Lord: Starting with Summoning the Regular Army of Earth

Blue Star, Yangcheng No. 1 Middle School, is now completely unrecognizable. It hardly resembles a school anymore and has been transformed into a huge research base.

The exterior of the original senior high school building is now completely encased in massive steel scaffolding, resembling a cocoon undergoing metamorphosis.

High-powered searchlights illuminated the construction site as bright as day, while massive tower cranes swung their giant arms, hoisting precast concrete components and new alloy plates into place. The roar of machinery, the sparks of welding, and the shouts of construction workers mingled together, creating a powerful sense of industrialization.

This building is being expanded and renovated into a comprehensive base core building integrating living support, medical monitoring, scientific research and analysis, and command and dispatch.

According to the design plan, the building will be able to simultaneously support 50,000 to 100,000 hibernation pods with life support and real-time monitoring of physiological indicators, in order to cope with potentially larger-scale and longer-term interdimensional dispatch missions in the future.

After all, based on the information currently available, how many people Matthew can summon at the same time depends entirely on the magic reserves of the crystal pendant.

If the supply of magic is sufficient, summoning tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of people at the same time is not a problem.

The development of another world cannot be separated from talent, and the struggle for supremacy in another world cannot be separated from the military.

Matthew's goal may simply be to become a lord or a king.

However, the target of the Superdimensional Strategic Department is the entire alternate world. They are not facing the medieval European world, but a world with magic, various extraordinary powers, and mysterious forces.

In the No. 1 briefing room, under the soft light, Sun Zhengwu, Zhao Lanxin, Li Jianguo, Zhang Hongjian, and other leaders of the first batch of experts who had just regained consciousness were holding an emergency joint meeting with Zhou Zhe, Su Huaijin, Xu Siming, and Wu Ronghui, the leaders of the second batch of teams who were about to be rotated into Jinshiling, as well as Wu Ronghui, the commander of the follow-up action team appointed by the military.

We synchronized the current work progress, formulated the next work plan, and gave a key report on tonight's Battle of Ember Ridge.

The meeting focused on overcoming the language and writing system of the other world, as this would be crucial in determining whether they could quickly understand the other world and even study the principles of "magic".

Therefore, under Qin Weiguo's overall planning, a language team was quickly established, and the computer technology team was ordered to develop speech recognition and comparison programs to speed up phoneme analysis.

"Once we conquer writing and language, we can begin research on magical theories, establish a dedicated research group, and attempt to conduct theoretical analysis from the perspectives of physics, energy, and information. Mastering the magical power of this other world will be the cornerstone of our existence." Qin Weiguo's voice was loud and firm, and a hint of anticipation appeared in his calm eyes.

He was very curious about what kind of sparks would fly when Earth's technology collided with the magic of another world.

"Alright, there are less than thirty minutes until the next summoning window. All units, please prepare."

After the meeting, all parties immediately took action and began intensive preparations.

Meanwhile, the soldiers in the waiting room were chatting with their returning comrades about tonight's defensive battle, and the atmosphere was very lively.

"Xiao Chuan, you guys are really lucky! You've caught up with the very first battle in this other world!" The speaker was a dark-skinned warrior with a buzz cut and a round face named Yang Guang.

He and Sun Xiaochuan were from the same hometown and were both skilled archers.

"What's the rush? You'll have your chance to fight sooner or later. I estimate it won't be long before we launch a cleanup operation against the goblin tribe!" Sun Xiaochuan said with a smile.

Beside him, Li Yuangang was also sharing the recent battle with several of his close friends.

"Gangzi, you really had a blast killing people today!"

"Ugh, this is so frustrating. There are too few enemies. Before we could even get close, they were almost all shot down by the archers. And the goblins are too weak. If I had the body of a big goblin, I could really unleash my full power."

"Haha, yes, with the physical body of a goblin combined with our intelligence, we'd be invincible."

"Line up, prepare to enter the connecting room." Wu Ronghui's voice suddenly rang out at the door.

The sounds in the waiting room stopped abruptly, and all the soldiers on standby quickly lined up. After counting off, they followed Wu Ronghui to the connecting room.

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As for Matthew, after careful research and speculation, he made a bold guess.

Perhaps it was because Sun Xiaochuan and Wang Xun killed two goblins that their crystal pendants unlocked the "new species gene template".

In other words, he might be able to summon a goblin, and in the future, he might even have the opportunity to unlock the genetic templates of other creatures.

The thought made his heart skip a beat, and his blood began to boil involuntarily.

If the speculation is true, it means that this crystal pendant is far more than a simple "goblin summoner," but a biological template library and creation platform with unlimited potential.

In the future, anything that can defeat more powerful monsters, beasts, or even... certain special intelligent races can be used as your summoned creatures.

"And those energy particles we obtained earlier..." Matthew's thoughts continued, "They came from the ordinary goblins that were killed. Could they be the raw materials or energy needed to construct the new summons? Or perhaps some kind of... life essence?"

Thinking of this, he could no longer suppress the urge to verify it.

He focused his mind and sank his consciousness into the chaotic space inside the pendant.

With a thought, he tried to guide the energy particles that had gathered into droplets to slowly flow towards the ball of light that represented the "Big Goblin".

A miracle happened.

The moment the milky white energy droplets came into contact with the ball of light, the ball of light seemed to be infused with life and suddenly became bright.

The blurry outline of the giant inside became clearer and more solid at a visible speed, and even began to emanate a faint, heartbeat-like energy pulse.

It is no longer a phantom projection, but a complete biological blueprint that seems to be activated at any time.

"Just as I thought!" Matthew was overjoyed. He withdrew his consciousness from the pendant and clenched his fist excitedly. "Unlocking the gene template requires killing a specific target, and activating or summoning a new species requires consuming this life essence. This is different from the previous summoning methods."

"We'll probably see the difference after trying it out in a bit," Matthew thought with anticipation.

He glanced at the hourglass timer he had just bought from Ironrock City during the day; the agreed-upon time for the next summoning was fast approaching.

"Your Highness!" Will's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in, Will!" Matthew responded, and Will opened the door, carrying the thick "Handbook of Dangerous Creatures" in his arms.

"Your Highness, when shall we begin translating this 'Handbook of Dangerous Creatures'?"

"Oh, I almost forgot about that. Let's get started now."

Matthew and Will sat at the new desk that old John had built for the lord's mansion and began their translation work.

Time passed slowly with the flowing sand. When the last bit of sand had flowed out of the funnel, the timer emitted a mechanical "click" sound.

"Time's up!" Matthew looked at the hourglass, immediately got up and walked to the entrance of the lord's mansion, holding the crystal pendant, ready to begin a new round of summoning.

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