Chapter 632: Elder OriginalBody

Brilliant Star Map.

Before the Space Death Spirits had fully recovered, the Human Emperor shared the relevant information with all OriginalBodies and the high-ranking officials who had permission, such as Leon.

The information included various top-tier technologies of the Space Death Spirits, such as Gauss lasers, ultra-phase blades, and so on, as well as living metal and five-dimensional space.

And among these, the strategic weapon is none other than the Space Death Spirits' Brilliant Star Map.

The Brilliant Star Map is a "net" woven from holographic images and living metal; its appearance alone already far surpasses the most valuable artwork, but the Brilliant Star Map is not merely an artwork—it is a genuine cosmic-level strategic weapon.

Each tiny luminous point on the star map corresponds to the position of every star in the Milky Way, each and every one.

If any one of those light points is extinguished, then the physical entity represented by that point—a specific star—will go supernova, annihilating all nearby planets and life.

Of course, the so-called triggering of a supernova explosion actually means advancing the star's destined end by a hundred million—just a bit.

Fortunately, the court that preserves the Brilliant Star Map has few necromancer overlords or technicians with abnormal thinking (mental illness); otherwise, the 03 Universe would have long descended into chaos.

And Kelakesi holds the detailed coordinates of where the Brilliant Star Map is located.

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Imperial Calendar, 2227, July 19.

Dawn Star Sector.

At this moment, the near-Earth orbit of Dawn Star, as well as within its sector, still drifts with a large amount of warship wreckage.

Ranging from ten meters to even a hundred meters in length, resembling squid in appearance, and with countless mechanical sentinels, they are orderly dragging and cleaning up the wreckage.

Recycling and reuse, cannot be wasted—this is a traditional virtue of the Human Empire.

And in the sector about thirty thousand kilometers above Dawn Star's surface, numerous warships are docked, as well as an artificial celestial body that is likewise a strategic-level weapon—

Emperor's Shadow.

Inside the OriginalBody's exclusive meeting room.

Beside a conference table capable of projecting holographic images and star maps, resembling a small control console.

Kelakesi, dressed all in black, habitually stands with arms crossed at one side of the conference table.

At the same time, there are physical holograms of John, Leon, and Rog around the conference table.

Only see Leon, with his left hand behind his back and right hand lightly pinching his chin, as if looking at the projected data from his own flagship, and he says:

"Kelakesi, you mean… you have already obtained the exact coordinates of the Brilliant Star Map, and also gained the support of a necromancer overlord?"

"Yes." Kelakesi nods lightly.

"Tsk tsk." Rog, likewise arms crossed, after glancing at the information Kelakesi shared, instead shakes his head:

"Father once said the Brilliant Star Map could reshape the entire galaxy, requiring utmost caution, but, brothers, we've already fought a cosmic-level war; the galaxy is nothing much, and after this long war we haven't seen those metal corpses use the Brilliant Star Map."

Upon hearing this, Kelakesi gives an explanation: "The necromancer overlord who calls himself Endless Talasin says their court sees itself as the gardener of the universe, using the Brilliant Star Map with the utmost precision and in the most conservative manner.

Just like pruning vegetation, they also trim away excess growth that breaks the galaxy's optimal balance, for using the star map to annihilate a star requires more means and energy to debug and maintain, lest the galaxy fall into chaos."

"Tsk." Rog tsks again, "Hee-haw, having a useful tool and not using it, yet claiming to be the universe's gardener—pretentious. I think this thing is useless; better to rely on arks and grand devices, for even the Spiritual Energy of a blockhead can reshape a universe."

"The Brilliant Star Map employs pure physical technology." John, who likes silence, rarely speaks up to rebut, and continues: "Regardless of whether this technology is practical, it must be seized."

"Hahaha!" Rog laughs heartily in agreement: "Exactly, exactly, I like what Second Brother says—no matter the technology, just take it."

"." Upon hearing Rog call himself the second brother, John merely glanced at him and said nothing more.

It seems that this OriginalBody, whom the Heavenly Empress Hera calls the "War God," is desperately restraining the urge to stab his brother.

But, we've grown accustomed to it; only Rus's trash talk can hold its own against Rog.

"Hmm." Leon pays no attention to the brothers' small gestures, has no objection to the "seizure," and then looks at Kelakesi and says:

"Since that Endless Talasin was captured by you, Kelakesi, and you have obtained the coordinates of the Brilliant Star Map, then it shall be up to you and your Dark Ravens to carry out the raid."

"Good."

"However..." Leon says, asking again: "Since that Endless Talasin claims the Brilliant Star Map is guarded by the necromancer court, does that mean the highest necromancer leader exists at the location of the Brilliant Star Map, or in nearby star systems or sectors…

Silent King?"

"." Kelakesi first remains silent, then replies: "The information provided by my father differs little from that given by Talasin; their ruler is indeed a necromancer aristocrat who habitually bears the title Silent King.

At the same time, they also possess the governing methods passed down from the Era of the Fearful Dead, whereby the Silent King and the Dharma Emperor jointly hold power, but beneath the throne is not the Three Holy Council my father spoke of, but the Seven Holy Council.

The Human Emperor, based on his past-life understanding, gave the OriginalBodies information about the Space Death Spirits; however, just like the New Human Empire, the Space Death Spirits of the 03 Universe also have some differences.

In the 03 Universe, the title "Silent King" was inherited from the Era of the Fearful Dead into the Space Death Spirit stage, and is controlled by the seven strongest dynasties within.

These seven dynasties together form the Seven Holy Council; each dynasty's highest leader is the Dharma Emperor, beneath whom is the Overlord, and then the Lord.

Earlier, Talasin mentioned that "it" is ruled by the Nekhirak Dynasty, and above "it" there is also a Dharma Emperor.

Even if the Human Emperor's information differs from that of the Space Death Spirits in the 03 Universe, one thing is common: the Nekhirak Dynasty is the wealthiest among all necromancer dynasties, without equal.

The wealth, technology, and armaments of the Nekhirak Dynasty account for roughly forty percent of the total necromantic forces in the 03 Universe……

Yet this dynasty acts like a miser; as long as it does not take the initiative to invade, it will not launch an attack either, and due to certain malfunctions, it ends up half‑trapped in five‑dimensional space.

"The Seven Holy Council is twice as large as expected." Rog's face sinks, and he continues his analysis:

"But we at least know that, even without souls and bodies, the necromancers' interior is not a monolith; some dynasties have never shown hostility toward the Empire from start to finish, for example the Endless Talasin that contacted Kelakesi.

Moreover, we have the doctor's assistance; as long as we can piece together all Star God Fragments, we can make those guys vomit out the souls they have swallowed……

Perhaps we can start with subversion, first sowing chaos within the necromancers? Those metal corpses' great morning grumpiness—isn't it just envy of our being alive?"

"That's correct." Leon readily adopts this suggestion and tells Kelakesi: "Have Endless Talasin figure out how to spread the news that the doctor can retrieve souls from the Star Gods, and that our Human Empire can rebuild flesh."

"Good." Kelakesi nods lightly again, then responds to Leon's earlier question: "The Silent King does indeed exist, but even Endless Talasin cannot pinpoint its exact location.

And among the main reasons Talasin chose to cooperate with our Human Empire, it's not just for "itself" and its dynasty; there is also a crucial point: the necromancers, before falling into a slumber lasting tens of millions of years, their ruling class once erupted in a rebellion.

"Whoa!!" Upon hearing Kelakesi say that, Rog cannot help but exclaim: "What a bunch of fellows—turned into metal corpses yet still capable of staging a major rebellion? Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders."

Kelakesi did not catch Rog's remark, but continues to explain to the brothers: "The Silent King of the Era of the Fearful Dead, when transformed into Space Death Spirits, is named Sizhalake.

According to Talasin's description, Sizhalake had to turn the entire clan from flesh and blood into cold metal in order to avoid the clan's fate of extinction.

When Sizhalake realized they had been deceived by the Star God, it was already too late, but ultimately he still led his people to slay the gods, and shattered all the Star Gods into countless fragments for imprisonment.

Out of guilt or some other mindset, Sizhalake voluntarily rescinded and destroyed the overall control agreement that could command all death spirits, intending to exile himself, but instead was jointly imprisoned by the four Dharma Emperors.

Therefore, the current Silent King is a death spirit who calls himself the Resurgent, Tumingesila.

And this Resurgent, Tumingesila, after awakening, has held great hatred toward our Human Empire, believing we have occupied the galaxy that once belonged to them, and thus must retake the galaxy.

After hearing Kelakesi's account, John immediately said: 'Apart from the isolationist Nixilak dynasty, all other dynasties are direct targets for extermination.'

'That's understandable.' Kelakesi did not deny.

John continued: 'According to the Red Empress's analysis, the total number of space death spirits in Universe 03 is at least trillions.'

Heh, our empire is definitely more than a trillion.' Rog didn't think much of it, after all his Glory Iron Fist hasn't directly participated in war; he's just been guarding existing territory.

"All right." At this moment, Leon, who was thinking about how to continue the expedition, interrupted the brothers' private discussion and said: "No matter what, first seize the Brilliant Star Map."

John, you and your Sparta lift standby status, lead the main force to rendezvous with the Morning Star and the Dark Crow Guard, then your two legions coordinate directly to strike the coordinate star field provided by the Endless One Talasin.

During this period, you are highly likely to face a full-scale encirclement by the death spirit side, after all, that is the strategic-level weapon guarded by their royal court.

After a pause, Leon swept his gaze over all the brothers and said: "Afterwards I will let the other legions continue the fierce assault and execute the lure plan we first devised, making the death spirit side mistakenly think we have not changed any strategy."

Good.

No problem.

Kelakesi and Rog had no objections.

"Leon, can the newly formed legions participate in this raid?" However John seemed to have other ideas.

?

Leon froze for a moment, but quickly hid his confused expression, then immediately countered: "Why?"

"Let them have a sense of participation." John bluntly said: "Although I also don't like the newly formed OriginalBodies having a large amount of resources right away, enjoying the Empire's support and the people's admiration, but at least we cannot let the rift between the new and old generations gradually widen."

Of course, Father is still dealing with chaos in another dimension, having no time to attend to changes in the material universe, while you are the war marshal, possessing absolute wartime command and appointment authority; I am merely making a suggestion.

"." Hearing John say that, Leon's face instantly darkened.

This "Lion King" obviously didn't expect his brother to directly point out his little thoughts.

Besides, it's also fine; the OriginalBodies participating in this meeting have all grown up together since childhood as "close brothers," so at least they didn't lose face in front of outsiders.

As the second brother, John rarely reprimands, scolds, or blames his brothers, but if Father or Robert is absent, John will frankly remind them and correct their brothers' mistakes.

But they are both over two hundred years old; suddenly saying this makes Leon, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, a bit displeased.

He eased up.

Leon then spoke with a normal expression: "John, what you say makes sense; the previous differential treatment was indeed somewhat obvious. Since you proposed it, please continue to refine it."

Seeing Leon accept the suggestion, John also nodded and then elaborated on the proposal: "To prevent the Space Death Spirit from noticing anything abnormal, the four newly formed legions—the Vanguard, Midnight Lord, Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, and Sons of Humanity—cannot openly carry out large-scale mobilizations; the White Scar needs Chahatai's personal coordination."

And to select the most representative newly formed OriginalBody, it naturally falls to the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's OriginalBody Helusi; thus, this information will be disclosed solely to Helusi, while the other newly formed OriginalBodies will be told that the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf will undertake a secret mission with Sparta and the Dark Crow Guard.

This way we can maintain the "rift" between the new and old generations, while also letting those kids know we are not intentionally excluding them; rather, they have failed to produce truly convincing results, and now we are giving them one chance.

"Not bad!" After hearing John's proposal, Rog slapped his hand and laughed: "This not only makes those kids feel, well, we are not truly heartless and contemptuous of them."

Furthermore, whether the raid succeeds or fails, it won't give those kids a handle to criticize us; if it succeeds, Helusi participates and gets a share; if it fails, we can still show externally that even a battle with three OriginalBodies participating cannot succeed, indicating the enemy is indeed formidable, and those kids cannot find fault with anything.

Saying this, Rog also raised his right hand and fiercely patted John's left shoulder: "I never expected that the second brother, when he doesn't propose, is fine, but when he does propose, his words are astonishing—ahahaha! Not only does it avoid criticism from the newly formed OriginalBodies and the outside world, but it also allows us to shift the blame, tsk tsk."

(End of chapter)