Bulwark of Light

2022-08-29

Zou Hai closed the door.

alone, Gu Shen, sitting cross-legged on the bed in the attic, fell into deep thought.

“Strange voice?”

He shook the head, without thinking much, immersed in the cultivation. ·

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The patrolling sentry of the Kubao fortress, walking under the huge wall.

The night wind chills.

When the two sentries arrived in the attic area, a flash of light flashed around the corner.

“Lord Adjutant.”

The two sentries stood at attention and saluted.

“en.”

Zou Hai, nodded, who left Gu Shen’s attic, instructed softly: “The front is where Mr. Gu rests, and tonight you will focus on patrolling here. …if you find anything strange, immediately notify me.”

“Something strange…”

Looking at each other, the two patrolmen showed a subtle expression of understanding.

They really know the meaning of the word.

“He is different from the visitors from Central City.” Zou Haiwou frowned, said solemnly: “This is the guest of honor brought by the [Apostle] Lord Amur, if you are injured in Kubao, the queen will Your Majesty is convicted… but we have to take responsibility!”

The two sentries immediately straightened their backs and responded loudly: “…Yes!”

Zou Hainuo He frowned, sighed softly, and gradually walked away.

He muttered: “I hope your lord doesn’t let that thing out tonight…”

The two sentries looked at each other.

They continue to patrol, patrolling the belt around the attic while communicating in spirit strength.

“That guy named Gu… is it worth paying so much attention to?”

“This guy has amazing guts. He puts on a third rank source armor, and he dares to face the source cannon. …” The patrolling sentinel said frankly: “It’s not like a soft egg to be able to do such a thing.”

“It’s normal, it doesn’t mean anything…”

The spiritual communication came to an abrupt end.

The two sentries looked tense, stood at attention, and looked at the “ghost silhouette” that appeared in front of them at some point… Zou Hai, who had just left not long ago, unexpectedly reappeared in front of them .

“Lord Adjutant!”

The scene reappears.

The two spoke respectfully…but Zou Hai just glanced at them coldly and said nothing.

“Lord Adjutant, what are your instructions?”

Facing two sentries standing at attention.

Zou Hai waved his hand, signaling them to leave quickly.

The attic area was set as a key patrol point just now, and now they are left… The two patrolmen looked confused, then obediently led the order and walked away from the attic.

A bitter mental pressure has been shrouded in the heads of the two of them.

It didn’t slowly dissipate until it was far away from the attic.

“Old Shu…”

The silent sentinel looked around to confirm that no one was there, then turned around and asked, “Do you have any Do you think that the adjutant just now… is a bit strange?”

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“Bang.”

A soft knock on the door.

Gu Shen, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed in the attic, slowly opened his eyes.

Out of habit.

Gu Shen subconsciously released a ray of energy.

However, at the moment when the flames opened their eyes, a scorching pattern burst out from the golden hoop, suppressing it firmly… After the creation, Gu Shen has not used spirit strength for a long time to explore the surrounding environment.

But in fact, he’s used to it.

If there is no battle, even if you can’t use spirit strength, it won’t have much effect.

Gu Shen frowned.

He remembered the warning that Adjutant Zou gave before leaving.

【”You may hear some strange noises outside the door, but please don’t open the door no matter what.”】

“Chu Ling, what’s outside the door?”

Gu Shen spoke softly.

“The [Sky Eye] of Kubao Fortress is protected by special permissions, and I can’t fully mobilize it yet.” Chu Ling gave a regretful reply.

“So…”

Gu Shen laughed.

He was still sitting cross-legged on the bed, unmoving, and he didn’t pay any attention to the voice.

But then, there was a second knock on the door.

“peng peng…”

This time, the knock on the door became much gentler.

It was accompanied by a familiar voice with a gentle voice.

“Gu Shen, it’s me, Zou Hai.”

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes, walked down from the bed, looked through the cat’s eyes in front of the door, and saw a tall figure. The silhouette is hidden in the darkness, and the face exposed is as rough as a wild beast.

“Adjutant Zou” went and returned.

Gu Shen chuckled softly.

He opened the door, didn’t look back, went straight back to the bed, and sat down again.

As for Adjutant Zou, he just stood outside the door and looked into the room calmly.

“Why are you standing still?”

Gu Shen closed his eyes and asked casually, “The door is open, why don’t you enter the house?”

And “Adjutant Zou”, who was standing quietly at the door of the house, waited and watched for a few seconds before slowly entering the house.

The moment you enter the house.

“pa ta”!

The door was closed.

Gu Shen is still in the meditation posture of closed eyes cultivation.

He said softly with a smile: “No wonder Zou Hai told me, don’t open the door if you hear any sound… Who would have thought that such a strange animal was raised in the fortress of Kubao. The ‘extraordinary beast’ of the scorpion can actually perform hypnosis by himself?”

“Roar…”

Zou Hai, who was wearing a big cloak, let out a low roar from his throat sound.

He held out a large hand.

“Tear!”

He ripped off the cloak and threw it towards Gu Shen. The distance between the two was less than ten meters. “Zou Hai” suddenly moved, and the body instantly fell to the ground, his limbs kicked out, and the floor of the wooden attic was crushed by this kick!

Sawdust!

And the moment Gu Shen opened his eyes, the black cloak that covered his vision was torn apart by the strong wind, revealing a vicious dog face with interlaced fangs and hidden thunder. sound!

“Boom—”

This vicious dog went straight to Gu Shen.

The whole attic seems to be filled with strong wind and thunder!

The young man sitting on the bed was about to be knocked down by the giant dog like a hill in an instant…

And next moment.

Gu Shen’s eyebrows, a “vertical pupil”, twisted and opened with difficulty.

“clang clang clang clang –“

The golden hoop appears.

The fire rune burst out dozens of streams of light in an instant.

“Anyway… it can be regarded as a ray of ‘fiery power’…”

Gu Shen wiped his two fingers between his eyebrows and his pupils.

There was a faint flame on his fingertips.

“However, it’s enough to interpret the dream!”

The wind and thunder tore apart the entire attic, while a ray of fire was interspersed between one person and one dog, Gu Shen confronted With majestic power, he stretched out two fingers with a relaxed expression, and the wisp of flame that was so small that it could be extinguished at any time was pressed by him on the center of the giant dog’s eyebrows.

“Roar—”

The roar of rage shook.

And the whole attic was as calm as the water.

The burly giant dog like a hill is a fake.

The four walls of the attic were not damaged, and even the broken wooden boards were intact.

All this is just a dream, it is not the transcender who casts the dream, but a “Labrador” who has awakened his extraordinary power. At the moment when the dream is forcibly released, the big dog Gu Shen held his head in the air, and then pressed it to the ground!

“hong” sound.

This time, this muffled sound is real.

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“Why are you two here?”

Zou Hai looked gloomy, staring at the two A sentry who was assigned to patrol near the attic by himself.

The two sentinels looked blank.

“We…”

Lao Shu felt a little aggrieved and said, “Didn’t you tell us to get out of here?”

“…?”

Adjutant Zou groaned in his heart and realized that something was wrong.

He was stunned when the two Sentinels told what had happened earlier.

The dog raised by Lord Lin Lin had only awakened “spirit strength” before, and was able to use his spirit to form a certain disturbance during battle… Now this is, can it shape a dream? !

“Oops…”

Adjutant Zou’s expression was very ugly.

He knows too well what that vicious dog has done in Kubao Fortress. Since Grand Duke Zhuxue kept sending guests from Central City, this vicious dog has something to do. The annual record is outstanding, and “deeds of glory” can be hung on a wall.

For those uninvited guests, Lin Lin’s favorite thing to do is to close the door and let the dog go.

And then… lick people.

This big dog has a very strong “spiritual ability”, and the only hobby is to evenly smear his saliva on a person’s body. Afterwards, they received specialized treatment from a psychiatrist.

This also led to the fact that in recent years, the Sentinels of Central City have been reluctant to rush to Kubao.

Even so, that was the order of the Snowforged Grand Duke.

He rushed to Gubao to be a “guest”, and then was licked out of his psychological shadow by a vicious dog, and finally left in embarrassment.

This is an inescapable nightmare… at first there are sentries trying to crack this routine, but unfortunately, none of them are the opponents of this vicious dog.

Zou Hai immediately looked at the attic location where Gu Shen was…

At this moment, a dull loud noise penetrated the attic and slowly oscillated away.

This sound is not small.

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When Zou Hai was anxious and rushed to the attic.

He absolutely didn’t expect, and he would see this picture:

Gu Shen closed his eyes and sat on the bed, obviously practicing the cultivation Breathing Technique…and Behind him, a Labrador, standing upright, clasped his paws, cautiously thumping his shoulders.

This labrador’s expression is no different from that of a human being.

Fear, flattery, and flattery were in its eyes at the moment.

Zou Hai was completely silent.

This scene is not unfamiliar to him. After awakening spirit strength, this big dog often pinches his shoulders and beats his legs to Lord Lin Lin, trying to please him…

It just happened what? !

Zou Hai rubbed his brows. He realized that the attic was quiet at the moment, and after the previous loud noise, there seemed to be no other movement.

That muffled sound…

Corresponding to the movement was a large pit in front of the bed in the attic, and the falling dog hair all over the floor.

All right.

What happened, already obvious at a glance.

“Mr. Gu…”

Zou Hai never thought it was so difficult to speak.

He looked very embarrassed.

“Um… Adjutant Zou, are you here again?”

Gu Shen slowly opened his eyes and smiled.

He politely showed an attitude of listening.

And the word “and” is very essential.

“This is…a dog raised by Mr. Lin Lin.” Zou Hai said with a headache, “Mr. Commodore normally keeps it outside. This dog has bad behavior and is very vicious.”

Seeing that Labrador flatteringly sticking out his tongue and wagging his tail, Zou Hai couldn’t even speak.

He sighed and asked with a wry smile, “Are you not hurt?”

“Ah…”

Gu Shen cooperated with a look of sudden realization. , said with a smile: “so that’s how it is… But I don’t think it looks like a vicious dog. It’s very easy to push back and shoulder.”

Zou Hai Glancing at the Labrador.

The latter whimpered in grievance, but did not dare to stop beating his shoulders.

“Okay…”

Gu Shen lightly patted the head of “Vicky Dog”, who was relieved to end the performance, and finally patted on Gu Shen’s head. Down, the acting exaggeratedly let out a relaxed and comfortable low roar.

“Go back.”

Gu Shen said these three words meaningfully.

The big dog jumped behind Adjutant Zou, not daring to move.

“Adjutant Zou, thank Brigadier General Lin Lin for me, the welcome ceremony from Kubao is really special.” Gu Shen said with a slight smile: “This is the first time I have seen it, except for human beings. In addition, other creatures who have awakened the ‘supernatural power’.”

Zou Hai looked helpless and said sincerely: “I’m sorry, Mr. Gu, on behalf of Brigadier General Lin Lin, I apologize for your experience tonight. , this vicious dog, we will take care of it.”

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“Wooof!”

“wang wang wang~ !!”

“woof! !!”

The dog barking in the study was interrupted by an impatient slap, skin is rough, flesh is The thick Labrador shriveled its neck and squatted in the corner, rubbing its paws.

Zou Hai stood aside with a complicated expression, silently listening to this string of “encrypted voices”.

This vicious dog has awakened its spirit strength, and actually has a general understanding of human writing and language.

With the use of “spirit strength”, some messages can be conveyed.

So…the dog language just now is actually an effective communication.

This is a complaint.

“What are you calling the dog?”

The young brigadier general was furious, patted the long table, scolded: “What a big dog, you can’t save me snacks. ?”

The Labrador whimpered.

Lin Lin squeezed the scrapped letter paper on the table into a ball and smashed it hard on Niu Niu’s forehead, he said viciously: “I ran to provoke the opponent for no reason. I’ve been educated for a while… shame on my grandma’s house!”

The vicious dog raised his head and uttered a wu woof in confusion.

Lin Lin was even more angry: “Idiot, this is a proverb! Of course Lao Tzu’s grandmother’s house is Beizhou, not Eastern Continent!”

The huddled Labrador did not dare to Make a sound.

“Sir…don’t be angry.”

Zou Hai smiled wryly.

He said sincerely: “I see that Mr. Gu doesn’t seem to have any intention of pursuing this matter…speaking of which, he is really different from the previous guests.”

Lin Lin fell into silence.

He was writing a long letter, which he had written several times and discarded several times… Before learning about this, most of his thoughts were immersed in letters.

The beginning of the letter is:

“To the elder sister who I haven’t seen for a long time.”

At this moment, Lin Lin completely gave up writing the letter, anyway, this letter …I can’t finish writing tonight.

He raised his head and looked at Zou Hai’s face immersed in memories under the candlelight.

Lin Lin lit a cigarette, exhaled a breath of smoke, and completely pulled his thoughts back to reality: “What kind of person do you think the youngster surnamed Gu is?”

Zou Hai thought about it for a long time, and said slowly: “What the subordinate said is just his own opinion. Although we don’t spend much time together, the subordinate thinks that this is a reliable person.”

” Reliable?”

Lin Lin chuckled lightly. After working with Zou Hai for so long, he knew the character of his adjutant too well.

This is the first time I heard such a high evaluation from Zou Haikou.

Be aware.

Gu Shen has just arrived at Kubao, only two hours later.

The word reliable…and even more so.

“After the elite team of ‘Maze 38’ set off, my subordinates have always had an ominous premonition in their hearts.” Zou Hai said softly, he said sincerely: “That kind of ominous premonition has been lingering in my heart, The elite team was wiped out, Hong Zhong returned, and to this day, the ominousness has not dissipated… This feeling is like…”

“Something is about to collapse.”

Adjutant Zou was silent for a while, then said, “Maybe it’s an illusion, but after seeing that Mr. Gu, the unease slowly dissipated…”

Lin Lin listened quietly .

He did not interrupt Zou Hai’s speech, but after he finished speaking, he said meaningfully: “His strength is only the Seventh Layer of the deep sea.”

Gu Shen arrived at Gu Shen After the fortress, the person in charge of reception was Zou Hai.

With this arrangement, it’s not just a casual conversation.

“Yes.”

Zou Hai slightly frowned, recalling the scenes when they got along, he said uncertainly: “Actually, the adults should also see it? [Original Cannon]…his strength has been exposed, and this is the level of the deep-sea Seventh Layer.”

The fireworks show.

The high-level transcender has already seen the strength of Gu Shen.

Although he staged a “thrilling” veneer flight, but… those essentias left in the air, as well as the third rank Origin Armor that can be controlled, all prove the origin of Gu Shen. quality level.

Deep water, Seventh Layer.

“It’s just that my subordinates feel that Gu Shen is hiding something, and this feeling always emerges when looking at him.”

“woof!”

The Labrador strongly echoed.

“Shut up.”

Lin Lin rewarded it with a head-scratcher, and continued to ask, “Look at each other?”

“Yes, look at each other. When I met him, I felt like there was a deep sea hidden in the eyes of this youngster.”

Zou Hai murmured, “It’s actually a very contradictory feeling to look at him, I seem to have both I saw the light and saw the darkness. I speculate that this is the influence of spirit strength. His spirit strength may exceed the Seventh Layer in the deep sea.”

“His ability [blazing fire] is S- Rank’s spiritual power.”

Lin Lin squinted his eyes, smoked all the cigarette butts, and put it in the ashtray, slowly said: “Remember CN021, Eastern Continent’s Nagano is not a greenhouse, it can be used in the ashtray. Nagano has such a reputation as a genius, a person with true strength… This youngster is probably the kind of freak who is extremely good at spirit strength.”

“You mean, Gu Shen’s spirit The strength is likely to exceed the current realm…is located in the Eighth Layer?”

Zou Hai looked a little surprised, he muttered: “If this is the case, he is worthy of the title of ‘S-Rank’…”

A transcender in the third stage of cultivation will know how difficult Spiritual Cultivation in this major stage is.

Able to maintain the level of his own extraordinary strength, he is a top genius!

As for more than one great realm…that’s definitely someone else at the monstrous talent level.

Able to achieve this level of transcender, the road to cultivation is destined to be bright. Due to the extremely stable spirit, the upper limit of battle strength of these people is also higher, and they can develop a higher potential of sealed objects. , you can also achieve incredible “cross-border killing”!

“Sir, tomorrow will be Hong Zhong’s ‘spirit appraisal’.”

Zou Hai said softly: “The spiritual transcender has always been a scarce resource, the Appraisal Master in our fortress, the spirit The strength is only at the level of Eighth Layer. The subordinates feel that it would be better to let Gu Shen conduct the appraisal directly…isn’t it better?”

“There is no need to trouble him for such trivial matters as spiritual appraisal, Hong Zhong’s spirit. The strength level is probably around the 7th Layer, and our mental transmitter is enough to complete this appraisal.”

Lin Lin said in a soft voice: “Gu Shen came all the way to Kubao, and was first posted by the energy cannon. He was shot in the face, and then he was knocked on the door by a vicious dog in the middle of the night…Is it appropriate for us to send him on this kind of thing tomorrow?”

Zou Hai was stunned.

He didn’t expect, and that is the attitude of the Brigadier General.

At first he thought…Lin Lin didn’t like this Eastern Continent visitor.

“After all, he was a guest brought by A’er himself, and he also showed the courage to fight the Origin Cannon. He repeatedly embarrassed such a youngster, and it was not good for Beizhou’s reputation…”

Lin Lin stood up, pushed open the window, breathed in the icy snow wind, and said softly, “He came to Kubao because of the cane sawdust with unknown information. Tomorrow will wait for the end of the mental evaluation. The truth will As the water recedes, the rocks appear.”

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“Mr. Gu.”

second day early in the morning.

Adjutant Zou knocked on Gu Shen’s door.

After Gu Shen opened the door, he looked at the dog that Zou Hai was leading, and couldn’t help saying with a smile: “Adjutant Zou, it doesn’t have to be like this… I can tell who is human and who is Dog.”

Zou Hai was a little embarrassed.

He said sincerely: “Lord Lin Lin deeply apologizes for what happened last night. This vicious dog has already been disciplined. He came back this morning to reiterate his apology.”

“wū wū wū…”

That Labrador was full of bags.

It can be seen that he was disciplined by fiercely.

Gu Shen laughed.

Of course he doesn’t care about such trivial matters… Last night, I walked under the giant wall with Zou Hai. Because of these people guarding the fort, we can have a peaceful life in Wuzhou. Gu Shen He respected him very much in his heart, but in fact, for him, whether it was Lin Lin or Zou Hai, they were just passing passers-by in life.

This time I came to the castle just to find the clues of the cane sawdust in the “Maze Quest”.

Complete the task, and he will return.

“I specially arranged for you to have breakfast in Beizhou and sent it to the attic. You can taste it.”

The combat environment in Kubao Fortress is very difficult.

Preparing breakfast…is not easy.

However, the breakfast brought by Zou Hai was not a luxurious meal. It was a long piece of bread that was frozen hard, smeared with butter, and slag… It was combined with the mellow milk tea in a large thermos bottle. .

“This…uh…”

Gu Shen tried to take a bite of the long piece of bread, he chewed it hard, and it was difficult to say the word delicious.

Zou Hai laughed heartily: “This thing can’t be chewed, right? This is something that Beizhou men like to eat. It is made of flour, hops, and salt. We call it ‘Lieba’, It is easy to carry and can be stored for a long time. Warriors eat it every day, and only when they are full can they have the strength to train!”

Beizhou, the weather is cold and freezing.

Even a transcender needs a lot of calories to sustain daily life.

This kind of food is indeed only eaten by people from Beizhou.

After breakfast, the two set off together and walked towards the rest room where Hong Zhong was.

On the way.

Zou Hai said again with a guilty expression, “I’m sorry, Mr. Gu…”

This is not his first apology.

Gu Shen said with a slight smile: “What happened last night really doesn’t have to be taken seriously.”

“Actually there is one more thing.”

Adjutant Zou said: “Today is the day for the spiritual appraisal of ‘Hong Zhong’. I told Lord Lin Lin last night that maybe it would be better for you to test it yourself… but the Lord thinks that this is not the way to treat guests.”

Gu Shen startled, understand what Zou Hai meant.

“It’s okay, I’ll just watch from the sidelines.”

Zou Hai’s guilt is because the Beizhou military sent him an invitation, but after arriving at Kubao… …where it doesn’t work on its own.

Gu Shen doesn’t care much about this.

It’s just a simple “spiritual appraisal”, this kind of trivial matter, the Beizhou Army is convenient enough to deal with.

Most importantly.

His spirit strength is still being suppressed by the golden hoop.

I’m afraid it would be a little troublesome for him to do the appraisal…

Gu Shen is not a person who has to take the lead in everything. It’s best to watch this kind of thing.

“Mr. Gu…”

Zou Hai hesitated for a moment, then said, “My ability has given me a strong intuition, I don’t know why, I always feel that this matter , it’s not that simple… and you are a trustworthy person.”

Gu Shen shook the head and said softly: “Adjutant Zou has overpraised.”

He has been are cautious.

A’er invited herself to Beizhou… Said to be the guidance of the Queen Your Majesty.

But so far, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary.

A piece of calm and tranquil.

I just don’t know what will happen in the next mental appraisal.

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As soon as the two arrived, they heard a commotion.

The sanatorium where Hong Zhong was located was surrounded by dozen transcenders in snow-white linen robes, all of whom wore the epaulettes of a pale lizard.

The white lizard.

The man in the lead pressed his two knives in his hands and said softly, “Adjutant Zou, you are here.”

“Are these people…?”

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice.

“Investigate the second team of Legion, the absolute elite transcender under General White Lizard.” Zou Hai softly sounded transmission, and said, “This man is the second team Vice Captain Yuan Yuan, a very difficult character.”

Zou Hai’s expression remained unchanged, he took a step forward, and asked softly, “Yuan Vice Captain, what’s the meaning of this?”

Yuan Yuanping pressed his two knives, spoke calmly, and did not step back in the slightest meaning.

“I’m waiting for Captain’s orders to protect the hero in the ‘Maze 38’ mission.”

The hero…

It is obvious that he is lying In the hospital bed, Hong Zhong is still in a semi-conscious state.

The man returns from the nine deaths and still alive quest.

Also brings back clues to the oasis.

Really can be called a “hero”.

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(PS: I wanted to add more tonight, but it was too long to break, this chapter will be broken first This, there is a corresponding second half chapter in the daytime tomorrow.)