Sword of Daybreaker

In the study room covered with blue velvet carpet, Gao Wen is listening to Amber’s report on recent intelligence from various parties. Although the period of the magic wave is approaching, the information sent by the Noi civilization has been in the alliance high level, especially the high level of the three empires. The empire caused huge waves, but life still has to be taken, countless ordinary people still have to live, the market and economy still have to develop, the empire is a huge machine that cannot be stopped, so of course he needs to deal with daily affairs. It will end because the end is near.

"...We have sent the data of the Demon Tide Observation Device to Typhon and the Silver Empire. In addition, Talrond and the Kraken have also established an expert team to assist in this matter," Amber stood in front of Gawain's desk. , Trying to read the contents of the folder in hand with a straight face, at least when reporting every day, she is still a bit serious, "At present, we have controlled the spread of related news, except for the necessary participants, The intelligence sent by the Noyes will not cause people to panic...

"For the current situation of'Alien Communication', we have prepared a set of plans for non-governmental propaganda, obscured the part about the magic tide, and mainly used inspiring and general expressions, as well as Typhon and Baiyin. same.

"In addition, we recently arrested a small group of cult members who preached doomsday salvation near Baisha Lake. After the preliminary interrogation, it was basically confirmed that they were not affected by the recent exchanges with the Neue civilization. The marginal and low-level believers affected by the End-of-Everything Society or the Eternal Sleeper have crude and primitive doctrines and low-level and primitive organizational structures. They did not pose any threat to the officers of the MIB during the arrest process. The influence of ordinary people is still immeasurable-these cultists have now been transferred to the theocracy arbitration tribunal of the theocracy council."

"Catch another batch...this is the ninth group caught in the past two years, right?" Gao Wen couldn't help but rubbed his eyebrows, his tone a little helpless, "This kind of scattered cultists really can't catch them. over…"

"In fact, if you count the'doomsday' who are directly held by the local security team and the'underground sacrificial grounds' that specialize in defrauding old men and old ladies in the countryside to subsidize food and agriculture, we catch all the'cult groups' every month. "It's double digits," Amber shrugged. "Most ordinary people's thoughts are easily incited and difficult to maintain rational thinking for a long time, so such criminals will always have soil for existence, just like you said, There is a'protracted war' with them."

Speaking of this, she curled her lips and her tone was a little weird: "In fact, this kind of guy has appeared a bit less recently. Before the Talash meeting, there were officers from the Military Intelligence Bureau or the'trial monk' of the arbitration tribunal. Working overtime until my eyes are dim..."

"Has it been reduced recently?" Gao Wen raised his eyebrows. "Is it because of the subsequent effects of the Wasteland War?"

"Otherwise? The Alliance killed the world's largest cult group and its creations, and the Empire’s war machine appeared on the news screen, especially since the battle group of the Earthly Dawn is still cruising across the empire. You can see it as soon as you fly into the sky for hundreds of miles, and most of the bluffing things made up by the "underground church" nesting in the countryside are not enough to see in front of the solid sky fortress," Amber He said casually, "After all, you can't expect a group of'cult leaders' who have not been to a big city several times to have such excellent imagination. Their greatest ability is often to fool the old people in the village with the government affairs office. Subsidies from farmers to buy their discounted indulgences..."

Speaking of this, she sighed: "Even the old man and the old lady in the village know these days that the Earthly Dawn can be eroded by a single shot, and those who preached cult beliefs in the past can still rely on'If you don't believe in religion, the evil spirits will follow the fireplace tomorrow. Get in here and kill your whole family' to scare people, and now the slogans we write at the entrance of the village are "If you encounter evil spirits, please actively report to the township government office"...

"Besides, there were people who preached that'you will be dragged into purgatory by evil spirits if you don't join the group.' Later, with the announcement of the'door' plan, the cultists of this genre were also wiped out overnight-after all, let alone the evil spirits' purgatory. Now, the kingdom of God of War has been smashed by us. Coupled with our conscious guidance recently, some more advanced people have begun to think that if evil spirits or demons really engage in purgatory, then the empire’s army and the divine power The board of directors can definitely smash open the door of purgatory in three days and raise all the stuff inside...

"So on the whole, the cult beliefs and doomsdayists in various places are still declining, but as you said...No matter how much they decrease, they will never catch it. As long as they have the opportunity, they will always grow out. "

Hearing Amber's babbling voice, Gawain couldn't help showing a smile on his face. He leaned on the chair in a relaxed posture: "The popularization of education, the advancement of technology, and the establishment of official authority will continue to compress the survival of cultists. Soil, now it seems that the battle group of the Earthly Dawn has indeed had a better effect than we expected when cruising throughout the empire, but...people who want to make trouble will always exist, and they can't always shut their eyes and listen. The means will also keep pace with the times."

Amber immediately patted his chest: "Of course, I'm watching this. The staff of the Internal Affairs Department and the trial monks of the arbitration tribunal were born for this."

Gao Wen nodded slightly: "Well, you and the Theocracy should pay more attention to this aspect. This aspect is not only related to the internal security of the country...especially at this stage, we have established exchanges with the Noyes. Although the current news about the imminent demonic tide is still under tight lockdown, as some major projects are gradually unfolded, we will have to consider the emergence of rumors and doomsdayists in society. After all, we can’t count on people. People are sensible."

Kohaku nodded seriously, and then slightly frowned his eyebrows: "In addition, the staff of the External Affairs Department have also heard some interesting information recently..."

"External Affairs Division?" Gao Wen frowned immediately, "Will anyone still want to make trouble in this alliance situation?"

"It's really not within the alliance, it's the Violet Kingdom in the north," Humber said while recalling the information he had recently received. "The operators who had successfully established roots in the border cities of Violet recently reported... over there. The'atmosphere' is a bit weird. Since about a month ago, local high-level mages and nobles have rarely appeared in public view, and the caravans that regularly move between cities have suddenly decreased a lot..."

The expression on Gawain's face became a little serious, and he put away the previously lazy leaning position: "It turned out to be Violet..."

For a long time, this mysterious and hidden country has almost completely hidden its sense of existence in front of the world. It has been shrouded in the depths of mist for hundreds of years, even if the previous wasteland war was almost overturned. , Even if the Sentinel battleship fell from low earth orbit into a meteor fire, and the scream of the **** of reverse tide swept over half of the continent when he was dying, the country of isolated islands across the sea from Loren never had a bit of " Signs of "moving".

In fact, sometimes even Gao Wen would “forget” that there is such a neighbor next to the mainland, but the state machine he built is still functioning faithfully. The military intelligence bureau under Amber is always paying attention to the movement of the isolated island on the sea, although The infiltration operations into the interior of the Violet Kingdom have all failed, but at least in the fringes of the island country, a small number of military intelligence officers who have landed on the island as merchants and scholars have successfully taken root, and these successfully rooted military intelligence bureaus Operators will also send back some information about that mysterious kingdom from time to time, maintaining a basic understanding of the empire about the violet kingdom within a limited range.

As far as Gawain knows, Cecil is not the only country doing this. The Typhon Empire also has similar intelligence activities there—the Violet Kingdom is so mysterious and suspicious that even if it does nothing, it will attract others. Curious sight, not to mention the fact that this country is not at all restless while adhering to the seclusion policy. In the past hundreds of years, this "mage kingdom" has been influencing the magicians of the Loren continent. In the past, the Loren kingdoms did not know enough about this and lacked enough energy, but now big countries such as Cecil and Typhon have reacted, and naturally they will turn their eyes to the fog.

After all, even Tarrond and the Deep Sea Kingdom have established diplomatic relations with the outside world this year-the mist of violet is particularly disturbing.

"Is there any more detailed information coming?" Gao Wen frowned and looked at Wuhu. "The situation you just mentioned is a bit... general."

Amber thought about it carefully: "In addition to the fact that the upper-class mage aristocrats are in a hurry, and the caravans between cities have suddenly decreased, some operators in the coastal city of'Plandel' also reported that the local'post office' has become very deserted. The mail flowing into the city has been drastically reduced, and a messenger who regularly travels between Plantar and the interior of the kingdom has not appeared for a long time.

"The local cadres thought the disappearance of the messenger was suspicious. They tried to investigate his whereabouts, but found nothing. Our cadres' activities in the Violet Kingdom have not been smooth. Although the Violet border area allows trade and foreigners to live, all The road to the inland is blocked by weird “middle locks”. The professional training and personal skills received by the operators seem useless in the face of endless forests and intersections that stop abruptly in the fog.

"As far as I know, the'observers' sent to Violet from other countries are in the same situation. Everyone can only operate in the border area."

Gawain put one hand on the table and one hand on his forehead. He said slowly in his thoughts: "It sounds like... the violet border city seems to be in a state of'isolation', and all commercial activities and civil communications are taking place. Decrease... Isn't there any response from the locals? Violet people's own lives are not affected?"

"This is what is even more weird-according to the operator's return, the locals seem to be unaware of the changes that have taken place in the city, and their lives seem to be really unaffected," Amber said with a serious face, "Caravan It has decreased, but the things on the market have not decreased at all. The goods that originally needed to be transported in from the city seem to suddenly become local self-sufficient goods. The residents did not care about the disappearance of the messenger. Everyone is still talking about daily routines. The topic is just that the content about the inland is naturally hidden in the conversation."

Speaking of this, she had a strange expression on her face: “To describe it as an operator’s description in the report, it’s like,'The whole city seems to have changed the stage unknowingly, the residents have not changed, and the buildings have not changed. Change, the scenery inside and outside the city has not changed, but the whole city has quietly changed in all the details', it gives people the feeling... weird."

"It seems to be an extraordinary vision... This extraordinary vision is more nervous than ordinary natural disasters and man-made disasters, especially in such a magical kingdom that originally revealed the weirdness," Gao Wen frowned and muttered, "Wait. These weird changes have occurred in various cities, how about the staff we sent in the past?"

"They have not been affected in any way. Although some of the operators are nervous, the changes in the city seem to have bypassed the'outsiders' like them," Amber nodded, "Of course, I have reminded all the operators who are active outside. Your own safety, once the vision begins to affect you, make safe evacuation your priority-after all, we just sent them to Violet to'stalk'."

Gao Wen gave a hum, and then he was about to say something more when a sudden call in his mind interrupted his behavior.

"You wait a minute," Gawain waved his hand immediately, "There is news from Nicholas."

As soon as he heard it, Amber walked to the chair next to him in a familiar way: "Yes, I'll be here to help you guard."

Gao Wen nodded, and then he was already concentrated and began to respond to the "call". His consciousness was constantly rising in the illusion, and he soon detached from the current body, detached from the earth, and turned to a pure mental state. Connected to the firmament in space—as his vision gradually stabilized in the darkness, Ashalena appeared in front of his eyes.

The surrounding environment looked like the latest "safe zone" opened by the joint engineering team. He could see a brightly lit corridor and several dragon mechanics who were on guard nearby.

"What happened above?" Gawain asked, his voice echoing through the synthesis device in the empty corridor where Ashalena was.

"We found a hall shrouded in shadow power," Ashalena immediately replied, speaking quickly, "There are traces of suspected back tide pollution in the hall!"

"…what?!"

In such an instant, Gawain's spirit almost broke away from the connection state-although he thought that his daily concentration was good, he did not expect that the news from Ashalena could be so powerful!

Traces of back-tide pollution were found in Cangqiong Station?

At this moment, he temporarily put aside the situation that Amber reported just now, and Gao Wen's tone became extremely serious: "Reporting the specific situation-what is going on in that hall? What is going on with the pollution you found?"

"Yes, that hall is located at the end of the section temporarily numbered C-7. At present, it is preliminary judged that it should be the connecting area of ​​the two ring belts. With normal shadow power, the entire hall remained in a'dark' state. The external light source was greatly suppressed inside it. In the center of the hall, we found a huge structure interwoven by purple-black thorn-like crystal clusters. A large equipment of unknown purpose is sealed inside. At the bottom of the structure, we found traces of highly suspected back tide pollution...

"At present, Chief Nicholas is continuing to investigate the structure and the large equipment wrapped in the structure in the lobby. He asked me to bring someone to report the situation first."