Sword of Daybreaker

The summer wind circulated between the buildings in the city. The clear and open sky seemed to be both high and far. Amber leaned on the outer edge of the clock tower and looked at the deep sea visitors beside him with curious eyes: "I heard that you are not Indigenous people of this world-what is the name of the magicians ... "Alien guests", all of your race are exotic visitors? "

"This is not a secret. At least we Kraken have never concealed this. We will calmly inform every race or civilization we deal with, but the civilization on land is short, and they are always difficult to inherit things that are too long. And we only deal with terrestrial civilizations in very rare times, so scholars on your land always feel that we are too mysterious and even a little dangerous. "

Tyre said unhurriedly, his tail tipping unconsciously in the air, seemingly relaxed.

"We are indeed not the aborigines of this planet, but we have been on this planet for many, many years ... To put it bluntly, we" outsiders "have lived on this planet for longer than your land Most of the so-called 'local people', but this does not make much sense to us Kraken.

"We come from a very far away place, in fact we don't even know how far our hometown is from here-in ancient times, we landed in this world with a crashed spaceship, and that scene Too many bizarre phenomena occurred during the catastrophic voyage. We have some scholars who have survived since that time. They have not yet been able to solve the root causes of these phenomena and have no way to find their hometown.

"Tell you these ... Is it a bit too far away?"

Tyre stopped suddenly and glanced at Amber, his face seemed a little awkward.

"To be honest, it sounds strenuous ... but it's not too thorough to understand," Amber blinked. "I know that magicians are fascinated by the starry sky. This has been the case since ancient times, but I haven't heard it yet Which powerful mage can really 'throw' himself out of this planet. No matter how powerful the flying technique has its limits, it is said that the higher the altitude, the more chaotic and dangerous the magical environment-Rebecca is trying to make a It is said that a flying vehicle with a very, very high flying height is just trying to see if the idea of ​​using magic technology can break through the limits of flying, and take a look at the world under our feet ... "

As she said, she could n’t help but looked at Tyre up and down, with a tone of incredulity in her tone: “You said you fell in this world in a 'ship', so at least your existence proves the starry sky There really are other worlds here, and they also exist-at least there used to be technology that can travel in the stars? "

"Of course there are, there are other worlds, and there are technologies that can go there," Tyre laughed, but soon she put away her smile and couldn't help but sigh, "Unfortunately, after so many years, we both Did not successfully repair the spaceship, nor saw any other race in the world successfully leave the planet ... This second point is particularly strange, as if there is an invisible barrier on this planet, this barrier has not blocked Everyone, but everyone died before touching this barrier. "

Amber's pointed ears shook subconsciously, his expression slightly subtle: "These words ... have you talked to the old ... Your Majesty?"

"Of course, his curiosity is even stronger than you," Tyre said casually. "Even before you became interested, he had already inquired about everything about the Kraken."

"... Would you mind telling me what your" ship "looks like?" Amber asked curiously, "Why did it fly?"

"I'm afraid there is no reference value to your technical system-and I know it myself, after all, I am not a professional technical staff."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I'm just curious-of course, if you don't want to say it, forget it ..."

Tyre glanced at Amber and saw that curious light was indeed shining in those large amber eyes. She couldn't help laughing, stretched her arms hard, and said with a lazy tone: "Okay , Anyway, I have just gotten full sleep, and I have a moment to sleep ... If you have nothing to do, then I will tell you how we live in Antavion. "

...

Kamal floated into the assembly workshop, and various sounds from the mechanical operation and the response of the personnel command immediately came from all directions.

He looked not far away and saw that a large group of people were busy around a large-scale device with a long acceleration track-and according to the interfaces at both ends of the track, it had more acceleration Structure waiting to be connected-a large number of magic capacitors and overloaded devices are fixed around the track, and a large number of dazzling devices are being connected to the main body of the device one by one.

A middle-aged man with some gratitude is directing the staff at the scene. He has a serious and focused expression on his face. The only hair on his head is wet with sweat, and he is reflecting with the scalp under the light, but he Obviously, these minutiae problems have not been noticed: the work in front of me is very important, and it is worthwhile for a man who is thankful to temporarily forget his fur problems.

Carmel drifted over there and said hello after the other party noticed himself: "Marlin, how is it going?"

Marin Leslie paid a tribute to Carmel, then raised his finger to the acceleration device next to him: "As you can see, our previous design was overturned. The meltdown of the continuous acceleration guide is a big problem, we are renewed Design a balance between these rails. This time the progress is very smooth, maybe we can conduct the next accelerated test in a few days. "

Kamal nodded slightly.

The middle-aged man named Marin Leslie had an aristocratic surname in front of him, and in fact he did indeed come from a nobleman-the Viscount Leslie, the governor of Tanzania, was his uncle, but as a member of the nobleman Marin is clearly more willing to deal with knowledge and technology.

As a member of the Magic Institute of Technology with deep qualifications and strong capabilities, he led a second-level team. Their task this time was to find a way to get the "Extreme Acceleration Device."

This device is a key part of the "High-Speed ​​Aircraft Project". It was established by Rebecca, the Minister of Magical Technology, and handed over to Marin and his technical team to complete.

This is how many projects of the Magic Research Institute work now-as the top person in charge of the Magic Technology Department, Rebecca ’s energy is limited after all, even if there are so many imaginative ideas, what she can pay attention to once There are also a number of them, so as R & D projects become more and more complex and more and more, and as the technical staff gradually enriches, she began to split many projects into various secondary laboratories or independent research groups. Until now, almost All more basic or short-term R & D tasks are carried out by senior researchers like Marin with teams (relevant honors and awards will of course also belong to these teams), and Rebecca and Kamal are personally responsible for them. The project actually accounts for less than 20% of all R & D tasks under the entire Magic Technology Department.

These two percentages are truly long-term and cutting-edge content.

In addition to this, Kamel and Rebecca will regularly visit various project teams to confirm the progress of various tasks-just like today.

"His Royal Highness Rebecca is in a remote meeting with the technical exchange representatives of the Silver Empire. She will come over after the meeting," Kamal said to Marin Leslie casually while paying attention to the work of the on-site technicians. "I After reading the report when you last started the acceleration device, although the device melted down at that time, according to the record left by the monitoring circle, the acceleration body should have approached the 'missile limit' indefinitely before losing power? "

"But it still failed to break through," Marin shook his head regretfully. "And afterwards we also found very serious element erosion damage on the surface of the accelerating body, which is probably caused by the time inside the rail too late to release waste energy-at speed In extremely high circumstances, many things have exceeded our expectations, and there are still many things that need to be adjusted and improved. "

"Come on slowly," Carmel said in a low voice, with a reassuring tremor. "Success always requires such failures to accumulate."

Listening to the trustworthy words of the ancient Great Magister, Marin nodded solemnly, and then he wiped the sweat on his head-he felt a moment of frustration when he touched his smooth scalp However, he soon regained his spirit and once again devoted himself to the calibration and assembly of the acceleration device.

...

Gao Wen put down the review work at hand, moved his slightly stiff shoulders, then took a breath and got up and came to the window.

The sun is just outside the window, and the prosperity of the city is in sight.

Everything is finally on the right track, and a rare period of steady development is coming to Cecil-with the establishment of a series of diplomatic relations, the smooth progress of overseas commercial activities, and the new name of "Cecile" in the surrounding Countries are gradually recognized, and more and more businessmen, students, and residents are coming here from afar. Cecil ’s businessmen and envoys are slowly moving towards the Ogure tribe, the northern countries, and even the Tifeng Empire. diffusion.

The magic technology breaks the barriers created by the old production order, liberating the productivity from the land in large quantities, and the ensuing business prosperity and the circulation of "people", all of which have brought cultural Communication and the inevitable impact on relations between countries. The distant and unfamiliar country will fade the mysterious aura with the injection of commodities, and the strangers who appear with the commodities will further open up people's horizons-whether people want it or not, country and country, race and race, civilization and The barriers between civilizations are being impacted, and the pastoral idyll seems to be beautiful and calm, but the situation of isolation and closure is being challenged.

Civilians in the hinterland of Cecil also began to contact the gray elves, the Red Valley people, the dwarves, orcs, and even goblins, and more and more humans are appearing in the hometowns of these races. Of course, all this is just now At the beginning, the exchange only occurred in a small area, but there is no doubt that this is the situation that Gao Wen wants to see.

If he can, he hopes that this period of steady development can last longer.

A light knock on the door suddenly came from the entrance of the study, interrupting Gao Wen's reverie. He heard Betty's voice coming from outside the door: "Your Majesty! There are visitors!"

Compared with a few years ago, the little maid ’s voice is now more mature and calm, but it is only her voice that is mature and calm. When she is using words, Betty still has a sense of rashness and insufficient "sacrifice" .

Gao Wen smiled, turned to let Betty come in, and said casually: "There should be no visitor appointment today-what kind of person?"

Betty, who was wearing a royal maid's long dress and a little taller than a few years ago, thought about it and nodded: "It's the special guest you said, Miss Melita, and the last time ... ... another lady! "

Obviously, she has forgotten the name of "the other lady"-but the growth in the last few years finally made her stop shouting the word "forgetful".

"Melita and Noretta? The two came together?" Betty's forgetfulness did not affect Gao Wen to extract useful information. After learning that two senior agents who were the Mithril Treasury visited together, he subconsciously Frowning, "And still take the initiative to come home ..."

Then he set aside some doubts for a while and nodded slightly to Betty: "Let them come in first."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Betty bowed hard and trot away, and not long afterwards, Gao Wen heard two rhythmic footsteps coming from outside the corridor.

A moment later, Melita and Noreita appeared together in front of Gao Wen.

"I'm sorry to bother you hastily," Melita said first with a polite attitude as before, "I hope this didn't cause you trouble."

"It's okay, I welcome friends at any time," Gao Wen nodded. "Just didn't expect that two senior agents of the Mithril Treasury would visit at the same time ... Did you bring anything?"

Suddenly he noticed that Noretta had a large, heavy box in his hand, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.

The two agents visited suddenly at the same time, still carrying such a large box, which made him vaguely aware of some unusual signals.

And ... I do n’t know if it ’s an illusion, he felt a familiar breath from the tightly closed box that looked like it was made of some higher magic material.

"Then we will tell a long story short," Noleta stepped forward and put the box on the ground. "The first task we will come this time is to give you back the same thing-something you have lost for many years."

As she said, she activated the locking device on the suitcase. With a slight click, the lid made of precious magic metal automatically rose to reveal the contents inside.

A shield full of vicissitudes and scars.