Sword of Daybreaker

The work of rubbing and keeping the Chinese text data of the shelter lasted for a whole day.

In the face of these extremely important research materials that are difficult to reproduce once they are lost, both Typhon and the technical experts sent by Cecil showed extreme attention and caution. At the same time, they not only engraved the words on the floor The symbols are recorded, and even the patterns on the central round table, the cracks on the nearby floating fragments and the details on the clothes of the two ancient scholars have not been overlooked. In the busy day of work, these top scholars in their respective fields have almost It is to copy the entire shelter space in detail from the "information" level. If one day they want to reproduce the shelter, then these materials containing all the details can even make them duplicate copies and authentic. The point is not bad.

It may be an exaggeration to do things this way, but it is necessary—because no one can predict what role the information recorded in this shelter will play in which day and in which field in the future, Sir Scott The legacy left to the world may only be a deciphered version of the alien text, but this incredible shelter space itself... is also a surprising “legacy”.

Before the scholars completed these tasks, everyone followed Gawain's orders and did not touch any devices in the space, especially the "crystalline cube" on the central round table.

The crystal block is obviously the key to maintaining this space. If you rashly touch it, it is very likely that this space will be closed in advance. Of course you can’t touch it randomly before recording all the data. But when the recording work is completed, Gao Wen and others still I want to take this thing away.

Although there is also an option of "keep the crystal intact and build a research facility on site for fixed research", no one knows the operating principle of this shelter, and no one knows that this different space opened by external force can be maintained. How long it takes to put research work in such a completely uncontrolled space-time gap is obviously not very safe, and considering that the research process is very likely to "stimulate" the crystal block, this may also lead to the closure of the shelter, so it is still It's better to take it away from this place and put it in a safe place to analyze it slowly.

As for whether the process of removing the ingot itself is also risky... Gao Wen is not too worried about this. After all, Sir Scott’s message has specifically mentioned that the “extraordinary objects” that maintain the sanctuary will be given to Diana, and he and Alphonse have no use for this thing. The implication is just that. It is the other party who can take it away. At least for a short time after taking it away, this space will not collapse directly—at least there will be time for people to evacuate.

Of course, for safety reasons, it is best for Diana to complete the process of removing the ingots alone, in case Sir Scott has set up any identifying "anti-theft mechanism" around the ingots—this is a crisis after all. In the wasteland, Sir Scott and Alphonse Fellows who hid here must have set up a lot of safety measures in order to prevent monsters wandering in the wasteland from breaking into the shelter and destroying their research results.

In the evening of the second day after the gate of the observatory was opened, all the recording work was completed. All the research materials and experts and scholars were subsequently evacuated, and Philip personally led the elite soldiers to **** to the Cecil frontline base, which is currently a safe zone.

Now, there are only three figures left on the observatory: Gawain, Amber, and Diana, who has the "right to inherit" here.

They returned to the round table in the center of the observatory, staring at the sunken "mirror" reflecting the starry sky for the last time. The "lattice" showing the stacked state of crystals stayed quietly in the center of the mirror, emitting a faint blue light. Guarded by the stars on the mirror, shining brightly.

The round platform is empty. The remains and ashes of Sir Scott and Alphonse Fellows have been moved away, and they are currently being escorted to the frontline base—even the six chairs around the round platform that are carved out of stone. It was taken down together.

"It's time to evacuate," Gawain reminded Diana who seemed a little dazed. "Ms. Diana, reclaim the crystals."

Diana finally blinked her eyes at this time, and awakened from the solidified stillness, she nodded gently, and Gawain and Amber stepped back two steps—they stood two steps away, watching Diana steadily but firmly stretched out her hand to the faintly blue crystal, held it and slowly picked it up.

A faint spark spattered from the place where the crystal block was in contact with the round table, and thin electric lights jumped and flowed between them, seeming to maintain some kind of energy transfer as if the lotus was broken, but as Diana took the whole crystal block completely. The energy transmission was finally cut off quickly, and a small humming sound came from the depths of the round platform. In the next second, the white light streams flowing on the ground around the observatory began to extinguish one by one, floating on the platform. The surrounding "building fragments" also rumblingly fell into the endless emptiness in the distance. Amidst the louder and louder roar, the crack that revealed the starlight began to close slowly, and the entire observatory also closed. Then it shook!

"The shelter space is about to be closed," Gawain nodded, and took Amber and walked towards the door. "Ms. Diana, let's go."

Diana did not hesitate. She quickly took the dimmed ingot into her arms, turned around and followed in the footsteps of Gawain and Amber. After a while, the three of them almost dashed away from the observatory. , They passed through the door that was alienated into a spatial passage, and looked back at the chaotic darkness on the other side of the door. The thick dark fog appeared to be distorted and disordered as if it were stirred by a crazy vortex, and large swaths of shadows were In the depths of the chaotic vortex, it disappeared from time to time.

Immediately afterwards, the continual shattering force was transmitted from the shelter space to the outside-the Verplandon Observatory in the real world also began to shake violently!

"Withdraw!" Gao Wen made a decisive decision. He didn't miss this place at all, and he picked Amber into his armpit and rushed to the staircase leading to the outside, accompanied by the shadow assault and protest along the way. The three figures rushed out of the constantly collapsing Wiplanton Observatory at an alarming speed, and ran all the way to outside the cordon around the observatory before stopping.

Obviously, the force of constant collapse has not spread to this. Gao Wen and others stopped here, looking back at the huge building that was shaking and disintegrating in the afterglow of the setting sun, and watching its surface quickly covered with astonishing cracks. , The **** setting sun shone through those cracks, like a dying giant's roots and blood vessels bursting before his death. In the last thunderous noise, the ancient Wiplanton Observatory finally turned into ruins.

Soon after, Gawain and his party and the last group of soldiers who evacuated from the cordon returned to the Cecil base on the front line, where they saw General Philip, who had placed the technicians, materials, and samples in place.

In the command center of the frontline base, Diana took out the light blue "crystal block" and placed it in front of Gawain.

"Before leaving, His Majesty Rosetta allowed me to deal with all the things I found at the Verplandon Observatory. The only order he gave me was to bring back a piece of'good news'," the ancient flight attendant maintained that consistency. With his calm posture, he said blankly, "This'crystal' will be handed over to you for safekeeping. I believe that with Cecil's technical support, research on this object will begin soon."

Gawain took the crystal block that Diana handed over. The palm-sized precise crystal exuded mild heat in his hand, and a sense of "connection" that only he could feel was established at this moment. He slowly rotated this shiny little device, silent for a few seconds, seeming to be thinking about something, then he suddenly laughed and returned the crystal block to Diana.

"This is the relic left to you by Sir Scott, Ms. Diana, let you take it away—as I said before, what really matters is the'knowledge' behind this relic, which Sir Scott left The most precious heritage in this world is the knowledge that can bring happiness to all mortals," Gavin said with a smile looking at Diana who was a little surprised. The joint research on this'crystal block' and the response plan for that'alien signal'...all these please reply as soon as possible."

The war with the wasteland is still going on, and the world is far from safe, but even if the war continues, the pace of development should not stop.

The slightly surprised look on Diana's face gradually faded. She did not make any hypocritical excuses, but calmly accepted the "crystal lump", and then solemnly bent over to Gawain: "Your justice and mind are impressive. Touched, I will relay your wishes to your Majesty, and from a personal point of view, I will also do my best to promote our next technical cooperation."

From the tone of this ancient machine girl, Gao Wen heard a different solemnity from before.

Diana left, taking the Typhon technical experts she brought, the remains of Sir Scott and others and the "legacy" left to her by the Sir, and the rubbings and copying of the research materials. Up.

When there were no others around, Amber couldn’t help but come to Gawain: "You really took the'crystal' to her? Although it was said before,'The ownership of the crystal can be discussed, only knowledge must be shared. 'But I didn't expect you to be so generous... I remember you are not such a generous person?"

The girl's words made the expression on Gawain's face suddenly a little weird: "...what is the image of me in your heart?"

"Calculating, cunning, insidious, always maximizing profit, there are nine pits in one sentence, and another is a bottomless pit. Half of the people who work with you sell themselves, and the other half are still helping you count when selling. "Money," Amber said, breaking his fingers, "Let me put it this way, if you put away the sword in your hand, I can say that there will be no heavy one in the afternoon... But you have put your hands on the hilt, then I am not Dare to say it."

"...I don't know if you are self-aware or remember to eat or not," Gawain curled his lips and took his hand from the hilt reluctantly. "I have such an impression in your heart after a long time?"

"I also want to find some good words, but I am not good at this," Amber opened his hand, "And to be honest, aren't all these things true? You have admitted before me. Of..."

"...Indeed, there are many people who are calculated by me, and many people who are calculated to death by me, but there is a premise-they are all enemies," Gawain suppressed the smile on his face, slightly serious Looking at Amber, "And now Typhon...well, I still need to treat them carefully, but they are no longer our enemies...at least until the fatal collapse of the new order I have created, Typhon will no longer It's our enemy."

Amber looked up and down Gao Wen's eyes suspiciously, and curled his lips: "This is not 100% true, is it?"

Gawain suddenly felt a little helpless. At this time, he felt that the shadow assault goose in front of him was too sharp. He’s checked and read all the data that can be read. Now that thing is useless for him personally, right?

I always feel that saying this has a great impact on his glorious image-although Gao Wen also doubts how much glorious image he can retain in the heart of this Shadow Assault Goose...

In the final analysis, the crystal block is just an energy device that fell from the sky station, and it is still part of the fragments after damage. It does have research value, but the greater value is to be made public, so that it can be understood as a member of the alliance. , Studying an "interface" of the sailor's legacy, compared with that small crystal block itself, Gao Wen is more concerned about when he can repair the sky station...

Amber watched the change in Gawain’s expression, and didn’t know what she had understood, but suddenly, she seemed to lose interest in the question she had just asked, and waved her hand indifferently: “Forget it, it’s definitely another one anyway. It’s a lot of truth, I can’t understand you even after you explained it—you slipped away, and I spent a day outside with you, I have to go back to find a place to rest, and I have to rush back to the imperial capital as soon as possible tomorrow..."

After putting down these few words, her figure began to fade quickly in the air, and when the last word hit the ground, she had completely disappeared in front of Gawain's eyes.

Looking at the place where Amber disappeared, and feeling that the other party's breath had indeed left, Gawain was dumb for a few seconds, and then he couldn't help but shook his head with a smile.

Then he raised his head and looked at the sky above the front base.

This place is located in the depths of the waste soil. Even though the purification device nearby has started to operate, the dense clouds of polluted air that have not dispersed for hundreds of years have begun to be gradually dispersed, and the remaining pollution power in the waste soil is still affecting the environment near the forward base. , The sky is still covered with a thin layer of clouds with abnormal colors. Under the occlusion of the clouds, the stars in the sky are hidden, and only the brightest stars are struggling to penetrate the curtain. , The faint and pale light reflected in Gawain's vision.

He thought of those "greetings" that crossed the long sea of ​​stars to reach this planet, and remembered those deep-space calls that Enya once mentioned, that rippled through the stars and symbolized the lights of civilization.

Among these deep-space calls, there is a signal that has been going on for at least 700 years, starting from the time of Gondor, and it is still being transmitted in this sea of ​​stars, tirelessly.

Is this signal transmitted faster than the speed of light? Does the civilization behind this signal still exist? All this is still unknown.

But at least one point Gao Wen is very clear, even if the universe has no matter how harsh the environment is, the destiny of sentient beings is facing no matter how deep malice, under the same star sea, there will always be one civilization after another constantly raising their heads. , Looking up at this endless starry sky-shouting, and waiting for a response.