Bulwark of Light

2022-08-29

“Each [Energy Boat] has its corresponding number…”

“I think To leave Beizhou, you must have the permission of Central City…”

Gu Shen repeated these two sentences silently in his heart.

Regarding the identity of “073”, in fact, there is not so much fog in getting along this year. This guy has a high probability of surnamed “Lin” and has a very high status in Beizhou.

Those who can drive [Energy Boat] to trade in Eastern Continent can be counted on one’s fingers.

Theoretically, finding the travel record of the corresponding date… can lock the identity of “073”, but Gu Shen has no such plan.

The year’s deals.

It’s not just the material transaction of Huaqi and Beizhou.

More trust transactions.

For Gu Shen, it doesn’t matter who “073” is, what matters is that he is a member of the Guwen Society and is willing to help.

“It’s not too late… let’s go.”

Gu Shen came back to his senses.

He pointed to the giant boat hovering in front of him and said with a smile.

A’er smiled nodded, she raised her head, a silver light flashed in her pupils.

A ray of spirit, passed out…

The huge airship that rappelled in the sky made a dull roar.

Beizhou’s [Energy Boat] is linked with the spirit of the owner… Through the authentication and identification of the [Deep Sea] network, various commands can be issued, even if no one is sitting in the cab, it can still be Perform simple commands for soaring, hovering, and landing.

It’s just a little more complicated and requires the precise control of the driver.

“Boom long long long ——”

Gu Shen finally knew why the energy boat could not land without the permission of the parliaments of the continents.

Because the movement of this “big guy” is really amazing.

It’s like a giant whale.

In the rumbling sound, the top of this barren hill continuously shakes out layers of turbid smoke.

“sa sa sa!”

next moment.

A’er’s [Frost Killing] field unfolded, and the tumbling smoke and dust turned into pure ice crystals.

The stern of the [Energy Boat] was rotated and opened, and the layers of automatic extension ladders landed on the top of the mountain.

“Please get on the boat.”

A’er shook her cloak, bowed slightly, and politely made an invitation.

Boarding is called “boarding” in Beizhou.

Gu Shen looks a little weird.

How complicated is it to board an energy boat… No wonder “073” didn’t land.

“Usually…we don’t ‘get on board’ like this.”

A’er explained with a smile: “[Energy Boat] is a weapon of great strategic significance. , under normal circumstances will not be used, often a medium-sized energy boat can be equipped with a team of 300 people. All the people on board wear the ‘external armor’ developed by the Snow Casting Grand Duke… This armor is also Driven by [source energy], it can provide a good lift-off ability. Generally, at a position below 300 meters, Beizhou soldiers can choose to ‘board’ by themselves. Both sides of the hull can be freely opened, like fins, providing Large batches of combat landing entrances and exits.”

Perhaps…this is why [Deep Sea] chose this structure.

Compared with the traditional wing type, the hull structure can quickly release the battle strength inside the ship.

Gu Shen has already imagined what a medium-sized [Energy Energy Boat] will look like when it arrives at the battlefield. With the left and right belly open, it takes up to thirty seconds to completely unload the three parts of the boat. Hundred warriors.

Gu Shen boarded the energy boat.

The area here is more empty than I imagined, except for the cockpit, which is the War Zone.

“As an [Apostle], I usually don’t use the [Origin Energy Boat] to travel.” A’er said apologetically, “This Origin Energy Boat was temporarily borrowed from Grand Duke Casting Snow, and I want to apologise to you. Sitting in the co-pilot’s seat.”

“It’s fine.”

Gu Shen smiled and looked the head.

He noticed that a spare pair of red Battle Armor was hanging from the energy boat.

“This is the outer armor.”

A’er introduced, “‘The outer armor’ is the full name. Beizhou people don’t call it that. Warriors usually call it the source. A… This is based on the level of the backup energy, and the source armor also has a corresponding level. The third rank source armor hangs on it, which can carry the source material release of the third rank transcender at most.”

Gu Shen Nomination… It seems that Beizhou’s research in this area is mature enough.

He did sense the existence of hidden energy in these hanging outer armors.

Elementium is compressed and stored in close-fitting battle clothes.

Is this the wisdom of war?

Gu Shen turned around in the energy boat and finally stopped. He stopped in front of a pair of Battle Armor and asked softly, “Amel, can I try it on?”

“Of course.”

Amir said with a slight smile: “‘External armor’ is very malleable, anyone can wear it, you can try it Try it.”

Gu Shen chose the “third rank source armor” in front of him.

He tugged it slightly. It looked like a “rubber” material, but it was surprisingly flexible. I’m afraid a 300-pound Big Fatty could wear it.

“After putting it on…there are two ways of ‘joint tapping’.”

A’er said: “The spirit strength is in contact with the energy core, and there is a [deep sea] left here. The spiritual link, [Deep Sea] will adjust the size of the Battle Armor by itself… apart from this, you can also choose to manually click, the button is at the forearm position.”

Gu Shen did not use spirit strength.

He gently pressed the button on the inside of his forearm.

“chi…”

The source of energy is running, this outer armor seems to be inflated, and it slowly shrinks from the loose size that does not fit, and it is completed in just a few seconds “Fit”.

“No wonder it’s called the outer armor…”

Gu Shen tried to move his wrist.

It’s very easy.

The whole person is liberated.

This is indeed like my second skeleton.

“It can carry the explosive power of the third rank transcender, so it is the ‘third rank source armor’…” Gu Shen tried to throw a punch, and a slight roar sounded from this fist. A sonic boom exploded inside the energy boat.

Amel narrowed her eyes slightly.

Although she is a well-meaning visitor…but she is still very curious about the “inviter” named by the Queen Your Majesty.

Beizhou also heard about the Qingzhong Cemetery.

The “S-Rank”, which is owned by the ruling, is almost the strength of oneself, pulling strongly against a crazy tide and solving the catastrophe in Nagano.

So, what is the true strength of this S-Rank?

“Seventh Layer…”

Amel’s expression remained the same, but she had the answer in her heart.

Gu Shen’s aura doesn’t seem to be strong… Of course, she has read Gu Shen’s files and knows that this youngster has opened up the road of extraordinary cultivation, but it only took two years, such a short period of time, to be able to Cultivation to the level of the Seventh Layer in the deep water area has already been called a genius amongst geniuses.

It’s just that this level of strength doesn’t seem to be worthy of his reputation.

In Beizhou, people with such high prestige—

must have incomparably powerful power!

In the Origin Energy Boat, Gu Shen, who kept punching and moving, was testing the armor, and suddenly stopped.

He said silently in his heart: “In the calculation method of the third rank source armor… does the maximum explosive force that can be carried also include spirit strength?”

next moment.

He stretched out two fingers and pressed them between his eyebrows.

“Om–“

Call the fire!

The flame in the Divine Sea was burning rapidly, and when it was about to ignite between Gu Shen’s eyebrows, it was instantly intercepted by the “golden hoop” of the War God’s fire——

At this moment, a crisp sound of impact sounded between Gu Shen’s eyebrows.

“Hang”!

Gu Shen did not succeed in summoning his spirit strength, but the power carried by the blazing fire was not completely stopped by the golden hoop.

This power hits the outer armor!

“ka-cha…”

Amir pupil shrink.

I saw that youngster, with two fingers behind the eyebrows.

Next moment, a harsh roar sounded from his body…

With a “hong” sound, this incomparably tenacious third rank source armor was supported. It swung up and finally burst, breaking into pieces of tattered rags.

“This…what’s going on?”

Amel couldn’t understand this scene.

Her eyes were always on Gu Shen. As an apostle whose strength had reached [Title], she seemed to see an extremely terrifying force in the moment just now, at the position of Gu Shen’s forehead. come.

Is it the Divine Power of War God?

It doesn’t seem like this is the power that broke the third rank source armor…

So, it was Gu Shen’s own power that broke through this source armor, what kind of power is that?

Amel looked at Gu Shen meaningfully.

The latter’s expression didn’t change, just calmly watching the mess on the ground.

“The third rank source armor…can carry the impact of the third stage transcender, but it seems that it cannot carry the powerful explosion of an instant.”

Gu Shen frowned, said: “My blazing fire Most of it was intercepted by the ‘Battle Golden Hoop’, and only a part of the power was shaken. This power is probably only at the level of the middle-level Ninth Layer, and theoretically it is still in the resistance range. This source armor is broken?” /p>

He raised his head and saw Amuel’s complicated expression.

“Sorry…” Gu Shen was a little embarrassed and said, “I didn’t expect to break this thing, I will pay the compensation for this source armor… Besides, I am a little curious, What is the rank of the highest-quality source armor in Beizhou?”

“This source armor… don’t need to pay.”

A’er smiled bitterly and said frankly: ” Compared with you, this is really not an important item. The source armor currently developed by Beizhou has the highest seventh rank.”

“seventh rank?!”

Gu Shen was The number was a shock.

It doesn’t seem right…

Transcender from sixth layer to ninth layer, use third rank.

Twelve layers to Twelfth Layer, use fourth rank.

Fifth Rank Source Armor is a title worn.

So the sixth rank, the seventh rank is…?

“Because of the power of the transcendental source material, it is more powerful than we imagined… The potential and explosive power of the transcender often exceed the upper limit of the source armor.” A’er said sincerely: “Just like you A genius, in order to ensure the safety of action, he often wears a source armor with a higher First Rank.”

Is that so…you should wear a fourth rank source armor.

Then it seems to make sense, the titled powerhouse wears the sixth rank source armor, as for the seventh rank source armor, it is reserved for the top powerhouse in the title… This source energy boat has enough power There are nearly a hundred spare third rank source armor hanging on the foot.

Even the elite team under General Beizhou is unlikely to arrange such a large number of “third rank transcenders” into a single source boat.

The third rank transcender is not a simple thing… Since stepping into the Sixth Layer, they have gradually existed in the field of comprehend.

This is the “backbone battle strength” that no force can ignore!

If these source armors…are reserved for the second stage transcender, then they are indeed sturdy and unusual.

After all, Gu Shen’s fleshly body strength cannot be broken.

The energy boat starts.

The giant whale “slowly” lifted off into the sky, breathing clouds of air, heading towards the destination of Beizhou.

……

……

North Island.

Kubao Fortress.

In the middle of the night, in the white ward, the equipment was running, and the glow from the Sealed Artifact of the Healing Department enveloped the ward.

On the hospital bed lies a withered man.

He looked exhausted.

I slowly opened my eyes.

“Mr. Hong Zhong, you are awake.”

There are many people waiting outside the ward. At the moment, sitting on the head of Hong Zhong’s bed is a tall and burly man. Man, he has a rough face as fierce as a wild beast, but his voice is very soft.

“You…are…”

Hong Zhong stretched out his dry palm and rubbed his forehead.

It was still hot.

This world seems to be spinning, and it is as light as a grass clipping, and it may be submerged by the waves at any time.

“My surname is Zou, Zou Hai, I am Brigadier General Lin Lin’s adjutant.”

Zou Hai said slowly: “You have been in a coma for three days…”

Originally, the military was going to do the final mental appraisal for this lucky “survivor”, but Hong Zhong suddenly lost consciousness.

this time.

The Life and Death Book is different again.

His “spiritual traces” disappeared, but strangely, signs of life still existed… This man lying on the hospital bed’s heart was still beating. In theory, as long as the nutrient solution was delivered, he could continue. alive.

No one has ever encountered this situation.

This is the first case.

So the psychoanalyst in the Fortress of Kubao could only choose to wait.

After three days, they finally waited for the “patient” to wake up.

“Spirit…appraisal…”

These words seem to bring Hong Zhong back to the real world.

He seemed to be a solitary soul, unbound ghost, wandering outside the real world. He had just returned from sleepwalking. His haggard face was so pale that there was no blood at all. After hearing the name of Zou Hai, Slowly repeating the murmur.

“Zou…Zou Hai…”

The memory in Hong Zhong’s mind became fresh again.

“I recognize you… Adjutant Zou.”

This is the right-hand man of Brigadier General Lin Lin of Kubao Fortress, he met with this adjutant Zou before the Legion investigation. .

“Cough…”

Hong Zhong coughed violently.

The turbulent memories flooded like a tide. This man who had been lying for three days suddenly remembered his “mission” at this moment. He suddenly became excited and held Zou Hai at once. palm.

Hong Zhong sat up, gritted his teeth, and said in a hoarse voice: “Maze 38 mission…the investigation is successful, the seventeenth exploration route is correct, I…I saw the ‘Oasis’. ‘!”

He was very emotional.

On the side of the hospital bed, the hanging bottles, nutrient solution, and glucose were all shaken violently.

Adjutant Zou’s expression was a bit complicated.

He gently stretched out a hand and folded it over Hong Zhong’s palm, indicating that he didn’t need to get excited.

This skinny man looks like he might fall down at any time, but after sleeping for three days, the first sentence he said when he woke up was the important discovery of this mission… How can an investigator who is striving to the utmost make people doubt his loyalty?

This is a veteran.

It’s been nearly two decades since I’ve been investigating Legion.

“Where are the others?”

Zou Hai asked softly.

But it’s such a light sentence.

It was like a heavy hammer.

There was absolute silence in the ward… Hong Zhong, who was struggling to sit up, suddenly fell into a daze, and these words hit him.

“I…I don’t know…”

Hong Zhong’s mind went blank.

I don’t know why.

A sadness came over me.

He dazedly lowered his head and looked at the tears dripping from the sheets.

Hong Zhong muttered: “I can’t remember…”

He can’t remember the task of “Maze 38”.

Those memories have all turned into shattered light that swayed in the air.

Piece by piece, like a mirror.

As long as he remembers, these memories will flicker with holy light and pierce into his mind.

Zou Hai sat silently in front of the bed, he stopped talking.

The six-person investigation square is the optimal solution given by [Deep Sea] for the exploration method of the labyrinth task. The old world Snow Mountain canyon located in the north of Kubao has been broken, and it is not easy to explore too many people.

And this elite team, in the end, only Hong Zhong came back alone.

For Legion’s investigation, the most important thing is not just “investigation results”, but everyone who can come back alive.

In the old world, there was too much weirdness.

A person’s “dictation” is really difficult to become a strong evidence.

“We need to know…the process.”

After a long time, when Hong Zhong’s mental state returned to stability, Adjutant Zou spoke again, his rough and fierce face , With a three-point apology, he said softly: “You don’t have to be nervous, we will ask a reliable enough spiritual transcender… to do an inspection for you.”

This situation.

Must pass “mental appraisal”.

It’s not that the official is ruthless…it’s the past investigation Legion, who has paid a huge price for the mistake of “trust” in similar incidents.

“Are you…don’t you trust me…”

Hong Zhong’s previously stable spirit tightened again.

He squeezed Zou Hai’s palm nervously, trying to grab the tall man who was about to get up and leave, then he extended the hand and groped around him, muttered: “I have evidence…I have evidence. Yes… I saw the ‘Oasis’, and I saw a living person in the ‘Oasis’, I have evidence…”

“The sawdust, we have already submitted it.”

Zou Hai turned around.

He said softly, “Have a good rest…prepare for a ‘mental test’ tomorrow.”

Finished.

He turned to leave.

The door of the ward closed and silence returned.

……

……

“How is his condition?”

“Very serious.”

“Very serious?”

“What he said was exactly the same as when he woke up for the first time… With this mental state, I doubt that he can’t bear the mental appraisal at all.”

Zou Hai looked at the flickering candlelight in the study and the silhouette projected by the firelight, and said with some distress, “Sir Commodore, this is the image in the ward.”

Lin Lin stopped. Pen.

He raised his head and stared at the projected image.

The skinny man woke up with a huge daze.

And then there’s the fiery announcement…

And finally, the evidence.

He calmly looked at the image in front of him…not one, but two, left and right, three days ago and three days later, the two images were played from the man’s awakening, and the whole process was almost identical.

It was the same man sitting in front of the hospital bed.

Zou Hai.

The recent bystander who witnessed all this with his own eyes, Adjutant Zou shook the head, said: “This is really a poor guy, he burned his blood for investigating Legion, all his comrades died, and he will have to return after a difficult return. Being questioned…If there is no ‘spiritual appraisal’ this thing, everyone should believe that he is telling the truth.”

After Hong Zhong returned to the fortress, he was taken over by the Kubao fortress.

The subsequent treatment and follow-up investigation… are also fully taken over by Lin Lin.

Investigating the transcenders under Legion White Lizard, Lin Lin refused more than once.

“This is indeed a poor man.”

Lin Lin stared at the two images and said without emotion: “I also hope that he is telling the truth… but Before passing the ‘mental appraisal’, I won’t let him go, and I won’t believe every word of him.”

“…”

Adjutant Zou looked complicatedly nodded.

He knew it was the right decision!

Those leaders who investigated Legion, more or less have an old relationship with “Hong Zhong”… Until there is no official document to pass, it is better to detain people in the Fortress of Kubao.

“It’s just that, Brigadier General, Captain of the second team investigating Legion … has offered to pick him up more than once.”

Zou Hai rubbed his eyebrows.

“You know, the guys who investigate Legion are not easy to mess with…” He felt helpless and said, “I’m under a lot of pressure here.”

” Now that the person is awake, I will give him a comprehensive ‘mental appraisal’ tomorrow.”

Lin Lin’s expression was as usual, indifferently said: “Tell the investigator, Legion II Captain Zhongyuan, if he passes the ‘mental appraisal’, hurry up Pick up people, don’t wait for a second… If they don’t pass, don’t need to worry about the rest, and Kubao will handle it for them. If you don’t agree, report directly to Central City, and I will accept the request from Central City. All arrangements.”

“…Understand!”

Adjutant Zou heard this sentence and slowly nodded.

He saluted and prepared to leave. Before opening the door of the study, he thought of one more thing.

“Mr. Commodore, there may be a ‘guest’ arriving at Kubao tomorrow.”

Lin Lin frowned.

“Guests?”

How can there be guests in a place like Kubao?

“It was arranged by Grand Duke Zhuxue…” Zou Hai said a little hesitantly. He knew the names of some people in Central City, so it’s best not to mention it to Lord Jiang, and Grand Duke Zhuxue was one of them.

Before he finished speaking.

“Let him get out.”

Lin Lin didn’t lift his head, his tone was cold and severe saying: “Whether there are any guests in Gubao, what Zhu Xue said doesn’t count, I said what I said. That’s it!”

“Sir…”

Zou Hai looked slightly startled, the Brigadier General seemed to have misunderstood the origin of the guest…he wanted to say something else.

“Go on.”

Lin Lin waved his hand, obviously not wanting to continue this topic.

And next moment.

A low roar sounded above the fortress of Kubao.

Lin Lin raised his head.

This is the voice of the [Original Energy Boat]. The important thing is… this is the Kubao Fortress. He is the Chief-In-Charge in the fortress. Energy boats cannot be mobilized.

As an outsider, there is only one possibility that the Kubao defense system did not respond.

This is the [Energy Boat] authorized by Queen Your Majesty.

Zou Hai glanced down at the news and said respectfully, “Mr. Commodore, that guest came earlier than expected…he has already arrived.”