Chapter 680: Chapter 365 The Spirited Young Man (5 in 1)_6
“Sorry General, do you have authorization from the Military Department?”
“Do I need authorization from the Military Department to pass? Doesn’t my clearance suffice?”
“No, it doesn’t.”
Colonel Moreau maintained a businesslike appearance.
Su Yuan’s face turned extremely unpleasant upon hearing Moreau’s words; he hadn’t expected this guy to show such a lack of respect.
Horton and others also couldn’t help but turn grim.
“General, if there’s nothing else, I will hang up now.”
Moreau immediately spoke.
“Alright.”
Su Yuan couldn’t afford an outburst, after all, they were not from the same legion, and most importantly, he was handling private matters, not official business.
“Goodbye, Sir.”
Colonel Moreau said and then terminated the communication.
“Damn it!”
Su Yuan cursed outright.
“Brother, what should we do now? They won’t let us pass.”
Shadler asked nervously.
“Everyone think of a way.”
Su Yuan was momentarily out of ideas.
“What good can it do, if the Federation Military Department truly won’t let us pass, who can get through?”
Horton said helplessly.
At this moment, Su Ming slowly spoke.
“I’m afraid it’s not that simple; look ahead.”
Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Shadler and others looked toward the distant starry sky.
In the distance, they saw a Level 5 Battleship flying the Shabask banner, passing through the Federation defense line.
Shadler’s face turned red with anger upon seeing this.
“Bastard!”
Su Yuan and the others appeared troubled; it was clear this was an internal struggle within the Royal Family, and Shadler’s connections weren’t as strong.
Their opponent had found someone to block their way directly.
At this time, Parry spoke gloomily.
“Since this route is blocked, how about we take a detour? There are other ways to enter wormhole space-time.”
“No, if we take a detour, we’ll have to pass through unexplored areas, extremely risky! Besides, I only have two months, a detour won’t make it in time.”
Su Yuan rejected Parry’s suggestion outright.
“This won’t work, that won’t work, so what do you propose?”
Horton said impatiently.
Su Yuan looked helplessly at Su Ming.
“Su Ming, do you have any solutions or connections?”
“What do you think? We’re the same rank, they won’t give you face, why would they give me face?”
Su Ming replied rationally.
Everyone fell silent again, having busied themselves for so long with no result.
Just when everyone began to feel desperate, Su Ming spoke solemnly.
“I do know someone, but I’m not sure if it will work.”
“Who?”
Su Yuan and others’ eyes lit up, looking at Su Ming.
“Colonel Goodman, you should know him; he’s from the First Legion, and at the frontline.”
Su Ming said to Su Yuan,
“I’ve seen him a few times, but I’m not familiar; I remember he has a good relationship with Su Ze.”
Su Yuan thought for a moment and replied.
“Correct.”
Su Ming nodded.
“So, can you ask him for help?”
Su Yuan asked worriedly.
“Hard to say, I’ll contact him and see if he’s at the frontline.”
Su Ming wasn’t entirely confident.
“Alright.”
Su Yuan and the others agreed.
Su Ming immediately said to Captain Lum,
“Send a message to the defense line command center, ask if Colonel Goodman is there, and request communication if he is.”
“Understood.”
Captain Lum promptly sent the inquiry message as instructed.
Soon, Captain Lum received a response and reported to Su Ming.
“Lord Su Ming, Colonel Goodman is at the defense line, and a communication request has been sent.”
“Alright.”
Su Ming patiently waited.
At this moment, a prompt appeared on the screen.
“Establishing communication.”
Then, Colonel Goodman’s image appeared, and he spoke in a deep voice.
“Who is looking for me?”
“It’s me.”
Su Ming stepped forward with a smile.
“Su Ming, no, Sir, why are you here?”
Colonel Goodman was also very surprised to see Su Ming.
“Just call me Su Ming; here’s the thing, my friends and I are planning to go to wormhole space-time, but we’re blocked here. I remember you mentioned you were here, so I thought to ask for your help.”
Su Ming said with a bitter smile.
Colonel Goodman was pleased to hear Su Ming’s request; it showed he valued him.
He immediately said to Su Ming,
“No need to be formal! I said before that we’re all friends; call anytime if you need something.”
“That’s great, can you find a way to let us pass?”
Su Ming didn’t stand on ceremony.
“It would have been difficult earlier, but now there’s no problem.”
“Why?”
“General Gabres recently left for the Federation Cosmic Army Headquarters, so the management here is not as strict.”
“I see.”
“You should rest here; when the shift changes at midnight, pass through the area I’m responsible for.”
Colonel Goodman said to Su Ming and his group.
“Alright, thanks. We’ll have to get together sometime.”
Su Ming expressed his gratitude.
“It’s nothing; now I have to go.”
Colonel Goodman smiled in response.
“Alright.”
Su Ming then ended the communication.
Shadler spoke excitedly,
“Finally, we can pass.”
Su Yuan and others also breathed a sigh of relief; it would be humiliating to return home just because they couldn’t get out.
Su Ming pondered for a while, then said to Shadler,
“Mr. Shadler, I can call in a favor, but he’s risking disciplinary action to let us pass; isn’t it appropriate to show some gratitude?”
“Lord Su Ming is right; we should express our gratitude.”
Shadler immediately took out a box from his pocket and opened it, revealing hundreds of Black Cards inside.
Su Ming was shocked at this sight; this guy is loaded?
More importantly, does he not understand the importance of keeping wealth hidden? Taking out so many unregistered Black Cards in front of everyone, isn’t he afraid of being robbed?
Shadler then took five Black Cards from the box and asked,
“Mr. Su Ming, do you think these are enough?”
“They should suffice. Find a reliable person to send them over.”
Su Ming said after receiving them.
“No problem, I’ll immediately arrange for someone below to handle it.”
Shadler responded promptly.
Midnight.
In the central control room, Su Ming and his group were patiently waiting.
A prompt appeared on the operation screen.
“Prompt: Level 5 Battleship, Ghost Fire, please proceed through Space Channel 4…”
Captain Lum quickly reported upon seeing the message.
“Received the information.”
“Depart immediately.”
Shadler excitedly gave the order.
Captain Lum then piloted the Ghost Fire towards Space Channel 4.
The ships and patrol mechas guarding Space Channel 4 turned a blind eye, allowing the Ghost Fire to fly through.
Several hours later.
Su Ming and the others stood at the central control room’s lookout, gazing at the distant starry sky.
As the Ghost Fire approached the edge of wormhole space-time, Su Ming and his group witnessed an awe-inspiring scene.
In the distant starry sky, countless, varied-sized space wormholes appeared, along with winding cracks.
“Is this wormhole space-time?”
Su Ming took a deep breath and asked with some emotion.
“That’s right, this is the edge of wormhole space-time. Legend has it there’s an immensely large space-time worm here, devouring cosmic matter constantly. These wormholes are its remnants. Also, it’s said that the space-time worm’s blood can alter genetic sequences, granting immortality; it would be incredible to obtain even a tiny bit.”
Shadler introduced to Su Ming.
Su Ming heard this and responded with a strange expression,
“If such a creature truly exists, how terrifying would it be? If we encountered it, we’d become snacks, still thinking about its blood, immortality?”
“True, it’s just a legend. I was just speaking casually.”
Shadler said awkwardly.