Chapter 457 The Great Decision

　　Zhu Xue arrived at the閣樓大廳.

　　Legion Commander Zi Yu was waiting patiently... This time, Gu Shen returned to the second floor again, and his conversation with Her Majesty the Queen was indeed much longer than the last time.

　　"It's been two hours, isn't it over yet?"

　　Zhu Xue handed a document to Zi Yu: "Here, this is the handling plan for 'Li Bing'... Take a look, if there are no problems, it will be implemented next."

　　The affairs of Xiangchen Manor had already been taken over by Zhu Xue.

　　This was no small matter.

　　Light City was trying to use "believers" to infiltrate the Northern Continent's military... and judging from Li Bing's exposure this time, they had successfully planted a group of spies.

　　Besides Dongning City, which other fortresses were controlled by Light?

　　As high-ranking "chess players," what Zhu Xue and Zi Yu had to do was to find these spies and "remove" them one by one... After this incident, the relationship between the Lin family and Light City had broken down quite severely.

　　The two sides could no longer trust each other.

　　"Hmm... In the next three months, Li Bing will be promoted to adjutant of the Luoying City Fortress?"

　　Zi Yu frowned as she looked at the document.

　　The document detailed the Northern Continent's response... It was very simple and surprising.

　　The matter of the [Temple] directing Li Bing to frame Gu Shen had been dropped.

　　Central City took over the incident as soon as possible, and Her Majesty granted Zhu Xue temporary supreme authority, erasing all records of Gu Shen's arrival at Xiangchen Manor... Li Bing would report the mission failure to the [Temple].

　　The invitation made in front of countless people at the underground banquet was temporarily canceled due to the Queen's "invitation."

　　This was an impeccable report.

　　No one could have predicted such an uncontrollable factor.

　　Next, Central City would first send Li Bing to Piyue City Fortress to assist the Fourth Legion in removing the black hole. Of course, in this kind of campaign, the garrison force of Dongning City was almost useless. Li Bing would be one of the many commanders, leading a large source energy boat to complete the work of reducing the disaster zone of Piyue City.

　　In this mission, Li Bing would naturally accumulate enough "merit."

　　Upon his triumphant return, Xiangchen would help this disciple to propose a "promotion."

　　After layers of approval... the high-level officials of Central City would approve this promotion and grant this "spy" the position of adjutant of Luoying City!

　　For the [Temple], this was great news!

　　But in reality... this was the beginning of the trap!

　　"Luoying City is the station of my 'Wild Dogs.'"

　　Zhu Xue said calmly: "With the Wild Dogs' unique style of doing things, this adjutant position will be nominal, most suitable for placing a chess piece... When Li Bing is promoted, Light City will definitely entrust him with important tasks. Using this connection, we can slowly find Light City's 'spies.'"

　　"This plan... has no problems."

　　After reading it, Zi Yu put down the document.

　　She looked at Lin Chou, with a hint of relief in her eyes.

　　At first, when she took over the document, she subconsciously wanted to find some problems.

　　But after reading it, Zi Yu only felt that this document was written very meticulously. Only then did she realize that Lin Chou was no longer the naive child he used to be... Unknowingly, he had grown into a Duke of the Northern Continent who could stand alone.

　　"咚."

　　A muffled sound of footsteps came from the second floor of the attic.

　　"You're finally out?"

　　Zhu Xue looked at Gu Shen with a smile and said, "Many people in the Northern Continent are thinking about your conversation with Her Majesty..."

　　Everyone wanted to know.

　　What would Gu Shen and the Queen talk about on the second floor of the attic?

　　Now, the situation in the Northern Continent was turbulent. As long as one wasn't blind, one could see that the former alliance between the Lin family and Light City... had come to an end. With Bai Shu's achievement of the Fighting Throne and the gradual rise of the Eastern Continent, Her Majesty's summons of Gu Shen this time was likely to be to win over a new ally for the Northern Continent!

　　Zi Yu also stood up somewhat nervously.

　　The conversation between Her Majesty and this young man... might change the direction of the entire world.

　　"You two."

　　Gu Shen said softly, "Her Majesty has made an unprecedented major decision."

　　"Major decision?"

　　Zhu Xue and Zi Yu were both stunned and looked at each other.

　　They were both the most trusted people around Her Majesty, and also the "relatives" who knew Her Majesty the best.

　　This statement made them a little confused.

　　"It's a long story."

　　Gu Shen said with a complex expression and smiled, "You two, I'm afraid you have to go to the... underground research institute yourself."

　　...

　　...

　　"Grumble."

　　"Grumble."

　　Standing on the steel cliff and looking down, one could see the flames surging from the [Furnace] reactor...

　　A hot wind blew in their faces.

　　Zhu Xue and Zi Yu were standing on this protruding cliff, still somewhat dazed.

　　The two of them hadn't recovered yet.

　　"Release the 'Traveler'..."

　　This decision was too shocking.

　　If the Queen hadn't personally conveyed the "spirit" and issued the order to the two of them, they wouldn't have believed it at all.

　　What a joke!

　　How much manpower and resources were spent on restarting the mission, desperately pulling the Traveler into this furnace? And now they were saying to release it?

　　That was a God Seat!

　　At this moment, the Traveler was still in a state of slumber... That big guy hugged his body, buried his head in his arms, shrinking like a baby, so that the flames of the furnace reactor completely submerged him.

　　He was like a reef deeply rooted in the magma.

　　"You two... forgive me for not understanding why Her Majesty would make such a decision?"

　　The director of the underground research institute was also standing on the steel cliff at this moment, in a daze. This news was nothing short of a disaster for the entire research institute...

　　This big guy was the "research specimen" that every technician dreamed of!

　　Every piece of skin, every cell, was an extremely important research project... The most important thing was the "firemark branding" on his brow, which was a god-level energy source that could support the entire Central City's ascension. If used properly, most of the Northern Continent could escape from the ice and permafrost!

　　Those researchers in white coats were all standing in the research room behind.

　　The director gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Zhu Xue, our research progress is already very fast. Now is the critical moment to develop the 'fire seed'... It's probably not appropriate to release it like this."

　　"Yes..."

　　Zhu Xue smiled wryly.

　　He comforted softly, "But this is Her Majesty's intention. We must believe that she must have a longer-term plan..."

　　The director opened his mouth under pressure and said, "Even if Her Majesty doesn't care about the future energy of Central City, she should know how powerful this big guy is... Where are we going to put him after releasing him like this?"

　　For mortals!

　　The Traveler was a disaster!

　　His power could easily destroy a city! If he was released from Central City, then just "running" would cause huge losses to the Northern Continent!

　　"We will release him into the deserted no-man's land where the Northern Continent and the Eastern Continent meet."

　　Lin Lin sighed: "Her Majesty's 'Divine Domain' can ensure safety... Director, I know you are very reluctant, but please order to stop the reactor's 'energy absorption' and stop the physical stimulation of the 'Traveler'."

　　"..."

　　The director of the research institute was finally silent.

　　The old man's expression was full of worry, but he finally waved his hand at the control room behind him.

　　Her Majesty the Queen gave the underground research institute the highest trust... She granted independent operating authority to this underground scientific research organization. After [Deep Sea] obtained the authorization of the director of the research institute, it began to operate.

　　The heat wave on the steel cliff gradually subsided.

　　Standing on it, the biggest feeling was... the wind stopped.

　　It turned out that this sunken lake of volcanic magma was completely artificial. Once the reactor stopped running, the great coldness of the surface would pour down like a waterfall.

　　Gu Shen raised his head.

　　He heard the faint roar above the ground... The super-large source energy boat transporting the "Traveler" was ready.

　　The stimulation of the reactor stopped.

　　The big guy who had fallen into "slumber" quickly responded.

　　When the temperature of the magma was no longer hot, the surface of his skin quickly peeled off.

　　The "Traveler" slowly opened his eyes and raised his head, but unfortunately... before he could see the situation outside the magma, countless sharp small swords pierced into his body.

　　The scene that had been staged in the Doru River disaster zone was staged again this time.

　　The Queen, sitting on the second floor of the閣樓, shrouded the reactor in her Divine Domain. Countless ice swords shuttled down, piercing his indestructible thick skin like iron nails.

　　"Boom—"

　　Under such painful stimulation.

　　The Traveler burst out with an angry roar, but unfortunately... the tempering of the Divine Domain and the repeated beatings had exhausted him. Faced with the supreme powerhouse of mankind, his anger was not worth mentioning.

　　This huge monster was stabbed into a hedgehog by tens of millions of small swords.

　　Then...

　　The small swords hung in the air, and countless slender silver threads whistled in the air.

　　"Rumble rumble~~~"

　　Just like that, the Traveler was pulled away from the magma by countless strands of coldness. Hundreds of gazes in the underground research institute silently and respectfully watched this god-level creature. The more they researched it during this period, the more fearful and afraid they became of the "Traveler."

　　This creature that had evolved to perfection in the [Old World] could withstand all kinds of harsh environments!

　　Even if he was thrown into a reactor, he could sleep peacefully and freely!

　　And now...

　　Her Majesty was going to release such a monster.

　　Every staff member silently clenched their fists. In their opinion, this was releasing a disaster...

　　Zhu Xue and Zi Yu were also extremely nervous.

　　The two of them found that Gu Shen was calm and unperturbed at this moment.

　　Because only Gu Shen knew... that this big guy who had accepted all of the Traveler's fire seeds was not a God Seat at all.

　　This was just a complete Apostle. With the Queen's great power, even if he was released, he could be subdued at any time.

　　But in fact, Gu Shen was also full of curiosity.

　　If this big guy was the gift that the Traveler left for the Five Continents.

　　Then where would he go after gaining freedom?

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　　(Sorry everyone, the update was delayed today due to some things. The promised two updates have only been added one. The remaining one will be added at 12 noon tomorrow.)