As soon as the nameless woman beside Veronica appeared, Gwen knew something was wrong. He had been in this world for several months as a human, and had observed the land for many years in the form of a satellite spirit. He had seen all kinds of strange people on this continent, but he had never seen anyone who looked like this. She had human facial features and wore human clothes, but her whole body was translucent. She looked more like an elemental creature than a human …
But even elemental creatures did not look like this!
Gawain's first reaction was that he had seen a rare creature, perhaps an SSR, but he soon found that everyone around him was as calm as before, as if they had not noticed the strange appearance of the short-haired woman at all. It was one thing for a sorcerer like Heidi to be so calm because she had seen many strange magic phenomena, but even Amber, who could happily talk to someone for a long time when he saw a large egg, was so calm that he even had the time to analyze other people's aesthetic problems … Then, there was a big problem.
The only explanation was that other than him, the short-haired woman in everyone's eyes was normal.
So Gwen decided to suppress his shock and curiosity for now. He forced himself to keep a straight face and turned his attention to Veronica's appearance. Indeed, other than the paralyzed woman who was glowing all over like a holographic projection, Veronica was indeed the most eye-catching person present. Although she was not much better than Heti in terms of beauty, not everyone had that almost inhuman temperament.
It was rumored that this "Saintess Princess" had shown amazing talent since she was a child. In addition to being superior to ordinary people in terms of magic and martial arts, she also had an incredible spiritual talent that leaned toward the Holy Light. When she first walked into the Church of Holy Light, even the copper bell on the main bell tower was struck by the Holy Light and automatically rang three times. This was also one of the reasons why she finally gave up her right to inherit the throne and converted to the Church of Holy Light.
Although ninety percent of this was probably just a rumor, Gwen believed that even if it was just a rumor, there was a reason for it.
The two parties exchanged some pleasantries on the dock. The content was nothing more than "Duke, thank you for your hard work", "Remember the hero's spirit", "How is the king's health", "I've heard so much about you", "When will dinner be served?" and so on (the last one was said by Amber). During the exchange of pleasantries, the two parties also made a brief introduction.
Gwen learned from Veronica the name of the priestess beside her. Her name was very common, but her identity was not ordinary. She was a high-ranking priestess of the Church of Holy Light, the same rank as Veronica. But because she did not take any position in the church, and her promotion time was short, she was temporarily accompanying the party in the name of assisting Veronica.
The man wearing civilian clothes and the royal Knight Regiment emblem was the deputy head of the first royal Knight Regiment under the direct command of Francis II. His name was Cohen Lorren, and he had the title of count. From his surname, it could be seen that he had a close relationship with the Duke of the Eastern Region, Silas Lorren. In fact, this deputy head of the Knight Regiment was indeed a member of the Lorren family. He was Silas Lorren's distant cousin, but many years ago, he voluntarily gave up his position in the family and accepted the special conferment of Francis II, becoming one of the inner court nobles of the royal family.
This time, the duty of this deputy head of the Knight Regiment was to protect the safety of Veronica.
After the greetings, Gwen asked Heti to arrange the 100 technical personnel who were disembarking from the ship to rest, while he took Amber and Rebecca to accompany Veronica and the other two Knight Regiments to the central tent.
The soldiers who disembarked from the ship also followed, but Veronica soon stopped and said to the middle-aged man beside her, "Mr. Cohen, please let the soldiers rest."
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment. Veronica gently shook her head and said, "I don't think I have to worry about my own safety in the territory of the Grand Duke. And don't you think it's very impolite to follow Duke Cecil with so many soldiers?"
The middle-aged man nodded and waved his hand to dismiss the soldiers, but he still followed the princess.
Protecting Veronica's safety was the mission given to him by Francis II when he set off.
On the way, Gwen briefly explained the situation in the camp. Then, as expected, Veronica took the initiative to ask about the bloody skeletons on the south bank of the Whitewater River.
"Those huge skeletons … Are they the aberrations that only appear in the Demonic Tide?" Veronica looked into Gwen's eyes and asked seriously.
"Yes, they are the products of the catastrophe 700 years ago. I went to the Captical a few months ago to remind you," Gwen replied. "They came again a few days ago, but this time we stopped them. What I want to say is that this batch of monsters wandered out from the Gondor wasteland. We found fragments of the standard weapons of the Gondor period on those monsters. "
Veronica's footsteps paused slightly, and her tone changed slightly. "Gondor wasteland?! Are you sure? "
"Very sure."
"That's impossible!" Cohen, the deputy commander of the Royal Knight Regiment, immediately frowned and exclaimed in a low voice. "From the Gondor wasteland to here, we have to pass through a belt of plains and the Gloom Mountains. And before that, there was the Great Wall. How did those monsters … Is there something wrong with the Great Wall?!"
As he spoke, he could not help but look in the direction of the Gloom Mountains, as if he could not help but want to go to the mountain to confirm it. Gwen shook his head. "The wall is still there. You can still see it after you go over the mountain, but I'm sure that the wall has begun to deteriorate … It's aging faster than we expected."
Cohen's breathing became heavy. The severity of the situation was once again beyond his imagination. He took two deep breaths to calm himself down. "The sentinel nodes on the Great Wall have always been monitored by the Silver Empire, and the elves have never said anything about the wall's deteriorating for hundreds of years …"
"The elves … The elves are a trustworthy race, at least the ones who worked with us back then." As Gwen spoke, he quickly glanced at Amber, who was in a daze, and quickly listed the shame of the elves in his mind. "It's only been 700 years. For the elves, it's not enough time to change a generation, so I believe they won't lie about this issue. But there's one thing we need to know … This is the northern end of the continent, and the Silver Empire is at the southernmost end of the continent. Between them is the vast wasteland of Gondor. Even with the power of the Silver Empire, there's a serious information delay in monitoring the sentinel towers here. "
Of course, he knew this fact, but the elves of the Silver Empire had no choice but to monitor the entire Great Wall. After the collapse of the Kingdom of Gondor, only the ancestral magic mastered by the elves could build this miraculous protective barrier. The other countries and races could only provide some materials and labor at best. So, the entire "advanced magic technology" of the Great Wall was entirely based on the ancient magic system of the elves, and this kind of magic technology … could only be mastered by the elves.
It was not that the Silver Empire had monopolized the technology, but that the brain structure of other races except the elves was simply unable to process the elves' magic model. Those with pointy ears were born with special perception and thinking abilities, and their casting process was complex and precise. The magic used by humans was more like a low-quality pirated version of the elves' magic …
Of course, human spells had their own advantages, which was that they could be used in large quantities, with low cost and great power. Except for the occasional freak like Heidi who could not hit the target and Rebecca who could only cast big fireballs, human spells were pretty good in all aspects.
In short, due to the limitations of the basic structure of the Great Wall, all the sentinel towers for the past 700 years were monitored by the Silver Empire, and the limitations that Gwen mentioned were inevitable: the elves in the southern part of the continent could not know what was wrong with the sentinel towers in the northernmost part of the continent.
"Although I have converted to the Holy Light and no longer care about the affairs of the kingdom, the doctrine of the Holy Light teaches us to uphold compassion and compassion." Veronica suddenly broke the silence. "When I go back, I will report the situation here to my father, and advise him to immediately send a messenger to contact the elves."
Then she looked around with some concern. "If the Great Wall really goes out, this place will be the first to bear the brunt. How can these weak people survive … Duke Cecil, I do not doubt your courage, but for the sake of the people here, do you think you should consider moving to another place …"
"Thank you for your concern, but I have no such thoughts for the time being." Gwen smiled and looked at Veronica. "I have confirmed the situation of the Great Wall, and it will not have any problems in the short term, and the risk of a total collapse is almost zero. What's more, if the Great Wall really collapses … What difference does it make where we hide on this continent? "
"I'm curious, how did you stop those monsters?" Cohen could not help but ask curiously. "I can feel the residual aura of those skeletons, how powerful they used to be, and the military strength of this territory …"
Gwen laughed. "Most of it was luck. These monsters unfortunately encountered the collapse of the mountain, and they were discovered by our people a few days before they got close to the camp. We were prepared for this. As for the rest of the reason … you can think of it as the wisdom and strength of the elderly."
Veronica and Cohen were speechless.
Amber and Rebecca, who were following behind Gwen, muttered, "See, I told you that your ancestor can piss people off."
Rebecca looked innocent. "Is it wrong to tell the truth?"
Amber: "… This shameless style must be a tradition of your family."
Rebecca: "You're so rude!"
Gwen was a little embarrassed as he listened to the whispers behind him. The two girls thought that they had suppressed their voices just right, but in fact, everyone present could hear them. Rebecca was stubborn and had a low EQ, but Amber was obviously asking for a beating. But now, it seemed inappropriate to hang her up and give her a beating …
Fortunately, Veronica did not seem to care about the whispers of the two young girls. When she heard Gwen's decision to stay here, she just looked as if she had expected it. She said quietly, "I respect your decision, but there's one thing I hope you know. If the situation in the south worsens, I'm afraid the kingdom won't have much spare power to provide support."
Gwen knew from the beginning that with the current system of the Ansu Kingdom, he probably would not have much support from the royal family, and this was in line with his own wishes. But from Veronica's tone, he heard another layer of meaning. He could not help but ask, "What's the problem?"
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