Roland had one of his most scorching weeks at the helm of Neverwinter.

Despite all the indications that the Red Moon might be approaching much earlier than in the past, and he had been working on it, the sudden arrival of the anomaly still exceeded all expectations—not ten years for the Church, not two or three years for Tachira, but for the immediate beginning of his plan for the Great Migration, and without warning, it appeared over the West.

Of course, this is not accurate.

Over the course of a week, urgent reports from other cities were sent one after another, all mentioning the anomalies in the sky. And without exception, no one observed the approach and movement of the red moon, it seemed to be hanging there in the first place, but it was covered by the sky and in an invisible state of invisibility, and now it only revealed the blue sky on its body.

Roland found himself suffering from a slight "red moon syndrome", that is, no matter what he was doing, he would consciously or unconsciously look for a window hole to see the sky, and it was easy to fall into a state of daze when looking at the red moon from afar. The red halo was so huge, but it was not dazzling, and its outline could be clearly seen day and night. After staring at him for a long time, he even had the illusion that the red moon was watching him as well.

According to the Federation, the appearance of the Red Moon means the beginning of the battle of divine will, and Roland has been preparing for it all these years, but when it does come, he has a feeling that he is not real. The Fertile Plains were still quiet, and there was no response from the reconnaissance team sent to the north, except for Neverwinter, which was greatly affected, and a report was sent every half an hour from the Executive Hall, but all of this had nothing to do with the devil.

"Your Majesty," the nightingale's voice interrupted his thoughts, "you are looking at the sky again in a daze. ”

Roland blinked, coming back to his senses, "Uh- sorry, I just can't help it-"

Nightingale flashed over, handed a piece of dried fish to his mouth, and interrupted the second half of his sentence, "No need to apologize, in fact, there is nothing wrong with being in a daze, you are too tired these days, you should rest." Do you want me to accompany you to see the moon? Since the red moon is related to the divine will, it is also a kind of research to look at it twice. ”

Roland was immediately amused, and he was probably the only one who could talk about touching fish so high-soundingly. He took the fillet in his mouth and shook his head helplessly, "There is still a lot to do." Keep supervising me, you can't deliberately release water, understand?"

The nightingale pursed her lips and lay down on the couch beside her.

Roland took a deep breath and drew his attention back to the stack of reports on his desk.

These days, the Red Moon has caused more trouble to Neverwinter than even the devils who have struck thousands of miles. According to the statistics of the Administration Department and the Security Bureau, there were four fires and sixteen crimes in Neverwinter in one week. Combined with the eight work-related accidents she learned from Anna, a total of 21 people died and more than 500 were injured, of which 90% of the casualties occurred within 24 hours of the appearance of the red moon, which can be described as the most chaotic moment since the establishment of the city.

At first, Roland thought that the panic of the people was causing all this, but when the situation gradually came together, he noticed that things were not so simple, so he appointed a joint team to investigate the matter further, and the conclusion was quite surprising - aside from the accidents caused by the panic, the magic fluctuations caused by the appearance of the red moon were the real culprits of this chaos.

The investigation documents submitted by Agatha clearly describe the situation at that time.

At around 5:35 p.m., the Red Moon suddenly appeared in mid-air, and the magical devices that were working in Neverwinter were all affected to varying degrees. For example, the ending of "Dust of Annihilation", which is being shown in the theater, is abruptly abrupt, and the illusion is almost indistinguishable from the real scene; the lighting in the industrial area is overloaded, all the light bulbs are blown off, and the machine tool driven by the Dawning 1 is partially paralyzed; the most serious accident occurred in the No. 1 Machinery Factory, where an old-fashioned boiler exploded on the spot, and the hot high-pressure steam knocked all the surrounding workers to the ground. The investigation after the incident proved that due to the limitations of the manufacturing process, the valve valve and other important parts of the boiler were solidified by candles, and the furnace body had hidden diseases before this, but no one noticed it.

According to the testimonies gathered by various parties, this anomaly lasted for approximately ten minutes before gradually regaining stability. The frequent accidents exacerbated the chaos at the time, and even made many people think that the devil was attacking Neverwinter, and although the factory had rehearsed the accident emergency plan, the execution was not ideal. If it weren't for Neverwinter's public healthcare system, which is far beyond contemporary standards, and Nanawa's treatment, the death toll would have multiplied.

It stands to reason that such a vision should have been recorded by the Federation, but the fact is that the Taqira Witch was equally unaware of it. Thinking about it now, either the fluctuations in the past two Red Moons were small, or the popularity of magic devices at the time was not high, so no one noticed this small change.

The effects of the accident are still not fully over, and since no one can be sure that the fluctuations will not happen again, the factory has launched a comprehensive inventory to improve or eliminate all kinds of old machines. The Office of Administration has also made additions to the emergency plan, including how to stay awake and avoid panic in abnormal situations, and the term "magic accident" has been recorded in the official document for the first time.

On the contrary, it was the second release of Magic Shadow three days after it was suspended, triggering a new round of drama viewing craze in Neverwinter. People who know the plot of the premiere from various sources almost surround the theater, basically all for the gimmick of "personally participating and changing history", even if the magic shadow has returned to normal at this moment, the audience's enthusiasm is still undiminished.

It's one of the few anecdotes in the past week.

But in any case, this chain of accidents has cast a shadow on the upcoming Rubik's Cube power unit. What Roland wanted to know most now was whether such fluctuations only existed at the moment when the Red Moon fell, or whether they would occur irregularly throughout the Battle of the Divine Will.

If it is the former, he can accept it once in four hundred years, after all, defeating the devil is the top priority - whether it is Dawning No. 1 or Rubik's Cube Power, they have advantages that cannot be matched by conventional equipment, and they greatly improve the industrial capacity of Gray Castle, which is a thing that will be addictive once it is used. But if it's the latter, then he has to think about the high risk of losing control.

Just then, the phone in the Executive Office rang.

Generally speaking, the only one who can score this inside line is the head manager Barov.

Roland sighed, picked up the earpiece and put it to his ear, "There won't be any new problems, right?"

"No, Your Majesty......" Barov's tone seemed a little hesitant, "Just now the Diffuse Star Master suddenly burst into my office, saying that he has made a major discovery about the Red Moon, and I hope you can ...... No, you must make a visit to the stargazing platform yourself. ”