Gao Wen can basically be sure that those who appeared in the fragments of the conference, whose figures were blurred and covered the black fog, and those who once sailed with Gao Wen Cecil, should be a group of Storm Sons who have not been completely devoured by madness and paranoia.

Of course, they could still be called "Storm Priests" at that time.

This is also in line with his former reasoning: seven hundred years ago, when various advanced magical technologies of mankind were declared unsuccessful, the only ones who could help Gauven Cecil complete that mysterious voyage were the Storm Priests who were in charge of various marine magic techniques.

Judging from the timeline, when Gao Wen started that mysterious voyage, the three major sects should have completed the rituals on the Ancestor Peak and should have fallen into frenzy.

So who protected some of the Storm's Sorrow's Sense at that time so that they could complete the mysterious voyage of Gowen Cecil?

Lantern...

Gao Wen can think of only one name: Selena Gerfen.

The lantern in my memory is very vague, but it has a strong sense of familiarity and intimacy. This feeling comes from Gowen Cecil, which shows that the image of "lantern" left a deep impression on the latter's memory. At that time, there was no Selena Gerfon on the boat, but since the lantern was hung on the bow of the boat... it may symbolize that Selena Gerfon's "power" was accompanied by Gowen Cecil in some surreal form.

Gao Wen rubbed his forehead and remembered the information Daniel had sent to him before—

Although it is not clear about Selena Ger's specific death time and passage, among the information that the Archbishop's first-level priest can be found, it is basically confirmed that the "Dream Saint" died shortly after the Ancestor's Peak Ceremony. The cause of death was martyrdom, which protected a large number of priests and believers of the Dream Church at the cost of life.

If it weren't for her martyrdom, I'm afraid there wouldn't be the "Sleeper" group that would have survived the future: the Dream Church specializes in spiritual power, and due to the influence of the essence of divine art, their connection with the gods is closer and more direct. In addition, Mergor III was the first to enter the Kingdom of God and face the gods directly, and the members of the Dream Church were far more severe than those of the other two churches.

Since Selena protected most of the members of the Dream Church at that time, then... if she still had the rest of her energy, it would be possible to temporarily shelter some storm pastors "by the way".

The time of Gauven Cecil's voyage was not clear, but it is certainly after the establishment of the Ansu Kingdom, the defense system in the southern border was basically stable and the rear could be entrusted with peace of mind.

Inferred from the timeline, Selena Gerfen should have died of martyrdom at that time. Only the lantern appeared in my memory, but I did not see Selena Gerfen. Perhaps this is the reason - Selena "here" did not appear in front of Gowen Cecil at that time.

She protected the voyage team in the form of her soul. The so-called lantern should be just a symbolic impression left in Gauven Cecil's mind, derived from the subconscious.

Gao Wen's eyes were calmed down: If this is the case, then this matter would be interesting.

He has been searching for clues to the mysterious voyage that year, and searching for records left by those who sailed with Gauven Cecil or clues to their descendants, but he never gained anything. He thought that those peers had been completely erased and had their inheritance cut off in these seven hundred years, but now it seems that there is one of the biggest insiders who is still "living" and living in the spiritual network.

Does the Selena Ger Branch know the secret of that year? If she knew... then did she know the connection between Gowen Cecil and Gowen? Do she know the possible "soul deal"?

Gowen Cecil made a deal with his soul, which was completed during that mysterious voyage. If Selena had indeed joined the ship in some form, she would have known something.

She probably knew that the soul in Gowan Cecil's body had been replaced. She should have known it long before the "outdoor wanderer" appeared, and when Gowan lifted up the coffin.

But based on the information fed out from the Eternal Midwich Cult, she seemed to have never shown this. She was like a completely unaware of it. She also followed other believers to call Gao Wen a "outside the domain wanderer"... Is this intentional? To cover up something? Or is she waiting for something?

Moreover, based on the last conversation in memory, a storm priest said, "Everyone will forget it anyway." Gao Wen guessed that this memory of the voyage should have been sealed by Selena Ger: as the most powerful superman in the soul and dream field except Mergor III, she was fully capable of doing this.

So what was the reason why she took action to seal this memory? And it seemed that she also sealed the memories of everyone in the entire team at that time - will this memory be preserved? Will it be leaked? Who will the secret be leaked to? Who can anyone peek into these secrets from the memory of a legendary strong man?

Gao Wen vaguely made some speculations, but because of the lack of evidence, he did not dare to take it seriously.

Victoria was just waiting patiently on the other side. She knew that Gao Wen was thinking about some very important things, and it was not appropriate to disturb him rashly at this time.

In the end, Gao Wen took the initiative to break the silence.

"Is the sea outlet located at the junction of the Duchy of Holy Dragon and the northeastern Empire currently under our control?"

The memory of the departure was sealed, but now some fragments emerged from the darkness. The opportunity to break the seal seemed to be because Victoria Wilder mentioned the sea outlet. In order to continue exploring this mysterious past and to explore the actual needs of the ocean, Gao Wen had to learn more about the current situation of that place.

After all, it has been seven hundred years since the country has experienced two civil wars, turning upside down, and is located at a small sea outlet on the distant border... After so many years of ups and downs, it may not be the same as before.

"Nominally... is still an imperial territory," Victoria nodded, "but no one has paid attention to it for many years. As of the last year of Ansulli, there were only a few ruined villages there, and the estuary nominally belonged to a shabby viscount, which is now classified as the province of Basul."

"Nominally, that's it." Gao Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a hint of urgency and pressure.

The overall situation of the empire was initially decided, but the sequelae of the war still needed to be slowly overcome.

The situation in the border area changes, and the disputed areas are taken by neighboring countries to take the opportunity to erode, or disputes with neighboring countries during the process of re-measurement of borders and building and defense are all possible.

If something really happens in this regard, it can only be "since ancient times".

"On the other side of the Long Fjord, a sea outlet is to be built to serve as a foothold for exploring the ocean in the future," Gao Wen looked at Victoria and said slowly. "At the same time, the port opening plan on the far north coastline remains unchanged, and the 'North Port' is established to restart the Northern Continental Route."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Gao Wen thought about it and added: "The port foundation must be laid on the other side of the Long Fjord. According to the standards of military ports, some facilities for testing marine warships will be added there in the future..."

Victoria raised her eyes: "Are the warships... magic warships used for marine combat?"

"Yes," Gao Wen nodded, with a little emotion in his tone, "We are not the only ones who can think of the ocean...Tifeng has a much longer and better coastline than Cecil, and a large number of natural ports and offshore resources. Sooner or later, they will turn their attention to the ocean. Maybe they are already in action now."

Victoria's eyes couldn't help but change slightly on her face, which was always expressionless.

A sense of urgency arises naturally.

After Gao Wen's instructions, his thinking spread slightly:

The Dragon Fjord is still the territory of the Cecil Empire, but its geographical location determines that it will be more sensitive between the Duchy of the Holy Dragon and the Cecil Empire.

There will be no small amount of military ports, large-scale military R&D facilities, and even troops and permanent warships.

It seems that it is necessary to take advantage of this diplomatic event to establish a good relationship with the Duchy of Holy Dragon.

The good news brought by Victoria...is really timely.

...

The chaotic darkness seemed to envelop the whole world. Above the flat and colorless plain, the woman in a white dress stood quietly in the air, staring at the uninhabited town in the distance that was dormant in the night.

This is the "image area" outside the Dream City. It is an area that is not marked by the spiritual network and cannot be directly addressed. Ordinary Dream City residents (Eternal Sleepers) cannot even sense the existence of this area without authorization - even if they stand in the position where Selena Gerfen is at this moment, they can only see a piece of empty darkness in their vision.

This characteristic of the "image number zone" effectively avoids the spread of pollution.

But the strangeness of that town is beyond imagination. It seems to have thoughts and rationality, actively seeking ways to break through blockades and finding ways to enter the backbone structure of the spiritual network.

After a long and quiet look, Selena suddenly turned her head and looked at the dim sky beside her.

A man in a white robe and elegant temperament outlines his body from nothingness.

"Master Selena, are you still monitoring this area yourself?"

"No one is more suitable for this job than me - the ghosts in the network don't need a break," Selena nodded slightly to Yuri, "Is there something going on?"

"The preparations for the second exploration have been completed, so I will ask about the timing of the next action."

"Next September." Selena said.

"I get it," Archbishop Yuri nodded, and then his eyes fell on the deserted town with Selena. "Is there any change in this phantom town?"

"As always, there is no one, as if the time has been frozen," Selena said calmly, "that church has never appeared again, and there is no bell ringing in the town - according to the information revealed by the priests in the church before, yesterday should have been the day when the bell rings."

Archbishop Yuri guessed: "Maybe...it will only come alive when we enter the town."

Selena remained silent for a moment without comment and asked, "Is there any change in the sandbox No. 1?"

“The sandbox has not changed, and we have no progress.”

“…No news is the best news.”

"It's true, as you said," Archbishop Yuri sighed, then took a slight step back, and his figure gradually faded, "Then I'll go back first, there's still work on the sandbox control team."

"Go away."

After Archbishop Yuri's breath disappeared, Selena lowered her head and quietly looked at the lantern in her hand, looking at it for a long time.

It seemed that after a long time, she broke the silence as if she was talking to herself:

"Will you have a glimmer of hope..."

...

The cold wind blows through the hilly areas in the southeast of the Wolf Fort, and the cold power of winter approaching the end is frightening. Even soldiers stationed in this northern fortress all year round will not help but shivering when the cold wind blows.

But even so, the sentries inside and outside the main fort stood upright with the best efforts to maintain their majesty and momentum as imperial soldiers.

Because there are special guests visiting this border fortress.

In the main hall of the castle, Andesha Wendell, who had long silver-gray hair, wore ladies' armor, and wore a sharp sword from the family, stood straight in front of the steps, and his silver-gray eyes of the same color as his long hair were full of solemnity.

In front of her was a team from the imperial capital Aldernan.

Leading the team was a beautiful woman in a complex and gorgeous black palace dress. Her skin was fair and tall, with straight black hair hanging down to her waist, with exquisite gold chains inlaid with fine rubies hanging down from her hair. Her eyes as deep as water reflect the face of Andesha Wendell.

The woman in a black palace dress had a faint smile on her face, but she had a calm and noble temperament, which made the people around her feel involuntarily respectful, but added a subtle sense of distance.

"His Highness Matilda," Andesha Wendell bowed before the empire's High Mountain Flower, "Welcome to Winter Wolf Castle.
Chapter completed!