The corpse of the giant deer Amon still floated silently in the dim and boundless space of the Shadow Realm, the shattered boulders and metal fragments of the ancient starship surrounding the huge mountain-like corpse of the god, silent and normal.

Gawain's gaze stared through the window and protective barrier, staring at the corpse that glowed softly in the darkness, but the voice in his head never sounded again.

The sound seemed to be a hallucination, but Gao Wengan was 100% sure that he had heard it, and his instincts told him that it was indeed coming from outside—from the direction of the giant deer Amourn.

Amber was the first to notice the anomaly, and she immediately ran up to Gawain, waving her hand in front of the latter's eyes as she jumped vigorously, "Hey! What happened to you? Why is the expression so scary all of a sudden? ”

Gawain grabbed Amber's dangling paws and stared at Amber's eyes with a serious expression: "Did you hear anything just now?" ”

Amber was shocked by Gawain's terrifying expression, and she craned her neck: "No...... Are you hallucinating again? ”

Gawain often wanders into a state of distraction, or hears and sees things in things like Eternal Stone that ordinary people can't see, and Amber seems a little surprised by this.

"I'm not sure...... Probably an illusion......"

Gawain said noncommittally, then put the cute amber aside and walked to the wide floor-to-ceiling window.

He stared at the corpse of the giant deer Ammon, preoccupied, on guard, and tried to communicate in his mind: "You were talking just now?" ”

The corpse of the god of nature was silent, as it had been for thousands of years.

Gawain didn't get any response, and after waiting patiently for a few minutes, and trying more than one time to communicate, he finally gave up, and although he still didn't think he was having auditory hallucinations before, he felt that his behavior at the moment was a little funny and weird.

Kamel also noticed Gawain's actions, and he immediately ordered the laboratory response agency: "Early warning system, report the situation of the corpse." ”

Two seconds later, a mechanically distorted synthesized sound rang out in the room: "Testing...... Everything is normal, and the energy fluctuations of the divine corpse are stable. ”

Kamal came behind Gawain: "Lord, there is nothing abnormal. ”

Gawain nodded: "I know...... Maybe I've been here for a long time and I'm a little nervous. ”

As he spoke, he turned away from the floor-to-ceiling window, and after one last glance back at the corpse of the giant deer, he temporarily suppressed his thoughts and returned his attention to the experimental project in front of him.

"We've come to the conclusion we want, it's safe to charge the Holy Light Rune with the Inverter Array - we can consider the first phase of the practical process," Gawain said as he looked at Kamal and Rebecca, "Combined with the design experience of the Magic Energy Armor, we can find a way to put the Holy Light Rune into practical use as soon as possible, and create a working 'White Knight Armament', which will be an important part of our next deal against Lu'an City." ”

After Rebecca and Kamel nodded, he turned to Wright again: "You are responsible for selecting the members of the first White Knights—male or female, regardless of origin, and there are only two requirements, first, they must be completely receptive to the new doctrine, ideologically converted, and determined, and second, they must be evaluated by the government department, and I suggest that you select members from the Cecil Combat Corps—I will arrange for Byron to contact you." ”

Speaking of this, Gawain paused slightly, and looked into Wright's eyes with extra seriousness: "In short—the White Knight must not only be a staunch New Holy Light believer, but also a staunch Cecil warrior, do you understand what I mean by this?" ”

The research on the controllability of the Holy Light has achieved key results, and the White Knight is just around the corner to become a mass-capable class, and in order to prevent this mass-capable transcendent class from getting out of control, there are some things that must be made clear in advance.

Wright is a good priest, a staunch white knight, a man who approves of and is willing to follow Cecil's path, but how long his Light faith can go down this path depends on his enlightenment.

Wright's expression was equally solemn, and instead of answering immediately, he asked a question: "Do you remember that you once said that the old aristocracy and the Church of the Light were corrupted and degenerated by their fundamental system, and that what you want to build is a system that is completely different from theirs, that does not limit birth and social class, and that truly operates for justice?" ”

"I remember, and I promise, that I will work towards this goal for at least the rest of my life."

Wright slowly took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, his tone firm and steady, "If you practice righteousness, then—theocracy!" ”

Needle drops could be heard throughout the laboratory, and Gawain showed a smile after a moment of silence: "Divine Monarch ...... Let's make the northern church thunderous...... But I accept that statement. ”

Perhaps one day, there will be no more divine rights and no more kings in this land.

Perhaps, one day, human beings will find a higher, true spiritual belief in the essence of God.

Perhaps one day, the decaying Cecil dynasty will be overthrown by a new progressive force, and the White Knights will become the dust of history......

But all this is in the future, and what Gawain cares about is the present and the now, here and now, and he finally holds the power of the gods.

……

Typhon, southwest.

Mary, a black-haired mage's apprentice, walks through the town's bustling markets.

The shouts of the market vendors and the enticing aroma of the various food stalls lingered throughout the street, tickling Mary's heart and taste buds at all times, and she slowly walked forward with her head bowed with the package in her arms, and unconsciously stopped in front of a stall.

The stall owner enthusiastically solicited business: "Girl, let's have a muffin, it's fragrant and sweet!" ”

Mary tightened the package in her arms and kept her eyes on the muffin stall for a moment, but finally she stopped her irrational impulse, turned and walked briskly away from the stall, and continued on her way.

The guru didn't give her extra money to do such a thing.

She continued to walk down the street, towards another shop where her mentor had told her to shop, and occasionally she looked up and looked at the street that was much busier than usual, and the emotions in her eyes could not help but be a little complicated.

If only I could stay here a little longer......

There weren't many chances for her to leave the Mage's Tower or the village at the foot of the mountain, as the town was half a day's walk away, and the old mage wouldn't allow the apprentice to leave his surveillance all day unless he had to procure the necessary things.

So the opportunity to leave the Mage Tower all day like this today and wander around town is really precious.

Mary touched the cold rune ring around her neck and shook her head vigorously, shaking all the unrealistic thoughts out of her mind.

The Mentor's temper has improved a little in recent times, and the hysteria and inexplicable outbursts of anger are much less than before, although occasionally apprentices are whipped or dragged to perform strange experiments, but at least no one is thrown into a cave full of monsters by the old mage, Mary is already grateful for such a "good day", she is neither willing nor brave to do something that angers the old mage when everything is going in a good direction.

A sound of blowing and thumping came from a distance, stopping Mary, who was walking with her head down.

She looked up in the direction the voice came from and saw that it was the town square.

The harvest festival is approaching...... The town prepares for the festival, and the mayor and the wealthy must have invited the circus of bards and "Montenegrins", who will start to put on sporadic performances in the square before the harvest festival begins, and these ten days will be the liveliest time of the year.

Mary's footsteps hesitated, and slowly moved in the direction of the square.

Listen to the story of the bard...... Or check out the free street performances of circus clowns.

These things don't cost money, and she won't leave the residue and smell of muffins on her body when she looks at the performance, and the mentor won't find out, and the tower spirit of the mage tower won't find out......

She just needs to watch it for a while, it's still early anyway...... And the shop is also near the square, so she is also stopping by from this direction.

If she misses it this time, she probably won't have a chance, and she can only come to town a few times a year......

Mary's footsteps finally moved completely in the direction of the square.

The young apprentice hurried through the streets, through the narrow alleys, and into the town square, where, as she thought, the bards and the circus had set up their platforms, from which the sound of blowing and clattering came.

Many townsfolk had already gathered in the square, but because it was only a small show, there were not enough people to walk, and Mary clutched the package in her arms and walked through the crowd with wide eyes, trying to imprint everything in her sight in her head.

There are passages in the bard's poems that I have never heard of, and although they are still clichéd knightly tales, they are still novel and interesting; The clown's performance was just a clumsy magic trick, and the occasional trick was already a circus' trick, but it still amazed Mary......

Mary already had a formal spellcasting level - although she was still an apprentice to the old mage, her cast level was official - but this street trick was nothing like the killing techniques she had learned in the mage's tower.

She'd only seen it a few times in her life.

The young female apprentice, as if for a moment forgetting her mission, walked up and down the square, looking at everything that could keep her interest, until she came to the bulletin board in the square, where she was intrigued by the new pieces of paper posted on the bulletin board.

The literacy rate of the Typhonians has only increased in recent years, since His Majesty the Emperor implemented various new policies and established stricter and more fair contract rules, and everyone can rent arable land, lease ploughing cattle, and withdraw grain from the state in the form of contracts, the people have a need to read and write, and driven by this demand, the literacy rate of the Typhon people has increased little by little, and the bulletin boards in the towns have replaced the soldiers who read the decrees.

Mary knew that the bulletin board would often be filled with new decrees signed by the Emperor, or big news happening nearby, which seemed far away from her life in the Mage's Tower, but she was still interested in them.

Her curiosity was strong - even though it had led her to slip into the mage tower a decade or so ago, and to become a prisoner with a collar ever since, it was still there.

She saw that the bulletin board was indeed written with new decrees, some signed by His Majesty the Emperor, and some issued by local officials:

“…… According to the decree of Emperor Roseta, basic education will continue to be promoted, and the scale of the school will be expanded in the city......

“…… Volunteer soldiers are exempted from paying taxes for three years if one member of each family joins the army, and the local sheriff can be consulted for details......

"According to the new decree of Emperor Rosetta, the post of 'Agronomy Supervisor' will be held by the best local farmers, and the organization and promotion of planting experience, remuneration and selection methods can be asked by the local tribune......

"The order for the construction of a phonographic acid chemical plant...... Recruiting apprentices......

"According to the new decree of Emperor Rosetta, it is necessary to recruit excellent mages regardless of their background, and they are required to have excellent rune skills and be good at magic array research. Note: Knowledge of ancient Gondor magic is preferred, and knowledge of self-charging circles is preferred. ”