Light Barrier

Chapter 38

Light Barrier - Chapter 38: Showdown

“Since the establishment of the Adjudication Bureau, A-009 has been sent to various places in the East Continent for investigation. Zhao Xilai has always wanted to figure out what caused her to lose control. But the ‘corrosion ability’ is too troublesome, making it difficult to carry out experiments.”

Mr. Tree took out a cigarette from his pocket and tried to light it once. It failed.

The wind on the roof was strong, and the flame was extinguished as soon as it was lit.

Seeing this, Gu Shen astutely went forward to block the wind. He opened his jacket, and this time, the old man successfully lit the cigarette.

Smoke was gently exhaled.

A gust of wind blew it away.

“As you can see, there are no shackles that can retrain A-009. No matter what material is used, it will slowly dissolve. No matter how many restraints are replaced, it’s only a matter of time before they dissolve.” Mr. Tree’s face was shrouded in the drifting smoke, and he seemed to smile. “So for many years, Zhao Xilai has consumed a lot of resources in this experiment, but he has made no progress. The only breakthrough came when researchers observed A-009 take out a boning knife and an old newspaper in a sealed environment. They believed that these were transcendental sealed objects that couldn’t be underestimated and were most likely the objects that caused her loss of control.”

Looking at the face under the smoke, Gu Shen started speculating. Why would that powerful big shot be so persistent in investigating A-009’s loss of control?

Ancient Text Society... Alan Turing... Old newspaper... A series of keywords flashed through his mind.

Alan Turing, who had single-handedly developed Deep Sea and connected the data of the Five Continents, had been dead for many years.

It was said that Alan Turing died of illness. On the day he passed away, the flags of the Parliament were lowered across the Five Continents, and many people spontaneously took to the streets to hold a grand funeral for him. It was before he was born.

The Father of Deep Sea had worked in the Ancient Text Society for a while, researching forbidden sciences... But later, no one heard any news about the Ancient Text Society again. With Alan Turing’s death, this mysterious organization had vanished from the world, as though it had never existed.

No one cared, because without the Ancient Text Society, this world continued to operate very well.

But it was obvious.

The truth wasn’t like that... some people still cared about the Ancient Text Society. The big shot who had granted the pardon order had been investigating for over a decade and still hadn’t given up.

“Wait. Has A-009 never taken out the ruler in front of outsiders?” Gu Shen suddenly realized something very important.

“Never!” Mr. Tree showed a happy smile. “At least... not in front of them.”

“Then, how do you...” Gu Shen immediately shut up halfway through his sentence.

He was someone who understood how to read people’s expressions and knew what to say and what not to say.

He realized that Mr. Tree knew too much about A-009. Could the two of them have been acquaintances before A-009 lost control?@@@@

Over the past few days, he had shown no signs of awakening.

Gu Shen wondered why Zhou Jiren was so sure of him.

After Gu Shen finished speaking, Mr. Tree still had that faint smile on his face as he looked at Gu Shen quietly.

The old man, in a rare departure from his usual talkativeness, remained silent like a serious listener.

Finally, Gu Shen asked in a low voice, “... Am I really a transcendent?”

After waiting for Gu Shen to finish speaking, Zhou Jiren asked, “Then, do you want to be?”

Gu Shen was stunned.

Scenes flashed through his mind.

Nan Jin could overturn a light rail train with a single strike, and Senior Brother Zhong Wei was even faster than a cheetah. Needless to say, Senior Sister Luo was practically... an earth immortal.

Who wouldn’t want to become such a person?

“I heard about what happened in the training ground from Zhong Wei. After two weeks of special training, you used your own strength to cut down a wooden dummy.” Mr. Tree saw Gu Shen’s embarrassed expression and spoke earnestly. “Don’t think it’s nothing. This is an amazing achievement. Everything starts from small beginnings. At least this is your own power!”

He paused for a moment before continuing, “Nan Jin’s ability is called Mist Cut. When she was entrusted to me, the power of Mist Cut couldn’t even cut through a wooden dummy. It took her ten years to reach her current level. No one is born a genius capable of rivaling gods. Everyone in the Adjudication Bureau, including me, started from scratch and grew step by step.

“So, Gu Shen, I’ll only ask you one question.”

The old man stared solemnly at the young man and spoke again. “Do you want to be?”

The wind on the roof blew, and the clouds swayed.

The confusion in the youth’s eyes dissipated with the wind.

He looked up.

The last scene that lingered in his mind was the moment Senior Sister Luo gazed at him on the training ground.

And what Chu Ling had said to him.

[“Belief is more important than anything else.”]

Gu Shen said earnestly, “Of course.”