Light Fortress-Chapter 55 - 53 Changjiu Foundation
55: Chapter 53 Changjiu Foundation
55 -53 Changjiu Foundation
“The fire incident…”
Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng spoke up, “Even if you didn’t mention it, I would have brought it up.”
“Once you passed the evaluation, you became a member of the Judgement Institute, and your teacher Zhou Jiren is famously protective.” Mr.
Xiao Cui said slowly, “I heard he’s been chasing clues related to the ‘fire incident’ lately, perhaps afraid that if you didn’t pass the evaluation, the case would implicate you.”
Gu Shen silently lowered his head, chuckled quietly, and said nothing.
That old guy…
He must be busy dealing with the Council and his opponents’ impeachment.
Yet he still found time to take care of his pupil’s case.
“Those two guys who attempted to assassinate me…didn’t you extract their genes?” asked Gu Shen, “The investigation shouldn’t be too difficult, should it?”
“Although the deep sea library saves the genetic data of citizens from all five continents, not every search yields results.”
Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng said, “Extraordinary Ability is an unexplainable ‘mutation’ that violates the order and logic established by science…
The genetic data collected at the scene has not yet received a response from the library search.
We may need some time to produce the results.”
He glanced at Gu Shen.
“But I can provide you with some leads.”
“Or rather…
speculations.”
Mr.
Xiao Cui spoke softly, “The assassination took place before the Judgement Institute decided to induct you…
In fact, until now, the fact that you passed the evaluation and received an ‘S-level’ rating is something almost no one knows.”
“Therefore, this assassination attempt was not targeted at you.
You were just a pawn, and those behind the scenes were aiming at Zhou Jiren, I suspect.
They got wind of A-009’s escape and wanted to use this to create enough chaos.”
At this point,
Gu Shen frowned, “Do you mean…
this was carried out by those who wanted to impeach my teacher?”
The first people that came to his mind were Zhu Wang and Han Dang.
“No, no, no…”
Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng shook his head, his voice gentle, “Zhu Wang and Han Dang would not do something so tasteless.
The style of this incident is too crazy, blowing up a residential building and attracting everyone’s attention.
Nobody can prevent a deliberate explosion, those people are most likely the extremists who oppose the ‘Awakening Decree.'”
“Wait a minute…”
Gu Shen was somewhat perplexed, “What is the ‘Awakening Decree’?”
Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng frowned, “Your teacher didn’t tell you?”
“That’s right…
You’ve been preparing for the evaluation, if you hadn’t passed, there would have been no need to know about the decree.”
Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng stood quietly in front of the lake, watching the crowd passing by on the opposite shore.
“The awakening of Extraordinary Ability…
has been confirmed to be controllable by humans.
There have been successful cases, and not just one.
The two big cities of the East Continent Council, Changye and Da Du, have had intense debates and serious divisions over this matter.
Some believe that ‘Extraordinary Awakening’ is a secret to be kept from the public, while others think the decree should be pushed down to allow every citizen to benefit from Extraordinary Power.”
A breeze blew past.
The casual few words from Mr.
Xiao Cui made Gu Shen feel incredibly burdened.
The Awakening Decree…
those four words contained an enormous amount of information.
The Council had mastered the power to enable ordinary people to experience Extraordinary Awakening…
Were they planning to turn everyone into Transcendents?
The advancement of such a significant event was like a torrential current.
And he was like an insignificant ant.
At that moment, he realized his ignorance and powerlessness.
“It’s too crazy…” Gu Shen muttered, “If this news got out, everyone would…
go mad, right?”
It was unimaginable, what the world would become once the decree was announced.
How would order be maintained?
“Some support it, others resist, but all from a stance of self-interest.
No one knows what the world will look like tomorrow.” Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng’s voice was lighter than the wind, “Think about it…
you sleep once and Deep Sea emerges out of nowhere, sleep again and this computer is connected to the five continents.
The speed of this era’s development is too fast; the only lesson we can learn is…
you must board the ship of the new world as soon as possible to reach the further shore.”
It was hard to imagine that this man, who exuded an air of antiquity, would speak such radical and innovative words.
“You…
are right.”
Gu Shen rubbed his brow, saying, “So…
does my teacher support the decree?”
“Yes.
The others from the various continents, as well as the highest seats in the Council, mostly support it…
You’ll know the real reason eventually.
This may not necessarily be a bad thing for humanity,” said Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng calmly, “But there are some who are stuck in the old ways, some obstinate individuals who refuse to accept the changes of the times, hiding themselves in every corner of the world.”
“Of course…
not wanting to embrace change isn’t a sin.
We should allow some to appreciate and love the old era.” Mr.
Xiao Cui smiled, “Even if all books in the world can be accessed online, there will still be people who would sit in a library with a book all day.”
At this,
he blinked, whispering, “You know…
I’m that kind of person.”
“Actually, I am, too…” Gu Shen said softly.
No wonder.
No wonder the first time I met Mr.
Shu, when he drove me home, he said a new era was coming.
The matter of the Awakening Decree was a huge shock to Gu Shen.
He organized his thoughts.
“Some have concealed themselves; others have thrown themselves into the fray.”
“What you just mentioned, some of them…
they are not just reluctant to accept change but are resistant, antagonistic, and even wish to destroy everything.”
Gu Shen tentatively asked, “So, the two Transcendents who attempted to assassinate me are the extremists against the Awakening Decree?”
“That’s correct.”
Mr.
Cui Zhongcheng smiled, “You understood quickly.”
“Personally, I suspect that these two assassins may be from the ‘Changjiu Foundation,’ a notorious organization of extremist Transcendents whose real nest location is unknown.
However, a significant number of zealot Believers are lurking in various parts of the five continents.
When they were captured in recent years, they chose to end their lives through extreme means, like self-destructing, so there wouldn’t be any evidence left at the scene.
Moreover, their genetic data is, for some reasons, virtually untraceable in the deep sea library.”
Gu Shen’s pupils shrank.
“They failed this time, probably because they did not expect that the two Transcendents they sent would be killed by an ‘ordinary person’ like you.” Mr.
Xiao Cui chuckled, “Thanks to you, relatively complete genetic data was preserved at the scene.
Maybe this is an opportunity for a breakthrough.
If they really are members of the Changjiu Foundation, we can trace it back to find other lurkers.”
