Chapter 366: Energetic Youngsters (Five-in-One)

Su Ming watched the two hurried figures leave and smiled faintly, then raised his wristband to call Su Yuan back.

Beep beep~

Not long after, the call connected, and Su Yuan’s complaining voice came from the wristband.

“Brother, you finally answered the phone.”

“Sorry, something urgent came up yesterday.”

“No, what could be more important than the supreme game I prepared? Forget it, let’s not talk about that. Where are you?”

“I’m here at the Federal Planetary Fortress.”

“Take the Star Rail to Worlds Eye, and I’ll pick you up right away!”

“Alright.”

Su Ming readily agreed.

“Don’t stand me up this time.”

Su Yuan instructed, a little worried.

“Don’t worry, I won’t.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“See you later!”

Su Yuan then hung up the call.

Su Ming walked into the house. After washing up, he left and headed towards the Star Rail station.

Soon after, Su Ming took the Star Rail train and arrived at Worlds Eye. He stood by the street at the exit, patiently waiting for Su Yuan.

Just then, a piercing roar approached.

A super-cool hovering supercar, entirely made of dark metal, like a black phantom, sped over and screeched to a halt not far away.

Su Ming turned his head to look and was completely stunned.

Su Yuan, who was driving the supercar, was wearing a plaid shirt, his hair dyed yellow and spiked up, looking exactly like a spoiled second-generation rich kid.

Su Ming’s face darkened, and he decisively turned to leave.

“Su Ming, over here!”

At this moment, Su Yuan also shouted at Su Ming.

But the more he called Su Ming, the faster he walked.

Seeing this, Su Yuan quickly got out of the car and chased after him, stopping Su Ming and asking,

“No, why do you walk faster the more I call you?”

Su Ming took a deep breath and said to Su Yuan,

“I don’t want to die yet. If the Su Family sees you like this, we’re both finished.”

“Hey, I thought it was something serious. It’s fine! They won’t know. Come on, get in the car!”

Su Yuan pulled Su Ming towards the supercar.

Although Su Ming was speechless, he still got into the passenger seat.

At this point, Su Yuan put on sunglasses, played DJ music, and with a look of enjoyment, stepped on the accelerator!

Whoosh!

The entire supercar shot out at high speed.

Su Yuan swayed his head, humming along to the DJ’s beat.

“Let’s party, let’s party!”

“You really know how to have fun.”

Su Ming rubbed his forehead, saying with a headache.

“Oh, life is only a few hundred years short. If you don’t indulge yourself, what’s the meaning of coming to this world? Besides, for people like us who might go to the battlefield at any time, who knows when we’ll kick the bucket? We’d be losing out big time.”

Su Yuan said to Su Ming.

Su Ming was a little surprised to hear Su Yuan’s words.

“You’re quite insightful, but I advise you to rein it in. Your mother came to find me before; she has high hopes for you.”

“I know. Ever since my father passed away, she’s put her hopes on me. But it’s also because my father left that I had this realization.”

“Hmm, but no matter what, you are the legitimate Grandson of the Su Family. You will eventually have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of this family.”

Su Ming instructed in a deep voice.

“I understand, but the situation is different now. Isn’t there still you?”

“What do you mean?”

“Do you know how happy I was when I saw you? You’re like the brightest star in the dark night, illuminating my heart. Do you know? At that moment, I saw light in Grandfather’s eyes. You are the perfect genius in their hearts, and the future of the family is in your hands.”

Su Yuan said proudly.

“If your Grandfather heard what you just said, I guarantee you’d die a miserable death.”

“Don’t worry, they can’t possibly hear it.”

“That’s not necessarily true.”

Su Ming raised his wristband and shook it.

“Hey, hey, you can’t play like that!”

Su Yuan’s face instantly turned green when he saw Su Ming’s action.

“Alright, I’m not joking with you anymore. You can have your fun, just don’t seek death.”

Su Ming saw how nervous Su Yuan was, so he stopped teasing him.

“I won’t.”

Su Yuan immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

“By the way, I have a question for you.”

Su Ming looked at the prosperous Worlds Eye and asked thoughtfully,

“Ask away!”

“This Worlds Eye is so prosperous, and it’s located behind the Three Great Forbidden Zones. There should be Titanium Chromite and Eternal Metal for sale here, right?”

“Of course there is, and tons of it, but the price is as dark as a ghost.”

Su Yuan replied without thinking.

“How expensive?”

Su Ming immediately asked when he heard Su Yuan’s words.

“Oh, you don’t even need to think about it. I can’t afford it. And even if you buy it, it’s not easy to take away.”

“How so?”

“They might sell it to you one moment and then ambush you the next. These materials are all stained with blood.”

Su Yuan explained to Su Ming.

“I see.”

After hearing Su Yuan’s words, Su Ming’s brows furrowed even tighter. It seemed that the materials for the pseudo-Type V were even harder to obtain than imagined.

“Oh, don’t think so much! I’ll take you to meet my buddies.”

Su Yuan pressed harder on the accelerator.

Whoosh!

The entire hovering supercar sped away like an afterimage.

Soon, they arrived at the passage entrance to the inner circle.

There was a long queue here, with soldiers wearing Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor checking every passing vehicle and verifying their identity information.

Su Yuan directly maneuvered the car towards the VIP checkpoint.

He presented a black identification document and passed directly into the passage.

However, just as they were about to exit the passage, Su Ming saw another inspection checkpoint at the exit from afar and asked somewhat surprised,

“Su Yuan, is entering the inner circle that strict? Do they need to verify identity a second time?”

“I don’t know what’s gotten into them. It wasn’t that troublesome before.”

Su Yuan also complained somewhat discontentedly, but he still stopped the car.

At this moment, a burly man saluted.

“Please show your identification. We need to verify your identities again.”

Su Yuan again took out a black identification document and handed it to the burly man.

The burly man glanced at it, immediately returned it to Su Yuan, and respectfully said,

“Thank you for your cooperation. Please proceed.”

Su Yuan said nothing, just stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

More than an hour later.

The black hovering supercar drove to a grand and magnificent building, three hundred meters high, shaped like a seashell, with lifelike murals carved on its surface, and stopped in front of it.

“We’ve arrived.”

Su Yuan said in a very good mood.

Su Ming turned to look at the building in front of him, his brows slightly furrowed, and asked,

“Where is this?”

“Don’t ask so many questions, it’s a good place.”

Su Yuan opened the car door and got out.

Su Ming also got out of the car, and the two walked towards the main entrance.

At this moment, two rows of tall, attractive women, dressed in sexy black long dresses, stood at the main entrance. They all bowed respectfully at a ninety-degree angle and simultaneously shouted,

“Welcome!”

Su Ming glanced at them and continued to follow Su Yuan inside.

Soon, they entered the spacious and luxurious hall. The entire hall’s floor was paved with dark gold bricks, and the surrounding walls were hung with various famous paintings from around the world. Various exquisite decorations were displayed around.

However, the vast hall was empty at this time, with only four figures sitting on a luxurious sofa in the center, talking in low voices.

“Sorry everyone, I’ve kept you waiting!”

Su Yuan shouted with a beaming smile.

“Su Yuan, you’re finally back.”

A young man with green-dyed hair, wearing a plaid shirt, fair skin, and a few freckles on his face, stood up and greeted him joyfully.

“Green Hair?”

Su Ming looked at the Green Hair youth in front of him, a strange expression on his face.

At this moment, Su Ming suddenly felt several unusual gazes, and then turned his head to look at the sofa.

On the far left of the sofa sat a man wearing a plaid shirt, with an open collar, red-dyed, spiky hair, and an expression of disdain and arrogance in his eyes.

In the middle sat a handsome man with spiky black hair and an earring, while on the right sat a man with blue-dyed, spiky hair and a bizarre expression.

A look of surprise appeared on Su Ming’s face. Had he stumbled into the lair of energetic youngsters?

“Let me introduce you. This is my sworn brother, Shadr! Those three are Horton from Shabask Kingdom’s Sorik Group, Parey from Federal Anfalock Interstellar Group, and Baine from Apocalypse Divine Kingdom’s Madick Interstellar Heavy Industries.”

Su Yuan first introduced Green Hair to Su Ming, then introduced the other three from left to right.

Immediately after, Su Yuan solemnly introduced them to Shadr and the other three.

“I formally introduce you, this is my cousin, Su Ming, who is also the most amazing among the younger generation of our Su Family.”

After hearing Su Yuan’s introduction, Horton snorted and said disdainfully,

“I thought someone important was coming, acting so high and mighty, making us wait so long last night. Turns out it’s just a young punk. I don’t think he’s anything special.”

Although Parey and Baine didn’t mock him, they also had expressions of disdain.

After all, Su Ming looked too young. The youngest among them was Su Yuan, but Su Yuan was also thirty-five, and the others were all over forty.

Most importantly, they had to postpone their dinner by half a day last night because of this guy.

“Horton, don’t talk nonsense. My cousin here has real abilities.”

Su Yuan hadn’t expected Horton to be so disrespectful and immediately confront Su Ming, so he quickly tried to persuade him.

“Alright, stop explaining to him. It’s really a waste of our time. We might as well do it ourselves!”

Horton said unceremoniously.

“Do it ourselves? Do what?”

Su Ming looked at Su Yuan in bewilderment. What were these people going to do?

Su Yuan quickly explained to Su Ming,

“It’s like this, we’re planning a big score. As long as we pull this off, we’ll get rich and have everything we want.”

“That’s right, as long as it succeeds, we’ll have everything we want.”

Green Hair echoed cooperatively.

When Su Ming heard Su Yuan and Green Hair’s words, his face immediately darkened. What kind of shady friends had this guy found? What were they planning to do?

Su Ming asked in a deep voice,

“Don’t talk to me about getting rich. First, tell me, what are you going to do?”

“Don’t worry, what we’re going to do are all legitimate big things.”

Green Hair replied confidently.

“Shut up, Su Yuan, you speak.”

Su Ming’s expression turned cold, and he unceremoniously interrupted Green Hair, saying,

Green Hair was also startled by Su Ming’s aura and quickly shut his mouth.

Seeing Su Ming somewhat angry, Su Yuan quickly began to explain,

“Su Ming, it’s like this: Shadr is the son of the Seventh Prince of Shabask Kingdom.”

Su Ming was slightly stunned when he heard Su Yuan’s words. He turned to look at the Green Hair, this guy was actually a member of this country’s royal family? He then said with a slightly softened expression,

“And then?”

“This time, he’s the one who asked for our help.”

“What is it about?”

“The Shatak of Shabask Kingdom, hasn’t his health been getting worse in recent years, almost on his last legs?”

Su Yuan quickly pulled Su Ming aside and whispered.

Su Ming was very shocked to hear Su Yuan’s words and replied,

“Are you crazy? With just us, you’re not thinking of helping him rebel and contend for the throne, are you?”

If it were an ordinary Neutral Countries, their intervention wouldn’t be a big problem.

But how strong is Shabask Kingdom? This small group of them would probably be hard-pressed. To intervene in a Neutral Countries of this level, it’s out of the question without a General.

“No, you misunderstood.”

“Then what are you going to do?”

Su Ming immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

“We plan to go to Wormhole Spacetime to catch a Star Spirit. Star Spirit blood can cure all diseases, correct gene sequences, and prolong life. If we just help Shadr cure the Shatak, he’ll definitely be favored, and then we can have whatever we want, right?”

“That’s still ridiculous. Star Spirits are federally protected animals.”

“Oh, we’re not going to kill it, just take a little bit of blood. Besides, we’re not catching it in the Federation, so it’s fine!”

Su Yuan tried his best to persuade Su Ming.

Su Ming’s expression softened slightly after hearing Su Yuan’s words.

Although catching a Star Spirit was far-fetched, it was at least more reliable than fighting for the throne.

However, Su Ming still maintained a questioning attitude and asked,

“Then how can you be sure there are Star Spirits in Wormhole Spacetime? These things are elusive; even if one did appear in Wormhole Spacetime, it doesn’t mean it’s still there!”

Although he had seen one in the Federal Star Sea before, Star Spirits only appeared for a very short time and usually disappeared quickly.

“Of course, we have intelligence.

Wormhole Spacetime is different from other places; Star Spirits particularly like to inhabit that area!

Trust me, as long as we can pull this off, all the materials you want will be no problem.”

Su Yuan said with conviction.

Su Ming was also a little moved after hearing Su Yuan’s words, mainly because the feasibility of this matter was very high.

“Don’t hesitate, you’ll miss this opportunity.”

Seeing Su Ming’s hesitation, Su Yuan quickly persuaded him.

“Alright, but we don’t have a ship, do we?

How do we get to Wormhole Spacetime?”

Su Ming pondered for a moment and said.

“Don’t worry about that, I have a ship!”

At this moment, Shadr walked over with Horton and the other two.

He said to Su Ming.

“Then there’s no problem.

When do we depart?”

Su Ming asked straightforwardly.

Horton said to Su Ming grumpily,

“Of course, it’s now!

If it weren’t for waiting for you, we would have left already.

You know everyone else left early this morning; if we’re late, we won’t get our share.”

“Alright, everyone, we’re all on the same side, let’s not hurt feelings.

Let’s hurry and get into our Mecha to gather and depart.”

Seeing this, Su Yuan quickly interjected to mediate.

“Right, business first!”

Shadr also chimed in.

“Su Yuan, take me back to the Star Rail Station.”

Su Ming didn’t bother to argue with Horton and directly said to Su Yuan.

“No problem.”

Su Yuan immediately left with Su Ming.

On the hover supercar.

Su Yuan excitedly said to Su Ming,

“There are still two months until the advanced training begins, which is enough time for us to finish this job.

It’s perfect.”

“Don’t be happy too soon.

Are the people you found reliable?”

Su Ming asked cautiously.

“Don’t worry, Shadr and I have an excellent relationship; you can tell by our dyed hair.

As for Horton and the other two, you don’t need to worry; they are all prominent young masters from major financial groups, so under normal circumstances, there shouldn’t be any problems.”

Su Yuan replied confidently.

“That’s good, but there’s one thing I don’t quite understand.”

Su Ming turned to look at Su Yuan.

“Uh, why are you looking at me like that?”

Su Yuan replied with an unnatural expression.

He was also very puzzled; although he was Su Ming’s cousin, Su Ming had a very peculiar sense of oppression about him, which made him instinctively somewhat fearful.

“I’m very curious, you lack nothing, and you’re not the ambitious type, so why would you take such a big risk to help Shadr catch a Star Spirit?

Don’t tell me it’s for friendship.”

Su Ming asked curiously.

Su Yuan immediately showed a difficult expression, hesitated for a moment, and said,

“I’m helping him because after it’s done, he’ll give me a treasure, and that treasure is very important to me.

I swear I’m not lying to you.”

“Alright.”

Su Ming didn’t press further after hearing Su Yuan’s words.

He just raised his wristband and sent a message to Lin Chuyu, telling her that he had an urgent matter and needed to leave for a period of time.

Several hours later.

Su Ming piloted the Slaughter Blade out of the planetary fortress, and then Su Yuan also piloted the Dark Fang and flew out.

The two piloted their Mecha and flew towards the distance.

At this moment, in the private communication channel, Su Yuan spoke.

“Shadr has already taken the ship out of the Worlds Eye; we just need to board.”

“Okay.”

Su Ming responded in a deep voice.

Not long after, Su Ming saw a 5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire in front, over 50 kilometers long, with a broad bow, a slender hull, covered entirely in thick red metal armor, and dotted with countless launch ports, sailing towards them.

“Is that the Battleship?”

Su Ming was also a bit surprised to see the 5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire; he didn’t expect Shadr to be quite capable!

“That’s right, let’s go up.”

Su Yuan replied with certainty.

“Let’s go!”

Su Ming immediately accelerated and rushed towards the 5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire.

At this moment, the 5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire opened its boarding ramp, and the two piloted their Mecha inside.

In Hangar No. 1.

Su Ming and Su Yuan piloted their Mecha in through the boarding passage, and immediately saw Shadr and the other four waiting for them not far away.

Behind them were four custom-made Mecha of different models; if there were no surprises, those four custom-made Mecha should be theirs.

In addition, the vast hangar also housed a large number of Iron Guard, Cyan Wing, and several standard Four-Generation Mecha.

These Mecha belonged to Shadr’s personal guards.

“Over here!”

Shadr waved excitedly and shouted.

Su Ming and Su Yuan parked their Mecha in their designated spots, then opened their cockpits and jumped down.

Shadr walked up with Horton and the other two, and upon seeing the spray paint on Su Ming’s Mecha, all of them showed shocked expressions.

“My goodness, three red moons and five red stars.”

Shadr said admiringly.

“Impressive, right!”

Su Yuan said with a smile.

“Hmph!”

Horton replied grumpily.

Seeing this, Shadr quickly said with a smile,

“Let’s not chat here; I’ll take you to your quarters.”

“Okay!”

Su Ming and the other nodded in response.

Shadr then led everyone to a corner area and entered a moving metal platform.

Click!

The metal sealed door closed automatically, and the platform began to move at high speed.

“This Ghost Fire was ordered by my father from the Federation; it’s been in service for less than ten years, and its performance is excellent.

Especially the energy shield and defensive armor layers have been upgraded, so you don’t have to worry about safety.

And for this voyage, I also brought three thousand Mecha personal guards.”

Shadr introduced to everyone.

“Hmm, not bad.”

Horton and the others also knew their stuff; this Battleship was outstanding among its peers.

“Also, this ship’s cruising speed is very fast; we can reach the Wormhole Time-Space Defense Line in at most eight days.

During this time, everyone will have to make do with staying on the Battleship.”

Shadr said somewhat apologetically.

“No matter.”

Su Ming didn’t care.

At this moment, the moving platform stopped, and the metal sealed door opened.

Shadr led Su Ming and the others out, arriving at an extremely luxurious living area.

The entire area had been opened up, with an infinity pool, a rock stage, and other entertainment facilities built within.

At this moment, over a hundred beautiful women, dressed in black and white maid outfits, fishnet stockings, with fair skin and sweet appearances, simultaneously bowed ninety degrees to them, revealing their fair cleavage, and sweetly shouted,

“Young masters!”

Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly at this sight.

These people really knew how to enjoy themselves; going to a forbidden zone for hunting, they even brought so many beauties.

Shadr said to everyone,

“This is what I prepared for my brothers to pass the boring time.

If you don’t like them, there are many others you can switch to!”

“Not bad, it seems this voyage won’t be too boring!”

Horton and the others said with great satisfaction.

“Su Ming, do you like anyone?”

Su Yuan poked Su Ming with his arm and asked.

“I’m not into this, you guys just have fun.

And I advise you to exercise some restraint, especially with alcohol, so you can handle any sudden situations.

You know we are heading to a forbidden zone, the most dangerous area in this world.”

Su Ming said very seriously.

Horton and the others looked at each other after hearing Su Ming’s words and replied expressionlessly,

“We know our limits.”

“Alright then, where’s my room?

I’ll go back and rest first.”

Su Ming asked calmly.

“Abidi, please take Mr. Su Ming to his room to rest.”

Shadr quickly said to a middle-aged male subordinate with a long beard.

“Yes!”

Abidi then led Su Ming away.

After Su Ming left, Horton snorted and said,

“What’s with the high and mighty attitude, ‘not interested in playing,’ making it seem like only he’s sober and we’re all fools with no self-control.”

“Su Yuan, I don’t deny that your cousin is truly capable, but he’s also incredibly arrogant.”

Baine was also very displeased.

“Oh, my cousin is just like that; he’s quite serious and a good person, he just doesn’t like these things.

Everyone, please give me some face and don’t dwell on it!”

Su Yuan said to everyone.

Shadr also quickly stepped in to mediate.

“Su Yuan is right, everyone, calm down.”

“Alright then.”

Seeing that the patron had spoken, Horton couldn’t say much more.

Seven days later.

5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire.

In the central control room, Su Ming and others stood on the observation deck, gazing at the distant starry sky.

Only bright lights could be seen constantly flashing.

These flashing lights were basically explosion lights generated by combat.

“It’s not even at the defense line yet, and it’s already this lively?”

Su Ming said with a very serious expression.

“It’s normal; the starry sky is so vast, and the defense line isn’t impenetrable; countless monsters infiltrate every day.”

Su Yuan had long been accustomed to it.

Horton yawned and said,

“These are small scenes; the real show only begins after we pass the Federation’s defense line.”

Shadr said to everyone with some tension,

“Everyone, I truly implore you for this Star Spirit hunt.

As long as we succeed, anything is negotiable; whatever you want, you’ll get!”

“Don’t worry, with us here, there’ll be no problem!”

Su Yuan patted Shadr’s shoulder and said.

At this moment, a red alert popped up on the control panel.

An old man with a wrinkled face, sharp eyes, and a red nose, seeing it, walked straight over to report.

“Lord Shadr, Federal patrol units have been scanned in the starry sky ahead; they are currently engaging a swarm of Black Corroding Insects.

Should we bypass them or lend a hand?”

Upon hearing this, Shadr turned to look at Su Yuan.

“Brother, what do we do now?”

“Help them out.”

Su Yuan replied straightforwardly.

Su Ming observed this scene and immediately concluded that Shadr didn’t have much of his own opinion and was somewhat weak in character.

“Alright! Captain Lumm, execute the order.”

Shadr immediately gave the order to Captain Lumm.

“Yes!”

Captain Lumm immediately responded.

In the starry sky.

The 5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire accelerated and proceeded forward.

At this time, in the distant starry sky, a Third Generation Mecha·Gun Knight led 10 Second Generation Mecha·Flame Rider, battling swarms of Type II Elite Black Corroding Insects.

These Black Corroding Insects had bloated bodies like maggots, and also possessed a pair of huge insect wings.

Their vitality was extremely tenacious; even if their bodies suffered huge wounds, they would not die immediately, making them very troublesome to deal with.

Just as this patrol team was struggling to cope.

The Ghost Fire in the distance opened a row of launch ports.

Swish! Swish!

Missiles arrived, accurately hitting these Black Corroding Insects.

Rumble~

Accompanied by violent explosions, the Black Corroding Insects in the entire area were cleared.

In the Ghost Fire’s central control room.

Captain Lumm reported to Su Ming and the others,

“They’ve been cleared.

The other party has sent a communication request; should we accept?”

“Accept.”

Shadr nodded in reply.

Soon, a video box popped up on the communication screen, and a serious-looking middle-aged man wearing Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor spoke.

“I am Second Lieutenant Han Jie, Squad Leader of the Federal First Legion Patrol.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

However, this area is a Federal controlled zone; please present your identification and travel objective.”

Seeing this, Su Yuan stepped forward and directly stated his identity.

“I am Su Yuan, Brigadier General of the Federal Government’s Second Legion; we are heading to Wormhole Spacetime.”

Han Jie’s expression immediately became serious upon hearing Su Yuan’s words, and he immediately saluted.

“General, may I ask if you need me to guide you to the outer defense line of Wormhole Spacetime?”

“Thank you for your trouble.”

Su Yuan nodded in reply.

“It’s my honor.”

Han Jie then hung up the communication.

Su Yuan then said to Captain Lumm,

“Follow them!”

“Understood.”

Captain Lumm replied in a deep voice.

Time passed bit by bit, and not long after, the 5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire reached the edge of the defense line.

In the distance, dandelion-shaped metal defensive fortresses came into view, and teams of patrolling mecha formations flew past the edge of the defensive fortresses.

The Ghost Fire, led by Han Jie and his team, flew deeper.

As the ship went deeper, mechanical gem-shaped fortresses, giant sunflower-shaped space-based weapons, and countless fleets and mecha formations came into view.

“As expected of the Federation’s defense line.”

“It’s too strong.”

Horton and the others gasped in admiration, genuinely praising it.

Seeing this scene, Su Ming raised his wristband and tapped a few times, bringing up a simplified layout of this defense line.

The more he looked, the more shocked he became; the entire star region displayed on his wristband was densely packed with defensive weapons. When he slid the screen to the left, he saw a giant fortress icon, and around this fortress, four large Curvature Interference Devices were marked. Moreover, this was only a part of the defense line; he continued to slide the screen, and countless weapons came into view.

Su Ming’s expression changed; the number of weapons deployed here was simply outrageous. Furthermore, the area they were currently in was not the main entrance to the defense line at all, but just a small gate on the right side.

As expected, the Federation wasn’t without powerful troops; it was just that these troops weren’t at home; they were stationed in places like this.

“You don’t need to be too surprised. What we are seeing now is only a small part of the Federation’s defense line, and the situation in the other two Three Great Forbidden Zones is similar to here.”

Su Yuan said proudly.

“With such strict defenses, will the Federation let us pass?”

Horton asked with some concern.

“Don’t worry about that. I’ve already greeted Dodoro, the commanding officer here.”

Shadr said confidently.

Hearing this, Su Ming nodded slightly and said,

“Then let’s hurry, lest there be any further complications.”

“Alright, Captain Lumm, immediately contact Dodoro.”

Shadr immediately gave the order to Captain Lumm.

“Yes!”

Captain Lumm immediately began operating, sending out a communication request.

About two minutes later, a prompt popped up on the operation screen.

“Establishing communication!”

Immediately after, an image of a middle-aged man in a colonel’s military uniform, with dark skin and slightly graying hair at his temples, appeared.

Shadr quickly spoke, saying,

“Dodoro, I am Shadr of the Shabask Kingdom.”

“Oh, Shadr, is there something I can help you with?”

Dodoro replied politely.

“It’s like this: we need to go to the Wormhole Spacetime, and we would appreciate your help in letting us pass.”

“I’m sorry, I’m afraid that’s not possible.”

“Ah? Why? Didn’t we agree?”

Shadr was instantly dumbfounded.

Su Ming and the others were also stunned. What was going on? They weren’t letting them pass.

“That’s right, we did agree, but plans change. We have orders from above to put the defense line on high alert. Now, except for the First Legion’s ships, no other ships are allowed to pass.”

Dodoro replied expressionlessly.

“No, Dodoro, please help us.”

Shadr was also anxious.

“Sorry, I can’t help you!”

Dodoro replied unmoved.

Shadr could only look to Su Yuan for help.

Su Yuan walked forward with an unpleasant expression and said to Dodoro,

“I am Su Yuan, Brigadier General of the Second Legion.”

“Officer.”

Dodoro paused slightly, then saluted and replied.

“We need to go to the Wormhole Spacetime. Please process our passage.”

Su Yuan said to Dodoro.

“I apologize, General, but do you have authorization from Military Headquarters?”

“I need authorization from Military Headquarters to pass? Is my authority not enough?”

“No.”

Colonel Dodoro maintained a business-like demeanor.

Su Yuan’s expression turned very ugly when he heard Colonel Dodoro’s words. He hadn’t expected this guy to be so unyielding.

Horton and the others also couldn’t help but look downcast.

“General, if there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up.”

Dodoro then spoke.

“Alright.”

Su Yuan also found it difficult to get angry, as they were not from the same legion, and most importantly, he was not on official business but doing something private.

“Goodbye, Officer!”

After Colonel Dodoro finished speaking, he hung up the communication.

“Damn it!”

Su Yuan cursed directly at this moment.

“Big Brother, what should we do now? They won’t let us pass.”

Shadr asked, somewhat flustered.

“Everyone, let’s think of a solution together.”

Su Yuan also had no good ideas for a moment.

“What good solution could there be? If Military Headquarters truly won’t let us pass, who can get through?”

Horton said helplessly.

At this moment, Su Ming slowly spoke, saying,

“I’m afraid it’s not that simple. Look ahead!”

Shadr and the others heard Su Ming’s words and looked out into the distant starry sky.

In the distance, a Level 5 Battleship with the Shabask flag painted on it was passing through the Federation’s defense line.

Seeing this, Shadr’s face turned completely red, and he said furiously,

“Bastard!”

Su Yuan and the others looked troubled. It was clear that this was an internal struggle within their royal family, and Shadr’s connections were not as strong as the other party’s.

Now, the other party had directly found someone to block their path out.

At this moment, Parey spoke with a gloomy expression, saying,

“Since we can’t go this way, why don’t we take a detour? There’s more than one way to enter the Wormhole Spacetime.”

“No, if we take a detour, we’ll have to go through some unexplored areas, and the risk is extremely high! Besides, I only have two months, and a detour would simply be too late.”

Su Yuan directly rejected Parey’s suggestion.

“This won’t work, that won’t work. What do you suggest we do?”

Horton said irritably.

Su Yuan looked at Su Ming helplessly and asked,

“Su Ming, do you have any good ideas or connections?”

“What do you think? I’m at the same rank as you. If they don’t give you face, will they give me face?”

Su Ming replied rationally.

Everyone fell silent for a moment, having worked for a long time only to find themselves unable to even leave the gate.

Just as everyone was feeling somewhat desperate, Su Ming said in a deep voice,

“I do know someone, but I’m not sure if it will work.”

“Who is it?”

Su Yuan and the others’ eyes lit up, and they all looked at Su Ming.

“Colonel Goodman, you should know him too. I remember he’s from the First Legion, and he’s also on the front lines.”

Su Ming said to Su Yuan,

“I’ve met him a few times, but I’m not close to him. I remember he has a very good relationship with Su Ze.”

Su Yuan thought for a moment and replied.

“That’s right.”

Su Ming nodded in agreement.

“Then can you get him to help?”

Su Yuan asked with some concern.

“Hard to say. I’ll contact him first to see if he’s returned to the front lines.”

Su Ming was not entirely confident either.

“Alright.”

Su Yuan and the others all agreed.

Su Ming then said to Captain Lumm,

“Send a message to the defense line’s command center, asking if Colonel Goodman is at the defense line. If he is, request communication.”

“Understood.”

Captain Lumm immediately sent the inquiry message as per Su Ming’s instructions.

Soon after, Captain Lumm received a reply and reported to Su Ming,

“Su Ming, Colonel Goodman is at the defense line. A communication request has been sent to him.”

“Mm.”

Su Ming waited patiently.

Just then, a prompt popped up on the screen.

“Establishing communication.”

Immediately after, Colonel Goodman’s image popped up, and he spoke in a deep voice,

“Who is looking for me?”

“It’s me.”

Su Ming stepped forward and replied with a smile.

“Su Ming, no, Officer, why are you here?”

Goodman was also very surprised to see Su Ming.

“Just call me Su Ming. It’s like this, a few friends and I are planning to go to the Wormhole Spacetime, but we were stopped here. I remember you said you were here before, so I thought of asking for your help.”

Su Ming said with a wry smile.

Goodman was also very happy to hear Su Ming’s words. A Brigadier General asking him for help meant he was highly regarded.

He then said to Su Ming,

“No need to be formal! I told you before, we are all friends; just say if you need anything.”

“Then thank you so much. Can you find a way to let us pass?”

Su Ming didn’t stand on ceremony with Goodman either.

“If it were a few days earlier, it would have been difficult, but now it’s no problem.”

“Why?”

“General Gabres just left recently for the Federal Cosmic Army Headquarters, so the management is not as strict now.”

“I see.”

“You all rest here. When the shift changes at 12 AM, you can leave through the area I’m responsible for.”

Colonel Goodman then said to Su Ming and his group.

“Alright, thank you for your trouble. We’ll get together properly another time when we have time.”

Su Ming said with great gratitude.

“It’s a small matter. I won’t talk to you anymore for now.”

Goodman replied with a smile.

“Mm.”

Su Ming then hung up the communication.

Shadr then said excitedly,

“Great, we can finally pass.”

Su Yuan and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally settled. If they had to turn back because they couldn’t get out, that would have been truly humiliating.

At this moment, Su Ming pondered for a moment and then said to Shadr,

“Mr. Shadr, I can extend this favor, but since he’s risking disciplinary action to let us pass, shouldn’t we show our appreciation, both emotionally and logically?”

“Su Ming is right, we should show our appreciation!”

Shadr then pulled out a box from his pocket and opened it. Inside the box were stacks of black cards, at least one or two hundred.

Su Ming was stunned to see this. Was this guy really that rich?

Most importantly, didn’t this guy understand that wealth should not be flaunted? He just took out so many unregistered black cards right in front of them, not even afraid of being robbed.

At this moment, Shadr pulled out five black cards from the box and asked,

“Mr. Su Ming, do you think these are enough?”

“They’ll do. Find someone reliable to deliver them to him.”

Su Ming took them and said.

“No problem, I’ll have my subordinates handle it right away.”

Shadr quickly replied.

Midnight.

In the central control room, Su Ming and the others were waiting patiently.

Just then, a prompt popped up on the operation screen.

“Notification: 5th Level Battleship Ghost Fire, please proceed through Space Passage 4.”

Captain Lumm immediately reported upon seeing it,

“Message received.”

“Depart immediately.”

Shadr gave the command excitedly.

Captain Lumm then maneuvered the Ghost Fire towards Space Passage 4.

The ships and patrol mecha responsible for defending Space Passage 4 turned a blind eye to the Ghost Fire, allowing it to fly out.

Several hours later.

Su Ming and the others stood at the observation deck of the central control room, looking at the distant starry sky.

As the Ghost Fire approached the edge of the Wormhole Spacetime, Su Ming and the others saw a truly astonishing sight.

In the distant starry sky, countless spatial wormholes of various sizes emerged, and at the same time, winding cracks could be seen.

“Is this the Wormhole Spacetime?”

Su Ming took a deep breath and asked, somewhat moved.

“That’s right, this is the edge of the Wormhole Spacetime. Legend has it that there is an incredibly massive Time-Space Worm here. It devours cosmic matter everywhere, and these wormholes are what it leaves behind. And it is said that the blood of the Time-Space Worm can change gene sequences, making people immortal. If only we could get a little bit.”

Shadr introduced to Su Ming.

Hearing this, Su Ming replied with a strange expression,

“If such a creature truly exists, how terrifying would it be? If we actually encountered it, we’d all become snacks. And you’re still thinking about getting its blood for immortality?”

“You have a point. This is just a legend, I was just saying.”

Shadr replied awkwardly.