Chapter 426 Returning Home in Glory (Five in One)

The next morning.

Soft sunlight filtered through the glass window, illuminating Su Ming as he slept soundly.

Buzz!

At this moment, his wristband vibrated, and the display screen showed the name Rhine.

Su Ming opened his eyes, raised his wristband to glance at it, then stretched lazily before answering.

“Rhine, what’s wrong?”

“Boss, Vice Principal Fleck is looking for you. He wants you to come back to the school.”

“Vice Principal Fleck?”

“That’s right.”

“Alright, I’ll head back now.”

Su Ming thought for a moment. Since he was idle anyway, he might as well go back to the school. It was better than being treated like a monkey by his family.

“Okay!”

Rhine then hung up the call.

Su Ming immediately got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom.

A moment later.

After washing up and tidying his clothes, Su Ming walked out of his room. The moment he stepped out, he bumped into Summer Lane.

Summer Lane had changed into a blue casual outfit, and a delicate hairpin was clipped in her short, side-swept hair, making her look a bit softer.

“Good morning, Miss Summer Lane!”

Su Ming greeted her with a touch of surprise, then walked past her.

“Good morning, Su—”

Summer Lane stopped mid-sentence, completely stunned.

She then quickly turned and caught up with Su Ming, speaking.

“Su Ming, wait a moment!”

“Uh? What’s wrong?”

Su Ming looked at Summer Lane, puzzled, and asked.

“Do you have time today? I’d like to invite you for a walk?”

Summer Lane took a deep breath, her eyes meeting Su Ming’s, and invited him very directly.

It was the first time Su Ming had been approached so directly, and he was slightly taken aback for a moment. However, he still apologized.

“I’m sorry, Miss Summer Lane! It’s really bad timing. Vice Principal Fleck of Royal Court Academy has something for me, so I need to go back to school now.”

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Summer Lane’s expression immediately showed some disappointment, but she still replied with a smile.

“Okay, then next time!”

“Mm, if there’s a chance, let’s go together. I’ll be leaving now.”

Su Ming politely bid her farewell, then turned and left.

Summer Lane stood rooted to the spot, watching Su Ming’s retreating figure, and let out a long sigh.

“Sigh!”

At this moment, Violet Lolo walked up to Summer Lane and said with a smile.

“Sixth Sister, what’s wrong?”

“Seventh Sister, why is it so hard for me to go on a blind date? Either they’re all a bunch of duds, or the ones I like don’t like me back.”

Summer Lane replied melancholically.

“Isn’t that normal? Excellent women will definitely be picky about men, and excellent men will definitely be picky about women!”

“Sigh~ If only I had your looks and figure, would I be so worried? I know men like those two big steamed buns, but the problem is mine are as tiny as sesame seeds and mung beans. It’s so annoying.”

“Alright, Sixth Sister, maybe he’s genuinely busy and not looking down on you. Besides, men, they naturally prioritize their careers.”

Violet Lolo gently said to Summer Lane.

“Seventh Sister, you don’t need to comfort me. I’ll go find a doctor later to implant two, then try the effect.”

Summer Lane replied with dimmed eyes.

“…”

—

Royal Court Academy · Hangar Area.

A loud roar echoed from the sky as Su Ming, controlling the Pseudo V-generation Mecha-Shadow Lord, descended.

Bang!

Shadow Lord landed steadily in its designated spot, and then the cockpit opened.

Su Ming floated down, and at this moment, Rhine and a few others walked up to meet him.

“Boss!”

“Hmm, what exactly happened?”

Su Ming looked at Rhine and the others, asking.

“We don’t know, boss. We ran into Vice Principal Fleck after we got back to school.”

Rhine scratched his head, explaining.

“And then? What trouble did you cause?”

Su Ming looked at Rhine and the others suspiciously.

“No way, we didn’t cause any trouble. It’s just that the City Exam is coming up soon, and all the senior students have gone to the front lines recently, so the academy can’t spare anyone to proctor. We just happened to walk right into it.”

Rhine quickly explained to Su Ming.

“So it’s about the City Exam. I thought something serious had happened.”

“Boss, should we take this job?”

“Since we’re idle anyway, let’s help out. I’ll go see Vice Principal Fleck first.”

Su Ming said to Rhine and the others.

“Okay!”

Rhine and the others immediately responded.

Soon after, Su Ming arrived at the door of Fleck’s office. He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

“Come in!”

Vice Principal Fleck’s voice sounded from inside the office.

Su Ming reached out, opened the door, and walked straight in.

Seeing Su Ming enter, Fleck immediately stood up and greeted him warmly.

“Oh, Su Ming, you’re here! Wait, you’ve been promoted to General?”

“That’s right, just promoted!”

“That’s great! Come, sit down, I’ll make you a cup of tea!”

“Lord Fleck, isn’t it just proctoring? There’s no need to be so polite, is there?”

Su Ming also felt a bit strange.

“Yes, there is. Drink your tea first.”

Fleck deftly prepared a cup of tea for Su Ming.

“Lord Fleck, why don’t we discuss the matter first?”

Su Ming said, feeling a little uneasy.

“Drink first, then talk.”

Fleck said with a beaming smile.

Seeing this, Su Ming found it hard to refuse. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said.

“Lord Fleck, please speak!”

“It’s like this: the City Exam is approaching, and I’m short-staffed right now.”

“No problem, I can help you proctor.”

“I knew that at a crucial moment, you’re the most reliable one. Then I’ll trouble you to help proctor Rainy City.”

Fleck said with a brilliant smile.

Cough, cough!

Upon hearing the words Rainy City, Su Ming choked on his tea and then shook his head like a rattle drum, refusing.

“No, you’ll have to find someone else!”

Are you kidding? Rainy City is a major area of corruption. If he went to proctor, wouldn’t he be playing the villain? It would definitely be a chaotic mess.

He had already offended most of the people in Sky Dome City. If he offended everyone in Rainy City too, that would truly be something else.

“Don’t be like that, I really don’t have enough staff! Besides, proctoring in Rainy City is a good assignment. Haven’t you been single? There are a lot of girls there, and they’re all incredibly beautiful.”

Fleck didn’t expect Su Ming to react so strongly and quickly tried to persuade him.

“No. If it’s proctoring Thirteenth District, then there’s no problem. I can just go home and visit my family.”

Su Ming said with a firm attitude.

Fleck, hearing this, said with difficulty.

“Then who will proctor Rainy City? The council has already given notice that this year’s City Exam must be strictly enforced, especially in Rainy City.”

Su Ming coughed and said to Vice Principal Fleck.

“Lord Fleck, I’m not the only one who returned from the front lines this time. General Alife of the First Legion also returned, and I remember he’s also from Royal Court Academy.”

“Really? That works too. Thirteenth District is yours then.”

Fleck’s eyes immediately lit up and he said.

“Then I’ll be leaving first.”

Su Ming quickly made his escape, lest there be any more unexpected changes.

“Don’t rush off! Have a few more cups of tea.”

Fleck called out to Su Ming.

“No need.”

Su Ming quickly quickened his pace and left.

As he walked out of the office, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately after, Su Ming raised his wristband and sent a message to Rhine and the others.

He told them to start preparing. Proctoring was actually quite troublesome, requiring a lot of preparation and items.

The next day.

The Level 4 Battleship-Wind Movement took off from Royal Court Academy · Interstellar Airport and flew towards the desolate land in the distance.

Inside the Central Control Room.

Su Ming sat in the command chair, listening to Timmy’s instructions.

“Set course for Thirteenth District · Interstellar Military Airport.”

“Understood. Estimated arrival overhead in 34 minutes and 23 seconds.”

Li Menghan gave a precise reply.

Due to speed limits on ship navigation within the Third Planet, they couldn’t fly too fast.

“Boss, I never thought we’d be able to proctor others.”

Rhine said with considerable excitement.

“Normal. However, rules must still be followed. Before the proctoring is complete, there should be no excessive contact with the outside world. Everyone must adhere to the rules.”

Su Ming instructed Rhine and the others.

“Understood!”

Rhine and the others replied cheerfully.

Proctoring was considered a good assignment, with extra salary subsidies. The only troublesome part was not being able to contact anyone for a few days.

Soon, Wind Movement flew over a vast, desolate land.

At this moment, the entire land vibrated violently, as if an earthquake had occurred.

Click!

The crimson ground cracked open, revealing a metal isolation layer.

Following this, layer after layer of metal isolation layers opened.

All sixteen districts of the Federation were located a thousand meters underground. The top of each district had eighteen metal isolation layers, which were said to be able to withstand even attacks from meteor cannons.

Of course, this was only theoretical. In reality, resisting them wouldn’t make much difference, as if the entire planet shattered, there would be no difference between dying early or late.

—

Thirteenth District · Mient Intermediate Academy.

At the entrance of Training Area 2.

Teacher Tang Yan stood outside with a group of students, waiting.

“Why isn’t it ready yet?”

“It’s already four in the afternoon. School will be dismissed soon.”

Students looked at the time on their phones, discussing helplessly.

“Just be patient a little longer.”

Tang Yan also had a headache.

At this moment, Captain Qian Feng walked out from inside and said to Tang Yan.

“Teacher Tang Yan, you all can go back. There’s no time left. The special training class is doing extra practice.”

“Oh dear! How late will they be practicing?”

Tang Yan asked helplessly.

“Probably very late.”

Captain Qian Feng wasn’t entirely sure either.

At this moment, a student nearby said dispiritedly.

“Forget it, Teacher! It doesn’t make much difference whether we touch a real mecha or not.”

“That’s right, the City Exam is tomorrow. Touching it might not even be useful.”

“There’s no way we can get into Royal Court Academy anyway.”

“Don’t say that! Your teacher once taught a student who became a school-level military officer! He also worked hard in the last month and changed his fate against all odds.”

Tang Yan encouraged everyone.

“Teacher, we’ve heard that story so many times, our ears are calloused.”

“Yeah!”

Many students said weakly.

“Sigh, never mind. Everyone go home and rest early. Don’t oversleep tomorrow morning, come to school early for assembly! I wonder how this year’s City Exam will be.”

Tang Yan sighed deeply and said.

“Okay!”

The next morning.

Mient Intermediate Academy.

Numerous examinees and teachers were all gathered on the School field.

All classroom examination rooms were sealed off with caution tape, awaiting the arrival of the military proctors before they could be opened.

At this moment, Chen Yi walked up to Tang Yan, in a rather good mood, and said.

“Tang Yan, how is it? Do the students you’re bringing this time have any hope?”

“Just so-so. I don’t expect them to get into Royal Court Academy, as long as they can all pass the score line for a senior academy, that’s fine. The situation is so tense now, they’ll just be assigned by lottery anyway.”

Tang Yan said with a headache.

“That way of thinking won’t do. When teaching students, you need to focus your energy on the top performers. Otherwise, if you can’t meet the targets, when will you be able to reunite with your girlfriend? A long-distance relationship every day will eventually lead to problems.”

Chen Yi earnestly advised Tang Yan.

“It’s fine. What about you?”

“I’m just one short. Last year, my luck was really bad; I couldn’t get a single one in. This year, I’ve specially trained five seed students, each of them excellent. I’m sure they’ll succeed!”

Chen Yi said with full confidence.

“Then congratulations in advance.”

Tang Yan said with a smile.

As they were talking, a loud roar suddenly came from the sky.

Everyone was startled and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, a Fourth Generation Mecha-Royal Thunder descended first, landing in its pre-marked spot.

“Wow! A Fourth Generation Mecha!”

“So cool!”

Many teachers and students exclaimed.

Before they could finish their exclamations, one Fourth Generation Mecha and Iron Guard after another descended.

“So many Fourth Generation Mecha?”

Tang Yan and the others were dumbfounded.

At this moment, the Pseudo V-generation Mecha-Shadow Lord descended from the sky, stopping in the middle of all the mechas. Its immense oppressive presence made everyone’s hearts tremble.

“This, what level of mecha is this?”

“I don’t know, could it be a V Generation Mecha?”

“Oh my god, who is this important person?”

At this moment, Principal Roken looked at the Pseudo V-generation Mecha-Shadow Lord, and he was extremely nervous.

His place wasn’t the largest examination hall, so why did the important person overseeing the exam come to his side?

Click!

One Royal Thunder cockpit after another opened.

Rhine and the others, wearing Third-Generation Exoskeleton Armor, floated down from the cockpit and landed steadily on the ground.

At this moment, the Shadow Lord’s cockpit opened, and Su Ming, wearing his Colonial Armor, slowly descended.

“Wow! I didn’t see wrong, Colonial Armor!”

“It’s my first time seeing a real one.”

Many examinees discussed excitedly.

At this moment, Su Ming walked towards Principal Roken and the others, with Rhine and the others following behind him with a 肅殺 aura.

Principal Roken saw Su Ming walking towards him, and his expression immediately became very excited. The other party actually took the initiative to greet him. Was this a sign of soaring success?

He immediately went up to Su Ming fawningly, extending his hand enthusiastically to greet him.

Tang Yan and the others couldn’t help but curse under their breath when they saw this scene.

“Flatterer!”

“He got to show off again.”

However, what happened next was beyond everyone’s expectation: Su Ming didn’t shake hands with Roken; he ignored him as if he were air and walked directly past him.

Principal Roken also froze in place, his expression extremely awkward.

But he quickly turned to look at Su Ming.

He then saw Su Ming walk straight to Teacher Tang Yan.

Tang Yan and Chen Yi were also startled, immediately becoming uneasy, their faces filled with apprehension.

At this moment, Su Ming smiled and greeted him.

“Teacher Tang Yan, long time no see!”

“You, who are you?”

Tang Yan was also stunned by Su Ming’s words, feeling a sense of familiarity, but he just couldn’t recall at the moment.

“I’m Su Ming, have you forgotten me so quickly?”

Su Ming then removed the Colonial Armor covering his body, revealing his lieutenant general’s military uniform, and replied with a smile.

“Su Ming? How could it be you?”

Tang Yan’s eyes almost popped out.

“Wow, this military uniform? Looks high-ranking, what rank is this?”

“Are you stupid? That’s a lieutenant general!”

“Holy cow! A lieutenant general!”

Everyone present erupted in excitement when they saw the military uniform on Su Ming.

Tang Yan’s eyes also widened. Su Ming was actually a lieutenant general? How many years had it been? Even by rocket, it wouldn’t be that fast!

“Teacher, no need to be so surprised, it really is me!”

Su Ming said with a smile.

“This is truly incredible.”

Tang Yan took a deep breath, calming his surging emotions, then said.

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“I also find it quite incredible. How have you been recently, Teacher?”

“Very good. Let me tell you, I’m in a relationship now; I’m no longer single.”

Tang Yan said very happily.

“Who are you dating? Is it that person?”

At this moment, Mink, who was following behind Su Ming, took off his helmet and asked curiously.

“Of course it is. Wait, Mink?”

Tang Yan was also surprised by Mink.

“Teacher, aren’t you surprised? I’m following Su Ming now.”

Mink said with a smile.

“That’s great. You’re classmates, so take care of each other.”

Tang Yan said with great satisfaction.

“That’s a must. It’s getting late now, I need to preside over the City Exam first. We can catch up after the exam.”

Su Ming said respectfully to Tang Yan.

“Okay!”

Tang Yan quickly responded.

Su Ming then led Rhine, Mink, and the others towards the front of the crowd.

At this moment, Tang Yan’s students gathered around him, asking excitedly.

“Teacher, is that the student you mentioned who was a school-level military officer? How did he become a lieutenant general?”

“I don’t know either.”

Tang Yan replied with a wry smile.

At this time, Principal Roken, who was standing nearby, was beaming with joy, saying very excitedly.

“Isn’t Lieutenant General Su Ming a graduate of our school?”

Xiao Gao, who was next to him, immediately flattered him.

“That’s right, Principal, he is a graduate of our school.”

“Haha, we’re going to get rich this time! Our school has cultivated a lieutenant general. Our school’s ranking is going to rise!”

Roken was absolutely thrilled.

“Congratulations, Principal.”

Xiao Gao echoed.

“Wait, I remember I took a group photo with Lieutenant General Su Ming back then!”

Roken suddenly realized, saying very excitedly.

Xiao Gao’s smile suddenly froze when he heard this.

However, at this moment, Roken rushed towards his office, and Xiao Gao quickly followed him.

Soon, Roken arrived at his office. He immediately opened a drawer to flip through photos and quickly found a large group photo.

But when he looked at the photo, he was completely dumbfounded.

His face was clearly visible in the photo, but only Su Ming’s face was not, because it was completely blocked by him.

Principal Roken was immediately enraged, cursing furiously.

“Xiao Gao, I remember you took this photo. What kind of garbage did you take? Where is Su Ming?”

“No, Principal Roken, when I took this photo, you even praised it as good?”

“Good my foot! This year’s bonus is gone.”

“Don’t!”

Xiao Gao cried out with a long face.

On the other side, Rhine and the others finished inspecting all the examination halls and came out to report to Su Ming.

“No problem.”

Su Ming then spoke sternly to all the examinees.

“Everyone, I am Lieutenant General Su Ming of the Thirteenth Corps. I am responsible for the City Exam in Thirteenth District this time, and I will personally supervise this examination hall. I will ensure absolute fairness and impartiality in the exam. I hope that none of you will cheat. Any cheaters will have their eligibility revoked immediately and will all be sent to the front lines for service.”

Many examinees were very happy when they heard Su Ming’s words, while others’ expressions suddenly became very unnatural.

“Now, all examinees, please verify your identities and enter.”

Su Ming announced directly.

Many students began to enter the examination hall in an orderly manner upon hearing Su Ming’s words.

Before long, all the examinees had entered the examination hall.

Rhine and the others dispersed to various examination halls to supervise the first written test on site.

Su Ming, meanwhile, patrolled various areas with his hands behind his back.

As for the other examination halls, Su Ming had also arranged personnel, and Timmy was in the Wind Motion’s central control room, coordinating the overall situation.

This time, Su Ming adopted the same strategy as Ames for the City Exam.

Finish all exams within one day, giving no one a chance to cheat.

However, in less than ten minutes, Su Ming heard cries of distress.

“I was wrong, please spare me.”

“I won’t dare to do it again next time.”

Su Ming stopped and looked over, only to see students being dragged out by Rhine and others, crying and wailing.

“You really have guts. Our boss already warned you, and you still dare to cheat!”

“Arrest them all and send them to the Wind Motion. After the City Exam, send them all to Starlight City!”

Su Ming shook his head as he watched this scene, truly echoing the saying, ‘Good words are hard to persuade a doomed ghost.’

The survival rate on the front lines was already not high, and now, with the Federation at war with the Dark Star Empire and the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, the probability of survival was even lower.

At this moment, Su Ming’s wristband kept vibrating, and messages popped up one after another.

Su Ming looked down and saw that these messages were all sent by Anqi and others from various examination halls. The content was almost identical: they had caught many cheating examinees.

These examinees, without a doubt, were mostly from the wealthy or influential families of Thirteenth District.

After all, ordinary students wouldn’t have the means to bring cheating devices past the security check equipment.

Su Ming directly replied to them with a message: detain them all on the Wind Motion, and then continued his patrol with his hands behind his back.

In the evening.

Outside Mient Intermediate Academy.

Many examinee parents looked at the closed school gate, discussing with anxious expressions.

“What’s going on? Why are they so strict this year?”

“I don’t know.”

“I heard that not long after the exam started, many students were taken away by escort vehicles.”

At this moment, several high-end black hovercraft drove over and stopped at the entrance.

Then the car doors opened, and Xiao Lie, dressed in a black suit, stepped out. He looked at the soldiers blocking the school gate, his brows furrowed into a tangled mess.

At this moment, Ye Wei walked up to Xiao Lie and said.

“My lord, it’s here.”

“Are you sure there’s an important figure here? Mient Intermediate Academy isn’t our biggest examination hall, is it?”

“Confirmed. I’ve inquired clearly. Lieutenant General Su Ming of the Thirteenth Corps, who is responsible for supervising our district’s exam, is inside, and he has also caught many people cheating.”

“These idiots! I told them long ago to rely on themselves, but they always want to take shortcuts!”

Xiao Lie said angrily.

“My lord, you’re right, but there’s nothing we can do. There will always be people who take risks. And who would have thought it would be so strict this year? It was clearly relaxed last year.”

Ye Wei said with a wry smile.

“You’re just giving me trouble!”

Xiao Lie replied with a gloomy face.

At this moment, the closed school gate suddenly opened, and groups of students rushed out excitedly.

“Great, the exam is over!”

Many parents surged forward with joy.

“Go!”

Xiao Lie saw this scene and quickly led his people forward.

Inside the school.

Su Ming and Rhine and the others had just walked down from the teaching building when they directly ran into Xiao Lie.

“Xiao-daren?”

Su Ming was also very surprised, not expecting to meet him here.

“General Su Ming, why do you look so familiar? Have we met before?”

Xiao Lie was also surprised, sizing up Su Ming and asking curiously.

“I’ve seen you, but you might not have seen me.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“General Su Ming, so humorous.”

Xiao Lie replied awkwardly.

“Xiao-daren, is there something you need me for? You’re not here to plead for those who cheated, are you?”

Su Ming looked at Xiao Lie and asked with a smile.

“No, you’ve misunderstood. These people cheated, you should arrest those who need to be arrested, there’s nothing to plead for! It’s just that I need your help with something.”

“Please speak!”

“It’s just that when you report it, don’t report too much. After all, reporting too much will affect the council’s assessment of Thirteenth District. At that time, not only will political achievements be problematic, but even fund allocations and so on will be affected.”

Xiao Lie requested helplessly.

“No problem, I agree to this.”

Su Ming replied with a smile, as long as he wasn’t there to plead for them. As for the operational aspect, it was also simple: those not reported would simply be given a black mark and sent to the front lines.

No matter what, his parents lived here, so he had to give him some face. Moreover, Su Ming had grown up in Thirteenth District, so he didn’t want Thirteenth District to be affected.

“Thank you so much, General Su Ming. I’ve set up a banquet at my residence. I wonder if you would do me the honor.”

Xiao Lie invited enthusiastically.

“Sorry, I still have things to do. Let’s reschedule for another day.”

After Su Ming finished speaking, he led his people directly towards the mechas.

Seeing Su Ming’s firm attitude, Xiao Lie didn’t press further to try and keep him.

However, the more he looked at Su Ming’s retreating figure, the more familiar he seemed, so he asked Ye Wei.

“Ye Wei, don’t you think Su Ming looks very familiar?”

Ye Wei said in a low voice, his expression a bit unnatural.

“My lord, General Su Ming is from our district.”

“What did you say? He’s from our district?”

Xiao Lie asked in shock when he heard Ye Wei’s words.

“Yes!”

Ye Wei nodded in response.

“Then why didn’t I know about this? And why didn’t anyone tell me?”

Xiao Lie’s face immediately turned darker than charcoal.

“My lord, this Su Ming is Su Yuan’s son from the Yuanda Landfill. When Kirami invaded, didn’t we arrest his father and make the Su Family hand over ten Second Generation Mechas? Now, who would dare to bring this up?”

Ye Wei explained rather helplessly.

“You guys are truly stupid to the core. Since this matter has already happened, you shouldn’t have hidden it. You should have told me earlier.”

Xiao Lie became even more exasperated upon hearing this.

“My lord, what do we do now?”

Ye Wei asked, at a loss.

“What to do? What else can we do? Find a way to mend the relationship!”

Xiao Lie said angrily.

At this moment, Su Ming and the others boarded their mechas.

“Rhine, you take them back to the Wind Motion first. I’m going to stay home for a few days. Contact me by phone if anything comes up.”

Su Ming simply said to Rhine.

“Okay!”

Rhine immediately responded.

“Zhang Yi, Ankajia, the two of you follow me.”

Su Ming then said to the two of them.

“Yes!”

Zhang Yi and the other responded seriously.

Su Ming controlled the Pseudo V-generation Mecha-Shadow Lord, leaping up and flying away with the two towards the distance.

He checked the time. If there were no surprises, his father should still be at the junkyard at this hour.

Thinking of this, Su Ming changed direction and flew towards the Yuanda Junkyard.

Yuanda Junkyard.

Many junkyard workers were busy loading and sorting garbage onto logistics vehicles.

“Hurry up, you can get off work once you’re done.”

Supervisor Hu Jia kept shouting at the workers.

Just then, a huge roar suddenly came from the sky.

Hu Jia and the others were startled and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, the Pseudo V-generation Mecha-Shadow Lord descended and landed in the open space, followed by two Royal Thunder Mecha landing on either side.

“This…”

Many workers trembled as they saw such terrifying mechas.

Supervisor Hu Jia immediately felt that something was wrong and turned around to run towards the company building.

Inside the office,

Su Yuan was happily organizing the contracts signed today. Ever since the Su Family returned to the Lei Shen Group, his business had been getting better and better.

Bang!

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Hu Jia rushed in, panting as he spoke.

“Master, something bad has happened!”

“What’s bad? What happened?”

Su Yuan jumped up like a startled bird.

“Outside, outside, a big shot came?”

“Oh, Hu Jia, can you stop being so jumpy? I thought it was a monster invasion or a heretic. You scared me to death.”

“No, Master, the person who came this time has a very high status!”

“This is a good thing, then. They’re probably here to talk business, and I can earn another sum.”

Su Yuan’s eyes immediately lit up.

“Master, you’d better go out and see for yourself.”

Hu Jia didn’t know what else to say.

“Look at your lack of ambition. I’ll go see. How big of a figure can it be?”

Su Yuan then got up and left the office.

Hu Jia quickly followed him.

Not long after, Su Yuan and Hu Jia walked out of the office building.

Su Yuan was startled when he saw the Pseudo V-generation Mecha-Shadow Lord head-on.

Immediately after, he saw a figure standing with his hands behind his back under the mecha, and that figure was wearing a lieutenant general’s military uniform.

“Lieutenant General? Hu Jia, we haven’t committed any offenses recently, have we?”

Su Yuan’s legs instantly went soft when he saw him, and his body trembled.

“No!”

Hu Jia swallowed hard and replied.

Hearing this, Su Yuan mustered his courage and walked over tremblingly.

At this moment, Su Ming turned around and smiled, looking at Su Yuan and calling out.

“Father!”

“Son!”

Seeing that it was Su Ming, Su Yuan’s face showed an expression of wild joy, and he immediately rushed towards Su Ming.

Su Ming smiled and stretched out his hand, directly picking up the rushing Su Yuan as if he were holding a child.

Hu Jia and the others couldn’t help but laugh when they saw this scene.

“Haha!”

“Son, quickly put me down.”

Su Yuan said awkwardly.

“Okay!”

Su Ming smiled and put Su Yuan down.

“Good son, why did you suddenly come back? You didn’t even say anything beforehand.”

“I’m back to be in charge of the City Exam, and it needs to be kept secret.”

“So that’s it. Let’s not talk about those things. Let’s go home! Your mother will definitely be super happy to see you.”

Su Yuan said to Su Ming.

“Okay! Zhang Yi, Ankajia, look after my mecha!”

Su Ming then said to Zhang Yi and the other.

“No problem.”

Zhang Yi and the other controlled the Royal Thunder and responded.

Su Family Villa, dining room.

Zhao Ning prepared a sumptuous dinner and asked in a very good mood.

“Chen Hui, has Master returned?”

“Not yet, but by the looks of the time, he should be back soon.”

Chen Hui shook her head and replied.

Just then, the sound of a door opening was heard, and then Su Yuan happily came to the dining room. He looked at the sumptuous dinner on the table and said with a chuckle.

“Wife, you made so much delicious food today!”

“Yes, I made it especially for you. Come and eat!”

Zhao Ning said to Su Yuan.

“Add another set of bowls and chopsticks.”

Su Yuan said with a smile.

“Add another set of bowls and chopsticks? Is a guest coming? You didn’t tell me?”

Zhao Ning asked with great confusion.

“Hehe, look who this is?”

Su Yuan said with a grin.

At this moment, Su Ming walked over and called out to Zhao Ning.

“Mother.”

When Zhao Ning saw Su Ming, she was immediately overjoyed and rushed up to hug Su Ming, kissing his forehead hard.

“Good son, you’re finally back! I missed you so much!”

“Mother, I’m back now.”

Su Ming replied with a wry smile.

“Okay, let’s eat. Chen Hui, quickly add another set of bowls and chopsticks.”

Zhao Ning quickly pulled Su Ming towards the dining table.

The family sat at the dining table, enjoying dinner in harmony.

…

—

Wormhole Spacetime, Federation Defense Line.

The No. 4 Curvature Interference Device was operating stably, with mechanical rings crisscrossing and rotating on its surface.

At this moment, inside it, an inconspicuous mechanical annulus suddenly flashed with a trace of lightning arc.

Zzz~

Inside the central control room of the massive planetary fortress, Black Snail.

The operation consoles were arranged in a U-shape, and numerous Operators were busy monitoring the status of various areas of the defense line.

In front of the operation consoles, a circular command platform was situated, with a command chair on it.

A man with graying temples, a face full of wrinkles, dressed in a lieutenant general’s military uniform, and quite old, sat in the command chair, somewhat drowsy.

At this moment, a handsome young man in a major’s military uniform came up, holding a cup of coffee.

“General Adorang, please have a cup of coffee to refresh yourself.”

“Thank you, but Zhou Ye, it’s not your working hours yet, why are you here so early?”

Adorang took the coffee, took a sip, and said.

“I was idle anyway, so I came early.”

Zhou Ye replied with a smile.

Just as Lieutenant General Adorang was about to say something, a red warning box suddenly popped up.

“Warning: No. 4 Curvature Interference Device power abnormal!”

“Warning: No. 4 Curvature Interference Device power is increasing.”

Many Operators reported to Adorang in horror when they saw this scene.

“General, No. 4 Curvature Interference Device is abnormal!”

“What did you say? Quick, tell Oroul to lead a team for inspection!”

Lieutenant General Adorang suddenly stood up from his chair and shouted in alarm and anger.

“Yes!”

The Operator immediately issued the command.

In the starry sky.

A small repair spaceship detached from the Black Snail Fortress and quickly flew towards the No. 4 Curvature Interference Device.

Soon, that repair spaceship flew to the front of the Curvature Interference Device and docked with the inspection channel port.

At this moment, the dark-skinned, short and thin old man with white hair, who coughed from time to time, carried a repair box and led many colleagues inside, rushing towards Equipment Room 241.

Thump thump!

The sound of running echoed continuously in the narrow corridor.

Soon they rushed to the door of Equipment Room 241.

Oroul took out a mechanical key, opened the door, and looked inside.

Inside the equipment room, black lightning arcs continuously flashed within many operating devices, and the entire equipment room was filled with lightning and thunder.

Seeing this scene, Oroul’s face turned red, and he roared at his colleagues behind him.

“Not good, quick, run!”

Many repair technicians heard Oroul’s words and turned to run out.

Oroul, however, walked into the equipment room with a calm expression, looking at the mechanical equipment with constantly flashing black lightning arcs, a very complex expression on his face.

Boom!

A huge explosion instantly swept through, directly engulfing the entire equipment room.

Inside the central control room of the Black Snail Fortress.

A black warning box popped up.

“Warning: No. 4 Curvature Interference Device, explosion occurred!”

“Notification: Repair personnel sacrificed.”

“Warning: No. 4 Curvature Interference Device, power continues to rise.”

The Operator looked at the series of notifications and shouted in extreme horror.

“General Adorang, No. 4 Curvature Interference Device is out of control!”

Before he could finish speaking, the No. 4 Curvature Interference Device, hundreds of kilometers long in the distance, instantly experienced a chain explosion internally, and the device, which originally emitted a faint glow, immediately extinguished its light.

A black notification box popped up.

“Warning: No. 4 Curvature Interference Device has stopped working.”

Adorang looked at the black notification box, completely stunned.

At this moment, a rapid sound of footsteps came, followed by General Gabres rushing in, asking with a furious expression.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know, No. 4 Curvature Interference Device inexplicably malfunctioned, and then a chain explosion occurred.”

Lieutenant General Adorang reported truthfully.

“How is that possible? Weren’t these devices just inspected not long ago?”

Gabres asked angrily.

“I don’t know either.”

Lieutenant General Adorang was also at a loss.

“Quickly tell Supervisor Oroul to bring people to repair it!”

Gabres said furiously.

“I had him lead a team immediately, but an explosion occurred inside the Curvature Interference Device, and all the repair teams that went in were sacrificed.”

Lieutenant General Adorang said with immense helplessness.

Gabres almost spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard Adorang’s words.

Just then, the scanning device suddenly emitted an extremely piercing sound, and black warning boxes popped up one after another.

“Warning: Large-scale spatial anomaly detected.”

“Warning: Spatial Wormhole detected to be generating.”

“Activate optical imaging device for display.”

Swish!

A holographic image appeared.

Only to see that the originally calm starry sky began to show faint images of spatial wormholes.

“Not good! Lord Gabres, the intercepted spatial wormholes are starting to emerge.”

Adorang reported in horror.

“Idiot! Quickly mobilize all other repair technicians and all spare parts to repair the No. 4 Curvature Interference Device!”

Gabres roared furiously.

“Yes!”

Adorang quickly responded.

Just then, another black warning box popped up.

“Warning: Ultra-high intensity spatial fluctuation detected, large spatial wormhole generating.”

The next second, the optical imaging device displayed an image.

Only to see a black spatial wormhole appearing in the vast star sea. The entire wormhole was like a black vortex, extremely eerie.

Immediately after, a bizarre monster, hundreds of kilometers long, with a head shaped like a blooming flower, four pairs of crystal-like wings on its back, a hollow in its body’s center, and a red glow emanating from its entire being, drilled out.

“Warning: Unidentified organism detected.”

“Warning: Unidentified organism reaction detected!”

“Warning: Target organism energy reaction value has exceeded 99999 points, breaking through the V-type limit!”

“Warning: Target organism may be a VI-type lifeform.”

“General, something bad has happened! A VI-type super-high-level lifeform has appeared!”

Lieutenant General Adorang reported in horror.

Before he could even finish speaking, red warning boxes popped up one after another.

“Warning: Kirami detected!”

“Warning: Zerg detected.”

Countless chaotic monsters poured out from the generated spatial wormholes!

“Quick, sound the Level One combat alert! Activate all defensive weapons!”

Gabres roared furiously.