Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 851: The Siege of Tunaras: The Approaching Holy Machine of Gospel!

Tunaras is near the outer edge of the hyperspace channel, and the courtyard's [Sword of Glory-class heavy cruiser] is anchored at the border.

On the bridge, tactical projections appeared in the air, presenting the entire battlefield situation to everyone.

Xia Xiu's golden pupils narrowed slightly as he stared quietly at the densely packed fleet defense array.

The fleet organization of the Gis people is not fancy, but rather extremely military and pragmatic.

They adopted a fortress-like defensive formation, arranging all ships into multiple layers of defense around Tunaras's hyperspace channel.

The first layer, the outer guerrilla fleet.

A large number of high-speed cruising psychic frigates and predator warships were deployed to conduct continuous reconnaissance and harassment, ready to launch wolf pack tactics against any invaders at any time.

The second layer is the core combat formation.

It is composed of psychic destroyers and cruisers, blocking the waterway in dense formations, and the warships cover each other to ensure that there are no blind spots in the defense.

The third level is the Gisyan flagship orbital defense platform.

The Gisyan flagship "Blood Oath" and two other flagships are stationed in the innermost layer, surrounded by orbital defense platforms. These platforms are equipped with psychic turrets and rift missile arrays, forming an almost impregnable defense network.

This entire defense system ensures that any enemy who dares to attack Tunaras will suffer a fatal blow.

Faced with such a defensive array, if we are not careful, the breakthrough will turn into a protracted war of attrition.

This is exactly what Vlakis wants to see.

Since you have chosen the tortoise shell tactic, you must carry it through to the end.

Even if you are the [Crown], you still need to think carefully when facing such defensive firepower.

Looking at the fleet in front of him ready for battle, the commander of the combined fleet, navigator Silas Cephalon, could not help but frown and said with a slightly worried tone:
"Teacher, are you sure you don't need us to help you break through?"

"If we attack in coordination, we may be able to break through their blockade faster."

Silas was not afraid of fighting, but from a tactical point of view, he knew that the fortress-like defensive formation of the Gis people was not so easy to break.

However, in response to the students' concerns, Xia Xiu simply chuckled and waved his hand nonchalantly.

"It's okay, we're guaranteed to win."

"A bunch of rabble want to stop me?"

His tone was calm, and even had a hint of a relaxed smile, as if the outcome of this battle was no longer in doubt.

Then, he moved his arms and waist, as if doing a pre-war warm-up, and then slowly said to his students:
"The moment [Enclave Odepapadopoulos] dived into Depth 5 and became the Courtyard's base in the universe, I contacted the Alchemy Engineering Department of the Kingdom of Heaven's 'Unknown Land'."

"I asked them to move the [Essex Fortress Dockyard] containing the 'Gospel Machine' to the enclave."

After he finished speaking, he stamped his feet lightly, a smile on his face.

"The 'Sword of Glory' under your feet was designed, built, and delivered by the 'Essex Fortress Dockyard' after sea trials."

"The designer is the general manager of the Holy Machine of Gospel - Alex Seversky."

Silas's expression froze instantly, his pupils shrank suddenly, and the rumor about the official machine of the fourth sword-bearer of the ** Kingdom of Heaven - [Gospel Holy Machine Prometheus] emerged in his mind.

As Xia Xiu's student and the core member of the courtyard, he had naturally heard of this legendary holy machine.

In the "Blood Moon Incident" that shocked the entire Terra not long ago, [Holy Machine of Gospel] made headlines in all major news media and became the focus of discussion throughout Terra.

The Edisi Federation Military Intelligence Agency, the Wandman Newspaper and other institutions have reported on the performance and combat performance of this machine. Even Terra's mainstream academic institutions and military think tanks have conducted analyses to try to decipher the true secrets of this machine.

The news headlines are of different styles.

The Wandman Newspaper Company starts with a classic combo:
《Shocking! The fourth sword bearer of Heaven arrives on the battlefield, and the fourth generation super-sized machine is put into actual combat for the first time!》

"The official machine of the fourth sword bearer in heaven - revealing the secrets of "Prometheus"!"

The Edisi Federation Military News and the New Testament Terra Times are more rigorous technical reports.

"Analysis of the Fourth Generation Machine: Heaven's Divine Punishment Weapon?"

The End of Human Biological Technology? On the "Gospel Holy Machine" and the Future of Cogwheel Orthodoxy

At present, the mainstream of Terra is "Ether general-purpose humanoid mobile weapon".

The source of its technology can be traced back to the miracles left on the earth by the ancient [God of All Machines, Mackan].

Terra's mecha technology was not so much developed as it was advanced through archaeology.

Whenever people discover new fragments of the God of All Machines, they will discover new mechanical technology, and it is these remaining miracles that have driven the four generations of evolution of Terra's mechas.

First generation machine.

Its characteristics are respect for physics and use of traditional energy, such as thermonuclear reactors and electromagnetic propulsion systems.

The representative machine is the old Heavenly Titan mecha, the first generation of humanoid combat weapons.

The old tradition of Terra began with the second generation of machines - when in doubt, use the ether theory.

The second generation of machines gradually freed themselves from physical limitations and reached the well-known "physics does not exist" stage, and began to adopt supernormal particle technology and machine soul interaction systems.

The third generation machine, officially recognized by the Gear Orthodox Church as "God's Machine", is usually equipped with telepathic technology, transformation mechanism, and a machine soul with a certain subjective will.

Its most representative machine is the Daevite Guard.

After that, it is the fourth-generation machine that Terra recently unearthed.

The fourth generation is called God's Guardians, God's personal machines.

The core concept is no longer based on intelligence and machine soul, but on "carrying capacity" as the highest standard.

They are no longer just simple combat weapons, but the embodiment of war that can carry extraordinary existence.

The breakthrough of its core technology is how to enable the mighty unit to enter the [Supernormal Crown Form] and rely on the body to enhance its combat capability.

The main feature of the fourth-generation machine is that it has a carrying capacity that exceeds the general [Crown-class], which can enable the powerful unit to enter the characteristic combat power stage of [Supernormal Crown].

The latest representative machine of archaeology is, of course, the official machine of the fourth sword-bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven, the Gospel Holy Machine Prometheus, which was called the despicable fire thief by the Gear Orthodox Church and stole the glory of God.

Its prototype is an ancient legacy buried deep in the underground civilization - [God-given Colossus].

Legend has it that the Mekhanite Church was able to resist the Sarkic army on the frontal battlefield because they were equipped with three [God-given Colossi].

These three God-given colossi carry the might of God. Every time they go into battle, they can tear apart the torrent of flesh and blood in the abyss and sweep through the enemy with a war mode beyond ordinary understanding.

Later, with the fall of the Mekhanite Church, the whereabouts of these three God-given colossi became unknown, becoming one of the most mysterious legacies in Terra's history.

Xia Xiu discovered one of them during an archaeological operation, and with the help of the [Essex Fortress Dockyard] in the unknown land of heaven, he repaired and transformed it, and eventually it became the [Gospel Holy Machine].

"Prometheus" - the legendary fire thief, now the gospel machine.

"Every time a new generation of machine is discovered through archaeological excavations, it must have a crushing effect on the previous generation."

——This is the classic argument of the Cogwheel Orthodox Church regarding the hereditary machine.

Silas's breathing hitched slightly, and his heart seemed to skip a beat.

Of the fourth-generation machines that Terra has revealed so far and that have actual combat experience with, the only one is Heaven's Holy Machine of Gospel.

He exhaled slowly, his eyes burning with excitement uncontrollably.

No man can resist driving a Gundam!

"Teacher, when you finished transforming the first Sword-class frigate, you asked it to make a round trip to Depth 5 to carry out calculations..."

He suddenly realized that the real purpose of this transport mission was probably far more than just logistical supply.

Silas' pupils shrank slightly, and he said in surprise:

"Are you here to transport the Holy Machine of Gospel?"

His thoughts quickly went back to the scene the day before yesterday.

Ordnance Officer Thomas Picton, with excitement on his face, supervised the transportation of a special device that was 100 meters high into the anchorage dock.

At that time, he just thought it was a supercomputer array used to adjust fleet tactics, or a core device used to adjust the ether environment.

But now he understood——

That's not just any strategic material...

That is the coffin where the [Holy Machine of Gospel] rests!
Silas gasped, too shocked to speak for a moment.

Seeing this, Xia Xiu smiled and said casually:

"Well, Prometheus is now in the cruiser's composite anchorage dock."

"The chief has already started debugging the machine, so I just need to go over there."

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a hint of amusement in his eyes, he raised his eyebrows at Silas and said:

"Why? Do you want to go and see it together?"

Hearing these words, the fighting spirit in Silas' eyes instantly burned!

If it were something else, he might be able to restrain himself.

But - driving a Gundam? You must be kidding!
"Of course I want to go!"

He answered almost without hesitation, without even having time to turn off the tactical terminal behind him, and followed the teacher's footsteps.

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puff-

The door of the dock slowly opened
Two figures, one in front and one behind, stepped into the complex dock at the deepest part of the cruiser.

As the heavy metal door slowly opened, the scene inside the dock came into view——

Countless mechanical priests of the Mole Science Society were working in the sky, mechanical arms were running on tracks, sparks were flashing above the dock, and a huge machine was standing quietly in the center, like a sleeping god of war.

At one side, an old engineer in his seventies was directing the excited ordnance officer Thomas Picton and other sons of the ordnance system to carry out the final debugging work.

This old man is none other than the commander-in-chief of the Holy Gospel Machine, Alex Seversky.

The navigator Silas just glanced at the old engineer quickly, and couldn't help but cast his eyes on the huge monster ahead.

"...Oh my god."

Even though he had heard the legend of the Holy Gospel Machine long ago, when he actually saw it with his own eyes, he was still completely shocked by this huge deity.

It was a 101-meter-tall war colossus, covered in silver-white high-reinforcement alloy armor, with countless complex ether runes carved on its surface. Its torso structure was built with a solid skeleton, like the ultimate weapon shaped by the gods with the golden ratio.

The most eye-catching thing is the three giant suspended metal wheels on the back of the body. They are arranged in a triangle and suspended quietly, as if surrounding a dominant planet.

Under the illumination of the ship's lights, the pair of sharp V-shaped antennas on the top of the machine flashed a cold metallic glow, adding a touch of majesty to this god of war.

Silas couldn't help but hold his breath, immersed in the amazing beauty of this terrifying mechanical giant.

Just as Silas was intoxicated by the magnificence of the machine, Xia Xiu had already arrived in front of the commander-in-chief and greeted him with a smile.

"Commander-in-Chief, how is the commissioning of the aircraft going?"

Alex Seversky raised his head slightly, glanced at the fourth sword bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven, then lowered his head to look through the data terminal in his hand and said slowly:

"The power of the core drive reactor is stable at 98.6%, the synchronization rate of the floating wheel group has reached the expected standard, the load data of the body skeleton has been debugged, and the etheric circuit is operating smoothly."

"All external weapon systems have been activated, the crown carrier has been preheated, and the communication module is connected to the fleet channel correctly."

He paused, looked up at Xia Xiu, and added:
"All in all, everything is going fine at the moment."

Xia Xiu nodded with satisfaction, and asked casually while moving his wrist:
"The Ethics Committee's Cupid module should have been connected, right?"

[Cupid Module], a celestial resource system with a petaflop of ether floating point operations per second.

The commander glanced at him and said calmly:
"Of course I did."

"Old Felden was quite generous this time. He directly approved 200 trillion ether floating point computing resources."

"That's enough for you to toss around."

Hearing this data, Xia Xiu couldn't help but laugh.

"That's good."

His eyes flickered slightly, and his gaze fell on the war god, and he slowly uttered a sentence:

"I'll try to adapt to the new body."

He stretched out his arms, with a smile on his face:

"Get your projection equipment ready."

"This time, I plan to open up a new way to play... oh... it's driving skills."

Hearing this, the commander-in-chief raised his head, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became more serious than ever before.

He closed the data terminal and said in a deep voice:

"Be careful, you have to be careful about the synchronization rate of the machine."

"The adaptor of the Holy Gospel Machine is not an ordinary ether pilot, but a great power unit."

"If your synchronization rate exceeds the threshold, your information integration form will be directly bound to Prometheus."

He stared at Xia Xiu fiercely, and emphasized in a low voice:

"This situation is irreversible."

However, facing the general's warning, Xia Xiu just shrugged casually and raised his hand to make a reassuring gesture.

He smiled and said:

"We are just fighting against a Gis foreign empire. We don't need to use too high a synchronization rate."

Xia Xiu stretched his arms casually while chatting with the general manager. Then, he exhaled lightly, and the two core components in his body started up quietly.

——[Second Heart·Heart Engine].

start up!

——[Broken Fire].

combustion!

In an instant, an invisible shock wave erupted from Xia Xiu's body. His chest swelled slightly like the beating of a war drum, and the speed of the ether flow in his body suddenly increased.

At the same time, the eye sensors of the silent Holy Machine of Gospel lit up with scarlet light, like a sleeping giant slowly opening its eyes.

Buzz————!
The etheric circuits throughout the machine began to show golden and blue lines, like some kind of ancient sacred mark engraved on the machine. Light spread from the surface of the mecha, as if the entire machine was beginning to wake up.

Xia Xiu's body began to burn, but this was not an ordinary flame, but a data flame composed of countless azure pixel blocks.

Pixelated light particles rose from his body like a formatted data stream, and his eyes, originally bright golden pupils, were now covered by a deep azure halo.

The halo was like a rotating nebula in the universe, flowing slowly.

He raised his palms slightly, and data flames covered his entire body.

【Start syncing! 】

The next moment——

Rainbow light bursts out!

A brilliant rainbow stream of light burst out from his body, and his figure instantly disappeared, turning into a pure beam of light, rushing straight towards the driving core of the Holy Machine of Gospel.

"boom!"

In the cockpit, rainbow light gathered in the center and gradually condensed into a human shape. Xia Xiu's figure appeared in the cabin and he slowly opened his eyes.

There were no traditional seats and joysticks around, but a deep, translucent psychic space, as if the entire cabin was immersed in a realm where data and consciousness blended.

Spiritual connection established

[Telepathic frame: synchronizing...]

[Core authority: Hugh Abraham! ]

Data streams emerged on the retina, information flowed like a waterfall, the holographic interface in the cockpit was automatically activated, etheric beams formed countless calculation formulas around, and the internal frame of the entire body was directly connected to Xia Xiu's spirituality!
The next second, a data pop-up window appeared in front of him.

[Current synchronization rate: 55%]

"Start preparing to leave the cabin now."

cried the Archbishop of Gospel.

As the commander-in-chief issued the order, all relevant personnel present began to speed up their work.

Click~
Click~
Click~
With the sound of heavy air pressure being released, the huge alloy lock loosened, the cable disconnected, and the fixed arm slowly retracted.

The entire dock began to vibrate, countless engineering robotic arms automatically returned to their positions, warning lights inside the hull flashed, and the system confirmed that the startup process was correct.

Xia Xiu sat upright in the cockpit, raised his hand slightly, and his spiritual will penetrated the body, completely synchronized with the [Gospel Holy Machine].

【Energy connection released】

[Battle Mode Activation]

[——Exit permission confirmed, ejection track charging completed]

At the front of the dock, a huge hatch slowly opened, and a dazzling golden-blue light shone in from outside.

The external astral battlefield is clearly visible, and the dense Githian fleet in the distance is still on high alert. At the end of the hyperspace channel, the Githian capital of Tunaras is quietly suspended, like a lonely star about to be swallowed by the storm.

Inside the dock, all the Sons of the Courtyard, ordnance officers, and engineers stopped their work and looked up at the long-sleeping god of war who was about to awaken.

Xia Xiu smiled slightly and gripped the control scepter tightly. His consciousness directed the body like thunder. The ether flowed and the spiritual energy was infused. The huge war mecha suddenly took a step forward!
Boom————!
The heavy footsteps of the hundred-meter giant echoed throughout the entire dock, and a sense of oppression instantly swept the entire area!

In an instant, the preheating process of the ejection platform started, the orbital electromagnetic accelerator was charged, red warning lights flashed wildly around the body, and data beams poured down like waterfalls, wrapping the body and forming a rainbow energy barrier!

Buzz————!!

The ejection track erupted with a deafening roar, and a pure beam of light burst out. The [Gospel Holy Machine Prometheus] was like an arrow shot from a bow, dragging a brilliant etheric trajectory, and instantly rushed out of the dock and leaped into the void battlefield.

A golden and blue light flashed in Xia Xiu's eyes. He exhaled slightly and then murmured softly.

"Prometheus, start expelling the target!"