Chapter 1197： Contracting Fort Project

The first batch of alliance teams to support Tarrond will continue to perform a year-long rotating mission on the northern continent until the next batch of aid troops are handed over, but before that, they are responsible for **** and early handover. The working military personnel have completed their mission and returned to Beigang, which is located on the northern border of the Cecil Empire. After a long absence, they set foot on the land of the empire again, and Byron, the big and rough guy, couldn’t help it. I sigh.

Since human nations lost the shelter of the Church of the Storm 700 years ago and were blocked by the endless sea on this continent, mortal ships have finally truly challenged this endless sea once again. They crossed the cold ice ocean. After visiting a continent far beyond the boundaries of human civilization, returning safely, this feat will definitely be recorded in the annals of history.

"Following your Majesty these years, I really have encountered something that will go down in the annals of history." Standing on the edge of the upper deck, Byron couldn't help shaking his head. "I'm a little bit expecting my name to appear in school. What kind of scene is in your textbook..."

"Don't worry, when the time comes, the students studying history will definitely see you scolding you once," the adjutant's voice came from the side, the emperor in navy uniform with a happy smile on his face, "because they won't Not even you have to recite the whole text after blowing the sea breeze on the wasteland of Tarrond for a few days-and you have to recite a lot of historical events that you participated in elsewhere."

Byron turned his head and glanced at this guy who followed him from the southern border to the present, and raised his eyebrows: "Stand at attention! Turn back!"

The adjutant subconsciously stood up straight and turned back. Byron then kicked the guy's ass: "If you have this nonsense, don't you hurry up and do the landing handover!!"

The adjutant twisted his body and only let Byron's toes touch the edge of his uniform. Then he shouted "Yes, sir" and joked off the deck, while Byron curled his mouth indifferently, retracted his leg and looked up. The sky-the red armored dragon hovering high in the sky has gradually lowered its height, and the whistling sound of the giant wings cutting through the air is transmitted to the ears of the crew of the Bitter Winter. After a series of deceleration and aiming, she Finally lowered to the upper deck of the warship, and when there was still a few tens of meters away from the ship, he let out a low growl, shrouded in a layer of changing brilliance.

With a loud "bang", the red-haired Dragon Seal Witch condensed a figure from the brilliance and landed straight on the deck not far behind Byron, kneeling on one knee in a very chic and neat posture and slowly Standing up slowly, the heat generated by the aftermath of the magical force diffused from her, and the slightly distorted heat curtain outlined the tall and slightly wild outline of Ashalena.

Byron frowned and watched the scene not far away. After Ashalena got up, he finally couldn't help but muttered: "Can you jump closer when you land next time? The meter jumped down..."

"Are you underestimating the physical fitness of the Dragonborn?" Ashalena waved her hand indifferently as she walked out of the heat. "At this height, even an extraordinary knight like you will not be injured, let alone I. When I was a child Just jumped down from a higher place."

"No, I mean you don't break my deck," Byron looked at the place where Ashalena landed just now with a worried look. "Do you know how much money it will cost to fix it once a pit is broken, more Don't mention that I have to write a report when I go back..."

Asha Lena: "..."

"What do you mean by this look?" Byron looked at Ashalena, feeling a little pressure in the other person's eyes inexplicably, "I didn't tell you to spend this money-mainly because I don't want to write a report to explain on the deck. Why is there a footprint..."

"It makes sense for you not to get married for so many years," the Dragon Seal Witch rolled her eyes slightly, waved her hand, and walked towards the ladder on the edge of the deck. "It's not entirely because you are rough and you don't shave. "

Byron froze for a moment, and saw that the red-haired Lady Dragonborn had crossed himself and walked to the edge of the deck. He finally reacted and screamed dissatisfiedly and walked over there: "You said I'm rough-looking, and I will recognize it. , After all, this is considered an advantage, but you are not right when you evaluate my beard. Do you know how much energy I usually spend on grooming these beards... Eh, don’t go so fast, do you know how to go?"

"I can see it clearly from the sky, at least I can see the structure on the deck," Ashalena said as she stopped suddenly, turning her head to look at the middle-aged knight who almost hit her because she couldn't brake. "Instead of discussing this, let's talk about your next arrangements. Are you going to rest here for a while? Or just go back to the southern border home?"

Byron paused, and after some thoughts, he said: "The higher-level transfer order has been issued, and the follow-up arrangements for Beigang and the Bitter Winter have already been completed. The rotating captain and the second adjutant will take over. I am going to return directly to the South."

Asha Lena looked at him: "How are you going to go back? Take the magic train? Or the'cloud bottom' transport plane?"

"Um...it's the train, it's pretty fast," Byron scratched his hair, "I'm not very interested in flying machines, and to be honest, it's not as comfortable as sitting on a spacious train...what are you asking about? "

"Oh? Isn't it just'not interested' in flying machines?" Asalena didn't seem to notice Byron's last question, she just raised her eyebrows slightly, and her expression showed interest, "Then you Do you want to experience transportation that is more convenient than your existing trains and aircraft?"

Byron did not react at first, and was still wondering what could be more convenient than the "Cloud Base" transport plane and the magic train in this place, but soon he noticed the weird smile of Lady Dragonborn in front of him and the change. With dark red eyes with vertical pupils, he immediately reacted with irritation and waved his hands again and again: "No, no, I think it's still a traditional way of transportation..."

"How can such a new and cutting-edge thing as a magic train be regarded as a tradition?" Ashalena slapped Byron on the shoulder, carrying the powerful power of the dragonborn, "Relax, the'leader'-flight experience This kind of thing is born once, and cooked twice..."

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The wind in late autumn has been quite cold, especially in the wilderness in the north. This chilly wind swept across the unobstructed plains and passed over the withered and withered vegetation and branches. People are clearly aware that the luxuriant summer before is long gone, and the bleak autumn and the cold winter that will soon come are accelerating their pace to approach this world.

The northern border of the Typhon Empire and the Cecil Empire, the center of the traditional "buffer area" between the two countries, the towering castle stands on the rocky high ground, and the city wall that has not experienced much wind and frost is still as it was just built a few years ago At that time, it was so neat and glamorous. The cold wind from the plains rolled up sand and fallen leaves, slapped on the gray-white exterior wall of the fortress, and rolled the three flags flying above the castle, making them hunt and hunt in the wind. .

Cecil, Typhon, Alliance, and the three flags represent the role that this castle built in the name of "peace" plays at this moment, and under the flags are the huge engineering convoys, material convoys, and technology that have gathered Personnel, logistics, and senior technocrats from the two human empires.

Windsor Mapel was standing on the wall of the main entrance of the fortress, her gaze looked at the open wilderness outside the castle. On the land where the representatives of the two countries used to walk, a large temporary camp has been erected. Typhon’s engineering mage and the mechanized construction team from Cecil each worked out the highest efficiency. They allowed barracks and walls to rise at a competitive speed, and built temporary hardened roads between various facilities. In the farther place, you can see two broad roads extending in the east-west direction respectively, one pointing to the Longwind Fortress, and the other pointing to the distant Winter Wolf Fort.

The president of the Royal Mage Association withdrew her gaze, and almost at the same time, a sound of footsteps appeared on the nearby city wall, and she looked up, with a smile on her face.

The old magician wearing a black robe is walking towards this side unhurriedly. The rickety old body is still stable in the wind, and a young black-haired female wizard follows the old magician, as if The chicks that follow the same steps.

"Instructor," Windsor Mapel took the initiative to move forward, as at any time in the past, she never considered her current "chairman" status and legendary power in front of her mentor, "You Why did you go up to the city wall yourself?"

"I am not a weak old man who needs to be protected in a warm room," the old mage Daniel said lightly. "Your Majesty has sent me here to work with you to ensure the progress of the project, but it is not for me to drink in the room every day. Tea reads the newspaper."

"What you said is," Windsor Mapel smiled. Although the instructor still speaks with her in a rather flat tone, it is clear that this kind of daily conversation is more indifferent and opposite when the teacher and disciple broke. The condition has improved more than a little bit. She is quite satisfied with this progress, "Your Majesty attaches great importance to this joint project, and having you sitting here personally makes people feel more at ease."

Daniel waved his hand at random, then raised his head to look at the construction site outside the castle, and asked casually: "How is the current progress?"

"The planned engineering teams have all entered the site, including Typhon and Cecil. Ninety percent of the technical personnel have been in place, the supply of materials is sufficient, the roads between the camp and the rear are smooth, and the basic communication facilities and living facilities are available. , Storage facilities, etc. have been built," Windsor nodded and said in a good mood, "Next, Cecil will build a total of eight large energy stations around the Contracting Fort, using their most advanced stacked magic nets. To ensure a huge energy supply during the door opening process, the connection between the energy station and the main facility will be carried out at the same time through the wireless transmission of the magic obelisk and the physical transmission of the energy track to ensure the safety and stability of the energy supply to the greatest extent.

“As for our side, the facilities outside the city are basically to provide remote monitoring. Our main project is inside the castle. According to the plan, we will set up the focusing device and restraining ring required for opening the door in the main hall of the Contracting Fort. Demolition of a part of the existing wall to accommodate the excessively large-scale cooling and waste energy release devices-in order to ensure that the strength of the main building is not reduced due to this, the engineering team also needs to add some new supporting structures and walls at the same time.

"Mages also need to carry out large-scale enchanting work for the entire facility. Enchanting mainly consists of three parts. One part is used to enhance the strength of the facility. Needless to say, the second part is used to purify the elemental environment to minimize the environment. The interference of the natural magic power of "Pure Arcane Energy" is a request made by the technical staff of Cecil. It is very reasonable. We will cooperate fully. The third part is to set up a'mental protection rune' near the main hall. ——You should have seen them in the information. It is said that they are the blessing power from the deep sea. They are gifts from the sea monster to the alliance. Your Majesty recognizes them very much..."

Listening to Windsor’s meticulous and serious narration, Daniel couldn’t help showing a smile on his face: “Yes, of course I’ve seen them. It’s an incredible thing, and it’s very effective in protecting against spiritual pollution from the gods.”

"That's the case. According to one of the preplans, if pollution does happen during the door opening process, then the rune system installed on the scene plus the'anti-divine barrier' brought by the Cecils will immediately have an effect. Suppressing and sealing off the pollution can at least give us time to evacuate the scene and blow up the portal," Windsor nodded, "This entire enchantment project will be carried out simultaneously with the construction of the main device. We estimate that as many as tens of thousands will be required. Enchant node..."

"Sounds not easy." Daniel said lightly.

"Yes, the difficulty is very high-this is not about enchanting swords and armor, nor is it about creating a magic chamber. This time we are going to enchant an entire castle and turn it into a veritable'magic product'. Its scale is unprecedented. ," Windsor said solemnly, and showed a confident smile at the end, "but I am very confident. The whole system is designed by myself and has been deduced many times. The Cecilians also use them. The "Neural Network Calculus" technology of China has been simulated and verified, and it is determined that its effective rate is above 98%. According to the results of previous scholars’ arguments, the effective rate of the enchanting system can only exceed 90%. It can provide adequate protection for the whole process..."

Windsor was quite proud to describe her design, which reminded Daniel in a trance of some pictures of the past, recalling many years ago that this talented apprentice was excited to show herself every progress in the field of magic. , Every thought... she can always come up with something like this that can shock people around her, and after almost no use for a few years, the things she brought out have reached the level that she can't control...

Many years ago, this was the biggest obstacle in his mind.

"Windsor, you are really talented in this area." Daniel said with a flat expression.

Windsor finally stopped, she was a little embarrassed and annoyed: "Uh, sorry, mentor, I just..."

"This is a good thing," Daniel laughed, "We do need your talent now."

Windsor looked at Daniel with some surprise, but the old mage’s attention has shifted elsewhere. He looked at the castle atrium inside the city wall, his gaze fell under a Cecil flag, and he seemed to speak casually: "That is Has the chief technology officer of Cecil arrived?"

"Yes, the chief technology officer of Cecil is several days later than us, and has just arrived at the fortress today," Windsor Mapel nodded, "We should visit."

"Indeed," Daniel laughed, "We should visit."