In the following battles, everyone demonstrated strength fiercer than ever before, with Hugo emerging as the man who held on the longest - truly a resolute pillar.

In fact, Hugo was also the veteran soldier with the richest combat experience among these people. Like Mu Tou, Hugo, from God's Thorn Legion, came from humble backgrounds. He couldn't compare with the elite military school graduates, nor the ancient noble families, and certainly not with military-related people like Ophelia of the Sky Shadow. He was just an ordinary man, as commonplace as they come.

As a middle-aged man, at 32 years old, Hugo had outgrown the cultivation stage and was only in his position to replace Apophis's quota.

Like Grand, Hugo came from General Greedy Wolf's faction, which was also God's Thorn Legion. Born in an ace unit, he was the only professional soldier officially nominated and recommended. The efforts that Hugo put into his daily training was not less than Mu Tou's. Carrying a flag for his country with passionate patriotism, and adhering to the soldier's unshakeable duty, Hugo resolutely took up this heavy burden.

His combat experience was extremely rich, his soldier's creed inviolable. He was the only one in the squad, who could be considered a true-blooded soldier. A person who had never been on the battlefield could never understand why Hugo was so silent. Although Hugo eventually lost, his fight against the Shadow Rider was the most shocking. Unlike most people, Hugo did not hold back, just as a real battlefield enemy wouldn't offer you any concessions.

His battle captured many people's attention. After the fight, the spectators had already dispersed. Everyone only had time to look inward during the evening special training intermission, but unfortunately, no one had yet stood out in the Boss battles.

General Fes did not look very pleased. As the highest executive officer responsible for special training logistics, he did not doubt the strength of the simulated Revenge Shadow Rider. Though it was just a simulated product created by the Federal Artificial Intelligence Noah, it was after all only a computer, not a real Revenge Shadow Rider. With the special training gradually moving to the middle stage, there was no clear improvement in the soldiers' performance. Didn't this mean his department's specially prepared nutritional meals were ineffective?

According to feedback from the Diya Alliance, Margaret was making rapid progress and Princess Dilia was advancing through the Boss battles. Yet the Sky Shadow, a fellow 12-star general, remained stagnant. This slap from the allied forces was painful for the Federation.

Only two minutes after the training ended, Feng Yi was pulled into the special training base dining hall by a few people. Old acquaintances exchanged few words before making a toast. It was hard to believe that Mu Tou had even learned to drink while mingling with the military. This lad, who used to be a contestant who became groggy at the sight of alcohol, had now uncorked a bottle for himself. However, there were strict limits on drinking during the special training period for the Red Cloak Elite.

"Let's have zero-degree draft beer," Mu Tou suggested, handing Feng Yi a bottle.

"Oh wow, so now Mu Tou knows the good stuff, huh?"

"Boss, any thoughts now?" asked Elvis. Seeing Feng Yi's surprised expression, Zhang Xiaobo, his two buddies, could barely suppress their laughter.

"No thoughts really. The military is indeed a place for growth. How many bottles can you drink now, kid? You used to be a teetotaler who would get drunk with one sip."

As a response, Mu Tou demonstrated his tolerance by gulping down the drink and letting out a satisfied burp. Having witnessed his demonstration, everyone emptied their bottles. There was indeed a great feeling in drinking heartily and eating meat in large bites.

Mu Tou explained that he learned about alcohol from Sky Shadow. He didn't know before, but he learned by following. Despite his vague explanation, he still sought Feng Yi's advice on improving his Mecha skills. Though Feng Yi had previously stated that there was no shortcut to improvement, Mu Tou feared he would deviate from the right path.

Feng Yi explained that he didn't have anything to teach him for now. Some things had to be self-realized. If one merely follows others' paths, they will never be able to innovate. Mu Tou seemed to understand and nodded absent-mindedly.

Then Fatty asked about Feng Yi's recent circumstances and why he hadn't been promoted or raised half a rank since returning from the Roland Battlefield. This didn't make sense and felt quite strange.

Feng Yi did not hide anything. He said the military was indeed considering giving him an exceptional rank, but he was too lazy to be an officer. Furthermore, he had applied for demobilization upon his return.

The main reason he came to the special training base today was to say goodbye to a few people. As for what Fatty and Elvis needed to learn, there was still a lot. There was no need to rush. As such, Feng Yi specifically gave them a six-month training plan. After half a year, they should be able to gradually reach the standard of the Red Cloak. As for their future path, it would depend on their own insight. While natural talent was important, acquired hard work played a larger role.

Feng Yi's mention of goodbye left the three men inexplicably puzzled. This guy wasn't one to easily say such farewells. They hastily asked him about the situation.

Feng Yi only smiled. He said he intended to visit distant places to cultivate. It could be a year, half a year, or who knows when he would return? This would be a long journey through the star sea, and he might never return.

In fact, his actions could hardly be considered as evading. Rather than fleeing, he saw it as a period of directionless and aimless serenity as he hoped to unravel all of his troubles along the way.

What Feng Yi insisted upon never changed, but somewhere along the way something seemed to have gone wrong. The war had been going on for some time, and sometimes he really could not convince himself why he fled at such a critical moment.

Shaking his head, he did not want to continue thinking about these vexing issues. As for the other reason for his farewell, he might not even be able to make it back alive from his trip to Death Planet. The conditions there were far more brutal than on Colonial Planet 103.

Not long after drinking, Feng Yi said goodbye to the people. His last action was to send Eggy a simple message, implying that what she observed and heard were not necessarily true. The world could be both small and large. Feng Yi then turned off his Heavenly Communication and instantly left the black science base.

When he arrived on Eden, the sky had already darkened completely. Before leaving, Feng Yi, using his Special Envoy authority, equipped himself with a grenade launcher, hundreds of flares, a versatile toolbox, an infinite number of sniper rifle bullets. Then he also bought a night vision device, a computer, and various tools from the military store. These were his minimal preparations for his journey to Death Planet. Of course, food and water sources were also necessary.

Feng Yi took a midnight flight to Alpha's interstellar flight. By the time the shuttle again landed on Alpha, it was several weeks later. The speed of civilian flights was indeed unsatisfactory.

When he returned to Alpha's Shadow District, and when he once again returned to Wind Thunder in the afternoon, he only quietly stood on a high building in the Command Academy and watched Sheng Qiangwei for a while... Frankly speaking, he, as a nominal boyfriend, was truly incompetent. But some things required immediate action. He didn't want to hinder Sheng Qiangwei because of his own matters. For this reason, Feng Yi specifically purchased a light screen phone to send her a message breaking up.

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