Gawain finally learns the truth about the curse of the House of Augustus.

This was even more tortuous and bizarre than he expected.

As an insider of related events, Megael III believes that the escaped "Vision" has fallen after entering the bloodline of the Augustan family, and after being diluted and deteriorated by the mortal bloodline from generation to generation, it has essentially become a spiritual pollution without divinity - but Gawain does not dare to be so optimistic.

After all, he knew about the ancient god-killing wars, knew that the gods had returned to the world again and again, and knew that the power of the gods was actually a projection of the collective will of mortals, and after mastering so much information, he didn't think that the "Vision of God" that was integrated into the bloodline of the Augustan family would disappear so simply.

It's just that he can't verify anything now—even if there is a member of the Augustan family standing here, with the current technical conditions, Gawain doesn't know how to confirm the status of the "Vision", so he can only think about it.

Megaard III did not hear Gawain's last whisper to himself, recalling the events of Orlandel two hundred years ago made the non-human dream pope fall into a sigh, and after half a minute of silence, his voice was heard again in the undulating starlight aggregate: "Your Majesty, this is all I know about the curse of the House of Augustus. ”

Gawain also woke up from his thoughts, he looked at the former pope in front of him, and nodded lightly: "It's all very important information, very valuable." ”

Then he paused, and then said, "It's a miracle that you survived Orlandale. ”

"Everyone underestimated the solidity of the ancient ruins, some incredible ancient technology made its core and bottom almost imprehable, and the collapse of the upper area completely obscured the fact that the interior was intact," Megael III's voice sighed with emotion, "Typhon was in chaos due to the collapse of the imperial capital and the large number of casualties among the upper nobles, and they could only devote most of their energy to rebuilding order and moving the capital...... What's more, with the technical conditions at the time, they couldn't confirm the situation at the bottom of Orlandal.

"As for us, we have alternate access to evacuate from the exit outside of Orlandal, but we know that there is only a dead end in the situation - we hibernate in the dungeon, relying on the supplies we have in stock and the little supplies we can gather in the ruins of the upper city to get through the first few months, and then slowly start sending some people out to investigate. After many more years, we restored the middle and lower levels of the underground palace within the solid framework of the ancient facility and built a new dome under the collapsed area...... It's not easy. ”

"I can imagine," Gawain nodded, then asked, "I'm thinking about something. Back then, you used the term 'evil god' to negotiate with Emperor Typhon and convinced him that Orlandale was not a god but an evil spirit, and the other party believed it, but after that, the Augustus family would definitely not let this matter go through - even if it was to investigate their sudden curse, they would find a way to find out the truth about the Orlandel incident. Do you think they finally know what's going on beneath Orlandal? ”

Megael was silent for a few seconds before he said slowly, "I think they should have found out part of the truth, and they roughly knew that the curse they suffered actually came from the gods.

"The reason is simple, not all of the Eternal Sleeper priests have been in the dungeon all the time - some of them were out at the time of the Orlandale incident, and some of them inevitably fell into the hands of the Augustus family in the future. When the core and top of the Order are buried in Orlandale's grounds, these priests have no idea that we are still alive and have lost their psychological support, and many of them will give everything to their lives. ”

Gawain frowned, and said in a deep voice: "In other words, the Augustus family knows that the gods brought them the curse, and even to a certain extent - they know that the gods are gradually going crazy, and they know that the gods are essentially equivalent to the end of the countdown. ”

"The arrested priests should tell the truth, but it's hard to say how much the Augustans choose to believe," replied Megault III, "and they may take it as cultist nonsense, and of course, given the reality of the curse and the evidence in the Orlandale affair, they may have limited faith in the priests." ”

"The main religion of the Typhon Empire is the God of War Faith, and in addition to this, there are also the churches of the God of Commerce, the God of Blood, and the God of Death operating on a small scale," Amber on the side suddenly said, "The Typhon royal family has not obviously cracked down on the actions of these churches, but there is no form of support and closeness either. ”

Gawain couldn't help but look at Amber - he hadn't opened his mouth to ask anything, but her answer was exactly what he needed.

After a moment of thought, he asked, "Is there anyone in the House of Augustus who is openly religious or has been baptized in any way?" ”

"No," Amber shook her head, "at least not in the information that can be gathered—but it can't be ruled out that there is a secret baptist, although the probability is low." ”

Gawain pondered and asked, "Before the Orlandale incident, were there religious believers in the Augustus family?" ”

"I don't know," Amber shook her head, "The MIA hasn't specifically investigated this yet. However, this part of the information is not classified, and clues should be found from Typhon's official public information......"

"I can answer," Megault III suddenly interjected, "there is, and more than one—before the Ollandale affair, there had been members of the House of Augustus who had been baptized by the god of war, and there were not many of them, many times as a symbol of the exchange of interests between the royal family and the Church, but there were baptized people. ”

Gawain exhaled softly.

"Then we can assume that the House of Augustus no longer allowed members of the family to become believers after the Orlandel incident," he said softly, "and that they did not attack the Church in the country...... This is not surprising, perhaps taking into account the needs of society and the interests of the state.

"After all, even in Cecil today, there are the Church of the Light as the main faith, as well as several other small churches."

Gawain's last sentence was just a casual remark, but Megael III thought of the "war priests" of the Cecil Empire who were fully armed and loyal to the emperor, and the starlight and clouds surging all over his body couldn't help but shrink.

Gawain couldn't see Megaor III's face from the shimmering starlight cloud, he just thought about it while subconsciously tapping his fingers on the armrest of the chair, and whispered as if talking to himself: "The situation is starting to get interesting......"

……

After continuing to exchange some sporadic questions, Megael III left.

In the spacious study, only Gawain sitting at the desk and Amber standing in front of Gawain remained.

"I've heard a big secret tonight," Amber immediately stretched out without hesitation, muttering as she stretched, "So it seems that there is really a ...... between the Augustus family and the Eternal Sleeper It's tangled. ”

"Reality is always so bizarre, it is more than you and I can imagine than the story of the bard," Gawain said indifferently, "so that at this moment Rosetta Augustus massively accepts the Eternal Sleeper in the country...... It's even more dramatic. ”

"After all, it's been two hundred years since the events of Orlandelle," Amber blinked, "to most ordinary humans, it's 'ancient'—an ancient story buried in the depths of the dossier, and only a story for the modern-day Emperor Typhon and the Eternal Sleeper. ”

"You're talking more and more like me now." Gawain couldn't help but smile and glance at Amber.

Amber immediately bared her teeth, but instead of babbling out a lot of words as usual, she said thoughtfully after a short thought, "Speaking of which...... According to the information brought by Megael III, the relationship between the Tide Empire and the gods in ancient times may be more complicated than we thought at the beginning. ”

"The ability to build advanced devices that are sufficient to contain and control the power of the gods, but to use this technology to build altars to meet the gods......" Gawain's expression was slightly serious, "Melita Penia once said that not breaking through the shackles of the gods but mastering super high technology in advance will bring only disaster, and I have been thinking about the deep meaning of her words, the ruins under Orlandelle...... It seems to answer some of my questions. ”

"It's a pity that the ruins are really gone this time," Amber muttered regretfully, "The Eternal Sleeper blew it up from the inside before evacuating, and the secrets are no longer known. ”

"Maybe one day we'll have another way to dig up those secrets," Gawain shook his head, "and now, at least the Eternal Sleepers have brought a lot of information, and there's always something of value in it." ”

……

After a night's rest and a full morning's final weigh-up, Sir Gorosh and his advisory team were once again before Gawain Cecil.

Gawain sat in his beloved high-backed chair and watched the Dragonborn sit across from him, the clerk and assistant officer ready with a calm expression.

The information that Megael III had told him last night had given him a lot to think about and deduce about the future, but he had more to focus on than just Typhon and one of the "eyes" of the dream god, and now, he calmed his mind and prepared to continue yesterday's unfinished negotiations with the powerful dragonborns from the mountains of the far north in front of him.

Sir Gorosh first saluted Gawain, then cleared his throat and said in a frank and polite tone: "Your Majesty, first of all, thank you for your hospitality again.

"We have carefully considered the many projects and ideas for the future that you presented yesterday, in terms of conclusions...... Forgive my faux pas, I personally prefer a straightforward and honest way of speaking -

"The Holy Dragon Principality is not ready for full commercial contact with Cecil for the time being, especially in terms of mine development, joint venture colleges, and infrastructure construction, and the Dragonborns have no intention of doing so."

Gawain's eyebrows raised slightly in an undetectable way.

Sir Golosh said he was frank and honest, but he was already quite tactful - even the most tactful words could not change the meaning of his words.

Everyone in the audience heard it very clearly: the Dragonborns rejected more than 70% of the terms of many of the items proposed by Gawain yesterday.

And it seems that the attitude is very firm, this is the result of their careful consideration, and it may even be a decision made after contacting the dragon-blooded Grand Duke through some method, and it cannot be changed or reversed in a few words.

But driven by curiosity, Gawain couldn't help but ask, "I want to hear the specific reason." ”

Sir Gorosh glanced at Asarena beside him, then turned his head to meet Gawain's gaze earnestly and calmly, "Your Majesty, the Dragonborn have a sincere and candid attitude towards this exchange, and I am sure that you are too.

"We are all looking for new friends in this vast world, for a bright, shared future.

"There is a saying in the Principality of the Holy Dragon: a lone climber has courage, and a fellow climber has both courage and wisdom - the Dragonborn are not as closed and xenophobic as the outside world thinks, in fact we are happy to make friends, but we make friends who can climb the peak together, advance and retreat together.

"Your Majesty, for the past thousand years, the Dragonborn have rarely stepped out of the mountains of the North, because everything that happens on this continent has failed to interest us, and now we have opened the door, which we have opened on our own initiative - we opened the door to find an ally, and the Dragonborn hope that it will all be based on equality, respect, mutual benefit, and honesty."

Gawain looked Sir Gorosh silently into the eye, and after two seconds, he burst out laughing.

"Of course," he said very pleasantly and lightly, "then let's revisit a plan." ”

His attitude was calm, as if he had expected everything.