Chapter 1 Just Returned

　　At this moment, Sun Duoxiang saw that Su Mo had just been discharged from the hospital and was already working so hard, so he quickly advised him.

　　"Boss, you just got back, you don't need to worry about so many things. What if you tire yourself out? Don't worry, we can handle the rest of the matters properly."

　　Sun Duoxiang quickly advised.

　　"Alright, I won't worry about it."

　　Su Mo also felt that Sun Duoxiang made some sense, so he stopped asking too many questions.

　　"Let me help you go and rest."

　　Qian Chengxue was afraid that Su Mo's body hadn't fully recovered.

　　"Okay."

　　Su Mo felt warm inside and didn't refuse.

　　...

　　Not long after, Su Mo took a shower and walked out of the bathroom.

　　Qian Chengxue brought a bowl of medicine made with Demon Moon Flower, handed it to Su Mo, and said, "This is a new formula prepared by Lan Xi, drink it while it's hot."

　　"Okay!"

　　Su Mo took it and sat on the edge of the bed, drinking it.

　　Qian Chengxue walked to Su Mo's side, reached out and squeezed his shoulders, and said softly.

　　"Don't work so hard next time. Seeing you in trouble makes us all worried."

　　"I'm sorry for making you worry, but some things really have to be done."

　　Su Mo finished the medicine and sighed as he replied.

　　"I understand, I'm not blaming you."

　　Qian Chengxue hugged Su Mo from behind, pressed her cheek against Su Mo's back, and replied softly.

　　"Yeah, thank you."

　　Su Mo took a deep breath and replied after a long time.

　　"There's nothing to thank me for, you should quickly go to bed and lie down for a while."

　　Qian Chengxue let go of his hand, got up, took the bowl, and softly instructed.

　　"Okay."

　　Su Mo then climbed into bed, leaning against the headboard, half-lying down.

　　"Let me peel an apple for you."

　　Qian Chengxue took an apple and a knife, sat down by the bedside, and began to peel the apple.

　　Su Mo looked at Qian Chengxue's quiet profile, his eyes becoming more and more gentle. He opened his mouth to chat casually.

　　"You've been working hard these past few days."

　　"It's nothing to work hard on. Actually, I didn't do much, just stabilized the situation. Also, the progress of repairing the Prison of Heart has regressed due to some damage, but it has now restarted."

　　"It's okay, it's to be expected. Let's take it slowly. By the way, when is the Federation planning to carry out the withdrawal plan?"

　　Su Mo wasn't too surprised, after all, so many monsters had leaked during the defense.

　　"It's estimated to be in seven days."

　　Qian Chengxue thought for a moment and replied.

　　"So fast!"

　　Su Mo was also stunned.

　　"We have to withdraw, the tragic situation of the Goga and other countries being destroyed has caused too much psychological impact on both the public and the upper echelons, and the basic psychological defenses have been shattered. Speaker Arles has no choice. Since we have to carry out the withdrawal, it's better to do it as soon as possible, so as to avoid any problems."

　　Qian Chengxue handed the peeled apple to Su Mo.

　　"That's true, by the way, what about the surviving people of Goga?"

　　Su Mo then asked.

　　"The other countries of the Alliance have issued invitations to the remaining personnel of Goga. However, the remaining personnel of Goga refused. In the end, the other countries of the Alliance saw that they were so pitiful and were in an allied relationship, so they all gave them a portion of supplies. They are preparing to evacuate alone with all the survivors, leaving this sad place."

　　Qian Chengxue then explained.

　　"So they are completely leaving the Star Ring City."

　　"I guess so, but you can't say that either. In a sense, Goga and the other countries that were destroyed can be considered perished."

　　"Alas, life is impermanent!"

　　Su Mo couldn't help but sigh.

　　"There's nothing we can do about it."

　　Qian Chengxue also felt a little唏嘘, in fact, not to mention others, the Federation itself had also walked through the gates of hell.

　　Su Mo stroked his chin, thought for a while, and then said to Qian Chengxue.

　　"I want to go to the Federation in a few days. On the one hand, I want to meet Speaker Arles, and on the other hand, I want to say goodbye to the people who are leaving."

　　"Is your body okay? Or should I go with you?"

　　"No need, there are many things here that need you to take care of. Just let Sun Duoxiang send me there."

　　Su Mo shook his head and replied.

　　"Okay."

　　Qian Chengxue nodded.

　　...

　　Two days later, the Dark Shadow sailed into Earth and slowly headed towards the City of Freedom.

　　Su Mo and Sun Duoxiang stood on the observation deck, overlooking the scenery below.

　　As the ship broke through the thick clouds, the City of Freedom came into view.

　　Looking down from the sky, the once prosperous city was now almost like a ruin, with collapsed buildings everywhere.

　　Countless black smoke billowed up.

　　The most spectacular thing was that the various interstellar airports in the City of Freedom were packed with dark crowds of people, all carrying large and small bags, with their families in tow.

　　A large number of soldiers and mechas were maintaining order.

　　All the interstellar airports were filled with ships, and you could see rows of people queuing to board the ships.

　　"This..."

　　Sun Duoxiang couldn't help but exclaim.

　　Su Mo looked at this scene, his heart filled with mixed feelings and many emotions.

　　At this time, a subordinate walked over and respectfully reported.

　　"Lord Su Mo, we just contacted the City of Freedom's interstellar airport. It's completely full. There's no place to dock. They told us to stop in the suburbs."

　　"Didn't you tell them that the boss is here?"

　　Sun Duoxiang scolded angrily.

　　"Uh, didn't the boss say to keep a low profile?"

　　The subordinate replied awkwardly.

　　Su Mo kicked Sun Duoxiang and then said, "Stop in the suburbs, we'll walk in."

　　"Ah, boss, your body hasn't recovered yet. It's not appropriate to walk in. Or, I'll take you there in a mecha."

　　Sun Duoxiang quickly advised.

　　"No need, I want to walk."

　　Su Mo directly refused.

　　"Okay,"

　　Sun Duoxiang didn't say much when he saw that Su Mo was so insistent.

　　...

　　Not long after, Su Mo and Sun Duoxiang walked into the City of Freedom from the suburbs.

　　The two walked on the pitted streets, along the way were collapsed houses, and almost no one could be seen along the way.

　　Only occasionally could they see some people sitting in front of the collapsed houses with lifeless eyes.

　　Sun Duoxiang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and explained to Su Mo.

　　"These people must have relatives who died here and are unwilling to leave."

　　Su Mo nodded slightly and continued to walk inside. After walking for a long time, the place gradually began to have some life.

　　You could see some shops opening their doors.

　　However, the shelves in the shops only sold the simplest things.

　　And around the shops, there were some guards with weapons.

　　Su Mo then walked into a nearby shop and said to an elderly man.

　　"Boss, give me a bottle of water."

　　"Here you go."

　　The boss took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Su Mo.

　　"How much?"

　　Sun Duoxiang quickly asked.

　　"Forget it, no charge."

　　The boss waved his hand and replied.

　　"Thank you, by the way, boss, I see everyone is preparing to evacuate, why aren't you leaving?"

　　Su Mo didn't stand on ceremony, he opened the mineral water and asked as he drank.

　　"I'm old and don't want to leave anymore, and my son stayed behind as a combatant, so this old bone of mine won't leave either."

　　The boss smiled and replied.

　　Su Mo was silent for a while, and then nodded.

　　"Thank you for the hospitality, we're leaving."

　　"Take care."

　　The boss waved to Su Mo and Sun Duoxiang. In fact, this was the first time he had received guests in the past ten days.

　　When everyone leaves in the future, there will be even fewer guests.

　　Su Mo walked on the devastated street, his expression becoming more and more silent. He couldn't help but recall the scene when he first came to the City of Freedom. How prosperous the city was at that time, and how many people there were everywhere.

　　...

　　Federal Parliament Hall.

　　Arles stood on the parliament stage, and the councilors and representatives of major giants below were arguing endlessly.

　　"Why is it that everyone can evacuate, but our Buck Heavy Industries Group can't? The quota you gave us is too harsh."

　　"Why are half of our people being assigned to low-level transport ships and motherships?"

　　"We contributed the ships, why do we have so few places for ourselves? They're all given to the people below."

　　.....

　　"Our Tianheng Group (Wang Family) also wants to apply for evacuation, we really can't hold on anymore."

　　Wang Kui also looked worried and sighed to his companion next to him.

　　Lin Yaotian, who was sitting next to him, had a tense expression and a very ugly face. The Wang family had also wavered!

　　This meant that, apart from the Lin family, the rest of the Five Dragon Heads had clearly stated that they wanted to leave.

　　In fact, even the Lin family's situation was not much better. Many people in the clan also wanted to evacuate.

　　The problem was that it was impossible for everyone to evacuate. On the one hand, the number of ships was limited, and it was already very difficult to accommodate ordinary people, let alone anything else.

　　You have to know that it's not as simple as just stuffing people in.

　　This was a migration of refugees, and no one knew what the star field they were going to was like, whether there were any dangers, or whether they could find a suitable planet.

　　If a suitable planet couldn't be found, then they would be very dependent on the ecological cycle system of the ships, and the ecological cycle system of the ships had a carrying limit.

　　Another point was that the Federation's elite legions had to stay and follow the Star Ring City. It wasn't just a matter of the troops staying. They also needed all kinds of supporting personnel to stay. Although they could get supplies from the Star Ring City, they also needed their own logistical support, otherwise they wouldn't be able to hold on at all.

　　Speaker Arles touched his forehead, his head hurt very much, and his ears were buzzing non-stop.

　　He had held no less than seven meetings in the past few days, none of which had come to a conclusion, and each one had ended in discord due to various problems.

　　Just then, the door of the parliament hall was suddenly pushed open.

　　The originally noisy parliament hall quieted down.

　　Arles also noticed something unusual, so he turned his head and saw Su Mo appearing at the entrance of the parliament, and he walked straight in.

　　"Lord Su Mo is here!"

　　For a time, the councilors present reacted and their faces showed excited expressions.

　　The people who were still arguing in the aisle of the parliament hall gave way to Su Mo, with respectful expressions on their faces.

　　Others didn't know who was piloting that sixth-generation biological mecha, but the Federation knew very well. If Su Mo hadn't arrived in time to turn the tide, the Federation would have been destroyed.

　　Therefore, Su Mo was the pillar in their hearts!

　　When Arles saw Su Mo coming, he immediately walked down from the parliament stage to greet Su Mo.

　　"Su Mo, you're here."

　　"Yes, I just arrived and heard your arguments. I know it's difficult for everyone now, but the more difficult it is, the more we need to unite!"

　　Su Mo turned his head and looked at everyone as he spoke.

　　For a time, many people lowered their heads, their expressions a little unnatural.

　　Arles smiled bitterly and said to Su Mo, "Actually, we can't blame everyone this time. After all, the negative universe is too dangerous, and everyone wants to evacuate, but the number of places for evacuation is limited. In addition, the Federation also needs many elite and logistics personnel to stay."

　　After listening to this, Su Mo frowned. This was indeed quite troublesome, but he still said to everyone.

　　"Everyone, please listen to me."

　　"Okay, Lord Su Mo, please speak."

　　Everyone replied.

　　"The reason why Speaker Arles is making two-pronged decisions is also for the continuation of the Federation's civilization. At a time when civilization is facing life and death, we all need to abandon our own selfish desires, unite and obey the command, so that we have a chance to get through the crisis. Instead of being like a mess, divided and scattered."

　　Su Mo said in a deep voice to everyone present.

　　Many people showed shame on their faces, and everyone was silent.

　　Then, Su Mo said sternly: "Of course, I also understand your desire to evacuate, after all, everyone is afraid of death. How about this, everyone, don't argue anymore, the number of evacuation places is limited to so many. It's better to let Speaker Arles fairly distribute the corresponding places to each of you, and you arrange for your most important relatives to leave. The rest of us will fight side by side, and you can rest assured that I will be with you."

　　"Okay, since Lord Su Mo has said so, then we will unconditionally obey!"

　　"I also agree."

　　"My life and the lives of my family have been saved by Lord Su Mo. If I stay, I'll just pay it back."

　　...

　　For a time, many councilors and important officials present responded.

　　Lin Yaotian looked at Su Mo at this time, his expression showing great appreciation and satisfaction. He really didn't misjudge the person.

　　That young man had grown into an irreplaceable spiritual pillar of the Federation.

　　At this time, Arles also breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart. He had finally reached an agreement, and the internal crisis was resolved. So he announced to everyone.

　　"The meeting is adjourned, everyone is dismissed and go back to prepare."

　　"Yes!"

　　So everyone present left the venue.

　　Soon only Arles and Su Mo were left in the parliament hall. Arles squeezed out a tired smile and said to Su Mo.

　　"Why did you come suddenly?"

　　"It's such a big migration, how could I not come and see?"

　　Su Mo replied calmly, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

　　Arles keenly caught the hint of worry in Su Mo's eyes. He said to Su Mo: "There's nothing we can do about it, but with you coming forward, things have finally settled down in general. Otherwise, it would be difficult to launch according to the scheduled time."

　　"Are you confident in the evacuation plan?"

　　Su Mo asked after a moment of silence.

　　"No, in the unknown starry sky, no one is confident. It may be a new life or it may be eternal doom."

　　Arles replied very simply.

　　"Who is leading the team this time?"

　　Su Mo asked after a moment of silence.

　　"Vice Speaker Iselin and Li Ruiqi are personally leading the team. In addition, in terms of combat, the Federation has transferred back many elites from the expeditionary force to form a new guard corps, and Winlose, Karinsha and other experts will be responsible for escorting. In fact, we originally planned to transfer Wang Hai back to follow the migration ships, but he refused. He wants to work with the Federation in the negative universe."

　　Arles explained roughly.

　　"That's fine."

　　Su Mo nodded in response.

　　"Are you in a hurry to leave this time?"

　　"I'm not in a hurry, and I don't have anything special to do. I should stay at the Lin family for a few days, and then see off the Federation's departing fleet."

　　"Okay, by the way, I have something to tell you."

　　Arles nodded in response.

　　"Tell me!"

　　"There will be a lot of labor left in the Federation this time, and I will let them help you speed up the repair of the fortress as much as possible."

　　"Okay, then thank you. By the way, how is the progress of the anti-matter series weapons that I asked you to produce earlier?"

　　"The factory is almost finished, and it will be mass-produced after a while. In fact, if there weren't so many messy things, it might have been mass-produced long ago."

　　Arles said to Su Mo. You need to know that Su Mo not only provided technology, but also provided a huge amount of raw materials.

　　"Well, after the production is completed, the Federation will keep 30% for its own use, and the rest will be sent to the Immortal Blade."

　　Su Mo took a deep breath and replied. The production of this batch of weapons was still slow. If it had been faster, it might not have been so embarrassed if it had caught up with this war.

　　"Okay, don't worry about this matter, I will follow up personally and get it done for you as soon as possible."

　　Speaker Arles solemnly promised Su Mo.

　　"Okay, I'm leaving first."

　　Su Mo then said goodbye to Arles and turned to leave the conference hall.

　　When Su Mo left the conference hall, he saw Lin Yaotian standing not far away, and Sun Duoxiang, who was waiting outside, was standing next to Lin Yaotian with an embarrassed face.

　　Su Mo then walked towards Lin Yaotian and greeted him.

　　"Father."

　　Lin Yaotian nodded slightly, and then asked.

　　"Are you feeling better? I and Xun went to see you once when you were being treated at the Star Ring City Central Hospital, but they wouldn't let us visit."

　　"Much better, by the way, how is Xiaoyu now?"

　　Su Mo quickly asked with concern.

　　"The trauma she suffered was quite serious, and she almost lost her life once. But fortunately, she was rescued and is now recuperating at home."

　　Lin Yaotian said with a calm expression.

　　Hearing this, Su Mo said with a somewhat complicated expression: "I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of..."

　　Lin Yaotian raised his hand to interrupt Su Mo, and said to Su Mo very solemnly: "You didn't do anything wrong. Lin Xiaoyu is also very good with you. She is fighting for the Federation and so many innocent people on Earth. Even if she sacrificed, I would be proud of it. In this era, we are all very small, and our lives are like grass, but as long as what we do is valuable, that's enough."

　　"Yes."

　　Su Mo then nodded.

　　"Are you in a hurry to leave this time? If you're not in a hurry, come home and stay for a few days."

　　Lin Yaotian rarely extended an invitation to Su Mo.

　　"Okay!"

　　Su Mo nodded.

　　...

　　More than three hours later, Su Mo and Lin Yaotian returned to the Lin family in Longcheng.

　　The originally elegant manor was now in a mess, with potholes everywhere.

　　Many precious green plants were dead, but fortunately the main body of the central villa was preserved.

　　At this time, the entire Lin family was unusually lively, and the core members of the clan, such as Lin Zhou, were all there, and they were arguing endlessly.

　　"What time is it? Our Lin family still has to take into account the Federation's arrangements. Could it be that the speaker asks us to die, and we will go? That Lin Yaotian is a blockhead, is he planning to take the entire Lin family to a dead end?"

　　"Uncle, you can't say that."

　　Lin Hai advised.

　　"You have no right to speak here."

　　Lin Zhou scolded impolitely.

　　"Then do I have the right to speak?"

　　Lin Yaotian walked in with Su Mo, and he looked coldly at Lin Zhou and others.

　　When everyone present saw Lin Yaotian and Su Mo, they closed their mouths.

　　Lin Zhou's expression changed when he saw Lin Yaotian coming back, and his face became even more ugly when his eyes fell on Su Mo. However, he still snorted coldly and replied: "Lin Yaotian, I won't stop you if you want to be a hero, but don't think about dragging the entire clan down with you."

　　Su Mo stood quietly aside without interfering. He knew that it was most appropriate for Lin Yaotian to handle the internal affairs of the Lin family himself.

　　"Who said I wanted to drag the entire Lin family down with me?"

　　Lin Yaotian replied unceremoniously.

　　At that time, everyone present looked at each other, their expressions were very shocked and surprised.

　　"You asked the Lin family to stay, isn't that dragging the Lin family down with you? It's useless no matter how you quibble."

　　Lin Zhou accused unceremoniously.

　　"According to the latest decision of the parliament, all important members of the Federation can receive the corresponding evacuation quota, and our Lin family is no exception. I will distribute it according to the population. Those who get the quota can leave if they want. But those who don't get the quota, if they really don't want to stay here, I won't stop them, but don't say that you are from the Lin family in the future."

　　Lin Yaotian made a very rare concession.

　　For a time, many people in the Lin family couldn't believe it.

　　Lin Zhou was even more speechless, and couldn't say a word for a long time. He didn't expect Lin Yaotian to say such a thing.

　　"Okay, everyone is dismissed, the quota will be distributed to the elders of each branch soon, go back and prepare."

　　Lin Yaotian waved his hand and said indifferently.

　　"Yes!"

　　Everyone present left.

　　Seeing this, Lin Zhou could only leave with his son.

　　Then, Lin Yaotian took Su Mo into the house, and not long after, they came to the door of a spacious room on the second floor.

　　You could see a number of maids waiting here, and you could also hear the ticking sound of medical equipment from the door.

　　"Master!"

　　The maids present greeted Lin Yaotian.

　　Lin Yaotian took Su Mo into the room, and saw Lin Xiaoyu lying on the bed with many medical tubes inserted into her body.

　　Two female doctors kept watching the medical machines.

　　And Xiao Xun was sitting by the bed, her eyes were red, and she was wiping away tears with distress, and said to Lin Xiaoyu.

　　"I told you, don't be brave, you must be brave. What if something happens to you?"

　　At this time, Lin Xiaoyu, who was very weak, did not respond to Xiao Xun's complaints. But her expression was very unconvinced. Just then, she saw Su Mo, her eyes lit up, and she wanted to sit up regardless of her injuries.

　　"What are you doing?"

　　This scene also frightened Xiao Xun. She quickly supported Lin Xiaoyu.

　　"Xiaoyu, lie down, don't mess around."

　　When Su Mo saw Lin Xiaoyu, he couldn't help but smile and said.

　　Hearing Su Mo's voice, Xiao Xun's body stiffened. She turned her head to look at Su Mo, her eyes were wet.

　　"You're back."

　　"Yes."

　　Su Mo responded with a smile.

　　At this time, Lin Xiaoyu pouted and said to Su Mo with a displeased face.

　　"Brother-in-law, why are you here so late, and you didn't take me away."

　　"Where are you going, you should take good care of your injuries."

　　Su Mo was also dumbfounded.

　　"I don't want to, I'm fine. I want to go back to the Immortal Blade, and how is my mecha being repaired? Can it be repaired? If it can't be repaired, you have to compensate me for one."

　　Lin Xiaoyu shouted about going back, and asked about her mecha in a hurry.

　　"Don't rush back, you can rest at home and recover before going back. As for the damaged mecha, don't worry, I will have someone repair it for you."

　　Su Mo said with a smile to appease her.

　　"Don't lie to me."

　　Lin Xiaoyu looked at Su Mo with some disbelief.

　　"I won't lie to you! But if you don't take good care of yourself, don't say I didn't take you with me if we set off to do something in the future."

　　Su Mo teased with a smile.

　　"Humph!"

　　Hearing this, Lin Xiaoyu, although she was still very unconvinced, her body honestly lay down.

　　Xiao Xun couldn't help but smile.

　　At this time, Lin Yaotian also said to Xiao Xun: "Xun'er, the Federation's withdrawal force will set sail in a few days, why don't you leave too?"

　　As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became unusually dignified.

　　Su Mo also fell silent and didn't say a word. After weighing it a little, migrating away from the negative universe was indeed safer than staying.

　　Not to mention anything else, at least he wouldn't be constantly eroded by negative energy pollution every moment.

　　However, Xiao Xun shook her head and replied in an unusually firm tone.

　　"If we go, we go together, if we stay, we stay together. Wherever you are, I will be there."

　　Hearing this, Lin Yaotian also rarely fell silent and said after a long time: "Okay!"

　　Su Mo was also a little touched by the scene.

　　...

　　A few days later.

　　Earth, Alimos Plain.

　　Giant blue whale ships and ships of various models were neatly docked together.

　　All the personnel on the evacuation list had basically boarded the ship.

　　At the same time, countless personnel who stayed behind came to say goodbye, and there were constant cries on the scene.

　　At this time, Speaker Arles was leading a group of officials who stayed behind, and was telling Iselin and Li Ruiqi, while Winlose and Karinsha were standing quietly beside them.

　　"Your responsibility this time is very heavy, you must ensure the safety of all evacuees. When our side is safe, we will come to you."

　　"Don't worry, Speaker!"

　　Iselin and Li Ruiqi replied solemnly.

　　At this time, Su Mo also walked over.

　　Winlose and Karinsha saw Su Mo at the first time and shouted in surprise.

　　"Su Mo!"

　　Li Ruiqi and Iselin also looked at Su Mo and said with a smile.

　　"Su Mo, you're here."

　　"How could I not come? I'm here to see you off. After this separation, I don't know when we will see you next time."

　　Su Mo said with some emotion.

　　Although it was said that they would temporarily evacuate to a safe star sea, and wait until things were settled here before deciding on the situation, and maybe they could reunite.

　　But in fact, everyone knew in their hearts that this evacuation was like sowing seeds and wandering.

　　Hearing Su Mo's words, Li Ruiqi and Iselin couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

　　At this time, Karinsha's eyes were a little red, and then she endured the sadness and showed a bright smile, and stretched out her hand to Su Mo.

　　"Yes, I don't know when we will see you next time. Can we hug and say goodbye?"

　　"Okay!"

　　Su Mo also stretched out his hand and hugged Karinsha in a free and easy manner.

　　At this time, Winlose said with a smile: "This is a bit biased, how about I come too?"

　　"Okay."

　　Su Mo then hugged Winlose with a smile.

　　For a time, there was a hint of warmth in the sad atmosphere.

　　Just then, a messenger ran over and reported to Li Ruiqi and Arles and others.

　　"Everything is ready."

　　Li Ruiqi nodded slightly, then turned to look at Arles and others and said.

　　"We should