Barrier of Light

Central City, Queen's Castle.

Dawn is approaching, and outside the attic of the castle, the night has not broken yet, and it still looks quiet. The gentle breeze blows, and a faint fluorescent light dances out from the grass, bringing light earlier than the dawn.

These fluorescent lights are not fireflies, but pure, transparent light flakes.

The legion commander sat in the hall of the old castle, feeling the warm wind blowing on his face, drinking tea and waiting patiently.

She had just received a short notice that the castle welcomed a distinguished visitor.

The light fragments in the distance moved with the wind, gradually coming towards her location.

There was faint conversation and laughter.

It can be heard that one of the voices is the voice of Grand Duke Zhuxue: "I haven't seen you for a long time. Miss Meng's style is even better than before."

And the other one...

The voice was soft, just like the warm breeze in the hall.

"Mr. Zhuxue is so complimentary."

The legion commander slowly raised his head, and the two figures walking together slowly walked into her sight. Zhuxue cast a vague look, then bowed, stopped in front of the hall, and said with a smile: "Goddess Meng, Zhu Xue still has official duties to attend to, so she will be sent here tonight."

"You're welcome, sir."

There is only one Goddess Meng in this world.

Xizhou, Mengxizhou.

The hall was not dark to begin with, but because of the arrival of this graceful figure, it became even brighter. Light fragments from all directions gathered like streams from the distance... These are the "light" contained in the extraordinary source, and they sensed the owner. He was summoned, so he flew here.

Meng Xizhou looked respectful and bowed to the regiment commander.

Her etiquette is as impeccable as those of those ancient Nagano families.

Who could hate such a woman?

Bright, magnanimous, awe-inspiring, warm...it was as if all the perfect qualities in the world were combined with her.

The word goddess.

Well deserved.

Although the world will not hate such a perfect character, it is difficult for them to "like" it from the bottom of their hearts. The light that is too hot is destined to hang at the top of the sky, just like the sun, which everyone can see when they raise their eyes. But if you get a little closer, your eyes will be blinded and your hands will be burned. If you get even closer, you will be burned to the point where not even ashes are left.

People or things that are too perfect can only be appreciated from a distance.

"Goddess Meng."

The brows between the legion commander's brows gradually relaxed. She gently breathed in the bright breath in the wind, and felt that her originally gloomy spirit had become much more relaxed.

"You are not worthy of the word "goddess"... Legion Commander, just call me Xiao Meng."

Meng Xizhou could only smile helplessly.

This was not a modest statement. She had always really not wanted the title of Goddess. However, there were too many believers in Guangming City and they all shouted like this, so it spread throughout the five continents.

"I came here today not to bother His Majesty."

The Queen is on the second floor.

Meng Xizhou knew that at this moment, he was only a few dozen meters away from the great queen.

As long as you go up to the attic and walk a short distance, you can "see" him.

"Because of the engagement... I want to come here in person to apologize to His Majesty." Meng Xizhou said seriously: "I have no other purpose for this trip..."

The Queen lived in the attic for a long time.

This matter has attracted the attention of many gods from other continents... At this juncture, the goddess comes to see her. Even if she declares in advance that she has no other intention, it is impossible to believe it.

The legion commander remained calm and said calmly: "Miss Meng should know that Your Majesty does not see outsiders on weekdays... Even if you have a distinguished status and want to see you, you need to make an appointment in advance. If you come to your door like this today, I'm afraid I won't be able to accommodate you. As you wish.”

"I...came out of Guangming City without telling me."

Without any choice.

Meng Xizhou sighed lightly.

She said sincerely: "Since I regretted my marriage, I have been confined to Guangming City... I don't know how long I can hide this trip from there. Maybe after tonight, I will set off to return."

"I'm so sorry."

The legion commander shook his head, "If you just express your apology, then there is no need to go up the stairs... What's more, you traveled privately and arrived in Beizhou this time. Your words and deeds cannot represent Guangming City."

Meng Xizhou was silent for a second.

"...I was the one who was abrupt."

She bowed and said, "It's okay if I can't meet His Majesty. Lord Ziyu, I heard that my 'fiancé' is in Central City right now. I want to see him..."

The legion commander smiled upon hearing this.

"What a coincidence."

She raised her head, pointed at the Iron Dome in the distance through the floor-to-ceiling glass window, and said softly: "If you had come half a day earlier, you might still have a chance, but at this moment... I think Lin Lin has already left Beizhou. Although it is close now, At dawn, look at the shining stars in the sky, he should be on one of them."

"Are you late..."

Meng Xizhou's eyes showed regret: "What about my brother?"

"It's really unfortunate that your brother, who has the hereditary title of Zhenyue, is also up there."

The legion commander said calmly: "In addition, Lady Goddess, I need to remind you that although Guangming City denies the regret of the marriage, what you are thinking in your heart is unknown to everyone in Central City... There are only you and me tonight, It’s better to put away these three words ‘fiancé’.”

…

…

Beizhou's long-planned "restart mission" used a total of fifteen airships. These airships were not large. There were a total of fourteen teams, and each team had its own airship.

Leading these teams was the "command boat" where Osmond was stationed.

The famous Eye of the Third Legion and his adjutants will simultaneously link the fourteen captains in the "spiritual network" that has been established in the Dolu River disaster to conduct overall united battle command.

In this "Restart Mission", the biggest goal that the fourteen captains need to complete is to find the [Door] in the disaster!

In addition, due to the heavy losses after the end of the crusade mission, the inside of the disaster area has not yet been clearly explored. They need to lay out [deep sea] hardware equipment as much as possible to maintain the stability of the spiritual network.

The danger of disaster has been eliminated.

All they need to do is "open up wasteland"!

At this moment, there was a lot of discussion on the airship where Zhong Yuan was.

"Captain has been in the gravity chamber for six hours. Eleven times gravity... This is not something normal people can endure."

In addition to Yuan Yuan, there are a total of six players in Zhong Yuan's team.

These extraordinary beings are elites selected through general meetings. Their physical fitness and talents are quite excellent. Their age is not much different from Zhong Yuan's, but their strength... is quite different.

"We will arrive at the Dolu River next. After training so hard, can the captain's physical strength be able to withstand it?"

These team members are all elite!

Before arriving at Central City, each of them claimed to be a "cultivation madman". It was only after meeting Zhong Yuan that they realized that they were still far behind the real geniuses!

Yuan Yuan held the knife in his hand, looked at the flowing clouds outside the window and the rising dawn, and said calmly: "Don't worry... If he will be affected by this level of training, how can he be called 'captain'?"

In this team, he is the one who is most familiar with Zhong Yuan.

After saying that, he paused.

"For an extraordinary person in the attack department, this can only be regarded as a warm-up. What does it matter if you sweat a little in the gravity room?"

Yuan Yuan looked to his side and said with some emotion in his voice: "People like Mr. Xiao Gu are the real 'crazy people'."

Several team members looked at each other.

The dull sound of sandbags could be heard from time to time in the gravity chamber, which was so noticeable that for a moment, they even forgot about the quietest figure in the corner.

The person with the highest privileges in this restart mission!

Gu Shen!

Due to the charter of Her Majesty the Queen, Gu Shen is not commanded by anyone, and does not need to listen to anyone's opinions... He only needs to set off with the airship and be responsible for landing at the Dolu River.

Therefore, during these days of intensive training and special training, he never showed up.

In the training ground, there were many extraordinary beings eager to try, wanting to compete with this "Dongzhou S-class"... They made good plans, but unfortunately, they didn't see Gu Shen until the mission started. figure.

Gu Shen didn't leave his room at all!

Suddenly, news spread in the training ground. Most people thought that Gu Shen was cowarded and deliberately stayed behind closed doors... After all, the Grand Duke Zhenyue also had exclusive privileges, but he brought his team members with him every day. , come and take a lap at the training ground.

It is clear at a glance who is the hunter and who is the prey.

But...if you think about it carefully, this is actually a wise move.

Gu Shen came all the way from Dongzhou and was alone. Could it be possible that he would have to confront Grand Duke Zhenyue head-on?

So the mission begins.

Gu Shen then boarded Zhong Yuan's airship directly.

He enjoys privileges, which means he will be despised... In the past few days of seclusion, the rumors about him being afraid of Zhenyue have spread all over the world, and he has been despised. If he travels with other unfamiliar people, it is inevitable that he will be despised. It will cause unnecessary trouble.

He and Zhong Yuan have dealt with each other before. In this team, there is also an old acquaintance Yuan Yuan. Gu Shen also read the information about the remaining team members in advance. They are all upright and aboveboard people, at least in this team. During the journey, no trouble will come to you.

So after boarding the airship, he began his spiritual practice with peace of mind to attack the unbreakable "golden hoop".

As the airship sails, it advances towards the distant sky.

From time to time, an urgent spiritual rhythm comes from the pendant.

On the way to the Dolu River... it felt uneasy...

It shows that this mission is really dangerous.

Gu Shen was naturally aware of it, but he completely ignored the rhythm coming from the pendant at this moment.

The Duolu River...he was going to go no matter what. No matter how uneasy this pendant was, it could only accompany him on the journey.

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…

On board the command boat.

Osmond, who seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, suddenly said: "Do you feel that it has been a little too quiet these days..."

[Deep Sea] controls the command boat.

Lin Lin has no important tasks at the moment. He is concentrating on spiritual practice, but his efficiency is not high.

This is a rare large-scale mission in Beizhou. Every member of the selected restart team is feeling uneasy at the moment. As the "commander" who coordinates the overall situation, Lin Lin seems to be calm, but in fact his mood is turbulent.

For some reason, he felt that there was a big wave about to rise in the lake in his heart.

"Sir, why do you say this?"

Since he had nothing to do and couldn't concentrate on his spiritual practice, Lin Lin put aside those trivial thoughts and chatted with Osmond.

"Although I'm old and don't get involved in young people's affairs, I've still heard some of the comments that have been popular recently." Osmond narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully: "Your friend named Gu , the reputation used to be good, but now it is not so good... Beizhou people don't like deserters, even if they lose, they should fight openly."

Lin Lin shook his head: "Your words are wrong."

Osmond raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

"If I were him, I wouldn't go out to fight."

Lin Lin sat upright. When talking about this matter, his impetuous mood gradually calmed down: "For such a big thing as restarting the mission, Zhenyue is allowed to abuse his personal power... and directly appoint an entire team? What if? It’s just that they are all conquerors of the Beizhou border, and he also brought followers from Guangming City!”

"Private rights... Every captain has private rights, but Zhenyue is the greediest and the most willing." Osmond chuckled softly: "He even brought the help of Guangming City, how could Central City Refuse such a generous person?"

"Yes, Central City always likes to pick up bargains. No matter how big or small, you will pick them up when you see them. But if you act like this, you will often pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelons."

Lin Lin gave a lukewarm sneer, and then said: "Zhenyue leads such an elite team. If he meets Gu Shen, is it really just as simple as 'sparring'? Once they meet, the situation will change. , Zhenyue was able to put aside his face and sneak up on him at the dinner party before. If they meet at the training ground this time, he will definitely take the initiative to start a fight, which will definitely make Gu Shen suffer a big loss. By then, it will not be like the bad reputation now. It’s an insignificant impact.”

Osmond was a little surprised and asked: "I don't understand the young people nowadays... After all, he is the heir to the name of Zhenyue. Is Meng Xiao really so ignorant of martial ethics that he started fighting directly after meeting? Also, Feng Xiao Is the bad review now just an inconsequential effect?”

"It doesn't matter, Lord Osmond, times have changed."

Lin Lin said calmly: "As long as we can achieve the ultimate goal, what does it matter if we don't practice martial ethics? Zhen Yue is not the only one who doesn't practice martial ethics. There are also many people who don't care about reputation..."

Osmond's eyes were a little complicated.

Thinking back to those days... when he and his predecessor Zhenyue had a bloody fight, they had given each other's backs. They were just the children of the old man, but their personalities were different from what he expected.

"From what you put it like, it would be a good idea for Gu Shen to avoid seeing him."

Osmond said: "You just said that there are many people who don't care about public opinion. Now in the legion, what I see are many loyal people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for Beizhou..."

"Your Excellency, times have really changed."

Lin Lin did not mean to be sarcastic. He spoke very seriously while looking at the central control screen with an expressionless face. The command boat was about to arrive at its final destination. "You know, where are the most gathering places for those who care about wind reviews?" ?"

"It's a grave."

Osmond was stunned.

"Your former comrades-in-arms, your comrades in previous years...many have died in battle. They gained fame but lost their sunshine forever." Lin Lin said softly: "As far as I know, those extraordinary people outside Beizhou are better than You want to be famous, but you want to live. On the battlefield, you control everything and plan everything, and you must take 'people's hearts' into account, because nowadays, losing your reputation... is no longer a big deal."