Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 930 Route Problem
The heavy metal door of the conference room slowly opened in the dull atmosphere, and accompanied by a low-frequency vibration, Xia Xiu stepped in.

This is a space that looks like a parliament palace. The towering dome and circular stone walls wrap the entire conference hall into a closed theater of power.

The walls are engraved with relief inscriptions of the Paladin's Code and the predecessors of various knightly orders. Light pours in from the crack-like skylight in the dome, making it like a court of judgment under the gaze of a god, quiet, solemn, and tolerant of blasphemy.

All eyes in the conference room fell on Xia Xiu.

Officers, military chaplains, tactical bishops and others from different legions stared at the fourth sword bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven with caution, confusion, or expectation.

Xia Xiu looked calm and composed. He was not in a hurry to speak. He just looked into the eyes of every person who was looking at him and nodded slightly in greeting.

His aura was not deliberately ostentatious, but in an instant it filled the entire hall with an indescribable sense of silence that was a mixture of oppression and stability.

On the main seat at the end of the conference hall, five huge stone benches were raised like an altar, like an ancient theocratic throne, rising nearly three meters from the ground, and so heavy that it seemed not to be built for humans.

On these five stone chairs are the five most important tactical fulcrums in this Operation Heavenly Kingdom - the five heroes.

They were huge, four to five meters tall, like memorial statues of the chosen ones cast in the mortal world, sitting quietly in a row of stone thrones that were as high as altars.

Sitting on the far left is the [Fourth Hero Saint Isolde] with silver hair and eyes like mirrors. There is a calm calculation in his eyes, like a silent thinker statue.

The second one, the [Fifth Hero Saint Mar], has dark brown skin and a kind face. He looks more like a silent shepherd, but his solid body cannot be ignored and is as steady as a rock.

The third hero had a pale complexion, a stern expression, and hardly moved at all, like a sharp sword grown in the ice and frost - that was the [Sixth Hero, Holy Trinity] who was known for his calm assaults.

The fourth one is a strong man with copper skin and fiery eyes, [The Seventh Hero Saint Sebastian]. He is silent, but he looks like a spark that can ignite flames at any time.

On the far right is the Ninth Hero, Saint James Pere, wearing red and white holy armor and with his eyes lowered. His expression is so quiet that it is almost mysterious. The sword in his hand does not shine coldly, but it exudes a calm and murderous aura.

The five heroes sat upright on the stone chairs, their bodies were tall and majestic, like the statues in the ancient temples, calm and silent.

Xia Xiu's figure looked like a dwarf in front of such a towering figure.

"It seems that I have to release my physical strength. As combat individuals transformed by Eden himself, the Knights prefer to maintain their combat posture most of the time."

The fourth sword-bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven muttered to himself, his expression unchanged. He walked slowly forward, and when he reached the center of the conference hall, he suddenly stopped.

The next moment, he exhaled softly.

"Holy Forged War Angel Form!"

The golden hair spread out from the forehead, growing rapidly as if some seal was quietly released, drawing arcs like flames in the air.

His height continued to rise, and his bones and muscles were like battle-forged iron, crackling inside his body, and layer upon layer of strength was awakened from deep within - this was the crowned body forged by the twenty-four saints of heaven, and now it was completely liberated.

His back was straight, and the lines of his muscles were like iron chains on a mountain ridge, with sharp undulations and a metallic texture.

"hiss--"

A tearing sound was heard, and the originally tight-fitting uniform could no longer contain this sacred body.

But in the next moment, a layer of light but extremely shiny phantom armor emerged from his body like water, growing and taking shape along the veins of his muscles.

This is the magical power armor that [Vashak] specially woven for him through [Private Customization]. It is mainly golden in color, with sharp lines, and is surrounded by barely perceptible runes and metal engravings.

When Xia Xiu completed the full deployment of his combat body and his figure rose to the top of five meters, the originally slender silver-white, flute-like [Lever of Heaven] also expanded, and the shape of the scepter was suddenly formed. The divine patterns of thunder and earth were engraved on the silver light. On the head of the scepter, four sealed positions symbolizing the [Bull of Heaven] slowly rotated like star tracks embedded in the sky.

When Xia Xiu's height reached more than five meters and was the same as the five heroes, the five heroes stood up one after another.

Xia Xiu looked at them, his lips slightly raised, his voice filled with strength and confidence that burst out from his bones and blood:

“Next, we will work together.”

"What I carry within me is the template of [Saraphiel] in the Eight Highest Heavens."

"In this battle, the knights will deploy their tactics with me as the core."

"And your mission is to transport and guard each planetary engine, ensure that they are successfully sent into their respective orbits, and maintain the continuous advancement of the entire kick-off operation."

He walked steadily to the round table in the center of the conference hall and struck the ground with his silver staff, making a low but solemn roar.

"Eden."

he whispered.

A white light spread silently, and a three-dimensional tactical layer of gold and white was projected onto the round table.

On the picture, every deployment point of the planetary engine, orbital jump zone, energy radiation channel and knight configuration route are all displayed in a complex layering and line structure, like a sacred clock mechanism surrounding the moon.

Xia Xiu stood in the middle of the layer holding a scepter, looked around at the five heroes, and said:

"If you have any questions or needs, you can raise them now."

The five new heroes looked at the fourth sword-bearer of heaven who had turned into a big blond man with scrutiny in their eyes.

Although they had heard a lot about this famous colleague, compatriot and comrade-in-arms, this was the first time they worked with him at close range.

Hugh Abraham, as the first angel in the Heavenly Genealogy to participate in the election of decision-makers as a sword bearer, his every move attracts the attention of major angel factions in the genealogy at all times.

But Xia Xiu knew it very well. He knew these people.

Although the five heroes are the incumbents, the knight factions behind them are different factions of the Kingdom of Heaven. They each have their own creeds and temperaments. Although the leaders have changed due to the death of the old heroes, the deep-rooted traditions and fighting concepts have not changed.

And I don’t know whether Eden did it on purpose or by accident this time.

The five heroes dispatched this time include members of two non-mainstream core factions in addition to the three traditional factions (The Box Garden Project, Utopia, and Utopia).

That is, these five heroes represent five different angel factions;
4. The Knights of Saint Isolde - Liberation Theology (Utopia Modification Faction.)
5. The Knights of Saint Martin - Pluralistic Cooperation (advocating cooperation with the great powers and uniting all human forces.)
6. The Order of the Holy Trinity - Anti-Revisionism (Fundamentalism)
7. The Knights of Saint Sebastian - Anabaptists (the faction modified by the Box Garden Project)
9. The Knights of St. James Pere - The Republic. This "kick-off operation" is attended by many talented people, and there are many immortals.

Among the five heroes representing different principles and advocacy, the ninth hero is undoubtedly close to him. He and Yegor, one of the six chief judges of the lunar base, are his political allies and members of the ideal country.

Xia Xiu's political propositions and genealogical outline were originally inclined towards the centralized line of the Utopia faction, so the Utopia was a natural political ally of his.

It's just that because he wants to be the decision maker, Xia Xiu has not yet clearly expressed which of the three major factions of the Kingdom of Heaven he supports, but his various actions - especially the Enlightened Dictatorship he proposed after becoming the director of the Administration - undoubtedly tell others that he has a very high compatibility with the Utopia faction.

So when Xia Xiu asked other heroes what they thought, the Ninth Hero was the first to express his opinion.

"Sir Abraham, the Knights of the Order of Saint James Pere fully agree with the overall arrangement of this operation, especially as you are the designated coordinator of the kick-off operation of Eden, we have high trust in you."

He spoke slowly, his voice low and full of official rhetoric, "Your responsibility is so important, how dare we slack off?"

"We will cooperate with the deployment of the Supreme Eight Heavens, strictly abide by every dispatch instruction, and ensure that each planetary engine reaches the target orbit within the specified time limit."

Although there are no superfluous words of praise, his clear political support for Xia Xiu is revealed everywhere.

There was a brief silence in the field.

It is no secret that the Republic is very close to Hugh Abraham.

Since the Ivy League War, their common allies have been highly consistent on almost all major positions and have long formed a deep political alliance.

Even Yegor, one of the six chief judges of the lunar base, is a staunch defender of the Utopia faction.

However, Xia Xiu himself has never clearly stated his factional affiliation on any occasion.

This young crown, who looks young but already holds a high position of power and has the final say, is no longer just a swordsman in the eyes of all the major factions.

From the moment he decided to run for the next Resolutioner as the Sword Bearer, his every move attracted the attention of other angels at every moment.

The impression that the Fourth Sword Bearer gives to other factions is that he is proficient in navigating various positions and is also good at maintaining a "balanced ambiguity" between factions; he knows the price and bargaining chips of power and never makes promises easily.

This is a perfect pedigree politician.

Many angels knew that as long as Hugh Abraham completed the strategic mission of the Ivy League War, once his military achievements were gathered and his route was legalized, it was a foregone conclusion that he would take the seat of decision-maker in the next election.

Many angels began to speculate on the serial number and codename he would get in the next Resolution.

As long as he is willing to take a step forward, countless forces will make way for him.

Of course, there are also some factions that have different views on Xia Xiu, such as pluralistic cooperation and Anabaptism.

The pluralistic cooperation faction believes that Abraham's series of strategic arrangements will undermine the soft coordination mechanism of the Terra world in the long run, and his tolerance threshold for "structural civil war" is much higher than that of other decision makers.

Some privately called him the fuse of the human civil war.

Pluralistic cooperation obviously still has hope for the Terran countries - of course, since the 72 hours of the crisis, they have completely listed the Oreltin Empire and the Daeva Empire as uncooperative countries.

And Xia Xiu obviously doesn't like these troublemakers from the Terra countries.

How can we lead mankind to greatness by following this bunch of insects!
The attitude of the Anabaptists was more direct; they did not question Xia Xiu's political skills and abilities, they simply feared the endless war that might be brought about by the pure will he displayed.

After all, the idea of ​​the Box Garden faction is to use the resources of Heaven to replicate a larger real world (macro world), transfer all human beings to this world, eradicate all the weird and supernatural powers inside, and return all supernatural powers to Heaven. Heaven is hidden outside of reality and blocks the gods from outside the world.

They still don't want to risk the extinction of their own race and engage in a full-scale conflict with those great terrors.

And the liberation theology school has mixed feelings towards Xia Xiu;
On the one hand, his boundary-breaking behaviors coincided with some of their ideas, and he was called "Eden's Anointed". His interaction with Eden gave the faction an opportunity to check and balance the out-of-control Utopia.

But on the other hand, he is too realistic and conservative, and is too close to the ideal country.

Anti-revisionism has always been cautious in its actions, and its observation of Xia Xiu is based on both academic and practical aspects.

Xia Xiu looked at the other silent heroes.

He knew that this meeting was not just a deployment of military tasks, but also a test of positions and consensus.

He spoke slowly, his voice calm and clear:
“If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them directly - of course, this is not limited to the kick-off operation.”

He glanced from left to right, scanning the four heroes present one by one, paused for a moment, and continued:

"After all, if we want to unite as one, we must have mutual trust."

His tone was neither hurried nor slow, like a sharp blade hidden in his sleeve. He appeared rational and gentle, but it was impossible to ignore the initiative hidden in it.

"After all, we are all angels of heaven. We are all fellow comrades of heaven. We just support different factions."

When these words were spoken, no one in the conference room responded, but a few heroes showed a subtle change in their expressions.

Xia Xiu noticed it, but didn't point it out.

He continued:
"The route is a guideline, and the guideline is clear and comprehensive."

“If the line is wrong, then the policies, organization, personnel, propaganda, etc. will all go wrong; conversely, if the line is right, even if there are some mistakes, they can be easily corrected.”

These words have the momentum to lead everyone out of factional disputes, but they also have the sophistication of a politician.

He quietly shifted the focus of the talks to the struggle over the future of the Kingdom of Heaven.

His eyes were as sharp as torches, and finally stopped at the last hero:
"These claims, after all, are ultimately a discussion of 'who represents the Kingdom of Heaven and the fundamental interests of mankind'."

"We are all serving the Kingdom of Heaven and humanity. We are all comrades of the Kingdom of Heaven and humanity. There is a revolutionary friendship between comrades, so there is no need to hide it."