From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 483 Preparations Before Teleportation

Although I had already guessed that the Zero Civilization wouldn't help humanity, hearing it with my own ears still made me angry.

Of course, Lu Heng also understood that the Zero Civilization had no obligation to help any other civilization, including humanity.

That makes sense, but I'm still angry.

Lu Heng's voice turned colder as he asked, "I established a cross-civilizational council called the Swordholders, which means those who wield the sword for civilizations."

"I have always adhered to the idea of ​​helping other civilizations as much as possible and working with them to find ways to fight against the Abyss."

"I can't guarantee that doing this will defeat the abyss, but at least I tried my best and did pull several civilizations back from the brink of destruction."

"I don't understand why the Zero Civilization is unwilling to help other civilizations?"

Bai Guang: "Because it's meaningless."

This answer made Lu Heng feel a sense of despair.

Nearly three years of effort was deemed "meaningless" by a supposedly advanced civilization.

Lu Heng narrowed his eyes slightly and continued:

"But the Will of Conscription doesn't think so. When your Zero Civilization encounters a calamity, the Will of Conscription will also send ability users from other civilizations to your world."

"This shows that the will of mobilization believes that you need help, and has mobilized warriors from other civilizations to help you."

"You don't need to argue, I know how you deal with recruits."

"What I want to say is something else. Since the will to summon wills warriors from other civilizations to your world, it means that your civilization is within the rules of summoning."

"Then, when other civilizations encounter crises, they will certainly summon your civilization's warriors as well."

"I'm curious, how do you handle being drafted?"

This question touches upon the secrets of the Zero Civilization. Lu Heng simply voiced his doubts without expecting an answer.

Unexpectedly, this time Bai Guang gave the answer: "Of course, it's to lift the conscription."

Lu Heng's gaze sharpened as he heard an unexpected yet reasonable answer.

When a summons appears in the Abyss Battlefield, does the summoner have a way to cancel the summons?
The answer is yes, but it is very difficult.

Certain special items can be used to cancel the conscription.

If there are no special items, there is another way to remove the conscription: kill the conscript.

In the early days after the Abyss descended upon Earth, the Dark Forest Effect occurred among the Conscripts.

Back then, some recruits would post the countdown to their recruitment online, and then die the next day.

The reason this happens is that some powerful families and influential figures, after being recruited, will screen other recruits in the same round.

When they are dissatisfied with the drafters in the same match, they can kill them directly, and the drafting rules will then add new drafters.

As similar incidents occurred more frequently, a dark forest effect naturally formed, and people became hesitant to publish recruitment information online.

Families and factions that have committed acts of murdering recruits are also easily targeted for revenge because they have made too many enemies.

Because the recruits they killed likely had relatives and friends who were also superhumans, and if even one of them experienced a surge in combat power, they would inevitably seek revenge.

As for how the Zero Civilization was released from conscription, Lu Heng couldn't guess.

According to Bai Guang, the Zero Civilization should have lifted all conscription.

This cannot be accomplished by using one or two special tools; there are basically only two possibilities.

Either the Zero Civilization has mastered the ability to remove conscripts in bulk, or the Zero Civilization will "kill" all conscripts.
The second possibility exists, because so far, we don't even know what the essence of a zero-based civilization is.

Perhaps a zero-based civilization doesn't even have any life characteristics, and the so-called "killing" is not the same concept as the "killing" that humans think of.

Lu Heng had no interest in communicating with Bai Guang any further and said directly, "Alright, I agree to your request regarding the Reincarnation Source Essence. You can leave now; I need time to prepare for this conscription."

The white light did not speak again; instead, the light quickly faded and disappeared.

Lu Heng looked back and saw that, just like before, the appearance and disappearance of the white light did not cause any changes in the environment.

In fact.

The first few times the white light appeared, Lu Heng tried to put a bottle of air from the location where the white light appeared into a glass bottle and send it to the Academy of Sciences for research.

The conclusion was that it was just a bottle of ordinary air, so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary.

……

After the white light disappeared, Lu Heng went to the usual spot to meet up with his teammates.

The rest of the team had already arrived, but Lu Heng was the last to arrive.

Lin Zeyu casually remarked, "Why are you so late?"

Su Muyu explained for Lu Heng: "They must have communicated with the Zero Civilization. I saw the white light in Lu Heng's room."

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Yes, I just communicated with the Zero Civilization. So it can be confirmed that the target world for this conscription is the territory of the Bloodline Demons."

"In other words, this was an offensive draft, and it should be the first offensive draft that humanity has ever encountered."

Xie Shi'en nodded as he pondered, then asked the crucial question: "Do you know the details of the mission?"

Lu Heng shook his head and replied, "I don't know. I asked the Zero Civilization, and they know nothing about the mission details."

Xie Shi'en asked again, "Is the mission related to the essence of reincarnation?"

Lu Heng shook his head again: "It's still uncertain. According to the Zero Civilization, the mission may be related to the Reincarnation Source Essence, but judging from their tone, the probability is relatively small."

Xie Shi'en was not surprised by this answer, and then asked, "Is there anything we need to do? Regarding the matter of the Reincarnation Source Essence?"

Lu Heng sat down, poured himself a drink, took a sip, and then answered:

"We need to help the Zero Civilization find the Source of Reincarnation, but it's not mandatory. We'll focus on the missions in the Abyss Battlefield."

"Of course, if we can find the Reincarnation Source Essence, we can negotiate a deal with the Zero Civilization. So if we find the Reincarnation Source Essence, we can try to compete for it within our capabilities."

As Su Muyu listened, she took notes of the key points, then flipped through the notes and asked, "So, the purpose of this recruitment is uncertain; we only know it's related to the Blood Demons."

Lu Heng nodded: "Yes."

Su Muyu pursed her lips and continued the discussion: "Previous recruitments all had a core purpose. They were related to events in the target world. In other words, something must have happened in the Bloodline Demon territory to trigger the recruitment. Have you questioned that spy servant?"

Lu Heng replied, "We communicated once at noon today, and the feedback indicated that nothing unusual happened in the Bloodline Demon Territory."

"It's possible that something happened, but the news didn't leak out. I'll continue to gather intelligence over the next few days to see if there's any crucial information."

Lin Zeyu usually couldn't get a word in edgewise when it came to discussions about draft rules.

He was used to solving problems with money: "So what do we need to prepare? Weapons, ammunition, supplies, do we need oxygen cylinders?"

Lu Heng, who had been to the territory of the Blood Demons, replied, "Humans can barely survive in the Blood Demons' caves, but the environment is not good and the air is very harsh."

"So, oxygen cylinders are needed, and enough food needs to be prepared. Weapons and ammunition are up to you, you can decide for yourself."

Lin Zeyu snapped his fingers: "No problem, I'll take care of it."

Xie Shi'en then asked, "Does this offensive mobilization need to be reported to the military in advance?"

Lu Heng thought for a moment and nodded, "Report it. I'll personally meet with Qi Jinghui and talk to him about the Zero Civilization." The Great Xia military knew some information about the Zero Civilization and the Reincarnation Source.

After all, soldiers with military ranks had been to the Zero Civilization and had encountered the pursuit of the white light.

However, only a few people in Lu Heng's team truly know the secret of the Reincarnation Source.

……

the next day.

Lu Heng called Qi Jinghui: "Staff Officer Qi, our call-up is imminent, and there are some things we need to discuss with the war zone."

Upon hearing this, Qi Jinghui knew it was no small matter.

Even if it has nothing to do with the Zero Civilization, the fact that the Great Xia's top team has been summoned is no small matter.

Qi Jinghui quickly asked, "Where would you like to meet? Do we need to set a security level for our face-to-face meeting?"

Lu Heng replied calmly, "I suggest the highest level of security. As for what level of security you ultimately want to set, you can decide for yourselves after we finish talking."

Qi Jinghui quickly agreed: "Okay, I'll report it right away. Can we meet at headquarters?"

Lu Heng said, "It won't take long for me to go to the Southern Theater Command headquarters: Okay, I'll be there now."

……

Half an hour later, in the confidential conference room of the Southern Theater Command headquarters.

Qi Jinghui, accompanied by a staff, awaited Lu Heng's arrival.

Lu Heng walked into the confidential conference room, sat down, and got straight to the point: "Enough with the small talk, start taking notes."

"The first thing is that my team has been called up, and the countdown to the call-up is now six days, eleven hours, and three minutes."

"This recruitment is an offensive recruitment, the target world is the Bloodline Demon World, and the mission details are unknown."

"This conscription was triggered by the Zero Civilization through some method, the specific triggering method of which is unknown."

"The Zero Civilization wants me to go to the Bloodline Demon World to help them find the Source of Reincarnation."

"Yes, the Reincarnation Source Essence is what the Zero Civilization is looking for. Judging from the importance the Zero Civilization attaches to it, this thing is very important to them."

"Based on my communication with the Zero Civilization, I can deduce some information. However, since it is deduced, the information is not guaranteed to be absolutely accurate."

"First, the Reincarnation Source Essence is a divisible substance, but ordinary civilizations do not have the ability to divide it. Only the Zero-Return Civilization should have this ability."

"Since the Reincarnation Source Essence can be divided, it can be inferred that the lost Reincarnation Source Essence should be a part of the Zero Civilization."

"Secondly, based on my judgment, the Zero Civilization is an absolutely closed civilization."

"Even civilizations that have been reduced to zero can be conscripted, but they have ways to avoid being conscripted."

"Zero-level civilizations will not help other civilizations because they refuse to make contact with any civilization and insist on maintaining an absolutely closed state."

"Third, the zero-reset civilization is in a state of stagnation and is in a certain cycle."

"The purpose of the Abyss is to break the cycle of the Zero Civilization, while the mission of the Allied Conscripts is to help the Zero Civilization break free from its stagnation."

"I suspect that the stagnation of the Zero Civilization may be related to the cycle they are in, but there is no more information to support this speculation."

Lu Heng did most of the talking at this confidential meeting.

Qi Jinghui and the others buried themselves in taking notes, their hearts pounding wildly as they did so.

Because every piece of information Lu Heng uttered was earth-shattering.

After all, this information is related to a demigod civilization, and every piece of information is very important.

After taking notes, Qi Jinghui began to ask questions based on the content of the notes: "Could you explain the offensive drafting a little more clearly?"

Lu Heng nodded and explained the meaning of offensive conscription.

The staff officers present raised several more questions, which Lu Heng answered one by one.

Finally, Qi Jinghui took a deep breath and asked, "What do you need the war zone to do?"

Lu Heng didn't stand on ceremony: "Take as many weapons and ammunition as you can after they've been assimilated by the Abyss. If you don't need them in the end, they'll be returned upon your return."

This requirement is quite standard.

In fact, when high-ranking soldiers in the military are conscripted, the war zone will provide them with ample weapons and ammunition.

These weapons and ammunition may not be used up. After returning, any unused weapons and ammunition will be returned to the ammunition depot in the war zone.

So Qi Jinghui readily agreed: "Sure, do you need explosives, or other weapons?"

Lu Heng replied, "Only explosives."

The needs of high-level superhumans are all similar; their need for weapons and ammunition is for high-powered explosives.

Machine guns and rocket launchers are actually unnecessary.

Lu Heng's attack power is much stronger than that of a machine gun; carrying a machine gun or similar weapon would be like carrying a pile of scrap metal.

Only high-powered explosives are needed by advanced superhumans.

Qi Jinghui agreed, "Okay, I'll draft a report later. You can set a time to go to the ammunition depot to pick it up."

……

After reporting to the war zone, Lu Heng communicated with the High Banshee Tiins at a fixed time every day for the next few days, inquiring about the Blood Demon Territory.

However, not much useful information was obtained.

Tiens consistently replied that nothing particularly significant had happened in the Blood Demon Territory.

After three consecutive times, Lu Heng began to have doubts.

The fact that this conscription requires the deployment of humanity's strongest team indicates that the danger level of this Abyss Battlefield is extremely high.

Something's not right that there's been no news about such a high-risk event for so long.

On the fourth day, Lu Heng asked Tine again.

Has anything major happened on your end?

This time, Tiens remained silent for a long time before answering, "Yes, Prince Moznis is going to ascend to demigod. I only found out yesterday. The time for his ascension ceremony has been set for next month. This matter is very important to the Bloodline Clan. Once he ascends to demigod, he will be the next Bloodline King."

Lu Heng was stunned when he heard the news.

The Bloodline race is about to produce a new Bloodline demigod, who will become the next Bloodline King.

This is indeed a major event for the Bloodline Clan.

The Bloodline Demons are currently embroiled in internal strife because the previous Bloodline King died in the Elven capital, causing the Bloodline race to split into three factions, with Tiins being the leader of one of them.

The three factions compete with each other, and none of them are willing to concede to the others.

However, once a new Bloodline Demigod appears in the Bloodline race, this demon race will instantly unite into a single entity.

Because the new generation of Bloodline King has the power of life and death over other factions, the other two factions that dare not submit will only face one fate: death.

(End of this chapter)