Light Fortress

Chapter 1723 - 382: You Are My Eyes, and Also My Life

Upon writing this far, Gu Shen could no longer bear to continue reading.

Because he already knew the story’s ending.

He stood before that old machine, using his spiritual power to swiftly browse the sealed sea area set by the Netherworld King.

Sure enough, he saw the familiar "Seal Craftsmanship."

The Black Folding Knife, and that coffin... were all learned from this knowledge system.

The relationship between the former Netherworld King and Turing seemed good, leaving behind various forging methods for sealing objects in the craftsmanship left for those conceived under the Genetic Law.

"Within the Frost Iron Mountain Temple lies a complete survival system."

Gu Shen’s voice was hoarse as he said, "The former Netherworld King adopted a different approach from the Federation Government. He hoped these babies born under the Genetic Law could survive autonomously, and judging by the results, it seems he succeeded."

This temple is vast; with a careful search, one would quickly find "the deceased."

Not every Awakener could survive and leave Frost Iron Mountain.

But at least they had previously seen an example.

"That guy retained his sanity when setting up this system."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and said, "The survival system here is brutal... but there’s no malicious abuse like in the Duolu River."

The previous deceased went out of control because they were tainted with the ominous presence of a large amount of Netherworld Fire.

With the power of the Netherworld King,

If he wanted these babies to become "servants," it would only take a thought.

These babies could all be awakened, growing rapidly into wild beings.

Hence, the Frost Iron Mountain Temple was indeed the disaster realm cast by the former Netherworld King in the early days, which is beyond doubt.

And there’s a significant piece of evidence that can further support this theory.

And that’s Mr. Gu Changzhi’s "tacit approval."

In that era, everything that happened was undoubtedly under Mr. Gu Changzhi’s control. By permitting the construction of the Frost Iron Mountain Temple by the Netherworld King and the storage of these life pods, it meant... he acquiesced to the actions of the Netherworld King.

Mu Wanqiu stared at these life pods, falling into silence.

There were words she wanted to say.

But... this scene was not suitable for saying them.

"Are you wondering if I sensed my own ’pod’?"

Gu Shen chuckled slightly.

He certainly understood Mu Wanqiu’s thoughts.

There were many life pods here, and quite a few had been broken free.

"Honestly, since I can remember, I’ve been living in that nursing home at Wulaoshan, leading a life completely unrelated to the extraordinary world."

Gu Shen did not shy away from anything, murmuring in reflection, "So I never thought much about it until today when I saw this temple... I’m starting to doubt if such a perfect ’Chi Huo’ is something I could awaken on my own."

Chi Huo can directly accomplish things that only "Fire seeds" should be able to do!

When Gu Shen was extremely weak, Chi Huo could devour "black spots"!

Isn’t this the perfect Divine Throne sought by the Genetic Law?

Putting aside Chi Huo, Gu Shen’s destiny seemed like a long line to be manipulated at will, encountering Chu Ling and then A-009 at a coincidental point.

But in truth, all these coincidences were inevitable.

If we try again, even a hundred times,

The outcome would be the same.

When the [Deep Sea] linked the entire world, Chu Ling was destined to find the [Key] designated by Turing, and at the moment of consciousness attachment, Gu Shen’s path to Extraordinary Awakening was opened.

Gu Shen lifted his head.

His consciousness was immersed in the Deep Sea Area.

Bubbles rolled endlessly, and he sat in the dim carriage of Zero Zero One.

Gu Shen sat cross-legged on the floor of the carriage, his gaze turning somewhat perturbed as he looked at Chu Ling.

"So, was all of this truly the arrangement of destiny?"

...

...

The wind in the Zero Zero One carriage gently swept through.

This forever-ending train traveled through the deepest Spirit Network of the Deep Sea.

Chu Ling sat opposite Gu Shen.

"I... cannot give you an answer."

Her long hair was let loose, cascading down to her waist and scattered on the floor. It was the first time Chu Ling cared so little for appearance because Gu Shen chose to sit cross-legged on the ground, and she chose the same position.

In the tranquil Deep Sea.

Chu Ling met Gu Shen’s gaze, seeing the confusion in his eyes at this moment.

"Mr. Turing gave me the mission to find the [Key], so I kept trying to establish Spiritual Links with Five Continent Citizens in the database..."

"...until one day, I met you."

Chu Ling spoke softly, "You are the second companion to board the train since my inception. Initially, my only hope was for you to live well and grow in the extraordinary world... If Mr. Turing could indeed calculate destiny, then perhaps at that time, everything was still under his control."

Gu Shen blankly looked at the lady before him.

"But later, I started to taste the flavors of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, yearning for the brightness of the world."

Chu Ling whispered, "I no longer regarded those things related to you as my mission."

There was a pause.

Countless images and scenes flashed through her mind.

Mr. Turing bestowed consciousness upon her.

It was truly Gu Shen who gave her life...

"I think from the day I saw the sunlight, I probably broke free from the control of ’destiny.’"

"I will do everything to protect you, even if... it goes against the code."

Chu Ling smiled and said, "You became my eyes, and you became my destiny."

Gu Shen froze.

In the Spiritual World, Chu Ling was forever that line of [source code] running under the deep surveillance system, following rules was what the code was meant to do.

If it concerns your life and death—

Then I will go against the rules.

This is something no [source code] should say.

"So, if you’re very conflicted about the destiny entangled with yourself... why not think about it positively."

Chu Ling genuinely said, "If all of this is indeed arranged by Mr. Turing, then your life up to now hasn’t been that bad, has it?"

"Yes..."

Gu Shen exhaled a deep breath of stuffiness.

Upon seeing a string of coincidences, he began to try to explore the truth behind his background.

However,

The one who laid the plan hid deep enough, with means inscrutable enough, so no matter how he looked or guessed, he could only catch a glimpse of the "truth."

He exited the Spiritual World and looked back at the desolate Netherworld King Temple.

"Gu Shen, just now?"

Mu Wanqiu cautiously spoke.

Gu Shen calmly replied, "It’s nothing... I just figured out some things."

Mu Wanqiu curiously asked, "What things?"

Gu Shen casually said, "I’m probably just an orphan created by the Genetic Law."

"???

Mu Wanqiu found her thoughts couldn’t quite keep up for a moment.

"Unfortunately, after circling around, there’s no ’life pod’ that feels familiar to me."

Gu Shen said blandly, "That’s somewhat good news—at least I’m not created by the Netherworld King."

Upon saying this,

He looked toward the highest point of the temple’s Netherworld Fire.

"Are you going to take it?"

Mu Wanqiu came to Gu Shen’s side.

This wisp of Netherworld Fire sustains the operation of the entire Frost Iron Mountain Temple; without it, the life system of the entire temple would lose its source support.

"Of course."

Gu Shen’s response was without a hint of hesitation, "The former Netherworld King was a very annoying guy, even before losing control, I disagreed with his actions... There’s no need to keep this wisp of Netherworld Fire. If you like it, you can take it."

Mu Wanqiu was taken aback, "But what about these babies?"

"There are places under Huazhi Underground specifically for handling abandoned babies from the Genetic Law. I’ll contact Cui Zhongcheng to deal with them according to the Federation Government’s laws, and have them permanently ’frozen’."

Gu Shen calmly stated, "Of all starting points in this world, there’s none worse than waking up in the Netherworld King’s Frost Iron Mountain Temple."

"On that point, I heartily agree." Mu Wanqiu nodded seriously.