Light Fortress-Chapter 1581 - 269: Leader (1st Update)

Alf agreed with great decisiveness!

Leaving a name for his master was indeed his wish... As countless years have passed, humanity has now forgotten the existence of the "God of Molten Iron and Craftsmen".

"I can agree to your second request, but I have one condition."

Alf said seriously, "You need to act under my supervision and must not do anything beyond the rules."

"That’s natural."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Rest assured, without your permission, we will not take anything from the Origin out and would not freely enter any room of this starship. As guests... we do have this bit of self-awareness."

Earlier, he was half negotiating and half bluffing.

But what was spoken did not have a trace of falsehood.

As for that "God of Molten Iron and Craftsmen" whose true visage he hadn’t had the chance to admire, Gu Shen respected sincerely. If he hadn’t built the starship, there wouldn’t be the Five Continents Civilization years later...

Such a figure truly deserves to be called a monument.

And rightly deserves to be recorded in history.

"Good, very good..."

Alf’s tone softened, "Then, what is the third request?"

Initially, Alf was not friendly towards Gu Shen.

Because the "combat strength" Gu Shen showcased had already threatened the safety of the Origin.

But after brief contact, Alf changed his perception of Gu Shen.

This is not a bad person.

Or rather... it’s indeed not the "violent maniac" indicated in my data report.

As a program created by the God of Craftsmen, its sole mission in life is to serve the giant, empty, ownerless starship and wait for its master’s return.

Obviously, the master is not likely to return.

But to be fortunate enough to witness the new fire of civilization still burning, to see the fruits of its master’s efforts to fight chaos... 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Half of the wish it clung to has been fulfilled.

"We haven’t thought of the third requirement yet, let’s leave it at that."

Gu Shen patted Xiaoman’s shoulder, the two exchanged a glance and gave this reply.

Whether it’s Black Silver or those resources.

To Alf, it doesn’t matter.

Gu Shen does not wish to take advantage of this opportunity to extort indiscriminately... If the time truly comes for their needs, given the "blood kin" relationship with the God of Craftsmen, Alf probably wouldn’t be stingy.

"Really?"

Alf smiled, saying, "You folks are indeed quite good."

Quite good?

Gu Shen couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows upon hearing this, it was his first time hearing someone say that to him.

Gu Xiaoman’s expression also became complex.

"By the way, back to the previous issue."

Gu Shen said, "If the ones arriving here were not the ’leader-level’ Transcendent wielding the fire, but ordinary people... just that they came aboard a Source Energy Boat, would the Origin’s defense mechanism trigger? If conflict arises, what would the final outcome be?"

"Hmm?"

Alf thought carefully and laughed, "Are you worried they will destroy the Origin?"

The small airships from the Five Continents that previously entered the Origin, he observed closely.

I can only say.

This civilization is just in its infancy stage.

These "airborne vehicles" in comparison to the starship aren’t even on the same scale.

"The Origin’s defensive mechanism is very strong, if I was unwilling, they wouldn’t even find the entrance."

Alf chuckled softly, "You must know, this big guy isn’t just a pile of scrap iron... There’s energy here and an intact power system, it’s just that during the past escape, the Origin was too heavy, and it was judged that even at a huge cost to activate, it couldn’t avoid the ’Storm’, so it was directly extinguished and sank in place. Most of the energy stored inside the Origin was taken away. But even the remaining part is enough to deal with external crises, once this energy is activated, the Origin can instantly erupt with a very fierce counterattack!"

"You folks are still using ’red-silver bullets’..."

"The Origin can launch massive ’Black Silver Bombs’! When necessary, it can even employ ’quantum lasers’ for strikes!"

These few sentences are enough to make every person from the Five Continents feel despair.

Quantum laser, should be the secret weapon hidden in the eyes of the Red Shadow Robot...

Gu Shen sighed and felt a headache.

The large force from the Five Continents should soon reach the Ice Sea Ruins, just as he guessed before, this place simply isn’t somewhere the current Five Continents Civilization can explore, and if these people touch the bans, they will surely suffer a devastating blow.

"So there’s no need to worry, the Origin is very safe."

Alf said earnestly, "At least at your civilization level... it’s impossible to threaten the Origin. Unless among you there is a genius who has researched weapons not belonging to this era."

"Heavenly Sheath Weapon?"

Gu Shen thought of the "Child" immediately.

In fact, when Alf mentioned Black Silver Bombs and quantum lasers... he thought of the dimensional reduction strike at the Frozen Lake.

Everything on the Origin is powered by "source matter", achieving complete automation.

To confront the Origin, equivalent-level firepower is needed.

Red-silver bullets need not be mentioned, they simply aren’t worthy of the stage.

As for Black Silver Bombs... perhaps the manufacturing technology exists.

But the raw materials are too scarce, even if the Five Continents were to exhaust all its efforts, it wouldn’t be able to produce many. It’s not that the Five Continents Civilization is too backward, it’s just that the resource output at the new home is quite limited.

"Heavenly Sheath Weapon? What is Heavenly Sheath?"

Alf was quite interested.

He was very intrigued by the Five Continents Civilization, even though their technology was quite backward... But, it seemed that the level of Extraordinary Cultivation was not bad.

From the recent landing, it appeared that many talented Transcendents had emerged, and after a careful evaluation, he found that the Transcendent level in the Five Continents far exceeded their current technology level.

"This isn’t something that can be explained clearly in a short time..."

Gu Shen smiled bitterly and said, "Alf, can you control ’The Initial’ to submerge again? Soon, the Five Continents will send a large fleet of Source Energy Boats here..."

Upon hearing this.

Alf’s tone became serious: "A large fleet, how many? One thousand boats?"

"..."

Gu Shen fell silent.

In Alf’s perception, only a thousand medium-sized Source Energy Boats could possibly pose a threat to ’The Initial’?

However, indeed... The vastness of ’The Initial’ far exceeded human imagination, and it probably would take a thousand Source Energy Boats to have any chance of attacking it.

"Probably dozens of boats." Gu Shen honestly stated, "But I hope there won’t be any conflict."

"Dozens of boats..."

Alf also fell silent immediately.

He thought for a while and seriously said, "This number of Source Energy Boats isn’t eligible to pose a threat to ’The Initial’; as long as they don’t activate ’Authority Power’ externally, the defense mechanism won’t trigger... I will allow them to enter the external deck space of ’The Initial’. Depending on the number of arrivals, I will dispatch the corresponding ’Red Shadows’. They only need to guard the Snow Mountain Control Room, and intruders will be eliminated, as for the others, I don’t care what they do on the external Snowfield."

Those Black Silver, those ores.

They are all insignificant.

Alf gently said, "This is a mutual need; I also need to gather samples to see what has happened to the outside world."

"You probably don’t understand... After a millennium of evolution, human ’greed’ has expanded to an extent."

Gu Shen lowered his head and said, "Once the Five Continents Force is inside, even if you dispatch more ’Red Shadows’, it won’t help. They will empty out the Snow Mountain, and then they will consider breaking into the Control Room... You need samples, but they need everything."

"Greed exists in every era, but in the face of absolute power, greed is pointless."

Alf’s tone was calm, though he paused slightly, "Though I do indeed sense the ’greed’ in your era, far exceeding that of the past."

He personally witnessed the sneak attack on the Cloud Ship, the assassination of Gu Xiaoman by the Source Tower...

Everything that has happened on this Snowfield has been within Alf’s view, and this was why he didn’t initially help Gu Xiaoman; before completing his "evaluation", he wasn’t sure if Gu Xiaoman was a trustworthy "leader".

"You are overthinking it."

Gu Shen chuckled.

In the past, during the great human escape, all leaders were united.

But now, internally, the Five Continents are in fierce conflict.

The Snowfield resources of ’The Initial’, just the Black Silver, is enough to spark war after war!

"How many leaders did you have back then?"

Gu Shen stared directly at Alf and decisively threw out this question.

"Besides my master and the Lord of Love... there were two others."

Alf said indifferently, "They were all incredibly great beings; in our era, those who could harness the power of the Gospel Box were one in a million, the ultimate geniuses."

This time, Gu Shen did not express surprise or awe.

"Haven’t you noticed? The human race’s genes are evolving..."

Gu Shen said word by word, "The ratio of Transcendents is increasing, genes are becoming stronger, and in the long and harrowing escape, this race has begun to worship the ’Extraordinary Power’ to save themselves, rather than technology..."

Alf was stunned.

"Thus, various technologies of the Five Continents Civilization are no longer advanced."

"Perhaps it’s because there has never been another ’Craftsman God’ as great as your master..."

"Or maybe it’s because humanity has gained other, stronger leaders."

Gu Shen extended five fingers, calmly said, "Currently, within the Five Continents, there are five leaders who control the ’Gospel Box Power’. If the Five Continents Force confirms your presence here, and those five leaders decide to take action, can ’The Initial’ still withstand it?"

"...Five leaders?"

Alf felt shocked.

The memory he accessed contained none of this information.

The existence of Fire Seeds cannot be examined; all information related to the Divine Throne cannot be read.

Alf looked at Xiaoman in disbelief: "Including her?"

"Not including."

Gu Shen shook his head while also concealing himself.

With the Lord of Wine, the Netherworld King, and if the traveller is included... then the confirmed Fire Seeds within the Five Continents amount to eight, which means, in the future, the Five Continents can have up to eight leader-level Transcendents!

"Once the Five Continents Force lands... this incident could become uncontrollable, and if those ’leaders’ reach the Ice Sea, can you still manage the situation?"

Gu Shen asked, "Quantum lasers, Black Silver Bombs, or do you have any trump card, honestly speaking, are these things effective against the ’leaders’?"

"..." Alf fell into deep thought for the first time.

The cube of red light flickered intensely, as if it entered a state of anxiety.

"Submerge, disappear once more within the Ice Sea, don’t allow anyone else to find you."

Gu Shen sincerely offered the suggestion: "This is the best fate for ’The Initial’."

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(PS: 1. Writing the outline took half a day, everyone’s waited long, the middle and late plots need refinement. 2. Today will still have at least three updates, if time permits it’ll be four, the extra Chapter is to thank the silver member "Changsheng Rugu".)