Bulwark of Light

Chapter 535 The Captains Gather

The moment you see who comes.

Zhong Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Today, for some reason, his heart was still haunted by a cloud of gloom, as if reminding him that something might happen.

Since Chaofan's awakening, Zhong Yuan's premonition has been very accurate.

Now he finally understood why.

Grand Duke Zhenyue also came to the training ground.

"Mr. Zhongyuan, I have admired your name for a long time." Meng Xiao stretched out a hand and said calmly: "I heard that you are a genius who is one of the best in Beizhou. Captain, with a high position and authority, won the attention of the army commander... such a resume is really amazing."

There is no problem with these words. If it is said by other people, it can be heard as "amazing".

It's just that Grand Duke Zhenyue said it, it's not the same.

His tone was unwavering.

In terms of status, he is much more noble than Zhong Yuan!
"...Mr. Meng can speak directly if he has something to say."

With no expression on his face, Zhong Yuan stretched out his palm and shook hands with Meng Xiao politely.

He didn't call Zhenyue by his name at all.

The man who investigated the legion, what scene has he not seen?

Zhong Yuan knew that at the dinner party, his vice-captain had a conflict with Duke Zhenyue and his party.

This kind of thing is nothing, since he chose to inform Gu Shen in advance at Gubao, he is naturally prepared to deal with it head-on.

"It's nothing... just to remind Mr. Zhong Yuan that it's better for those who investigate the legion to carry out the task of going out of the fortress honestly." Meng Xiao said calmly: "Why should I get involved in things that have nothing to do with me?"

Zhong Yuan's pupils contracted.

He looked into Zhenyue's eyes.

Those pupils were cold and full of warning.

This guy...does he know what he said to Gu Shen in Castle Gu?

No... no, how do you know this?
"You seem surprised..."

Meng Xiao suddenly smiled, and he let go of the hand he held with Zhong Yuan: "If you want others to not know, you have to do nothing yourself."

Grand Duke Zhenyue tapped his eyes lightly with two fingers, and said calmly: "I can see... more than you imagine."

"What the hell is this guy talking about?"

After Zhenyue left, Lu Zhe frowned, "What a crazy guy, someone will cure him sooner or later."

Zhong Yuan lowered his head and asked in a deep voice.

"If I remember correctly, Meng Xiao's strength...is only the tenth level of the deep sea, right?"

Lu Zhe was slightly taken aback.

"Yes...he just broke through the fourth level." Lu Zhe rubbed his chin, "This kid should be a superman of the assault system, but his mental power is really strong, and he should be a rare existence in the tenth level. It seems that before Also a 'transcendent'."

A true genius can raise his spiritual power to a level beyond his current realm.

There are too few such people. They have a name in Beizhou called "Transcendence"... In fact, this kind of title does not have much meaning, because the more early the extraordinary awakening, the more difficult it is to complete the "spiritual transcendence". simpler.

For example, in the beginning, some people had just awakened their extraordinary abilities, and their strength was at the first level in the deep water area, but due to their excellent awakening talents, their mental power was at the second level at the beginning... Although the number of these people is not many, they are still there. Not so rare.

The further you go, the more difficult it is to complete the "spiritual transcendence".

Mental power is the greatest condition to support the steady progress of extraordinary abilities!
The stronger a person's mental power is, the lower the probability of losing control... The source quality that can be carried, and the explosive power that can be generated instantly, the greater!
And every time you step over a step, it is a big moat.

If there is a genius transcendent of the third level, the eighth level of extraordinary strength, and the ninth level of spiritual ability, when he is steadily promoted to the ninth level, there is a high probability that his mental power will infinitely approach the fourth level... such a person A powerful genius, when he successfully crossed the ranks, his mental power level was likely to be only at the middle level of the tenth level.

His mental strength is still higher than extraordinary strength.

But... it is difficult to achieve "transcendence".

Grand Duke Zhenyue, who has just broken through the fourth level, has the top tenth level of mental power. Obviously he has completed the "spiritual transcendence" in the previous stage!
"As soon as the genius of Xizhou is mentioned, everyone's eyes are attracted by the Goddess of Light... Everyone says that Meng Xizhou is very talented, but this Meng Xiao is not someone to wait for nothing."

Lu Zhe said with emotion: "Judging from the current spiritual aura induction, I am afraid that in the third stage of practice, he has successfully completed the 'Super Realm', which is really not easy."

"If you just transcended a realm, I'm afraid you can't be like him now..." Zhong Yuan said blankly: "Who is not a 'transcendent'?"

Those who can obtain the qualification of "exemption candidates" are geniuses among geniuses.

Both he and Lu Zhe had completed the transcendence of spiritual power in the third stage.

It's just that when he was promoted to the fourth stage, Zhong Yuan's mental strength was stable at the middle level of the tenth floor, and he could no longer complete the transcendence after that.

"It's reasonable, but he's not as strong as you imagined." Lu Zhe said with a smile: "As far as I know, Xiaoqiu is the only one who can achieve the transcendence of the two realms at the third level...Meng Xiao Today's mental power is so strong, it should be achieved a second breakthrough with some means."

"Look."

Zhong Yuan looked at Lu Zhe, and spread out the palm he held with him.

His palm seemed to be covered with a layer of gold powder.

Some parts are shining brightly.

It's not really a powder, but a "spiritual glow".

"Golden spiritual glow..."

Lu Zhe narrowed his eyes, and his expression became serious, "Let me just say, this guy must have extra means. It is said that he has won the support of Guangming City... While inheriting the title of title in Beizhou, he enjoys the support of Guangming City at the same time. This ray of brilliance is very powerful, there is a high probability that it is some kind of blessing bestowed by the 'God of Light', and if we really start a fight, there are probably not many people in the same level who are his opponents."

Say it.

Lu Zhe smiled: "But Xiao Zhong, what are you afraid of? You are the eleventh level of Dzogchen! He really dares to fight you, I support you to fix him up! This is Beizhou, if he dares to use 'Bright City' means, I will crush these spiritual glows for you!"

These words are the real "arrogance".

These spiritual radiances are most likely the blessings left by the "God of Light".

Although there is only one ray, if it is really awakened, the power is extremely powerful... Listening to Lu Zhe's tone, he didn't pay attention to these glows at all.

"Of course I'm not afraid of him."

Zhong Yuan knew what kind of monster the captain of the first team was. He shook his head and said solemnly: "Actually, the point is not the conflict between me and Meng Xiao. You should have seen it. He was just demonstrating to me..."

"Oh?" Lu Zhe raised his eyebrows.

He understood what Zhong Yuan meant. The two had no grievances or enmities. How could Grand Duke Zhenyue issue the warning just now for no reason?
"The reason for the demonstration is very simple..."

Zhong Yuan said: "Not long ago, I met Gu Shen in Gubao."

"Gu Shen?"

Lu Zhe felt that this matter was getting more and more interesting, "That S-level genius from Dongzhou?"

"Ah."

Zhong Yuan calmly said: "Because of the maze mission and the Gubao storm battle, the queen invited him to enter the city with my team members to receive rewards."

The recent news can be described as uproar.

Most of the Transcendents in Central City know about it.

It's just that people like Lu Zhe are different. He has never cared about trivial matters that have nothing to do with him. After completing the mission, he came to the training ground early, with no distractions, retreated and practiced, and began to prepare for the restart mission.

So Zhong Yuan said it again.

After a moment.

"So... you mean, Meng Xiao knew what you said to Gu Shen in Gubao?" Lu Zhe frowned: "You suspect that it is the power of some kind of sealed item, which has traveled thousands of miles to complete a similar" A remake of 'Profiling'?"

"good."

Zhong Yuan said slowly: "This guy...has a power that makes my heart palpitate. I suspect it is some powerful sealed item."

"Tsk, this is not something that can be guessed casually." Lu Zhe smiled and said, "The third child is well informed, and he has been active in Zhenyue fiefdom before. He told you this news, right?"

The "oldest third" in Lu Zhe's mouth is the third captain of the investigative army. Relations are maintained well.

For this reason, most of the time, he was not on missions to go out of the fortress, but instead helped the legion commander manage the relationship around him, check some trivial matters, and investigate inland cases related to the legion.

Because of the well-informed, several captain-level powerhouses often jokingly call him the "eye of the investigation legion", and like Osmond, he is the number one heir who can be used in the future!
Zhong Yuan nodded and said: "Old Zheng is not very reliable on weekdays, such key news can't be wrong."

"Well...Although he inherits the title of Grand Duke in Beizhou, Meng Xiao has a very high status in Guangming City." Lu Zhe said slowly: "With his status, if there are any taboo sealed items...it is reasonable But I don't really believe that there are sealed items that can do it, thousands of miles away, back in time and space, even if it is possible, why did he track you down?"

Zhong Yuan also fell into thinking.

Yes.

Because of the third captain's reminder, when he warned Gu Shen... he was extremely careful.

Didn't even say a word.

On weekdays, I have no intersection with Grand Duke Zhenyue.

How did this "find out" on my own head?
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"Mr. Gu, here we are."

The airship slowly docked on the roof of the suspended building.

What catches the eye is the open-air spacious terrace. The periphery of this suspended building is wrapped with a layer of glass made of strong logic materials.

In the dark night, this building faintly reveals a quiet and murderous aura.

Ajar smiled and asked, "How?"

Although he had already made a psychological prediction, Gu Shen was still a little shocked by this suspended building built on a super large airship.

"It's really a big deal..."

Gu Shen said with emotion: "I'm afraid this training ground will cost a lot of money, right?"

"You have a good vision, but there is nothing more important than restarting the mission." Ajar said respectfully: "Her Majesty has actually deliberately built such a training ground, and it can be put into use after the mission is over... There are only a very few of them now. Some of the people are eligible to enter this building to practice. The generals are still discussing the specific mission plan and the preliminary selection list with Grand Duke Zhuxue."

Gu Shen nodded.

"It is estimated that in about a week, the full list of restart missions will be finalized." Ajar said: "According to His Majesty, the mission this time will be carried out by at most a hundred people."

Gu Shen had already heard these words on the second floor.

Based on the map of the disaster area of ​​the Doru River, if you want to explore, it is best to divide thirteen branch lines.

"Select a hundred extraordinary people from the border of Beizhou. These people must be geniuses and elites." Ajar said meaningfully: "And some geniuses don't need to participate in the selection, they have already obtained' Exemption' qualifications, who have been appointed as the 'captain' level characters in this mission, after the list is completed, the team members will be selected, run-in training, and then officially set off."

Gu Shen was thoughtful: "So...in this building, there are all those who are exempted from the test and who are the captains of the restart mission?"

When the airship was suspended, Chu Ling began to scan the building.

pity.

The level of confidentiality in this building is too high. It should be the empress who encrypted it herself, and Chu Ling's authority was restricted.

Scan failed.

Gu Shen still doesn't know the situation inside the building.

"Yes." Ajar said with a smile: "But you don't have to worry, the empress said that you have the privilege of acting freely during this mission...you don't have to obey the orders of others, so these captains who are exempt from the test have no right to order you to do it." anything."

Gu Shen is not worried about this.

"How many people are there in the building now, can I see the list of exempted candidates?" He made a small request.

when approaching the building.

[The Asylum of the Goddess of Destiny] vaguely issued a similar warning guidance...

There should be something that is not good for you.

"This……"

Ajar hesitated for a moment, and said apologetically, "Forgive me for not agreeing to this matter. If you really want to see it, you can ask the leader of the legion."

The task of restarting the disaster in the Doru River is the top secret of the Beizhou military!
The list of exempt candidates is not something she can decide.

"No need..."

Gu Shen smiled, "It's just a casual mention, there's no need to bother the leader of the legion, Ajar, let's go down now."

He thought about it carefully, and the mental fluctuations coming from the pendant just now were somewhat familiar.

It was very similar to the danger omen I felt at the dinner party.

In an instant, a face flashed in Gu Shen's mind.

Grand Duke Zhenyue.

Meng Xiao!

With Meng Xiao's strength, identity, and status...it is very likely that he is one of the "exemption candidates" this time, so the warning reminder in the pendant should be due to him.

However, he would meet Meng Xiao sooner or later.

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime.

Besides... Meng Xiao is not the only one in this building, maybe there are other acquaintances, Gu Shen thought about it, the second captain of the investigation team, Zhong Yuan, is also an extraordinary person who meets the requirements of the test-free person.

"Okay, I'll take you down now."

Ajar handed over the airship to [Deep Sea] to drive, and brought Gu Shen to land on the zenith of the building.

"In this building, special rooms are reserved for 'captain level' characters, and everyone has enough living and privacy space."

"This floor is the fight room."

"This floor is the shooting range."

"This floor can be used for leisure and entertainment. Extraordinary people can relax here when they are tired..."

Gu Shen took a stroll around, this building has just been completed, according to what Ajar said, there are only captain-level figures living in it now, so there are only a few people, and it looks very empty, and there are only wine delivery robots patrolling back and forth in the bar booths,【 [Deep Sea] is in charge of everything in this building. The captain of the test-free team has extremely high authority and can freely enter and exit all venues. At the same time, everyone has an independent space on the first floor.

After all...there are only a few captains in total.

Gu Shen chose the first floor as a living place.

"Mr. Gu... forgot to mention, there is a place that you might be interested in."

Ajar finished the guidance, "There is a 'simulated battle cabin' specially built for spiritual supernatural beings on the 37th floor, which can carry out deep spiritual links and simulate source armor battles."

"Simulated battle cabin?"

Gu Shen has heard of similar technologies, Huaqi has been developed, but the level is limited, it is difficult to guarantee stability in high-level spiritual duels... After all, the development of [Deep Water Zone] is only in the preliminary stage.

"After all, you are a spiritual supernatural being..."

Ajar smiled, and said: "I heard that the combat cabin there is the latest technology of the Beizhou military. It has corrected many disadvantages and may be helpful to spiritual practice. The most important thing is...you have a good understanding of Yuanjia. Very interesting, isn't it? Let's treat it as a toy and help us test it by the way."

Gu Shen smiled: "Thank you, I will go and have a look."

He is indeed very interested in Yuanjia from Beizhou.

If the battle simulation cabin can simulate the confrontation of the source armor... then it is indeed a good toy.

He sent Ajiaer away, and walked around the room alone.

The reason why he didn't go out immediately is because the cross pendant reminded himself before it landed... There is very likely an "enemy" in this building, and most likely it is Meng Xiao, the Grand Duke of Zhenyue.

"Chu Ling...can you scan this building?"

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes and asked.

"You can try it, there is no guarantee of success, nor the completeness of the information."

Chu Ling gave a pertinent answer: "I need you to have a spiritual link with [Deep Sea Network] here."

"Simple."

Gu Shen smiled and established a spiritual link with the deep water area in the next moment.

The ten-second wait seemed particularly long.

This building was built for defense by the Queen. Because the authority of the highest seat is too high, Chu Ling cannot forcibly link from the outside to obtain the key information of this building, but if he breaks into the inside, [source code] can quietly " Invasion".

"Successful intrusion, scanning in progress..."

Ten seconds later, there was a good news that Chu Ling had already started manipulating the code and dipped into the building system: "The current progress is 1%, and it is estimated that it will take 3 hours and 18 minutes to complete all the scans."

"Don't worry, take your time."

Gu Shen felt at ease, and the "unknown feeling" in the face of danger was also much lessened.

After the scan is complete, he can at least get a simple list of exempt candidates.

At that time, you will be able to prove your inner thoughts.

Chu Ling scanned the building, and Gu Shen was not idle. He started to practice breathing and practice spiritually.

Ajar was right.

Gu Shen is a very "hardworking" person.

Due to the premature comprehension of "Breath of Spring" and mastery of "Pure Land", Gu Shen's spiritual cultivation speed is as fast as riding on a rocket, and he is also immersed in the joy brought by "partial science" .

As long as you have time, exercise your spirit!
After leaving the Furnace God Realm, the fighting golden hoop reappeared, holding the blazing fire between his brows tightly, and if he wanted to complete the third "breakthrough", he needed to smash the golden hoop... This is a real The hard work I have been doing is exhausting, and I can't do less.

Gu Shen manipulated the blazing fire again and again, and slammed into the golden hoop.

Every hit fails!
His spiritual sea will usher in a huge tremor!

In an instant, my mind was a silvery white.

The failure of the impact... Naturally, there is a price, a moment of loss of consciousness, and then a strong "frustration" emerges, the blazing fire seems to be stabbed by a slow knife, this feeling is not pain, but a strange mental torture .

You can't help but tense your scalp and clench your teeth.

Looking at Gu Shen's expression, he was completely calm, as if nothing had happened and everything was calm.

It was because he was used to this kind of "torture".

From the inner layer of the golden hoop, fiery flames continued to burst out.

Gu Shen never tires of taking the trouble, hitting again and again, failing again and again... His mental power is already strong enough to be called a monster, but he doesn't want to give up the third chance to "transcend the realm", even if he has to hit a thousand times, one Ten thousand times, or even a million times.

He will stick to it.

After half an hour.

"The scan is complete, some information cannot be obtained..."

Gu Shen no longer hit the Dou Zhan golden hoop.

In his mental sea, the illusory picture of Ling Lingyao's carriage emerged.

The girl sitting in the carriage draws her fingertips and pulls out a list: "According to the scanned information, besides you, there are a total of seven people living in this building. This should be what Ajar said. Those who are exempted from the test."

Gu Shen saw the person he was looking for in the list at a glance.

Meng Xiao!

"really……"

The directions for the pendant are correct!
"Only seven?" Gu Shen frowned slightly: "I thought all the captains for the restart mission had already been confirmed..."

Looking at it now, that doesn't seem to be the case.

Beizhou only selected absolute captains. It seems that the ongoing meeting in Central City is to select other suitable captains.

Then these seven should be well-deserved top geniuses.

It is too difficult to be exempted from the test and stand out from the whole Beizhou border.

Gu Shen flipped through the list, showing a faint smile.

All my previous guesses were correct.

He saw the familiar blond man, Zhong Yuan, the captain of the Second Team of the Investigation Corps, who was also on the captain's list... But this guy's strength is top-notch in the whole of Beizhou, so there is no reason why he is not a test-free candidate.

Besides Zhong Yuan, there was another old acquaintance.

"Fisher...he's in the building, too."

Gu Shen still had a fresh memory of the "undead man" wearing a source armor mask on the huge wall, and he didn't expect to meet again so soon. Thinking about it carefully, Fisher was not seen at the previous dinner party.

Presumably, he accepted the invitation in advance, and was sent here to start practicing.

He didn't know much about [Living Fish], but he knew that Fisher was very powerful, otherwise he wouldn't have made an exception to get the seventh-order source armor.

Looking at it now, these seven test-free candidates should all be extremely powerful transcendents.

And... Exemption candidates don't seem to be selected according to their strength.

There are many strong men in Beizhou.

There are at least a dozen extraordinary people on the eleventh floor of the deep water area...

"This restart mission is still mainly in charge of the Third Legion and the Investigation Corps, so most of the selectors are from the two major legions." Chu Ling said slowly: "These extraordinary people on the list are all extremely talented. Alright, I guess Her Majesty the Empress grants exemption from the test and calls them together in advance... Maybe there are other things."

"other things?"

Gu Shen was lost in thought, and then he let out a little snort.

He saw an "interesting" character on the list.

"Third-level Transcendents... are also on the list of exempt candidates?"

Gu Shen's gaze stayed on the name "Mu Wanqiu".

The strength of this extraordinary person is the same as his own!
It's all the seventh floor!
"Mu Wanqiu's file is completely sealed, and it is almost impossible to check it. She is known as Beizhou's 'S-class', and enjoys extremely high treatment just like you." Chu Ling said seriously: "It is said that her extraordinary ability is very powerful. The potential is extremely high...it is completely possible to fight across the current realm."

Gu Shen remembered what he had heard before.

Among the investigation team, there is a monster who is an extremely powerful "transcendent".

"Mu Wanqiu..."

He silently recited the name, and for some reason, the blazing flame faintly jumped.

Is there more than one dangerous person guided by the cross pendant?
Every extraordinary person on this list is a powerhouse that should not be underestimated!
Before meeting him, Gu Shen didn't dare to relax his vigilance. He didn't know who was the enemy and who was the friend. If he made an exception to participate in this restart mission, it might cause the dissatisfaction of the geniuses in Beizhou.

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Gu Shen sent greeting messages to [Live Fish] Fisher and Zhong Yuan respectively.

He came here with only these two acquaintances.

He has some understanding of the personalities of these two, and he has a good relationship with him... It is still necessary to say hello to them when they are newcomers.

The test-free candidates in this building are all really strong. Except for Meng Xiao, there is no need to offend Gu Shen. Maybe contacting these two can introduce myself to the other captains in the building.

Fisher responded quickly.

"Gu, I really didn't expect to meet you on such an occasion..."

The living fish was surprised by Gu Shen's arrival, but he also expressed his warm welcome. At the same time, he joked that he was changing the water in the "fish tank" above his head...and after changing the water, he would also participate in the Deep Scale City. I'm afraid I don't have much time to meet with Gu Shen today.

As for Zhong Yuan.

The guy was supposed to be busy and didn't reply at all.

Gu Shen felt a little bored, and was thinking about moving, and suddenly thought of the "simulated battle cabin" that Ajar said.

The 37th floor is not far from him.

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Gu Shen has seen the simulated battle cabin developed by Huazhi, a cabin that can accommodate adults to lie down completely. After entering, the cabin will be closed after the link is completed...

This pod has a disadvantage.

That is, it is prone to fluctuations, and the stronger the spirit, the more difficult it is to be completely carried by [Deep Sea Network]. In fact, it is not that [Deep Sea] has no ability, but that the Federation has deprived [Deep Sea] of the ability to carry a powerful spirit.

【Deep Sea】Scattered to five continents.

Its computing power is also distributed across five continents... The most important task is to ensure that each branch can be connected stably.

The construction of the deep water area can be formed by the contribution of every extraordinary person with a small amount of spirit!

This small ray of spirit is a symbol of status and a proof of passage.

Countless extraordinary people contribute computing power to the deep sea, and the deep sea feeds back the network to them.

But if [Deep Sea] has a complete and concrete ability to carry a powerful spirit... there may be an accident that swallows it.

The "combat cabin" in front of me is very similar to the one developed by Huazhi.

But there is a stark difference!

"The spiritual network on this floor is cut off."

Chu Ling said seriously: "Similar to the blockade policy adopted by Gubao Fortress at the beginning, the local area network is used to ensure a stable link within the spiritual network, and at the same time ensure that the spirit of the extraordinary will not be swallowed... so here can carry 100% of the spirit of the extraordinary. This method of conducting simulated battles to the greatest extent is destined to fail to be promoted.”

So... This is a battle cabin specially built for elites!
Gu Shen sat in the cabin.

He closed his eyes and made a mental connection... He seemed to feel the bumpy feeling of connecting to the [deep sea] for the first time.

The world has become more silent than ever.

Open your eyes again.

He turned his head, and what he saw at this moment was not the narrow cabin that accommodated him, but an open ice field world.

The cold wind was bitter, and there was even a slight biting chill.

It's interesting...

This is no longer a category that "toys" can reach.

In front of Gu Shen, there was a prompt on the system panel. According to his current mental strength, the battle cabin automatically put on the "fourth-level source armor" for him, and recommended an AI opponent with a fourth-level source armor for the battle.

Due to mental network blockade.

The source armor duel in the simulated battle cabin... Without other opponents face-to-face link, it can only be a "single player game".

Gu Shen pulled out the long knife from the source armor.

He briefly familiarized himself with running and jumping.

In the wind and snow in the distance, the shadow of the AI ​​​​opponent slowly condensed.

Before the war started, the world around me was blurry.

A string of [codes] swarmed out from the wind and snow, piecing together a blurred image of a girl in white.

[Code] disappears gradually.

The image of the girl became clear and real.

Chu Ling reached out and touched the snow flakes here, and said with emotion: "The Beizhou military's idea is very good, but it needs to be improved... If you want to realize a real network blockade, I can't let me find a way to sneak in."

After pinching a handful of crushed snow and kneading it into a snowball, Chu Ling floated and landed on a big rock. She put her hand on her chin, and the heavy snow blowing the girl's long hair and dress.

"Clap" sound.

She lightly threw the snowball and it hit Gu Shen's source armor.

"Hello, Gu Shenzuo."

Chu Ling blinked, and showed a sly smile that she had never had before: "It's too boring in the carriage, let me enjoy your Yuanjia performance."

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(PS: 1, I’ve been waiting for a long time, if I say an outbreak, there will definitely be an outbreak. This time I wrote a big chapter. In order to ensure the quality, it will be later after the revision. 2, ask for a monthly ticket again!)
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