Light Barrier Novel Chapter 53

Light Barrier - Chapter 53: The Eternal Foundation

“The fire case…” Cui Zhongcheng said. “Even if you didn’t ntion it, I would have brought it up.

“You’ve passed the assessnt, so you’re a mber of the Adjudication Bureau, and your teacher, Zhou Jiren, is famous for protecting his disciples. I heard he’s been investigating clues about the fire case recently. Perhaps he’s afraid that if you didn’t pass the assessnt, you might be implicated in this case.”

Gu Shen lowered his head silently and smiled. That old man… should have been busy dealing with the Parliant and his opponent’s impeachnt during this ti.

But he still took ti to take care of this case for .

“Weren’t the genes of the two n who attempted to assassinate

extracted?” Gu Shen asked. “It shouldn’t be difficult to investigate, right?”

“Although the genetic data of the citizens of the Five Continents is stored in the Deep Sea database, not every search yields results.”

Cui Zhongcheng said, “Transcendental abilities are inexplicable ‘mutations’ that defy the order and logic established by science. The genetic data collected on-site has yet to receive any matches in the database. It may take so ti for us to provide results.”

He glanced at Gu Shen. “But I can give you so clues, or rather… speculations.”

Mr. Cui said softly, “This assassination occurred before the Adjudication Bureau was ready to absorb you.

“Therefore, this assassination wasn’t targeting you specifically. You’re just a pawn. The people behind the scenes were aiming for Zhou Jiren. I speculate that they obtained the news of A-009’s escape, so they hoped to use this event to create enough chaos.”

At this point, Gu Shen frowned. “Are you suggesting… it was done by the people who wanted to impeach my teacher?”

The first people he thought of were Zhu Wang and Han Dang.

“No.” Cui Zhongcheng shook his head. “Zhu Wang and Han Dang wouldn’t do sothing so unbecoming. The style of this incident is too crazy. Those people blew up a residential building outright and basically wanted to attract everyone’s attention. No one can stop a deliberate explosion. Those people are most likely extremists resisting the Awakening Act.”

“Wait.” Gu Shen looked confused. “What is the Awakening Act?”

Cui Zhongcheng frowned. “Didn’t your teacher tell you? Right, you were preparing for this assessnt. If you didn’t pass, you wouldn’t need to know about the act.”

Cui Zhongcheng stood quietly by the lake, looking at the people coming and going on the opposite shore. “The awakening of transcendental abilities… has been proven to be controllable by humans. There have been successful cases, and more than one. The two major cities of the East Continent Parliant, Changye and Dadu, had intense debates and serious divisions because of this matter. So people believe that transcendental awakening is a secret that needs to be hidden from the public, while others believe that laws should be enacted to let every citizen enjoy transcendental power.”

A gust of wind blew by.

Mr. Cui’s casual words weighed heavily on Gu Shen.

The Awakening Act… These three words contained too much information.

The Parliant has mastered the ability to allow ordinary people to awaken transcendence… Are they preparing to make everyone transcendents?

The montum behind this significant event surged like a mighty river.

And he was like a tiny ant.

At this mont, he realized his ignorance and powerlessness.

“That is insane,” Gu Shen muttered. “If this news leaks, everyone will… go crazy…”

He couldn’t imagine what the world would beco once this act was enacted.

How should order be maintained?

“So support it, and so resist it, but they all co from positions of self-interest. No one knows what the world will beco tomorrow.” Cui Zhongcheng’s voice was softer than the wind. “Think about it. After you went to sleep, Deep Sea appeared out of nowhere. After you slept again, this computer connected the Five Continents. This era is developing too quickly. The only experience we can obtain is… we must board the ship to the new world at the earliest opportunity and sail to the distant shore.”

It was hard to imagine that this man who exuded an old-fashioned air would say such revolutionary words.

“Perhaps… you’re right.” Gu Shen rubbed his forehead. “So… does my teacher support the act?”

“Yes. The other continents and the highest seats of the Parliant also support it… You will know the true reasons in the future. For humanity, this might not necessarily be a bad thing,” Cui Zhongcheng said calmly. “It’s just that there are so old-fashioned people and so stubborn people who are unwilling to accept the changes of the tis and hide in every corner of the world.

“Of course, being unwilling to accept change is not a sin. We must always allow so people to appreciate and love the old tis.”

Mr. Cui smiled. “Even if all the books in the world are available online, there will still be people sitting in libraries all day with books in their hands.”

At this point, he winked and whispered, “You know… I’m that kind of person.”

“Actually, I am too,” Gu Shen echoed softly.

No wonder.

No wonder the first ti they t, when Mr. Tree drove him ho, he said that a new era was coming.

The Awakening Act really shocked Gu Shen.

He sorted out his thoughts. “So hide themselves away, while others throw themselves out.

“Among the people you ntioned, so are not only unwilling to accept change, but so resist it, oppose it, and even want to destroy all of it.”

Gu Shen probed, “So, the two transcendent assassins were extremists resisting the Awakening Act?”

“That’s right.” Cui Zhongcheng smiled. “You understand quickly.

“My personal opinion is that those two assassins may co from the Eternal Foundation, a notorious extremist organization of transcendents. No one knows the location of their true lair, but a considerable number of fanatical Foundation followers are lurking all over the Five Continents. When they were caught in recent years, they chose extre thods similar to suicide bombing to end their lives, so there wasn’t any evidence left at the scene. Moreover, I don’t know what technological ans they used, but their genetic data basically can’t be found in the Deep Sea database.”

Gu Shen’s pupils contracted.

“They failed this ti. Perhaps they didn’t expect the two transcendents they sent would be killed by you, an ‘ordinary person’.” Mr. Cui smiled. “Thanks to you, relatively intact genetic data was retained at the scene. Perhaps this is a breakthrough. If they were indeed mbers of the Eternal Foundation, we can follow the clues and uncover other lurkers.”