Saint Seiya: This Gemini is a bit of a trap.

As a Silver Saint, Michelangelo spoke with great distress about the problems with the Silver Cloths, even stating bluntly that Silver had fallen to a level inferior to Bronze.

His words sounded exaggerated, a typical tactic researchers use to ask for funding.

But Jia Long knew perfectly well that Michelangelo was absolutely right. The Silver Cloth was now just a name. In the manga, the Silver Cloth performed terribly, breaking in almost every battle. It was no different from the Bronze Cloth, and even Bronze Saints could easily destroy it.

In short, just like an Alto with an Audi badge, it not only doesn't live up to its reputation as a Mercedes-Benz replacement, but even a Chery would dare to challenge it on the road!

"Michelangelo, if we support your plan, can you restore the Silver Cloth to its perfect state?"

Jia Long asked the most crucial question.

“I will do my best, and in the entire Sanctuary, only I, Michelangelo, can do it! Because in the research on the Silver Cloth, even Mu and Senior Brother Qiange are not as good as me!”

Prometheus said confidently:

"Among our Jamir clan, from Master Shion onwards, Senior Brother Qiang Ge is the most capable, but he has always been dedicated to the research of artificial Cloths. Mu's ability is also stronger than mine, but he has recently gone astray and has not yet found the right research direction. Among the three of us, only I have been dedicated to the research of the Silver Cloth. I believe that one day, I will be able to make the Silver Cloth shine with its due glory again!"

"I also believe you can do it."

Letting professionals do professional things has always been Jalon's principle. Now that Michelangelo has made a promise, Jalon has decided to support his plan to upgrade the Silver Cloth.

However, this matter is not just about Jia Long alone; it is a major decision concerning all the Silver Saints and requires the support of the entire Sanctuary.

He summoned Aiolos and Aristotle of the Altar, and had Michelangelo explain in detail his plan to upgrade his Silver Cloths.

Just as Jia Long had predicted, Aiolos was very excited after hearing this and immediately expressed his full support.

Surprisingly, Alex, one of the Silver Saints, did not show the expected positive attitude; instead, he looked gloomy.

"Lord Kanon, Lord Aiolos, I am well aware that upgrading the Silver Cloths can greatly enhance the strength of our Sanctuary. As a Silver Saint, I am more than willing to support Michelangelo's plan, but..."

Changing the subject, Alex said with difficulty:

“As Michelangelo just said, upgrading the Silver Cloth requires a large amount of Silver Star Sand, Orichalcos, and Gamma Nylon. Our Sanctuary can still gather Orichalcos and Gamma Nylon, but we don’t have much Silver Star Sand left, which is the biggest consumer of this project.”

"Our Sanctuary's silver star sand is barely enough to maintain daily needs, let alone reforge 24 Silver Cloths. Haven't you two noticed that, with the increase in battles across the land, the Silver Saints' Cloths have become increasingly rudimentary and made with less and less material?"

"oh?!"

If Alex hadn't mentioned it, neither Jialong nor Aiolos would have noticed. But now, after Alex brought it up, Jialong carefully recalled what he had seen in the Sanctuary recently, and it was indeed as the other party had said: the Saint Cloths worn by the Silver Saints were becoming increasingly simple.

Moreover, it seems that the Saint Cloths of the Bronze Saints are also following this trend.

"Alex, what exactly is going on? How come our Holy Land is short of Silver Star Sand? Why didn't you tell me before?"

"That's because we've been lacking silver and copper sand for hundreds of years."

Alex explained with a wry smile.

Since the mythological era, when Hephaestus, the god of fire, forged the Holy Armor on the continent of Mu, gold star sand, silver star sand, and bronze star sand have become strategic resources of the Holy Land. However, due to the existence of the continent of Mu, the Holy Land has not lacked various types of star sand for a long period of time.

Even after the collapse of the Mu continent, Jamir, a part of the Mu continent, still produced abundant stardust.

However, stardust is a consumable resource. No matter how abundant Jamir's resources are, there will be a day when production decreases, while the Saint Seiya's demand for stardust continues to increase with the number of battles.

Of the three types of star sand, gold star sand is the least produced and the most precious. However, the Sanctuary is also the place with the least shortage of gold star sand, because the Gold Cloth only appears once every 200 years, and the usual reserves are enough for the Holy War.

However, silver star sand and copper star sand are different.

Since the age of mythology, the Silver Saints and Bronze Saints have been fighting almost non-stop, and the consumption of these two types of star sand has been continuous. In fact, hundreds of years ago, the Sanctuary was already in short supply of silver and bronze star sand.

It was from that time that the Silver Cloth and Bronze Cloth began to decline.

The lowest point was during the previous Holy War.

Apart from one Pegasus, the Silver Saints and Bronze Saints had almost no outstanding performances.

By the time of Shion, the scarcity of stardust had become even more pronounced. As a result, the precious stardust could only be used on the strongest individuals. Currently, among the Silver Saints, only the Silver Cloths of the Four Guardians can cover the entire body.

Most of the other Silver Saints wear half-body armor.

Even more extreme, some Silver Saints who participate in fewer battles are now showing a trend of adopting bikini-like designs for their Saint Cloths.

The same applies to the Bronze Saints.

After hearing Alex's explanation, Jia Long finally understood why, despite traveling for so long, he had almost never seen a bronze armor that could cover the entire body in the Sanctuary.

He finally understood why the Bronze Saints' Cloths were so shabby at the beginning of the manga, and it was only as their strength grew and they demonstrated their increasing value that Mu modified their Cloths to resemble Saint Cloths more and more.

It turns out the roots are here!

Saints who possess the power of stars do not value resources.

Aside from Aries, who comes from the Jamir clan, few Gold Saints would care about such matters.

However, now that they understand the scarcity of Sacred Star Sand, Jia Long and Aiolos naturally cannot ignore it.

"Alex, besides Jamil, where else is silver star sand abundant?"

"His Holiness Shion also had a plan to upgrade the Silver Cloths. He even found two places that might be rich in Silver Star Sand. However, His Holiness later abandoned the plan for some reason. Perhaps it was because these two places contained unknown dangers..."

Which two locations?

"I've heard His Holiness Shion mention these two places before his death. One is the ruins of Troy in the Conflict Zone, not far from our Sanctuary, and the other... is the Mithril Demon Realm Island, located at the border of the Ice Zone and the Arctic Ocean!"

"Mithril Demon Island?!"

Chapter 300 Conflict! The Ghost Saints' Stronghold

The Land of Strife is named after the famous Trojan War that took place there.

Although this war can be called a divine war triggered by an apple, it was the turning point that brought an end to the age of gods. It was because of this war that the conflicts among the Olympian gods were completely ignited.

The ruins of Troy are destined to be extremely dangerous.

Mithril Demon Island is no ordinary place either. It is located at the junction of the Arctic Ocean and the Ice Domain, where both sea warriors and ice warriors may appear. In Alex's mind, Mithril Demon Island is a more dangerous place than Death Queen Island.

"Both of these places seem to be related to a deity!"

These two places reminded Jia Long of a deity.

Eris, the goddess of discord!

Needless to say, the realm of conflict was instigated by Eris, whose golden apple ignited the conflict between three goddesses, subsequently drawing in almost all the Olympian gods.

Jia Long also vaguely remembered Mithril Demon Island, where it seemed that there were ghostly Saints.

The Ghost Saint Jalon was encountered in the Cloth Graveyard.

But they were all dead.

But those on this island are alive, or rather, they are likely resurrected, like the Gold Saints resurrected in the manga.

After all, Eris has such power; she can even resurrect fighters from hundreds of years ago.

In short, she's an extremely difficult goddess to deal with!

It's not just because of her abilities.

Also because of her personality.

In terms of personality, the gods of the underworld that Jia Long knew were all rather introverted. For example, Hades was an artist, Pandora was a musician, and Thanatos, the god of death, was a terrible chess player...

But Eris has a nature that thrives on chaos!

If the ruins of Troy and Mithril Island are indeed cursed by Eris, harboring an unknown number and strength of ghostly Saints, then Shion's previous decision not to provoke them was correct. After all, the Sanctuary at that time did not yet have Gold Saint-level combat power, and relying solely on Silver and Bronze Saints to fight them would likely result in heavy losses.

But times have changed. Now, the Gold Saints have been born, and Eris's reincarnation has appeared. Even if the Sanctuary doesn't provoke her, she will definitely not let the Sanctuary off the hook once she awakens.

Since we're going to have to fight sooner or later, we might as well eliminate these two of Eris's henchmen now!

Moreover, the Holy Land is currently in dire need of a large amount of Silver Star Sand.

"Alex, send two Saint Seiya squads to scout out these two places. If there are indeed abundant Silver Star Sand resources, even if it's the Ghost Saints' stronghold, we must take it down."

"In short, with the Holy War approaching, the Silver Cloth upgrade plan is imperative!"

……

The group reached a consensus inside the twin uterus.

Despite the Sanctuary's manpower shortage, Alex overcame the difficulties and assembled two teams of Bronze Saints to investigate the ruins of Troy and the Mithril Demon Island.

Meanwhile, Jialong and Aiolos continued to focus their work on the fighter training camp.

Passing on knowledge, helping others, and mentoring!

Gold is associated with silver, and silver with bronze. Only by cultivating a new generation of Silver Saints can the Sanctuary's preparations for war form a virtuous cycle.

On the Strait of Snevan, the students were all training with all their might.

Those who hadn't given it their all glanced back at Milo, who was sitting on the shore idly filing his bright red nails, and their hearts pounded with fear. They immediately began to give it their all.

The substitute teacher that Mr. Galon found is terrifying!

During this period, this terrible substitute teacher always found various reasons to provoke them, causing them unbearable pain. Some of them even suffered serious aftereffects, feeling as if their backs were on fire whenever they saw someone raise a finger.

Marin and Sharna were the only ones that Jaron had instructed not to be supervised.

None of the other Gemini trainees escaped unscathed, not even the mighty Seth. Moreover, when Seth learned that his mentor was Camus of Aquarius, he received extra needles as a special treatment.

These injections are said to have the effect of stimulating potential.

In short.

Under Milo's supervision, the training of the twin echelons has yielded significant results. Although they are still unable to reverse the ocean currents, strong individuals like Seth, Shiva, and Agora are already able to alter the direction of ocean currents to a certain extent.

While others couldn't reach the level of the three, their explosive power and physical strength were greatly improved as their training progressed from the surface to underwater.

It's fair to say that if it were the Lushan Waterfall, even the worst-performing trainee in the twin-team would have been able to graduate successfully.

Unfortunately, they joined the Silver tier, meaning they still had to continuously train and improve across the entire ocean.

"almost."

After a month-long period and a brief assessment, Jia Long concluded the potential-stimulating training and once again gathered the twin team members at the Grand Canyon.

"Your performance in this month of cultivation has been excellent, even exceeding my expectations. I didn't expect that even when I wasn't there, you could cultivate so self-disciplinedly, and even more diligently than when I was here. This shows that you are all very self-disciplined people who can strictly demand of yourselves at all times!"

"Although the training to unleash your potential has ended, this is only because the training camp was limited in time. For a Saint, unleashing one's potential is an endless process, a lifelong endeavor! You must continue to persevere in the future. Even if you manage to swim against the current in the future, there is still the earth, the sky, and the infinite Milky Way ahead of you..."

After summarizing the previous stage.

Jia Long then shifted the topic to his upcoming cultivation.

Awaken your guardian astrological aspect!