Inside the Silver Moon Observatory, time flowed quietly amidst focused research and warm companionship.
Artoria and Minerva were immersed in their own World; one was lost in the mysteries of combining machinery and life, constantly optimizing every detail of that first-generation body, while the other was thirstily adapting to this real body, from the subtlest touch to the flow of energy within the bionic nerves, feeling every bit of novelty and emotion of "existing" in the material World.
They seemed to be temporarily removed from the turbulent storms of the outside World, immersed in their own Small World.
However, in the deepest part of the Merlot Heavenly Court, inside the "Heart of Dawn" laboratory protected by layers of Sacred Coding and void barriers, a silent storm was sweeping through the secret communication network at the highest level of the Known Universe right in front of Heavenly Base King Hexi.
Floating before Hexi were tens of thousands of constantly flowing and shifting data streams. They came from secret probes the Angels had scattered throughout the Known Universe and even infiltrated into certain specific regions, from deep analysis of energy disturbances at the edge of the Styx Galaxy, from extreme tracking of the hidden traces of Demon One, and even from reverse tracing of some ancient communication protocols.
Countless chaotic information fragments converged here, processed by a super information filtering and decoding matrix that Hexi had crafted herself, which incorporated some new ideas from that "gift" of Artoria's.
If the Angels' information monitoring capability was previously at the peak level of the Known Universe, then after absorbing the essence of high-dimensional information representation, cross-dimensional signal capture, and lossless restoration from that inheritance, the joint information processing center of the Heavens Blade Department and Sky-based Computing Cluster led by Hexi had achieved a qualitative leap in its monitoring and decoding capabilities.
Especially when targeting specific individuals like the God of Death Karl, the Demon Queen Morgana, or specific encryption protocols such as certain secret communication methods originating from the ancient Super Seminary civilization, the penetration and restoration capabilities had reached a shocking level.
At this moment, presented before Hexi were three segments of reconstructed dialogue records:
One was the cold plotting between the God of Death Karl and the Demon Queen Morgana regarding "black hole singularities," "god-killing scripts," and "whetstones."
One was the detached indifference between Morgana and the core will behind the Super Seminary regarding "critical paths," "environment variables," and "clearing redundancy."
The last one was the exchange of interests between Karl and the Lieyang Guardian, General, regarding "sharing data" and "ensuring Reina acts according to the plan."
The three dialogues clearly outlined a picture of various forces harboring ulterior motives, weaving a web of conspiracy on the stage of Earth.
Karl remained the screenwriter and director hiding behind the scenes, attempting to use black hole singularities to achieve the feat of killing gods and usher in the Void Era; Morgana willingly served as the vanguard, driven by hatred and greed toward the cliff of madness; the Super Seminary stood high above, coldly viewing everything as experiments and observations; and Lieyang, after weighing the pros and cons, chose limited cooperation and opportunism.
Hexi's slender fingers gently traced these text records shimmering with cold light; there was no anger or surprise on her stunningly beautiful face, only a deep sense of calm, and golden light representing high-speed calculation and analysis dancing in the depths of her pupils.
"As expected... none of them are idle," she whispered to herself, a cold curve appearing at the corner of her mouth. "Karl still refuses to give up, and Morganas true name is still pitifully stupid. The Super Seminary... hmph, the same old style. General... he certainly knows how to calculate his interests."
Without the slightest hesitation, she packaged the three complete dialogue records along with a preliminary analysis report and sent them to Keisha, as well as several Ancient Angels Legion Commanders who had just finished a round of patrols and returned to guard the Guixu Barrier.
Almost the next second, a majestic yet slightly illusory golden figure, along with five other figures—some fiery, some calm, some sharp—appeared in Hexi's laboratory.
The three dialogues intercepted by Hexi were like three cold keys, opening the doors to the darkest corners of the Known Universe, exposing the schemes of Karl, Morgana, the Super Seminary, and even Lieyang nakedly before the highest decision-making level of the Angels.
Keisha's mental projection still radiated unquestionable majesty. She listened calmly to Hexi's report, her gaze sweeping over the cold and cruel text as if she were merely examining a chess game she had long foreseen.
However, those who knew her could feel the surging chill beneath that calm, a chill capable of freezing the soul.
"Black hole singularities... god-killing scripts... whetstones... clearing redundancy..." Keisha softly repeated the keywords, each word like a block of ice crashing into the air. "It seems that our 'tolerance' for certain people has been taken as 'indulgence'."
"Karl refuses to give up, and Morganas true name is stupidly unaware!" The invisible flames around Flame Wind Legion Commander almost materialized; she clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white. "How dare they use the assassination of the King of Gods as a stepping stone to advancement! Queen, please allow me to lead my legion to trample the Styx Galaxy! I will personally crush that phantom body hiding under the robe!"
"Calm down, Flame Wind." Silent Sea Legion Commander's voice remained peaceful but carried the pressure of the deep sea. "Anger will only burn yourself. Karl dares to act, so he must have something to rely on. That so-called 'miniature controllable black hole singularity' is likely not just an empty threat. We need a response, not recklessness."
"Response? How to respond?" Judgment Knight crossed her arms, her tone as chilling as an unsheathed blade. "Are we just going to sit and wait for them to put a knife to our throats? Since they want to set up a stage on Earth and use our little Angels as whetstones... then we will build them a bigger stage! Replace this whetstone with an anvil for forging divine iron! Let's see whose blade gets chipped first, and whose bones get crushed first!"
Her eyes flashed with an almost cruel excitement: "Didn't he prepare a black hole singularity? Good! My 'Judgment Torrent' array has long been hungry and impatient! It's just right to test it on his Death Song Academy—let's see if the Void's black hole can swallow everything, or if my Judgment Torrent can better purify all impurity!"
Flowing Moon Legion Commander tapped her fingertips unconsciously on the table and analyzed: "The Super Seminary's attitude is very clear—they stay out of it unless their core objectives are damaged. This is both a constraint and gives us some room to maneuver. Lieyang... General chose interests, and Reina will become a variable, but a controllable one. The key lies in Karl's trump card and Morgana's execution."
Star Whisper Legion Commander had starlight flowing around her, her voice ethereal but carrying a chill: "The information advantage is with us. The communication intercepted by Lady Hexi is the key. We can arrange things calmly and turn their own plans against them. We can make the stage on Earth a bit... livelier."
The killing intent and domineering aura of the several Ancient Legion Commanders were not concealed in the slightest; that was the absolute confidence and arrogance accumulated from thousands of years of bloody battles and overlooking the rise and fall of countless civilizations.
In their eyes, while Karl's schemes were sinister, Morgana's madness was dangerous, and the Super Seminary's indifference was troublesome, but... so what? In the face of absolute power and preparation, all conspiracies and tricks would be reduced to dust!
Keisha listened quietly to the discussion of her Generals. When the voices gradually subsided, she spoke slowly. Her voice was not loud, but it instantly drowned out all the noise, carrying decisive power:
"Let Karl continue writing his script. Let the stage on Earth continue to be set. Power of the Galaxy needs trials, and our young warriors need the baptism of blood and fire even more."
Her gaze swept over everyone and finally landed on Hexi. "Hexi, the information you brought is crucial. The initiative is already in our hands."
Hexi bowed slightly: "I am honored to have fulfilled the mission. Thanks to some of the mysteries regarding the fundamental representation of information and cross-dimensional interference in little Artoria's 'gift', our monitoring and decoding capabilities have achieved a qualitative leap. The conversations that Karl and the Super Seminary thought were secret are now almost transparent in our eyes."
Mentioning Artoria, the expressions of the several Legion Commanders softened for a moment.
What that little one brought was far more than just some novel knowledge; it was an entire set of thinking paradigms and technical blueprints that were completely different from the current development path of the civilizations in the Universe, containing infinite possibilities! Its value could not be measured by ordinary resources at all!
Keisha nodded, a sharp light flashing in her golden eyes: "Since we have mastered the initiative, there is no reason to wait passively. They want to act, they want to watch us train our troops... then we will let them watch a grand performance they will never forget!"
She looked at Hexi: "I have read the God Body technology optimization report you submitted earlier. The results are astonishing. Tell me about the specific improvements, and... the resource allocation."
When talking about her research results, burning brilliance bloomed in Hexi's eyes: "Yes, Queen! Based on the 'underlying interference model of high-dimensional information on matter and energy', 'entropy reduction directional inverse algorithm', and 'conceptual matter reconstruction protocol' parsed from the knowledge shared by little Artoria, we have performed a disruptive optimization of the God Body technology!"
She waved her hand to call up complex light screen data streams, her speaking speed increasing, carrying the excitement peculiar to researchers: "For the Third Generation God Body, the standard resource consumption is reduced to 21% of the original! Comprehensive performance is improved by about 15%, energy utilization efficiency is increased by 40%, and resistance to Dark Energy erosion and conceptual strikes is significantly enhanced! This means we can use the resources originally used to build one Third Generation God Body to build nearly five new Third Generation God Bodies with better performance!"
"For the fourth generation divine body, resource consumption is reduced to 55% of the original! Stability is improved by 35%, and the aggregation efficiency and anti-decryption capability of Sacred Atoms are greatly enhanced! With the same resources, production is almost doubled!"
"As for the fifth generation divine body..." Hexi took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in her heart, "The theoretical model has been completely reconstructed successfully! Resource consumption and manufacturing difficulty are reduced by about 65% compared to our previous estimates! Although it is still massive, it is no longer unreachable! With the current strategic reserves of the Heavenly City and the Guixu Barrier, combined with the latest mining channels, we already have... the resources and ability to immediately start building two complete fifth generation divine body frameworks!"
"Two fifth generation divine body frameworks!" Even with the extensive experience of the several Legion Commanders, they could not help but feel their hearts surge at this moment.
The fifth generation divine body was one of the symbols of the peak of material technology in the Known Universe, representing near-immortal defense, recovery power beyond physical limits, and strong resistance to rule-level attacks! Even among them, most were stuck at the peak of the fourth generation, and those who touched the threshold of the fifth were rare. And now, the Angels could actually build two at the same time!
"The significance of the fifth generation divine body is self-evident." Keisha's voice was calm but carried the weight of thousands of jun. "One will be borne by me. I will carry the fourth generation divine body to Earth in person, using myself as bait to enter this chess game. And the fifth generation divine body framework will be stored in the core of the Sky-based Computing Cluster, interlocked with the Sacred Knowledge Vault. This is the ultimate strategic deterrent and the greatest confidence of our Angel Civilization in facing all challenges!"
Her gaze swept over everyone, and no one had any objections. It was only natural and the wish of everyone that the King of Gods Keisha would bear the fifth generation divine body.
"As for the other one..." Keisha's gaze seemed to pierce through the heavy walls of the laboratory and land on the slender and focused figure in the distant Silver Moon Observatory. "I have decided to grant the other fifth generation divine body framework to Artoria."
The atmosphere in the laboratory went silent for a moment, but immediately, the expressions of the several Legion Commanders all revealed a sense of "it should be so."
"She deserves it." Judgment Knight spoke first, her voice firm and decisive. "Without the 'gift' she brought, we might still be struggling with how to deal with the Void and potential internal strife. It was she who allowed us to see the possibility of a leap, letting the technology tree of the Heavenly City glow with new vitality in a short time! Changing with each passing day? No, it is changing the World! How can this gift be measured by a mere fifth generation divine body? If you ask me, even if we moved half of the Heavenly City's treasury to her, it wouldn't be worth a ten-thousandth of its value!"
Flame Wind Legion Commander nodded heavily, the flames around her softening slightly: "Judgment is right. What that little girl brought is hope, is the future. When have we Angels ever treated true friends and benefactors unfairly? Moreover, she is already the wielder of the 'star dome'!"
Mentioning the "star dome," everyone's expression became even more solemn. That sword was not just a weapon, but a symbol of royal power, an extension and recognition of the highest authority of the Angel Civilization! Granting it to an "outsider" was in itself the trust and entrustment of the Angel Civilization with everything it had! This weight was enough to move any deity in the Known Universe. Artoria might only see it as a precious gift and a powerful weapon, but in the eyes of all Angels, the wielder of the "star dome" was already an existence they would swear to defend to the death, an existence as revered as the Queen! It was only right to spare nothing for her!
"Since the king sword has been given, what is there to spare?" Flowing Moon Legion Commander's voice was cold and clear, but it contained unquestionable firmness. "Artoria is already the sword wielder of the 'star dome'. Her safety concerns the dignity of royal power and the future of our civilization. Giving the fifth generation divine body to her is not a reward, but a requirement of responsibility, and also the all-out feedback and protection of our Angel Civilization!"
"Not only that," Hexi took over, a light of both wisdom and gentleness flickering in her eyes. "Minerva's situation is special. She is essentially a combination of a high-dimensional information life form and a pure soul. Existing technology is difficult to create a perfect real body that can sustain her long-term existence. And the material foundation of the fifth generation divine body, with its ultimate compatibility with energy and information, might provide the ultimate carrier blueprint to solve this problem! This divine body is both a guarantee and a return given to Artoria, and it is also a path of hope paved for Minerva to lead to the real World! Publicly or privately, sentimentally or reasonably, it should be so!"
Keisha nodded slightly, not at all surprised by everyone's attitude. This was exactly the Angels she ruled: clear about gratitude and grudges, honor is life, and royal power is faith.
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