Chapter 160: New Legion: 101

The room was quiet.

Fanluosi and the others in the core stared blankly at the projection in Bai'er's hand.

Even Xisi, seated behind the desk, showed a hint of silence for the first time.

The whole room consisted of Ma Lajin with a puzzled expression; he stared intently at Bai'er's projection, and after looking over it, he saw that, aside from the Netherworld Terminator's attire being more splendid than that of ordinary Terminators and boldly featuring a black‑gold livery comparable to the Golden Guard, there was nothing else different.

Beyond that, Ma Lajin could see no other differences.

But watching Fanluosi and the others across from him stare blankly, at least one thing was certain: when this Netherworld Terminator appeared, they…

They truly were no longer afraid of the Norn Envoy!

No.

It's not "not afraid", it's "not caring"!

Ma Lajin thought of this, gave the crowd a serious glance, and silently changed "not afraid" to "not caring" in his mind.

But the phrase gave Ma Lajin a shock far beyond "not afraid".

Because "not caring" carries contempt!

The scene remained silent until Xisi withdrew his gaze from the projection and looked at Bai'er; the others then followed suit, directing their eyes toward Bai'er with great expectation.

It should be noted that the Norn Envoy in Ma Lajin's projection had not been killed; who could tell whether it would depart with the Insect Tide fleet or continue to lurk in the world beneath their feet?

It might even have already slipped into Xisi's fleet during the recent fleet battle, who knows.

Fanluosi and the others were extremely eager for a power that could counter the Norn Envoy.

Bai'er, having clearly prepared, turned around as soon as everyone looked his way and opened the room's rear door.

The door remained closed, yet even from inside the room the crowd could hear the heavy, muffled footsteps echoing from the corridor into the quiet.

Then, with a sealed gear sound, the doors slid open to both sides.

Light and shadow poured in from outside, but were blocked by a towering figure over three meters tall, perfectly balanced in strength, agility, and coordination.

Light pierced through the gaps around his body and limbs; on his massive chestplate of layered Taogang plates sat a heavy helmet glowing red, lacking fangs and resembling a standard Power Armor helm.

The moment he appeared, a connection rooted in the genetic level instantly formed between Xisi and him.

Even before seeing Xisi among the crowd, he sensed that his Father of Genes, the 101 ahead, was outside the door and raised his hand in salute.

"Father."

No longer a former elder or superior, as the first batch of 101 and the earliest Black Watch to follow Xisi, they obtained ultimate power far surpassing mortals and even Asitat through Xisi's genes.

On the genetic level, a new subordinate relationship between them was formally established.

Then, under Ma Lajin's increasingly puzzled stare, the 101…

Unleashed a powerful spirit energy comparable to a think‑tank!

"Comprehensive doubling, per‑capita think‑tank, Lord Sisi, your legion, born of Revelation War veterans, is undeniably the galaxy's premier combat force!"

Bai'er wore unabashed pride, and after finishing his words, he arrogantly glanced at the 'elders' across the room, Fanluosi and the others.

Then, as if that still wasn't enough, with Ma Lajin's mouth agape and eyes wide after hearing this, Bai'er signaled the 101 to enter, and in the hallway behind him marched a stream of Netherworld Terminators as if on an assembly line!

"Of course, and most importantly, your legion…"

"Can be mass‑produced!"

At this point, Bai'er's pride had turned into endless intoxication over his perfect masterpiece.

After all, for such a powerful individual, Bai'er had expected the stability and success rates of the modification surgery to be extremely low.

But he didn't anticipate that the Gene Seed from Xisi somehow exceeded ordinary stability.

So even if minor errors occurred, the super‑stability of Xisi's Gene Seed could repair them!

Thus, when the final gene‑modification surgery's success rate reached a full hundred percent, even knowing it was mainly due to Xisi's Gene Seed's super‑stability…

Bai'er still exclaimed emotionally that, compared with the 101 he'd created, Kaor's original casting was nothing!

He was also relieved that the qualified Revelation War veterans who underwent the surgery did not die uselessly.

Only that Bai'er's face flushed red at that moment; those around, hearing his words and watching the endless stream of 101 entering the door, struggled to digest his meaning.

Fanluosi and the other veteran retainers were fine, merely stunned by the 101 before them.

On the other side, Ma Lajin was completely shocked, his face drained of color.

First of all, they saved his own people, and even with a Judge inside, they were bold enough to use genes beyond the Original Body to cultivate Asitat?!

No!

Such an ultimate blasphemy under Empire law—Judge, you won't say a word?!

Ma Lajin, thinking this, gave Fanluosi a serious look, confirming the other was merely as shocked by the 101's power as everyone else; he clenched his teeth, withdrew his gaze, resolved to run at the first chance and rush to Sanctuary Star to report this strange, mixed unit of ancient legion, pirates, and even Empire forces, while honestly behaving like the others and carefully assessing these newborn Asitat.

Beyond wanting to learn more to forward valuable intel to Sanctuary Star, Ma Lajin was also shocked because Fanluosi and the others were shocked!

Now, looking at the 101, Ma Lajin's eyes held endless bewilderment:

Tell me, what the hell is a 'per‑capita think‑tank' called?!

And what the hell is 'comprehensive doubling' called?!

It can't literally mean every attribute is doubled, right?

Fine, even if those two points are barely 'reasonable', the Empire never lacks strongmen.

But is your 'recruit' source serious?

Why do the terms you use feel so unfamiliar to me?

Revelation? War? Veteran?

Does that mean there are ordinary soldiers who survived the Revelation and lived on? And not just one battle, but several?!

Ma Lajin stared seriously at Bai'er, then at the surrounding people, and upon realizing they were merely stunned by the combat power and saw no issue with Bai'er's words, he again fixed his wide, dazed eyes and stared blankly.

Because even with those bits of information, Ma Lajin could always force a galactic‑scale explanation or other examples, yet after pondering, the examples he found were only 'isolated cases'!

Do you get 'isolated case'? It means only one or two.

But what does Bai'er's last sentence mean?

What the TM is this "mass production" thing?!!!

You mean that this group has a per‑person think‑tank level, is fully multiplied, descends from veteran fighters of the Revelation wars, and the rank‑and‑file soldiers start out as Terminators in the legion......

Can we TM mass‑produce?!!!