The meeting ended, but Hetty didn't leave the room.

Thorderlin was left behind by her, and it wasn't long before Kamel was summoned to the conference room.

Long before the meeting ended, Thorderling sensed something, and when there was no one around, he asked bluntly, "Do you think this thing is weird?" ”

As Gawain's comrade-in-arms back then, Sölderlin is actually Hetty's elder here, so even if his position is a little lower, he has always been straightforward when talking to Hetty.

"It's a strange thing from start to finish," Hetty nodded calmly, her gaze sweeping between Kamel and Soldrin, "The Typhonians don't act logically, throwing an ace out and storming the border line alone, which doesn't hold up from any tactical point of view—both Philip and General Maryland emphasized. And this illogical behavior...... There is no explanation for the stupidity of the commander or the lack of intelligence.

"The Typhonians can't be stupid, and they're not so far behind in intelligence that they can't be unaware of the existence of armored trains and railroad defenses."

"Are you doubting...... Is it a mutation in the Church of the God of War in Typhon? As one of the disobedients, Kamel naturally thought of this.

"Although there is no evidence, it is very likely," Hetie nodded, "The anomaly of the Church of the God of War has been going on for some time, and the royal family of Typhon has taken many measures to suppress the activities of its church and reduce the gathering of believers, but the anomaly shows no signs of ending, and we can consider that all of their measures have failed - although it is not known in what way the god of war on the verge of madness has affected the believers, we can assume that the actions of the Iron River Knights are related to the loss of control of the god of war. ”

Sölderling couldn't help but frown: "If that's the case, then we and Typhon ......"

"Whether the Knights of the Iron River are on the orders of Rosetta or their 'Lord', from the fact that they have attacked the Long Wind Line, and the enemy is coming, of course we have to fight back - this will not change," Hetty said without hesitation, "The point is that we must find out as soon as possible whether we are at war with the Typhonians or against the out-of-control god."

"Now Mariland and General Philip are conducting military operations on the border, and they will also be conducting investigations to gather as much information as possible on Typhon's side, but the main army is best at frontal combat, and they may not be able to quickly find out the truth - the latter is the strength of the Steel Rangers.

"Thorderling, you may need to make a trip to the eastern frontier - take your Rangers with you, figure out what's going on over there, and the MIA operatives who infiltrated Typhon will cooperate with you."

Thorderling nodded without any doubt: "Of course, the Steel Rangers are there to deal with this situation - and I know the situation on Typhon's side relatively well, so it's just right for me to go." ”

"Yes," Hetty recalled, a smile on his face, "I almost forgot that you had been with Typhon for a long time. ”

At this time, Kamel next to him also broke the silence: "Is my task to fight against the possible pollution of the gods?" ”

Hetty looked at the ancient magister who was full of arcane brilliance, the expression on her face became solemn, and she nodded vigorously, "Yes - this is likely to be another battlefield. ”

"If Typhon's army is really corrupted by the crazy will of the god of war, then the imperial soldiers who fight against them will undoubtedly be exposed to danger," a buzzing voice came from Kamel's body, "Although the god of war belief in Cecil's territory is not strong, there are also some soldiers and officers in our army who are affected by it, and it cannot be ruled out that spiritual pollution will spread along these ordinary believers." ”

With a serious expression, Hetty asked, "Will the existing means of protection work?" ”

"Through further cracking of the Siren runes and an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of 'Eva', we have improved the 'Mental Protection System' for various vehicles and individual protection, which Naretir believes will be effective enough to combat close-range, visual and auditory mental contamination for hours. On the other hand, we have set up a 'human barrier' system in the neural network, by converting the low-frequency oscillations in the song of the Kraken into neural background signals, we can uninterruptedly 'broadcast' the information flow with a purification effect on the whole network, plus the certain resistance provided by Naretir itself, as long as the neural network can cover the front line, even if the soldiers suffer from mild mental pollution, we can reverse and purify.

"Of course, it's all lab data – the whole system hasn't been tested in battle, and I have to be honest about that."

Out of scholarly rigor and a sense of responsibility, Kamel bluntly spoke out about the potential pitfalls of these protective measures, which Hetty had apparently considered for a long time.

"Yes is better than nothing, we at least have a way to deal with it, as for the results...... After all, what should be tested in actual combat must be faced in actual combat," she said, and then asked, "How is the psionic choir going?" Will Wendy's trained psionic singer come in handy now? ”

"I'm afraid we still need a little adjustment," Carmel said with some embarrassment, "Although we have successfully integrated the low-frequency oscillations in the song of the Siren into the neural thorns, and greatly shortened the training cycle of the psychic singers with the magic guide device, it still takes a certain amount of time for the human body to adapt to the 'extracorporeal spell', and even the psychic singers who have passed the adaptation training are very unstable, and the neural thorns will greatly expand the original range of human magic perception, especially military models...... We're working on a way around this. ”

"It's still necessary to be careful with this kind of technology that involves the spiritual and mental realms," Hetty sighed, "It's okay, everything can't go your way, even if we don't have psychic singers, we at least have a 'human barrier' in the mental protection system and neural network, and we are not without means." ”

After making some arrangements, Kamel and Sölderlin also left.

Hetty was finally the only one left in the huge conference room.

After standing still for a while, letting his overheated mind finally cool down, the Cecil butler finally sat back in his chair with some weariness and let out a long exhale.

……

The teleportation towers in the morning light were running at full power, the runic rings floating in the force field slowly rotating in the cold winter wind, from Winterwolf to the Shadow Swamp, from the Northern Reclamations to Aldernan, one teleportation tower after another relayed emergency war messages from the border into the distance, and finally reached Rosetta Augustus's desk.

Even the eloquent Typhon the Great would have been stunned by such explosive news.

In the royal study of the Obsidian Palace, Rosetta supported the table with both hands, leaned forward like a falcon, and looked at Pei Dinan who was standing in the room: "Pei Dinanqing, the situation is beyond our expectations. ”

After so many years, Pei Dinan once again felt a suffocating pressure: "Your Majesty, I don't understand...... Why do the Iron River Knights ......"

"Because the god of war is the 'god of war', and because the god of war needs a war," Rosetta's face was particularly gloomy, "and we have always ignored ...... We only knew that there was something wrong with the Church of the God of War, but we didn't know what their god wanted to do...... He needed a war, as long as it was war, it could be chaos within Typhon, it could be ...... A full-scale war with foreign countries. ”

Ferdinand's tone was hurried: "Your Majesty, what do you think Andesa ......"

"She should have withdrawn to the Winterwolf Castle line by this moment - according to the worst of the worst, Peddinand, the worst of the worst," Rosetta said in a deep voice, "The Cecil should have received the news from the border, they will summon our ambassador and contact Aldenand, they should have done so...... We are now going to draft a letter to clarify the state of affairs, this is a war that should not break out! ”

"Will they accept it?" Peer Dinan couldn't help but say, "If the Iron River Knights have already launched an attack, then this is by no means as simple as border friction, maybe the troops of the Long Wind Fortress have begun to ......"

"Whether they believe it or not, we must have such a reply," Rosetta stared into the old duke's eyes, "and then, order the Third and Fourth Mobile Knights of the Empire to move towards the Winterwolf and Winter Castle Lines, and cut off all railroads to Cecil - pull up those mechanical bridges, and not let their mobile fortresses rush in until the situation is clear!" ”

Pei Dinan's heart sank.

Clearly, while Rosetta is still seeking diplomatic dialogue to clear up misunderstandings, he is also mentally prepared for all-out war.

The old duke bowed his head: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

In the shortest possible time, a concise and honest letter was drafted, and looking at the freshly dried handwriting on the paper, Peddinand couldn't help but sigh softly: "If only this letter could stop the situation......

"While we're preparing for the worst, I still believe this letter will work - the Cecilians noticed the hidden dangers of the gods before we did, and they have had experience with the 'Divine Plague', and if they are willing to calm down and think, they will definitely detect the anomaly behind the whole thing," Rosetta said slowly, "The most important thing right now is ...... It is to prevent the situation from continuing to deteriorate, and to prevent the chaos from the belief in the god of war from continuing to ferment.

"Pei Di Nanqing, activate that list - all officers and nobles who are in close contact with the God of War Church, suspected of believing higher than the oath of loyalty, must immediately leave the key positions, the freezing and transfer of key powers will be carried out according to the plan, and the Church of the God of War will be completely sealed down immediately, and all the priests will be isolated and kept away from the ......army in the name of the royal family assisting the Holy See in maintaining the situation after the Pope is summoned by the Lord."

"Your Majesty," Ferdinand was a little worried, "in such a tense situation, this could further weaken the combat capability of Typhon's army and affect the stability of the country—the Cecil would attack on all fronts at any time." ”

"Keeping those who can get out of control at any time in our state system is the greater threat - I don't want to, but we have no choice," Rosetta stared into Ferdinand's eyes, "This is a crisis, perhaps the biggest crisis you and I have ever faced, the entire Typhon Empire...... We are not prepared enough, but in the face of a catastrophe, mortals can never be prepared enough. Do what we can, Ferdinand. ”

“…… I understand," Petdinand took a deep breath, and in this moment, he seemed to go back decades, back to the time when Rosetta Augustus had not yet ascended to the throne, when Typhon's empire was mired like Ansu in the past, and when the country was full of crises—suffocating pressures, a future hidden in the fog of chaos, a situation that could fall at any moment, a subtle overlap between the years in his memory and the situation in front of him, all of which made his no longer young heart thump, "We will overcome the crisis once again, Your Majesty. ”

"Of course."

……

Ferdinand hurried to the teleportation tower of the Obsidian Palace, clutching a letter in Rosetta the Great's own handwriting to clarify the situation.

He was going to send the contents of the letter to Cecil City via the teleportation line and the Cecil's magic web communication - in a sense, this might be the last chance to avoid sliding into the abyss.

He stepped through the door, past the guards who saluted him in the hall on the first floor, and onto the lifting platform that led to the upper level of the teleportation tower, where he arrived at the facility's receiving center, and as soon as he stepped off the platform, he saw a mage on duty with a panicked look and hurried steps running towards him.

"Your Excellency!" When the mage saw Archduke Ferdinand, he immediately raised the paper in his hand and shouted, "Emergency communication from Cecil City!" ”

"Let me see!"

Ferdinand took the transcribed document and quickly swept his gaze over it.

Everything was as His Majesty had expected - the battle on the border between the two countries had angered the Cecil, and now the two countries stood before the abyss of war.

Both sides are sliding towards the bottom of the abyss.

"Immediately sent to His Majesty's study." He returned the transcription to the mage and said quickly, striding towards the Transmitter Tower's receiving center.

Now that he had received the question from the Cecil, he could now send the reply drafted by His Majesty without any further waiting.

This matter cannot be left to any attendant or mage.

He entered the receiving center, and in the small room, the magic circle was quietly running on one wall, and the platform in the center of the room was inlaid with a large crystal, and the crystal surface was full of light.

After ordering the mage on duty to adjust the forwarding parameters, Peidinan came to the platform, he glanced at the contents of the handwritten letter again, and then put his hand on the crystal, and began to concentrate while injecting magic power, transcribing the corresponding information into the crystal-

“…… Interference and destruction at the economic, cultural, and even internal political levels of our country have become unbearable for the people of Typhon...... Several armed provocations along our borders...... Declare war...... to defend our ......"

The crystals on the platform flickered silently, and the information transcribed into it had instantly crossed the vast distance, reaching the next teleportation tower, from Aldernan to the Northern Reclamations, from the Shadow Swamp to Winterwolf Castle, and soon, it would complete its final relay and enter the Cecil's net.

On the glittering crystal, in the blind spot of Ferdinand's vision, a vague figure was reflected on the crystal crystal surface, and Malm Dunit looked at Ferdinand with a smile on his face, his expression gentle and loving.