“Aren't you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”

“Uncomfortable?”

The old man replied expressionlessly.

“It's just that the medicine has side effects, it'll be quite painful.”

Su Mo explained.

“Humph, that little bit of pain is not even worth mentioning compared to my usual pain.”

The old man's tone was full of disdain.

Su Mo's expression became even more interesting after hearing this. He then asked, "Even if it doesn't hurt, why haven't the negative energy patterns on your body changed? Is it not working?"

“I know if it works as soon as I drink it. The medicine you brought is very effective, otherwise why would I ask you for more?”

The old man replied hoarsely.

“But, the pollution on your body...”

Su Mo was even more horrified when he heard what the old man said. Just how terrifying was the level of negative energy pollution on his body?

“Don’t bother with things that aren’t your concern. You should take care of your own mess. Port 17 is temporarily for your use alone, I won't let anyone near it.”

The old man replied plainly.

"Okay."

Su Mo quickly nodded in response.

“Also, here's one last piece of advice for you, keep a low profile recently, especially in front of Icarus.”

The old man said thoughtfully.

“Okay, I'll pay attention.”

Although Su Mo didn't quite understand why the old man was so wary of Icarus, he still listened to the advice.

The old man then coughed a few times, waved his hand, and issued an eviction order to Su Mo.

“If there’s nothing else, leave, I'm going to close the door.”

"Okay."

Su Mo didn't stay any longer and left.

After Su Mo left the grocery store, Creator·Devourer said in a low voice.

“I really didn’t expect you to be so thick-skinned and cunning. You actually took the opportunity to ask to become the old man's disciple.”

“What are you talking about? I sincerely want to become his disciple. And the old man is very good to me, otherwise I wouldn't bother.”

Su Mo said to Creator·Devourer.

Creator·Devourer didn't say anything for a while after hearing Su Mo's words.

“How strange, aren’t you going to retort?”

Su Mo asked curiously.

“Hmph, I'm too full to bother.”

Creator·Devourer replied coldly.

Just then, Su Mo's wristband vibrated. He raised his wristband and took a look.

“Esteemed Lord Su Mo, please attend the grand celebration at Grace Square at 8:00 AM three days from now.”

Su Mo stretched and said to Creator·Devourer.

“How troublesome, I have to attend the celebration.”

“If you weren't on the invitation list, you should be thinking about running away.”

Creator·Devourer replied unceremoniously.

Su Mo's expression froze, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Just then, there was a commotion in the crowd, and countless people stopped and shouted excitedly.

“Look at the distance!”

......

Su Mo was slightly startled, then raised his head and looked at the distant starry sky.

In the starry sky directly in front of Star Ring City, starstones wrapped in special metal emerged. They moved to a designated position, then burst into brilliant light, connecting together to form a huge star gate.

In the very center of the star gate, the space constantly rippled with white. Star Ring City had launched a rare large-scale long-distance star gate.

Watching this spectacular scene, countless people cheered excitedly.

“Long live City Lord Icarus!”

......

As the star gate opened, VI-type biological mecha·Colossus, VI-type biological mecha·Night Blade, and VI-type biological mecha·Pale Blade rushed out first.

Then, one Future Envoy after another followed domineeringly.

“It’s the Royal Order! Lord Croc, Corliss, Herbert, Lady Xia Wei Ya, it's them!”

“They have returned victoriously!”

"A warm welcome!"

......

The numerous citizens of Star Ring City waved excitedly.

“Oh, I’m so envious. I heard that Lords Croc, Herbert, and Corliss successfully destroyed the Sleeper’s lair, laying the foundation for the victory of this battle. How great is that contribution?”

“Incalculable, envious.”

......

Su Mo was also very surprised when he heard the discussions around him.

So the three of Croc went to destroy the Sleeper's lair. No wonder they weren't seen when the City of Radiance was attacked.

Icarus really buried this chess piece deep.

Just then, a group of people from the Gaumotos Empire shouted excitedly in the street.

“Heath!”

“It’s His Highness Heath!”

“His Highness Heath has returned!”

......

Su Mo came back to his senses and looked at the distant starry sky. He saw Heath piloting the V-generation biological mecha·Black骸 (Hēi Hái), leading the Star Destroyer·Savage Maw through the star gate. He flew in the very front, spirited and the center of attention.

“That Heath seems to be doing quite well.”

At this time, a passerby saw so many people shouting and said curiously.

“Brother, you haven’t been following the forum recently, have you? That Heath performed very well on the battlefield. I heard that throughout the entire battle, he powerfully killed 2 V-type Heroic-class Spiritual Touchers, 3 Lord-class, and 5 General-class. His battle achievements are remarkable!”

“Really? That’s awesome!”

“Isn’t that obvious? I heard he’s been promoted. I’m telling you, everyone who comes out of the star gate is rushing to the celebration to receive recognition.”

“Strange, why don’t I see our Federation hero, Lord Su Mo?”

“Are you talking about Royal Order's Twelve Knights, Lord Su Mo? There doesn’t seem to be much information about him on the forum, but I think I saw a post before saying that he also made contributions.”

"Big ones?"

“Not sure, probably not very ideal, because I heard that he didn’t participate in the main battlefield battle.”

“Ah, too bad.”

“It’s really a pity. If he had participated in the main battlefield battle, just being responsible for holding back a Sleeper's Deputy Clan Leader would have been a great contribution.”

......

Su Mo heard the discussions of the people next to him and chatted with Creator·Devourer.

“I didn’t expect Heath and the others to grow so fast.”

“In this era, everyone is desperately growing. If you keep standing still, others will soon leave you behind.”

“That makes sense, it seems we have to work harder too.”

“Are you showing off? You got the most benefits from this battle.”

“Haha, not at all. Let's go, let’s see if that guy Sun Duo Xiang took this opportunity to come back.”

Su Mo walked forward in a good mood.

......

Not long after, Su Mo appeared at Port 78.

The Star Destroyer·Phantom Flower was docked here, and countless Federation citizens waiting had already gathered here.

Su Mo put on a baseball cap, mingled in the crowd, and sent a message to Sun Duo Xiang.

He had already confirmed on the way that Sun Duo Xiang was on the Star Destroyer·Phantom Flower.

Before long, the Phantom Flower's boarding exit opened.

Spade walked down with a group of officers. At this time, the surrounding waiting people swarmed up.

Originally, the soldiers next to them wanted to maintain order.

But Spade directly waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

“No need to be restrained, everyone has worked so hard to come back alive, go and reunite with your loved ones.”

All of a sudden, the officers and soldiers present had red eyes and rushed to greet their relatives.

They hugged each other, sobbing with joy and telling their stories.

Su Mo stood quietly in place, watching this warm scene, also somewhat touched.

At this time, Sun Duo Xiang squeezed out of the crowd. He had very sharp eyes and found Su Mo at once. He ran over while waving and shouting excitedly.

“Boss!”