The Last Commander of the Red Alert

Chapter 489: Are You Kidding Me?

"Upgrade opportunity for MCV (Mobile Construction Vehicle)."

Upon returning, Su Chen's first order of business was this. He hadn't forgotten that what he needed was a Base that could directly teleport back to Earth.

"MCV (Mobile Construction Vehicle) upgrade complete," the System's voice echoed. Su Chen looked around, and he couldn't help but notice some changes in the Command Room, which he might not have noticed had he not spent most of his time there.

The changes in the Command Room were secondary; what Su Chen cared about most was the teleportation function. He shouted, "Teleport back to the main Base!"

However, several seconds passed, and he remained in place. Su Chen's heart sank as he felt a sense of déjà vu.

"System, can you tell me if the upgraded Base can teleport back to Earth?"

The System's response sent a chill down Su Chen's spine: "An MCV (Mobile Construction Vehicle) upgraded once can only expand the Base's teleportation range to the Small Galaxy you are currently in. To teleport directly back to Earth, the owner needs to upgrade the MCV (Mobile Construction Vehicle) once more."

Su Chen's mouth twitched. Are you kidding me?

I've worked my butt off to complete missions, all to be able to teleport back to Earth, and now I'm one upgrade short?

"The System cannot continuously issue designated missions; there needs to be a certain interval."

Crack!

Su Chen couldn't hold back any longer. He smashed the table in front of him, and if the System had a physical form, he would have definitely given it a good beating.

Su Chen took a deep breath. Since the idea of teleporting directly back to Earth had been shattered, he needed to focus on other matters.

"Lily."

Su Chen called the Super Soldier who had just joined his ranks. Lily had removed the strange makeup from her face, and her overall appearance had improved significantly.

You see, outside, Lily's feet would never touch the ground; that was the pride of a superpower user. But in front of the Commander, she walked step by step.

"Lily, report to the Commander," Lily saluted.

"I have an important mission for you this time."

"Please, Commander, go ahead."

"Take a Warship to the area around Yan Yun Star and search for mineral deposits. Establish a Base there."

Su Chen suddenly realized that the Energy Points of his Base were running a bit low. He earned millions of Energy Points daily, and yet, they weren't enough. This left Su Chen feeling quite helpless.

Without enough Energy Points, nothing could be accomplished at a Base. Su Chen needed a new place to gather Energy Points.

After years of development and mining, most of the mineral deposits on Yan Yun Star had been exhausted, and the remaining ones were deep underground and challenging to extract.

Su Chen shifted his gaze to the nearby planets. But just as he said that, Ju Ling reminded him, "Commander, Yan Yun Star has a Warship. What if they have already established mining facilities on other planets?"

Su Chen's eyes lit up; this was a distinct possibility.

If there were existing mining facilities, it would be even better.

"Wait a moment. Since the Ghost Clan knows that humans have Warships, could they have taken control of human Warships and left Yan Yun Star?"

Unfortunately, they knew too little about the Ghost Clan's affairs. The human infiltrators within the Ghost Clan were all relatively weak Ghost Clan members. The powerful Ghost Clan had no reason to help humans.

Just because others couldn't do it didn't mean Su Chen couldn't.

The Second Spy and the Third Spy were both within the Ghost Clan, especially the Third Spy, who had disguised themselves as a Ghost Master and held a high position.

"Keep an eye on whether the Ghost Clan has a Warship or any information about them venturing outside Yan Yun Star," Su Chen directly contacted the Second and Third Spies.

"Commander, I understand," the Third Spy replied immediately.

The Second Spy heard the voice and felt regretful. His level wasn't high enough to access some very secretive information yet, but it was getting there. As long as he gradually changed his identity, he would eventually reach the level of the Third Spy and hold a high position within the Ghost Clan.

"Tell me more," Su Chen said, somewhat surprised. It seemed that his decision to send the Third Spy out had been the right one. Spies could only reveal their usefulness when operating within enemy ranks.

"Recently, I've had some exchanges with other Ghost Masters. Fortunately, these exchanges have been limited to language. Currently, I haven't been exposed, but I don't know much about some of the abilities of Ghost Masters. I might not be far from exposure. It was at that time I overheard other Ghost Masters discussing Warships."

"When the Ghost Clan first encountered Warships, they were taken by surprise. Fortunately, Ghost Clan members of eighth order and above joined forces and managed to destroy several Warships, revealing that Warships were not invincible weapons. The Ghost Clan became curious about Warships and forcefully captured one, which supposedly only a Ghost Emperor is qualified to use."

"Where is this Warship?"

"It's likely with the Ghost Emperor."

Su Chen nodded slightly. As long as the Ghost Clan hadn't used the Warship to leave Yan Yun Star, the safety of the other planets outside remained high.

Lily took her orders. Her task was daunting, but as long as she could establish Bases on other planets, Su Chen would have an escape route.

Regardless of the circumstances, even when the winds were in his favor, Su Chen always planned his escape route. After all, during his time on Earth, he had been at his most vulnerable when he first faced a ninth-order expert and was pushed back to the main Base.

Since then, Su Chen had realized the importance of having an escape plan.

Once Lily established Bases on other planets, Su Chen would have a trump card!

Suddenly, Su Chen remembered the Parasitic Species from before and asked casually, "What's the Parasitic Species up to now?"

However, after waiting for a while, there was no response. He looked at Ju Ling and Tanya, who seemed hesitant to speak.

"What's going on? This is the first time I've seen that expression on your faces," Su Chen suddenly became interested.

After hesitating for a while, Ju Ling finally spoke, "Commander, the Parasitic Species somehow found the stored black Energy Crystals, consumed many of them, and is now in hibernation."

Su Chen's face turned stiff. He quickly checked the warehouse's footage and was shocked by what he saw.

You see, the warehouse was filled with black Energy Crystals, all obtained from killing Ghost Clan and Shadow Ghosts. However, now the warehouse was empty, as if it were brand new.

"He ate all of the stock?" Su Chen looked at the two of them, and Ju Ling and Tanya could only nod.

Su Chen now understood why they were reluctant to speak. Those stocks could have been exchanged for at least tens of millions of Energy Points, but they had been devoured by a single Parasitic Species. It was like digging into Su Chen's flesh! (To be continued)

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