Published: March 2, 2025
Stepping through the portal, a slight dizziness washed over Wen Yu, and in the next moment, he found himself within the Eighth District Forward Base.
The streets were spacious and tidy, the architectural style resembling that of a military base, with sharply defined residential areas built from steel, exuding an indestructible aura.
There were few pedestrians on the streets—or rather, there were hardly any legitimate pedestrians; most of those coming and going were uniformly dressed in military uniforms. The only few individuals wearing mixed-colored clothing were staff members from various research institutes or construction teams.
From their gazes, Wen Yu could see the light of “effort” and “hope.” These spirited individuals were the frontier warriors guarding the front lines of the district battlefield!
Wen Yu looked around, noticing that most of the defensive structures in the Eighth District Forward Base had already been repaired; only some patching work remained. From Wen Yu's perspective, unless there were monsters like the Demonic Clan Level 8 Expert or Tang Haofei among them, this defense line should remain unbroken.
The moment he appeared at the edge of the portal, Wen Yu activated the Heaven-Covering Robe to isolate himself from unnecessary troubles. After observing the entire forward base, he conveniently located Lin Haifeng.
He was currently in the command center.
Wen Yu’s sensing ability clearly described Lin Haifeng's current state—his hair had turned significantly grayer. At that moment, Lin Haifeng was handling official duties alone, wearing a focused expression. However, occasionally, when he lifted his teacup, a hint of bitterness flashed in his eyes.
The matter regarding the celestial god and its subsequent consequences certainly brought troubles to Lin Haifeng...
On the surface, he still seemed like the composed commander-in-chief, full of confidence, but secretly, certain issues had indeed troubled him greatly.
After a brief observation, Wen Yu took a step forward and walked directly toward Lin Haifeng.
...
“Clack...”
A faint sound of footsteps echoed from beside him. Upon hearing this sporadic noise, Lin Haifeng's expression changed slightly. He suddenly raised his head to look at the source of the sound and saw a familiar figure.
The energy fluctuations he had been nurturing quietly calmed down, and Lin Haifeng let out a sigh of relief, a smile returning to his face. “Wen Yu? You’re back.”
Wen Yu did not directly answer the question. He recalled Lin Haifeng's earlier action that nearly erupted in anger and softly asked, “It seems... you’ve encountered a bit of trouble?”
As the supreme commander, he always maintained a state of vigilance—there were numerous restrictions outside the door, but Lin Haifeng's reaction indicated that such incidents of “infiltration and assassination” had indeed occurred more than once or twice.
Hearing Wen Yu’s inquiry, Lin Haifeng merely shook his head gently. He put down the document in his hand and shifted to a more comfortable position to face Wen Yu.
“Why do you have time to visit this old man? Also, where have you been for the past two years?”
“I went out to handle some matters; nothing significant.”
Wen Yu briefly changed the topic and casually sat on the sofa. He looked at Lin Haifeng and directly mentioned the important matter.
“I want to ask you for a favor.”
...
After explaining that he needed an artifact to assist in his promotion to level eleven, Lin Haifeng lowered his head in thought.
He did not show any expected difficulty on his face; he pondered for quite some time. After a while, he finally raised his head to look at Wen Yu.
“You really asked the right person. I actually have something like that!”
With this simple statement, Wen Yu suddenly looked up, his eyes reflecting disbelief...
What he had thought would be an exceedingly difficult matter had found an answer right here with Lin Haifeng!
After saying this, Lin Haifeng did not keep Wen Yu waiting for long. He stood up and rummaged through his Spatial Ring for a while, and after some time, he finally pulled out a strange statue.