"Ugh... ha..."
Void's voice was low, but its volume was high, sounding like a ferocious beast.
But in Chen Xu's eyes, this was just an infant seeking a parent's touch.
Through soul perception, he could feel that Void was extremely affectionate toward him.
Chen Xu reached out and pressed his hand against the eggshell. In the next moment, he felt waves of energy constantly pulsing against his palm, interacting with him in this manner.
"Good child, stay here. The surrounding energy is all yours. Eat your fill; it will soon be time for you to take the stage."
"Ugh!"
After stroking the eggshell for a while longer, Chen Xu left the Land of the Undead and returned to the Undead Dao Court.
The preparations in the Land of the Undead were complete. As for the final outcome, he could only say it was in the hands of fate.
It remained to be seen whether the Lord of Heaven had more trump cards or if Chen Xu did. Perhaps Chen Xu would find an opportunity to draw out the Lord of Heaven's cards and counter them in advance.
But that was a matter for later. With the arrangements in the Land of the Undead finished, Chen Xu now had the power to handle the positional warfare that would follow the world merger.
Next, Chen Xu needed to deal with those Angel Priests of Heaven.
The Kunpeng, Sindragosa, Bone Guard One, and Rathma alone wouldn't be enough to handle so many Angel Priests.
Furthermore, the Yin Lords under Chen Xu's command had to be reserved to face Heaven's Titled High Priests; they couldn't be wasted on ordinary Angel Priests.
That left the Black Knights, who were also at the Eternal-tier, to face the Angel Priests.
Chen Xu returned to the Overlord's Castle and sat at the guest table in the main hall.
While seated, he first assigned the Exquisite Heart to the Necrotic Network, Miracle.
After dealing with the Sage creations like the Fate Typewriter and Absolute Domain, Chen Xu felt he had to strengthen Miracle's analytical capabilities.
There were too many scheming old foxes in the Myriad Worlds. Chen Xu needed a dedicated expert to constantly analyze the data he encountered and obtained, drawing conclusions for his reference.
Within the Dao principle level of the Undead Dao Court, Miracle looked in surprise at the strange heart that had suddenly appeared within its supposedly incorporeal body.
In the next moment, the Exquisite Heart connected to the Necrotic Network. Miracle felt its calculation speed soar, becoming countless times faster than before.
Combined with the creative ability granted by 【Creative AI】, skills were being added to the magic network at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Miracle, don't waste time creating useless skills. Spend more time comprehending the Dao principles and design an algorithm to dissect all things within the Necrotic Network."
"Miracle understands!"
After giving Miracle a few instructions, Chen Xu withdrew his focus.
Then, his soul emitted a ripple, and all the Black Knights, including Xuan Chu, arrived in the hall.
Fifty stood on the left and fifty on the right—a total of one hundred Eternal-tier Black Knights. They shared the same appearance, the same aura, and the same realm.
With the enhancement of his talents, Chen Xu's 【Black Knight】 skill had long since reached Level 100, allowing him to summon a total of one hundred Black Knights.
Although the Black Knights automatically shared a realm one tier lower than Chen Xu's, the strength provided by this realm was only equivalent to an ordinary Eternal-tier expert.
Their strength was roughly on par with those space pirates Sindragosa had defeated—the three miserable wretches who were currently still frozen in the City of Miracles.
For battles below the Eternal-tier, there was the undead army and the skeleton heroes who grew stronger with every fight.
For battles at the Eternal-tier, main combatants like the Kunpeng and Sindragosa needed to accumulate combat experience, so it wasn't the Black Knights' turn to take the field.
Therefore, Chen Xu had only kept the Black Knights to guard the Undead Dao Court and had not sent them directly into combat.
However, if the time truly came to clash with Heaven, those Angel Priests would have to be handled by the Black Knights.
Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. But even within the rank of general, there were subdivisions. You couldn't send a minor officer against a legendary warrior; you needed generals of the same caliber to match them.
Chen Xu looked at Xuan Chu, the Black Knight who had followed him the longest.
"Xuan Chu."
"My Lord."
Xuan Chu stepped forward and knelt on one knee.
Chen Xu raised his left hand and pressed it lightly on Xuan Chu's left shoulder.
In the next second, the 【007】 talent was activated. A surge of energy spread from the depths of Chen Xu's soul into Xuan Chu, and from him, it diffused into all the Black Knights.
【007 Talent triggered. Effect obtained: Company Middle Management (A middle manager can reach the ears of the heavens above and enter the grassroots below, acting as a bridge between the celestial and mortal realms.
A good middle manager can both win the trust of the grassroots laborers and gain the approval of high-level decision-makers.
They are like the spine of a person or the trunk of a tree.), Black Knights obtain a special enhancement: Professional Team.】
【Professional Team: Grants the Black Knights all the following effects.】
【1. Heroes in My Grasp: Black Knights obtain an identity template. This template allows them to load experts of the same rank from the river of history, thereby obtaining the skills, Dao principles, and combat experience of those experts.
The identity template can be actively formatted. After a hundred-year cooldown, a new template can be loaded.
An identity template can be chosen for complete solidification. Once solidified, in addition to skills, Dao principles, and combat experience, the Black Knight will also gain the memories of that identity and the methods to craft its weapons and items.
(Who would have thought that a small, unlisted company's secretarial team could gather so many talents!
A retired soldier king, a divine doctor, a hidden family's young master, the strongest mercenary, a genius hacker, the top-ranked assassin, a martial arts successor, and a member of the Dragon Group.
Even if I accept all that, what's with the one shouting 'My life is mine to decide, not the heavens' while swallowing a Golden Elixir?
I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept it!
Pfft!!!!
Overcome by fury, he spat out blood and died. The scene was extremely gruesome.)】
【2. Best Partners: The coordination between Black Knights is seamless. No matter how many individuals are involved, they can merge into a single entity as if they were one.
The Black Knights obtain a combined attack skill. As the number of participants increases, the damage of the combined attack skill rises accordingly.
(Changhong Sword! Ice Soul Sword! Purple Cloud Sword! ... Thunderclap Sword! Seven Swords Combined!)】
【3. Professional Butler: Black Knight is an identity representing endless loyalty to the Lord of the Undead and the Lord's infinite trust. This trust shall be passed down through generations, and this glory shall endure for eternity.
The Black Knights receive the faith of the Lord of the Undead. In return, they must do their utmost to complete all tasks assigned by him.
If a Black Knight is temporarily unqualified for a task, they will gain additional learning abilities to better complete all assignments.
(Um, Mr. X, your educational background, internship experience, and project history are all excellent, but you don't seem to have mastered the professional skills required for this position, so...
Wait, I can learn! If that's not enough, I still have a ten-thousand-dollar quota for Godly Possession. I believe I can definitely handle this job!
Oh, is that so? Please wait a moment... Mr. X, congratulations, you've passed the interview. It's a pleasure to have you fighting alongside us.)】
With the talent enhancement complete, Chen Xu looked at the effects granted to the Black Knights. The corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably in wild delight.
"Jie! Jie! Jie!"
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