Gawain is back.

The giant wings of the blue dragon obscured the sky, and the behemoth figure came from the north, and flew straight to the imperial capital of Cecil without any disguise, and all those who lived in this region witnessed the sight of the dragon flying to the earth—a sight that would have been undoubtedly terrifying to ordinary people in other parts of the world or in the past, and bards and scholars would even associate it with a regional catastrophe, but when the people of Cecil saw the dragon, Most people felt joy – even the oppressive atmosphere of the sudden outbreak of war was swept away.

For many days ago, their Emperor Majesty had left on such a dragon.

Gawain stood behind Melita's shoulder blades, overlooking the familiar view of the city that quickly approached in his field of vision, and as the dragon swept across the banks of the Whitewater, he couldn't help but sigh softly, "O Cecil, your emperor is back......"

His soft exclamation did not hide from Amber's sensitive ears next to him, and Miss Half-Elf's long pointed ears trembled, and immediately turned her head smartly: "Hey, why do you suddenly sigh about this?" ”

Gao Wen hurriedly straightened his face: "...... It's nothing, and it suddenly happens. ”

Amber glanced at Gawain suspiciously, although she didn't feel anything wrong from the other party's inexplicable emotion, but instinctively made her feel that it was necessary to record this sentence - maybe it was a sassy word.

Miss Half-Elf has always been very perceptive.

A moment later, the blue dragon landed smoothly on the square next to Cecil's Palace, and the officials of the Government Department led by Heti and the attendants in Cecil's Palace were already waiting in this open space.

The dragon's wings hung down, forming a gentle ramp, and Gawain was the first to appear at the top of the ramp, and when the tall figure appeared in everyone's field of vision against the sun, the entire square immediately burst into applause and cheers.

Standing at the front of the crowd, Hetty breathed a sigh of relief unabashedly, feeling that a big stone in her heart had finally fallen to the ground, and then she stepped forward, ready to stretch out her hand at the end of the ramp to welcome the return of her ancestors - but there was a figure faster than her, Rebecca, who had long been unable to stand next to her, no matter what etiquette and "ladylike bearing", she directly trotted past her aunt, she was the first to run under the dragon wings, and as soon as Gao Wen landed, she reached out and grabbed the other party's arm: "Ancestor, you can come back!" ”

Gawain was already surprised by this girl's personality, and this was not a too solemn occasion (at least not an occasion where any video materials needed to be released publicly), so he just smiled helplessly, casually pressed Rebecca's hair and turned his gaze to the equally helpless Hetty: "All etiquette procedures are simple, the situation is special, let's quickly get back on track." ”

"Of course, I knew you would say that," Hetty nodded immediately, "and as much as I would love to give you a rest, I don't think you will listen—the materials have been sent to your study, Archconsul Victoria and Bardwin are ready to connect, and the military and intelligence services are ready for your summons." ”

"I'm going to find out what happened to Anton first," Amber walked down behind Gawain and said hurriedly as soon as she landed, "I hope that kid is reliable this time." ”

Veronica was the last to leave the ramp formed by the dragon's wings, she looked at the crowd around her, and came to Gawain's side: "I need to talk to the Patriarch about the Church of the God of War, please let me leave first." ”

In this way, almost in the blink of an eye, everyone had arranged their own things to do, and the Cecil managers, who prioritized efficiency, did not stick to traditional etiquette and rules at all, but Gawain remembered that there was a "guest" who was not Cecil, and he turned his head to look at Melita Pernia, who was still standing in the square in the form of a dragon: "If you ......"

"I'd love to stay as a guest, but this time it's a special situation, and I'd like to return to Talrond first," Melita said in a rumbling voice without waiting for Gawain to finish, her graceful neck lowered slightly, which was quite polite and appropriate in the form of a dragon, "I tested the connection with the Mithril Ring just now, and found that communication had somehow resumed...... I don't know what happened, but you should still be able to contact me with it. ”

Her tone was as unhurried as possible, and her attitude was very calm and indifferent, but Gawain could faintly sense the anxiety and uneasiness in the dragon lady's heart—she seemed to suspect that something was going to happen to Tarlund, and she couldn't wait to say goodbye and leave.

Of course, Melita's restlessness should not only be due to a trivial "glitch" in the Mithril Ring - more due to the two secret private conversations between Gawain and the dragon god, the anomalies that have occurred in the upper temple, and the current changes in the gods of the Loren continent, and the "malfunction" of the Omega system, which never makes mistakes, happens to be a trigger, which makes the dragon lady's intuition have some kind of warning.

In this regard, Gawain felt that he had no reason to interfere as a human being, and he could not stop Melita's decision, so he could only nod slightly and casually remind: "Be careful on the way back - you have been flying at high intensity for a long time." ”

Melita shook her head slightly, and there was a hint of a smile in her tone: "Don't worry, I'm still very confident in my physical strength - please back off, I'm going to take off." ”

A moment later, the blue dragon flapped its wings again, and the massive creature that covered the sky rose from the city, and after several successive accelerations, it turned into a shadow on the horizon and quickly disappeared from everyone's view.

……

Gawain returned to his familiar study—he looked at the familiar tables, the familiar bookshelves, the familiar carpets, and the familiar roof, and in this familiar room, he could also see the familiar faces of Rebecca and Hetty.

His mood finally settled down a little.

Tarlund is a very advanced place, and it's not unpleasant to live in, and with its neon-lit cities, automated homes, and all sorts of well-developed entertainment, it's fair to say that Gawain can't help but think of the city life in his hometown - at least in terms of prosperity and sophistication, the two have a little in common, but even so, Gawain always felt like living in the Dragon Nation...... It's a bit awkward.

He hadn't figured out where this awkwardness came from, and could only attribute it to "not being used to sleeping in a strange bed", but now he felt that he had vaguely figured something out.

He returned to his desk, which had been spotlessly cleaned by Betty, and on the desk was still filled with the utensils he was used to, and everything he had at his disposal was within easy reach. He looked up again and saw Hetty standing in front of him and Rebecca a little farther away, who seemed to want to come up and talk, but was a little nervous and didn't dare to move forward.

Gawain smiled, realizing that he had fully integrated into the place—that the bustling Tallund reminiscent of his hometown was just another foreign land after all.

"Tell me about the situation," he said, looking at Hetty, "I need to know more details about how I used to communicate remotely. ”

Hetty nodded, and immediately gave a general account of what had happened inside and outside the empire after Gawain left, and then began to recount in detail all the events that had happened since the deterioration of the Typhon Catastrophe: including the surprise attack on the Long Wind Line, the battle of Winterwolf Castle, Andresa's surrender, and the many pieces of information that had just come from near the Winter Wolf Line.

In the process, she also elaborated on the Supreme Government's response to the changing situation, as well as the current plans of the three-member Governing Group and their future considerations.

Gawain barely interjected throughout the story, he just listened carefully and quietly, nodding his head slightly most of the time, only occasionally expressing some opinion or asking for a little detail about something, his brow occasionally furrowed, but with Hetty's report, his brow finally relaxed completely.

By the end, there was even a hint of a smile on his face.

Rebecca watched the change in the ancestor's face with some confusion - she was not very good at reading words and colors, and she didn't understand what Gawain was thinking at the moment.

Finally, Hetty's long report was over, and the relaxed and relieved smile on Gawain's face became more apparent, and he breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Hetty, "Very well - I'm glad to see that it's all running in order after I'm gone." ”

"Of course," Hetty said immediately, "to maintain order in the Empire during the time you left, this is the order you left to us before you leave. ”

Gawain smiled: "Indeed...... But it's still my biggest fear before. Of course, now I don't have to worry about it. ”

There was not the slightest falsehood in his words, which he had always been concerned about—for a long time, he had often worried about whether the order he had created was stable enough to sustain itself and run steadily in his absence, and all of this had now been tested by an unexpected and the conclusion was gratifying.

Even if he left the empire, even if such a serious emergency occurred, there was no chaos in the Supreme Government Office, everything was running in an orderly manner, the changes in public opinion in the country, the supply of materials, the transfer of personnel, and production and life were properly handled by one department after another, and the three-person consul firmly controlled the "steering wheel" at the top of the empire.

Of course, there may be a premise for all this: Gawain hasn't been gone for long, and everyone knows he'll be back at any moment; That General Andesa made the right choice and didn't let things get out of hand; Many departments of the government department are only operating by inertia and have not really begun to bear the pressure of maintaining a state of war for a long time, but even so, the performance of the Supreme Government Office and the three-member ruling group this time has made Gao Wen feel a lot more relieved.

In the face of the affirmation of the ancestors, even Herty, who has always been calm and tranquil, did not hide her happy smile.

She took a soft breath and asked Gawain, "Do you have any opinion on our response plan?" ”

"It's been a good job at this stage - you didn't rush into the Wolf Castle after taking it, but chose to stay where you were and consume Typhon's counterattack force, which was the right decision," Gawain said, "This is indeed a catastrophe, Typhon's 'normal people' obviously have no will to go to war, but the army that is engulfed by the belief in the god of war will still continue to attack their 'enemies', so military conflicts are inevitable, but we don't need to go deep into Typhon's hinterland to help them solve their problems."

"At this stage, in addition to maintaining the front, the most important thing for us is to find out the internal situation of Typhon, and figure out their plan to deal with this catastrophe, if we really want to help, we should also start from this aspect - on the frontal battlefield, just deal with it casually and appease the god of war who stupidized himself to death."

Hearing the ancestor describe a terrible mad god as "stupid to death", Hetty was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh.

Her nerves, which had been tense, finally relaxed a little.

And that's exactly what Gawain was trying to do—from the moment he met Hetty, he knew that his descendant had been under too much pressure lately.

"Regarding the situation inside Typhon," Gawain continued, after a pause, "has there been a message from Twenty-Five?" ”

"Not yet," Hetty shook his head, "Typhon's current situation is unknown, given that their high-level leaders have been contaminated by the god of war, it is likely that Aldenan will have a large-scale investigation and purge operation, and in order to ensure the safety of informants, the intelligence department has suspended active contact with all hidden lines - including the hidden line of the trajectory project and the 25th special line. But if there are special circumstances, they will pass on the message to the outside world under the condition of ensuring their own safety. ”

Gao Wen thought for a moment and nodded: "...... Well, the right response, as it should be. ”

He then looked at Hetty, ready to ask some more questions, but at that moment, a familiar wave of spirit suddenly came into his mind.

"Ancestor?" Hetty looked at Gawain who suddenly fell into a trance, confused, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Gawain raised a hand to signal the other party to wait, and then quickly concentrated on listening to the brief message from Daniel - the content of the message was so concise that it could be received without even immersion in the Internet, and it was obviously a direct abbreviation of the information sent by the compilation, which was a very necessary caution in today's tense and dangerous situation.

After a moment, Gawain raised his head and smiled at Hetty: "What a coincidence...... I was just contacted on the twenty-fiveth. ”

Hetty's eyes immediately widened: "There's something new over there?" ”

“…… Two things, first, the twenty-fifth presumably determined how the previous 'declaration of war' came from the Obsidian Palace, and second, and more importantly, Rosetta Augustus had declared a state of emergency for Typhon, and took advantage of the situation to implement three emergency bills in a row: the closure of the parliament, the closure of the city, and...... Temporarily remove all immunity from the National Church. ”

As he spoke, Gao Wen couldn't help but exhale softly, with emotion in his tone: "...... That's pretty good......"