Chapter 1729: Chapter 1380: Bad News (Bonus Chapter for Silver Alliance Leader An Jingyuan) (4 Chapters Today)

"Due to instability at the front line, a large number of reinforcements will head to the Ceres frontline. To ensure the safety of Radiant City, we are announcing the rotation guard list for Radiant City. The following is the guard list of the Royal Order of Twelve Knights: Xia Weiya, Su Mo, Ai Lu. Those selected, please do not leave Radiant City."

Su Mo looked at the message, almost leaping out of bed.

"Seriously? Guard duty?"

The creator·Swallower replied in a deep voice: "What’s strange about it? Among the seven Royal Order of Twelve Knights, you, Xia Weiya, and Ai Lu are the strongest. If they don’t leave you behind, who would they leave?"

Su Mo’s face turned dark; he never anticipated this turn of events.

"This is a big problem."

"What’s problematic? You have two choices: either stand the Federation and Luo Yue up or stand Lady Goli up."

The creator·Swallower said indifferently.

"No, no, absolutely not."

Su Mo decisively rejected the creator·Swallower’s suggestion.

"Then figure it out yourself."

The creator·Swallower responded casually.

Su Mo thought for a while but couldn’t come up with a good plan, so he got up and freshened up.

...

Not long after, Su Mo arrived in the Immortal Blade’s command room.

Tilo was busy verifying the Immortal Blade’s overall status and ammunition supply.

"Lord Su Mo, you’re here."

Man Si greeted Su Mo promptly.

"Hmm, busy? Is everything progressing smoothly?"

Su Mo asked.

"Everything’s going smoothly, but it will be a few days before the Immortal Blade is fully prepared. To talk about something else, the ammo we ordered hasn’t fully arrived, only about a quarter of it has been delivered."

Tilo briefly explained the situation to Su Mo.

"What’s going on? Shouldn’t it be delivered after payment?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

"There are too many ships in need of ammo replenishment, all rushing to resupply and head to the front line early. The quantity we ordered is too large to deliver all at once. Nevertheless, they wouldn’t dare stand you up, so the goods will eventually arrive. The main issue is those nuclear bombs and antimatter missiles; you need to get Lady Goli’s signature."

Tilo further explained the matters to Su Mo.

"Understood. I’ll find some time to get Goli’s signature."

Su Mo replied, feeling a bit troubled.

"Did you encounter any issues?"

Tilo asked, puzzled, looking at Su Mo.

"It’s nothing much, just that I’ve been selected to guard Radiant City."

Su Mo sighed.

Upon hearing Su Mo’s words, Long Ke excitedly approached, saying with joy: "Boss, you were selected to guard? That means we don’t have to go to the front line or rush preparations."

"Long Ke, say less. Can’t you see how everyone wants to head to the front line now? Staying behind is the worst."

Tilo immediately identified the problem.

"But there’s no choice. The Radiant City guard duty isn’t easy to shirk. This is a military order, which normally doesn’t change."

Long Ke understood the rules quite well.

"You guys carry on."

Su Mo left, feeling agitated.

"I told you to say less, yet you had to talk, making Lord Su Mo restless."

Man Si looked at Long Ke playfully.

Long Ke looked stiff and then awkwardly said: "I was only considering the boss’s benefit, pointing out the crucial issues. After all, the boss has just reached the Royal Order of Twelve Knights, many matters are still unclear."

"True."

Man Si thought about it and agreed.

While Su Mo was leaving the Immortal Blade and stepping off the ship, suddenly his bracelet vibrated.

Augustus sent a message to Su Mo.

"Su Mo, we’re setting sail tomorrow. Are you joining us?"

Su Mo looked at the message, pondered for a moment, then replied to Augustus.

"You guys go ahead. Once I’ve handled things here, I’ll depart too."

"Alright."

Augustus quickly replied.

After reading it, Su Mo strolled around the shipyard to clear his mind.

The entire No. 1 shipyard, usually quiet, was bustling.

Massive transport vehicles roared by everywhere, each carrying long missiles.

All the docked ships were working overtime to replenish ammunition.

"Hurry up, pick up the pace!"

.....

Su Mo looked at everyone busily preparing, feeling his head throb even more.

Being selected to guard isn’t surprising; holding this position means being summoned is inevitable.

Just as Su Mo was at a loss, he heard a familiar shout.

"Didn’t eat or what? Move faster, you all!"

...

Su Mo followed the sound and saw Bagley standing in front of a Star Destroyer, scolding his subordinates.

Instantly, Su Mo’s eyes brightened, and he hurriedly walked over.

"Bagley!"

"Who’s calling?"

Bagley was already annoyed.

He turned and saw Su Mo approaching, surprisingly.

"Su Mo? Why are you here?"

"Why can’t I be here? My ship’s right across from yours. Quite the coincidence!" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Not bad."

Bagley responded, his expression softening.

"By the way, Bagley, you’re rushing to replenish the ship’s ammunition. Are you heading to the front line?"

"Correct. Any problem?"

"Can I discuss something with you?"

"What’s that?"

"I urgently need to go to the front line, but unfortunately, I’ve been selected to guard Radiant City. Can you cover my shift?"

Su Mo looked at Bagley hopefully, thinking if someone could cover the shift, he could get away.

Bagley was stunned but then shook his head vigorously.

"No way, absolutely not!"

Su Mo was even more surprised by the outright rejection.

"Why?"

"Under normal circumstances, I might help you. But now, absolutely not. Not only you have urgent matters on the front line, but I do too. You don’t know how many from the Laurel Kingdom seek my help. My head is about to explode."

Bagley was nearly frantic discussing the issue.

"Is it that urgent for you too?"

Su Mo was equally astonished.

"Desperately urgent. You have no idea what a mess Ceres has become due to Negative Energy surges. A multitude of Negative God Star monsters have erupted, scattering Negative God cells on Ceres. Many Type VI monsters have awakened and even been infected, causing havoc everywhere. To be frank, during this period, at least hundreds of bases on Ceres have been wiped out."

Bagley straightforwardly disclosed to Su Mo.

Su Mo heard Bagley’s words, and his heart sank, responding with a furrowed brow.

"To such an extent?"