Chapter 297 Misunderstanding (Second Update)

Vice Principal Fleck also extended his hand, patting Su Ming heavily on the shoulder and praising him.

“You did very well this time, not only did you rescue our people, but you also killed Beink!”

“This is what I should do,” Su Ming humbly replied.

“Don’t be so modest. I’ll make a note of your 功勞, and we’ll settle it all when we get back.”

The more Vice Principal Fleck looked at Su Ming, the more he liked him. In his eyes, Su Ming was like a warm, precious jade, always able to emit unexpected brilliance.

“Isn’t that because I taught him well? Fleck, can you return the bonus you deducted from me?” Mia asked with a cheerful grin, rubbing her hands. She had been thinking about the money that was deducted; even a mosquito’s leg is meat.

“You’re really thick-skinned, but never mind. For your student’s sake, I’ll waive your punishment.” Fleck didn’t bother arguing with Mia.

Just then, Major Gene walked over and respectfully reported to Vice Principal Fleck.

“Lord Fleck, the King Baisitan has arrived.”

Upon hearing this, Fleck’s smile instantly faded, and his expression turned grim.

Just then, a series of footsteps approached as the King Baisitan entered with Martins and others.

“Oh, my dear brother Fleck, seeing that you’re fine, the worry in my heart has finally subsided.”

“Thank you for your concern, Lord, but I’m afraid I don’t deserve it,” Fleck replied with a cold face.

“Oh dear, this is truly a misunderstanding, and I apologize to you! Please let me explain. I really didn’t expect these rebels to be so audacious as to kill the envoy I sent out and even brazenly attack you all.” The King Baisitan explained with great sincerity.

“Misunderstanding? I have nothing to say to you.” Fleck gave the King Baisitan no face, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

Seeing that Fleck gave him no face, clearly extremely enraged, the King Baisitan’s gaze fell upon Mia and Su Ming.

His eyes darted around, and then he had an idea.

Bystander walked up to Mia with a chuckle and said, “Beautiful Miss Mia, this matter is truly a misunderstanding. Brother Fleck is in a fit of pique. Would you mind putting in a good word for me?”

Mia couldn’t be bothered with Bystander and simply turned her head to look away.

“This is a small token of my regard. I hope you won’t mind.” Bystander then pulled out an exquisite black bank card, slipped it into Mia’s hand, and said.

Mia’s eyes lit up when she saw the black card.

However, she didn’t show any expression, merely took the card, then sighed and looked at Su Ming.

Seeing this, Bystander immediately understood and quickly took out another black card, slipping it into Su Ming’s hand.

Su Ming looked at the bank card in his hand, his expression a bit strange as he looked at Mia, not quite knowing how to handle it; taking it felt wrong, but not taking it also felt wrong.

At this moment, Bystander said with a chuckle, “Both of you, our country and the Federation have always been friendly. This time was truly an accident. Please help us say a good word to clear up the misunderstanding.”

Mia looked at the black card in her hand, sighed, and said to the King Baisitan, “Lord, actually, it’s not surprising that Lord Fleck is so angry. This incident was extremely serious and caused very severe consequences.”

“I know, please help me!”

“Alas, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but because of those rebels, we lost two students! And the compensation…”

“I’ll pay for the compensation!” The King Baisitan said without thinking.

“And there are so many injured people.”

“Medical expenses, nutritional expenses, lost wages—I’ll cover it all!”

“What about the maintenance fees for the damaged weapons?”

“I’ll cover it all, absolutely everything!”

“The King Baisitan is truly generous. I believe there must be a misunderstanding in this matter. You can rest assured and go back. I will definitely help persuade Lord Fleck.” Mia then promised.

“Thank you so much! Then I’ll leave everything to you. I’ll be going now!” The King Baisitan secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Mia’s words.

“Take care!” Mia nodded in reply.

Bystander then led Martins and the others away.

After the King Baisitan left, Su Ming turned to Mia and said, “Is this really okay? Because of them, we lost people. Although this rebel incident was probably not his intention, he is still involved. If he hadn’t caused such a stir, we wouldn’t have lost anyone.”

Upon hearing this, Mia also showed a hint of self-mockery and said, “Alas, what else can we do? Let alone that this wasn’t the King Baisitan’s intention; even if he ordered it, what can we do to him? At this critical juncture, the Federation would have to be out of their minds to send troops to attack the Neutral Countries! So, this is all we can strive for.”

“That makes sense. By the way, Teacher, what bank is this bank card from? I remember the Vice City Lord of Black Flame City also gave you this kind of card last time. Why do they all like to use this card?”

“Hehe, you don’t understand this, do you? This is a type of bank card issued by Morris Interstellar Bank. This kind of bank card only recognizes the card, not the person. Anyone holding this card can freely withdraw the money inside.”

“It can do that? Doesn’t the Federation care?” Su Ming asked with considerable curiosity.

“Care? How would they care? Do you think they’re pushovers? Besides, the Federation doesn’t want to care. There are too many vested interests involved, which I won’t go into with you! Once the supplies are loaded, we’ll set sail back to the academy! This trip, you’ve really made a fortune, kid!” Mia said to Su Ming with a chuckle.

“Just so-so, I guess.” Su Ming was also in a very good mood, though he didn’t know how much money was on the card.

But he felt that this time’s earnings should be enough to repay the money borrowed by his family, and there should still be a good amount left over.

“So-so? You’re just humblebragging; that’s too much. Not only did you make a fortune this time, but you also earned so many merits. You’ll definitely get a lot of academic credits when you go back.” Mia said with great emotion.

“How many academic credits can I get?” Su Ming immediately became interested and asked.

“How would I know? It depends on the joint assessment by the military and the academy. Let’s go! We’ll return to the ship. Let them do the rest of the work.” Mia stretched and replied.

“Okay!” Su Ming nodded slightly in response.

Three days later, all the supplies in the entire mining base were transferred to the Red Fang.

The Red Fang did not linger in the Abyek Kingdom and set sail directly.

Donao Star Sea · Kvetern Neutral Countries.

In a spacious and grand conference room, with brilliant crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, walls adorned with famous oil paintings, a thick, hand-woven carpet covering the floor, and a large circular conference table in the center.

Representatives from the Neutral Countries, dressed in various styles of attire, sat in the conference chairs.

If one observed carefully, they would see that out of the 32 Neutral Countries in the Donao Star Sea, 20 were present here. This meant that besides the 3 fallen Neutral Countries and 6 Neutral Countries friendly to the Imperial Army, only three Neutral Countries were absent.