528: Chapter 463: Legion Expansion, Civilization Guardians Become the Trump Card

After the conferment ceremony ended, Lin Zhou led the Civilization Guardian Legion back to the Seventh War Zone.

On the walls of the Iron Wall Fortress, the flames of the Wall of Heroes were still burning, and the gaze of the Marshal's statue looked toward the direction of the New Universe.

The Guixu Rift had closed, and the Lord of Nothingness was dead, but there were still a large number of remaining Chaos Beasts on the edge of the Chaos Star Domain.

The mission of the Civilization Guardian Legion was far from over.

The Order from the Headquarters arrived on the third day—due to its outstanding performance in the Guixu War, the Civilization Guardian Legion was officially designated as an ace legion of the Expeditionary Force.

Its establishment was expanded from 12,000 to 50,000 people, the independent designation was retained, and it was directly under the jurisdiction of the Expeditionary Force Headquarters, not subject to any War zone.

【Civilization Guardian Legion · New Establishment】

- Designation: Civilization Guardian Legion

- Rank: Ace Legion (Independent)

- Establishment Size: 12,000 → 50,000

- Direct Superior: Expeditionary Force Headquarters

- Legion Commander: Lin Zhou (Major General)

- Deputy Legion Commander: Wang Meng (Brigadier General)

- Judge Advocate: Qin Qing (Brigadier General)

- Technical Consultant: Li Mo (Colonel)

- Moon Splendor Support: Su Yueyao (Lieutenant Colonel)

- Heavy Equipment Command: Lei Zhan (Colonel)

Lin Zhou looked at the Order and was silent for a moment.

Fifty thousand people was four times his current strength.

Expansion required a large number of new recruits, equipment, supplies, and most importantly—the Fire of Civilization.

Every new recruit needed to cultivate a seed of civilization in their divine kingdom, and it would take at least a month to initially master the use of the Fire of Civilization.

Fifty thousand people meant fifty thousand sparks.

With his current river of civilization water level at 40%, he could not cultivate that many at the same time.

"Captain, the Headquarters has given us resources." Qin Qing pulled up the supply list, "100,000 units of essence of order, 1,000 pieces of Origin space stones, 500,000 chaos crystals, and 3,000 veterans drawn from various War zones as the backbone."

【Expansion Resources · Data】

- essence of order: 100,000 units

- Origin space stones: 1,000 pieces

- chaos crystal: 500,000 pieces

- Veteran backbone: 3,000 people (Average godhead Rank LV500)

- New recruit recruitment: 35,000 people (Recruited from various towns in the New Universe)

- seed of civilization demand: 50,000 pieces

"The sparks are not enough." Lin Zhou frowned, "My river of civilization water level is only 40%, and I can only cultivate 10,000 sparks at most at the same time. Fifty thousand will take at least five months."

"So, we can't rely on you alone." Li Mo's projection pulled up a design blueprint, "Captain, the Fire of Civilization on the Wall of Heroes can split sparks. The Marshal's Hand of Order Legacy can too. There is also Su Yueyao's Moon Splendor, Wang Meng's Fire of Courage, Qin Qing's Fire of Justice—all mutant sparks can be used to cultivate new recruits."

"If the sparks are not unified, it will affect the legion's combat effectiveness." Qin Qing shook her head.

"It won't." Lin Zhou said, "The essence of the Way of Civilization is plurality. Different sparks can coexist."

He walked to the Wall of Heroes and pressed his hand against the wall.

The river of civilization surged out from his divine kingdom and poured into the inscriptions on the wall.

One hundred Firewood Swords hummed at the same time, and the Marshal's phantom appeared in the sword light—not the true spirit, just a memory.

"Expansion is not just about increasing numbers. It is about turning the 12,000-man Civilization Guardian Legion into a 50,000-man Civilization Guardian Legion." He turned to look at Qin Qing, "The badge also needs to be changed."

Qin Qing was stunned for a moment. "Badge?"

"The badge of the Civilization Guardian Legion. The one we used before had the river of civilization surrounding the Hundred Schools Temple; that was the academy's school badge. Now, it needs to be changed to the legion's badge."

Lin Zhou raised his hand, and the Fire of Civilization condensed in his palm.

In the flames appeared the outline of a Great Wall—the Great Wall of Civilization.

On the Great Wall, one hundred Firewood Swords were inserted, and the four characters "Civilization Eternal" were carved above the city gate.

The Great Wall surrounded a temple—the Temple of Civilization.

At the top of the temple, the Fire of Civilization burned.

【Civilization Guardian Legion · New Badge】

- Pattern: Great Wall of Civilization surrounding the Temple of Civilization

- Inscription: Civilization Eternal

- Material: Refined by the Fire of Civilization

- Trait: Wearer's all attributes +10%, damage to Guixu camp +20%

Li Mo took the blueprint and projected it into the void. "Captain, the badges need to be mass-produced. Fifty thousand pieces will require at least 50,000 units of essence of order."

"Allocate it from the resources provided by the Headquarters. Use the remaining 50,000 units to cultivate the sparks."

Expansion work started on the same day.

Three thousand veterans arrived at the Iron Wall Fortress from various War zones.

They wore various standard armors, with godhead Ranks between LV400 and LV500, and all had experienced the baptism of the Guixu War.

Lin Zhou did not let them join the combat sequence immediately, but instead arranged for them to study the Way of Civilization under the Wall of Heroes first.

Every morning, they stood under the city wall, listening to Qin Qing explain the Legalist school's "Holding Names Responsible for Reality," listening to Wang Meng demonstrate the School of Military's "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain," listening to Su Yueyao demonstrate the purifying power of Moon Splendor, and listening to Iron Face recount the judgment path of the Fire of Justice.

【New Recruit Backbone · Training Data (Week 1)】

- Number of people: 3,000

- seed of civilization cultivation progress: 10%... 20%... 30%...

- Spark type distribution: Fire of Civilization 60%, Fire of Courage 20%, Fire of Justice 10%, Fire of Moon Splendor 5%, others 5%

- Average godhead Rank: LV500 → LV510

Every evening, Lin Zhou would go to the Wall of Heroes to nourish the new recruits' godheads with the river of civilization.

His godhead integrity dropped from 40% to 35%, and the water level of the river of civilization dropped from 40% to 35%, but the spark cultivation speed of the new recruits doubled.

A month later, the first batch of new recruits arrived from various towns in the New Universe.

Thirty thousand people, from different Star Domains, different races, and different divine kingdoms.

Among them were survivors from the Old Universe era, the new generation born in the New Universe, and refugees who lost their homes in the Guixu War.

Their godhead Ranks ranged from LV100 to LV300, and most had not experienced combat.

Lin Zhou did not refuse anyone.

He divided the 30,000 people into thirty brigades, with 1,000 people in each brigade, and a veteran served as the instructor.

【New Recruit · Training Data (Month 1)】

- Number of people: 30,000

- Average godhead Rank: LV200

- seed of civilization cultivation progress: 5%... 10%... 15%...

- Training subjects: Holding Names Responsible for Reality, basic swordsmanship, use of the Fire of Civilization

- Elimination rate: 0% (No one quit)

In the second month, the second batch of new recruits arrived.

Five thousand people, volunteer soldiers from various races in the New Universe.

Their godhead Ranks were higher than the first batch, averaging LV300, but there were fewer of them.

Lin Zhou organized them into a mobile reserve force, commanded directly by Wang Meng.

Two months later, the total strength of the Civilization Guardian Legion reached 48,000, only 2,000 short of the 50,000-man establishment.

The spark cultivation progress was uneven, but no one fell behind.

The Fire of Civilization on the Wall of Heroes split 50,000 strands of sparks from the one hundred Firewood Swords and sprinkled them onto the soldiers under the wall.

Every strand of spark took root and sprouted in the soldiers' divine kingdoms.

【Civilization Guardian Legion · Status (Two Months Later)】

- Total strength: 48,000

- seed of civilization coverage: 100%

- Average godhead Rank: LV350

- Combat-ready soldiers: Approximately 30,000 (those with mature sparks)

- Legion Commander Lin Zhou godhead integrity: 35%

In the third month, the last 2,000 new recruits arrived.

The Civilization Guardian Legion was at full strength.

Fifty thousand people, 50,000 sparks, lined up under the walls of the Iron Wall Fortress.

Blue-gold flames burned in everyone's palms, illuminating the entire void.

Lin Zhou stood on the Wall of Heroes, looking at the sea of fire.

The Marshal's statue's gaze looked toward the direction of the New Universe, and the Fire of Civilization leaped at the statue's feet.

He raised his left hand, and golden light condensed in his palm—the Hand of Order.

"From today on, the Civilization Guardian Legion officially becomes an ace legion of the Expeditionary Force." His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every soldier, "Our mission is not to destroy the enemy, but to protect. Protect the New Universe, protect civilization, and protect those we love."

He turned to face the direction of the New Universe.

The Fire of Civilization of 100,000 towns was like a sea of stars in the night sky.

"As long as the fire is there, the people are there. Civilization will not perish."

"Civilization Eternal!" Fifty thousand people roared in unison.

On the Wall of Heroes, the one hundred Firewood Swords hummed at the same time, and the Marshal's phantom appeared in the sword light.

He looked at the sea of fire and smiled.

Lin Zhou walked down the city wall.

Su Yueyao was waiting for him at the city gate. "Captain, your godhead integrity is only 35% left."

"It doesn't matter. The sparks have already been cultivated, and now they only need to be nourished. My godhead will slowly recover."

"What shall we do next?"

"Clear out the remaining Chaos Beasts in the Chaos Star Domain, purify the polluted divine kingdom remains, and guard the borders of the New Universe." Lin Zhou looked at the starry sky in the distance, "There is still much to do."

He stepped into the teleportation array, and silver-white light enveloped him.

The Fire of Civilization burned, illuminating the path ahead and the legion badges of 50,000 people— "Civilization Eternal."