Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 308 Is the situation urgent?

The "Super-Vision IX Vision Auxiliary Plug-in" looks like a dark red windshield, but its structure is actually more sophisticated. On the left side of the frame, there is a copper wire called a "conduction line" connected to the magic furnace at the waist. The end interface is firmly inserted into the slot of the magic furnace, using the magic power of the core metal to provide it with energy. The vision adjustment window covering the forehead, the optical sensor and the spirit capture device are sophisticated external structures, and their effective distance, range, and distance are adjusted through the brass outer ring.

Sally stood under a tree at the highest point of Mount Seschel, half squatting and facing the northwest suburbs of Nimschel City. She held the frame of her right glasses with her hand, clicked the brass outer ring, temporarily turned off the other two auxiliary instruments, and adjusted the sight tracking distance of the sight adjustment window to the maximum range. In an instant, the scene thousands of miles away appeared clearly in front of the girl's eyes as if it was right at hand.

She saw the deserted and lonely suburbs, the dirty and clogged rivers, the suburban residents who were pointing at the dark clouds in the sky and whispering, and the branches of the ivy tree whose last leaf had fallen and was shivering in the cold wind... After her eyes swept past all of this, they finally stopped at the magnificent Eternal Summer Palace.

The most famous building in Leisenburg was now shrouded in darkness, so dark that not a single ray of light could penetrate it, as if the dark clouds in the sky had fallen here, and the beast in the clouds opened its huge mouth and swallowed up all the kerosene lamps and candles burning on the silver candlesticks in the palace, leaving it in an eternal silence. However, a light could be vaguely seen flickering, stubbornly resisting the erosion of darkness, like the swaying light of a lighthouse in the depths of a storm, full of holiness, warmth and solemnity.

If a traveler who was exhausted from trudging through a snowstorm suddenly saw the light of civilization, he would be relieved, right? But Sally did not feel relieved at all when she saw this flash of light in the darkness. Instead, she murmured, "This is not good..."

The increase in the concentration of magic power only creates the most suitable environment for the ceremony of summoning gods, but the embodiment of the power of faith shows that the advent of the imagined gods has begun and is on an accelerated track.

The country girl from Lessenwell gritted her teeth slightly, took off the vision-aiding plug-in on her head without hesitation, turned around and ran towards where she had just come from. Her tall figure continuously climbed over the steps, railings and grass, and passed through a large group of stunned tourists like a gust of wind.

At this critical moment, she didn't care about public order and morality. If this matter was not handled properly, everyone in Nimsher would be in danger. Not only the residents of the city, but also the tourists who came to attend the 11th World Expo. The number of this part alone was estimated to be more than 250,000, not to mention the dignitaries from various countries who were invited by Leisenburg to visit.

Those animist guys are a bunch of lunatics!
She ran and cursed, and soon returned to the grass. Aegir was still there, staring at the value on the magic concentration detection device with a serious face. He no longer controlled the clockwork fairy, but took off the magic furnace on his waist, and kept writing various complex formulas and calculation results on the paper on the smooth surface. Probably the law of the change of magic concentration value. Sally was not interested in these messy data. She simply relayed her observations to Aegir and said, "The situation is not good. We must quickly use the emergency communication device to ask for help from the Scarlet Night Gate."

"I have sent the situation report, including the abnormal values ​​and change curves of magic concentration." Aegir said without looking up, writing faster and faster, with drops of sweat oozing out of his forehead: "But according to what you said, it seems to be even worse... Lord Chani's 'magic diversion effect' and 'magic balance theory' show that the magic environment tends to be balanced under any circumstances, but I noticed that the magic of the entire Nimsher city is violating these two laws and gradually flowing to areas with abnormal magic concentration... From low to high, from small to large, is this the change that goes against intuition brought about by the creativity and fictionality of the conceived gods? It's incredible..."

As an arbitration team directly under the Balance of Order, the magic signal bound to Wade's team is naturally leading to the Earth Witch, the Scarlet Night Gate, where the Grand Inquisitor is stationed, so as to facilitate response to various emergencies - such as now.

Sally didn't understand a word he said. She scratched her cheek and was about to say something when she suddenly caught a glimpse of two familiar figures rushing over from the direction of the Luberon Museum. Her eyes lit up immediately: "It's the captain and Michelle!"

She waved in that direction, and soon, Wade Locke and Michelle, who had entered the museum to capture Professor David, returned to their companions. However, the target they needed to capture was nowhere to be seen.

"Hanson David used an unrecorded seal as a disguise to deceive our surveillance, and the capture operation failed. The seal has been destroyed by us, and Hanson David is still at large." Captain Wade briefly recounted what happened in the museum, and then his eyes stopped on Sally, Michelle, and Agil in turn, and his tone became more serious: "Our next mission is to go to the Eternal Summer Palace and stop Rochelle from continuing the ritual of summoning gods. When the ritual cannot be stopped and the necessary moment of conceiving the arrival of gods is necessary, we must use all means to delay time and wait for the support of the Scarlet Night Gate. Do you have any objections?"

The association's construction management department has developed a total of two magical devices for long-distance communication. One is the [Long-distance Communication Stand], which has a wide coverage range, flexible communication methods, and a long service life. However, the disadvantage is that stand-type magic devices are too heavy, so they can only be set up in fixed places, and the transmission of messages will be delayed for a certain period of time depending on the distance. The other is the [Emergency Communication Device]. As the name suggests, it is a magic device that can only be used for emergency communication. It can connect to the bound magic signal in a unidirectional manner and transmit messages instantly without delay. However, it will be damaged after use. It is a disposable item and is usually equipped to teams performing tasks outside according to the situation.

No one raised any objections.

Everyone had a matter-of-fact look on their faces, and they did not seem to think that the task was difficult, because they already had a high level of awareness, which was why they chose to join the Balance of Order and become an arbitrator to perform trial tasks.

After putting away the paper and pen and reinstalling the magic furnace on his waist, Aegir smiled at Wade. Although the smile was a little pale, it also revealed a bit of optimism: "Don't make it sound like we are fighting alone, Captain. The other teams, the Night Watchmen of Nimsher, the bishops of the cathedrals, and the diocesan representatives and tribunes... aren't they also on the same front with us?"

"That's right."

Wade also smiled: "Let's go." The four of them quickly left the green park at the foot of Mount Seychelles. Their figures seemed very small in the chaotic crowd, but they were so determined, as if several sardines were swimming upstream, swimming towards the huge mouth of the white whale, just to save a disaster that did not belong to them.

Some were discussing unusual astronomical phenomena, some were worrying about tomorrow's snowstorm, some were spreading news about the shooting that had just occurred in the Luberon Museum, and were vividly describing the embarrassed reactions of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Roggebourg...but they did not know that they were at the center of a vortex, waiting to be sucked into it.

Maybe sometimes, knowing nothing is a good thing.

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In the mountainous area near the "Desolate City" Angotel in the territory of Leisenburg, the Earth Witch - Scarlet Night Gate is advancing.

The communications room was in chaos, with new messages coming in all the time, and the intelligence levels were all marked as S-level, the highest level except for X-level, which symbolized the taboo level. This meant that this was news that could not be delayed and had to be notified to the Chief Judge, the Deputy Chief Judge, and several ship officers as quickly as possible.

"An urgent report has been sent from the Night Watch headquarters in Nimsher City that a target suspected to be Rochelle is holding a ceremony to summon the gods in the Everlasting Summer Palace. The Night Watch has already been dispatched to stop it, but judging by the time, it may be too late. They will use all means to delay the arrival of the God of Conception. We request that the Scarlet Night Gate rush to support as soon as possible."

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"The bishop of St. Kevin's Church in Nimsher City sent an urgent communication. After the ceremony of summoning the gods began, some magicians in the city who had obeyed the "Religious Decree" and "Management Regulations" began to gather frequently and in large numbers. It is suspected that this is caused by the secret activities of the Spring Spirit believers. We are currently doing our best to maintain stability and I am afraid that we cannot spare the time. We request the support of the Scarlet Night Gate."

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"The Natural Disaster Detection Bureau of Nimsher City sent an urgent communication. After the ceremony of inviting the gods began, the crustal activity in Nimsher City became intensive and approached an unstable state. Underground undercurrents began to rise and burst. I am afraid that it will impact the construction of underground public facilities in the city, causing the average water level of the city's river network to rise. Combined with the upcoming snowstorm, it is expected that the disaster will affect the entire Nimsher City, including the surrounding suburbs. Pre-disaster prevention and evacuation work is currently underway, but the situation is urgent. Please request the Scarlet Night Gate to rush there as soon as possible to prevent the conceived god from coming."

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"Agil, a member of the A-1152 Arbitration Team of the Balance of Order, sent an urgent communication, submitting a numerical report on the abnormal changes in the concentration of magic power in the area around the summoning ceremony. In terms of the magnitude and intensity, it seems that there is still an upward trend. Please request the Scarlet Night Gate to contact the association headquarters and draw on the headquarters database for comparison."

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In less than five minutes, a number of reports were placed in front of Fei'er. She read each report over and over again at least three times, but after ignoring the specific description of the situation, the meaning she wanted to express was nothing more than "emergency", "danger", "shortage of manpower", "request for support" and so on.

The Chief Inquisitor of the Scarlet Night Gate threw away the last report and sighed helplessly: "Animist believers, alas."

"What a bunch of fucking idiots."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)