Barrier of Light

"This time for hunting, a total of one hundred and twenty extraordinary people came out of the city."

"The high-wall patrol team assembled by neutrals currently has four hundred low-level extraordinary beings."

Chen was not responsible for the operational planning of this hunting mission.

Most of the extraordinary people who went south to support this time were from the Dadu District and belonged to the Chengxin Society. Chen did not have a very high prestige in the Dadu District. In this matter, no one except Song Ci could compare with him.

The final hunting lineup was finalized, and Sucha and Qi Ju followed Gu Shen out of the city.

He took his second and fourth sons to guard the South Cave to prevent any accidents.

In this big hunt, "Dongzhou" is mainly responsible for the main force.

The "patrol team" assembled by the neutrals are mainly low-level extraordinary beings - the extraordinary realm of these local residents of Sangzhou Cave generally only ranges from the first to the third level of the deep water area. As for the Church of Storms at the rear, it is even more unreliable.

After the characters were assembled, Gu Shen carried out detailed grouping planning.

According to the "combat organization" established by the Dongzhou Judgment Institute, six people form a small team. In this mission to the south, there are also combatants from the Judgment Office, Prison Station, and Command Post sent by Nagano. These people are familiar with the combat system of the three institutes, and they are responsible for A higher level of command... In the recent mission to the frozen lake, Nagano's encirclement and suppression team used this combat system to defeat and annihilate the [Snow Cage] criminals.

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"Bishop Yuan, good morning."

Outside the high wall of Area S12, the energy ship was hovering over the wilderness. Yuan Shuocheng had a complicated expression. He looked outside the red and silver glass and saw a black-shirted figure stepping on a flying sword, hovering on the side of the airship, almost at the same level as himself. .

"Gu Shen?"

If I remember correctly, Gu Shen should be a spiritual transcendent... Is this guy's "hanging" phenomenon the spiritual ability to control objects?

"It's time to go."

Gu Shen stepped on the iron sword, with a calm expression on his face, and asked mentally: "How did you sleep last night?"

Yuan Shuocheng chuckled.

How did you sleep? This guy still has the nerve to ask!

He was a noble fourth-level person, so he didn't need to sleep for a long time. But after the meeting last night, he looked at the high wall in front of him and felt angry... The Holy City had no intention of really contributing to this mission.

The Saint of Gady gave the archbishop very loose authority.

Gu Shen had neglected him so much, so naturally he wanted to return the favor.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Gu."

Yuan Shuocheng squeezed out a sincere smile and said slowly: "I don't know why, maybe they are not accustomed to the climate, and many believers feel 'unwell'. This time the church mainly supports the rear... Now that Dongzhou is ready, we will Just clear the way first, we will follow soon."

The most disgusting way for people is to drag.

You want me to go.

I don’t want to, I just want to delay!

Gu Shen looked at it, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Bishop Yuan, are you sure you don't want to leave?"

Yuan Shuocheng smiled: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't..."

"In the year 625 of the New Calendar, with your help, the Holy City Church completed its first transaction with Central City, buying four energy boats for a total of 1.23 billion."

"In the year 626 of the New Calendar, the second transaction was a large source energy boat, costing 3.5 billion."

"Since then, the transactions have continued...all the saints in the church have found you and purchased the 'source boat' with Central City."

Gu Shen slowly transmitted the message.

Yuan Shuocheng's expression changed subtly.

"With the strong cooperative relationship with Central City, your status within the Church of Storms has increased, and finally, step by step, you have reached the position of 'Archbishop'."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Am I right?"

"I don't understand what you mean..." Yuan Shuocheng lowered his voice and said coldly: "What I, Yuan, have done is not a secret. The transaction with Central City on behalf of the Holy City is the trust of the Saint in me. , which is also approved by Lord God!"

"yes."

Gu Shen said calmly: "So what I just said is all public information that can be found in the [Deep Sea]... Buying and selling energy boats is not a trivial matter. It requires special approval from the Privy Council of Central City. Grand Duke Zhuxue is responsible for maintaining peace with the Holy City. Carry out a transaction. Of course, this also requires the Queen’s nod. Such a major transaction is naturally news known to the whole world.”

"..."

Yuan Shuocheng was silent for a few seconds, narrowed his eyes, and asked rudely: "So what do you want to say?"

"The first transaction, the actual payment was 1.15 billion."

Gu Shen said: "The second transaction, 3.2 billion. The third time..."

"Stop! Stop! Stop!!!"

Yuan Shuocheng's pupils suddenly shrank. Although it was a mental message, he still interrupted Gu Shen in horror when he heard these numbers. He looked at the young man flying with a sword beside him.

His transaction with Central City is a secret among secrets!

How did Gu Shen know about this kind of thing? !

Gu Shen did as he wished and silenced his voice.

He said calmly: "Bishop Yuan, are you afraid? Don't worry, it was just a spiritual communication and it will not be seen by [Deep Sea], but after that, you can't say for sure..."

"Gu Shen!"

Yuan Shuocheng had blue veins bulging on his forehead.

He saw the indifferent look from Gu Shen, and quickly suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and asked word by word: "Don't spread it to the outside world. Do you know the impact this kind of thing will have?"

"oh?"

Gu Shen rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "It shouldn't have any impact, right? The Holy City will eradicate a traitor who 'eats in and out'. Loyalty is the most important thing in the church. Even if you dare to touch the oil and water of the God's throne, you should be raped." Light up the skin with a sky lantern and burn it for three days and three nights... Well, you are so fat, you may have to burn it for seven days and seven nights."

"???"

"As for me, the Church of Storms should give me a banner?" Gu Shen said with a smile: "I will take the initiative to suggest that they give the words 'punish rape and eliminate evil'... because like them, I hate it most in my life. traitor."

The word traitor should be read carefully by Gu!

It was like a heavy hammer hitting Yuan Shuocheng's heart.

Yuan Shuocheng was still angry at this moment, but he had gradually calmed down.

He said calmly: "These figures are all false, fabricated, and slanderous..."

"Really?"

Gu Shen sighed: "That's really great. It's just a fabrication anyway, so it won't matter. Why don't we stop using 'spiritual communication' right now and just talk openly."

"You're crazy!" Yuan Shuocheng was so angry that he widened his eyes and was frightened: "Saint Jiadi has the power of [Tide]! He can hear everything!"

"Ah."

Gu Shen's face changed, and he scolded him coldly: "You courageous bitch, why are you pretending to be with me? You know you're afraid of Jiadi, but don't you know how to admit it honestly?"

"..."

Yuan Shuocheng was speechless after being scolded all over his face.

At this moment, the entire Sangzhou Cave Island is listening to Jia Di's [Tide]. As long as Gu Shen tells the matter, Jia Di will hear it and become suspicious, and then conduct verification...

I can no longer control the things I have done!

He could not utter a word of rebuttal or quibbling.

Because the things he did were all true, and every number Gu Shen just said was very accurate.

Even if it's false, he will still be afraid... because the Church of Storms doesn't need evidence at all to do things!

All they need is suspicion to have their heads threatened.

"you……"

Yuan Shuocheng gritted his teeth. He finally gave up the struggle and asked weakly: "How do you know?"

He has been extremely secretive and careful in his transactions over the years.

He was the only one who could handle the transaction of "source energy boats" with Central City... because he was born in a remote area of ​​Jiangbei and had known the people of Beizhou since he was a child. Then he entered the Church of Storms and grew up together. Friends of the army entered the legion.

Yuan Shuocheng has always maintained close contact with friends within the legion——

After the Red War, the Lin family was in urgent need of a large amount of funds. Yuan Shuocheng saw business opportunities at this time. He made a speech to the bishop of the small church he followed at the time, revealing the "trading" plan he had planned. Of course, it was just the tip of the iceberg.

In this way, Yuan Shuocheng, who had received his first tranche of funds, headed north to Central City.

He asked old friends for help and purchased a batch of arms that needed to be eliminated during Lin's Red War... The war promoted Beizhou's productivity and technological development. The fate of this batch of backward weapons was originally to be scrapped, but at this moment, it was placed in the technical On the backward Nanzhou battlefield, it can come in handy. The Red War ended and the Beizhou Continent returned to peace, but the Civil War in the South Continent has never stopped and is becoming more and more intense... The transaction went very smoothly. Yuan Shuocheng returned to the church with this batch of "eliminated and backward" arms. He immediately He was appreciated and soon received a request from his superiors for a second "trade".

that's all.

He gradually became an arms broker by using his identity as an outer court believer of the Church of Storms, moving step by step closer to the center of power in the Holy City of Nanzhou. The small church he belonged to, with the support of "advanced weapons", swept away all the people around Nanzhou. church.

And he also became a bishop from a believer in the outer court.

In the end, Yuan Shuocheng became a well-known "arms dealer" in Central City and Nanzhou. A "saint" from the Holy City personally met him and expressed his bold plan——

Buy an energy boat!

This is the most famous and most lethal weapon in Beizhou!

If on the battlefield of Nanzhou, one party can obtain the "source energy boat"...then there will be no suspense in the next battle, and the forces with the source energy boat will directly crush them.

At that time, the internal fighting among the saints within the Church of Storms was very fierce, and the saint needed an energy boat to stabilize his position.

Yuan Shuocheng seized this opportunity.

The sale of energy boats is almost a "big business" that ordinary people can't imagine. Beizhou refuses to do anything outside. This is something everyone knows.

The reason why the transaction can be successful.

Because he made an offer to an acquaintance in Central City that he couldn't refuse——

He only needs to buy the old energy boats that were left over from the Beizhou Red War.

The Red War was a pain to Beizhou, but it was also a drastic change... During the long war, the Lin royal family had many loyal "followers". In order to ensure the revolutionary success of the Red War, they devoted themselves to During the research on source energy weapons, these revolutionaries went to Guangming City, Shangcheng, Nagano and other places to conduct research and study. After returning from their studies, they returned to Beizhou.

Their appearance, blowout and explosion made Beizhou's "war craftsmanship" begin to lead the world.

In addition, during an accidental exploration beyond the Great Wall——

Xiugu, who was not yet a general at the time, brought back a design drawing of a flying ship from the old world.

A large part of this drawing was incomplete. After successive studies, the first generation of scholars from the Underground Research Institute completed the "invention" and simplified and created the structure of the original airship.

So the "source energy boat" was born.

In the subsequent exploration of the ruins, blueprints were still discovered, and the energy boats were upgraded one generation after another.

What changed the war against the Red Army was actually the "source energy boat".

After Lin developed the energy boat, it became difficult for the Red Emperor's legions to resist——

In the end, the Queen ascended the throne and took back her own fire. Beizhou ushered in peace, but the craft of source energy boats did not stop, but was further upgraded. The four "medium-sized source energy boats" that Yuan Shuocheng originally ordered were actually The most basic old style.

The value of such a medium-sized energy boat is probably less than 100 million.

However, Yuan Shuocheng gave a price that far exceeded the value from the beginning!

Four ships, one billion!

The trading of energy boats was originally prohibited... but the other party gave too much. This matter was reported to the legion at all levels, and finally reached the ears of Zhu Xue. Lin Silk, who was busy with the ascension construction of Central City at that time, personally received him Yuan Shuocheng.

In the end, the deal... was successfully negotiated.

Zhuxue asked the Holy City to offer a price of 1.23 billion, and the saint finally agreed. However, Beizhou did not accept all the money, but left a gap of 80 million.

Yuan Shuocheng had to accept this money if he didn't want to.

This is a "necessary prerequisite" for the conclusion of the transaction. If Yuan Shuocheng wants to bring these four energy boats back to Nanzhou, he needs to agree to Zhuxue's "conditions" - for Beizhou, the transaction can proceed, but everything needs to be Take it into your own hands.

Yuan Shuocheng accepted this money, which means...

Central City can tear him off as a "broker" at any time.

Under the pressure of the Saint, Yuan Shuocheng had to agree to this deal, and just like that... Under the influence of the general trend, he became the third biggest winner of this transaction. The Saint searched for the people's anointing of Nanzhou, collected all his money, and continued to buy. "Energy Boat" and other saints also followed suit. The Storm God's laissez-faire attitude towards the territory has made transactions more and more frequent. The cumulative transaction volume in these years has reached tens of billions.

Beizhou only sells the most backward weapons.

As for the main boat, a "super large energy boat" worth tens of billions, Yuan Shuocheng also knew that no matter how much money the Holy City paid, it was something Central City would not trade.

Central City masters technology and will always hold the best weapons in its own hands!

Back to Yuan Shuocheng’s initial question.

"How did you know?"

The archbishop couldn't understand it anyway. He knew that Gu Shen was very popular in Beizhou, and even the Queen expressed her love for him, but he was from Dongzhou——

Genuine Dongzhou people!

The real inside story of this transaction should be known to no more than ten people in the entire Beizhou.

"Did Zhuxue tell you?"

"Could it be... the Queen?"

Yuan Shuocheng looked at Gu Shen, who smiled slightly, and this smile was his answer.

He couldn't have imagined it.

In addition to Zhuxue and the Queen, there is another person in Beizhou who knows this transaction very well.

In fact, the obsolete "source energy boats" purchased by Yuan Shuocheng all came from Gubao Fortress.

In a sense, all the airships in Nanzhou came from his hands.

He is the real seller of this deal.