After intense debugging, more than a dozen failed calls and transmissions, and nearly two hours of unbearable waiting, the technicians monitoring the Magic Network communication device finally detected a regular feedback signal from the energy surge from the magnificent wall——

The telecommunication device replaces the teleportation function of the Sentinel Tower at the moment, it cannot obtain the special magic pattern characteristics of the Sentinel Tower, but it has the communication key within the Silver Empire, under normal circumstances, it would be an illegal access request, but in today's situation, illegal access requests will also be responded to by the eavesdroppers.

After a short period of secondary signal adjustment and enhancement, the interference in the channel stabilized to an acceptable level, and the communication medium of the human communication terminal and the elf communication medium achieved satisfactory results in the first fusion, and the communication request of the Spike Base was first transmitted to the southern part of the continent in the form of text and sound, and it did not take long to get a reply:

"Her Majesty Blasetia will answer the communication."

"We've got a higher level of authorization, and the screen is about to be accessed," Sonia stood next to the communicator, slightly unfamiliar with the characters presented on the holographic projection, and then prompted the operator on the side, "Open the second channel - the communication signal in the throne area is separate." ”

Gawain raised his head and looked at the scattered and shaky illusionary projection above the terminal of the magic web—after a few moments, it began to gradually become stable, and faintly recognizable light and shadow condensed from the scattered and shaky colors and lines, and finally formed a clearer image.

There was still a lot of distraction, but considering that the signal traveled across the Gondor wasteland and across the continent, it was extremely satisfying.

An elven blonde woman with a crown on her head and a court dress trimmed with intricate lace on a white background appears in the center of the frame.

The leader of the Elves, Queen of the Silver Empire in this millennium and beyond, Lord of the Stellar Sanctuary, ruler of the Ancestral Glades and the Silver Forest, Belcetea Morningstar.

She sat upright, her face delicate and noble, as rumored to be, with the appearance of "a treasure created by the gods", and there was a majesty that enveloped her body, so that everyone who witnessed her would be the first to realize her identity as the ruler of the empire, her throne was the legendary "seat of domination", the crystallization of this ancient technology extended countless pipes and cables, like some kind of strange wings stretched behind her, this ruler sat quietly on his throne, his eyes swept over Sonia first, Then it fell on Gawain.

Her expression seemed to change slightly, and Ling Ran's majestic eyes softened slightly: "Duke Gawain Cecil, your resurrection is indeed true - thanks to the protection of the forest and the ancient spirits, this is truly a miraculous reunion." ”

"You're very different from what I remember," Gawain sighed from the bottom of his heart, flipping through the memories inherited in his mind, "Queen Belsetia. ”

In Gawain Cecil's memory, the queen was still a little girl who would run around, love "adventure", and would be stunned by the heroic stories made up by Charlie and others, and Gawain's initial impression of Belsetia was also based on this, but at this moment, those long-standing memories are gradually dissolving.

Seven centuries later, the former little girl has finally grown into an imperial ruler.

"You're still the same as I remember," Belsetia smiled, "call me by my name, just like you used to." ”

"Then I'll be rude - you know, I don't like red tape," Gawain nodded, "As you can see, we've rebuilt the north-south channel of the continent, which uses some of our new technology - I'll tell you more about it later." Before that, Sonya's high-ranking courier had something more important to report. ”

It was a reunion after a 700-year absence, but both sides knew that they had no room for idle talk.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Sonia immediately stepped forward, "there is an emergency, and I have to agree to establish this emergency channel—I have a report to you about the Great Wall and the End of All Things." Your Majesty, our Sentinel Tower has been eroded, and there are terrible holes in the Great Wall system......"

Belsetia's expression instantly became serious: "Tell me in detail." ”

……

The story didn't last long, and as a high-ranking messenger, Sonia knew how to convey information succinctly, and she soon told Queen Belsetia about what she and Gawain and the others had seen in the Sentinel Tower, especially the vines found in the Shadow Realm, and then Gawain added information about the Bridge, which the Cultists of the End of Life might use to signal to the wasteland.

After listening to this information, Belsetia frowned slightly and thought for a moment, her face was obviously not very good, and after a short silence, she looked at Sonya: "Sonya, those vines you found have withered, haven't they?" ”

"Yes, but it can't be ruled out that the 'Shadow Vines' of the other Sentinel Towers are still alive," Sonia said with a serious face, "And even if the vines wither, the damage they caused to the Sentinel Tower has not disappeared - through some unknown mapping method, the Sentinel Tower of the Shadow Realm is also affecting the operation of the Real-World Tower, and Banner Magus has determined that several key systems of the Sentinel Tower are damaged to varying degrees, and the anomalous signals caused by these damage have been tampered with before. Covered up. ”

"Order Banner Magister to send all the information back, and I will immediately have the Astrology Guild study a solution," Belsetia's voice was full of majesty, "In addition, I will also order the Royal Druid Society to confirm whether there are any corrupt druid cult activities in the Silver Empire, and you will keep in touch with the Empire at all times." ”

Then she paused, and turned her gaze to Gawain: "Duke Cecil - you just said that this special communication line was built with human technology?" ”

"Strictly speaking, it's the technology of the Principality of Cecil," Gawain nodded, "The overall technological fault of Ansu is serious, and the development situation varies greatly from place to place, the Principality of Cecil was rebuilt after my resurrection, and we are trying to take a special technical route, I named it 'Magic', and the current communication system is one of its technological achievements." Lady Sonia has been with me for quite some time, and she should have her own understanding of magic technology, from an elven perspective. ”

"That's true, Your Majesty," Sonia said, with a hint of emotion on her face, "we've seen a lot of things we couldn't imagine since we came here, and the magic technology is completely different from the old magic technology...... Concept, it's practical, it's practical in many areas, and we're now using its power to build the first layer of the 'sub-tower' magic binding ring......"

In front of Gawain, Sonia reported to Queen Beelsetia on what her courier team had seen and done in Ansu - of course, her report was very brief and could be made public, and in the process of her report, Gawain took advantage of this time to sort out his thoughts.

He had finally succeeded in establishing contact with the Silver Empire in the far south of the continent, and with this ancient civilization with countless intellectual treasures, and there was a meaning that he could not ignore.

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He pondered the possibility of establishing a deep exchange with the Silver Empire, and pondered how to exchange the magical technology in the hands of this ancient civilization - although he had copied a lot of things from the Sentinel Tower, he knew how far there was a gap between those bits and pieces and the truly complete technical data.

After studying the anti-gravity runes, Kamel sent him a message that made it clear that there were incomplete, hard-to-parse, and encrypted parts of the rune array, and while they were still of great significance, it was not easy to translate them into usable technology. Kamel believes that it is not enough to simply copy some runes from the Sentinel Tower and analyze them, and that it is better to have an open and honest communication with the elves if they want to achieve the most efficient technical results.

Gao Wen, who also hoped to establish a good relationship with the Silver Empire, deeply agreed.

Sonia and Belsetia's conversation ended, and the latter's attention returned to Gawain, and the queen nodded slightly: "You are still leading your people forward and carving out new lands as you did seven hundred years ago. ”

"It's not easy to survive, only development can survive on the edge of the wasteland," Gawain said unhurriedly, considering his words, "Actually, I was about to take this opportunity to talk to you about Cecil's development - let's be honest, now that we've established this avenue of communication, the Duchy of Cecil wants to establish a closer ...... with the Silver Empire Communication. ”

"Communication?" Belsetia's eyebrows rose slightly, "What do you mean?" ”

Gawain looked into the other party's eyes, and he finally decided to get straight to the point: "Technical. We are very interested in the Silver Empire's anti-gravity technology, rune stacking technology, shield technology and other fields, and Cecil's magic technology should also have some reference significance for elves. The failure of the Sentinel Tower is a reminder that the 'security barrier' we built back then may not be safe enough, but we have been stagnant for too many years, and in a world that is becoming increasingly dangerous, we must find a way to break this situation - development, only development is the last word. ”

Belsetia didn't seem to expect Gawain to say this, she looked slightly surprised, while Sonia next to her had a look of anticipation: she had guessed this development from Gawain's attitude when she had explored the Sentinel Tower before: this old friend who had come back from the dead was interested in the knowledge of elves.

The high-ranking messenger thought of a conversation she had had with her son not long ago, and remembered Sölderling's words, and she decided to wait and see what the queen would do.

Belsetia didn't say anything for the first time, she thought for a moment, and then said, "Duke Cecil, can we talk alone?" ”

Gawain readily agreed: "Of course. ”

The entourages around the two sides quickly left their respective rooms, she was the only one left in the hall of domination where Belsetia was, and he was the only one left in the magic network communication room where Gawain was, and the line used to talk between the two was itself the encrypted line of the Elven Court, and in this connection that spanned the entire continent, the two started a private conversation.

The holographic projection of Belsetia was still sitting on the throne, she looked at Gawain quietly for a moment, and then suddenly exhaled: "We don't have to be so tense, right?" ”

Gawain was slightly stunned in his heart, but he adjusted in an instant: "You are now the queen - there is no way." ”

"I was the queen back then, Uncle Gawain," Belsetia smiled faintly—in fact, she still maintained her dignity as a silver queen, but the smile and tone were obviously much more approachable than before, "but you're right, I'm the queen, so I still have to be polite on formal occasions, but now it's private, so let's relax." ”

"I'd love to," Gawain laughed, "how is it, Belsetia—how does it feel to sit on the throne?" ”

"In fact, most of the time it's boring, this temple doesn't need very complicated controls to function automatically," the Silver Queen blinked, "What about you?" Do you really ...... Really coming back? ”

"Yes, I'm back in this world, and I'm back in the face of a mess," Gawain spread his hands and sighed a little exaggeratedly, "I'd love to talk to you about the experience of coming back from the dead, but let's get down to business first." Technical exchanges, I'm serious, this matter is beneficial to both Cecil and the Silver Empire. ”

"Uncle Gawain, I'm willing to believe you," the Silver Queen's attitude became serious, "That's why I'm going to talk to you alone - I'm no longer the little girl who didn't know anything and could dump state affairs to the Consulate and act recklessly, as the Silver Queen, I must be responsible for my empire, so...... Whether it's a technical exchange or something else, I have to think carefully before I can give an answer, and I hope you understand that. ”

"Careful thinking is necessary," Gawain nodded, and then suddenly a hint of curiosity flashed, "But you don't seem to have too many doubts about my 'technical exchange'?" Aren't you curious, the magic of elves and humans...... It has always been irrecognizable. ”

"But you've found a way for humans to unleash elven spells through some kind of device, haven't you?"

Gawain was really a little surprised this time: "How do you know?" ”

Communication between the north and south of the continent has been cut off, and the Cecil-Silver Empire line has only been established today, so Sonia should not have had time to transmit this information back to her home country.

"I am not ignorant of what is happening in the north of the continent, your resurrection, the fall and rebirth of Cecil's realm, the war in the south of Ansu, the civil war between the two princes of Ansu, the friction between Typhon and Ansu, the death of Francis II, and ...... Wizard techniques," Belsetia smiled slyly, "yes, I don't know very well, I know more accurately what magicians are thanks to Sonya's descriptions, but I at least know they exist." After all, I'm the Silver Queen. ”

Gawain suddenly woke up from the other party's mouthful of "Uncle Gawain", he looked at Belsetia in the hologram, and re-examined the ruler of the empire who was close to "himself" seven hundred years ago, but now sits on the throne of domination.

"Now that you know that our magic technology has achieved the translation and control of elven runes, then you must be able to understand the significance of magic technology," Gawain said unhurriedly, "It is a technology that can break the barriers between elven and human magical skills, and I believe that it can also help you to interpret the lost ancestral technology from the side—a new perspective that I don't need to emphasize in the field of technology." ”

"Can it really work like that?"

"Of course, when did your Uncle Gawain lie to you?"