At an altitude of hundreds of kilometers, the ripples swayed slightly, and a fin whale lifted its stealth state, and two mechanical arms poked out of the hull of the ship, touching a certain space. The octagonal shimmer of purple and gold intertwined is illuminated, outlining a polyhedral spherical structure with a diameter of twenty or thirty meters.

The gray elf manipulator at the end of the robotic arm was busy for a while, disassembling the shell of the device that resembled the original satellite, and the halfling on the other robotic arm reached out of the device, disassembled a part, and replaced it with a new one.

After about half an hour, the dismantling and commissioning were all completed, and the sphere made a low humming sound, and after a few flickeres of octagonal shimmer, it became invisible with some details and sounds.

"Command, Tianyan 5377-3488 upgrade is complete, and it can be tested. ”

"Roger, activated the WAN scanning module, working, everything works fine. ”

After communicating with the Air Force's "Sky Eye Command", the fin whale retracted its mechanical arm and flew towards the next target in the death barrier unfolded by the shadow whale.

The "Sky Eye" node, which is composed of the Space Lattice Anchor Engine, the Vector Attitude Adjustment Engine, the Source Mana Field Cohomology Enchantment plus the 3-in-1 Radar, the Super Eagle Eye, the Source Mana Field Scanner, and the Red Net Telecommunication Ethereal, has now ushered in a new upgrade.

The original source magic field scanner was not high enough "resolution", and even if several nodes were combined, it could only monitor the fluctuations of extraordinary power in the main plane on a large scale. To find out the details, you have to send warships, fighters, or scouts.

The newly upgraded wide-area module has increased the "resolution" by more than ten times, and on the monitoring screen of the Sky Eye Command of the Air Force in the Gamma District, the blurred spots in the Dawning Empire can already see the flashing bright spots.

Each bright spot is a source of extraordinary power, and depending on the luminosity, size, and flickering frequency of the bright spot, it can also distinguish attributes, levels, and operating states.

Midnight had passed, and there were still a few monitors on duty in the headquarters, and when they saw the bright spots on the screen, they all let out a loud oh oh that they could finally see the details of the situation in a certain area.

According to the map of the Dawning Empire on the screen, the area that can be seen after the upgrade is located in Norton. Originally, there were large clusters of blue spots, but now you can see countless blue spots. It is flashing rapidly at a certain frequency.

Each blue dot is a magic tower, and the entire area is home to hundreds or thousands of magic towers, and that's only a third of Norton's size. On the west side of the area, the light points converged particularly densely, and the flickering was particularly dazzling, which immediately attracted the attention of all the monitors, and there happened to be a label on the map: Flying Boat City.

The Ethereal Spirit swiped out more information piece by piece, marking the attributes and level of each magic tower, and this flickering rhythm across countless magic towers was also captured by the Ethereal Spirit. References were found from the sample features and annotations were given.

A monitor sighed: "It turns out that this is the movement of the dark web......"

Another sighed: "It's a pity that you can't decipher the information directly." ”

"Don't take those magicians for stupid people," said the commander on duty above the monitoring hall, "They have been fighting with the Imperial Propaganda Department and the Holy See for so long, but they are not stupid enough to directly link the magic fluctuations with the transmission of information, otherwise how could it be called the dark web." ”

Looking at the frequency of the blue light flashing, the commander said again: "Tonight's dark web is particularly noisy." ”

The first monitor said, "Their magicians have all been burned as firewood by the goddess of order, so it's no wonder that they don't make a noise." ”

The second said: "If you can succeed, you can share the fruits of victory if you don't burn them, and if you burn them, you will burn them, but the problem is that you still fail." ”

The commander nodded, "So, they must be discussing how to resist the gods and the empire in the dark web, which is something we are happy to see." ”

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The Magic Tower, the Temple of Commerce, the Communication Tower of the Propaganda Department, and the Cities and Fortress Enchantment Towers in the Dawning Empire together form an information network, which is equivalent to the nascent information plane, and the dominance of the plane has undergone several changes.

At the dawn of the Empire, the Joint Communications Network Council was in charge of the entire plane, and although the Council was staffed with a number of nobles and Imperial officials, the power was held by the magicians. Relying on a few backdoors left behind by the underlying technology, the joint communication network has become a paradise of information freedom for magicians.

The good times did not last long, and when Empress Theresia realized the importance of this network to the Empire, she took action from several fronts to firmly control the plane in the hands of the Empire.

First, the communication tower of the Imperial Propaganda Department was incorporated into this plane, and then the catalytic role of the Commercial Temple in the development of the plane was strictly restricted, and the back door was blocked through the royal magician.

By the time Theresia became one and infused countless branches of will into this plane, the magicians and merchants completely lost their dominance over the plane, and could only rely on temporary corners built by specific magic towers to maintain the existence of the "dark web".

When the mortal Theresia fell, and the goddess of order replaced her in charge of the empire with a clone, it was difficult for those temporary corners to continue to exist, and although the magicians were still talking about the "dark web", it was an old-time technology that relied on the encryption of communication with designated objects.

When the Red Union eliminated the goddess clone and the goddess of order returned to purity, the magicians finally ushered in spring.

The only forces that can prevent mages from communicating freely and secretly in this plane are the Imperial Propaganda Department and the Imperial Mages. But the former doesn't understand technology, and he doesn't even know that his communication tower is used as a dark web node by a Trojan horse. The latter is far from being able to match the entire group of mages in terms of technology, not to mention the fact that due to their own professional needs, they have turned a deaf ear to the Empire's directives to strictly regulate this plane.

Now, the "dark web" is no longer dark, after all, the Holy See of Order doesn't care what magicians say in private, and the empire's policy towards magicians has long since changed from strict supervision to vigorous co-optation.

However, some meaningful exchanges are still carefully hidden under this network. The importance of what is brewing at the participants has gone beyond the network itself.

On the monitoring screen of the Sky Eye Command of the Red Union Air Force, the magic fluctuations of Norton's magic tower carry countless information exchanges, among which there is a hidden flow of information hidden through technologies such as multi-level redirection, address mapping, and information recompilation, which comes from the real dark web.

"You're not qualified to dictate here! Of all the people in this meeting tonight, you're the one most likely to betray us!"

"Didn't you say that I don't need my real name? How can I continue with your attitude? I solemnly declare that it is not that I deliberately cut ties with everyone, but that Zolde has given priority to breaking the rules of the meeting!"

"You go! As soon as you leave, you will be the public enemy of all magicians! I also support Zold, when I asked you what was going on in the flagship fort, you were secretive and knew the inside story! If I wasn't smart, I would be killed by you!"

"You are also responsible for my father's death! Now that you have mixed up with the gods and come to us to inquire about the news, even the kobolds can see what you have in mind!"

The first part of the stream was filled with such noise, and it was not until a low, hoarse, magnetic female voice appeared that the noise stopped.

"Simbner, do you still expect the Holy See of Order to give you a ticket?"

Naturally, it was Hathaway Ted who spoke, and now Hathaway spoke with more weight than before. She was no longer a mere magician, but a spokesperson for a new deity. She is no longer under the grip of the Dawning Empire, and the Magic Alliance she presides over is about to welcome a second member, that is, the Santarin Society, led by Zold.

"Aren't we discussing how magicians should behave under the Eternal Order, rather than how to fight against the Holy See?"

Simberner said bitterly: "The goddess has indeed failed this time, and she has sacrificed countless magicians for this. But the followers of the Order have sacrificed so much, and it can't be said that the magicians don't make some contributions, right......?

"Well, it was the Holy See of Order that distorted the divine will, which led to undeserved consequences. But we should not ignore the determination of Her Majesty the Goddess, Finn is about to usher in another reboot, and mortals will be completely cleansed. We magicians can only win it if we unite and show our strength to the Holy See and the Goddess...... In your words, enough tickets!"

The cold male voice said, "Don't insult our IQ Simberner, your purpose is to become the spokesperson of the magician." This attempt exposes your weakness and that you are worthless without our support. Whether it's the Holy See or the Empire, or in the eyes of the goddess, you're just a piece of fat. ”

The shrill female voice said, "Yes, Simbner, you should have come to us, not to instruct us!"

The male voice said again, "Why should we listen to you? Isn't Lord Ted here? How can you make us bow to you?"

Simberner said helplessly: "Because compared to His Excellency Ted, the Holy See and the Empire trust me more. The only way to get a ticket from the goddess is through them. ”

The female voice sneered: "Return the ticket? Are you really not worried that they will be used as reserve food on the ship? The matter of the flagship fort is already there, and you still say trust to those guys?"

The cold male voice was naturally Zold, and said impatiently: "You just go and fight for your own ticket, we will solve our own affairs!"

Simberner sneered angrily, but did not quit the communication.

Hathaway coughed softly, and the dark web channel, which had dozens of legendary magicians and hundreds of wizard workshop owners, suddenly fell silent.

She said faintly, "Simberner, your biggest problem is that you still pin your hopes on the kindness and mercy of others. All the magicians who came out of the Storm Islands, after experiencing the turmoil of the Dawning Empire, should have the most basic idea by now, that is, freedom is not the gift of others, but must be obtained by their own struggle. ”

"In your opinion, is that the only one who can give the ticket?"

"Don't forget, that is not God, and in His person, the so-called restarting of the world is not to make everything start again, and it is not that no one has the power to save themselves. ”

Speaking of this, she was silent, Zelder waited for a while, and asked hesitantly, "Do you mean, let Cimberner participate as well?"

Simberner was stunned: "What's the matter?"

Hathaway did not answer directly: "Now it's time for us to retrace the path of our ancestors tens of thousands of years ago, but we won't be like our ancestors, in a remote corner, we can create a new world." In the next era, it is not a question of us magicians returning to the world, but other mortals who must attach themselves to us. ”

Only then did she say: "Yes, I have a ticket here, there is no limit, as long as you want to go, you can go, but in order for that new world to avoid the flood of destruction, those who go must make their due contributions." With great power comes great responsibility, Simbner, this is your only chance. ”

Simbner was silent, and another female voice, Rowanna, timidly asked, "Are you going to another plane? What about my visual industry? Is there no better way?"

Hathaway said very politely: "Yes, listen to Simbernard and go with him to the Holy See." Not only to keep your estate, but also to protect the entire Dawning Empire, otherwise it doesn't make any sense for your property to stay, isn't it?"

Rowanna was speechless, Zelder snorted unwillingly, and then said anxiously: "The Holy See has arrested Podina, and the Holy Maiden has been advanced to three days later, we must speed up the pace of action!"

His tone changed, and he said enthusiastically: "In addition, it is too eye-catching for us to move like this, I think we can ...... with Li Qi Ahem, Chilian breathed a sigh of relief. Let them put more pressure on us to cover our movements. ”

Hathaway's tone became extremely cold: "You are only a member of the Alliance, not the leader of the Alliance, you don't need to worry about these things! You, and others, just make the preparations that need to be done and wait for my notice." ”

The secret meeting on the dark web ended, and a violent storm swept through the hall, and several silk robes shattered into ashes, then burned into smoke with Hathaway's angry snort.

"That guy still wants to step on two boats, as if without Richie I was doomed!"

Complaining, the light and shadow of the teleportation room below flickered, and after a few moments, Rana stepped into the hall.

Ran Na asked, "Seeing that you are angry, is there anything wrong with you?"

Hathaway shook her head, glanced at Ranna, and said-for-tat: "You frown so much, what are you bothering about?"

Ran Na sighed: "My divine kingdom has just been lifted above the sea of stars, and before I can find a suitable place to settle it, I sensed the return of an old guy. ”

"The Golden Dragon God Bahamut is back!?"

Hearing Ranna's news, Hathaway was first shocked, and then happy: "That guy shouldn't sit idly by and watch the goddess of order mess around, right?"

Rana shook her head: "According to his nature, it should be like this, but he is not returning to the essence, to be honest, his state is very strange, and he can't sense his essence." ”

The former Lady of Liberty and now Darkmoon was a little irritable: "I have a strong sense that his state is related to my predecessor, but I can't find any memories of that. Outside of the Goddess of Order, there is still too much fog in the world of Finn, and they are all a little worried about whether our new world plan will go wrong. ”

Hathaway was stunned for a moment, and roughly understood what Ranna meant: "No matter what, it's always a good thing, at least to be able to preempt the attention of the goddess of order, which is a good thing for our plan." ”

"Speaking of planning ......"

Ranna's tone became serious: "We can't continue to avoid that question, we must build a church. I'm not Liberty now, I'm the Lady of the Dark Moon who is the Dark Light, and I need the church to store up faith for me. ”

Hathaway sighed: "If you don't avoid it, you will continue to quarrel, and there will be no result." ”

Rana raised her tone: "What's the point of you still insisting on that kind of senseless freedom!? With the church, you are my pope and my chosen people!"

Hathaway snorted, "Is that what you're for, Black? ”

The two looked at each other, and a torrent of power erupted between the souls due to the dispute, which also made a thin phantom projected.

Misya, who is exactly the same as Ranna's doppelganger, is really Cynthia's appearance, waving her hand into the torrent, and said expressionlessly: "Your dispute violates the soul contract......"

The torrent is invisible, making Misya's projection details clearer.

When Misia dissipated, Hathaway and Rana snorted angrily at the same time, putting aside the argument just now.

"I think ......"

Rana said: "I should find a way to meet Bahamut, maybe I can recover the lost memories of my predecessor, so that I will be more confident in facing the goddess of order." Now that she's released the Void Dragon God to sweep the Dragon Domain, she's cleaned up the entire world as a negative asset, which makes me more and more uneasy. ”

Hathaway scoffed, "Who said we should help him? Now he thinks the hole he's going to poke is too big, and he's starting to be afraid? I'm afraid I'm on the list?"

Ranna shrugged her shoulders and smiled cheekily, "I'm a god, I don't need a ticket." But if you want to leave the firewood for the comeback and retain the possibility of the future of the Finn world, you have to help you get a ferry ticket. ”

Hathaway was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "Bahamut is indeed a huge variable, we should actively look for strength in our favor among the variables, and I will also go to see him!"

Rana nodded and said, "No problem, but only if the Goddess of Order doesn't kill him." ”

..................

In the Throne of Order, the golden dragon projection let out a deep sigh: "Your Majesty, why are you returning? And you are not pure, it seems that you have not recovered those lost memories. ”

The Goddess of Order responded unusually coldly: "Have you found it, Bahamut?"

Bahamut was silent, and the Goddess of Order's divine thoughts continued to vibrate: "My throne is placed on the top of the Heavenly Mountain, and although it has not been repaired, it is enough for me to see more things, including the small movements of Takhis. ”

"I knew He was going to succeed and I knew you would come to me because you didn't approve of what I was doing. ”

"But it doesn't matter, after all, I need you...... No, you part. ”

"Bahamut, the world of Fein is no longer the age of dragons, the eternal order I want to create, and dragons are only a touch of the background. And you, who fell long ago in the Dark Ages, why do you care about the world now?"

When it came to "falling", Bahamut's projection shook for a moment, but he didn't refute, just conveyed a calm divine thought: "The gods and demons of the Finn world are still fighting for this world, even if the body is annihilated and the soul is dissipated, only a trace of afterimage remains, and they have not given up." We need the support of the will of the world, and you should know what the impact of restarting the world at this time will be, and that's what I want you to know, and that's the only purpose of my here. ”

The Goddess of Order slowly shook her head: "The eternal war, it is a meaningless war, and the goal you are fighting for is also vain. ”

"The world of Finn lost not only a few timelines in the Dark Ages, but also our gods. All these changes are due to the loss of God. ”

"Only by returning the world of Fein to eternal order will the seed of God in God be condensed and await His return. ”

"What good has your war done other than keeping Finn in a dangerous environment?"

Bahamut sighed deeply: "So, our difference is that you are desperate for the world, completely desperate for yourself, and we are not. ”

He was still patient: "When I came back, I noticed that He had also come back and brought a new dimension to the world, which had never been changed before. Why not tolerate this new change, which may bring new possibilities?"

The goddess of order said indifferently, "What are the consequences of the imbalance between phlogiston and ash?

Bahamut's faucet nodded slowly: "There is indeed such a risk, for safety reasons, it is understandable that you handle it like this." But I still can't accept such a drastic way of re-establishing order. ”

"Once the restrictions are lifted, especially the Dawn barrier, you can't predict or guarantee the extent to which those forces on the outside will go. ”

The goddess of order looked very calm: "It's a big deal to start all over again, as long as you are still here, the world of Fein will not return to nothingness, so your responsibility is not here." ”

The throne of the god was shining with golden brilliance, and with the arm of the goddess of order reaching out, it rushed to the projection of Bahamut: "It is impossible to bring back this trace of power you brought back, so stay and repair the Heavenly Mountain." ”

Bahamut's projection dimmed rapidly, and the golden light only pulled out a single filament.

The roar of the Golden Dragon God echoed in the Divine Throne: "I'm sorry, I insist on doing some remedies, there is still hope for mortals in this world." ”

The goddess of order was not depressed, but said coldly: "Hope only brings vanity, the mortals of this world have been polluted by vanity, and your actions are meaningless." ”

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Dawn had arrived, and the morning glow penetrated the porthole and reflected on Li Qi's face, and the warm feeling made him even more sleepy.

A strange itch swam on his face, like a puppy licking it.

Richie opened his eyes and muttered, "Catherine, don't make a fuss......"

It was Catherine, but she wasn't licking her face, she was in the air beyond the porthole.

She was standing on top of the hovering queen shark, tugging at the glow to scratch him.

"Richie!"

Seeing that he was awake, Catherine shouted energetically, "Come with me and fly to the empty sea!"

Looking at the destruction witch with Jin Xia on her back, Li Qi was stunned for a while.