Chapter 1012： Spin

Peri Dinan left the room, Rosetta stood there for a while before breaking the silence as if talking to herself: "Everything is exactly as you said."

As soon as his voice fell, an invisible wind blew in the empty study room, and there was a whisper from all directions as if several sounds were superimposed in the wind: "Of course-maybe we have not been getting along so well these years Pleasant, but there is one thing you must admit that when it comes to the realm of gods, the knowledge I gave you has never been biased... As long as a cooperative relationship is established, I have always been sincere."

Rosetta squinted his eyes slightly, others may not be able to see anything, but in his sight, he has already seen starlight eroding the surrounding walls and ground, and the purple-black shadow seems to hide countless sights. , The floor-to-ceiling windows next to him were spilling into the dusk-like light, and that glow was projected on the ground, mixed with cloud-like shadows.

In this chaotic superposition of light and shadow, an abstract eye wrapped in curved lines slowly opened in front of him, and the hollow pupil was staring at this side without any humanity.

If an ordinary person sees this scene, even if it is just a careless glance, they will be instantly driven crazy by this eye and the endless knowledge contained in it-but to Rosetta and the members of the Augustus family In other words, this eye is already their "old friend".

"Sincere..." Rosetta said softly, the corners of her mouth seem to be upturned, "Actually you should be very clear that I have never really trusted your sincerity... For mortals, trusting'things' like you is too expensive Too expensive."

"...That's true," the eye was silent for a moment, and the tone that always had a sense of bewilderment converged, and he agreed quite seriously, "It must be admitted that in the past many years, I and you It’s not too pleasant to get along with...I know how much your family paid to accommodate'I', but whether you want to believe it or not, this is not my intention."

Rosetta did not speak, but silently listened to this "eye" talking to herself.

"... I have been like this since the beginning of my birth, and other gods have been like this since the beginning of the birth. To you mortals, we have never carried any malice, but our existence itself is a threat to you-just like Those who are near the flame will be burned, but this is not the fault of the flame. Augustus's son, if you abandon your prejudice, you should know that what I say is the truth.

"So, I don't expect how much you can'trust' me, because I don't even believe that I can do any harm to you in subsequent activities... Human beings should not believe in the kindness of nature, and you should not believe in one. The fragments of the gods parasitic on your family...

"But under this premise, we still have a common goal... Son of Augustus, we have a common goal."

Rosetta Augustus finally broke the silence. He whispered: "End this."

"Yes, end this, end this torture relationship for both of us," the eye said calmly, as he floated in the air, the countless curves that make up its outline and the escaping stars slowly creeping around. , There seemed to be a slight tremor in it, "Relax, this curse is finally coming to an end... Now it is better to think about a better future. You and your family can finally get rid of the nightmare, and I will usher in Freedom-don't be afraid and resist this, I can promise you that I will stand on your side and your empire... Don't you want to lose your guardian deity? Then I will replace this position, The power of dreams will become your new backing..."

Rosetta was silent for a few seconds, as if seriously thinking about the feasibility of this matter, before nodding slightly: "When the dust settles, I will seriously consider it."

"Of course, of course, you have to be so cautious, otherwise I won't approve of you so-consider it carefully, the decision is yours, no matter what answer you give at the time, our cooperation will be effective..."

The voice of that eye gradually fainted, and the floating light and shadow in the room returned to normal a little bit. As the starlight and dusk light faded away, Rosetta's eyes became a familiar room again.

He calmly stared at the empty midair, and did not look away for the next ten minutes, as if that eye was still floating there...

...

"The above is the information that General Philip just sent back." Heidi stood in front of Gawain, reporting the situation on the front line with a very serious expression. "In this battle, the Earthly Anaconda completely lost its combat power, and the recovered wreckage was basically not repaired. Worth, another armored train was severely damaged. The repair project may continue until spring. The damage to the Dragoons is still being counted. The snowstorm has caused a considerable number of missing persons, and related search and rescue work has begun."

Gawain sat behind the desk and listened to Heidi’s report without a word. This battle report that suddenly came from the front broke the stalemate and balance that had lasted for many days on the front line, and also broke the rhythm of some of Gawain’s plans. And from the large-scale operation suddenly launched by the Typhonians, he also smelled something strange.

"That is to say... the Typhons used a large-scale'miracle'," he waited for a paragraph in Heidi's report before he broke the silence. "Due to astronomical disturbance or other reasons, this thing has bypassed Our detection technology?"

"Yes, until the extraordinary phenomenon suddenly appeared in the blizzard, there was no response from the magic detection devices on the armored trains and dragoons-then the above detection devices were fully disturbed, and the enemy launched a full-scale attack." Di nodded with a serious look, "General Philip analyzed that this aspect should be caused by the special nature of'miracle'. The miracle in the form of celestial phenomena should have the effect of avoiding detection. On the other hand, it may be the Typhon people targeting us. The detection technology has carried out some kind of countermeasures. Considering that their accumulation in the magic field is far more advanced than ours, it is very possible that some kind of countermeasure spells will appear."

"The existing detection technology still needs to be improved," Gao Wen said in a deep voice. "Send the battlefield data and the various equipment wrecks carried by the Typhons collected on the spot to the Changfeng and Thorin research institutes. , Think of a way to figure out what methods the enemy used to make this sudden attack... In addition, how was the damage to the dragonborn?"

Hitillo recalled: "Two of the Dragonborn mercenaries were killed in action, 16 were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured...The casualties in this area have been sorted out and sent to the person in charge of the Holy Dragon Principality."

Gao Wen was taken aback, "...All the members of the Dragonborn were injured?"

War will inevitably lead to death. Even if the Dragonborn is powerful, it is impossible to face the overwhelming Typhon Air Force without casualties. This was already considered by Gao Wen when recruiting Dragonborn mercenaries, but he did not expect this powerful force. The first time the air power entered the battlefield, all his staff would be injured. This made him a little surprised for a while-didn't even one of them retreat? Are Typhon so powerful?

"According to General Philip, it seems that the dragonborn's fighting style is extraordinarily...rough," Heti apparently guessed that Gawain would have questions about this, and immediately explained, "Their fighting methods are unstructured but fierce and unusual. Regardless of the damage, it is completely different from the state of training. Our army cannot provide effective cover. In the final stage of the battle, many dragonborn choose to fight melee due to weapon damage. They grab the enemy Gryphon rider to hit the mountain... …It’s impossible not to get hurt."

Gao Wen: "..."

Heidi asked cautiously: "Ancestor?"

"I already understand," Gao Wen sighed lightly and waved his hand. "Anyway, the'Dragonborn' card in our hand should have been exposed to the eyes of the Typhons, and the Dragonborn troops will not have to hide it. Therefore, the air confrontation between us and Typhon may continue to escalate, and the dragonborn and dragoon troops will become important weights on the battlefield."

After that, Gao Wen was silent, and then asked: "Let's talk about the other side-how is the assessment of Typhon's damage?"

"There is no very accurate assessment conclusion yet-mainly because the enemy had a very strange continuous'resurrection' phenomenon during that blizzard, and the extreme weather conditions seriously affected the judgment of the crash, but there is one thing. Certainly-in terms of casualties, there are definitely more Typhons than us," Heti said immediately. "According to the report of the post-war aerial observers, the entire ridge line is full of hot wrecks and corpses of people and griffins. The enemy dispatched at least 2,000 to 3,000 Griffin Riders to deal with our air force. After the Dragonborn entered the battlefield, the entire army of Griffin Riders was wiped out..."

Speaking of this, Heidi couldn't help shaking his head and sighed: "Unfortunately, we also suffered the biggest loss since the war... Earthly Anaconda is currently the armored train with the strongest offensive capability. It was destroyed and left behind. The vacancy is not so easy to fill. Zero has to stay around Winter Wolf for defensive missions, and War Citizen’s weapon system still has some problems, and it cannot be used for frontal offensive temporarily..."

"It's only a temporary loss. Maryland has protected all experienced technicians, officers and soldiers. As long as the next train goes off the production line, the power of the Earthly Python will be restored immediately-the Typhons have lost more than ten years. They are not necessarily the elite who can be trained," Gawain is very open, but he is a little helpless when he sees it, "The only thing that is bothering me is that most of the Typhon people can afford to die..."

While talking, he leaned back on the back of the seat, with a thoughtful look on his face.

A "miracle" of the astronomical level...This is really something he hadn't considered before. In other words, he had considered that the Typhonians would use some kind of large-scale strategic magic power to influence the battle, but never thought it would be this. Kind of "miracle". According to the information from the front line, this miracle obviously had traces of the power of the gods, which made him feel... faint.

"Ancestor?" Heidi noticed that Gawain's face gradually became serious, and couldn't help but ask, "Did you think of anything?"

"From the beginning of the war until now, have the Typhons ever used the God of War magic on such a large scale?" Gao Wen asked.

"A large-scale use of the God of War..." Heidi immediately began to recall, and shook his head a few seconds later, "No. Only in a small area of ​​the battlefield there have been figures of the God of War officials, and most of them are performing suicide missions. The small-scale'death squad'...this is the first time for a miracle of such a large scale, it may require the participation of hundreds or even more high-level priests."

"Yes, it may require the participation of hundreds of high-ranking priests, and it must be a very formal, very grand sacred ceremony," Gao Wen said slowly, with a solemn expression on his face, "Hetty, this is not right."

"What's wrong?" Heidi was taken aback, but he reacted in the next second, "You mean...using the power of God of War so unscrupulously..."

"Yes, no scruples," Gawain nodded. "We all know the truth of this war, and Rosetta knows too-if it is a normal battle, then it is normal to use the power of God of War on the battlefield. Behavior, but now this is a divine disaster, and the use of the power of the gods on such a large scale has become a very dangerous behavior. Since the beginning of the war, the Typhon people have been consciously avoiding this. The fanatical priests were divided into groups, so that they had no chance to use large-scale magical skills, so that they would continue to reduce their staff in the war of attrition... This is to prevent those priests from introducing the power of the God of War into the world too much, but here During this operation... they did such a large-scale'miracle'..."

"Could this be an unauthorized action by the frontline commander?" Heidi said subconsciously, but she shook her head very quickly, "No, this is unlikely..."

“Of course it’s impossible. If the Typhon’s front-line commanders were so stupid, if the front-line troops were out of control to this degree, Rosetta Augustus would have been ousted as early as the beginning of the war. "No," Gawain shook his head, "This kind of action must be Rosetta's permission, even... his order."

Heidi opened her eyes slightly, and she couldn't understand for a while what the Typhon ruler was planning: "Why would he do this?"

Gao Wen didn't answer for a moment. He just stared at the map ahead, and his mind was swiftly moving-from the recent changes in the areas controlled by both sides on the front line, to the forces invested by the warring parties so far, to the military trends of Typhon. The intelligence sent back by Solderlin and his steel rangers in the enemy's control zone...All kinds of clues gathered in his mind, as if they turned into invisible lines. Finally, he vaguely realized that he had realized the key. !

This horrible discovery even made him sweat!

"Ancestor?" Heidi suddenly showed a trace of concern, "What's wrong with you?"

"I probably guessed what Rosetta wanted to do," Gawain couldn't help standing up from behind the table. "...This is really..."

Heidi cast a startled and confused gaze: "What does Rosetta want to do? What do you mean?"

"This war has an ultimate goal, not to maintain the status quo, nor to simply eliminate an out-of-control church. All of us have only considered the mildest options, but Rosetta...he wants to do something more thorough. Things," Gawain said, taking a deep breath, "He wants to pull the God of War into this world."

"Pull the God of War into this world?!" Heidi was startled, "He's crazy?! Is he going to let an out-of-control **** destroy everything?!"

"No..." Gawain shook his head slowly, "From what I understand, he might be planning to...kill him."