"Lord of Love..."
Gu Shen looked at the Dried Bones on the throne. Afu's words were simple, but in those few sentences, he seemed to have witnessed the scene that had taken place aboard the Genesis years ago.
Perhaps...
The extinguished Gospel Box Fragment still retained the lingering remnants of its final spiritual power.
"What should I call your master?"
Gu Shen turned to look at the tiny cube.
Afu's tone carried no small amount of pride. "The great God of Smelting and Craftsmen... that was what everyone called him in that era."
"He truly was great."
Gu Shen nodded earnestly.
Gu Xiao Man blinked and asked curiously, "Since the Lord of Love sacrificed her spark and her life, was the Concept Sword that could ultimately extinguish chaos successfully created?"
"..."
At this question, Afu fell silent again for a moment.
Several times, he seemed to want to speak but stopped himself.
Yet Gu Shen and Gu Xiao Man already knew the answer.
When chaos descended, everyone had boarded starships and journeyed afar... Only Afu had remained here. The fate of human civilization thereafter had nothing more to do with him.
"I think it must have been successfully created, right?"
After a long while, Afu smiled. "With my master's great wisdom, coupled with the inspiration bestowed by the Lord of Love as she burned her life away, he would certainly have succeeded in the end... As for what the final result was, I truly do not know. I waited aboard the Genesis for so many years. In truth, I was also waiting for this answer."
"Those Transcendents who previously set foot in the Frozen Sea Ruins—after they died, aside from the genetic samples in their blood, there were also some fragmented spirits that could be—"
Afu spoke slowly. "It is