Barrier of Light

Red shadow!

See the red shadow again!

Gu Xiaoman's heart skipped a beat. Although she had already witnessed the previous scene where Gu Shen defeated Hong Ying, there might be a second one, a third one, a fourth one...

Gu Shen stretched out a hand to stop Xiaoman behind him.

Blazing fire wrapped around his arms, and he turned slightly sideways, preparing for the next attack from the red shadow from the other end of the narrow bronze corridor.

But it's eerily quiet here.

The red figure standing with a sword in both hands did not rush to attack like before, but stood silently for a few seconds.

A dim red light shot out from the pale mask.

Gu Shen knew that he was scanning himself...and Xiao Man.

"What is this guy doing?"

Gu Xiaoman frowned and whispered: "Why does it feel different from before?"

Gu Shen whispered: "I don't know...just wait and see what happens."

Having suffered a small loss earlier, Gu Shen did not act rashly. If Hongying didn't take the initiative, then he wouldn't mind waiting here.

From the second time he stepped into the air wall, Gu Shen had made complete plans.

He knew that there was an ancient intelligent life behind the [Ice Sea Ruins], and the previous alarm sounds proved that the ruins were not friendly to outsiders.

So he didn't take out [Truth] from the beginning.

Since there is "Response Plan No. 1", there must be "Response Plan No. 2" and "No. 3".

If I take out [Truth] midway, it may lead to an upgrade of the "coping plan"...

So he left [Truth] to be used at the last moment, in order to ensure direct "clearance". So far, everything is under control, at least now there is no alarm sound, and there is no so-called No. 2 or No. 3 response plan. , this bronze corridor is safe, but moving forward, it may be different.

In this way, Gu Shen and Hong Ying faced off for nearly a minute.

"Crack!"

After Hong Ying completed the scan, he actually took a step back and gave way to the door at the end of the bronze corridor.

"What does this mean, stop fighting and give way?"

Gu Shen frowned and stared at the other party, not daring to move forward.

The next moment, something incredible happened.

The latter was wearing heavy bamboo armor, and after taking a side step back, he actually made an ancient... salute gesture.

"???"

Gu Shen's pupils contracted.

"A welcome gift from Nagano?!"

Even Gu Xiaoman recognized the red figure's bowing posture at this moment!

The two looked at each other, both shocked and unable to understand, how could this mechanical creation of ancient civilization know the etiquette of Nagano?

The bronze corridor was silent and you could hear the needle drop. After the bamboo-armored man made a salute gesture, he stopped moving. At this moment, it was no longer the strange and unpredictable fierce assassin before, but transformed into an honest man. sculpture.

Gu Xiaoman tugged on Gu Shen's sleeve nervously.

Now how to do?

"Walk."

Gu Shen calmed down and said slowly: "Follow me, don't be afraid."

The domain was released, covering the two of them.

Gu Shen walked very slowly with Xiao Man. His attention was always on the sword of the bamboo armor man. If the other party made the slightest move, he would notice it immediately.

But until he stepped into the bronze door, the man in bamboo armor had no intention of drawing his sword.

Passed by without incident.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

At the end of the corridor is a wide mechanical control room. There are densely packed switches, gates, and several alloy cabins similar to life nutrition cabins. The dark cabin doors are actually made of black silver, and you can vaguely see them. There are several skinny "mechanical bodies" lying in the cabin.

This is the torso of the Bamboo Armor Man after removing his armor. It is very thin.

"Sure enough, there is more than one..."

Gu Xiaoman's tone was complicated when he saw these mechanical beings that had not left the cabin.

Just when she was about to step forward to take a closer look.

The man in bamboo armor who made a respectful gesture of invitation suddenly spoke: "You two, please don't touch them casually."

"What the hell?!"

Gu Xiaoman was startled, and the hair all over his body exploded.

"..."

Gu Shen didn't expect the bamboo-armored man to speak suddenly, but he was still calm and patted Gu Xiaoman on the back, giving him a reproachful look.

The latter stuck out his tongue, indicating that he knew he was wrong.

Gu Shen curiously looked at the bamboo-armored man standing in front of him with his sword put away, and asked with a smile: "Can you speak?"

"meeting."

The bamboo-armored man's voice came from his abdomen. His voice was clean and crisp. He sounded like a young man. When he said this, he pointed at his head.

"But I'm not 'him', and 'he' can't speak."

This sentence is a bit convoluted.

But Gu Shen understood that it was not the bamboo-armored robot standing in front of him who was speaking at this moment.

The man in bamboo armor slowly walked to these life cabins. He looked at the unfinished products that had not yet left the cabin, and said calmly: "He, they... are just executors, without souls. You can understand me as being in charge of them." 'Soul'. Now it is up to me to communicate with you, and all the sounds and wills you hear on this ship come from me."

This sentence... is very informative.

"Ship...is this a ship?"

Gu Xiaoman spoke first.

She wanted to touch the bronze alloy wall, but she thought of the bamboo armor man's previous warning and quickly retracted her hand.

"To be precise, you can call it a 'starship', but many years ago everyone used to call it a 'big ship'."

The young man's voice was a bit self-deprecating: "From the information I captured, it seems that you call it 'Ice Sea Ruins'? In fact, it has its own name, called 'Initial Number'."

Initial number?

Gu Xiaoman's expression was full of disbelief. She looked around and murmured: "You mean, this is a huge ship... So from the moment we step into the snowfield, we step into the ship space. Already?"

"Yes."

The young man asked in confusion: "Have you not discovered the truth? The snowfield is just a simulated illusory scene. Due to the limited space, the outer space of the snowfield is blocked by the 'Wall of Strangulation'. Those outsiders who are judged to pose a threat, You will be blocked from the outside and unable to enter the core space..."

"But we came in anyway."

Gu Shen said slowly: "The wall of strangulation did not stop me."

"yes……"

The young man sighed and said helplessly: "This is exactly why I communicate with you."

"There are four emergency plans on board the initial ship."

The young man said slowly: "But in my opinion... none of these four plans can stop you. If you escalate the attack rashly, it will lead to your anger, which may cause indelible damage to the 'Initial Number'" A blow. So I made a choice. Instead of blocking you, it would be better to let you in."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Xiaoman looked at Gu Shen with a lot of admiration in his eyes.

How cool, single-handedly opening the door to the Ice Sea Ruins!

Gu Shenze had a complicated expression.

What does this mean?

He sighed and explained: "I'm not the 'violent maniac' you imagined."

"I'm sorry, you are."

The young man's voice did not give Gu Shen a chance to argue.

The bamboo-armored man received instructions from a higher level and suddenly raised his head. A red light was projected from the eyes of his mask, and several clear images were projected in the air.

Gu Shen shot down the cloud ship, Gu Shen shot the "incense master", Gu Shen tore up the red shadow robot...

Those battles that took place on the snowy fields were all captured!

"..." The evidence was conclusive, and Gu Shen was speechless.

"There is another point worthy of my special statement. What is blocked by the Hanging Wall is not 'you', only 'you'."

The man in bamboo armor glanced at Gu Shen, slowly turned around to face Gu Xiaoman, and said softly: "As for this little girl...if she wants to step into the snowfield, the initial number will not activate the 'Wall of Strangulation', in a sense As far as I’m concerned, she is a specially invited guest from the initial number.”

Gu Xiaoman was stunned.

She puzzled: "The red shadow from before..."

"It just conducts a 'routine scan' and a 'strength assessment' on you." The young man said with a smile: "You will not be harmed. In fact, you are not harmed."

"..."

Gu Xiaoman fell silent immediately.

If you think about it carefully, that's really the case.

This red shadow was obviously letting off steam when he was fighting me. His moves looked sharp, but as soon as he made his move, the opponent retreated. It was obvious that he had received a specially set program.

"Is this why I received the 'calling'?"

Gu Xiaoman blinked, obviously surprised, "But why is this? Is it because I was selected in advance by Tinder?"

"Yes...according to your words, you are the future 'Lord of Wine'."

The young man spoke warmly: "The initial number welcomes your visit."

"What about me?"

Gu Shen couldn't understand that if he was selected by the fire in advance, he would feel the invitation of the ice sea ruins... Then why he was not "invited".

He also has the identity of the Lord of Fire!

"Sorry...according to the rules of the initial account, you are not on the invitation list."

The young man's voice was still smiling, and he whispered: "But you have already come in, haven't you? If all this is fate, then why do you have to think so much?"

Destiny?

When Yun Liwuli said this, Gu Shen couldn't understand it even more.

"I do not understand……"

Just as Gu Shen was about to speak, the young man's voice interrupted him: "You will understand."

"You two...please come with me."

The man in bamboo armor put away his long knife, and after explaining the cause and effect, he pushed open the second door, then turned around and squatted down, extending a hand to Xiaoman, very friendly.

Gu Xiaoman shook his head.

She didn't touch the bamboo armor man's hand.

Although she received the invitation from the initial number, she was still very cautious. She took two steps back and grabbed Gu Shen's sleeve. She felt a little relieved when her little hand was held by Gu Shen.

If she was the guest of the initial number, then she had suffered so many "attacks" before, and this Hongying did not show up.

It was Gu Shen who saved him at the critical moment.

She only trusts Gu Shen!

The man in bamboo armor smiled slightly, didn't mind, and walked in front to lead the way.

Gu Xiaoman asked cautiously: "So... you are the owner of the Ice Sea Ruins?"

"This is not called Ice Sea Ruins, it's called Initial Number."

Facing Xiaoman's question, the young man's voice was very patient, "In addition, I am not the owner of the initial account. I am just the housekeeper here. The owner of the initial account is a great being that I admire all my life... Maybe you can be like him in the future. Become a famous monument in human history.”

It's a pity that Gu Xiaoman doesn't accept this trick.

"I'm not interested in things that are monumental or not."

She continued: "Don't you have a name?"

"The master gave me the name 'Alfred'."

The young man said respectfully: "From now on, you can call me 'Afu'."