Cold moon.

The coldest month in Ansu has arrived.

The huge sun rose to the sky solemnly and slowly, and the huge sun wheel with a cloud-like halo floating with yellow-brown strips that looked like wood grain. The changes in those colorful stripes indicate one thing: the largest cooling will soon arrive after the beginning of winter.

The sun, the largest celestial body in the sky, is also the celestial body with the closest relationship with people's lives. Experienced farmers can infer the approximate cooling date and cooling range based on the changes in the stripes on the day wheel. Scholars have formulated methods for deducing the overall climate in the second year. Observation of the giant sun has always been a very important part of people in this world's daily life.

San Sunil City, in the Mage District.

Accompanied by a slight friction sound, the "Sun-Chasing Platform" on the upper floor of the Astrology Tower opened its thick and huge skylight, and the magic-driven lifting platform also steadily parked on the top of the passage in the center of the Sun-Chasing Platform. Morgan Hugo and his assistants walked down the lifting platform and came to the position used to observe the sun wheel, preparing to start the conventional observation work.

“Open filter mode iii.”

The old royal wizard gave instructions to the assistant beside him, and at the same time waved to the bookshelf not far away. Quill pens, parchment paper, ink bottles and other objects flew over and hovered steadily in front of him. The assistant who received the order ran to a control node not far away and began to inject magic into the rune pillar.

Seeing the assistant's slightly reckless movements, Morgan couldn't help but shout: "Be careful! The runes here are priceless!"

The assistant hurriedly controlled the amplitude of the injected magic power, and as the rune columns around the Sun-Chasing Platform became brighter, a thin layer of light floated on the skylight used to observe the Sun-Chasing Platform.

After a moment, the magic light condensed into a layer of light crystal that was like a substance, filtering the sunlight outside the skylight into a more suitable mode for human observation. Morgan Hugo nodded slightly: This magic device built a hundred years ago is still easy to use today. As the most qualified astrology mage in this astrology tower, the privilege of calling this magic device has always been his most proud thing.

The old mage stood under the filter condensed with magical light, raised his head and carefully observed the sun wheel outside the skylight, observing the changes of every colorful stripe on its surface, while the quill and parchment were suspended beside him, writing constantly and quickly, recording all the data and patterns on the record.

Other assistants also came to the observation position and recorded the data they were responsible for. A quiet and solemn atmosphere enveloped the top of the astrological tower.

However, the atmosphere did not last long. An assistant's inquisitive exclaim broke the calm on the observation platform: "The red pattern at the bottom shifted three degrees eastward?"

Morgan Hugo immediately glared at his assistant: "What nonsense?"

"It's true! Teacher!" the assistant said quickly, and then took out the last observation record while taking out the last observation record, "Look, this is the last record you personally confirmed."

Morgan Hugo took the pages handed by his assistant, and his eyes swept over it quickly. He was stunned for a moment, then looked more carefully, then raised his head again, staring at the huge sun in the sky without blinking.

"This is impossible..." the old astrology wizard murmured to himself. He waved his hand to summon the illusion spell for calibration of coordinates, and set a large number of reference marks around the sun wheel image on the filter. However, looking at the results after calibration, his shock continued to increase. "No... impossible... such a large-scale offset... this has never been seen..."

"Teacher, do we want to report to the Silver Castle?" the assistant asked carefully, "This is an obvious astronomical abnormality."

“Report Silver Castle now!!”

...

In the Dark Mountains, in the No. 2 Astronomical Observation Station, the young mage who was responsible for recording the changes in the sun wheel also put down the recording board in his hand in shock.

"Can a storm blew on the surface of the sun?" The young mage murmured to himself. He looked at the data and patterns on the recording board carefully, then raised his head and looked at the image of the sun through the large filter lens on the roof of the observation station, looking incredible.

The companion beside him looked over curiously: "Can it be that the historical record is wrong?"

"No, all data are double-observed and recorded," the young mage said as he stood up and walked towards the door of the observation station. "I'll go outside and take a look, you'll continue recording inside!"

He walked out of the observation station and came to the platform connected to the site. The cold north wind circled over the dark mountains, rolling over the forests and canyons, and whistling on the site that had just been built several months ago, making the young mage who had just walked out of the warm room tremble all over.

The young mage held up the shield and isolated the cold mountain wind. Then he took out the portable filter lens and carefully observed the huge sun in the sky through the lens.

These astronomical observatories set in the dark mountains are ancillary products of the "Nature of Magic" project chaired by Carmier, with the aim of studying the connection between the Giant Sun Activity Cycle and the magical changes in nature.

Kamier has always believed that the magic of nature comes from the huge sun in the sky, but since the whole world itself is shrouded by a powerful magic environment, it becomes difficult to observe the changes in external magic power within this "cover environment". In order to minimize interference and improve the accuracy of observation, Kamier presided over the construction of a series of observation stations in the dark mountains.

"No. 2 Astronomy Observation Station" is one of them.

These observatorys also have the functions of detecting magical changes and observing changes in astronomical phenomena. Moreover, because they are built on high places in the dark mountains, they even have the function of monitoring the magnificent walls.

Being able to stay in such an observation station, the young mage is naturally the best among many apprentices and assistants under Carmier. However, at this moment, this outstanding young man was in great shock.

The huge sun is still hanging quietly in the sky, providing light and heat to the world as always. In the eyes of ordinary people, there is no change in it at all. However, for this young man, the sun in the sky has become extremely strange at this moment.

The young mage looked up without blinking for a long time. Even with the protection of filters, his eyes quickly became painful. He had to lower his head and use spells to relieve the swelling and pain in his eyes. Then he began to carefully check the parameters on the record board in his hand.

At this moment, a strange low voice came into the young mage's ears.

The sound seemed to come from a very far place, and it sounded like a hurricane carrying thunder. It spread so far that it seemed blurry when it came into the ears. The young man raised his head in this strange sound. After seeing the source of the sound, his expression fell into a dull state.

His sight crossed the ridge of the dark mountains, the dark forest at the foot of the other side, and the corrupt plains destroyed by the demon tide. At the end of his sight, on the southern horizon, the entire magnificent wall was emitting several times brighter than before.

The low sound of wind and thunder came from the magnificent wall.

"...Magic goddess..." the young mage exclaimed in a low voice, then turned around and rushed to the observatory, "Import Master Carmier quickly! Notify the Lord!!"

...

On the horizon far south, the light emitted by the magnificent wall was like an aurora falling to the ground, floating there several times stronger than usual, with a breathtaking sense of magnificence, and the unsettling sound of wind and thunder was still coming, but it was much smaller than the beginning.

Takamoto stood on the observation platform of the dark mountains, looking at the scene in the distance without saying a word for a long time.

In his mind, the alarm from the satellite surveillance system was still echoing:

“…Warning, giant planet activity is abnormally rising, warning, giant planet activity is abnormally rising…”

The magical changes in nature are closely related to the activities of the Giant Sun. According to what happened seven hundred years ago, the changes in the Giant Sun are very likely to indicate the approaching of the demon tide. The various observation records of the Siren also confirm this: whenever the demon tide rises, the first abnormal reaction must be the sun in the sky.

Is there too much time... Or is it time already?

Gao Wen closed the alarm message in his mind and turned to look at the young mage beside him. In addition to his "satellite spirit" who used the satellite alarm to detect the changes in the sun at the first time, this young man was the first person in the territory to discover an abnormality and send an alarm back. The abnormality of the Magnificent Wall was also reported by the young man in time.

"How long has it been since the magnificent wall made a strange noise and light?"

"It's been four hours now, sir," said the young mage, a little nervous, "but I can only be sure that the strange sound came from four hours ago, and I'm not sure when the brightness changed. We have been recording something else for the hours before that, not looking at the magnificent wall."

Gao Wen nodded, and from the young mage's report, he heard the unique rigor of the researchers.

Behind Gao Wen, Hedy and others who were following him were all worried. Amber was the first to help him: "I said...that wall wouldn't collapse right now, right?!"

Gao Wen wanted to give a clear answer, but after a few seconds of thinking, he could only shake his head: "...I don't know."

Hetty and Rebecca said in unison: "You don't know either?"

"I can only be sure of one thing: the current strange sound and the increase in the brightness of the energy barrier are both manifestations of the surge in load of the Magnificent Wall. It is under very high pressure at this moment, but the barrier has not broken yet, which means that the pressure has not exceeded the threshold. According to the original design, as long as there is no new impact, it will repair itself. But I am not sure that after seven hundred years of wind and rain, the barrier's safety system can survive this test."

Rebecca swallowed: "What if... can't stand it?"

"The dark mountains may be able to block the first impact of the demon tide, but the distortion will soon begin to try to cross this barrier. The best situation is that the chaotic magic energy in the wasteland of Gondor has decayed significantly in the past seven hundred years and has become no longer able to directly destroy the human world. Then the southern border will return to the situation when Ansu just founded his country seven hundred years ago, and constantly fight with the monsters rushed out of the demon tide, and engage in a tug-of-war that will never be peaceful," Gao Wen shook his head. "The good news is that we now have magic cannons and rainbow light devices. The bad news is that in other places in the southern border, there are no longer the Cecil wolf cavalry of the past, nor are there any priest charge regiments and noble suicide squads that are ready to die."

Behind Herty, a government affairs official couldn't help but whisper: "So we'd better pray that it survives this time..."

"It's hard to say whether the prayer works, but at least we can't just wait like that," Gao Wen turned around and looked at Hetty. "The Government Affairs Department is in a state of emergency and is ready to call strategic supplies at any time... The towns with large shields installed are now used as reserve shelter points... The monitoring of the south of the Dark Mountains is increased, and all observation points are turned to the magnificent wall... Be prepared for publicity, the security team is on standby at any time, and there is no chaos in any place..."

As Gao Wen's instructions were issued one by one, everyone on the scene realized the seriousness of the matter more clearly, and in addition to this, they also felt a little relieved.

If you have instructions and arrangements, it is better than being at a loss.
Chapter completed!