Light Fortress
Chapter 456 - 99: Storm (Long - ! Request for Monthly Pass!)

Chapter 456: Chapter 99: Storm (Long Chapter! Request for Monthly Pass!)

The Southern Continent region was rife with war.

And yet, the influence of the church was among the many... To expand its congregation, thus came about the so-called "Northward Plan"!

Thinking back, isn’t the malignancy that clings to the roots of the Dadu District, "Changjiu Foundation," actually just a piece of the Northward Plan’s territory?

Xiao, being originally based in the Southern Continent, was so well-versed in "missionary" work... If it weren’t for the "Blood Fire" ability being too special, the capturing forces of the Dadu District should have directed their conflict towards the Southern Continent long ago.

"Why have you personally come to the Tundra?"

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes, although this body’s original owner was a Believer of the Late Bell Church, Xiao didn’t seem like the type of person to traverse thousands of miles for a trifling gain.

One who could scheme in the Dadu District for a decade.

His pursuit must be of top-level "Transcendents"!

"Ancient texts."

Xiao stared intently at Gu Shen, the wisp of Blood Fire at his forehead restlessly pulsating. As he spoke, he also observed Gu Shen’s reaction... Gu Shen’s facial expression twitched slightly, and seeing this detail, he smiled with satisfaction.

Gu Shen’s face was expressionless as he said, "Continue... what ancient texts?"

"Heh... Haha..."

Xiao’s mouth twisted into a grin, taking slow breaths to alleviate the restraint of the chains, for even among the ordinary, this body was of the feeble sort. He was already feeling discomfort; he needed deep breaths just to feel somewhat at ease.

He spoke with difficulty, laughing, "You can’t fool me; you have no idea what this place is... You know nothing and have no information to exchange."

"You... just purely want to extract information from me."

Gu Shen fell silent.

Indeed... he knew nothing.

Everything after arriving at the Snowfield had exceeded his expectations.

The Dream that Chu Ling had was more profound than he had imagined!

"But, it doesn’t hurt to tell you... The reason I came here is that I saw the ancient texts left by Allen Turing."

Xiao raised his head, breathing heavily and laughing, "The Late Bell Church unexpectedly discovered an ancient tomb in the snow mountains of the Tundra, which was engraved with complex and obscure ancient texts. The tomb’s rear is the base you see, and they couldn’t open this coffin... So they thought to excavate from the back, to forcibly open the vertical coffin, and if that failed, to strip the vertical coffin."

"Ancient texts... where are they?"

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

He looked around and even used spiritual power to scan, but found no trace of the "ancient texts."

"The ancient texts are carved into the stone slab at the tomb’s entrance. That slab was long ago taken by the Late Bell Church... carried back to the Southern Continent, you won’t be able to see it." Xiao’s hands were bound, he struggled to make the gesture of pointing to his head, but unable to move, he gave up and settled for a tilted head posture, his hoarse voice laughing, "However... that stone slab, as well as the corresponding ancient texts, are in my mind. I saw them inside the Late Bell Church and thus decided to make my way here."

"..."

Gu Shen couldn’t fully trust Xiao’s words.

This guy was a natural liar, whose words could never be trusted. In the Da Du district, he had deceived almost everyone... However, what he was saying now indeed made it impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"If you’re willing to release me, I could share the information in my head with you." Xiao laughed, "As I’ve said before... I don’t wish to come here empty-handed. If we collaborate, we can gain much more."

Gu Shen neither nodded nor shook his head.

He just silently watched the man before him, "How did you come to recognize ancient texts? And how do you know they were left by Allen Turing?"

Instantly, the man’s cheeks turned sinister.

He violently lunged forward, attempting to break the chains, but after only moving slightly forward, he was pulled back and slammed against the stone pillar.

The strand of blood-colored fire surged tumultuously.

The anger within seemed to solidify, ready to burst forth!

Gu Shen, with an expressionless face, watched the emotionally agitated man...

An act?

Or perhaps... real anger?

None of that was important.

He silently awaited Xiao’s next words.

The Blood Fire gradually returned to calmness.

"Do you know... why I laid out plans in Da Du?" Xiao regained his composure bit by bit and counter-questioned.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

Before he could speak a word.

Xiao slowly continued, "Many years ago, the Federation Government secretly passed a bill that allowed human beings to use the Extraordinary Gene to remodel embryos, in an attempt to create ’the perfect human’..."

Gu Shen was taken aback.

The Gene Bill!

"Huazhi took over the research of this experiment and invested massive sums of money, developing and researching it in the deepest levels of the building. At that time, Zhao Xilai and Lu Cheng were mere nobodies."

Seeing Gu Shen’s reaction.

Xiao smiled, "It seems you know about this secret bill... Have you been to Huazhi’s tenth sublevel?"

Gu Shen’s silence was in itself an answer.

"The first batch of experiments went smoothly... the ’humans’ created by the Gene Bill were perfect; they possessed tremendous strength, almost like ’Divine’s Chosen Sons’. However, it wasn’t long before the researchers found a problem."

Xiao’s voice turned hoarse, "The growth rate of the test subjects was too fast... their spirits couldn’t synchronize with their