Sword of Daybreaker

At the same time, Cecil and Typhon border, the fort.

The huge energy released by the three energy towers rolled up the magical vortex visible to the naked eye in the atmosphere, reminiscent of the huge beam of the deep blue well piercing straight into the sky from the top of the tower, and the huge magical power is thrilling Converged, transformed, and transmitted, injected into the hall of the fortress center, transformed into an arcane torrent that maintains the stability of the portal.

The huge portal device emits a deep hum, and the circular space channel like a mirror floats quietly in the center of the arc-shaped alloy beam, and the smooth "mirror" is showing the scenery of the "other side"— It was a scene that mortals once only dared to describe and imagine in religious stories and sacred ceremonies, but now it has become a world that can be truly reached and explored.

That is the kingdom of the gods.

Carmel, Windsor Mapel, and Daniel are gathering in front of the portal, personally checking all the preparations required for the next exploration operation, and not far from them, there are brass shells and the self-discipline of complex mechanical limbs. The magic puppet "Explorer" is quietly staying on a charging platform, undergoing inspection and maintenance by several other technicians.

This advanced artificial intelligence product from Typhon has made a great contribution to the entire project. In the past period of time, it has completed 16 regular explorations on the other side of the portal and tested the magic loss threshold twice. "Extreme walking", now its original bright and clean shell has been worn out, mechanical arthropods are covered with scratches, and the built-in magic storage structure has also been subjected to great tests in the "magic exhaustion" environment time and time again, and even has to be carried out. It was replaced once, but under the meticulous maintenance of the technicians, the overall performance of this magic puppet can still meet the subsequent exploration actions.

"In a series of exploratory operations in the past, we have roughly figured out the environment opposite the portal-even if the parameters cannot be tested and quantified with existing technology, we have also conducted indirect observations and deductions," Windsor Mapel Looking down at the platform in front of you, on this silver-white platform inscribed with many complex runes and inlaid with precision crystals, there is a clear holographic projection floating on the temple square, roads, city walls, and some of the proven ones. The building is presented in the eyes of the three technical directors in a semi-transparent manner, and this is the result of the explorer's recent series of actions. "All the data is summarized here."

Daniel raised his hand and pointed to the center of the entire holographic projection, where the phantom of the portal was present. The nerves behind him were hanging down in a subdued manner. The old mage's voice was low and steady: "Here is the entrance to the passage we opened. We are currently exploring The activity range of the visitors is a circular area with a radius of about 1.2 kilometers centered on this entrance.

"This area is an open square with unclear usage. The buildings around the square are made of stone and metal in appearance, but they may be just some kind of illusion. The explorer has limited functions and cannot accurately analyze the properties of these substances; According to the collected image data, it can be confirmed that there are huge palaces and arenas-like buildings farther away from the portal, but that exceeds the limit of the magic doll's activity.

"At present, we are still unable to determine how large this space is-the range of the explorer's activities is limited, and the image signals have not been able to observe where the border of the kingdom of God is, but according to various mythological descriptions of the **** of war belief, this'country' The range of should be only the size of a city... and beyond it may be the chaotic realm called the'deep sea'."

When Daniel's voice fell, Windsor Mapel nodded slightly, and then said: "Apart from these proven'topography', the most important feature of the Kingdom of God is its strange environment. It can now be confirmed that the God of War There is a lack of magic power in the realm of the kingdom of God, the most advanced magic power charging device carried by the explorer can not get the slightest energy supplement there, and the equipment sent through the portal can only rely on the magic power of the internal reserve to operate. Regarding this anomalous environmental phenomenon , We consulted Ms. Gaota, a senior adviser to the Theocracy Council. Ms.’s opinion is that this is related to the God of War’s “divine setting”...

Both Carmel and Daniel nodded slightly.

"Ms. Tower" is the code name of the goddess of magic Mirmina in the Theocracy Council. Those special senior advisors have such code names—their identities are special, although for the upper echelons of the Theocracy Council and the heads of countries. It is no longer a secret, but their true identities are still not suitable for direct exposure to the public or the lower-level cadres of the board of directors. Therefore, under normal circumstances, when several senior consultants are mentioned publicly, they will be referred to by code names.

At the same time, the three senior consultants have their own areas of expertise. Ms. "God's Egg" knows all the ancient mysteries and the secrets of changes in the gods. Ms. "Tower" understands the characteristics of the gods of this season's civilization and the characteristics of each **** Generally speaking, "Mr. Deer" is a master of fighting the landlord.

Regarding the weird "magic exhaustion" phenomenon of the God of War, Ms. "Tower" gave a very sure judgment. Her original words were like this: "God of War? He has no brains and can't understand magic, even his It’s said in the scriptures:'The God of War Kyle disdains the use of magic to defeat his enemies'—he really doesn't work in his mind."

After polishing and translation, Ms. "Tower"'s interpretation has become a version that is easier for the technicians to understand and accept: the **** of war includes the negation of magical power, which leads to the natural rejection of its divinity and magical power. Rejection reached its peak in the kingdom of God of War, so that it created an unprecedented magical exhaustion environment.

This is extremely difficult for exploration devices that mostly rely on magic to operate, but for researchers...this is an "ideal environment" that they are difficult to find in the real world.

The preliminary exploration carried out by the magic puppet has accumulated a lot of valuable data, and at the same time, it has also approached the limit results that unmanned equipment can achieve. It is difficult to continue the exploration in this area to make more gains. Now, it has to be planned. When advancing to the next step.

Carmel raised his head and looked at the open area in front of the portal, where a group of "pioneer explorers" in heavy armor were making the final preparations.

In order for the living people to safely enter the kingdom of God of War, the technicians behind the "Gate" project considered a lot of details. From the selection of the first group of explorers to the protective equipment they used, they went through hundreds of iterations. Argument, and these "pioneer explorers" are the result of the argument. They are beyond the expectations of many people, but in the eyes of Carmel, all this is very reasonable.

They are the white knights from the Cecil Empire.

In the eyes of some outsiders who don’t know the truth, the White Knights are the refitted priests of the Holy Light Church, and the “clergy” who cannot be separated from the church. It is hard to understand for them to explore the kingdom of another god, but Kamai You know that these powerful fighters, who are nominally "clerics", are actually the most suitable manpower to fight against the products of the gods—

They are firm-willed and have a clearer "cognition of theological essence" than most technicians; they are the result of the earliest "against the gods" plan of the Cecil Empire. Everyone has received rigorous training, even if there is no deep sea. With the aid of runes and other protective means, they can also produce quite strong resistance to spiritual pollution; they also have a new holy light, a "clean" sacred power that can be completely controlled by magical technology. Strength provides them with additional protection.

And the most important point: the white knights are very strong, and very good at using their power armor that is so heavy and daunting.

The heavy armor can be stuffed with more divine protective equipment, or with more magic crystals. The former allows them to move in the kingdom of God more safely, and the latter allows them to use magic power. In a depleted environment, they have more abundant energy reserves, which can make the equipment they carry run longer.

The magician technicians of the Treaty Fort modified the equipment of these white knights to ensure that their armor is more suitable for exploring the other side of the portal—the white knight’s armor provides ample internal space for the transformation. A great convenience.

Of course, the White Knights are not professional technicians. They cannot take on the role of frontline scholars. Therefore, this team is positioned as a "pioneer". Their task is to be the first group of mortals to pass through the gate to determine the safety of the environment on the opposite side. , And establish a temporary base over there-when the situation stabilizes, the real technicians will follow in.

The preparations of the white knights had come to an end, and Carmel heard the sound of the locks being closed from the armor of the twelve heavy priests.

"It's time for me to start, too," Carmel floated up, his eyes turned to the direction of the portal, and a resonant buzzing sound came from him, "I have done so much preparation, and finally waited until this moment."

"Master Carmel," Although the plan has been set, Windsor Mapel couldn't help but stand up at this time and reconfirmed, "Are you really sure you want to go there in person? You know, the situation over there... "

"We have made a solution, haven't we?" Carmel's voice buzzed. He seemed to be smiling, but he couldn't tell from the appearance. "There is only the environment that cannot absorb magic power, but it does not affect the delivery from the outside world. The “reserve magic power” that I entered, theoretically the more abundant the “reserve magic power”, the more stable and lasting the actions there, and the magic power stored in my body...far exceeds that of anyone here, even more than the three energy towers. Any energy device other than that."

"It's true that you are theoretically the person who can spend the longest time'over there', but on the other hand, your current life form is essentially an energy creature, which means that an environment with depleted magic power is also the most dangerous to you. It's fatal," Windsor Mapel said in a deep voice, "Ordinary personnel are at best unconscious, but you..."

"Don't worry, I did research in the past, not to kill myself. I didn't plan to use my magic power directly with the environment over there-our'solution' will come in handy," Carmel buzzed Said, "Furthermore...Don't forget, we also have a strong'foreign aid' who will provide assistance after the personnel enter the stadium."

"Ms.'Tower'..." Windsor Mapel said softly thoughtfully, "Indeed, she sent a message earlier that it was already in place..."

Carmel nodded and said nothing more. He floated to the white knights who had made all the preparations and was only waiting for orders. He found the leader of this "priest advance team" and briefly confessed some things. , He took the lead to fly in the direction of the portal.

The white knights followed closely, and the heavy footsteps shook this castle hall with extraordinary historical significance. They carried a large number of "advanced equipment" and heavy material boxes that needed to be brought to the opposite side, and walked towards the mirror-like mirror. Space channel.

And after the White Knight entered the arena, the "Explorer" puppet that completed the maintenance also jumped from the platform, waving long mechanical articulations behind the team-this time, it will serve as an auxiliary to the pioneer exploration team Magic puppet, go and assist the personnel over there to complete this operation.

In a brief moment of consciousness interruption and weightlessness, Carmel felt as if he had crossed an invisible curtain.

This curtain has only a thin layer, but when crossing it, it seems to feel a certain "long distance" that does not conform to the physical and spatial structure. Carmel seems to hear countless sounds ringing around instantly, but In the blink of an eye, these sounds dissipated in his ears like phantoms, and all these wonderful feelings only lasted for a very short moment. The next second after crossing that layer of "mirror", Carmel felt himself Has reached another space "down to earth".

"Foot on the ground" is a psychological feeling-in fact, he has been floating in the air. Due to the special structure of his body, he hasn't felt what it feels like to step on the ground for a long time.

Carmel floated forward, an extremely wide square filled his vision, high walls and palace buildings in the distance rushed towards his face, and a muddy sky covered this vast space, everything was like a magic puppet of explorers. The "landscape" seen.

But the feeling of seeing all of this with my own eyes is completely different from that through a holographic projection.

The sound of heavy footsteps came from behind, and the white knights had already crossed the portal, followed by the sound of the explorer doll swinging its mechanical limbs.

"This is the kingdom of God... the forbidden zone for mortals..."

Hearing the movement behind him, Carmel couldn't help but mutter to himself, all the long-cherished wishes, all the past, all the regrets and memories about the past... They suddenly gathered at this moment, but they disappeared quietly. In nothingness.

He floated quietly in front of the portal, unable to make any rich expressions, nor shed a tear of excitement.

Afterwards, a sudden sense of "passage" appeared from his body, which interrupted his thoughts about escaping.

The ancient arcane master lowered his head and saw that the arcane energy on the surface of his body was changing with a special frequency, and the feeling that the magic power in the body and even his own body was constantly "evaporating" began to become more apparent. He clearly perceives that the magic power that constitutes his body is constantly being lost in order to maintain this body. In the next second, he more clearly perceives the..."vacuum" of the entire surrounding environment.

The bright spot of Carmel's head suddenly brightened arcane light-his "eyes" widened.

This is the first time in his life that he has such a feeling, such a completely unfamiliar, unbelievable, but long-seeking feeling!

The feeling of loss of magic power began to become more and more obvious. Every trace of loss was consuming his "life base", but Carmel fell into great joy instead-if it weren't for the twelve white knights behind him, the portal would be different. On the one hand, there are still a lot of colleagues watching, and he even has the urge to shout in excitement at this moment!

But Carmel was not taken away by the great joy. When the white knights behind him transported the equipment used for the initial exploration to the open space near the portal, he immediately turned and floated towards a large silver The white metal box did not hesitate to split an arcane flame current from his body, connected to a crystal on the top of the box.

The magical brilliance flashing on his body stabilized in an instant.

This is the "solution" that Kamel, as a magical creature, designed for himself when he explored a kingdom with exhausted magical powers.

Drag a super big "charging magic treasure"...