From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 440 The Unseen Crimson Scythe
In Li Guining's office at the Southern Theater Command headquarters.

Lu Heng and Li Guining talked about their vision for the future of humanity.

The analysis regarding the possibility of a bloodline race emerging among humans caused a great stir in all the major war zones of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The document was handed to Li Guining's desk immediately.

After reading it, Li Guining also agreed that this was a turning point in the fate of mankind.

According to the history of the Bloodline race, the Bloodline race was once an intelligent civilization, but some individuals chose to "evolve" into Bloodline Demons, which eventually led to the entire race undergoing a complete transformation.

The civilization that preceded the Bloodline race was destroyed, but the Bloodline race was reborn from the ashes and became a very powerful abyssal race.

The debate about whether the Abyss races have "evolved" or "fallen" has been going on for a long time.

Similar debates arise not only in human civilization but also in most civilizations invaded by the Abyss.

For example, the Sykes civilization.

The Sykes civilization even officially recognized the "Adventists" faction.

At its peak, this faction garnered 7% of Sykes citizen support.

Don't underestimate the 7% figure; it's actually quite high for a civilization.

If this ratio were applied to the human world, it would mean that nearly 5 million people would support it. Only by looking at the population size can one truly understand how terrifying this support rate is.

The same applies to humanity. Within the scientific community that studies the Abyss and demons, some radicals have emerged who believe that accepting the transformation of the Abyss is a form of "evolution."

This viewpoint has gained some acceptance.

From a certain perspective, this viewpoint has some merit.

Because the word "evolution" itself refers to the process by which organisms undergo genetic mutations in order to adapt to their environment.

Whales evolved from terrestrial creatures into marine creatures in order to adapt to the ocean.

If we consider the invasion of the Abyss as an environmental factor, then adapting to the Abyss can also be seen as a form of "evolution".

The question is whether the abyss can be considered an environmental change.

If Earth is to be swallowed by the abyss in the future, and the surface is covered with land corroded by abyssal energy, it can indeed be described as an environmental change, albeit a detrimental one.

The scientific community is still debating the issue of "evolution in the abyss," let alone ordinary people.

However, so far, the number of people who support "Abyss Evolution" is still small.

After all, the energy of the abyss can cause distortions in the human body, and these distortions are hard for people to accept.

The emergence of the Bloodline race will change this situation.

Because the probability of mutation is very small when one is converted into a bloodline.

Simply put, the method of directly absorbing abyssal energy and transforming it into abyssal creatures will produce unpredictable distortions and has a very low success rate.

However, the success rate of converting to a bloodline is very high.

Moreover, after humans transform into the Bloodline race, they can perfectly adapt to the abyss environment, because the Bloodline race is itself an abyss creature.

In other words, transforming into a bloodline is a highly successful "abyssal evolution" method that not only avoids mutations but also grants power.

This has resulted in a large number of individuals among humans being willing to undergo bloodline conversion.

If we calculate based on the 7% support rate of the Adventists in the Sykes civilization, then there would be 5 million people on Earth willing to convert to the Bloodline race.

If 5 million blood-descended demons appeared on Earth, one can only imagine what would happen.

Lu Heng carefully recalled his memories of rebirth, and indeed, there were mentions of human bloodline races in those memories.

Around the third year of the Abyss invasion, the Bloodline race began to appear intermittently in the human world, but in my memory, the number of Bloodline humans did not explode on a large scale.

Because the official governments of various countries do not recognize the path of converting bloodlines.

After all, the bloodline race is a different group with a completely different social structure.

The hierarchy of the Bloodline race is extremely strict. Once you become a member of the Bloodline race, you will be controlled by the higher-ranking members and there will be no possibility of resistance.

Any intelligent civilization would take a conservative approach to such extreme methods of transformation.

Even the highest approval rating for the Sykes civilization's "Adventists" was only 7%, a figure that is enough to show that the method of converting bloodlines cannot gain popular acceptance.

Moreover, after being transformed into a bloodline, they will become an Abyss race and will need to obey the Abyss's commands.

……

The topic that Lu Heng and Li Guining discussed was this: the pros and cons of converting bloodline humans.

During the discussion, Lu Heng also made his stance clear: he did not accept the route of bloodline conversion.

The historical process of the emergence of bloodline races has proven that civilizations will perish when people are transformed into bloodline races.

Although the species may seem to have survived, the civilization, culture, knowledge, and technology of the past will gradually disappear within a few hundred years of being transformed into bloodlines.

Humanity has already developed a brilliant civilization. Should we abandon it all in order to adapt to the abyss environment?
Lu Heng's belief was firm; he would fight the abyss to the very end.

Li Guining shared the same view, and his view represented the view of the Southern Theater Command.

Not only in the Southern Theater Command, but throughout the entire country, there is a unified ideological program.

After unifying the ideological program, the next step is to stop the expansion of the bloodline human population.

According to Lu Heng's reborn memories, the capture of bloodline humans in human society has been ongoing since the third year after the abyss descended, and has continued until the very end.

The number of bloodline humans has never appeared on a large scale, but it has not been completely eradicated either.

Without rebirth, this internal human struggle might continue indefinitely until one side conquers the entire civilization.

……

"By the way, does Staff Officer Qi have some intelligence to give you?"

After discussing the matter of bloodline conversion, Li Guining beckoned Qi Jinghui to come in.

Qi Jinghui handed a piece of intelligence to Lu Heng and explained, "This is intelligence we obtained yesterday. A spy is investigating a scythe and has found out that it once appeared in Quenching Fortress. I think he is looking for the [Death Agent]."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng became interested and asked, "Where is this spy now?"

"It's been secretly brought under control, with no leaks. It's being controlled by a mind controller." Qi Jinghui didn't reveal the mind controller's identity, as he was an important figure in the Southern Theater Command's intelligence department.

Mental control type ability users are too powerful when conducting intelligence work.

It can be said that it has overturned the traditional way of intelligence work.

Once the spy is found, the mind controller can extract all the secrets from him.

Lu Heng opened the file folder, flipped through the intelligence data, and asked, "Why is this person looking for the Blood Scythe?"

Qi Jinghui shook his head and replied, "There is no answer to this question, because this person is only responsible for finding the sickle, and the task is not to take the sickle away, but to know who has the sickle."

He paused, then asked, "As far as I know, that sickle should be in your possession."

Lu Heng did not respond to that sentence.

Regarding the Crimson Scythe [Death Agent], Lu Heng neither intentionally nor could he conceal it. This was because the [Death Agent] class was initially held by Ke Yiming.

To infiltrate the Creator organization as a covert agent, the intelligence department of the Southern Theater Command needs to know all the information about Ke Yiming in order to carry out its work.

Therefore, the intelligence department has information about the [Death Agent] class and the Crimson Scythe.

However, when Lu Heng was in the Elf World, he melted down the scythe, which is how he forged the SS-grade Aurora Blade.

Only Lu Heng, Su Muyu, and Master Gulu knew about this; they didn't tell anyone else.

Therefore, according to the intelligence department of the Southern Theater Command, the sickle should still be in Lu Heng's hands.

After all, it's an SS-grade weapon; no one would throw away such a powerful weapon.

Lu Heng then asked, "How did this spy know that the Crimson Scythe had appeared in Quenching Fortress?"

Qi Jinghui replied, "On page five, a month ago, someone saw Master Gulu studying a sickle."

Lu Heng thought for a moment, then asked, "Who sent this spy?"

“This person was originally an economic spy, a habitual offender who steals intelligence for money. He only contacted the middleman and did not know the buyer behind the scenes, but based on our analysis, we believe that the buyer behind the scenes is most likely the Berg family.” Qi Jinghui gave an answer that could not be completely certain.

Lu Heng wasn't surprised by this answer.

Because of the many characteristics of the Crimson Scythe, it is a perfect match for the Bloodline race.

In other words, this sickle is very likely related to the Bloodline Clan.

It is very likely that there is a prince of blood in the Berg family, or that someone is serving a prince of blood.

In either case, the Berg family is the most likely candidate to spy on the whereabouts of the Crimson Scythe.

Besides.

Lu Heng also thought of another key point: before the Crimson Scythe was melted away, the [Death Agent] class was on Ke Yiming.

When Ke Yiming died, he no longer had the [Death Agent] on him.

He was already enslaved by the Blood Prince at that time, and could not keep any secrets.

In other words, he will tell the Blood Prince when his [Death Agent] class disappeared.

Now, the Berg family is searching for the Crimson Scythe.

This means they were unaware that the Crimson Scythe had been melted down.

Based on this information, we can draw a conclusion.

The bloodline prince in the Berg family believes that the Crimson Scythe still exists. His search for the Crimson Scythe is actually a search for the owner of the [Death Agent] class.

If the Crimson Scythe is related to the Bloodline Clan, then the Bloodline Clan likely possesses the ability to control the [Death Agent].

In other words, this bloodline prince can control the owner of the [Death Agent] and make that person his servant.

This is how information asymmetry arises.

Once Lu Heng understood this logic, he immediately stood up and said, "I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now. I hope the war zone can keep the information about this scythe confidential. No one else should know about it except the three of us."

Qi Jinghui couldn't make a decision on this request, so he looked at Li Guining.

Li Guining was unsure of what Lu Heng was planning, but he completely trusted Lu Heng.

Besides, this request is just to block intelligence; it's not a difficult thing to do.

So he nodded in agreement: "Okay, this intelligence will be placed in the top-secret archive."

"Alright, I have to go now." Lu Heng said, preparing to leave.

Li Guining quickly said, "You're really impatient. There's one more thing I haven't mentioned."

Lu Heng stopped and turned around, asking, "What is it?"

Li Guining said, "Do you remember that sensory user with guided abilities that you met in the White Eagle Federation last time?"

Lu Heng nodded: "I remember."

Li Guining continued, "Our staff has analyzed the characteristics of this ability and found it to have great potential. So we found a group of sensory users in the military who are suitable for the special ability guidance route and trained them."

Lu Heng commented, "That's a good thing. Special ability guidance is indeed a very suitable capability to cooperate with military operations, especially the Rocket Force."

Li Guining continued, "The problem is that the selected perceivers did not achieve ideal results after testing their ability to guide special powers."

Supernatural ability guidance is indeed a powerful capability, but it's not something that can be achieved with just one skill.

The first requirement for a special ability to guide an individual is to be a perceiver, and this requires a very strong perception ability, especially a large perception range.

A 10-kilometer detection range is just the starting point. After all, it needs to be used in conjunction with missiles and rockets, so a 10-kilometer distance is really not far.

However, for a sensory observer, a ten-kilometer sensing range is an extremely terrifying number.

Take Su Muyu for example. She is already one of the strongest perceivers among humans, but her perception range can only reach three kilometers.

Of course, the range can be expanded by utilizing the flying speed of the Azure Phoenix.

In addition, Su Muyu did not follow the path of supernatural ability guidance, so she did not pursue the limit in terms of perception range.

After all, the sensory ability values ​​need to be traded off; if the perception range is larger, the perception intensity will decrease accordingly.

A sensory user with special abilities focuses on wide-range perception, and therefore does not require high perception intensity.

In addition, the ability to guide the missile requires the sensor to connect with the missile radar system, and the connection method needs to be solved through a skill.

In summary, to achieve the effect of psychic guidance, at least three or four skills, or class-specific abilities, are required.

Therefore, it is not easy to cultivate a sensory user with supernatural abilities.

Li Guining selected a group of perceivers from the war zone and trained them in this area, but the training results were not ideal, so he thought of Lu Heng.

"What are your plans, Chief?" Lu Heng asked him directly.

Li Guining chuckled and said, "I'd like to send a few supernatural guided sensory users to your special forces for a period of training, so I wanted to let you know and ask for your opinion."

Dragon Might is a mercenary unit, while the Special Forces are elite teams that handle special operations and rarely need missile support.

Therefore, Longwei's special forces do not need supernatural guided sensory users.

Even if a sensory user with supernatural abilities is placed in a special forces team, they won't be able to make a difference.

Because only within the Rocket Force can a special-ability guided sensory user effectively utilize their guidance capabilities.

In the future, superhuman guided sensory users will play an important role in the Rocket Force. Keeping such talents in special forces would be a waste of their abilities.

Lu Heng understood Li Guining's meaning; he wanted him to help train several supernatural guided sensory users.

The observers on this route are very important to the Rocket Force. Lu Heng agreed without hesitation: "Okay, you can select the right people and transfer them to Longwei."

If this trend continues, Longwei might become a military academy for supernatural beings, and the soldiers who have studied there might one day scatter like stars across the sky.

(End of this chapter)