Light Fortress
Chapter 531 - 124 Equilibration

Chapter 531: Chapter 124 Equilibration

Chu Ling began to describe her dream, all the while gesturing with her hands to summon a concrete vision.

It was less like a dream and more like a photograph captured by the "Heavenly Eye".

The logic of the imagery was meticulous, resembling a scene shot from miles high in the sky... Square city walls, weathered and faded, enclosed streets that were broken and rudimentary, as well as crowds of people huddled together.

These people were draped in white hemp robes...

And on their shoulders, most bore a uniform badge, one that Gu Shen was very familiar with.

A trident.

"Is this the Southern Continent?"

Gu Shen recognized the significance of the badge at a glance... These were the believers of the Storm God’s Throne.

"Yes."

Chu Ling slowly nodded her head.

The guiding vision she had seen in her dream last time... was a bleak expanse of snowfield, bereft of any information, a sheer silver whiteness that required the use of the Prayer Technique to locate a specific place.

But this time, the vision was entirely different, with the badge alone providing vast amounts of information.

The Southern Continent, followers of the Storm God’s Throne, gathered in such a small city.

The database began to operate instantly... Chu Ling started searching for the real-world location corresponding to the photograph.

Gu Shen had a complicated expression on his face.

He let out a long sigh of relief.

After all the effort of searching high and low, the answer had come effortlessly.

He had still been fretting over how to mobilize the Ancient Literature Society, or how to face the upcoming "chaotic battle"... Chu Ling’s guidance through her prophetic dream had come just in time to greatly relieve his own pressure.

The original reason for initiating the "Seeking the Lamp" project was because Chu Ling’s dreams had ceased to appear.

They had lost their guidance.

The Prayer Technique was also unable to help Gu Shen find the "Copper Human Lamp".

He could only rely on the most foolish method... In Chu Ling’s words, exhaustive search.

But now it was different.

With the images from the dream, even if the database couldn’t find the answer, they could still use the Prayer Technique to pay a price for guidance!

Shortly after.

A temporary case report and corresponding simulated images appeared before Gu Shen, revealing an aerial photograph with a resemblance of 98% to the ancient city seen in Chu Ling’s dream, as well as the numerous believers wearing the trident badges.

"Southern Continent... Inland State, Xiyin City."

...

...

Lu Nanzhi returned to the "conference room".

She took a deep breath and without waiting for Gu Shen to speak, preempted him with her own conclusion after prolonged contemplation.

"Given the current situation, mobilizing members of the Ancient Literature Society to search... is not the best choice, as the timing is not yet ripe. Just the identities of ’Key’ and ’Source Code’ are not enough to convince everyone. My suggestion is to let Huazhi join the ’Seeking the Lamp’ project, to scatter enough banknotes, then wait for the adversaries to join in—the more who join, the faster we’ll find the lamp. However, the final result will become very complicated, and what we need to plan is how to bring back the true Copper Human Lamp among the many competitors," she said.

It was a lengthy statement.

It was clear that during her absence, Mrs. Lu had considered it seriously.

After quietly listening, Gu Shen placed a photo, made tangible through spiritual power, on the long table and slowly pushed it towards her.

Lu Nanzhi was taken aback.

She looked at the photo sliding towards her... her expression one of confusion.

An unfamiliar city.

"The situation has changed," Gu Shen said with a wry smile. Holding his forehead, he spoke softly, "I think... I might have found the location of the last lamp."

Lu Nanzhi narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing the photo.

"This is..."

"Southern Continent, Inland State, Xiyin City," Gu Shen said. "The last of the lanterns is here."

Mrs. Lu glanced at Gu Shen with a peculiar expression.

This young man...

She had only disconnected for half an hour.

Having worked hard to come up with a simple strategic outline, upon returning, she found the object already located... Clearly, those plans could be declared obsolete now.

But how exactly had it been found?

"Thanks to some unspeakable mystical force," Gu Shen said slowly. "I don’t know exactly where the object is, but I can be certain... it’s within Xiyin City."

An unspeakable mystical force?

Mrs. Lu caught on immediately, her expression growing profoundly knowing... Divination!

Although she resided in Da Du, she constantly kept track of Gu Shen’s exploits in the Snow Forbidden City... When the news that Master Qianye had accepted Gu Shen as a disciple reached Huazhi, it truly shocked Mrs. Lu as well.

A Divination Inheritor.

This was an extremely remarkable status.

In all Five Continents, there were only two "Divination Masters," a number even scarcer than the so-called "S-rank".

Gu Shen could see the strange look on Mrs. Lu’s face, but he didn’t offer any explanation.

If it was Divination Skill, then let it be. Mrs. Lu could think whatever she wanted... This reason was somewhat more believable than Chu Ling’s dream.

"Alright... The plan can be overturned then," Lu Nanzhi asked softly, "Do you plan to set off right away?"

"Yes."

Gu Shen thought for a moment, then added slowly, "It’s just... I’ve never been anywhere outside of the East Continent."

Lu Nanzhi understood implicitly.

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...

Propellers whirled.

Clouds skimmed across the vault of the sky.

Gu Shen sat beside the window of the cabin, gazing at the cloudscape entering his view and the Snow Forbidden City that was gradually shrinking from sight.

It was at this moment he remembered what the Second Elder of the Li Family had said.

With the backing of a great wall, such presence is awe-inspiring.

Having lived too peacefully for a year, it was not until this very moment that Gu Shen truly felt the splendor of "having the backing of a great wall".