Chapter 361: Customization (5-in-1)
by SunflowerAt this moment, a bald, wrinkled mechanic in a dust-free work suit approached with a few subordinates and respectfully addressed Su Mulong.
“Sir!”
“Capado, send this mecha to the modification room for disassembly and analysis, and come up with a detailed modification plan!”
Su Mulong instructed the old man.
“Understood, Sir!”
Capado replied respectfully.
“Let’s go!”
Su Mulong led the group towards the passage ahead.
Soon, they entered a silver metal passage, where baseball-sized mechanical spheres with thin metal wings floated throughout.
These mechanical spheres opened their mechanical eyes and scanned Su Ming and the others in all directions.
“Intelligent monitoring mechanical equipment?”
Su Ming asked with slight surprise. Aside from Xiguang Laboratory, this was the second time he had seen anyone daring to use such mechanical devices.
“Don’t be so surprised. Although the Mechanical Clan is very powerful and skilled at invading and counter-controlling intelligent devices, there are ways to deal with them. These intelligent devices are specially made, not only with non-metallic materials but also with firewalls and emergency devices, giving them a certain resistance! And for us, the biggest threat has never been alien races.”
Su Mulong said calmly.
“Understood.”
Su Ming replied thoughtfully.
At this moment, patrolling soldiers wearing Third Generation heavy exoskeleton armor and carrying beam guns walked towards them.
Upon seeing Su Mulong and the others, they respectfully moved to the sides and greeted them.
“Old Patriarch!”
Su Mulong nodded slightly and continued walking with Su Ming and the others.
Soon, they reached the end of the passage. The moment they stepped out of the passage, Su Ming and the others felt as if they had entered a mechanical kingdom.
As far as the eye could see, massive, high-end mechanical equipment came into view.
Numerous staff members in white dust-free suits were busy checking the operation of various pieces of equipment.
“This section is for production lines. The Fourth Generation Mecha uses as many as 121 types of lines, and the production process requirements for each type of line are very high, especially the lines connected to the super-nerve device.”
Su Mulong introduced to Su Ming.
“When customizing a mecha, do I also need to choose the lines?”
Su Ming hesitated and asked.
“Yes, lines also vary in quality. And even for the same model of line, there are different styles. Some lines have strong anti-interference, while others have high strength and are not easily damaged.”
Su Mulong explained to Su Ming.
“I’ve learned a lot.”
Su Ming nodded slightly in response.
Su Mulong led Su Ming and the others further inside, then saw numerous intelligent mechanical arms using nano-lasers to meticulously process extremely complex circuit boards.
Zzzzt~
Bright lights continuously flickered on the circuit boards.
Staff members held tablets, observing the circuit boards being processed, and recording production data.
Su Ming watched these production devices with great interest.
This was his first time visiting a mecha production factory, but he knew that what he was seeing was just the tip of the iceberg.
These were not the most core production facilities.
Lei Shen Group’s most core production line should be the Pseudo V-generation Mecha – Yu Lei Shen.
“Grandfather, how long does it take for these production lines to produce a Fourth Generation Mecha?”
Su Ming asked curiously.
“The production speed depends on the raw materials. If operating at full capacity, producing one Fourth Generation Mecha-Thunder Control in ten days is not a problem. However, there aren’t that many materials available now, and most importantly, Fourth Generation Mecha cannot be produced just because you want to; the Federal Government has controls! You must have an allocation to produce them, and the so-called allocation is equivalent to an identity code.”
Su Mulong patiently explained some knowledge to Su Ming.
“Understood.”
Su Ming nodded in reply.
Afterward, Su Mulong led Su Ming and the others on a tour of the production line.
More than an hour later.
Seeing that it was about time, Su Mulong spoke.
“It’s about time. Let’s go to the modification room to select components, and then we can continue touring.”
“Okay!”
Su Ming’s eyes lit up in response. It was finally time to select components.
Not long after, Su Mulong led Su Ming and the others to the modification room.
The entire modification room covered an area of approximately three thousand square meters, with a square metal modification platform in the central area and mechanical arms embedded in the ceiling.
Near the wall area, there were rows of giant metal cabinets, filled with various models of parts and equipment.
At this moment, the Slayer was moved onto the modification platform. The entire mecha was completely disassembled, with all its internal wiring and devices exposed.
Just then, Capado walked over with a particularly thin tablet and greeted them respectfully.
“Old Patriarch, you’ve arrived!”
“How is it?”
Su Mulong asked in a deep voice.
“Disassembly and analysis are complete. The main structure of this mecha uses the Dark Star Empire’s Fourth Generation Mecha – Blood Falcon, which is not strong enough and needs to be replaced. The wiring is perfect and recommended to be kept. As for the built-in equipment, the GN device is recommended to be kept. Besides that, the most valuable part of this mecha is its two Plasma Lightsabers.”
Capado analyzed.
After listening to Capado’s words, Su Ming’s eyes showed a hint of appreciation.
This mechanic was impressive, exceptionally professional.
“Hmm, what about the modification plan?”
Su Mulong looked at Capado and asked.
“We have prepared several plans for all modifiable parts, for Young Master Su Ming to choose from.”
Capado reported respectfully.
“Su Ming, go choose!”
Su Mulong then said to Su Ming.
“Okay!”
Su Ming nodded in response.
Capado then walked beside Su Ming, picked up his tablet, showed it to Su Ming, and then began to speak.
“First, the main frame and external armor. For this part, are you leaning towards heavy-duty, balanced, or agile type? Of course, even the agile type’s strength is superior to the existing frame and external armor.”
“Balanced!”
“Okay, for this waist area, there are two modification options: one is to install auxiliary beam cannons to enhance firepower output, and the other is to install a vector auxiliary device, which can help the mecha accelerate and quickly adjust its body.”
“I choose the vector auxiliary device!”
“For the shoulder-mounted twin particle beam cannons, I personally recommend changing one to a shoulder-mounted type and the other to a hidden type. The shoulder-mounted one will use our group’s self-produced Thunder Light Cannon, which has extremely powerful output and can continuously output energy for sweeping! The hidden one will use a conventional particle beam cannon, which has less power but is more agile and can fire in bursts!”
“Okay!”
Su Ming immediately responded.
“And the most important is the power unit. You originally used a dual fission power unit, but now it will be directly upgraded to a GSE-04 type nuclear fusion power unit. Don’t let the reduced number of power units fool you; the power is at least double the original.”
Capado said proudly.
“Um, can I choose to install two nuclear fusion power units?”
Su Ming coughed, asking somewhat awkwardly.
Capado was stunned after hearing this, and quickly shook his head, saying:
“I’m sorry, Young Master, that’s probably not possible. The group currently only has one GSE-04 type nuclear fusion power unit in stock.”
“Alright.”
Su Ming felt a bit regretful upon hearing this.
Capado then continued to speak to Su Ming.
“Thank you for your understanding, Young Master. Next are the shoulder launch modules. Do you want front shoulder launch or rear shoulder launch? They can be loaded with 16 miniature AWE-01 Viper missiles.”
“Front shoulder, I guess. And these are the floating cannons, can they be installed?”
Su Ming noticed an external weapon, the floating cannon, on the tablet. He had suffered quite a bit from this weapon when he killed Burtler.
Capado’s expression immediately stiffened. He hadn’t expected Su Ming to be so direct. These floating cannons were extremely expensive. He then turned to look at Su Mulong.
Su Mulong waved his hand directly and said very domineeringly:
“Damn it, let him install whatever he wants. We’ve already spent a fortune, so a little more won’t hurt.”
Su Yuan and the others showed expressions of extreme envy upon hearing Su Mulong’s words.
“Yes, no problem.”
Capado quickly responded.
“Oh, can I choose the abdominal missiles?”
Su Ming then asked.
“Yes, these are all the mecha-specific missiles produced by our Lei Shen Group Company. Tell me what you want to load.”
Capado immediately pulled up the inventory list for him to see.
But after looking for a long time, Su Ming still couldn’t find a satisfactory one.
Just then, he suddenly noticed a danger sign in the upper right corner and clicked on it.
Instantly, various models of nuclear thunder missiles appeared.
“Um, can I choose these?”
Su Ming asked in a low voice, feeling a bit embarrassed himself.
Capado’s facial muscles twitched, and he immediately turned to look at Su Mulong.
“Why are you looking at me?”
Su Mulong frowned and asked.
Capado immediately brightened up and quickly said:
“Of course you can!”
“Then I’ll choose two XKL-04 type ultra-high-speed nuclear thunder missiles – Thunderstorm. That’s enough!”
Su Ming said politely.
“Okay!”
Capado also forced a smile in response.
“That’s about it. As for the energy barrier device, scanning device, and other equipment, just choose the best upgrades.”
Su Ming said to Capado with great satisfaction.
Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Capado almost spat out a mouthful of blood, forcing out a difficult smile in reply.
“Yes, Young Master.”
“How long will the entire modification take?”
Su Ming asked somewhat impatiently.
“Give us fifteen days. We’ll have it ready for you in fifteen days!”
Capado gave a precise timeframe.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Su Ming replied very politely after hearing this.
“It’s our duty.”
Capado replied, a little flattered.
“How is it? Are you satisfied?”
Su Mulong asked after seeing Su Ming had made his choices.
“Extremely satisfied, thank you, Grandfather.”
Su Ming replied in a very good mood.
Just as Su Mulong was about to say something, Butler Xilun’s wristband suddenly vibrated. He looked down at the message, then walked to Su Mulong’s side and whispered a few words.
Su Mulong’s expression immediately became very serious after hearing this, and he said to Su Ming and the others:
“We have guests. Farsad, Karudo, and I are going to a meeting to discuss something. Su Yao, you continue to show them around.”
“Okay!”
Su Yao nodded slightly in response.
Su Mulong then left with Karudo and the others.
At this moment, as Patriarch Su Feng was leaving, he glanced at his grandson, Su Yuan.
Su Yuan nodded, understanding the hint.
Soon, all the elders had left, leaving only Su Yao, Su Ming, and the other juniors.
“Follow me!”
Su Yao led Su Ming and the others out of the modification room and continued to tour the production line.
She said to Su Ming and the others:
“Ahead is the smelting area. This is a very important process. The strength of all mecha parts largely depends on the smelting of raw materials. The higher the purity of the smelting, the better the effect.”
Su Ming and the others looked ahead.
In the distance, there were fifty-meter-tall enclosed circular mechanical smelting furnaces, each overseen by dedicated personnel who monitored the control panel in front of the furnace.
As they approached this area, the air temperature immediately rose by several degrees.
After a long while, Su Yao led Su Ming and the others to a tightly closed metal door.
She reached out and pressed the identification device next to the metal door.
Beep beep ~
“Authorization recognized!”
Click!
The closed metal door opened automatically.
“Everyone, come in with me.”
Su Yao said coldly.
Su Ming and the others followed Su Yao inside, feeling quite curious.
As they stepped through the metal door, they immediately entered a spacious armory.
The entire armory was very spacious, with the walls completely covered in recessed compartments, holding high-grade cold weapons.
A glance around was truly astonishing.
“Wow, so many swords!”
“They look very advanced.”
Major Su Rui and the others exclaimed in shock.
This was their first time seeing so many weapons.
Su Ming’s eyes also showed a hint of surprise.
Su Yuan proudly said to Su Ming and the others:
“Our Su Family descendants have studied ancient martial arts since childhood, so they are very fond of cold weapons. Basically, everyone is equipped with a commander’s saber or a precious sword. Of course, some also have lightsabers, but they are relatively few!”
“Amazing.”
Major Su Rui and the others responded in awe.
At this moment, Su Yuan generously said to Major Su Rui and the others:
“If any of you see a weapon you like here, we’ll give you one for free.”
“Really?”
Su Bin and the others looked at Su Yuan with delight!
“Of course, it’s true.”
Su Yuan replied proudly.
“Thank you so much.”
Su Bin and the others replied joyfully, then walked towards the weapons to choose.
Su Ming hadn’t expected such a good thing either, and immediately went to pick one. Although all the weapons displayed here were swords and sabers, without spears or the like, picking one for self-defense was still very good.
However, just then, Su Yuan suddenly called out to Su Ming.
“Su Ming, wait a moment.”
“What’s wrong?”
Su Ming looked at Su Yuan in confusion.
“These weapons aren’t suitable for you. Follow me!”
Su Yuan said to Su Ming.
“Okay.”
Su Ming followed Su Yuan inside, feeling a little surprised.
Soon, they reached the end of the armory, and Su Yuan placed his hand on a smooth metal wall.
Click!
The metal wall opened.
Su Yuan led Su Ming inside, arriving at a small collection room.
Here, three metal pillars stood upright, each covered with a layer of soft silk cloth, on which three high-grade cold weapons were placed.
On the left pillar was a 76-centimeter-long sword with a thin blade, densely covered with intricate green patterns.
Next to this sword, there was an exquisite and luxurious scabbard.
Su Yuan then introduced it to Su Ming.
“The famous sword, Azure Wind! A masterpiece by the Federal renowned forging master, Kaye, it is extremely sharp and light, capable of cutting a hair blown onto its edge!”
“A good sword.”
Su Ming’s gaze then fell on the second metal pillar.
On it lay an 88-centimeter-long, dark red katana, its blade covered with twisted red patterns, and a 20-centimeter-long hilt engraved with intricate designs.
The entire dark red katana emitted a faint red glow.
Next to this katana was an ancient, simple grey scabbard.
“Blade of Heavenly Scourge! Forged by the renowned forging master, Krolso, from the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, it was originally the personal weapon of General Kordri of the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom. After his death, it drifted to the Federal and later came into the family’s possession.”
Su Yuan proudly introduced it to Su Ming.
Su Ming looked at the Blade of Heavenly Scourge and was immediately captivated, his gaze fixed on the weapon.
As for the third metal pillar, it held a black, imposing great saber, which was clearly not suitable for him.
“If you like it, this one’s for you!”
Su Yuan said generously.
“Isn’t this inappropriate?”
Su Ming did not immediately agree. This weapon was very valuable and not something he could just accept.
“What’s inappropriate? I just said you can pick any weapon here. What? You’re not giving me face?”
Su Yuan said directly to Su Ming.
In fact, the reason Su Yuan brought Su Ming to pick such a good weapon was at the behest of his Grandfather, Su Feng, with the aim of fostering a closer relationship.
Su Ming naturally understood Su Yuan’s intention. After a moment of thought, he said,
“Alright, then I won’t be polite.”
“That’s more like it.”
Su Yuan directly picked up the Blade of Heavenly Scourge, inserted it into its scabbard, and tossed it to Su Ming.
Su Ming raised his hand to catch it, then smoothly drew out the Blade of Heavenly Scourge and swung it through the air, producing a faint whooshing sound.
“What a great saber!”
“Good, as long as you like it. Let’s go.”
Su Yuan said to Su Ming with satisfaction.
“Mhm!”
Su Ming then walked out with Su Yuan.
In the evening.
Inside the long corridor of the castle.
After finishing his meal, Su Ming walked alone towards his room, preparing to rest.
At this moment, he saw two elegant maids standing at the front of the corridor.
They were chatting and giggling.
“Did you see the young master who just came back?”
“I saw him. He’s so handsome, and I heard he’s incredibly strong, a Brigadier General at such a young age. The most important thing is he seems so shy.”
“Exactly! How great would it be if he took a liking to me? I’d become the young mistress directly and instantly reach the pinnacle of life.”
“What kind of daydream are you having?”
“Don’t talk about me, haven’t you ever fantasized about it?”
“I have, but I only think about it, hehe!”
Just as they were giggling and playing, Su Ming also walked in front of the two of them.
The two maids were startled and immediately stood upright, respectfully greeting him.
“Young Master!”
Su Ming did not respond, only nodding slightly, though the corner of his mouth twitched subtly.
Soon after, Su Ming returned to his room.
He walked to the bed, placed the saber at his waist on the bedside table, and lay directly on the large bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze. It felt like a dream, so unreal. One moment he was struggling, the next he had become a rich second-generation.
Just then, Su Ming’s wristband suddenly vibrated.
He sat up and, puzzled, tapped his wristband, only to see a message pop up.
“Star Cluster Forum: Dear Mr. Su Ming, you have been added to the Su Family chat group.”
Su Ming was slightly surprised to see this notification and immediately opened the chat group.
He saw that Patriarch Su Feng had sent a message in the family group, and then sent Su Ming a targeted red packet.
“Congratulations on Su Ming’s return to the family.”
Instantly, the entire group erupted.
“Oh, my! My nephew has returned to the family. Your uncle here has important duties and can’t return to the family. Please don’t mind this small token of my regard!”
After Su Cheng sent a message, he also sent Su Ming a targeted red packet.
“Congratulations on cousin’s return home.”
At this point, Cousin Su Yao also spoke in the group, and at the same time, transferred a targeted red packet to him.
Immediately after, Su Mulong also sent a message in the group.
“Su Ming is back in the family! Everyone, welcome him!”
After Su Mulong finished speaking, he sent a targeted red packet to Su Ming.
“No need, Grandfather.”
Upon seeing this, Su Ming replied in the group.
“What do you mean, ‘no need’? This is a rule, it cannot be broken. Take it!”
Su Mulong said very forcefully.
“Alright, thank you, Grandfather!”
Seeing Su Mulong say this, Su Ming clicked on the red packet Su Mulong sent, and immediately a number 8888888888 popped out.
He was startled to see this number. Was this red packet so big?
Su Ming then clicked on Patriarch Su Feng’s red packet, and 1.88 billion federal currency immediately popped out. He couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.
At this moment, congratulatory messages kept popping up in the group, and each message came with a red packet.
“Congratulations, nephew, welcome home!”
“Welcome home, cousin. Come and gather with us when you have time.”
Su Ming looked at the constantly popping messages and targeted red packets, his expression growing increasingly surprised.
He noticed that Su Tianhao, who was at odds with his Grandfather, had also sent him congratulatory messages and red packets.
However, Su Ming quickly understood. Although there was intense internal struggle within large families, they still had to maintain appearances before a formal falling out.
Therefore, it was quite normal for him to send red packets.
“Thank you, all cousins, uncles, and grandparents! I accept your kind intentions.”
Su Ming replied politely.
“Oh, my, we’re all family, why be so polite!”
“That’s right, let’s get together for a meal sometime.”
Everyone responded enthusiastically.
“Okay!”
Su Ming chatted with them for a while, then opened the red packets one by one.
Soon, Su Ming had opened all the red packets, but when he saw the final total amount, he fell into silence.
Just by opening these red packets, he directly received over 16.7 billion federal currency. Excluding the red packets from Su Mulong and Patriarch Su Feng, these scattered red packets were also incredibly substantial, adding up to several billion.
Su Ming looked at the money and let out a slight breath.
He thought back to how he had earned money by fighting for his life, and it wasn’t even as much as these red packets combined. It was truly ironic.
However, this also indirectly showed the deep foundation of a giant.
Just then, Major Su Rui and the others were also added to the group.
Su Mulong spoke again in the group.
“Everyone, welcome the returning children!”
Immediately after, Su Mulong sent a targeted red packet to everyone who joined the group.
At this time, other elders in the group also spoke up to welcome them, and simultaneously sent them red packets.
At this time, Major Su Rui, Su Bin, Su Qiu, and others opened the red packets and expressed their heartfelt thanks in the group.
“Thank you! Grandfather!”
“Thank you, Grandpa Su Feng!”
Su Ming tried to open their red packets to check the amount, but after opening several, the largest was only over 100 million federal currency, and some were even only a few hundred thousand.
Su Ming revealed a helpless smile. It was indeed realistic enough.
But it was also normal; only when you have capability will others respect you.
Su Ming shook his head slightly, withdrew the money he had received into his bank account, and organized his current funds.
He originally had over 6.37 billion federal currency. He spent 300 million on medicine for Zhang Yi, 1.5 billion on repairs for the Wind Movement, 3 billion on modifications for the Slayer, the Federal Council rewarded him 1 billion, the red packet check from the banquet was 100 million, and the red packets from the group totaled 16.7 billion.
Therefore, he now had over 19.37 billion federal currency in his hands.
His previously dwindling funds instantly became abundant.
Su Ming looked at the money, feeling very pleased, and then went to the bathroom to wash up.
A moment later.
Su Ming took a hot shower, lay on his bed, and started browsing the Star Cluster Forum.
The Star Cluster Forum was still very lively, with most people still discussing the Thirteenth Corps, and the topic’s popularity was growing higher and higher.
Su Ming looked at those discussion posts and chuckled silently.
Just then, a post was pinned to the top of the forum, with a very eye-catching title.
“Shocking News: Thirteenth Corps reappears in Dark Star Empire.”
Su Ming’s eyelids twitched when he saw this post, and he immediately clicked on it.
He found that the post contained only a very blurry photo, vaguely showing the Star Radiance Fortress attacking an unknown planet.
The photo was captioned: According to reliable sources, the Thirteenth Corps launched a surprise attack on a planet called Fakuris in the Dark Star Empire.
“Holy cow, didn’t the Thirteenth Corps return? Why are they attacking the Dark Star Empire again?”
“Yeah, I really don’t understand what’s going on now, my CPU is smoking.”
“Is there any expert who can explain this?”
Just then, a comment with a numerical ID popped up.
“Fake! Our Dark Star Empire has not been attacked. You’d better delete the post quickly, or I’ll take your life!”
At this moment, the comments section below the post exploded.
“Oh, so arrogant! People from the Dark Star Empire ran into our forum and started threatening our people!”
“Exactly, how awesome!”
Immediately, countless sarcastic comments popped up.
However, the other party showed no fear and said very arrogantly,
“So what if it’s your forum? I’m telling you, I can still take your lives.”
“Oh my, I’m so scared!”
“Come on, let’s see who dies first!”
“Arrogant beyond belief! Poster, don’t be afraid, the Dark Star Empire is nothing!”
“Exactly, their home has been breached by us, what kind of presence are they trying to find?”
Countless replies directly drowned out the other party’s comment.
Su Ming frowned, clearly feeling that something was amiss. Normal Imperial Army personnel wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake, unless they were extremely anxious and had lost their heads.
If that were the case, then this piece of information that had been sent back was probably not so simple.
And if he wasn’t mistaken, this information was definitely sent back by Federal personnel embedded within the Dark Star Empire, who deliberately threw it onto the Star Cluster Forum.
Because this was the most effective way to transmit intelligence.
Su Ming tried searching for the planet Fakuris, but found very little information.
This planet was an inconspicuous, semi-abandoned planet within the Dark Star Empire.
It was truly intriguing that the Legion Commander and his team would attack here.
However, unfortunately, Su Ming had too little intelligence at hand to analyze any other valuable information.
Therefore, Su Ming stopped thinking about it and dismissed the post.
Just then, he noticed another popular post had been pushed to the top, and he immediately clicked on it.
“Breaking News: In the Tidal Star Sea, the Omya Empire’s Level 4 battleship, Blackbird, shelled the border of the Malaya Kingdom, Mek Planet, at 2 AM last night, causing over 200,000 civilian casualties. The situation is continuously escalating, and the Tidal Star Sea is entering a new round of turbulence.”
The post also included a short video.
Su Ming immediately clicked on the video, and saw a black Level 4 battleship, leading numerous Level 3 battleships, suspended in the near-orbit region of a planet in the vast starry sky, continuously firing beams of light and electromagnetic railgun rounds.
Boom! Boom! Boom! ~
In the video, huge explosions could be clearly seen rising from the planet’s surface.
Immediately after, the video footage cut to show various online comments from within the Omya Empire.
“We’re hitting you guys! What’s wrong, you don’t like it?!”
“Bomb them to death!”
Su Ming slightly raised an eyebrow. The Omya Empire was not just arrogant; it was clear they were deliberately provoking trouble.
Thinking this, Su Ming immediately scrolled through the most popular comments in the post.
“Although the Omya Empire and the Malaya Kingdom have historically had a very bad relationship with many frictions, it’s still very rare for them to openly attack the other side’s border planets. It makes one inevitably think of the restless Apocalypse Divine Kingdom.”
“Think? I can figure it out with my toes. The mastermind behind all this is the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom. Who doesn’t know that the Omya Empire is the watchdog of the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom? Would they dare to be so arrogant if their master hadn’t spoken?”
“I just don’t understand, is it that hard to just live a good life?”
“Brother, you’re thinking too simply. Isn’t this a replica of the Donao Star Sea? They’re coming for us! Go ask around, how many troops has the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom stockpiled on the border?!”
“Are these people crazy? Isn’t the lesson from the Dark Star Empire enough?”
Su Ming rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.
He clearly felt something was amiss. The Dark Star Empire was targeting the Federal Government, the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom was targeting the Federal Government, and Kirami and the Mechanical Clan were also targeting the Federal Government.
Everyone was targeting the Federal Government. He even began to suspect what other unspeakable things the Federal Government had secretly done? Otherwise, why would the current situation be so bad?
Unfortunately, Su Ming had too little information to fully grasp the truth.
However, Su Ming’s heart still grew vigilant. In the future, when he went on missions, he really needed to be extra careful and pay attention to these potential dangers.
Thinking this, Su Ming closed the post and continued to browse the Star Cluster Forum to see if there was any other important news.
He hadn’t paid much attention to the situation these past few days.
Just then, another post was pushed to the top. He clicked on it.
“Latest breaking news: The Three Great Forbidden Zones – Abyss of Fallen has shown unusual activity. The Federal Government’s base stationed in the Abyss of Fallen has been impacted, causing some casualties. Fortunately, Starlight City dispatched reinforcements in advance, and the situation is currently under control.”
Su Ming’s brows furrowed when he saw this post. If he remembered correctly, the troops Starlight City sent as reinforcements were led by Teacher Mia.
It seemed Teacher Mia’s situation wasn’t very good, which meant she probably wouldn’t be able to return anytime soon.
Su Ming sighed softly and continued to scroll through the forum.
Time passed bit by bit, and the moonlight grew stronger.
The next morning.
Su Ming slowly opened his eyes, lazily stretching his arms and yawning. It had been a long time since he had woken up naturally.
He then sat up, his gaze falling on the neatly arranged clothes beside him.
The maids had already placed his clothes out as instructed.
Su Ming immediately changed into a fresh set of clothes and went into the bathroom to wash up.
Not long after, Su Ming came out of the bathroom and walked to the bed, picking up his wristband to check it. He found the family group chat was particularly lively.
He immediately scrolled through the family group messages to see what was happening.
“What’s going on? Didn’t Sister Su Yao just return from the front lines? Her vacation just started, right? Is she going back to the front lines so soon?”
“I’m not entirely sure, but it seems there’s a problem in the Abyss of Fallen. The military issued a recall order! Even Belise and Gunnite have to return.”
“So that’s how it is.”
“Everyone, quickly go to the platform above the hangar to see off Sister Su Yao. It seems the elders of the family aren’t here.”
“Let’s go, quickly!”
After browsing, Su Ming hurriedly left the room.
Not long after, Su Ming left the castle and came to the outer area.
From a distance, he saw giant metal platforms rising from the lawn, with three Pseudo V-generation Mecha standing on them, ready for departure.
Everyone was gathered on the metal platform, bidding farewell to Su Yao.
Su Ming quickly walked over. When he arrived, he heard Su Yuan say to Su Yao with concern,
“Sister, I didn’t expect you to leave so soon. I’m really going to miss you.”
“It’s alright. Once you finish your advanced studies and return to the corps, we can meet again.”
Su Yao said to Su Yuan.
“Mm-hmm.”
Su Yuan nodded in response.
At this moment, Su Ming also spoke to Su Yao.
“I heard the situation in the Abyss of Fallen isn’t very good. Please be extra careful when you return this time.”
“I will be careful, thank you.”
Su Yao nodded slightly in reply.
“Cousin, Su Ming is right, you must be careful.”
Su Ze and others also chimed in.
“Thank you, everyone. During my absence, you all must work harder to improve yourselves. Especially Su Yuan and Su Ming, you two are both outstanding among the younger generation of the family, and you’ve both been promoted to Brigadier General. You’re about to undergo advanced training, so you must study hard and strive to be promoted to Major General as soon as possible.”
Su Yao said very seriously.
“Yes!”
Su Ming and the others responded in unison.
“Alright, it’s getting late! We need to depart. Goodbye, everyone!”
Su Yao bid farewell coldly.
“Goodbye!”
Su Ming and the others replied in unison.
Su Yao then turned and walked towards her mecha. Belise and Gunnite also walked towards their respective mechas.
The cockpits of the three Pseudo V-generation Mecha automatically opened. Su Yao and the other two activated their Fourth Generation Exoskeletons and floated directly into the mecha cockpits.
The three mechas started simultaneously, their electronic eyes lit up, and then they soared into the sky, flying out of the Dorag Sphere at high speed.
They then flew towards the distance, eventually disappearing from sight.
At this moment, seeing his sister leave, Su Yuan clenched his fists and whispered excitedly,
“This is great!”
Su Ming was also surprised by Su Yuan’s reaction.
However, he noticed that Su Ze and the others looked unsurprised, and many even sighed in relief.
A strange expression also appeared on Su Ming’s face, but he didn’t say much.
“Everyone probably hasn’t had breakfast yet, right? Let’s go eat together, and after that, we can visit our relatives.”
Su Ze said to everyone with a smile.
“Okay!”
Su Yuan and the others responded in unison.
Su Ming then followed them towards the viewing platform.
Late at night.
In the elegant room, Su Ming sat down on the sofa, utterly exhausted. He had spent the entire day visiting relatives with Su Ze and the others.
The number of relatives was simply outrageous. They only stayed for about ten minutes at each house, drank a cup of tea, and left. Even then, they hadn’t finished visiting everyone. It was said they had only visited less than five percent, and those were only the important ones.
“Phew!”
Su Ming let out a long breath, then took out his wristband and started browsing the Star Cluster Forum, checking on the latest trends in the situation.
Just then, a faint knock sounded at the door.
Knock, knock!
Su Ming was a bit surprised. Who would be looking for him so late? He got up and walked over to open the door.
When he opened the door and saw who was knocking, he was very surprised. It was Su Yuan.
“Su Yuan, is something wrong this late?”
Su Ming asked, puzzled.
“Shh, quickly pack your things, we need to leave now!”
Su Yuan urged Su Ming.
Su Ming was completely bewildered by Su Yuan’s words and asked,
“Where to?”
“I know where the advanced training is. Let’s leave quickly?”
“No, I haven’t received the notification for advanced training yet?”
“Oh, come on, if we wait for the notification, there won’t be any fun left!”
“Fun?”
“Yeah, I’ll take you to have some real fun. Starlight City is too boring.”
“No, Starlight City is boring? This is the capital of the Federal Government’s main planet! Is there anywhere else in this world more prosperous and fun than here?”
“Fun my ass, there are spies everywhere here, and tons of rules. What’s the fun in that? Let me tell you, the place we’re going for advanced training is in the Guangying Star Sea, the central star sea between the Three Great Forbidden Zones and the Federal Government. The largest economic city in the world, Worlds Eye, is built there. It’s even more prosperous than Starlight City, and it has everything. There’s nothing you can’t imagine, nothing that doesn’t exist! And there aren’t as many rules there; as long as you have money, you’re good.”
Su Yuan explained to Su Ming. He was joking, playing around at home, he wasn’t tired of living yet.
Su Ming’s expression was also very interesting after hearing Su Yuan’s words. He felt that this was Su Yuan’s true self now; he had been putting on an act before.
Seeing Su Ming remain silent for a while, Su Yuan quickly urged him,
“You’re right to listen to me, come with me quickly.”
“No, I can’t leave now. My mecha hasn’t been modified yet.”
Su Ming explained to Su Yuan.
“Oh, don’t worry about the mecha. Once it’s modified, I’ll have someone send it to you, wouldn’t that be fine?”
“Wouldn’t that be bad? What if it’s not safe without a mecha?”
“You don’t need to worry. The Guangying Star Sea is different from other places. It’s an area established and dominated by capital giants. The Federal Government, Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, and Dark Star Empire all have troops stationed there and have signed special agreements, so no one can mess around there. Besides, we’re not going to a Neutral Countries there, but to the economic city, Worlds Eye, so safety definitely won’t be an issue. And besides, there’s me. I have a mecha that can protect your safety.”
Su Yuan explained to Su Ming.
Su Ming was also very surprised to hear Su Yuan’s words, not expecting such a place existed, but he still politely refused.
“Then I still can’t go! After my mecha is modified, it still needs various debugging and test flights. If I leave, what about all that? And I still have a lot of things to deal with.”
“What you said is true. Mecha debugging is indeed quite troublesome.”
Su Yuan also looked a bit troubled after hearing Su Ming’s words.
Seeing Su Yuan’s troubled expression, Su Ming didn’t want to completely refuse, so he offered a compromise.
“How about this, you go have fun first! I’ll come find you after my mecha is modified and debugged, how does that sound?”
“That works too, but you need to be quick. If you delay too long, there won’t be any fun left. Let me tell you, once advanced training begins, the management is very strict, and it’s difficult to even go out once. And we rarely get such long holidays. Even if we do get holidays normally, we can only vacation in designated areas for easy recall.”
Su Yuan reminded Su Ming.
“I understand. Once the mecha is ready, I’ll come find you immediately.”
Su Ming replied with a wry smile.
“Alright, here’s my number! When you get to Worlds Eye, just call me directly. Federal Government numbers work there too.”
Su Yuan took out an exquisite business card and handed it to Su Ming.
“Okay!”
Su Ming immediately took it and replied.
“Oh, right, if my Grandfather and the others ask, just say I went ahead for advanced training. Don’t let anything slip, you must cover for me.”
Su Yuan still seemed a bit uneasy and instructed.
“No problem.”
Su Ming readily agreed.
“That’s good of you. I’m not going to talk anymore, I’m leaving now!”
After saying that, Su Yuan hurried away.
Su Ming sighed softly as he watched Su Yuan’s retreating back.
From Su Yuan’s contrasting behavior, he could tell that he had probably been under considerable pressure and expectations since childhood, thus learning to disguise himself and suppress himself in front of others.
It seemed that being a young master of a prominent family wasn’t so easy after all.
However, on a side note, Su Ming was quite interested in the economic city, Worlds Eye, that Su Yuan mentioned.
Since it was the largest economic city in the world and didn’t have so many rules, he might be able to find materials for the Pseudo V-generation Mecha there.
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