Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 900: The Battle for Domination of the Star Realm IV
After all actions were finalized, the operating mechanism of the Earthly Courtyard was officially launched.

Like a huge war machine, all links began to connect precisely and each member quickly returned to their positions.

All the most subtle operations were carried out in an orderly rhythm with Xia Xiu's tacit approval and [Adam's] assistance.

From high-level decision-making to executive action, from issuing instructions to allocating resources, everyone began to follow the procedures and move towards the set goals step by step.

While all this was going on, Sieg had already set out with his imperial guards.

Accompanying Xia Xiu were the President of the Assassin's Court, Zhou Yi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards, and four special operators.

All the forces are ready to embark on the [Sword of Glory] together.

The warship slowly rose in the harbor, its Gothic-style hull gleaming with unparalleled pressure under the starlight, like a giant beast. Its enormous propulsion force allowed it to slowly sail out of the harbor, heading straight for the [Hebria region].

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Hebria Hub, the focal point of the Astral War.

[Hebria] is a core hub where planes intersect, connecting entrances to multiple dimensions. It is a strategic fortress of the Soul Sucker Empire in multi-dimensional space.

The Soul Sucker Empire set up dimensional barriers and psychic protection layers here to lock the Hebria Hub firmly under its control.

This hub is not only the command center of the Mind Drainer Empire, but also a psychic network hub that transcends the stars. It connects multiple dimensions through a series of inter-dimensional mental connection points, forming the strategic depth of the empire.

There are multiple interfaces of psychic fluctuations and space folding between the dimensions around this hub. They are not only the interstellar defense line, but also the extension of the mind mastermind of the Soul Sucker Empire.

The hub's periphery is tightly surrounded by the "Old Spirit Bone Ring", which is the first line of defense of the Spirit Sucker Empire.

The frontline areas are active, and the Courtyard Fleet is rampaging like a beast on the edge of the Old Wraithbone Ring.

Relying on their high mobility and terrifying Blood Oath Legion, they acted like a sharp blade, fiercely cutting bloody wounds in the ring.

Every time the fleet's ships flashed in the enemy's field of vision, it was like a deadly storm, and the corruption like a bloody cancer spread rapidly.

When they arrived at a defense hub, the defenses set up for the Soul Sucker Empire were not ready to react, and the enemy was completely wiped out in just a few minutes.

But the fleet left quickly like a ghost and disappeared into the darkness, leaving the enemy with only scorched earth and endless fear.

Later, thirteen Sword-class frigates led by the Astra Militarum also began to join the battlefield.

Suddenly, the battle outside the Hebria Hub spread like a raging fire.

As these fleets advanced rapidly, this war that affected the entire ring belt made all forces in the entire "Observable Star World" feel terrified.
The all-out war between the Soul Sucker Empire and the Midgard Courtyard is not just a clash of two forces, but also a decisive contest concerning the future fate of the astral realm.

Whoever wins this battle will become the overlord of the star world. No other force will be able to compete with him, and all forces will have to submit to the new overlord.

In the bridge of the Cobra-class destroyer at the front, Tours stood side by side with the navigator.

The fox tail behind the young boy Turles was swaying restlessly from side to side, and the fox ears on his head were also standing upright. His boyish face looked extremely conflicted at the moment.

The navigator standing next to him was a giant, about three meters tall, wearing the power armor of the Imperial Guards, and the third eye on his head was opened as wide as possible.

Navigator Silas Cephalon is the key to this battle. It is thanks to his third eye that the Courtyard Fleet can play with the Nautilus Fleet of the Mind-Draining Empire on the front line.

The two stood next to the tactical projector, and the battle situation on the front line appeared before their eyes.

The navigator at the side said: "Your Majesty's throne will soon arrive at the front line."

Tours glanced at the battle map, frowned slightly, and spoke with a hint of solemnity:
"Abraham is coming. I wonder if he can invite the Mechanical Saint of the Orthodox Church to come as well. Although we have gained a huge advantage on the front battlefield, we are still short of powerful units..."

"According to the combat intelligence collected so far, the Soul Sucker Empire currently has approximately 1000 active colonies, each centered around a Supreme Brain.

These upper brains are giant brain-like entities, immersed in a special pool of fluid, and possess intelligence and telepathic abilities several times higher than ordinary mind suckers. "

"A typical colony consists of several hundred mind suckers and several thousand slave races—kobolds, goblins, and even some humans.

These mind suckers continue to expand their colonies through mind parasitism and transformation technology, and control slave races to establish secondary settlements. "

Tours's eyes became more serious:

"At the center of each colony, in addition to the upper brain, there is also the [main brain], which commands the entire complex colony.

Each mastermind is connected to the mind network. Once we touch these mastermind areas, they will mobilize crown-level resources to fight back. "

The navigator's face darkened slightly. This was the core problem that the Courtyard Fleet was currently facing, and the reason why they could not move forward:

"The Council of Masterminds of the Soul Sucker Empire has thirty-two Masterminds, but one of them has been taken in by His Majesty in the ruins."

"Thirty-one masterminds..."

Turles whispered, his fox tail shaking quickly, indicating that the prime minister of the administration under Abraham, the vice-president of the courtyard, was in a irritable mood.

"They are not thirty-one powerful individual units, but a whole, a huge collective closely connected through the mind network; they share the crown-level power through the mind network, connecting with each other and coordinating collectively."

"This means that if the Courtyard Fleet chooses to attack a certain direction, a certain enemy mastermind can mobilize 100% of its computing resources and directly reach the peak of Crown-level power to meet our fleet's charge head-on. Even our main fleet will not be able to easily break through this kind of combat power."

"This is also the most disgusting part, allocating resources..."

The navigator also nodded and said:
"If the Courtyard chooses to split its forces, their thirty-one masterminds can split different resources according to the battle situation. Although it is not necessarily possible for every region where the mastermind is located to reach the crown-level power, even after the split forces, it is enough to strategically curb our attack."

There was a hint of solemnity in Tours' eyes.

“This is the biggest challenge we face right now.

We had been advancing through blitzkrieg earlier, destroying the hub of the front-line Mind Drainer Empire and successfully cutting off the hyperspace route, which prevented the Mind Drainer Empire's Nautilus Fleet from gathering.

But we must also know that this situation is temporary; every time we advance to a new core defense area, the mastermind will dispatch resources and quickly mobilize a strategic counterattack.

No matter which line of defense we choose to break through, we will be met with a strong counterattack from the Mastermind."

The navigator's expression became more serious. He continued to reason along the lines of the vice-principal's battlefield theory:
"And as the battle line lengthens and time goes by, the Nautilus Fleet of the Soul Sucker Empire may begin to organize a counterattack.

By then, the blitzkrieg advantage we rely on will be gone.

If our fleet cannot destroy these masterminds as soon as possible, the next battle will be even more difficult."

Tulsi closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"So this is the fundamental reason why we are here now - the longer the battle drags on, the more the Soul Sucker Empire will be able to build up its counterattack force through the Mastermind's dispatch. Our blitzkrieg advantage will eventually be disintegrated by waves of counterattacks."

"Therefore, every step of our attack must be precise and swift, and we must not give the Soul Sucker Empire a chance to breathe. If we stagnate in the process of advancing, the power dispatched by the Mastermind will overwhelm us, and we will eventually lose the opportunity to completely break through the defense line."

The navigator took over the conversation again:
"The news from the courtyard is very clear. After the Relic War, the Orthodox Church's powerful units have made it clear that they will not participate in the next war."

"They will only send the Folding Fleet and Iron Wall for support. These can only serve as supplementary forces and cannot directly support us in breaking through the defense line."

Tours shook his head and said with some dissatisfaction:
"This Mechanical Saint did it on purpose. He knew that the only chance to break through the layers of defense of the Soul Absorber Empire was to deploy more than one Crown-class units, allowing the Mastermind Council to attack from all sides and disperse their resources.

Only in this way can we force them into a multi-faceted defense, and we can slowly erode their strength.”

Navigator: "But now, the Mechanical Saint cannot join the battle. If Your Majesty decides to lead the attack personally, then he will have to face the support of the entire colony of the Soul Sucker Empire - that is the support of the entire empire, the entire civilization, and the entire race."

"Even His Majesty has to temporarily avoid his brunt..."

Hearing this, Vice Principal Turles's fox ears drooped half way, and he sighed and said:

"Time waits for us not."

He glanced at the battle situation on the projection.

"If time is long enough, the courtyard can still rely on the huge advantages of the two fully repaired 3.5-generation aircraft and two fourth-generation aircraft to complete the cannibalization process. We can definitely find a breakthrough in their weak links during the cannibalization process."

He paused for a moment, then continued:
"But when we decided to seize the remains of the machine, the battle between the Soul Sucker Empire and us was destined to be a fight to the death."

"So all we can do is to strike first and launch a surprise attack before they attack."

The pilot agreed:

"A surprise attack is the best option, especially at this critical moment. We must seize the opportunity before the Soul Absorber Empire recovers.

Time is on their side; if we choose to delay after seizing the machine, they will definitely choose to attack with all their forces without hesitation, and then we will have no advantage at all."

At the critical moment when Tours and the navigator were discussing the battle situation, suddenly, a message box popped up from the Courtyard Genealogy Think Tank [Adam], with flashing lights, breaking the silence in the bridge.

The content of the information box is concise and direct:
[The Lord of the Courtyard, has arrived at the front line——]

[The Lord of the Courtyard has given new instructions. Please move to the designated location to discuss in detail the next phase of war mobilization and strategic deployment! ]

Tours and the navigator looked at each other, without any extra words in their eyes.

But they already knew in their hearts that the situation would undergo new changes.

Turles smiled slightly, his ears twitched slightly, and whispered:

"Let's go. We also need to talk to Abraham about the next steps."

The navigator nodded.

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In the area where the Cobra-class destroyers are located, this area called "Death Ray Edge" is not far from the front line of the [Hebria Hub] and is where the fighting is most intense.

The battle situation in this area is constantly changing, and the defenses of the Soul Sucker Empire are constantly being impacted and suppressed.

And at this moment, the throne of the Lord of the Courtyard - [Sword of Glory].

Has quietly arrived at the front line.

The huge Gothic ship is like a moving fortress.

Tours and the navigator boarded a transport ship and quickly crossed the war zone to the command area where the throne was.

As the transport ship slowly docked at the exclusive area within the Imperial Ship, the two people who got off the ship walked into the command hall where Xia Xiu was.

In the hall, the empty space was illuminated by a huge tactical projector, surrounded by layers of strategic maps and real-time data, showing the situation on the battle front.

Standing in front of the tactical map was that familiar figure, with blond hair and golden eyes, and a silver cane in his hand.

"You are here."

Xia Xiu said softly, turning his head with a faint smile on his face.

The two men immediately saluted, then stood beside Xia Xiu, their eyes cast towards the battle map in front of them.

Tours stood beside Xia Xiu, his eyes fixed on every detail in the tactical projection, seeming to evaluate every change.

His ears stood up slightly, his fox tail swayed gently, and then he spoke: "You should know the difficulties the courtyard is facing now, right?"

Xia Xiu did not answer immediately, but continued to stare at the projection in front of him, his golden eyes seeming to calculate something.

"Well, I've read the report."

“The problems the courtyard is currently facing are much more complicated than we initially anticipated.”

Turles frowned slightly, seeming a little uneasy, "Is there any solution?"

Xia Xiu raised his head slightly, and the golden light in his eyes seemed to be flickering. He stroked his chin and said to Tours:
"I have dispatched the Imperial Guards, the Assassin's Court, and the four task forces."

Tours' eyes lit up slightly, but he quickly regained his composure: "Are you planning to...attack by force?"

“But if we do this, the Empire will strike back, how can we ensure a breakthrough?

You know, no matter where the Soul Sucker's main brain is, it will mobilize resources to deal with every wave of our attack."

Xia Xiu replied:
"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while."

"The Kingdom of Heaven has spent so many resources to cultivate the courtyard, isn't it just to deal with the current situation?"

"If it were in the past, facing the Soul Absorber Empire, the Kingdom of Heaven would have deployed a space-based weapon group, two knight groups, and part of the deep space fleet to form a punitive team, and adopted a strong attack method, using high-intensity resource investment and overwhelming firepower to directly launch a full-scale attack."

"And now, as the secular combat force cultivated by the Kingdom of Heaven, our role is to replace some of the strategic positions of the Kingdom of Heaven in the past. The resources that previously required the dispatch of multiple parties are now dispatched to the courtyard for conquest."

“Actual combat is the only criterion for testing secular reform.”

"If the elite of the Courtyard are fully deployed and still cannot bite off the hard bone of the Soul Sucker Empire, then it proves that the direction of our training of the Sons of the Courtyard is wrong."

(End of this chapter)