Light Fortress
Chapter 757 - 4 Hero (Part 1)_4

Chapter 757: Chapter 4 Hero (Part 1)_4

"His ability, ’Chi Huo,’ is of S-class Spirit Extraordinary power."

Lin Lin narrowed his eyes, finishing off the cigarette butt and pressing it into the ashtray, slowly said, "Do you remember CN021? Changye of East Continent is no greenhouse. A genius who made such a name for himself in Changye must be someone with real strength... This young man could very well be one of those freaks incredibly gifted in spiritual power."

"You mean, Gu Shen’s spiritual power might have exceeded the current realm... at the eighth level?"

Zou Hai seemed to have an epiphany, muttered, "If that’s the case, he indeed deserves the ’S-class’ title..."

Transcendents who had cultivated to the third stage knew how difficult this major stage of spiritual cultivation was.

Being able to maintain power in alignment with one’s Extraordinary strength was the mark of a top genius!

As for surpassing a major realm... that was absolutely the level of a monstrosity.

Transcendents capable of such feats were destined for a bright path of cultivation, due to their incredibly stable spirit, their combat potential was also higher. They could unlock higher potentials in seals and even achieve the unthinkable "cross-realm assassination"!

"Lord, tomorrow is Hong Zhong’s ’Spiritual Assessment’."

Zou Hai softly said, "Spirit Transcendents have always been a scarce resource, and our appraisers in the fortress have spiritual power only at the eighth level. I think, letting Gu Shen undergo the assessment directly... might be better?"

"Such a trivial matter as a spiritual assessment needn’t trouble him. Hong Zhong’s spiritual level is probably around the seventh anyway; our Spirit Transcenders are more than capable of conducting this assessment."

Lin Lin, with a gentle voice, said, "Gu Shen came all the way to Gu Castle, first greeted by a Source Energy Cannon firing at his face, and then a vicious dog knocking on his door in the middle of the night... Should we really bother him with this kind of thing tomorrow? Is it appropriate?"

Zou Hai paused in shock.

He hadn’t expected the Quasi-General to have this attitude.

He had thought... Lin Lin didn’t like this guest from East Continent.

"After all, it was Aluer who personally brought this guest, and he even showed the courage to stand against the Source Energy Cannon. Troubling such a young man repeatedly, if word gets out, it might tarnish the reputation of the North Continent..."

Lin Lin stood up, opened the window, and breathing in the snowy chill, softly said, "He came to Gu Castle for the scepter wood chips whose information is unknown. After tomorrow’s Spiritual Assessment, the truth will come to light."

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"Mr. Xiao Gu."

The next early morning.

Vice Officer Zou knocked on Gu Shen’s door.

As Gu Shen opened the door, looking at the dog Zou Hai was leading, he couldn’t help but laugh, "Vice Officer Zou, there’s no need for this... I can tell the difference between who is a person and who is a dog."

Zou Hai was somewhat embarrassed.

He earnestly said, "Lord Lin Lin deeply apologizes for last night’s incident, the vicious dog has been disciplined, and visiting again this morning is to reiterate the apologies."

"Woof woof woof..."

The Labrador had a head covered in bumps.

Clearly, it had been severely disciplined.

Gu Shen chuckled.

He certainly wouldn’t mind such a trivial matter... Having walked under the giant wall last night with Zou Hai, he respected the people stationed at Gu Castle very much since they maintained the peaceful life of the Five Continents. However, to him, both Lin Lin and Zou Hai were merely passersby in his life.

This trip to Gu Castle was solely to find clues about the scepter wood chips in the "Maze Task."

Once the task was completed, he would return.

"I have specifically arranged for you a North Continent breakfast, delivered to the loft. You may wish to try it."

The combat conditions at Gu Castle Fortress were extremely harsh.

Preparing breakfast... was no easy task.

However, the breakfast Zou Hai brought was not some lavish feast but frozen long slices of bread, spread with butter, included curds... and paired with a large thermos filled with rich dairy tea.

"This... hmm..."

Gu Shen tried nibbling on a slice of the long bread, he chewed laboriously, finding it difficult to say the words "delicious."

Zou Hai laughed heartily, "Can’t chew it, can you? This is something North Continent men enjoy eating, made from flour, hops, and salt. We call it ’rye bread,’ easy to carry and can be stored for a long time. Soldiers eat it every day, it fills them up and gives them the strength to train!"

In North Continent, where it’s bitterly cold,

even Transcendents need a considerable amount of calories to carry on with day-to-day life.

This type of food, indeed, only people from North Continent could stomach.

After finishing breakfast, the two set out together towards the healing room where Hong Zhong was located.

On the road.

Zou Hai spoke again with a guilty expression, saying, "I’m sorry, Mr. Xiao Gu..."

This wasn’t the first time he had apologized.

Gu Shen smiled and said, "There’s really no need to dwell on last night’s matter."

"Actually, there’s another thing."

Vice Officer Zou said, "Today is the day for Hong Zhong’s Spiritual Assessment, and last night I suggested to Lord Lin Lin that perhaps you personally conducting the assessment would be better... but the lord felt that it would be an inappropriate way to treat a guest."

Gu Shen was taken aback for a moment before he understood Zou Hai’s suggestion.

"No worries, I will simply observe from the sidelines."

Zou Hai’s guilt stemmed from the North Continent Army’s invitation to him, but upon arriving at Gu Castle Fortress... there seemed no role for him to play.

Gu Shen didn’t really care about it.

It was merely a simple "Spiritual Assessment," a minor matter that the North Continent Army could easily handle.

The most important thing was,

his spiritual power was still suppressed by the Golden Hoop.

Having him conduct the assessment could indeed be troublesome...

Gu Shen was not a man to always take the lead in everything; observing from the sidelines was the best approach for him.

"Mr. Xiao Gu..."

After hesitating for a moment, Zou Hai said, "My abilities grant me strong intuition, and for some reason, I feel this matter is not so simple... and you, are a dependable person."

Gu Shen shook his head and said softly, "Vice Officer Zou, you overpraise me."

He had always been very cautious.

Aluer had invited him to the North Continent... as per Her Majesty the Empress’s guidance.

But so far, everything seemed normal.

All was calm.

It was just uncertain what might happen during the upcoming Spiritual Assessment.

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

Hong Zhong’s recovery room was surrounded by more than a dozen Transcendents dressed in white linen robes, all wearing a shoulder patch with a pale lizard emblem.

White Lizards.

The man leading them, hands on his twin blades, said softly, "Vice Officer Zou, you’ve arrived."

"These people are...?"

Gu Shen raised an eyebrow and asked in a low voice.

"The Investigation Corps Second Team under General Bai Xi, absolute elites among the Transcendents." Zou Hai whispered back, "This man is Deputy Captain Yuan Yuan, an exceptionally difficult character."

Zou Hai’s expression unchanged, he took a step forward and asked gently, "Deputy Captain Yuan, what is the meaning of this?"

Yuan Yuan kept his hands on his twin blades and spoke calmly, showing no sign of backing down.

"We are here on the captain’s orders to protect the hero of the ’Labyrinth 38’ mission."

Hero...

Clearly referring to Hong Zhong, who was lying in the hospital bed, currently still in a semi-conscious state.

This man had returned from a near-death exploration mission.

And had brought back clues about the oasis.

He truly deserved to be called a "hero."

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(PS: I intended to add more tonight, but it was too long to break off, so this major Chapter ends here. There will be another corresponding follow-up Chapter tomorrow during the day.)