Shadow of Deep Space

Chapter 596 Extra 1
A month later.

In the pitch-black starry sky, Long Bai and the others stood on the observation deck of the ship, gazing sadly at the distant Forbidden God Abyss.

Since Su Ming entered the Forbidden God Abyss, the entire Forbidden God Abyss has stopped expanding, but there has been no further movement.

At this moment, Yun Rou walked to Long Bai's side and reported softly.

"Lord Longbai, everything is ready."

Long Bai nodded slightly.

Ship after ship opened its launching ports.

Bouquets of flowers and lotus lanterns were pushed into the dark void.

As everyone watched this scene, tears welled up in their eyes.

Then a peculiar cry echoed through the starry sky, followed by a series of beautiful star spirits radiating blue starlight emerging from the subspace and soaring freely through the dark expanse. Wherever they flew, the spatial rifts were smoothed away and restored to their original state.

As everyone gazed at the soaring Star Spirit, they silently mourned their deceased loved ones with sorrowful expressions.

Thus the great war officially came to an end. To celebrate the rebirth after the war, the Federation officially announced the abandonment of the old era and the adoption of the new era!
Three years later.

September 12, 0003 AD.

Inside the Third Planet Federal Administration Building office.

Long Bai lowered his head as he reviewed the documents.

dong dong~
Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Long Bai spoke, his voice sounding somewhat weary.

Creak~
The door was slowly pushed open, and Ferrion and Jon walked in.

"Lord Longbai."

Ferrion spoke softly.

"whats the matter?"

Long Bai didn't look up and replied indifferently.

"The statue in Starlight Plaza has been erected. Would you like to take a look?"

Ferrion reported to Long Bai.

Upon hearing Ferrion's words, Long Bai stopped writing and finally stood up to speak.

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

Ferrion and his companion quickly responded.

On the wide street, an inconspicuous black hovercar drove towards Starlight Plaza outside the City Lord's Mansion.

Long Bai leaned against the car window, watching the street scene flash by.

On the exterior walls of towering skyscrapers, special interviews were projected.

A short-haired, professionally dressed, and intellectual-looking female host began to speak.

"Hello everyone, I'm your host, Dani. Today, we've invited the renowned scholar, Mr. Mancoli, to speak with us about the current state of the Federation and its future development!"

"Thank you for the official invitation, and thank you all for watching. Three years have passed since the final battle, but the Federation's economy is still in crisis. That great war caused too many casualties and consumed hundreds of years of the Federation's accumulation. It will be difficult for the Federation to recover in a short period of time."

Mancoli addressed everyone.

"Mr. Mancoli, is there no other way to recover quickly?"

The host, Dani, then asked a question.

"Yes, but the chances are slim. For example, recently many researchers have boarded exploration ships to study the Forbidden God Abyss, hoping to find something or even the Federation's hero, Su Ming."

Mancoli then played a video.

In the vast sea of ​​stars, an exploration ship flew around the edge of the enormous Forbidden God Abyss.

As Long Bai watched this scene, his eyes grew increasingly somber.

After a while.

Dragon, Ferrion, and Jon arrived at Star Square.

In the center of Starlight Plaza, three statues, each a hundred meters tall, stood. The leftmost statue was of Isabella, the middle statue was of the Chairman of the Dragon String Council, and the rightmost statue was of General Su Ming.

Long Bai stood quietly in the square, raised his head and looked at Su Ming's statue. Looking at that familiar face, his expression became increasingly desolate.

Time passes little by little.

In the blink of an eye, darkness fell, and Long Bai remained standing there, quietly gazing at Su Ming's statue.

At this moment, Jon, watching this scene, whispered to Ferrion.

"Old Fei, ever since Su Ming's sacrifice, I feel that Lord Long Bai has been in a very low mood." "Sigh! More than low, he's been working non-stop in the Federal Government almost every day."

Ferrion sighed helplessly.

At this moment, Long Bai slowly turned around and looked at Ferrion and Jon.

Ferrion and Jon immediately stood up straight, their expressions becoming very serious.

"It's late, you two should go home."

Long Bai said calmly.

"Lord Longbai, let's stay here with you."

Ferrion and Jon were slightly taken aback, then replied.

"No need, it's already time to go home and rest."

Long Bai replied calmly.

Ferrion and Jon exchanged a glance, then spoke respectfully.

"Yes!"

The two then turned and left.

Long Bai stood there alone, gazing quietly at Su Ming's statue, as a gentle breeze blew by, ruffling her hair.

Late at night.

On a secluded street, Irelia, dressed in a purple lace dress, with her long hair cascading over her shoulders and a Star Tear necklace around her neck, walked into a noodle shop and sat down.

When Granny Cai saw Irelia, she immediately picked up a wooden sign that said "Closed for Business" and hung it up.

"Two bowls of clear beef noodle soup."

Irelia spoke in a low voice.

When Granny Cai saw that Irelia had ordered two more bowls, she sighed slightly and then turned to prepare them.

Soon, Grandma Cai prepared two bowls of clear beef noodle soup, placing one bowl in front of Irelia and the other beside her.

Irelia picked up her chopsticks and began to eat silently with her head down.

Grandma Cai looked at this scene with a pained expression on her face.

At that moment, a man wearing a black shirt and a smiley face mask walked over.

Grandma Cai was startled when she saw the figure approaching. The man in front of her slowly raised his finger and gestured for her to be quiet.

The man then sat down next to Irelia and spoke with a smile.

"Miss, it seems like no one's eating this bowl of clear beef noodle soup. Would you mind if I had it?"

When Irelia heard the familiar voice, her body trembled slightly, and she looked up at the man sitting next to her.

At this moment, the man in front of her slowly reached out and removed his smiling mask to reveal his face.

Looking at the boy she had longed for every night, Irelia could no longer hold back her emotions. She reached out and hugged him, her eyes moist as she spoke.

"You're back."

"Well, I'm back!"

Su Ming stroked Irelia's hair and said softly.

After a long while, Irelia slowly released her hand, raised her head and looked at Su Ming, asking in confusion.

How did you manage to survive?

"Hehe, of course it was my overwhelming strength that defeated the will of the Forbidden God Abyss!"

Su Ming looked extremely smug.

Irelia reached out and pinched Su Ming's waist, laughing as she spoke.

"Are you sure? Then why are you back now?"

"Ouch, that hurts! I'll tell you!"

Su Ming replied, wincing in pain.

"Say it!"

Irelia then released her hand and smiled at Su Ming.

"Actually, I persuaded it."

"How to convince?"

"Here's what happened. When I went in that day, I wanted to kill the God of the Forbidden Abyss. But unfortunately, it was the will of the universe, and I couldn't touch it or destroy it. I could only weaken it through self-destruction. Just as I was preparing to die a heroic death, it seemed to be afraid and chose to communicate with me. Then I had a flash of inspiration and said to the God of the Forbidden Abyss, if I died, it would be impossible for it to find a representative as excellent as me again, otherwise it wouldn't have chosen me. Moreover, the Federation is guarding outside and won't give it any chance. Why not cooperate with us?"

"cooperate?"

(End of this chapter)