Calm before the tsunami
After Inger was raised for a few days, he began to run to the palace with Lanmore every day.
During his convalescence, Inger heard from Alex that the people they sent out to observe the sea reported that on January 1, 1895, the scenery near the center line of the Sea of Repetition changed dramatically. Some reefs, islands, and creatures that had never been seen before appeared in the ocean.
The power of the Wall of Isolation gradually weakened, and began to break from the bottom of the sea. Now it has reached its limit and collapsed in an instant.
Silently, if it weren't for the invasion of the demons, no one would even know it existed.
The goddess must have put in a lot of effort to maintain this wall that separates the entire planet.
This is the limited time they are buying for humanity.
According to Christine's prediction, there are only three months left.
During this time, what they can do is limited, but every minute and every second is extremely precious.
Inger placed the improved third version of the mirror on the table.
Alex said to Tels in the mirror: "I have something very important to tell you."
Tels: "Is it about human disasters?"
Alex: “Well, you probably heard about it too.”
The news spread quickly within a few days, thanks to the Goddess Churches in various countries across the continent.
Tels nodded: "But here, there are still many people who don't believe this."
There are not many wizards in the Saranqin Goddess Church, and their ancient branch court was once in cahoots with the royal family's corruption and evil politics. They were wiped out in two revolutions. There are not many people left and they dare not resist. They are currently a weak group in Saranqin.
Alex said solemnly: "This is true. Even if your subordinates do not take it seriously, it does not matter. You just need to be prepared without harming the interests of the people."
Seeing that he was so serious, Tels said, "I believe you, and there is no need for you to harm us. So, what do we need to do?"
"What you need to do is to actively prepare for war. The most important thing is to defend the eastern front. It would be best to send someone to observe the Xiongkou Strait." Alex paused and said, "We need Ninifer's help."
Tels was stunned for a moment: "Nineve?"
He hesitated for a moment, then sent for Nineveh. She was wearing a white robe and skirt, and her whole body was wrapped tightly, but her face was a little rounder. Although she was no longer a real princess, it was obvious that she was well-fed.
Inger said apologetically, "Nineve, we may need your help."
Now they no longer care about child labor and the like; they really need Nineveh's abilities.
When Ninifu heard this, she said, "I see. I have also been helping to grow crops recently. However, it is not hard at all! I just need to sit on the horse and wave my hand. Everyone is happy to help sow seeds, harvest and package. I am also happy to help everyone! If I want to do the same thing, I already have experience! I have also learned a lot about the characteristics of plants and farmland management knowledge! Thank you for your technicians and professional books."
Inger smiled and said, "You have become very proficient in Chuuni."
Ninifu was about to say something when her expression suddenly darkened and she said, "I'm sorry..."
She was apologizing for what happened to Lucia, the one who taught her the language.
Inger pretended not to know and said, "You have nothing to apologize for. When you have enough food stored there, come to Quene. You may also have to go to Livil in the future. We are in urgent need of huge food reserves. We have some fruit seeds preserved by botanists here."
At this point he remembered something and immediately said to Alex, "Remember the water purification stone? It just occurred to me that this can also be used here. It will be more conducive to storage if the water in the storage is absorbed."
Every time this happened, he would wonder why there was no magic like space storage.
However, the laws of time and space were not fully understood by him at that time. He only had ideas, but all his attempts failed. No matter how powerful his magic was, he could not create a sub-space where time was completely still and had volume.
Alex lowered his head and wrote this down in his notebook.
Ninif nodded repeatedly: "I will be there as soon as possible!"
Inger wanted to touch the head of the sensible and hardworking little girl, but in the end he could only wave his hand and said, "See you soon."
Ninifu suddenly walked away, bowed to him, and said, "Master Wizard, on behalf of everyone, I want to thank you. Thank you for healing them."
Inger was stunned for a moment.
Ninif raised her body and smiled innocently: "Everyone asked me for your help! When the wizard came to our place, he brought many doctors and wizards with him and saved many people, but he left in such a hurry that they didn't have time to thank him. Although they can only say thank you, they also want to convey to you, thank you for saving them!"
Inger had not received such sincere thanks for a long time, because he now almost regarded curing illnesses and saving lives as an assembly line job. Although he tried his best, others also felt that it was their duty to cure illnesses and treat lives, not to mention the soldiers on the battlefield who were cured by him time and time again and then sent back to the battlefield.
Of course, most people are actually shy and awkward, and he can understand that.
Inger felt warm inside and smiled: "It's okay. I hope everyone can live a good life and rebuild their homes."
After Ninifu left, Tels said, "Maybe because she is still young and full of energy, she works very hard and doesn't need anyone to worry about her. She eats well and her health is getting better and better. But she can't stay in the sun. Please take good care of her when she goes to your place."
Both of them agreed. Alex and Tels talked about military cooperation for a while, then opened another mirror, and the faces of the three girls appeared on it.
The Hughes sisters and Noriha.
Alex smiled and said, "Member of the Senate, how are things going over there?"
Norihua, wearing simple casual clothes, rolled her eyes at the mirror and said, "Come on, so what if I'm a congressman? They still treat me like a beast of burden."
It is worth mentioning that Noliwa received a national honorary award for donating money to the war. Ola wanted to give her a title, but she asked to change her seat as a member of parliament.
The parliament reform had just taken place, so it was impossible for Ola to give her the position directly. However, she recommended Norihua as a member of parliament.
This move was opposed by many members of the Legislative Yuan, but was supported by many voters. She had everything, including money, connections, popular support, eloquence, ambition, and ability. After going through the legal election process, Norihua became the youngest member of the Legislative Yuan. Of course, in the eyes of most people, she also had the special identity of being the only female member of the Legislative Yuan.
But she said that she was the first and would never be the last female member of the House of Representatives.
Inger asked, "How is it going?"
"How can it be so fast?" Norihua said, "If it spreads too quickly, it will have a counterproductive effect."
She was ordered by Alex to spread the rumor in order to evacuate the coastal residents.
"Anyway, I'm still working hard here, but even if they believe the rumors, they won't have anywhere to go, right?"
Alex and Inger had already thought about this.
They contacted Mondstadt.
"Your Excellency the Duke, can we clear a place for people to live in over there in the Daqiusha Mountains?"
"Of course we can, but we can't clean up the entire mountain range. I'm afraid it would be dangerous if someone settled there."
Inger asked, "The flower tree on top of the red baby beast we killed earlier, is it still alive?"
Leon thought about it and nodded, "Someone here found something similar, more than one."
"The flower on the tree above its head has the effect of driving away most monsters, and can keep them in captivity."
The reason for making such a request is that Duke Leon has the ability to do this.
He stroked his chin and said, "This is a good method."
Alex added: "Of course there are many other ways. Anyway, we need to open up a place to live first. Thank you for your hard work during this period."
"Your Highness is very polite. This is what we should do."
Inger and Alex smiled at each other.
Duke Mond has helped them with all his might both in his previous life and in this life, and his strength is very reliable.
Madam Dan Shu said, "We are still mining inert stone here, but there are too few arsenals for manufacturing weapons..."
Alex said: "We will send people there as soon as possible to build an insulated weapons factory, so let's preserve it for now."
Madam Dan Shu nodded: "As for livestock, even if we breed more meat animals here, there won't be enough pasture for them to eat."
Inger: "Don't worry about that. We have someone here to help."
Mond asked, "Is it the little girl from Saranqin?"
"Well, when Saranqin has enough supplies, she will come to our place."
Inger looked into Mrs. Danshu's pomegranate eyes and thought of the legend. He was about to tell her about it, but suddenly he remembered that Alex was beside him, so he opened his mouth and stopped.
Mrs. Danshu was quick to notice that he was hesitant to speak: "Is there anything else important?"
Inger shook his head. "It's not important. I just want to know if the Life and Death Tree has anything to say."
Madam Danshu smiled and said, "If it has any information for me to convey, I will inform you. You should know about the oracle of the goddess, so I will not say more. Thank you for your hard work, both of you."
Alex hung up the call and connected to the mirror on Elena's side.
Inger replaced the magic stone with a new one. These days, it costs dozens of magic stones just to communicate with various places.
"Your detection method is indeed useful, and the mineral deposits you pointed out do have large mineral veins." Elena couldn't hide the smile on her face.
Alex couldn't help but sneer when he saw her smiling face: "Instead of saying these empty words, it would be better to ship our share as soon as possible."
The condition for providing prospecting information to Liweier is to obtain 10% of the concentrate mined at the mining site. Whether it is insular stone or magic stone, Liweier's mineral reserves are really large, and Qiu Nie did not take the opportunity to pit more because they left a line for each other. After all, the mineral itself is only in Liweier.
"Ah, it's too late for you to regret not attacking us now. But you don't have the strength to swallow up all of us, Li Weier, hahahaha."
Alex: “That’s not necessarily true.”
Elena: "It's rare to see someone with a wilder tone than me. Not bad. You're very brave."
Inger asked, "Are you guys ready to receive the transmitter?"
Elena looked at the two of them with a strange look in her eyes: "We don't mind. We are eager to send it over. But in this way, we, Li Weier, can go to your country anytime and anywhere. Is it really okay?"
Inger smiled and said, "We have the right to use the teleportation platform. I have set it so that it cannot be teleported unilaterally, unless someone on your side can modify the formation I carved... Well, I carved all of these at once. Currently, only I can do it. If it is damaged in the slightest, it will become ineffective. Moreover, the magic stones consumed to cross the two ends of Onirola are not a joke."
Alex added: "The three teleporters on your side are only linked to the teleporters in Mondstadt. You wouldn't be so stupid as to fall into their trap, would you?"
Elena curled her lips in astonishment: "You two are really cunning, each one is more cunning than the other, and you won't let anyone take advantage of you."
Alex: “Thanks for the compliment.”
Elena looked at Inger and said bluntly, "What's the color of your face? Have you been hungry for a few days? Or have you not slept for a few days?"
Alex also looked deeply at Inger.
Inger touched his cheek and said, "Is it so obvious? But don't worry, this is an emotional problem left over from the past few days. I have been eating well and getting enough sleep these days."
Elena raised her hands: "Sometimes I feel that your body is really weak, but how did you manage to stay so strong on the battlefield for so long?"
Inger laughed: "It's the first time someone has said that to me."
Elena muttered, "Well, it seems that there is indeed more than one kind of powerful person in the world."
Alex was stunned.
Elena waved her hands and said, "I'm going to tame dragons. By the way, don't get close to August, my dragon rider, in the future. He always hates you."
Inger didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
As a result, the most important aspects of the war against the demons: food, weapons, and shelters, can all be prepared in an orderly manner.
There are currently three ways to kill demons and monsters:
Weapons made of insulated magic stone, sword energy and magic of light attribute, dragon flame.
Inger pointed at the word "Dragon Flame" and said, "I wonder if we can develop a magic stone crystal that can store Dragon Flame without exploding immediately."
Alex: "I'll contact the research institute and ask them to give it a try."
Inger: "I will also talk to the teachers at the academy and learn some light-attribute offensive magic. However, there are too few light-attribute spells that can be used, especially offensive ones. Not all wizards can use light-attribute magic... Alas..."
Alex: “There are still three months left.”
Inger: “Only three months.”
One night.
Inger opened his eyes.
He saw an eight-year-old child lying next to him. She was sucking her fingers and sleeping soundly. Except for her red skin, she looked no different from a human.
"Growing up so fast..."
Inger murmured and poked her cheek gently.
He glanced at the exquisite furnishings in the room and found a large wooden table.
There were already several pieces of paper covered with Qiu Nei's characters on it, no longer clay tablets.
[According to your suggestion, I suggest that all eight holy kings go out. Mother did not object, but five knights stayed behind. They are the last line of defense to protect Mother. Below is a map of their approximate location. I am also almost done with the panoramic map of the East Continent. I will show it to you in a week. I provided them with a lot of information about the human kingdom and asked them to land from both sides. This is the list of main personnel tentatively agreed upon. At present, some people who can fly have begun to fly to the center of the ocean for exploration. I sent people to kill them, but there is no guarantee that there will be omissions. Please pay attention.]
Another page.
[Last time you asked whether the 'Mother' would notice my connection with you and my movements. The result of the experiment is: No. The Mother can directly control the pure bloods. The ones she created are not children born by humans like us. Therefore, she hated Aglaya very much and drove her to the edge of the continent, not allowing her to modify the bodies of pure bloods on a large scale. The probability of mixed-bloods being affected by the 'Mother' is related to the purity of the blood mixture, but most of them will not be directly controlled by the mind. We will not be controlled by Aglaya either. The children around Aglaya were all brainwashed by her. Therefore, the 'Mother' put me together with those kings in order to monitor me. Of course, this is exactly what I want. I guess the 'Mother' wants to use me up and then swallow me to create a stronger pure blood. ]
Last page.
[This was the first time I approached the central area of the mother tree so early. The mother tree seemed to be nurturing a new flower bud, and I felt a strange and powerful wave from inside. This was something I didn’t see last time.]
Inger read it carefully, memorized it in his mind, and began to write on a blank yellowed piece of paper.
[Tell me where your people are, and I will send you a signal to avoid accidental injury. I have not told anyone about your situation, so the human army will treat you equally. In addition, do not show up in front of Alex, he will definitely find a way to kill you. As long as you promise that you and your people will not attack any human beings in the Western Continent, I will do my best to protect your safety.]