As a veteran warrior, Red Ghost couldn't bear to look directly at the scene before her. She somewhat evasively turned her head away, her pretty face tense, forcing her delicate eyes shut. In front of Uncle Tuolei, this battle-hardened soldier seemed like a docile and modest young lady.

What was surprising was that Xiu Yi really did let out a groan after Uncle Tuolei's flying kick, even though it was somewhat painful, making a sound meant he was still alive.

With a smoking pipe in his mouth, Tuolei explained, "Despite Xiu Yi being in a state of suspended animation, he had a breath stuck in his chest that couldn't escape. It looked like there was no danger, but in reality, he wasn't far from death's door. The person you mentioned seems not to have completely intended to kill."

Red Ghost couldn't understand. In this peaceful place, why would that mysterious woman come here to kill a child from a remote planet?

Regarding this, Tuolei was at a loss too. He just made arrangements to look after Xiu Yi for the time being to avoid danger. Although he had traveled far and wide in his youth, he had never heard of the skill of standing on water surface branches, suggesting those people might come from an unknown, hidden faction among the common folk. He didn't know much about this area, and as for the matter of Xiu Yi often writing letters to that person, for now, he would monitor it to prevent complications. Tuolei always felt that this might have some connections with Feng Yi.

Indeed, it had numerous connections with Feng Yi, yet how could Feng Yi have anticipated this? Recently, he was organizing soldiers to intensify their training. At this time of self-liberation, Feng Yi paid particularly close attention to the pitfall that was mecha combat training, knowing well that mechas have always played a pivotal role in ground battles. His goal was to have all soldiers reach an intermediate pilot level.

Nowadays, you would often see Apophis leading a group of soldiers in enthusiastic mecha training, and Feng Yi would also give Apophis some personal guidance in his spare time. Unlike with John, the guidance he provided Apophis tended to focus on individual combat, emphasizing extreme offensive maneuvers, rather than the comprehensive approach he took with John.

In fact, Feng Yi was aware that the young lad came from a family with a background in Ancient Martial Arts. Teaching him battlefield knowledge might not be as beneficial as instructing him in something useful. As for how Feng Yi had come to understand so much: first, his realm was inherently higher than Apophis's, and although he dared not claim superiority in defense, he was indeed confident in his offensive capabilities to suppress Apophis. The second was the mindset he mastered. Just as in the philosophy of Tai Chi and the Eight Trigrams—where the dual essences and four phenomena give rise to all things in the universe—if one found that point of convergence, mastering any martial art would not be difficult.

As for how far Apophis could progress, that was not Feng Yi's concern. The phrase "the master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you" rang true. All Feng Yi could do was provide guidance, and how far Apophis went was not his issue to ponder. What Feng Yi cared about was how to securely establish a foothold in this star region fraught with dangers, as he genuinely didn't have time to consider these personal trivial matters amidst the negligence bred by war—not even the affairs related to his own body at Jade Clear Sect; let alone others.

The most dangerous places are not necessarily the safest; on the contrary, for the current Blazing Flame fleet, the Devil Ghost Star Cluster was filled with danger. Let's not forget that it was they who had captured others and were now hiding in the asteroid belts, training eagerly every day, preparing for another looting spree. Anyone reasonable would weigh such actions carefully, but Feng Yi had done just that.

Of course, Feng Yi's demands on the soldiers remained unchanged, as always. In their spare time, anyone could launch a stealth attack on him at any moment. Those who succeeded in stealth attacks would be directly promoted to the reserve sequence of the management fighters.

And believe it or not, there were indeed two recent success stories. These two individuals had notable strength and spent their days timing and lying in wait for Feng Yi.

It was proven that the Blazing Flame Legion never lacked veterans skilled in digging trenches and waiting in ambush. From the legion commander down to the private, even someone as rarely caught off-guard as Feng Yi was no exception. In this fleet of watchers and the watched, everyone possessed ample patience. One only needed to master the right timing and location, and with a smidgen of luck, success was not impossible.

Even the slightest hint of hope, and those soldiers would stay put like old turtles, not moving an inch, ready to squat on you. They had plenty of time and all the patience in the world to wait. It was on such a night that Feng Yi, tapping to a cheerful rhythm, was successfully ambushed by a warrior who had been squatting for who knows how many days just around the second last corner before he reached his room.

Every weekend, when others were resting, that soldier would spend his time squatting for Feng Yi. His hard work paid off, and he successfully became an elite reserve soldier, meaning the next generation 9 assembly mecha had his name reserved for it.

Feng Yi had to admit he was impressed by these guys; their patience was astounding. This, however, reminded Feng Yi, why not gather a group of individuals with exceptional talents, like this extremely patient soldier who had something special about him – able to squat in one spot day after day, or like those with a photographic memory, capable of thievery, magic, or with a particular skill set—perfect to be picked and put to work suitable for their abilities.

Feng Yi found himself growing fond of those ancient games, and of course, he didn't always use games as a pretext for everything. People need to balance work with leisure. Occasionally, he would play something relaxing, and who would've thought that today, he would stumble upon the prototype of Eggy.

It was a game called Bubble Dragon, the very earliest ancient version. Coincidentally, the prototype of Eggy turned out to be modeled after this game; with its characteristic green rubbery skin, duck-like mouth, and a large tail, plus the cute big eyeballs and a white belly. The resemblance was uncanny, looking nearly identical to the little broke dinosaur, leaving Feng Yi in awe.

Now, Feng Yi was always waiting for the right opportunity, a significant change in the situation on the western front, which would break the current stalemate and accelerate the dynamics of this remote binary star system. Clearly, the stable situation on the western front was not suitable for him to make any moves at the moment. For now, observing nearby intelligence through the Silent Eye quietly seemed like the best strategy.

As time passed during the long wait, complaints abounded within the forces stationed at the Saudi binary star system. All the good food was gone, and now everyone was left to gnaw on cabbage and pickles every day; meat had become something only the officers could enjoy. Rumors had it the supplies had been delayed for some reason, making life miserable for the rank and file soldiers. But what could they do?

Indeed, Saudi had learned a few days earlier that their supplies had been hijacked. They were initially unaware until a week passed in the blink of an eye without the supplies arriving on schedule. Past delays never exceeded a week, but two weeks had passed without so much as a ghost of the expected delivery. If it weren't for a hijacking, that would indeed be a ghostly mystery.

Upon hearing the news, Kexiao was stunned. Military supplies were critically important. How could they be hijacked? As the person in charge of the macro command of the war, he didn't know the logistics chiefs' interstellar route map, and to have it hijacked by unidentified space pirates right off the bat was unexpected.

Kexiao's mind immediately jumped to Feng Yi. Here he comes again. Indeed, this was Kexiao's intuition. When dealing with this man, one must consider everything carefully. Kexiao wouldn't think some mere space pirates would dare raid the military forces of the binary star, even during war times, even Bruce. But Feng Yi was different; this kid might just lead you into a trap while you're in the middle of a fight, so one must always be cautious.

For a while, Kexiao became somewhat agitated. To say he wasn't fretting would be a lie; it was certainly in Feng Yi's style to hijack and go without a word. But you simply didn't know where that fellow had run off to; maybe he was still with the Devil, maybe…

Regardless, Feng Yi was a tough customer. From what was known about him, he wasn't that simple. He couldn't be ignored, so no matter what, Kexiao decided that this time he had to meet him in person no matter what.

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