Chapter 154 Return

Accompanied by a jolt, the small escort vessel's anti-gravity system activated, and the ship began to ascend.

The aft thrusters ignited, and the entire vessel shot towards the sky.

Gelorui piloted his IV-generation bio-mech, following close behind without a word.

Inside the escort ship's medical bay, Sperde said to Su Mo, "The escort ship is returning. In at most an hour, we can be back on the Black Obsidian, and then you can receive the best treatment."

"I'm fine. Sir Sperde, did we win? Are the others okay?"

Su Mo asked weakly. The first half of his question was somewhat rhetorical; what he really wanted to know was the second half.

Upon hearing Su Mo's inquiry, a complicated look appeared on Sperde's stern face. He said to Su Mo, "Strictly speaking, we didn't win. We lost quite thoroughly. But in reality, we were very fortunate. An unknown presence entered the battlefield and wiped out the enemy, so we achieved victory. As for the others, you don't need to worry. Qian Chengxue, Xiulis, and the others are all right, but due to the high-intensity piloting of the IV-generation bio-mechs, their bodies have been contaminated to some extent and are currently undergoing treatment."

Su Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"That's good."

Sperde shook his head and said, "It's not all good. Many of our compatriots sacrificed themselves. The number of casualties cannot be accurately counted at this point. But initial estimates suggest it will be the highest in history. But none of that matters. Their sacrifices were not in vain. These resources are ours now!"

"Mm."

Su Mo replied somewhat silently.

Seeing that Su Mo wasn't very enthusiastic, Sperde comforted him, "People always look forward. Go back and take good care of your injuries! Once you're healed, there's a surprise waiting for you."

"Thank you! Sir Sperde."

Su Mo didn't take it to heart. He was a bit saddened at the moment. Although Sperde hadn't said it explicitly, Su Mo could roughly guess that too many people had been sacrificed.

.......

Several days later, Su Mo lay in a private room, with the most advanced treatment equipment beside his bed.

A highly experienced senior physician was instructing the physician beside him on some treatment matters.

Lan Xi was among them, listening quietly to the instructions.

"Every hour, Officer Su Mo must be tested for contamination. If the contamination level rebounds, it must be reported immediately."

"Yes!"

The physicians present responded in unison.

Feeling much better, Su Mo asked, "Doctor, may I ask you something?"

"Please, Officer Su Mo."

The leading senior physician replied very politely.

"When will I be able to leave the hospital?"

"Officer Su Mo, your top priority now is not to worry about that, but to rest quietly and recover. What if you accidentally leave some hidden problems behind..."

The leading senior physician earnestly advised Su Mo.

Su Mo felt a headache coming on and could only nod repeatedly.

"Okay..."

Lan Xi, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but chuckle at this scene. She rarely saw Su Mo so embarrassed.

Before long, the senior physician left, and Lan Xi no longer had to hold back. She smiled and said, "My mentor is very strict. She won't let you leave the hospital until your body has fully recovered, not even a mention of it."

"I understand."

Su Mo replied listlessly.

"Also, your current physical condition isn't good for going out. The Black Obsidian is undergoing urgent maintenance, the outside is a mess, and I heard the higher-ups are discussing some important matters."

"Discussing some matters?"

Su Mo was slightly stunned.

"I'm not sure of the specifics. I heard it's about the division of resources. But I also have to tell you that the entrance to our hospital is almost blocked by people wanting to visit you. Over five hundred people have applied to see you, but they've all been rejected by my mentor."

Lan Xi said to Su Mo.

Hearing that so many people wanted to see him, Su Mo immediately had a bad feeling, as if history was repeating itself.

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Inside a special conference room on the Black Obsidian.

Bei Luo, along with a group of key personnel and Sperde and others, gathered together.

Everyone took their seats, each with a joyful expression, a change from their previous dejection.

Li Ruiqi took the lead and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the only reason Madam Bei Luo has called you here today is to divide the spoils of war and resources. Although it's a bit rushed, I think everyone should be eager, right?"

"That's right, we risked our lives for this moment."

Bei Luo generously admitted.

"Then I'll briefly explain the current situation. We have a total of four Level 2 resource stars, one Level 3 resource star, the wreckage of a fallen Level 5 warship, the wreckage of a fallen pseudo-V-generation mech, a living insectoid king, and other spoils of war in small quantities."

Li Ruiqi precisely listed all the most valuable spoils of war.

Bei Luo's expression gradually turned serious. As the saying goes, wealth moves people's hearts.

Throughout history, there have been many people who shared joys and sorrows, but when it came to dividing the spoils, many turned against each other and became enemies.

But even so, the benefits that should be fought for must still be fought for.

Bei Luo said with a smile, "Sir Li Ruiqi, the insectoid king was agreed upon beforehand. And we also used the Titan's Spear, so there shouldn't be any dispute about that, right?"

Li Ruiqi smiled and replied, "Madam Bei Luo, you're right. Being able to capture the insectoid king was largely thanks to your Titan's Spear. But in restraining the insectoid king and in the subsequent battle, didn't our people also put in a lot of effort? Although the final enemy wasn't defeated by us."

The two looked at each other.

The entire conference room immediately fell silent.

Sperde, Oglus, and the others all held their breaths, and no one spoke.

Before coming, they had already told Li Ruiqi all their bottom lines, and one person would negotiate to avoid disputes when the spoils weren't divided evenly later, leaving no room for reconciliation.

Li Ruiqi smiled and broke the silence. He said to Bei Luo, "Madam Bei Luo, I think our previous cooperation in battle can be said to have been very tacit and we've shed blood together. I think we should maintain a fair principle in the allocation of benefits, so that no one will feel uncomfortable. And we are allies, and there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future. How can we have unpleasantness because of these small things in front of us? Indeed, the benefits before us are indeed very big, but compared to the future, they are nothing. Don't you agree?"

"Sir Li Ruiqi is right, the future is long and we will cooperate again. How can we ruin our friendship for these little benefits? It's very rare to meet an ally who can fight side by side in this day and age."

Bei Luo replied with a smile.

"Bei Luo is indeed reasonable. I have a proposal here, Madam Bei Luo, you can take a look."

Li Ruiqi said with a smile.

"Please."

Bei Luo wasn't surprised at all. Li Ruiqi and the others must have been prepared long ago.

"The insectoid king naturally belongs to you, Madam Bei Luo, after all, that's what was agreed upon at the beginning. But you've also seen that our people did risk their lives in this battle and restrained the most enemies. Therefore, they put in relatively more effort, so I think the wreckage of that pseudo-V-generation mech should belong to us. As for the wreckage of that Level 5 warship, we'll divide it in half, including the four Level 2 resource stars we have recorded. The two on the left will belong to us, and the two on the right will belong to you. The Level 3 resource star will be divided in half from the middle! What do you think of this distribution method?"

Li Ruiqi put forward a specific plan for the division.

Bei Luo carefully calculated for a while, raised her head, and said with a smile, "No problem, the Federation is indeed fair!"

Hearing Bei Luo's words, everyone present showed a smile.

Sperde and Oglus also stood up and extended their hands to Bei Luo, "The Kingdom of Yanas is also very generous. Then we'll reach an agreement. Let's shake hands for our happy cooperation!"

"Okay!"

Bei Luo responded with a smile.

......

Outside the conference room's restricted area, representatives of the various forces were gathered here.

"Why haven't they finished discussing? I'm getting anxious. It's just dividing a cake."

"Damn, do you think it's cabbage? Every bit of resource is precious. It's not so easy to come to an agreement. To put it bluntly, as long as they can come to an agreement, don't have any conflicts."

"That's true, it wasn't easy to win."

"But speaking of which, who was the weapon that appeared at the end?"

"What weapon? It may be just a creature. But no one can say for sure."

"Yes! That combat power was really terrifying. Fortunately, it wasn't targeting us, otherwise I feel like we wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth."

"That's for sure. It just went 'swoosh', and all the enemies went 'pop, pop', they all exploded, it was so cool."

"But it's strange, why did that guy help us?"

"I heard a rumor that someone overheard a message from the higher-ups. It means that the weapon may be from the City of Star Ring, and the force that attacked us may have been targeted by the City of Star Ring."

"That makes sense. Apart from the City of Star Ring, who has such strong skills."

"Forget it, why bother with that? The top priority now is the distribution of resources."

"This is really the last chance. We must seize the opportunity, dig it all up and go home to enjoy life."

"Yes! Just thinking about it is exciting."

......

Just as everyone was anxiously looking forward to it, Karinsha walked out from inside, and she said to all the anxious people waiting.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Suddenly, everyone in the room calmed down.

Karinsha said, "Sir Sperde has ordered, everyone, disperse. The Federation has reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Yanas, and the resources have been divided. As for our internal resource allocation, it will be discussed internally. At that time, it will be allocated to the designated meritorious personnel according to their merits. Everyone, don't gather here, just go back and wait for the news quietly."

Hearing Karinsha's words, everyone present looked sad, and many people slapped their thighs.

"It's over, this time it's going to be allocated to people with meritorious service, then isn't the military going to take the lion's share! We extras have no chance."

"Okay, it's not strange that you have no chance. When we were escaping at the time, I saw you running the fastest."

"What do you mean I ran the fastest? It was Li Ruiqi's ship that gave the order to evacuate, okay. I also wanted to fight to the death, but the key is that I have to obey the order."

"......"

.....

In the crowd, Zhang Hao excitedly said to Sun Duoxiang.

"Brother Sun, if it is allocated according to merit, then Su Mo must have a share."

"Nonsense, of course he has a share, it's just a question of how much or how little."

Sun Duoxiang said excitedly.

"Then let's go find Boss Su Mo."

Zhang Hao said a little impatiently.

"Do you think I don't want to? I've been to the hospital several times, but I've been blocked back. Forget it, let's wait for Boss to be discharged from the hospital."

Sun Duoxiang said helplessly.

.......

At night, in a very quiet room.

Li Ruiqi, Sperde, and Oglus were gathered together.

In front of them, on the table, was a piece of white paper, filled with the names of all the meritorious people. These people were also divided into two categories, one was those who had been sacrificed, and the other was those who were still alive.

"I mean, anyone who is killed in battle will be given equal star coin compensation directly, and resources will not be allocated. This will avoid problems and be easier to supervise. We cannot let our dead brothers feel cold."

Li Ruiqi suggested.

Oglus and Sperde thought about it for a while, and also felt that it was feasible, so they said, "Feasible."

"As for the wreckage of the Level 5 warship and the pseudo-V-level mech wreckage, there is nothing to argue about, they will directly belong to the Federation, that is, they will be confiscated."

"No problem."

"In addition, I have already asked Zhang Wei and others to start trying to repair that pseudo-V-generation mech. If we are lucky, the Federation may have its own strongest single-soldier weapon in the future."

Li Ruiqi was a little excited when he said this.

"Very good! It's just such a powerful weapon, who will drive it then?"

Oglus pondered for a while and said.

"It can be given to Su Mo."

Sperde suggested.

"Su Mo is strong, but this is a pseudo-V-generation mech."

Oglus's expression was a little unnatural.

"I forgot to tell you something, didn't Su Mo lead away six IV-type insects?"

Sperde said.

"We know this, this kid is really brave, it's lucky that he was able to survive."

Oglus replied in confusion.

"Su Mo killed those six IV-type insects at the cost of serious injuries."

Sperde replied coldly.

Hearing Sperde's words, Li Ruiqi and Oglus were a little shocked.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Do you think I would joke about this? I ask you, which of the Federation's existing top combat forces can do this?"

Sperde made no secret of his approval of Su Mo.

Oglus and Li Ruiqi looked at each other and shook their heads with a wry smile, "Impossible, I estimate that even if we old bones personally went to the battlefield, we wouldn't be able to achieve such good results. That kid really knows how to give people surprises."

"So we think that if this pseudo-V-generation mech can really be repaired, it has to be Su Mo, I'm saying this from the perspective of the Federation."

Sperde said solemnly.

"Let's talk about this later, after all, whether it can be repaired is still a problem, our top priority now is to discuss the distribution of resources."

Oglus quickly laughed and prevaricated.

Sperde and Li Ruiqi didn't say anything more after hearing this. It was indeed a bit early to discuss it now, that disguised V-generation mech was so badly damaged, whether it could be repaired was still a question.

Li Ruiqi sorted out his thoughts and said, "I have an idea, the rewards for all the major contributors will be divided from the Level 2 resource stars, even if we give a little more, it doesn't matter, we should try to preserve the Level 3 resource stars as much as possible. This part is for the Federation to eat, I know that everyone is under great pressure, but there is still one thing to say, the reason why all the major forces can unite is because the Federation is strong enough. After all, the Federation is the foundation of everything, if the Federation loses its absolute advantage, what will be the result, you should be clear."

Sperde and Oglus looked at each other and then asked.

"Is this your intention, or the intention of Long Ming, the Speaker of the House."

"Long Ming, the Speaker of the House."

Li Ruiqi replied in a deep voice. He had contacted Long Ming, the Speaker of the House a while ago.

Oglus hesitated for a while and said, "It's okay to do this, but some of the top combat forces have made great contributions, so we can't still divide from the Level 2 resource stars."

"Master Long Ming means to preserve the resources of the Level 3 resource stars as much as possible. Some people who have made special contributions should still divide from the Level 3 resource stars. It doesn't matter, after all, it won't divide too much out."

Li Ruiqi explained with a smile, everything still has to have a limit, it's not good to kill it with one blow.

"Mm."

Oglus and Sperde's expressions softened after hearing this.

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Late at night, Su Mo was lying on the hospital bed, bored to death.

He stretched his waist and chatted with the Falsified Creator·Devourer: "I don't know how long it will take to leave the hospital. I feel almost better."

"That's just your wishful thinking, your injuries look like they're healed, but they're not healed much at all. You continuously erupted the IV-generation bio-mech·Gluttony at a high intensity, and fought with super-fit, your body has been seriously contaminated, those contaminations are the real clinging tarsus."

"Uh, I've been injected with the V-type gene potion, so I should be fine, right?"

Su Mo replied a little embarrassedly.

"You have been injected with the V-type gene potion, but that only means that your physique and resistance are stronger than others, it doesn't mean that you can ignore contamination. And to put it bluntly, your species' gene sequence is the worst existence, and the foundation is very weak. Although you have been injected with gene potions to improve it, gene potions also have a transition period, it's not that you'll completely transform as soon as you inject it. This requires you to train yourself and strengthen your combat to maximize the limit of gene potions. So you better not be careless, otherwise it will be too late to regret it."

Falsified Creator·Devourer explained to Su Mo.

"No way? Is it that serious?"

Su Mo was also very surprised when he heard this for the first time.

"It's that serious, even those masters I mentioned to you, they can't completely ignore contamination. Under long-term battles, contamination will erode them little by little, and in the end, there will be no shortage of top heroes who die on this. If you want to get power beyond the ordinary, you have to pay the price."

Falsified Creator·Devourer replied coldly, it was not in the mood to scare Su Mo. Its previous master was the best lesson from the past.

Su Mo also shuddered when he heard this.

"Then will I be okay?"

"It's okay for the time being, at most there will be some sequelae."

"What sequelae?"

Su Mo asked with a frown.

"That is, your next generation may have problems, it's hard to say exactly."

Falsified Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

Su Mo touched his forehead and didn't know what to say. This was simply terrible.

"Then what should I do?"

"Minimize driving IV-generation bio-mechs, don't drive them unless it's absolutely necessary."

Falsified Creator·Devourer said to Su Mo.

"Is there no other way? Can't I just be a stay-at-home guy every day."

Su Mo asked helplessly.

"Yes, that is to drive pure mechanical mechs, pure mechanical mechs have no side effects, and the weapon performance is stable. Of course, pure mechanical weapons are not without shortcomings, their fabrication is expensive, and the maintenance cost is very high. At the same time, when fighting, once they are damaged, don't think about being able to burst out on the spot. In addition, under the same level, the performance of bio-mechs in all aspects crushes pure mechanical mechs."

Falsified Creator·Devourer replied in a deep voice.

"Hey, I understand, that is to say, poor people play bio-mechs, and rich people play pure mechanical mechs?"

Su Mo said with a wry smile.

"If you think so, then you are stupid. In the historical trend, countless wars have proven that nine out of ten heroes standing at the peak drive bio-form mechs. And the training difficulty of bio-mech pilots is also super high, it is a hundred times more difficult than training a mechanical mech pilot of the corresponding level."

Falsified Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"I understand, by the way, Falsified Creator·Devourer, how much energy do you have left?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

Falsified Creator·Devourer said indifferently: "Originally, it was charged to twenty-eight percent, but after that battle, it dropped directly to twenty percent, barely not breaking the warning line."

Su Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Wow, there is still twenty percent of the energy, that is to say, I can still fight a few times.

Falsified Creator·Devourer seemed to see through Su Mo's mind and warned coldly.

"I will not take action when the benefits and expenses are not proportional."

Su Mo coughed.

"I know."

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In an office in the K area.

Mai Han's entire face was gloomy and terrifying, and white spots appeared all over his body.

He slammed his fist **** on the table, and cracks appeared on the entire table, which was still when he restrained his strength.

It was clear that everything was about to be settled, but at the last moment, an uninvited guest appeared.

When he thought of that existence that seemed to be a creature and a mech, Mai Han shuddered subconsciously.

He shook his head. Although he hated that guy very much, if he really ran into that monster, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

Now, Larawi must be unreliable in the short term.

Fortunately, he was cautious to the end, and he didn't expose himself even when the Black Obsidian was about to lose.

But now Mai Han's situation is getting worse and worse.

Now the Federation and the Kingdom of Yanas will definitely vigorously excavate the resources here next. They will repair the warships and weapons as quickly as possible. When the resources are almost mined, it will be time to return.

During this period of time, no matter what he does, he probably won't be able to make any waves.

What he needs to do now is to hide his identity as much as possible.

He can't let people find out that he is abnormal, and he has to lie dormant again and wait for an opportunity.

Of course, Mai Han hadn't thought about running away while taking advantage of the war, but he was not reconciled.

He doesn't want to be a stray dog. He finally came to the Great Interstellar Era, and he wants to become the ruler, he wants to be immortal.

No one can stop him, even Larawi is just a springboard for him.

If this springboard is unreliable, then he doesn't mind changing the springboard.

Thinking of this, Mai Han showed a terrifying smile.

ps: Starting tomorrow, I will resume five updates a day, recently I have been busy cooperating with epidemic prevention, please understand.