Chapter 1228: 454: Shifting Responsibility (Part 5)

Chapter 1228: Chapter 454: Shifting Responsibility (Part 5)

Major General Dirken walked over to Timi, handed her a tissue, and comforted her in a deep voice.

“Condolences!”

“Hmm.”

Timi took the tissue, her eyes red, and nodded slightly.

Suddenly, a tall woman dressed in plain black clothes, with eyebrows like ink paintings, fair skin, and a striking appearance, spoke angrily.

“Dirken, don’t comfort her. Who is she pretending to cry for? Grandmother loved her the most since she was a child, doting on her more than anyone. And what happened? She turned into an ingrate, leaving her own family’s legion to join another. Now that Grandmother is dead, she still has the face to come back and cry.”

“Marina! Don’t you know why I joined the Thirteenth Legion?”

Timi replied with red eyes.

“Isn’t it because you’re useless? You lost in the Tri-School Tournament and embarrassed Lord City Master, and now you’re feeling wronged?”

Marina retorted bluntly.

“Indeed, and you still have the nerve to complain!”

…

Another girl beside Marina accused angrily.

“Have you argued enough!”

At this moment, Rachel lifted her cane and struck the ground forcefully, scolding with great anger.

The noisy scene suddenly quieted down.

Rachel swept her gaze over Timi, Marina, and others, saying.

“Your grandmother has just been buried, and here you are, bickering endlessly at her grave. Do you want her to be unrestful even in death?”

Upon hearing this, Timi and the others bowed their heads, tears rolling down their cheeks.

“Sigh, we’re all family, let’s stop the fighting.”

Rachel sighed helplessly and spoke with sadness.

…

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Sunshine·Training Area.

Su Ming ran steadily on a treadmill.

At this time, Li Menghan approached with some nervousness and spoke.

“Officer Su Ming.”

Su Ming reached out to stop the treadmill, turned his head to look at Li Menghan, and smiled.

“What’s the matter? Is there something you need?”

“Officer Su Ming, I just received a message from Lady Timi. She wants me to convey her apologies and resignation letter to you.”

Li Menghan took a deep breath and said.

“Resignation letter? She’s resigning?”

Su Ming was also taken aback.

“Yes.”

“Isn’t she on leave for a funeral? Why the sudden resignation?”

“I don’t know either.”

Li Menghan shook her head in confusion.

“Got it, please forward the resignation letter to me.”

Su Ming said in a deep voice.

“Alright!”

Li Menghan lifted her wristband and performed some operations to send a resignation letter to Su Ming.

Su Ming then raised his wristband to open the resignation letter.

“Respected Officer Su Ming, thank you for your care and guidance during this time. Following you into battle has been my happiest and proudest moment in life. Please forgive my sudden departure….”

Su Ming finished reading the resignation letter and sighed deeply. Timi was his ship commander; though the ship could still be operated by Li Menghan and others, missing its core was problematic.

He raised his wristband to find Timi’s communication number, about to dial it, but eventually stopped.

Su Ming thought carefully and decided a phone conversation wouldn’t be appropriate.

It’s better to make a trip to Rain Capital to talk face to face and see what’s really happening.

Thinking of this, Su Ming sent a message to Rhein and the others.

It wasn’t long before Rhein and the others hurried over.

“Boss, what’s up?”

“Change your clothes; we’re going to Rain Capital.”

“Huh? Why are we going there?”

“Timi’s resigning.”

“No way, why would she resign?”

Rhein and the others almost jumped up.

“How would I know? We’ll go to Rain Capital to check it out, and I’ll talk to her in person.”

Su Ming said solemnly.

“Alright, we’ll go change clothes right away.”

Rhein and the others quickly left.

…

Not long after, Su Ming and the others changed into casual clothes and arrived at the hangar.

Su Ming walked up to the Fake V Generation Mecha·Shadow Lord, but just as he was about to enter the mecha, he suddenly stopped and stepped back.

“What’s wrong?”

Rhein and the others looked at Su Ming in confusion.

Su Ming stared at the decoration on the Fake V Generation Mecha·Shadow Lord’s shoulder, his eyebrows furrowing, and then shouted around.

“Onite!”

“Coming!”

Onite came running over quickly.

Though Su Ming didn’t see Onite normally, in general, if there was nothing happening, Onite was always nearby.

“Sir, any instructions?”

Onite asked with a grin when he reached Su Ming.

“What’s with the sun emblem on this?”

Su Ming wondered, looking at the red and black sun designs on the Shadow Lord’s shoulder.

“Since you’ve been too busy, I had the people from the Honor Department paint it.”

“…”

“Sir, is there a problem?”

Onite asked curiously, looking at Su Ming.

“Don’t you think this sun emblem is rather incongruous?”

“No, I think it looks super cool!”

“But the issue is, this is a Fake V Generation Mecha, and you’re painting two suns on it. Don’t you think it’s too eye-catching on the battlefield, like a big chunk of meat?”

Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly as he asked.

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Rhein and the others couldn’t help but have amused expressions.

If they were on the battlefield, seeing a Fake V Generation Mecha painted with suns, they would definitely risk everything to take it down.

That would be a massive military achievement.

Onite reacted immediately, realizing he had made a faux pas, and awkwardly said.

“Sir, should I have the Honor Department wipe it off for you?”

“Forget it; just leave it be.”

Su Ming wasn’t in the mood for it; he’d just pay extra attention himself.

“Alright.”

Onite also breathed a small sigh of relief, seeing Su Ming was not angry.

Su Ming activated the anti-gravity device and floated up to the Shadow Lord’s cockpit.

Rhein and the others boarded their mecha as well.

Buzz!

The electronic eyes of the Shadow Lord lit up first, and then the ten surrounding mechas also powered up.

Su Ming piloted the Shadow Lord towards the exit, with the ten members of Rhein’s team following closely behind.

…

Half an hour later.

Su Ming piloted the Shadow Lord, navigating quickly toward Rain Capital according to the map.

As they approached Rain Capital, Su Ming was astounded by the sight before him.

There, on the crimson earth in the distance, lay lush green forests, like oases in a desert.

In the center of the forest was a massive circular lake, with a beautiful and artistically vibrant city rising in its emerald center.

Above the city, in the azure sky, white clouds floated, seemingly tethered and not moving or dissipating.

The entire Rain Capital looked like a fairyland.

Su Ming piloted the Shadow Lord to raise its head, activating the optical device to look at the space above Rain Capital.

He saw that above the drifting clouds was an umbrella-shaped transparent restraining device, presumably holding the clouds in place, maintaining ecological balance.

“Rhein, what’s the deal with Rain Capital? Why is the environment so good? Their ecological technology feels even better than Starlight City.”

Su Ming took a deep breath and asked.

“Boss, that’s normal. Rain Capital uses an ecological sustaining system called Star Umbrella·, which is incredibly expensive. Neither Starlight City nor Sky Dome City can afford it.”

“Is it that impressive?”

“Yes! Rain Capital has a significant female population, so they demand high environmental standards and are willing to pay for it.”

“Aren’t they afraid this open-air life support device might malfunction?”

“No worries if it does. Their city has energy barriers and giant Dorag Spheres. And if it comes to it, they can submerge the city, having multiple emergency measures.”

Rhein explained to Su Ming.

“So you’re saying the Federation’s technology is indeed capable of terraforming planets?”

Su Ming said, his expression shifting.

“Yes, but the cost is too high. There’s no money left for war, so who would invest in planetary terraforming? Moreover, if the environment of a planet is made perfect, then land won’t be as valuable, and many things can’t be monopolized anymore.”

Rhein sighed and explained.

“I understand, request a landing permit now.”

Su Ming said simply.

“Okay.”

Rhein quickly sent a docking request to Rain Capital.