Two days later, the Eleanor Floating Island completed its final replenishment at the Cliff Pier and took off to the hinterland of the Dawning Realm.

Farewell to the nearly 100,000 residents of Neverwinter – people poured into the streets, climbed onto the rooftops, and even climbed the Desperate Mountains to witness this historic moment. The entire western part of the city was crowded with people, once again setting a record for the number of people moving in groups.

And that's just a part of the neverwinter population.

Many more were busy in factories, ports, and farmland, participating in the expedition in another way.

It also happened that on the same day, the total population of the border area and Changge District officially exceeded the one million mark, of which more than half of them came from Wolfheart and Yongdong. Although they were not as attached to the winter as the early migrants, they could still feel the incomparable shock of the surging crowds and the extraordinary significance of the day.

With a neat cannon salute, the Eleanor first walked along the mountains to the fortress of Changge, then turned westward, drifted away, and finally disappeared from everyone's eyes.

But the high atmosphere of the residents did not stop there.

The Greycastle Weekly reported on the newspaper to a record high in sales, and the conversation was inseparable from the streets. Gradually, the day of departure became a common name, and people called it Miracle Day, which represented the beginning of mankind's conquest of the sky. It is also the second event to be named a miracle after the Miracle Building.

On the floating islands, however, it is much calmer.

After the initial freshness had passed, the engineering team continued to devote itself to intense and orderly work.

The same is true for the Air Knights, who have to take off at least one sortie a day to familiarize themselves with the surrounding terrain, except for the reconnaissance units that are routinely released. Huge floating islands, busy take-off and landing areas, and smoke-filled furnace areas form a unique spectacle.

"How does it feel, can you still adapt to this new body?"

In the core area of the floating island, Roland stood at the bottom of the mine, looking at Eleanor, who was firmly entrenched in the Divine Stone Pillar.

During the month, not only did the pillar grow in size, but the mother body also grew new tentacles, scurrying into the dirt beneath her feet like a rooted plant—which, according to her, provided her with additional perception and better control over the floating islands. In a sense, the floating island is the shell, and the tentacles are her nerves.

"It's much better than before. Eleanor's voice was brisk, "I can see, I can hear, I can think, what am I to be dissatisfied with these three things? I am much luckier than Elena and them. 」

"Lord Sanxi, you're serious. Pasha lowered her beard and said, "Everyone knows that none of us would have survived if it weren't for your active integration. Besides, you didn't know there would be such a day, and this guts was enough—"

"I'm talking about the outcome, not the process. Eleanor interrupted her, "I believe that I was not the only sister who was willing to sacrifice herself for the Federation at that time, and I was just the first to do so. 」

Looks like she's in good shape, Roland thought to himself. He had always been a little worried about whether a witch who had been fighting the devil for decades would eventually become a devil, and whether it would cause psychological problems. But now, Eleanor's mind is unusually mature, and she doesn't feel a trace of trouble for her body.

"I know what you're thinking," Eleanor suddenly turned the subject back to him, "I'm afraid I won't be able to figure it out and fall into autism? But everyone is basically here now, I don't know how much better the prospects for war are than they were 400 years ago, and there is still so much new knowledge to learn, how can we have the effort to close ourselves?"

"Uh...... Studying?"

"It is not an exaggeration to say that the Federation can become the ruler of mankind by virtue of its ability alone, and it is not an exaggeration to say that we are the three representatives who possessed the most advanced technology and ideas at that time. Although the glory of the federation is no longer there, if you want to keep up with the progress of the times, you still have to learn to achieve it. 」

Roland couldn't help but be speechless, this familiar phrase was clearly learned from the witches of divine punishment, and God knows what they taught. "So where have you learned now?"

"University. Eleanor replied, "The kind that's about to graduate." 」

"It was Selene and Spirit who taught Eleanor, and now Eleanor is teaching them. Pasha added with a smile.

Hey, it's only been two months since she woke up, and she's finished reading college directly?Roland was secretly speechless, he hadn't thought too much about Eleanor's retirement mask before, and now he realized that he might have underestimated the ability of dozens of minds to learn together.

"By the way, I've also made a small core device that might help in the rest of the fight. 」

At Eleanor's motion, Pasha rolled up a palm-sized skeleton and spread it out in the "palm", only to see it floating leisurely, the center shining with blue light, like those huge magic cores.

"What's the use of that?" Roland asked, curious.

"It can simulate some telekinesis that can affect external objects...... For example, turning the handle, pulling the trigger, and so on. If I combine it with specific mechanisms and firearms, I can control them through magic. Eleanor explained, "Although the mask strips away the body's mobility, it doesn't seal the magic - which means that when the enemy attacks, I can manipulate the weapon and fight it myself, which is kind of like an automatic weapon station in the dream world. 」

Roland's mouth opened wide in surprise.

And that's not the end of it, the other man continued, "Shooting is essentially a calculation, and that's what I'm good at. Compared to ordinary soldiers, I can increase the accuracy of firearms in the effective range to more than 90%, but the disadvantage is that I can't move flexibly, I have to cooperate with a fixed turret, and I have to arrange tentacles and miniature cores in advance. However, at least in the battle to defend the floating islands, these weapon stations will be extremely effective. 」

"How many can you control at the same time?"

"That depends on the number of tentacles," she paused, "I think at least a few hundred?"

Roland couldn't help but smack his tongue at the thought of hundreds of machine-gun turrets and even artillery firing at the enemy with precision under Eleanor's control. But this was not what he sighed the most, what made him more concerned was Eleanor's combination of magic and mechanics. The knowledge of the two, one from the masked Nasopelle and the other from the dream world, not only did she absorb them, but she also took the initiative to fuse them together!

"If it weren't for the fact that this operation was inseparable from the floating island, I really didn't want you to go to the battlefield. Roland revealed his thoughts, "What human beings lack most now is a guide in this regard." ”

"Oh, aren't you afraid that I know far more than you do?" said Eleanor, as if chuckling.

"Eleanor......" Pasha seemed to try to dissuade her, but she didn't know how to speak.

"Why be afraid?" Roland asked rhetorically, "It is only natural for successors to surpass their predecessors, and at least it means that civilization is indeed improving. If human knowledge is capped on me, then the road ahead is really bleak. ”

"......" the other party was silent for a moment before he spoke again, "As far as the king is concerned, you are indeed not very qualified. But ......"

"But he's a trusted leader. 」

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