From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 481 The Swordholder, An Invitation Across Worlds

With Eleanor Sykes as a faction leader with 15% support, acquiring a company would be a piece of cake.

Therefore, after acquiring Nari Star Ring Information Security Company, Lu Heng also acquired several heavy machinery factories.

The subsequent acquisition of the machinery factory was not carried out by Eleanor Sykes, but rather by using an identity she had helped register and a series of acquisitions made through mortgage loans.

After this series of acquisitions was completed, the total amount of loans was staggering.

However, these are not issues that Lu Heng needs to worry about. After acquiring these companies and factories, he handed them over to Xavier Matrix for management.

Profitability is also Xavier Matrix's business.

For a mad scientist with cutting-edge technology, any one of his technologies could be monetized to support the operation of these companies.

After completing a series of acquisitions, Xavier Matrix controlled a total of one space base, three heavy machinery factories, two information security companies, and one intelligent machinery repair service company in the capital star circle.

After taking over Nari Star Ring Information Security Company, Xavier Matrix began investigating the capital star circle in search of information related to the Reincarnation Source.

Because the Sykes civilization's network technology could connect every citizen, mechanical units that lost their network connection were unable to function normally.

Therefore, after two days of intensive investigation, Xavier Matrix examined all the machine information with a perception system but found no information about the Reincarnation Source.

"No Reincarnation Source Material was found, at least not in the Capital Star Circle. I will continue to monitor the information, but based on the current investigation results, the probability of Reincarnation Source Material existing in the Capital Star Circle is less than 0.3%."

Lu Heng has accomplished his mission in the Sykes civilization. After confirming that Xavier Matrix's base is on track, he begins to consider returning to the main world.

"Professor, we're getting ready to go back. You can handle the rest on your own, right?"

Xavier Matrix: "Of course, I now possess half the power I used to have. Even if the military discovers my whereabouts, I have ways to protect myself."

Lu Heng had something to say, but after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Professor, have you considered the chances of the Sykes civilization defeating the Abyss?"

When Xavier Matrix heard the question, he fell silent. This time, he didn't think about it; he simply remained silent.

This is a question that any scientist from the Sykes civilization would have pondered.

They might even reserve a portion of their computing power to continue thinking about this problem.

Xavier Matrix was no exception. After a long silence, he replied, "Yes, I have considered it. Since the mechanical demon crisis, I have confirmed one thing: the Abyss... is also evolving."

This is the most terrifying place.

The abyss is not static; it is also evolving.

When the Sykes civilization first encountered an invasion from the Abyss, the Abyss's methods of bloodline invasion were completely ineffective against the Sykes civilization.

Because the mechanical bodies of the Sykes civilization have no blood at all, bloodline contamination poses no threat to the Sykes civilization whatsoever.

This is also why the Sykes civilization initially underestimated the Abyss.

What is there to fear about something that poses no threat to the main body of civilization?

However, everything changed when the Mechanical Demon Crisis broke out.

The Sykes civilization had no way to deal with the mechanical demon crisis; whenever the mechanical demons broke out on a planet on a large scale, the only way to deal with it was through nuclear peace.

It was also from this crisis that Xavier Matrix raised the danger rating of the Abyss.

He said in a helpless tone, "The Abyss is far more terrifying than we initially calculated. If we cannot find a way to resolve the crisis of the mechanical demons, our civilization has no chance of winning against the Abyss."

In fact, humanity faces similar problems.

Although Lu Heng twice captured the hidden bloodline progenitors among humans, the bloodline crisis in the human world did not erupt on a large scale.

However, these special individuals hidden in the crowd will continue to spread.

It is impossible for humanity to test all seven billion people, making it impossible to completely eradicate human bloodlines.

As long as the bloodline continues to spread, it will one day develop to the point where it will directly wage war against normal humans.

The difference is only a matter of time.

Lu Heng eliminated the progenitor of human bloodline at a crucial moment, merely postponing the outbreak of the bloodline crisis.

It might be postponed for a few years, or it might be postponed for decades.

Like the Sykes civilization, humanity has only one way to completely resolve the bloodline crisis: to develop technology to purify bloodline contamination.

Humanity and the Sykes civilization faced different types of crises, but the situations they had to confront were remarkably similar.

Inside the Starfleet base.

Lu Heng gazed at the vast starry sky outside the window and said slowly:
"Our two civilizations face the same difficulties. I have established an organization in the human world called the Swordholders, which means people who wield the sword for civilization."

"The purpose of the swordsman is singular: to remove obstacles in the path of civilization, whether they be the abyss or demons."

"I hope that the Swordholders will not be limited to the human world, but will develop into a trans-world council, bringing together all allied civilizations to find a way to fight against the Abyss."

"In the future, I will try to invite more civilizations to join the Swordholders, to wield the sword for our respective civilizations, and to fight against the Abyss."

Xavier Matrix responded quickly: "Are you inviting me to join?"

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Yes, I would like to invite you to join. Actually, as a cross-world council, the council itself does not have strong binding force on its members."

"I hope we come together because of common goals and ideals, rather than being bound by coercive means."

"I hope the professor will consider joining the Swordholders and taking up the mantle for technological civilization."

Xavier Matrix did not immediately agree, but instead asked, "Why don't you go talk to the Sykes authorities about this?"

Lu Heng shook his head and replied, "A country, or even a civilization, is filled with factions and has a complex power structure."

"The ideas of each generation of rulers are different. Just because the previous generation of rulers agrees with the ideas of the Swordholder does not mean that the next generation of rulers will continue to agree."

"Therefore, it is useless for civilizations or nations to join the Swordholders."

"Nations can only form alliances based on shared interests, not on common goals and ideals."

"The ideal of wielding the sword for civilization cannot bring direct benefits to the country or individuals. It requires the united efforts of those who have lofty goals to go further."

Xavier Matrix agreed, “It seems you’ve been thinking about the idea of ​​the Swordholder for a long time. I agree with you.”

"The ideal of the swordsman requires thinking about problems from the perspective of civilization. However, a ruler of a country who can view problems from the perspective of national interests and has the ability to realize his ambitions can already be called a wise ruler."

"However, the vast majority of rulers are more concerned with their own interests, and the state is merely a tool for them."

Therefore, the Swordholder can only invite individual intelligent beings to join, not nations or civilizations as a whole.

Of course, if this intelligent individual who joins the sword-wielder can represent the will of their nation or civilization, that's another matter.

Lu Heng looked at Xavier Matrix's holographic image and asked again, "Professor, have you agreed to join the Swordholders?"

Xavier Matrix nodded in agreement: "Yes, I agree to join. How many members does the Swordholder have now?"

Lu Heng grinned and said, "Besides my own team, you're the only one currently. In the future, I'll try to invite the Dark Iron Dwarves, Elves, and Siren to join." Lu Heng was quite confident about recruiting the Dark Iron Dwarves, Elves, and Siren.

Moreover, Lu Heng was confident that he could invite the rulers of these three races to join, which would mean that all three civilizations would join the Swordholders.

Because of the existence of the Abyss Battlefield, Dark Iron Dwarves, Elves, and Sirens are not unusual in the knowledge system of the Sykes civilization.

Xavier Matrix asked curiously, "You can even handle elves and sirens?"

Relatively speaking, the Dark Iron Dwarves are a race that is easier to approach.

Because the Dark Iron Dwarves are outgoing and easygoing, you can become friends with them by drinking and singing together.

Relatively speaking, the elves are more arrogant, while the sirens are more ferocious.

It's not difficult for a recruit to enter the elven world and live peacefully with the elves, but it's much harder to invite them to join the Swordholder.

The Siren race is one of the most likely to attack recruits among all the races, and they are also difficult to deal with.

Lu Heng smiled and replied, "I can reconcile the Black Iron Dwarves and the Sirens and invite them to join the Swordholders. It shouldn't be any more difficult than this."

After retrieving the information, Xavier Matrix said, "If that's the case, I can raise the rating of the Swordholder's ideology."

Lu Heng took out two test tubes and said, "I'm about to go back. Before I do, there's one more thing I need your help with."

Xavier Matrix, seeing the test tube in Lu Heng's hand, already guessed what it was about and asked, "Is that a blood sample from a bloodline human?"

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Yes, it is a sample from a bloodline human, and there is also a bloodline conversion drug."

"The scientific community has begun to study bloodline conversion, but it is hard to say when we will see results."

"The Sykes civilization has a higher level of technology, and perhaps their research speed is faster."

"Therefore, if possible, I hope the professor can help with bloodline conversion research."

Xavier Matrix agreed without hesitation: "Yes, this aligns with the Swordholder's philosophy of working together to find a way to fight against the Abyss."

Lu Heng then assured them, "If I can find a way to deal with the mechanical demons, I will do my best to help you."

……

After dealing with the Sykes civilization, Lu Heng opened the stargate and led his team back to Earth.

Yuan Yaoyao also returned, because the Xavier Matrix's space laboratory had not yet begun reconstruction, and she would not be able to travel freely between Blue Star and Sykes World for the time being.

Back on Earth, everyone had just opened their eyes and hadn't even fully adapted to the changed environment.

Suddenly, a white light appeared in front of me again.

Everyone quickly covered their eyes with their hands, and then fell into a frozen state, unable to communicate with the outside world.

Lu Heng spoke up, "Could there be some warning signs before it happens next time?"

Bai Guang: "Okay."

Lu Heng directly gave him the information he wanted: "I have already checked, the capital star circle of the Sykes civilization does not have Reincarnation Source Matter."

"According to calculations by my allies, the probability of the existence of Reincarnation Source in the capital star circle of the Sykes civilization is less than 0.3%."

Bai Guang: "I know what you did in the Sykes civilization. There's no need to explain."

Lu Heng moved on to the next topic: "I think you have also investigated all the suspicious targets on Blue Star, and it can be basically confirmed that the Reincarnation Source is neither in the human world nor in the Sykes world."

"Therefore, the most likely scenario is that the Reincarnation Source Material is in the hands of the Bloodline Clan and the Shadow Demons."

"Entering the Bloodline World and the Shadow Demon World is not as simple as other worlds. I will find a way to get there later."

Bai Guang: "No need, I have a way to help you enter the Abyss Battlefield."

Lu Heng frowned, somewhat surprised.

Because what Bai Guang meant was not entering the "Abyss World," but entering the "Abyss Battlefield."

What method are you talking about?

Bai Guang: "I can trigger certain conditions to create an abyss battlefield and summon you there."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng's heart began to pound wildly.

In fact, what Lu Heng was talking about was not entirely unfamiliar to him.

The Abyss Battlefield operates according to a specific set of rules. Once you are familiar with these rules, you can indeed use certain methods to influence the recruitment process in the Abyss Battlefield.

There are even many special items that can affect the recruitment of players in the Abyss Battlefield, such as the [Abyss Beacon] which allows players to enter the Abyss Battlefield earlier.

Alternatively, one could obtain the [Abyss Battlefield Information Prediction Crystal Core] by predicting the world where the Abyss Battlefield is located in advance.

Since the rules governing the Abyss Battlefield can be influenced by special items, they can naturally also be influenced by other forces; it all depends on who can master such forces.

There was an important piece of information hidden in Bai Guang's words just now.

Bai Guang meant, "I'm summoning you to come."

This clearly refers to the conscription to the Bloodline Demon World or the Shadow Demon World.

However, according to the recruitment pattern, so far, all the Abyss Battlefields have appeared in the world of the Allied Civilization.

Whether it's the world of elves, the world of sirens, or the world of psih, these worlds are all allied with humanity.

None of the abyssal battlefields that humanity has experienced so far have taken place in the world of abyssal races.

However, Lu Heng knew that the Abyss Battlefield might appear in the territory of the Abyss Race.

This type of drafting is called offensive drafting.

That's right, every recruitment has a purpose.

All the Abyss Battles that humanity has experienced so far have involved conscripting people to allied worlds to help the intelligent races there fight against the Abyss invasion.

However, Lu Heng clearly knew from his memory that the first offensive conscription would occur in June of the third year after the abyss descended.

What is meant by offensive drafting?
As the name suggests, it means to recruit people to go to the world of the Abyss Demons and carry out the mission of attacking the Abyss Demons.

In fact.

For the Abyss races, most of the Abyss drafts are offensive drafts.

For example, when the Skeleton Lord attacks the Elven capital, from the perspective of the Abyss, this is an offensive conscription.

The elven and human recruits were tasked with defensive missions.

What Bai Guang is referring to now, the conscription to the world of abyssal demons, is an offensive conscription.

(End of this chapter)