Patty was overjoyed by the arrival of "Uncle Gawain".

It had been a long time since she had seen Uncle Gawain, and had not heard Uncle Gawain tell her stories about the Pioneer Period, the Gondor Period, and all sorts of other whimsical ideas.

Even though she is almost fifteen years old this year, even among ordinary aristocratic children, children of her age have even begun to formally appear in social situations and begin to learn to deal with family affairs, but in the eyes of outsiders, she is still a child, and even her appearance and age are younger than her peers, and in terms of knowledge, she is much behind the aristocratic children of the same age.

Years of serious injuries have left her with almost the entire childhood, and Patti didn't resume her intellectual studies until this year, and many of the questions she asked didn't seem appropriate for her age.

But on the other hand, Patti's special experience has made her mentally more mature than her peers, perhaps because she has lost the ability to move freely, and she is completely dependent on others to take care of her survival, and she is always very sensitive to the emotional changes of those around her.

"Uncle Gawain, are you a little upset?" She noticed a slight change in Gao Wen's words, and immediately stopped her babbling questions and asked cautiously.

Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on the little girl in front of him.

The other party was already able to sit in a wheelchair well, and his neck could be raised on his own strength, and those big eyes were looking at this side without blinking, and their eyes were full of curiosity and a little worry.

"No, I'm not upset," Gawain shook his head with a smile after a moment, "just suddenly remembered something else and wandered for a moment." ”

"It's not good to wander," Patty said seriously, "but you're an adult, and adults usually have a lot to think about, right?" ”

"I do have a lot of things to do, but it's okay to find time to tell you a story." Gawain said with a smile on his face, but at the same time, he had already distracted some of his attention and quietly activated the secret port that could connect to the psychic network - after such a long time of familiarity, he had already been able to control these powers from the Eternal Sleeper freely, even if he did not completely immerse his consciousness in the network, he could use his special permission to call the network resources and perform some secret operations.

After connecting his shallow consciousness to the network, he looked at Patty again.

Patty was still Patty, her face not changing to that of Selena Gerfen, nor was there any additional figure beside her.

But Gawain was already certain that Selena was indeed "here", closely associated with Patty in some strange state.

Because next to Patty's small wheelchair, a lantern is quietly hanging in the air that is invisible to ordinary people.

……

Patty needs to get enough sleep every day to repair her depleted spirit and make the effects of "Limb Regeneration" more effective, and before meeting Gawain, she had watched the Magic Shadow drama for more than two hours, and then listened to Gawain tell many stories, and soon it was time for her lunch break.

Gawain watched as the valet led Patty to the next room, gently placing the little girl in a special immersion pod, and after making sure that Patty had slept peacefully, he left the room and went to the castle's reception room, where he met Lady Penny who was waiting there.

The Baroness got up from her high-backed chair and bowed to Gawain: "Your Majesty, thank you for taking care of Patty, she will be very happy today." ”

"She's a lot better, and I'm relieved," Gawain nodded, and sat down in a chair near the window as he spoke, "I see that Patty is already hibernating in the immersion pod—has she been using the immersion pod all this time?" ”

"Yes," Lady Penny nodded, "it's been almost a month. ”

"Are there any adverse reactions? Is she used to using it? ”

These questions all sound like normal concerns, and the baroness doesn't feel anything wrong at all: "No, the immersion pod is very useful, and the technicians you sent are also very conscientious, they stayed here for four days, confirmed that there was nothing abnormal during Patty's use, and before leaving, they handed over the technical information of the immersion pod to the local magic technician." As for Patty...... She didn't get used to it at first, but now she's used to sleeping in an unfamiliar bed. ”

Have you been using the immersion pod......

Gawain touched his chin and asked again, "Where is the crown of the Eternal Sleeper before?" ”

"I've put it in the basement of the castle, along with some extraordinary collections," replied the Baroness, "because I don't plan to use it again, and I'm considering whether or not to seal it up by some means—after all, it's about the Sleeper." ”

For this woman, caution has become her habit.

But when dealing with the Sleepers, this level of caution doesn't seem to be enough.

"You don't have to think about the seal, I'm going to take the tiara," Gawain said, "for ...... Study. ”

Baroness Loppenny's gaze changed slightly, and although Gawain's tone and demeanor did not show any abnormality, the mother's intuition suddenly jumped, and she stared at Gawain's eyes tightly: "Your Majesty...... Is there something wrong with that tiara? Patti she ......"

"Don't be too nervous," Gawain immediately waved his hand, "It's just technical research." As for Patty, she's in fine shape. ”

Only then did Penny show a sigh of relief: "That's okay." Sorry, I'm always too nervous when it comes to Patti......"

The Baroness is gone, and as Gülen's consul, she still has a lot of business to attend to. Gawain also returned to the room specially prepared for himself, and when he closed the door, he saw that in the shadows near the curtains, a dwarf melon was poking its head out.

After confirming that there were no outsiders around, Amber jumped out of the Shadow Realm with confidence and boldness, and smiled at Gawain: "According to the information, that Lady Ropenny is a person who has a hard time trusting others, but she trusts you very much—when you say Patty is fine, she really puts her mind at ease and goes to work." ”

"I just don't want her to put on unnecessary pressure, after all, things haven't been figured out yet," Gawain said casually, "and we need to avoid startling the snake." ”

"Surprise the snake? It's an interesting word, I've made a note of it," Amber's eyes lit up, and she wrote down the new word with ease, adding to the "Sacred Words of Gawain Cecil the Great" that she had privately collected, and then glanced at Gawain curiously, "Then again, is there really something wrong with Patty?" ”

Gao Wen groaned for a moment and said in a low voice: "Under the spiritual vision, there is a lantern beside her. ”

“…… Mommy. ”

"But things are still a little better than I expected," Gawain continued, "Selena Gerfen didn't take Patty's soul, and the latter showed no signs of damage. They may be living together peacefully, and even Patty herself doesn't know what's so unusual about her......"

Amber glared: "You've seen the lantern and you're so optimistic, so what did you expect from the 'bad situation'?" ”

"Worst-case scenario...... Patty is Selena Gehren," Gawain glanced at Amber, "Long before we knew Patty, when Patty came into contact with the tiara, she was dead, and for years after, Selena was in that shell. ”

Amber imagined the scene for a moment, and suddenly her body trembled: "...... Damn! ”

Gawain managed to scare the bold half-elf, and his mood became slightly happy: "It's really scary, isn't it?" When it comes to psychic horrors, the Eternal Sleeper is clearly superior to the Society of the End of Life......"

"I'm not because of this," Amber waved her hand, "I just think it's terrifying that a woman in her seven hundreds, pretending to be a little girl in her teens, calls you Uncle Gawain when she meets, and calls a young woman in her twenties her mother for several years, it's really terrifying, worthy of the Eternal Sleeper......"

Gawain: "......"

After realizing that it would be self-defeating to continue the discussion with this elven shame, he decisively cut off the topic and got back on track: "It's still uncertain about the connection between Patty and Selena, and in order to avoid startling the snake, and in order to control the situation on the Eternal Sleeper's side, we can't take any overt action on Gülen's side - we can only maintain the outermost surveillance." ”

Amber patted her chest: "I understand, I'm good at this." ”

Then she noticed that Gawain still had a thoughtful look on his face, so she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" What else is going on? ”

"I'm thinking...... How much of our stuff has been exposed to Selena Gehr's eyes, and what is the reason for her silence so far," Gawain exhaled softly and shook his head helplessly, "Patty is now using the immersion pod produced by Cecil to fall asleep, and at the same time, our magic network communication technology is not a secret, it has long been popularized in the Glenn region, and a veteran eternal sleeper can easily see the shadow of the psychic network technology from the magic network communication...... If Selena Gehr was really hidden in the depths of Patty's consciousness, then she would be able to see it through the eyes of her 'host'...... Even if this evidence is not enough to directly prove that the 'Extraterritorial Wanderers' are able to invade the psychic network, it should be enough to arouse the vigilance and concern of the Eternal Sleepers...... But Selena Gehr didn't do anything, and many of the plans Daniel and I made were still useless. ”

"Shhh...... The more strange and silent people are, the more vigilant they are," Amber gritted her teeth, "There are countermeasures and remedies for any destruction, and what I am afraid of is this kind of not saying anything." ”

Then she paused, and shook her head again: "But then again, as long as we develop the magic network communication technology, it is impossible for the Eternal Sleeper not to notice, and things will always surface when they develop to a certain extent, which is inevitable after the scale is expanded." In this kind of confrontation, 'we hide everything, they can't see anything' can only be considered the low stage, 'we have everything in the open, they see it but there is nothing they can do' is the advanced stage – now, it is time to prepare for the end of the first stage. ”

Gawain stared at Amber who was talking eloquently, until he looked at the other party awkwardly, and twisted his neck: "Hey, what do you think I'm doing?" ”

"It's nothing, I just think what you said makes sense," Gawain smiled and said casually, "Indeed, our own psychic network technology is also maturing, and the Eternal Sleeper is ...... Definitely will notice. And to recall carefully, when I first came into contact with Patty, I took into account that Selena was often with each other in Dream City, so I didn't reveal any information related to the 'Extraterritorial Wanderer' in front of Patty, and Selena Gell was at most able to see the technological development of our magic web communication through Patty's eyes.

"I'm curious about one thing right now, Patty just used it to sleep when she used the immersion pod, she is no longer connected to the Sleeper's psychic network, this is to prevent our 'cyber intrusion' from being exposed, and since Patty is no longer in the psychic network, Selena is hiding by Patty's 'side'...... How does she stay connected to the psychic network? ”

Amber scratched her hair.

She couldn't figure out the question raised by Gawain.

……

At the foot of the snow-capped mountains of the East, shimmering breezy shields shield the wind and snow from the wilderness, and the charged rails shrouded in shields stretched across the land, fading into the depths of the distant blizzard.

The wheels rolled, the mechs of steel played by the mech, and a magical train with the emblem of the Cecil Empire whizzed past the shield-clad charged rails, darting across the land like a steel python.

An unknown mountain range receded on the side of the train, and the grass and railings near the rails were connected into a blur as they rapidly receded.

It's a cold winter breeze outside, but inside the train is warm and cozy, and it's a wonderful experience to travel across the wilderness in the belly of a steel beast.

Matilda Augustus sat upright in the spacious and comfortable train seat, looking at the exotic scenery through the crystal glass embedded in the side wall of the carriage beside her, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly.

What a strange country......