Turning Gears Chapter 52: Territorial Experiences (1)
The atmosphere in the living room was relatively harmonious, except that the true identity of the Lord of Hetante in front of him was actually Green's subordinate, he did what a lord should do, hospitable and polite.
"Hmm...... I still think it's strange, was there such a fine bread at that time?" Lin Moyang took a bite of the bread served on the plate, this bread was a little different from the coarse bread he had understood before, he didn't expect this medieval world to be able to grind such fine flour.
"Well, there was no such flour in the Middle World, and even if the bran was constantly sifted, the bread of that time would have been a non-leavened pastry, but this bread was definitely the product of modern technology. Taylor replied in Chinese.
"Well, it looks like the lord doesn't seem to understand us. Green watched worriedly as the two complained unabashedly, and although Lord Huttant couldn't understand what they were saying, he still maintained a polite smile.
"This is the information you provided, several of your subordinates do not know Chinese, so if we assume that before the change, there were no people on this island who could understand Chinese, then our communication in Chinese is absolutely confidential and safe." The mutation of this world seems to be the product of forcibly distorting and mixing into the Middle World based on the memories of the people on the island. Taylor picked up a piece of fluffy bread and shook it in front of Green: "That's the proof. β
"What do you mean?" Lin Moyang asked, this bread tasted good, at least he didn't have to compete with dry and hard bread, I heard that according to the standard, the black bread in the real world could be compared to the best white bread in the Middle Ages, and the cheap bread bought in the bakery was more exquisite than the queen bread of the medieval royal family.
"Craftsmanship. Taylor concluded, "This loaf of bread is one of the twists of the world, and one of the flaws of the world." There may be residents on this island who are familiar with the background and craftsmanship of the Middle Ages, but every aspect of the medieval world cannot be enriched by a single island with a permanent population of only 300 people, so there is no black bread that appeared in the Middle Ages, but a white bread in the real world instead. Because no one has ever known how black bread was made in the Middle Ages. β
Lin Moyang nodded as if he didn't understand, he chewed the bread, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face, this was the calmest and most beautiful meal he had ever eaten in the past few days.
"Actually, we should be happy that this kind of thing happened, at least we haven't really traveled back to a medieval colony, we are still on Tristan Island, the times have not changed, what has changed is the island itself and its inhabitants. Taylor ate the last apple and nodded in satisfaction.
"So what should we do?" said Lin Moyang. At the same time, he quietly looked at Lord Huttan with the rest of his eyes, and Green was having an ancient and complicated exchange with him, giving them people to communicate in Chinese to delay time.
"Quite simply, we don't know what this situation is, but someone knows, your master, that we have to find a way to contact the Round Table and report to them what is happening here. This is the responsibility of our sword of Damocles, to solve the incident that can be solved, and to call for help if it cannot be solved, of course, all this is based on the situation of reporting. Taylor said.
"But none of our mobile phones are getting a signal, and we don't have the magic to communicate with the UK here, and no magic can get the message that far. Liliel asked. She wasn't a member of the Sword of Damocles in this group, but she didn't mind helping Lin Moyang do something in the team. Taylor is a shaman, and the most orthodox wizard on the team is Lilildell, who has turned into a human.
"Of course it's not about using a mobile phone, it's been distorted here, so we can't find a base station for communication, of course there is no signal on mobile phones, but it's not just mobile phones that can contact the Round Table Council. Taylor took the tourist map out of his backpack and pointed to it, "We are on the main island of Tristan, and there is an island nearby called Gough Island, which is the island to which the name of the passenger ship you fished up earlier refers to. If the scope of this warped world is small, then we can go out to sea and start out, escape from this warped range, and then we can contact the Round Table. β
"Is there anything special about this island?" asked Lin Moyang, who didn't know what connection this island had to do with the Liaison Round Table Council, or if there was a communication base station on this island?
The island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 54 species of rare seabirds and 14 species of special invertebrates that can only be found on Gough Island. So, meteorologists on the island once built a weather station for scientific research, which had special communication tools, a power station, and even a helicopter. Taylor explained.
"But what does this have to do with us contacting the Roundtable Council, you can't go to that island and say to the scientists, 'I'm going to borrow your phone and give our Roundtable Council a briefing, ah, our Roundtable Council is a wizarding organization, you've heard of it for the first time?' Lin Moyang still didn't understand the girl's intentions, if the connection was so simple, then why did Julius go to sea so hard?
"Alas...... This weather station was built in 1956, I remember mentioning it on the Wave Breaker before, in the early days of the Pilgrim, this group of Galahad fanatical fans were arranged by Galahad to reach almost any territory, this weather station was built at the same time as several similar research stations at that time, and I speculate that this weather station is estimated to be resident with two pilgrims' peripheral personnel. We only need to report the code word to confirm their identity. And even if there are no pilgrims in the weather station, we are wizards, and there are a few spells, why do you want to make it so complicated?" Taylor asked helplessly.
"It is forbidden to use magic spells on ordinary people! Green and Lord Hetantt were chatting, and when they heard Taylor's words, the man interjected forcefully.
"Alas, Grimm you are too upright, I am not a wizard, I am a shaman, you wizards' stinky rules can't control me, we only signed a confidentiality ordinance, but there is no regulation on how to keep it secret, I promise you that no one will realize what is going on, isn't it good that no one will realize what is going on in the future? Physical processing.
"So my next plan is that I will go to Gough Island, and as for the reason, it is very simple, that I have been ordered by the Grand Master of our Order to report the situation here to the Holy See...... That's not the point, the point is, before I can contact the Round Table, you need to do the following, first, find a way to get in touch with the Knight in the Mist, whoever he is, whether he is affected by the distortion or not, we must first disarm him. Taylor said, "Second, we must look for traces of the resurgence of the myth mentioned in the previous report, as well as traces of Lord Merlin. Don't forget, our main mission is still to find Lord Merlin, and this situation is an unexpected incident that is not part of our business. βtxt
"Wait, why you, I think I can too. "Lin Moyang stays in this place where there is no qi replenishment everywhere, in fact, he is still very worried, especially now that this island has been distorted into this appearance, there are also werewolves and blood clans, once there is a battle and the qi is consumed, then his combat power will be beaten back to its original form. In any case, Lin Moyang didn't want to stay in such a dangerous place.
"Hmm......" Taylor was stunned when she heard Lin Moyang's words, it seemed that Lin Moyang's reaction was unexpected by her, and she asked curiously: "Can't you see that Your Excellency Lin Moyang actually uses large-scale communication equipment?
"Ahh Lin Moyang asked with a question mark on his face, in his opinion, this task is very simple, he only needs to reach the island, and then make a phone call to report the situation.
"So will you drive a dinghy, can you make sure you can report the situation here in detail?" Taylor asked.
"Ah...... It's so troublesome...... Forget it. Lin Moyang was overwhelmed by Taylor's repeated questioning, and he could only give up the idea of escaping the island in discouragement.
"Then why don't we go together?" Liliel asked curiously, looking at Lin Moyang's disappointed look.
"It's so inefficient, if we all go, then who will monitor this territory, what if something happens to this territory?, and we have to keep at least three people to keep for the safety of those who remain on this island. Especially Miss Lilil, you are the only medical staff among us, and we must have medical personnel on hand when we are not sure about the level of medical care on this island. So going alone is the best and most efficient plan, and I will bring back reinforcements as soon as possible. β
Taylor carefully planned, and her cannon-like tone intrigued Lord Hetant, who asked Greene, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, though I know it's rude to ask, but can I ask what your advisor is discussing?" β
Green immediately replied without thinking: "That's right, on the way here, I heard the explanation of your noble son, and I know that this territory is experiencing unprecedented trouble, as a knight leader, I don't think you can deal with this kind of thing alone, at least our knights and the round table side are also obliged to help you, so my advisor set off immediately after preparation, and brought back reinforcements for the territory as soon as possible." β
This remark was extremely sincere, and Lin Moyang was surprised to find that even if he fooled Lord Hetante, this sentence was really not a lie, and every word Green said was true. It's just that the round table that Green is referring to is the round table council.
Sure enough, Lord Hetante took the round table for granted, and the old lord showed a look of embarrassment and excitement on his face, and his face was slightly red: "This ...... How embarrassing, this is obviously a problem of my territory, and I still want that King Arthur to know, I really feel ashamed and excited, I can't hide it, it is true that the situation in the territory is not optimistic now. β
"My lord, I'm not going to leave until tomorrow morning, can you tell me what are the main anomalies happening in the territory right now?" Taylor took Green's words, talking about clichΓ©s and searching for information, this girl is indeed more skilled than Green.
"Ah, wise sorceress, it would be a great joy to have your instructions. Lord Huttant said, "King Arthur would never have had such a feat had it not been for the instructions of Archmage Merlin, and the advice of a wise archmage is better than a thousand armies." β
"Don't brag about me, let's talk about the current situation in the territory as soon as possible. "Taylor is a little uncomfortable with this kind of medieval magic wind, even if you play role-playing, you don't have such shameful lines, right?
"Okay, here's the rough picture, three months ago, a family of lobster fishermen went missing, and his wife reported the situation to the guards. My family's territory has been passed down from generation to generation, and because of the simplicity of the people, there has never been any major incident, and the biggest thing is that the playful child falls into the water. There are no external enemies and threats here, so the first thing the guards think of is whether the fisherman has encountered wind and waves at sea, and this has been the case before, after all, when fishermen go out to sea encounter wind and waves, helpless residents will always feel that the lord has a way to solve the problem of the storm. But the fisherman's wife said that the fisherman did not go out to sea at all that day, and that he was missing on his way to the town to sell fish. Lord Hutante recalled, the look on his face as if to tell those present that he was struggling to remember. But all four of you know that the lifespan of this medieval world is not as long as three months, at best it is only a few days, and this memory is nothing more than a distorted false memory of Lord Hetant, that is, the "Oak Knight".
So the guards followed the fisherman's route into the city, and found a trail near the forest scattered with sea fish, surrounded by large stains of blood, and according to the guards, all the fish on the ground were eaten in pieces, as if they had been eaten by some vicious animal. Lord Hutante continued, "But there has never been any sign of a beast in the forests of the realm, and we used to hunt wild boars in the forests. β
However, in a responsible attitude towards the inhabitants, the members of the guard searched the forest to prevent other beasts from harming people. The guards had not been trained rigorously for hundreds of years, and they were now more like a group of peasants with some combat training than knights. The 40-man guard entered the forest, and only three escaped, one of whom was so badly wounded that he died before the doctor could treat him. There are also two bodies with their own injuries, and they are so frightened that they only know how to repeat the word werewolf in their mouths. Lord Hetante sighed, with a deep sad expression on his face, it seems that this lord's character is really a person who loves the people like a son.
"We had a bad feeling at that time, because ordinary beasts of prey couldn't deal with 40 guards. That night, those who were bitten by the werewolves also underwent strange changes, they grew wolf hair and claws, killed all their relatives, and fled into the forest. Only then did we understand that there really were werewolves in the forest, and that anyone who was bitten by a werewolf and didn't die would be transformed into a werewolf. I immediately asked all the knights of the Order to join the guards, otherwise the guards alone would not be able to fight against the mighty werewolves. Later, it was reported that people living on the edge of the island or near the forest were often transformed after being attacked by werewolves, and the guards and knights also had several direct encounters with werewolves. But the territory was too large, and the guards and knights were seriously undermanned, so I could only order all the fishermen and inhabitants of the remote places to move to the towns and abandon all the ports. Lord Hetante said with a sad face, "Fortunately, our food reserves have always been sufficient, so there have not been major problems with the food supply in the past few months. Then, after the town became more populous, there were suddenly dried corpses on the streets, which were determined by the pastor of the church to be the work of the blood clan, so I had to issue a curfew again. Soon after the curfew was issued, there were rumors of a dark fog on the streets in the middle of the night, and a patrol of the night had mysteriously disappeared and has not been found, and I don't know if it was related to the rumored dark fog. β
After Lord Hetante finished speaking, he sighed tiredly: "I am not a qualified lord, although the inhabitants under my command are only more than 2,000 people, I still have not fulfilled my obligation to protect them, and let them suffer too much harm. It was also because this territory had not experienced such a threat for hundreds of years that I slackened. β
"Please also ask your lord to mourn, but it is just a werewolf and a blood clan, the measures you have taken have minimized the casualties, and no one dares to say that you are irresponsible. As long as the Knights of the Round Table are here, none of the goblins will be a match for the valiant Knights. Taylor replied in the tone of Green's voice. Don't say it, this lord is quite addicted to this, Lord Hetante immediately asked, "Does the female mage have any good advice?"