Shadow of Deep Space

Chapter 344 Old Friend

Chapter 344 Old Friend (Five in One)

In the starry sky, Su Ming looked at the Star Fortress in the distance and said with a frown.

"No, General, we can't make it in time!"

"Take the seat!"

Lieutenant General Firion controlled the Silver Executioner and crossed his arms towards Su Ming.

Su Ming decisively controlled the Killer Mecha and crossed his hands to grab it.

Then Lieutenant General Firion spoke solemnly to Su Ming.

"Are you ready?"

"All right!"

"Full power!"

"understand!"

The two mechas exerted force at the same time, spraying out terrifying flame tail rings, and rushed towards the Star Fortress at a crazy speed.

At this time, Su Ming's face also showed a hint of surprise. He felt a very strong acceleration. The power of the pseudo V-generation mecha was so strong!
Inside the central control room of Star Fortress.

The operator shouted in surprise.

"General, General Firion and Major Su Ming have sped up. It seems there is hope!"

When Major General Jon heard this, his heart suddenly rose to his throat. He stared at the optical device and shouted anxiously.

"Faster, faster!"

Inside the central control room of the Star Destroyer Curse.

"Commander Hodeska, they're getting away!"

Tedila said anxiously as he looked at the Star Fortress about to sink into the subspace.

Hodska's eyes were bloodshot as he gave orders in anger.

"Attack me!"

Circe reported to Hodeska with great embarrassment.

"Lord Hodeska, we are not yet in effective range. And the main gun is not charged enough, it is only 48% now!"

"No matter what, lock onto the Star Fortress and fire, leave it to me!"

Hodeska has made a desperate bet, and now he can't care about anything else.

"Yes!"

Circe responded immediately.

She then turned to the operator and gave him an order.

"Meteor Cannon ready, lock on to the target!"

"Yes, locked!"

"emission!"

The main gun of the Star Destroyer Curse suddenly shone brightly, and a red beam of light flashing with terrifying lightning and full of destructive power shot out.

Swish!
The red beam of light pierced through the dark starry sky, illuminating the entire sea of stars, and the space along the way was distorted.

The starry sky in the distance.

More than nine-tenths of the Star Fortress's body sank into the subspace.

At this time, Firion and Su Ming were almost catching up.

The two were less than a thousand kilometers away from the fortress.

Su Ming and Firion's hearts were pounding wildly, hope was right in front of them.

"Come on, we're almost there!"

Firion said to Su Ming.

"understand!"

Su Ming's nerves were stretched to the extreme.

At this moment, a black warning box suddenly popped up on the mecha operating screen of Firion and Su Ming.

"Warning: Scan for high energy attacks!"

Su Ming turned his head and looked back, only to see a red beam of light filled with destructive power coming straight towards him.

He was also stunned. He had never seen such a horrific attack.

"Flash!"

Firion directly pulled Su Ming and suddenly fell towards the starry sky below.

In an instant, the red beam of light exploded right at the surface of the Star Fortress, and a huge impact swept across.

The entire Star Fortress shook violently.

Inside the central control room, everyone almost lost their balance.

At this time the operator reported in horror.

"Oh no! General Firion and Major Su Ming were affected and the distance between them was widened!"

"asshole!"

When Jon heard this, he was so angry that he punched the operating table.

At this time, Su Ming and Lieutenant General Firion tried their best to stabilize the mecha. However, when they looked up, they found that the Starlight Fortress had flown away, and then the entire Starlight Fortress sank into the subspace and disappeared.

The hope that was so close at hand was shattered. It was just a little bit away from being caught.

"Damn it!"

Lieutenant General Firion was also very unwilling.

Su Ming gave a bitter smile, he was really finished this time.

However, at this moment, in the starry sky below Su Ming and Firion, a 7-kilometer-long battleship with very smooth surface armor removed its camouflage and appeared without warning.

This battleship was none other than the Chameleon Tiger that had previously attacked the curvature jammer.

Su Ming and Firion were stunned when they saw it.

At this moment, an anxious voice was heard in their communication channel.

"General Firion, Major Su Ming, come down quickly!"

Su Ming and Firion immediately controlled the mecha to rush down and directly grabbed the raised part on the surface of the Level 4 Battleship Chameleon.

"Hold on tight sir, it might be a bit bumpy!"

As the prompt sounded, the Level 4 battleship Chameleon Tiger instantly activated the superluminal flight device.

The speed of the entire battleship soared, and ripples appeared in the starry sky ahead.

The level 4 battleship Chameleon penetrated directly into the subspace and disappeared without a trace.

Inside the central control room of the Star Destroyer Curse.

Many imperial officers lowered their heads and fell into silence. Tedila's heart was completely dead at this moment.

The Federation's troops broke through the defense line head-on, and the worst thing was that they notified the Empire in advance that they were going to attack the defense line, and they actually did it. The face of the Dark Star Empire and the Emperor was completely trampled upon.

Commander Hodska did not get angry, but just took a deep breath and gave orders in an extremely cold voice.

"Pass my order, capture Deputy Commander Novis!"

"Yes!"

Circe responded immediately.

"Yes, we should have captured him long ago. If he hadn't blatantly disobeyed orders, the Federation's troops wouldn't have broken through the defense line so quickly!"

Tedila quickly agreed.

"Someone, take down Teddy as well!"

Hodeska then gave the order.

Four soldiers wearing third-generation exoskeleton armor immediately stepped forward and held down Tedila.

Tedila's face suddenly changed and he looked at Hodska in shock and anger.

"Hodeska, the breach of the defense line is your problem, why did you arrest me?"

Hodeska looked at Taidila coldly and said.

"You idiot, if you hadn't been fooled, how could the defense be breached so easily? You are to blame for this matter, so hold me accountable!"

"I am guilty, and you can't escape responsibility!"

The suppressed Tedila roared unwillingly.

At this time, a number of third-generation beast mechas flew to the side of the pseudo-V-generation mecha Dream Eater and surrounded it.

Deputy Legion Commander Novis snorted coldly.

"You don't have to catch me. I can go back by myself!"

After saying this, Novice controlled the pseudo-V generation mecha Dream Eater and flew straight towards the Star Destroyer Curse.

When he entered the hangar, he opened the cockpit and jumped out.

A group of imperial soldiers immediately surrounded him, and Novis simply stretched out his hands and surrendered.

In the central control room.

Circe hesitated and asked Hodeska.

"Sir, what should we do now?"

Hodeska took a deep breath and spoke to Circe in a deep voice.

"The defense line has been breached, and a horrific disaster has already occurred. There is no point in saying anything. No one can withstand the Emperor's wrath! Now we have to capture both Novice and Tedila, and involve the Nightmare Legion and the Black Crow Legion. As long as enough people are involved, there may still be a glimmer of hope!"

"understood."

"Circe, inform Orev immediately. From now on, he will be fully responsible for the defense line. Then send people to repair the Kadler Fortress and the curvature interference device immediately."

"Sir, what do you want?"

"I plan to take them to the main planet and apologize to the Emperor. I cannot escape the blame for such a big incident!"

"Yes."

Circe whispered back.

within subspace.

On the huge hull of the Tier 4 battleship Chameleon Tiger.

Two mechas were attached to the ship. Vice Admiral Firion was controlling the pseudo V-generation mecha, the Silver Executioner. He held the protrusion with one hand and held down the Killer mecha with the other hand to prevent Su Ming from losing a good grasp.

In any case, the pseudo-V-generation mecha Silver Executioner is much more powerful than the Killer.

At this time, Su Ming slightly controlled the mecha and raised his head to look around.

The entire subspace is like a long river of light, and the light here is distorted and full of dreamy colors.

"Su Ming, you'd better hold on tight. If you lose your grip, you won't know where you'll be swept away."

Lieutenant General Firion instructed Su Ming.

"OK, all right."

Su Ming replied seriously.

"But having said that, you are really brave. You actually dared to come over and attack Novis. And the attack you made on Novis was absolutely amazing! If I were the one who was attacked, I would have fallen flat on my face nine times out of ten!"

Filion praised with great emotion.

"Haha, okay."

"You are too modest. I am curious, how can you be so powerful at such a young age?"

“It’s mainly because the teacher taught well.”

"I remember you were a student at Imperial Court Academy. Who taught you?"

"Teacher Mia!"

Su Ming did not hide it from Firion.

When Firion heard Su Ming's words, he replied with a look of shock on his face.

"You are Mia's student? Can she teach a student like you?"

"Do you know Teacher Mia?"

Seeing that Filion was so surprised, Su Ming knew his teacher and asked with great interest.

"Haha, how could I not know her? She is a famous young lady in the military."

"Miss? Teacher Mia is very poor?"

"She's poor? She's better at collecting money than anyone else. No matter how poor someone is, she won't be poor!"

Firion said unhappily.

"General Firion, can you tell me about Teacher Mia? What position does she hold in the military?"

Su Ming asked curiously.

"She didn't tell you about herself?"

"no!"

"If that's the case, I can't say much. After all, the information of senior military officers is confidential. But you can ask her yourself some other time."

Lieutenant General Firion replied after a pause.

"it is good!"

Seeing that Firion was unwilling to talk, Su Ming did not continue to ask.
-
Dark Star Empire, Dark Star Sea.

The originally silent starry sky suddenly began to ripple.

Ships such as the Tsar, Silver Moon and Flame ended their superluminal flight and emerged from the subspace.

Soon after, the huge Star Fortress also emerged from the subspace little by little.

Inside the Tsar's command room.

Vickers opened the public communication channel and immediately asked Major General Jon.

"Jon! Have General Firion and Major Su Ming caught up?"

At this moment, everyone on the public communication channel was on edge, waiting for Major General Jon's reply.

After a few seconds, Major General Jon said in a hoarse voice.

"They missed it by a little bit."

When Rhine and others heard Major General Jon's reply, their mood suddenly fell to the bottom.

There was total silence in the public communication channel, without a single sound, and the atmosphere was unprecedentedly depressing.

At this time, the purple-haired girl calmly gave the order.

"All ships and personnel return to Star Fortress immediately!
"Yes!"

A series of heavy voices responded.

The Tsar and other ships flew towards the Star Fortress.

Not long after, the starry sky began to ripple again.

The level 4 battleship Chameleon also emerged from the subspace.

At this time, it was in the command room of Xinghui Fortress.

An operator reported as he looked at the optical image presented.

"Report: Tier 4 battleship Chameleon Tiger has returned to the fleet. Huh?"

"What's wrong? Lieutenant Stewart!"

Major General Jon asked in a deep voice.

Lieutenant Ster quickly enlarged the optical image and clearly saw two mechas lying on it. His eyes suddenly widened and he shouted excitedly.

"General Firion and Major Su Ming are back with the Chameleon Tiger ship!"

"What did you say? They escaped with him?"

Major General Jon was also shocked!
"That's right!"

Lieutenant Stewart replied with certainty.

When Major General Jon heard this, he quickly reported to the purple-haired girl.

"Commander, General Firion and Major Su Ming, they escaped!"

When the purple-haired girl heard this, she slowly stood up and began to praise.

"Well done, let them return immediately."

"Yes!"

Major General Jon immediately gave the order.

On the Chameleon Tiger, after receiving the order, Firion immediately controlled the mecha to release his hands, and then spoke to Su Ming.

"let's go!"

"it is good."

Su Ming then controlled the mecha and Firion and flew towards the Star Fortress.

Star Fortress No. 1 Operation Hall.

After many people got off the ship, they were arranged here.

At this moment, everyone in the hall looked depressed.

Rhine and others also gathered together, with sad expressions on their faces.

"Woo woo, squad leader"

An Qi and others were sobbing quietly.

"I didn't expect that we would join the army with our squad leader. Everything was fine when we arrived, but he passed away first."

Rhine said very sadly.

"Rhine, is it true that the monitor can't come back?"

Ankajia and others said with red eyes
"I also want him to come back alive, but that's impossible. The squad leader didn't come with us. He must have been beaten to death by the Imperial Army. Not a single bone is left."

Rhine replied with a choked voice.

At this time, Su Ming appeared behind Rhine. Ankajia and others immediately showed an expression of extreme shock. They raised their hands and pointed at Su Ming, stammering.

"Class, class, class monitor!"

"What are you doing? The squad leader is dead."

"The squad leader is behind you!"

"Are you hallucinating? Even if the squad leader turned into a ghost, he wouldn't come here so quickly."

Rhine looked at Ankajia and others in confusion.

At this time, Su Ming reached out and patted Rhine on the shoulder, saying unhappily.

"Rhine, do you want to curse me to death?"

Rhine was suddenly startled and turned his head with difficulty to look over.

The moment he saw Su Ming, he was stunned.

"Squad leader? You're not dead?"

"Of course I'm not dead!"

Su Ming replied unhappily.

At this time, Rhine and others immediately reacted and cheered excitedly.

"Captain, I'm so glad you're okay!"

"We thought you wouldn't come back. You scared us to death!"

Su Ming looked at the people who cared about him and replied with a smile.

"You're back, it's okay!"

At this time, footsteps were heard and Lieutenant General Firion also came over.

"General Firion!"

When Rhine and others saw General Firion, they were startled and quickly stood up!

"Everyone, don't be so reserved!"

Filion said as he cleared his throat with a cough.

At this time, Xiuen and others also rushed over. When they saw Su Ming and General Firion, they were dumbfounded.

"General Firion, Su Ming, you are back?"

"Well, thank you for your concern."

General Firion nodded steadily.

"Great!"

Everyone said happily.

At this moment, a holographic image was suddenly projected, and a purple-haired girl appeared in front of everyone.

When everyone saw the projection of the purple-haired girl, they stopped talking and quickly lined up.

The purple-haired girl glanced at everyone present. Of the originally full-strength mecha formation of 13, only about % were left, which was a heavy casualties.

However, the remaining 40% of the personnel have undergone earth-shaking changes, like a sword drawn from its sheath.

clap clap!

The purple-haired girl raised her hands and clapped, then spoke solemnly to everyone.

"Congratulations on making history. You have broken through the Dark Star Empire's defenses and shattered the empire's myth of invincibility. This glory belongs to you!"

When everyone heard this, excitement showed on their faces.

At this time, the purple-haired girl also announced an even more important news.

"I hereby officially announce that you have passed the assessment. From now on, you are official members of the Thirteenth Legion, and those companions who died will also enjoy the Thirteenth Legion's pension treatment."

When Su Ming heard this, he was a little surprised. It turned out that they were all in the reserve force and were only officially promoted now.

However, this also made Su Ming feel that something was amiss. If what the purple-haired girl said was true, then the Thirteenth Legion did not seem to have been newly established?

At this time everyone replied happily.

"Thank you, Commander."

The purple-haired girl nodded slightly, then spoke to everyone.

"Okay, now everyone can take a good rest. The Star Fortress will set sail again, and a memorial and honors ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow."

"Yes!"

"And you can't be too lax, this is just the beginning!"

"understand!"

Everyone shouted in unison.
-
Federal Government Administration Building, Shuguang Hall 2.

Jakkers, Faron, Alicia and others all sat on mechanical chairs.

Faron asked somewhat uncomfortably.

"What the hell, there's still no news about the Thirteenth Legion?"

"No, there is no news so far."

Yun Rou, who was standing next to Jakkers at this time, reported respectfully.

"How many days has it been?"

Farok said in great annoyance.

You know, his troops are still trapped in the Danube Star Sea. Although the Thirteenth Legion's surprise attack on the Slok Star Sea failed to rescue his troops, at least if the Thirteenth Legion is still there, he can think of other plans.

But now the Thirteenth Legion has simply disappeared, without any news.

At this time, Xiao Lie hesitated and spoke.

"Could it be that the Thirteenth Legion was surrounded and destroyed by the Imperial Army?"

"No way!"

"It's hard to say, otherwise why is there no news at all?"

"That would be a big deal."

When everyone present heard what Xiao Lie said, they all said in shock.

When Jakkers heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

"Don't talk nonsense. It's impossible. The Thirteenth Legion will never be destroyed."

"We don't want to speculate like that. The question is where did the Thirteenth Legion go?"

Xiao Lie replied helplessly.

"I don't know about this either. Let's wait patiently. Today's meeting ends here!"

Jakkers waved his hand and ended the meeting.

When everyone heard this, they sighed and stood up to leave the Shuguang 2 conference room.

Soon, only Jakkels and Yunrou were left in the meeting room.

Jakkers' expression was very solemn, and the light in his cloudy eyes kept changing.

"Sir, are you worried about the Thirteenth Legion?"

Yun Rou asked softly.

"How can I not be worried? Yun Rou, immediately send someone to inquire about the Thirteenth Legion. Once you have accurate information, report it immediately!"

Jakkers instructed Yunrou.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"

Yun Rou responded immediately.
-
The First New Galaxy Dark Star Empire, Dark Star.

In the outer starry sky area, ripples appeared in the space.

The Star Destroyer Curse emerged from the warp.

In the central control room.

Commander Hodska stood on the observation deck, with his hands behind his back, looking at the starry sky not far away.

A planet with a gray atmosphere came into view. This planet was the main star of the Dark Star Empire. It was a 4+ level suitable star, and its suitability level was slightly lower than that of the third planet.

In the outer area of the Dark Star, there are three circular war fortresses floating, as well as a large number of space fortresses, space-based weapons of various shapes, and countless fleets.

At this time, a prompt pops up on the operation screen.

"Received a communication request from the Dark Star Guard!"

The operator quickly projected the communication request interface in front of Commander Hodska.

Commander Hodeska reached out and tapped the connection. Swish!
A virtual image of a female officer wearing an imperial uniform, with black curly hair and a sexy figure appeared in front of Commander Hodska.

"Sir, may I ask what is the purpose of your return this time?"

"I'm back to see the Emperor!"

Hodeska replied in a deep voice.

"Yes, we will process the customs clearance for you right away. Please land at the Imperial City Interstellar Airport!"

"Ah."

Hodeska replied coldly.

Soon the Star Destroyer Curse completed the formalities and flew straight to the Dark Star.

When the Star Destroyer entered the Dark Star and broke through the gray atmosphere, the boundless gray land came into view.

In the center of the gray earth, there is a giant transparent Dorag Sphere.

Inside this Dorager sphere, there is a magnificent and domineering base city. The main structure of the entire city is made up of giant alloy plates, and the city walls are dotted with countless artillery positions and launch ports.

In the four corners of the city, there are four thousand-meter-high statues of emperors.

The whole city is like a ferocious beast.

"call!"

Hodeska took a deep breath and decided to face what he had to face.

Not long after, Hodeska appeared in front of the Imperial Palace with Taidila and Novice.

The main structure of the entire imperial palace is made up of dark gold stone bricks. The palace walls are tall and long, like a giant dragon lying down.

The gates of the Imperial Palace were open, with third-generation mecha beasts standing on both sides.

At this time, standing at the gate was a young man with a pale and thin face, slender fingers, and a feminine aura in his demeanor.

When he saw Hodeska and the others, he came over to greet them.

"Lord Hodeska, please follow me!"

"Ok!"

Hodeska nodded slightly in response, then led the two of them inside following the feminine man in front of them.

This feminine man is not a big shot, he is just a eunuch in the imperial palace, but it is often these small people who are the most deadly.

When they stepped through the gate and entered the Imperial Palace, the broad imperial road stretched straight forward. On both sides of the road were lined with stone sculptures of ferocious beasts. Each of these stone sculptures was carved so lifelike that they seemed alive.

Looking into the distance, you can see various palace buildings scattered inside the imperial palace, which are extremely luxurious.

Bang! Bang!
A fourth-generation mecha, Blood Falcon, and five third-generation mechas, Falcon, walked past Hodska. When they approached, they all turned their heads to look at Hodska and identified his identity.

Soon after.

Hodeska and the other two were taken to a palace.

The feminine eunuch led them to a luxurious side hall inside the palace.

The area of the entire side hall is more than ten thousand square meters. The dome is embedded with various precious gems, the surrounding walls are carved with various lifelike patterns, and the ground is paved with snow-white jade bricks.

"Lord Hodeska, please wait here for a moment."

After the eunuch finished speaking respectfully, he turned around and walked out.

Both Tedila and Novice looked extremely pale, especially Tedila, whose legs were trembling slightly.

As for Nowis, although he was not in such a terrible condition, his expression was extremely ugly, and he no longer had the arrogance he had before.

In fact, even if Hodeska chopped him, he wouldn't even frown, but this guy brought him to meet the emperor.

Once the emperor is furious, death is a luxury.

At this time, a man wearing a black robe and a black faceless metal mask walked out of the side hall.

The man's robe was covered with various ancient and mysterious patterns. His eyes were as deep as the night, like the abyss that made people dare not look directly at them, and his behavior exuded a mysterious atmosphere.

"Master Prime Minister Rogelian!"

Hodeska greeted the man in front of him very respectfully.

"Ah."

Rogelian replied in a hoarse voice.

"Sir, we are here to see the Emperor and apologize for our crimes!"

Hodeska said in a deep voice.

"Come with me, the Emperor is waiting for you."

After Roglia finished speaking to Hodska and the other two, he walked towards the side hall.

Hodeska and the other two followed behind with tense expressions.

Soon they passed through the door of the side hall and entered a long corridor.

In the middle of the corridor, there was a man wearing golden colonial armor, with golden hair, sapphire eyes, handsome appearance, arrogant expression, and domineering behavior.

"Lord Sosk!"

Hodeska greeted respectfully as he passed by.

The man was none other than Sosk, the Third Master of the Imperial Royal Order.

"Ah."

Sosk didn't move his mouth, just responded perfunctorily.

Hodeska didn't say much and followed Roglia inside silently.

Soon they reached the end and a metal door with a black dragon relief carving came into view.

click!
At this time, the metal door opened automatically, and it was pitch black inside, like an abyss, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

Roglia walked in with Hodeska.

At this time, the open metal door behind them slowly closed, and the four of them were suddenly in darkness.

"Emperor, the people are here."

Roglia said respectfully.

At this moment, in the darkness, a pair of dark red eyes suddenly opened, and an invisible pressure suddenly spread.

Hodeska immediately knelt down, put his right hand on his chest and spoke.

"Emperor, I am incompetent and have caused the defense line to be breached by the Federation. I am here to apologize! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"Emperor, it's all my fault. I was too stupid and fell into the Federation's trap!"

Tedila knelt down in fear and said with a trembling voice.

"I underestimated the enemy and caused the defense line to be breached. I accept the blame!"

Novice also knelt down.

At this time, the dark red eyes gradually became clear after hearing the word "Federation", and then a majestic voice sounded.

"Is it an old friend who came to visit?"

When Hodeska and the other two heard the emperor's words, they were stunned and didn't know how to respond.

At this time, Roglia, who was standing aside, replied respectfully.

"It was an old friend who came to visit. However, they didn't knock on the door, they kicked it in."

"Haha! Still as rude as ever!"

When the Emperor heard Roglia's words, he burst into laughter.

When Hodeska and the other two heard the Emperor's laughter, they were extremely shocked. The Emperor actually laughed. You know, the Emperor hadn't laughed for hundreds of years, and now he actually laughed, it was incredible.

However, when they heard the emperor's laughter, they became even more frightened and uneasy. This was too abnormal.

And they simply couldn't understand what the Emperor was saying.

At this time, the emperor stopped and asked.

"is it him?"

"That's not clear."

Roglia replied calmly.

When the emperor heard this, his clear eyes turned dark red again and he spoke in a cold voice.

"The guests are here! Don't you know how to greet them? What are you still standing here for?"

"Yes!"

Hodeska and the other two replied in panic.

The metal door that was originally closed opened again, and Roglia immediately led Hodska and the other two away.

After they returned to the side hall, Hodeska hurriedly asked.

"Lord Roglia, what should we do next?"

"Draw local troops from all the planets to carry out the encirclement and suppression, and bring the guests to the Emperor. Remember, this is your last chance."

Roglia said in a deep voice to Hodeska and the other two.

"Yes!"

Hodeska and the other two responded quickly.
-
Star Fortress.

In the silent room, Su Ming was lying on the bed, soundly sleeping.

dong dong!

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Hui, who was lying on the ground, stood up and looked at the door in confusion.

Su Ming slowly opened his eyes, his eyelids seemed to be fighting each other, and his head felt dizzy.

He spoke hoarsely.

"Xiao Hui, go open the door."

When Xiao Hui heard this, he immediately rushed out, jumped up, grabbed the door handle and pulled it down.

At this time, the door was opened. Rhine, Ankajia and others looked inside. The whole house was quiet and Su Ming was nowhere to be seen.

"Eh? Where's the squad leader?"

Ankaja said doubtfully.

"Go in and take a look!"

Rhine led them inside, and when they reached the bed, they saw Su Ming still lying there sleeping.

"Oh my god, squad leader, are you still sleeping?"

"Why don't you take a rest? Why do you come to see me so early in the morning?"

Su Ming asked tiredly.

"No, monitor. It's already the evening of the next day. You didn't sleep in from yesterday, did you? I was wondering why I didn't see you all day."

Rhine asked confusedly.

When Su Ming heard what Lai Yin said, he sat up suddenly and raised his bracelet to check the time.

It turned out to be just as Rhine said. I had slept for almost a day and a night. It was really weird.

However, Su Ming quickly guessed the reason. It was probably due to the use of the fourth-generation mecha for extremely long battles and the repeated use of light-speed flash, which caused mental overdraft.

"Squad leader, don't sleep anymore, come with us to eat something."

Rhine said to Su Ming.

"alright."

Su Ming thought for a moment and nodded in response.

Not long after, Su Ming and others arrived at the commercial street.

The entire commercial street is very lively, all the shops are open for business, and there are people everywhere.

"Squad leader, there's a wonton shop over there. It looks pretty good. How about going in to eat some?"

Rhine looked around and saw a wonton shop and asked.

"it is good."

Su Ming replied listlessly.

Soon they came to the wonton shop and sat down, and each ordered a large bowl of wontons.

The boss brought the wontons swiftly and placed them in front of Su Ming and others.

Su Ming picked up the spoon and scooped up a spoonful of soup, then yawned and drank it slowly, without any energy at all.

Rhine looked at this scene and said to Su Ming in confusion.

"Squad leader, why are you so depressed?"

"I don't know. I'm just very tired."

"How about I take you to a nice place later."

"Where?"

"Wait a minute, you'll know when you get there."

"Fine!"

When Su Ming heard Rhine say this, he did not refuse.

A moment later, Rhine and his companions brought Su Ming to the largest hot spring bathhouse in the commercial street.

It was super lively here, with many non-commissioned officers in military uniforms walking in.

"Why are there so many people here?"

Su Ming said in great surprise.

“Because it’s free!”

"Free? Are you kidding me? I remember that water is very expensive. I usually have to pay attention to the amount of water I use when taking a shower, and I have to recycle it afterwards, not to mention this kind of bathhouse."

"I don't know the details, but this hot spring bath house was not open to the public before, but it is now open to the public for free! And it's not just this hot spring bath house, many high-end facilities in the commercial street are open to our Thirteenth Legion for free."

"Free? Is there such a good thing?"

"That's right! Captain, let's not worry about it anymore and go in and take a bath. It's just the right time for you to relax."

Rhine said to Su Ming.

"Fine!"

Although Su Ming felt it was a bit strange, he did not refuse. Taking a hot spring bath now would indeed help the body recover.

Rhine and Su Ming walked in immediately.

The waiter in charge of welcoming guests greeted with a smile.

"Welcome, we are open to the public for free today, all purchases are free!"

"Monitor, did you see that? It's really free. We can soak here for a while longer."

Rhine turned and said to Su Ming.

"Well, let's go to the changing room."

Su Ming nodded slightly in response.

Not long after, Su Ming and others came to the men's changing room, and they heard conversation as soon as they entered.

"In this defensive battle, Commander Su Ming was really strong."

"Not just ordinary strong, you know that, Commander Kraft."

"Yes, he almost died at the hands of Burda, but was saved by Commander Su Ming with a cool flash! I was nearby at the time and was stunned. It was so awesome!"

Su Ming looked over awkwardly, only to see a few second lieutenants talking.

At this time they also saw Su Ming and immediately stopped talking and greeted him respectfully.

"Commander Su!"

"Ok!"

Su Ming nodded slightly and walked towards the storage closet.

The lieutenants quickly left the changing room and headed for the hot spring pool.

"Squad leader, you seem to be famous now!"

Rhine came closer to Su Ming and said.

"It's okay, the heat will dissipate after a while."

Su Ming replied disapprovingly.

"I'm fed up with it."

Ankaja shook her head in response.

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll change my clothes and leave first!"

Su Ming said to Rhine and the others.

"No, we'll be changed soon, wait for us!"

Rhine and his companions quickly sped up.

After a while, Su Ming and others left the changing room and came to the hot spring pool.

The entire hot spring pool is very large, covering an area of approximately 2,000 square meters, and is surrounded by hot steam.

At this time, there were many figures soaking in the hot spring pool.

At this time, a surprised voice sounded.

"Su Ming?"

After hearing this, Su Ming turned his head and saw Xiu En leaning against the wall of the hot spring pool not far away and greeting him.

Hegas, Korifah, Ye Hai and others were also nearby. When they heard Xiuen's greeting, they all turned their heads and waved to Su Ming.

Seeing this, Su Ming walked over with Rhine and others and greeted everyone.

"You are all here!"

"It's a rare opportunity to take a bath, and it's free. How can we miss it? Come down and take a bath together."

Xiu En said to Su Ming.

Su Ming didn't bother to be polite and jumped into the hot spring pool. The hot spring water immediately refreshed him.

Rhine and others also jumped into the water.

At this time, Korifah asked Su Ming curiously.

"Su Ming, your performance on the battlefield is truly amazing. Is this really your first time using a fourth-generation mecha? Why do you seem so skilled at it?"

"Yeah, I feel like your skills are really good, even better than Kraft's."

Hegaz also said.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's nothing."

Su Ming coughed and replied.

"There's nothing to hide, this is the truth."

Hegarth replied nonchalantly.

"What Hegarth said is right. How did you operate so well?"

"Haha, isn't it enough to just know how to operate the fourth-generation aircraft? Isn't it the same for everyone?"

Su Ming replied awkwardly.

"That's too much. You're too Versailles. How can a fourth-generation aircraft be so easy to control? Normally, you can't master it without practicing for a year or two. Have you practiced secretly before?"

Colifa asked in great confusion.

When Su Ming heard this, he knew that his strength was too abnormal, so he spoke.

"I can't hide it from you guys, it was actually taught by my teacher!"

"Ah? Class monitor, did the teacher secretly teach you about the fourth-generation aircraft before?"

Rhine and others asked in confusion.

"Yes!"

Su Ming decisively put the blame on Mia and used her as a shield.

"That's too much. The teacher actually gave you some special treatment."

Rhine and the others said jokingly.

At this time, Xiu En asked Su Ming curiously.

"Su Ming, who is your teacher?"

"Mia."

Su Ming said directly to Xiu En.

"Mia, this name sounds so familiar, I think I've heard it somewhere before."

Xiu En frowned, but he couldn't remember anything.

Su Ming saw Xiu En's reaction and immediately understood one thing. It seemed that all the generals and above knew Teacher Mia, but fewer of the generals and below knew her.

Su Ming dared to guarantee that Teacher Mia was definitely at the general level, but he didn't know what her specific rank was.

"It's normal to sound familiar. After all, he's a teacher at the Imperial Court Academy. Maybe you've met him before."

Su Ming changed the subject directly.

"Too."

Xiu En didn't bother about it anymore.

"Su Ming, you have accomplished a great deed this time. Not only did you kill the general of the empire, but you also commanded everyone to destroy the curvature interference tower, and finally saved General Firion!"

"Yes, it seems like you are going to be very successful. We may have to call you sir from now on."

"that is!"

Colifa and others praised Su Ming.

"Exaggerated"

Su Ming smiled awkwardly and chatted with Colifa and others.

Half an hour later, Korifah stretched and made a suggestion.

"I think I've had enough of the bath. There's a sauna over there. Do you want to steam together for a while and sweat it out?"

"Okay!"

Xiuen and others agreed.

"You guys go ahead, I'll soak for another ten minutes and then come find you!"

Su Ming said to Ke Lifa.

"Okay, let's go first. You must come later."

Colifa and others said to Su Ming.

"it is good!"

Su Ming agreed readily.

Korifah and the others immediately climbed out of the hot spring pool and walked towards the sauna room.

Su Ming turned his head to look at Lai Yin and others and asked with a smile.

"Rhine, do you want to join us later?"

"No, those are our superiors. It feels very awkward."

Rhine and others shook their heads like rattles.

"Fine!"

Su Ming smiled silently when he heard this, and did not force Rhine and others to join him.

Inside the sauna.

Several non-commissioned officers were sitting on chairs, chatting.

"Have you seen the benefits after becoming a regular employee?"

"Yes, it's so high!"

"Our benefits were already very good before, and now they have been doubled."

"The commander is so generous. I originally thought that the new army didn't have that many industries, so it would be difficult to improve the welfare benefits."

"I think so too."

Just then, the glass door of the sauna was pushed open.

Several lieutenants came in, talking and laughing.

"How many military merit points do you think we can get this time?"

"Hard to say."

At this time, the non-commissioned officers saw the second lieutenant coming in, and they all stood up with a somewhat stiff expression and hurriedly left the sauna room.

As a result, not long after they left, the glass door of the sauna was pushed open again.

Xiuen and others walked in.

The lieutenants' expressions froze for a moment, and they quickly stood up and greeted them.

"Sir."

"Well, sit down!"

Xiuen and the others nodded slightly in response.

"We are ready, you guys go ahead and steam it!"

After saying this, the lieutenants ran away.

"Why are you running? We are not tigers."

Major Colifa sat down, yawning and complaining.

At this time, the glass door was opened again, and Major General Vickers and Major General Jon walked in.

Colifa and others were stunned and stood up.