Barrier of Light

"Azha'er?"

Gu Shen looked at the woman in front of him.

He is indeed a visitor from Beizhou. Judging from the skin color and hair color, you can feel the obvious difference. Under Azhaer's felt hat, he has a soft silver hair that is not seen in Dongzhou people.

Under the suppression of Douzhan God Realm.

The silvery white color in her pupils has completely faded. Looking at her eyes now, she will no longer feel the oppressive frost pressure from before.

"You are...Mr. Gu Shen."

Azhaer also looked at Gu Shen. She smiled and said, "I have seen your photo, but you are younger than I thought."

Gu Shen invited A Zhaer into the Spring Rain Temple.

After closing the door.

A'zhaer looked at Gu Shen's eyebrows and said seriously: "Lord God, do you mind if I use special means to block this conversation?"

Gu Shen's expression was subtle.

Because Baizhu performed a trance on his forehead.

So Azha'er is talking to Bai Shu at this moment.

No response, this is a positive response.

A'zha'er smiled slightly, raised a palm, and suddenly there was a blizzard of snow in the small house. This time it was not the disorderly spread of the power of "Frost Killing"... Gu Shen sensed this woman's powerful mental power and Extraordinary power of control.

In the courtyard, fine snow dust was raised.

The cloak flew.

Azhaer looked up at the sky. A thin curtain of snow appeared on the ceiling of this open-air courtyard. As an [Apostle], he has the "freedom" granted by the highest seat of God. He can walk around the Five Continents at will without worrying. The specific whereabouts will be captured by [Deep Sea], but they cannot transfer this gift.

So, she came to Chunyu Temple and talked with Gu Shen... She could only hide herself, but she couldn't hide Gu Shen.

Without using some special means.

The general scene of this conversation can be seen by [Feng Tong].

The snow dust floating in the sky above the small courtyard completely blocked the detection of the outside air, and it was a bit like the [Lantern] in Lion Alley.

certainly.

This method...is ineffective against Bai Shu.

After all, the entire Snow Forbidden City is in his divine domain. If he wants, he can listen to the conversation at will.

"Miss Azhaer..."

Gu Shen has heard the news from the Survey Corps, and this time he returned to Nagano to prepare for the next trip to Beizhou.

Unexpectedly.

The opponent's speed is faster than his own.

Before he set out, Her Majesty's apostle "came to visit".

"I came to see you at the request of Her Majesty the Queen." Unexpectedly, Azhaer did not mention the investigation of the Legion. She sat on the stone pier in the small courtyard and said softly: "Your Majesty the Queen some time ago I have been busy in retreat...just in the past few days, I just heard the news about Nagano."

Gu Shen was startled.

"The battle at Qingzhong Cemetery... Dionysus died, and there was a new God of War in Dongzhou."

A'zhaer forced a smile and said: "Her Majesty the Queen sent me here. First, she hopes to send blessings to Dongzhou. In addition, she also hopes that I can take a look for her...Mr. Gu Changzhi's hometown. "

Gu Shen lowered his head and sighed softly.

He said sadly: "Mr. Gu Changzhi... is no longer here. If you want to trace old memories for Her Majesty the Queen, then you should go to the Gu family's ancestral hall, where Mr. Gu Changzhi once lived."

"No...I'm here to find you."

Azhaer shook his head and said: "Her Majesty the Queen said that Mr. Gu Changzhi must have left something to give to her."

Gu Shen's expression was complicated.

Could it be that... Gu Changzhi's letter had been anticipated by Her Majesty the Queen?

No wonder Azael came straight to him when he entered Nagano. This was because he had thought of his destination in advance.

"Mr. Gu Changzhi... indeed left something to give to Her Majesty the Queen."

Gu Shen thought in silence for a while.

Gu Changzhi's original explanation was that he would deliver it himself.

He looked into Azur's eyes, and even though the power of [Frost Kill] was suppressed by the Battle God Realm, he still felt the inherent coldness in those eyes.

Gu Shen shook his head and said, "But I can't give it to you. I promised Mr. Gu Changzhi that I will hand it over to Her Majesty the Queen."

Azhaer still had a smile on his face.

She was not angry, but asked: "So that object...is it a letter?"

"...?"

Gu Shen raised his head and frowned.

This kind of thing...should not be expected, right?

As far as I know, in the past years, apart from Master Qianye, the only ones who have mastered "divination" in the five continents are the "prophet" sealed and imprisoned by the Tower of Source. Is the Queen one of them?

"Mr. Xiao Gu, don't be surprised."

A'zha'er took out the coat of arms from her chest, which was an ancient token engraved with an owl. She stroked the owl's hair with her fingers and said warmly: "Her Majesty the Queen has extraordinary wisdom. She can guess anything. It's not an exaggeration. Plus, she is one of the people who knows Mr. Gu Changzhi best in the world... Guessing these things is actually nothing."

At the peak of Gu Changzhi's life, Her Majesty the Queen who now controls Beizhou is just a little girl.

When I first heard Gu Changzhi call the young queen "the little girl of the Lin family".

Gu Shen knew that these two people might have a past -

However, now from Azhaer's mouth, he vaguely felt that this past event seemed to be more complicated than he imagined... The bond between these two gods is probably not light.

After Gu Changzhi died, he only left three letters, one to his family and one to his respected teacher.

There is another letter... for the Queen.

And Azhaer just said that the Queen is one of the people who knows Gu Changzhi best?

"them……"

Gu Shen was silent for a while, then subconsciously opened his mouth to ask about the past.

He just said two words and then stopped.

A'zha'er is only a few years older than me...how could he know this?

"Her Majesty the Queen, she encountered great difficulties when she ascended the throne."

Azhaer knew what Gu Shen wanted to ask.

She said: "No one knows what those difficulties mean, but everyone in Central City knows... Mr. Gu Changzhi gave her a lot of help. Although the two were twenty years apart in age, they fought side by side. Comrades."

"After quelling the turmoil in Beizhou, Her Majesty the Queen built a monument for Mr. Gu Changzhi in Central City. In addition, she also collected some scrolls and images that recorded the battle between the two."

Speaking of this, her voice was a little hoarse, and she paused for a long time before saying slowly: "After learning about the death of Mr. Gu Changzhi... I saw Her Majesty the Queen, opening the past portrait, and sitting there for a long time."

Gu Shen said nothing more...

Azhaer's description is very picturesque and very sentimental.

"sorry……"

Gu Shen took a deep breath, looked at A'zha'er, and said, "Even so, I still insist on delivering this letter to Her Majesty the Queen in person."

Azhar smiled.

"Actually, I came to Nagano today... not to ask for that letter from you."

Her eyes were soft and she said: "About the letter and you, these are just Her Majesty's guesses. I came to Nagano today just to confirm some of Her Majesty's guesses... Mr. Gu Changzhi must have made arrangements for him since he left that letter. I will not intervene.”

When Gu Shen heard this, he understood Azha'er's intention.

All of this is "guessing" by Her Majesty the Queen. Gu Changzhi left a letter, and that letter is on him... How did you guess this?

"Gu Nanfeng is the future head of the Gu family..."

Gu Shen rubbed his eyebrows.

He smiled bitterly and said: "If Her Majesty the Queen wants to find trust, she should go to him."

"CN021..."

Azhaer gently said the name Gu Nanfeng, which was more widely known in Beizhou.

"Her Majesty the Queen knows him well. He is not a person who can hide secrets." She looked at Gu Shen with a smile, "So the probability of CN021 can basically be ruled out... What's more, he is not in the cemetery, right?"

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes after hearing this.

Azhaer's words...actually have a deeper meaning.

That is, Gu Changzhi left more than just one letter.

The Queen of Beizhou's is just one of them.

Therefore, Gu Changzhi is not only looking for a "messenger", but also someone who is trustworthy and capable of keeping the "secret".

"Do not be nervous."

Azhaer said sincerely: "I have no intention of testing...but under the premise of the existence of 'faith', the existence of 'secret' must also be established."

"The existence of these 'secrets' is not a 'secret'."

Gu Shen picked up the tea cup, lowered his eyes, smiled, and asked softly: "Besides... with Her Majesty's wisdom, you must be able to guess some of the so-called secrets, right?"

The two of them were talking to each other.

Gu Shen vaguely felt...the mental restraint on his forehead slowly spreading.

That was when Bai Shu released his mental suppression.

What does it mean?

Gu Shen understood it almost in a second.

Bai Shu has let go of the restrictions on his mental power, which means that this conversation... There is enough information to explore, and even Bai Shu is interested in this information.

Gu Shen's blazing fire burned silently.

He looked at Azhaer.

Regarding the previous remarks... Azhaer just smiled and said nothing.

Gu Shen captured clear mental fluctuations.

Obviously, Azhaer's information is limited.

It's also possible that Her Majesty the Queen didn't explain too much... But no matter how 'wise' the Queen of Beizhou is, she can't possibly know everything about the world, right?

Gu Shen adjusted his sitting position and asked, "Your Excellency has traveled thousands of miles to Nagano, can't it just be for such a thing?"

It was just to confirm that Gu Changzhi left a letter, and it was really not such a "move-up".

These are [apostles], the brothers and feet of God!

If the Queen is so sure... she can just sit back and wait.

"certainly……"

Azhaer also took a sip of tea.

"no."

She spoke solemnly, the expression on her face gradually calmed down, and she said word by word: "Mr. Xiao Gu, you should have received the news about the Survey Corps north of Gubao, right?"

"...Yeah." Gu Shen nodded slowly.

"This matter is not that simple."

Azhaer said seriously: "Her Majesty the Queen hopes that you can go to Beizhou in person... to investigate this mystery clearly."

"I……?"

From the beginning, Gu Shen felt strange.

The Beizhou military's "request" seemed to be a deliberate attempt to make contact with itself.

And now, even the [Apostle] has come to ask for an audience, hoping that he can go north to the fortress.

"Due to some 'unspeakable' reasons, His Majesty's current condition is not good..."

Azhaer gritted her teeth and looked at the zenith and then around.

In the end, she said these words helplessly...

This is why Azhaer insisted on using special means.

It's a pity that these words can't be hidden from the [Deep Sea], but they can't be hidden from the ubiquitous Battle God's Throne in the Snow Forbidden City.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

This is a divine throne...

What exactly happened to make the [Apostle] say something about his bad condition?

The current situation of the Queen of Beizhou must be worse than Azhaer said.

Almost instantly, Gu Shen thought of the "Piyue City Fortress" incident a year ago. When that super-large disaster occurred, the Beizhou military dealt with it very quickly.

It was Grand Duke Zhuxue's decision to quickly arrange for the garrison of General Rusty Bones, and evacuate the troops stationed in Piyue City to retreat. Everyone cooperated with the defense project and "tolerated" the rapid expansion of this disaster. manner.

Everyone thought so at first.

This kind of tolerance is purely an exploration of the hope of "oasis".

Her Majesty the Queen, as well as the entire Beizhou military, are willing to believe in the Grand Adjudicator and Tiantong's sacrifice of life for righteousness... and are also willing to pour chips into this huge gamble.

But now, contact Azhaer to reveal the news.

Gu Shen sensed a different meaning.

Perhaps... the Queen's "poor condition" is not new to this year.

It is very likely that a year ago, she could no longer handle the super large disaster easily. At that time, the entire Beizhou was undergoing a huge purge and rectification... Once this kind of news was exposed, there would be no Doubts are a "disaster" that adds insult to injury for Beizhou.

After the news was spoken.

Azhaer no longer hides anything.

She came here to seek help.

A'zhaer said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, Her Majesty the Queen saw the 'Guidance of Destiny'..."

"Fate's...guidance?"

"In the near future, the Beizhou Fortress may face an impact." Azhaer said calmly: "The key factors to alleviate this crisis are in Dongzhou, Nagano, and Qingzhong Cemetery."

It was almost a roll call.

In Qingzhong Cemetery, Master Qianye passed away, and he was the only one left.

And the group of people traveling to Piyue City Fortress were also his teachers, senior brothers, and senior sisters.

"Her Majesty the Queen can see the guidance of fate... Is this the power of fire? But isn't the so-called guidance too vague?"

Gu Shen asked thoughtfully: "Is this a magic similar to 'divination'?"

"No……"

Azur shook his head and said: "Although it also has the element of 'prediction', Her Majesty the Queen's 'guidance' is different from divination. She can see endless possibilities that change at any time. The most important thing is Yes…she doesn’t have to pay the price.”

She was silent for a moment.

"As for whether this is the power of fire, I don't know... I only know that this is a 'spell' created by His Majesty himself, and it existed a long time ago."

Speaking of this, Azhaer extended the sentence softly: "I guess that your Majesty's creation of this technique may have been inspired by the tomb guard at Qingzhong Cemetery..."

Master Qianye is the inheritor of divination... everyone yearns for the predictive power of this technique.

only.

What people yearn for more is the life-and-death relationship between Qianye and Gu Changzhi.

Gu Shen was a little amazed... Her Majesty the Queen is indeed amazing and talented. Has she actually created a method that is comparable to "divination"?

"I think you won't refuse the invitation to go north."

Azhaer looked at Gu Shen sincerely and said, "Your teachers, senior brothers, and senior sisters have all disappeared into the Piyue City Fortress. It has been a year, and the news about them and the 'Oasis' has been lost... This time we go north to investigate, maybe we can find new clues."

…

…

The energy boat is parked just outside the northern border of Nagano.

Gu Shen and Azhaer stood on a deserted hill, watching the energy airship slowly passing by. This was the first time for Gu Shen to come into contact with this "big thing" at such a close distance.

Beizhou invests a lot of money every year to develop "source energy", which is a mature energy technology.

Extraordinary essence can be captured and used... This is actually nothing "new".

[Qingzuka] was built in Nagano.

In Zhongzhou, there is the [Tower of Source].

There are several other [Miracle Lands] like this... and the most important creation for Beizhou is the new generation of [Source Energy].

The technology of using strong logical materials to trap the extraordinary source material, and using specific ancient characters to outline patterns to dismantle the "extraordinary source material" has long been born.

Many years ago, while exploring extraordinary abilities, humans also began to explore the use of extraordinary source matter.

However, the path of exploration of [Source Energy] is extremely bumpy and bumpy.

Until the emergence of Alan Turing, this talented scientist made a major breakthrough in the field of "strong logic materials" when he was young, which made "source energy" a big step forward... At that time, human beings only had an understanding of this terrible power. I had fantasies, but I never expected that, a few years later, [Deep Sea] came out, and the algorithm was optimized like never before, so that the efficiency of [Source Energy] increased dozens of times.

The new generation of ancient text links can stimulate the source material to generate huge kinetic energy. The combustion efficiency of this link equation is extremely impressive.

Most importantly, stability.

The map of Beizhou is extremely vast and extremely cold. A long time ago, the military's trek was extremely difficult, but now it has changed greatly... [Source Energy] has brought unprecedented light to Beizhou.

Underground in Central City, there is a huge "source energy furnace" that is absorbing "extraordinary source matter" all the time, which is used to supply the source energy for thousands of miles of land.

And the Source Energy Airship was born... No one knows why [Deep Sea]'s research team finally came up with such a retro structural design, but the boat-type structure is indeed the most harmonious with the "Source Energy Reactor" Flying frame.

On the top of the hill, a huge shadow slowly descended.

The airship, which looked as ethereal as a bird in the clouds, looked like a big whale when it actually fell.

Gu Shen looked at the airship that almost covered the entire mountain with a complicated expression.

"Because there is no 'authorization', the energy boat cannot land at will..."

Azaar apologized and said, "That's why I can't pick you up in Nagano."

"I know."

Gu Shen smiled.

When Azur arrived in Nagano, there were some misunderstandings. Bai Chen and the prison officer responsible for monitoring "Wind Tong" abnormalities had already reported this matter to [Deep Sea].

Chu Ling can see those files.

In addition...prison officials also specially greeted me.

After all, when an [Apostle] enters the Snow Forbidden City, the first thing he does is go straight to where Gu Shen is, which is really worrying.

Having just experienced the pain of the cemetery, the nerves of everyone in the three institutes and five institutes were very tense, for fear that the Queen's apostle would do something unfavorable.

Today, Gu Shen is more than just a disciple of the Grand Adjudicator.

In a sense, he is also the banner and benchmark figure of Dongzhou.

"Is this your first time seeing this thing?"

A strong wind blew, blowing the dead grass on the mountain top.

Azur took off her felt hat. Her long hair was blowing in the wind. She looked at Gu Shen with a smile. As expected, she saw the wonder and emotion in Gu Shen's eyes, so she asked with a smile.

"It's the first time I've seen it."

Gu Shen murmured: "If I remember correctly...this old-fashioned airship seems to be a popular product three hundred years ago?"

"The world is both moving forward and going backwards."

A'zha'er smiled and said: "Although the old thing has been eliminated, it is still very useful when it is actually used... There are actually not many [source energy boats]. The only people who can mobilize them are those at the level of the fortress' quasi-responsible person." Strong man, currently this thing is only mass-produced in Beizhou and is not sold to other continents."

Gu Shen nodded slightly.

He thought of the mysterious person "073" in the ancient literature society.

If I remember correctly... "073" personally drove an energy boat and met with Dadu during the material transaction at Qingzhong Cemetery. However, he also heard from Lu Nanzhi about that meeting.

"073" didn't even show a shadow.

The source energy boat paused slightly on the hilltop of the trading location, hanging above the clouds. After throwing out the transaction items, it slowly drove away. For "073", it was just a walk around... But [Source Energy] The driving force was indeed powerful, and the transaction was completed extremely quickly. Calculating carefully, it only took a few hours for "073" to cross two continents.

"You just said... if you want to mobilize the [Energy Boat], only the person in charge of the fortress can do it?"

Gu Shen asked curiously.

"Yes... Beizhou has very unique survival rules."

Azhaer looked at Gu Shen and said seriously: "The bigger the fist, the greater the responsibility. The greater the contribution, the higher the position. It is not difficult to control the [Energy Boat], but the control of these energy sources is extremely strict... Usually, those who have the power to drive are the person in charge or quasi-person in charge of the fortress, others do not have the right to control the [source energy boat]."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes and asked, "So, does each [Energy Boat] have a corresponding number and travel record?"

"certainly."

A'zha'er smiled: "Without Central City's permission, it would be impossible for the [source energy boat] to leave Beizhou without authorization."