Light Fortress-Chapter 61 - 59 Deep Water Area
61: Chapter 59 Deep Water Area
61 -59 Deep Water Area
The night wind howled.
The car was speeding at 120 miles per hour, flying down the road.
For the third time, the driver looked back.
He couldn’t see a single figure in the rearview mirror, but someone’s low murmur kept ringing in the taxi.
At this moment, Gu Shen was nestled in the corner of the taxi.
“The assessment team got your Extraordinary Ability wrong.”
He had a bellyful of questions that he hadn’t had the chance to ask when Chu Ling took the initiative to speak.
Right to the point.
She always knew what he wanted to ask.
“They are right on one point: in the current Transcendent Genealogy Map, there indeed is no record of the power you possess.
Their assessment, however, is that it combines the traits of ‘Blazing Light’ and ‘Rending’…
In fact, that is not the case.”
The voice in the earpiece said unhurriedly, “To understand your Extraordinary Power, you first need to understand a concept…
which is ‘logic’.”
Gu Shen frowned.
“Logic…?”
“Not the ‘logic’ people commonly understand, but the ‘logic’ in the Extraordinary Domain,” Chu Ling said slowly.
“Everything has a structure, the vehicles you see now, the tall buildings and skyscrapers you can see out of the window, the grass growing in the cracks of the wilderness, up to the physical contours of all living things in this world…
These all exist as ‘logic’ in the Extraordinary Domain.”
Gu Shen furrowed his brows deeply.
“We are able to live, buildings are able to stand, and materials are able to have structure…
all because their ‘logic’ exists.” Chu Ling said lightly, “Since you know about Allen Turing, you should be able to guess at this point what I’m trying to say.
‘Logic’ represents order, while ‘Extraordinary’ represents chaos.”
He recalled Senior Sister Luo using her Extraordinary Power at the training grounds.
Water running uphill.
Broken Mirror Reunion.
This was power that defied rules and order.
This, was Transcendent.
“The essence of Ghost Cage is a sealed artifact without logic.
Its own logical framework has been completely erased by the item’s owner, retaining only the illogical Extraordinary Trait of reflecting malice…
The higher the risk rating of the sealed artifact, the less logical it becomes.
Therefore, the malice you witnessed in this Dream inherently represents a tearing of order.”
Gu Shen’s eyes lit up.
He was beginning to understand what Chu Ling meant.
“You’re saying…
inside the Ghost Cage, the Blazing Light rending the world apart was just a facade.
In actuality, ‘Rending’ is a trait of the Ghost Cage.”
“Exactly,” Chu Ling said gravely.
“It reflects the malevolence of the dreamer, and malevolence is responsible for destroying the entire Dream.
Your Extraordinary Power…
is a strong counter to this ‘chaos,’ resulting in the final scene you saw where the nightmare was torn apart.
If you had stayed a little longer, you might have seen what follows the breaking of the canvas, a chaotic Dream in the Ghost Cage given logic by your hands, with a world in collapse forming a bastion…
around you.”
“Your ability is not to rend, but to build.
Not to destroy, but to create,” the girl’s voice was very soft, “But like two faces in a mirror, the worlds of Extraordinary Powers and order are completely opposed…
That’s why in the Dream, we see the Transcendent aspect completely torn apart, interesting isn’t it?
In a sense, you could be a demon who destroys the world too.”
So…
that’s why his own malice was so immense.
Gu Shen shivered.
“We’re here!”
The taxi driver slammed on the brakes and coldly looked at the young man who had been thrown into a heap, banging his head on the back seat: “Young man, in the dead of night, cut out the mumbo jumbo, and stop playing ghost tricks!”
Gu Shen got out of the taxi in a daze.
He stood in front of his apartment for a long time, taking a deep breath.
He reached out his hand towards the building in front of him.
A cold breeze blew, and Gu Shen shivered, quickly withdrawing his hand.
Chu Ling’s laughter came through the earpiece.
“You overestimate yourself…
The scene in the Ghost Cage was just a Dream.
It was the Dreamland that magnified your malice to an endless height, giving you such grand power.
In reality, you couldn’t even kill a mosquito with your current Extraordinary Power, let alone bring down this building.”
Gu Shen let out a huge sigh of relief, the scene from the Dream momentarily surfacing in his mind.
He feared that with a simple pinch, he would see the entire building crushed into powder…
“Wait a minute…” Gu Shen realized, “Are you saying that I can’t even kill a mosquito now?”
That is, way too weak!
“Regarding the assistance Deep Sea provides for linking to the deep water area, you should already be clear about that,” Chu Ling said indifferently, “How much weight do you really carry?
You only need to enter Deep Sea’s Extraordinary Trial to find out.”
…
…
Home at last.
The light was warm.
The orange cat’s eyes twinkled with intelligent brilliance, already waiting at the table with a smile as the holographic screen powered on, displaying a loading image of a beach with sweeping waves.
Gu Shen sat down in front of the holographic screen without delay.
He took a deep breath.
“The link to Deep Sea currently still requires external devices for assistance…
but that may soon no longer be necessary.
The technology has almost been developed by them, and before long, everyone will be able to establish a connection with Deep Sea through a Spiritual Link,” Da Ju meowed and, standing on tiptoes, came to Gu Shen’s side, “Just like…
I am doing now.”
Gu Shen had speculated that Chu Ling was able to link with this orange cat because a chip had been implanted in Da Ju’s body.
The news about chip technology and Deep Sea link had indeed been out for a long time…
but few dared to experiment on themselves.
“They…”
“Are you referring to the current members of the research institute?” Gu Shen murmured, “The technology you and they use, is it not the same?”
“That’s right,” Chu Ling replied calmly, “I am ahead of them.
Of course…
only for the moment.”
Gu Shen looked at the orange cat with profound meaning.
“As for my secret…
you will naturally find out in due time,” the orange cat licked its paw, “Of course, if you want to know now, I will tell you everything.”
“If you don’t wish to tell me, I won’t ask,” Gu Shen said, shaking his head earnestly, “Of course…
I’m not foolish.
Not asking doesn’t mean I won’t guess.”
Chu Ling could link with him spiritually at any moment…
This meant she had access to technology a step ahead of the research institute members.
This, combined with her disregard towards Deep Sea, was telling.
Gu Shen didn’t want to think too deeply, nor did he dare to think too deeply.
“Alright.”
The brilliance in Da Ju’s eyes slowly faded, “The Extraordinary Connection to Deep Sea…
is loading.
I’ll see you in the ‘deep water area’.”
Gu Shen felt an invisible fluctuation.
The holographic screen’s glowing light seemed to possess a soul, and with every pulse, his spirit vibrated in unison.
It was as if a guiding force seeped out of the intangible light and electricity…
This power summoned him, and closing his eyes, he tried to feel the resonance in his spirit.
He closed his eyes.
But his thoughts opened the eyes of his heart.
In this moment, it was as though he was enveloped by countless currents, and his soul began to sink.
He started to understand what Senior Sister Luo meant when she talked about the deep water area that ordinary people’s spirits could not withstand.
With a “boom,”
Gu Shen opened his eyes.
Before him was an endlessly spreading tangle of twisting lines; he seemed to watch the whole world explode, reconverge, and move in irregular shapes…
until it all turned into a ball of light.
“Deep Sea is now linked…
serial number V340011250001, pleased to serve you.”
