal with a imprisoned and weak god in the long term, then we don't have to think about the Defiant Plan."
"I understand." Veronica nodded, indicating that she had no more questions.
Gwen sighed softly in his heart.
A weakened god who was imprisoned …?
Not long ago, another god had sent him an invitation to visit the kingdom that was ruled and protected by a god. At that time, due to his own situation and also out of caution, he rejected the invitation. But today, he took the initiative to contact a "god" right under his nose. There was some risk behind this bold move, but more importantly, he was more than ninety percent sure that even if the God of Nature was alive, he would be in a weakened state and would not be able to move freely. On this point, he trusted the power of the "Godslaying Fleet."
If Amoun the Giant Deer was not imprisoned and was not affected by any weakness, he would have announced that he would move the capital overnight. It was not a matter of whether he was a coward or not, but a matter of whether he wanted to live or not.
After all, the lesson left behind in the old capital of the Typhon Empire was still fresh in his mind.
Just as Gwen thought of the lesson in the old capital of the Typhon Empire, Amber said, "Sigh … We used to joke that the people of the Typhon built Aulandale at the gate of the Dream God hundreds of years ago. Now, we are building our capital at the grave of the God of Nature …"
Her words were so subtle that the study was suddenly silent. Only Heti could not help but gently touch Gwen's arm after a few seconds and whispered, "If it was Rebecca, I would have hung her up …"
Gwen did not speak for a while, but he could not help but think: Did I teach this shame of the Empire too many dirty words?
After arranging a series of surveillance and security work for the Gloom Mountains and the Defiant Fortress, Heti and Amber left the room first, followed by Naretil. In the huge study, only Gwen and the two rebels from the Gondor era were left.
The topic quickly turned to the field of technology. Veronica sighed and said softly, "We now have a lot of new things to study …"
"Amoun mentioned something called the 'deep sea'. According to my understanding, it should be part of the underlying order of the world. We have never understood it, but everyone is unknowingly in contact with it," Gwen said. "The deep sea is surging in every corner of the world. It seems to infiltrate everything, and everything in the world is a reflection of the deep sea. At the same time, the thoughts of mortals can be reflected back into the deep sea, forming a 'unique god' … This is also Amoun's original words, and I think it is very important information."
"Could it be that he wants to 'trap' us with a 'knowledge' that is far beyond the understanding of mortals but real?" Kamel said hesitantly. "The 'deep sea' he mentioned may be real, but it sounds too ethereal and mysterious. We may be trapped in a lot of time and energy …"
"But a researcher can't resist this' temptation '." Veronica glanced at Kamel. "Especially in this field, it will help us to uncover the mystery of the world."
"… Indeed." Kamel paused for a moment and said with a wry smile, "I can't suppress my curiosity … Although this may be a trap, I think I will involuntarily understand and study it."
"We do need to understand and study it." Gwen got up from behind the desk and looked at the two rebels in front of him. "I have a hunch that this' deep sea 'may be the key to understanding the truth. Whether it is the gods, the mechanism behind the Demonic Tide … or even the nature of magic, I vaguely feel that they are related. Kamel, Veronica, I authorize you to carry out research in the relevant field and find a way to find the traces of this' deep sea. ' In addition, I suggest that we cooperate with the elves in this field. The elves have a long heritage, and in their ancient knowledge vault, they may already have a few words about the mystery of the world.
"Similarly, we can also cooperate with the sirens. Although they are a foreign race, they have lived in this world for a longer time than us. In the long process of learning and adapting to this world, they may have observed some signs …"
"I understand. I will arrange a technical exchange as soon as possible," Kamel said immediately. "It just so happens that we have accumulated a lot of problems on the project of the ultra-high altitude aircraft. We need to exchange in-progress results with the elves …"
"Ultra-high altitude aircraft …" The project that Kamel mentioned immediately caught Gwen's attention. This project was one of the key projects that he approved this year. It was as important as the high-speed aircraft, space research, and ocean exploration. It was the hope of the next generation of aircraft technology, and also related to Gwen's dream of the sea of stars. "How is it going?"
"Before reaching the top of the mana static layer, everything was going smoothly. More powerful anti-gravity generators, more effective power ridges, more reasonable runic layout … With some new technology, we could easily lift the unmanned aircraft to a height that even the Thunder Swallows could not reach. But after passing through the mana static layer, things changed. The magic environment in the turbulent layer is completely different from the surface. The primal magic is more powerful, but also more difficult to control. The Mana Net could not operate stably in such a chaotic environment, and the stability of the lift was not guaranteed. All the unmanned aircraft fell."
As Kamel spoke, he spread out his hands, or rather, two streams of arcane energy flow that were bound by the runic armor pieces. "We have retrieved all the recording devices on the aircraft and are preparing to analyze the data comprehensively to see if we can find the pattern of the turbulent layer, and see what the elves have to say about it …"
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