binnovel Chapter 190 Return
Chapter 190 Return
Li Chenglong shook hands and hugged each of the Dawn Army's commanders. Except for Wei Lanxin, the deputy commander of the 11th Division, who smiled and said, "Commander Li, we feel reassured now that you're back." Li Chenglong also said, "Even though I'm not here, we still have you all. I believe that even if I'm temporarily away from the Dawn Army, you can still lead it to victory."
After greeting everyone, Li Chenglong stepped forward and declared, "I hereby declare this operation over. Everyone, go back and prepare for the next battle." He then walked to Yunlan's side and said to the surrounding special forces soldiers, "Let's get in the car and head back to the city." He then took the lead and got into the driver's seat of the first car. Yunlan, Han Xiaoling, Yang Liu, and Erica followed suit, while the other special forces soldiers boarded the cars behind. They followed Li Chenglong's vehicle slowly towards Dawn City.
The journey was mostly a question-and-answer session, with Li Chenglong answering a series of questions from the four women. Erica was the most puzzled, asking in surprise, "What's going on with this new form of yours? And your energy now isn't just pure psychic energy anymore." Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Although I almost died this time, I turned misfortune into blessing. Not only did I find a great teacher, but I also gained various abilities."
He then explained the whole story to them. Erica was immediately flustered: "Really? Is it really Grandma Lena? She's practically our High Priest's mentor, and a good friend of my grandfather's. I've never met her, but my grandfather and father have talked about her many times. She's the Grand Elder of the Elder Council on Hailan Star, a Level 13 superpowered individual." Li Chenglong nodded: "It is indeed Grandma Lena. She told me to just call her 'Teacher' from now on."
When Yunlan learned that Li Chenglong had reached level 10, she said with some envy, "You reached level 10 after just one trip. I only reached level 9 recently with Miss Erica's help." Li Chenglong said, "It's okay. As the battles progress, we'll level up faster and faster."
Yang Liu reported to him on the latest situation in Dawn City. After more than 20 days of fighting, although Dawn City had made some sacrifices, it had also gained a lot. The number of level 8 ability users and awakened users had reached more than 40. Among them, the first level 8 user in the special forces team had appeared, which was Yang Liu. Zhao Liying, Han Xiaoling and Wang Shuang had also reached the late stage of level 7, and it was estimated that they would be able to reach level 8 in the next half month.
Li Chenglong was quite satisfied with this: "This is faster than I expected, but we are still not high enough in the face of the approaching aliens. Even I am only level 10. The battles ahead will definitely be more difficult, but we should not be too discouraged. There will always be a way to defeat the strong enemy."
The vehicle soon arrived in front of the Shuguang Building. Ma Tiancheng, Yun Qian, Shen Menghua, and other ministers who had received the notification all came to greet him. Reporters from Shuguang TV and some private media took photos, preparing to publish this explosive news soon. Li Chenglong exchanged pleasantries with them for a long time before finally saying, "I'm sorry, everyone. We can talk about this later. I'm really tired and want to rest for a bit."
Knowing that Li Chenglong had just fought a fierce battle, annihilating 10 aliens, Ma Tiancheng quickly said, "City Lord, you should go back and rest. We can talk about everything tomorrow." Yun Lan, Shen Menghua, and the others echoed, "Yes, yes, you just got back and went into battle. You must be very tired. You should rest well today." Li Chenglong smiled wryly, "I'm really sorry about today. I'll take my leave now." After saying that, he and Yun Lan and the others took the elevator and headed home.
Li Chenglong said in the elevator, "Xiaoling, go to the central computer room later and send out a notice with Wang Xiao. Tomorrow, all deputy ministers and above in Dawn City, and all officers of the Dawn Legion commander rank and above, will be attending a meeting. I have some new and important intelligence to share. Miss Erica, I have a very thick instruction manual written in the language of Hailan Star. I need your help translating it." After saying that, he took out the spaceship instruction manual from his psionic space and handed it to Erica.
Then he continued, "Zhao Liying, I'll give you a few manuals later. You, Han Xiaoling, and Chen Xiaoke can pass them around and take a look. This is the user manual for the Kiel aliens' spaceships, written in interstellar language. Once you've grasped the basics, you can board the Kiel aliens' spaceships for practical operation. Okay, that's all for today. You can all get some rest after get off work. I'm going home now. Yunlan, come home with me."
He had just finished speaking when the elevator reached the 7th floor. Li Chenglong took Yunlan's hand and stepped out of the elevator. The other three people, who were going to the 8th floor, did not follow. After a few steps, Li Chenglong picked Yunlan up in his arms. Yunlan wrapped her arms around Li Chenglong's neck and pressed her head against his chest. Although she did not say a word, it spoke volumes.
As soon as she got home, Qin Fangyu came out of the kitchen. Yun Lan had called her earlier, and she had quickly prepared some food for Li Chenglong and Yun Lan. After gently putting Yun Lan down, Li Chenglong went to his son's stroller. Seeing the baby fast asleep, he didn't pick him up. Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Mom, look how fast Hao Hao is growing! He's only been two months and he's already so strong." Qin Fangyu said proudly, "Of course! With me around, Hao Hao will definitely eat well and sleep soundly. Plus, Yun Lan takes good care of Hao Hao every day after work."
Li Chenglong quickly took a shower and changed into clean clothes. At the dinner table, he told Yunlan in detail about what had happened over the past few days. Yunlan was surprised that although it had only been a little over twenty days, Li Chenglong had experienced so many dangerous situations. In the end, thanks to the help of the elders of Hailan Star, he survived and even gained new power.
Yunlan ate while breastfeeding her baby; this was the most she had eaten recently. Li Chenglong suddenly remembered something, took out some high-grade Dawn Rice he had prepared while traveling on the spaceship from his psionic space, took out a small bowl, and shared it with Yunlan and her mother: "Yunlan, Mom, look at this Dawn Rice." Yunlan looked at the bowl of Dawn Rice with some surprise. This high-grade Dawn Rice had larger grains than ordinary Dawn Rice, and its color had turned completely pink, looking crystal clear, like tiny gemstones.
Qin Fangyu served some rice to Yunlan, who carefully took a bite and exclaimed with delight, "Delicious, delicious! Mom, you should have some too, it's really good!" Qin Fangyu couldn't resist her curiosity either, served herself some, took a bite, and said, "It really is delicious, much better than Dawn Rice." Li Chenglong nodded, "I'm glad you're satisfied. This is a high-grade Dawn Rice that my teacher gave me. I refined some of it using the equipment on the spaceship. The rest of the high-grade Dawn Rice has already been planted in the psionic space. I planted it directly in one square kilometer, which will yield at least 1,500 tons."
Yunlan was somewhat surprised: "One square kilometer? Your psionic space is that big now? I'm only 0.4 square kilometers at level 9." Li Chenglong smiled and said: "Yes, my psionic space is now 4 square kilometers. The crystal factory and storage area each occupy one square kilometer. The natural area is two square kilometers. I set aside half of it to grow advanced Dawn Rice, and in addition to the original area for Flame Trees, psionic persimmons, and apples, I also grow a lot of vegetables and fruits in the other half."
Yunlan said happily, "That's great, darling, you're so amazing!" She was about to kiss Li Chenglong, but Haohao was nursing right now, and he started crying as soon as she moved. Yunlan quickly comforted him, and the little guy started eating with relish again.
The next morning, Li Chenglong convened a meeting, relaying all the intelligence he possessed to the key commanders of Dawn City and the Dawn Army. It was now confirmed that the alien coalition hadn't truly reached Earth; the nearest enemies were being sent from their lunar base. However, Li Chenglong was helpless in this situation. Although he had the spaceship his teacher had given him, and two captured Kiel alien ships, not knowing how to operate them was a major problem.
In the end, Li Chenglong and the others unanimously decided to prioritize eliminating the alien species on Earth. A single spark can start a prairie fire; as long as the various bases joined hands, eradicating the alien species would be just around the corner.