The festivities are taking place both inside and outside the castle, and after the morning ceremonies, there will be a grand parade of floats and a variety of traditional celebrations in the squares, giving almost everyone in the city a chance to relax on the day, and the newly designed ceremonial event will undoubtedly bring the celebration to a higher level.

But before the dinner begins, the new head of the empire does not have to attend the next event.

Gawain sat quietly in the room, not opening the curtains or turning on the lights, allowing himself to be surrounded by a dim and quiet environment, the sounds of celebration inside and outside the castle faintly reaching his ears, mixed with music, laughter, dance steps, and the sound of magic flowers exploding, so distant and ethereal that their presence only accentuated the silence of the room.

Through Melita Pernia's observation and questioning, he was finally able to confirm that the Black Well was indeed related to the gods, and that some of the measures in the Disobedience Plan were indeed effective in avoiding the Black Well.

Of course, Gawain had already had a guess before this, but it was only today that the guess was verified.

In the dim silence of the room, he curled his fingers and tapped the table rhythmically and rhythmically.

"The dragons are still trapped in the Black Trap...... It's not that they didn't encounter the black trap, but they were 'stuck' in this state after encountering the black trap......" all kinds of thoughts swirled in his mind, "They also tried to 'disobey' and failed?" Was it discovered by God, or was it ......

"It's a pity that there is no way to ask, and looking at Melita's state, no dragon in the know will be able to answer this question...... What exactly is the change that happens to Melita when she tries to tell about the Black Well and the gods?

"Is it the interference of the gods? Still is...... Embodying the Soul Seal? If the attempt to break through the Black Well fails, will the Psychic Seal become a power that can be manifested?

If this is the case, then every step of the plan of disobedience must be taken even more carefully...... Even the dragon can't break free from its shackles, and once humans fall into the state of steel seal, they will definitely be doomed. ”

The unconscious tapping action stopped, Gao Wen turned his head slightly, and looked at the open space next to him: "The melon seeds are almost finished?" Drink some water and don't eat, there is a banquet in the evening. ”

Amber's figure emerged from the air, holding the last few melon seeds in her hands, and the soles of her feet were full of melon seed skins, she looked at Gawain with wide eyes, a look of dissatisfaction: "You can't pretend not to find me once in a while?" I'm a stalker with professional dignity! ”

"You are a dignified guard, and you knocked two pounds of melon seeds in the room of the head of the empire in an hour, and you told me that you have professional dignity?" Gawain glared at the other party, "Clean up yourself, on the first day of my coronation, I can't let the palace archives leave a strange record of 'after returning to the room on the first day of the coronation of the head of the empire for unknown reasons'." ”

Amber threw away the last bit of melon seed skin, clapped her hands, and then used her toes to gather the melon seed skins on the ground, and muttered quietly, "I kind of regret that I didn't listen to you to read what you wrote...... What exactly did you give to that agent? ”

“…… It's just some knowledge left to posterity. ”

Amber looked at Gawain steadily, "But why are you talking about overthrowing the Empire?" Even...... Talking about overthrowing you or something......"

Gao Wen thought about it, and sighed leisurely: "Yes...... I didn't expect me to do these things either. ”

Why he came to this point and how he is going to continue tomorrow, Gawain has always been clear about this, but in this clear path, not everything develops as he expected.

In the beginning, his goal was very simple, he just wanted to live, after tens of millions of years of loneliness, he was finally able to stand on the earth again in human form, what a surprise for him at that time, he wanted to live, to live in human form - but to survive in this world, it was not as easy as imagined.

In order to get out of the ruins of Old Cecil alive, he had to fight his way through the bloody road with a few picked up descendants and his retinue; In order to find a place to stand in this era, he had to carve out a land with the refugees as Gawain Cecil; In order to deal with the demon tide that will come at an unknown time, and in order to deal with the threat of his neighbors, he must let his power develop......

It's a road that can't be stopped, and Gawain himself doesn't want it to stop.

After all, he is not a peaceful person in his bones, and he is not willing to live with such a rare opportunity to live again.

But the longer he lived in this world, the more he came into contact with those flesh and blood, and the more he found that he could not escape the effects of this "first life".

Responsibility is something that is innate, and when he chooses to take over the legacy of Gawain Cecil, he is destined to take on the responsibility that accompanies it, and when he personally drives the fate of many people, the responsibility itself is his own.

He doesn't know when his mentality has gradually changed, but he knows that he has done so many things along the way, and his mentality will inevitably change accordingly - no change will make him wonder if he has been completely transformed by the "satellite", and doubt that he is a flesh-and-blood person on the surface, but he is a bloodless and tearless machine on the inside.

After conquering the eastern part of the Whitsunday and entering the Silver Castle, after a long conversation with Welsh Morn and looking back at the path he had traveled, Gawain realized that his goal was more than just "living".

He wants to live, and there are countless people who depend on him to live, and even at this stage, the order of the entire magic industrial society depends on him to live - this is also true in reverse, and he can get to this position because of these countless people and things.

It's a huge symbiosis, at least for now.

Therefore, if Gao Wen wants to do a big vote, he has not worked in vain, and he is worthy of his efforts so far.

And as for other than that, what other factors are pushing Gawain to continue on this path...... That's something he can't even understand.

He shook his head and smiled at Amber, "Probably because I'm too ambitious, and what I'm pursuing is too shocking." ”

“…… I don't know what you're thinking, but since you're doing it, it must make sense," Amber scratched at her hair, quickly throwing some of the things she couldn't figure out, "I'm just watching from the sidelines anyway, and I can always see what you're trying to do." ”

Gawain glanced at the half-elf: "You have a very big heart. ”

Amber puffed out her chest in puff out of shame, "This is my greatest strength." ”

Gawain shook his head with a smile, and then said half-jokingly: "Don't talk about this, last time you said that you would pray with your gods, ask the truth, and ask what happened?" ”

He just asked casually, not expecting any answer from Amber, after all, it was not easy to contact the gods, even if this guy was really a divine choice, it would take a long time to prepare and enough good luck to hear the oracle directly - at least in other churches.

But he didn't expect Amber to nod immediately: "I'll ask when I go back!" But I didn't ask for an answer. ”

"You really asked?!" Gawain stared at him and subconsciously stood up, "Didn't ask the answer?" The Shadow Goddess didn't answer? ”

"I didn't get through, the oracle said, 'The goddess is not at work, I'll contact you later,'" Amber said solemnly, "According to my experience, this 'later' will take at least a month......"

Gawain looked at the half-elf with a confused expression, but he didn't see the slightest hint of joking on the other party's face.

But the key is...... What kind of "oracle" is this? Could it be that the oracles that the Shadow Cult usually hears are all in this format? It's unlikely, right?

"You...... Is this oracle normal? Gawain felt the corners of his mouth twitch a little, but his tone was calm.

Amber thought for a moment and nodded, "Actually, it's quite common. Although I have a good relationship with the goddess, the goddess doesn't always seem to be available to respond to me, and most of the time it's this kind of reply. ”

Gawain frowned slightly.

Leaving aside the question of whether Amber is talking casually or not, let's assume that what she says is true, does that mean...... It is very difficult for the Shadow Goddess to respond to this world, even if it is to respond to her own "divine choice"?

With all kinds of speculations in his heart, Gawain asked again: "Is there anything else besides this 'oracle'?" ”

Amber replied calmly: "Oh, yes, the goddess left me a recipe in advance, so that I can study it when I go back......"

Gawain: "...... Anything else? ”

"It's gone."

Gao Wen rubbed his forehead, feeling an unprecedented headache, he looked at this half-elf with a rather calm attitude and an exceptionally natural tone, but he still couldn't hold back his doubts: "Are you really the Shadow God Choice?" Are you sure that the oracle you are talking about is not a hallucination caused by your own use of Shadow Potions? ”

Amber really glared immediately, and an expression of "If I can't beat you, I'll die with you today" glared at Gao Wen: "It's okay for you to question my strength, but you can't question my beliefs!" How many times have I told you......"

"I'm mainly curious," Gawain interrupted before the other could finish, "Well, as a Divine Choice, you have to have at least some otherworldly qualities, even if you perform a shadow realm magic or perform a miracle, can you?" ”

"I can jump into the Shadow Realm with a backflip, what kind of Shadow Realm miracle do you want?" Amber was hunched at the waist and leaned forward with her upper body leaning forward, as if she wanted to show a little aggressiveness, but this caused her to have to raise her neck at least ninety degrees to see Gawain's face, so that the overall posture was extremely funny, "Could it be that you want to run into the Shadow Realm right now and drag a Shadow Resident out, and be beaten up by the Shadow Resident in front of you?" ”

"That's right, your shadow talent is a miracle in itself......" Gawain waved his hand, then looked confused, "but why do you have to be beaten up for your performance?" ”

Amber stuck in her waist and said, "Nonsense! I can't beat it again! ”

"You ......"

Gawain looked at the half-elf with a slight brow, and after a few seconds of speechlessness, he finally couldn't hold back his laughter.

At this moment, the pressures of the threat of the Black Trap and the gods, the heavy responsibility of ruling an empire, the risks of the future and the difficulties of the road ahead, all seemed to dissipate.

He smiled irrepressibly, and laughed for half a minute before taking a deep breath and calming down, but there was still a smile in the corner of his eyes: "Okay, that's all for now, until you can contact your goddess, we won't discuss it yet." ”

Amber frowned, "Even though I said that, I always felt like you were laughing at me just now......"

"No, I'm just feeling better all of a sudden." Gawain smiled and shook his head, then went to the window, and with a wave of his hand, the curtains receded to both sides.

Outside the window, the sun shines brightly on Saint-Sunil, the square outside the castle is being celebrated, and the courtyard inside the castle is preparing for the evening bonfires and magic shows, the ancient city is alive with flags flying on this day.

Whatever the future holds, today is a great day.

"Let's go to the courtyard and get some air."

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