Chapter 1452 Frequent Occurrence of Visions

In the study room covered with blue velvet carpet, Gawain was listening to Amber's report on the recent intelligence from various parties—even though the magic tide was approaching, the information sent by the Noi civilization had already been circulated among the high-level members of the alliance, especially those of the three empires. Huge waves have been caused by the high-level, but life still has to go on, countless ordinary people still have to live, the market and the economy still have to develop, and the huge machine of the empire cannot be stopped, so of course the daily affairs he needs to deal with are not the slightest. It doesn't end because the end is near.

"...We have already sent the data of the magic tide observation device to Typhon and the Silver Empire. In addition, Tarrond and Siren have each set up an expert team to assist in this matter," Amber stood at Gawain's desk Before, she tried to read the contents of the folder in her hand with a straight face. At least when she was reporting every day, she still had a serious attitude, "At present, we have controlled the spread of relevant news, except for the necessary participants. , the information sent by the Noi people will not cause panic among the people...

"At present, we have prepared a set of publicity plans for the public regarding the situation of 'Alien Communication'. We have blurred the part about the magic tide, focusing on encouraging and general expressions, and Tifeng and Baiyin also same.

"In addition, we recently arrested a small group of cult members near Baisha Lake who preached the words of doomsday salvation. After the preliminary interrogation, we can basically confirm that they have not been affected by the recent exchanges with the Nuoyi civilization. The fringe and low-level believers influenced by the Doom Society or the Eternal Sleeper, their "doctrines" are simple and crude, and their organizational structure is low-level and primitive. During the arrest process, they did not pose any threat to the officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The influence of ordinary people remains immeasurable - and now the cultists have been handed over to the Theocratic Tribunal of the Theocratic Council."

"Have you caught another batch... This is the ninth batch caught in the past two years, right?" Gao Wen couldn't help but rubbed the center of his brows, his tone a little helpless, "This kind of sporadic cultists are really caught and caught. Endless..."

"In fact, if we count the 'doomsdayists' who were directly held down by the local security team and the 'underground sacrificial grounds' that specialize in defrauding the old men and women of food and agricultural subsidies in the countryside, the 'cult groups' we catch every month have It’s as many as two digits.” Amber shrugged, “The thoughts of most ordinary people are easily incited and difficult to maintain rational thinking for a long time, so there will always be soil for such criminals, just like you said, It's a 'protracted war' with them."

Speaking of this, she curled her lips, and her tone was a bit weird: "Actually, there have been fewer such guys recently. Before the Tarash meeting, there were military intelligence officers or 'trial monks' from the tribunal every now and then. Working overtime until my eyes are dim..."

"Has it decreased recently?" Gao Wen raised his eyebrows, "Is it because of the aftermath of the Wasteland War?"

"Otherwise? The Alliance has killed the world's largest cult gang and its creations, and the Empire's war machine has appeared on the news screens, especially at present. The Dawn of the World is still cruising the entire territory of the Empire. That thing It can be seen for hundreds of miles when flying into the sky, but most of the bluffing things fabricated by the "underground church" in the countryside are not enough to see in front of the real sky fortress.

"Amber said casually, "After all, you can't expect a group of 'cult leaders' who haven't even been to a big city to have such an outstanding imagination. Their greatest ability is often to fool the old people in the village with government affairs. Food and agricultural subsidies issued by the Ministry of Agriculture to buy their discounted indulgences..."

Speaking of this, she sighed: "In these days, even the old men and women in the village know that the Dawn of the World can destroy hundreds of miles with a single shot. In the past, those who preached cult beliefs could rely on 'If you don't believe in religion, tomorrow the evil spirits will run along the fireplace. "Come in and kill your whole family" to scare people, but now we write on the slogans at the entrance of the village "If you encounter evil spirits, please actively report to the township government affairs department"...

"In addition, there were some people who preached that 'if you don't join the group, you will be dragged into purgatory by evil spirits'. Later, with the announcement of the 'Gate' plan, all cultists of this genre were wiped out overnight—let alone evil spirits. Purgatory is here, and the God of War Kingdom has been broken by us. Coupled with our conscious guidance recently, some more progressive people have begun to think that if evil spirits or demons really set up a purgatory, then the imperial army and The battle group of the Theocratic Council will definitely break open the door of Purgatory within three days and blow away all the things inside...

"So generally speaking, cult beliefs and doomsdayists are still decreasing everywhere, but as you said... no matter how much they decrease, they will never be caught. As long as there is a chance, they will always grow out .”

Hearing Amber's muttering voice, Gao Wen couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and he leaned on the chair in a relaxed posture: "The popularization of education, the advancement of technology, and the establishment of official authority will continue to compress the lives of cultists. Soil, now it seems that letting the battle group Dawn of the World patrol the entire territory of the empire has indeed produced a better effect than we expected, but... people who want to make trouble will always exist, and they cannot always keep their eyes and ears shut. The means will also keep pace with the times.”

Amber patted her chest immediately: "Of course, I'm keeping an eye on this matter. The operatives of the Internal Affairs Division and the trial monks of the Arbitration Tribunal are born for this."

Gao Wen nodded slightly: "Well, you and the Theocratic Council should pay more attention to this matter, this matter is not only related to the internal security of the country... Especially at this stage, we have established exchanges with the Nuoyi people , although the news about the coming of the demon tide is still under strict blockade, but as some major projects gradually unfold in the future, we will have to consider the rumors and rumors in the society and the situation of doomsday theorists. After all...we can't Hope everyone is sensible."

Amber nodded earnestly, and then frowned slightly: "In addition, the operatives of the External Affairs Section have recently heard some interesting things..."

"External Affairs Division?" Gao Wen immediately frowned, "Will anyone still want to make trouble in this alliance situation?"

"It's really not within the alliance, it's the Violet Kingdom in the north," Amber said while recalling the information she received recently, "The operators who have successfully established roots in several border cities of Violet recently reported...then The 'atmosphere' around here is a bit weird, since about a month ago, the local high-ranking mages and nobles have rarely appeared in the public eye, and the caravans that regularly move between cities have suddenly decreased a lot..."

The expression on Gao Wen's face gradually became serious, and he put away his previous lazy sitting posture: "It turned out to be Violet..."

For a long time, this mysterious hidden country has almost completely concealed its sense of existence from the world. It has been shrouded in a deep mist for hundreds of years, even if the previous wasteland war almost turned the world upside down. Even if the Sentinel battleship turned into a meteor rain and fell from low-earth orbit, and the scream of the God Against the Tide passed half of the continent when he was dying, the isolated island country facing Loren across the sea has never had a little "" Move" sign.

In fact, sometimes even Gao Wen will "forget" that there is such a neighbor next to the mainland, but the state machine he created is still operating faithfully - the Military Intelligence Bureau under Amber has always been paying attention to the movements of the isolated island in the sea, Although the infiltration operations into the interior of the Violet Kingdom have all failed, at least on the fringes of the island country, a small number of military intelligence officers who landed on the island as businessmen and scholars have successfully taken root, and these military intelligence officers who have successfully taken root From time to time, bureau officers would also send back some information about the mysterious kingdom, maintaining the empire's basic understanding of the Violet Kingdom within a limited range.

As far as Gawain knows, Cecil is not the only country that does this. The Typhon Empire also has similar intelligence activities there—the Violet Kingdom is so mysterious and suspicious that even if it does nothing, it will attract The curious eyes of others, not to mention the fact that this country is not peaceful at all while adhering to the policy of seclusion. In the past hundreds of years, this "Mage Kingdom" has been vaguely affecting the magician group in the Loren Continent. In the past, the countries of Loren didn't know enough about this and didn't have enough spare power, but now that big countries like Cecil and Typhon have reacted, they will naturally turn their attention to the fog.

After all, even Tarrond and the Deep Sea Kingdom have established diplomatic relations these days - the Violet Mist is particularly disturbing.

"Is there any more detailed information?" Gao Wen frowned and looked at Amber, "The situation you just mentioned is a bit...general."

Amber thought about it carefully: "In addition to the fact that the upper-level mages and nobles lived in seclusion and the caravans between cities suddenly decreased, some operators who were active in the coastal city 'Prandel' also reported that the local 'post office' has become very deserted. The mail flowing into the city has been greatly reduced, and a messenger who used to regularly travel between Plandel and the interior of the kingdom has not appeared for a long time.

"The local operators thought the messenger's disappearance was suspicious, and tried to investigate his whereabouts, but found nothing. The activities of our operators in the Violet Kingdom have not been smooth. Although the Violet Border area allows trade and foreigners to live, all The roads leading to the interior are all blocked by weird 'mystery locks', and the professional training and personal skills received by the operators are useless in the face of those endless forests and intersections that end abruptly in the fog.

"As far as I know, the 'observers' sent to Violet by other countries are in a similar situation. Everyone can only operate in the border area."

Gawain put one hand on the table and the other on his forehead, and slowly said in thought: "It sounds... the border city of Violet seems to have fallen into a state of 'isolation', and all commercial activities and non-governmental communications are closed. It's decreasing... don't the local people respond? The lives of the Violet people are not affected?"

"This is the weirder part—according to the operator's report, the locals don't seem to be aware of the changes in the city at all, and their lives really don't seem to be affected," Amber said seriously, "Business The team has decreased, but the things on the market have not decreased at all. The goods that originally needed to be brought in from outside the city seem to have suddenly become local self-sufficient goods. The residents did not care about the disappearance of the messenger. Everyone is still talking about the daily topic, but the content about the inland is naturally hidden in the conversation."

Speaking of this, she showed a strange expression on her face: "Using the description of an operator in the report, it is, 'The whole city seems to have changed the stage unconsciously, the residents have not changed, the buildings have not changed. The scenery inside and outside the city has not changed, but the whole city has quietly changed in all details', giving people the feeling... weird and abnormal."

"It seems to be an extraordinary vision... This extraordinary vision is more nervous than ordinary natural disasters and man-made disasters, especially in such a mage kingdom that already reveals its weirdness," Gawain muttered with a frown, "wait , these weird changes have appeared in various cities, so what about the operators we sent there?"

"They have not been affected in any way. Although some operators feel nervous, the changes in the city seem to have bypassed 'outsiders' like them," Amber nodded, "Of course, I have already reminded all the operators who are active outside to pay attention. Your own safety, and once the vision starts to affect you, make safe evacuation a priority—after all, we sent them to Violet just to 'stalk'."

Gao Wen hummed, and was about to say something more when a call came from his mind that interrupted his actions.

"Wait a minute," Gawain waved his hand immediately, "There is news from Nicholas."

As soon as Amber heard this, she walked towards the chair next to her with ease: "Okay, I'll help you guard here."

Gao Wen nodded, and then he concentrated his energy and began to respond to the "call". His consciousness continued to rise in the illusion, and soon detached from the current body, detached from the earth, and turned to a purely spiritual form. Connected to the sky far away in space——As the field of vision gradually stabilized in the darkness, Azalena's figure appeared in front of his eyes.

The surrounding environment looked like the latest "safety zone" opened up by the joint engineering team. He could see a brightly lit corridor and several dragon mechanics who were guarding nearby.

"What's going on up there?" Gawain asked, his voice echoed through the synthesis device in the empty corridor where Azarena was.

"We found a hall shrouded in shadow power," Azalena immediately replied, speaking quickly, "there are traces of the hall that are suspected to be polluted by the reverse tide!"

"……ah?!"

In such an instant, Gawain's spirit almost broke away from the connection state - although he thought that his concentration was good in normal times, he never expected that the sudden news from Azarena would be so explosive!

Traces of anti-tide pollution were found in the sky station?

At this moment, he temporarily put aside the situation reported by Amber just now, and Gao Wen's tone became extremely serious: "Report the specific situation—what happened to that hall? What happened to the pollution you found?"

"Yes, that hall is located at the end of the compartment temporarily numbered C-7. At present, the preliminary judgment should be the connecting area of ​​the two rings. The size of the hall is comparable to the 'assembly hall' of the traffic compartment. With normal shadow power, the entire hall is maintained in a 'dark' state, and the external light source is greatly suppressed inside it. In the center of the hall, we found a huge structure made of purple-black thorny crystal clusters intertwined. A large-scale device of unknown purpose is sealed inside. At the bottom of the structure, we found traces of highly suspected reverse tide pollution...

"Currently, Chief Nicholas is continuing to investigate the structure and the large-scale equipment wrapped in the structure in the hall. He asked me to bring someone to report the situation first."