Chapter 1126 Listen

Bertira stood in front of Bersetia like this, in an appearance that the latter had never seen before—some yellowed fragments appeared in the mind of the Silver Queen, which was said to be a long lifespan for elves. In that distant memory, this druid saint of human origin always wore a priest's skirt robe, her smile was as bright and gentle as the sunshine in the afternoon of spring, her wounds in the expeditionary army Running between sufferings, countless people were brought to life because of her.

Her exploits were even recognized by the elven society - the orthodox origin of the Druid faith - and her icon was hung in the aisle of the saints in the court of the elves, next to the druid sages for thousands of years live here.

But these memories have turned yellow after all. Belsetia blinked, and the figure made of flesh and blood and mutated plants in front of her was showing a stiff smile to herself, and the entangled vines behind her were wriggling like blood vessels, as if A wooden friction-like voice came from within his body: "I haven't seen you for seven hundred years, don't you want to say hello? Belsetia—His Majesty the Queen?"

The Silver Queen completely woke up from her memories, her eyes fell on the other party, and she broke the silence with a little hesitation: "Bertila... Ms."

"You have become estranged from my address," Bertera said expressionlessly, "Seven hundred years ago, you called me sister Bertera."

Gao Wen on the side couldn't help frowning, and said with a little reminiscence: "How can I remember that it was Auntie?"

There was a summer afternoon wind blowing through the top of the Solin tree, and the rustling sound of blades rubbing against each other came from below. In the next two seconds, the atmosphere at the scene seemed a little weird.

"...Actually, I don't really care about this issue," Bertera finally broke the silence, her eyes quickly glanced from Gawain, and then fell on Belsetia, "I also like the title 'Ms. Satisfied—it appears composed."

"Ahem," Gawain also coughed twice to break the embarrassment. He saw that the greeters at the scene were still lining up behind Bertila, and the maid Elaine who had just walked down the long ladder had a grim expression, so he moved quickly. Topic, "Let's stop standing here stupidly—the Silver Queen's trip is for the purpose of inspecting the giant tree of Thorin. Let's go to the resting place first, and we can chat while walking along the way."

"Of course," a faint smile appeared on Bertila's face. She turned her body to the side, and the flower vines behind her stretched like a guide. "I was preparing when I received the news. Your Majesty, you must Will be satisfied with the journey - no one in the world knows the 'tree' better than I do."

Belsetia had just stepped forward, and after hearing Bertila's words, she couldn't help saying: "Just call me by my name—just like before."

Bertila looked at Gawain,

Seeking the other party's opinion, Gao Wen nodded upon seeing this: "That's it, everything is the same as before - there are no outsiders here, and letting go of our airs can make us feel more relaxed."

Walking on the flat area at the top of the Sorin canopy is a familiar and unfamiliar experience to Belsetia——stepping on a solid and broad wooden platform like the earth, all the big and small in the field of vision Buildings or fixed facilities, if you don’t know the truth, it’s hard for visitors to realize that they are actually standing in the sky far away from the ground. This is similar to the feeling of standing on the Temple of Stars, but it is different from The difference is that here, she can feel the huge power of life rushing and flowing in the depths of the "earth" under her feet every second, and a "sound of life" that is completely different from the low roar of the machines fills the air. Surrounding the entire Thorin area, it also echoed in her keen perception.

For elves who are close to nature, this place is more like a holy land than the dying "ancestral heritage" in the extreme south of the mainland.

"...This is the hub of the magic web in the Sorin area, and it is also one of the two main hubs on the Holy Spirit Plain," the group stopped under a high tower in the center of the treetop platform. Beltira raised his head and looked up at the tower. The large-scale crystal arrays and mechanical devices, she said to the Silver Queen beside her, "These crystal arrays spread huge energy to the surrounding areas, and the corresponding areas have lower-level magic net hubs for reception and secondary distribution. The magic devices in the entire Solin area and a large part of the surrounding area obtain energy from this invisible network, and at the same time, magic network communication is also established among these high towers, and broadcast to all equipped with magic network Terminal cities and towns.

"At present, we have set up key nodes of the narrator's neural network in several major cities on the east side of the Gorgon River. Through these nodes, the magic network communication of the big cities can be incorporated into the neural network-of course, the current work It has only just been launched, and the coverage of neural networks is still very low, but with the current development momentum, it will only be a matter of time before the 'network enters the countryside'."

Belsetia raised her head and looked up at the huge array of crystals in a daze. Those artificial crystals with magnificent surfaces were shining brightly in the sunlight, and the low humming sound was constantly coming from the depths of their bases. Another kind of "miracle" completely different from the Temple of Stars, the endless possibilities behind it fascinated even the Silver Queen.

"I know about your neural network...I've seen it in the documents of the Theocracy," she said softly. "You're trying to use it to create a 'shield' against the mental pollution of the gods, and hope that the shield can Covering the world..."

"It's not trying, we've already achieved practical results," Gao Wen reminded, "You've already witnessed its effects with your own eyes, don't you remember?"

Belsetia was stunned for a moment, and immediately recalled the experience of facing the God of Nature in the courtyard of the Shadow Realm. She knew that the "anti-divine barrier" had been applied there, and her expression became more solemn: "I think Woke up……"

Gao Wen paid attention to the changes in the expression of the Silver Queen, and did not continue on this topic, while Bertila continued to drive the flower vines that made up his body, and walked towards the edge of the platform area.

"We will rest in a facility in the canopy—different from those buildings on the surface, every facility in the canopy of the Sorin giant tree is 'grown' under my personal control, and you can feel the most up close The characteristic 'giant tree style'." On the way, Bertila introduced with a hint of pride that he has been studying the results of civil engineering (which can also be classified into beauty and body shaping) these days, "You can also visit my biochemical experiment It is located on the lower floor of the rest area, and more than half of Cecil's cutting-edge bioengineering technologies were born or prototyped in that laboratory..."

Gawain frowned subconsciously as he listened: "Is your laboratory suitable for normal people like us to visit now?"

Bertila glanced at Gao Wen. Although she didn't say it clearly, her eyes seemed to be saying, "You, a wanderer who devours gods, are you pretending to be a normal human in front of me, a vegetable?" - Of course, this look is very likely to be Gawain's own imagination.

"Please rest assured that after receiving feedback from other researchers, I have carefully adjusted the structure and decoration style of the laboratory. All things that are not suitable for display have been packaged in friendly containers-although my way of thinking now It seems that the aesthetics and aesthetics have shifted a little due to the changes in life forms, but I know this very well, so I can still listen to other people’s suggestions.”

"It's not suitable for display?" The Silver Queen showed some confusion on her face. She looked at Bertila and then at Gawain, "Are you referring to the secret technology in the laboratory? If it is that kind of thing, it can be ignored let me……"

"No, even though it's cutting-edge technology, ordinary visits won't lead to leaks," Gao Wen shook his head, "And in the long run, I even intend to treat that thing as a foreign trade commodity - what Bertila said' It's not appropriate to show 'it has nothing to do with technical secrets, the main reason is...the image of that thing is not very flattering."

The flower vines behind Bertila rolled over. She seemed to disagree with Gao Wen's evaluation, while the Silver Queen became more and more curious about the legendary biochemical laboratory, but before she asked another question, a burst of time was suddenly not far away. The start-up sound of the mechanical device from somewhere attracted her attention. She followed the sound and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a huge device about a hundred meters away from the crystal array that was slowly adjusting its angle. It has a metal bracket with a complex structure, and a large number of hexagonal crystal slices with gaps are inlaid between those skeletons. Countless shining runes slowly walk on the crystal slices, forming illusory magic lenses one by one. , seems to be constantly fine-tuning the focusing direction of those crystals.

"What is that?" Belsetia asked curiously—she had never seen this thing in the information, and it was quite different from any magic device she had seen along the way. It seems to be a high-tech device, but the magic fluctuations it releases are not like any kind of spell model, and even she, the well-informed Silver Queen, is puzzled.

"That's the wide-area listening antenna," Bertila explained. "Every master hub has one. It's essentially a high-sensitivity receiver—we're using it to search for a mysterious signal."

"A mysterious signal?" Belsetia became even more curious, "What mysterious signal?"

Gao Wen thought for a while and nodded: "Well, this is not a secret, and we are building a series of monitoring facilities with neighboring countries recently, if you are also interested in this, we can go to the rest area on the lower floor and talk about it in detail this matter."

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"The No. 2 buff rune group has entered the working mode, and the No. 1 rune group has been transferred to the cooling process. After three minutes, the main antenna will rotate. Each listener pays attention to the channel he is responsible for..."

The clear and powerful voice of the operator sounded not far away, and Bud, who had just sat down and was still a little distracted, quickly lifted his spirits. He looked around the situation in the room and saw several listening seats. The person in charge of the equipment is already in place, and the magicians who are in charge of assisting the listeners are confirming the condition of the equipment for the last time.

The fluctuations in each monitoring channel are projected over the large magic net terminal in the center of the room, and now the curves in each screen present meaningless clutter patterns, while the sky over several second-level magic net terminals around the room is only Blank screen.

Bud took a light breath and was about to start today's work. Another monitor on the side touched his arm and said in a low voice: "Hey, did you know? Today His Majesty and the Silver Queen came to Solynburg !"

"I know, it was mentioned in the newspaper the day before yesterday," Bud glanced at his colleagues beside him, "but does it have anything to do with us?"

"You are... just boring," the colleague sighed, "That's the Silver Queen! Aren't you curious? Most people never see it once in their lifetime, but this time we have a chance to see a real person! It is said that Afterwards, she will visit the trunk area of ​​the giant tree and the eastern sector of the surface, which is a public event, and we plan to take a look at that time..."

Bud still looked indifferent. It wasn't that he had no curiosity about the big man from the Silver Empire, but as a former wolf general, he really couldn't act like an ordinary man in matters related to this "big man". People are as excited as this, but...

The Silver Queen's visit did not have an impact on him - if all his colleagues really went to the East Sector, there might be a lot fewer people in the cafeteria during dinner today... This is good news.

Bud's mind drifted a little again, but his focus quickly came together as the main antenna operator's thirty-second countdown to the antenna's return sounded in the room.

The outside interference was blocked, and the former General Wolf saw only the holographic projection that constantly refreshed the data and curves, and a low, hollow and soft rustling sound came from the earpiece next to his ear.

The antenna has completed the rotation, and the monitoring channel is tracking the "sound" vibrating in the magical environment from all corners of the world with extremely high sensitivity. Those low and soft rustling sounds are mixed with some unirritating noises , Bud's mood calmed down further, he seemed to be integrated into these gentle echoes, and he could no longer hear the sound of the outside world.

The monitoring antenna is listening to the frequency in the magic field, and all the subtle fluctuations are transformed into the vibration signal output by the antenna. They flow quietly in the huge and complex system of Sorin General Hub, which is even daunting, and finally gather here for monitoring In the center - in most cases, these echoes are meaningless, and the work of the monitors is dull and uninteresting, and even weeks are hardly rewarding.

But today seems destined to be an unusual day.

After immersing himself in the soft noise for an unknown amount of time, a somewhat abrupt whistling sound suddenly awakened Bud from his "intoxication".

Bud quickly sat up straight, his eyes widened, and almost at the same time, the follow-up reverberation of the whistling sound was filtered and reconstructed by the system, and a series of regular, drum-like vibrations and short pauses came from the earpiece , A regularly oscillating line was suddenly projected over the magic net terminal in the center of the room. It was an extremely clear and sharp line that the listeners had never seen before!

"Signal received! I-type fluctuation, it's that signal!" Bud shouted suddenly, and then quickly turned to the assistant magician, "Export my channel as a graphic output. Is the recording device online? ?”

"Recorder is online, converting - pattern coming soon!"