Hearing Gawain's question, Bertila nodded, "Yes, as I said in the report - and I still haven't figured out where those regular signals come from. ”

Gawain frowned slightly.

What he and Bertila were talking about was something that happened not long ago - about a week ago, the magic network in the Solin area was completed in the region, and the grid distribution of energy and information between several major cities in the Eastern Plains, which originally relied on relay towers for "linear connection", and the largest magic energy obelisk in Solin Fort, which is the regional hub, also completed the mode transformation on the same day, becoming the main hub of the region, which itself went very smoothly, but then there were some confusing "phenomena". ”。

On the third day of the network's construction, Bertila began to detect some regular signals of unknown origin from the crystal array located at the top of the Thorin tree.

Since the Magic Obelisk in the Thorin region is built on top of the canopy of the Thorin Giant Tree, and many of its ancillary facilities are built on the structure of the Giant Tree itself, Bertila's "human" is equivalent to a living magic network hub, after realizing this, Gawain's technicians and Bertila reached a cooperation, and the latter began to learn and get used to the control skills of those magic devices, and monitoring the signal module of the magic obelisk for abnormalities is one of her daily tasks.

- By the way, the Thorin Hub is currently the only one in the Empire that can maintain its own magic web hub, and Gawain would like to build more, but it seems that a breakthrough in Bertila's cuttings and transplanting technology is still far away, so a similar idea can only be an idea......

After a short thought, Gawain raised his head: "Isn't there a way for technicians to decipher the content of those signals at the moment?" ”

"There's no progress in cracking it, it's a signal we've never been exposed to," Berthira shook her head, "and it's made up of a series of very short tremors and echoes of unknown significance, completely different from the 'neural analog pulses' and 'mind transport streams' modes that we're currently using. But one thing seems certain......"

Gawain raised his eyebrows: "Which point?" ”

"It's not natural interference, certainly not," Bertila said with some certainty, "although at first we suspected it had something to do with the pervasive mana field disturbances in nature, but then the technicians collected readings from all the mana monitoring towers around the Thorin area, and none of them corresponded to the signals I was listening to. And we sent a sample of the signal to Master Carmel in the Imperial Capital, who thought that some of the 'tremors' in it presented a complex combination, much like the result of human intervention. ”

“…… That is, the technicians believe that those signals received by the Thorin Hub are artificial," Gawain said thoughtfully as he touched his chin, "but...... Who will send those signals? Our magic network communication system is a new thing, and there is no second country on this continent that has mastered it......"

"If that's really man-made, then sending a similar signal would require a complete set of technology, and it's really unlikely that a few human realms are at the moment, but ......," Bertila said slowly in thought, the flower-filled vines squirming gently behind her, making a low, peaceful rustle, "I remember what you said - there is more than one powerful civilization in this world, and humans are not superior to them today.

"Krakens, dragons, and even the elves of the southern continent, they're not inferior in technology - maybe we just happened to catch their broadcast signals?"

"The elves can rule it out, we now have a technical exchange with the Silver Empire, the two countries have established a signal relay translation system through the Sentinel Tower, and there are signal samples on Kamel's side, there is no 'unrecognizable' problem," Gawain said in a deep voice, "As for the dragon and the kraken...... It's possible.

"It's just that at present, our communication with these two races is still very limited, especially on the dragon side, which is almost a strange relationship, and it may be a little troublesome to rashly confirm the signal sample.

"It's the Kraken...... You can try to ask. There is also technical cooperation between the Cecil Empire and the Kraken. ”

Berthira lowered her head: "It's up to you. ”

Gawain nodded, but sighed softly in his heart.

...... in this world There are too many unknown things, and there are often many dangers behind these unknown things, and now the technical department is still trying to crack the secrets of the depths of magic, and today, with the gradual development of the magic network, there is something "unrecognizable law signal", which is really unsettling.

Who is emitting these signals? Kraken? Dragon? Or is it some ancient civilization hidden out of sight? Even the depths of the Gondor wasteland, even gods of unknown status...... Every terrifying conjecture is possible.

Gawain shook his head, and then suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, there was also a report from the northern border before, during the test of the magic net near Wintercastle, the technicians had heard a very strange 'howling' echoing throughout the magic net system...... I doubt there is a connection between the two events. ”

"I've heard about it too," Berthira nodded, "I've heard about what happened in the North, and I can't rule out that they're related, but the difference between the two events is also obvious - what Wintercastle heard was a short, chaotic howling, and according to the post-mortem, it was so chaotic that it couldn't even be called a 'signal', while what was heard on Tholimburg's side was much clearer, and there were even traces of manual adjustment. So while these two events can't help but be associated together, I suggest that they be treated separately as isolated incidents, or at least not rushed into a merger. ”

Gawain nodded slightly.

Despite her time in the dark cult, Bertila is still a technician, and when it comes to related topics, she has a clear and clear mind and is much easier to communicate.

After a slight pause, Bertila added, "But ...... If these two things are really related, I also have a guess. ”

Gawain glanced at the other party: "Just say it." ”

"If, I mean, the signal from Wintercastle and Stillin is coming from the same source, then it's highly likely that the signal from the North was an unsuccessful attempt - it didn't complete the commissioning, it didn't adapt to the magic web, so it became a weird howling, and it wasn't until the Sollinburg hub was activated, the signal was cleared up......"

"I can't rule out this poss......ibility," Gawain said as he thought about it, "Anyway, I will order all the hub towers in the country to keep an eye on these mysterious signals in the future, and maybe we can catch more." Additional samples may help us uncover the secrets behind these signals. As for your side...... The Thorin Giant Tree is the first hub to pick up a clear signal, and we can't yet be sure if this has something to do with the environment of the Thorin region or the peculiarities of the Thorin Hub itself, so you'll have to keep an eye out for you, and I'll have the government department send you a few more experts in magic web communications. ”

"It's for the best."

After saying these things, the two fell into a brief silence at the same time, and then Gawain took the initiative to break the silence: "It's been half a year - are you still adjusting to your new identity and new life?" ”

"It's better than I thought," Bertila seemed to smile, "I thought it would be boring to be a plant, but the endless new things you've brought with me have a lot to do." Watching the land gradually recover is something that can bring a great sense of fulfillment...... And there are also magic network broadcasts and magic shadow dramas to watch. ”

"As long as you're willing to continue to be a law-abiding citizen of the Empire, there will only be more incredible things in the future, and this is a time of rapid change."

"I'm looking forward to it," Berthira said, nodding, and then suddenly looking up and looking not far away, "Ah, the guests are coming." ”

Gawain turned his head to see Selena Gerfen's figure suddenly appear in the air.

He nodded to the dream saintess, "You're done with everything over there?" ”

"Real-world affairs can be handled by Yuri and Semler, and there are Naretir and Duvalt in the network to handle the follow-up," Selena said unhurriedly, "As for me...... I just wanted to put a little distance from that stupid guy at Magnum. ”

"What did he do again?"

"He had a great conversation with Norris, and then he whimsically wanted to pull me in and start a club of 'cyber minds' — it was a stupid idea."

Gawain smiled dumbly: "But I think it's a good idea - after all, you're in a similar state to Magnum and Norris now, and we will add more 'cyber citizens' in the future, Magnum's suggestion may be a way for these 'cyber citizens' to re-establish social organization in a new capacity, and I think you can even bring Megaard to ......"

"He named the club 'Sound Look,'" Selena said lightly, "and after finding out what that phrase meant, I decided to keep my distance from him." ”

Gawain chuckled in his heart.

He realized that Amber's sneaky collation of the Sacred Words of Emperor Gawain Cecil had begun to spread—and that his previous searches and seizures had apparently failed to take effect.

“…… The name is really debatable," Gawain's expression became as blank as Bertila's, "and what about Norris?" What did he think? ”

"He's not interested—it's a respectable person, and he's only concerned about the grain producing areas of the Plains of the Holy Spirit, and when he'll be back to work," Selena shook her head, "so I didn't understand how such a respectable person could have something in common with Magnum......

“…… Perhaps just out of politeness," Gawain said in a low voice, then there was a moment of silence, "I'm sorry, ladies, I'm missing a moment—I have something I want to talk to my intelligence minister. ”

Bertila bowed slightly: "Please take care of yourself." ”

Gawain left, and in the quiet field of flowers under the giant tree of Thorin, only Bertila surrounded by flowers and vines and Selena with a lantern stood quietly.

After a moment of silence, Bertila looked at the former Archbishop of the Eternal Sleeper, "I didn't expect that we would meet again in this situation. ”

"I've heard about your 'new state,' and frankly, it's more incredible than I thought," Selena said, "I warned you that your biotech has a lot of hidden dangers......"

Bertila smiled slightly, "What about your soul path?" ”

“…… Quite right. ”

The two fell silent again.

They stood quietly under the tree, as if they were letting seven hundred years of time slowly settle, and it was not until a few minutes later that Selena broke the silence softly: "It's been seven hundred years......"

"Back then, we were all human," Bertila said indifferently, "and then we became less and less human." ”

“…… You've been rooted in this land for a while, tell us what you think—is 'He' trustworthy? ”

There was a rattling sound from the canopy of the giant Thorin tree, like a wave.

"That body contains an inhuman soul, but in my eyes, this inhuman soul is making everyone in this land live more like a human being - we may not be able to know for sure what an alien like 'Him' thinks, but at least what he has done so far...... Better than we've ever done. ”

"yes...... He would even issue citizenship to a plant. ”

"And 'ghosts' like you."

“……”