Light Barrier

Chapter 52

Light Barrier - Chapter 52: Requests

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Cui Zhongcheng read the last dozen or so pages for more than an hour. After the sunlight shifted, only remnants of the light landed on the two of them.

The man closed the book and said apologetically, “I thought that your assessment... would end in the evening at the earliest.”

Dream Decipher was the longest test.

Unexpectedly, Gu Shen finished so quickly.

“You’re too polite.” Gu Shen quickly shook his head. “I’ve always wanted to come here to read, so I don’t think it took long.”

Cui Zhongcheng glanced beside Gu Shen’s hand.

His reading speed was very slow, while Gu Shen’s was the opposite. Since sitting down across from him, Gu Shen had already finished reading two books.

“Electromagnetic topology?” Cui Zhongcheng smiled. It was an old subject that had long been mastered, and the person who had mastered it was quite famous. “Why did you choose this book? Was it a casual choice? Or are you interested in Alan Turing?”

“I’m actually interested in Deep Sea...”

This sentence sounded a little arrogant, so Gu Shen quickly corrected himself. “To be precise, I’m curious about the development process of Deep Sea, so I read some relevant books when I have time. There are all kinds of things.”

“Then, you shouldn’t have chosen this book. It’s too outdated, and there’s not much connection between topology and Deep Sea.” Cui Zhongcheng smiled. “Perhaps you should read books on cloud computing and the Deep Sea language.”

“Logic and algorithms should only be the framework...” Gu Shen thought for a moment and scratched his head. “Mr. Turing said that the true flesh and blood of technology are knowledge and truths that have not been entered into the database. I know I’m not very smart, so I usually choose these kinds of books... Once a subject is mastered, all the difficult points are annotated, so there’s basically no confusion after reading them.”

Cui Zhongcheng was silent for a while while looking at the young man meaningfully. “Gu Shen, you’re different from what I imagined. Don’t underestimate yourself. Perhaps you’re much smarter than you think.”

It was easy to go from frugal to extravagant but hard to go from extravagant to frugal. Children who grew up in remote and impoverished areas often possessed perseverance and tenacity that exceeded their peers. But if this drive was corroded by comfort and enjoyment, it might never return.

“Any other requests?”

Gu Shen thought for a long time this time.

He stopped in front of a lake. Its surface reflected countless reflections of him.

“I told the matron that I work at a research institute. I need your help to make this believable to her,” Gu Shen said. “That shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

“Don’t worry,” Cui Zhongcheng said. “I’ll make your research institute credentials more authentic than those of a true researcher.”

After receiving this promise, Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief.

“Mr. Cui, I want to ask about the upcoming missions,” he said seriously. “I’ve experienced the A-009 incident, so I know what transcendental missions entail.”

In the future, he would deal with many dangers. There would be out-of-control individuals, sealed objects, and many transcendental phenomena that science couldn’t explain.

“You’ll be away from the Azure River District for a while.”

Cui Zhongcheng stood beside Gu Shen, looking at the countless silhouettes in the lake, and said softly, “There’s a mission that will be assigned to you. It’s not as dangerous as you imagine. It involves dealing with ordinary people. Of course, it won’t be easy either.”

“Sometimes, ordinary people can be scarier than out-of-control individuals.” Gu Shen laughed self-deprecatingly.

Everyone thought that A-009 was a ferocious beast, but only he knew that this tall lady was at least gentle to him.

On the other hand, the two unknown transcendents who had burned down the building were cruel and infuriating.

“Finally, I have one more request. I don’t want the fire case to end here or be forgotten by everyone.”

The ripples in the lake dissipated, returning it to a smooth mirror, reflecting the young man’s calm face. “This storm was caused by the pardon order, and the assassination attempt on me was clearly organized and premeditated. I can’t forgive the actions of the people behind the scenes. They took innocent lives and escaped the punishment of the law.”