The response from Xavier Matrix was prompt: "Are you hoping to invite me to join?" Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Yes, I hope to invite you to join. Actually, as an interdimensional council, the council itself doesn’t have strong constraints on its members. "I hope we come together for common goals and ideals, rather than being bound by compulsory means. "I hope the professor can consider joining the Society of Sword Holders to advocate for technological civilization." Xavier Matrix didn’t immediately agree but asked, "Why didn’t you go to the Sikes officialdom to discuss this?" Lu Heng shook his head and replied, "A country, or a civilization, has internal factions and complex power structures. "The thoughts of each generation of rulers differ; the previous generation’s ruler agreeing with the ideals of the Sword Holders doesn’t mean the next generation will. "Therefore, joining the Sword Holders as a civilization or a country is useless. "Countries can only be allied through interests, not through common goals and ideals. "The ideal of wielding the sword for civilization cannot bring direct benefits to a country or individuals; it requires a union of those with grand goals to go further." Xavier Matrix agreed: "It seems you’ve thought a lot about the ideals of the Sword Holders, and I agree with your views. "The ideals of the Sword Holders require thinking above the level of civilization, while a country’s ruler looking out for national interest and achieving aspirations can already be deemed a wise ruler. "However, most rulers consider problems more from their own interests, and the state is merely a tool for them." Therefore, the Sword Holders can only invite individual intelligent beings, not entire nations or civilizations to join. Of course, if the intelligent being joining the Sword Holders can represent the will of the state or civilization, that’s another matter. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚~𝙣𝙚𝙩 Lu Heng looked at Xavier Matrix’s holographic image and asked again, "Professor, have you decided to join the Sword Holders?" Xavier Matrix nodded in agreement: "Yes, I agree to join. How many members does the Society of Sword Holders have now?" Lu Heng grinned and said, "Besides the team under my command, it’s just you for now. In the future, I will try to invite Black Iron Dwarves, Elves, and Sea Demon Clan to join." Black Iron Dwarves, Elves, and Sea Demons are three species Lu Heng is quite confident about. Moreover, Lu Heng is confident in inviting the rulers of these three species to join, which is equivalent to three civilizations joining the Sword Holders. Due to the existing summon of the Abyss Battlefield, Black Iron Dwarves, Elves, and Sea Demons are not uncommon content in the knowledge system of the Sikes Civilization. Xavier Matrix asked curiously, "Can you handle even the Elves and Sea Demons?" Relatively speaking, Black Iron Dwarves are easier to approach. Because Black Iron Dwarves are straightforward, you can befriend them by drinking and singing with them. Relatively speaking, Elves are more arrogant, and Sea Demons are fiercer. Recruiters entering the Elf World can coexist peacefully with Elves, but inviting Elves to join the Sword Holders is more challenging. The Sea Demon Clan is among the species with a high chance of attacking recruiters and is also difficult to deal with. Lu Heng laughed and replied, "If I can have Black Iron Dwarves and Sea Demons reconcile and invite them to join the Sword Holders, it shouldn’t be harder than this." Xavier Matrix, after retrieving information, said, "If that’s the case, I can elevate the rating of the Sword Holders’ ideals." Lu Heng took out two test tubes and said, "I’m preparing to return, but before I go, there’s one more thing I need your help with." Xavier Matrix saw the test tubes in Lu Heng’s hand and had already guessed the task; he proactively asked, "Are those blood samples from Bloodline Humans in your hand?" Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Yes, these are samples from Bloodline Humans, and another is a Bloodline Transformation Potion. "Human science has begun researching bloodline transformation, but when results will occur is uncertain. "The technological level of the Sikes Civilization is higher, so the research might progress faster. "Therefore, if possible, I hope the professor can help with the bloodline transformation research." Xavier Matrix agreed without hesitation, "Sure, this aligns with the ideals of the Sword Holders, to jointly seek methods against the Abyss." Lu Heng then promised, "If I can find a way to deal with the Mechanical Demons, I’ll do my utmost to help you." After handling matters in the Sikes Civilization, Lu Heng opened the Star Gate, bringing his team back to Blue Star. Yuan Yaoyao also returned with them, as Xavier Matrix’s spatial laboratory hasn’t started rebuilding yet, so she can’t freely travel between Blue Star and the Sikes World in the short term. Arriving back at Blue Star, everyone had just opened their eyes, not yet fully adapted to the changed environment. A sudden white light appeared before their eyes. Everyone hurriedly shielded their eyes with their hands, then fell into a state of stagnation, unable to communicate with the external world. Lu Heng spoke up, "Next time, can there be some forewarning before appearing?" Lu Heng directly provided the information he wanted: "I’ve already checked, there’s no Reincarnation Source Material in the Capital Star Circle of the Sikes Civilization. "According to my ally’s calculations, the probability of Reincarnation Source Material existing in the Capital Star Circle of the Sikes Civilization is less than 0.3%." White Light: "I know what you’ve done in the Sikes Civilization, no need to explain these things." Lu Heng transitioned to the next topic: "I assume you’ve also checked all suspicious targets on Blue Star, and it can be concluded that the Reincarnation Source Material isn’t in the Human World, nor in the Sikes World. "Thus, the biggest possibility is that the Reincarnation Source Material is in the hands of the Bloodline Clan and Shadow Demons. "Entering the Bloodline World and Shadow Demon World isn’t as simple as other worlds, I’ll find a way to enter later." White Light: "No need, I have a way to help you enter the Abyss Battlefield." Lu Heng frowned slightly, slightly surprised. Because what White Light said wasn’t about entering the "Abyss World" but entering the "Abyss Battlefield." "What method are you talking about?" White Light: "I can trigger certain conditions to create the Abyss Battlefield and recruit you over." Lu Heng’s heart immediately started pounding. In fact, Lu Heng wasn’t entirely unfamiliar with what White Light was talking about. The Abyss Battlefield itself operates on a specific set of rules; if you are familiar with this operating pattern, you can indeed use some means to influence the Abyss Battlefield’s recruitment. There are even many special tools that can influence the recruitment of the Abyss Battlefield, such as the [Abyss Marker] for entering the Abyss Battlefield in advance. Or the [Abyss Battlefield Information Foreknowledge Crystal Core] to anticipate the world where the Abyss Battlefield will appear. Since the rules of the Abyss Battlefield operation can be influenced by special tools, they can naturally be influenced by other forces, depending on who can wield this power. In White Light’s previous words, there was also a hidden key piece of information. White Light mentioned "recruiting you over." This clearly implies being recruited to the Bloodline Demon World or the Shadow Demon World. Yet, according to recruiting patterns, all Abyss Battlefields so far have appeared in allied civilizations’ worlds. Whether it is the Elf World, Sea Demon World, or Sikes World, these worlds belong to human allied worlds. Up to now, none of the Abyss Battlefields humans have experienced have been in the worlds of the Abyss Race. Yet, Lu Heng knows, Abyss Battlefields could potentially appear in the territories of the Abyss Race. This kind of recruitment is called—offensive summons. That’s right; the appearance of recruitment involves a goal. The Abyss Battlefields humans have experienced so far are about being summoned to allied worlds to assist the intelligent species there in resisting the Abyss invasion. However, Lu Heng’s memory distinctly recalls, post June of the third year of the Abyss Descent, an offensive summons appears for the first time. What is offensive summons? As the name implies, it means being summoned to the world of the Abyss Demons to execute missions attacking the Abyss Demons. For the Abyss Race, many of the executed Abyss summons are offensive summons. For example, when the Bone Sovereign attacks the Elf Main City, from the Abyss perspective, it’s an offensive summons. Meanwhile, the Elves and Human Recruiters carry out defensive missions. Now what White Light mentioned, being summoned to the world of the Abyss Demons, is what is meant by offensive summons.