Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 1236 The Trouble-Making Country Bumpkin
After [World Bubble - Eternal Light Overflowing the Sky] was fully integrated into his body, the first thing Xia Xiu felt was a brand new power.

That power spread inward along the great spirituality, building a miniature, unknowable place deep within his spirituality. A white base, an angelic lineage loop, a crisis sequence file interface, and a glass tower hub unfolded layer by layer, finally facing the [Master Creator] across a sea of ​​golden and white light.

Xia Xiu only had to think slightly, and a clear response came from that miniature, unknowable place.

A realm approaching the [Path of Destiny] slowly unfolded from the white base.

That power cannot compare to the [Path of Destiny] that Eden's true self truly wields, since Eden's true self's ability is to directly nullify all anomalies and magical arts, which means that all things are nothingness.

However, within this miniature, unknowable place, Xia Xiu could only release a layer of pseudo-magic-suppressing domain, unable to achieve the state of nothingness.

But with this, what more could you ask for!
One should not be too greedy. The mere existence of a miniature unknowable place, coupled with the pseudo-destiny path, already gives [World Bubble: The Sky Overflowing with Eternal Light] extremely high strategic value.

This doesn't even include the [upper-level narrator] and [upper-level annotation].

Xia Xiu couldn't help but chuckle, thinking to himself, "The world bubble empowered by Heaven is indeed exceeding its limits."

In the center of the pure white space, the giant sphere of light from Eden still floats quietly, with countless information rings slowly circulating inside.

Xia Xiu straightened his cuffs, and his tone became more formal.

"Now that the World Bubble has been fully contained, it's time to get down to business. Besides reporting on my duties and taking in the World Bubble, the reason I returned to the Unknown Lands this time is to find out the Heavenly Kingdom's opinion on the three things I brought, namely—the Anti-Heavenly Kingdom Alliance, the cooperation with the Second Otto World Spirit Race, and the Gate Empire's opinion on the matter."

"The Anti-Heaven Alliance suffered such a great loss in Elysium, with Moradin's fall, Talishid's burning away, and Elysium being taken over by the Court. For the time being, they will probably retreat back to their respective divine kingdoms to heal and wrangle, and will not dare to continue to openly jump out."

"What we really need to deal with is the Second Otto Eldar's request for cooperation, and the possibility that the Gate Empire might enter Terra next."

The sphere of light in Eden flickered gently, and three documents immediately appeared in the pure white space.

[Topic 1: Post-war moves of the Anti-Kingdom Alliance.]

[Agenda Item Two: The Second Otto World Eldar's Request for Cooperation.]

[Topic 3: Potential Entry Risks of the Gate Empire.]

Xia Xiu raised his hand and opened the second document. The symbol of the Spirit Race appeared on the light screen, ancient, slender, and with a kind of cold and elegant geometric beauty.

The Second Otto Eldar has submitted a formal request for talks.

[Key points of the talks: the Men Empire, the Voidlings, the skirmishes in the Tyranny Sector 2, and the framework for future cooperation between the Eldar and the Kingdom.]

[Current Assessment: The Second Ottoworld and the Men Empire are in ongoing conflict, with clashes occurring at multiple Aetheric Passages, Relic Gates, and Knowledge Outposts in the Tyranny II Sector.]

[Suggestion: Utilize the Spirit Race's intelligence network to complete the map of the Gate Empire's activities in the outer realms of the myriad worlds.]

Xia Xiu narrowed his eyes.

“The necromancer overlord Nikel, whom I captured, once said that the Gate Empire is very interested in Terra. They have discovered that the knowledge of the Library of the Exiled is refreshed regularly on Terra, and they have also discovered the crystal membrane on the outer layer of Terra… They seem to have a strong interest in us.”

"Now they are clashing with the Second Otto, which shows that the Gate Empire's influence has extended to the vicinity of the Eldar core area."

The Gate Empire possesses a cross-dimensional portal network, experience navigating the perimeter of the Library of the Exiled, a dynastic organizational structure, and a strong tendency to collect anomalous knowledge and divine materials. The Second Otto Eldar are quite dissatisfied with the Gate Empire's pursuit of the anomalous.

[At the same time, allowing the Gate Empire's anomalous knowledge to enter Terra could pose enormous risks, including but not limited to: the outflow of anomalous knowledge, and the penetration of the Gate Network by the native transcendental order...]

Xia Xiu tapped his knuckles lightly.

"In other words, the Men Empire cannot be left unattended, but going to war directly may not be worthwhile."

"They share similar ideologies with the Serpent Hand, preferring to portray themselves as knowledge carriers, gatekeepers, and protectors of the anomalous, and are naturally resistant to forces of order. If Heaven were to treat them as containment targets from the outset, they would most likely side with the Anti-Heaven Alliance."

The brightness of Eden's light sphere increased slightly.

Therefore, the Eldar talks in the Second Otto World have strategic value. The Eldar and the Gate Empire have already experienced substantial friction, and the talks can serve as an intelligence source and buffer before contacting the Gate Empire.

After listening, Xia Xiu rubbed his chin.

"Using the Spirit Race to hinder the Gate Empire..."

The light sphere of Eden slowly rotated, and several contact lines between the Second Otto World and the Gate Empire appeared in the pure white space. Several coordinates were marked in red, like nails that had been driven into the edge of the myriad worlds.

Yes. From the perspective of the shared interests of Heaven and Terra, establishing a phased cooperation with the Second Otto Eldar is in line with the needs of the current situation.

The Gate Empire and the Heavenly Kingdom have a serious ideological conflict. The Heavenly Kingdom advocates containment, order, genealogical management, and risk-based control, while the Gate Empire prefers gate expansion, the flow of anomalous knowledge, free movement across worlds, and multi-dynastic autonomy.

Both sides lack a basis for long-term compromise on issues such as anomalous knowledge, access permissions, the boundaries of contact with transcendental civilizations, the outer crystal membrane of Terra, and the ownership of knowledge in the Library of the Exiled.

Therefore, it is difficult for the Gate Empire and the Heavenly Kingdom to truly sit down at the same table and complete stable negotiations. Even short-term contacts are more likely to be tests, deception, delays, and intelligence exchanges.

Xia Xiu wasn't surprised to hear this.

He had previously heard about the logic of the Gate Empire from Nikel, and he could roughly guess that this kind of empire, which spans multiple realms and likes to collect abnormal knowledge, would eventually clash with the Kingdom of Heaven.

If these two sides really sit down to talk, in the end it will most likely come down to who pulls out the knife first.

Eden's sphere of light continued to shine, and a darker area emerged from the depths of the star map.

[Furthermore, the area where the Second Otto Eldar race clashed with the Gate Empire has already been detected by the Supreme Program as having the residual aura of the Crimson King.]

In other words, that area most likely contains a [World Bubble] related to the Red King. You have already accommodated [Master Craftsman] and [Overflowing Light of Heaven]. The choice of the third [World Bubble] will directly affect the direction of your subsequent wonder expansion.

Xia Xiu's eyes lit up immediately.

"Red King related world bubble?"

This is much more interesting than ordinary diplomacy. However, he still has a question: how did the Gate Empire and the Eldar suddenly get entangled with the Red King's [World Bubble]?

He voiced his doubts:

"So, what's the specific situation on their end?"

Eden directly deployed the projection, and in the pure white space, a new image appeared, in which there was a unique fleet.

It was a rather large fleet of the Gate Empire, with its ships inlaid with a large number of door ring structures, symbolic arches, folding corridors and mobile space anchors, making the entire fleet look like a three-dimensional maze in motion.

Following the failure of the first wave of exploration forces from the Gate Empire in their operations on the outer reaches of Terra and the edge of the myriad worlds, the Gate Empire has dispatched its second expeditionary fleet.

This fleet is personally commanded by a Miracle-ranked being.

[Based on intelligence from the Eldar and the reverse tracking of the Gate Shock by the Heavenly Kingdom lineage, this miracle exists as one of the highest rulers within the Gate Empire's dynasty system, whose title is—the Dharma Emperor.]

[The dynasty to which this emperor belongs is suspected to be one of the nine core dynasties of the Gate Empire.]

The fleet then advanced rapidly, following the outer path of the Library of the Exiled and the overlapping edges of the myriad realms, approaching Terra and the depths of the myriad realms.

The star map in the pure white space continued to zoom in. In front of the Gate Empire fleet, an area marked with purple-gold symbols lay across the middle of the road, which was the actual area of ​​activity of the Second Otto Eldar.

The Second Otto Eldar happens to be located on the route that the Gate Empire's expeditionary fleet will inevitably take.

The Eldar did not enter this region specifically to intercept the Gate Empire; they initially went there because they discovered traces of the Wolverines' activity in the edge of the ruins.

More accurately, it's the remnant aura of the Red King, which is—[World Bubble: Embers from the Story].

The Emperor of the Gate Empire, passing through this area, showed great interest in the existence of the Worn Ones, so the fleet proactively changed its formation, attempting to break through the Eldar blockade and enter the core area of ​​the Red King's traces.

The Second Otto Eldar refused to open the passage, while the Gate Empire continued its advance, citing gate sovereignty, freedom of knowledge, and the right to ancient passage. Conflicts have already broken out between the two sides at three outer nodes.

The current conflict remains at the level of a localized war, but both sides have committed high-level units. Without external intervention, the conflict could very well escalate into a full-scale confrontation.

After hearing this, Xia Xiu's expression became somewhat subtle. "Are you guys really going to start fighting like this?"

After a moment, he couldn't help but speak.

"These two sides are fighting all they want, but they just had to pick a time near the myriad worlds and Terra to start a fight. They really know how to give me something to do."

After saying that, he reached up and rubbed his temples.

The Eldar, the Gate Empire, the Red King's Traces, the Wolverines, the outer reaches of Terra, and the borders of the myriad worlds—if any of these things are not handled properly, they could create even bigger problems later on.

"Since the Eldar have taken the initiative to approach the Courtyard, it means they are already very dissatisfied with the Gate Empire. At least when that Emperor led the fleet forward, he probably didn't take those old geezers from the Second Otto World seriously."

The sphere of light in Eden rotated slightly, and related information continued to unfold in the pure white space.

The Second Otto Eldar race currently has a strong motivation to cooperate, but their motives are not entirely pure.

They need the Heavenly Kingdom to restrain the Emperor of the Gate Empire, and at the same time hope to use the Heavenly Kingdom's power to confirm the traces of Wo Wutu and the Red King.

Xia Xiu nodded slightly.

"I think I know what to do."

He looked up at the marked border conflict zone, his fingertips tracing the line between the projection of the Gate Empire fleet and the Eldar blockade.

“I will represent the Kingdom of Heaven to negotiate cooperation with the Eldar. First, we will make them hand over the intelligence they possess, and then we will make the Men Empire and their expeditionary fleet get out of the vicinity of Terra.”

"As for the third [World Bubble] related to the Red King, now that it has appeared, there's no reason to ignore it. Once the threads between the Gate Empire and the Eldar are sorted out, I will personally go and reclaim it."

"After we finish dealing with the third [World Bubble], we'll continue to clean up the mess left by the Anti-Heaven Alliance. Moradin is dead, and Talishid has burned out, but those pantheons have only temporarily retreated; there will definitely be a lot of trouble to come."

Eden responded quickly.

The plan is feasible.

You have now joined the Seraphim Central Committee and obtained a seat on the Resolution Board. Your actions will be seen as an extension of the central will of the Kingdom of Heaven.

If necessary, you can initiate a temporary proposal through the Council of Resolutions to request the deployment of the Heavenly Arsenal, the Outer Dimension Intervention Sequence, the Knights Order, the Crisis Sequence observation forces, and related diplomatic support.

[If the Emperor of the Rumen Empire poses a substantial threat to Terra, or if the Red King's World Bubble enters a high-risk active state, you have the authority to initiate an emergency agenda.]

"Don't rush to submit the proposal."

Xia Xiu withdrew his gaze, his tone returning to calm.

"I'll finish talking to the high priest of the Spirit Clan first. Most of the intelligence we have now comes from outer-layer captures and applications submitted by the Spirit Clan. They must still have a lot of things hidden there. I'll decide whether to use central authority after I figure out the specific situation."

[Command confirmed.]

The Second Otto World Eldar meeting will proceed as planned, taking place at the Governor's Mansion on the fourth level of Elysium.

Xia Xiu nodded.

"Row."

He glanced at the enormous sphere of light where Eden's true form was located, and then felt the [World Bubble - Eternal Light Overflowing Heaven] that had just been contained within his body.

This time, the task of reporting for duty was much more extensive than he had anticipated.

The Seraphs were promoted, seats were decided on the Council, the Second [World Bubble] was established, the Central Voting Bank was opened, and the long-term agenda of Holy Terra was revealed in the tip of the iceberg. Then came the Eldar, the Gate Empire, and traces of the Red King...

We really can't stop for a moment.

There's more and more trouble in Terra, and now even the country bumpkins from across the universe want to get involved.

He sighed softly, then nodded slightly to Eden himself.

"That concludes my report. I must return to the front lines of the myriad realms."

[Performance review and filing completed.]

The capacity record for the second [World Bubble - Eternal Light Overflowing the Sky] has been archived.

The Seraphim Central Committee and the Resolution Council have entered a stable operational phase.

Best wishes for your mission, Hugh Abraham.

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Xia Xiu turned and left the pure white space. He crossed the [Rainbow Bridge] and returned to the third-level docking area.

The Sword-class frigate has completed its return preparations. Its silver-gray hull is parked at the end of the light trail, and the bridge lights are lit up in rows, like a long sword about to be drawn again.

He boarded the ship and came to the front of the main bridge seat.

The split interface of Eden then lit up.

[Target: The Governor's Mansion, Fourth Layer of the Blissful Realm in All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.]

[Route: Third-level docking area of ​​the Unknown Lands — Rainbow Bridge Outer Ring — Terra High-Level Channel — Anchor Point at the Forefront of the Myriad Realms.]

Xia Xiu sat back in the main seat, his tone decisive.

"Set off."

The next moment, the Sword-class frigate left the docking area, its outer silver armor covered by the radiance of the [Rainbow Bridge]. Then, amidst a series of unfolding rainbow lights, it passed through the Terra High Channel again and headed towards the myriad worlds.

Next, he had to deal with the troublemaking cosmic country bumpkin.