Chapter 853 Progress
Gawain finally knew the truth about the curse of the Augustus family.
This is actually more twisted and bizarre than he expected.
As an insider of the relevant events, Megall III believed that the "eye of God" who escaped back then had already suffered a personality fall after entering the blood of the Augustus family. Spiritual pollution without divinity - but Gawain did not dare to be so optimistic.
After all, he knew about the ancient god-killing war, that the gods had changed their faces and returned to the world time and time again, and he knew that the power of gods was actually the projection of the collective will of mortals, and after mastering so much information, he did not think that integrating into Augustus The "eye of the gods" of the family blood would simply disappear.
It's just that he can't verify anything now - even if there is a member of the Augustus family standing here, with the current technical conditions, Gawain does not know how to confirm the state of the "eye of God", so he also Can only think about it.
King Megall III did not hear Gawain's last whisper to himself, recalling the Orlandale incident two hundred years ago, which made this non-human dream pope sigh. After half a minute of silence, His voice came again from the undulating starlight aggregate: "Your Majesty, this is all I know about the curse of the Augustus family."
Gawain also woke up from his thoughts. He looked at the former Pope in front of him and nodded lightly: "It's all very important information, very valuable."
Then he paused, and then said: "It's a miracle that you can survive from Orlando."
"Everyone underestimated the strength of those ancient ruins. Some incredible ancient technology made the core and the bottom layer almost indestructible, and the collapse of the upper section just completely obscured the fact that the interior was intact," said Megall III. There was a hint of emotion in the voice, "At that time, Typhon was in chaos due to the collapse of the imperial capital and the large number of casualties among the upper-class nobles. They could only devote most of their energy to rebuilding order and relocating the capital... What's more, with the technical conditions at the time, they also There's no way to confirm what's going on at the bottom of the Orlandale.
"As for us, we have alternate passages and can evacuate from the exit outside Orlandale, but we know that there is only one dead end to get out in the current situation - we hibernated in the underground palace, relying on the reserves of supplies and the ruins of the upper city. The small amount of sustenance that could be collected in the first few months, then slowly began to send some people out to check the situation. After many years, we repaired the middle of the underground palace within the solid frame of the ancient facility. The lower level, and building a new dome under the collapsed area...it's really not easy."
"I can imagine," Gawain nodded, and then asked again, "I'm thinking about one thing. Back then, you used the term 'evil god' to negotiate with Emperor Typhon, to convince him that what was underground in Orlandel was not a god. , but the evil spirit, the other party believed,
But after that, the Augustus family will definitely not let this matter pass - even to investigate the curse that they suddenly encountered, they will try to find out the truth of the Orlandel incident. Do you think they finally know what the Orlandale Underground is? "
Megall was silent for a few seconds before slowly saying: "I think they should have investigated part of the truth, they roughly know that the curse they suffered actually came from the gods.
"The reason is very simple, not all the priests of the eternal sleepers have been staying in the underground palace - when the Orandel incident happened, some priests were active outside, and some of them would inevitably fall into the hands of the Augustus family in the future. When the core and top of the regiment were buried underground in Orlandale, these priests did not know the news that we were still alive and lost psychological support, and many of them would explain everything in order to survive."
Gawain frowned, and said in a deep voice: "That is to say, the Augustus family knows that the gods brought them the curse, and even to a certain extent—they know, like you, that the gods are gradually going crazy, and they know the essence of gods. In fact, it is equivalent to the end of the countdown."
"Those arrested priests should tell this part of the truth, but it's hard to say how much the Augustus family chooses to believe," Megol III replied, "They may take this as cult nonsense. , of course, given the real existence of the curse and all the evidence in the Orlandale incident, they may also have limited belief in the words of the priests."
"The main religion of the Typhon Empire is the God of War faith, and there are also the God of Commerce, the God of Blood, and the Church of the God of Death in small-scale activities," Amber on the side suddenly said, "The Typhon royal family does not have obvious restrictions on strikes. The actions of these churches, but also without any kind of support and closeness."
Gawain couldn't help looking at Amber - he hadn't asked anything yet, but her answer was exactly what he needed.
After a moment of reflection, he asked, "Are any members of the Augustus family openly religious or baptized in any way?"
"No," Amber shook his head, "at least none of the intelligence that can be collected—but it is not ruled out that there are secret baptists, although the probability is very low."
While thinking about it, Gawain asked: "Before the Orlandale incident, were there any religious believers in the Augustus family?"
"I don't know about that," Amber shook his head. "The Military Intelligence Agency hasn't specifically investigated this. But this part of the information is not classified. You should be able to find clues from the official information of Typhon..."
"I can answer," Magall III suddenly interjected, "there is, and there is more than one - before the Orlandale incident, there were members of the Augustus family who were baptized by the God of War, not many, many times. It is a symbol of the exchange of interests between the royal family and the church, but there are people who are baptized."
Gao Wen exhaled softly.
"Then we can assume that the Augustus family will no longer allow family members to become believers after the Orlandale incident," he said softly, "As for the fact that they did not crack down on the church in the country... It is not surprising, it may be It takes into account social needs and national interests.
"After all, even Cecil today has the Holy Light Church as the main religion and several other small-scale churches."
Gawain's last sentence was just a casual remark, but Megall III thought of the "war priests" who were fully armed and loyal to the emperor in the Cecil Empire, and the surging stars and clouds couldn't help shrinking.
However, Gawain couldn't see the face of Megall III from the cloud of twinkling stars. He just thought about it and tapped the armrest of the seat subconsciously with his fingers, as if talking to himself softly: "Things are starting to get interesting..."
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After continuing to exchange some sporadic questions, Megall III left.
In the spacious study, only Gawain sitting in front of the desk and Amber standing in front of Gawain were left.
"I heard a big secret tonight," Amber immediately stretched a long slack without any scruples, and muttered as he stretched, "It seems that the Augustus family and Yongmian The two are really... entangled."
"Reality is always so bizarre, it is beyond your imagination than the story of the bard," Gawain said indifferently, "As a result, at this moment, Rosetta Augustus accepts the eternal sleepers in the country on a large scale... It just got more dramatic."
"After all, the Orlandale incident was two hundred years ago," Amber blinked. "For most ordinary humans, it was already 'ancient' - an ancient story buried in the depths of the dossier. It can only be a story for the modern emperor Typhon and the priest of the Eternal Sleeper."
"You're talking more and more like me now." Gawain couldn't help but glanced at Amber with a smile.
Amber immediately bared his teeth, but instead of making a lot of rants like usual, he said thoughtfully after a short thought: "Speaking of which... according to the information brought by Megall III. Intelligence, the relationship between the anti-tide empire and the gods in the ancient times is probably more complicated than we thought at the beginning."
"Having the ability to build advanced devices capable of accommodating and controlling the power of gods, but using this technology to build altars to welcome gods..." Gawain's expression was a little serious, "Melita Purnia once said that there is no breakthrough in gods. The shackles of her have mastered super-high technology in advance, and only disasters are brought about. I have been thinking about the deep meaning of her words, the ruins under Orandel... It seems to have answered some of my questions."
"Unfortunately, the ruins are really gone this time," Amber muttered regretfully. "The Eternal Sleeper blew it up again from the inside before evacuating, and those secrets will never be known again."
"Perhaps one day we will have other ways to dig out those secrets," Gawain shook his head, "and now, at least those eternal sleepers have brought a lot of information, and there will always be something valuable in them."
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After a night's rest and an entire morning of final weighing, Sir Gorosh and the advisory group he led came to Gawain Cecil again.
Gawain sat on the high-back chair he loved, watching the Dragonborn take their seats opposite, while the secretary and assistant were ready, with a calm and indifferent expression.
The information given by Megall III last night brought him a lot of thinking and deductions about the future, but what he wants to pay attention to is not just a Typhon and an "eye" of the god of dreams. Now, he let himself His mood calmed down, and he was ready to continue the unfinished negotiations with these powerful dragonborn from the extreme northern mountains in front of him.
Ser Gorosh first saluted Gawain, then cleared his throat, and said in a frank and polite tone: "Your Majesty, first of all, thank you for your reception again.
"We have carefully considered the many projects and visions of the future you proposed yesterday, and in terms of conclusions... Please forgive my rudeness, I personally prefer a candid way of speaking--
"The Holy Dragon Principality is not ready for full-scale commercial contact with Cecil, especially in terms of mine development, joint venture academies, and basic engineering construction, the Dragonborns have no intentions."
Gawain's eyebrows were raised slightly in an extent that no one else could detect.
Ser Gorosh said it was blunt and candid, but in fact he was already quite euphemistic - but no amount of euphemism could change the meaning of his words.
Everyone at the scene heard it very clearly: the Dragonborn rejected more than 70% of the terms of the many projects proposed by Gao Wen yesterday.
And it seems that their attitude is very firm. This is the result of their deliberation, and it may even be a decision made after contacting the Dragon Blood Archduke in some way. It cannot be changed or reversed in a few words.
But driven by curiosity, Gawain couldn't help but ask, "I want to hear the specific reason."
Ser Gorosh looked at Asharena next to him, then turned his head and met Gawain's gaze earnestly and calmly: "Your Majesty, Dragonborn has a sincere and frank attitude towards this exchange, and I believe that So are you.
"We are all looking for new friends in this vast world, for the common and bright future of both parties.
"There is a saying in the Principality of the Dragon: Alone climbers have courage, and climbers have both courage and wisdom - the dragonborn are not as closed and exclusive as the outside world thinks. In fact, we are happy to make friends, but we It is the friends who can climb the peak together, advancing and retreating together.
"Your Majesty, in the past thousand years, the dragonborn have rarely stepped out of the mountains in the north, because everything that happened on this continent failed to arouse our interest, and now we have opened the door, this We opened it—we opened it to find an ally, and the Dragonborn want it all to be based on equality, respect, mutual benefit, and honesty."
Gawain looked into Ser Gorosh's eyes silently, and after two seconds, he suddenly laughed.
"Of course," he said very pleasantly and lightly, "then let's revisit a plan."
His attitude was calm, as if everything had been expected.
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