A raging post-war reconstruction and economic recovery plan is being carried out across the continent. Although winter is approaching and the temperature is lowering, the sentient beings of Loren Continent seem to ignite a hot flame, from Cecil to the Elf Palace, from Typhon to Dwarves. On the west coast of the kingdom, all the minstrels, newspapers and magazines, and Monet broadcasts are constantly disseminating the latest development plans, reconstruction plans, and economic incentive policies.

At the same time, the earth-shattering battle between the Earthly Dawn and the Creeping Disaster has been repeatedly exaggerated and continuously promoted. The amazing sky fortress of the Cecils seems to be gradually becoming a symbol, which will become a symbol in the coming cold days. The most reassuring blades and shields on the Loren Continent-and all these are just the "bright parts" that ordinary people in the alliance countries can touch.

In secret areas that are out of reach of the world, more secret projects and amazing plans are being implemented.

At the "Contracting Fort" on the border between Cecil and Typhon, the original "gate" project has been transferred to the continuous observation stage. With the disintegration of the Sentry Cruiser, researchers can no longer take that spacecraft to continue the mission of observing the kingdoms of the gods. The previous large-scale exploration operations have also shrunk back to the realm of the gods of war, in that area with time. In the constantly disintegrating kingdom of God, the experts of the Council of Theocracy only kept one garrison, and a small research team was in charge of regular monitoring activities to record the process of the gradual collapse of a kingdom of God.

However, after the scale of the "door" project was greatly reduced, the fort did not become deserted. New research projects were launched here, and new technical experts and specialized equipment were sent to this large facility. Also sent together was a "Set Sailer Energy Crystal" that was brought out from the Verpland Observatory by the explorers of Typhon and Cecil.

Since Tarrond’s failed "anti-tide project" millions of years ago, mortals in this world will once again face the legacy of the sailors and try to learn knowledge and understand the world from these ancient and advanced technological creations. And this time, the people of the world will try their best to avoid repeating the mistakes of the rebellious empire millions of years ago. They will choose to approach the mysterious creation left by the sailors in this world in a rational and dialectical manner, rather than respecting them as gods.

In the depths of the fortress, a special protection laboratory is ready. Unlike the "portal hall" used to explore the kingdom of God, this laboratory does not have so many mental protection runes and anti-God. Sexual barrier device, but to strengthen the structural strength of the laboratory itself, and set up a large number of anti-magic runes and precision sensing devices on the floor and walls near the center area. On the analysis platform in the center of the room, the one from The energy crystal of the Verpland Observatory is lying quietly on a base made of adamantine and mithril alloy, and around it, a shimmering energy barrier and a solid crystal shield can be seen.

Carmel floats in the midair near this crystal, his eyes full of arcane brilliance are looking at the crystal in front of him. As an arcane creature, he can subtly feel the surging energy contained in this crystal—even though it has been After being depleted for many years, the magic power in this crystal is still so full, and it is stabilized by an extremely complex lattice structure in a state of astonishing purity and energy level. This is not in Carmel’s view. Inferior to a certain spectacle.

Does it have some kind of slow charging mechanism? Or is its "capacity" really so amazing that it will still give people a sense of vastness after most of it is consumed?

The sound of footsteps came from the side, and Carmel turned his head and saw a tall, sturdy red-haired old man who did not know when he had walked by his side, and was staring at the crystal on the platform with some wonder.

This old man is not a human being. His true identity is actually a red dragon. As a "technical consultant" sent by Tarrond to assist mankind in researching the legacy of the sailor, Mr. Calador has already used his profound knowledge and cultivation. Has won the respect of Carmel, and his knowledge in the field of sailors is the help that anthropologists here urgently need.

"...I never thought that one day I would come into contact with what they left in this way again," the red dragon Calador said, with emotion in his voice, "It seems that only not long ago, this was still a taboo. thing…"

Carmel asked curiously: "They... Do they mean the sailors? What you said the last time you touched them in this way meant..."

"Yes, sailors," Calador nodded slightly, "the last time I contacted the sailors' relics with alien races on the Loren continent was a million years ago... You have heard of this incident, and they were named. For the'reverse empire'... even though they were just a curious and weak group when I first met them."

Carmel's eyes doubled in an instant, and his tone of voice was surprised: "Are you a witness to the rebellion of the past?! Have you experienced the ancient battle when the "reversal" was born?"

"I've lived a long time. This is probably one of the few characteristics of my clan. Although I can't compare to the three Primordial Dragon leaders, I have experienced some things," Calador said with a smile. "But these ancient experiences are nothing special to the dragon. The Tarrond society was once solidified, and all positions are like parts of a machine. A dragon that has experienced ancient wars even after a million years It's still just an ordinary employee of Mithril Treasury. In my opinion, the world today is more interesting."

Listening to the casual sigh of the old red dragon next to him, Carmel fell into thinking, and only raised his head a moment later: "We will not repeat the mistakes of the anti-tide empire."

"Talrond ordered me to come to the Continent of Loren to assist you in order to ensure this," Calador said solemnly, staring at the former "rebel", "In fact, until now, Talron De is still very nervous about what you are doing—even though we know the necessity of doing so, this is after all the legacy of the mortal race once again contacting the sailors in millions of years, and this is just the beginning...our dragon club I am extremely cautious in this matter, I hope you can understand."

"It's just the beginning..." Carmel said softly as if talking to himself. As one of the core technical officials of the empire, he knows many confidential matters that have not yet been made public, and of course His Majesty Gawain Cecil is about to start. "The sky repair plan", and thinking of the infinite knowledge and accompanying risks that may be revealed behind all this, his tone has become extremely solemn, his face turned into a blue, "Please rest assured, I know the reason and the same as you The meaning of caution."

Karador nodded slightly, his gaze returned to the energy crystal, and in thought, he whispered to himself: "Is the starry sky coming..."

…

"The starry sky is coming."

In a research facility in the canopy of the giant tree of Thorin, Bertila’s avatar raised his head and looked up at a line of slogans that had just been hung on the opposite wall. Two wizard technicians were standing on the ladder and were busy fixing the sign with huge letters. The floor is nailed to the wall, and in other parts of the room, you can see a larger number of technicians shuttled back and forth, busy arranging utensils, debugging equipment, and organizing materials. The huge hall is full of voices, entering The sights are all intense and busy scenes.

This used to be a “monitoring facility” attached to the Sorin hub, but now this monitoring center that was used solely to capture alien signals is undergoing a large-scale renovation, with updated monitoring equipment, better networking conditions, and new With the addition of the main brain-assisted computing interface and the new batch of experts and scholars who will soon be stationed here, when everything is in place, this place will become the highest command center of the "Xinghai Project".

The "Star Breakers" from all over the world will establish contact with this command center through magical communication and neural networks, share all information about alien signals, and jointly solve various problems arising from the exchanges with alien civilizations. The empire is the most Top linguists, logicians, and cryptographers will gather here to decipher all the meanings that may be hidden in every sentence sent by alien civilizations.

In order to support the operation of this "Xinghai Project Headquarters", the empire even allocated a computing center that was recently established in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain to the Thorin hub. At this moment, an engineering team was working. The root layer of the giant Thorin tree is busy, and special high-speed nerve nodes are set up to prepare for the dedicated line connection of the computing center.

All this is to deal with the coming era—the era of establishing exchanges with different civilizations among the stars.

As the slogan on the wall says, the starry sky has already rushed to the face. Whether sentient beings on this planet like it or not, the only thing people can do now is to be as prepared as possible.

A voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting Berthila's meditation: "Ms. Berthila, the main magic network has been reset, and you can now reconnect to the basal power spine."

Bertila turned his head, and saw a tall, middle-aged researcher with messy gray hair and a little blessed body standing behind him. He was holding a folder in his hand, and bloodshot eyes were faintly visible in his eyes. I haven't taken a good rest and take care of myself for a long time, but my mental head is extraordinarily abundant, even with a hint of excitement.

Bertila nodded lightly, perceiving the structure of the building somewhere under his feet, and then stretched out two fists to face each other seriously—with her symbolic gesture, a low sound came from the whole hall. The roar of, it is as if a certain large-scale biological tissue is bending and colliding deep in the thick floor and supporting structure. In the next second, the power ridge temporarily disconnected due to the upgrading of facilities will be reconnected together. With the switch of energy supply, many devices in the hall began to start up, and the lighting lights changed from the standby energy state to the normal state after flickering for a few times.

"Thank you for your assistance." The middle-aged researcher smiled and nodded, and then he planned to turn around to keep busy, but before that, Bertila called him out: "Bad, don't you really need to take a break? ? Your current state is like those who claim to sleep for three days..."

"Me? I'm in good condition-I still have the necessary sleep time," Bud Wendell looked down at himself, with a confident and fairy-filled smile on his face. "Don't worry. I'm a druid, and I'm sure about my health problems. I'm really tired and I will go to rest."

"I used to be a druid..." Bertila glanced at this "former subordinate" with no expression-although he is still his own subordinate now, "You weren't as reliable as you are now, especially as a druid. ."

"Um, it's all in the past," Bud Wendell immediately stroked his chin with a bit of embarrassment. "The point is that now, we are doing something that is truly worth the effort."

"Is it really worth the effort..." Bertila whispered thoughtfully, and she looked at the other side of the hall, which was a beautiful wall made of white wooden structure and layers of leaves, like a flower wall. Slowly opened her sight, revealing the vast sky outside and the night that is slowly spreading from the end of the sky. Several stars have appeared in the direction of the darkest night, "Speaking of which, linguists and logic Are the experts still discussing next door?"

"Yes, they have been discussing it for a whole day, and it is estimated that it will continue in the evening," Bud shrugged. "Your Majesty requested that the text of the first exchange with alien civilization be drawn up in the shortest possible time. Now experts have discussed a lot. Copywriting applied to self-introduction, expressing willingness for peace, and establishing preliminary understanding, but on the most critical "first greeting", everyone is arguing."

"The most important'first greeting'?" Bertila thought for a while, and then felt that his leaves were falling off, and shook his head quickly. "It really feels difficult to think about it. This professional problem is Let the experts headache."

…

The main antenna array made a soft and pleasant low tremor in the standby mode. With the soft sound of the waves coming from afar and the gentle sea breeze blowing across the deck, the deep sea witch Hathaway felt that her mood was being relieved a little bit. The tail was curled up on a platform next to the speed of light communication array, and the upper body was leaning on the tail, letting the warm and warm sun shine on the scales in the afternoon, and the body began to flatten a little bit...

But the voice of the maid of the deep sea, Rosalia, suddenly came from the side, interrupting the process of the deep sea witch gradually turning into a slime monster due to being too comfortable: "Master Hathaway, the queen ordered me to confirm the condition of the super-light communication array. ."

Hathaway suddenly woke up from the salted fish state. She saw the queen's personal maid standing in front of her. She raised her head and glanced at the communication array not far away, which was in standby mode, and tapped lightly with the tip of her tail. Knock on the deck: "I have repaired the burnt-out part of the main antenna and replaced it with the new component. Now it is ready to use."

"You have worked hard," Rosalia leaned slightly to greet the Deep Sea Witch. "In this way, we only need to wait for our land ally to get ready."

"The land ally..." Hathaway shook her head lightly, dispelling the last bit of burnout, "In fact, there is one thing I have to remind you-although the fault in the main antenna is fixed, the source of the fault cannot be fixed. Solve it, it will probably be broken after the next use."

"I have already told the queen about this matter, and our land allies also know this situation-at this stage, the first thing is to find a way to respond to the'alien signal'. The complete repair of the communication array will be slowly considered later. "It's something," Rosalia nodded, "but then again... have you confirmed the source of the fault? Is there any idea of ​​a thorough repair now?"

"The core oscillating crystal cannot work at full efficiency. The antenna array needs to use a lot of energy to maintain the superluminal excitation circuit, which will eventually cause the energy accumulated in the excitation circuit to penetrate the protective layer," Hathaway sighed, "Unfortunately at this stage. There is no good solution... We can now easily manufacture all the components of the super-light communication array, but even brand-new components can only achieve less than half of the efficiency in this strange environment. The antenna load is still Can't come down."

"...Is that so?" Rosalia frowned and nodded slowly. "Although I don't understand, I will pass your words to Her Majesty the Queen intact."