The changes in this city were so fast that it was dazzling.
Melita Pânia walked out of her temporary lodging. The bustling Pioneer Avenue was like a bizarre drama.
Respectable citizens of Cecil, as well as traveling merchants traveling from the south to the north, came and went on this wide street that was wide enough for 12 horse carriages to travel side by side. Along the street, employees stood in front of the shops, soliciting customers. Music, voices, and the crisp ringing of the two-wheeled cart bells could be heard. All sorts of sounds were mixed together, and behind the wide display windows, the lights were bright. This year's trendy products were coldly arranged on the shelves, as if they were witnesses to the bustling new world, observing the bustling human world.
It was almost dusk. The setting sun shone from the direction of the western mountains and covered the city with a faint golden glow.
Once upon a time, dusk was a gradually desolate node for the cities of the human world. But here, everything was different. It was the time for the workers to take a break after a hard day's work. It was the time for students to leave the school, the night market shops to open for business, and the citizens to begin the most leisurely time of the day. Only at this time, a comprehensive commercial street like Pioneer Avenue would be completely bustling.
"I don't know what's going on …" Melita stretched gracefully under the setting sun. She muttered softly, "I hope this exchange is not too harmful to health …"
She stepped in the direction of the city center, walking through the bustling human world.
A group of young people walked towards them. These young people were wearing clothes that were obviously foreigners. They were chatting and laughing along the way, but when they passed by Melita, they all slowed down their pace. They looked in the direction of the agent with some confusion, as if they sensed that there was someone here, but they didn't see anything. They couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Melita chuckled softly and walked past these suspicious young people. She whispered to herself, "Dragon descendants … still retain a certain degree of perception of their own kind. Anyway, it's a good thing to get out of that mountain. The time when the world is bustling is always precious … "
The young Dragon students on the street hesitated and discussed for a while. They felt that the presence that suddenly appeared and disappeared was very strange. One of the young people looked up at the intersection and his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly walked over there. "Mr. Constable! Mr. Constable! We suspect that someone is illegally using invisibility spells! "
Melita, who had not gone far, suddenly quickened her pace. "Hmm … the first thing you learn after studying abroad is to report …"
Cecil Palace stood majestically in the center of the city center's' Royal District '. This building was no longer the tallest and largest building in the city, but the imperial flag flying high above the building always gave it the 'aura' that Cecil's people were in awe of.
The fully-armed soldiers stood proudly at the sentry post at the entrance. Melita dispelled her concealment effect and walked towards the soldiers calmly. The soldiers immediately adjusted their posture. Before the soldiers could ask anything, the door not far away opened first. A young lady wearing a black and white maid uniform with the dark gold insignia of a high-ranking female official on her chest and cuffs walked out from inside.
"Let her in," the senior female official said to the soldiers. "She's a guest of His Majesty."
"Miss Betty?" The soldiers looked back at Betty and then turned to Melita. "Okay, I understand. But we still need to register. "
"Of course," Melita nodded. "Melita Pânia, senior agent of the Mithril Vault, special advisor and friend of His Majesty Gwen Cecil. That's all."
After passing through the sentry post at the door, Melita followed Betty into the 'palace' that had been expanded and remodeled from the liege's residence. She asked casually, "Are the soldiers at the door new? The soldiers on sentry duty should remember me. I also carefully registered when I visited last time. "
Betty thought for a moment and shook her head confidently. "I don't know!"
Melita looked at the still energetic head maid (who was no longer a 'little maid'). At first, she was startled, but soon she smiled and her mood became lighter.
Originally, she was only here to carry out a short-term observation mission. But before she knew it, the people and things she observed seemed to have become a very interesting and important part of her life.
She came to Gwen's study in a good mood. In the study, which was covered with a velvet carpet and a world map, she bowed slightly to the emperor sitting behind the desk and said with a smile, "Good afternoon, Your Majesty. Melita Pânia, senior agent of the Mithril Vault, is pleased to be at your service."
Gwen looked up from a pile of documents and books and glanced at the young lady in front of him. After motioning Betty to leave, he asked casually, "I'm here to ask you something. First of all, is there an ancient metal tower near Tarlonde? It's probably in the west or northwest. "
Melita almost fell down with a smile on her face.
"What's wrong?" Gwen immediately noticed the strange look on the young lady's face. "Is it difficult to answer my question?"
Then he found something strange. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Huh? You're not wearing a veil today? "
Melita tried to maintain a calm smile. She adjusted her breathing and replied, "I … am a woman after all. Sometimes I want to change my outfit."
Then she took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, "Your question … is not taboo, but it's not far from it. Instead of asking such a scary question at the beginning, can you … talk about something more normal first? "
"Oh." Gwen nodded and changed the question. "Have you eaten?"
Melita didn't understand what this strange question meant, but she still replied, "… Yes."
"That's good," Gwen said casually. "It seems that there is a giant metal tower west of Tarlonde?"
Melita adjusted her breathing and asked curiously, "… Can I ask first? How do you know about the tower? "
"I got a travel book, and it mentioned a lot of interesting things." Gwen pointed to Modiel's Travels on the table. "A great adventurer once got close to the country of the Dragons by chance. He bypassed the storm and came to the North Pole. In the travel book, he not only mentioned the giant metal tower, but also more surprising clues. Do you want to know? "
Melita immediately noticed something from Gwen's expression. She became cautious with every word she said. "A human who once entered the country of the Giant Dragon? How could this be … What else did the travel book mention? "
"It mentioned your name." Gwen looked into her eyes. "It clearly recorded that a Giant Dragon accidentally destroyed the adventurer's ship, and to make up for the mistake, she brought him to the Steel Island where the tower was located. The Giant Dragon called herself Melita Pânia, a member of the Tarlonde Council …"
Melita's eyes seemed to widen with every word Gwen said. In the end, the Giant Dragon finally couldn't help but interrupt him. "Wait a minute! My name was mentioned? You mean, the adventurer who left the travel book said he knew me? Saw me in the North Pole? How could this … "
Gwen nodded. "Looks like you have no recollection of this, right?"
"I … have no recollection," Melita said with a puzzled look. She never thought that she, a senior agent who was always in charge of providing consulting services, would one day become the one who was full of questions and needed answers. "I have never met any human adventurer near Tarlonde, let alone brought him to the tower … This is against the taboo, you know? Taboo … "
"Well, I have a rough idea. Let's talk about this in detail later." Gwen noticed that the mental stress of the agent seemed to be rising sharply. He immediately paused the topic and steered the conversation to the next step. "The travel book also mentioned another concept, an unfamiliar term … Do you know what 'Voyager' means?"
Melita heaved a sigh of relief when Gawain changed the topic, but she did not manage to let out a sigh of relief. When the words' Voyager 'entered her ears, she felt an explosion in her mind and soul. Amid the unbearable roar, she heard Gawain's following words. "... What is the Voyager's legacy? Is it a product of knowledge? Is it related to some 'secret' that you Dragons are keeping … "
For the first time since she became a senior agent, Melita tried to block or refuse to answer the questions. But Gwen's words seemed to have some kind of magic and directly penetrated her preset security protocol. It turned out that this human was really weird. Melita found that she could not even shut down part of her nervous system, could not stop thinking about relevant questions and the impulse to answer. She instinctively began to think about the answers, and when the answer came to her, her 'body', which was folded in the gap between the elements and this world, immediately sent a detection signal.
The young lady staggered on the spot, and her expression instantly became extremely ugly. Behind her, an abnormal shadow that resembled dragon wings appeared.
Gwen was shocked by the strong reaction. He immediately got up from behind the desk and asked, "Are you okay?"
Melita waved her hand in pain and forced herself to take two steps to the desk. She held on to the desk and regained her balance. Then she looked a little lost and muttered to herself, "It exploded … The 38,000 one exploded …"
"What exploded? What 38,000? " Although Gwen heard her clearly, he did not understand what she meant. "Sorry, it seems that it's my fault …"
"No … you didn't do it on purpose, and this may be reimbursed …" Melita waved her hand again and said in a low voice with a bitter smile. "Well, I have to do my job. Your question … I can only answer part of it. The so-called Voyager is an ancient civilization that has left this world, and their legacy is the root cause of the 'rebellion' of the past. Yes, the 'Book of Ultimate' you found … I said that it is used to steal knowledge. The Rebellion Tide Empire used it to steal the legacy left behind by the Voyager. Those legacies must not be leaked, and they must not be in the hands of lower mortal civilizations. That's all I can tell you. "
The ancient civilization that has left this world … the root cause of the rebellion … the legacy that must not be in the hands of lower civilizations …
Melita said that she could only answer part of it, but the key points she answered were enough to answer most of Gwen's questions!
As a matter of fact, when he first read Modir's Travels, he had already vaguely guessed the meaning of the so-called "Voyager" and guessed what those legacies and giant towers referred to. And Melita's answer completely confirmed his conjecture: the "Voyager" mentioned by the dragons referred to the mysterious "Deicide Fleet", which was the ancient civilization that left behind a lot of satellites and orbital facilities in space!
The Tidetide Empire in the prehistoric times, on the other hand, triggered a great crisis after they came into contact with the heritage (knowledge) of the God-Slaying Fleet, which eventually led to the chaos of the Tidetide. Gawain had received many clues about this matter before, and this was the first time he had received positive and accurate information about the God-Slaying Fleet from Melita.
Overall, Melita's answer actually only confirmed Gwen's previous speculation and circumstantial evidence, and connected some independent clues into a whole. For Gwen, this was actually just the beginning of a series of questions, but for Melita … it seemed that these "small questions" had brought unexpected trouble.
This made Gwen feel a little apologetic.
"Sorry, my question was reckless," he immediately apologized to Melita. He did not care about the so-called "arrogance of a ruler," not to mention that she was his first Dragons friend, and a sincere apology was a necessary condition to maintain friendship. "If you think it's necessary, we can stop here."
"It's okay." Melita immediately shook her head. She adjusted her breathing and once again became the elegant and steady senior agent of the Mithril Vault. "My professional ethics do not allow me to do so. Continue the consultation, I'm fine."
"Well, I'll pay attention to my next questions, and try not to touch on the 'dangerous field,'" Gwen said, while at the same time, he sorted out the questions he had prepared in his mind. "Is it okay if I ask you for a name? Maybe it's someone you know. "
Melita breathed a sigh of relief and even showed a relaxed smile again. "Of course, of course, that's not a problem."
Gwen nodded. "Do you know a Dragon named Enya?"
Melita's face suddenly changed.
Forty-two thousand also blew up.
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