Chapter 184 Tundra Prison

Tundra Prison had been smashed with a huge hole.

Iron walls collapsed, and snow dust flew.

But nearly a hundred heavy mechs and Northern Continent source-energy boats maneuvered in the air… The criminals imprisoned in Tundra Prison, especially those near the core area of ​​"Heavenly Sheath," had no chance to escape.

Everyone watched the giant kneel before the Heavenly Sheath.

"Everyone, the Traveler has fallen."

"It was not killed by His Majesty… it seems more like it burned out its own life."

A'Luer, using Divine Intent to wield the myriad swords of the Great Cold, spoke softly in the mental link, "This is good news for the Northern Continent. Before long, the 'Furnace' can extract a purer 'Fire Seed' as its source of fire."

Even after death, a God-level being's body would not immediately separate from its Fire Seed.

This would take some time…

With a wave of A'Luer's hand, countless swords of the Great Cold, inserted into the Traveler's back, spat out silver threads from their hilts, wrapping around the iron tops of the super-large source-energy boats' bellies. The giant kneeling before the Heavenly Sheath was lifted up, trembling.

Only, at this moment, it was completely silent.

This Fire Seed no longer burned fiercely, to the point that the surrounding cold wind and snow were tinged with a layer of desolation.

The Northern Continent would take the "Traveler" back to Central City.

This corpse would be thrown back into the Furnace, and the underground research institute would conduct the final dissection and experiments… The Traveler dying after exhausting itself was not bad news for Central City. However, the dukes and generals who witnessed this scene were not happy.

Before long, Central City would obtain endless energy, and the surrounding small and medium-sized cities would gradually rise and embrace warmth.

But…

The scene of this big guy kowtowing to the Heavenly Sheath struck a chord in people's hearts.

Every transcendent who saw this scene felt an unspeakable sadness welling up in their hearts.

This was clearly a foreign species.

Those who are not of our race must have different intentions.

Perhaps the Traveler race, six hundred years ago… was also part of the human migration and escape.

Seeing the death of this giant cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

…

…

After the Traveler's body was lifted up by the super-large source-energy boat, the post-disaster reconstruction work quickly resumed.

Fragments of the Heavenly Sheath filled the air.

A'Luer used Her Majesty the Queen's Divine Domain to remove these fragments completely. Then, the dukes and generals of the Northern Continent landed in airships, helping the transcendents of Tundra Prison to restore the destroyed towering iron walls together.

Gu Shen came before the Heavenly Sheath.

The wind howled, and Gu Nanfeng also came here.

The two looked at each other in silence.

For six hundred years, the Heavenly Sheath had remained firm, but now it had been damaged to some extent. Although the Traveler did not directly pull it out, the hard shell of this giant rock had been shattered quite a bit.

Some mortals imprisoned in Tundra Prison also suffered varying degrees of injury.

At this moment, the core area of ​​the Heavenly Sheath was littered with debris… After separating from the "main body," these stone chips seemed to have lost their magic. Gu Shen picked up a piece, gently twisted it between his fingers, and crushed it into dust.

Rumor had it that the Heavenly Sheath was a forbidden object to be kept as far away as possible.

Once touched, one's abilities would be destroyed.

Obviously, the stone chips scattered all over the ground did not possess such strange power… These unknown stone chips of unknown material were only terrifying when gathered together.

"More than twenty years ago, Mr. Gu Changzhi came here once."

Gu Nanfeng broke the silence, "He stood in front of the Heavenly Sheath, reached out his palm, and touched this 'Stone Sword'…"

Gu Shen raised an eyebrow, "Stone Sword?"

"Yes, Stone Sword, that's what the Tundra people have always called it." Gu Nanfeng looked up at the sky and asked, "Don't you think the Heavenly Sheath looks like a sword? A sword pointing straight at the clouds."

Gu Shen followed Gu Nanfeng's gaze and looked up at the sky.

Countless stone chips spread and grew, like a vine reaching the sky, piercing through the clouds.

Perhaps there was nothing beneath these stone chips.

But standing here, after taking one look, Gu Shen felt… that this was a sword.

"I heard that the Heavenly Sheath is connected to the ground. It's not at all like what we see, just a section sticking out. This is not something that can be pulled out." Gu Shen paused slightly and said, "Because… even Mr. Gu Changzhi failed."

The Heavenly Sheath fell into the tundra—like an iceberg floating on the deep sea, this towering sword was only a portion coincidentally revealed. The real base had already combined with the frozen soil within a dozen miles of the tundra, taking root.

"No…"

Gu Nanfeng smiled softly.

He looked not far away, his gaze falling on the base of the Heavenly Sheath… After escorting Zhong Gui to his destination, he circled the Heavenly Sheath, carefully examining it.

Finally, he found "here," a specific angle.

"I believe… Mr. Gu Changzhi just didn't 'pull' the Heavenly Sheath."

Gu Nanfeng extended his finger and gently pointed in that direction.

Gu Shen looked over and fell silent.

On the base of the Heavenly Sheath, there was an indented handprint. Because the Heavenly Sheath's ore was too large, and normally no one would approach it… so over the years, almost no one had noticed this handprint.

This was the pit left by Gu Changzhi back then.

Gu Shen suddenly recalled the scene he had seen at the Shrine Mountain.

Gu Changzhi returned seriously injured, sitting on the top of the mountain, looking at the black flowers covering the mountain. In the end, he did not reach out to pick them… For this "God of War" who had once stood at the pinnacle of the Seven Gods, there seemed to be nothing in the world that he could not do.

Only what he wanted to do, or did not want to do.

"If the Heavenly Sheath is really pulled out, it may not be a good thing."

Gu Nanfeng said seriously, "Humanity's greatest weapon is wisdom. Those broken, disordered things can actually shine if carefully managed. This place used to be a chaotic land, but after the intervention of the Five Families and the Three Institutes, it became the 'divine object' guarding Tundra Prison. If Mr. Gu Changzhi had pulled it out back then… I'm afraid the order that Eastern Continent had worked so hard to establish would need to be replanned."

"Yes…"

Gu Shen murmured softly.

So, Mr. Gu Changzhi did not remove the black flowers from Shrine Mountain… was it also because he saw a longer-term future?

Leaving these behind.

Was it so that one day, he could hear a greater echo?

"Is Zhong Gui alright?" Gu Shen asked seriously.

Heavy mechs and source-energy boats were constantly capturing images of the "Traveler." When this guy smashed through the iron walls, everyone was worried that a riot might break out in Tundra Prison… In fact, they underestimated the deterrent power of a God-level being.

When the iron walls were crushed, who would dare to act rashly?

It was just that one poor unlucky guy was hit by the frontal shockwave.

"I don't know whether to say he's unlucky or lucky. He was hit head-on by the Traveler but only suffered minor injuries. I asked Luo Yu to take him to the Gu family's rear for treatment."

"This guy's body should be fine, but his spirit was greatly frightened…"

Gu Nanfeng said helplessly, "This time, I brought him here to decipher the ancient texts on the 'Heavenly Sheath.' Who would have thought that we would encounter such a thing?"

Even the usually good-tempered young master of the Gu family couldn't help but complain.

"It's really…"

Although he stopped in time.

Gu Shen could still hear the unspoken words.

What a nuisance.

The two stood silently in front of the Heavenly Sheath for a moment, then walked towards the outside of the iron walls. The Heavenly Sheath only had part of its hard shell broken, and the "weakening power" it emitted still existed. It was not advisable to stay here for long.

Soon, they arrived at the outer edge of Tundra Prison. Many figures were busy repairing the broken iron walls.

From afar, they could see a burly figure waving an iron hand.

Luo Yu jogged over, looking worried, "Young Master… did this impact greatly affect the Snow Cage?"

"From the current point of view, the loss is not significant."

Gu Nanfeng cast a glance towards the high tower. He felt the feedback of two gazes… Gui Xue and the two were controlling the situation in the prison. With two titled powerhouses sitting guard outside the Heavenly Sheath, it was enough to put people at ease.

"Although the iron walls were smashed, order is still under control… As long as those prisoners don't escape from prison, then these losses don't matter."

As Gu Nanfeng spoke, he looked at the figures walking towards him from outside the iron walls.

"Lord Zhu Xue, Commander."

He stopped and spoke softly.

The comers were Zhu Xue and Zi Yu.

"021…"

Zhu Xue subconsciously called out Gu Nanfeng's code name, then quickly bowed apologetically, smiling, "Sorry, I'm used to calling you that. Now I should call you… Young Master Gu?"

"These are just formalities, you two don't need to be polite." Gu Nanfeng shook his head, quickly helping them up.

During his eight years of bitter cultivation in the Northern Continent, he had grown from an unknown newcomer into the adjutant of General Rust Bone, a legendary figure in the Northern Continent.

Zhu Xue and Zi Yu were very familiar with this young man!

They had met many times before.

But strictly speaking, this was the first time Gu Nanfeng was meeting Zhu Xue and Zi Yu in the capacity of "future master of the Gu family."

"Regarding the reconstruction of the iron walls, don't worry… the Northern Continent Military Department will be responsible for paying all the reconstruction costs."

Zi Yu also bowed.

The commander spoke crisply and decisively, without dragging her feet. She had come to see Gu Nanfeng specifically to show the sincerity of the Northern Continent.

Following His Majesty's orders, the dukes and generals had been observing from the sidelines after deploying the Traveler…

Fortunately, the Eastern Continent chose to cooperate.

Otherwise, the impact of this matter would have been very bad.

"Also…"

Zi Yu paused slightly, hesitating.

"Commander, don't worry, Eastern Continent will cooperate with Northern Continent to block the news about this incident." Gu Nanfeng smiled and said, "This is already something the two 'Thrones' have agreed upon in the Divine Domain. You and I are just agents of will… These obligations that should be fulfilled will naturally be fulfilled."

Zi Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, this was what she was worried about.

It was best to keep this matter as secret as possible… The citizens of Northern Continent and most transcendents only needed to know that Central City's energy crisis had been resolved. As for what exactly happened, they didn't need to know.

Similarly, this earthquake that occurred in the frozen soil of Northern Continent and the tundra of Eastern Continent.

The dust had already settled.

As long as the Highest Seat used its supreme authority to seal the files—

Then, when the snow fell, this land would return to a一片银白.

…

…

Tundra Prison was noisy.

And the outer edge of the prison's iron walls was very quiet.

Zhong Gui looked pale, curled up in the car, feigning sleep, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tried. His mind was getting more and more chaotic.

As long as he closed his eyes, the giant's ugly face would appear in his mind…

"Knock knock."

Someone knocked on the window of the off-road vehicle.

Zhong Gui suddenly woke up.

He wiped the blurry heat from the inside of the window and saw the face of the person outside.

"Gu Shen?"

Zhong Gui's voice was hoarse.

Gu Shen, who had knocked lightly on the window to show politeness, then walked around to the other side, opened the car door, and sat in directly, "Is your spirit alright?"

"… Damn it."

Zhong Gui had a splitting headache. He murmured, "As soon as I close my eyes, that big guy appears in my mind. Do you know what that feels like? Even the female stars on the Great Capital's screens aren't this demonic."

Hearing these familiar words, Gu Shen felt a little relieved.

"Facing the impact of a god head-on, how can ordinary people resist that?" He comforted, "Here, this is what I prepared for you. Drink more hot water."

"Is drinking more hot water useful in this kind of situation?"

Zhong Gui smiled bitterly. He took the hot water that Gu Shen brought from outside and took a small sip.

"I'm curious…" Gu Shen said, "What did you see?"

Zhong Gui held the cup, staring blankly for a long time.

He said in a low voice, "A big guy, very big… suddenly smashed through the iron walls… and then… I flew out…"

He didn't say the ancient texts he had heard.

Not only because he himself felt that these words were outrageous.

But also because…

He felt that if this was a dream, then let the dream fade away.

But if this wasn't a dream.

The words that the big guy desperately kowtowed and said to him before he died… probably didn't want others to know either, right?

As he spoke, he suddenly felt his forehead very heavy, and his eyes couldn't stay open.

The scene in his mental sea suddenly became blurred, as if there was a faint yellow flame, warmly jumping in his mind…

Zhong Gui fell asleep, breathing evenly.

"Is his mental strength… this weak?"

Gu Shen didn't expect his hypnosis to take effect so quickly.

He slowly extended two fingers and placed them on Zhong Gui's forehead.

After seeing the curse scenes of Pluto and the Traveler, Gu Shen vaguely guessed that the giant was not the real "Traveler" himself, but most likely just a!

If that was the case, then its previous behavior of crashing into the iron walls was really too strange…

Successfully pulling Zhong Gui into a dream, Gu Shen directly activated his "Netherflame."

He held his breath, his expression solemn…

If the previous scene was some kind of ritual for the "Traveler" to pass on the Fire Seed, then the trouble hadn't really come to an end.

"Ding dong—"

A crisp sound, the Netherflame fell into Zhong Gui's mind.

Gu Shen carefully sensed it…

This unlucky guy's mental sea was full of negative emotions, sadness, depression, pain, loneliness.

But there was no anger.

Nor were there the "God's memories" he had expected.

After a moment, Gu Shen retracted his炽火 and ended this inspection.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, looking at the snoring Zhong Gui with a complex expression.

This was a genuine fireless person.

A purely unlucky guy in the Traveler's Snow Cage impact event.