To this day, it is not surprising that there are all kinds of faults in Gawain's inherited memories.

A considerable part of these mysteriously disappeared memories were erased by Selena Gehr back then, and the other part has not been able to find out the reason so far.

But all vanished memories have one thing in common: they all point to gods to a greater or lesser extent, and they belong to the category of "mention and you will be discovered".

On the premise of confirming this commonality, as long as he realizes that there is a fault in his memories related to the "Guardian Shield", Gawain can already associate many things.

He slowly let out a sigh, temporarily putting aside the many speculations and associations in his heart, and looked at the two high-ranking agents in front of him again: "What else do you want to know about the Guardian Shield?" ”

"We want to know if you've ...... it since you got it," Melita began, her words hesitating slightly, as if to be juggling her words, "has there been some kind of 'change' in its influence?" ”

"Change?" Gawain frowned slightly, "What do you mean?" You know, 'change' is a very broad term. ”

"If you see or hear something, like suddenly having a perception that you didn't have before," Noretta said, "you might even see some complete visions and get memories that don't belong to you......

Gawain's eyes immediately became serious—Norretta's words almost directly confirmed a conjecture he had just come up with, a conjecture related to Gawain Cecil seven hundred years ago!

"Since you're the one involved, let's make it clear," Melita noticed the change in Gawain's expression and said calmly, "We know something about the shield in your hand and the secrets behind the 'God's Metal' - as you know, God's Metal is also the Eternal Tablet, it has the power to influence the minds of mortals, and can instill memories and even 'transcendent experiences' in mortals that don't belong to them, while the main material of the Guardian's Shield is the same as God's Metal, and has a further 'Divine Metal' than God's Metal." power', so it can have a similar effect.

"It affects the minds and perceptions of mortals, instills in you some kind of memory or emotion, and may even alienate your spirit and flesh. The structure of the body allows you to connect with something far away.

"What we want to know is if you made a similar change during the time you held the Guardian Shield, or...... Exposed to a similar 'sensory transmission'? ”

Gawain was mentally prepared when Noretta spoke just now, so listening to Melita's words at this moment, his expression remained calm and indifferent, only a thunderclap seemed to sound in his heart: Sure enough!

This is the reason why Gawain Cecil, as a human being seven hundred years ago, suddenly established a connection with the satellites in the sky, and was even able to establish communication with himself as a satellite consciousness back then - it was because of the "Ansu Kingdom Guardian Shield" that he never left with him!

A metal fragment of unknown origin, most likely the wreckage of some ancient facility that fell from space, has similar energy radiation to the "Eternal Slab", but it is not the Eternalstone - the members of the Expeditionary Force worked this metal into the Guardian's Shield without knowing it, and then Gawain Cecil spent nearly twenty years of his life with this equipment, and this "Starry Sky Relic" does not immediately produce spiritual guidance and knowledge indoctrination like the Eternalstone Slab. Rather, it subtly influenced Gawain Cecil over the years, and eventually connected a human being to an ancient facility in the starry sky.

Gawain is not sure how this change happened, and he doesn't know if there are any key nodes in the process of this change - because the relevant memories have disappeared, whether this memory gap is intentional by Gawain Cecil or some kind of external force erased, today's Gawain can no longer know how the original owner of his body was affected by the "Starry Sky Relic" a little bit, he just suddenly thought of another thing at this moment:

In the legend of the elves, the earliest "primordial elves" once arrived at a tower, and suffered from the influence of mysterious energy in the tower, thus differentiating into several subspecies such as gray elves, silver elves, sea elves, etc., and all subspecies have large-scale memory impairment and far-reaching technological breakdowns, and according to the information obtained later, Gawain guessed that the tower encountered by the primordial elves should also be a relic of the god-killing fleet, it is probably located in the southwest of the continent, and it is similar to that of Gawain. There is some connection between the tower that Cecil encountered as he went out to sea to the southeast......

These ancient relics all seem to have similar powers: they release mystical energies at all times, instilling memories or knowledge into any race that comes into contact with them, and under certain conditions, even changing the life form of those who come into contact with them......

This made Gawain can't help but have a question: Gawain Cecil, who also successfully reached a "high tower" back then...... After he entered the tower and came out alive, was he really still a "human"?

He subconsciously looked down at his body, and for the first time felt that his body, which he had "picked up" out of thin air, was the biggest secret he had faced in this world.

"What's the problem?" Melita noticed Gawain's strange behavior and couldn't help but ask.

"No...... Nothing, just a sudden thought of something from a long time ago. Gawain froze, suppressing all the thoughts that were churning in his mind, and then he frowned, pondering whether he should answer Melita's question head-on, and he looked at the two senior agents in front of him—they were just standing there quietly, with smiles that did not show their true intentions, full of patience and professional politeness.

Finally, he exhaled slowly and said in a slow, deep voice, "Yes, I learned something in the process of coming into contact with this 'Starry Sky Relic'. ”

Noretta subconsciously asked, "What is ......?"

"The gods are dead," Gawain said, looking into the other's eyes and word by word, "and a massacre." ”

There was a brief silence in the room, and Melita and Noretta looked at Gawain with some kind of inexplicable solemnity at the same time, and Gawain continued unhurriedly: "However, in this day and age, the gods still hang high above the heads of all beings, and the oracles and divine powers seem to have remained unchanged, so my biggest curiosity now is - what are those who answer the prayers of mortals in the kingdom of God?" What is their purpose, and what is their relationship to the mortal world? ”

Melita and Noretta subconsciously glanced at each other after hearing Gawain's last words, and then both fell silent at the same time, and after a few seconds of silence, Noretta finally spoke.

"I'm sorry we can't answer your question," she said, shaking her head, "but there's one thing we can get back to you – they're still gods, and nothing else." ”

“…… This answer is sufficient. Gawain glanced at Norretta, furrowed his brows, and said slowly.

If Miss Surrogate's words are to be believed, then it confirms at least one of his and Veronica, Carmel, and others' guesses:

It was not something else that usurped the throne, but a new god was born on the throne...... It's a new civilization event that shapes the gods of the new season.

The "god-making model" behind the events of the upper narrator is correct and still valid in the real world.

"We have one last question," Melita also broke the silence, "this question has nothing to do with the Guardian Shield, and it may involve privacy, if you don't want to answer, you can decline." ”

"You ask," Gawain nodded, "I'll answer as I see fit." ”

"We've heard that your soul has been floating outside the human world for centuries during your death, and has traveled between the virtual and the real......" Melita asked with a serious expression, "Did you go to some kingdom of God at that time?" ”

"It is true, and the source is me—but it is not accurate," Gawain said frankly, "and in fact my soul has wandered for many years, and I have indeed looked down on the world from a very high vantage point, but ...... It wasn't the kingdom of God, and I hadn't seen a single god in those years. ”

"Then we'll be relieved," Melita smiled and looked at the shield in Gawain's hand, "We don't have any more problems, congratulations, now the Guardian of the Kingdom shield is back to its rightful owner." ”

"Once again, let me thank you to the Mithril Treasury." Gawain also laughed and said sincerely.

But soon he noticed that the two senior agents in front of him showed expressions that wanted to speak and stopped, as if they still had something to say but could not say it, which made him ask casually: "Do you have any other questions?" ”

"Not a problem...... Melita frowned, hesitantly said, "It's that we have another mission, it's just ......"

She looked conflicted, as if she hadn't wanted to complete the task, but had been forced to do it like she had never seen before - the agent had always been very motivated when it came to working on the Mithril Vault.

"Come on, don't be so entangled," Gawain couldn't help but say, "I don't feel offended. ”

"Would you like to visit Tallund?" Melita finally made up her mind, looked into Gawain's eyes and said, "Frankly, it was the supreme ruler of Talrond who wanted to see you. ”

This sentence was so unexpected that Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, but he soon sensed from the eyes of the agent that this "invitation" was probably not so simple, especially the words "the supreme ruler of Tallrond" was obviously emphasized in the other party's tone, which made him subconsciously ask more: "The supreme ruler of Tallrond refers to ......"

"It's our god," Noreta said in a deep voice, "the god of the dragons, the dragon god." ”

Gao Wen's expression suddenly froze: "......"

It is no exaggeration to say that his shield of shock almost fell off at this moment......

After a few seconds, he confirmed that the expressions of the two high-ranking agents were not unusual, there was no joke in their tones, and he did not have auditory hallucinations, he realized the astonishing amount of information contained in the other party's words, so he asked with surprise while trying to keep his expression steady, "There is a god in Talrond?" A god in the present world?! ”

Norreta nodded, "Yes, the gods of our dragon clan are in the present world, and have lived in Tallund for millions of years. ”

Gawain still had a huge surprise in his tone: "This god wants to see me? ”

"Yes, our god wants to see you—for the first time in many millennia, he has almost never paid attention to anything other than Tallund, not even to the changes in religious beliefs on other continents, or even the life and death of civilizations."

Gawain noticed that Norretta seemed to deliberately say a lot more in her reply, as if she was actively trying to reveal more information.

While guessing the true thoughts of this high-ranking agent, and on the other hand, based on his previous knowledge of the dragons, he speculated about the situation of the "living god" in Talrond and his relationship with ordinary dragons, Gao Wen thought quietly for a long time before asking unhurriedly, "What else?" What else did your god say? ”

"He asked us to tell you that this is just a friendly and ordinary invitation, to visit the landscape of Talrond, and to tell Him about the mortal world by the way, and that he has some questions he wants to discuss with you, and that may be beneficial to both parties," Melita said with a strange expression, as if she herself could not believe that these words were spoken to a mortal by a god, "Finally, he asked us to tell you—this invitation is not urgent, and if you are busy for the time being, you can postpone this meeting, If you have concerns, you can also say no outright. ”

Gao Wen subconsciously raised his eyebrows: "This is the original words of your gods?" ”

The two senior agents said in unison: "Yes. ”

Gawain thought about it, and after a few full seconds, he let out a long exhale—

"No, no."