244: Chapter 244 You have entered the ten times gravity zone! You are accelerating for takeoff!

Su Ming memorized the coordinates of the Abyss of Heavy Prison and downloaded the data into his military terminal.

He casually set a 7 AM reminder on his desktop.

He originally wanted to plan the use of his mass points after his fourth life form, but his eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

What a day!

First a few hundred spiders, then tanking a Tier 8 Forbidden Spell, and then fighting a Tier 9 Zhou Kui...

His body was fine, but the mental exhaustion was unavoidable.

After all that, there was counting loot, signing documents, recruiting employees, and looking at houses.

For an eighteen-year-old, he was working the workload of a listed company chairman!

"Being a leader isn't easy..."

Su Ming felt that his last few days had been too fulfilling!

That guy "Fat Tiger" really wanted to work him to death!

He couldn't get a moment of rest!

He leaned back against the chair in a huff, feeling his eyelids growing heavier... and just like that, he fell asleep.

sinking star slid from his shoulder, forming a silver-gray film.

The study lights went out, leaving only the green indicator light on the bottom right of the terminal still glowing.

...

Just as dawn was breaking, Ye Xiao, sporting dark circles under his eyes, was excitedly practicing Thunder Flash Instant Step in the living room.

He kept bumping into corners, drawing a polite but helpless gaze from the butler, Zhou Fu.

"Brother Ming! Morning!"

Seeing Su Ming walk out of the room, Ye Xiao dashed over with an instant step, almost failing to brake in time.

"Where are we going to stock up today? Take me with you?"

Su Ming glanced at him; this kid had plenty of energy.

"You?"

He sized Ye Xiao up.

"That little bit of thunder of yours barely tickles me anymore. Stay put and build a solid foundation."

"Don't let it be that when the Meteor Special Task Force goes out, the captain hasn't even made a move yet, and the team member gets insta-killed by a grunt. I can't afford to lose face like that."

Ye Xiao's face fell instantly.

"Brother Ming, just because you aren't human doesn't mean you should think we are all trash..."

Su Ming ignored his chatter.

"When is the auction Young Master Gu Lingfeng mentioned?"

"Next month, about ten days away."

"That gives us time."

Su Ming nodded, "Cultivate here for these few days. Don't go out and cause trouble."

"If there are any Thunder Element Materials suitable for you at the auction, I'll snatch them up for you."

Ye Xiao's eyes widened instantly. One second he was wilted, the next he was fully revived.

He lunged forward, trying to hug his leg again, but was disdainfully blocked by Su Ming's toe.

"Foster Father!"

Ye Xiao's voice was filled with sorrowful excitement, carrying a desperate resolve, "You are my own foster father!"

Su Ming's mouth twitched; he couldn't be bothered to correct him.

With a thought, he summoned the System butler in his mind: "System, what was the count of the Shadow Demon Spiders from yesterday?"

[Replying to the host, the count is complete. 822 Tier 4 Shadow Demon Spiders, 148 Tier 5 Shadow Demon Spiders, 50 Tier 6 Shadow Demon Spiders, totaling 1,020.]

When counting the loot, Su Ming had confirmed with his gravity perception that Ye Xiao and Young Master Gu Lingfeng had not privately kept even a single one while collecting the corpses.

Although the mass points of a few Magic Spiders were not worth mentioning to him, the fact that these two kids didn't have crooked intentions was worth commending.

Passing the character test is the foundation of becoming a "partner"!

It seems the team's benefits policy can be slightly improved in the future.

"I'm going out for a while!"

"You can have Young Master Gu Lingfeng come over for sparring, just be careful not to tear the house down."

After breakfast, Su Ming didn't delay any further.

The thunder fighter jet rose from the rooftop, passing through the civil aviation lanes above Zhennan City.

After the Meteor badge completed the identity verification, three flight paths ahead were cleared simultaneously.

The fighter jet accelerated, dived into the clouds, and disappeared!

...

Twenty minutes later.

1,700 kilometers south of Zhennan City, on the edge of the Southern Border's Hundred Thousand Mountains.

A thunder fighter jet cut through the morning mist and hovered precisely in front of a military outpost surrounded by high-strength alloy nets and Source Energy sentry towers.

The cabin door opened, and Su Ming's figure appeared on the gangway.

As soon as he landed, two soldiers holding Source Energy rifles stepped forward immediately, crossing their weapons to block his path.

"Military restricted area, no approaching!"

A burly, middle-aged officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on his shoulder walked over quickly, his face serious.

The Lieutenant Colonel raised his hand in a salute.

"Station Chief of Outpost No. 3 of the Abyss of Heavy Prison, Station Chief Xu Zheng."

A salute is a salute, but he didn't let him pass immediately.

"This is the front-line outpost of the Federal S-Class Forbidden Ground [Abyss of Heavy Prison]. According to the Southern Military Region's Forbidden Ground management regulations, no one is allowed to enter without special permission."

He glanced at Su Ming's attire, judging that he was likely a young officer from some military region out for training.

"Do you have a mission authorization document?"

Su Ming didn't speak, just pulled that Meteor badge from his pocket.

The dark gold badge was unremarkable in the morning light, but when the Lieutenant Colonel's gaze touched those three flame tails, his hand froze in mid-air.

"This is..."

He immediately signaled the technical soldier behind him to bring a portable scanner.

The scanning beam swept over the badge.

No alarm.

The information that popped up on the screen made this veteran, who had guarded the Southern Border Forbidden Ground for eleven years, feel a chill run down the back of his neck.

[Identity verification passed.]

[Name: Su Ming]

[Rank: Major General]

[Position: federal special investigation envoy (Meteor)]

[Identity File: SS-Class Top Secret.]

[Abyss of Heavy Prison Access Authorization: S-Class.]

[Review Status: No approval required, may proceed immediately.]

[Warning: No unit may block this holder using conventional confidentiality regulations.]

The technical soldier's hand holding the scanner was shaking.

The Station Chief stared fixedly at the words "Major General" and "SS" clearance on the screen.

Major General?

This young man in front of him who looked at most eighteen... was a Major General?!

He subconsciously blinked twice and looked at it again.

The military seal, the joint electronic signature of the three Marshals.

It couldn't be faked at all.

But... what the hell kind of position is a federal special investigation envoy?

Why would a young man's identity file be listed as SS-Class Top Secret?

The Station Chief's Adam's apple bobbed.

His face, which had been serious and stern just a moment ago, was now filled with shock.

Station Chief Xu Zheng suddenly snapped out of it and returned the badge to Su Ming with both hands.

His heels clicked together, his back straightened, and he gave Su Ming an impeccably standard military salute.

"Chief... Greetings, Chief!"

The few soldiers around also reacted, quickly putting away their weapons, standing straight as ramrods, with cold sweat running down their temples.

Su Ming looked at him, just calmly nodded, and took back the badge.

"Can I go in now?"

"Identity verification passed! Opening the channel for you immediately!"

The Station Chief didn't hesitate at all, turning and shouting at the control room, "Open the A1 highest-level access gate! Hurry!"

The two alloy gates behind him began to rise, the sound of grinding gears drowning out the wind.

Behind the gate was a passage extending into the mountain's belly, with a gray film floating at the end.

That was the entrance to the Abyss of Heavy Prison.

Station Chief Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment, then caught up two steps.

"Chief, the gravity field inside hasn't been very stable lately."

"The outer baseline gravity has risen from 8x to 10x, and the Level 3 zone has even seen irregular fluctuations of over 70x."

"If you are only conducting a routine investigation, I suggest you do not approach Forbidden Ground No. 8."

Su Ming put away the badge.

"In which direction is Forbidden Ground No. 8?"

Station Chief Xu Zheng's eyelid twitched.

Oh no, should he not have mentioned those three words just now?!

"Southeast, a straight-line distance of 860 kilometers."

Station Chief Xu Zheng spoke faster, deciding to tell him everything.

"That area was completely sealed off five years ago. The magnetic field, gravity, and spatial readings are all chaotic; drones lose contact as soon as they enter."

"Hmm, got it."

Su Ming replied.

Station Chief Xu Zheng had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Ming look towards the southeast.

That look didn't seem like he was taking advice.

It looked more like he had finished setting his navigation.

"Major General Su, you cannot use ordinary aircraft inside!"

"The thunder fighter jet will lose control under 20x gravity, and the armor structure won't hold up either."

"Understood."

Su Ming raised his hand and retracted it.

The thunder fighter jet on the platform vanished directly, stored into his spatial equipment.

Then he walked straight toward the huge alloy gate that was slowly opening.

Watching that young yet upright figure disappear into the darkness behind the gate, the Station Chief finally dared to let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that his back was soaked.

"Station Chief, what... what is going on here?"

The adjutant next to him leaned over, his voice trembling, "When did our Federation have such a young Major General?"

"How the hell would I know!"

The Station Chief wiped away cold sweat.

"Stop talking nonsense! Connect me to Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing's private line immediately! A Major General with SS clearance has broken into an S-Class Forbidden Ground; this matter must be reported immediately!"

...

Southern Military Region, Zhennan City, General Staff Headquarters.

In the office, a man wearing a crisp general's uniform with frost at his temples was looking down, flipping through the files in his hands.

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing, Chief of Staff of the Federal Southern Military Region.

He pointed to a file and said in a deep voice to the subordinate in front of him: "This young man named Li Mu, A-Class talent [Immovable Wisdom King], a good seedling for the defense System, send him to the 7th Independent Regiment of the Vermilion Bird Legion, and have that girl Commander Huangfu Jing train him personally."

"And this one, Wang Ye, an S-Class mental-type Genius, but his Heart-Nature is impetuous, throw him into the recruit camp to grind his temper for half a year."

"Yes, Chief of Staff!"

The subordinate had just received the order and was about to leave when the red encrypted terminal on the desk rang urgently.

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing frowned; this number was the highest-level emergency communication for the Southern Border defense line.

He waved for the subordinate to leave and pressed the answer button.

"I am Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing. What is it?"

"Report to the Chief of Staff, twenty minutes ago, a Major General entered the Abyss of Heavy Prison."

On the other end of the phone, the Station Chief's voice was urgent and fast.

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing's heart suddenly jumped.

"Major General?"

"Yes, the rank displayed is... Major General, named... Su Ming."

"Pfft!"

The pen tip pierced through the file paper.

"Who?!"

"Major General Su Ming."

Su Ming?!

Wasn't that brat just in Zhennan City yesterday!

How did he run off to the Source Abyss again!

The other end of the terminal added a sentence.

"His position is federal special investigation envoy, and his access authorization is S-Class; we do not have the authority to block him."

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing threw his pen on the desk and sprang up from his chair.

His brain went "buzz"!

That kid only arrived in Zhennan City yesterday.

The military notification followed right after.

Eighteen years old, Major General.

Jointly issued by three active-duty Marshals.

federal special investigation envoy.

SS-Class independent serial number.

When that notification was sent to the General Staff, Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing stared at the three Marshal Origin signatures for a full ten minutes.

His first reaction was that the System had been hacked.

His second reaction was that the three Marshals had all gotten drunk together.

But all the verifications were real.

Marshal Huo Tianxing, Marshal Zhou Buqi, and Luo Qianxue, the three of them had hidden it from the Southern Military Region and stuffed Su Ming directly into the highest level of the military.

The most fatal thing was that Shen Hongyuan had looked for him before leaving.

He asked him to help keep an eye on Su Ming and not let that kid mess around.

As it turned out, the kid didn't mess around, but those three Marshals started messing around instead!

He felt something was wrong at the time, and dialed Shen Hongyuan six times, but couldn't get through once.

He had thought that since Su Ming was staying at the Nantian Imperial Mansion, he wouldn't cause trouble.

But he just slept.

And the guy entered an S-Class Forbidden Ground.

"Why... why did he go to the Abyss of Heavy Prison?"

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing pressed.

"Not clear."

"By himself?"

"Yes, Chief, just him alone."

"Nonsense! Simply nonsense!"

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing was so angry that he paced back and forth in the office, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

What kind of place is the Abyss of Heavy Prison?

That's a place where even he, a Tier 8 Peak expert, would have to act like a grandson if he went in!

The gravity there is twisted, space is chaotic, not to mention that area deep inside that even Tier 9 powerhouses are wary of...

"Forbidden Ground No. 8!"

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing stopped abruptly, and a terrifying thought rushed into his mind.

This kid, he wouldn't be aiming for that place, would he?!

That place was only entered by Marshal Shen once in the past, and it was sealed off after he came out.

It was said that it was simply not a Domain that carbon-based life could set foot in!

"Old Shen, oh Old Shen, what kind of ancestor have you found for me!"

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing felt his blood pressure rising.

"I promised you to keep an eye on him, but I didn't promise to clean up his messes!"

He roared orders into the terminal:

"Listen to me carefully! From now on, initiate the highest-level monitoring plan! Aim all detectors at the Abyss of Heavy Prison! 24-hour continuous scanning! Once any abnormal energy fluctuation is detected in the direction of Forbidden Ground No. 8, no matter what it is, report it to me immediately! Do you understand?!"

"Und... Understood!"

Hanging up the phone, Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing sat back in his chair powerlessly, raising his hand to rub his throbbing temples.

He now only hoped that the kid was just curious and went in for a stroll, and definitely didn't think of walking deep inside.

He grabbed another terminal and dialed Shen Hongyuan's number again.

[Target is in a signal-isolated area.]

[Temporarily unable to connect.]

Still this message!

"Old Shen, you'd better hurry back!"

Chief of Staff Jiang Nanxing stared at the screen, very anxious.

"I can't keep an eye on this kid of yours!"