Chapter 56
“…This is the specific situation.”
Gu Liangyi stood behind the conference table in Zhiyuan Auditorium and reported to a group of school leaders and counselors from various departments sitting below.
Although the students outside were still immersed in the sea of carnival, the decision-makers of MoDU had to first consider what would happen to the next 30,000 teachers and students.
The only person who currently knows the answer is Gu Liangyi.
After he finished speaking, everyone present began to whisper to each other with serious faces, and many of them showed worried expressions - because according to Gu Liangyi, although they won the victory in this civilization showdown, the light screen only left them with a short day to rest.
Since it has been nearly three hours since the Demon God's death, the calculated time is not even a day, only about twenty hours.
"Student Gu Liang," a school leader raised his hand and asked, "Have you tried to negotiate with the light screen? Is it possible to ask it to extend the light screen countdown by a few days?"
Humans only know a tiny part of this world. Both the students of the Desert University and the scientists at the headquarters hope that they can stay here for a while longer, collect more samples and information, and further study the principles of magic. Instead of rushing to the next completely unfamiliar battlefield immediately after finishing a battle.
Gu Liangyi sighed, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Unfortunately, I tried it, but it didn't work."
Although it had been proven before that the light screen could communicate, it just sat there pretending to be dead most of the time. Apart from the prompts about the increase in civilization points, it simply did not respond to Gu Liangyi's probing and inquiries.
The school leader frowned and asked, "After the countdown ends, will it teleport all of our teachers and students, along with the campus, to another world like it did last time? Has it revealed any information about the next world?"
Gu Liangyi still shook his head: "No."
"Tsk, what is this?" The school leader leaned back with his arms folded and made a dissatisfied complaint.
Zong Qinyuan was worried that Gu Liang would feel guilty about this, so he coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention: "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I have something to say."
Facing everyone's gaze, he adjusted the microphone in front of him without changing his expression and said in a deep voice:
"Faced with the advanced civilization behind the light screen, humans have always been at a disadvantage. You should all understand this. So I have always emphasized that no matter how bad the situation is or how unfavorable the situation is, we must not give up easily, because behind us is the entire Earth, which concerns the survival of human civilization."
After saying this, he slowed down his tone and said soothingly, "But everyone, don't be too depressed or nervous. Compared to the first time we were caught off guard by the time travel, this time we are at least prepared and have already come up with a set of effective coping methods."
"Aren't you right, Gu Liang?"
Gu Liang didn't expect Zong Qinyuan to suddenly throw the question to him. He clenched his five fingers on the table for a moment, then pursed his lips and nodded.
"I now have the power to protect myself," he said. "As long as I have faith, I can mobilize magic power, so the situation like before will not happen again."
Zong Qinyuan knew that he was talking about the time when the special forces escorted him back to school in the desert.
This matter has probably always been a thorn in Gu Liangyi's heart. After all, so many students at that time...
And Yi Yan pulled the trigger in front of him.
After seeing that tragic scene, no one can let it go easily.
It is no wonder that in every action against the devil, no matter which personality of Gu Liang it was, he would obey the arrangements exceptionally, and even walk in front of the opponent in person until the very end, mocking him harshly and adding insult to injury.
"In fact, there is another important reason why we gathered everyone here this time." Zong Qinyuan looked at Gu Liang's serious expression, suddenly smiled, turned his head and looked forward, "It's good news."
"What? Principal Zong, please stop keeping us in suspense!"
The people in the audience shouted that they really needed some good news to cheer them up!
"Although the environmental conditions on Earth and Ansel Continent are not similar, researchers generally believe that it is difficult to produce natural mages, but through the magic crystals we sent back, several people at home and abroad have been able to successfully use some low-level spells." Zong Qinyuan took a deep breath, "Do you understand what this means, everyone?"
Gu Liangyi slowly opened his eyes.
As the youngest person present, he subconsciously uttered a word:
"Spiritual energy revival?"
"Yes, that's right!" Zong Qinyuan slammed the table, confirming his statement.
Most of the school leaders present were people who had experienced the heyday of online literature, so they understood the meaning of the revival of spiritual energy without Gu Liangyi's explanation.
One of the school leaders sat in his seat with a blank look on his face, holding a pen and muttering, "Could it be that when we return, the streets will be filled with flying carpets instead of cars, and my wife and son will come to pick me up on auspicious clouds?"
"I think it's more likely that your wife stepped on the auspicious cloud to slap you," the department head sitting next to him said seriously, "Have you forgotten that you couldn't go home to turn off the water because of your time travel, and you almost flooded the entire floor? The first video your wife sent you was so loud that I could hear it from the next door."
School leaders: “…………”
Everyone couldn't help laughing. The air was filled with a happy atmosphere and the depression just now was swept away in an instant.
After the meeting, the leaders of each department were tasked with notifying the relevant special action team members and calming the students to ensure that everyone stayed in the school peacefully before the countdown ended. Gu Liangyi accompanied Zong Qinyuan to another place and met a group of people.
Tina, the president of the Magic Guild, Alpha, and the elves who had taught in the school for a period of time.
"Thank you very much for your selfless help, Principal Zong, as well as your colleagues and disciples."
Tina, who has regained her original appearance, is now a tall, slender, mature woman with long, wavy hair cascading down her back, long and thick eyelashes, and a radiant look. She is undoubtedly a stunning beauty who can captivate everyone.
But when he thought of Coco's previous pouting look like an underage girl, Gu Liangyi couldn't help but cough dryly and lowered his head silently.
No wonder he had so many lovers. This courage alone was something not everyone could possess.
In the final moments, they said goodbye to the guests from the Magic Guild and the elves one by one. The elves gave them a bottle of precious purification potion, and Zong Qinyuan's return gift was a complete set of introductory physical chemistry books - of course, it was a modified version made by the headquarters for the continent of Ansel, hoping that they could get rid of their backward productivity as soon as possible and stride into the era of technological explosion.
The gift Tina gave was a ruby.
Regarding this ruby, she repeatedly emphasized that Gu Liangyi must carry it with him, and absolutely no one else.
As for the specific function of the gem, Tina said she didn't know either, because this was the task entrusted to her master by the great prophet Antonio, and her master gave her before his death.
"Antonio again?"
Zong Qinyuan frowned slightly, but finally decided to believe Tina, because Mo Da did do them a favor and there was no conflict of interest between the two civilizations.
The most important thing is that the reason why Tina was so grateful to them was because the gift that Mo Da gave her was two demon keys that he had obtained with great difficulty.
"Unfortunately, we can't take it with us."
Zong Qinyuan's expression was truly one of regret. Although the special operations team had almost emptied the interior of the tower, if they could take everything away, he and the researchers at the command center would never be able to hand over a spacecraft from an advanced civilization even if they jumped off the tower - that was a mechanical city!
Tina pretended not to notice Zong Qinyuan's painful expression and shook his hand vigorously with a bright smile:
"I know. Don't worry, Principal Zong. We will definitely make good use of it! You are welcome to come back to Ansel Continent to visit us when you are free. You will always be the most distinguished guests of the Magic Guild!"
Zong Qinyuan told them that the entire school of Mo University would be relocated to another continent soon, so there was no need to panic if they were found to have disappeared overnight.
On the other side, Alpha also said goodbye to Gu Liangyi with tears in his eyes.
In his opinion, since Teacher Tina had gone to say goodbye to Principal Zong, as a disciple, he should also say goodbye to Principal Zong's disciples. But when Alpha unfolded the farewell letter he had written overnight and just finished reading his love for Mo Da and his eternal remembrance of Ji Zhuazi, Gu Liangyou, who had heard the impatient voice in the consciousness space, came out and burned the letter in his hand.
"We've prepared a container of snacks for you, enough for you to eat until the next life."
He said expressionlessly.
The tears in Alpha's eyes disappeared instantly. He rushed over radiantly and wanted to give Gu Liangyou a big hug, but he bumped into a wall of air and almost flattened his nose.
"You're just missing me!" He struggled and said, "See you later!"
Gu Liangyou snorted coldly, put the ruby Tina gave him into his arms, ignored Alpha's eager eyes, just waved his hand lightly, then turned and left, just as a farewell.
——Because he knew very well that this separation would mean they would never meet again.
Zong Qinyuan watched his departing back. He did not show any strange expression because of the black-haired young man's unauthorized departure. He just sighed softly.
The biggest difference between these young people and them is probably that they are not used to parting.
Gu Liangyou walked all the way to a quiet place on campus. This place was not easy to find because all the teachers and students in the school had not received the news of the upcoming time travel. From time to time, cheers and screams could be heard in the distance.
He found a bench and sat down, leaning his head against the back of the chair, staring at the stars in the sky and began to daydream.
The stars they see now are bright from hundreds of millions or even tens of billions of years ago. For human beings whose lives are as short as a flash of lightning, the stars should be eternal, right?
"Why are you here alone?"
Gu Liangyou opened his eyes and, as expected, saw Yi Yan's familiar face.
Needless to say, he must have rushed here temporarily after seeing him alone.
"Tired." He said two words briefly.
Seeing this, Yi Yan didn't ask any further questions, but just sat with him at the other end of the bench.
"There are so many stars in the universe," he suddenly said after a while, "if there were civilizations on all the stars we saw, what do you think it would be like?"
"I'm not a god, how would I know?"
Gu Liangyou put one arm on the back of the chair and answered lazily.
He was in an exceptionally calm mood right now. He felt relaxed as if he had gotten rid of a worry, but he also had the attitude of "if there's no point in worrying, I might as well just stop thinking about it", so he didn't mind chatting with Yi Yan.
"If it were me," Yi Yan said, "I'd like there to be a civilization made up of jelly beans. Have you ever read the fairy tale about the candy house in the forest?"
"I've seen it, but I don't like sweets." He is not Yi Yan, the guy who thinks coffee is too bitter and has to add Wangzai milk.
"There are many versions of this fairy tale. My favorite version is the one where the two children live happily isolated from the world in the candy house."
“…………”
Yi Yan turned his head to look at the silent young man, opened his mouth, and his dark eyes, which were always as quiet as the night, began to waver, and his expression showed a rare trace of trepidation:
"So, when we get back to Earth, would you be willing to...?"
Gu Liangyi: "Brother Yi, stop talking."
Yi Yan's words were interrupted. He clenched his fingers and slowly lowered his eyes.
"……Feel sorry."
"Why do you want to apologize?" Gu Liangyi said helplessly. It was because of Yi Yan's misunderstanding and Gu Liangyou's evasion at the critical moment that he had to come forward to explain in the end. "I just hope you don't set a flag. Let's talk about these things when we go back."
Yi Yan's originally dim eyes gradually regained their spirit. He looked deeply at the young man who was looking up at the sky, exhaled, and his tense body lines relaxed again.
"good."
*
The Qinling Cave Heaven surrounded by blue clouds.
There are hundreds of thousands of mountains here, which are seldom visited by people. Unless they are from the immortal sects, mortals dare not enter easily.
On this very morning, a disciple of the Linshen Sect who was in charge of collecting herbs suddenly discovered that in the depths of a large swamp that he often passed by in the past, there was a faint shadow of a building!
At first, he thought it was just a mirage. He rubbed his eyes and stepped closer on the flying sword. Suddenly, the flying sword under his feet was hit by a dazzling red beam of light. The light only lasted for a few seconds. He was horrified to find that the flying sword given to him by his master had melted half!
"The Demon Cult! The people from the Demon Cult have come down the mountain!!"
He was not very skilled in martial arts, so he turned around and flew back on his shaky flying sword, preparing to run back to the sect to report to his master, but he was caught by a large net that fell from the sky.
"Damn, it's not a bird?"
Ten minutes later, Yan Beichen, who came hurriedly with his men, stared at the frightened "prey" in the net and said in amazement.
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