The Last Sentinel

Thunder roared, and rain fell like pearls.

Under the rainy night, the government office lay prostrate like a beast, with dark clouds bursting open overhead and thunder shattering.

"Who dares to break into the residence of the Commander of the Eastern Depot at night!"

"I am Lu Jianxing, a centurion of the Western Garrison Command, and I have important news to report!"

"Is it appropriate for the mechanical imperial guards of the Western Depot to come to the Eastern Depot, where we live people are gathered, instead of reporting to the Western Depot?"

"I have a video and a person here. Please send the video to the commander first. The commander will surely be interested in this person."

"For the sake of old friends, wait here for a while!"

Rain fell like a string of pearls, and soon after, thunder roared above the commander's residence, and countless guards emerged.

"The Commander is already waiting for you at the armory!"

The three Lu brothers led Ye Feng quickly into the mansion and headed straight for the West Factory's armory.

From the outside, the armory looks like an ordinary three-section warehouse, but once you push open the door, you will find that the space inside is extremely large, hundreds of meters high, and its length and width are hard to see the end. There are also visible steel bridges, energy pipes and flying robots.

The three Lu brothers stared in astonishment at the enormous armory, completely dumbfounded.

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary three-section small room, but once you step inside, it feels like you've entered a terrifying secret realm.

The Eastern Depot and Embroidered Uniform Guard leading the way boasted smugly, "Everyone says that your Western Depot's mechanical advancement and Embroidered Uniform Guard technology are unparalleled in the empire, and your combat power is incomparable. But what you don't know is that the Eastern, Western, and North Depots are all renowned for a reason. Our Eastern Depot's specialty is spatial folding technology. The spatial folding technology used in this armory isn't the latest technology, but it's enough to shock you."

Lu Jianxing asked, "Did the Commander have any questions after watching the video?"

The Eastern Depot's Imperial Guards said, "A video recording doesn't prove anything. The key is the person. Only by seeing the person can you decide your reward! Similarly, if the person you give is different from the video, the punishment will be just as severe."

Lu Jianxing replied, "Understood."

The group moved forward, with Jin Yichuan and Shen Lian carrying a box covered in black cloth, following closely behind.

Before long, deep within the armory, a massive dark hall appeared before them. The entire hall was carved from obsidian with starlight and dark light, with the steps, tiger statue, and plaque all integrated into one piece!

Even in the vast and desolate universe, this obsidian is an extremely precious existence. Its information security and elemental isolation effects are excellent. Here, this particular stone is a hundred meters high, with its center hollowed out and built into a mansion, demonstrating the immense power and wealth of its owner.

"stop!"

"Just let Lu Jianxing go in alone."

"The other two junior officers will stand outside."

Jin Yichuan was somewhat unconvinced, but Shen Lian patted him on the shoulder and pulled him to stand to one side.

Lu Jianxing stepped into the Black Hall. The interior was deep and dark, with poor lighting and a temperature close to freezing. Visible pale cold air permeated the air.

Lu Jianxing carried the box to the center of the Black Palace.

A deep, bubbly voice, both feminine and alluring yet not effeminate, came from behind: "The last time the Western Depot's Embroidered Uniform Guards came to see me was on the ancestral planet. At that time, I was the head of the Western Depot. In the blink of an eye, everything has changed, and the head of the Western Depot has become the head of the Eastern Depot."

Lu Jianxing knelt down respectfully and said, "Your subordinate Lu Jianxing greets Commander."

The next moment, a silent ripple spread out from Lu Jianxing's body.

When Lu Jianxing looked up again, he found himself unknowingly in a corner of the palace, at least a hundred meters away from where he had been before.

Is this the legendary supernatural skill of Yu Huatian, "Shifting Stars"?

Lu Jianxing's eyes narrowed, and he secretly thought that the commander was not to be underestimated.

A soft, bubbly voice echoed, "Connect him to the arsenal's energy module! I want to see what kind of guy can consume two energy modules in a row, and at one percent of the energy storage."

The box was opened, and inside the energy conversion furnace, Ye Feng, wearing only a pair of shorts, radiated a pale glow.

Several dark figures appeared around the black box, and energy valves were connected around the furnace.

In an instant, visible streaks of purple-white lightning spread around the energy transmission pipeline, accompanied by the sound of a mechanical AI.

"Energy input frequency at full capacity, 100%!"

"Current energy input efficiency: one standard unit module per second."

"Current energy element type: Nitrogen alloy energy metal flow."

"Conversion rate 99.9999%!"

"Target energy storage rate within the body: 1%! 1%! 1%..."

The deep-voiced man chuckled softly, "This is hilarious, absolutely hilarious."

"With a metal energy flow of one standard unit module per second, and a conversion rate of 6.9%, it can maintain an almost unchanged energy storage rate."

"This human is less a human and more a colossal cosmic beast disguised as a human!"

Hearing this, Lu Jianxing breathed a sigh of relief. "My lord, I..."

Yu Huatian said, "I am fair in my actions, and clear in my gratitude and resentment. You have provided me with such a treasure to transform into a warrior, so I will naturally not treat you unfairly. At the end of this year, at the Ming Dynasty Court Assembly, I will recommend you to be the deputy commander of the Southern Garrison."

In the Ming Dynasty, a deputy commander of a thousand households was equivalent to a quasi-commander of a thousand households. As long as one did not make any mistakes during the deputy commander of a thousand households position, then a promotion to commander of a thousand households was a certainty.

This favor was like a windfall for Lu Jianxing.

He was able to become a centurion entirely thanks to the blessings of his ancestors. As for a thousand-household commander, he had never even considered it. He never expected that Yu Huatian would appoint him to that position with just a few words!

Most importantly, Yu Huatian resolved his worries by transferring himself from the West Depot to the South Depot.

In this way, no one will investigate or punish my current act of betrayal.

Lu Jianxing kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you so much for your promotion, sir! Thank you so much for your kindness! But I still have two brothers..."

Yu Huatian said, "After you join the Southern Depot, they will become centurions."

Lu Jianxing was filled with excitement. "Thank you, sir! Please close your eyes."

Yu Huatian said, "Draw your sword. My cultivation level doesn't require me to close my eyes."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Jianxing suddenly drew his sword, then swiftly sheathed it in front of his own face.

This time, Lu Jianxing drew his sword with his eyes open, which meant that his memories had been completely severed and disappeared.

"Send Commander Lu away!"

"yes!"

Lu Jianxing was carried away by the Eastern Depot's Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Above the vast black hall, a figure strolled down the steps, exuding elegance and charm with every flick of his sleeve.

He slowly circled Ye Feng inside the energy capsule, as if he had discovered the most perfect treasure. With an appreciative gaze, he kept sighing, "Back then, when I came to the Ming Dynasty from my ancestral star, I met a strange man. That man left me a divination, saying that if I could tell whether the Dragon Gate Flying Armor was true or false, I would know."

"I've never understood what this divination means."

"Only after seeing it today do I understand why."

"Flying armor, the flyer, ascension, armor, machinery."

"Flying armor is mechanical ascension."

"Longmen is a treasure trove of energy."

"The Ascending Mech and the Treasure Land Energy, combined into one, will allow one to know one's destiny."

"Haha! Absorb it, wash your hands vigorously!"

"Don't feel sorry for me; the energy I control is beyond the imagination of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Sometimes, I even feel anxious about having too much energy under my control."

"It would be very embarrassing if people knew that the national treasury wasn't as rich as my arsenal."

"Hahaha!"

Yu Huatian left triumphantly.

Ye Feng, inside the conversion pod, overheard this and thought to himself, "Idol, you said it! You said it yourself! Since that's the case, then I won't hold back. I'll eat my fill and show you what it's like to have a mouse fall into a rice jar, a weasel fall into a chicken coop, or Ximen Qing enter a land of women..."