Regarding the wasteland of Gondor in the south, Gawain prepared many backup plans, backup plans of backup plans, and backup plans of backup plans - he even had so many plans that sometimes both Hetty and Rebecca were It feels completely unnecessary, but as long as there is an opportunity, he will continue to add "weight" towards the wasteland.
The first reason is that the strong impression left in the memory of Gawain Cecil seven hundred years ago allowed Gawain to maintain the highest degree of awareness of the endless wandering monsters in the wasteland at all times. The second reason for being vigilant is Gawain's own judgment - ever since he knew that the ancients of this world used a wall to trap deadly natural disasters in a wasteland, he felt that this matter was not very reliable. After all, in his previous life Countless experiences told him that the hidden disaster would definitely explode, and the wall used to block the monster would definitely collapse. What was the purpose of erecting a barrier like a world wonder on the border? Isn¡¯t that just to blow up the big one when putting the CG!
So since the day he uncovered the coffin, he has been preparing for the day when the wall of the wasteland will completely collapse - now it can only be said that this day has finally come.
He rubbed his brows, raised his head from the documents on his desk, and slowly scanned the huge room. In the room were many senior officials from the Government Affairs Department, including Hetty, and many people were projecting holographic images. At the Magic Network terminal, figures, real or imaginary, gathered here. Some were waiting for updates, and some were waiting for the next order.
"At present, our soldiers have stabilized the defense line." Over a magic network terminal not far away, Philip's figure floated in front of Gawain. The background behind the young imperial commander was a tense and busy frontline command post. " After the green forest barrier was raised, the main enemy vanguard fell into the feeding area and was completely wiped out. We then used superior firepower to cut off the aberrants' advance route - the enemy's follow-up troops have now temporarily retreated deep into the wasteland, and we have We took the opportunity to push the main force into the wasteland and established several temporary strongholds in the south of the old site of the Great Wall. Now we are waiting for the purification device to take effect and continue to send out reconnaissance units to collect enemy movements."
Gawain nodded slightly, then turned his eyes to another holographic projection on the opposite side, where a special figure was standing quietly.
That was Bertira - in the holographic projection directly connected through nerve conduction, she simulated herself into what she looked like when she was still a human, and half of the background behind her was the giant Thorin tree standing on the plain and bathed in sunlight. , half of which is a vast forest standing on the edge of the wasteland as a green forest barrier. After noticing Gawain's gaze, she immediately nodded and said: "I am in good condition here. The distal limb has successfully survived. Now I am converting the biomass I caught during the day. This may still take a while."
"Okay, you don't have to worry. You must first ensure that you can take root stably - now there is an irreparable hole in the grand wall in the north. You are the most crucial barrier there." Gawain exhaled, unusually Said solemnly.
While saying this, he also lamented in his heart that his bold decision was indeed correct. Letting the Thorin giant tree spread towards the wasteland was probably the most successful of the many plans he had set up.
This grand and risky plan cannot be realized overnight. Of course, Bertila, who is far away in the Holy Spirit Plains, cannot instantly transfer part of his limbs to the front line in the southern part of the Dark Mountains. The "Spread Plan" was actually launched a long time ago. He and Bertira discussed and decided secretly - they had discussed at that time the possibility of making the Thorin giant tree grow continuously in one direction, and discussed using synthetic brains to solve the problem of controlling the distal limbs of the giant tree in the process. , using biomass factories along the way to solve the root nutrition deficiency during the "spreading period".
He regarded this as a trump card. Even within the empire, only a limited number of senior officials and some of the executors directly involved in the plan knew about the existence of this plan. In the past year or so, Bertila's The roots have been spreading deep in the earth without anyone knowing - it took her more than half a year to spread from the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain to the southern border, and then spread from the southern border to the Dark Mountains, and took another two months to cross the Dark Mountains. Rock formations with complex structures, underground caves, and mountain cavities later secretly grew in the plains near the Great Wall. Relying on the nutrients provided by the large number of biomass factories set up by the advancing troops along the way, large-scale "predatory organs" were developed underground. "
Of course, this massive "spread" is not completely traceless. Although Bertila has tried her best to let her roots move deep in the earth, she still needs some "nodes" close to the surface to replenish nutrients or Communicate with local operators responsible for coordination. Therefore, in the past year, in Pompeii, Cecil, South Gate Fortress, Propulsion Base, etc.Their spirits are connected together and accept the command of some higher-level nodes. I also recognized one of the most obvious nodes. His name is Bertram, one of the 'priests' of the wasteland branch of the All-Death Society. ¡¡±
"It sounds like a 'spiritual command network' structure similar to that of the original Crystal Corps," Gawain touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "But the scale is larger and the efficiency is obviously higher - the original Crystal Corps The cluster army does not have such an astonishing number, and there are not so many weird mutant individuals in the cluster army"
"The mind command technology we used back then is of the same origin as the branch in the wasteland," Bertila said in a strange tone, but soon continued with a normal expression, "Part of it comes from The Eternal Sleeper partly belongs to the neural pulse technology of the Dark Druid, but it is obvious that the branch of the Mortal Death Society in the wasteland did not share all the information with our "compatriots" outside. They retained it. Some key information has been refined over the years and it is likely that this refinement was completed only recently."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hetty on the side couldn't help but asked curiously: "It was completed recently? How did you determine this?"
"I briefly invaded Bertram's spiritual world - he only thought I was torturing his will and did not notice the invasion," Bertila explained. "During the invasion, I had a glimpse of Part of the flow of consciousness in their huge command system, although I couldn't intervene at the time, I can still see that it was something that was just born and is still slowly growing and improving."
Hetty nodded slightly after hearing this: "Yes, if those cultists had established this system long ago and successfully controlled the aberrations in the entire wasteland, then they would not wait until now to take action. There is such a group Armies, they could have swept the world years ago.¡±
Gawain then asked: "This is important information - are there any loopholes in their command system that can be exploited?"
"It's hard to say, I need more information," Bertila shook his head, "It would be best to capture a few high-level nodes for me to try Let me analyze it, maybe I can learn from their mutated nervous system find ways to further intrude or disrupt that chain of command."
"As the battle situation develops, we will find opportunities," Gawain said with a slight nod, and then looked at Bertila with a strange expression, "But having said that, in your desperation this time'eat' I killed a lot of monsters that came out of the wasteland, is that really no problem?"
" Frankly speaking, it's not very delicious, not even as good as the stones in the Dark Mountains." Bertila's expression became even weirder than Gawain's, "But there was really no other way at the time. Those monsters were filthy and poisonous, and I had to get rid of them as soon as possible. The pollution remaining after their death - throwing them into the biomass splitting pool is the fastest and most effective method. But you don't have to worry about me, the filthy bodies of those monsters have been completely digested in the splitting pool, and their toxins are also for me It can be transformed and absorbed, but"
Bertila paused for a moment, as if he was trying to suppress the urge to gag. After a while, he continued: "It's just it's really unpalatable. It's really unpalatable. It's better to eat dirt."
The resentment in Bertila's words seemed to have substance, but everyone at the scene didn't know what expressions to make. This tree lady's life form and way of looking at the world have always been fresh and refined. Others who wanted to comfort or echo had nothing to do, and As for Gawain Gawain couldn't help but have a strange idea in his mind. He always felt that he might see a new book circulated in the empire soon, "Gourmet Encyclopedia - How to Eat in the Empire" compiled by Bertila earth"¡¡
Fortunately, he did not let this weird idea stay in his head for too long, because soon, an urgent message from the front line was sent to him.
The sentinel towers that were once extinguished on the wasteland border have been restarted.
(It¡¯s time to recommend books. This time I recommend "We Live in Nanjing" by Tian Rui Shuofu, classified as science fiction, a story about saving the world in the apocalypse. The author's last book was "Death on Mars", which should be familiar to everyone. This new book has just started, so it is really a seedling, but you can collect it first and get started!)
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