Light Fortress-Chapter 1580 - 268: The God of Molten Iron and Craftsmen
All Authority Power, under the dreamlike erosion of this bronze hall, will dissolve.
The high-hanging Sword of Concept can end all chaos.
The Lord of Love sacrificed his life, allowing this unbelievable power to manifest in the bronze hall and aboard the Initial Vessel.
Obviously, all of this was within Alf’s control, so it was not the least bit afraid of the Authority Power stepping onto the ship.
"What if I take them out?"
Xiaoman spoke anxiously, her fingers caressing [Tide], with her fingertips trembling as debris flowed away.
At this moment, it is no longer appropriate to refer to it as [Tide].
This is merely a simple, transformed seashell.
If she continues to caress it, it will soon fall apart and turn into sand and gravel.
"The answer is already obvious... Miss Xiaoman."
Alf gently replied: "It’s nothing now, not an ’Authority Item’, from the moment you stepped into the hall, it was just an ordinary seashell. If you wish, you can crush it into dust now."
Gu Xiaoman stood stunned.
"Even the flame of the Lord of Love was extinguished by that ’Sword of Concept’."
The small cube glowed with vibrant red light, earnestly asking word by word: "How could these Authority Items infused with meager Divine Power possibly resist the influence of such power?"
Gu Shen let out a long breath.
Indeed.
These Authority Items, in the eyes of the mundane, are first-class divine artifacts.
Capable of causing mountains to collapse, lands to crack, tsunamis, clouds to fall.
But ultimately, these items merely condensed a wisp of the Divine Throne’s will.
"You..."
Xiaoman gritted her teeth and jumped up again, hugging the small cube with force and giving it a flick!
Bang!
Alf’s voice trembled as it spoke, resentfully saying, "Miss Xiaoman, what was the reason for this strike again?"
"None of these innocent three Authority Items have provoked you! Did you ask me before you broke them?!"
Gu Xiaoman clenched her teeth in rage.
Gu Shen found it somewhat amusing for a moment.
It turns out Gu Xiaoman’s earlier distraction wasn’t due to the power of the ’Sword of Concept’ being astonishing, but because she was heartbroken over the three hard-earned spoils.
"I... I..."
Alf was dumbfounded.
It didn’t expect Gu Xiaoman to treat these three Authority Items as treasures.
The small cube was so anxious it flew around aimlessly, and even turned its "gaze" to Gu Shen.
The "gaze" Alf cast clearly had a plea for help.
Gu Shen smiled slightly, reached out a hand to pat Xiaoman’s shoulder, and softly said, "Xiaoman, why be so mischievous? You know Alf didn’t do it on purpose."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Upon hearing this, the frantically flying cube suddenly stopped as if it had grasped a lifeline.
Alf hurriedly spoke: "Mr. Gu Shen is right, Xiaoman, I truly didn’t do it on purpose..."
Gu Xiaoman’s expression visibly improved.
She spoke with a tone of grievance: "But my things are gone..."
Alf fell back into the anxious predicament from before.
It’s really not good at comforting kids, so it continued to cast hopeful glances toward Gu Shen.
Gu Shen continued: "Don’t be sad, think carefully, Alf’s master is the great ’God of Iron and Craftsmen,’ the monumental leader who created the Land of Divine Miracles like ’Initial Vessel’... Such a great being, could it possibly ignore things that are broken?"
As these words were spoken, Alf nodded continuously at the beginning, expressing commendation, genuinely thinking he had misunderstood Gu Shen.
This Gu Shen was clearly unlike the earlier impression, an utterly honest person.
But upon hearing the latter part, it realized something was off, but it was too late.
"So, you’re saying... these losses, Alf will compensate for, right?"
Though not seeing each other for five years, Gu Xiaoman and Gu Shen’s tacit understanding reached its peak.
From Gu Shen’s pat on her shoulder.
The little fellow knew precisely what role to play.
At the crucial moment, Gu Xiaoman raised her head; she didn’t even glance at Alf.
Gu Shen gazed at the small cube frozen in place, seriously saying: "Alf, you will compensate, correct?"
"..."
Alf suddenly stopped speaking and flying.
"Perhaps Alf has crashed; it’s no matter, let’s wait a bit longer." Gu Shen continued: "I believe the great God of Iron and Craftsmen won’t go back on this..."
Before finishing these words, Alf’s voice cracked with anguish.
"Enough, I’ll compensate."
It hadn’t seen the outside world’s sun for many years and didn’t know the treacherousness of people’s hearts out there.
No matter what civilization, as long as it hasn’t perished or vanished, it evolves with time.
To Alf, in these six hundred years, while human civilization’s technology may not surpass that of olden times... they’ve grown eight hundredfold in cunning! These folks added all their skill points to cunning!
"I want to take away the ’Black Silver’ from the outer snowfield..."
Gu Xiaoman had just spoken when Gu Shen immediately intervened.
But alas, her words were already out.
"No problem!" Alf agreed quickly, with utmost cheerfulness.
What was once its clenched heart now felt lightened upon hearing Gu Xiaoman’s request.
In all these years, it had never engaged in compensation...
In terms of both emotion and reason, it is indeed on the "compensatory" side, and out of maintenance for the master’s reputation, it finds it difficult to reject the demands Gu Xiaoman will make, as long as they do not breach its bottom line or the commandments of the Origin, it will choose to agree.
Yet unexpectedly.
The little one just wanted Black Silver! 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
This stuff is abundant on the Origin, you can take as much as you want...
"???"
Gu Xiaoman widened her eyes. Hearing Alf’s straightforward agreement, she realized she had asked for the wrong thing.
Gu Shen helplessly patted the little one’s head, though Xiaoman’s acting talent is extraordinary, she’s at a disadvantage due to her young age when it comes to extortion.
However, there’s still him.
"Since three Authority Items were damaged, let’s consider this Black Silver as compensating for one of them... How about it?"
Gu Shen held Gu Xiaoman’s shoulder, negotiating with Alf on her behalf.
"...Alright."
Alf chuckled; it was no longer as tense as before. Three Authority Items, using Black Silver to offset one, was a reasonable demand... In its heart, this "Black Silver" wasn’t truly valuable.
According to the imaginations of these two.
The next two items are likely not to amount to anything too precious.
"So, that means... we can still make two more requests, right?"
Gu Shen deliberately paused, gently guiding.
"Mm... Correct."
Alf operated the small cube while flying inside the bronze hall, saying earnestly, "Although Black Silver is precious, there are other valuable things inside the Origin... You only have two more choices, so choose wisely."
It wasn’t stupid.
Alf was setting a trap for Gu Shen and Gu Xiaoman.
"You can consider taking a Red Shadow Robot; the Origin has many valuable resources, as well as the ’unfinished creations’ left by the master."
Alf tempted, "Taking these back would be much more practical than the ’Authority Items’!"
Gu Shen knew this was a trap...
However, Alf’s suggestions were indeed tempting.
The Origin was too vast; so far, Gu Shen had not thoroughly explored it, and he wasn’t clear about what was inside.
"For the second request, we would like access to the ’Origin’."
After pondering for a moment, Gu Shen smiled and said, "We don’t need too high a level of access, maybe like yours, or slightly lower... Although you broke our ’precious items,’ we are guests after all, always asking for things seems materialistic and not good."
"???"
The little cube flying back and forth froze again.
Alf’s voice was strange: "Your second compensation request is for ’access to the Origin’?"
"Mm..."
Gu Shen smiled and said, "You are the steward of the ’Origin,’ you will always have the right to halt our violations on the Origin, so this request shouldn’t be excessive, right?"
Upon reflection.
This request isn’t excessive.
But Alf suddenly felt the pressure... after the change, it clearly sensed its "opponent" had risen to a much higher level.
Access, this intangible thing, is more useful than "Black Silver," "Red Shadow," these visible, solid resources!
Granting Gu Shen and Gu Xiaoman access means they could freely access every corner of the Origin.
"I know what you’re hesitating about."
Seeing Alf’s non-response, Gu Shen chose to strike while the iron was hot, gently speaking, "You’re worried I’ll do something untoward."
Alf answered sincerely: "Yes..."
"Don’t worry... if I wanted to do something untoward, I would have done it long ago, wouldn’t I?"
Gu Shen, although unsure of why Alf rated him so high.
But he was keenly aware.
Now is the best moment to leverage this prior judgment to complete the negotiation.
Gu Shen reached out and tapped the small cube, "This second request is for both of us to give a little, you grant me the privilege of being a guest, allowing me to admire the great master’s legacy on the Origin... Think carefully, those who stepped upon the Origin, within their memories, was there the legendary ’God of Forge and Craftsmen’?"
"Ah... this?!"
Alf was momentarily stunned.
He had accessed many Transcendents’ memories.
But indeed, none had seen the master’s traces left behind.
"Death has three kinds – the heart stops beating, loved ones attend the funeral, none is truly death..."
Gu Shen said softly, "For a being as great as your master, true death is to be forgotten; you wouldn’t want them to be forgotten by the world, right?"
Alf stared dumbfounded at Gu Shen.
"I can promise you, upon my return to the Five Continents... everything of your master will be recorded in the annals of history."
"One day in the future, everyone will know that such a great being once led civilizations to resist."
Gu Shen said earnestly, "This is the true intent behind my second request, do you think... this request is excessive?"
Gu Xiaoman was stunned.
She never imagined such a small negotiation could be elevated to such a height.
Her little heart was greatly shaken.
Moments later, Alf’s voice resonated in the bronze hall, low and strong.
It gave Gu Shen the fullest affirmation.
"This request is not excessive!"
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(PS: 1, Five Chapters end, once again thank the Silver level "Changsheng Rugai" for the reward! 2, Tomorrow I might need half a day to sort out the outline, so the first Chapter update might be in the afternoon, please be understanding~)
