Light Fortress Chapter 1912 - 9: Rescue Conference

To bear the infamy of a lifetime, yet resolve the worries of countless generations!

Gu Nanfeng’s words rendered the conference room silent...

"This plan is fine."

It was Meng Xizhou who spoke first: "But there is one aspect that needs revision."

"Hmm?"

Gu Nanfeng was slightly startled, looking across the long table at the woman.

Meng Xizhou said calmly, "To unleash the Heavenly Sheath strike and end the war at the fastest speed... is the ’optimal solution’ for the Three Continents. Those who make such decisions are heroes saving people from peril, how could they be considered disgraceful and despicable?"

"Batu."

Meng Xizhou suddenly spoke.

Batu promptly replied in a low voice, "Here."

"Record this truthfully: today’s meeting, the temple is willing to advance and retreat with the Changye Gu Family." The Goddess said calmly, "If to release the ’Heavenly Sheath’ requires bearing centuries of infamy, then add my name to that infamy."

"..."

Batu dared not respond, his expression complex as he looked at Lady Divine.

A gentle tapping came from the other side of the table.

A sigh.

Duke Zhuxue, Lin Chou, held a virtual fist and tapped the table lightly, smiling helplessly, "If that’s truly the case... then include me as well."

"The Lin Royal Family is willing to advance and retreat with the Changye Gu Family."

Hearing this, Lin Lin also smiled.

He said quietly, "Speaking of it... the Meat Mountain that the Gu Family gifted to Central City all those years ago is kept at Gu Castle Fortress. If that thing is truly deployed, I should be one of the direct persons responsible for this incident, right?"

"One hundred and four, you are just one of the responsible parties."

Lin Chou looked at his brother, mocking, "But the moment you press the button, you can’t escape. The person committing such misdeeds must be recorded in history. If the Three Continents Alliance wins this war, you might be reviled for a thousand, ten thousand years."

If the Three Continents Alliance loses...

By then, infamy would no longer matter.

The human world itself might not even be certain to endure.

The Deep Sea, which links the spirits of all humanity, after frantically absorbing computing power, only needs a single thought to kill every Linker in the deep water area.

...

...

The decision to unleash the Heavenly Sheath strike passed unanimously.

The subsequent issue was choosing the strike location and timing.

With such a massive weapon as the Heavenly Sheath strike, once unsheathed, it must draw blood, must seal the throat, and cannot give Deep Sea time or opportunity to react.

"Everyone, please forgive me... before discussing the timing of the Heavenly Sheath weapon’s strike, first take a look at these."

Lu Nanzhi displayed several spiritual images.

As the head of Red Gate within the Ancient Literature Society, Lu Nanzhi has retained the spiritual information of important members over the years.

These spiritual images were captured by Red Gate before Deep Sea completely blocked communications. Now, Red Gate has been thoroughly shattered in the battle with the Lion Awakening code, making these images the last clues left to the world by the fallen members of the Ancient Literature Society.

"Previously, Deep Sea launched a ’reckoning’ with great intensity."

"Due to the Three Continents Alliance, this manhunt did not affect the survivors within the three continents too greatly..."

"But all Ancient Literature Society members lurking in the Central Continent have fallen."

"The most famous among them is Wind City Rose, Ye Kaluo, who should now be imprisoned in the Rhein City’s Secret Dungeon."

Ye Kaluo’s name was already quite loud.

Over the years, she was a prominent ’priest’ in the Central Continent.

If not for Deep Sea’s warrant, she might have taken over the Red Wine Group guarding the coasts of the Central Continent.

Meng Xizhou asked softly, "Are these people still alive now?"

"Life or death is uncertain."

Lu Nanzhi said softly, "But Ye Kaluo should still be alive... I have a deep connection with her, having exchanged jewelry with ’Spiritual Marks’ between us, allowing us to immediately sense each other should anything happen."

Over the years, she traded with Rhein City, and Ye Kaluo climbed to great heights, thanks to Lu Nanzhi’s support...

Gu Shen helped reveal the hidden identities of the Ancient Literature Society’s sleepers and meet in the real world. After the massacre thirty years ago, the concealed ones could finally trust one another and became good ’friends.’

Ye Kaluo and Lu Nanzhi.

Lin Lin and Red Dragon.

Meng Xizhou said, "So... you want to rescue them?"

"Yes."

Lu Nanzhi spoke softly, "The mobilization of the Heavenly Sheath weapon and the setup of the secret release procedure require some time. I showed everyone these images hoping to give the Ancient Literature Society some time for a rescue plan before the ’Heavenly Sheath’ is unleashed."

At this moment, her identity was not merely that of a Great Capital City Councilman.

She was also a leader of the Ancient Literature Society.

"The mobilization of personnel by the Three Continents Alliance requires time, and the specific target location also needs discussion."

Meng Xizhou said seriously, "Even if one hundred and four Heavenly Sheath weapons were ready at this moment... it wouldn’t be possible to hastily press the button."

Unleashing the Heavenly Sheath strike would not be so "rashly" executed.

She understood why Lu Nanzhi brought up this issue at this moment in the meeting.

Because the strike range of the Heavenly Sheath includes Rhein City.

Once the Heavenly Sheath is unleashed, it would inevitably destroy the coastal trade cities of the Central Continent, stripping them of their operational capabilities...

"A week."