Light Fortress
Chapter 758 - 11 Hero (Part 2)

Chapter 758: Chapter 11 Hero (Part 2)

Hong Zhong was indeed a "hero"; each mission into the labyrinth meant immense danger, and the elite team he led had explored the perilous Old World multiple times.

Each time, they had achieved significant gains.

This time, however, upon completion of their mission,

Gu Castle Fortress enacted strict "guardian measures" against him.

For the Investigation Corps Second Team, this was incomprehensible and intolerable; conflicts had erupted between the two sides.

Eighteen Transcendents from the White Lizard Investigation Team stood before the infirmary.

Yuan Yuan pressed his hands on his sword, his body emitting wave after wave of strong Extraordinary Aura...

This aura conveyed a threat to Gu Shen.

The "vertical pupil" on Gu Shen’s forehead faintly jumped but did not fully open due to the suppression of the Battle Golden Hoop, opening only a slight sliver. After sensing the approximate strength of the opponent at close range, Chi Huo finally settled down once again.

This must be a Fourth-order Transcendent.

The exceptionally tall Zou Hai slowly stepped forward.

His voice was no longer gentle.

"Lord Lin Lin has already spoken with your captain... Once the Spiritual Assessment results are out and nothing abnormal is found, you can take him away at any time," he said.

Zou Hai, too, released his Extraordinary Aura.

However, unlike Yuan Yuan,

his aura spread out, enveloping the soldiers behind him.

The forces of two Fourth-order Transcendents collided invisibly in the air, subtly forming a "domain"!

Gu Shen silently took a step back.

This was a clash between factions within the North Continent... He did not want to get involved; however, it seemed the relationship between the Investigation Corps and the Fortress wasn’t as harmonious as he had thought?

"The few Generals of the North Continent, each wielding supreme authority over their own corps... Apart from Her Majesty the Empress’s decree, theoretically, they need not heed anyone else’s will," he muttered to himself.

Chu Ling also observed this scene through Gu Shen’s "first-person perspective".

As she quietly savored this drama, she interpreted, "The commander of the Investigation Corps has not yet been promoted to ’General’."

"Isn’t the commander of the Investigation Corps General Bai Xi?"

Gu Shen was somewhat puzzled.

The Yuan Yuan in front of him, wearing the White Lizard epaulet, was already the deputy captain of the second team.

"The commander of the Investigation Corps is a woman, and her files are completely confidential. She is tasked with commanding the investigative missions on both the right and side wings of the Fortress, and her identity is unclear to the entire Federation. It’s only known that she is a wise tactician,"

Chu Ling spoke softly, "The North Continent has completely concealed her identity, which seems to be the Empress’s intention. Due to this special arrangement, the Investigation Corps’ internal power necessarily has to be supplemented from the forces under the Generals of Rust Bone, White Lizard, Silver Fox..."

"So... many of the elite Transcendents in the Investigation Corps are drawn from the forces of those three Generals."

Gu Shen gradually understood.

The Investigation Corps, the most dangerous corps in the North Continent, without a doubt.

Here, a significant proportion of Transcendents were lost every year, dead or injured beyond the giant wall... It was for this reason that the corp’s ability to muster Transcendents was declining year by year, and each investigation mission had to be meticulously planned.

Only with the support of the three Generals did they have the confidence to leave the giant wall.

"Hmm... It’s precisely because the commander has not been promoted to ’General’ that even the elite teams under her command cannot wear ’special trait epaulets’, and these ace teams all wear the epaulets of their original corps," Chu Ling added.

Therefore... Yuan Yuan’s shoulder bore the emblem of the White Lizard!

He was a Transcendent from under General Bai Xi!

"Then whose orders do they follow?"

"Upon joining the Investigation Corps, they naturally obey the commander of the corps... However, since they were once under a General, if a General issues a direct order, they cannot refuse. Yet it seems the corps commander has reached an agreement with the three Generals and, up to now, there have been no instances of conflicting orders within the Investigation Corps," she continued.

Chu Ling paused and then added, "And the fortresses along the Northern Continent Border differ from the corps."

"Every fortress positioned along the right-wing border has autonomous decision-making powers, only requiring allegiance to the Empress. This is indeed a very long battle line... The power of the three Generals alone is not enough to cover the entire border. The leaders of these fortresses have complex power structures, comprising members from the Central City Royal Family, the four Dukes, and the old guard with distinguished war records from before the royal succession," according to the Deep Sea Database.

"Lin Lin... with that surname and stationed at Gu Castle..."

Gu Shen muttered privately in his heart.

There was a high probability that he was from the Central City Royal Family.

He had realized from the moment he landed that Lin Lin Quasi-General carried considerable confidence, appearing not even to need to give face to the Angel Envoys.

This was Gu Castle, the most prominent bulge of the right-wing arch!

Any seemingly trivial crisis might escalate and become a disaster!

Indeed, Lin Lin required that kind of "authority," as this fortress of immense significance was always at risk of a "collapse of order."

...

...

Two forces of Extraordinary Power collided in the air.

Just as these two forces were about to form a "domain",

"Quasi-General!"

A low calling voice rose... the crowd parted.

Lin Lin, expressionless, walked out from behind the crowd, gently extended his palm, and signaled his soldiers to step back.