Upon hearing the other effect that Meng Huai mentioned, Xie Xue's usually calm expression finally twitched.
"It can even reflect attacks?"
Such an effect was truly rare, and Xie Xue couldn't wait to try it. He had the small soldier move away from the previous spot and pressed the button on top as Meng Huai instructed. A cannonball suddenly appeared in the air and shot directly towards the direction of the aircraft, shocking everyone present.
"So she wasn't bragging!"
"It can really reflect attacks, I wonder how she did it?"
"It seems she's truly amazing. Despite so many of us trying to repair this defense wall, it remained unrepaired. Yet, she managed to create a new 'defense wall' in just a few days! Are all young people these days so capable and monstrous?"
"Yes, they leave no room for us old folks to survive."
These mech pilots, who were spectating, looked at Meng Huai as if she were some mythical beast. Some gazes were filled with admiration, but others looked at Meng Huai with ill intent.
However, Meng Huai paid no mind to their words of praise or jealousy, nor their gazes. In her opinion, she would have no further interactions with these people.
Yet, Xie Xue's words had once again drawn much attention to Meng Huai.
"This thing is even better than I imagined. It's my fault for not taking this matter seriously before. I won't let you help for nothing; I will apply for ten billion star coins to be transferred to you as your commission fee."
Ten billion star coins was an amount that exceeded Xie Xue's discretionary spending power, so he mentioned helping to apply for it. However, since he had already said it, there likely wouldn't be any issues with this sum.
Meng Huai did not refuse Xie Xue: "Then I won't be polite."
"It's only right, it's only right."
"If there's nothing else here, I'll go help as well. General Xie, please call me if you need anything else!"
Xie Xue, with a rare smile still lingering on his face, directly summoned the small soldier from before.
"You accompany Miss Meng."
The soldier then piloted the aircraft and took Meng Huai to the northeast of Lan Hai Star, where star beasts were constantly present at the edge of the star track. In the few days that Meng Huai was in seclusion, Zheng Yiran and others had been helping there with Teacher Wang and others from the Imperial Army.
The few members of the Imperial Military Academy's guard team who had initially strongly opposed these students coming to help were speechless after witnessing the performance of Jing Yuan Cheng and the other two in the past few days.
Honestly speaking, they had no right to look down on these team members.
Their perception levels were a chasm they could not cross. Jing Yuan Cheng and the others merely lacked experience, not strength. As for these guard team members, they had plenty of combat experience, but their strength would never improve.
Therefore, they could no longer make any sarcastic remarks to the trio.
Meng Huai arrived here after waiting for some time in the aircraft. The war here was even more intense than in other places.
"It's so frustrating that there are so many star beasts that they seem endless!"
"When will this end!"
The aircraft dared not get too close, and the soldier showed an apologetic expression to Meng Huai: "Miss Meng, we can only come this far."
"This is fine, thank you."
"No trouble, no trouble!"
Meng Huai got off the aircraft and walked forward, hearing such voices. The star beasts seemed endless, making the sky here appear a bit darker than elsewhere, and the air was filled with an aura of slaughter.
"Shouldn't these star beasts be from near Bei Ming Star? How did they travel across star systems to get here! Weren't they annihilated in the vast sea of stars?"
Someone asked, puzzled, while fighting star beasts.
It was important to note that despite the advancements in technology, there were still many unknowns that had not been deciphered. However, having witnessed so many strange occurrences, they no longer found it extraordinary.
In the following days, it was a continuous battle against star beasts day and night. Encouragingly, the ten billion star coins for the commissioned array setup had been approved and deposited into Meng Huai's account.
Upon hearing about the effectiveness of the defensive array created by Meng Huai, the higher-ups generously granted Meng Huai another hundred billion star coins as a commission, wanting her to help create a similar defensive array for the entire Lan Hai Star.
"This way, Lan Hai Star won't have to be so tense. We have already sent out support requests to other military regions due to the current shortage of personnel."
Meng Huai had no objections; if she received this hundred billion, it would be a long time since she had felt the freedom of having ample funds. Recalling her difficult circumstances upon first arriving here, Meng Huai couldn't bear to recall them.
However, Lan Hai Star was much larger than Central City, so its preparation would consume a lot of time. Even the materials for preparing the array flags had to be upgraded.
Meng Huai was given highest authority, and there were no longer restrictions to materials from a single floor. She could choose materials from an entire building, and Meng Huai did not hesitate to do so.
With so many star beasts, the better the materials for the array flags, the higher the defense of the array could be.
However, Meng Huai noticed some rare materials and proposed exchanging them for points. After all, once she left here and ventured outside, these materials wouldn't be so easily obtainable with just money.
"What are you talking about, classmate Meng? If you like any materials, just take them."
The manager at the exchange, upon hearing Meng Huai's intention to exchange for materials, said as much.
However, Meng Huai also told her: "These are for my own use, of course, I will exchange them with points."
Having accepted the hundred billion, there was no need to trick them out of some materials; it would make her appear petty.
The manager, hearing Meng Huai's words, secretly gave her a thumbs-up for her character. After all, Meng Huai needed many materials to create the array flags. Who would know if she pocketed a few pieces of material?
However, since Meng Huai wanted to exchange them, it was naturally unnecessary. Meng Huai was doing such a big favor for Lan Hai Star, and haggling over these materials would be meaningless.
In the end, the manager insisted that no points were needed, and Meng Huai, unable to refuse, accepted.
Half a month later, Meng Huai emerged from seclusion once again, having set up a large defensive array for the entire Lan Hai Star. With this array and its miraculous ability to reflect attacks, Lan Hai Star no longer needed so many people to help.
The group from the Imperial Military Academy was sent off with fanfare. However, before leaving, several students felt they should take some local specialties back with them. After all, they didn't know when they would be able to visit again.
The so-called local specialties were, of course, the delicious food from the sea. Thinking of their companions back at the academy, how could they possibly enjoy the bounty themselves without sharing!
Thus, the day before leaving Lan Hai Star, several of them piloted their spaceship out to sea for some 'fishing'.