Chapter 414: Surprise (Five in One)

In an instant, numerous space pirates, controlling their Mechas, scurried around like headless flies.

Commander Su Ming, controlling the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, transformed into a black stream of light and attacked the remaining Level 4 battleships.

One hour later.

The space pirates were either dead or had fled!

Of the seven Level 4 battleships, four were sunk by Commander Su Ming and his team, and three escaped.

Immediately after, Ankajia and others, with the help of Holy Legion personnel, forcibly boarded the mothership and began to clear out the remaining pirates inside.

Commander Su Ming, Alfa Ku, Norfleen, and others, controlling their Mechas, flew into the meteor stronghold’s internal hangar.

Bang!

One Mecha after another landed in its bay.

Click!

Commander Su Ming opened the cockpit and jumped down, then removed the combat armor covering his body.

Norfleen and Alfa Ku walked over.

“Commander Su Ming, thank you for your assistance.”

Norfleen said with great gratitude.

“Norfleen, there’s no need to be so polite, we’re all on the same side.”

Commander Su Ming greeted her with a smile.

At this moment, Alfa Ku looked at Commander Su Ming, scrutinizing him from head to toe, and asked Norfleen with great surprise.

“Norfleen, when did you get to know such an important figure from the Federation? Why didn’t you ever mention it?”

“Commander Alfa Ku, have you forgotten? I did mention it. The last time we were able to escape from the Imperial Army was thanks to him.”

Norfleen immediately said to Alfa Ku.

“Wait, wasn’t he just a major?”

Alfa Ku asked, utterly astonished.

One must know that only generals, at the very least, could pilot Pseudo V-generation Mechas; it was impossible for someone of a colonel’s rank to afford one.

“I was a major back then, that’s correct, but now I’m a major general.”

Commander Su Ming explained with a smile.

“How long has it been? You jumped three ranks?”

Alfa Ku was stunned upon hearing Commander Su Ming’s words. Military ranks in the Federation were not easily promoted; each promotion required a large amount of military merit, and as the rank increased, so did power and status.

“Good luck, I got promoted relatively quickly. How have you all been recently?”

Commander Su Ming replied humorously.

Norfleen shook her head and replied.

“Commander Su Ming, after you left, we temporarily retreated to the Lost Land. However, because there were too many of us, and the cost of living in the Lost Land was too high, Commander Alfa Ku couldn’t support so many of us. So he led us back to the Dark Forest, where we re-established a new stronghold and searched for resources! Fortunately, our hard work paid off. We discovered a very high-grade energy crystal vein here. We spent a great deal of effort to extract it, but then the Black Shark Space Pirates targeted us.”

“I see.”

Commander Su Ming nodded upon hearing this.

Alfa Ku then said to Commander Su Ming.

“Commander Su Ming, you have truly helped us a great deal this time. Our Holy Army has always repaid kindness with kindness and vengeance with vengeance! Come with me, I have a gift for you.”

“Is there really no need to be so polite?”

Commander Su Ming replied, somewhat surprised.

“Don’t decline; declining means you’re not giving me face.”

Alfa Ku said very generously.

“Commander Su Ming, there’s no need to be polite with us.”

Norfleen also urged him, after all, if Commander Su Ming hadn’t helped this time, they would have truly been in grave danger.

“Alright.”

Seeing Alfa Ku say this, Commander Su Ming no longer refused.

“Follow me!”

Alfa Ku and Norfleen then led Commander Su Ming towards the cargo hold.

A moment later.

They arrived at the cargo hold, and Commander Su Ming’s eyelids twitched instantly.

Inside the huge cargo hold, rows of crudely made boxes were placed, filled with pale purple energy crystals. As far as the eye could see, there were crystals everywhere, with no end in sight.

“So many energy crystals, and they’re purple?”

Commander Su Ming said, utterly shocked.

He finally understood now why those Black Shark Space Pirates had fought so desperately.

With so many energy crystals, anyone would fight them to the death.

“This is just a part of it; many have already been transported to the Level 5 transport ship.”

Alfa Ku said to Commander Su Ming with great pride.

“Impressive.”

Commander Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly as he replied.

“It’s nothing.”

Alfa Ku smiled and continued to lead Commander Su Ming further inside.

Soon, they arrived at the innermost part, where six relatively well-made mechanical boxes were placed.

Alfa Ku stepped forward and opened one box. Inside, there was a deep purple energy crystal. The entire crystal emitted a purple glow and rings of light, exceptionally beautiful.

Commander Su Ming looked at this deep purple energy crystal and said with immense surprise.

“Level 5 Purple Energy Crystal!”

It should be known that the quality of energy crystals is divided into white, blue, purple, black, and colored.

Each color of energy crystal has different levels.

The better the quality and the higher the level, the more valuable it becomes.

Moreover, energy crystals are hard currency and have a very wide range of applications, usable for energy, additives, weapons, and so on.

The two Plasma Lightsabers he was currently using had energy crystals embedded inside, and they were only Level 5 Blue Energy Crystals.

The box contained Level 5 Purple Energy Crystals. This level of energy crystal is generally used for beam weapons of true V Generation Mechas or for high-level energy power units. Its market value starts at 20 billion, and it’s priceless.

“Good eye. These are the best energy crystals we’ve mined. We only extracted six in total, and this one is for you.”

Alfa Ku said to Commander Su Ming with a smile.

“Thank you so much, but Alfa Ku, do you sell your other energy crystals?”

Commander Su Ming asked, very covetously.

“Sorry! Commander Su Ming, our Legion Commander still needs these energy crystals, and we haven’t updated our weapons or purchased supplies in a long time, so we can’t sell them to you.”

Alfa Ku said with great apology.

Although he also wanted to sell them for money, they couldn’t spend too much money and had nowhere to spend it. These energy crystals, however, could easily be exchanged for needed items.

“Alright.”

Although Commander Su Ming felt a little regretful, he could understand.

Just then, a sound of footsteps approached.

Commander Su Ming and the others turned their heads to look, only to see Rhine and a few others excitedly running over.

“Boss, we struck it rich!”

“Struck what rich?”

Commander Su Ming asked with a smile.

“We recovered that Pseudo V-generation Mecha, and I even found this in the cockpit. That guy was really fat, using these things as teeth.”

Rhine immediately extended his hand, revealing three teeth made of Eternal Metal in his palm.

“Rhine, they’re yours as a reward.”

Commander Su Ming said with a wry smile.

“Boss, are you sure? These three weigh over a hundred grams!”

Rhine asked, grinning from ear to ear. Don’t let their small size fool you; they were quite heavy.

“Where’s all that nonsense coming from?”

Commander Su Ming waved his hand dismissively. He was about to dig up that Eternal Metal ore, so he didn’t care for such a small amount of Eternal Metal.

“Alright!”

Rhine replied, smiling so wide his mouth couldn’t close.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi and the others all said to Rhine.

“Hey, hey, Rhine, you can’t hog it all! Finders keepers, share some with us!”

“I’ll take one, and for the remaining two, you guys play rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins gets them.”

Rhine was not stingy and directly said to Zhang Yi and the others.

“Okay.”

Zhang Yi and the others immediately started playing rock-paper-scissors.

At this moment, Ankajia also rushed over, panting as she shouted.

“Boss!”

Rhine looked at Ankajia, who was running over, and said with a smile.

“My goodness, Ankajia, your nose is quite sharp, coming right on time!”

“Sharp for what? I have something to tell the boss.”

Ankajia said, gasping for breath.

“What is it?”

Commander Su Ming looked at Ankajia curiously.

Ankajia walked up to Commander Su Ming and motioned for him to step aside to talk.

Commander Su Ming then followed Ankajia to one side and asked curiously.

“What’s wrong?”

“We’ve taken over that mothership, and there’s so much stuff inside, we’re going to get rich!”

Ankajia said excitedly.

“Wait a moment.”

Commander Su Ming’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. He turned and walked towards Alfa Ku and the others.

“Alfa Ku, Norfleen, I have something else to attend to first.”

Commander Su Ming said to Alfa Ku and Norfleen.

“No problem. I’ll have someone send this energy crystal to your ship.”

Alfa Ku nodded and said.

“Good!”

Commander Su Ming finished speaking and then hurriedly left with Rhine and the others.

Not long after.

Commander Su Ming and a few others, controlling their Mechas, entered the hangar of the Level 5 mothership, Evil Fang.

Bang!

They landed their Mechas in the bays, opened the cockpits, and jumped down.

At this moment, Elu and others came forward and greeted him.

“Boss, you’re here.”

“Yes, thank you for your hard work. How are things now?”

Commander Su Ming asked Elu.

“The space pirates on the ship have mostly been cleared out. Those who resisted were killed. As for the captives and imprisoned personnel, we’ve handed them over to the Holy Army for them to handle.”

“Very well done. What about the gains?”

“The gains are quite varied, but there’s a lot. I’ll take you to see them.”

Elu suggested to Commander Su Ming.

“Good!”

Commander Su Ming nodded.

“Follow me!”

Elu then led Commander Su Ming towards the passage ahead.

As they walked into the passage, a foul odor, mixed with the smell of urine, assaulted them.

“Holy crap, what is that smell?”

Rhine immediately covered his nose and said in disgust.

Commander Su Ming glanced around. The passage walls were covered with various strange graffiti and mottled stains. The ground was full of urine stains, and various kinds of trash were scattered everywhere, with some microorganisms crawling on them.

Elu explained to Commander Su Ming as she walked.

“This mothership is very messy. Not only are the facilities old, but everything has been haphazardly modified, and the hygiene is also very concerning.”

“It’s normal. These are space pirates; what kind of quality can you expect from them?”

Commander Su Ming replied calmly.

But just then.

Crunch!

Commander Su Ming felt as if he had stepped on something and immediately stopped.

“Boss, what’s wrong?”

Rhine and the others asked, puzzled.

Commander Su Ming, with a dark expression, lowered his head to look down. Rhine and the others also followed suit.

They found that Commander Su Ming had stepped on a pile of excrement.

Commander Su Ming’s face instantly became darker than charcoal.

Rhine and the others held back their expressions, turned their heads to the side, pretending not to have seen anything.

“Let’s go!”

Commander Su Ming exhaled slightly and said.

“Okay!”

Elu led them to continue walking forward.

Not long after, they arrived at the mothership’s material storage, looking ahead.

They saw mechanical equipment, ore materials, and all sorts of messy things piled up here, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Commander Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly. At first glance, he thought he had arrived at his own garbage disposal plant.

No, his own garbage disposal plant was even cleaner than this.

“These are things the space pirates plundered. Don’t let the mess fool you; the items are quite valuable.”

Elu explained to Commander Su Ming.

“Hmm, is there anything else?”

Commander Su Ming walked further inside, looking around as he replied.

He did not doubt the value of these items. As the saying goes, you can complain about space pirates being trash, but you cannot doubt their discernment; they wouldn’t carry worthless items onto their ship.

“Yes, those space pirates usually live inside this mothership, so their living quarters are filled with all sorts of spoils of war, and they’re quite valuable.”

Ankajia revealed a mischievous smile as she spoke.

“Let’s go take a look.”

Commander Su Ming nodded in agreement.

“Over there, we’ll take the moving platform.”

Ankajia actively led Commander Su Ming.

Not long after.

Commander Su Ming and the others took the moving platform to the mothership’s living quarters.

As a result, an even fouler smell assaulted them.

“Damn, is this a garbage dump? Don’t these guys feel uncomfortable living here?”

Zhang Yi couldn’t help but exclaim forcefully.

Commander Su Ming walked forward with a tense expression. The originally spacious corridor was piled high with clutter and garbage, and the lighting overhead flickered on and off.

All the doors along the way were open.

Commander Su Ming glanced into the open rooms. The narrow dormitories were extremely dirty, with various synthetic tissues and used household trash strewn across the floor.

Soon, they reached the end of the living quarters, where a large amount of confiscated loot was piled up. Although these items were messy, their value was considerable.

“This is a portion of what was recovered.”

Ankajia introduced to Commander Su Ming.

“Hmm.”

Commander Su Ming had no desire to go and examine them.

At this moment, Rhein said with extreme disdain.

“Boss, do we really want this mothership? It’s simply terrible.”

“Let me think.”

Su Ming had originally intended to make do with it, but he never expected the interior of this mothership to be so chaotic that even he found it unbearable.

Just then, his wristband suddenly vibrated.

Su Ming lowered his head and saw that it was a communication request from Ha Miao, so he picked it up.

“What’s wrong, Ha Miao?”

“Boss, that Shajialu has been clamoring to see you. I’m almost annoyed to death.”

Ha Miao replied irritably.

“We’re on the Evil Fang mothership. Bring him over.”

Su Ming pondered for a few seconds before speaking.

“Okay.”

Ha Miao then hung up the communication.

“Boss, what does that guy want?”

Rhein asked curiously.

“I don’t know. We’ll find out when he gets here.”

Su Ming really wasn’t in the mood to continue exploring.

Not long after, Ha Miao brought Shajialu over, escorting him.

“Sir, I finally get to see you.”

Shajialu shouted excitedly at Su Ming.

“What’s the matter?”

Su Ming asked indifferently.

“Sir, we agreed before that if I helped you lead the way, you would let me go. Now that the Black Shark Space Pirates have been Encirclement and suppression by you, shouldn’t you let me go?”

Shajialu asked nervously.

“No problem. I always keep my word.”

Su Ming replied very straightforwardly.

“Thank you, Sir. I’ll be leaving now.”

Shajialu replied ecstatically, then turned to slip away.

At this moment, Su Ming showed a playful smile and muttered to himself.

“I’m letting you go, but whether the Holy Legion outside lets you go, I don’t know.”

Shajialu froze in place, then turned around with a very awkward smile.

“Sir, you are such a prominent figure, you can’t go back on your word!”

“How am I going back on my word? I promised to let you go. You can leave now. My people will definitely not stop you.”

Su Ming said with a smile.

“Sir, aren’t you being unreasonable?”

Shajialu said with great discomfort.

“Damn it, you dare to say our boss is being unreasonable? Are you looking for death?”

Rhein immediately drew his beam gun.

“I was wrong, Sir. Just pretend I spoke out of turn. Please don’t hold it against me.”

Shajialu shivered all over and quickly apologized.

“No problem, you can go.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“Um, Sir, I have an important piece of information. Can I exchange it for a way out?”

Shajialu forced out an awkward smile.

“Sure.”

Su Ming readily agreed.

The fact that Shajialu had two Level 4 battleships indicated that his position within the Black Shark Space Pirates was certainly not low, and he was also very favored.

“Then you have to guarantee me an escape pod fully equipped with supplies, and you can’t let the Holy Legion trouble me.”

“No problem, but the premise is that the information you provide must be valuable enough.”

Su Ming replied straightforwardly.

“Absolutely enough. I know where Lord Klisa’s treasure vault is.”

Shajialu immediately sold out Klisa.

Su Ming and the others exchanged glances, revealing brilliant smiles as they said.

“Lead the way!”

“This way!”

Shajialu then led Su Ming forward.

After a long while, Shajialu led everyone to an inconspicuous storage room.

Su Ming and the others looked around. There were some miscellaneous items piled up inside, nothing special. The only unusual thing was that the floor was relatively clean.

“This is it, but I don’t know the exact hidden location.”

Shajialu explained to Su Ming and the others.

“This is simple, leave it to Little Gray.”

Su Ming took out the soundly sleeping Little Gray from his pocket and shook him.

Little Gray immediately opened his eyes, looked at Su Ming, blinked, and started acting cute.

Su Ming smiled and said to Little Gray.

“Little Gray, there should be good stuff here. Help me find it.”

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Little Gray immediately darted out and ran around the entire storage room.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

Not long after, he darted to the metal wall on the left, continuously scratching the wall with his paws and making sounds.

Seeing this, Su Ming walked forward, his entire body covered in combat armor, and comprehensively scanned this metal wall. Immediately after, he charged up and punched it.

Bang!

The entire metal wall immediately caved in.

Shajialu’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Su Ming was very satisfied with this effect. The performance of this combat armor was exceptionally explosive.

He punched the wall again and again.

Boom.

The metal wall instantly shattered, revealing an entrance.

Su Ming then led everyone inside, arriving at the hidden treasure vault.

The entire treasure vault was quite large, a full one thousand square meters, filled with various items.

“Damn, isn’t that a Level 5 Titanium Chromium Metal Ingot?”

“And refined Vibranium.”

“Purple Energy Crystal (Level 4).”

Rhein and the others shouted with great excitement.

Su Ming glanced around, then led everyone further inside. He saw boxes one by one and spoke.

“Rhein, open those boxes.”

“Okay!”

Rhein and the others immediately stepped forward and lifted the lids of the boxes.

All sorts of glittering jewelry came into view.

“Wow!”

It was the first time Rhein and the others had seen so much jewelry.

Although these pieces of jewelry were not as valuable as energy crystals, each one was still priceless.

Su Ming glanced at them, showing no interest, and continued to walk forward.

At this point, they arrived at the weapons area. Two rows of shelves were placed here. The left shelf displayed collectible editions of the MXS-01 Type Sniper Rifle · Night Ghost, XCC-02 Type Automatic Pistol · Flame Breath, and other mechanical weapons. The right shelf displayed various swords and blade-type weapons.

Su Ming picked up a sword, drew it out, looked at it, and saw its chilling gleam. He then directly threw it to Rhein.

“Catch!”

“Alright!”

Rhein excitedly caught it.

Su Ming casually picked up another katana, then drew it out, looked at it, and directly threw it to Ankajia.

“Thank you, Boss.”

Ankajia caught it with a beaming smile.

Su Ming admired the weapons along the way, and after examining them, he threw them to Zhang Yi and the others.

Although these weapons couldn’t compare to the one on his waist or Mo Xiu’s collection, they were still very good.

Not long after, Su Ming and his group reached the innermost part of the treasure vault.

Here, a shelf was placed, on which sat three exquisite mahogany boxes, one dark gold mechanical box, one freezer, and a large jar of Eternal Metal.

“Wow, Eternal Metal! This guy is really rich.”

Rhein said excitedly.

“He is indeed rich.”

Su Ming picked up the first box and opened it, only to see it filled with black cards from Morris Bank, the quantity no less than Shadr’s box of black cards, though he didn’t know how much money was in them.

“So many black cards, this guy must have kidnapped so many rich people and nobles.”

Ankajia and the others glanced at it and exclaimed in admiration.

Su Ming closed the box and put it back, then picked up the second box and opened it.

Inside, there was an exquisitely beautiful purple necklace, with an eerie hexagonal purple gemstone hanging on it. It was very beautiful, no less stunning than the one Shadr had given him.

“This necklace is also valuable.”

Rhein and the others exclaimed in admiration.

“Hmm!”

Su Ming nodded, then closed the box and put it back, picking up the third box.

Rhein and the others all gathered around, looking on with anticipation.

Su Ming opened the box directly, and immediately, an indescribable foul smell swept over them.

“Damn, what is that?”

Rhein and the others were all disgusted and quickly retreated.

Su Ming also frowned, holding his breath as he looked. Upon closer inspection, he saw a strange lump inside the box, very much resembling dried excrement.

Zhang Yi craned his neck to look and asked in confusion.

“Boss, this isn’t poop, is it?”

“Highly likely, but it’s definitely not human.”

Su Ming then closed the box.

“Phew~ Boss, do we still want this thing?”

Rhein hesitated before asking.

“Yes, although I don’t know what it is, if it’s placed here, it must be a good thing.”

Su Ming put the box back.

“That’s true.”

Rhein and the others thought about it and nodded.

Su Ming then looked at the next compartment and picked up a freezer.

He opened the freezer, and as cold air escaped, five different types of gene serums were inside, the highest being a Type-3.

Su Ming closed the freezer again, then picked up the last dark gold mechanical box. The entire box felt very high-quality and was very heavy.

“Boss, open it quickly and see.”

Rhein and the others urged him.

“No, it’s locked.”

Su Ming tried to open it, but it wouldn’t budge. The mechanical box was locked.

“Then break it open by force?”

Rhein and the others tried asking.

Hearing this, Su Ming placed the mechanical box on the ground, drew the Blade of Condemnation, and stabbed it into the box’s seam. However, the entire box remained motionless, completely unharmed.

“It’s that hard? What material is this?”

Rhein and the others all exclaimed in surprise.

“I’m not sure, but from the looks of it, it’s impossible to break it by force. We’ll find someone to unlock it later. There must be good stuff inside.”

Su Ming said in a very good mood.

“Boss, how much money is all the stuff in this treasure vault worth?”

Ankajia asked curiously.

“It’s hard to estimate, but it’s definitely over a hundred billion.”

Su Ming estimated conservatively.

At this moment, Shajialu, who was following behind, said fawningly.

“Sir, actually, it’s not just these. You’ve also missed a fortune.”

Su Ming and the others all turned to look at Shajialu.

“Missed what?”

“Our boss’s head is also very valuable. He has high bounties on him from various forces.”

Shajialu said shamelessly.

After hearing Shajialu’s words, Su Ming also smiled and said.

“Shajialu, your boss used to treat you well, didn’t he?”

“Uh, no, he only ever beat or cursed at me.”

Shajialu was stunned for a moment, then quickly explained to Su Ming.

“Alright, Ha Miao, send him off.”

Su Ming couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words with him.

“Let’s go.”

Ha Miao said to Shajialu.

“Thank you, Sir.”

Shajialu quickly followed Ha Miao and left.

“Pah, what kind of trash! Boss, if you hadn’t said to let him go, I would have chopped him up.”

Rhein spat on the ground.

“We are not bandits. One must have principles as a person. But it doesn’t matter. What kind of place is the Dark Forest? Do you really think an escape pod can get you out of here alive? Of course, if he really does get out alive, then I have nothing to say.”

Su Ming said indifferently.

“That’s right!”

Hearing this, Rhein and the others’ eyes suddenly lit up. They had to be extremely careful even when navigating here, let alone in an escape pod.

“Alright, enough about that. Pack up everything in this treasure vault and take it with you.”

Su Ming gave the order to Rhein and the others.

“Yes!”

Rhein and the others immediately responded.

Several hours later.

Su Ming and his group returned to the Wind Movement’s hangar. When they disembarked from their mechas.

Fia excitedly ran over and shouted.

“Commander Su Ming.”

“Fia, why are you here?”

Su Ming smiled and greeted Fia.

“I came to bring you purple crystals, and also to inform you that Sister Norfleen has prepared a lavish banquet and would like to invite you all for a meal. On one hand, it’s to fulfill our duty as hosts, and on the other, to thank you for saving us.”

Fia said to Su Ming with a smile.

“Okay!”

Su Ming immediately agreed.

“That’s great! Let’s go quickly then.”

Fia urged him anxiously.

Su Ming turned to Rhein and Ankajia and said.

“You two come with me. The others will remain on the Wind Movement.”

“Okay!”

Rhein and the others all responded.

Not long after.

Su Ming and the two others followed Fia back to the asteroid stronghold.

Fia led them further inside, encountering Holy Army personnel along the way, who greeted them with great respect.

“Sir!”

Su Ming nodded slightly in response to them.

Soon, they arrived at a small dining area. This dining area had been slightly renovated, with some low-quality floor tiles laid on the ground. A large table was placed in the center, on which were more than a dozen meat dishes and bottles of white wine.

“Commander Su Ming, you’re finally here.”

Norfleen, wearing a black Baroque-style long dress with her blue hair draped over her shoulders, welcomed him with a bright smile.

At this moment, Alfa Ku also walked over and said heartily.

“Commander Su Ming, you’re finally here.”

“Sorry to have kept you waiting.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“Not at all, we just finished preparing. Please, have a seat!”

Alfa Ku personally led Commander Su Ming and the others to their seats.

“Good!”

Commander Su Ming and the others didn’t stand on ceremony with Alfa Ku and sat down directly.

Alfa Ku picked up the white wine, opened it, filled the glasses in front of Commander Su Ming and the others, and then said,

“Commander Su Ming, I’m a rough man and don’t understand etiquette, nor do I have anything good to entertain you with. I hope you don’t mind.”

“No, this is very good.”

Commander Su Ming replied politely.

“That’s good. Let’s have a drink first.”

Alfa Ku immediately picked up his glass, clinked it against Commander Su Ming’s without a word, and downed the drink directly.

When Commander Su Ming heard Alfa Ku’s words, his eyelids twitched. The glasses were not small; each contained at least half a jin.

However, since Alfa Ku had already downed his, Commander Su Ming could only brace himself and do the same. After one glass, the strong aftertaste rushed straight to his head.

Rhine and the others watched with wide eyes.

“Haha, refreshing! I like Commander Su Ming’s personality the most. Come, eat more dishes.”

Alfa Ku was very happy to see Commander Su Ming down his drink.

“Okay, Commander Alfa Ku, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you.”

Commander Su Ming picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and spoke while eating.

“No problem, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse.”

Alfa Ku replied readily.

“It’s like this: we confiscated a mothership and several battleships from the Black Shark Interstellar Pirates. I wonder if your Holy Army is interested?”

Commander Su Ming asked with a smile.

Although Commander Su Ming currently lacked a Level 5 Mothership, he truly disliked this Level 5 Mothership, the Evil Fang.

Of course, his dislike wasn’t just because it was dirty and messy; there was another reason. The ship was covered in the blood and grievances of innocent people, which could never be washed away.

Furthermore, renovating this Level 5 Mothership would require a lot of time and money, and its foundation was not good. Plus, towing it back would be very troublesome.

Therefore, Commander Su Ming decided to try and sell the mothership and its contents cheaply to the Holy Army.

Alfa Ku and Norfleen and the others were stunned when they heard this.

However, Alfa Ku quickly reacted and replied seriously,

“Commander Su Ming, to be honest, we are very interested. We have nowhere to buy such a Level 5 Mothership, and no one dares to sell to us. After all, whoever sells to us is going against the Dark Star Empire.”

Commander Su Ming’s eyes lit up when he heard Alfa Ku’s words. It was indeed as he had expected.

Moreover, warships were a necessity, and he found it difficult to procure them even in the Federation. It would be even harder for the Holy Army to acquire them.

“Since you’re interested, how about this? I’ll package the mothership, those battleships, and the massive amount of supplies on board, and sell them all to you. How does that sound?”

Commander Su Ming said directly and to the point.

“We can, but we don’t have that much money.”

Alfa Ku replied with some difficulty.

“It’s okay, you can pay me with Energy Crystals.”

Commander Su Ming suggested with a smile.

“That works too, but how would the calculation work exactly?”

Alfa Ku’s eyes immediately lit up. After all, they had so many Energy Crystals that they couldn’t possibly use them all; most of them still needed to be exchanged for supplies.

There was a risk when they exchanged with others, and they might even be cheated, but exchanging with Commander Su Ming would at least be guaranteed.

“Commander Alfa Ku, we are both straightforward people, and since our relationship is so good, I won’t ask for too much. How about 200 billion Energy Crystals for everything, packaged together?”

Commander Su Ming offered a very low price.

After hearing Commander Su Ming’s words, Alfa Ku raised his hand and slammed it directly on the table.

Clap!

Commander Su Ming and the others were all startled, looking at Alfa Ku in confusion.

Alfa Ku said excitedly,

“That’s very generous! This matter is settled then.”

“Commander Alfa Ku, when you pay me the Energy Crystals, could you please give me as many Level 5 Purple Energy Crystals as possible?”

Commander Su Ming said with a smile.

“No problem. I still have five left. I’ll give you three, and the remaining two will be for our Legion Commander.”

Alfa Ku agreed readily, without any hesitation.

“Thank you so much, I’ll toast you.”

Commander Su Ming picked up the wine bottle, refilled a glass, and raised it.

“Haha, good! Tonight, we drink until we drop.”

Alfa Ku picked up his glass with a hearty laugh.

“That’s right, we drink until we drop.”

Commander Su Ming also went all out. The two clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp!

— —

The next morning.

Commander Su Ming was sound asleep in bed.

Thump-thump!

A knock on the door sounded.

Commander Su Ming groggily opened his eyes, got out of bed, and then opened the door.

“Boss, you’re still not up? It’s almost noon now.”

Rhine said with a grin.

Commander Su Ming rubbed his temples, his head aching slightly, and asked,

“I drank too much yesterday. Is there something wrong?”

“Nothing much, it’s just that Norfleen delivered the 200 billion Energy Crystals. Do you want to go take a look?”

Rhine said to Commander Su Ming.

Upon hearing this, Commander Su Ming’s muddled head instantly cleared, and he immediately said,

“I’ll go take a look and say goodbye to Norfleen and the others at the same time.”

“Boss, are we departing?”

Rhine asked Commander Su Ming.

“That’s right, time waits for no one. We need to find the treasure quickly and put our minds at ease sooner!”

“Then I’ll go inform Ankajia and the others.”

“Mmm!”

Commander Su Ming turned and went back to his room to wash up.

Soon after, Commander Su Ming hurried to the cargo bay and saw boxes of Energy Crystals neatly arranged.

The quantity was even more than he had imagined. It seemed Alfa Ku and his team had calculated it at the lowest price for him, and the amount was substantial!

“Commander Su Ming.”

Norfleen saw Commander Su Ming, then walked over and greeted him respectfully.

“Norfleen, you don’t need to call me ‘Commander’. Just call me Su Ming. Also, thank you for your trouble, coming all this way.”

“Su Ming, don’t say that. This is what I should do.”

“Alright. By the way, we’ll be leaving soon.”

Commander Su Ming then bid farewell to Norfleen.

Norfleen was slightly startled upon hearing this, then asked,

“Leaving so soon? Won’t you stay a few more days?”

“No, I still have a mission to complete, and I’ve already delayed for some time.”

Commander Su Ming replied apologetically.

“Alright.”

Norfleen replied with some reluctance.

“Also, there’s something I wanted to tell you.”

Commander Su Ming said very solemnly.

“Tell me.”

Norfleen quickly replied, seeing Commander Su Ming so serious.

“It’s like this: the Scarlet Country in the Donao Star Sea is supported by me, and the new Scarlet Queen, Lady Hai Lan, has a very good relationship with me. If your Holy Army is willing, I’d like to invite you to live in the Scarlet Country. It’s better than staying in the Dark Forest.”

Commander Su Ming suggested to Norfleen.

Although the Holy Army was a mixed bag, if they were reorganized and armed, they would definitely be no worse than a regular legion.

It was important to remember that even with their broken weapons, they had fought the Imperial Army to a standstill.

Therefore, Commander Su Ming really wanted to bring them to the Scarlet Country and then incorporate them into his forces.

Norfleen fell silent upon hearing Commander Su Ming’s words.

Commander Su Ming didn’t rush her, quietly waiting for Norfleen’s reply.

After a long while, Norfleen looked up at Commander Su Ming and said with firm eyes,

“Su Ming, thank you for your kindness. However, we cannot leave this place. We have too many compatriots here. If we leave, they will have no hope at all and will only be able to live in darkness.”

“Sigh, I understand.”

Commander Su Ming sighed slightly and replied.

“But Su Ming, if one day we truly lose hope, or can no longer survive, can we come to you then?”

Norfleen hesitated and asked.

“You are always welcome, no matter the circumstances.”

Commander Su Ming replied readily.

“Thank you.”

Norfleen bowed deeply to Commander Su Ming.

“There’s no need to be so polite.”

Commander Su Ming reached out to help Norfleen up, shaking his head as he replied.

“Mmm, then I’ll be going. Su Ming, be careful on your journey. If you have a chance, you can come find us. We will definitely treat you well then.”

Norfleen sincerely said to Commander Su Ming.

“Okay, and please, help me say goodbye to Alfa Ku.”

“No problem.”

“Goodbye, and I wish you good luck.”

Commander Su Ming bid farewell to Norfleen.

“Goodbye.”

Norfleen couldn’t help but take another look at Commander Su Ming, then turned and walked towards her Mecha.

Commander Su Ming stood still, watching Norfleen board her Mecha. After she and her personnel left, he let out a slight breath, then turned and walked towards the central control room.

Inside the Wind Motion’s central control room.

Timmy was directing Li Menghan and the others to self-check the ship’s status, preparing for departure.

Rhine and the others were gathered together, chatting and laughing.

Just then, Commander Su Ming walked in.

“Boss, you’re here.”

Rhine and the others smiled and greeted Commander Su Ming when they saw him.

“Mmm, what are you all talking about that’s so cheerful?”

Commander Su Ming asked curiously.

“We’re talking about this time’s profits. The Black Shark Interstellar Pirates, who are only ranked third, were already so rich, so wouldn’t the top two be even richer? Should we find an opportunity later to take them out too?”

Rhine and the others said, rubbing their hands.

“It’s not that easy. The reason we were able to take out the Black Shark Interstellar Pirates so easily this time was due to a sneak attack and taking advantage of the situation; they were already locked in a fierce battle with the Holy Army. Also, the top two interstellar pirate groups are definitely stronger, and there might even be forces behind them.”

Commander Su Ming walked to the command chair, sat down, and said.

“That’s true.”

Rhine and the others scratched their heads when they heard this, and replied.

Just then, Commander Su Ming suddenly thought of something, then turned to look at Rhine and said,

“Rhine, I’m giving you something.”

“What is it?”

Rhine looked at Commander Su Ming in confusion.

“That Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Crazy Shadow, is yours.”

Commander Su Ming said with a smile.

He thought about it; that Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Crazy Shadow, was not very useful to him, and its performance wasn’t great either!

But no matter what, it was still a Pseudo V-generation Mecha. Giving it to Rhine would add a significant combat power.

Rhine said ecstatically when he heard Commander Su Ming’s words,

“Boss, really?”

“Nonsense.”

Commander Su Ming said grumpily.

“Thank you, Boss.”

Rhine was so excited he almost jumped up.

Ankajia and the others also looked on with envy. Rhine was about to become the first field officer in history to pilot a Pseudo V-generation Mecha!

“Don’t get too happy too soon, you’ll have to repair it yourself.”

Commander Su Ming said with a chuckle.

Rhine instantly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, and he was completely numb, saying with a bitter face,

“Boss, with my meager salary, how can I afford to repair it?”

“Haha, it’s okay, take your time repairing it. If you really can’t afford it, come to me for a loan later. Would I not lend it to you?”

Commander Su Ming teased Rhine.

“Cough, cough, I’ll try to save up money first.”

Rhine quickly shook his head and replied.

“Alright, suit yourself! Oh, by the way, there’s something I need to tell you: I’ve taken the original gun that came with the Crazy Shadow Mecha. I’ll exchange it for two Plasma Lightsabers for you.”

Commander Su Ming suddenly remembered and instructed Rhine.

“It’s fine, Lightsabers suit me better. I’m not very good with gun-type weapons anyway.”

Rhine didn’t mind.

“That’s good then.”

Commander Su Ming nodded in response.

Just then, Timmy walked over and greeted him respectfully,

“Commander Su Ming, everything is ready.”

“Good, depart!”

Commander Su Ming waved his hand, directly issuing the order.

“Yes!”

Timmy immediately responded.

PS: Thanks to ZG Yimeng for the generous reward.

PS: Thanks to Huimei Dao Ni Ma for the two generous rewards.

PS: Thanks to Ai De Meidun Shu for the generous reward.