The renowned Eye of the Third Legion, along with his deputy, would link simultaneously with fourteen captains through the existing "Spirit Network" within the Duolu River Disaster Realm to conduct overall strategic command.
This ti, the greatest objective of the "Restart Mission" that the fourteen captains needed to accomplish was to find the "Gate" within the Disaster Realm!
In addition, due to the heavy losses suffered after the eradication mission, and the incomplete exploration of the Disaster Realm’s interior, they needed to deploy Deep Sea’s hardware as much as possible to maintain the Spirit Network’s stability.
The danger in the Disaster Realm has been eradicated.
What they needed to do was "pioneer"!
At this mont, on the airship where Zhong Yuan was stationed, there was a buzz of discussion.
"The captain has been inside the gravity room for six hours now, under eleven tis gravity... that’s not sothing a normal person can endure."
In Zhong Yuan’s team, apart from Yuan Yuan, there were six other mbers.
These Transcendents were elite selected through the generals’ conference, with excellent physical conditions and innate talents. Their age was not much different from Zhong Yuan, but their strength was quite lacking in comparison.
"We’re about to reach the Duolu River, with such rigorous training, can the captain’s stamina hold up?"
These few team mbers were indeed elite!
Before reaching Central City, each of them prided themselves as "cultivation maniacs," only to realize their own shortcomings when they t Zhong Yuan, a true genius!
Yuan Yuan, holding a blade, looked out at the flowing clouds and the rising dawn, and said indifferently, "Don’t worry... if he would be affected by such a level of training, how could he be called ’captain’?"
In this team, the one most familiar with Zhong Yuan was him.
After saying this, he paused.
"For a Strong Attack Type Transcendent, this is rely a warm-up, sweating a bit in the gravity room, what of it?"
Yuan Yuan looked to his side, and said with a hint of emotion, "It’s people like Mr. Xiao Gu who are truly ’crazy’."
The team mbers exchanged glances.
From ti to ti, the gravity room emitted the dull thud of sandbags, attracting a lot of attention, to the point they montarily forgot about the quietest presence in the corner.
The one who had the highest privilege in this restart mission!
Gu Shen!
By Her Majesty the Empress’s special permission, Gu Shen was not subject to anyone’s command, nor did he need to heed anyone’s opinions... he only needed to depart with the airship to land at the Duolu River.
Therefore, he had not appeared in the concentrated training and special drills of the past days.
In the training grounds, many Transcendents were eager to challenge this "East Continent S-rank" to asure their strengths... they had their plans, but unfortunately, the mission began, and Gu Shen’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
Gu Shen had never left his room!
For a while, rumors spread in the training grounds, with most people believing that Gu Shen had wimped out, intentionally staying behind closed doors... after all, Duke Zhen Yue, who also had his exclusive privilege, would bring his squad to the training grounds every day for a turn.
Who is the hunter, who is the prey, is evident at a glance.
But... thinking carefully, this was indeed a wise move.
Gu Shen traveled from the East Continent alone and could hardly clash head-on with Duke Zhen Yue, could he?
So as soon as the mission began.
Gu Shen got directly onto Zhong Yuan’s airship.
His privilege ant he would be despised... during these days of seclusion, the rumors of his fear of Zhen Yue spread far and wide, subjecting him to scorn. If he were to travel with unfamiliar others, it would undoubtedly invite unnecessary troubles.
Having previously dealt with Zhong Yuan, and with the old acquaintance Yuan Yuan in this team, Gu Shen had also gone through the information on the remaining team mbers in advance. They were all upright and straightforward individuals, who at least wouldn’t cause him trouble during the journey.
So after boarding the airship, he peacefully began his spiritual cultivation, trying to break through the unbreakable "Golden Hoop".
As the airship sailed, advancing into the far sky.
The pendant intermittently emitted a sense of spiritual urgency.
On the way to the Duolu River... it sensed unease...
This indicated that the mission this ti was really dangerous.
Gu Shen, naturally, was aware of this, but he completely ignored the pendant’s current rhythm.
The Duolu River... he was going no matter what, and no matter how uneasy the pendant was, it could only accompany him to depart.
...
...
On the command ship.
Osmond, who appeared to be resting with closed eyes, suddenly spoke, "Don’t you feel it’s been a bit too quiet these days..."
Deep Sea commanded the command ship.
Lin Lin currently had no official duties, concentrating on spiritual cultivation, though not very efficiently.
This was a rare large-scale task in the North Continent. Every mber selected for the restart squad was anxious, and as the overall "commander", Lin Lin appeared calm, but within, his heart was turbulent.
For so reason, he felt a great wave would rise within his Heart Lake.
"Your Excellency, why do you say that?"
Since there was nothing else to do and he couldn’t focus on spiritual cultivation, Lin Lin indulged Osmond in conversation, setting aside trivial thoughts.
"Though I’m old and don’t involve myself in young people’s affairs, I’ve heard so of those rampant opinions lately." Osmond squinted one eye and smiled aningfully, "That friend of yours nad Gu, once had a good reputation, but now it isn’t so great... Northern Continent people dislike deserters. Even if they lose, they should fight honorably."
Lin Lin shook his head, "Your Excellency is mistaken."
Osmond raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"
"If I were him, I wouldn’t step out to fight either."
Lin Lin sat upright, and discussing this matter, his restless heart surprisingly cald bit by bit: "For such a significant matter as the restart mission, Zhen Yue’s misuse of private authority... directly handpicked an entire complete squad? If they were all Northern Continent frontier submissors, fine, but he even brought followers from Light City!"
"Private authority... every captain has it, but Zhen Yue is the most greedy and generous." Osmond laughed lightly, "He even brought over the assistance of Light City. How could Central City refuse such generous people?"
"Indeed, Central City always likes to pick up benefits, regardless of size, they must gather it all. But acting like this often leads to picking sesa seeds and losing waterlons."
Lin Lin coldly mocked in passing, then said, "If Zhen Yue, with such an elite squad, t Gu Shen, would it really just be a friendly exchange? Once they et, the situation changes. Zhen Yue could overlook his dignity at the banquet to ambush, and if they t in the training grounds, he would certainly instigate a fight, determined to make Gu Shen suffer a big loss. By that ti, the negative reputation wouldn’t be just a minor, irrelevant effect."
Osmond was a bit puzzled and asked, "I’m not quite familiar with the current young people... After all, as the heir of the na Zhen Yue, would ng Xiao really act without honor, attacking on sight? Also, has the negative reputation beco an irrelevant effect now?"
"It’s okay, Lord Osmond, tis have changed."
Lin Lin said faintly, "As long as you can achieve the final goal, what does fighting without honor matter? Zhen Yue is not the only one without concern for reputation, there are many others too..."
Osmond’s expression turned a bit complex.
Looking back on those days... when he and the previous Zhen Yue fought bloodily, they entrusted their backs to each other, but the character of the heir to the old comrade differed from his expectations.
"So, as you say, Gu Shen avoiding the confrontation is actually the best strategy."
Osmond said, "You just ntioned that many people now don’t care about their reputation, but in the present legion, I see many righteous people..."
"Your Excellency, the tis have indeed changed."
Lin Lin spoke seriously without sarcasm, watching the central control screen dispassionately, as the command ship was about to reach its final destination, "Do you know where the most reputation-conscious people gather now?"
"In graves."
Osmond paused.
"Your old comrades, comrades of the past... many have died in battle, gaining illustrious nas but never seeing the sun again." Lin Lin said softly, "Aside from the Northern Continent, the current Transcendents, compared to fa, prefer survival. On the battlefield, when you plan and control everything, you must now include ’human nature’ in your calculations, because losing reputation... is no longer a big deal."
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