Extraordinary pedigree

Beep, beep.

The in-ship broadcast of the Lord Sword of Glory was so loud that the Sons of the Courtyard, who were conducting a high-depth dive for the first time, couldn't help but prick up their ears and listen carefully.

——[Shipborne intelligence 'Sword of Glory' broadcasts to all crew members]——

"Deep dive procedure initiated, target: Depth 60 Astral Route."

"Current status: jump drive activated, hull barrier normal, psionic matrix stable—"

"Estimated dive time: 4 hours and 32 minutes."

"Warning: The current area has entered a high ether density environment--"

"All crew members are requested to comply with the following regulations:

- Unauthorized telepathic communication or psychic interference is prohibited.

——It is forbidden to attempt to analyze high-level information bodies outside the ship to avoid sensory pollution.

——It is forbidden to release spiritual energy to the jump port for more than ten minutes to avoid the deviation of consciousness.

——If you experience any abnormal auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, or confusion, please go to the medical cabin for examination immediately. "

Current route preview:

——The first jump point: Ether tidal advection zone, expected to arrive in 1 hour and 12 minutes.

——The second jump point: non-steady jump fault, expected to arrive in 3 hours and 24 minutes.

——Terminal: Depth 60, Astral Anchor Floating Island.

"Broadcast from the flagship of the First Fleet of Midgard Garden. I wish you all good luck in your military operations!"

——「End of announcement」——

Phew~

The broadcast ended quickly, and as it ended, the Sword of Glory felt a jolt.

Scribe Araz Trincas felt a unique sense of weightlessness.

This was his second time traveling through the Ocean of Aether, but he was still extremely shocked.

Through the window of the Sword of Glory, he looked out to the outside world—boundless silver waves surged in his field of vision, and layers of intersecting psychic energy fluctuations converged like flowing lights, reflecting heart-pounding colorful colors.

Time and space were compressed into twisted threads, and the boundary between life and death became blurred.

Even though he had passed through the Purgatory Gate platform at the beginning of the school year, had taken the [Infinite Train], and had experienced the wonderful feeling of traveling through the ether, logically speaking, the second time should not have been as profoundly shocking as the first time...

But the reality is quite the opposite.

He still felt that his cognition had been completely overturned, and still felt that he was like a tiny speck of dust, floating in a vast wave.

This time, they are no longer observers, but real travelers.

They are no longer students who have just entered school, but formal members of the Earthly Courtyard. Their bodies are filled with blood transformed by angels, and their wills have been engraved on the contract of returning to the Iron Crown, announcing to the world:

They are no longer of this world, they will fight for the Kingdom of Heaven and walk for the Earthly Court.

But this time is different from the past.

Angels did not descend into the world, but were born from the world.

——They are angels from the earth.

Araz Trincas looked quietly out of the porthole, the silent starry sky reflecting shimmering waves in his pupils.

His fingertips gently stroked the edge of the [Automatic Recorder], recording all the fluctuations at this moment.

The clerk couldn't help but flip forward and saw the "Courtyard Roar" created by the automatic clerk after the Holy Forging was completed not long ago.

In the past, the semi-secular Heavenly Kingdom founded the Thirteen Knights of Heroes, and each group had a battle cry that was like the group's motto, such as the battle cry of the Tenth Hero Team that Xia Xiu had come into contact with before:

"The will of heaven must be followed without any violation!"

This battle cry symbolizes the Tenth Heroes' absolute faith in the Kingdom of Heaven and their iron-blooded execution.

As the secular continuation of the spirit of the Knights Templar to some extent, the Courtyard of the Earthly Worlds naturally also needs its own battle cry.

Obviously, the task of writing this article naturally fell on the clerk who had the ability of automatic writing.

Although he was illiterate before coming to the courtyard, he received guidance from the principal and the director.

In fact, when the Holy Forging was completed, the prototype of the courtyard's battle cry had already taken shape.

However, after boarding the ship today, they practiced hand-to-hand combat in the training room, both in the extreme battlefield with high G-force and no G-force.

300 disciples vs. the Lord of the Courtyard.

Moreover, in this battle, 98% of the Children of the Courtyard transformed into war angels over 2.7 meters tall and charged towards the principal.

Thinking of this, the clerk subconsciously touched his waist, and felt a slight pain. It was the aftereffect of being hit against the wall of the training room after being punched by the principal...

——That day, the 300 Sons of the Courtyard were pinned to the ground and rubbed repeatedly by the Lord of the Courtyard in the training cabin.

Araz still remembers the scene in the training cabin where white fist shadows were swung out like a violent storm. In the principal's own words:

“Teaching has warmth and execution has standards.

Throw your punches with power and lift your feet with accuracy.

Raise your hands at height and strike your elbows at angles.

…

Your fighting skills are still too rusty, you need more practice."

Their dear principal, the master of the courtyard, became more and more interested in the iron-fist education during more than two hours.

The clerk clearly remembered the headmaster's expression as he rubbed his hands and was eager to try...

That expression really made these beaten students feel uncomfortable.

I don’t even want to act anymore!

When the poor clerk was hit in the abdomen by the principal's knee, he flew into the air, hit the ceiling, and fell heavily back to the ground.

He gradually understood one thing - there was no difference between civil and military positions in the courtyard!

Recalling this, Araz gently rubbed his waist. Although the Holy Forge transformation gave them extraordinary recovery power, the headmaster's fist still made him feel a slight pain. He sighed helplessly, his eyes fell back on the screen of the automatic recorder, and his fingertips slowly slid across the smooth interface.

The battle cry in the courtyard was born during that high-intensity education.

After receiving the transformation of the Holy Forge and sharing the power of the Lord of the Courtyard, every Son of the Courtyard has, to some extent, become an extension of Him - an executor of the will of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

Their bodies are no longer the same as those of ordinary people. Their bones have been strengthened, their blood has been optimized, their minds and souls have been sublimated, and their lives have already left the scope of the past and are moving towards a more glorious future.

But does this mean that they have to abandon their original selves?

They are not blind fanatics. The teachings of the courtyard never advocate ignorant worship, but encourage independent thinking and critical spirit.

Because of this, even though their reverence for the Lord of the Courtyard is deeply rooted in their bones, they still maintain their own thoughts.

Some are fanatical, willing to sacrifice everything for the courtyard, and wish to burn themselves out in every battle;

Some people are unwilling to follow blindly. Although they follow the rules of the courtyard, they are always observing, thinking, and trying to understand the deeper meaning;

Some people, however, seek a balance between faith and reason.

Araz belongs to the last category.

He had great respect for the Lord of the Courtyard, he acknowledged the great achievements of the Courtyard, and he also understood that the blessing of heaven was real - but he was not willing to completely abandon thinking.

His faith was rational, not fanatical.

He believed that the courtyard was right, but at the same time, he was also thinking:

How can we make the courtyards go a step further, how can we make their roads more perfect, how can we make their civilization truly gain a foothold in the world, rather than relying on the protection of heaven to always hang high above the mundane world?

Araz clenched his fists, feeling the blood surging in his body and the beating of his second heart.

He raised his finger and wrote on the screen the creed and battle cry of the Children of the Courtyard:

"We have been bathed in the glory of heaven, and with the grace of the Holy Spirit, we walk in the world and fulfill the sacred path!"

Araz firmly believes that the Courtyard will go further than the Knights, and the great Lord of the Courtyard will lead them to greatness!

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The strategic conference room of the Sword of Glory is the core command space inside the entire battleship, which is only used by senior courtyard officials.

This room is located behind the bridge, embedded deep within the central defense layer of the ship, ensuring that it can still remain normal operation even if it is attacked from the outside.

The walls of the room are made of a special ethereal alloy, with intricate protective runes engraved on their surface.

Multiple data stream projections are suspended around, constructing a complete three-dimensional holographic combat sandbox, while the arc-shaped conference table in the center is made of high-density obsidian alloy with a mirror-like surface, which can retrieve any strategic information at any time.

At this moment, the Lord of the Courtyard, Xia Zhengzheng, was sitting at the main seat at the conference table. He had changed into a black suit, and in his right hand, he was holding the [Lever of Heaven].

His golden eyes lightly swept across the rows of virtual curtains floating in front of him. They were the physical feedback data of the children of the courtyard after completing the holy casting. Various values ​​were densely listed on them:

[Bone strengthening degree: 350% (structural density far exceeds that of ordinary humans, close to angel level)]

[Muscle strength index: 410% (single burst power exceeds three times that of conventional military enhanced soldiers)]

[Blood oxygen carrying efficiency: 275% (Blood stamen transformation is successful, endurance is significantly improved)]

[Neural reflex speed: 190% (comparable to some low-level combat units of the angel lineage)]

[Ether resistance: Very high (no chaos pollution reaction has occurred so far)]

Almost all feedback data showed positive growth and far exceeded expected standards.

However, Xia Xiu's expression remained calm, not even a hint of surprise, as if he had already controlled all of this.

“The Heaven of Change, the Heaven of Corruption, and the Heaven of Bliss had almost no reaction…”

Tours, who was sitting across the conference table, frowned slightly, staring at the feedback data constantly flowing on the curtain, with a hint of disbelief in his tone.

"How many wild thaumaturges are devoured by Chaos every year because they have no lineage to protect them? And for the thaumaturge forces that have lineages, the expenses they spend every year just to shield themselves from ethereal pollution are ridiculously high."

His fox tail swayed slightly and his eyes gleamed with thought.

"What surprised me even more is that Killing Heaven had no reaction to the Child of the Courtyard?"

He glanced at the data, with a hint of confusion in his voice:

"Their physical qualities have surpassed those of ordinary ether-transformed warriors, while the Children of the Courtyard are on the path of physical sanctification through extreme individualism. Logically, this kind of 'pure carrier of killing' should be the most likely to attract the attention of Killing Heaven, and even be contaminated. But these children... have no reaction at all?"

Xia Xiu tapped the silver cane in his hand gently, and a deep and playful light appeared in his golden pupils.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, his tone calm but firm:

"Of course there will be no reaction."

His tone was light, but it revealed a chilling certainty.

"Why?"

Turles frowned, staring at the unusually "clean" feedback data in confusion, and said in a deep voice: "Have the Four Monarchs really changed to a vegetarian diet?

Just like those crazy people in the heavens and the worlds say - cunning becomes wisdom, depravity becomes beauty, corruption becomes nature, killing becomes bravery? "

At this point, his tail exploded slightly, and he couldn't help but shudder, with a hint of discomfort all over his body.

——He was disgusted by his own words.

"Perhaps it's because the Kingdom of Heaven has turned into the Abyss and has allied with them?"

Xia Xiu's expression still had a hint of lazy teasing. He spread his hands and spoke in a tone that sounded like a casual joke.

“…”

The corner of Tours's eye twitched slightly, revealing an expression that said, "Do you think I'm a fool?"

“The Kingdom of Heaven is cooperating with the Four Monarchs?!

How could you, the fourth sword bearer in the Kingdom of Heaven, say such nonsense? This is such a ridiculous joke. "

Turles had a look on his face that said, "You're teasing me."

Xia Xiu shrugged. He wanted to say that he was telling the truth - the Fourth Sword Bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven did cooperate with the Four Sovereigns.

Tours did not pursue the matter further, but just naturally speculated according to his own logic:

"The Four Lords are probably too busy harvesting other creatures to chew on the hard bones."

He paused, as if thinking about something, then smiled and waved his hand:

"But what you just said reminded me of a story."

He fiddled with the floating virtual curtain with his hand and said casually:

"One day, a farmer announced in the village - 'I have reached a cooperation with the wolves in the forest. There is no hostility between us anymore.'"

Xia Xiu looked at him with interest and motioned for him to continue.

Tours shrugged and gave a foxy smile:

"The villagers were very surprised and asked, 'How did you convince the wolf?'"

He narrowed his eyes, and the smile on his lips deepened:

"The farmer replied, 'Oh, I didn't convince the wolves. I just promised them that they would eat us after they had eaten the people outside the village.'"

Xia Xiu chuckled, seeming to enjoy this black humor fable very much.

He repeated in a low voice:

"They will eat us only after they have eaten the people outside the village..."

"By the way." Seeing that Xia Xiu did not refute but directly skipped the topic, Tours did not continue to pursue the issue.

He said with curiosity:

“You brought such a large group of children of the courtyard with you this time, saying that you wanted to give them a trial.

But until now, you haven't even told me what this trial is?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xiu extended his left index finger, pointed upwards, and said to Tours:

"In the red letter warning issued above, in addition to the Soul Sucker Empire, there is another race - a race that fled from the battlefield of Jupiter and ran around with things that did not belong to them."

Turles' ears moved slightly, and his mind quickly retrieved the permissions open to him in the Administration. After a moment, his eyes fixed:

"You mean... the Mi-Go tribe?"

"Um."

Xia Xiu confirmed Tours's speculation. He tapped the shaft of the [Heaven's Lever*] lightly with his fingers, and the silver shaft made a crisp sound.

"The Kingdom of Heaven has sent a red letter to them. I will take the Children of the Courtyard with me to execute the extermination order issued by the Kingdom of Heaven and retrieve the other fragments of the [Bull of Heaven] that have fallen on them."

"But aren't they within the territory of the Soul Sucker Empire?" Tours couldn't help but ask.

"That's true, but Vito got some interesting information from the interrogation of the Gis foreigner."

Xia Xiu looked at Tours and said:

"The Mi-Go tribe, who are attached to the Soul Sucker Empire, chose to make multiple bets. They did not put all their eggs in one basket.

According to the information obtained by Witt, some members of the Mi-Go tribe have already colluded with the Gis foreigners. "