3 PM.

At Manchester Square, the spatial teleportation array whose core stone pillar had been destroyed by an internal traitor has finally regained its psionic glow thanks to tireless repair efforts.

On the teleportation plaza, the survivors of the Ironspine Legion are gathering.

The wind whipped up the tattered black battle flag, making a fluttering sound.

Standing in the crowd, Lin Hui couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

When they arrived, the five squadrons of the Iron Spine Battle Group were a formidable sight, their armor as thick as a forest.

Now, less than three-fifths of the original force remains standing here. Two-fifths of the soldiers are forever buried beneath the scorched earth of Manchester.

If it weren't for Lin Hui's heroic efforts, the casualty figures for this unit would have been even more shocking.

Commander Armand saluted the crowd, then looked at Lin Hui, Karen, and Reno: "Once Manchester City is rebuilt, you must come back here. I, Armand, will treat you to the strongest liquor in Manchester!"

"Definitely." Lin Hui and the other two smiled slightly.

"Everyone, prepare to teleport!" Arman stood on the high platform, his voice low and hoarse.

With the transmission command issued.

"Buzz—!"

The blue light from the teleportation array shot into the sky, and a strong sense of weightlessness enveloped everyone once again.

......

When his vision cleared again, Lin Hui found himself standing on the familiar, solid bluestone slabs of Iron Spine City.

"Welcome home, heroes of the Ironspine Legion!"

The moment I opened my eyes, a loud, bell-like voice echoed across the teleportation plaza.

Lin Hui looked up.

Valerian, the Ironspine City Warband Commander, stood outside the teleportation array, dressed in a majestic commander's coat, to greet them.

Valerian exclaimed admiringly, "Brother Lin, you've really surprised me! Cullen told me everything you did in Manchester City! Catching a warship with one hand, and retrieving a statue with the other! You're truly amazing!"

Lin Hui smiled, but his gaze swept over the dozen or so unfamiliar figures behind Valerian without making a sound.

Some of these people were dressed in ordinary civilian clothes, while others wore tactical cloaks, but without exception, they all exuded extremely terrifying psionic energy fluctuations—they were all at least Rank 7 or higher high-level psionicists!

The moment Lin Hui appeared, all the eyes of the dozen or so people fell on him, their gazes filled with scrutiny, curiosity, and even a hint of barely perceptible awe.

Seeing this scene, Lin Hui immediately recalled what War Marshal Leonard had said: in order to protect him, the Empire had dispatched a group of absolutely reliable experts to Ironspine City.

Lin Hui said half-jokingly, "With so many people watching me, I won't even have any personal freedom when I go to the toilet anymore, will I?"

Valerian laughed heartily, leaned closer to Lin Hui, and whispered:

"Brother Lin, don't worry. They're standing here today just to recognize the face and know what the person they're protecting looks like."

"Once they disperse, they'll break up into smaller groups and hide in various shadowy spots throughout Ironspine City. Unless the Eldar invade, they won't disturb your daily life!"

Lin Hui nodded knowingly.

Valery paused for a moment, then took out a spatial ring from his pocket and solemnly handed it to Lin Hui.

"Brother Lin, this is from the City Lord of Star Shield City. Lady Elena sent this to you last night through an urgent, encrypted transmission channel."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hui's eyes lit up instantly, and he accepted the ring without any hesitation.

He probed it with his mental energy and scanned it.

Good guy!

Elena is quite efficient!

The ring is about 10,000 cubic meters in size, and the materials Lin Hui needs are neatly stacked inside.

3 Large Fuel Plasma Flight Engine Blueprints, 3000 units of Super Alloy, 2 Advanced Void Shield Blueprints, 3000 sets of High-Precision Electronic Components, and 10 Tier 9 Vehicle Upgrade Blueprints!

What surprised Lin Hui the most was the 50 [Advanced Starlight Stones] that shone with dazzling light!

"Damn, they're really rich!" Lin Hui thought to himself, secretly regretting that he hadn't asked for more; he should have asked for 500 high-grade star stones.

Ugh!

I softened at the time!

I'm still too kind!

"With these, we have enough core components and magic resistance materials. Now, all we need to upgrade the RV to level 10 is metal!"

Valerian, seeing that the goods had been delivered, patted Lin Hui on the shoulder:

"Brother Lin, go back to camp and rest well. Ironridge City is your strongest support!"

"Thank you, Commander."

After Valerian left with a group of high-ranking psionicists.

The players who had been waiting outside the teleportation array for a long time immediately surged forward like a tide.

Leading the way were Li Long, driving an 8-level heavy missile launcher, and Chu Fei, driving an 8-level giant tunnel boring machine.

These two players performed exceptionally well in the support battle for Manchester City, and are among the few skilled players in the player community, besides Lu Ge, who dare to fight head-on on the front lines.

"Brother Lin!" Chu Fei and his companion rubbed their hands together and approached. "I heard you have access to level 6 superalloy? I wonder if you're still selling it?"

During the Battle of Manchester, the cutterhead of his tunnel boring machine was completely destroyed while cutting through the advanced living metal of the Eldar.

After seeing Lin Hui's RV withstand the attack of the pyramid turret on the battlefield, he dreamed of upgrading his weapon to level 6 super alloy.

Although the Lin brothers' RV was eventually destroyed by the main gun of the warship, it was the main gun! They had reason to be proud!

Lin Hui looked at their expectant eyes and laughed heartily:

"Sell! Of course we sell! We're all on the same side, so the price is as fair as before! One mid-grade Starstone, or ten low-grade Starstones, for one unit of super alloy."

Chu Fei was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Great! Brother Lin is truly righteous! I'll take it!"

As he spoke, he quickly took out a spatial ring and pulled out a bunch of starlight stones.

"I got a B rating in this Manchester City campaign, which rewarded me with a lot of Starstones. I'll offer 15 Intermediate Starstones and 50 Basic Starstones in exchange for 20 units of Super Alloy!"

Old Li, not to be outdone, chimed in, "I'll also get 20 units of super alloy! I can't lose to Chu Fei!!"

Seeing the Starstones handed over by the two, Lin Hui accepted them without hesitation. He then retrieved the corresponding amount of Super Alloy from his alternate dimension and completed the transaction on the spot.

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