Light Fortress Chapter 2109 - 103: Gift of Fire (Part 3)
Previously on Light Fortress...
Therefore, the reconstruction work in the Central Continent is instead the most difficult and tedious.
After the Source Tower was overthrown, Gu Xiaoman successfully obtained the Wine Spark.
But she refused to stay in Upper City and become the future leader of Central Continent; instead, she chose to return to the Origin, melting the Wine Spark alone.
Thus, originally being the Source Tower Divine Envoy, Red Dragon took over the mission to reestablish order in Upper City.
Returning from the [Old World], Gu Shen didn’t tell anyone about the "Super Giant Storm," and he also requested Luo Er, Red Dragon, and Rust Bone to temporarily keep the secret, not to inform anyone... This war had gone on for too long, everyone was exhausted, and they needed a worry-free rest.
But... the arrival of the Super Giant Storm will inevitably happen.
The seven-year countdown has begun.
"I’m very sorry, everyone... although the war has ended, humanity’s crisis is not resolved yet."
Gu Shen bowed his head and said softly: "A super giant storm, more terrifying than the [Deep Sea], will strike the North Continent giant wall seven years from now."
He made public the footage of hunting the Deep Sea Main System in the [Old World].
The temperature in the conference room dropped by several degrees.
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In seven years... in seven years, the Super Giant Source Material Storm will land in the North Continent!
This news was first disclosed internally within the Ancient Literature Society.
Subsequently, Gu Shen convened a world meeting, where every high-level Transcendent participant knew about this message.
The high-level members left the meeting with heavy hearts but all remained silent.
Gu Shen demanded that the news of the "Super Giant Source Material Storm" absolutely not be leaked.
If the masses knew seven years in advance of the Super Giant Storm, it could very likely lead to a new disaster.
After all meetings ended, it was already three days later.
Gu Shen sat in the small courtyard of Spring Rain Temple, quietly basking in the sun.
"So... what are you planning to do?"
Sister Tian Tong was also in the courtyard, she had been waiting for Gu Shen to divulge the news, and now that he had finally revealed the existence of the "Source Material Storm," she was more concerned with Gu Shen’s "punishment for oath-breaking"!
One must know.
Killing the Deep Sea would mean losing the spark for Gu Shen!
These days, she could already feel that the "Netherworld Fire Aura" on Gu Shen was growing weaker and weaker...
This was the Power of Destiny taking effect, and soon, Gu Shen would be forcibly stripped of the right to possess the Netherworld King’s Spark!
And this guy didn’t panic at all; instead, he sat in the courtyard basking in the sun every day.
"The northern migration work has been advancing."
Gu Shen said softly: "Before stepping into the High Wall of Source, I initiated an ’evacuation operation’... at that time, everyone thought the alliance was going to be defeated, hiding in Changye to prevent the spread of the Dead Sea."
Luo Er was startled.
She knew about this news... a large number of Transcendents moved into Changye, but the war ended quickly.
"This was actually a test."
Gu Shen said softly: "The capacity of the Changye Dungeon allows 1.5 million people to live, and with another seven years... this underground city can continue to be excavated further, potentially housing 3 million people to survive under Changye."
Tian Tong was stunned for a second.
She thought of the infamous "Starlight Project."
The concept proposed first by Jing Shan Yan was to build underground cities for human habitation, but the Source Material Storm would shatter the surface and corrode below ground; thus, the underground city needs to be very deep and also requires a sufficiently stable surface environment.
The Super Giant Source Material Storm is indeed terrifying, but Alf and the Origin survived.
In other words...
If conditions are met, the plan for the underground cities could possibly succeed.
"Qingzhong Cemetery is the Land of Divine Miracles, also the most likely ’surface node’ to withstand the Source Material Storm attack."
Gu Shen calmly said: "My plan is not complicated: using the Land of Divine Miracles of the Five Continents as ’strongholds,’ to open enough underground cities... for containment, hiding the people of the Five Continents into the underground cities before the Super Giant Source Material Storm arrives. With technical support from the Starship, we can simulate a closed-loop ecological environment underground. Of course... this is the inferior plan."
"Inferior plan?" Luo Er asked: "What is the superior plan?"
"The superior plan is, of course, to defeat the Super Giant Source Material Storm."
Gu Shen smiled, closing the paper book in front of his chest, and said: "But this is very difficult; I’m not very confident, after all, the Starship Era’s ’Hunter God’ has already failed once."
Tian Tong stared intently at Gu Shen.
She had witnessed Gu Shen facing head-on and tearing the Source Material Storm apart in the reboot Dream!
Defeating the Super Giant Source Material Storm, if it were anyone else... would be absolutely impossible.
But if it were the little junior brother.
This so-called "superior plan" might have a glimmer of hope.
But now...
Because of "breaking the oath," Gu Shen is about to be stripped of the right to use the Netherworld King’s Spark!
"You know... what I’m really asking."
Luo Er gritted her teeth and said: "What will happen to your spark?"
"The spark..."
Gu Shen sighed softly, he extended two fingers, gently rubbing his brow.
The dark flame flickered at the center of his brow.
The Netherworld Fire flickered.
He went through so much hardship, finally refining the "Netherworld Fire"... but under the prompting of destiny, this divine fire would soon peel away on its own.
"The destiny oath I set myself naturally cannot be avoided."
Gu Shen smiled, seeing Luo Er’s anxious face, he shook his head, decided not to tease his senior sister anymore, and stopped being mysterious.
"Actually..."
"I’ve already chosen the ’owner’ for the Netherworld Fire."
Luo Er looked shocked, not expecting Gu Shen to say these words.
She initially thought that when the little junior brother drew his sword, he had thought of how to avoid the punishment of the destiny oath.
But unexpectedly... the little junior brother never intended to avoid it.
"Gu Shen!"
After hearing this, Luo Er became more anxious: "Who is more suitable for the Netherworld Fire than you? If you lose the Netherworld Fire, how are we supposed to fight against the Super Giant Storm?"
"Sister, actually there is someone more suitable for the Netherworld Fire than me."
Gu Shen reluctantly stood up, his gaze becoming serious: "Or rather... instead of me holding onto the Netherworld Fire, it would be better for me to give this flame to someone who needs it more."
Just like...
how Mr. Gu Changzhi bestowed the Battle Fire to Bai Shu.
He smiled, comforting: "Just as it happens, she’s here. The things I’ve arranged should be settled."
The iron gate of the Spring Rain Temple courtyard was gently knocked on.
Luo Er turned back, seeing a bright and striking red dress.
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(Approaching the end, one Chapter less means one Chapter left. Consider it my plea to all the critic gods to be less harsh, hoping to accumulate some virtue for myself. There wasn’t an update at noon yesterday, but there was an update of 6k in the evening; the reason for this is that I almost didn’t sleep all night, I didn’t rest well during the day either, my spirit was truly weak, nearing heart failure, and what I wrote was already affecting the quality. I understand it’s hard for everyone to wait for updates, I’m really sorry, but authors are also flesh and blood people. When unexpected situations arise, and I can’t update on time, am I supposed to get criticized for taking a leave, and get even more scolded if I don’t announce a leave? In such situations, what else can I do? Being criticized for not keeping promises to escape updates and missing Chapters really hurts me. Why can’t I just not say there will be explosive updates? Why not do these things? Wouldn’t that be true avoidance?)