The portable grandfathers that appear are all problematic.

Xue was killed less than 20 seconds after he was separated from the little beggar.

Through previous conversations, Xue Lude knew that the little beggar, though outwardly a beggar, was likely descended from nobles, and he kept talking about reclaiming his ancestors' glory.

Even after successfully summoning a heroic spirit and obtaining a spot in the "Great Expedition," they naively believe they are the chosen ones, looking down on everyone and acting arrogantly towards the guard.

He even naively began to trust the nobility, foolishly separating his own Schrödinger's Law from his own.

The first time Xue Lude tried to talk to him properly, he chose to give orders. The second time Xue Lude tried to heal him with cursed blood, he chose to refuse. And this time, after he chose to separate from Xue Lude, Xue Lude stopped helping him.

As for this butler and the nobleman's count's mansion...

Aristocrats? Interesting, after all, I genuinely admire aristocrats.

He strode into the count's banquet.

A bright, magical chandelier stands on the ceiling, illuminating the gilded dome. Steam-powered gears turn slowly, spewing out fine white smoke as they mesh.

The long table was laden with sumptuous dishes, and a dignified middle-aged nobleman sat in the main seat, with velvet cushions covering the benches in front of him.

Beside him, a noblewoman leaned against a gilded armchair inlaid with enamel.

The butler, dressed in a tailcoat, bowed silently and said, "Your Excellency, Lord Heroic Spirit has arrived."

"Quickly, invite him in!" the dignified middle-aged man said, seemingly very excited.

The next moment, Xue Luding looked at the layout of the place and smiled. His glasses reflected the light from the chandelier on the dome. In the sky outside the window, the pure white steam seemed to have thickened the fog of the entire city.

"Greetings, Your Excellency, the Unknown Heroic Spirit. My name is Earl Laurent. I rose to the occult nobility through the Great Expedition, and I will continue to participate in the Great Expedition to uphold the glory of my ancestors. I know you are very curious about why you came into this world, and about the story of the Great Expedition and the nobility, so we have prepared information for you long ago." As the Earl spoke, he winked at a girl beside him.

The girl, who seemed to be dressed only in pure white gauze, silently stood up, handed a leather booklet to Xue Dinglu, and bowed deeply. As she bent over, her small chest, which she could only squeeze out slightly, was slightly revealed.

Xue Dinglu didn't even glance at this little scheme, but simply picked up the booklet silently.

This is the home planet of the Ninth Apostle, so when Xue Lude came to this world, he originally thought it would be an apocalyptic world, or a biologically based country. But now it seems that this world is much more "orderly" than he imagined.

Even setting aside the Great Crusade and the so-called strange "Summoning of Heroes," this place is just like a normal world of the First Industrial Revolution.

He silently opened the booklet, which contained handwritten notes. The knowledge in his mind and the translation module left by the great sage began to work together, and soon, Xue's Law understood the language and writing of this world.

He silently put the booklet away, placed it on the dining table, and let out a long sigh.

"Your Excellency, the war between humans and demons is about to begin. We hope to participate in this great expedition, so we hope that you can protect my daughter this time, and also fulfill your responsibility for humanity." The count was very polite, but in reality, he seemed to have always only regarded Xue Dinglu as a henchman.

However, Xue Dinglu narrowed his eyes.

He learned a portion of the information about this world: it was divided into two continents, one a fertile plain known as the Human Realm, and the other a wasteland filled with sulfur and poisonous gas known as the Demon Realm.

They call themselves humans, and refer to the races on another continent as "demons".

Every hundred years, the human and demon races select a group of chosen children. They summon historically renowned heroes, most of whom participated in the Great Expedition, and bring them into battle through a process similar to the Impure World Reincarnation. The Great Expedition then unfolds on a huge isolated island between the two continents.

In other words, the chosen children of humans and demons, along with their familiar heroic spirits, will fight together on that isolated island. The victor's continent will become the human realm, a land of birdsong, fragrant flowers, and favorable weather, while the loser's continent will be filled with sulfur and poisonous gas, turning into a living hell.

Now, the time has come for the next great expedition. For humanity, this is the 12th consecutive great expedition victory, and we have enjoyed the good things in the world for 1300 years. The thirteenth great expedition is just around the corner.

Each great expedition would be accompanied by a special, mysterious academic method that would broadcast the sights of the island to various places. As a result, many children who returned successfully were promoted from commoners to nobles, and many children from noble families were able to make their families even more prosperous.

Therefore, after successfully completing the descent of the heroic spirit, the little beggar was so excited that he shouted that he was now a nobleman.

Xue's Law: Tactical Lean Back.

In other words, he should have been an alien who descended to earth, but was rejected by the world and could only rely on their "descent of heroic spirits" ritual to be downgraded to his current form and participate in this great expedition.

Interesting. Xue Lu thought to himself, becoming increasingly interested in both the rules of the Ninth Apostle's home planet and the descent ceremony.

However, the information given by the Earl should only be believed by Schrödinger's Law at most, as it must contain various omissions and embellishments.

It should be noted that this is the homeland of the Ninth Apostle, the mother planet of an Apostle. Logically, there should be many subordinates of Tier 5 beings managing it, but at least according to the current information, Xue Lude has not detected any Tier 5 beings.

Even this count was only a near-legendary level, and his two daughters were only second-tier hero level.

It seems that the Great Expedition is the grandest ceremony on their continent. With such strength, plus Xue Lude, who is only a near-4th rank on the surface, they are confident in participating in the Great Expedition. This can only mean that, for the Great Expedition in the past, the combat power of a near-4th rank was at least one of the ceilings.

So, what about the retinue of the Ninth Apostle?

Or are they the masterminds behind this great expedition?

Xue Dinglu began to analyze the intelligence at the time. He had not seen the true retinue of the Ninth Apostle in the super iron curtain. He had been leading the swarm of insects to wreak havoc, and his own retinue had not participated in the war.

But Xue's Law never underestimates the potential of an apostle, especially one who can produce several fruits from the Divine Tree at any time.

Furthermore, since the world consciousness of this world has died, and the entire world has become the backyard of the Ninth Apostle, it seems not difficult to create a "Great Expedition" rule through authority and empower all living beings on the planet.

Xue Dinglu fell into deep thought. He began to consider not only the Great Expedition, but also the Ninth Apostle and the World Consciousness.

"I need more information," Xue Dinglu calmly stated his request, believing the nobleman to be a smart man.

Whether it's information about the Great Expedition or information about the entire world.

The count frowned slightly, but he still tried to remain calm and said, "Your Excellency, my daughter will take you to my underground library in a moment. However, tomorrow is the day of the Great Expedition. I hope you can give me an answer before tomorrow and complete the familiar contract with one of my daughters. You should know that if you do not provide the familiar, you will disappear and return to the underworld within a day."

Xue smiled, his glasses reflecting the light from the chandelier, as if he were tacitly agreeing.

The old count seemed somewhat relieved and said, "Thank you for your understanding. By the way, Your Excellency, if I may ask, would you be willing to reveal your 'true name'? I would like to know which ancestor you are the spirit of."

Xue Dinglu smiled and said quietly, "I'm sorry, my real name is my biggest secret, so I will tell you my real name when we sign the familiar contract."

The count's face darkened, but he said nothing.

Soon, the two little girls led Xue Luding to the underground library, bowed slightly, and left, leaving Xue Luding alone to look at the library with only two bookshelves.

"How shabby!" Xue Dinglu looked around the library. The count's library only had two bookshelves of books, which was a very meager collection for a nobleman.

However, Xue Dinglu did not find it offensive, after all, for him, understanding the world was the priority.

At the same time, he was even more curious about that strange "Heroic Spirit Descent" technique. He had a premonition that this technique might give him great inspiration and allow him to improve his "Impure World Reincarnation" technique.

Xue Dinglu began to quickly browse through the library.

……

The records in the library were much more detailed, and Xue's law came to understand the rules of this world.

The pamphlet the count had prepared already told him a lot of information, but now he could see the world more clearly from a broader perspective.

The so-called Great Expedition is a war that takes place every hundred years and determines the fate of the races on the two continents.

The victors become "humans," and the losers become "demons."

Yes, humans and demons are the same race. However, in this world, only the race that wins the Great Expedition is qualified to be called human. The losers can only be called demons, and their entire continent will be afflicted by natural disasters and poisonous gas, enduring a hundred years of torment until the next Great Expedition.

In particular, the Earl's library contains no historical records dating back to before 1300.

This is a very unusual signal. Xue's Law knows that humanity has won 12 consecutive victories, which means that including this one, there have been a total of 1300 years of peaceful development. However, there is no detailed history of 1300 years ago.

Xue's Law can only conclude that during the period when the world was defeated and turned into demons, the conditions were so harsh that there was no need to record history. After all, it was impossible to survive, so recording history would have no meaning. Only during the period before the victory were there any fragmentary records preserved.

What has been preserved is mostly information about the founding emperors of humankind, known as the "Golden Emperors".

The library also contains the history of the Laurent family's rise to power. Their family can be considered a newly emerging noble family, originating from a child who participated in a great expedition and returned victorious 300 years ago.

Later, their ancestors married into the royal family, and now they have successfully become members of the capital's aristocratic circle, and have also joined the ranks of the "mystical" nobles.

Although they share the same name, the people of this world refer to "magic" as "mysticism".

Unlike the mystics that Xue Law had encountered, on Earth in a parallel world, so-called mysticism is a special ritual that can only be achieved through tools and consensus from the Age of Gods. It is a pseudo-supernatural path that mystics, who thirst for knowledge from the Age of Gods, have desperately forged in a world where magic is forbidden.

In essence, mysticism is ritual.

However, in this world, mysticism is magic, and these nobles who control mysticism simply monopolize this forbidden knowledge.

The only way to break the monopoly is to be lucky enough to be chosen as a child in the once-in-a-century Great Expedition, and even luckier to return victorious.

This is the only way to break down class barriers.

Xue put down the book that recorded the history of the Laurent family's rise to wealth, and continued to browse. Sure enough, he found one of the books that interested him the most.

Laurent Family Rituals (Friction)

It seems this count has some magnanimity; he left these books here. Perhaps Xue Dinglu's intention to directly access the library caught him off guard, leaving him no time to retrieve them.

In Xue's view, this is the most interesting thing. Even a little beggar like that can complete this complicated heroic spirit summoning ritual?

He immediately opened the book and, sure enough, found the spell and explanation of the Heroic Spirit Descent technique.

Xue Dinglu began to summon the spell runes he had seen on the sewer slabs, and sure enough, they were exactly the same.

According to the recorded information, this spell does not require learning. As long as the chosen children are chosen, the knowledge to perform this spell will be automatically instilled into their minds. They only need to prepare the sacrifices.

And this offering is usually a "living person".

The so-called descent of heroic spirits is a technique that can only be used when living people are sacrificed. Therefore, Xue Luding believes that this is closer to "resurrection," which uses living people as sacrifices to summon the spirits of the underworld to descend and become familiars.

This is the essence of the descent of heroic spirits.

I don't know how that little beggar found a living sacrifice to complete the summoning.

After thoroughly understanding the principles behind this technique, Xue Lude also became curious.

Can I summon heroic spirits?

Although I am currently in this world as a Heroic Spirit, can I use this technique to summon another Heroic Spirit?

The ritual for the descent of a Heroic Spirit does not inherently stipulate that a Heroic Spirit cannot summon another Heroic Spirit.

However, when a race summons seven Heroic Spirits, it reaches its limit, and subsequent players cannot summon more.

As for this situation that constitutes cheating...

Xue's Law originally intended to say that the Ninja World War was a war of mutual cheating, and if you're unhappy about it, don't play it.

He immediately communicated with the insect-eating tree within his body. Now, the power of this divine tree was basically sealed, and Xue Lude could only simply call upon a small amount of power to gather a wooden humanoid product through the growth of the tree.

After several hours, the humanoid sacrifice was created. Xue Dinglu began to bite his finger and draw the spell for the descent of the heroic spirit on the ground.

Then, Xue Luding placed the human-shaped divine tree in the ritual, smiled, and the spell began.

He quickly completed the communication with the technique.

The Heroic Spirit Summoning Spell usually summons an ancestor with whom the user has a close relationship. If there is no corresponding ancestor, it will choose the closest or second closest ancestor.

In the book he had just read, he had read about a mad viscount from a hundred years ago. The mad viscount had developed a more bloody ritual, a method of secretly using the descendants of great heroes as sacrifices to draw incantations and thus summon heroic spirits.

However, because his experiments were exposed, the viscount even secretly kidnapped members of the royal family in an attempt to summon the spirit of the founding emperor of mankind, the Golden Emperor, through the royal bloodline, thus prompting a city-wide manhunt and pursuit by the royal family.

Before he could complete the summoning, he was found by the royal family and killed, and the corresponding research was also destroyed. This is the event from a hundred years ago recorded in the Earl's library.

Xue Dinglu knew that the royal family probably hadn't destroyed it, but had instead kept the research for their own future use.

But it doesn't matter, this has already given Xue's Law direction. Xue's Law only needs to deduce the usage method from a half-understood technique.

So he bit his own hand, and it was enough to use a small amount of the cursed blood and his own blood as materials for the ritual.

He was eager to know the true nature of the arrival of heroic spirits in this world: was it that they could only summon the souls of this world, or that what was summoned was actually the image of a heroic spirit corresponding to a collective human consciousness, or perhaps just an individual he had imagined?

"Spell activation!"

As the last drop of cursed blood fell onto the wooden dummy, the spell erupted with terrifying light in the underground library and was successfully activated.

If the summoned spirit is a local hero, then the spirit summoning spell will only summon the native soul. If the spirit summoned through the cursed blood is a great sage, or a product of the fusion of the concept of a great sage and a native soul, then it proves that the essence of the spirit summoning spell is not to summon a soul, but to summon the corresponding image within a collective consciousness.

This made Xue Dinglu excited.

He preferred the former, so that he could even successfully recreate the true Heroic Spirit Summoning after this, thereby summoning those old gentlemen who were willing to teach him in the past.

Whether it's a great sage, a brave uncle, or old Green, Xue's Law has a lot to say to them.

Furthermore, with them by his side, Xue Dinglu wouldn't have to shoulder so many burdens and responsibilities.

The spell's light shone brightly, and Xue Dinglu stared intently at the center of the spell.

Then, in the next instant, the image of an old man dressed in ancient Greek robes twisted and covered the wooden figure.

Even though he looked quite old, his well-built muscles and imposing aura made him appear even more unrestrained and majestic. He stood up, his bones crackling, and turned his head, his pupils seemingly carrying the light of thunder as he looked at Xue Dinglu.

Upon seeing this terrifyingly muscular old man, Xue Dinglu broke out in a cold sweat, froze, and his pupils instantly showed a look of terror.

"Zeus... Zeus!" Xue Dinglu was completely dumbfounded.

He considered summoning the native soul, and wondered if the one he summoned would be a great sage, and also wondered if the one he summoned might be Athena.

But he never expected that what he summoned at this moment was the ancient Greek father, the invincible and strongest, the destroyer of ancient Greece, Zeus, the creator who single-handedly destroyed the entire world and wanted to seize the power of Mother Earth to achieve the unification of all worlds!

At this moment, Xue Lude was already drenched in sweat. He would rather face the Ninth Apostle than face Zeus again!

Why would my own cursed blood summon this precious object?!

At this moment, Xue Dinglu even had an immediate urge to use a spatial slash to separate himself from Zeus and then quickly open a portal to escape.