Shadows of the Deep Space

"Thank you, Lord Su Ming."

Hodg and the others directly kneeled, wanting to kowtow to Su Ming.

"There's no need for that, we're all on the same side."

Su Ming reached out to help Hodg up, speaking politely.

"Alright."

Hodg and the others slowly stood up.

"Lord Hodg, can you still gather some reliable people?"

Su Ming asked calmly.

"No problem, even though Crimson Country has fallen, with many members of the royal family massacred. But we still have many people hiding, resisting in the shadows! As long as you give me some time, I can call them back."

Hodg explained to Su Ming.

"That's great."

Su Ming replied happily.

Although they could help Crimson Country maintain order and safety, they couldn't stay there forever; ultimately, it would rely on them.

Therefore, re-establishing major institutions and troops becomes particularly important.

At this moment, Ankaga suddenly rushed in, shouting at Su Ming.

"Boss, something's wrong, something happened!"

"What happened?"

Su Ming frowned and asked upon hearing Ankaga's words.

"The people from the Fifth Legion came, and Rhein clashed with them."

Ankaga said to Su Ming.

"Let's go, take a look!"

Su Ming immediately led Ankaga and the others out.

Lady Hai Lan and the others quickly followed upon seeing this.

...

Not long after.

Su Ming and the others hurried to the central square outside the kingdom and saw two groups of people surrounding the flagpole in standoff.

The flag of the Thirteenth Legion that was originally raised had been thrown down and replaced with the Fifth Legion's flag.

"What gives you the right to tear down our flag? We obviously conquered this."

Rhein said through gritted teeth.

"Get lost! Didn't you learn your lesson?"

A burly man in a colonel's uniform said arrogantly, with flesh hanging from his face.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, a cold shout came.

Rhein, Colonel Achev, and the others turned to look at the approaching Su Ming.

"Boss, you're here. These guys are too much of bullies...."

Rhein bit his lip and said.

Su Ming glanced at Rhein, seeing his whole left face red with a clear slap mark, and he raised his hand to interrupt Rhein.

Seeing this, Rhein swallowed the rest of his words.

At this time, Colonel Achev smugly said to Su Ming.

"General Su Ming, your subordinates are too disrespectful to superiors. And they don't know their limits, daring to say that Crimson Country is occupied by you...."

Before Achev could finish, Su Ming suddenly slapped him hard.

Smack!

Achev's face tilted, with teeth flying out.

Following that, Su Ming kicked Achev, and Colonel Achev flew out, colliding with several other officers behind him onto the ground.

Rhein and the others were stunned seeing this scene.

At this moment, Achev, enduring intense pain, got up from the ground, angrily rushing towards Su Ming.

"Sir, don't!"

At this moment, Achev's subordinates rushed up to restrain him.

Su Ming looked at the restrained Achev and said coldly.

"Who gave you the right to lower our Thirteenth Legion's flag? Also, this place was conquered by our Thirteenth Legion; it doesn't matter who comes!"

"Fine, fine, fine! You'll pay for this; it's not over yet."

Achev spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground, turned around, and left with his men.

"Sorry, boss, I messed up."

Rhein said to Su Ming with some guilt.

"It's alright, you did well. Is your facial injury okay?"

Su Ming patted Rhein's shoulder and asked with concern.

In fact, Rhein did the right thing; if he had retaliated by hitting Colonel Achev, the situation would have become troublesome. Disobeying superiors is a big taboo in the military department, and it would have given them cause.

This was also why Achev wanted to attack him earlier, and his subordinates held him back.

"No problem, I just got slapped, that guy even lost a tooth."

Rhein shook his head and replied.

"That's good."

Su Ming nodded.

At this time, Lady Hai Lan asked worriedly.

"Mr. Su Ming, is this alright? They don't seem to be letting it go."

"Lady Hai Lan, you don't need to worry. No matter what happens, I'll be responsible to the end."

Su Ming smiled and said to Lady Hai Lan.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Lady Hai Lan replied gratefully.

"Hmm!"

Su Ming nodded.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

Rhein and the others looked at Su Ming.

"It's simple, immediately report this matter and escalate it to the military department."

Su Ming decisively issued the order.

"Huh? Isn't that like making it widely known? As good as breaking ties with the Fifth and Sixth Legions?"

Ankaga and the others were dumbfounded.

"If it breaks, it breaks; it doesn't matter. We are the ones in the right."

Su Ming said nonchalantly.

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Legendary Star Destroyer·Wind Dome Central Control Room.

The virtual operation screen displayed the communication images of various generals. Mo Xiu stood on the command platform, solemnly instructing.

"When you take over the Three Neutral Countries, conduct a thorough check for all hidden dangers; don't let the Imperial Army catch you off guard. Also, restrain the subordinates and don't do anything too outrageous. From now on, these three countries are our territories. If we provoke too much resistance from the population, it won't do us any good."

"Understood!"

Many generals responded in unison.

"Also, regarding the construction of the defense line...."

Mo Xiu was halfway through when suddenly a communication came through; Colonel Achev's image popped up, and he spoke with red eyes.