Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 929 The Knights
On the lunar soil, three sword-bearing men from heaven stood side by side.

If someone else witnessed this scene, they would probably only dare to bow their heads from a distance and not dare to approach.

Because any one of them, placed on Terra, among the major thaumaturgical powers and lineage empires, is a "Lord of Power" who is capable of rewriting the fate of the country and triggering a war of divine punishment.

But at this moment, the three of them stood beside the silent crater on the moon, talking in low voices as if they were old friends who met by chance.

It was rare for Xia Xiu to have such close contact with his two predecessors.

On ordinary days, the sword-bearers almost never appear in the same place at the same time. Each of them is assigned to the most critical functional system of the Kingdom of Heaven, shouldering an irreplaceable responsibility.

Everyone is moving bricks for the great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Now, taking advantage of Hai Si's trouble, the Heavenly Kingdom's "F4 Group" has gathered together three members.

As Xia Xiu chatted with the other two sword-wielding men, they became more familiar with each other.

After the greetings were almost over, the three of them began to get down to business and talked about the current operation.

Muhammad:

“Now that all the planetary engines have been delivered, we are advancing the orbital installation operations according to the standard coordinates set by Eden.

Next, we will wait for the Knights to be reorganized and the deep space fleet to complete energy supply before we can officially enter the deployment phase."

As he spoke, Xia Xiu's eyes also looked up into the sky.

It was a magnificent and speechless picture.

Standing in the dead place of the moon and looking up at the sky, one can clearly see the blue planet Terra, hanging in the distance and covered with a divine veil.

It is like a holy glass bead, wrapped in layers of prisms of the Crystal Sky that are invisible to the ordinary human eye, and seems to emit a quiet trembling light in the deep space.

Its outer shell is like an invisible shield, but at a certain frequency, fluorescent white prismatic lines can be seen, stretching between the planet and the moon like a spider web, appearing and disappearing, with a very orderly beauty, but also hiding a taboo of oppression.

Surrounding it are densely packed satellite systems in orbit and energy arrays floating in the gravitational belt, like mechanically woven star vines, covering every inch of "darkness" between Terra and the Moon.

Xia Xiu looked at all this and said softly:
"According to the combat report I saw... we need to wait for the 'Star God' to enter the predetermined orbital distance before we can initiate the final push.

Eden has divided space into six monitoring and defense zones, with the moon as the center and spreading from near to far. "

"G1 is the farthest region, extending to the outer edge of the Tai-Moon system; while G6... is very close, within the synchronous orbit of the Moon, and is the outpost for first contact."

"Currently, the Kingdom of Heaven has completed the deployment of four on-orbit space stations in the G1 region. These space stations will be used for real-time monitoring of divine interference and the forward projection of mighty power units."

"And the 'space-based platform' of our three sword bearers will also be deployed in the G1 expedition area as a pre-strike unit."

"The 'space-based artillery group' controlled by the Resolution Assembly will be deployed in areas such as G2, G3, and G4 to form a three-dimensional firepower network and a spectrum gravity suppression network."

After Xia Xiu finished talking about the relevant preliminary deployments, the first sword-wielding man spoke.

Saint Valentine's voice sounded softly. In this windless, silent vacuum world, his tone was still gentle and steady, but it contained a hint of a silent reminder:

"Have you come into contact with the new hero of the Knights?"

Xia Xiu shook his head and answered honestly: "Not yet."

Upon hearing this, Saint Valentine gently closed the yellowed ancient book in his hand, cast his eyes towards the temporary lunar command tower in the distance that looked like an altar for the god of war, and said slowly and forcefully:

"Since the crisis broke out 72 hours ago...these five groups of heroic knights have been reorganized."

"These people are all heroes who emerged from the bloodbath of the Oletin Empire and the Daeva Empire. The heroes are the embodiment of war and one of the roots of the new order of the Kingdom of Heaven."

He paused for a moment, and his amber eyes fell on Xia Xiu, his gaze as deep as the sea:
"If you want to be the next 'Decisive Man,' or even take half a step toward that path - you need to be with them."

"Moreover, you need them to acknowledge you and trust you."

Xia Xiu heard this and nodded and said:
“Understood, I have listed visiting them as the next task node.

I need to discuss with them the adaptation of the 'Supreme Eight Heavens' module and the integration of tactical details for the next phase of operations."

Saint Valentine said to his descendants with deep meaning:
"Let's take advantage of this operation to get in touch with the heroes."

"Understand the needs of the Knights, and let them see the performance of you as a reserve decider."

Xia Xiu nodded solemnly upon hearing this.

He then pondered for a moment, then asked the question that concerned him most:
"Where do you think the most dangerous point of this operation is?"

Saint Valentine lowered his brows slightly, as if listening to some indescribable whispers.

After a silence of about three seconds, he spoke, his tone calm but heavy as iron:
"The Star God has awakened."

When these four words were spoken, the moon was as silent as a tomb.

The second sword-bearer, Muhammad, also nodded slowly, and said in a low voice:
"The awakening of the Star God is the situation we least want to see. If it really comes to that, Operation Kick-off will be more than just a deep space jump plan."

Xia Xiu didn't say anything, but his eyes sank, and he couldn't help but sigh and said:

"It seems that everyone's judgment... is consistent."

No one wants the Star God to revive, including other countries on Terra...

Thinking of this, Xia Xiu looked at the blue planet in the distance that was wrapped in a crystal sky. His thoughts moved slightly, and he couldn't help but ask the question that was weighing on his heart:

"...I haven't been in Terra for a while, so I'm a little curious now. How do the Terran nations react to the Kingdom of Heaven's actions this time?"

Muhammad turned his head slightly, his expression calm, but his tone was somewhat realistic and stern:

“They certainly want us to succeed.”

He pointed to the satellite clusters and etheric flow nodes floating in the distance, "After all, this time, it's not a question of standing on the right side, but a question of whether the entire world can continue."

"We and They..."

Mohammed paused and looked at the Terra which was still slowly spinning.

“They are essentially grasshoppers tied together by a string, except that many people want to have their own way.”

Xia Xiu nodded slightly, showing his understanding. "We were able to mobilize all five knights this time," Mohammed continued, "and part of the reason is that among the Terran countries, the Oletin Empire and the Daeva Empire, which were the fuse, have temporarily stopped their mischief recently."

"They each came up with their own vision, co-signatures, and checks and balances drafts, which temporarily suppressed the border conflict. Only then were we able to withdraw the Knights from the Oaxaca region and deploy them in a centralized manner."

Xia Xiu couldn't help but rub his chin as he fell into deep thought.

The two Axis military powers, the Oletin Empire and the Daeva Empire, are willing to clash with each other, probably because the existence behind them is full of fear of the Star God.

At this time, Muhammad raised his hand to adjust the cloak on his shoulders, and then said:
"Valentin and I will head to the G1 space station to coordinate with the expedition platform's dimensional network deployment and wait for specific combat instructions from the resolution meeting."

"Then you two have worked hard."

Xia Xiu bowed deeply again, his tone no longer polite but sincere and respectful.

Afterwards, he said goodbye to the two and headed to Artemis, the core of the lunar base outpost.

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Moon base.

The core central area: Artemis.

Xia Xiu walked through the Moon Landing Corridor constructed of black alloy and headed towards the area where low-frequency energy was vibrating like the heart of a starship.

The scene before his eyes quickly changed from the barren gray lunar soil to a magnificent fortress standing in the deep valley of the lunar soil - that was Artemis.

Artemis is not only the frontline center of the Kingdom of Heaven at the South Pole of the Moon, but also the nerve center of the entire "Operation Kick-off", the core of the strategic overall control and divine control coordination platform.

It is not a building in the traditional sense, but a "miracle structure" that combines miracles and engineering feats.

The entire Artemis is built in a geologically stable zone deep in the Aitken Basin. It consists of seven giant [pillars] that penetrate the basin's crust, forming a spider-web-like multi-dimensional tension structure that can counteract the external forces of moonquakes and orbital deviations.

The central body presents a spatial layout similar to a "radiating flower".

Walking into Artemis, Xia Xiu was immediately surrounded by a solemn and rational atmosphere.

There is no ostentatious decoration here. All the walls and floors are made of silver-gray structures composed of local minerals from the moon and specially selected metals from heaven. The lines are straight and the textures flow slowly on the surface like sacred texts.

The light source comes from the ether lamp suspended from the top, which simulates the trajectory of the starlight, as constant as the star wheel of day and night, creating a tranquility like a trial in the middle of the night.

The air was filled with the faint scent of silvery white flowers, which was the power inhibitor condensed from the breath of Eden. It could suppress the overly violent echoes of divinity and also make those who stepped into it naturally feel awe as if they were in a temple.

Xia Xiu walked steadily but unhurriedly into the west corridor of Artemis, where the heroes of the five major knight orders were standing by.

According to Eden's guidance, he is about to meet with several heroes to coordinate the final operational details of "Operation Kick-off".

On the way to the Yingjie Camp, Xia Xiu's mind began to unconsciously recall the information of the five Heavenly Knights currently deployed at the lunar base.

[Order of Saint Isolde]; Fourth Hero Command

They are the shapers of the logic of war.

The most praised parts of this unit are its subordinate "War Data Compilers" and "Machine Soul Trainers".

The former has the ability to quickly convert battlefield information into weapon codes, and can use data to give will guidance and rune calibration to the trajectory in actual combat; the latter specializes in taming war machine spirits, allowing those ancient war machines and spirits to be accurate and consistent on the battlefield.

Their primary weapons are rune ballistic weapons, and every shot is accompanied by the chanting of thaumaturgical texts.

The [Coded Armor] they wear is a masterpiece of the Heavenly Alchemy Workshop, capable of resisting high-level thaumaturgical interference and Meem pollution. They are a Meem special attack force specially created to fight against high-level Meem pollution entities.

[Order of Saint Martin]; Fifth Hero Commander
This force is called the Apostles of the Iron Priest.

They provide assistance and show kindness, and often serve as comfort and rescue intermediaries at disaster sites.

But once the battle really began, it was like the arrival of God's Punishment Army, and the sense of oppression was almost like the rumbling of the earth.

What they hold is the [Heavy Ceremonial Hammer], which is not a blunt weapon in the traditional sense, but a divine holy weapon embedded with the "Confession Sealing Technique" that can blast the enemy's mind into a state of collapse.

The [Ci'en Airborne Sky Canopy] they are equipped with is a sacrificial floating array with regional prayer and recovery functions, which can provide a spiritual and divine buffer for hundreds of people on the battlefield at the same time.

Each set of the [Forged Holy Plate Armor] they wear is customized for the knight himself. It can be said that the [Knights of Saint Martin] is a natural-born nurse-type legion that can both attack and defend.

[Order of the Holy Trinity]; Commanded by the Sixth Hero

The most powerful, swift, and most taciturn legion.

They are good at performing covert and assault missions in extreme environments, information shielding and other extreme battlefields, and are known as "falcons in the divine medium."

All of its members have undergone neural stress resistance training, possess extremely strong mental resistance, and are almost immune to most mental oppression skills - even when fighting in the realm of God's descent, they can maintain the integrity of their autonomous combat command chain.

It is rumored that its core members possess the [God's Name Concealing] technique developed by Eden himself, which can hide its existence from all mainstream observation laws in a short period of time. It can be called the strongest "anti-divine unit technique."

[Order of Saint Sebastian]; Commanded by the Seventh Hero.

This order of knights is often referred to as "the annihilators born from the divine fire". Their fighting style is like a blazing flame, killing the enemy with an overwhelming purifying posture, leaving no trace of ashes.

The weapons they use are collectively called the Holy Flame Artifacts, and their signature equipment is the [Purification Spray], a highly flammable liquid prayer fuel mixed with thaumaturgical factors. The knights will apply it all over their bodies and ignite themselves the moment they are about to engage the enemy - their bodies and armor will burn together, like the scorching sun burning their hearts.

The [Prayer Armor] they wear is made entirely of fire-resistant holy copper and lightweight thaumaturgical fibers, and its surface is engraved with burning prayers and flame bans. It can not only withstand extremely high heat for a short period of time, but also amplify the purifying power of the knight's dying blow.

And the last Knights;
[Order of Saint James Pere], led by the Ninth Hero

This is a pure martial arts inheritance group that originated from "faith and sword" and is known as the oldest "Sword Saint Knights" in Heaven.

Each member is a master of swordsmanship and can fight against most heretics with pure martial arts without relying on the assistance of magic.

What they carried was the [Great Cross Sword of Saint Jacob] bestowed by the hero himself. This heavy sword was like a portable altar, serving as both a pillar of faith and a weapon to suppress evil spirits.

This greatsword is not only used for slashing, but also a link between the knight and the covenant; it connects to the Kingdom of Heaven's application "Proverbs".

Every time the sword is unsheathed, ripples of motto will appear on the sword, triggering the words stored and collected by Heaven - these words are the remains of the weaponization of Mi Mu in Heaven's 'Era of the Demon King'.

The knights of this order wear the red and white [Horn of Glory], which is a holy attire used for both ceremony and combat. This armor can form a sanctuary defense wall in battle to resist spiritual pollution and domain invasion.

(End of this chapter)