Chapter 336: Rewards for Meritorious Service (Five-in-One)
by SunflowerTransfer Star Base City.
The shattered energy barrier had fully restored, covering the entire Base City, and the life support system had also restarted its operation.
All the floating objects fell back to the ground.
The ground above the central control tower.
Crack!
Accompanied by a dull sound, the ground sank, revealing a long, slender metal passage.
Su Ming and others, controlling their Mechs, looked at the open passage.
At this moment, Water Snake Legion soldiers walked out one by one, then squatted down with their hands on their heads, surrendering.
Everyone waited patiently.
Not long after, Pisa In, the Legion Commander of the Water Snake Legion, walked out dejectedly, completely deflated like a frosted eggplant, losing all his previous high spirits.
“Hmph, you refused to be a proper person and insisted on being a dog for the Imperial Army. Did you really think the Federation was easy to bully? Well, look at you now!”
Legion Commander Currifa looked at the surrendering Pisa In and sneered coldly.
Pisa In and the others lowered their heads upon hearing Currifa’s words.
“Alright, that’s enough.”
Kaff spoke in a deep voice.
At this moment, Pisa In let out a slight breath, looked up at Kaff, and replied hoarsely.
“Officer Kafu, we didn’t want to oppose the Federation. But we had no choice. If we didn’t obey the Dark Star Empire’s orders, we would have no way to survive.”
“That’s a very good excuse.”
Currifa didn’t believe their nonsense.
Kaff frowned slightly, waved his hand, and said.
“There’s no point in saying all that. Take them all away!”
“Yes!”
His subordinates around him responded one after another.
Just then, a new order popped up on Kaff’s operating interface.
Kaff glanced at it, then said to Su Ming and the others.
“Everyone, Major General Vickers has issued a new order for us to rescue the wounded as soon as possible, collect all supplies from the Transfer Star, and send them to the Tsar mothership.”
“Understood!”
Su Ming and the others responded in unison upon hearing this order.
“Now, disperse and carry out your tasks. I will send you the locations of all warehouses on the entire Transfer Star later.”
Kaff said to everyone.
Now that he had captured Legion Commander Pisa In, this information could be quickly extracted from him.
After hearing Kaff’s words, Su Ming gave orders to Elu.
“Elu, you are responsible for the rescue!”
“Yes!”
Elu immediately accepted the order.
“The rest of you, follow me!”
Su Ming led the others away.
Half an hour later.
Su Ming, Kaff, and other Legion Commanders led their teams to a huge underground transfer warehouse area.
Looking across, independent giant warehouses were situated one after another.
“Search separately. One person leads a team to search one warehouse.”
Kaff simply gave the order.
“Okay!”
Su Ming led his team to the entrance of Warehouse No. 3. After entering a series of secret keys.
Bang!
The thick door automatically opened.
Su Ming, controlling Slayer, led Ankajia and others inside.
“Wow!”
Ankajia and the others exclaimed in surprise at the sight before them.
Blocks of refined iron, smelted and stacked neatly into pyramid-shaped small mountains, extended endlessly as far as the eye could see, with many such mountains.
“It’s refined iron for making First and Second Generation Mechs, so much of it!”
Everyone shouted excitedly.
“Search further inside!”
Su Ming said calmly.
Ankajia and the others continued to search inside, and soon they saw weapon crates one by one.
They opened these weapon crates, only to see Second Generation Exoskeletons and beam guns lying inside.
“It’s the Imperial Army’s Second Generation Exoskeleton, Black Bulwark!”
“Hmm, keep searching forward!”
Su Ming said indifferently.
Ankajia searched forward with great excitement, and soon they found a series of spare Mechs, Beast Tooth.
However, although these Beast Tooth Mechs looked brand new, they were old models.
Of course, this was normal, as weapons provided to Neutral Countries would certainly be downgraded.
“Wow, so many Mechs, we’re rich this time.”
Ankajia couldn’t stop smiling.
Just then, Mandy’s joyful voice rang out in the communication channel.
“Su Ming, come quickly, see what we found!”
Su Ming and the others heard Mandy’s joyful shout and immediately controlled their Mechs to go over. When they reached the area Mandy was searching, they were also stunned.
Mandy led her subordinates, opening one sealed box after another.
Inside these sealed boxes were energy crystals, each emitting a faint glow.
“Energy crystals?”
Su Ming let out a slight breath, surprised.
“That’s right, and there are so many of them!”
Mandy said excitedly.
“Holy moly, this stuff is hard currency! What level are these energy crystals?”
Ankajia asked, overjoyed.
“Most of these energy crystals are Level One and Two, and there are some Level Three, but fewer. If these were sold, who knows how much money they’d be worth!”
Mandy’s mouth was almost watering as she spoke.
“Tens of billions of federal currency, definitely no less!”
Ankajia replied excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Su Ming immediately reminded Mandy and the others.
“Mandy, these are all the legion’s spoils of war. Don’t even think about taking them. It’ll be troublesome if someone reports it. Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish, and besides, there will definitely be rewards from the legion for this great victory.”
“Uh, don’t worry, Squad Leader, we understand that.”
Mandy and the others replied somewhat awkwardly upon hearing Su Ming’s reminder.
“Good, everyone, hurry up, check all types of materials in the warehouse, count the quantities, and transport them out!”
Su Ming gave the order decisively.
“Yes!”
Ankajia and the others replied seriously.
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Hams Planetary Fortress · Central Control Room.
The Purple-haired girl walked slowly to the command chair, sat down, and elegantly turned the command chair around.
At this moment, Lieutenant General Feilong personally pressed Teddyra and brought him before the Purple-haired girl, then kicked Teddyra’s back leg.
Bang!
Teddyra unwillingly knelt down, looked up at the Purple-haired girl with gritted teeth, and said defiantly.
“Do what you want with me!”
“Don’t worry, the Federation never executes captured Imperial officers. Now, all your lives are in my hands.”
“What exactly do you want to do?”
Teddyra frowned when he saw that the other party wasn’t killing him.
“You may leave. Please tell your Emperor that the Federation’s army will soon break through your defenses and invade your empire. Just like the expedition back then, you will once again face a nightmare!”
The Purple-haired girl looked at the kneeling Teddyra and said arrogantly.
“How arrogant! Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue?”
Teddyra replied angrily upon hearing the Purple-haired girl’s words.
“Is that so? Then let’s wait and see. I hope you don’t surrender and get captured a second time. A brave officer would rather commit suicide than be a prisoner.”
“You!”
Teddyra was instantly enraged, his entire face turning purple.
“Someone, prepare a ship for him and send him off.”
The Purple-haired girl waved her hand and gave the order indifferently.
Several soldiers stepped forward and directly escorted Teddyra out of the central control room.
At this moment, an officer walked in, saluted the Purple-haired girl respectfully, and said.
“Legion Commander, we have found their reserve warehouse.”
“What’s in the reserve warehouse?”
The Purple-haired girl replied coldly.
“There’s a large amount of rare ore inside. We even found smelted Vibranium and Titanium Chromite, and we also found a large number of Mechs, missiles…”
The officer reported in detail, suppressing his excitement.
Lieutenant General Feilong also took a deep breath upon hearing this.
“It seems we’ve hit the enemy’s main artery. This time, we’re probably going to make a fortune.”
“Very good. Transfer everything to Star Radiance Fortress as quickly as possible.”
The Purple-haired girl replied with satisfaction.
“Yes!”
Lieutenant General Feilong replied seriously.
More than ten hours later.
Su Ming, controlling Slayer, led a team, escorting a Level 4 Transport Ship towards Star Radiance Fortress.
At this moment, a sweet voice rang out in the communication channel.
“Respected Major Su Ming, welcome back to Star Radiance Fortress.”
“Please arrange the ship’s docking port as soon as possible.”
“It has been arranged for you. Please enter the dock via Channel 5.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Su Ming replied calmly.
Not long after, Su Ming and his team escorted the transport ship into the Star Radiance Fortress’s dock.
The entire dock was very lively, with returning ships docked everywhere.
Su Ming, controlling the Slayer Mech, landed on the metal ground, then spoke.
“Mandy, I’ll leave this to you!”
“Okay!”
Mandy’s voice rang out in the communication channel.
Then, after Su Ming and Ankajia parked their Mechs, they opened their cockpits and jumped out.
They hurriedly walked towards the dock’s mobile platform, heading to the repair hangar.
A moment later, accompanied by a heavy sound, the mobile platform arrived at the repair hangar.
Su Ming and the others hurried off the platform, and directly ahead, they saw the vast hangar, with damaged Iron Guard Mechs placed one by one.
Numerous mechanics operated Iron Head Mechs, cutting open the damaged Iron Guard cockpits, with soldiers, officers, and doctors waiting nearby.
Crack!
At this moment, the deformed cockpit of an Iron Guard was cut open.
A mutilated corpse was carried out!
“Ah~”
Teammates gathered around, some sobbing softly, others crying loudly, lying on the corpse!
The atmosphere of the entire area was filled with sadness.
Ankajia and the others looked at this scene, their expressions very gloomy.
Su Ming walked forward with Ankajia and the others, his heart heavy.
The entire repair hangar was divided into two parts: one for cutting open Mech cockpits and clearing bodies, and the other for storing bodies.
When Su Ming walked to the other area, he stopped a soldier and asked in a deep voice.
“Excuse me, where are the bodies of the soldiers from the 3rd Regiment placed?”
“Officer, over there!”
The soldier immediately reported.
“Thank you!”
Su Ming hurried over with Ankajia and the others.
As they approached, they saw Elu and the others.
Elu looked at Su Ming approaching and said with a sad expression.
“Squad Leader, you’re here.”
“How is it?”
Su Ming asked in a deep voice.
“All the bodies have been recovered, they’re all here.”
Elu replied, her voice a little hoarse.
Su Ming glanced over, seeing bodies covered with white cloths, neatly placed on the ground.
He walked forward, slowly knelt down, lifted the white cloths one by one, and looked at the faces of the dead soldiers.
Although these soldiers had been with him for a short time, and most were unfamiliar, there were also some familiar faces.
Su Ming’s heart grew heavier as he looked at their bodies.
He covered the white cloth, stood up, and said to Elu.
“Give me the list of the fallen.”
“Here.”
Elu took out a list and handed it to Su Ming.
Su Ming took the list, looked at the dead soldiers, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice.
“Rest in peace. I will handle all the funeral arrangements.”
Ankajia and the others also stood there, silently looking at the bodies.
At this moment, a man wearing a second lieutenant’s military uniform, with many wrinkles and dark spots on his face, and quite old, walked over with a document, saluted Su Ming, and said.
“Officer, I am Second Lieutenant Cheng Qi. All these bodies need to be sent to the freezer for preservation until we triumphantly return to the Third Planet and hand them over to their families, so your signature is required.”
“Give it to me.”
Su Ming took the document and signed his name.
“Thank you, please accept my condolences!”
Second Lieutenant Cheng Qi said respectfully.
Su Ming nodded slightly, then turned to ask Elu.
“Elu, where are the others?”
“They’ve all been sent to the hospital for treatment.”
Elu quickly replied to Su Ming.
“I’ll leave this to you, Ankajia, let’s go to the hospital.”
Su Ming said in a deep voice.
“Okay!”
More than an hour later.
Su Ming, with Ankajia and the others, hurried to the Military Hospital in Star Radiance City.
The hospital, originally quiet, was now crowded with people.
At the main entrance of the hospital, groups of soldiers and officers were blocked from entering.
Guards in exoskeleton armor stopped everyone. The captain of the guard, an older man with some white in his hair, yelled.
“Everyone, the hospital is already full. I understand your feelings, but you really can’t go in now. Please wait outside for news. The doctors will definitely do their best to save them.”
“Can just one of us go in?”
“Please, let us see with our own eyes.”
“No, absolutely not!”
Captain Han Shi replied with a headache.
“Squad Leader, what do we do now?”
Ankajia asked hesitantly.
“It’s fine, follow me.”
Su Ming led Ankajia and the others forward.
Captain Han Shi immediately stretched out his hand to stop Su Ming and said.
“Sorry, the hospital is currently under control. No one is allowed to enter except for patients and medical personnel.”
“Hello, I am Major Su Ming of the Third Regiment. I’m here to visit the injured soldiers of the Third Regiment. Please make an exception.”
Su Ming directly reported his name.
“Alright, Sir!”
Captain Han Shi was also surprised to hear Su Ming’s words and quickly cleared the way.
Su Ming led Ankajia and the others into the hospital.
In the hospital lobby, there were soldiers everywhere waiting to be settled, and numerous doctors and nurses were desperately treating the wounded.
“Ankajia, go to the front desk and ask where our people are being treated.”
Su Ming asked in a deep voice.
“Okay.”
Ankajia hurried over.
About seven or eight minutes later, Ankajia rushed back and said.
“In Treatment Area 3!”
“Let’s go.”
Su Ming led Ankajia and the others and immediately rushed to Treatment Area 3.
Soon they arrived at Treatment Area 3, where rows of beds were set up, with many wounded soldiers lying on them.
Su Ming immediately saw the wounded soldiers of his Third Regiment and walked forward.
At this moment, the wounded soldiers lying down saw Su Ming approaching and excitedly shouted.
“Sir.”
“Don’t move, just lie down and rest well.”
Su Ming immediately comforted them.
The many wounded soldiers quickly lay down properly when they heard Su Ming’s words.
Su Ming visited the wounded one by one, asking about their condition.
Soon, he had asked all the wounded. Although a few had undergone amputations, fortunately, their lives were not in any great danger.
At this moment, Su Ming said to all the wounded in a deep voice.
“All of you can rest assured and recuperate here. I will arrange everything for you, so you don’t have to worry!”
“Thank you, Sir!”
Everyone said moved.
Su Ming nodded and turned to ask Ankajia.
“Ankajia, where’s Zhang Yi?”
“Zhang Yi’s condition is not very good; he’s in the intensive care unit.”
“Let’s go see him.”
Su Ming said in a deep voice after hearing that.
“Okay!”
Ankajia nodded quickly in response.
Soon after, Su Ming and the others arrived in the corridor outside the intensive care unit ward.
Many accompanying family members were squatting in this corridor.
At this moment, Ankajia saw Zhao Ying, who was wearing Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor, had long black hair, fair skin, and a delicate appearance, and called out.
“Zhao Ying!”
Zhao Ying turned her head to look, then walked over, her eyes red, and said.
“Sir.”
“Where’s Zhang Yi?”
“In Ward 43.”
Zhao Ying quickly led Su Ming and the others to the outside of Ward 43.
These wards had a special transparent glass wall, allowing a clear view of the situation inside the ward.
Su Ming looked through the protective glass and saw Zhang Yi lying on the bed in a coma, with various tubes inserted into his body, and medical equipment continuously operating beside him.
“What’s his situation now?”
“He’s in a coma. The doctor said he suffered severe trauma. It’s all my fault; Zhang Yi got such severe injuries because he saved me.”
Zhao Ying said with great self-reproach.
“There’s no need to blame yourself. As a squadron leader, Zhang Yi has the duty to rescue any of his subordinates.”
Su Ming shook his head and replied rationally.
“But…”
Zhao Ying’s expression became even more self-reproachful when she heard Su Ming’s words.
“No buts. Don’t worry, Zhang Yi will definitely be fine. I believe he will be able to pull through.”
Su Ming looked at the unconscious Zhang Yi and said with a somewhat complicated feeling.
When he was conscripted by the Thirteenth Corps, Zhang Yi and the others joined the army with him without hesitation. No matter what, Su Ming had to bring them all back safely.
Ankajia and the others were also very moved when they heard Su Ming’s words.
At this moment, the door to Ward 43 opened, and an older female doctor walked out tiredly.
Su Ming quickly went up to her and said.
“Hello, I am Major Su Ming.”
The female doctor was also startled and quickly said respectfully.
“Hello, Sir, I am Doctor Wu Li.”
“I’d like to ask, how is Zhang Yi’s condition?”
“The situation is not very good; too many parts of his body are damaged. But Sir, you don’t need to worry; we will definitely do our best to save him.”
“Please, you must save him.”
Su Ming said decisively.
“Uh, Sir, if that’s the case, may I say something?”
“Speak!”
“If you absolutely want to ensure foolproof recovery, you can send someone to the newly opened commercial street. There’s a pharmacy there opened by Vox Bio Interstellar Group. Go buy a type of cell-activating agent called SEC-03. This medicine is very expensive, but the effect is exceptionally good; just one injection! I can guarantee 100% that it will definitely save the person.”
“How much is that agent? Can’t the hospital provide it?”
Ankajia quickly pressed for an answer.
“300 million federal currency!”
Wu Li said in a low voice.
“Damn, that expensive?”
Ankajia and Zhao Ying were stunned when they heard the price. This was comparable to a Third Generation Mecha; it was truly robbery.
No wonder the hospital didn’t have this medicine and they had to buy it themselves.
“Ankajia, you go buy it!”
Su Ming directly took out his bank card and handed it to Ankajia.
“Squad Leader, is there enough money on your card? Do we need to chip in?”
Ankajia asked worriedly.
“Chip in for what? Go buy it quickly.”
Su Ming replied irritably.
“Yes, Sir!”
Ankajia immediately ran off.
Su Ming and the others waited quietly.
About an hour later, Ankajia ran back, carrying a very high-end insulated box.
“Squad Leader, I bought it!”
Ankajia said, out of breath.
“Go, find Doctor Wu Li to inject it into Zhang Yi.”
Su Ming urged Ankajia.
“Okay!”
Ankajia nodded quickly in response.
A moment later, Su Ming stood in front of the transparent protective glass, watching Doctor Wu Li inject the agent into Zhang Yi’s body.
As the medicine was injected, the various values displayed on the medical monitoring equipment immediately rose, quickly reaching the safe line.
Wu Li also breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the values displayed on the monitoring equipment.
She walked out of the ward and said to Su Ming.
“He’s fine now. All vital signs have recovered. Give us some time, and we will definitely be able to cure him.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
Su Ming also breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing this, then thanked Wu Li.
“It’s my duty, Sir. I have other patients, so I’ll take my leave now.”
Wu Li said politely and then left in a hurry.
“Expensive things really are good, it’s just a pity they can’t be popularized.”
Ankajia couldn’t help but sigh.
“How can it be popularized? If the Federation dared to popularize it, they would go bankrupt the next day.”
Su Ming replied calmly.
“That’s true.”
Ankajia scratched his head and replied.
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Three days later.
Star Radiance Fortress · Cargo Hold.
Su Ming and Rhine stood on the metal viewing platform, looking down at the Iron Heads moving boxes of supplies.
“Oh my, they’ve been moving for three days and three nights straight, and they can’t finish! There’s just too much stuff! I heard many transport machines have broken down these past few days!”
Rhine exclaimed in awe.
“There’s nothing strange about it. That transit star was fine, but that Hams planetary fortress, that’s something else. That’s an industry the Dark Star Empire has operated for hundreds of years.”
Su Ming replied indifferently.
“Haha, we really struck it rich this time. No, it should be, we made a killing.”
Rhine said excitedly.
“Don’t be happy too soon. We plundered so many supplies from the Empire; they definitely won’t let it go.”
“But we haven’t seen them attack us either.”
“I’m not sure about that.”
Su Ming shook his head and replied.
At this moment, Su Ming’s wristband suddenly vibrated, displaying a message.
“Dear Major Su Ming, please proceed to the Star Radiance Conference Hall immediately. Your presence is mandatory!”
After reading the message, Su Ming said to Rhine and the others.
“You guys watch here. I’m going to a meeting. If anything happens, notify me immediately.”
“Okay!”
Rhine and the others quickly nodded in response.
Soon after, Su Ming arrived at the castle and entered the Star Radiance Hall.
The entire hall was very lively, with all military officers above the rank of Major present, and everyone was whispering and conversing.
“Officer Kafu, you’ve made a great contribution this time! Not only did you successfully defeat the Gray Gun Legion, but you also captured Legion Commander Currifa of the Gray Gun Legion and Legion Commander Pisa In of the Water Snake Legion.”
Lieutenant Colonel Aragon praised him greatly.
“Don’t say that. If it weren’t for your strong support, it wouldn’t have been successful.”
Kaff replied modestly.
“That also requires a courageous officer like you to lead!”
Lieutenant Colonel Aragon and the others shook their heads and said.
Su Ming looked at this scene and surveyed his surroundings.
At this moment, he saw Major Currifa with two small mustaches and the dark-skinned Major Ye Hai chatting there, so he walked over to greet them.
“Major Currifa, Major Ye Hai! What are you talking about?”
“Oh! Major Su Ming, you’re here. We were just talking about you.”
“Talking about me? What’s there to talk about?”
“You’re being modest. Heroes emerge from the youth since ancient times. You performed exceptionally well in this battle.”
“Speaking of which, I haven’t had a chance to thank you two yet. If you hadn’t brought people to support us in time, we would have been in grave danger.”
Su Ming said with great gratitude.
“You’re being too modest with that. Even if we hadn’t rushed over, according to the trend of that battle, you would have won in the end anyway!”
Currifa flattered Su Ming.
“Don’t say that. If you hadn’t come to support us, even if we won, my men would have all died. I’ll remember this favor.”
Su Ming replied with a wry smile.
Currifa and Ye Hai, hearing Su Ming’s words, felt even more favorably towards him, so they said heartily.
“You’re being too polite. We are all one corps. To put it bluntly, there’s no difference from blood brothers. You support me, and I support you; isn’t that normal?”
“Exactly!”
Su Ming replied in agreement.
At this moment, Hugh Eun and Hegas also walked over and said.
“Su Ming, you’re here. We thought you hadn’t arrived yet.”
“I just got here not long ago, chatting with Currifa and the others.”
Su Ming explained with a smile.
At this moment, Currifa said to Hugh Eun.
“Hugh Eun, honestly, I’m really jealous of you right now.”
“Jealous of what?”
“Jealous that you were assigned such an excellent subordinate as Su Ming. Why don’t you let me have him?”
“Hey, hey, don’t talk nonsense. That’s not up for discussion!”
Hugh Eun replied with a laugh.
Su Ming watched Currifa and Hugh Eun joking around and also smiled without speaking.
After a battle, the once unfamiliar individuals had now become very harmonious.
Everyone tried their best to get along with others, because on the battlefield, the only people they could truly rely on were those present.
At this moment, the main door of the Star Radiance Conference Hall opened.
The previously chatting and laughing crowd immediately quieted down, and everyone turned to look.
They saw the Purple-haired girl walk in, with Lieutenant General Feilong, Major General Jon, and Major General Vickers following behind her.
Seeing this, Su Ming and the others quickly moved to the sides of the hall, lining up in order.
The Purple-haired girl walked directly to the throne at the front of the hall and sat down.
She scanned the people present and spoke in a cold, clear voice.
“There’s no need to be nervous. The reason I called you all here is for commendations and rewards. You fought exceptionally well in this battle, and I am very satisfied.”
“Thank you for the Legion Commander’s praise.”
Hugh Eun and the others showed joyful expressions on their faces when they heard the Purple-haired girl’s words.
The Purple-haired girl then glanced at Feilong.
Feilong immediately understood and stepped forward, speaking sternly to everyone.
“The awards ceremony begins now. Major General Vickers!”
“Here!”
Major General Vickers responded in a deep voice.
“You commanded the fleet to defeat the Water Snake Legion and the Imperial Army’s support forces, taking control of the transfer planet. You are hereby awarded 3000 merit points.”
Feilong said in a deep voice.
“Thank you, Officer!”
Major General Vickers replied sternly.
“Officer Kafu.”
Feilong then continued.
Upon hearing this, Kaff immediately responded.
“Here!”
“You led your team to intercept the Gray Gun Legion, capturing the Level 5 Battleship Gray Gun, and then led your forces to launch a surprise attack on the transfer planet. Your performance was outstanding, and you are hereby awarded 2000 merit points!”
Feilong announced.
“Wow, that’s a lot of merit points.”
Many officers present exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.
Feilong continued to announce.
“Major Chen Ying displayed exceptional bravery in this battle and is hereby awarded 500 merit points.”
Soon, Feilong had distributed the merit points to all the commanders and deputy commanders of the First and Second Regiments.
At this moment, Hugh Eun and Hegas looked at Feilong very nervously, eagerly anticipating how many merit points they would receive.
However, Feilong did not continue to announce, but instead said calmly.
“In addition to the merit points, on behalf of the Thirteenth Corps, I will award the Level 5 Battleship Gray Gun to the First and Second Regiments. Both of your regiments will share the use of the Gray Gun.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was astonished and looked enviously at Kaff and Lieutenant Colonel Aragon.
“Thank you, Officer.”
Lieutenant Colonel Aragon and Officer Kafu thanked him with great excitement.
“This is what you deserve, but there’s something I need to make clear: you will have to bear the maintenance and upkeep costs of the battleship yourselves.”
Feilong said to the two of them.
“Yes!”
Officer Kafu and Lieutenant Colonel Aragon immediately replied.
“Next is the Third Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Xiu En also performed exceptionally well in this battle and is hereby awarded 700 merit points. Major Hegas is awarded 500 merit points. In addition, the Third Regiment is specially awarded a Level 4 Battleship Kaba.”
Feilong announced, looking at the two of them.
“Thank you!”
Lieutenant Colonel Xiu En and Major Hegas were very satisfied, knowing that merit points were very difficult to earn.
At this moment, Feilong looked at Su Ming and said.
“Major Su Ming!”
“Here.”
Su Ming replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Everyone focused their gaze on Su Ming, and many whispered.
“How many merit points do you think Major Su Ming will get?”
“It should be a lot; I heard he performed exceptionally well.”
Feilong spoke solemnly.
“Major Su Ming performed exceptionally well in this battle. First, he used his excellent command to defeat the Kaba fleet. Then, he used a Third Generation Mecha to defeat Vickank, who was piloting a Fourth Generation Mecha. After that, he helped Kaff and the others defeat the Gray Gun Legion, changing the tide of the flank battlefield. Finally, he even launched a surprise attack on the transfer planet, contributing to the great victory in the main battlefield of the transfer planet. His contributions are truly immense!”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was in an uproar.
“Did I hear that right? A Third Generation Mecha took down a Four-Generation Mecha?”
“That awesome?”
“It’s incredible. I haven’t heard of anything like this in many years.”
“Too powerful.”
“I wonder how many merit points will be awarded!”
Hugh Eun and the others also looked at Su Ming in shock.
Su Ming, however, stood there, neither flattered nor discouraged.
Feilong continued.
“Therefore, Major Su Ming is awarded 3000 merit points!”
Currifa and the others were all shocked when they heard this. Su Ming’s merit points actually surpassed Kaff’s and were the same as Major General Vickers’s.
It should be known that Major General Vickers, as the overall commander of the entire transfer planet battlefield, had a very high level of merit.
“In addition to the merit point reward, on behalf of the Thirteenth Corps, I will personally award you a Level 4 Battleship Wind Motion.”
Feilong then announced.
“Thank you!”
Su Ming thanked him with some surprise.
The Third Regiment had already received a Level 4 Battleship, so normally there shouldn’t be any more battleships. He didn’t expect the Legion Commander to award the Wind Motion to him personally.
“And I want to congratulate you.”
Feilong suddenly said with a smile.
“Congratulate me?”
Su Ming was slightly startled and replied with some surprise.
“On behalf of the Federation, I officially award you the Level 4 Silver Moon Badge. From today onwards, you may paint a red moon on your mech!”
Feilong formally announced.
Kaff and the others were all dumbfounded when they heard Feilong’s words.
This was painting a red moon, not a red star!
Even the most powerful among them, Kaff, had never painted a moon. This was a huge honor.
“I can paint a red moon?”
Su Ming was also very surprised. He had originally thought it would be good enough to paint a red star, but it turned out to be a red moon.
“You’re very lucky. That Vickank is very outstanding, a rising star of the Dark Star Empire. And I just checked, he was recently listed on the Federation’s Red List!”
Feilong explained to Su Ming.
“So that’s how it is.”
Su Ming understood what was going on when he heard this.
That Vickank must have done something recently that caused him to be listed on the Federation’s Level 4 list, and then he was intercepted by himself.
Clap clap!
At this moment, Hugh Eun led the applause.
Everyone else also applauded and offered congratulations.
“Congratulations.”
“Thank you, everyone.”
Su Ming replied humbly.
“Next, Major Currifa of the Fourth Regiment…”
Feilong continued to announce.
About half an hour later, Feilong finished distributing all the rewards and said sternly.
“All rewards have been distributed. Now, we will allocate funds and quotas to each mech team. The amount allocated will be linked to your performance.”
“Yes!”
Everyone responded in a deep voice.
“The First Regiment is allocated 3 billion federal currency and a 2 billion weapons and ammunition quota! The Second Regiment is allocated 2 billion federal currency and a 1.5 billion weapons and ammunition quota. The Third Regiment is allocated 3 billion federal currency and a 2 billion weapons and ammunition quota.”
Feilong announced calmly.
Hugh Eun and Hegas showed a complex expression on their faces when they heard how high the funds and quotas they received were. It was clear that their regiment was able to receive such high funds and quotas thanks to Su Ming.
Soon, Feilong finished his announcement. He scanned everyone present and asked.
“Does anyone have any objections?”
“No!”
Everyone replied.
“These funds and quotas are at the discretion of your respective regiments. As for the compensation for this war, as well as mech maintenance, supply, and other expenses, the Corps will cover all of it.”
Feilong said to everyone.
“Thank you, General!”
Kaff and the others responded enthusiastically.
After Feilong finished his announcement, he stepped aside.
At this moment, the Purple-haired girl raised her hand and clapped.
Soldiers then came up, each carrying a tray with honor badges on it.
The Purple-haired girl said to everyone.
“This battle is the first battle fought by the Thirteenth Corps, and everyone performed exceptionally well. I have decided to award everyone an honor badge!”
“Thank you, Legion Commander.”
Kaff and the others replied one after another.
At this time, the soldiers who came up hung the badges on everyone’s chests.
However, Su Ming wore not one but two badges: a Silver Moon Badge and an Honor Badge.
“Alright, the commendations and rewards end here. Now, let’s get down to business.”
The Purple-haired girl said sternly.
Upon hearing this, Su Ming and the others stood at attention and looked at the Purple-haired girl.
“According to feedback from reconnaissance personnel, the Rock Corps that was coming has already retreated. This means we will not be attacked for now. I have decided to temporarily station ourselves in the Slok Star Sea! Of course, the Imperial Army will certainly not give up, so you must use this time to quickly reorganize your forces and restore your combat effectiveness!”
“Yes!”
Everyone replied sternly.
“Good, meeting adjourned!”
After the Purple-haired girl finished speaking, she walked straight out.
Feilong and the two others followed behind the Purple-haired girl and left together.
“Let’s go, hurry to the dock to see the battleship we were assigned.”
Kaff and the others immediately said impatiently.
“We’re going too!”
Currifa and the others also followed suit.
Hugh Eun then turned to Su Ming and said.
“Let’s go take a look together.”
“Alright!”
Su Ming also wanted to see the Wind Motion; he remembered that the Wind Motion was not severely damaged.
So, everyone present went in pairs towards Dock No. 2, where all the captured battleships were stored.
An hour later.
Su Ming and the others arrived at Dock No. 2 on a metal fast-moving platform.
As they stepped off the metal moving platform, they immediately saw the Level 5 Battleship Gray Gun.
The entire Level 5 Battleship Gray Gun was severely damaged, with many launch ports blown up and rows of interceptor cannons destroyed. Of course, these were nothing compared to the particularly damaged thrusters at the stern of the battleship.
Kaff looked at the damaged parts of the battleship and said with a pained heart.
“Were we really that ruthless when we attacked?”
“Yes, Commander.”
Major Chen Ying replied with a bitter smile.
“How much will this cost to repair?”
Kaff asked, feeling immense pain, as if confirming the saying: the more exhilarating the fight, the more painful the repairs.
“Commander Kaff, apart from the bow, repairing those damaged launch ports and cannon barrels, while expensive, is still barely acceptable. But the most troublesome parts are those thrusters; each one is damaged beyond recognition, and the repair cost for each thruster is astronomical!”
Aragon said with a headache.
“Who damaged it?”
Kaff asked with a dark expression upon hearing this.
Whoosh!
Everyone’s gaze converged on Su Ming.
Su Ming coughed awkwardly, forcing a smile, and said.
“I was afraid it would escape, and you can’t blame me for this. You guys didn’t do any less damage!”
Officer Kafu and Lieutenant Colonel Aragon, hearing Su Ming’s words, were like A dumb person eats Coptis chinensis (a A dumb person eats Coptis chinensis, a mute eating bitter herbs—unable to speak of his suffering). They couldn’t refute him at all and could only say with some resentment.
“Major Su Ming, next time you take action, please be a little gentler.”
“Okay, I’ll definitely pay attention next time.”
Su Ming replied awkwardly.
His few shots probably cost the First and Second Regiments a fortune.
Seeing everyone teasing Su Ming, Hugh Eun smiled and said.
“Alright, stop teasing him. Officer Kafu, let’s go see our battleship first.”
“Okay!”
Kaff took a deep breath and replied.
“Su Ming, let’s go!”
Hugh Eun then said to Su Ming.
“Mm!”
Su Ming quickly followed Hugh Eun and Hegas, taking a small mobile platform to the Kaba’s docking area.
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