Soon, the Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia flew towards the Celestial Race's Sky Citadel.

...

Meanwhile, at the Levakis Starbase.

A Phantom Mech flew out and headed into the distance.

Before long, the Phantom Mech arrived at the outer edge of an asteroid field. It glanced back to make sure no one was following, then plunged into the asteroid field.

Soon, the Phantom Mech landed on a crimson asteroid.

The Phantom Mech constantly looked around, but the surroundings were empty.

Just then, an abrupt voice suddenly echoed in the mech's cockpit.

"No need to look, I'm right beside you!"

Immediately afterward, the space next to it twisted, and the Wisdom Speaker of the Everlasting Sleep Clan, Mankati, appeared out of thin air.

Gelt was shocked and quickly greeted respectfully, "Lord."

"Spare me the pleasantries. Get straight to the point. What important intelligence do you have? But you better think carefully before you speak. If the information doesn't satisfy me, you know the consequences."

Mankati warned in a hoarse voice.

"I wouldn't dare. I really did obtain important intelligence, or I wouldn't have contacted you so quickly. While I was recuperating at the Levakis Starbase, I inadvertently obtained a piece of bombshell information: Herbert, the Third Seat of the Royal Knights Templar's Twelve Knights, is guarding the Lokener Starstone Mining Area on Ceres and will soon be escorting the mined Starstone ore back to the Star Ring City."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Absolutely! That Starstone Mining Area is constantly under monster attacks, so many people get injured. And many of those injured personnel are transferred to the Levakis base hospital. I put in a lot of effort to get this information, it's absolutely true!"

Gelt said with certainty.

"Well done, very well done! You've made a great contribution this time. Continue to lie low in the Star Ring City. As long as you continue to serve our Everlasting Sleep Clan well, we won't mistreat you. We'll give you any benefits you desire. But if you have any bad ideas, we can send you back, and we also have ten thousand ways to catch you and make your life a living hell!"

Mankati praised him first, then threatened him ruthlessly.

"I wouldn't dare..."

Gelt's body trembled slightly, and he replied with a look of fear.

"Good! Keep up the good work. I have high hopes for you. As long as you continue to make progress, the Everlasting Sleep Clan will welcome you with open arms."

Mankati sensed Gelt's deep fear and became even more satisfied. In fact, it wouldn't use such primitive infiltration methods unless absolutely necessary.

But it couldn't be helped. The Everlasting Sleep Clan's proud ability to parasitize and infiltrate had been cracked by the Star Ring City. And the Fallen God Church was out of control, and the Immortal Empire's situation was ambiguous. They no longer completely trusted the information returned by the Fallen God Church and the Immortal Empire.

"Yes, yes, Lord Mankati..."

.......

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Ceres.

In the vast sky, the legendary-class Star Destroyer Immortal Blade sped past.

Along the way, it startled many flying monsters, but most of the monsters were shaken off by the warship before they could react.

A small number of monsters that caught up were directly shot down by its dense firepower.

Inside the Immortal Blade's command room.

Su Mo sat in the command chair, checking the map.

The more he looked, the tighter his frown became.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? Aren't we heading towards the Sky Citadel now? We'll be there soon,"

Qiancheng Xue asked doubtfully.

Su Mo said, "We still have two Grade A bases that we haven't mined, the Abyssal Base and the Lava Base. But these two bases are too far from the Sky Citadel. When we go back to mine them later, we'll have to make two trips, which will take a lot of time. And we don't even know if these two bases have been mined before."

"Then do you have any good ideas?"

Qiancheng Xue asked tentatively.

Su Mo pondered for a moment, and an idea flashed into his mind. He immediately called out.

"Kendi, Lin Xiaoyu!"

Kendi and Lin Xiaoyu turned to look at Su Mo at the same time and replied.

"Here!"

"Kendi, take a team to the Abyssal Base first. Lin Xiaoyu, you also take a team to the Lava Base. The two of you should survey the bases to see if there are any signs of them being mined. Once you've confirmed, retreat immediately. If you encounter any enemies or monsters, don't engage in battle. With your mechs' performance, you should be able to escape without being intercepted if you go all out. We'll meet up at the Sky Citadel afterward. I'll transmit the maps to you. Remember, don't engage in battle."

Su Mo directly instructed the two of them. Su Mo couldn't help it. Lin Xiaoyu had been pestering him these past few days, telling him that he had to treat everyone equally and not discriminate. He really couldn't refuse.

"Yes!"

Kendi replied concisely.

Lin Xiaoyu replied with an excited look, "This is going to be so much fun."

Su Mo frowned and started regretting his decision. He didn't know if letting her go to scout was the right thing to do.

But Su Mo quickly came to terms with it. Since Lin Xiaoyu was following him, she would have to stand on her own sooner or later, so he could only instruct her again.

"Xiaoyu, remember the mission, don't mess around."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Lin Xiaoyu replied with a bright smile.

"Go ahead, be careful!"

Su Mo didn't say much more.

Lin Xiaoyu and Kendi accepted the order and left the command room. Soon, they led a mech squad away from the Immortal Blade.

.......

A day later, the legendary-class Star Destroyer Immortal Blade arrived above the designated coordinate area.

Di Luo reported to Su Mo.

"We have arrived above the Sky Citadel."

Su Mo stood up from the command chair and walked to the observation deck to look out.

As far as the eye could see, all that was visible was a crimson rocky plain. There was no sign of the base.

But Su Mo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He already had experience. All the base's marked coordinates were extremely precise, but the bases were all hidden. As long as there were no signs of damage on the surface, then this base should still be there.

If Su Mo wasn't mistaken, the Sky Citadel should be below.

"We'll go down and search!"

Su Mo issued the order simply and decisively!

"Yes!"

Everyone responded.

A moment later, Su Mo and the others piloted their mechs out of the Immortal Blade.

"Spread out and search for the entrance!"

Su Mo gave a simple order.

Everyone dispersed and searched everywhere.

Su Mo piloted the Mad-Eye Rein Hawke and landed sharply on the ground!

Bang!

The solid rock ground was smashed into a pit, but the depth wasn't great. Su Mo glanced at it and said to the Creator Devourer with some emotion.

"Little Devourer, have you noticed that the rock layer in this area is very strong?"

"The soil in this area is not ordinary rock, but a special crimson rock layer. It doesn't have much value in itself, but its hardness is amazing. The surface rock layer is naturally a solid defensive layer. The Celestial Race hid their main base under this. It's really a good method, and a grand gesture!"

The Creator Devourer replied in a low voice.