Melita had to admit that this was the most embarrassing and lost dragon landing since she broke the shell - although it was true that her landing accident rate was always higher among her clan due to some carelessness or occasional failure of the visual component, it was the first time she appeared in front of Speaker Andal in such a rolling and crawling posture.

There is no doubt that this is due to the malfunction of the implant, the disappearance of the Omega system that has led to the shutdown of the various auxiliary implants, and the maladaptation caused by leaving the visual field enhancement system......

Either way, the embarrassment and pain caused by a failed landing vanished in the next moment—and when she saw the familiar old dragon covered in traces of implant transformation, Melita's mind was filled with surprise and amazement.

Speaker Andal is still alive, and even the High Priest of Hlagor is alive.

Three dragons appeared next to the massive crash crater, two of whom Melita knew well enough to believe had died in the final battle, but Baloger didn't know - the true identity of the Dragon-Blood Grand Duke was a secret to ninety-nine percent of the dragons in Talrond, even to Melita, who was a member of the Council.

……

It took a long time for Hlagor, Andal, and Baloger to learn from Melita and Duke Moore about Tallund, and to understand what had happened to the earth after they left the planet.

"I really didn't expect it...... I can see you come back alive," Duke Moore looked at the three old friends who appeared in front of him with a complicated look - he was one of the few remaining primeval dragons in Talrond, but he remained on the planet to fight the gods-induced scourge during his final rite of passage. As one of the primeval rebels, he has no regrets about such an arrangement, but fate has come to this point, but it still makes him full of emotion, "This is a miracle within a miracle." ”

"We didn't expect to come back, and we didn't expect to see you 'alive,' Duke Moore," Hragore said with the same emotion, "so to speak...... All the surviving compatriots have regained their sense of self? And Omega left Talrond after freeing all the dragons' minds? ”

"So far," Dukemore hung his massive head, the red light in the mechanical prosthetic eyes dimmed, "and although few of his compatriots survived, everyone woke up. As for the omega system...... We can't be sure what happened to the compute nodes buried deep underneath, but we dug up a few of the city's service lines and factory information processing stations scattered across the surface, a small number of which were still functioning, and when we connected to the main network through those lines, we found that Omega was 'disappearing'. Judging by the few signals that come back, it seems that the computing nodes deep underground are still 'alive', but the Omega system that was supposed to run in the nodes is gone. ”

Dukemore's description reminded Melita that "the body is still there, but the soul is gone", and then she thinks that her association is a little strange: the omega system is a super AI, and it really ...... Is there a soul?

While Melita was thinking, Balogel thought of their bizarre encounter in space, and the ancient mechanic looked at Duke Moore, "Do you know how we got back?" ”

Duke Moore immediately said, "I wanted to ask ...... just now"

"We were blown away by a weird ...... Existence saves," Baloger said in a deep voice, "He skimmed our ship, and it looked like a monstrous dragon made of steel, and although his figure flashed by and his form looked very strange, I could tell that many of his traits came from Tallund, from our race......"

Andal on the side rested for a while, and then took over the topic in a low tone: "He came from this planet, and finally disappeared into the depths of the vast universe. ”

"You mean ......" Duke Moore's eyes widened suddenly, he finally realized the deep meaning of his old friend's words in front of him, but the possibilities revealed by these words made him dumbfounded, "What are you encountering...... Omega?! But this is not possible...... Why is that...... This is not in line with the logic of Omega's behavior......"

"Yes, it doesn't follow the logic of his actions," Hragere said softly, "according to the instructions we originally set, he should eliminate all dragon minds as soon as the final battle is over, to prevent the rebuilding of the Mind Seal, according to the instructions, he should perform a secondary purge to prevent the reappearance of the institution, according to the instructions, he should not take any new actions after completing this final task, but wait quietly for the system to disintegrate itself...... But he didn't do it, he did something outside of the program, even ...... chose to leave this planet. ”

"Sounds ...... It's as if he had a 'heart,'" Duke Moore muttered to himself, suddenly shuddering, "I shudder." ”

"Chilling? I don't feel that way," Hragore shook his head, "and I'm thinking of something else now. ”

Duke Moore cast a curious gaze: "Something else? ”

"Omega's 'variables' can't be created out of thin air, someone must have exerted influence on him, and this influence occurs at the lowest level of the logic base," Hragere said in a calm tone, "Our program for Omega is based on our knowledge of the gods, and in order to avoid all hidden dangers as much as possible, we push all conditions to the limit - but that doesn't mean we have to reach this 'limit', we do it so extreme only because we are afraid of failure."

"It turns out that in the final stage Omega did not reach this 'limit', he did not eliminate all the dragons' minds, and even saved the three of us, and he did these things...... did not lead to failure.

"We still won, and although we were ready to gamble everything, we didn't really sacrifice everything in the end, as if there was an invisible hand that tossed around on a very, very narrow line between life and death, and then adjusted our overly crude and simplistic plan to snatch back a glimmer of life from the original destined ending."

Hragor said slowly, he was the oldest leader and rebel of the dragons, and the priest closest to and most aware of the gods in Talrond, listening to his word by word analysis, Andal and the others had fallen silent, each showing a contemplative look, only Melita still looked a little confused - she felt as if she understood something, but she didn't fully understand what was happening.

Hageor paused, and in the twilight of the twilight, it seemed as if it had been a long time before he broke the silence: "That hand...... He knows more about the gods than those of us who have been thinking about it for 1.87 million years. ”

Andal was silent for a long time before he whispered in a hoarse voice, "Indeed, there is no being in the world who knows the gods better than Him. ”

Melita blinked, her large, crystal-clear eyes with obvious confusion as she looked at the leaders and hesitated for a long time before cautiously asking, "What are you talking about?" ”

"It's nothing, you'll understand later, we'll have to focus on something else now," Andal looked at Melita and shook his head slightly, the old dragon slowly propping up its massive body and looking in the direction of the old Agundor, "You have established a makeshift shelter near Agundor, haven't you?" ”

"Yes," Melita nodded quickly, "Elder Duke Moore gathered the original survivors, but now the camp is in charge of Calador ...... the specific affairs"

"Ah, Calador, he's still alive...... I have the impression that he is outstanding," Andal said, slowly spreading his massive dragon wings, "but in this situation, even the most outstanding dragon needs more help." We need to get to that makeshift shelter as soon as possible, and with a little more help, maybe more of our compatriots will survive. ”

"Can you still fly normally?" Duke Moore glanced at Andal, "Many of the implants were out of service after the Omega system went offline, and even me, I barely regained my ability to move freely after undergoing surgery to remove many faulty implants - you don't have any fewer implants than I do, and you've just experienced a crash." ”

"It's a crash landing, my old friend," Baloger said immediately, "Also, don't ignore the basics of a veteran mechanic - I've adjusted the implants on Andal's body, the faulty and stopped devices have been removed or shielded, and I can guarantee that he can now fly around Tallund." ”

Andal couldn't help but glance at Baloger, and then suddenly showed a free and easy smile: "He said yes, then he can." ”

"Well, I'm sure Tallrond is the most brilliant mechanic ever created—even though this mechanic hasn't touched Tallrond's contemporary machinery in years," Duke Moore shook his massive head and looked in the direction of the makeshift vault, "and I don't need you to circle Tallrond...... Our camp was on the other side of the cliff. ”

……

"That's all we have so far," Duchess Victoria maintained her usual cold expression in the holographic projection projected by the Magic Net Terminal, reporting to Gawain the latest results observed on the northern border in the last twenty-four hours, "Based on several sea and air reconnaissance as close as possible, we can confirm that the Eternal Storm has completely disappeared, and there is still a strong annular current in the original sea, and there are several unstable sea cyclones moving nearby, It also caused widespread rain and huge waves, which were presumably natural phenomena caused by the residual magic of the Eternal Storm after it had dissipated.

"At present, the above phenomenon is also rapidly fading, and it is expected that in half a month at most, all traces of the eternal storm will disappear - of course, there will be many long-term meteorological effects after the disappearance of this storm, and the ocean currents and the climate at sea will change, and these 'traces' should last for a long time, maybe even permanently."

Gawain sat behind his desk, listening to Victoria's report, but his mind couldn't help but think of the old trip to Tallund, and recalled everything he had experienced when he had traveled through the storm on Melita's back.

He thought of the ancient battlefield hidden in the gap between time and space at the base of the storm, the frozen dragons, the gods, and the ancient "relics" at the center of the maelstrom.

Others may not know, but he knows very well that the Eternal Storm is sustained by that strange stagnant time and space...... It was those ancient forces that were entrenched in that sea that caused the never-dissipating walls of clouds and whirlpools.

And now, that holding power together is clearly gone.

"Your Majesty, are we going to do any further investigation?" Victoria's voice woke Gawain from his thoughts, and the Duchess had a serious expression on her face—of course, most of the time she did, "The Krakens and Nagas of the North Harbor say they can try to get closer to the ocean from the bottom of the sea, and maybe they can find something. ”

"They're willing to help?" Gawain was a little surprised, but then showed a look of surprise, "Of course that's good, we do need further investigation." ”

- The sea area after the storm dissipates is still very dangerous, and Cecil's current ships and aircraft are still difficult to operate safely in the open sea, but the Kraken and Naga, who are already living in the deep sea, should be able to ignore the "natural threat" after the storm dissipates, and they are willing to take the initiative to help, which is of course great.

"I see," Victoria nodded, "then I'll arrange it." ”

Gawain snorted, then raised his head again: "Is there anything else?" ”

"I don't have anything here," said Victoria, "but there must be something else on Duke Bardwin's side." ”

Gawain nodded, and after ending the communication with Victoria, he connected to the Ten Forest City in the West, and the Duke of the West, Bodwin Franklin, who had an elegant temperament, immediately appeared in the holographic projection.

"Good afternoon, Your Majesty."

"Good afternoon, archon," Gawain nodded to the projection of Bai Dewen, "what's going on over there?" ”

"Information from the Oguray Clan, there are some interesting information from the magicians we sent there to assist the locals in setting up the main hub of the magic web." Bodwin Franklin said with a serious expression.

"Concerning?"

"Yes, Your Majesty - according to the report of the technicians, the project of setting up the main hub of the magic network in the Ancestral Peak region has been officially launched, but since the first experimental magic energy obelisk was turned on, the device set up on the top of the mountain has frequently received interference signals from unknown sources, and after preliminary comparison...... Those interfering signals are somewhat similar to the ones we received in the Thorin region and Wintercastle. ”

Gao Wen's eyes widened in surprise and surprise, and he subconsciously leaned over: "I also received a signal at the Peak of the Ancestors?!" And it was received by a test device? ”

"Yes, low-power testing machines," Bodwin Franklin nodded, "they receive a high signal strength, but with a lot of 'noise' mixed in, which is very different from what we've encountered so far." At present, the magic guide technicians stationed at the Ancestral Peak have sent back samples of the signal, but the 'impurities' in those samples are too serious for the technicians of Ten Forest City to deal with, and I have already transmitted them to the neural network, hoping that the Imperial Computing Center can filter out those annoying clutter. ”