Light Fortress Chapter 1901 - 4: The True Enemy_3

The Lord of Love’s answer was a kind of consolation.

But in reality—

Gu Shen already knew the answer.

The Lord of Melting Iron had "traveled" all around the world and in the end returned to the starting point.

If an oasis really existed, it should already have been found.

The truth was, there was no oasis at all.

But the sacrifice of the Investigation Corps was not meaningless.

It is human nature to seek knowledge, to want to explore the darkness beyond one’s own sight; sacrifice is destined... no matter how great the price, as long as one can see clearly the world outside, then it is worth it!

A brief silence fell between the two of them.

That silence did not last long.

The Lord of Love raised her palm again.

In her palm, countless golden threads coiled once more, but this time what they wove was no longer a "bullet" but a small box.

"This is?"

Gu Shen held his breath, staring at the little square box in the Lord of Love’s palm.

"This thing, in our time, was called the ’Gospel Box’."

The Lord of Love displayed the box in her palm, and said softly, "The reason a leader can become a leader is that they gain the recognition and Blessing of the ’Gospel Box’."

Gospel Box!

Gu Shen’s heart tightened!

So many years had passed, yet this name had never changed...

Gu Shen said in a low voice, "Senior, the Five Continents civilization knows of the ’Gospel Box’, only we now have a new name for it... we call it the Fire Seed."

"Fire Seed?"

The Lord of Love smiled and said, "That’s not really a new name. If I remember correctly... Melting Iron also liked to call it that. He always called the Blessing he received the Fire Seed of humanity’s hope."

In that chaotic, turbulent dark era.

A single Blessing from the Gospel Box truly was a spark of hope.

And what the Lord of Melting Iron accomplished was worthy of the four words "Fire Leader".

"Back to the point, in those days the Gospel Box was a complete artifact..."

The Lord of Love’s expression grew grave.

She said in a deep voice, "As long as one’s spiritual power is strong enough to withstand the Gospel Box’s pressure, then one is qualified to touch the Gospel Box and attempt to obtain a ’Blessing’. That was how leaders advanced in our era."

This method... was very ancient.

No wonder the Starship Civilization of that time was so unified.

Because there was only one Gospel Box.

For a Transcendent to become a newly promoted leader, they not only had to obtain a Blessing from the Gospel Box, but also needed the recognition of the other leaders.

Otherwise, they simply would never have a chance to touch the Gospel Box.

"The power of the Gospel Box is very great, but every time a Divine Throne appears, a portion of the Blessing inside it is taken away."

The Lord of Love said slowly, "By my estimation, the number of ’leaders’ the Gospel Box can forge is at most around twelve."

"Twelve..."

Gu Shen’s brows furrowed tightly; he thought of the setup of the highest seats in the Dead Sea Zone.

Mr. Turing had set thirteen seats.

At first he had guessed that those highest seats were reserved for the Divine Thrones... but according to the Lord of Love, there were only twelve Divine Thrones in total. Who was the thirteenth seat reserved for?

"By the time of our era... the Gospel Box was already shattered."

A trace of gloom flashed across Gu Shen’s face, and he couldn’t help but sigh softly.

Was the shattering of the Gospel Box really a good thing?

Although the Five Continents Civilization now possessed more Divine Thrones than the Starship Civilization...

Today the Five Continents had already become a complete mess.

The Divine Thrones were too powerful, and civilization itself far too weak; that in itself was a disaster.

He buried that gloom and sense of loss in his heart, not letting it show.

The Lord of Love went on, "The upper limit of the Gospel Box is to create twelve leaders..."

"But because the selection was strict, very few geniuses were able to touch the Gospel Box, and even fewer could successfully advance... During the Great Escape, the number of ’leaders’ the Gospel Box created was only four in total."

"Me, Melting Iron, the Hunter God, and the Grain God Constellation."

Her gaze softened as she said slowly, "With the combined power of our four Divine Thrones, we actually had ways to confront a Super Giant Source Material Storm... Do you know why we later chose ’escape’?"

"Why?"

Gu Shen had seen the greatness of the Lord of Melting Iron.

A craft-god who could build a vast number of Starships would certainly forge Extraordinary Sealed Objects of extremely high quality.

It was no exaggeration.

If the Five Continents Civilization went to war with the Starship Civilization, the Five Continents would be crushed and defeated in just a few days.

The four Divine Thrones of the Starship Civilization, though fewer in number than those of the Five Continents,

had power that was simply too united, too concentrated.

The God of Crafts would equip every Starship citizen with an "A‑grade Sealed Object"; all High Order Transcendent beings would possess a complete set of "S‑grade Sealed Objects".

As for Divine Throne–level combat strength, there was even less need to speak of it...

Gu Shen could not figure out how such a powerful civilization had ended up collapsing under a Source Material Storm.

"Do you remember what I said at the very beginning? The true enemy is not just the Storm."

The Lord of Love slowly raised a finger.

She pointed above the golden illusion.

There was the bronze hall, there was the void, there was the boundless Skytop.

And above Skytop...

No one knew what was there.

Of course Gu Shen remembered... it wasn’t only the Lord of Love who had said this; Mr. Turing had said it as well.

["The true enemy of the Five Continents Civilization lies in the Old World."]

["It is that Source Material Storm, and the ’unknown’ that came along with the Storm."]

The Lord of Love asked softly, "The following words are something I once happened to overhear. If this world is a dark forest, then if there exists something that can give birth to a Starship Civilization... might there not exist other civilizations? In a pitch-black world, once the first glimmer of light appears, there will be a second, a third."

"The Five Continents, compared to the Starship, are like ants."

"And the Starship... compared to the other glimmers of light in the depths of the darkness, is the same."