Sword of Daybreaker

In the last rays of light before nightfall, the ancient and mysterious City of Thousand Pagodas gradually emerged in the eyes of the world. This giant city of projection suspended in the sky seems to cover the vast barren plains like dark clouds. The sky hangs down, pointing to the earth—and just a short distance away from this mythical city is an air fortress built by mortals, the towering steel walls and shrouded shields of the Earthly Dawn glow in the dusk, the antigravity engine The shimmering particles emitted scattered a thin cloud around the fortress, and several Gorgon fortresses guarded the sky fortress like an archipelago floating in the mist, and slowed down outside the walls of the city of a thousand towers. Slow cruise.

Victoria looked up at the two giant cities in the sky, and suddenly felt something in her heart. She seemed to see a lot of things from this scene-the "city of gods" that survived in the ancient mythology era and the air fortress built by mortal civilization this season occupy at the same time. In the sky, two very different things are standing side by side at the moment, they seem to be opposites, but they maintain a wonderful harmony and balance, they are close to each other like brothers, but there is a line between them that divides the era into two parts. Two gaps.

Is this some kind of secret arrangement? Is it Lady Ye's guidance and announcement? Is it His Majesty's intention? Or is it just a coincidence, but the coincidence left a picture that is enough to be read thousands of times by future generations?

Victoria was in a trance for a while, but her trance was soon interrupted by the humming of the communicator that Maggie was carrying - a comm from Earthly Dawn, sending them aboard a plane that arrived at the surface later. Dragoon fighters headed to the air and space fortress to gather.

After a while, Victoria, Maggie, and Modier took the aircraft to a take-off and landing platform of the Earthly Dawn, and they came up with them, as well as Diana-Gawain, who was a Typhonian in the invitation list. have her.

It was not until she got out of the aircraft and stood down on the deck of the Earthly Dawn that Victoria had a deeper understanding of the vastness of this aerospace fortress.

If she hadn't known in advance, if she hadn't clearly remembered the process of zooming in on the giant fortress when she was approaching the sky just now, she wouldn't even have been able to tell that she was actually standing on an aircraft - the steel deck under her feet. Extending into the distance like a piece of land, the left side of her line of sight is a thick shield rising from the ground, and the right side of her line of sight is an orderly building complex. The factory facilities, air defense positions, and residential areas that can be distinguished by the naked eye are arranged in an orderly manner. On another takeoff and landing platform, dragoon fighters are taking off and landing, and a black magic vehicle is heading towards this side along a straight road. After the vehicle stopped, Gawain and Amber walked from inside. came out.

"Your Majesty," Victoria immediately stepped forward to salute, and then sighed, "This is an astonishing miracle."

"Yes, it's a miracle, and we made it," Gawain laughed, and then his eyes turned to Maggie and Modier who were standing behind Victoria. They saluted here, while Gawain Nodding slightly, "It's been hard work for you these days. The information you sent back is very important to many domestic researches—of course, the most important thing is that you found the 'window' that Ms. Ye left to the world... "

"That's what we should do," Maggie bent down immediately, "and most of the credit should go to Master Modir—whose experience we have given us throughout our quest."

"It's actually nothing," Modier smiled cheerfully, looking in a very good mood. "The main reason is that I have encountered a lot of troubles, so I have developed a habit of being cautious, and I can't say much about the experience..."

"I didn't expect you to invite me to take this air fortress," Diana waited until the conversation between Gawain and the others was over before breaking the silence. It was not the first time that she and Gawain met. In a sense , she and Gawain can even be regarded as half "friends", but as the only Typhonian on the scene, and as the leader of the agents under Rosetta Augustus, she maintains a serious attitude at this moment, And the words are very direct, "Ms. Ye's invitation does not contain any Typhons, you don't need to let me come up."

"The Earthly Dawn is the empire's highest military force, but it also has parts that are open to the outside world. During the Tarash meeting, we invited the leaders of the entire alliance to come here for a meeting," Gawain smiled and looked at the ancient machine girl, he I don't mind the other party's too rigid attitude, "We have fought side by side in the wasteland, Ms. Diana, it is the basic etiquette of friends to invite you to be a guest at this moment - after that we will go to the Shadow Kingdom, and how long will we stay there? It is still unknown, during this period, the Earthly Dawn will always be parked in this area, you and your soldiers can come here to rest at any time, and the living conditions of the air fortress are always better than sleeping in the wilderness."

Diana looked at Gawain for a while, and her expression softened a little: "Thank you for your kindness—but are you really not worried that we 'Typhons' have access to some secrets that shouldn't be touched in your air fortress?"

"Don't worry," Gawain laughed happily. "The Earthly Dawn knows how to protect its secrets—it's alive, and the entire fortress is covered with its nervous system."

Diana's expression seemed to be a little subtle for a moment, or maybe not, but Gawain had turned his eyes to Modier again at this time, and he raised his finger to point outside the barrier of the air fortress. The ancient and mysterious architectural structure of the City of Thousand Towers, between the floating shadows, the shadowy houses and towers float as if something between illusion and reality: "We just received a message from 'over there'. News, the city of a thousand towers will directly open a 'road' that can connect the Dawn of the Earth and the dim palace, we will start directly from here after the road appears, and go to the appointment."

Modier took a light breath. He was ready for a new adventure. Victoria next to him was a little curious after hearing Gawain's words. She didn't know the ghost-like "Nash" in the City of Thousand Towers. How did "Prince" send a message to the Earthly Dawn, because there must be no magic net terminal compatible with the Earthly Dawn, after a brief thought, she thought of the ancient **** who was always standing behind the scenes: "It was Lady Ye who passed through the gods. Did it convey the message to you in a way like a trace?"

"Ah? No..." Gawain was stunned when he heard this, and then he seemed to see something, raised his finger and pointed in the direction of the City of Thousand Pagodas, "It was sent from that."

Victoria looked in the direction of Gao Wen's finger, and she saw a huge light curtain emerging over the huge tower in the center of the City of Thousand Towers, and a line of shining text emerged from the light curtain - due to the angle problem, this The location of the projection cannot be seen on the surface: "Are you ready? We are ready to open the passage here - the dim palace."

Victoria's expression went blank for a moment (although her expression was often blank), then she heard Gawain talking to someone on the communication channel, and a few seconds later she saw the sky above a tower on the edge of Earthly Dawn brightening , Under Gao Wen's instruction, a line of subtitles was also projected here: "Ready, please project the channel to the appointed position - Dawn of the Earth in three minutes."

Maggie & Diana & Victoria: "…"

"It's so convenient," Gawain looked back at the expressionless few, with a natural look on his face, "You're so close, can't you just post subtitles, why do you want a miracle? You are all stereotyped..."

Countless thoughts and words popped up in Victoria's heart in an instant. She thought of the usual impressions of gods, the mystery of the city of a thousand towers, and many serious things - but under Gawain's calm gaze , All the thoughts in her mind finally shattered to the ground, the Snow Duchess, who always gave off a cold impression at any time, nodded her head slightly: "You are right."

And just as they were talking, the moment for the channel to open finally arrived.

At first there was a low screeching sound, as if the wind was blowing through the towers of the castle at night, followed by a gentle but brilliant light like the last twilight in the twilight - the light from the city of a thousand towers. The center of the tower, sprinkled from the top of the tower called "Dark Palace", spanned the entire city of a thousand towers like a rainbow, across the shadowy, dark and inexplicable neighborhood, and connected all the way to the Earthly Dawn. on the edge of the deck.

And at the moment when this brilliance appeared, on the distant horizon, the giant sun also sank completely into the earth, the last sunset on the horizon faded, and the dark night began to descend on the world-this gives people a feeling, as if It was the light of the world that was suddenly condensed into a bridge between the City of a Thousand Pagodas and the Dawn of the Earth, and beyond the only beam of light between the heavens and the earth, everything was sinking into the night.

Afterwards, the light beam condensed into a long bridge emitting dim yellow light. In front of the bridge, Gawain slowly restrained the relaxed smile on his face. He stared at the "invitation" with a solemn expression, while Amber Quietly moved two steps, came to his side and looked cautiously at the end of the long bridge, while not far from them, Modier just quietly looked at the glimmer of light in front of him, his expression faintly revealed in calmness Eager to try.

Victoria looked at the great adventurer in front of her. After a moment of silence, she finally couldn't help but say, "...Ancestor..."

"An adventure is in front of me." Modier turned his head suddenly, looked at Victoria and said, with some strange feeling in his heart, he vaguely remembered who he had said these words to, and possibly many people. , he vaguely remembered saying goodbye to his family in this way, on an afternoon long, long ago, and there seemed to be faces in his chaotic memory that ultimately failed to overlap with Victoria— Those memories from centuries ago were finally completely dissipated in his mind. Standing in front of him was only this descendant who usually always had a cold face, and they didn't get along for a long time.

Yes, it didn't take long, it was far from enough to brew any kind of mellow family affection, but there were still some inexplicable apologies in his heart. Someone said: "I'm going on a journey...sorry Victoria, I seem to be leaving my family again..."

"You don't have to apologize, you're just walking your own way," Victoria seemed to laugh, her voice soft, "I just wanted to make sure, are you having a good time these days?"

"Ah, of course, very comfortable," Modir's mouth was raised, and even his beard was rising, "this is probably the most comfortable day I have had in centuries... Although I don't know how long I can remember these days. , but I think I'll remember it for a long, long time."

"That's good," Victoria nodded lightly, then took a half step back, "Then wish you a smooth trip."

Modir smiled happily. After centuries, he finally embarked on a journey again with the blessing and farewell of his family. He waved his hand, turned and walked towards the long bridge emitting a shimmering light. Gawain and Amber Then they walked with him—their figures gradually disappeared in a hazy brilliance.

It feels amazing to walk on the bridge.

Gawain could feel that he was stepping on a solid surface. Although the surface was condensed from light, he had no fear of falling and falling. He could feel the airflow blowing past him. People have a fear that they will be blown into the abyss at any time, but his heart is still calm - reason tells him that the scene in front of him and the environment around him are all elements that can make people terrified and nervous, but an inexplicable sense of security is not. Driving his footsteps, making his every step without hesitation.

He walked forward like this, the upside-down city of a thousand towers gradually enlarged in his field of vision, and he heard the voice of Amber and Modier talking from the side: "Father, aren't you afraid? We were there before. After analysis, once you enter the Shadow Kingdom and come into contact with your 'other half', you may..."

"There's no hesitation," Modir's voice said with a smile, "there's a voice that keeps urging me, urging me to keep going - I've been stuck in this adventure for far too long, and only the last part is left. The road isn't over yet, I'm going to finish it to witness something I've never seen before. For a man who's been living in the dark for centuries, it's more important to walk the road from beginning to end than to continue to live in the dark already."

"Ah, those of you who have read a lot of books just speak differently, and so does Mr. Godwin from the Imperial Capital. He speaks in a succinct manner—but I understand the reasoning quite well, and you can see it well."

Modir smiled without saying a word, while Gawain continued to look at the huge upside-down tower in front of him—he was curious how he would walk into that upside-down place. One hundred and eighty degrees, this wonderful scene looks spectacular, but if you step into it in person, walking from one city to another, you can't help but have some weird doubts.

With such doubts, he continued to move forward.

Then, the upside-down city in his field of vision came "right".

He's completely unaware of how this process happened, or even when it happened - he's unaware of the existence of that "boundary", it's as if the city was well-positioned to begin with In the distance, and he was nothing more than a visitor to the city through an ordinary avenue.

He lowered his head and saw that what he was stepping on was not a twilight shimmer, but a solid and simple stone road. Some fine gray-white sand and dust were scattered on the side of the road. Under the breeze, light dust floated above the dust.

He turned his head and saw the row upon row of houses and towers stretched out in his field of vision, but he could not see the Dawn of the Earth, nor the sky he had seen when he came—a chaotic, opaque gray-white covering the city. , the nameless sky light came from nowhere, and neither clouds nor any stars could be seen in the light of that day.

He looked around and couldn't see Modir or Amber.

He arrived alone in the city of a thousand towers.

(End of this chapter)