Light Fortress Chapter 1935 - 17: Blazing Shadows over the Ice Sea (Part 2)

Due to the fact that she had never actively performed a "summoning".

This is why Zhou has maintained her independent consciousness over the years, completely unaware of the presence of a Hypnosis Seed in her Spirit Sea... This is also the reason she was able to enter the Holy City. Even though Gu Shen’s seed was deeply buried, once Zhou knew the truth, it would manifest during the Holy City’s spiritual inspection, revealing the clue.

Gu Shen shared his plan with Lu Nanzhi.

"Is there really such a thing? It’s truly a stroke of genius..."

Lu Nanzhi looked pleasantly surprised.

She hadn’t expected Gu Shen to have such a backup plan!

"It’s not exactly a stroke of genius, just lucky, I’d say."

Gu Shen smiled tenderly, "Initially, I just casually left a Hypnosis Seed behind, now it’s rooted and sprouted, perfectly poised for ’collecting returns’."

As a core member of the Storm Church.

Zhou has been stationed at Yuanting Island these days, not far from the transaction site...

Once that Hypnosis Seed is activated.

We can use Zhou’s eyes to observe the transaction between Upper City and the Storm Church.

Dispatching Song Ci, what needs to be done is actually just "seeing clearly" the transaction in Upper City.

What Song Ci can achieve, Zhou can completely achieve!

"In the coming days, I’ll have to rely on you to set up in the Inner Sea..."

Gu Shen said solemnly, "If the Storm Church truly intends to hand people over to Upper City, then we can ambush in the Inner Sea. To ensure the transaction goes smoothly, Upper City will dispatch an extremely powerful team, or a Transcendent with exceptional strength..."

He thought of Lie Renuo, who had a fierce battle with Bai Xiu not long ago!

Since [Deep Sea] has the authority to grant Qinglong Origin to outsiders...

Then for this transaction, Upper City is likely to send Origin Strong People.

In the absence of Storm’s terms, Origin Strong People are invincible!

Receiving Origin is not easy.

To bear the amplified power Origin brings to one’s life, the recipient’s own strength must also be strong enough, meaning at least a top-level Titled... According to Wang Chong, who has pledged loyalty, if Rhein City’s mission is successfully completed, he will soon receive the Origin Power from [Deep Sea].

Obviously, even if [Deep Sea] intends to create a batch of super strong people, it will take time.

Upper City doesn’t have many "recipients" who meet the criteria!

Now is not the time for Upper City to show off its power... Whatever happens in the Inner Sea, the Three Continents Union is watching closely. Even with more Origin Strong People, [Deep Sea] will keep them hidden. After thinking it over, Gu Shen believes the person dispatched for this transaction will most likely be Lie Renuo, despite this Holy Cross Institute head being injured in a battle a few days ago.

Yet, the origin remains, the combat power remains, enough to serve as a "deterrent"!

On the other side, Lu Nanzhi’s thoughts matched those of Gu Shen.

She grit her teeth and asked, "If Upper City dispatches an Origin Strong Person like Lie Renuo and successfully completes the transaction... What should be done?"

"Song Ci."

At this moment, Gu Shen unhesitatingly spoke the name.

He sighed, "At a time like this, we can only send Song Ci out..."

The Light Apostle, absolutely a mad dog.

Although Meng Xizhou’s power can’t support a Divine War now, relying on divine intervention to fight an Origin is enough!

"For the ambush in the Inner Sea, it is best if Song Ci handles it. Regardless of whether the transaction succeeds or not, we can lie in ambush in the Inner Sea. If the ambush is successful, we can at least sever one of Upper City’s vital arms!"

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Today, the waves at Yuanting Island are immense.

Zhou adjusted her large robe and stood on the tallest peak of Yuanting Island, gazing at the distant vast sea, respectfully saying, "Lord Spring Plow, today’s task is completed; the ’returnees’ on the list have been gathered, and today they will be sent from the Holy City to Ice Sea."

"Very well."

Spring Plow Saint stood atop the mountain.

He folded his hands behind his back, calmly stating, "After today, you will no longer need to be stationed at Yuanting Island."

"No longer need to be stationed at Yuanting Island?"

Zhou’s eyes widened with some confusion.

Since Sangzhou Cave’s sinking, Yuanting Island has become a key location along the Southern Continent’s coastline. The Transcendents dispatched here for stationing daily are the church’s core members, undoubtedly trusted mainstays.

What Spring Plow Saint’s words imply is that she’s to be withdrawn?

She instinctively thought she had done something wrong and instinctively prepared to kneel.

"Don’t worry, you haven’t done anything wrong."

Spring Plow Saint chuckled, "There are some things that it’s time to tell you."

He spoke calmly, "Do you remember the task I gave you some days ago?"

Zhou replied solemnly, "Of course, I remember..."

Spring Plow Saint provided her with a list.

The list contained nearly a thousand names.

Her task was to find all the individuals on the list and gather them together.

This task gave these people a unified designation.

Returnees.

Zhou knows that Yuanting Island holds an annual "sea祭"; the Storm Church believes that everything the Southern Continent has been given is a gift from Lord Divine and this sea... With the sea gifting them, they must in return offer back. Initially, she thought that these returnees were the offerings for the "sea祭".

But this sea祭 this time was truly too "grand", not just in the number of people.

Moreover, some people on the list belonged to "prestigious families".

This notion lingered deep in Zhou’s heart; she dared not ask further.

Working for the Storm Church necessitates learning to be "silent"; asking too many questions might not be favorable.