Chapter 453 Nomination

Gakels took the file bag handed over by Vice City Lord Okens, tore it open, and took out a paper document.

He opened the document and read it, and the more he read, the more shocked he became, with a look of disbelief on his face, and he spoke in astonishment.

“This”

“Let me see.”

Lord Long Bai saw Gakels was so shocked, so he said.

“Here.”

Gakels then handed the document to Lord Long Bai.

Lord Long Bai took the document and read it carefully, and when she saw General Su Ming’s combat report, her purple eyes also showed a shocked look.

Faraon, who was beside him, was also very curious about what was written on this document.

However, due to his pride, he was too embarrassed to ask.

At this moment, the photographer finished shooting and stepped down from the council platform.

Then, an old man in a dark blue parliamentary robe, stooped, with wrinkles all over his face, and very old, walked onto the council platform.

The originally noisy conference hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone’s eyes fell on the old man.

General Xinlade’s right hand, which was hanging down, couldn’t help but clench into a fist, and then relaxed.

Although his expression did not change, his heart was very excited, and the most important moment had finally arrived.

At this time, the old man spoke to everyone.

“Hello everyone, I am Feilixien Minister of the Federal Department of Honor, and I will be responsible for presiding over the nomination of the Federal General.”

“It’s about to begin.”

When the many parliament members heard this, they whispered to each other.

Long Shadow saw this scene and a bright smile appeared on his face.

At this moment, Lord Long Bai finished reading the document in her hand, her purple eyes flickered, and then she stood up and interrupted Feilixien Minister’s speech.

“Wait!”

Feilixien looked at Lord Long Bai in confusion and asked respectfully.

“Lord Long Bai, is there any problem?”

“The nomination of the General will be discussed later, the awarding of medals is not over yet.”

Lord Long Bai replied calmly.

Feilixien and everyone present were confused, wasn’t the awarding of medals over?

However, Feilixien still replied respectfully.

“Yes!”

Lord Long Bai turned her head and glanced at Gakels.

Gakels then hurried out of the conference hall.

General Xinlade frowned, he didn’t know why, he was inexplicably a little annoyed, always feeling that something bad was about to happen. However, he still suppressed the restlessness in his heart and stood steadily on the stage.

Soon after, Gakels personally came up with a tray, on which lay a red sun badge, a black sun badge, and two red moon badges.

Since the Silver Executor could not confirm the life or death of the pilot, there was no badge.

Everyone on the scene immediately exploded, discussing in shock.

“I’m not mistaken, am I? Two sun badges?”

“Is there a mistake? We haven’t seen a single sun badge for decades, and suddenly two?”

“It’s incredible.”

“Who is this going to be awarded to?”

General Xinlade’s heart suddenly sank, the muscles on his face twitched, and his expression became a little ugly.

General Su Ming looked at the two sun badges that were brought up, and his expression was also a little unnatural.

He knew with his eyes closed that these two sun badges must be for him. But at this time, suddenly awarding him a medal was also very unexpected for General Su Ming.

He originally thought there would only be one, after all, there was room for argument.

At this time, Lord Long Bai walked onto the council platform and said coldly to everyone.

“Everyone quiet!”

The noisy conference hall gradually quieted down.

“I am here to solemnly commend General Su Ming. General Su Ming, by order of the council, supported the Abyss of Fallen, and later encountered a large-scale attack on the Abyss of Fallen defense line by the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom. He fought bravely and severely damaged the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom’s fleet. At the same time, he killed the Saint Eleanor Knights · Vice Commander Andefa and V-Type Heroic Kilami · He-Kains, taking on two enemies and achieving a double kill, creating an unprecedented miracle in Federal history. Let us express our congratulations with the warmest applause.”

Lord Long Bai announced passionately to everyone.

As soon as these words came out, everyone on the scene was boiling, and they applauded enthusiastically.

“One against two and completed a double kill? I didn’t hear wrong, did I?”

“Too amazing!”

Lieutenant General Alifei and the others were dumbfounded, looking at General Su Ming in disbelief.

In the council seat, Su Mulong’s jaw almost dropped in surprise. He knew General Su Ming was strong, but he didn’t expect him to be so incredibly strong!

Andefa and V-Type Heroic Kilami · He-Kains, no matter which one, were top combat powers that made people tremble with fear.

“Congratulations, Old Su!”

Farsad and the others came back to their senses and congratulated him with great envy.

The Su Family is really going to rise. Regardless of anything else, just with these two sun badges, no one in the entire world would dare to underestimate General Su Ming.

Su Mulong listened to the congratulations from Farsad and the others, and was so excited that he couldn’t speak. Their Su Family really had good ancestral fortune!

At this time, Lord Long Bai picked up the sun badge and personally hung it on General Su Ming’s chest.

“Thank you, Legion Commander.”

General Su Ming thanked him calmly.

“Well done.”

Lord Long Bai said to General Su Ming with deep meaning.

General Su Ming felt a little off after hearing Lord Long Bai’s words.

At this time, Lord Long Bai turned around and announced to everyone.

“I now officially announce that General Su Ming has made outstanding military achievements and is specially approved to be promoted to General.”

Clap clap!

Everyone applauded again, discussing excitedly.

“The youngest General in history!”

“But well-deserved, two suns, so many moons!”

“That’s right, his future is limitless.”

Long Shadow’s face darkened when he saw this scene, and he was very annoyed inside.

At the critical moment of General Xinlade’s promotion to General, so many things came out, stealing all of General Xinlade’s thunder.

Now no one was paying attention to General Xinlade, everyone was discussing General Su Ming.

“Alright, everyone quiet down, the awarding of medals ends here.”

Lord Long Bai said to everyone.

The noisy conference hall quieted down.

Feilixien Minister coughed and said to everyone.

“Now we begin the nomination of Generals. So far, a total of seven Generals have been reported. After review, only General Xinlade’s military achievements and various indicators meet the standards. Therefore, the review team recommends conferring General Xinlade as General. Now, we will vote on the promotion of General Xinlade to General.”

Lord Long Bai heard this and gave Vice City Lord Okens a cold look.

Vice City Lord Okens immediately shivered, but then reacted and shouted.

“Wait!”

Feilixien’s speech was interrupted again, he frowned and asked patiently.

“Vice City Lord Okens, is there any problem?”

Everyone in the conference hall focused their attention on Vice City Lord Okens, all very confused.

“Feilixien Minister, hasn’t General Su Ming been promoted to General? I think he also has the qualifications to be a candidate for General, so I strongly recommend General Su Ming as a candidate.”

Okins took a deep breath, and he was determined.

The scene immediately erupted in an uproar, and everyone said in shock.

“I didn’t hear wrong, did I? Vice City Lord Okens nominated General Su Ming as a candidate for General?”

“What’s going on?”

When General Xinlade heard this, his face became extremely ugly, and even with his good upbringing, he couldn’t hold back.

The fat meat that was clearly within reach was suddenly snatched away.

General Su Ming was also surprised, what was Vice City Lord Okens doing? He had just been promoted to General, and he was still far from being a General!

Why nominate him at this time?

At this time, Long Shadow couldn’t sit still, he stood up directly and said.

“Nonsense, General Su Ming has just been promoted to General, his military achievements are simply not enough, normally he should be in the next batch.”

“Lord Long Shadow, you can’t say that. As long as you are a General, you can participate in the candidacy.”

Okins said stubbornly.

“The problem is that it’s time for the selection now, and you suddenly put him in, how can we select?”

Long Shadow said with a dark face.

“I don’t agree with that. The Federal Generals have always been chosen from the best. If there’s a choice, naturally we should choose the better one.”

Okins was not afraid of offending General Xinlade, and directly tore off the pretense.

The parliament members on the scene started discussing.

“What Okins said isn’t unreasonable. General Su Ming has two suns, and he’s so young.”

“I think this can be considered!”

“But isn’t this unfair? Shouldn’t General Su Ming compete for the next General position?”

“That’s right, if it really doesn’t work, just set up two General quotas!”

“Two Generals are easy to say, but how can the council have so many resources? Being a General is not just about being conferred. Various weapons and funds need to be allocated, and what about the council’s deficit now? Donao Star Sea, Tidal Star Sea, Guangying Star Sea, the Three Great Forbidden Zones demand money every day!”

“I think what Okins said makes sense. Generals have always been chosen from the best. It’s good to let them both compete. Otherwise, with General Su Ming’s promotion speed, he’ll accumulate enough military achievements in a few years, and he’ll definitely be promoted then.”

“Yes, I think so too. Although General Su Ming is relatively young, his resume is really impressive! You know he killed Andefa! Who is Andefa? He is the Vice Commander of the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom’s Saint Eleanor Knights!”

“I don’t agree. General Su Ming’s qualifications are too shallow.”

Although there were many parliament members on the field who objected, many parliament members thought that if the General position was given to General Xinlade this time, and General Su Ming rose later, they would still have to make sacrifices, and they all consciously or unconsciously leaned towards General Su Ming.

Lord Long Bai looked at this scene with great satisfaction.

Although General Su Ming was too shallow to get the General quota, he only needed to stall.

Long Shadow looked at the fence-sitters, gnashing his teeth in anger, wanting to curse out loud.

He looked at a young parliament member with a gloomy face.

That parliament member immediately stood up.

“I object!”

Swish!

Everyone’s eyes on the scene gathered on this young parliament member, discussing in surprise.

“Isn’t that Parliament Member Lu Jing? We rarely see him speak.”

“Is this guy that brave?”

Feilixien said in a deep voice.

“Silence!”

The noisy hall suddenly became quiet.

“Lu Jing, what do you object to?”

Feilixien asked directly in a deep voice.

“I object to General Su Ming running for General. I think he has a problem.”

Lu Jing’s words were like a depth charge, instantly exploding the entire scene.

“Oh my god, did I hear wrong? Parliament Member Lu Jing is doubting General Su Ming?”

“Awesome!”

Everyone said in shock.

General Su Ming was also a little surprised, he didn’t expect someone to stand up and accuse him.

“Silence! Silence!”

Feilixien repeated angrily.

The out-of-control scene gradually calmed down, but many parliament members on the scene looked at General Su Ming with scrutinizing eyes.

Although Lu Jing had no evidence, what he said was not entirely unreasonable.

General Su Ming was indeed a bit too monstrous. If he was really an enemy infiltrator, letting him climb to the position of General would simply be a catastrophic consequence.

Leaving aside other things, as long as key battles were leaked and sabotaged, the Federation would be doomed!

At this time, Okins said with a dark face.

“Regarding General Su Ming’s issue, I’ll keep it brief. First of all, General Su Ming was recommended by me, and I can guarantee that he has no problems whatsoever. Also, he has undergone full body examinations by Dr. Blackes many times, so it’s absolutely impossible for him to be possessed by an alien race. Do you doubt Dr. Blackes’s technology?”

“That makes sense. If the instruments couldn’t detect it, that might be possible. But with Dr. Blackes personally conducting a full body examination, an alien race probably wouldn’t have the ability to hide it.”

Many parliament members on the scene discussed.

Lu Jing was speechless for a moment, he couldn’t possibly say that Dr. Blackes’s technology was not good, could he?

Although that guy had a terrible reputation, no one had ever questioned his technology.

At this time, Faraon cursed unceremoniously.

“What are you arguing about? If you think General Su Ming’s military achievements are problematic, send someone to re-verify them. If you don’t have evidence, don’t you dare slander him and make a fool of yourselves.”

Lu Jing’s face turned red from Faraon’s scolding, but he dared not retort.

General Su Ming looked at City Lord Faraon with some surprise, he didn’t expect him to speak up for him.

Gakels saw that it was almost time, so he stood up and said seriously.

“Everyone, regarding the nomination of General Su Ming and General Xinlade, I think whether it’s General Xinlade’s promotion to General, or the two competing, or General Su Ming participating in the next General election later, or even setting up two General quotas, all require careful consideration! So I think this matter should be temporarily shelved, and let us discuss it further.”

“Agree!”

Vice City Lord Okens quickly echoed.

“I also agree.”

Many parliament members expressed their stance.

General Xinlade heard everyone’s statements, and put his hands behind his back, clenching his fists, his nails digging into his flesh.

“Very good, this matter is settled. Today’s council meeting ends here.”

Gakels announced directly.

At this time, General Xinlade, with his decorated subordinates, left directly with a grim face.

Many parliament members also stood up one after another, discussing in low voices as they exited.

“I originally thought General Xinlade would surely be promoted to General today, but then this happened.”

“To be honest, the Federation’s current financial deficit is so large that it’s impossible to support two Generals in a short period of time. Moreover, although General Su Ming is very strong, his qualifications are truly insufficient. Throughout history, all Federal Generals have risen through hardship.”

“What you said is also true, but I always feel like something is wrong, it feels like Gakels Minister and the others don’t want General Xinlade to take power.”

“You’re right, that’s exactly it.”

“Why?”

“To put it bluntly, it’s still a faction issue. General Xinlade is from the Long Shadow faction, an external faction. And that General Su Ming is something else entirely; he has the legitimate faction of the Council backing him. Let me tell you this, if the factions behind General Xinlade and General Su Ming were swapped, today’s matter would have absolutely gone smoothly, and no one would have been able to stop it! On the other hand, although General Su Ming lacks seniority, his backing faction is incredibly powerful! Even if he can’t be promoted now, he can still block General Xinlade. As long as the time is prolonged, the position of General will be uncertain.”

“That makes sense.”

On the other side, General Su Ming walked down from the Council platform and approached Lord Long Bai, greeting him respectfully.

“Lord Legion Commander.”

“Su Ming, didn’t I tell you to rest and recover? Why did you run off to Abyss of Fallen?”

Lord Long Bai looked at General Su Ming and asked calmly.

“This…”

General Su Ming looked slightly embarrassed at Gakels.

City Lord Gakels coughed and explained to Lord Long Bai.

“The front lines are truly tight, and we really don’t have enough manpower, so I asked General Su Ming to help transport supplies to support Abyss of Fallen.”

Lord Long Bai nodded slightly and praised General Su Ming.

“You did very well this time, but you still need to pay attention to your health.”

“Yes.”

General Su Ming responded respectfully.

At this moment, a messenger rushed over and reported to Lord Long Bai and Gakels.

“Urgent military intelligence!”

“What happened?”

Gakels immediately asked.

“The latest battle report from Tidal Star Sea states that the Federation’s frontline troops have suffered heavy losses, and the Malaya Kingdom has fallen.”

The messenger reported breathlessly.

Lord Long Bai’s brows furrowed slightly behind his mask upon hearing the messenger’s words.

Gakels’s face, on the other hand, turned very grim. At this critical juncture, Tidal Star Sea had actually suffered losses, even though City Lord Alicia had personally gone to supervise the battle.

General Su Ming’s heart also sank. It was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly; at such a crucial moment, Tidal Star Sea had actually collapsed.

“Su Ming, you should go back and rest first. Gakels and I need to discuss the situation in Tidal Star Sea.”

Lord Long Bai said to General Su Ming in a steady tone.

“Alright, then I’ll take my leave.”

General Su Ming bowed slightly and then turned to leave.

Rhine and others followed General Su Ming.

When General Su Ming walked out of the Administrative Building, Rhine and the others excitedly surrounded him, cheering with extreme excitement.

“Boss, you’re amazing!”

“I didn’t expect you not only to be promoted to General, but also to be nominated as a candidate for Great General!”

“That’s a Great General candidate!”

“It’s not bad.”

General Su Ming replied with a smile.

He also didn’t expect to be nominated as a candidate for Great General.

Just as Rhine and the others surrounded General Su Ming, Lieutenant General Alifei also walked over and congratulated General Su Ming.

“Su Ming, congratulations!”

“Thank you!”

General Su Ming replied with a smile.

“I never thought, truly never thought! That guy Sinrad would never dream that someone more monstrous than him would appear. He really had eighteen lifetimes of bad luck to encounter you.”

Lieutenant General Alifei said with great emotion.

General Su Ming’s mouth twitched uncontrollably upon hearing Alifei’s words, then he reminded him.

“Ahem, don’t say that. This is the Council. What if someone hears it? Do you want to kill me?!”

“Oh, oh, I misspoke! But you’re really going to soar this time. I’ll have to rely on your care in the future.”

Alifei chuckled and requested.

“We’re all brothers; you’re being too formal saying that.”

General Su Ming smiled and replied.

At this moment, Su Mulong, Farsad, and Berudo walked over together.

Seeing this, Alifei said to General Su Ming.

“Your Grandfather is here. I’ll take my leave first and catch up another day.”

“Alright, take care!”

General Su Ming replied politely.

Alifei wisely left.

General Su Ming then went to meet the three, Su Mulong, and greeted them very respectfully.

“Grandfather, Grandfather Farsad, Grandfather Berudo.”

“Su Ming, you truly make me proud. I didn’t expect you to not only be promoted to General, but also to be nominated as a candidate for Great General.”

Su Mulong said with great excitement.

“This is all thanks to Grandfather’s good teaching.”

General Su Ming said with a smile.

“You’re so good with words, Old Su! Your great-grandson has truly brought you great honor. You must treat us this time!”

“Exactly, this feast is unavoidable!”

Farsad and the other chuckled and teased.

“Damn it, would I be stingy with this feast? Come on, Su Ming, let’s go back to the Su Family, and I’ll host a lively celebration banquet for you.”

Su Mulong said with great excitement.

“Uh, Grandfather. Perhaps we should skip the banquet for now. I’ve just been nominated as a candidate for Great General and am in a sensitive period. Throwing a big celebration at this time could easily cause problems, and I still have many things to deal with.”

General Su Ming tactfully reminded him.

Su Mulong was also taken aback upon hearing this.

“Su Ming is right. We were so caught up in our happiness that we overlooked it. It is indeed time to keep a low profile.”

Farsad and the other agreed.

“Alright then, we won’t hold this celebration banquet for now. We’ll hold it for you when you’re promoted to Great General, and it will be a grand occasion then!”

Su Mulong said to General Su Ming.

“Thank you, Grandfather.”

General Su Ming nodded.

“Then we’ll leave first. If you encounter any trouble, remember to tell me!”

Su Mulong instructed General Su Ming.

“Alright.”

General Su Ming nodded.

Su Mulong, in a very good mood, left with Farsad and the other.

At this moment, Rhine and the others looked at General Su Ming and asked.

“Boss, what do we do next?”

“Let’s go back to Fallen Light.”

General Su Ming said to Rhine and the others.

“Alright!”

Rhine and the others immediately followed General Su Ming.

Fallen Light.

As General Su Ming and Rhine and the others returned to the ship, they ran into ONeill.

“Lord Su Ming, you’re back.”

ONeill came up and greeted him fawningly.

General Su Ming smiled and said to ONeill.

“ONeill, go arrange it. Let’s all celebrate properly together.”

“Alright, leave it to me!”

ONeill said with a chuckle.

Rhine and the others asked with some surprise.

“Boss, didn’t you say it would have a bad impact?”

“It’s fine. We’ll just celebrate among ourselves on the ship; no one will know. Besides, everyone has worked hard during this time, so let’s eat and drink to our hearts’ content later.”

General Su Ming said to Rhine and the others.

“Oh yeah!”

Rhine and the others cheered excitedly.

At night.

General Su Ming returned to his room, slightly tipsy.

He washed up briefly, then lay on the bed, raised his wristband, and logged into the Star Cluster Forum.

He found the entire forum very lively, with countless posts popping up.

General Su Ming clicked on the hottest post and saw it read:

Breaking News: The Federation’s Supreme Council has awarded General Su Ming two sun badges, one red and one black, specially approved General Su Ming’s promotion to General, and nominated him as a candidate for Federation Great General.

There were tens of millions of comments below the post, and they were still rapidly increasing.

General Su Ming was also surprised by the popularity and then browsed the popular comments below.

“Holy cow, General Xinlade actually didn’t get promoted to Great General; he was blocked by General Su Ming!”

“I didn’t expect him to actually kill Andefa. That’s the Vice Commander of the Saint Eleanor Knights, equivalent to a Great General on our side. It’s simply too incredible.”

“I want to ask, is this news true? It’s not a rumor, is it?”

“What rumor? This is true! The awarding ceremony footage has been released. You’re not a hater, are you?”

“I’m not a hater. It’s just that there have been so many rumors flying around lately, and I’m worried about being deceived again. Not long ago, wasn’t it rumored that Agoloto, that undead legion guy from the Dark Star Empire, died?”

“This time it’s not a rumor; Andefa really died. And not only Andefa, General Su Ming also killed V-Type Heroic Kilami · Hekains, who is a very powerful existence of the Qilami Clan. And I heard that General Su Ming also killed V-Type General Kadifen of the Mechanical Clan on the way back while escorting supplies!”

“Holy cow, how is he so powerful? Isn’t his mecha a Pseudo V-generation Mecha? He shouldn’t be able to kill so many powerful guys, right?”

“Your news is outdated. General Su Ming is a pilot of Xiguang Laboratory’s bio-mecha.”

“Wait, was he the pilot of that rumored V Generation bio-mecha back then? Is that true?”

“It’s him.”

“No wonder he’s so awesome!”

“I’ve said it before, General Su Ming is amazing! That guy who called me a’Su fan’, shouldn’t he come out and fulfill his promise to start eating from the west side of Future Street? I’m telling you, don’t even think about running, I’ve got your ID noted.”

“Stop shouting, he already deleted his account and ran away.”

“Damn it, I even held it in for a whole day, preparing to go to the toilet and drop a big one for him! He actually ran away.”

“Alright, if it were me, I’d run too. But speaking of which, this General Su Ming is really amazing. I heard he’s still a second-year student at Royal Court Academy.”

“That’s because he didn’t have time to advance. Let me tell you, their entire class follows General Su Ming, and I heard that the earliest batch of students who followed him are all at the school level. And some of the leading students even drive Pseudo V-generation Mecha. It’s truly a case of one person achieving success and all his subordinates benefiting!”

“No way, the treatment is that good! I want to follow him too.”

“Get lost, it’s not your turn. I’m from his neighboring class, and I didn’t even get a chance to follow him.”

General Su Ming also felt a bit of a headache looking at these comments.

This time, he was truly pushed to the forefront.

Buzz~

General Su Ming’s wristband suddenly vibrated, and a message popped up.

“Come to Xiguang Laboratory.”

Seeing that it was a message from Dr. Blackes, General Su Ming immediately got up from the bed in a hurry.

Inside the S-Zone · Xiguang Laboratory Building.

General Su Ming walked straight towards Dr. Blackes’s experimental area.

The guards and researchers along the way, seeing General Su Ming, respectfully saluted and greeted him.

“General.”

“Mm.”

General Su Ming nodded slightly.

Soon, General Su Ming arrived at the experimental area. He saw Dr. Blackes, wearing a special mechanical monocle and holding a glass beaker, meticulously preparing some potions.

The research doctors waiting beside him didn’t even dare to breathe loudly, fearing they might disturb Dr. Blackes.

At this moment, General Su Ming walked up to Dr. Blackes and stopped.

Dr. Blackes stopped, looked up at General Su Ming, then put down the potion he was preparing, and said expressionlessly.

“Follow me.”

“Mm.”

General Su Ming then followed Dr. Blackes towards the testing equipment.

“Borden told me that you overloaded Ilyinas in Abyss of Fallen, and the synchronization rate recorded reached 250%?”

Dr. Blackes asked indifferently.

“Yes.”

“When Ilyinas was going berserk and devouring V-Type Heroic Kilami · Hekains, did you feel like your mind was losing control at that time?”

“No, it was just that my body felt very uncomfortable.”

General Su Ming shook his head and replied truthfully.

Dr. Blackes, hearing General Su Ming’s words, a hint of excitement appeared in his cold eyes, and then he asked.

“How does your body feel now? Compared to the last time you overloaded it.”

“It doesn’t feel very good.”

General Su Ming shook his head and replied.

“I see.”

Dr. Blackes nodded slightly in response.

Soon, the two arrived in front of the large testing equipment.

General Su Ming skillfully climbed onto the equipment and lay down.

Dr. Blackes walked to the control panel, started the machine, and began a comprehensive examination.

General Su Ming cooperated quietly.

More than an hour later, the machine stopped running.

General Su Ming got off the machine and asked Dr. Blackes.

“How is it?”

“Your physical condition is very bad, worse than last time. Did you take the medicine I gave you on time?”

“Yes!”

“I’ll give you some more supplementary medicine. Don’t get on a bio-mecha for the next six months, and rest as much as possible.”

Dr. Blackes turned to General Su Ming and instructed.

“I understand.”

General Su Ming nodded with a bit of a headache. It seemed he really couldn’t get on a bio-mecha anymore.

However, the performance of his Shadow Lord was truly insufficient. It seemed he needed to quickly get a V Generation Mecha.

——

At night.

In a living room with gilded gold bricks on the floor, various antique artworks arranged around, oil paintings hanging on the walls, and luxurious gemstone chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

Long Shadow held a wine glass and sat on a red wooden chair full of historical charm. Meanwhile, General Xinlade sat opposite Long Shadow, his face full of anger. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he slammed his palm on the armrest!

Crack~

The entire armrest shattered into pieces.

General Xinlade stood up straight and said sinisterly.

“This is simply intolerable, truly too much! That General Su Ming is just a newly promoted junior, and he can actually compete with me for Great General. Those old farts are truly shameless to the extreme. They all say that the Federation’s class system is solidified, and those below have no chance to rise. This statement is indeed true!”

“Calm down, don’t get so angry. The candidate for Great General hasn’t been decided yet, you still have a chance. What’s yours will definitely not run away. If you turn against them now, it will only give them leverage and ruin your future.”

Long Shadow took a sip of wine and calmly appeased him.

“I just can’t swallow this.”

General Xinlade replied through gritted teeth.

He had been planning for this Great General position for how many years, putting in how much effort and sweat, only to get this result.

“I understand without you saying it, but there’s something you need to pay attention to. Although that General Su Ming is a junior, if all his achievements are true, then you cannot underestimate him. You must face him squarely, otherwise, you will lose terribly.”

Long Shadow’s eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance as he spoke.

“I understand. So what do we do next?”

General Xinlade calmed down a bit and asked gloomily.

“I’ll figure something out. Just focus on recovering from your injuries. This position will be yours sooner or later.”

Long Shadow replied comfortingly.

“Thank you, Lord.”

General Xinlade said gratefully to Long Shadow.

“There’s no need for such words between us.”

Long Shadow stood up, patted General Xinlade’s shoulder, and said with a smile.

“Alright.”

General Xinlade nodded.

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