Extraordinary pedigree

The air in the office seemed to stagnate for a moment.

Xia Xiu tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, narrowed his golden eyes slightly, and looked at the Giszhe representative, Verok Zar, in front of him.

He looked relaxed and contented, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, while Verok Zar sat upright with his back straight, like a bowstring about to be fully drawn.

The silence lasted only a few seconds.

Then, Xia Xiu slowly put down the contract in his hand, and the exquisite human contract paper gently fell on the table. The large gold-plated words "Human-Gis Philosopher Academic Agreement" on the white cover glowed faintly under the soft light.

At the same time, the Lord of the Courtyard had a meaningful smile on his face.

That is the hunter's joy when he sees his prey step into the trap.

—This is not a gamble. This is a voluntary sacrifice.

ten years?

Ten years later, they will find that they cannot even say the words "leave the courtyard".

The courtyard would not allow a technological vassal that it had cultivated for ten years to be sold for nothing. More importantly, the Giszhe people themselves would not be willing to leave the courtyard.

They thought they still had a trick up their sleeve, a way out.

But when their academic research, scientific research equipment, economic resources, strategic defense, diplomatic channels... when all of these have been deeply embedded in the courtyard system, where can they retreat to?

They will find that they cannot leave the courtyard.

A truly smart gambler will never let himself get deeper and deeper into the gambling game, but Giszer has lost this awareness.

They thought they were still gamblers, but in fact, they were just lambs who were induced little by little by the dealer and pushed all their chips onto the gambling table.

At this moment, Verok Zar was still sitting upright, but he did not notice that his fingers had tightened slightly inadvertently, as if he was suppressing some tension. He looked intently at the Lord of the Courtyard, waiting for the final decision.

Then, he saw Xia Xiu smiling brilliantly.

Gentle, kind, and reassuring, yet with an irresistible sense of oppression.

At that moment, Verok Zar suddenly realized that from the moment this agreement was submitted to the Lord of the Courtyard, their fate was no longer in their own hands.

Xia Xiu smiled gently and spoke in a steady tone:

"The Courtyard has agreed to your request for the school's vassalage."

After the words fell, Verok Zar subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness surged in his heart.

Verok Zar stood up slowly, his movements steady and smooth, as if he was performing an elegant etiquette.

He bowed slightly, folded his hands in front of his chest, his deep amber eyes shone with determination, and his tone was respectful yet solemn:

"Lord of the Courtyard, we are grateful for your promise.

The protection of the courtyard is not only a blessing for the people of Gis, but also a blessing for the astral world.

We will do our best to contribute our wisdom and strength in the war against Vlaakith and the Mind Drainer Empire."

His tone became more and more firm, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife, revealing the persistence and decisiveness unique to the Giszers.

“The Githzer Fleet is willing to follow the Courtyard and join the war among the realms, working together to eliminate the shadow of the Mind Drainer Empire.

In addition, we are also willing to share the knowledge of the astral world and provide the necessary strategic intelligence for the courtyard. "

“The Star Realm is vast and boundless, with no borders to speak of, no fixed territories to defend, no day or night, no flow of time, and no material resources. It is the intersection of countless deep worlds and the transit hub of many civilizations.

Because of this, Vlaakith can roam freely, allowing the Githian fleets to flicker like ghosts in the undercurrents of the astral plane, plundering the material plane or mining certain astral floating islands for resources. "

“The Githians are not content to simply survive in the Astral Plane. They have been looking for new colonies for military expansion, resource extraction, and soldier training. Their colonization method is completely different from that of mortal countries and is closer to military occupation and resource plunder.

Her army does not rely on fixed hubs, nor does it build traditional astral bases. Instead, it uses the fluid nature of the astral world to hide its warship anchorages, supply stations, and armories in certain stable etheric flows and dimensional rifts, turning them into guerrilla armies.

"The Gis people are not rootless people. Although their fleet has no fixed territory, there are still many hidden places in the astral world - those secret bases hidden in the jump nodes, the military ports floating on the edge of the astral storm, and the shipyards hidden deep in the folded space...

These are the foundations for Vlaakis to control the Gis foreign army."

"And in the depths of the Astral Plane, there is a huge city suspended in the endless void. It is considered to be the symbol of the Githian Empire and the throne of Vlaakith. It is called Tu'narath.

The city's infrastructure was built upon the remains of a dead ancient god, and when the Githyans freed themselves from the illithids, Vlaakith brought them to a six-armed corpse floating in the Astral Plane.

The corpse has turned into a huge rock, and its lower body has been destroyed in ancient times.

Extending from the lower end of the corpse were floating boulders larger than the castle.

The city of Tunaras was built on the upper torso of the corpse, with the central area located in the chest and the auxiliary areas extending outward along the six arms and the head.

According to legend, this god fell in a war between gods, and the Gith people used his huge remains, combined with astral alloys and psionic craftsmanship, to build it into a floating war fortress. "

Willock Zare's tone paused slightly, then he slowly said:

"If we want to completely eradicate Vlaakis, we must first find her fleet's anchorage, cut off her supply lines, completely eliminate her guerrilla advantage, and at the same time find the soul box where she chooses to seal or destroy the souls she has sealed."

After saying this, he bowed slightly again as a sign of respect.

——This is a complete pledge of allegiance.

Verok Zar knew that once this information was delivered, there would be no turning back for the Ghisze people. They would be completely tied to the chariot of the courtyard and march with the will of the courtyard without any room for wavering.

But that's exactly what they wanted.

Xia Xiu nodded with satisfaction, his golden pupils reflected the figure of Verok Zar, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly with a meaningful smile.

"very good."

His voice was steady and calm, as if he had everything under control.

"To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation."

"Before we can eliminate the Soul Sucker Empire, we really need to solve the problem of Vlaakith first."

"Since she is free to roam the astral plane, let's build a wall around her that she can't cross."

Xia Xiu slowly stood up and cast his eyes towards the tactical holographic projection on the desk. The coordinates of the jump nodes appeared in the void, and the geographical framework of the star realm slowly unfolded before his eyes.

"The era of free raiding by the Gisyans is over."

After that, the talks with the representatives of the Gisze people came to a quick conclusion.

Xia Xiu signed his name on the contract, and Verok Zar took the contract respectfully and put it away carefully.

This document not only means that the future of the Giszer people is firmly tied to the courtyard, but also symbolizes that they have officially embarked on a path of no return.

Zar bowed slightly to Xia Xiu and said solemnly:

"The Lord of the Sacred and Great Courtyard, the current Speaker of the Council of Philosophers, Menso Atas, will personally lead a delegation to the courtyard shortly after the contract is signed to meet with you and discuss the next cooperation matters in detail."

Xia Xiu nodded slightly, a smile on his face:

"The courtyard welcomes the Githists at any time."

The representative of the Gisze people saluted again and then left with the contract.

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After watching their ships slowly rise into the air and disappear into the warp node of the courtyard sky, Xia Xiu immediately sent out a call to the core members of the courtyard through the think tank [Adam].

Not long after, Vice-Principal Tours, Task Force Spy Chief Ichijo, Courtyard Guard Commander Broly, and Administration Bureau Special Operator Mole walked into the principal's office one after another.

Xia Xiu did not say much, but simply transmitted the newly signed [School Contract] in its entirety to everyone's genealogy sharing link through genealogy sharing.

After everyone finished reading the contract, the office was silent for a few seconds.

In the end, it was Tours who spoke first. He gently shook his fluffy fox tail, with a playful smile on his face:

"These Gisze people...are really good at calculating."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice, and he was obviously sneering at the self-proclaimed brilliant gamble of the Giszers.

"Of course their wishful thinking has worked."

Zhou Yi, who was standing nearby, narrowed his eyes slightly and added:

"When I interrogated the two captured Githian slaves, I extracted some important information from their memory fragments - the war between the Githzers and the Githians has never had the upper hand."

Xia Xiu had a premonition of this. He tapped the table lightly with his fingers and said to Vito Antonio:

"Go on."

"According to this intelligence, when the Githzers were at their most desperate, they even had to flee to the [Chaos Sea]."

Zhou's voice was calm, but everyone could hear the information contained in it.

"Chaos Sea?" Broly frowned slightly.

The mole's eyes flickered:

"You mean that extremely chaotic and unstable plane?"

"Exactly."

One week nods.

"There are no fixed laws of physics there. The world itself is a vortex composed of disordered elemental energy flows - it is constantly changing, spinning, swallowing, and reshaping itself. It is one of the most unpredictable areas in the entire astral world."

“But the Githzers survived there.”

He paused, his eyes full of interest.

"They relied on their powerful psychic will to establish their civilization in that chaotic land. They used their minds to shape order, created stable cities in the chaos, and built huge... psychic fortresses there."

Xia Xiu chuckled, a different luster appeared in his golden eyes, and his fingertips tapped the table lightly, his voice low and with a hint of playfulness:

“…This is really interesting.”

His eyes slowly swept over everyone present, his slender fingers folded and rested before his chin, his expression thoughtful and calm:

"The Gith and the Gith—one builds war fortresses with the remains of gods and lives on war and conquest; the other relies on pure psychic will to carve out its own living place in the Chaos Sea."

"War fortress and psychic fortress..."

He paused for a moment, and a hint of delight appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was examining a treasure that had not yet been fully carved:

"I think...these two things are quite related to the courtyard."

Hearing this, several people in the office laughed unconsciously.

Indeed, this thing is truly destined to be associated with the courtyard!

If placed in Heaven, these two would be high-level weapons that could be included in the [Heavenly Arsenal]. If they could truly be "connected", they could be thrown into the courtyard system casually and could be used as the cornerstone for future development.

Turles flicked his tail slightly and said to Xia Xiu at the right time:

"Abraham, the prototype of the courtyard's fleet has now been formed."

He straightened up slightly and listed the arrangements concisely and methodically:

“Silas Cephalon, who possesses the third eye, has officially assumed the position of captain of the flagship, responsible for the overall dispatch and command of the courtyard fleet;

Joseph and Tukhachevsky were assigned as political commissars of the courtyard fleet to ensure that the thoughts of the children of the courtyard were not polluted by chaos, to execute the will of the courtyard, and to eliminate cowardice, rebellion and heresy..."

Xia Xiu listened and nodded slightly, motioning him to continue.

"Araz is now the secretary of the courtyard. His 'Automatic Secretary' ability is of great strategic value. The courtyard has begun to form a team similar to the Knights' affiliated think tank to ensure that the lineage can operate stably on extremely long-distance battlefields."

"Marianne is currently under Vito's command. Her 'Blanker' talent is indispensable in the future war against the Illithids. She is also the key core of the 'Assassin's Court' - the Assassin's Court will be responsible for clearing targets covered by the intelligence network, as well as various deep infiltration missions."

After Tours finished speaking, Xia Xiu thought for a moment and then added:

"Joachim Murat—he will be given to you, too."

He tilted his head slightly and looked at Tours, his tone carrying a rare seriousness:

"The Courtyard also needs elite warriors similar to the Heavenly Kingdom's 'Grey Knights', who have a certain degree of immunity to Chaos corruption."

"Murat is the most talented fighter among the Sons of the Courtyard, and his talent is unquestionable.

I hope you can train him to be the first generation of Grey Knight mentor in the courtyard, so that the 'Grey Knight camp' of the courtyard can form a system in the future and eventually achieve the secularization and popularization in the five-year plan of the Kingdom of Heaven."

Turles pondered for a moment, raised his hand to rub his slightly dark circles under his eyes, and swung his tail in annoyance.

He looked at Xia Xiu who was sitting behind his desk, frowning slightly, his tone full of helplessness:

"So...you're going to give me more work?"

His tone was neither hurried nor slow, with a hint of a smile on his face. His golden fox ears twitched slightly, and there was a hint of protest in his eyes:

"You golden hair! Sometimes I want to ask you directly, do you have a heart?"

Facing Tours' blunt rebuttal, the blond young man spread his hands and said, revealing the unique aura of the king of office animals:

“I have been working overtime with you from beginning to end.

This world is full of bad people and corrupt people - no one is truly lying down, and I can't do anything about it. It's the world that is wrong."

Turles's tail swung even harder, and he even stretched out on the sofa, crossed his arms, sighed deeply, and rolled his eyes:

"Then again, is Heaven really willing to give up its resources?

Using Eden to perform [cellular redesign] on so many people, isn't this technology one of the most advanced holy relics?

Just take it out and use it in bulk?"

Hearing this, Xia Xiu chuckled and shook his head slowly:

"How is that possible?"

He put down the pen in his hand, his eyes showing a hint of meaning:

"The angel cultivation technology was carefully designed by Eden. All [cell-level redesign] genetic structures are precisely regulated to ensure that the individual awakens in the most powerful state. The entire process strictly follows the standards of heaven, and there will never be problems with genetic mutations or chaos curses."

He paused, then continued in a calm voice:

"The angels in heaven must undergo individual transformation. Although the transformation process takes only a blink of an eye, during that blink of an eye, Eden begins to collect information and customize the angels from the culture dish. Therefore, each angel's gene chain is unique.

It cannot be mass-produced, nor can it be used for large-scale secular promotion.

In addition, the resources and time required for the cell remodeling process are extremely expensive. If it is applied to ordinary students in the courtyard-"

Xia Xiu tapped the table lightly, his voice slightly raised with a hint of certainty:

“——It’s basically impossible.”

Tours nodded, rubbed his brows and muttered:

“So what are you going to do?

You won't ask us to develop a new set of 'Angel Body' ourselves, right?

This is Eden’s core technology, the Kingdom of Heaven should not intend to let it leak out…”

Xia Xiu couldn't help but think of the cooperation he had discussed with the Four Monarchs during the Green Day War. He then answered Tours' question:

"Gene-seed."

"......?" Tours' fox ears twitched slightly, and he looked up at Xia Xiu with a rather confused expression.

Xia Xiu leaned forward slightly, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and spoke in a low voice with a hint of explanation:

“The solution the courtyard is promoting is not [cellular redesign], but gene seeds—a complete set of [prefabricated biological organ systems].”

"It is able to gradually transform ordinary humans into 'angels'.

These organs do not change the host all at once, but are gradually implanted in a specific order, gradually activated as the individual grows, and eventually give them superhuman abilities. "

"——This solution is truly suitable for large-scale mass production."

Turles' eyes flickered slightly. He had vaguely guessed Xia Xiu's intention, but he still asked:

“Modular?”

Xia Xiu nodded:

“Yes, modular.”

"Gene seeds can be mass-produced, and each individual can be adjusted according to different combat requirements. It does not need to be customized from scratch like the 'personalized angel cultivation' of the Kingdom of Heaven.

We can directly design the combination of gene seeds according to the courtyard's combat system, so that future warriors have a clear combat positioning. Courtyard seeds of different templates can form different courtyard child systems - and I am the template source of this system. I plan to use my angel body as the initial 'one'. "

Xia Xiu's fingertips slid lightly across the tabletop, his eyes deep:

“The warriors in the courtyard can cultivate more gene seeds through biotechnology and use them to train the next generation of warriors.

In this way, the angel system is no longer limited to the training base of heaven, but can reproduce itself and truly form a sustainable development system - this is another characteristic, heritability. "

"However, its price is also very obvious..."

Xia Xiu remembered the black seal that the Black Horse Knight had given him. He raised his eyes slightly, and a sharp cold light flashed in his eyes:

"Gene seed is not perfect, it is mutable, which means it is at risk of being corrupted by Chaos.

——Any technology that attempts to directly modify genes or transform the soul is likely to be coveted by Chaos. "

Turles' fox ears twitched slightly, and he narrowed his eyes, staring at Xia Xiu sharply.

"So... Heaven already has the first set of templates?"

His voice was calm, but the inquiry in it was evident.

But Xia Xiu just shook his head lightly, with a faint smile on his lips:

"No."

He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and glanced at the sky outside the window. He said calmly:

"Right now I only have a prototype template. If I want to form the first set of truly usable gene seeds, I still need to find something..."

Some stuff that the Four Monarchs worked on with me…

Xia Xiu added secretly in his heart.

Turles just stared at him, Foxtail patted the back of the chair impatiently and did not respond to the sentence.

He knew very well that when Xia Xiu deliberately kept things in suspense, the best way to deal with it was to simply ignore him.

"…The technology is not yet mature, and the students of Phase I will soon be on the battlefield."

His voice was calm, but his tail was slightly tense, and he was obviously not satisfied with the current situation:

"Don't you think they will become your test subjects?"

What he didn’t say was - Are you using human lives to fund scientific research?

But he knew that Xia Xiu would never do such a thing. Every step of his plan was extremely rigorous and every decision was carefully considered.

However, he still couldn't help but ask, wanting to confirm what this man was thinking.

However, Xia Xiu just laughed softly, turned around, and his eyes were as calm as the stars.

"The students of Phase I do not need gene-seed."

His tone was unmistakably firm:

"They will accept Eden's [cellular redesign]."

Turles' eyes narrowed slightly.

Xia Xiu continued: "They are special, and they will become the guides of the future courtyard."

"I will personally develop surgical plans for each of them. Their 'angel bodies' will not be mass-produced templates, but carefully crafted custom designs that best suit their individual talents."

“They are the guides for all future students and will also be the guardians of the courtyard.”