112: Enter Yuanfei Star

After handing over the System, Li Jinian was completely drained.

The rest of the path would depend on how his Fellow Countryman chose to walk it.

Immediately, the bronze eye closed and returned to its original body... "Knock, knock, knock."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Mo Xue Combat Squad came to meet Xia Mulin with an apologetic expression.

"Honorable Highness of Misty Rain Lapp Star."

"Due to a malfunction in the Armed Equipment battleship, we are sorry to ask you to condescend to wait for a new escort ship."

"It's fine, a minor matter..."

"Uh... For the Emperor!"

"For the Emperor!!!"

The Armed Equipment battleship was parked at a relatively barren small planet, where only a fleet of alien Races from the Lapu Empire was stationed.

Inside the planetary garrison base.

"Awoooo! Awoooo!!!"

A group of soldiers with heads resembling crocodiles lined up neatly to welcome them. A crocodile-type Lapu captain stood at the very front, shouting respectfully.

With the help of a language translator, Xia Mulin finally understood what the other party was saying.

In any case, the main point was to introduce their unit designation and shout 'For the Emperor'.

After waiting in a luxury suite for about one Lapu hour—roughly two Blue Star hours—

A loud, piercing roar echoed in the sky.

Xia Mulin walked out of the suite and looked up, instantly dumbfounded.

What appeared in the sky was no longer an Armed Equipment ship, but a massive dark red mecha.

The mecha's outer shell shimmered with a dark red luster. Two turbo-jets extended from its top and back, looking extremely imposing and overbearing.

With a low roar, the red mecha descended slowly, like a heavy behemoth gradually bending its knees.

With a loud thud,

The center of the mecha slowly opened, revealing a circular hatch.

Walking out of the hatch was a woman dressed in a grey-red Empire military uniform, wearing a peaked cap.

She wore a blue scanner over her left eye, her expression solemn.

When Xia Mulin saw her appearance clearly, he was stunned.

She had an exquisite and perfect face, with features as deep and handsome as a sculptor's masterpiece.

Yet, she exuded a powerful and sharp Aura, while her eyes carried incomparable fortitude and decisiveness.

In short, she was a top-tier mature older sister!!!

She scanned the surrounding people, her gaze fixing on Xia Mulin's face, and then she actually flew over through the air.

Flying through the air!

However, including Xia Mulin, the others were not surprised; this was too common.

Because when a Lapu's energy Rank reached level four, they could achieve brief flight relying solely on their own energy without the aid of Armed Equipment.

The top-tier mature older sister knelt on one knee and respectfully performed a chest-touching salute.

"Honorable Highness of Misty Rain Lapp Star."

"Lieutenant Colonel Ling Chan, Staff Officer at the Headquarters of the 3rd Navigation Regiment, 19th Army Group, 92nd Fleet of the Lapu Empire, ordered to serve as your escort."

"For the Emperor."

"For the Emperor!"

After a simple set of etiquette, Xia Mulin followed her into the red mecha.

Inside the mecha, Xia Mulin kept silently chanting 'scan' in his mind.

[Ding, replication scan initiated.]

[Energy Rank: Level 5 Armed Equipment.]

[Evaluation: B-Rank Modified Armed Equipment Mecha.]

(Mechas are categorized into Exclusive-type, Modified-type, and Mass-production-type)

[Price: 95,000 replication points.]

Xia Mulin was instantly dumbfounded. So many?

It actually required nearly a hundred thousand replication points.

And this Ling Chan belonged to the type of person who didn't speak much.

After respectfully leading Xia Mulin to a lounge inside the mecha, she returned to the main control room.

A moment later, the red mecha started up.

The mecha powered on, roaring toward the sky and flying into the boundless space.

[lapu crystal warp-drive engine initiated.]

[Spatial frequency locked.]

[Lapu energy input has reached the corresponding value.]

"Lieutenant Colonel Ling Chan, Staff Officer at the Headquarters of the 3rd Navigation Regiment, 19th Army Group, 92nd Fleet of the Lapu Empire, requesting Lapu spatial jump."

"Jump approved. Providing real-time coordinates for the transit military port."

"Spatial jump preparation complete, entering spatial transmission."

As the System prompt sounded, a thin film suddenly appeared around the red mecha.

Immediately, the Lapu spatial jump began. The moment the spatial ripples flashed, the red mecha disappeared.

In the lounge, Xia Mulin saw the light and shadows outside the door constantly changing, gradually becoming blurred.

After staying there for an unknown amount of time, he gradually grew drowsy.

After sleeping for an unknown duration, a sudden vibration near his ear woke him up.

Slowly opening his eyes, the world before him gradually became clear.

Through the mecha's transparent porthole, a magnificent interstellar port came into view, with countless massive ships berthed and shuttling about.

Mechas similar to this one were also not few in number, patrolling back and forth around the interstellar port.

At this moment, the mecha was slowly landing on an inspection platform next to the interstellar port to undergo verification and screening.

Soon, the mecha was received and passed all tests.

"Your Excellency Ling Chan, Lieutenant Colonel and Staff Officer at the Headquarters of the 3rd Navigation Regiment, 19th Army Group, 92nd Fleet of the Lapu Empire."

"You are authorized to escort the Honorable Highness of Misty Rain Lapp Star into Yuanfei Star. The real-time coordinates for Yuanfei Star are..."

Before long, the mecha started up again, left the port, flew back into outer space, and headed toward the target position.

The Lapu spatial jump was initiated once more, and when this jump ended,

The red mecha arrived before a planet. This planet, like Earth, appeared azure blue.

However, its area was equivalent to two Earths, orbiting a star. Moreover, the entire planet was enveloped in a light blue light screen.

On this planet, countless metallic buildings stood tall.

One could see crowds of people shuttling through the streets, with various forms of robots, creatures, and hovering ships flowing incessantly.

This planet was clearly a technologically advanced civilization planet.

The mecha approached the planet and then slowed its advance.

Soon, two flickering light shadows streaked past ahead; it was two mechas rapidly approaching.

The leading mecha glowed with a glittering golden color, while the other was purple.

These mechas, full of metallic texture, shimmered with a charming brilliance under the starlight, making one's eyes dazzled.

In the control room, Ling Chan gazed at the screen that suddenly appeared.

The operator of that mecha appeared on the screen—a hunched but energetic old man.

He was dressed in a grey-red Empire military uniform, the white hair under his cap brim particularly striking.

He spoke in a low, aged voice: "It turns out to be Your Excellency Ling Chan. Long time no see."

"Your Excellency Murong Jingyao, it has indeed been a long time."

The old man on the opposite side slightly touched his chest and gave a respectful salute, and Ling Chan returned the same gesture.

"It has been over seventy years since you and I parted at the Star River Academy. I am truly filled with emotion."

"It seems, Your Excellency Ling Chan, that you no longer have any gene encoding attempts left. You should consider retiring to the second line."

"I have an old friend who might be able to arrange a good position for you."

"Your Excellency Murong Jingyao, I will carefully consider your suggestion."

"Let's stop the small talk for now, lest we keep Governor Your Highness waiting."

"Very well. Visitors, please present your planetary access application."

"Planetary access application received. Your mecha identification number has been recorded."

"You are cleared to enter Yuanfei Star."

Immediately, the two mechas started up and cleared a path for them.

"For the Emperor!"

"For the Emperor!"

After a series of procedures were completed, the mecha successfully entered this massive planet.

Murong Jingyao opened the communication screen.

"It's you, Murong Jingyao. Is there something?"

"Fine, fine."

"Your recommendation has been received."

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