Shadows of the Deep Space

Mia jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, angrily retorting to Soraya.

"No way, that's mine!"

"What do you mean yours? The spoils belong to everyone, they need to be confiscated. Otherwise, who will repair your ships when they're broken, and who'll supply you?"

Soraya replied calmly.

"This time I used Su Ming's ship and troops."

Mia argued through gritted teeth.

"It doesn't matter, once Su Ming enters the Abyss of Descent, it falls under my jurisdiction!"

Soraya retorted without hesitation.

"No way, I won't give a thing, not even over my dead body."

Mia responded, exasperated.

"Don't be unreasonable, the spoils need to be confiscated, eventually, they'll be distributed to you all anyway."

Satisfied upon seeing Mia's frustration, Soraya said.

"Bullshit! Every time I hand over so much, I only get a little bit back!"

Mia said through clenched teeth.

Seeing Mia was about to fight Soraya to the death, Su Ming quickly extended his hand and pulled Mia back, calmly advising her.

"Mia, Commander Soraya is right. The spoils do need to be confiscated, it's the rule, otherwise it'd be chaos."

"You..."

Mia was left speechless when even Su Ming said that.

In truth, Su Ming understood clearly that this rule was set, and there was no room for debate. Their past ability to plunder was all because of Long Bai's special permission.

"Mia, you should learn the rules and regulations from General Su Ming; I really don't know how you became a teacher, knowing less than a student. Alright, that's enough for today, everyone disperse!"

Commander Soraya directly announced.

Mia instantly deflated like a punctured balloon, turning limp and powerless.

Su Ming said calmly to Mia.

"Teacher, let's go."

"My money!"

Mia muttered, following Su Ming as they left.

A little while later.

Su Ming and the others returned to the Level 5 Battleship·Sunlight, while Commander Soraya had already sent people to take over Norton Fortress.

At this moment, Mia asked Su Ming irritably, seeing how calm he was.

"Su Ming, we went through so much trouble and they just took our meat like that, why aren't you angry?"

"What's there to be angry about, look over there."

Su Ming said to Mia.

Mia followed Su Ming's hint to look into the distance, and she saw boxes and boxes of Eternal Metal coming into sight.

Her eyes immediately lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly.

"Eternal Metal, you moved this stuff?"

"Not just that, I also moved those nuclear mines. As for the other resources, they were too large to move."

Su Ming explained simply to Mia.

"You really pulled it off, let's split it fifty-fifty!"

Mia said, grinning from ear to ear.

"Deal!"

Su Ming agreed readily.

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Old Galaxy·Within the Federation.

A black planet floated in the starry sky, its exterior dotted with surveillance stations, Dandelion Fortress, patrolling ships, and Mech Formation.

This planet was the Federation's Dark Star, one of the ten planets.

Through the black atmosphere, a giant Dorag Sphere sat on the barren earth.

Inside Dorag's Sphere, there was a massive pyramid-shaped base city.

The whole base city was filled with chaotic metal structures, and on both sides of the narrow streets, there were small shops with neon signs hanging everywhere, with people on the streets having colorful hair, wearing various earrings, necklaces, smoking cigarettes, and having rebellious gazes.

This base was called Sin City, a city under special jurisdiction of the Federation. Below Sin City was the Federation's largest prison·Nether Prison.

Nether Prison was divided into seven levels, with the further down the level, the more severe the crime of the prisoners.

This prison was known as Death Hell but also called Heaven of Bliss.

Anyone who entered this prison could live comfortably if they had enough connections and money. However, without those, it was indeed hell.

Nether Prison Level 1.

In an isolated cell, a man with short black hair, a high nose bridge, deep green eyes like a deep abyss, an ordinary appearance, and dressed in prisoner's clothing sat on the edge of the bed.

He glanced at the time on his watch, slowly lifted his head, stood up from the bed, walked to the cell door, and opened it, stepping out directly.

In the cold corridor, a few soldiers in Single Soldier Armor were standing guard.

When they saw the man who came out, not only did they not apprehend him, but instead greeted him.

"Kroos."

"What are you guys doing?"

Kroos responded with a smile.

"What else? Having a smoke to kill time, want one?"

The soldiers replied directly.

"No thanks, I have things to do."

Kroos exchanged a few pleasantries and proceeded straight to the guardroom ahead.

Soon, he reached the guardroom, where he saw a middle-aged man with a beer belly and a small beard sitting at a desk, smoking and watching an adult film.

"Lord Wei Bo."

Kroos greeted with familiarity.

"Kroos, what brings you here."

"I want to get some fresh air, it's too boring in here."

"Fresh air? You just want women, don't you."

Wei Bo teased with a smile.

"Lord Wei Bo understands me well, it's just suffocating."

Kroos replied with a smile.

"Alright, go! Just be careful not to overdo it."

Wei Bo picked up a set of normal clothes from nearby and tossed them to Kroos.

"Thanks, I'll bring you some good smokes when I get back."

"Alright!"

"I'm off."

Kroos took the clothes and walked out directly.

Soon, Kroos changed clothes and skillfully passed through multiple checkpoints to reach the surface in Sin City.