Chapter 1312： rear

Regarding the Gondor wasteland in the south, Gawain prepared many backup plans, backup plans for backup plans, and backup plans for backup plans. He even had so many plans that sometimes made Heidi and Rebecca feel complete. There is no necessary level, but as long as there is a chance, he will continue to add "weights" toward the wasteland.

The first reason is that the strong impression left by Gawain Cecil 700 years ago in his memory makes Gawain maintain the highest level of vigilance against the endless wandering monsters in the wasteland at all times. , The second is based on Gao Wen’s own judgment. Since he knew that the ancients in this world used a wall to shut the deadly natural disasters in a wasteland, he felt that this matter was not very reliable, after all, countless experiences in his previous life. Tell him that the disaster covered up must be blown up, and the wall used to block the monsters must be collapsed. Why is there such a barrier like the wonder of the world erected on the border? Isn’t that just to blow up a big one when you put g!

So since the day he uncovered the coffin, he has been preparing for the day when the wall of wasteland completely collapsed. Now I can only say that this day has come after all.

He rubbed his eyebrows, raised his head from the documents on the desk, his gaze slowly swept across this huge room. In the room were sitting many senior government officials, including Hetty, and many were projecting holographic images. In the magic net terminal, one by one, real or imaginary figures gather here, some are waiting for the update report, and some are waiting for the next order.

"At present, our soldiers have stabilized the line of defense." Above a magic net terminal not far away, Philip's figure floats in front of Gawain. The young imperial commander is backed by a busy frontline command post. After the green forest barrier was raised, the main enemy vanguard fell into the predation zone and was wiped out. We then used superior firepower to cut off the path of the deformed body. The enemy's follow-up troops have now temporarily retreated to the depths of the wasteland. The main force has advanced into the wasteland and established several temporary strongholds in the southern part of the former site of the Great Wall. Now we are waiting for the purification device to take effect, and continue to send investigative units to collect enemy movements."

Gawain nodded lightly, and then his gaze turned to another holographic projection on the opposite side, where a special figure was standing quietly.

It was Bertila in the holographic projection that was directly connected by nerve conduction. She mimicked herself as when she was a human being. The background behind her was half of the giant Thorin tree standing on the plain and bathed in sunlight. It is a vast forest standing on the edge of the wasteland and transforming into a green forest barrier. After noticing Gawain’s sight, she immediately nodded and said, “I’m in good condition here, and the distal limbs have survived smoothly. Now I’m transforming the biomass that I prey on during the day. It may take a while.”

"Well, you don't have to worry about it. First of all, you must ensure that you can stably take root in the magnificent wall in the northern region. There has been an irreparable hole in the magnificent wall in the north. You are the most important barrier there." Gao Wen exhaled, very solemn Said.

While saying this, he also lamented in his heart that his bold decision was correct. Letting the giant Thorin tree spread toward the wasteland is probably the most successful of his many plans.

This ambitious and adventurous plan cannot be realized overnight. Of course, Bertila, who is far away in the Plains of the Holy Spirit, cannot instantly transfer part of his limbs to the southern front of the Dark Mountains. The "Plan of Sprawl" was actually launched a long time ago. It was negotiated and secretly decided by him and Bertila. They discussed the possibility of allowing the giant tree of Thorin to grow in one direction, and discussed the use of synthetic brain in the process to solve the difficulty of controlling the remote limbs of the giant tree. Biomass plants along the way have many solutions to solve the problem of insufficient root nutrition in the "spreading period".

He took this as a hole card. Even within the empire, only a limited number of high-level executives and some executors who were directly involved in the plan knew the existence of this plan. In the past year or so, Bertila’s The roots have been spreading in the depths of the earth without anyone knowing. It took her more than half a year to spread from the east of the Holy Spirit Plain to the south, and then from the south to the dark mountains, and it took another two months to cross the dark mountains with complex structures. The rock formations, underground karst caves, and mountain cavities then grew secretly in the plains near the magnificent wall. Relying on the nutrients provided by the large number of biomass factories set up along the way by the advancing troops, a large-scale "predator organ" was bred underground...

Of course, this large-scale "spread" is not entirely invisible. Although Bertila has made her roots move as far as possible in the depths of the earth, she still needs some "nodes" close to the surface to supplement nutrients or Communicate with local operatives responsible for cooperating. Therefore, in the past year, people have discovered some strange phenomena in the "spreading areas" such as Pompeii, Cecil, South Gate Fortress, and the advancement base.

These wonderful phenomena include, but are not limited to, unusually lush forests, lush vegetation in winter, clean flowers blooming in polluted areas... These things can essentially be counted as being accidentally dropped by Bertila during growth." "Debris", and these "debris" that cannot be explained by common sense have left rumors like urban legends and strange talks in many places...

Fortunately, the rumors are only rumors, and this secret plan is still smoothly implemented to this day, but unfortunately...Gawain did not intend to expose Bertila so soon. In his initial plan, Bertila will always be a "dark front" spreading deep in the earth. While the advancing forces on the ground are launching a frontal attack, she will secretly spread underground until the army advances. In the depths of the wasteland, when the battle with the enemy enters a critical point, the "living forest" will rush out of the ground and bloom inside the core area of ​​the wasteland. Face punched hard.

Unfortunately, this can only be what he imagined. Who would have expected that the magnificent wall would break a big hole in this knot?

"Sorry, brother Gao Wen," probably noticing the change in the expression on Gao Wen's face, Bertila suddenly said without waiting for Gao Wen to speak, "I got out of the ground without permission. I exposed your most important picture. brand."

"It's not your fault. In that situation, if you wait until my order and then act, I'm afraid that the front line will have fallen, and even the Typhon defense line next to it will have to be completely torn apart. At that time, we will have any more cards. It doesn't make sense," Gao Wen waved his hand, "I gave you the authority to decide on your own in an emergency, just to deal with this unexpected situation."

He paused at this point, and then changed the conversation: "The situation is already like this. We have to look ahead and see how the current situation is under the abandoned land? Can you continue to advance?"

"It has begun to encounter resistance," Bertila said immediately. "As I expected, those cultists also rely on building a network of nerves and roots underground to establish a command system. This is a unique technical method of the End of All Things. , And now they are aware of my existence, this root network... is turning into a state of active defense."

She squinted her eyes slightly, seeming to be sensing the state of certain nerve nodes in the distance, and then opened her eyes for a while and continued: "Now the enemy has concentrated the power of their root network towards the north, and my roots are growing. China has encountered stubborn resistance and now can only make a positive breakthrough, and it is impossible to bypass it."

Gawain seriously looked at the former dark master who was attacking the wasteland alone on the battlefield invisible to ordinary people: "Do you have an advantage now?"

Speaking of this, Bertila’s expression suddenly showed a hint of pride: “You can rest assured that although their root network is tenacious in resistance, it is by no means my opponent. They have never expected to encounter an attack that spreads underground, and I I’ve been preparing for this for a long time. It’s just that it will take some time. I have to find the defect in their subterranean immune barrier first..."

Listening to Bertila’s description, Gawain couldn’t help but imagine what it would be like. The roots of the giant Thorin tree grow and attack on the edge of the wasteland, and another hostile network of dark root systems builds a huge countermeasure. The Great Wall, in the depths of soil and rocks that ordinary people can’t see, the living roots entangled and attacked each other, using toxins and parasitic spores as weapons, underground caves and underground rivers as barriers to camp pools, day and night, but silent...

This is a “battle” that is beyond the understanding of the world. I am afraid that even the most outstanding strategist in the world will not be able to find his place in this battle. Even Gao Wen himself... at this moment can't make any suggestions.

"Be careful," he can only say, "Don't despise the enemy. Although your existence is beyond their expectations, those dark cultists have also developed in the wasteland for many years. No one knows what they have set up in the depths of the old empire. This kind of trap hole card. You are alone in the underground attack. Our ground troops can hardly provide you with effective support, so you must be extra cautious in the process of deepening into the enemy's territory."

"Yes, I understand." Bertila said solemnly.

Gawain, after a brief thought, spoke again: “Next, let’s discuss the discipline of those deformed monsters in their offensive process.”

"Yes, the obvious discipline, there is a command structure behind those monsters," Bertila immediately responded, "In the brief contact with the enemy's vanguard... I mean, during the eating, I also touched it at the same time. The spiritual connection behind them, the monsters themselves have limited intelligence, but their spirits are connected together and they accept some more advanced node commands. I also recognized one of the most obvious nodes, his name is Bertram. One of the patriarchs of the Wasteland Branch of the End of All Things..."

"It sounds like a psychic command network architecture similar to the original Crystal Cluster Legion," Gao Wen touched his chin and said thoughtfully. "But the scale is larger and the efficiency is significantly higher. The original Crystal Cluster Legion did not have it. Such an astonishing number, and there are not so many weird mutant individuals in the cluster legion..."

"The psychic command technology we used at the beginning is in the same line as the branch in the wasteland," Bertila said in a weird tone, but soon continued with his usual expression, "Part of it comes from eternal sleep. Part of it belongs to the nerve impulse technology of the Dark Druids, but it is clear that the All-Death Society branch in the wasteland did not share all the information with our fellow citizens outside, and they retained some of the key information. , And improvements have been made over the years... and this improvement is probably only recently completed."

As soon as she finished her voice, Heidi on the side couldn’t help but ask curiously: “It’s just been done recently? How is this judged?”

"I briefly invaded Bertram's spiritual world. He only thought that I was torturing his will and did not notice the invasion," Bertila explained. "During the invasion, I caught a glimpse of them. Part of the flow of consciousness in the huge command system, although I was unable to intervene at the time, I can still see that it was something that was just born and is slowly growing and improving."

Heidi nodded softly after listening: "Yes, if the cultists had already established this system and successfully controlled the distortion in the entire wasteland, then they would not wait until now to act. There is such a system. Great army, they could sweep the world many years ago."

Gao Wen then asked: "This is an important piece of information, are there any loopholes in their command system that can be exploited?"

"It's hard to say, I need more information," Bertila shook his head. "It's best to capture a few advanced nodes for me to taste... Let me analyze it. Maybe I can learn from their mutated nervous system. Find a way to further invade or destroy that command system."

"...As the battle progresses, we will find opportunities," Gao Wen nodded slightly, and then looked at Bertila with a strange expression. "But having said that, in your desperation this time... you ate a lot and gave up. Is the monster running out of the soil really okay?"

"... Frankly speaking, it's not very tasty, not even as good as the stones in the dark mountains," Bertila's expression became weirder than Gawain, "but there was no other way at the time. Those monsters were dirty and poisonous. I had to get rid of them as soon as possible. Throwing the residual pollution into the biomass splitting pool is the fastest and most effective method. But you don’t have to worry about me. The dirty bodies of those monsters have been completely digested in the splitting pool, and their toxins can also be transformed and absorbed by me. Yes, it's just..."

Bertila paused, seeming to be trying to suppress the urge to nausea, and then continued for a long while: "It's just...It's really unpalatable, it's really unpalatable, it's better to eat dirt."

If the resentment between Bertila’s words is real, everyone at the scene does not know what to look at. The life form and way of looking at the world of this lady tree has always been fresh and refined. Others have nowhere to go if they want to comfort or empathize. As for Gawain... Gawain couldn't help but think of a weird idea. He always felt that he might see a new book circulating in the empire soon, how the food encyclopedia compiled by Bertila eats dirt in the empire...

Fortunately, he did not let this weird idea stay in his head for too long, because soon, an emergency message from the front line was sent to him.

The sentinel towers that were once extinguished on the border of the wasteland...restarted.

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