Chapter 149: Containment
Although it was decided that the "god sample" could not be put back into the shadow realm, it was a big problem where to store it, and it would definitely not work if it was placed on the territory - this thing was not the same as regular excavations, let alone a harmless iron lump like Nicholas Egg, the existence of the god tissue cell itself was a deadly thing to mortals, even if it was just a close look, people would either die or go crazy, so it had to be placed away from the crowd, But at the same time, it must be guaranteed that it is under its full control.
Come to think of it, it seems that the ruins in the mountains themselves are the best place to contain them.
Gawain took out Byron's map and quickly found a place that suited his requirements: in the Grand Cloister in the middle of the ruins, near the southwest corner, there was a vast empty room, which had once been a laboratory, so it was sturdy and easy to guard.
And more importantly, the room was quite a distance from the rotunda.
I don't know if there are any things in this rotunda that can sense the flesh and blood of the gods, but it would be somewhat reassuring to distance the two.
Gawain pointed to the map and instructed, "Store the things in this room and pack them in opaque cloth or boxes." From now on, under any circumstances, unless I am present, it is necessary to ensure that this sample is completely covered, and not the slightest part of it is exposed to the eyes of ordinary people. Hetty, the magic door in the room itself is broken, you go and reset its mechanism to make sure it doesn't be opened. That room is to be treated as a 'no-go-no' room and is not to be entered by anyone unless I give permission. ”
Byron and Hetty nodded in agreement, and then Byron asked again, "My lord, are there guards outside the room?" ”
Gawain nodded: "Leave two guards, send two other groups of people to take shifts with them, and the room must be guarded twenty-four hours a day." In addition, the most reliable soldiers must be selected to prevent those with too much curiosity from entering and dying. ”
"Yes."
After these orders, Gawain exhaled, but his heart was not much lighter.
He seemed to understand Viscount Andrew's feelings at the beginning - digging up a heavy treasure, but it turned out to be a hot potato.
The flesh and blood samples of the gods, how much of a storm this thing can cause in this world is almost impossible to think about, and the power, knowledge, and wealth it can bring are immeasurable, but so is the danger it can bring. Gawain was not an adventurous person in his previous life, and if according to his own character, when he dug up this kind of thing, he would have liked to throw it as far as he wanted, and it would be better if he could throw it to some wronged boss (such as a certain cult), but now, his personality has more or less changed.
He really couldn't control his curiosity about the "gods", especially now that he realized that the "gods" and he were probably already connected, this curiosity was even more uncontrollable.
Those flesh and blood organizations will be suppressed by themselves, those gods may have died at the hands of a powerful civilization with a fleet, and it is very likely that he crossed over and possessed a satellite, which may be left by that powerful civilization, so his suppression of the flesh and blood of the gods is mostly related to his identity as a "satellite spirit"; On the other hand, the Eternal Tablet also records the truth that the gods are dead, and the Eternal Tablet itself also shows a special character in the process of establishing contact with him, reminiscent of the crystal inlaid on the shards of the Tablet, which may also be a relic of that powerful civilization......
As for why the Eternal Slate, which was supposed to be the "Thing of the Godslayer", instead carried the knowledge of the gods and brought religious revelation to the mortals on this planet, this is something that Gawain still can't figure out.
Gawain vaguely felt that he was already caught up in all this, and he couldn't hide from it, and it could even be said that he was not just caught in the whirlpool - he himself was a part of it.
"What happened here today must be kept secret," Gawain whispered, and looked at the Byron knight, "Byron, you and your people continue to explore this ruin, but as long as you find a place similar to this style, you must seal it as soon as possible, and wait for me to confirm it in person." This is to prevent you from accidentally coming into contact with things that have to do with God. ”
Byron bowed his head deeply: "I understand, my lord. ”
"Ancestor, these manuscripts ......," Hetty pointed to the original manuscripts that had been collected on the table not far away, the ancient parchment that recorded the crazy babbling of some mad man, "to bring it back or what?" ”
Gawain glanced at the manuscripts, and couldn't help but look at the blood-colored skeleton on the ground nearby that was rapidly decomposing and dissipating, and he had vaguely guessed how those manuscripts came from: most of them were left by this monster.
Human experiments conducted by the Gondor Empire here produced a number of failed test subjects, and when they were evacuated, most of them were destroyed, but some of them seemed to have been left in culture vessels, sealed instead of incinerated—perhaps for some kind of research purpose, but it was clear that those who left never returned.
Instead of dying, one of the subjects sealed in the container survived to this day by the influence of the flesh and blood of the gods in the device, and in the process developed special abilities that allowed him to move freely out of the tank.
It even retained the ability to think for a while.
But in any case, now it's just a pile of decomposing wreckage.
"Seal it with this Seal Crystal," Gawain finally decided, "This Crystal Cube is named the Primordial Sample, numbered Number One, and the Manuscript is the First derivative of the Primordial Sample. In the future, if similar strange things are found in the ruins, they will be numbered and preserved according to this rule. ”
By the time he had dealt with the ruins in the mountains, it was already night when Gawain returned to the territory.
Bright magic crystal lamps have been lit up on the territory's main thoroughfares and several important places.
Due to the realization of the magic net technology, as well as the trial operation of the new "hive magic net" in some key areas, the territory is no longer as at the beginning of the night can only rely on torches and brazier lighting, now in various factories, research facilities, night school areas, and the main roads of the territory, relying on the magic net to continue to supply energy and never extinguish the magic crystal brings long-term and stable light, and night lighting is an important guarantee for the territory to accelerate its development.
Without cheap and reliable nighttime lighting, people would have to work during the day, and many projects that would require 24-hour continuous work would not be carried out, and night school education and factory assembly lines would be affected. On the earth, the emergence of electric lights has brought about great changes in people's work and lifestyle, making human civilization a powerful machine that runs around the clock, and in this world - high-quality night lighting technology has already appeared, and the magic crystal that can be synthesized for lighting is not too expensive, and the only thing that limits its development is only the backwardness of energy.
Without a highly compatible magic net, the traditional magic crystal must rely on the mage's continuous injection of magic power to light up, and how can the common people imagine letting the noble mage run around the night like a handyman among hundreds or thousands of magic crystal lamps? Therefore, the only castles of kings and lords can be lit up at night, and for those civilians who have to be careful to light oil lamps, they do not dare to imagine the so-called "nightlife".
Thanks to the magic net, it made up for the shortcomings of the magic crystal lamp, reducing the maximum cost of mana to almost zero, and the remaining mana used up by the factories was enough to light up the lights of the entire camp.
By the light, Gawain returned to his tent, where he glanced at the tent where he had lived for months, shook his head and laughed.
It's really time for him to move out of the tent - the brick kiln factory is on the right track, the first batch of brick houses have begun to be built in the territory, and the wooden houses have even entered the elimination stage, but he, the lord, still lives in the tent, and this incident can really shock many people's jaws.
Some people speculate that this is because the lord cherishes his people, and some people speculate that this is because the lord is frugal by nature as a pioneer back then, but in fact, it is because Gawain designed the style of residence he needs very early on - including storage rooms, magic laboratories, weapons rooms, kitchens, sewer systems, etc., etc., etc., which could not be built at all at the early territorial level, and Gawain was too lazy to build a temporary wooden house and then tear it down, so he simply waited until today, and waited for the conditions to meet the requirements in one step.
As soon as he entered the tent, Gawain saw Betty sleeping on his desk, the little maid had probably slept here for a long time, and judging by the range of saliva, she had been lying on her stomach for at least an hour.
But Betty slept soundly, but she was particularly sensitive to Gawain's footsteps, and as soon as the latter approached within three meters of her, the girl suddenly raised her head, and said with a glenled look in her eyes: "Master, you're back—I didn't sleep, so I'll lie down for a while......"
"Saliva," Gawain looked at the little girl with a bit of a daze, "and wiped the saliva." ”
"Oh."
Gawain was curious: "Why are you waiting here?" Someone looking for me? ”
Betty thought carefully about why she fell asleep on the table, and then finally remembered what she was doing: "Ah, remember! Miss Rebecca and Miss Jenny have been to you! ”
"What are you looking for me......" Gao Wen waved his hand in the middle of speaking, "Oh, you must have forgotten." ”
"I won't forget this time!" Betty said with her head tilted back and her chest held up, and then happily took out a small notebook from the pocket of the maid's skirt and opened it solemnly, "Miss Jenny helped me write it on this!" They said...... Figured out the rune model, the rune model...... Sir, I don't know this word! ”
Gawain looked over in surprise and laughter: "Let me see...... This is what it means to burn rays. Very good, very good, I'm waiting for this good news, you go and call them! ”