Chapter 100: Parting; Return to Base

  Standing shoulder to shoulder with Sun, gazing at the outline of the military base in the distance, Mabel smiled and said: "We've arrived, Ah Yan, let's part ways here."

  "Huh?" Sun Yan heard this and couldn't help but be surprised, "Bailong, aren't you going in with me?"

  Mabel pouted and said, "That place is too dirty and chaotic. Wait a moment, a private spaceship will come to pick me up."

  "Awesome! Private spaceship." Sun Yan raised his middle finger and scornfully said: "You rich bastards, I despise you people with money."

  Upon hearing this, Mabel couldn't help but laugh lightly. Even with a youthful appearance, her demeanor and expression still exuded an inexplicable charm that left Sun Yan momentarily stunned, before he quickly regained his composure, silently thinking "this isn't good".

  Grandma's bear, this kid was born too well, the sky is blind, if I were as handsome as him, it would be a instant kill of thousands of girls!

  Sun spoke to himself, discontented and resentful, staring at the golden-haired young man's pale face like jade, suddenly revealing a bitter and deep expression, then shaking his head and sighing: "What a pity, Xiao Long, after you go back, you should interact more with your sisters. Otherwise, it would be a waste of this face!"

  "Not interested." Mabel responded with a bad tone, her eyes flashed and suddenly smiled: "How about this, Ayan? When you have time to come to Saigadus City in the Western Military Domain, I'll take you to appreciate the beauty of the Western Military Domain."

  "Great, this idea is great!" Sun Yan's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly. "We can be considered comrades in life and death now. What they call a bond of life and death is when you've gone through battles together and whored around together. We're still missing the latter, I'll definitely go when I have time, then Little Long, you're treating!"

  "Mabel's face turned red with anger... This little beast is a real wolf, always thinking about women."

  With a flicker of her eyes, Mabel smiled shallowly and said: "Alright, it's settled then. If you arrive in Sagadas City, go directly to the Tulip Hotel and look for an old man named Bres. Tell him you're looking for Bellon, and he'll be able to contact me. Well, goodbye then, Ayan!"

  "Alright, don't worry, I'll definitely go. A big shot like you, I'll definitely take advantage of."

  Sun said goodbye with a smile and waved his hand, but as soon as he raised his right hand, Mabel rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly.

  "Take care, Ayan! You must be good!"

  A wisp of fragrance lingered between her nostrils, Sun Yan stood like a statue, frozen in place for a long time, until the golden-haired youth's figure disappeared into the distance and Bunny Xiao Ai's long ears could no longer be seen. Only then did Sun Yan suddenly come to life, jumping up and down excitedly.

  "Damn you, Belron, you little bastard. I'm not used to being hugged by men, it's so unlucky! After being hugged by a man once, at least half a year without any luck with women!"

  ……

  High noon, Bai Yu Xing Military Base, Commander's Office, also known as Colonel Cheng Shen's office.

  Inside the office, a low-pressure atmosphere prevails. Li Zhongshi and a group of soldiers stand in front of the desk, each with a solemn expression, not making a sound.

  Cheng Xiang's face was stern, his usual warm smile nowhere to be seen. He sat in the chair, staring at the holographic screen on the wall, maintaining this posture for over 6 hours without moving a muscle.

  On the light screen, the scenes are constantly changing, and the specific situation of each region of the White Prison Star is displayed one by one.

  After a long time, Cheng Chen withdrew his gaze from the screen, his eyebrows furrowed, and said in a low voice: "So many days have passed, and there is still no sign of that kid's whereabouts. It can only be confirmed that he is dead."

  Upon hearing this, Li Zhongshi became anxious and hastily said: "Director Cheng, shouldn't we wait a bit longer? Perhaps Sun Yan has entered the red alert zone and is rushing back right now?"

  "Old Li, wake up," Cheng Chen interrupted in a low voice. "I admit that Sun Yan is a genius and can make Feng Yan value him so much, he indeed has extraordinary talent and potential. But after all, Sun Yan is just a second-level warrior. What do you think the survival rate of a single second-level warrior entering the red alert zone would be?"

  The group of soldiers present were suddenly speechless, the red alert zone was overrun with fourth-level monsters, and fifth-level monsters were not uncommon. The crisis was severe. Such a region would be a place of certain death for a second-level warrior.

  A week ago, Li Zhongshi and others did not see Sun Yan return to the base for supplies, so they couldn't help but worry, and reported this matter to Colonel Cheng. As a result, many soldiers spontaneously organized themselves, continuously searching, hoping to find out where Sun Yan was.

  Unfortunately, seven days have passed and there is still no news of that young man.

  He let out a long sigh, and Cheng Chen said in a low voice: "Order the search team to stop searching, don't waste any more manpower and resources, our base's supplies are not abundant either. Alas, genius is short-lived, this is also something that Si Kong has seen before, what a pity for such an excellent young man."

  Li Zhongshi gritted his teeth and finally stood at attention, saluting to show obedience to orders.

  Bang!

  The office door was suddenly kicked open, and a burly soldier rushed in from outside, his face excited and incoherent, shouting: "Commander, Li Zhongshi, hurry, hurry..."

  Cheng Chen didn't bat an eyelid and shouted: "What's the hurry? Can't you knock on the door before coming in? You're getting more and more undisciplined!"

  "No, sir." The soldier finally caught his breath and shouted: "Sun Yan that little brat, he's back, the little brat is back!"

  "What? Really?"

  Cheng Chen stood up in shock and waved his hand: "Let's go take a look."

  After finishing speaking, he walked out of the door with big strides. Behind him, Li Zhongshi and others were also shocked and hurriedly followed him.

  In the great hall of a military base, a young man's clear laughter kept ringing out, mixed with the cheers and shouts of a group of soldiers.

  Upon hearing the young man's voice, Colonel Cheng couldn't help but flash his usual smile and muttered to himself: "Good kid, he actually returned from the Red Alert Zone. I underestimated him."

  Quickly arriving at the hall, seeing Sun Yan's familiar figure, Colonel Cheng and others couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Just as they were about to greet him, everyone's eyes widened in shock, staring blankly at a small mountain-like thing in the hall.

  That was a pile of spoils on the monster's body, with just the number exceeding 10,000, including teeth and hides of third- and fourth-level alien beasts, and even some fangs and claws of fifth-level alien beasts.

  Turning around, Sun Yan saw Cheng Chen and the others, smiling and greeting them: "Cheng Shangxiao, Li Ge, and all of you seniors, it's been a long time! How about it, based on the number of spoils of war, my final evaluation for this survival trial should be higher than just passing, right?"

  A group of people stared blankly at Sun Yan, and after a moment, Li Zhongshi was the first to react, opening his arms wide and rushing over with a loud laugh.

  At that moment, the soldiers in the hall lifted Sun Yan up and tossed him high into the air again and again, expressing their joyful emotions. These soldiers who had been serving at the military base for a long time had a deep-seated hatred for the monsters of Bai Yu Xing, because these ferocious monsters had caused countless comrades to leave them forever, and the soldiers themselves were also unclear when they would die under the monster's attack.

  And yet, this 16-year-old youth in front of him had hunted and killed over 10,000 monsters in just two and a half months, earning the military's heroic respect.

  Next to them, many mercenaries looked at the astonishing amount of spoils of war, their faces filled with boundless surprise. Some people had already walked over and were negotiating with the base's officers, hoping to buy these items. Others quietly inquired about Sun Yan's background, hoping to recruit him into their own team.

  Cheng Xiang Colonel came back to his senses, his eyes scanned around and whispered a few words to the subordinates beside him, indicating that Sun Yan be brought to the office. Li Zhongshi and others received the order, a group of soldiers intentionally surrounded Sun Yan in the middle and surged towards the office.

  A moment later, Sun Yan sat in the office, smiling at Colonel Cheng Shen opposite him. There were only two people in the office.

  Staring at the young man, Cheng Chen remained silent, still unable to recover from his shocked emotions. The young man in front of him had brought him too many surprises.

  From the first day he arrived at Bai Yu Xing, when he saw Sun Yan for the first time, Cheng Chen saw a shadow of Feng Yan three years ago on this young man's body, with the same confidence, the same talent overflowing, the same recklessness, and the same sharpness revealed.

  Geniuses die young, all because their talents are too outstanding!

  Originally, General Cheng hoped that these two and a half months of survival trials would allow the sharpness on Sun Yan's body to be reined in a bit, just like Feng Yan had done before. Who knew that after going through two and a half months, this young man seemed to have gained an inexplicable aura, making his sharpness even more acute.

  This kid is even more outstanding than Feng Yan was at first, and yet he's still from the ordinary department. It seems that Emperor Wind College is going to be lively again.

  Cheng Chen remained expressionless, his fingers tapping lightly on the table as he smiled and said: "Over a period of two and a half months, 7894 second-level beasts were hunted and killed, 5672 third-level beasts, 675 fourth-level beasts, 420 fifth-level beasts, and 27 sixth-level exotic beasts. Calculating this, it exceeds the survival trial's stipulated quantity by more than three times. Evaluation - exceptional. According to this evaluation, you should be able to obtain an additional 100 academic credits as bonus points."

  "Yes!" Sun exclaimed suddenly, "Thank you, Colonel Cheng, for taking care of me. Thank you so much."

  "This is your ability, I didn't take care of you." Cheng Chen was speechless and smiled again: "According to the regulations, the military department will extract 50% of the profit from these materials. At that time, I will transfer the sales credit points to you."

  Upon hearing this, Sun's smile vanished. He fell silent for a moment before speaking in a low tone: "Colonel Cheng, Captain John and the others died because of me. Please transfer these credit points to their families."

  Cheng Chen looked at him deeply and nodded with a look of approval: "Alright, no problem, leave it to me to handle."

  After handing over the matter, Cheng Chen said: "Sun Yan, let's wrap up and prepare to return to Duomir Star. By the time you arrive at Emperor Feng Academy, there should only be a few days left before the comprehensive assessment of new students."

  "Alright."

  Sun Yan nodded and was about to stand up when he suddenly remembered something. He took out a broken chip from his backpack and handed it over, "Colonel Cheng, this is a chip I accidentally found in the Red Alert Zone. Take a look, does it have any value?"

  Cheng Chen glanced at it casually, shook his head first, and this chip had been destroyed quite thoroughly, with no value at all. To repair such a damaged chip would require a lot of resources.

  But when his gaze fell on the half-patterned design on the surface of the chip, he couldn't help but shudder and couldn't move his eyes away.

  It can be vaguely recognized that the pattern is a red lotus composed of flames.

  Flame Red Lotus!

  The former emblem of the First Army Group of the Military Department!