Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 861: Cake Division of the Courtyard World III
"We are not businessmen, we are war makers."

Alex Reiss, the group representative, raised his head, looked directly at Xia Xiu, and added:

"Although the Children of the Courtyard are powerful, they are too few in number."

"The Courtyard of the World needs an elite and large war machine, and Valraven is willing to build such an army for the Courtyard."

When the capital representatives present heard this, their expressions varied.

Mr. M from [MC&D] looked at the female officer with a half-smile.

Kimberg, the representative of [Kimberg-Leitz], raised his eyebrows slightly, with a calculating gleam in his eyes - the rise of military-industrial enterprises means that the war economy will usher in new investment opportunities.

Anderson, the representative of [Anderson Robotics], also showed interest. Their prosthetic transformation actually involves the military industry. From a certain perspective, they are actually in competition with the group.

For the abnormal capital present, war brings destruction, but for the capitalists who control the abnormal capital, war means - a bigger market, greater profits, and a more far-reaching layout.

Alex Reis looked calm as he waited for Xia Xiu's answer.

What the [Valravin Group] needs is a colonizable hub that can be used as a military command center, military manufacturing base, and special warfare training ground.

The colonies in the courtyard must open up military procurement, with [Valraven] providing weapons, special tactical equipment, and extraordinary soldier transformation projects.

All military operations must leave room for [Valravin]’s participation.

Xia Xiu stretched out his right hand and stroked his chin.

He had to admit that the proposal from the [Walraven Group] just made up for the shortcomings of the courtyard.

The extraordinary fighting power of the Children of the Courtyard is unquestionable, but their numbers are always limited.

If the Courtyard wants to expand and become the overlord of the star world, it must have a large conventional armed force that can respond quickly and carry out long-term campaigns, while also having sufficient special warfare capabilities.

And [Valraven] is the group that is best at cultivating war machines.

They are Terra's top military contractors, controlling the mercenary industry, reality-distorting warriors, abnormal combat tactics, and can even directly control the direction of the war through special channels.

——They need war, and the courtyard needs an army.

This is an exchange of interests.

But the problem is that he doesn't want the Earthly Courtyard to rely solely on a military-industrial complex like [Valraven].

Xia Xiu's eyes flashed slightly. Anderson Robot's cybernetic transformation also needs a reasonable market share.

——The competition between the cyborg corps and the mercenary corps will become an important ecology in the courtyard war system.

He finally made his decision.

"The division of military resources this time——"

His voice was neither hurried nor slow, and his eyes swept across the people present, finally landing on Alex Reis.

"Valraven, get a colonizable hub."

“It’s going to be the war front for the yard.”

The corners of Alex Reis' mouth rose slightly, she knew that her goal had been achieved.

But before she could express her feelings, Xia Xiu continued:
“But the military procurement of the courtyard is not unique to Walraven.”

He turned his gaze and looked at the representative of Anderson Robotics.

"Anderson Robotics also has a market."

Anderson raised his eyebrows slightly, with a meaningful smile on his face.

The meaning of this sentence is obvious - the Courtyard will not allow Valraven to dominate alone, but will support the two military-industrial overlords, let them compete with each other, and ensure that the Courtyard always holds the dominant position in the military-industrial system.

Alex's brows furrowed slightly, but soon she relaxed and nodded quietly.

She understood what the Lord of the Courtyard meant—the Courtyard needed powerful war machines, but would not allow any one military-industrial force to monopolize the market.

As expected, he is evaluated by the Wandman Newspaper as the most ambitious angel in heaven. When it comes to the manipulation of power, he never allows any one party to dominate.

"Then we will prove Valraven's worth with our results."

Alex whispered, her tone calm but with a hidden edge.

Vincent Anderson smiled softly and spread his hands:

"Then, our mechanical army will also show the courtyard what real war calculations are."

When both parties agreed, Xia Xiu smiled slightly, slowly opened his mouth, and told them his next plan for this normal army.

"Since the training base of this standing army is located in the astral world, its name should also fit its mission."

His golden pupils flickered slightly, his eyes swept over the crowd, and his words were sonorous and powerful.

"—it will be called the 'Astra Militarum'."

This is a brand new concept.

The conventional armed forces of the courtyard, an army that truly belongs to mankind, will dominate the starry sky in the near future.

"The current size of the courtyard's space fleet is far too inadequate."

Xia Xiu spread his hands, his tone calm, yet revealing unquestionable authority:
"And I urgently need a large number of naval talents to fill this huge vacancy."

His eyes swept across the capital giants present, such as [Anderson Robotics], [Valraven Group], [MC&D], [Ginberg-Leitz], and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly with a meaningful arc.

"I will have the platforms at Purgatory Gate open, and recruitment of the Astra Militarum will begin in full swing on Terra."

"Any Terran who wishes to join the Courtyard's Astra Militarum can sign up at the Courtyard's hub, Whisper Square, on Terra."

"You can use your respective means, resources, and influence on Terra to assist in recruiting as many talents as possible."

Xia Xiu needs talents, a steady supply of talents to build the Star Army.

Moreover, this will not be a disorderly army, it must be supervised by the system of the Administration.

Xia Xiu's tone became more serious:
"However, there is a prerequisite for joining the Astra Militarum."

"All members of the Astra Militarum must be approved by the Administration."

"Before officially becoming a member of the Astra Militarum, they must apply for and obtain an operator certificate from the Administration."

He looked around at everyone, his eyes sharp, and added without question:
"The Astra Militarum do not have to be official members of the Administration, but they must all be 'in the game' - they must obtain an operator certificate."

"I don't need an out-of-control army, I need a managed, absolutely loyal interstellar force.":
"The highest command body of the Astra Militarum must be led by a human commander and must swear an oath to me—"

"——Be loyal to the Kingdom of Heaven, be loyal to the Administration, and unwaveringly implement the Utopian program."

Xia Xiu was not simply building a fleet, but constructing a completely new military system - a huge army bound by faith, management, and discipline.

It will not become the private army of some capitalist force, nor will it become an ordinary interstellar fleet. It will become the sharp blade of the Earthly Courtyard in the heavens and all worlds, and the executor of the will of heaven.

"In my military organizational structure,"

He fixed his eyes and continued:

"The Astra Militarum is not only a huge fleet, but also a highly organized military force."

"Its personnel structure will strictly follow the Kingdom of Heaven's military rank system, hierarchy, fleet command chain, and belief system, and will be supervised and restricted by multiple forces such as the Court and the Inquisition."

"It will not become an armed force outside the system, but the cornerstone of the expansion of the Earthly Courtyard."

Xia Xiu stood up and waved his fingers gently, and a vast starry sky map appeared in the projection.

"I will divide the battlefields of the heavens and myriad worlds into different battle zone fleets according to demand."

He lightly tapped an area on the star map, which was the current core battlefield of the courtyard.

"Although we have now entered the universe, this so-called universe is only the etheric region close to the real Terra and the solar system." He raised his eyes, looked at everyone, and said slowly:
"Therefore, I intend to divide the current war zone into the 'Sun War Zone'."

"The primary target of the Astra Militarum Solar Fleet is—"

"It is to assist the courtyard in winning the Ivy War and completely unify all the etheric hubs in the 'Solar War Zone'."

This is not only a plan for the Astra Militarum, but also the first step in the expansion of the Midgard.

When the Solar War Zone is completely under the control of the Courtyard, the hegemony of the Ether Fleet with Terra as the core will be completely formed.

As long as we conquer the Solar War Zone, we will conquer all the heavens and worlds!

After Xia Xiu finished speaking, the conference room fell silent again.

Looking at the ambitious fourth sword-bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven and the Lord of the Courtyard, many representatives of abnormal capital showed vigilance in their eyes.

The penguins of the Wandman Newspaper Company ultimately underestimated the appetite of the ambitious Hugh Abraham.

Every capital representative present recalled an article that the Wandman Newspaper had reported:
The Golden Tyrant's Ultimate Plan: He Wants to Use the Sword of Heaven to Break All the Shackles of the Old Era

The abnormal capitalists originally thought that this was just a news gimmick in the usual exaggerated style of the Wandman Newspaper.

——But now, as they looked at the fourth sword-wielder in Heaven and his face that always had a smile on it, they finally understood that those reports might not have been exaggerated at all.

Hugh Abraham not only has the ambition to rule the Kingdom of Heaven and unify Terra;
He even wanted to get his hands on... everything within his sight!
His ambition is more dangerous than their abnormal capital.

Every capitalist is weighing how they can ensure that they are not the discarded pawn in this game.

They had already boarded the Lord of the Courtyard's ship, and it was too late to disembark.

But Xia Xiu didn't care about it.

He still maintained his usual smile, looking at everyone and ignoring those wary looks.

"I think you all have no problem, so please continue."

His tone was nonchalant, as if the Astra Militarum plan just now was just an ordinary matter.

He didn't care what they thought.

Xia Xiu turned his attention to the last two abnormal capitals.

[Vikander Nidtech Media].

[Dr. Wendetinment].

They are the controllers of the information dissemination and entertainment industries, and are also the most adept in the world at manipulating public opinion, shaping culture, and rewriting history.

One controls information, the other controls fantasy.

If the previous abnormal capitalists were the masterminds behind the manipulation of resources, finance and war, then these two companies are shaping human cognition.

They hold the power of "stories", and stories are sometimes more destructive than war.

Color revolutions are the byproduct of stories.

The story can slowly corrupt a country, a regime, or a civilization without any soldiers, and then when necessary...

Overturn them!

Xia Xiu's gaze was still on the representatives of the last two abnormal capitals.

Then he turned his gaze to the representative of Vikander Ned Technology Media, Jerome Sharp.

Under Xia Xiu's gaze, Jerome Sharp slowly stood up, adjusted his cuffs, and put on a polite yet sharp smile on his face.

"Sir Abraham, you should understand that it is not force that controls the world, but stories."

"What really shapes history is not warships, armies and technology, but information, ideology and the 'truth' that people believe in."

"And we—"

"Vikander Nidtech Media is the creator of the 'truth' of this era."

He paused slightly, glanced at all the capital representatives present, and the smile on his face deepened.

"You all want colonies."

"We want resources, we want economic hegemony, we want a military-industrial empire."

"But I want to ask you one thing—"

"If the people in those colonies do not agree with you from the beginning, or even hate you, how long can your empire survive?"

At this sentence, the abnormal capitalists in the conference room all smiled slightly creepy without commenting.

Everyone knows that the power of ideological control is even more terrifying than the military.

——No one can defy a million-strong army, but if a million-strong army fundamentally identifies with your enemy, you have already lost the war before it even begins.

Jerome Sharp gently spread his hands and continued:

“So, our needs are simple.”

"The courtyard is open to all colonies for information dissemination channels, managed by Vikander Nid Tech Media."

"All news, social networks, education systems, cultural communications... all information flows must be reviewed by us."

“Any media that enters the courtyard colony must meet the dissemination standards we set.”

Then, Jerome suddenly changed the subject and looked at the owner of the courtyard sincerely and said:

"At the same time, we hope to gain the support of heaven to help us completely defeat [The Wandman Newspaper]."

"Those penguins who slandered, defamed, and abused His Excellency Abraham deserve to die. How could they be so rude to His Excellency!!!"

"So please let us be the only voice in the world of anomalous media."

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

As expected of a journalism major, Jerome started to flatter as soon as he opened his mouth, and even took this opportunity to drag down his old rival [The Wandman Newspaper].

"Oh~"

The corners of the courtyard master's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a really interesting smile.

“Controlling ideology, controlling discourse… this is indeed a smart idea.”

"only--"

"Are you ready to accept the scrutiny of heaven?"

Jerome Sharp's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What do you mean?"

There was a certain unfathomable light flashing in Xia Xiu's eyes. He looked at Jerome and said:
"Vikander Nidtech Media can control the flow of information in the courtyard, but the ideology of the courtyard is determined by the Kingdom of Heaven."

"I can help you destroy the Wandsman Newspaper, but only on the condition that -"

"You are willing to recognize the superiority of the Utopian Program of the Kingdom of Heaven."

“Willing to spread the correct ideology.”

"Willing to be part of Terra's united front."

"Willing to pass on the 'right story'."

(End of this chapter)