"You have agreed to Tallond's invitation?!"

In Gao Wen's study, Hetty, who had just learned about this, widened his eyes and looked at the smiling ancestor in front of him with a look of shock and helplessness.

"That's right," Gao Wen knew that Hetty would be the reaction, so he nodded with a smile, "Of course we shouldn't go now-at least after the incident of the Magic Goddess is completely calmed down and all domestic affairs are arranged."

The shocked expression on Hedy's face still did not completely fade away, but when she looked at the smile of her ancestor, she heard his calm response, she realized that this was not the other party's whim. The ancestor might have made a decision after careful consideration, but this decision... was a bit too much beyond expectations and was so at a loss.

"After that, I really seem to be discussing it with you," Gao Wen looked at Hetty, suddenly patted his forehead lightly, and said a little apologetically, "This is no longer my business, my decision is a bit hasty."

"No, I don't mean that," Hetty shook his head quickly. "I'm just too surprised. Since you have decided so, you must have your own reasons."

"There are many reasons. The Dragon Clan is a powerful and mysterious force. For the mortal kingdom, it is rare to have an opportunity to contact such a force; there are too many mysterious unknowns in Tarrond, and I speculate that their civilization level is likely to be far greater than that of the Loren continent. This requires observation and understanding; the Dragon Clan is a civilization that has experienced many demon waves and still exists. The information in this regard is very valuable to us," Gao Wen said clearly, and finally shook his head. "But for me personally, these reasons are not the most important. The most important thing is... they have a god who has descended to the world, and this god seems to have something to say to me."

"You mean that 'Dragon God'..." Herty frowned slightly, "You mentioned this to us. So do you think this god is friendly?"

"Unsure, but at least it is certain that He has rational communication," said Gao Wen. "So far, we have not had direct contact with any 'normal' gods who have rational communication, either the false gods created by cultists, or the 'new gods' who are as special as Naretire and are very different from the gods in the world, or the 'former gods' who have left the throne and have declined most of the divine nature... They certainly have great reference and communication value, but the communication value of the dragon god is obviously more special and irreplaceable."

Hetty nodded slightly. Obviously she had to admit Gao Wen's opinion on this, but the worry between her eyebrows had not faded: "...You are right, but this is still very risky, especially now... You will face too many unpredictable variables when you go to Tallond in person. We cannot be sure what the purpose of that 'Dragon God' has, but the danger is real."

As she said that, she couldn't help but shake her head: "It would be great if we could communicate with Tallond at the ambassador level first according to the normal diplomatic process..."

"It's a pity that this is not a normal 'diplomacy'," said Gao Wen. "In the other party's opinion, this is just an invitation to me personally. We unilaterally want to get more benefits from this invitation. Don't think about sending ambassadors to each other, at least you don't have to count on now - this means nothing to that 'god', and He is not interested."

Then he looked at Hetty who seemed to be in a tangled and thoughtful way (the Cecil butler usually seems to be in a tangled and worried for various reasons), and a smile appeared on his face and comforted him: "I have considered various unexpected situations - including the malicious intentions of Tallond, and the possibility of the Dragon God setting a trap. I agreed to this invitation with great confidence and weighing the pros and cons."

"Are you sure?" Hetty said subconsciously. She looked at the family ancestor in front of her who seemed to be confident and always gave people a sense of reliability. For a moment, she wanted to ask how he, as a mortal body, was confident to face a god with an unknown attitude at close range, but when she said that, she swallowed it back.

She suddenly thought of the various "different things from humans" that her ancestor showed after he was resurrected from the dead, the powerful resistance and even suppression ability revealed by the other party when facing the knowledge of gods and even the remains of gods, and his forward-looking plans and incredible knowledge... The ancestor once explained that some of the knowledge came from the Gondor era, and some came from the fragments of history he saw in his soul state. However, after searching through ancient books, she failed to find even a slight clue that corresponds to those knowledge from human history.

"I get it," she lowered her head, "I will arrange everything as soon as possible, and it will still run in order in the day you leave temporarily."

The resurrected ancestor may be no longer just a "human". She has vaguely noticed this since a long time ago, but no matter how many secrets the other party has, the years have at least proved one thing: for this land and the people on the land, Gowen Cecil is indeed a mountain worthy of dependence and trust.

For Hedy herself, she only knew this ancestor who was resurrected seven hundred years later - that was enough.

"I won't leave for too long, it will be a short 'visit'," Gao Wen nodded. He could not see the expression after Hetty lowered his head, but years of getting along with him had already made him notice the ups and downs of the other party's mood in this situation. He couldn't help but smile with a gentle tone, "Don't worry, I will come back safely - and as soon as possible."

Then he waved his hand, skipped the topic for the time being, and asked casually: "Let's not talk about these things for now. Are there any situations you need to report when you come here so early?"

"Yes," thinking of his original purpose of coming here early this morning, Hedy quickly sorted out his thoughts, "I brought the latest monitoring report sent by the main hub of Thorin... The mysterious signal that had appeared before appeared again in the early morning of this year!"

Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, then remembered what the "mysterious signal" mentioned by Hetty was, and was immediately surprised: "It appears again!?"

"Yes...and very similar to the previous situation, it continued to play for several cycles, mixed with short high-frequency oscillations and repetitive waveforms, and then disappeared mysteriously as if it suddenly appeared - we still failed to capture the signal source, and there was no progress in cracking."

Gao Wen frowned and said in a deep voice: "So... this signal has nothing to do with the magic goddess..."

What they were discussing was the mysterious signal that the main hub of Thorin and the Winter Hub in the North have received before. Its source is unknown and its meaning is unknown. It suddenly appears like a ghost on the monitoring boundary of the magic network terminal. It will disappear mysteriously after bringing noise and ripples for a period of time. This signal makes all technicians confused. In order to investigate its background, Gao Wen even contacted the dragon clan, sirens and elves, but still failed to figure out its source.

This mysterious signal has stirred the nerves of many people.

After the incident of the Magic Goddess invading and escaping through the magic net, many technicians of the Empire - even Gao Wen himself - subconsciously linked the two things together.

Gawain once suspected that the Magic Goddess was the source of the mysterious signals that Solin Castle and Winter Castle received twice, and even suspected that the weird signals were the phenomena caused by the Magic Goddess when they tested the Magic Net before executing the escape plan. Although there was no sufficient evidence, the reasoning was very reasonable, so many people thought so.

However, now... the Magic Goddess has been proven to have completely escaped and stayed away from the human world. The traces she left in the magic net were also completely cleared by Naretiel and Duvalt, and the strange mysterious signal appeared again!!

"Is it only the main hub of Thorin heard it?" Gao Wen frowned, "Does there any similar reports from the other hubs?"

"There is no such signal yet. It is not stable, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. It seems that it will only appear and be captured by our magic crystals in a more accidental situation," Hetty shook his head. "But several other main hubs are currently checking all the monitoring records from midnight to early morning yesterday to see if there are any missing clues - if the signals they received are too weak and short, it is very likely that they were ignored by the on-duty staff at that time, but there may be some traces in the buffer crystal array."

"Well..." Gao Wen nodded slowly, "Let them check it carefully, this signal... makes me care very much, it is very unusual. The Magic Goddess has already messed up in our magic net once, and now this signal appears again, it may mean that there are more than one Magic Goddess who want to mess up."

Hetty lowered his head and bowed to take the order: "Yes, ancestor."

Hetty left, Gao Wen fell into thought behind the desk, then he looked up at the side, watching a slight amber slowly precipitate from the air beside him.

The half-elves blinked, with an unexpected and confused look on her face: "I thought the signal matter after the Magic Goddess ran away was over..."

"I thought so too - we all thought that the signals received by Fort Solin Castle and Fort Winter were made by the goddess of magic," Gao Wen frowned, "but now it seems that this is likely to be two unrelated events..."

"It would have been great if Naretiel had successfully left the magic goddess," Amber said subconsciously, "so that we can confirm with the other party directly. Even if the signal was not created by her, maybe she would know something - after all, she is a god, and she should know more than mortals."

Listening to Amber's muttering voice, Gao Wen just shook his head and said nothing.

...

Two days later.

The cold wind in late autumn blew across the vast Holy Spirit Plain. Looking up at the sky from the Solin area, you can only see the sky is high and the clouds are sparse, and the view is clear and open.

The season of frequent precipitation and even snowfall is coming, and such clear days may become less and less in the next few months.

As the autumn wind blows, a rustling sound comes from the huge canopy of the Thorin giant tree. Countless branches make noises deep in the canopy. It seems that some structures inside are moving and reorganizing, and there are continuous friction and rolling sounds, as if something is passing through the deep crown, leaving a sound along the way.

At the top of the Thorin tree, the top of the canopy layer, the extremely dense wooden structure and heterogeneous leaves overlap to form a solid plane as steel. This scale is comparable to the "green ground" of the city square, which is fixed in a series of artificial facilities - fences to prevent people from falling, street lights for lighting, and small meteorological observation and collection devices. The largest of them is a huge crystal array located in the center of all facilities, fixed and supported by a large number of metal frames and mixed vines: the Thorin main hub array.

This is the highest point of the entire Holy Spirit Plain and one of the most important facilities in the Solin area. Around the huge crystal array, you can see more than a dozen fully armed large tree people. They are all "guardians" who have grown from the Solin giant trees. They are responsible for protecting this giant tree and a large number of precious devices mounted on the giant tree. These tree people are covered with heavy alloy armor, and are fixed on their backs and waists. Large magic net energy packs that are not able to bear, which are only used on the chariot. They are carrying amazing Gorgon cannons in their hands. Each one looks majestic and daunting.

And the defense of the main hub of Thorin is more than them—

A little farther away from the crystal array, there are many unusually thick and solid wooden structures growing from the branches on the edge of the tree canopy. The ends of those wooden structures that look like giant arms are "clenched" with fortress-level rail guns or large bomb throwers. These amazing defensive firepower are another security guarantee for the main hub of Thorin.

The main hub of Magic Net is an extremely important imperial strategic facility. Not only is the case with the Solin Giant Tree, but it also has similar levels of protective power in several other main hubs.

With a clamor, a crack suddenly opened on the "ground" near the crystal array. The leaves originally used to cover the "ground" opened to both sides, forming a structure that seemed to be clustered with petals. A "cage" naturally grown by vines rose from the crack.

The cage stopped smoothly, the vines on the side opened layer by layer, and Margarita and several technicians walked out of it.

The shield covering the entire treetop platform isolated the cold wind from the sky. The only thing we greeted visitors was the magnificent and open scenery on the top of the tree canopy. Margarita took a light breath and couldn't help but sigh: "No matter how many times we came up, the scenery here is so amazing..."

A rustling sound came from the side. Some of the vines separated from the lifting cage were squirming and gathering together. After a fusion and deformation, they changed into Belletla. The former minister of the deceased world nodded to Margarita: "It is indeed a very unusual feeling to look around from such a high place - if you need it, I can also create a higher observation deck on the top of the tree canopy."

"No, no, thank you for your kindness, Ms. Belltila," Margarita said hurriedly, then looked at the crystal array not far away, "Your Majesty is very concerned about the reappearance of the signal. Do you have any new discoveries here?"
Chapter completed!