A faint laugh sounded on the screen, and the man whose face could not be seen clearly raised his hand and said, "City Lord Yuan, there is no need to get excited. I was just saying it casually. Of course I want to believe that your castle has never made such a dangerous move."
"That's right, it's dangerous."
"The Sky-Bearing Castle is only a hundred years old. City Lord Yuan may not know how dangerous those things are in the rumors."
Yuan Shu showed a surprised expression and said, "Dangerous things? Mr. Lin, are you referring to the 'grave' and the 'dusk slab'?"
Lin Jianping nodded slightly: "That's right, although not all inverse realms have these two things, especially the latter. But they do exist. It is said that the 'Dusk Slate' records the secrets of the inverse realm. The church and some fortresses have been committed to collecting this information."
"The Dusk Slate is relatively less dangerous. Its danger mainly comes from 'knowledge', but it is not easy to interpret the information on the slate. Therefore, it is relatively safe."
At this point, Lin Jianping paused, then continued in a serious tone: "But the 'graves' are different. Each 'grave' is extremely dangerous, although for some reasons, this information has not been made public."
"However, since Qingtian Castle is already involved in this matter, and I believe it won't be long before your castle can become a part of the council, I don't mind revealing this to City Lord Yuan in advance."
Yuan Shu said seriously, "Please ask Mr. Lin for advice."
Lin Jianping waved his hand and continued, "I don't deserve your advice. I'm just sharing information with City Lord Yuan."
He put his hands behind his back and said, "A part of the inverse world, of course, a small part. There are 'graves' in those inverse worlds. These places usually have extremely ancient wills from that inverse world."
"Those wills have been corrupted and are heading towards extinction. Out of their desire to survive, they will use all kinds of tempting conditions to attract explorers."
"They will promise great rewards, power, or treasure. They can see into people's hearts, they will dig out your deepest desires and exploit them."
"When people approach the tombs, they will be called by them in their dreams. The stronger the person, the easier it is to receive their call."
"When you fall into depravity and are willing to be used by these ancient wills, they will take over your body and use your body to cross the Krav Gate and enter our world."
"Enter a world where they can survive! Their lives will be continued here. Their decay will stop here, and they will be reborn."
"And those who provided them with bodies are called 'skins'. The ancient will that entered our world with the help of the skins has a common name, Alien Gods!"
Yuan Shu was shocked and exclaimed, "So, the alien god who was said to have destroyed the Silver Empire came from this place?"
Lin Jianping nodded: "Yes, it turns out that City Lord Yuan also knows about the Silver Empire. Then you should know how great the harm of the alien gods is. To this day, the trauma they brought still remains on the earth."
Yuan Shu nodded and said seriously, "Mr. Lin, please rest assured, we at Qingtian Castle will never do such a dangerous thing."
Lin Jianping said calmly: "I believe that any normal person would not risk dragging the world into the abyss to release those 'alien gods'."
"However, I also hope that City Lord Yuan understands. After the second alien god incident, the Golden Council, the four major churches, and hundreds of fortresses jointly signed the 'Tianguan Treaty'."
"This agreement stipulates that no matter what kind of fortress, organization, church, or individual it is, they are not allowed to privately provide skins to the alien gods, or even allow them to cross the Klav Gate and enter our world."
"If you violate it, you will be regarded as the common enemy of the world. There are some additional clauses and security measures in this agreement. One of them just corresponds to the current situation of Skyfort."
Yuan Shu's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I don't know, which one?"
"Article 114 of the Tianguan Treaty stipulates that if a fortress with the possibility of releasing an alien god appears, the Golden Council has the right to send an investigation team to the fortress to ensure that there is no danger of an alien god entering the world."
After that, Lin Jianping stopped talking. Although his face was blurry, Yuan Shu felt that a sharp gaze was falling on him through the screen.
He clenched his fist lightly and forced a smile on his face. "Of course, of course. It makes sense. The Skyfort welcomes the Senate Investigation Team to come at any time. I will have people prepare for the reception."
"Very good, thank you for your understanding. Later, my assistant will contact Guibao to confirm the arrival time, number of people, specific list, etc. of the investigation team."
"The above is the relevant content of my contact with City Lord Yuan this time. I hope to see City Lord Yuan at the Golden Court next time. Goodbye."
Lin Jianping said with a slight smile and unilaterally interrupted the communication.
Looking at the blank screen, Yuan Shu's chest heaved several times. Then he took out the communicator and sent a message.
'Things have changed, complete the task as soon as possible!'
... ... ... .
Far away on the other side of the world, in a spacious hall, Lin Jianping stood in front of a panoramic curtain wall. Outside the curtain wall, there were towering buildings rising from the ground. They were simple in shape, with silver-white exterior walls, like long swords pointing to the sky!
Between these towering silver buildings, there are countless fully enclosed transparent pipes. These huge pipes are equipped with lightweight tracks for trains to travel back and forth.
In the city, you can see large lakes and vegetation, some of which even appear on aerial platforms, making the city full of greenery and vitality, rather than cold and indifferent.
This is Fort Glorious, one of the few super fortresses in the world, known as the City of Peace!
The glass of the curtain wall reflected Lin Jianping's resolute face. Lin Jianping was no longer young, but he looked to be only about thirty years old.
High-ranking Ascendants can stay young forever, retain the golden period of their lives, and keep themselves at their peak. This phenomenon will last until they die of old age, or until they suffer a serious injury and suffer irreversible trauma, and then it will disappear.
As one of the world's recognized strong men, and the one most likely to touch the ceiling of the sublimator, it is not surprising that Lin Jianping looks very young.
In the hall, a soft and moving female voice sounded: "He is lying."
Lin Jianping smiled faintly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "I know, I also know that he is very cunning. He even deliberately revealed that he knew about the Silver Empire and the existence of EsGod. If it were me thirty years ago, I would have believed him."
"It's a pity. When you get older, you always see things more clearly than when you were young."
The female voice said calmly, "You rely on experience, but I rely on intuition. My intuition is always accurate."
Lin Jianping laughed and said, "If the intuition of the Harmonizer is not accurate, then the other ranks are even less accurate."
The woman seemed to be a little annoyed and said, "Since you knew he was lying, you only sent an investigation team. According to the procedure, we should control the Sky Fortress."
Lin Jianping shook his head. "No, we just received the news, and based on experience and intuition, we felt that he was lying. But we lack direct evidence. If we rashly control Skyfort, we will be criticized."
"Moreover, in this matter, the Church of the Lord of War strongly supports Skyfort. Their Holy See contacted me personally last night. Obviously, the Lord of War has something to gain from this matter. Otherwise, they would not be so 'enthusiastic'."
"snort."
The woman snorted, and then said, "They were the ones who caused the second alien god incident. I think they just won't give up, and they still want to restore the glory of the "Niguang Cult"!"
Lin Jianping sighed softly: "In this world, false reputation is the most tiring thing. Even the church is not immune to this. But I don't care about this. Now we can only follow the agreement of the 'Tianguan Treaty' and send an investigation team to collect evidence first."
"Once the evidence is solid, we can control the Skyfort through the Golden Council and temporarily close the Clave Gate until the crisis is resolved."
The woman said: "Then you will become someone's shield again."
Lin Jianping said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, as long as we can ensure that this world will not be threatened by alien gods again. This bit of public opinion is nothing. Of course, I am not good at talking. If some people insist on holding on to it, I don't mind letting my sword chat with him."
A chuckle echoed through the hall.
... ... ... .
Outside the Clough Gate, the situation was changing rapidly and undercurrents were surging.
Inside the Kraf Gate, the world of reversal remained the same, with no distinction between day and night, only eternal darkness.
After coming out from underground, Tianyang and his team finally joined the main expeditionary force. Because all their chariots were lost, and several of them were abandoned on the other side of the abyss, the Storm Army equipped them with new chariots.
However, having just experienced a few battles, for health reasons, Feimei asked all the Night Walkers to temporarily get on the base vehicle to rest, and the exploration work was temporarily taken over by several Storm Teams.
But this time it’s not a normal vacation, so everyone only has three days of rest.
According to the procedure, Tianyang and others went to the medical room on the base vehicle for examination. Those who were injured were treated, and those who were not injured also had to undergo a physical examination.
After finishing, they have to communicate with the psychologist on the vehicle to ensure that they will not develop psychological illnesses due to the long-term march against the world.
So, when Tian Yang saw Xun, he was not surprised at all.
The girl in the doctor's gown was serious, with a slight smile on her lips. She pointed to the armchair and said, "Sit down, Captain Tianyang. What would you like to drink?"
Tianyang laughed dryly: "I'll do it myself. I have experience anyway."
He was referring to the last time he worked as Xun's assistant.