And the Xuanwu Army, while clearing out the remaining Zerg, began to maintain order. Everything here will return to normal.
That underwater tunnel will also be extended all the way to the island!
In front of Brother Pickle’s house, a team of mecha troops passed by. Many people were curiously and cautiously observing them.
At this moment, Brother Pickle rushed out, shouting loudly, "Comrades, comrades!"
One soldier stopped to inquire, "Do you have something to say?"
"Comrades, I have a work pass sent to me by Dr. He. Can you take us with you?" Brother Pickle’s whole family looked at them eagerly.
The soldier glanced at the work pass, unable to suppress a smile from inside his faceplate, "Are you joking? How could there be such a thing?"
"No, this is real!" Brother Pickle said anxiously.
His comrade next to him said, "This is real. I used to watch every live broadcast by Dr. He!"
"It’s actually real?" the teammate said in surprise, "Alright then. What do you want to do?"
Brother Pickle quickly said, "Take us to a safe place!"
Besides him, hundreds of eyes were secretly watching.
"Safe place?" The soldier thought for a moment and then said loudly through a speaker, "Everyone, rest assured, we will continue to clear out the Zerg and mutant creatures here!"
"From now on, this place is a safe place!"
"This place is a safe place?" Everyone was shocked upon hearing these words.
Someone quickly hung their family’s flag out from the window and waved it. This action triggered a chain reaction, and wherever one looked, flags were waving!
"Old gentleman, are you all okay?" When the mecha unit arrived at the town where Lin Huaixin was located, he was beside himself with excitement.
He said, "Everyone here is present, comrade, can we return home?"
"Of course, you can!" said the Xuanwu soldier.
"That’s wonderful, just wonderful!" Lin Huaixin said with tears in his eyes to his descendants, "You all follow, I have something important to do!"
"Sir, what are you going to do?" Two descendants, worried, followed him.
They saw him go to a tomb at the back of the mountain and slowly kneel down.
"Dad, you said if one day we go back, we must come and tell you!" Lin Huaixin kneeled with his head bowed, his voice trembling, "The day has come! We have waited!"
"Finally, we can return to our homeland!"
"Together, let’s see the homeland’s moon, mountains, and land!"
The Zerg have been repelled, but there is still much to be done on the island by the Xuanwu Army.
For the people of the nation, this day holds extraordinary significance.
On this day, they repelled the Zerg head-on!
On this day, they defended the land and sea once more!
On this day, the final weakness of the Steel Great Wall was patched!
On this day, expatriates of many years returned to their homeland!
This day is destined to be etched in history!
The entire nation celebrated, and that night, fireworks lit up the sky over the cities, dazzlingly illuminating the night.
Masses of people returned by ship, and when they set foot on that familiar yet strange land, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.
"So this is what coming home feels like!" Some elders lay on the ground, kissing the land, weeping bitterly.
"How many years has it been? I can finally return to the organization!"
Some young people were utterly bewildered. The bustling scenes made them question their reality. Was this world really in an apocalyptic state now?
Here, everything seemed so advanced and developed, and there was also a strong sense of safety!
In the Xuanwu Conference Hall, the commanders gathered together.
"This campaign is the most successful we’ve had against the Zerg, or even humanity’s most successful," summarized Qin Peng, "the casualties were the fewest, and the number of Zerg killed was the highest. We even took down a high-level Zerg commander!"
"Most importantly, we completed the final piece of the Steel Great Wall!" He Hongwei laughed.
"Our various weapons shone brightly this time!" Kong Qing marveled, "It really gets the blood pumping."
"All thanks to our comrade He Xingzhou."
He said to He Xingzhou, "Dr. He, from now on, does your title need a change?"
"Huh? Why?" He Xingzhou asked in confusion.
Kong Qing smiled and said, "After a unanimous vote by both our Academy of Sciences and Engineering Academy, you will become both a National Academy of Sciences academician and an Engineering Academy academician! You will also become the youngest dual academician in history!"
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Song Jinhong and others shouted.
"Thank you for the honor, seniors!" He Xingzhou quickly thanked them.
"I think ’Commander’ still feels more affectionate!" Lei Yuanfeng laughed, "If it weren’t for Commander He directing operations to kill that high-level Zerg under the sea, this victory would have been incredibly difficult!"
"Indeed, the underwater forces in coordination with the aircraft carrier fleet were extraordinarily effective against the Zerg!" Luo An quickly added, "Especially the power of our shipborne laser cannon was a massive surprise to everyone!"
"Currently, our maritime strength is undisputedly number one in humanity!"
"If we keep going, this will become a self-admiration session!" Cui Weimin laughed.
"Yes, yes, we need to calm down. The matter isn’t over yet!" Lv Mei said, "This time, the Zerg’s attack has increased their power by several tens of times!"
"If we hadn’t built so many weapons, we would have faced a significant setback this time!"
"Their actual losses are not much!"
"Exactly!" He Xingzhou nodded and said, "As long as the insect nest is not destroyed, the Zerg can continuously replenish their forces and produce high-level Zerg!"
"Next time, if the Deep Sea Giant Beast attacks, can we withstand it?"