Sword of Daybreaker

  When Milmina's voice fell, Gawain fell into a long time of thinking.

He was thinking not only about the ideas that Milmina put forward at the moment, but also a question that may appear in all the "old gods" in the future: these have been separated from the gods, completely or partially removed from the shackles of faith, but Mortal believers under his name still remember their "old gods". They can't be trapped in a rebellious courtyard forever like under house arrest. They are also qualified to operate in the world, but what should they do? To what extent can they participate in the world? How to control their contact with mortals to prevent the shackles of faith from being re-established? These are all questions that must be considered.

  As for the moment, the war between the wasteland and the civilized world is becoming fierce. As the native gods of the Loren continent, Amoen and Milmina can play a huge role in this war. This is also something he must consider.

"The birth of gods stems from mortals’ imagination and belief in a nihilistic concept. The essence of thought is based on mortal cognition. On the other hand, as long as the most basic problem of'cognition' is solved, the activities of gods in the world themselves It’s not really a problem,” said Veronica, who suddenly broke the silence in Gao Wen’s thoughts, “Of course, the premise is that the mental pollution problem has been solved like Amoen, Mirmina or Enya. Gods, or there are supporting protection and sealing means."

   As he spoke, the once rebel leader raised his head to meet Milmina's top-down gaze.

"As long as beings don’t know or think you are gods, and as long as they don’t rekindle their awe and faith in you, then theocratic power will not return. On the contrary, as long as obscurity returns, the people will abandon rational thinking and regain their superstitions about the unknown. And blind awe, then even if you don’t do anything, you will be dragged back to the altar sooner or later. So the key to the problem from the beginning is not what you did specifically, but what mortals think you have done and will do. Can reason drive out ignorance."

Hearing Veronica’s words, Gawain couldn’t help but nodded slightly, and looked at Mirmina and said: “The reason we need the theocracy requires a large-scale educational project and spiritual construction as well as strict restrictions on your actions. This is because many people do not take the initiative to think rationally, and the cognitive and thinking styles of the vast majority of the people of our time still need to be guided by the many existing'rules' of the Theocracy to serve this goal."

  The difference between "end" and "means" should be distinguished. This is the consensus of Gawain and Veronica.

"I understand what you mean," Milmina seemed to smile and said gently, "A'mortal researcher' who established a front-line research institute on the edge of the wasteland will not be a problem. Amorn and I We have already passed the'most dangerous stage'. Perhaps from now on, we should consider how to act in the world in a way that is more similar to that of mortals... I will create an avatar and go to the waste land area without any problems. ."

As soon as Milmina's voice fell, the sound of footsteps came from nearby. Amone didn't know when he was interested by the movement here, and he leaned over and said: "If there is a problem, don't talk about it, first think of a solution. Adjust your avatar, compress it hard for a long time and it is still more than three meters high. You can't even pass a door frame. You are ashamed to say that you are a mortal."

  Listening to Armon’s unceremonious comment, Milmina suddenly opened her eyes: "That's at least as human as you! How can I say it's walking upright!"

"The'human' standing up to three and a half meters and the huge white deer, I think mortals would rather believe that the latter is a product of nature. Anyway, I can say that I am a sacred forest beast born near the peak of ancestors," Amo Enhuang He shook his head and said, demonstrating his huge body that has been controlled and "compressed" again and again, which is no longer so exaggerated, "It's hard for you to explain to others..."

  Gawain listened to the exchange between the two retired gods, and couldn't help but stunned and said, "You usually argue about these things all day long when you are idle?"

"It's not every day," Milmina thought for a while, and replied very seriously. "The main reason is that Ms. Enya doesn't appear often recently. Nari Tier is very busy, and Lao Lu and I are indeed in certain areas. There are differences..."

Gawain touched his nose awkwardly, and decided not to continue discussing this topic. Amorn next to him casually said, "If you want me to say, don't use the avatar, your huge magic fortress. It’s not that easy to get into a body. It’s better to make a projection directly. The function is a bit less, but it’s easier to control anyway. You can do whatever you want."

Amber blinked and listened to the side for a long time. At this time, he finally couldn't help but ask: "I have heard you say for a long time, what is the difference between the god's body, incarnation, and projection? Especially the last two, I always thought that incarnation Same as projection..."

"For the gods, the incarnation is the closest form to the ontology, and it is a direct extension of our power. To use a new word in the neural network to metaphor, it is almost equivalent to a'low version of the ontology', so the incarnation has more Powerful power will be more affected by the ontology and present an image similar to mythology," Milmina explained patiently, "Usually, we prefer to use avatars to do things, which is like using our own It’s as convenient as the limbs..."

"Projection is another thing," Amone next to him said immediately, "That thing is usually a pure'creation', controlled by us, but it has no direct connection with the body, nor is it subject to mythology. The influence of form is convenient because we can make it whatever we want. The inconvenience is that the projection can only carry very little power of the body, and there are also big...obstacles in transmitting information. There are many ways to form projections. Variety, it can be an individual created consciously, or an'idea' unconsciously released by us. Even if a strong enough **** makes an uncontrolled dream, then this dream may be formed in reality. A projection...

"These projections usually have little impact on the world, and there is no problem of mental pollution, but as I said, they have a weak connection with the body, and it is inconvenient to control. It is not easy to use when used to do things, especially The kind released from dreams.

   "Of course, this last is only theoretical. I haven't done anything like that. I have been sleeping well during the years when I was a god..."

"Who asked you this, we are not interested in your baby-like sleep," Milmina waved her hand suddenly, and then thought for a moment, "I still have to send an avatar over, projections can't do the kind of delicate research work. But the mythological tendency needs to be resolved...Doesn’t there really exist female human beings above three and five meters in this world?"

  The magic girl mythological voice fell, and the surrounding eyes immediately focused on her. The next second she waved her hand: "Well, you don’t need to answer, I don’t think there is any..."

After a while, Gawain and the others returned to the lush garden covered by golden oak trees. The latter slowly came under the tree, slowly leaning over the grass and looking back at the direction of the "experimental field". The tall figure of Milmina is still busy between the experimental stands. She has already begun a series of tests on the captured aberration, and she has no response to the sight cast by Amorn: "Let her study there. Well, she likes to study."

"Her conjecture about the truth behind the wasteland... has a lot of meaning," Gao Wen said in a deep voice. "For hundreds of years, we have known very little about the various weird phenomena in that polluted land. The information comes from clues that the pioneering expeditionary forces witnessed during the breakout. Since the closure of the magnificent wall, the study of wasteland in various countries has actually ceased...No one thought that a breakthrough point would appear today."

"Conjecture of unified fluctuations..." Veronica said with drooping eyelids, as if talking to herself, "This is an area we have never touched, but if the truth is true, then our persistence over the years will not In vain..."

  Gao Wen glanced at the "saint princess" quietly, and after a little silence, he asked, "What is the situation in the depths of the wasteland now? Can you confirm the actions of the dark priests?"

"They hide out of my sight. The Gondor Wasteland is extremely vast, and my Iron Man Corps can only move around the Deep Blue Well. Those dark priests actually control most of the land in the Wasteland," Veronica He shook his head, "But I can confirm some indirect information. In the past few days, a large number of distortions and mutant creatures that were originally just wandering around the wasteland have frequently gathered to the north, and I set up sensors deep underground. I have also detected that there have been several high-energy reactions in the northeast of Gondor. I suspect that their real lair is in that direction... Now I have increased the number and power of the sensors, hoping to complete the positioning as soon as possible."

   Gao Wen's expression became serious, and he frowned slightly: "They didn't clashed with your Iron Man Corps or attacked the Deep Blue Well?"

"Yes, the actions of the aberrations have bypassed the Deep Blue Well. They don't seem to want to fight the Iron Man while attacking the civilized world. This is probably to avoid unnecessary consumption," Veronica nodded slightly. " They have clearly figured out the limitations of the Iron Man Corps in these hundreds of years, knowing that I am not an'active threat', but..."

   Gawain raised his eyebrows: "But?"

"But I suspect that this kind of'balance' will not last forever," Veronica said flatly, "No one would allow their base camp to always have a nail belonging to a foreign enemy, and the same goes for the dark priests. .My corps and I are always a hidden danger for them, and I always feel that their plot for the Deep Blue Network is still going on, Deep Blue Well... They can’t leave this largest network node forever. They are now Failing to take action on Deep Blue Well can only mean that it is not necessary for the time being, or that they think that the power they have accumulated is not enough and the cost of action is too high."

   "Seriously," Amber couldn't help but cut his mouth. "If they really concentrate their forces to hit you now, can your iron knot corps be able to beat it?"

"It's the Iron Man Corps, Miss Amber," Veronica immediately corrected seriously, and then slowly shook her head, "If they had sent troops to attack one or two years ago, I would have the confidence to defeat all the enemies, but now their The root network has been activated, and the control technology for the distortions has matured. All the monsters in the entire wasteland are affected by those dark priests...it's hard to say."

   "That means you can't beat it," Amber waved his hand. "Then you are indeed dangerous. If they really suddenly react and decide to pull out your nail first, you will be gone in one wave."

"That's not the case, relying on the defensive node near the Deep Blue Well, I can insist at least..." Veronica immediately wanted to refute a few words seriously, but then she sighed, showing helplessness, "Forget it. No, I’m not going to be serious with you."

Gawain was stunned to see this scene. It is indeed not easy for Veronica, who has always been calm and graceful under any circumstances, to show this helpless appearance. I have to say that Amber is really irritating. There is some talent, but soon he shook his head: "At least for now, those cultists will not attack the Deep Blue Well."

  Amber looked at Gawain in surprise: "Why are you so sure? They have the advantage now, what if a wave really wipes out the Ironman..."

   Gao Wen spread his hands: "If they really concentrate their forces to attack the wasteland center, then we and Typhon will directly join forces to fight a general offensive from north to south, and they will be gone."

   "...That's true."

Gao Wen ignored Amber no longer, but he was alone in thinking, and then slowly said: "The Deep Blue Well is temporarily safe, and the situation on the northern and eastern lines is temporarily safe. There are many enemy-occupied areas on the western line, but the situation has already begun. For the better, the biggest problem now is the southern battlefield... The most worrying thing is not whether the Silver Empire can hold it, but how much the Highmountain Kingdom will lose in this **** battle."

   Amber blinked: "Did you not have confidence in the Silver Elf’s ‘Millennium Legion’ when you had a meeting before?"

"I do have confidence in the Millennium Legion, but after all, they have lost the Temple of Stars and their only air suppression advantage. The performance of the ground-only Millennium Legion on the front battlefield will be greatly reduced," Gawain shook his head and said, "Silver The coalition forces of the Empire and the Highmountain Kingdom may eventually be able to defeat the enemy tenaciously, but this battle will never be easy... And now the mainland is divided into two battlefields from the north and the south, and all countries are not strong enough. They are destined to find it difficult to obtain other regions. assistance…"

  , Amone couldn’t help lowering his head: “It’s really impossible, I’ll go help them fight again... Don’t worry, I’m well-measured...”

"No, you can't go to the south anymore," Gawain immediately interrupted the opponent, "It's not that I don't believe in your'provision'. The main reason is that you and Milmina are in different situations after all, and Milmina has almost nothing. Any devout believer, and you... Just like Bersetia said, the silver elves have a long lifespan and a special way of thinking that comes with that long life. Their thoughts are far more tenacious than those of other mortal races. 'And'stubborn', so that even if you do not directly show up in front of the elves, their subconscious memories and impressions of you will cause you to be gradually affected in this world."

   Amone was silent for a moment, and sighed: "That... okay."

"You can continue to take on the work of the'messenger', and occasionally use the connection of the shadow world to pass on the intelligence of the north and south of the mainland for us," Gao Wen thought for a while, and added, "In the difficult situation of communication, what you do in this respect The role played is worth a thousand troops."

  When he said this, his expression was very serious.

  Because this is the fact that when the sentinel data link collapses and the entire continent is divided into two battlefields, the alliance really needs such a "messenger" that can travel between the north and the south and is not afraid of enemy fire interception.

  This is the necessity of Luyouqi (no mistake).

   Listening to Gawain’s words, Ammon’s mood finally seemed to be better. He raised his head slightly, and the two small pink flowers wrapped around the antlers swayed gently in the dim light.

"I understand."