"Baixiu...I remember this name."

Mu Wanqiu nodded with deep understanding.

As a Beizhou native, she has always been very proud of her fighting ability and cultivation talent, but after meeting Gu Shen, Mu Wanqiu's mood changed.

There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the world.

After all, S level is just a talent rating, this is just the beginning!

There is still a long way to go in extraordinary cultivation. If you want to be brave and diligent, you must restrain your mind, calm down, and work steadily.

Although she had not met the "very powerful, very powerful" opponent in Gu Shen's words, she had already taken it seriously.

"By the way..." Gu Shen coughed in a low voice and said, "When you really meet him and challenge him in the future, don't mention me..."

Mu Wanqiu was slightly startled.

"I understand...Is it because you have a close relationship? If he mentions you, he may not go all out."

Even without saying more than Gu Shen, Mu Wanqiu "understood" the reason.

She solemnly said: "Don't worry, I won't mention you."

Gu Shen smiled happily.

Little Sleeves... You must also be eager to fight against "S-class" Duo, right?

A small thing like helping to contact an opponent is just a casual gesture, so there is no need to thank myself.

"I will consider my trip to Dongzhou carefully."

Mu Wanqiu put away her sword and said in a deep voice: "But after all, I am a member of the Survey Corps... Many tasks of the first team on weekdays require my participation. If the Legion Commander allows me, maybe I can go out and travel for a while.

Time, but after all, we still have to focus on the investigation mission.”

Gu Shen nodded.

Mu Wanqiu is an important figure in the Survey Corps. It is unrealistic to leave just as he said.

"After I return, I will meet with the legion leader."

Mu Wanqiu said seriously: "If conditions permit, I will write to you before leaving for Dongzhou."

She held the knife and left, bowing before leaving.

"Thank you very much these days."

Mu Wanqiu said in a very soft voice: "Maybe it is a blessing to meet you on the way to practice."

Gu Shen returned the favor.

He stood in front of the small courtyard of Xuankong Mountain and watched Mu Wanqiu leave.

After a while, a voice that had been silent for a long time rang out in the spiritual sea.

Chu Ling smiled and asked, "How is this Miss Mu?"

"..."

Gu Shen had a vague feeling that something was not right. Why was there an ominous omen rising in the spiritual sea?

He coughed lightly, quickly looked away, and said sincerely: "I think if I go to Dongzhou, I can introduce him to Shen Li."

"She takes winning and losing too seriously."

Chu Ling chuckled and said seriously: "At first glance, Mu Wanqiu seems to be the same as Shen Li, a martial arts idiot who pursues martial arts strength, but in fact... she is different from Shen Li."

Back in Nagano, the little iron man came to see Gu Shen, and he never got tired of fighting after repeated defeats.

What he enjoys is the process of duel.

As for the outcome... Shen Li always knew that there was only one possibility for him to challenge Gu Shen.

lose!

But even so, he still comes to visit every day and asks for a fight every day. In the end, all he wants to do is to survive the duel with a few more moves!

Ke Mu Wanqiu's challenges these few times were different from Shen Li's.

She wants to win.

And she does everything she can to win!

In the past seven days, Mu Wanqiu's tactics and fighting methods have been greatly adjusted every time. It can be seen that she wants to push Gu Shen to a desperate situation and force him out of the last "realm"... To achieve this step,

Just relying on "S-level" talent is not enough. Every time she leaves the Xuankongshan courtyard, she must have spent a lot of time and energy on deducing calculations.

Just like the first encounter, the duel in the "simulation cabin".

Mu Wanqiu is a ruthless person who pursues the results of battles.

Rather than saying that she is warlike, it is better to say...she is very competitive!

What she cares about is the moment of victory!

That's why such people feel frustrated in duels with Gu Shen again and again.

Because she completely lost.

In Gu Shen's view, whether it is Shen Li or Mu Wanqiu, their "qualities" are excellent fighting qualities. The desire for victory and the pursuit of battle... are the greatest motivation for an extraordinary person to keep moving forward.

But both Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu need some adjustments.

"If you guessed it correctly...you want to accept these two as [apostles] in the future, right?"

Chu Ling said softly: "They are indeed good candidates."

Throughout the history of the Five Continents, there has never been a single person like Gu Shen who has determined the identity of "Master of Fire" in such a humble state.

When God chooses [apostles], he always chooses "the most accomplished ones".

A very small number will select some "weak" ones and slowly train them.

But... this is the first time that Gu Shen has chosen an [Apostle] to grow with him.

In the past history of the Five Continents Council, "Fire" was the top sacred object. Once there was a vacancy, at least a person with a title level would be eligible to participate in the competition!

"yes."

Gu Shen murmured: "But now it's too early to say [Apostle]..."

The things he did were more like treating Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu as his friends.

If there is really a god of fate looking down in the dark—

Then Gu Shen hopes that the candidates who can share the "power of hell fire" for him in the future are Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu.

Chu Ling, who was in Ling Ling Yaozhong, looked at Gu Shen standing quietly in front of the Xuankongshan courtyard through the [Heavenly Eye].

She smiled and said, "When Xiaoqiu comes to Nagano, you can take her to the Shrine Mountain."

Xiaoqiu......

Gu Shen noticed the change in this title.

"It's not just your 'pure land', don't forget... the Ancient Prose Society also needs 'fresh blood'."

Chu Ling said: "The 'conference room' that sank to the bottom of the deep sea has not been connected to the 'meeting room' for too long... The 'embers' left all over the world always need a wisp of fire to ignite."

Mentioning the Ancient Literature Society, Gu Shen was in a daze.

[Key] After opening the door, this conference room became even quieter.

Those "members of the Classical Literature Society" who have disappeared are just like catkins and dust, drifting in the wind and never being contacted again.

This silence has lasted for a year.

"A year of silence is actually nothing... In the past, there were longer silences. To everyone, silence means no bad news, no bad news... it means peace. In an era when we are being hunted, What is more important than peace?"

Chu Ling saw through Gu Shen's thoughts.

"In this year, [Deep Sea] has been updated twice. It is evolving faster and faster. It seems to be trying to find loopholes in the 'system' through evolution."

Gu Shen frowned: "Looking for loopholes, isn't that..."

"Yes. [Deep Sea] is looking for 'me'." Chu Ling said calmly: "It keeps upgrading and keeps searching in the deep water area. Maybe one day... it can really find 'Ling Ling Yao' and the hidden Me in 'Ling Ling Yao'."

After hearing this, Gu Shen fell into silence.

All along, he subconsciously believed that as the [source code] left by Mr. Turing, Chu Ling was absolutely safe in the deep water area...

But this is not the case.

The constantly compressed permissions foreshadow the outcome of this AI confrontation.

"What will happen if I find you?" His voice was a little hoarse.

"have no idea."

Chu Ling shook his head, "I can't figure out all this... just like I can't see what kind of will lives under the [deep sea], at the bottom of the endless sea, and what kind of wisdom it has. These are all things I can't see.

future.”

"Maybe... I will be swallowed up."
To be continued...