Chapter 1349 — The Primordial Oscillation
Blade of Dawn · Page 2 of 4
"Yes... we must stop them," Beiyila softly repeated Philip's words. "Otherwise it will truly be a catastrophe... a catastrophe from which no one can escape..."
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In the deep encrypted space of the neural network, a hazy radiance suddenly kindled in the darkness, and then boundless white blossoms swiftly covered the whole of the earth in the faint light. As the faint glow gradually shifted into brilliant daylight, a sea of white flowers appeared in a space that seconds earlier had held nothing but void, and at the heart of the white blossoms and fine grasses swaying in the wind, a round table marked with pale violet patterns and high-backed chairs appeared one after another, and one figure after another appeared around the table.
Among them were Gaoyang, Verodai, and Hedi, as well as Beiyila, who had created this space; there was also Kamal, far away at the site of the "Gate" project, Mirmirna conducting experiments at the wasteland's border, Amon, who had only recently returned from the south, and even Enya, who had rarely appeared in the mental network of late—the mortals wore their true appearances, while the gods used "network images" resembling human form. These figures gathered around the round table; a meeting of the utmost importance was about to begin.
Gaoyang raised his head and looked around at the figures seated about the table, his gaze finally coming to rest on Beiyila, and he gave a slight nod. Only then did he clear his throat twice and break the silence: "Ahem, good, everyone is here. First, thank you all for coming.
"As you can see, this is a new secure space within the neural network. Beiyila constructed it using the nodes of the Sorein Great Tree, its perimeter isolated from the main network by a three-layer security protocol woven by Naretir and Duvalt, and in the physical world we have set anti-divinity barriers at every connection endpoint of the Sorein Great Tree. Its level of protection exceeds that of the former Origin Laboratory. Here we may discuss matters of the highest security clearance and hazard level, and the gods present may speak freely."
"Oh! You've finally got this thing up and running," said Enya, her golden hair cascading like a waterfall, clad in a white gown, a faint smile on her face. She looked over those present, a thoughtful look coming over her features. "It seems what can be discussed here is nothing ordinary... Gaoyang, what have you called us all together to talk about?"
"Beiyila and Mirmirna, working together, captured an entire company of dark hierophants operating on the northern front, including a high-ranking hierophant of archpriest rank," Gaoyang said without preamble. "We have now obtained a body of key intelligence pointing directly at the final conspiracy of the Sentinel and the Dark Arch-Hierophant Bolken, some of it concerning the magic tide and the divine calamity as well—I think you should all hear it."
The moment his words fell, everyone present at once wore expressions of attention and gravity; even Enya, who had lived through one million eight hundred thousand years and had once been the god of the dragon pantheon, instantly grew serious, her gaze falling on Mirmirna and Beiyila: "What exactly is the situation? The Sentinel's plan is actually connected to the divine calamity and the magic tide?"
"Let me explain," Beiyila rose to her feet. In truth she felt a certain nervousness at this moment; after all, this was the first time she had stood before these "Special Advisors to the Divine Authority Council" and addressed them all together. Even as a former Arch-Priest of the Xuanming Order and the present "Sorein Sovereign," psychological pressure was unavoidable—but fortunately a plant-person's nerves were tough, and her expression remained perfectly composed. "I have mined intelligence from the memories of Bertlem and his followers. First, regarding the function of those rune stones..."