Chapter 633: with translation of chapter title

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John was speechless.

Because the holographic projection generated in the conference room had tangible feel, Rog's vigorous shoulder slap and its force somehow were directly transmitted to John, who was tens of thousands of light‑years away.

However, the force of the hologram was far weaker than the actual force of the OriginalBody, so John was too lazy to bother with his brother's rude gesture.

"Since that's the case…" After hearing John's suggestion, Kelakesi turned his head slightly, looking at Lai'ang and saying: "Battle commander, the new OriginalBody An Na Jin and Wokan are still operating with the Shark‑eating Shark detachment."

Those two younger brothers have no real command authority; only one camp of the trapped formation is willing to cooperate. How about letting Helusi, before joining us, first link up with those two younger brothers and the Shark‑eating Shark detachment, then join us for the raid.

With me, John, Helusi and the two of them, even if we face the siege of the Death‑spirit King's Court, though we might not win, we can be confident of withdrawing unscathed and preventing the main legion from suffering excessive losses.

"Hmm, what you say all makes sense."

Kelakesi's utterance of "battle commander" instantly satisfied Lai'ang's vanity, and since the two brothers' proposals had no flaws, he formally said:

"We will act exactly as you described; afterwards I will draft a detailed and official order to give those new OriginalBody… brothers sufficient attention.

"Alright, go get busy now."

Having said that, Lai'ang was still the first to disperse the holographic projection.

"Ah, I envy you two," Rog sighed mock‑displeased, then also terminated the projection communication.

"See you later," John said briefly.

Finally, the blue particles of the holographic projection dispersed in the conference room, and everything returned to calm.

Glancing around the now empty conference room, Kelakesi did not rush to leave; instead he sat in the chief seat, sinking into silence and contemplation.

His fair, handsome face remained unusually cold as always, yet deep in his gaze seemed a hint of…

Self‑blame?

Yes, the four OriginalBodies attending this meeting, including himself, were all "kin" brothers who followed their father on east‑west campaigns back when humanity had not yet entered the interstellar era and the Human Empire was still a distant dream.

During the period of stabilizing the Morning Star situation, Kelakesi, through Tarasin and after decoding Zelas's memory storage device, learned a great deal of intelligence about the Zero‑Three Death Spirits.

However, he also harbored a selfish motive, first sharing the intelligence solely with Lai'ang instead of, after obtaining it, distributing it to the several brothers participating in the expedition.

The reason for sending it only to Lai'ang was simple: it better adhered to protocol.

Although wartime rules can be flexibly altered according to circumstances, none stipulate that after obtaining intelligence one must first, exclusively notify the battle commander; rather, it "requires" prior notification of the battle commander.

The word "requires" leaves much room for interpretation.

Second, initially he did not want the new OriginalBody to learn more details.

But as the meeting progressed, and with John's lesson, Kelakesi realized that his actions were actually deepening the divide between the elders and the new OriginalBody.

"…"

Thinking of this, Kelakesi let out a composed sigh.

Then he shifted his gaze to the right.

On the left side of the conference room—the direction Kelakesi was looking—was a floor‑to‑ceiling window, beyond which lay a "bright and sunny" inner‑world.

Staring at the artificial star and the azure ocean "across" from it, Kelakesi suddenly felt everything was extremely "unreal".

It had already been over two hundred years…

Back then, in order to earn his father's praise and reward like Robert, he made a bold decision: he thrust directly from his mouth into the blood‑demon Greifen's body, slit the demon open, and extracted its heart.

It was precisely this daring choice that earned his father's bragging and the blood‑colored claw his father bestowed.

Divine weapons were won by them.

But those new OriginalBodies have, since birth, splendid armor and exquisite weapons—truly everything one could wish for.

Kelakesi is certainly among the better‑tempered OriginalBodies, yet that doesn't stop a trace of jealousy and irritation; however, he—or the vast majority of brothers—couldn't express it as "directly" as Lai'ang did.

And before their father, all OriginalBodies uniformly displayed a "harmonious joy".

It was precisely because their father left the material universe and his oversight of it was "insufficient" that he and the older generation OriginalBodies grew lazy about properly dealing with the new OriginalBody.

Thanks to his second brother John's reminder, Kelakesi suddenly awoke.

Unnecessary.

Different eras, different backgrounds, different lives—that's all; it's just that Umbrella's biotechnology has extended everyone's lifespan indefinitely, making disease and death seem like things of the past, and the OriginalBodies' lifespans far exceed imagination,

and the passage of time in the material universe has caused them to gradually forget their original conviction that they fought for their father, that they fought so everyone could be spared from cholera.

So they endured that hard period precisely to ensure that later generations wouldn't have to endure suffering.

In contemplation.

Kelakesi rose from his seat, walked to the floor‑to‑ceiling window, and unconsciously mimicked his father's habitual hands‑behind‑back pose, gazing at the inner‑world scenery.

Radiant light, forest, grasslands, ocean…

Everything could be "reversed"—white clouds could lie beneath the grass, otherwise it would feel unreal.

If this scene were filmed and "sent back" to society over two hundred years ago, people online would surely say, "This is literally Eden!", "Is this heaven?!", "Heaven! Heaven!" and the like.

To humans of that era, wasn't the Shield World the dwelling of the "God"?

However, since their father authored the "Human Truth," humanity's reverence for the so‑called "God" has waned, and fear has vanished…

Much like today's new OriginalBody, once it appears in the public eye it still draws attention, but not the same societal uproar as when they emerged from behind the scenes to the forefront.

When his father was still Speaker and Chairman, even though Bai Hou conducted surveillance and control, many still fabricated and wrote behind‑the‑scenes stories about his father and them.

Things like "the Chairman is actually God," "the Chairman and his offspring correspond to the Greek gods!," or "the Chairman has been walking alongside humanity since its birth," and so on.

Honestly, when he sees those online remarks or is worshipped while out, Kelakesi's sense of satisfaction and vanity feels false.

Otherwise, those popes and hosts would be extremely covetous of their own power, after all that feeling is indeed "wonderful".

But with their father's teachings, Kelakesi and his many brothers paid little mind to it.

As time passed and the Human Empire was founded, people grew accustomed to OriginalBodies and Astate, and Kelakesi actually came to enjoy when children saw him and said, "Mom! It's an OriginalBody! So majestic, I will definitely become an Astate someday!".

Reverence remains, not toward gods or spirits, but as an inner yearning and self‑improvement.

"…"

Kelakesi's mouth corner involuntarily lifted a bit, but the joyous expression vanished in an instant, quickly returning to a cold demeanor.

The human–death spirit war hasn't ended; even though it's now the Dark Crow Guard's maintenance period, they still can't be too lax.

Shaking his head, Kelakesi no longer admired the core world's scenery, turned and walked outward.

Qi~ whoosh…

As the automatic doors opened and closed, the conference room fell silent again, yet the warm "sunlight" from the artificial star poured through the floor‑to‑ceiling windows into the room.

The scene shifts.

It's again the OriginalBody‑exclusive conference room, and outside the floor‑to‑ceiling windows is the core world of Shield World.

Only the view outside the window isn't bright sunshine; instead, dense clouds, slanting wind and fine rain fill the sky, and droplets continuously slide down the glass.

According to the automatic program governing the stability and restraint of the artificial star, the light is dimmed to less than ten percent of "daylight"; simultaneously, the core world's automatic simulation program also creates the overcast scene.

The core world is ultimately not a planet in the true sense; to make vegetation grow more robust, one must simulate planetary surface weather and seasonal changes.

Moreover, environmental changes keep the inhabitants of the core world in a healthy mindset; a static environment would make people feel dull and oppressed.

Yet the light drizzle outside now actually accentuates the OriginalBody's mood inside the conference room.

Wearing the giant python's scales, Helusi, already five meters three tall with a neat short haircut, rested his right hand on his left elbow, while his left hand lightly pinched his chin as he gazed out the window in thought.

As a newly‑born OriginalBody, Helusi is stronger, larger, and more robust than the isotopes of the Zero Three Universe; of course, his hair remains, not the baldness caused by chaotic corruption.

Though his looks don't match the handsomeness of Shengjilesi or Fogrim, among OriginalBodies he's above average, at least far stronger than Rus.

No wonder the older generation of OriginalBodies are jealous; Helusi and other newly‑born OriginalBodies already have Shield World flagship ships, while the elders, after reaching adulthood, can only be grateful to have a Cangying‑class escort vessel—after all, during humanity's first interstellar war, there were only three escort ships in total.

Yet at this moment Helusi appears slightly melancholy.

Because not long ago, Battle Commander Leon had a private conversation with him in the conference room, saying he would lead his elite troops to the Dawn Star Realm to rendezvous with Sparta and the main forces of the Dark Crow Guard, and first meet up with the Shark‑Eater Battalion en route.

As for the mission objective, they would jointly assault the Death Spirit King's court, suspected of housing the Brilliant Star Map; since the operation is semi‑public internally, he must not disclose any details to Fogrim and others.

After ending the holographic communication, Helusi, like Kelakesi, stayed alone in the conference room, lost in thought.

As an OriginalBody, he understood this was a friendly signal sent by the older generation of OriginalBodies.

In fact, back in his teenage years, Helusi had crossed paths with Leon, who rode a griffin, brandished his father's sword, stormed into the dark void, repelled the lecherous and treacherous, and rescued him from peril.

But back then he was still "young"; Leon, as an elder brother, naturally gave him some leeway.

Now, involving the interests of legions, their respective star sectors, realms, and the universe, Helusi once again perceives the treachery of society.

As an isotope, he worries mortals will stand on the heads of their OriginalBodies and Astate, and even fears that after the far‑reach ends, the Zero Three Emperor will, like the purging Thunder Warrior, eradicate their OriginalBodies and Astate as well.

After being reborn, though he lost those memories and no longer fears being trampled, politics forever remains detestable.

He sighs briefly.

Helusi gathers his thoughts and turns to leave the conference room.

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However, when he reaches the hallway outside, he sees someone who has been waiting there for a long time.

"Wanda," Helusi called the person, then continued walking outward.

But because that person was vastly shorter than him, Helusi deliberately slowed his pace to let them keep up.

The person Helusi addressed as "Wanda" was a human from the Zero Five Universe, Wanda Maximoff.

During the main universe's conquest of the Zero Five Universe, Helusi, the Shark‑Eater, and the Executive Battalion of the Extreme Warrior served as the vanguard; while he single‑handedly eliminated the Hydra, a twist of fate saved Wanda and her twin brother Pietro Maximoff.

Afterwards, when Shadow Moon Grey Wolf fully broke away from Sparta to form an official legion, and Helusi took command, Wanda also dragged her brother Pietro into the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf.

Yet this crimson witch, even after undergoing a certain degree of modification surgery, stands only a little over two meters tall.

To civilians she counts as high‑altitude, but before an OriginalBody she is still "short," especially since Wanda wears no power armor with amplification effects.

Standing to Helusi's left, Wanda, true to her crimson witch title, wore a form‑fitting dark‑red robe and had shoulder‑length golden‑brown hair.

"What's wrong, something bothering you?" she asked with a light smile.

"What could be."

Helusi shook his head lightly again, then walked with Wanda around the corridor corner, and after boarding the lift to the building's first floor, finally replied:

"It's not enough to disturb my mind; I just hope to use this chance to draw the brothers closer."

"Draw closer?" Wanda was puzzled.

"Right."

Helusi nodded lightly, and after exiting the lift together with Wanda, they arrived at the empty first‑floor lobby; he then turned to look down at Wanda, who was shorter than him by about half a torso, gave a brief explanation and question:

"From now on I'll lead only Gasterlin and the 1st Battalion on a mission; will you join me?"

"Of course." Though Wanda knew nothing of the mission's details, she gladly accepted, smiling, "Space Death Spirits can suppress and disperse Spiritual Energy, but they can't suppress my magic; with me here, at least I can help you."

"As for Pietro, let him stay on the Revenge Soul ship; he doesn't like business trips, and he can also help the legion quickly relocate civilians."

"Hehe, indeed."

Seeing this, Helusi smiled, then directly activated the giant python's scale teleportation device, taking both himself and Wanda away from the lobby.

(End of chapter)