Chapter 378: Disagreement (Six-in-one)
by SunflowerAfter listening, Okins pondered for a moment. He felt that the conditions offered by the seventh prince were very pertinent, without exaggeration; a steady stream was the way to go.
He looked at Ohmid with a smile and picked up his teacup, saying,
“Good, the Seventh Prince is indeed very sincere. I wish us a pleasant cooperation.”
“Happy cooperation!”
Ohmid secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then also raised his teacup.
The two drained the tea in their cups, and the agreement was officially reached.
Major General Su Ming was also very happy to see this scene. The agreement between the seventh prince and the Federation was a good thing for him.
At this moment, Ohmid put down his teacup and respectfully said to Vice City Lord Okens,
“Lord Okins, regarding my chips, please keep it confidential before I take office. After all, success comes from secrecy!”
“I understand that principle, don’t worry!”
Okins replied in strong agreement.
“Then I thank you very much.”
Prince Ohmid picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Okins, expressing his deep gratitude.
Okins raised his wristband, checked the time, picked up his teacup, drank it all, and then stood up and said,
“It’s getting late, we should head back. You just continue as usual; we’ll handle the other matters.”
“Okay, I’ll see you off!”
Prince Ohmid immediately stood up to escort them.
“No need, we’ll just climb over the wall.”
Su Ming stood up and politely declined.
Okins and Ohmid’s expressions stiffened momentarily, but they both instinctively acquiesced and said nothing.
Soon after, Su Ming and Okins returned to the Twin Hotel, and the two walked towards their rooms.
Okins, in excellent spirits, praised Su Ming,
“You did very well this time. Once things settle down here, I will definitely reward you handsomely.”
“Thank you, Lord Okins.”
“Alright, you don’t need to see me off anymore, my room is just ahead.”
“Yes, sir.”
Seeing this, Su Ming parted ways with Okins and walked towards his own room.
As he turned the corner, he bumped directly into Su Yuan.
“Su Ming, I was looking for you!”
Su Yuan said with great excitement.
“What is it?”
“There’s progress on the matter Lord Okins assigned. Shadr said he’d talk to his father later and find an opportunity to introduce us.”
“Oh, that matter? Lord Okins said we don’t need to worry about it anymore.”
Su Ming said to Su Yuan with a smile.
“Huh? No way, why is it suddenly not needed anymore?”
“Just don’t worry about it.”
“Forget it, I’m too lazy to get involved. By the way, Su Ming, want to go to a concert with me tonight?”
Su Yuan immediately pulled out a stack of tickets and said excitedly.
“Whose concert?”
Su Ming asked with some surprise.
“Of course, my goddess, Hillis!”
Su Yuan said excitedly.
“Sigh, alright, I don’t have anything else to do anyway.”
Su Ming didn’t dampen Su Yuan’s enthusiasm; it would be good to relax at a concert.
“Come on, let me tell you, this is a very rare opportunity. If it weren’t for fundraising for the Neutral Countries affected by the Donao Star Sea, Miss Hillis might not have been willing to hold this concert.”
Su Yuan pulled Su Ming downstairs quickly, talking excitedly without end.
Soon, the two changed their clothes and arrived at the lobby on the first floor.
At this moment, they saw Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue standing at the front desk, talking to a staff member about something.
Su Yuan then said to Su Ming,
“Oh! Aren’t those the two girls who visited you in the hospital last time? They must be looking for you. You promised to go to the concert with me tonight, don’t stand me up again.”
“I won’t. Let’s go say hello.”
Su Ming rolled his eyes at Su Yuan and then walked over.
“That’s more like it.”
Su Yuan’s expression immediately showed satisfaction upon hearing Su Ming’s words.
Su Ming led Su Yuan over and called out,
“Chu Yu, Ruoxue!”
Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue turned their heads upon hearing him and immediately walked over happily.
“Su Ming!”
“How did you two come here?”
Su Ming asked with a smile.
“We’re on rotation today, no duty, so we thought we’d come find you to hang out.”
Chu Yu explained to Su Ming.
“Great!”
Su Ming agreed readily without even thinking.
“Hmm?”
Su Yuan was stunned by Su Ming’s words and looked at Su Ming in surprise.
At this moment, An Ruoxue also said happily,
“That’s great! Let’s go to Miss Hillis’s concert.”
“Even better, let’s all go together.”
Su Ming, seeing that they were going to Hillis’s concert, said with even better spirits.
“However, we only have three tickets.”
Lin Chuyu said with some embarrassment.
“It’s okay, my friend has tickets.”
Su Ming said with a smile.
“That’s great! Let’s hurry!”
After hearing this, An Ruoxue and Lin Chuyu walked towards the hotel entrance.
Su Ming and Su Yuan followed behind.
At this moment, Su Yuan also complained with a dark face,
“You’re too much, choosing women over brothers.”
“Nonsense, of course I’d choose women.”
Su Ming replied with a smile.
“I despise you!”
Su Yuan’s expression froze for a moment, and he replied with disdain.
Su Ming chuckled, too lazy to say more to Su Yuan, and walked out of the hotel.
Outside the Worlds Eye Light Shadow Grand Venue.
Su Ming and the other three got out of the suspended taxi and looked ahead.
A uniquely shaped, giant venue, like a nebula, came into view. The entire exterior of the venue used silver metal, emitting a strange luster, and a holographic advertising image of Hillis was projected above the main body of the venue.
Outside the entire venue, nearly 500,000 people had gathered; it was packed with dense crowds and incredibly lively.
“This concert venue looks so high-class!”
An Ruoxue exclaimed in admiration, looking at the Light Shadow venue.
“Of course it’s high-class. This concert venue is the most advanced in the entire universe. It’s even more advanced than the Star Sphere at the Federation Royal Court Academy!”
Su Yuan introduced to Su Ming and the others.
“That’s not bad.”
Su Ming replied with a slight surprise.
At this moment, Lin Chuyu gazed at the long queue at the distant entrance and said,
“So many people! Let’s hurry and queue up, or we’ll miss it.”
“What’s there to be afraid of? My ticket is a VIP front-row ticket; we can enter directly through the VIP channel.”
Su Yuan replied nonchalantly.
“The problem is our tickets aren’t.”
An Ruoxue said helplessly.
“You can throw away those tickets; I have a whole stack of these!”
Su Yuan directly pulled out a stack of VIP tickets.
“That’s great!”
An Ruoxue’s eyes immediately lit up, and she said happily.
“Follow me!”
Su Yuan, in excellent spirits, led Su Ming and the others towards the distant VIP channel.
Soon after, Su Ming and the other three successfully entered the Light Shadow venue through the VIP channel.
The interior of the venue was extremely vast and luxuriously decorated. The dome was embedded with countless dazzling colored lights like stars, and it also had various light and shadow equipment. A huge, semi-circular stage was located in the center, surrounded by rows of tiered audience seats.
At this time, more than half of the audience seats were filled.
Su Yuan and the other three walked all the way forward and took seats in the third row.
“This is my first time sitting in such a good spot to watch a concert. How much does one of these tickets cost?”
An Ruoxue said with some emotion, looking at the stage so close by.
“What money, money? That’s vulgar! These tickets can’t be bought with money. I’m a VIP of the fan club, that’s how I got them.”
Su Yuan said proudly.
“Not bad, chasing a star to your extent, there’s no one else like it.”
Su Ming said, teasing with a smile.
“You wouldn’t understand; this is love.”
Su Yuan said to Su Ming with great emotion.
“Okay, love.”
Su Ming smiled, not taking it seriously.
Just then, a commotion came from the main aisle beside them. Su Ming turned his head to look.
He saw a group of people surrounding a young man, dressed in a luxurious black fur coat, wearing various exotic gemstone rings on his hands, and a cigar in his mouth, walking with an arrogant expression.
“Move aside, are you blind?”
At this moment, a thin, pointy-headed, cunning-looking man, yelled arrogantly at the people walking in front.
Everyone reluctantly moved aside with expressions of disgust.
Su Ming looked at Su Yuan and asked with some curiosity,
“Who are those guys?”
“Who else? It’s Sikma, the third son of First Prince Solleca. The one clearing the way is his lackey, I think his name is Ximu.”
Su Yuan said with a glance.
“I see.”
Su Ming replied thoughtfully, then didn’t dwell on it.
Time passed bit by bit, and the dense crowd of audience members continuously entered.
The huge concert venue was quickly packed, and the scene was very noisy.
When all personnel had entered, the doors of the venue closed.
Su Ming and the others waited patiently for the concert to begin.
Suddenly, with a click.
All the lights went out, as if there was a power outage.
The originally noisy scene, everyone was startled and quieted down.
Then a heavenly voice sounded out of nowhere.
“Hello everyone!”
“Miss Hillis!!!”
Instantly, the entire audience erupted, everyone shouting excitedly.
“Thank you all for coming. As promised, I will take you all to see last year’s promised summer!”
Hillis’s melodious voice lingered in everyone’s ears.
At this moment, the surrounding scene underwent a drastic change, and everyone was instantly placed in the vast starry sky.
“Wow!”
Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
At this moment, the vast starry sky changed again, and everyone appeared in a colorful nebula.
Immediately after, the scene changed again, and everyone arrived at the Old Galaxy.
Finally, the Old Galaxy continuously shrunk, and a beautiful blue planet came into everyone’s view.
At this time, Miss Hillis said to everyone,
“Welcome everyone to the Third Planet, our ancestral star, today let me take you all back to our homeland.”
Immediately after, the scene changed again, and everyone suddenly appeared on the Third Planet, standing in a golden wheat field.
A gentle breeze blew, and the wheat field undulated like a golden ocean.
“So beautiful!”
Everyone exclaimed in admiration.
“This is the Third Planet from before the epoch. At that time, there was no pollution, no destruction, everything was so beautiful.”
Hillis explained to everyone.
At this moment, the surrounding scene changed again, with beautiful white snow, and thousands of miles of mountains covered in silver frost.
Then the snow melted, the earth revived, countless tender shoots broke through the soil, and migratory birds returned to the sky.
Finally, the sun rose, the scorching sun shone, and cicadas chirped from the lush trees.
“Summer!”
Everyone shouted with joy.
At this moment, the scene changed again, and everyone found themselves in a huge tiered classroom.
A young girl, dressed in a blue mig-striped sailor dress, with skin as fair as jade, bright eyes like dazzling stars, exquisite features, and a tall, slender figure, appeared at the podium, smiling as she said to everyone,
“Welcome, everyone, to the Summer Podium.”
For a moment, it also evoked countless memories of youth.
Everyone shouted excitedly.
“Hillis!”
At this moment, Hillis elegantly surveyed the entire venue, waving to the crowd and saying,
“A song, ‘Last Year’s Summer,’ for everyone here! And also for every netizen! To our lost youth.”
Immediately, beautiful singing began, and a group of youthful and beautiful dancers came out from backstage, accompanying Miss Hillis.
“How much waiting is left, how much sorrow remains.”
“The people in this story are not very exciting, summer goes and comes back, but the people are no longer there.”
Hillis sang with a heavenly voice.
The audience on site also listened intently to the beautiful singing.
Before long, the singing slowly faded, and a burst of enthusiastic applause erupted.
“Fantastic!”
“So good to hear!”
“Thank you all for your appreciation, but before the concert officially begins, I hope everyone can quietly listen to a few words from me.”
Hillis said to everyone with a smile.
Immediately, the noisy venue quieted down.
“Although we all come from different countries, our ancestral star is the Third Planet. We are from one planet, and everyone is family. Although the interstellar era has arrived and we are scattered across the universe, why should we make it difficult for our own family? There’s a saying,’Sow good, reap good; sow evil, reap evil.’ No matter who it is, there are times of glory, and decline is inevitable! I call for peace here, to avoid unnecessary wars!”
Hillis said to everyone.
“Well said!”
“We support you!”
Countless fans enthusiastically echoed.
Su Ming couldn’t help but look at Hillis; he hadn’t expected her to have such a grand vision.
“Thank you all for your support. I am holding this concert to help all the suffering people in the Donao Star Sea. All proceeds from this concert will be donated to them without charge. In addition, I hope everyone can donate generously. The top donor will have dinner with me.”
Hillis said to everyone in the audience.
However, before Hillis could finish speaking, a sudden banging sound from a microphone echoed through the venue.
“Hello, hello, hello!”
A piercing voice interrupted Hillis’s words.
Hillis was momentarily stunned.
Everyone focused their attention, only to see Sikma stand up, holding a microphone, and loudly declare,
“Everyone heard it, Miss Hillis has spoken! Support, must support! I’ll donate 1 billion! Everyone, donate generously.”
Immediately, the people present showed displeased expressions and looked at Sikma.
“Isn’t that Sikma, the third son of First Prince Solleca?”
“That’s him.”
“I didn’t expect him to come too.”
“Forget it, don’t get into a conflict with him. And don’t outbid him, that guy is very petty.”
“That’s right, especially since his brothers died, he’s currently in power.”
At this moment, Ximu, next to Sikma, flattered him,
“As expected of the master, truly generous, 1 billion with one move!”
Because Ximu was too close to the microphone, his voice was also amplified.
Upon hearing this, everyone had a disdainful expression, but no one stood out to be the first to object.
Hillis also smiled awkwardly and said to everyone,
“When everyone donates, please do so within your means.”
“Don’t worry, Miss Hillis, we know our limits. I’ll donate 10 million!”
“I’ll donate 3 million!”
At this moment, many nobles sitting in the front row spoke up, shouting.
“Hillis thanks everyone here!”
Hillis bowed slightly to everyone.
“Su Yuan, I know this Hillis has a strong background, but what exactly is her origin? Why are so many big shots giving her face?”
Major General Su Ming was also very surprised to see one wealthy person after another and big shots generously donating!
One must know that this money was to be donated to the Neutral Countries in the Donao Star Sea. Under normal circumstances, these people were very stingy.
“She’s from Saint Jocks Star. How could they not give her face? I won’t talk to you for now, my chance has come!”
Su Yuan then stood up and shouted very domineeringly,
“I donate 2 billion!”
Swish!
When the people present heard this, they all turned their heads to look at Su Yuan, discussing in surprise.
“Who is this guy? He actually dares to outbid Xikema!”
“I don’t know him.”
An Ruoxue and Lin Chuyu looked at Su Yuan in astonishment. They didn’t expect Su Yuan to offer so much money?
At this moment, many reporters on the scene picked up their cameras and frantically took pictures of Su Yuan.
Major General Su Ming silently turned his head away. He didn’t want to be on the news with him.
Xikema also frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes, then he spoke again and shouted,
“3 billion!”
“5 billion!”
Su Yuan shouted without even thinking.
At this moment, the crowd was in an uproar, discussing animatedly.
“5 billion! Is he crazy?”
When Xikema heard Su Yuan offer 5 billion, his expression wasn’t very good. He turned his head and glanced at Ximu.
Ximu immediately understood and quickly walked over in a hurry.
He came to Su Yuan’s side and said with a smile,
“My friend, do you know who you’re bidding against? That’s Lord Xikema, the son of the First Prince of Shabask Kingdom. Please give him some face.”
“I’ll give your mom face. I’m from the Federation!”
Su Yuan showed no mercy and directly cursed.
Ximu was also stunned. He didn’t expect Su Yuan to be from the Federation.
Although the Shabask Kingdom was incredibly wealthy, if the other party was from the Federation, which stationed troops, then it would be troublesome. So, he quickly left to report back.
When Xikema heard his subordinate’s report, his expression grew even gloomier. He then raised his hand and shouted,
“6 billion!”
“7 billion!”
Su Yuan shouted impolitely.
“8 billion!”
Xikema’s facial muscles twitched slightly as he shouted.
“10 billion!”
Su Yuan went all in and shouted.
At this moment, the entire concert venue completely exploded, and everyone exclaimed in surprise.
“Who is this?”
“Too powerful, 10 billion!”
Lin Chuyu and the other person were both a little dumbfounded.
Major General Su Ming rubbed his forehead with a headache, but he didn’t speak to stop Su Yuan.
Xikema’s expression became even uglier. Over 10 billion was not a small sum. If he paid it, it would definitely hurt a lot.
At this moment, the subordinates beside him didn’t dare to utter a sound.
Miss Hillis, with an awkward expression, began to persuade them.
“Everyone, please donate rationally. Please don’t act out of spite.”
When Xikema heard Miss Hillis, his expression changed for a moment, and finally, he shouted fiercely,
“15 billion!”
Instantly, everyone in the entire concert venue was stunned, discussing animatedly.
“I didn’t hear wrong, did I! 15 billion?”
“This is too extravagant.”
When Su Yuan heard the number Xikema shouted, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He wanted to shout a higher number, but he didn’t have enough money.
However, Su Yuan was unwilling to give up, so he turned his head to Major General Su Ming and said,
“Brother, lend me 10 billion!”
Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue looked at Major General Su Ming in confusion when they heard Su Yuan’s words.
Major General Su Ming sighed and said to Su Yuan with great reluctance,
“Su Yuan, it’s not that I won’t lend it to you, lending it to you is no problem, but you have to think it through. If you spend 20 billion and win the competition, I guarantee that the next day you’ll be on the front page of the World Daily. I’ve even thought of the headline for you: ‘Su Family’s Young Master Spends 20 Billion to Have Dinner with Miss Hillis.’ At that time, your Grandfather and Grandfather will definitely see it, and I believe they will absolutely skin you alive. Furthermore, as for the impact on the military, do I need to say more?”
When Su Yuan heard Major General Su Ming’s words, he was also very conflicted. He understood all the reason.
But letting him give up, he was unwilling.
Major General Su Ming looked at Su Yuan, who was so indecisive and unable to make a decision, and then said to him,
“Follow your heart. Do whatever you want, as long as you don’t regret it.”
Su Yuan gritted his teeth and said,
“If I die, I die, for Miss Hillis!”
“Alright then.”
Major General Su Ming didn’t delay any longer and raised his wristband to transfer the money to Su Yuan.
Su Yuan raised his hand without hesitation and shouted,
“20 billion!”
At this moment, when the people on the scene heard this number, their scalps tingled as they discussed.
“20 billion!”
“Oh my God!”
“Are they crazy?”
Xikema’s eyes instantly revealed a fierce gaze, and he suddenly stood up!
His subordinates around him all stood up, each with an unfriendly expression.
Major General Su Ming saw this scene and stood up, looking coldly at Xikema and the others, saying,
“What? Can’t play anymore? Do you want to act tough?”
“Exactly, do you really think we’re afraid of you!”
Su Yuan, seeing Major General Su Ming support him, immediately shouted with full confidence.
“You!”
Xikema was instantly enraged when he heard Major General Su Ming’s words.
Hillis was also stunned when she saw this scene, and she looked at Major General Su Ming in surprise.
At this moment, Ximu, seeing that Xikema couldn’t back down, leaned in and whispered,
“Sir, you go first. Leave the rest to me. I’ll handle it.”
“Hmph!”
Xikema then flicked his sleeve and left the venue with his people.
The tense atmosphere immediately dissipated.
Miss Hillis immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed slightly in Su Yuan’s direction and said with a smile,
“On behalf of the suffering people of Donao Star Sea, I sincerely thank this gentleman. After the concert, a special staff member will guide you backstage.”
“I won!”
Su Yuan shouted excitedly.
At this moment, An Ruoxue looked at Major General Su Ming with interest and said,
“Major General Su Ming, 10 billion! I didn’t expect you to be so rich. After all this time, you turned out to be from a wealthy family. I really misjudged you.”
“Not at all. If I told you that I just got lucky and reunited with my family, would you believe me?”
Major General Su Ming explained awkwardly.
“Do you think I should believe you?”
An Ruoxue replied with a half-smile.
“I’m telling the truth. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Lin Chuyu. We both went to school in the Thirteenth District before. We had some small money, but not a lot of big money.”
Major General Su Ming said with a bitter smile.
An Ruoxue then turned her head to Lin Chuyu.
“Is he telling the truth?”
“This…”
Lin Chuyu also didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
“Hesitating, see? A man’s mouth is a deceiving ghost. We were with you and even thought of saving you some money.”
An Ruoxue teased playfully.
“Stop, I was wrong, alright.”
Major General Su Ming decisively gave in.
“Hehe, alright.”
An Ruoxue was also very happy to see Major General Su Ming in such a predicament.
At this moment, Hillis said to everyone,
“Sorry to have kept you waiting. I announce that the concert officially begins.”
As Hillis’s voice fell, the concert hall suddenly darkened again.
When the concert hall lit up again, everyone was already on a starship sailing in the vast universe, and Hillis had changed into a valiant captain’s uniform.
At the concert venue, the dense crowd of fans immediately erupted, and everyone shouted excitedly,
“Hillis!”
At this moment, dazzling lights flashed on the stage, and beautiful music began to play.
Miss Hillis stepped into the air, walking on the stage like an angel, and a heavenly voice began to sing.
For a moment, the entire concert was completely silent.
Everyone was attracted by this beautiful singing, gradually immersing themselves in it.
A peaceful heart, calling forth sleeping memories.
A distant traveler.
Embracing the bright sunshine with both hands.
Major General Su Ming emptied his mind and listened quietly.
At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of ease, as if he had been healed.
Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
When the concert came to an end, Miss Hillis sincerely said to everyone,
“Good times always pass quickly, and it’s time to say goodbye. I believe that in the future, we will definitely meet again. Thank you for your company!”
“Hillis!”
Countless audience members shouted loudly.
Hillis bowed gracefully to everyone and turned to exit the stage from the right side.
At this moment, all the lights in the concert hall were turned on, and many fans began to leave reluctantly.
Major General Su Ming turned his head to Su Yuan, only to see him take out a very exquisite gift box, check it, and then carefully put it into his close-fitting pocket.
“So you asking Shadr for that bracelet was a long-planned scheme?”
“That’s right, I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time!”
Su Yuan said with great excitement.
At this moment, Major General Su Ming saw a young man wearing a work uniform, with a work badge around his neck, and some freckles on his face, walk over. He then said to Su Yuan,
“Alright, Miss Hillis’s person is here, hurry up and go!”
“Then I’ll go first.”
Su Yuan impatiently got up and went to meet him.
Major General Su Ming watched Su Yuan follow the staff towards the backstage, and he couldn’t help but shake his head.
However, at this moment, he suddenly saw several men in black suits, with unfriendly faces, silently following Su Yuan and them towards the backstage.
Major General Su Ming frowned slightly when he saw this scene.
“What’s wrong?”
Lin Chuyu, seeing that Major General Su Ming’s expression was a bit off, asked with concern.
“Nothing.”
Major General Su Ming replied calmly.
Backstage of the concert, in the corridor.
Su Yuan, beaming with joy, followed the staff inside.
He occasionally raised his hand to adjust his tie, fearing that his clothes weren’t in order and would leave a bad impression on Miss Hillis.
Just as they reached the corner.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind howled, and a big man suddenly sprang out, throwing a powerful punch.
Su Yuan’s expression changed slightly, and with lightning-fast reflexes, he raised his hand, caught the opponent’s fist with his bare hands, and kicked the big man fiercely.
Bang!
The big man flew out like a kite with a broken string.
At this time, two men with beefy faces, seeing the situation, rushed forward simultaneously, throwing sharp punches at Su Yuan.
Su Yuan dodged nimbly, and with a backhand punch, knocked one down.
In the blink of an eye, all three who ambushed him were knocked down.
The young staff member was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He didn’t expect this rich man to be so skilled.
“Bah! A bunch of trash trying to ambush me. Go back to your mother’s womb and practice more.”
Su Yuan spat disdainfully.
Although Su Yuan was a bit of a playboy, he had been practicing ancient martial arts since he was a child.
But before Su Yuan could gloat, a threatening voice sounded from behind him.
“Don’t move!”
Su Yuan’s body instantly stiffened, and he turned his head to look.
He saw a big man with a hideous scar on his face and fierce eyes, holding a beam gun pointed at Su Yuan, with several subordinates behind him.
“Do you know who I am? I’m a Major General of the Federation. Do you dare to touch me?”
Su Yuan said with a darkened face.
“I don’t care who you are. Even the King of Heaven wouldn’t be able to do anything!”
The big man said impolitely.
Su Yuan’s heart instantly sank to the bottom. It was obvious that these people were after him.
Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it.
Whoosh!
A beam of light accurately shot over, hitting the beam gun in the big man’s hand.
The big man was also startled, and subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see Lin Chuyu pointing a beam gun at him.
At this moment, Major General Su Ming and An Ruoxue rushed forward at lightning speed.
Major General Su Ming punched the big man in the abdomen.
Bang!
The big man immediately fell down, clutching his abdomen.
An Ruoxue pointed the beam gun at the others and said,
“All of you, go squat down. Dare to move, and I’ll blow your heads off.”
These thugs immediately walked to the wall and squatted down in fear.
Su Yuan immediately breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Major General Su Ming,
“How did you guys get here?”
“If I didn’t come, you’d be in trouble. But these guys are quite bold, daring to attack you.”
Major General Su Ming said with a smile.
“Hmph, they really don’t want to live anymore.”
Su Yuan angrily kicked the big man lying on the ground, and the big man immediately curled up in pain.
At this moment, Major General Su Ming keenly noticed the Dark Star Empire’s mark on the big man’s arm, and his brows furrowed.
However, he didn’t say anything, only saying to Su Yuan,
“Alright, stop hitting him. Hurry up and go to your appointment. It’s not good to be late.”
“You’re right. Can you check if my hair is messy?”
Su Yuan immediately reacted and asked Major General Su Ming nervously.
“It’s fine, it’s very good. Go quickly.”
Major General Su Ming said with a smile.
“I’m leaving!”
Su Yuan immediately left in a hurry.
Major General Su Ming said to the stunned staff member next to him,
“Aren’t you going to call the guards?”
“Okay!”
The staff member left in a panic.
Not long after, the security guards responsible for security came running over.
After Major General Su Ming handed over the fallen men to the guards, he said to Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue,
“Let’s go too.”
“Alright, but shouldn’t you treat us to a big meal, rich young master?”
An Ruoxue said with a smile.
“Okay, okay, okay.”
Major General Su Ming replied with a bitter smile.
“Oh, oh, oh, that sounds so reluctant. How about we don’t?”
An Ruoxue teased playfully.
“Alright, I’ll treat you. Is that good enough?”
Major General Su Ming replied with a wry smile.
Lin Chuyu, who was beside them, also covered her mouth and smiled at this scene.
“That’s more like it. Let’s go eat a seafood feast!”
An Ruoxue said happily.
“Okay.”
The three of them left, chatting and laughing.
Late at night, Twin Hotel.
Major General Su Ming walked towards his room, feeling a little tired. Just then, he suddenly saw many people gathered at Commander Alec De’s room door.
General Gabres, General Sigrid, General Tai Tate, General Sanida, and others were all there.
Major General Su Ming walked over and asked curiously,
“What are you doing here?”
General Tai Tate and the others, seeing that Major General Su Ming had arrived, raised their hands and pointed inside the room.
Major General Su Ming turned his head to look at the half-open door, then heard the arguing voices of Vice City Lord Okens and Commander Alec De.
“Are you crazy? Don’t you know who that guy is?”
“Of course I know who he is, I don’t need you to remind me.”
Major General Su Ming looked at General Titanter in surprise and asked.
“What’s going on? Why are they arguing?”
“What else could it be for? Vice City Lord Okens and Commander Alec De have a disagreement over who to support. One wants to support Third Prince Merritt, and the other wants to support the Seventh Prince. Now neither of them will back down, and they’ve been arguing for a long time.”
General Titanter said in a deep voice.
Major General Su Ming’s heart sank to the bottom when he heard General Titanter’s words.
He didn’t expect Commander Alec De to be persuaded by the other party.
At this moment, the argument inside the room grew more intense. Okins said angrily.
“Alec De, I’m not going to waste any more words with you. You must listen to me on this matter. Do you want to defy the council?”
“Nonsense! The council’s order is to take down the Shabask Kingdom. Who gets promoted doesn’t matter, as long as someone does? Your promotion of the Seventh Prince is just your personal idea.”
“The council has fully entrusted this matter to me; I am the council’s representative.”
“When a general is outside, he is not bound by the king’s command. I have my own judgment.”
“You’re amazing!”
Bang ~
The sound of a violent table slam came out.
Major General Su Ming saw the argument intensifying and asked with a strange expression.
“Aren’t you going in to mediate?”
General Titanter and the others all turned to look at General Gabres and General Sigrid.
As a result, the two of them stood there, their faces dark, and said.
“Don’t look at us, we don’t participate in such political choices.”
Major General Su Ming and the others heard this and all showed helpless expressions.
At this moment, the door was suddenly opened, and Okins walked out, his face full of anger and huffing.
Major General Su Ming and the others were startled and quickly stood at attention.
Okins saw so many people standing at the door and said angrily.
“Why are you all standing here? Disperse now.”
“Yes.”
General Titanter and the others quickly responded.
“Hmph!”
Okins then flicked his sleeve and turned to leave.
Major General Su Ming hesitated for a few seconds upon seeing this, then quickly caught up with Okins.
Soon, he followed Okins back into the room. Okins sat on a chair, extremely annoyed.
Major General Su Ming also cautiously asked.
“Sir, what happened?”
Okins heard Major General Su Ming’s inquiry and said angrily.
“That Third Prince Merritt, I don’t know what huge benefits he promised Alec De, but he actually persuaded Alec De to support his ascension. This idiot, he doesn’t even consider what kind of person Merritt is!”
“Sir, is Third Prince Merritt’s reputation very bad?”
Major General Su Ming asked with a frown.
“It’s more than bad; that guy is a two-faced schemer, insidious and cunning, willing to stop at nothing to achieve his goals. If he can sell out the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom and defect to us today, he can sell us out tomorrow!”
“Then, Sir, why don’t you explain clearly to Commander Alec De? Such a person has no credibility at all. Even if he ascends, he won’t fulfill his promises; the other party is clearly giving empty checks.”
“Major General Su Ming, you don’t know this, but Alec De isn’t afraid that Third Prince Merritt won’t fulfill his promises. Because he holds significant military power, would Merritt dare not fulfill them? And Merritt will also actively fulfill his promises because he needs Commander Alec De! In fact, who ascends to power is the same for the Federation; on the surface, there isn’t much difference between the Third Prince and the Seventh Prince.”
Okins explained to Major General Su Ming.
“Then why are you still so strongly against Third Prince Merritt ascending?”
Major General Su Ming looked at Okins with interest and asked.
“Major General Su Ming, listen to me. Although we politicians only look at benefits, sometimes it’s not entirely about benefits. This Third Prince, if he dares to sell out Apocalypse Divine Kingdom today, he will dare to sell us out when the Federation’s power is weak. There’s nothing he wouldn’t dare to do! He promises us so many benefits, and in the early stages, he’ll obediently fulfill them, but as time goes on, I don’t believe he can endure it! To put it bluntly, this is the difference between a single big meal and continuous full meals.”
Okins said very rationally.
“Sir, I believe Commander Alec De would also understand these principles, right?”
“He understands, of course he understands. The problem is that the benefits he promised are simply too great. Let me just tell you one of the bargaining chips Alec De revealed. That Third Prince is willing to use the people of Apocalypse Divine Kingdom and the people of Dark Star Empire to fight to the death. When they both suffer heavy losses, we can reap the rewards without any effort. Just this one point will save us so much effort, so many lives, and so much military expenditure.”
“The benefits promised are truly extraordinarily generous! To be honest, I’m even tempted, but there’s a saying that goes, no matter how sweet the poison, it’s still poison in the end, and it will eventually backfire.”
Major General Su Ming said with a wry smile.
“That’s the point, but Commander Alec De won’t listen to me, and the key is that I can’t suppress him.”
“Vice City Lord Okens, if you don’t have Commander Alec De’s help, how will you support the Seventh Prince’s ascension? After all, all the troops here listen to him.”
“Sigh, I know, that’s why I argued so fiercely with him. Actually, if you think about it carefully, there’s a reason why Alec De was tempted to choose to help the Third Prince. You can’t blame him entirely.”
Okins said helplessly after calming down.
“What’s the reason?”
Major General Su Ming asked curiously.
“In recent years, the council’s funds have been very tight, and they have indeed been very stingy with appropriations. The funds allocated to Cosmic Military Headquarters are also limited, and they are having a very difficult time here.”
Okins said with a sigh.
Major General Su Ming heard this and looked at Okins with a strange expression. It turned out that the reason, after all this, was still with the council.
If they don’t provide enough money, how can Alec De not find his own way?
As for the council’s funds being tight, Major General Su Ming would never believe it; he estimated they had all been intercepted.
Okins saw Major General Su Ming looking at him with a strange gaze and immediately said with a dark face.
“Why are you looking at me like that? You’re not suspecting that we intercepted it, are you?”
“No.”
Major General Su Ming replied awkwardly.
“No, I’m not kidding you, we really didn’t intercept the military’s money. It’s just that the council’s money, I don’t know where it went.”
Okins had a very wronged expression, as if he didn’t know that they had embezzled the money and were now standing on a moral high ground to accuse Commander Alec De.
“Sir, I believe you.”
Major General Su Ming replied against his will. To be honest, he didn’t quite believe what Okins said about the money not knowing where it went, but his emotional intelligence wasn’t that low.
Okins saw that Major General Su Ming believed his words, and his expression softened considerably. He then stood up from the chair.
“What’s wrong?”
Major General Su Ming looked at the standing Okins in confusion.
Okins said calmly.
“No, I can’t let Alec De make a mistake. I was impulsive just now and didn’t explain it to him properly. I’ll go back and talk to him nicely.”
“Ah?”
Major General Su Ming was also stunned when he heard this.
Okins then left the room, and Major General Su Ming quickly followed him.
Soon, Vice City Lord Okens entered Commander Alec De’s room again.
Major General Su Ming reached out and left the door ajar, then leaned against the wall next to the door, listening to the commotion inside.
However, it wasn’t long before another argument erupted inside the room. It was unclear what Alec De said that provoked Okins, directly infuriating him.
“Has your brain been eaten by a dog? How many times have I explained it to you? That guy is a heartless ingrate who can’t be tamed!”
“My brain has been eaten by a dog? I think you’re blind, aren’t you? You refuse to take the easy path and insist on choosing a path to heaven.”
Major General Su Ming sighed helplessly when he heard this.
“Sigh!”
He immediately felt a bit weary and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Major General Su Ming suddenly saw Su Yuan walk past him, looking dejected and holding a gift box.
Major General Su Ming quickly walked up and asked curiously.
“Why are you back so early? Why didn’t you give out the gift in your hand?”
“Don’t mention it, it’s hopeless.”
Su Yuan replied sadly.
“What happened? What did she say?”
Major General Su Ming asked with concern.
“She said I’m a good person.”
Su Yuan said with an extremely pained expression.
“You’re really amazing, 20 billion for a ‘good person’ card.”
Major General Su Ming’s expression immediately became very interesting when he heard Su Yuan’s words, and he couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up.
“Brother, don’t talk about me, I’m feeling very upset right now.”
Su Yuan said in great pain.
“Alright, I won’t talk about you anymore, go get some sleep.”
Major General Su Ming replied with a helpless sigh.
After hearing this, Su Yuan left dejectedly.
Major General Su Ming shook his head as he watched his retreating figure, then turned and walked towards his own room.
The next morning.
Major General Su Ming was sound asleep in bed when his wristband suddenly vibrated.
He immediately opened his eyes and raised his wristband to look at it.
“Respected Major General Su Ming, please proceed immediately to the meeting hall on the 12th floor of the Gemini Hotel for assembly.”
Major General Su Ming quickly got up, changed his clothes, quickly washed up, and then hurried out of the room.
When he arrived at the meeting hall on the 12th floor, he saw General Gabres and other generals lined up neatly, all with tense expressions.
Commander Alec De and Vice City Lord Okens stood in front of the many generals, glaring at each other.
The atmosphere was extremely heavy, like a powder keg.
Major General Su Ming quickly walked to Su Yuan’s side and stood at attention.
At this moment, Okins, seeing that everyone had arrived, said to Commander Alec De in an ill-tempered manner.
“You speak, or I speak.”
“You made a fool of yourself, you speak.”
Alec De replied ill-temperedly.
“You’re the one who made a fool of yourself! How many times have I told you, that Third Prince Merritt is completely unreliable.”
“I know his situation better than you. Give him ten times the guts, and he wouldn’t dare to jump in front of me.”
“Alright, more talk is useless! All the generals are here now, let’s make it clear in front of everyone. Listen up, Commander Alec De and I disagree and can’t reach an agreement! So for this Haunted Star event, we will dispatch two warships, with 100 slots, half for each of us!”
Okins said angrily.
Major General Su Ming and the others were all dumbfounded when they heard this. It was already very understaffed with 100 people on one warship.
Now, they had to split into two groups and were even fighting among themselves.
However, since both Okins and Alec De were in a state of rage, Major General Su Ming and the others wisely kept their mouths shut, and no one expressed any opposition.
Then Okins said to Alec De.
“Alec De, I’ll remind you one more time, we agreed that whoever wins this Haunted Star competition, the other party must unconditionally obey the winner. Don’t renege on your word then, everyone is watching.”
“My word is my bond, but you’d better have the ability to win first. Everyone is here now, you pick, see who wants to go with you!”
Alec De retorted unceremoniously.
“You! Good! Major General Su Ming, Su Yuan, Zhou Mu, Coke, Hattel, step forward!”
Okins’ lungs were almost exploding with anger when he heard Alec De’s words, but he still suppressed his rage and directly called out their names.
The five of them immediately stepped out of the formation and stood beside Okins.
If one observes carefully, it can be seen that the five people Okins chose were all generals undergoing advanced training. And they were all from the noble faction, which means Okins couldn’t move the generals from the orthodox faction at all.
In fact, General Tai Tate, seeing his students being called, also wanted to step forward to help Major General Su Ming and his team.
But he couldn’t do that. Although Commander Alec De wouldn’t stop them, it was clearly a conflict between the Commander and the Vice City Lord. Stepping out would be somewhat offending the Commander.
On the other hand, Major General Su Ming and his team were, after all, going to leave the headquarters.
Moreover, their relationship with the Commander was also very good, so betraying the Commander at this time was unreasonable, both emotionally and logically.
Okins scanned the other generals present. He had no confidence in being able to call any of them, so he put his hands behind his back and said.
“Let’s go!”
The five of them immediately followed Vice City Lord Okens and left.
Not long after, Major General Su Ming and his team arrived at Vice City Lord Okens’ room.
“Let’s discuss this Haunted Star competition.”
Okins suppressed his anger and spoke as calmly as possible.
Major General Su Ming heard this and asked with some concern.
“Commander, are there only five of us?”
“How could there be only five of us? Blacks also has ten experts.”
“Then who will pilot the ship and command?”
“You don’t need to worry about piloting and commanding. I’ll find ten people from Royal Court Academy to help.”
Okins said in a deep voice.
“That’s still not enough for fifty, is it? And is our hastily assembled team okay? I don’t know what’s going on with General Blacks, but so far, none of us even have a Pseudo V-generation Mecha. On the other hand, Commander Alec De’s side has two V Generation Mecha!”
Major General Su Ming reminded him with some concern.
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