binnovel Chapter 553 Return
Chapter 553 Return
After the competition, Li Chenglong greeted everyone present and saw them off before walking into the villa with Yun Lan and the others.
Upon entering the living room, Li Chenglong shared his secrets with the four, revealing a method for quickly summoning spirits that he had developed after battling Queen Raymond. While this method reduced the power of the summoned spirits from their peak, it significantly decreased the charging time.
Generally, awakened beings will awaken the spirit summoning skill at level 12, but this method is only applicable to awakened beings of level 13 and above. Moreover, to use it freely, it is best for a level 14 powerhouse to use it to its full potential.
After finishing this task, Li Chenglong lay down on the sofa in the living room to rest, while Yunlan, Li Xue, Zhao Liying, and Han Xiaoling practiced quickly releasing spirit summons.
After a while, he suddenly asked, "Yunlan, how many of those top-grade space potions we bought are left?" Yunlan checked her spiritual energy space and said, "There are five left. We already had Feng Tian and Wu Gang take the ones we bought back. We also made a list of who to give them to. Judging by the time, they should have given them to those people a long time ago."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Well, then there's nothing else to buy. We're leaving the day after tomorrow, and I was thinking of buying some more gifts, but all the gifts I bought before were taken back by others, so I don't feel like there's anything else to buy."
Yunlan thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we buy more seeds? Roland Star is a major agricultural and animal husbandry country, and it is very good at cultivating various excellent seeds. The energy rice that we ate before was even better than the high-grade Dawn Rice. I feel that it can be planted in the natural area of the spiritual energy space. In addition, there are many crop seeds that can be planted in normal soil. This will also be beneficial to the revival of our China."
Li Chenglong sat up: "Alright, since we're not exactly flush with crystals anyway, let's just buy some seeds and then head home. But we can't buy those energy rice seeds, and they can only be planted in the spiritual energy space of high-level experts. I'll go ask Princess Laura for some later. We can buy more of the other things, so not only can we plant them in Dawn City, but we can also distribute them to other bases."
On the third day, the day for Li Chenglong and his group to return to Earth, the second princess, Sera, and the third princess, Nami, who were originally scheduled to travel with them, were replaced by the eldest princess, Laura, and the third princess, Nami, by Queen Raymond, who was visiting the planet Meilan. Queen Raymond's intention was to send Laura to Earth to broaden her horizons.
On July 31st, local time on Roland Star, Li Chenglong piloted the Flying Dragon with everyone on board, flying into the depths of space. Originally, they planned to visit the leaders of two other planets, but there wasn't enough time this time, so Li Chenglong decided to go another time.
With the expansion of space routes and jump navigation, the time required to return to Earth from Roland Star will be significantly reduced. According to Yunlan's calculations, the Flying Dragon is expected to arrive at Dawn City at 9:11 AM on November 14th, China time.
On the spaceship, Li Chenglong said to Zhao Liying, "I'll have to trouble you to act as a guide and translator for the two princesses after we arrive in Dawn City. Among us, you are the most proficient in interstellar language and Roland language, so it's best if you can do this job."
Zhao Liying smiled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking too. I was actually planning to apply, but I didn't expect you to bring it up so soon, Captain Li. Don't worry, I will definitely do this job well."
After more than ten days of flight, the Flying Dragon spacecraft finally arrived near the Martian sphere. Zhao Liying checked the time and found that it was 1 a.m. on November 14th, China time. At the fastest speed, the Flying Dragon spacecraft could reach Dawn City at 4 a.m.
Han Xiaoling reported the situation to Li Chenglong. After a brief discussion with Yun Lan, Li Chenglong said, "Go all the way back to Dawn City and land at the Dawn Army Air Force Airport under the cover of night. Don't disturb the people or notify too many people. Let them get some rest."
After arranging this, Li Chenglong approached Princess Laura and Princess Nami, who were admiring an atlas of Earth, and said, "Your Highnesses, I have something to tell you. Yunlan and I have discussed it, and we plan to proceed at full speed and then enter Dawn City under the cover of night. However, in this case, we may not be able to hold a grand welcoming ceremony for you two, but the subsequent welcome reception will still be conducted at the highest level."
Laura and Nami exchanged a glance, then she smiled and said, "As a manager, and in this position at that, I certainly understand what you mean. We sisters agree with your idea, and please don't make the welcome party too extravagant."
With the support of the two princesses, Li Chenglong felt relieved. Especially Princess Laura; after reaching level 14, it was clear to everyone that Empress Lena considered her her successor. As the future supreme ruler of Roland Star, Dawn City still had to fulfill its due respect.
Around 1 a.m., at the Dawn Army's military airfield control tower, a dozen staff members were working busily. Tonight was the Dawn Army Air Force's routine night exercise, so even the highest-ranking officers, Yuan Ang and Zou Yang, were not resting. Instead, they were watching the live-fire exercise on a large screen in the command center.
Yuan Ang addressed the officers, saying, “The more we conduct nighttime exercises, the higher the standards must be. The enemy doesn’t care whether it’s night or day, so our Dawn Air Force must always be ready for combat. Exercises must be live-fire exercises. If we only fire blanks in peacetime, we won’t be able to perform to our full potential in real combat. From officers to every soldier, we must remember all the requirements that Commander Li has put forward for us and strive to train our air force to be the strongest force in the Dawn Army.”
He was still giving instructions when a staff member stood up and said, "Report, a communication has come in!" Zou Yang frowned: "This is a critical moment in the exercise. Unless it's an emergency, ignore everything else." The staff member scratched his head: "But this is a communication from headquarters, and it's encrypted."
Yuan Ang immediately went to the crystal computer and found that it was indeed an encrypted communication from headquarters, accessible only to those with the appropriate permissions. Yuan Ang and Zou Yang exchanged a glance and signaled the soldier to transfer the communication to the office. The two unlocked it with the password and found that it was a document jointly sent by Zheng Yong and Feng Tian.
According to the document, at 4:00 AM, the Flying Dragon carrying Li Chenglong and Yunlan would land at the Dawn Army Air Force Base. Air Force soldiers were instructed to prepare, establish a suitable flight path and landing area, and make brief preparations for the arrival. The document concluded with a special instruction to keep the commander's return as low-key as possible and not to inform too many people beforehand.
After standing up, Yuan Ang immediately said, "Old Zou, it's only a little past 1 a.m. Let's proceed with the exercise as scheduled. According to the plan, it will end at 3:30 a.m. After the exercise, we'll immediately have our staff prepare to pick you up from the airport. What do you think?"
Zou Yang nodded: "I think this is the best way. It allows us to prepare for welcoming the commander and others, ensures the exercise proceeds as scheduled, and keeps a low profile. This is indeed the best solution."
At 4:15 a.m., the Flying Dragon slowly landed at the Dawn Army Air Force Airport. Zheng Yong, General Political Commissar of the Dawn Army, Feng Tian, Chief of the General Staff, Qi Guoan, Minister of the General Political Department, and some staff officers from the headquarters, as well as Yuan Ang, the highest-ranking officer of the Dawn Army Air Force, Zou Yang, Political Commissar, Chen Tian, Chief of Staff, and other officers came to the airport to receive the aircraft.
Li Xue, Han Xiaoling, and Zhao Liying were the first to disembark from the spaceship, followed by Li Chenglong and Yun Lan. The moment they appeared at the hatch, enthusiastic applause erupted. Li Chenglong shook hands and hugged everyone, exchanging brief greetings.
Finally, Princess Laura of Roland, Princess Nami, the third princess, Puru, the deputy captain of the royal guard, and more than ten other members of the royal guard disembarked from the spaceship. Their arrival was warmly welcomed by everyone present. Under Li Chenglong's arrangement, they would initially reside in the Roland embassy in Dawn City, led by Zhao Liying, before further arrangements were made.
After everything was arranged, Li Chenglong personally drove everyone to the Dawn Tower. He had been away from Earth for a long time and missed Yun Hao and Yun Xi very much.