Chapter 424 Rest (Five in One)
by SunflowerIn the starry sky.
Battered and damaged warships scattered from the battlefield.
The most conspicuous among them was the Blood Prism Fortress; the entire fortress would explode in certain areas from time to time, and its movement speed was not only slow but also jerky, as if it was about to sink at any moment.
As for Star Destroyer – Dark Blood, Star Destroyer · Wraith, and Star Destroyer · Black Death, their surface armor was riddled with holes, and local areas were constantly engulfed in raging flames.
The Legendary Biological Star Destroyer · Wraith was not in much better condition; some damaged areas on the ship’s surface were still slowly repairing, and the monster heads embedded in it were all extremely shriveled.
The entire Imperial Army force looked incredibly battered.
Inside the Oath’s central control room.
Roglian sat in the command chair, looking at the troop images displayed before him, his eyes flickering continuously.
At this moment, the door to the central control room opened.
Aus walked in, his face full of anger, and the Imperial soldiers present, seeing him, bowed their heads and made way.
Soon, Aus reached Roglian, suppressing his anger as he questioned him.
“Prime Minister Roglian, why did you withdraw the troops? You clearly provided support, and we absolutely had a chance to fight.”
Roglian turned his head to look at Aus and spoke hoarsely.
“Aus, you need to understand one thing: what you saw was only a localized battlefield. The battle in the Tidal Star Sea wasn’t nearly as intense; those people from the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom were just going through the motions! We were fighting to the death with the Federation, and there was a good chance we’d both end up severely wounded, becoming a free dowry for the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom! If the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom had fought as fiercely as you did here, I naturally wouldn’t have ordered a retreat.”
“But we still shouldn’t have withdrawn! Doesn’t that just hand over the entire Donao Star Sea to the Federation?”
“It doesn’t matter if we give it to them; we’ve already plundered most of the Donao Star Sea anyway. This time, the Council Speaker of the Federation came out, so we have to give him some face! Also, these aren’t things you need to worry about right now. You should be thinking about how to explain the reason for the defeat to the Emperor.”
Roglian replied coldly.
Upon hearing Roglian’s words, Aus immediately clenched his fists, his bones audibly cracking.
Starlight City.
Federation Council Administrative Building · Dawn Hall Two.
Gakels, Faraon, and many senior councilors sat around the council table, discussing anxiously.
“Oh my god! The fighting in the Donao Star Sea is too fierce, isn’t it? What if they all sink there?”
“Should we draw more troops for support?”
“Where would we even get more troops?”
Faraon grew increasingly agitated listening to their discussions, while Gakels looked very tired.
If this war were lost, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At this moment, the door to the council chamber was pushed open, and Secretary Cloud Soft hurried in.
Whoosh!
Everyone present immediately focused their gaze on Secretary Cloud Soft.
Cloud Soft then reported to everyone.
“The latest battle report from the front lines indicates a great victory in the Donao Star Sea. Federation forces have routed the Dark Star Empire’s expeditionary army and captured the Ulakahn Neutral Country and Kudike Neutral Country. The Imperial Army and the Neutral Countries’ royal families have retreated to the Slok Star Sea, stationed at Urakan · Transit Star.”
“Haha, that’s great!”
Faraon slammed the conference table, stood up, and said excitedly.
“We finally won!”
“Thank goodness!”
Many councilors said with beaming smiles.
Gakels also breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally settled.
Just as everyone was overjoyed, Cloud Soft said with a somewhat dim expression.
“However, there’s also some bad news.”
Everyone froze upon hearing this and turned to look at Cloud Soft.
“What bad news?”
“General Luo Jia has fallen in battle.”
Cloud Soft reported in a low voice.
As soon as these words were spoken, the joyous atmosphere instantly vanished, and everyone fell silent.
“What did you say! Luo Jia sacrificed himself?”
Upon hearing this news, the veins on Faraon’s forehead bulged, and he became like a furious lion. He had lost another son.
“Faraon, please accept my condolences!”
Gakels sighed and said.
“Our condolences.”
Many councilors also offered their condolences.
The anger on Faraon’s face gradually faded, replaced by deep sorrow.
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Star Radiance Fortress · Senior Ward.
Su Ming lay unconscious on the hospital bed, while Rhine sat beside him, watching.
Creak~
At this moment, the ward door was pushed open.
Ankajia walked in carrying two bento boxes, glanced at the unconscious Su Ming, and asked Rhine with some concern.
“Rhine, how is the boss doing now?”
“The doctor just checked him and said there’s nothing serious. He just needs three months of rest after he wakes up.”
Rhine said to Ankajia.
“That’s good. Let’s eat first.”
Ankajia also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Rhine’s words and said to Rhine.
Rhine glanced at Su Ming lying on the hospital bed, then said to Ankajia.
“Let’s eat outside the door, so we don’t disturb the boss.”
“Okay!”
Ankajia nodded in response.
The two then left the ward.
At this moment, Su Ming groggily woke up. He tried to sit up, raised his hand to look at the vivid contaminated bloodstains on his skin, and sighed softly. Then he pulled out the IV and got out of bed.
Outside the ward at this time.
Rhine and Ankajia squatted on the ground.
Ankajia opened the bag, took out two metal lunch boxes, and handed one to Rhine.
Rhine took it and then opened the lunch box.
Inside the lunch box was a large mass of yellowish, sticky nutrient paste, with a few slices of cured meat on top.
Rhine took a spoonful with his spoon, which was still stringy, and then spoke.
“Noodle paste?”
“Just make do with it. There’s nothing to eat in this hospital, just liquid food and nutrient solutions. I didn’t dare to go too far, so I just bought something random.”
Ankajia scooped a mouthful into her mouth and said.
“That’s true.”
Rhine didn’t complain either, digging in heartily.
At this moment, a hand reached out from behind, patted Rhine’s shoulder, followed by a familiar voice.
“What delicious things are you two eating?”
Rhine turned his head and saw Su Ming standing behind him, subconsciously saying.
“Noodle paste, Boss, do you want some?”
“No.”
Su Ming smiled and shook his head.
Then Rhine and Ankajia came to their senses and said with great joy.
“Boss, you’re awake!”
“Yes, stop eating these. Come on, I’ll take you guys to eat something good.”
Su Ming replied with a smile.
“Ah? Boss, is your body okay?”
“I’m fine, perfectly well! It’s just that these past few days, being on IVs all the time, my stomach is almost flat from hunger.”
“But, is it alright for you to discharge yourself without permission?”
Rhine asked somewhat hesitantly.
“What’s not okay? I know my own body; there’s nothing wrong anymore.”
Su Ming replied in a good mood.
“Then let’s go! With good food available, who would eat this?”
Ankajia said with a giggle.
The three then left the hospital and went to a nearby food street.
However, the scene before Su Ming completely stunned him.
The entire food street was incredibly lively, with a dense crowd everywhere.
The surrounding restaurants were almost all packed, filled with many military officers and soldiers.
Even both sides of the street had stalls set up.
“What’s going on? Why are there so many people?”
Su Ming asked in surprise.
“Boss, you don’t know, but since the Legion Commander has now taken over command of the Donao Star Sea, Star Radiance Fortress has become the temporary operational command headquarters. Everyone from all legions has to come here to handle business, so the foot traffic naturally increased, and business is definitely booming.”
Rhine briefly explained to Su Ming.
“I see. There’s a barbecue stall over there with a vacant spot, let’s eat there.”
Su Ming looked around and saw a barbecue stall on the street not far away, with an empty table.
“Okay!”
Rhine and Ankajia immediately responded.
The three then walked to the barbecue stall.
At this time, a very young man wearing glasses was grilling and calling out.
“What would you like to eat, sirs?”
“Give us two catties of lamb, two catties of beef.”
Su Ming ordered all the meat.
“Okay, please have a seat first, I’ll grill it for you right away.”
The stall owner said to Su Ming and the others.
“Okay!”
Su Ming and the two walked to a nearby table and sat down.
Ankajia excitedly said to Rhine.
“Finally, we can have a good meal.”
“Look at you, so uncultured. You can eat as much as you want, the boss has plenty of money.”
Rhine said with a teasing smile.
“Boss, I won’t be polite.”
Ankajia turned to Su Ming and said with a smile.
At this moment, Su Ming was looking at the barbecue stall owner, who was diligently grilling meat. A young girl in a blue suspender dress sat beside him, gently massaging his thigh with her small hand.
In the curling smoke, faint smiles bloomed on their faces.
Su Ming watched this scene, lost in thought for a moment.
At this moment, Ankajia said teasingly.
“Boss, what are you looking at? Are you thinking about someone?”
“Yeah?”
Rhine also came closer, very gossipy.
“Go bother someone else, don’t talk nonsense.”
Su Ming replied irritably.
“Haha.”
Rhine and Ankajia immediately burst into laughter.
The next day.
Su Ming changed into his military uniform and walked alone towards Star Radiance Fortress.
Along the way, Su Ming saw many military officers also heading towards Star Radiance Fortress.
At this moment, Su Ming heard two majors walking in front of him discussing the war.
“This war was a win, we really struck it rich.”
“That’s for sure. Just the wreckage of those damaged mechas and warships is an astronomical sum of wealth! Not to mention the captured Star Destroyer · Black Crow, which, after a major overhaul, will be a top-tier combat force again!”
“Not just that, I heard that a large amount of supplies and wealth were plundered from the two Neutral Countries, Urakan and Kudike. However, it’s a pity that a lot of those supplies and wealth were still transported by the Imperial Army to Urakan Transit Star, and the higher-ups won’t allow us to continue attacking.”
“Still thinking about attacking? I heard that although this war was won, people from the God’s Word Tribunal came down to arrest someone. Originally, they were going to arrest Mo Xiu, but considering that arresting Mo Xiu would cause those people from Sky Dome City to rebel, plus the 5th Legion Commander · Rogue volunteered to take the blame, they settled for arresting Rogue instead!”
“They won the battle, and they’re still arresting people?”
“There’s nothing that can be done about it; it’s because the people of Sky Dome City deployed troops without permission! But thankfully, they ultimately won, so the higher-ups should protect Rogue. There shouldn’t be too big of an issue, but I estimate his position as Legion Commander might not be safe.”
“Then who do you think will become the new Legion Commander of the Fifth Army?”
“I don’t know about that. Normally, Sky Dome City would recommend a new Legion Commander, but at this critical juncture, who can they recommend?”
“This matter is probably going to be tough.”
“I feel the same way.”
Upon hearing this, Su Ming also looked somewhat wistful.
He remembered when he first met Commander Luo Kui, he was so full of vigor, and now he was actually arrested and about to be sent to a military tribunal.
A moment later, Su Ming arrived at Star Radiance Fortress.
The interior of the entire Star Radiance Fortress was very lively, with military officers handling matters everywhere.
Su Ming walked all the way to Dragon White’s office, and the guards along the way saluted and let him pass when they saw him.
Soon, Su Ming arrived at Dragon White’s office door and saw Mo Xiu sitting in the waiting chair with a helpless expression.
Su Ming hesitated for a moment, then walked over to greet him.
“Lord Mo Xiu.”
“Su Ming, are you okay? I heard you were hospitalized?”
Mo Xiu was also very surprised to see Su Ming.
“I’m fine now.”
Su Ming replied with a smile.
“That’s good. I really have to thank you this time; if you hadn’t acted in time, it would have been over.”
Mo Xiu said with great gratitude.
“No need to be so polite. Actually, I also greatly admire your Sky Dome City troops. For this war to be won, you deserve the greatest credit.”
Su Ming replied politely.
Of course, these words weren’t pure flattery. While the people of Sky Dome City might not be the brightest and are difficult to manage, their performance in other aspects is truly remarkable.
Among all the legion battles he had witnessed so far, the people of Sky Dome City charged the fiercest and almost never backed down.
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiu also gave a bitter smile, unsure what to say.
At this moment, Su Ming pretended not to know and asked.
“Lord Mo Xiu, why are you sitting here?”
“Alas, I came to plead for Rogue, but Dragon White won’t see me, so I can only wait for her here.”
Mo Xiu said helplessly.
When Mo Xiu spoke, Su Ming immediately realized that the people from God’s Word Tribunal were notoriously cold-blooded and ruthless.
However, given Dragon White’s status, he should be able to speak up or know some people.
Moreover, Rogue’s crime of disobeying the Council’s order was not small; to put it bluntly, execution was normal, so pleading for him was very necessary.
“Uh, about this matter, why don’t I find an opportunity later to say a few good words in front of Legion Commander Dragon White?”
Su Ming thought for a moment and said.
No matter what, they had fought side by side.
“Okay, then I’ll trouble you.”
Mo Xiu replied gratefully.
“Then I’ll go in first.”
After Su Ming finished speaking, he walked to the door of Dragon White’s office and raised his hand to knock on the door.
“Knock, knock!”
“Come in!”
A cold voice came from inside the office.
Su Ming pushed the door open and walked in.
Dragon White was sitting at his desk, head down, reviewing documents.
Su Ming walked up to Dragon White, saluted, and said.
“Legion Commander.”
Dragon White put down his pen, looked up at Su Ming, and asked.
“How is your body?”
“Nothing serious, the doctor said three months of rest will be fine.”
Su Ming reported to Dragon White.
Hearing this, Dragon White said to Su Ming.
“Alright, I’m giving you three months of long leave.
You go back to Third Planet and rest well.
If you feel unwell, go to Xiguang Laboratory and see Dr. Blackes.”
“Okay.”
Su Ming nodded in response.
“Also, this is your medal from this battle, and the military merit application form.
Take them back and go through the procedures.”
Dragon White took out a box and a document and handed them to Su Ming.
“Okay!”
Su Ming took it and opened the box to take a look.
Inside lay five Moon Medals and seven Star Medals, two of which were Dark Red Moon Medals, corresponding to the two V Generation Biological Mecha he had taken down.
It was a pity he didn’t take down Agoloto; that guy would certainly have earned a Sun Medal.
As for the military merit application form, it listed 9000 military merits, including the reward for killing Lieutenant General Muke.
At this moment, Dragon White coldly continued to speak to Su Ming.
“Additionally, I have another matter to entrust to you.”
“What is it?”
Su Ming asked with a serious expression.
“When you go back this time, please take Ilyinas back to Xiguang Laboratory for maintenance, and at the same time, escort Commander Luo Kui back for trial.”
Dragon White instructed Su Ming.
After hearing Dragon White’s words, Su Ming hesitated and said.
“That, Legion Commander, although Rogue and the others disobeyed orders, the war was won after all, can’t they be given a lighter sentence?”
Dragon White listened to Su Ming’s words, looked at him, and said.
“Everyone should be responsible for what he does.”
“Alright.”
Su Ming replied, feeling a little awkward.
“Go!”
Dragon White said coldly.
“Then I shall take my leave.”
Su Ming finished speaking and turned to leave.
As he walked out of the office, Mo Xiu walked up to him, asking anxiously.
“Su Ming!”
“Lord Mo Xiu, why are you still here?”
Su Ming was also a bit surprised, not expecting Mo Xiu to still be there.
“Hmm, how are things?”
Mo Xiu asked with a bitter smile.
“Well, you might need to prepare yourself mentally.
I already spoke up for Lord Rogue.
But the Legion Commander’s meaning is that everyone must be responsible for his own actions.”
Su Ming told Mo Xiu the exact words.
“I understand, thank you.”
Mo Xiu sighed with melancholy upon hearing this.
“Sorry, I couldn’t be of much help.
I have something else to do, so I’ll be leaving first.”
“Take care!”
“Hmm!”
Su Ming nodded slightly and turned to leave.
Three days later.
Star Radiance Fortress · Dock 1.
The Level 5 Mother Ship · Gentle Breeze was docked in its berth, and at its Entrance 1.
Lieutenant General Alifei and Su Ming stood side by side, Commander Luo Kui stood in front of them, while Rhine and the others stood grimly behind.
This escort mission was jointly carried out by Alifei and Su Ming, aboard the First Legion’s Level 5 Mother Ship · Gentle Breeze, while Wind Motion had already been moved inside the Mother Ship.
At this moment, a dense crowd of officers from the Third Legion, Fifth Army, and Sixth Legion had gathered in the distance; they had all come to see Rogue off, but were stopped by the soldiers on alert at the perimeter.
However, they continued to shout.
“Legion Commander!”
“Lord Rogue!”
Rogue turned his head to look at his many subordinates who had come to see him off, his eyes fluctuating slightly, and a complex expression appeared on his face.
Just then, several men in special black uniforms, wearing faceless metal masks that obscured their appearance, walked over and approached Su Ming and the others.
The captain leading them spoke coldly.
“I am Mogao of God’s Word Tribunal.
Hand the person over to us for custody.”
“Okay!”
Su Ming and Lieutenant General Alifei nodded.
At this point, a subordinate behind Mogao stepped forward with genetic handcuffs, about to put them on Rogue.
Seeing this, Su Ming immediately stepped forward and raised his hand to block the official from God’s Word Tribunal.
“What do you mean?”
The official looked up at Su Ming and asked in an unfriendly tone.
“Is it necessary to use handcuffs?
He’s not a dangerous criminal.
Show some respect, please.”
Su Ming said to the official from God’s Word Tribunal.
“I think Su Ming is right.
He’s not a traitor, there’s no need to treat our own people like this.”
Lieutenant General Alifei also spoke up.
Putting on handcuffs was really unsightly, especially with so many Sky Dome City officials watching.
Hearing this, Rogue couldn’t help but look up at Su Ming, also very surprised.
“No, rules are rules.
If something happens, will you take responsibility?”
The official from God’s Word Tribunal said rigidly.
“I’ll take responsibility.”
Su Ming replied very straightforwardly.
The official was also stunned, then turned to look at Mogao.
Mogao was silent for a few seconds before saying.
“Put them away, take him onto the ship.”
“Yes.”
The official quickly responded.
“Thank you.”
Rogue thanked Su Ming, then followed the Tribunal’s people onto the ship.
Just as Rogue boarded the gangway, he turned to look at all the officers seeing him off in the distance, made a fist with his right hand, placed it over his heart, and made a gesture to everyone.
“Commander Luo Kui!”
Many of the officers seeing him off immediately burst into tears.
Rogue then turned and boarded the ship.
Su Ming watched this scene, feeling a bit moved.
This was another different kind of perception, a belief forged from bravery, fearlessness, and passion.
He then led his people onto the ship.
Soon, the Level 5 Mother Ship · Gentle Breeze started, slowly detached from Star Radiance Fortress, and activated its superluminal flight device to depart.
—
Several days later.
Inside the Wind Motion room.
Su Ming lay on the bed, raised his wristband, and logged into the Star Cluster Forum to browse the latest posts.
The entire Star Cluster Forum was very lively, with everyone discussing the great victory in the Donao Star Sea.
Among them, the most popular was a post titled ‘Black Crow’s Doomsday’.
Su Ming clicked on the post.
The post contained a series of photos.
The first photo was of the Black Crow and Wind Dome’s first round of mutual firing.
Su Ming scrolled down; these photos detailed the entire battle process, as well as the final image of the Black Crow being sunk.
There were hundreds of millions of comments below the post.
“Awesome! As expected of the Wind Dome!”
“It’s just too cool!”
“This is the first Star Destroyer to be sunk in recent years!”
“The Imperial Army must be crying their eyes out.”
“Haha, it won’t be long before we have another Star Destroyer on our side.”
Su Ming looked at the comments and the image of the Black Crow being sunk, also sighing with emotion.
The first to be heavily damaged was actually Star Destroyer – Dark Blood, but unexpectedly, Star Destroyer – Dark Blood didn’t sink, while Black Crow sank first.
Su Ming shook his head, then closed the post.
Just then, Su Ming saw a post quickly rise to the top, so he clicked on it to take a look.
There was a video in the post.
Su Ming clicked on the video and saw a man wearing a mask, with his body specially treated, excitedly saying.
“Brothers and sisters, major intelligence! In this Donao Star Sea battle, the Imperial Army deployed V Generation Biological Mecha for the first time!
You know, it’s usually hard for us to even see V Generation Pure Mechanical Mecha, let alone biological ones!
And the Imperial Army’s biological mecha are super strong, one fighting a group of V Generation Mecha!
But guess what, our Federation’s mysterious V Generation Biological Mecha is even more awesome!
I have a combat video here to show you!”
The image on the screen immediately switched to the starry battlefield.
V Generation Biological Mecha · Ilyas was seen chasing V-Gen Biological Mech · Black Soul, with both sides constantly colliding and engaging, and terrifying impacts sweeping out.
The comments below popped up frantically.
“Holy cow, so awesome!”
“Look closely, no one dares to approach their combat zone, not even V Generation Pure Mechanical Mecha dare to approach rashly!”
“Wait, why is this perspective so strange?
It feels like our biological mecha is looking at me, it’s giving me goosebumps.”
“Are you stupid?
This video was leaked from the Imperial Army’s side.
We have no news on our side, can’t even find any.”
“So that’s how it is.
Then who is piloting this mecha, so awesome?”
“Guess who’s piloting it?
I guarantee you won’t guess.”
“Who?”
“Major General Su Ming of the Thirteenth Corps.”
“Bullshit, how could it be him piloting it?
With his smug attitude, how is that possible?
And he’s only a Major General, how could he be qualified to pilot such an awesome mecha?
It should at least be a General!”
“Exactly, if it’s really him, I’ll live stream eating ten pounds of poop!”
“Exactly, if it’s really him, share five pounds with me, upstairs.”
“If you ask me, it’s all nonsense!”
“I’m not talking nonsense, this news came from the Imperial Army’s side!”
“Can you believe what the Imperial Army says?
It’s definitely a rumor.”
“Exactly, the Federation hasn’t announced anything.”
Su Ming looked at these comments, also shaking his head with a smile.
However, just as he was watching with relish, a prompt box suddenly popped up.
“Sorry, the post you are viewing has been deleted.”
Su Ming saw this prompt and closed the forum interface.
It seemed the Federation was blocking related news.
But they couldn’t stop the sheer number of people posting, and with public sentiment running high, they couldn’t control it too strictly.
Knock, knock!
Just then, a knock on the door sounded.
“The door’s unlocked, come in.”
Su Ming looked up and called out.
The door opened, and Rhine walked in.
“Is something wrong?”
Su Ming asked, looking at Rhine.
“Nothing much, it’s just that we’re almost at Third Planet.”
Rhine said to Su Ming.
Hearing this, Su Ming said to Rhine.
“When the Gentle Breeze arrives at Third Planet, have Timmy control Wind Motion to detach from the Mother Ship and land at Royal Court Academy’s Interstellar Airport.
Xiguang Laboratory’s people are already waiting there; we’ll transfer Ilyinas to them first.”
“Okay!”
Rhine and the others immediately responded.
Third Planet · Outer Space.
Ripples appeared in space, and the Level 5 Mother Ship · Gentle Breeze emerged from them.
Immediately after, the bottom of the Gentle Breeze split open, Wind Motion slowly detached from the Mother Ship, and then both ships flew towards Third Planet.
Not long after.
The Level 4 Battleship · Wind Motion landed smoothly in its berth.
At this point, Xiguang Laboratory personnel had been waiting here for a long time; they were to transport Ilyinas back.
Su Ming accompanied Dr. Borden as he disembarked.
“Lord Su Ming, you’ve worked hard this time.
We’ll take Ilyinas back with us.”
Borden said very politely to Su Ming.
“Okay!”
Su Ming nodded in response.
Borden and the others then used professional transport vehicles to transfer the packaged Ilyinas away.
Seeing the vehicles drive off, Rhine and the others asked.
“Boss, what do we do next?”
Su Ming raised his wristband, checked the time, and then said to Rhine and the others.
“It’s still early.
Why don’t you come with me to the Administrative Building to apply for military merits?
We can just report yours as well.”
“Great! Thank you, Boss!”
Rhine and the others responded very happily.
Not long after.
Su Ming took Rhine and the others to the 3rd floor of the Council Tower.
The entire application hall was super lively, filled with officers and generals.
“Wow, so many people?
How long will this line take?”
Rhine and the others said in surprise.
“When war breaks out, naturally more people apply for military merits.
Let’s go queue up first.”
Su Ming glanced around, also feeling a bit of a headache.
“Okay!”
Rhine and the others quickly responded.
Soon, Su Ming and his group walked to the very end of the submission line and stood there.
At this moment, a flat-headed man and a sharp-chinned, monkey-faced youth, who were standing in front of Su Ming, were chatting animatedly.
“Yore, have you heard? There was a victory in the Donao Star Sea, but Commander Luo Kui was sent to the God’s Word Tribunal.”
“How could I not have heard? What a mess! But that’s not even the biggest news.”
“Then what else could be bigger?”
At this point, Su Ming also became interested and interjected curiously.
Yore and his companion turned to look at Su Ming, their expressions immediately surprised, and they quickly saluted and greeted him.
“Sir!”
“No need to be so formal.”
Su Ming replied with a smile.
“Yes, Sir. But Sir, why do you look so familiar? Have we met somewhere before?”
“No, you might be mistaken.”
Su Ming said with a chuckle.
“Really?”
Yore scratched his head and replied.
“Let’s not talk about that for now. What major incident happened?”
Su Ming smiled and asked.
“Sir, you know that Commander Luo Kui was sent to the God’s Word Tribunal, right?”
Yore said readily.
“I know that.”
“Let me tell you, only one person was sent to the God’s Word Tribunal from the Donao Star Sea, but over forty were sent from the Tidal Star Sea!”
“Over forty? Is the fighting in the Tidal Star Sea even more intense than in the Donao Star Sea?”
Su Ming was also very surprised to hear Yore’s words.
“What are you thinking? After the fighting started in the Tidal Star Sea, when the legions under Rainy City engaged the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, many soldiers and officers retreated from the front lines, disobeyed orders, surrendered, and some even directly deserted! What’s most infuriating is that one officer even ran back, got into a mech, and defected to the enemy! It angered City Lord Alicia so much that she personally went to the front line to supervise the battle!”
“No way? Is that true or false? It can’t be that bad, can it?”
Su Ming asked, a little bewildered.
“What’s true or false? I just came down from the Tidal Star Sea. How could I not know what happened? I’m telling you, fighting alongside those women is really life-threatening! If it weren’t for the fact that those people from the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom didn’t seem to want to push too hard, perhaps news of defeat would have already come back.”
Yore grumbled indignantly.
Su Ming’s expression was quite something when he heard this.
He suddenly felt that those burly guys from Sky Dome City seemed pretty good too; at least such a terrible situation wouldn’t occur during a battle.
The Rainy City’s troops were quite corrupt.
Just then, Yore’s companion called out.
“It’s our turn.”
“Sir, we won’t talk to you anymore for now.”
After Yore finished speaking, he took the approval form and walked towards the old man in front of the small door.
Rhine and the others said with strange expressions.
“Boss, I didn’t expect the Tidal Star Sea to be such a mess? Good thing we weren’t assigned there.”
“Mm.”
Su Ming agreed.
There’s a saying, ‘Don’t fear a god-like opponent, only fear a pig-like teammate.’
At this moment, inside the spacious and simple audit room.
Many staff members in blue work uniforms and faceless metal masks were extremely busy reviewing one application form after another.
Before they could finish approving them, stacks of application reports were sent over.
Bu Yin looked at the report in his hand, his brows tightly furrowed, and said.
“Since the war began, the number of these military merit application forms has surged by hundreds of times.”
“A surge is fine, but what kind of application reports are these? They’re all applying for ten points, five points, twenty points? It’s not even interesting to deduct them. Can’t we get a larger declaration form?”
Rodger said, rubbing his aching head.
“Oh, I have a 200-point one here, this is good!”
Bu Yin said with a smile.
“Hmph!”
Rodger snorted indignantly.
At this moment, Caloci spoke in surprise.
“Master, look at this declaration form, 9000 points!”
“What did you say? 9000 points? Are you kidding me? Let me see.”
Rodger immediately stood up and walked over, taking the report from Caloci.
Bu Yin and the others gathered around, asking curiously.
“Who declared it?”
“Su Ming, it’s him again! There’s also the auditor general’s signature on it.”
Rodger looked at the name and said in great surprise.
“Then it’s not surprising; he’s a monster. But Rodger, you already skimmed off the top last time. Are you going to deduct some more this time?”
Bu Yin said with a teasing smile.
Upon hearing this, Rodger replied indignantly.
“Deduct what? After I deducted some last time, the auditor general gave me a cold stare when he came back. I’m not deducting a single point. Whoever wants to deduct can go ahead.”
“Haha!”
Bu Yin and the others burst into laughter.
“That, Master, what about these Thirteenth Corps declaration forms below?”
Caloci asked hesitantly.
“Who signed it?”
Rodger immediately asked.
“It’s Major General Su Ming.”
Caloci said.
“Not Major General Su Ming, it should be Lieutenant General Su Ming. Once these 9000 military merits are approved, he’ll be promoted to Lieutenant General.”
Bu Yin corrected Caloci.
Normally, it takes 10,000 military merits to be promoted to Major General, 20,000 for Lieutenant General, 50,000 for General, and 100,000 plus review for Grand General.
Rodger’s expression changed when he heard this, and he said.
“You can deduct.”
“Then how much should be deducted? A first cut? Then another cut?”
Caloci asked hesitantly.
“Forget it, you’d better give it to me. I’ll do it myself.”
Rodger said, rubbing his aching head.
Although Su Ming was only a Lieutenant General, from the current situation, his future was limitless. Moreover, he was also the auditor general’s favorite, so if he cut too much, it wouldn’t be good.
Outside the audit room door.
Rhine and the others rubbed their hands excitedly and said.
“Why hasn’t it been approved yet?”
“What’s the rush? Don’t worry, I reported a bit more for each of you. Let them cut as much as they want, there’ll definitely be some left.”
Su Ming said to Rhine and the others with a smile.
In fact, he was a little unsure himself, after all, this was his first time signing an approval.
Just then, the audit room door opened, and a staff member came out again, carrying a stack of audit forms, and called out.
“Su Ming, Rhine—”
“Coming!”
Su Ming and the others immediately walked over after hearing this.
Soon, they received their respective application forms.
Su Ming glanced at his application form; all 9000 points were approved, not a single point deducted!
“Haha, Boss! The 900 military merits you declared for me, only 80 points were deducted!”
Rhine said very happily.
“Mine also only had a little deducted. I have enough to be promoted to Major.”
Ankajia said with a beaming smile.
“Mine is enough too!”
Zhang Yi and the others were all grinning from ear to ear.
“Satisfied or not!”
Su Ming asked everyone.
“Satisfied!”
Zhang Yi and the others responded excitedly.
Just then, Su Ming’s wristband vibrated, and a notification popped up.
“Dear Mr. Su Ming, the Federal Military Department officially informs you that your military merit review has been approved. Your accumulated military merit points have reached 25067, and your military rank has automatically been promoted to Lieutenant General. Please proceed to the Military Department building to adjust your uniform.”
Su Ming looked at the message and showed a slight smile.
“Boss, what’s wrong with you?”
Rhine and the others asked curiously.
“Nothing, I’ve been promoted to Lieutenant General. I need to go to the Military Department to get my uniform adjusted.”
Su Ming said to Rhine and the others with a smile.
From Major General to General’s uniform, there wasn’t much change in overall appearance; only some epaulets and such needed to be replaced.
“Congratulations, Boss.”
Rhine and the others said in surprise.
“Thank you. You guys go back to the academy first. I still have some things to deal with.”
Su Ming checked the time on his wristband; it was only 11 AM. He planned to change his uniform, then pilot the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Shadow Lord to spray a star.
He would return to his family in the evening.
“Okay!”
Rhine and the others responded one after another.
…
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Apocalypse Divine Kingdom · Palace of God.
Van Lo sat on the throne with a gloomy expression, his eyes extremely bloodshot.
Thump thump~
Just then, a hurried sound of footsteps came.
Immediately after, Archbishop Deshir walked into the palace, came before Van Lo, bowed respectfully, and asked.
“Your Majesty, you called for me?”
“Mm!”
“Has something happened?”
“Hmph, the envoy from the Dark Star Empire just visited and gave us a final ultimatum, telling us to launch a full-scale attack on the Tidal Star Sea. If we continue to do nothing, the Emperor plans to withdraw his troops back to the defense line and no longer come out! At that time, we will have to face the Federation alone.”
Van Lo said coldly.
“Then what should we do? Should we order the troops in the Tidal Star Sea to launch a full-scale attack?”
Archbishop Deshir asked hesitantly.
“No, activate that hidden piece in the Guangying Star Sea.”
Van Lo revealed a chilling smile and said.
Deshir was also startled when he heard this, but then he respectfully replied.
“Understood, Your Majesty.”
—
Starlight City · Military Honor Hangar.
The entire hangar was very spacious, with various parking spaces planned out.
However, most of the parking spaces were empty, with only a few mechs parked in some of them.
At this moment, two middle-aged men in Colonel’s uniforms stood in front of a fourth-generation custom mech, chatting and complimenting each other with smiles.
“Cain, I really envy you, you sprayed another red star.”
“Come on, Lufei! You have three red stars, one more than me.”
“Haha, just temporarily leading by one.”
Just then, a login channel suddenly opened, and immediately after, Su Ming piloted the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Shadow Lord and flew in.
Cain and his companion were also startled to see the Shadow Lord and said with solemn expressions.
“Pseudo V-generation Mecha? Who is this?”
“It’s also painted with many moons and stars.”
“This is an old customer. His name is Su Ming.”
At this moment, an old man with a slightly hunched back, wearing a black work uniform, with wrinkled skin and a kind face, walked over and said.
“Su Ming! I’ve heard of him, the general who’s been getting a lot of flak recently.”
Cain immediately reacted.
Boom!
At this moment, Su Ming piloted the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Shadow Lord and landed next to Cain’s mech.
Supervisor Anke immediately went to greet him.
Click!
The Shadow Lord’s cockpit opened.
Su Ming, dressed in a Lieutenant General’s uniform, floated down and landed steadily on the ground.
“General Su Ming, you’re here again!”
Supervisor Anke greeted Su Ming with a smile.
“Supervisor Anke, you haven’t gotten off work yet.”
Su Ming greeted him with a polite smile.
“Aren’t I waiting for you? And your mech, ordinary staff can’t spray it well.”
Supervisor Anke had a very deep impression of Su Ming; he personally handled the star spraying several times.
“Then I’ll trouble you.”
“It’s no trouble. Compared to you killing enemies on the battlefield, what we do is easy work. Wait, General Su Ming? You’ve been promoted?”
Supervisor Anke asked in great shock.
He remembered that when Su Ming came to spray stars a year ago, he was still a Major General, and now he had actually been promoted to Lieutenant General.
“Yes, just promoted.”
“Congratulations!”
“Thank you!”
“Then how many stars do you want to spray this time?”
“Five moons, two of which are dark red moons, two are deep red moons, and one is a regular red moon, plus seven red stars.”
Su Ming told Supervisor Anke directly.
“That many? And two of them are dark red moons?”
After hearing Su Ming’s words, Supervisor Anke’s eyes widened, especially since two of the five red moons were dark red moons?
This was simply too incredible!
Normally, those who could be rated as dark red moons were basically piloting V Generation Mecha.
“That’s right, this is my badge.”
Su Ming took out the badge box and opened it.
After seeing it, Supervisor Anke took a deep breath and said to Su Ming with a wry smile.
“General Su Ming, you’re amazing. I’ll get started on spraying it for you right away.”
“Thank you for the trouble.”
Su Ming replied politely.
“No trouble at all. But with the way you’re getting promoted, I estimate I might see you promoted to Grand General before I retire.”
Anke complimented Su Ming.
“Hehe, it’s still early, but I’ll take your good wishes.”
Su Ming replied modestly.
“Please wait two hours.”
After Anke finished speaking, he walked towards the tool storage room.
Su Ming walked towards the resting chair next to him.
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