OBS Chapter 397 World Tree
Chapter 397 World Tree
Chapter 397 World Tree
Despite the presence of their Legion Master, the Sword of Revelation is able to produce unlimited gene-seed - but they are still their most valuable asset, and the Legion prefers to use them on qualified, even elite candidates.
The recruit screening trial was therefore established.
Compared to the bloody and cruel recruit selection methods of some legions and regiments, such as extreme survival competitions and extreme death matches, which have extremely high mortality rates, the recruitment selection of the Sword of Revelation is much milder;
Most of the assessment items are conducted under deep hypnosis that affects the subconscious mind, such as the most critical "Trial of Justice":
The trial is designed to test the true inner thoughts of the selected hybrids, whether they are consistent with the Legion's philosophy, and whether they dare to wield the sword for the weak; whether they will lose themselves in the face of temptations that can make ordinary humans lose themselves, such as strength, beauty, power, and wealth; and finally, after seeing the dark future of another universe, whether they are willing to follow the Emperor and the Legion to fight for the humans there.
The pass rate of this trial is currently maintained at around 70% - generally speaking, as long as the ideals and morals are not anti-human, as long as they are not too lost and corrupt, and as long as they give disloyal answers such as "I don't want to" or "get out", they are generally considered qualified; even if the selected ones fail, they will not be killed on the spot after the trial or made into mechanical servants, but will only be sent away after their memories are cleansed.
Among the qualified candidates, there will also be extraordinary people like Li Jianxing - even before his thoughts are solidified, he already possesses the most resolute will and spirit, and has completely passed the trial of justice; such potential warriors are destined to become the strong ones or even champions of the legion after the transformation, which is why Lu Mingfei is excited.
The new physique after the transformation surgery and the melting pot of faith have forged the path of a warrior, but only a firm will and spirit can determine how far this path can extend.
After the first batch of 477 Astartes warriors served, another 1,130 warriors completed surgical transformation and combat training and began to officially serve in the Sword of Revelation Legion;
In addition to most of the warriors who were originally from Japanese and European mixed-race families, there are also some researchers from the former Kassel Equipment Department, the current Legion Alchemy Equipment Department. They have finally all realized the transformation surgery they have long dreamed of, and will serve as alchemical technical sergeants to manufacture and maintain various unique alchemical technology weapons for the Legion.
However, this is only less than 2 percent of the legion's planned size of 100,000 people; and the number of qualified male hybrids in the world is probably not enough to fill this gap.
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Not long after, Lu Mingfei was summoned to the Star Hall.
"You can relax a little, Mingfei. Heras has already reached a contract with me."
Lu Mingfei, wearing armor, stood upright beside the boy's throne, like an unshakable statue.
"Yes, Father."
Lu Mingfei nodded and obeyed. However, he did not loosen his hand holding "Revelation" and his eyes continued to be fixed on the sphere in the center of the Star Hall that was shining like a huge cocoon.
The White King was reuniting with its dragon bone cross to become a complete... powerful entity. He needed to be careful whether this alien would do stupid and crazy things after regaining its strength.
About three hours later, Lu Mingfei noticed that the elements in the air were being restrained and absorbed by the cocoon of light; it was obvious that the fusion of the aliens was gradually coming to an end.
If this fusion process were to take place in the outside world, the turbulence caused by the disorder of the elements would probably be enough to cause a natural disaster that would sweep across the city; but in Lu Mingfei's field of vision, the free elements in the Hall of Stars were all firmly strangled together like chains, without causing any waves.
A crisp sound like glass breaking was heard, and the huge cocoon of light cracked in the middle, and a pale human body fell silently from it.
Compared to the dilapidated and desperate appearance when he was brought back from Japan, the White King, who has now regained his strength, has regained his pride and supremacy as a Dragon King.
She stood like a statue, slender and tall, her posture as graceful and twisted as a sacrificial dance; her form, seemingly close to that of a human female, still retained the characteristics of dragon power, with pale and dense scales covering her entire body, red halos seeping out from the gaps, as if boiling magma was lurking beneath her skin.
All the elemental chains in the air flew into the White King's body in an instant, and eight burning light bands like the sun's corona lit up around her body; she raised her head, revealing a delicate face carved out of ice and snow under her silver hair, two spiral bone horns protruded from her forehead, shining with the luster of cold iron, and the dragon characters etched on the surface flickered with the flow of light.
Lu Mingfei met the White King's molten golden eyes indifferently. Golden flames silently ignited from the surface of his broad sword blade. If this alien dared to have the slightest intention of attacking, he would not mind killing it with his own hands.
After all, strictly speaking, it was not him who killed the White King in the Night Food Field, but Saint Leno and two divine machines.
But in the next second, the White King retracted all the outward dragon features and dragon power, and his appearance became completely humanized, turning into a human woman with extreme classical beauty. The white priest robe with the gold-edged pattern of the World Tree covered her exquisite and graceful body.
"I will honor my covenant with you, Lord of Mankind. I will give you my share of power."
The sacred and noble Dragon King half-knelt on the ground and lowered her head; at the same time, she raised one hand high, and an unknown light bloomed in her palm.
The space was transformed in an instant. The bronze dome of the Star Hall turned into a real sky domed with stars; and the place where they were turned into a vast wasteland.
Lu Mingfei did not relax, his eyes were still fixed on Bai Wang.
"Compared to the time when Jörmungandr handed over his authority, this time really opened my eyes."
The boy stood up from the throne, and the light from afar illuminated his bronze skin exposed outside his white robe. His eyes became wise and deep, staring at the direction where the light came from.
"If the twins on the throne want to set foot in this 'ultimate place', they must achieve the unity of power and authority. I was once His most trusted high priest..." The White King paused in a cold voice and looked at Lu Mingfei deeply, "So there is no such restriction. This is the ultimate place. The twins only know that it is a 'great library' that stores countless treasures of knowledge, but they don't know its other name."
"Relax, Mingfei. Look at this place." said the boy.
The flames on the sword blade dissipated silently. Lu Mingfei looked in the direction where the light came from, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
On the other side of the horizon, a giant tree seemed to pierce through the sky, almost occupying the entire view that people could see.
world Tree.
This term suddenly popped up in Lu Mingfei's mind.
But it is not a "tree" in the true sense - its trunk is more like a golden waterfall falling from the clouds, with tens of millions of liquid light bands carrying countless runes rushing down and solidifying into a giant pillar above the earth; thousands of branches extend from the top of the giant pillar, and countless starlight particles gather into a dense canopy, and the top seems to imprison a broken sun. Golden light hangs down from the branches, casting an eternal dusk on this dark wasteland.
This is the true appearance of the "Great Library", the source of the dragon clan's power. All their knowledge, strength, energy, and even bloodline come from this giant tree.
Lu Mingfei saw the "bond"... or rather the "road" - it was a golden band of light extending from the giant tree, one connecting the White King, one connecting to the boy with deep eyes, and there was also a band of light connecting him and the boy.
Is this what is called "authority"? He found that the light band connecting to the White King began to gradually become sparse and dim, while the light band connecting to the boy became brighter and brighter.
There were several more similar "roads", but their light was a little dim; Lu Mingfei's vision extended from this dimension to the real world along them: General Lao Tang, who was concentrating on perfecting the "Heretic Judge" in the "Heaven and Earth as Furnace" casting matrix, suddenly shuddered; Xia Wang was in the luxurious room of Miracle City that belonged to him and Xia Mi, stuffing his endless potato chips into his mouth while staring at the cartoons playing on the home theater screen;
Xia Mi left the City of Miracles at some point and found Chu Zihang using the identity of "Li Yinxing" that she had pretended to be in front of Lu Mingfei. Although Chu Zihang recognized her and looked wary, they still completed the integration of the orthodox clans together with Li Jianxing's reformist team.
……
The number doesn't match. Lu Mingfei frowned slightly. There are still two Dragon Kings. Logically, there should be four to two paths of power, but he only saw one. He wanted to follow this single band of light to track the owner of the real world, but he only saw that the end was shrouded in an impenetrable fog.
Did the only remaining Dragon King not only complete the unification of his own throne power and authority, but even annexed another throne?
"The most important point is what you have to face in person, Mingfei."
The boy spoke gently, raising his arm and pointing to a certain part of the giant tree, where the veil of light covering that place was slowly being drawn aside.
The terrifying crack in the middle of the trunk was revealed.
Around the crack flowed a substance between lava and nebula, like a hideous wound on the World Tree. And in the deepest part of the wound, a pulsation that exceeded the frequency of a heartbeat was constantly coming, like the tremor of the whole world being nailed to a forging table.
"Nidhogg."
The new name popped up in Lu Mingfei's mind, carrying with it Lu Mingze's hatred and anger towards it, and beating in unison with his own two hearts.
“The World Tree, the planetary will biological races… This universe doesn’t seem to be as simple as I imagined.” The boy put down his palm, and the veil of light covering the crack closed again. He sighed softly, “It’s a pity that I still have a whole universe of messes to clean up.”
"I have fulfilled my promise, Lord of Mankind." The White King, who was half-kneeling on the ground, slowly stood up, and the light band connecting her had become dim.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Heras. I can assure you that the Ragnarok and reckoning you fear will not come, and you will be able to experience the world in peace." The boy smiled and nodded to her.
"I'm sure you'll keep your promise."
The space changed, and the next second, they returned to the Star Hall from the World Tree Wasteland.
"It's time to digest the new knowledge we got from the World Tree." The boy sat back on the throne. "First of all, there is good news for you, Mingfei. You don't have to worry about your legion having no source of new soldiers."
"You should have learned about the knowledge of 'Blood Gift'?"
Lu Mingfei nodded: "Yes. In the past, the Dragon King Aliens used this method to turn ordinary humans into hybrids to serve as their army and slaves. These hybrids are extremely loyal to the Dragon King who gave them blood, and their lives and deaths are also controlled by the Dragon King... This method is only slightly better than the heretical method of producing qualified hybrids through human-dragon mating."
"Well... if you describe it like that, it's hard for me to continue speaking, Mingfei." The boy stared at Lu Mingfei with a sly smile.
“Blood gift…” Lu Mingfei realized belatedly, “Father, do you mean… that we will use this method to expand the army’s manpower?”
"Of course. We have just obtained this blocked power and technology, breaking the natural barrier between ordinary humans and hybrids."
"..."
"There are differences. For example, we train excellent warriors to fight for others. And the subject of Blood Gift has changed from Dragon King to you," the boy said slowly. "It's not that complicated or heretical. Just think of it as the second gene seed you produced. It's just that this gene seed can transform ordinary humans into hybrids with a stable threshold."
Lu Mingfei couldn't help but nod slightly. It was indeed true. But after a brief thought, his expression suddenly became a little stiff:
This also meant that the time he spent sitting in the Fuxi Spiral Palace would have to double in the future - in addition to providing the genetic material needed to synthesize gene seeds for the army's establishment, he would also have to provide additional "seed" material equivalent to the hybrid recruits needed to transform ordinary humans into the army...
"See you later, Mingfei." The boy's figure on the throne became illusory. "I must pass this new power and knowledge to our Forge General."
Just as Lu Mingfei was about to leave in distress, Lu Mingze suddenly appeared in the Star Hall.
Wearing a fine suit, he first nodded to the White King, who bowed lightly in response; then he slid to the side of Lu Mingfei, blocked his way, and said with a smile:
"I have a way to save you from having to sit on the bench for so long, and it can also meet your legion's need for new recruits."
"What are you planning?" Lu Mingfei frowned.
"Brother, what do you think of Her Highness Heras? She is still a classical beauty in human form. I believe she won't mind being your princess or something. When the time comes..." Lu Mingze winked and grinned, as if he had returned to his past appearance of a little devil.
"roll."
Lu Mingfei responded expressionlessly, then walked towards the transmission matrix without looking back.