The afternoon of the third day.

All high-ranking officers from all garrison bases on the edge of tY237 gathered at the base headquarters, the same base where Ye Xingxue, Ye Zhenyan, and others were located, for an important meeting.

When Ye Xingxue arrived, almost everyone had already gathered in the large conference room.

When he arrived, everyone's attention was drawn to him, and they stood up to salute him.

This also included Luo Yi and Ye Qianyu, who were responsible for taking meeting minutes behind the generals, colonels, and senior colonels.

Five years ago, Ye Xingxue returned to the military. Although his duties on the battlefield remained the same, his rank had dropped by two levels compared to before he was poisoned.

In the past five years, he has made numerous military achievements, and as early as three years ago, he regained his former rank of commander-in-chief.

At the end of the meeting, everyone focused on another key point: the ordering of the mechs.

In these five years, the Zerg have invaded the Empire's peripheral planets countless times.

With the mechs modified by Ling Luo and the enhancement of her cultivation techniques, the casualty rate of soldiers at various garrison bases of the Lingliu Empire has dropped significantly over the past five years.

Lingluo's mecha is indeed very good.

only……

Sometimes, being too good can be a drawback.

Because Ling Luo's mechs were so well-made, there weren't many mech repairmen in the base who could repair them.

Even the best mechs will get damaged if used too much.

Severely damaged items will be scrapped.

Although Ling Luo has a habit of planning ahead in this matter, in addition to providing a large number of replacement mecha parts for Xiang Ye Zhenyan in previous years, she also processed a large number of parts and mechas when she had time and placed them with Ye Xingxue in case of emergency.

However, so many years have passed, and all the mechs and parts she prepared have long been distributed to various military bases under the Empire's control.

All of what she provided at the beginning of this year has already been put to use.

Without new mechs, the number of scrapped and damaged mechs cannot be replenished. Now, some soldiers at various bases no longer have any mechs that she has processed, so everyone is naturally anxious.

The mecha ordering discussed at this meeting refers to ordering mecha manufactured by Lingluo.

The supply of mechs to all bases of the Empire had been a source of anxiety for all the commanders of the Lingliu Empire's garrison bases since the beginning of the year when they had not received any new mechs.

The same applies to the heads of the various bases on the edge of tY237.

The fact that everyone left this matter until the end of the meeting does not mean that it is unimportant.

However, since everyone had been bringing this up for almost a year without much progress, they had no choice but to put it at the end of the meeting so as not to affect the atmosphere of the meeting.

In recent years, as their Imperial warriors and mechs have been strengthened, the mortality rate of the invading Zerg has continued to rise.

Perhaps because of this, the number of Zerg invasions from their empire's various bases has decreased significantly in the past six months.

However, the Zerg are not to be trifled with. It is feared that if the Zerg hold back for too long, they will concentrate their forces to attack them all at once.

If this speculation comes true, the consequences will be unimaginable if they no longer have the mechs modified by Ling Luo.

So, how could they not be anxious?

They all knew that Ye Zhenyan and Wang Honghai were almost entirely in charge of handling this matter.

When it comes to this matter, everyone's attention is focused on Ye Zhenyan and Wang Honghai.

Two lieutenant generals couldn't help but speak up at the same time.

"Master Ye—"

"marshal--"

They hope that Ye Zhenyan and Wang Honghai will make a statement.

Ye Zhenyan: "..."

Wang Honghai: "..."

Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Wang Honghai said, "We'll have news soon, everyone just need to wait a little longer."

Others: "..."

Wang Honghai and Ye Zhenyan had said the same thing to them before.

But it's been almost a year, and they haven't seen a single mech.

Some people couldn't help but press for details: "When do you expect to hear news soon?"

Ye Zhenyan and Wang Honghai: "..."

To be honest, they wanted to know too.

They learned of Ling Luo's seclusion not long after she went into seclusion.

However, none of them knew that she could go into seclusion for so long.

The others started worrying about this a year ago. Ling Luo had been in seclusion for several years and hadn't come out of seclusion, so they were worried about this much earlier than the others.

This matter is of utmost importance.

People want to ask more detailed questions.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the door: "The...the Crown Princess?"

The snow, falling in the night, suddenly stopped.

Ye Zhenyan and Wang Honghai were also stunned, wondering if they were hallucinating.

Just then, Ling Luo's voice rang out from outside the door: "Hmm, hello."

"Okay, it's been a long time..."

Upon hearing this, Ling Luo paused for a moment before saying, "It seems... it's been five years? That does seem a bit long..."

Ye Xingxue stood up and said to the others, "I'll go out for a bit, everyone continue."

Everyone except Ye Xingxue and the other two could hear Ling Luo's conversation with the guards outside the door.

Before they could even speak, Ye Xingxue had already left the conference room.

Ling Luo was fully aware of everything that happened in the conference room.

As soon as Ye Xingxue pushed open the door, she was met with Ye Xingxue's handsome face.

Ling Luo bit her lower lip, looking at him somewhat embarrassed: "You..."

Ye Xingxue's gaze never left her face. He closed the door, blocking the view of everyone in the conference room, bent down slightly, and cupped her cheek in his large hand, gently stroking it with his fingertips: "What's wrong with me?"

Then, looking at her, he asked gently, "Luo Luo, are you done with your work?"

Although his tone was gentle, Ling Luo wasn't sure if he was really not angry.

Ling Luo felt guilty, like a child who had done something wrong. She didn't dare to look him in the eye and lowered her eyelids: "...Mm."

"Just got back, haven't eaten yet?"

"……Um."

"Are you hungry? What would you like to eat? I'll have someone make something for Luo Luo."

Ye Xingxue's tone was always gentle. Ling Luo paused when she heard this, looked up at him, and gently reached out to take his hand: "You...aren't angry?"

Before Ye Xingxue could speak, the doors to the conference room behind him and at the other end were pushed open.