Luo Meng and the others' faces twitched incessantly, but in the end, they gritted their teeth and agreed.

"Okay, but you must guarantee that this batch of goods is safely transported back."

Su Mo was overjoyed. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, everyone. I'll risk my life to get the supplies back to you safely!"

He thought to himself, with so much money given, he had to show some commitment; otherwise, he wouldn't feel good about taking it.

Luo Meng and the others' expressions softened slightly upon hearing Su Mo's statement.

They said to Su Mo, "Then it's settled. Please wait a moment. We have another batch of goods to transport back. We'll send the list and the goods over later."

"Okay."

Su Mo nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Soon after, Luo Meng and the others left, leaving only the Federation's own people at the scene.

Spade raised his hand, patted Su Mo on the shoulder, and said, "This is the greatest benefit I could get for you."

"Thank you! Sir Spade, how about we forget about the Federation's payment? We're all family here."

Su Mo replied generously.

Spade's expression turned serious as he rebuked Su Mo, "How can we just forget about it? You're not with the military anymore; you're running a business. How can you offer free services in business? How will you operate in the future?"

"Ah? But is it okay to do this? The Federation is having a hard time right now."

"Even if they're struggling, would they shortchange you?"

Spade reprimanded with a stern face.

"Alright."

Su Mo was also confused, but since Spade had said so, he couldn't possibly pass up the money.

"Right, here, this is for you!"

Spade took out a file folder and handed it to Su Mo.

Su Mo suspiciously opened the file folder, felt around inside, and took out two documents. One was a material receipt issued by Spade, stating that the Federation needed to pay 20 billion star coins.

Of course, the value of the materials Su Mo delivered was not worth that much, but Spade issued the receipt for that amount.

Su Mo's face lit up with a smile as he looked at the amount on the receipt.

However, when he saw the other document, his eyes widened.

It was a special list, clearly listing the names of some materials: Eternal Metal, Antimatter Particle Primal Stone, Cruise Super Alloy...

All of them were priceless high-level materials.

When Su Mo saw this list, he suddenly understood and realized what was going on.

When they found the warehouses of the five great powers, seeing the mountains of ore resources, he always felt like something was missing.

It turned out that these top-level resources were missing.

These resources were all small in size, so they were taken away first during the retreat.

Furthermore, Su Mo continued to look down the list and saw some material names that shocked him even more.

Advanced Biological Primordial Liquid, Advanced Alien Materials, Advanced Zerg Materials...

Each of these materials was also priceless. Most importantly, there were many of them.

Su Mo couldn't help but gasp. How much money was this worth? No wonder Spade had been so confident earlier that they absolutely had to pay, because they weren't short of money.

But then, Su Mo became even more ecstatic. If Spade insisted on paying, then that meant ten percent of these advanced materials were his!

He thanked Spade with great excitement.

"Thank you so much, Sir Spade."

Spade smiled, patted Su Mo on the shoulder, and said meaningfully, "This is what you deserve. Don't just look at this list. The other four allied countries also have a lot of assets to transport; enough for you to make a killing. In short, you must successfully transport this batch of goods back without any mistakes. Understand?"

"Understood, thank you, Sir Spade."

How could Su Mo not understand? Spade was taking care of him, fighting for the greatest benefit for him.

In fact, this was Spade trying to offer Su Mo some compensation, and also to thank him for everything he had done for the Federation.

Spade shook his head and said, "No need to thank me, this is what you deserve. This return trip depends on you. I won't say anything more. I'll go arrange things."

"Okay!"

Su Mo quickly replied.

Then, Spade left with his subordinates.

At this moment, Qian Chengxue, who was standing next to Su Mo, smiled and said, "Happy? You're about to become the richest person in the Federation."

"Haha, isn't what's mine yours? Shouldn't I be asking if you're happy?"

Su Mo joked with Qian Chengxue in a good mood.

"Tsk, I haven't agreed to marry you yet."

Qian Chengxue was also embarrassed by what he said.

"Ahem, if you don't marry me, who will?"

Su Mo also showed a mournful expression.

"Look, that girl seems to have been looking at you all the time. Looks like she's interested in you. Why don't you give it a try?"

Qian Chengxue glanced behind Su Mo and gestured.

"Who?"

Su Mo also turned around in confusion.

Lan Xi was slightly stunned, looked up, and then quickly lowered her head to count the medicines.

"Lan Xi? Why is she here too?"

"Not bad, you have a lot of admirers."

Qian Chengxue said to Su Mo with a smile.

"Ahem, no way, she's just a friend."

Su Mo's expression stiffened, and he replied with a forced smile.

For some reason, Su Mo felt inexplicably flustered.

"Then what are you waiting for? Since she's a friend, shouldn't you go say hello?"

Qian Chengxue urged with a smile.

"This... wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Su Mo said awkwardly.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to eat you."

"Uh, okay."

Su Mo then walked towards Lan Xi with Qian Chengxue, and then he called out.

"Lan Xi."

"Su Mo, what a coincidence."

Lan Xi hurriedly wiped away the tears from her eyes, looked up, and responded with a bright smile.

"Yeah, long time no see. When did you join the Expeditionary Force?"

"I joined the first batch."

"Then you must have been here for a long time. It's very dangerous here; you must be careful."

"Don't worry, I'm very careful. Besides, we doctors won't be allowed to put ourselves in danger, and we're always given priority protection when there's danger, so there's no problem with safety. I won't chat with you anymore. I have to hurry up and transport the well-counted medicines out. Goodbye!"

Lan Xi waved her hand without waiting for Su Mo to speak and turned to leave in a hurry.

The moment she turned around, her tears couldn't help but flow down again.

Su Mo watched Lan Xi's departing figure and called out, "Goodbye, be careful!"

"Okay."

Lan Xi didn't turn around, just raised her hand and waved.

After she had walked away, Qian Chengxue asked with a smile, "After this separation, who knows when we'll meet again? Aren't you going to chase after her and chat more?"

"This, I don't think so."

Su Mo said with a strong desire to survive.

"Don't be so nervous; it's like I'm going to eat you. If you want to go, then go."

Qian Chengxue said with a chuckle.

"Forget it, she's busy right now. Chatting too much will only make us feel sad. We also have to prepare for the return trip and count the supplies. Let's go."

Su Mo said with a wry smile.

"Okay."

Qian Chengxue didn't say anything more.

She knew that Su Mo didn't want her to be jealous, but how could she not see the helplessness and regret in Su Mo's heart?