Chapter 994

This time, he appeared outside the gate of Zhanghai City.

He had learned his lesson; void walking was indeed convenient, but suddenly appearing inside Zhanghai City would easily cause the city's garrison to panic.

Especially near the military headquarters.

Anyway, void walking had already saved him several days of travel; one more small matter didn't matter.

As soon as he reached the city gate, the guard officer spotted Su Yang.

He immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"City Lord Su!"

"Hello!"

"Are you entering Zhanghai City?"

"Here's my credentials!"

"You don't need to show credentials!" the officer laughed. "You're heading to the military headquarters, right? Shall I send a military vehicle to take you?"

"Then I'd be indebted!"

"Not at all! Not at all! Compared to what City Lord Su has done, this is nothing!"

After Su Yang left, the people waiting at the city gate to check IDs whispered among themselves.

"Who is that? Why is Lieutenant Xu so eager to please him?"

"Isn't he that… City Lord Su?"

"Which City Lord Su? There are several in the southeast!"

"Of course, the most famous one!"

"Whoa! You mean the City Lord Su who defeated a whole country by himself?"

"Who else could it be? Lieutenant Xu has connections—he never shows favor to anyone, yet look at him now, he's smiling like a flower!"

"I want to move to Mount Dajiao!"

"Are you crazy? Mount Dajiao isn't safe! It's too close to the sea—easy target for sea beasts!"

"But Mount Dajiao has Su Yang!"

"…"

Inside the Southeast Military Headquarters, five officers sat quietly on the bench outside Qian Qian Hailong's office, whispering to each other.

It seemed Qian General would be busy today.

As soon as Su Yang and Sovereign Jiazi appeared, one of the five officers recognized him.

All five officers stood up in unison.

"City Lord Su!"

"Good day, City Lord Su!"

"…"

"Hello!"

Su Yang didn't know these five.

Their ranks were all high—lowest was Lieutenant Colonel—and they were much older than him, possibly even his grandfather's generation.

Hearing Su Yang had arrived, Qian Qian Hailong's aide ran out of the office directly.

"City Lord Su!"

"Has the General Headquarters sent any documents regarding me?"

"Yes!" the aide smiled. "They're with General Qian. He said if you came, take you to him immediately."

Su Yang glanced hesitantly at the five officers beside him.

"City Lord Su has urgent business—go ahead!"

"We can wait!"

"…"

"Then thank you!"

Seeing how courteous the other five were, Su Yang wasn't one to be overly formal.

He accepted right away.

After the people in Qian Qian Hailong's office left, Su Yang left Sovereign Jiazi outside and, under the aide's guidance, met Qian Qian Hailong directly.

Su Yang guessed it was likely his battle had spread beyond the borders.

"Su Yang, the General Headquarters sent you documents!" Qian Qian Hailong smiled. "Take a look—this is your commendation!"

Su Yang took the red document and instantly grew excited; his hands trembled as he held it!

After so many years of storms and trials, few things stirred Su Yang's heart—but now, he was deeply moved!

Deeply moved!

Su Yang asked softly: "Is this real?"

"Of course it's real! Do you think I'd forge a document to fool you?" Qian Qian Hailong sighed. "And you deserve it. From now on… I might have to call you General Su!"

When Su Yang was transferred to the Southeast Military Headquarters, Qian Qian Hailong knew Su Yang was no ordinary man—he would one day become Jin Long.

But he never expected this day would come so soon!

Qian Qian Hailong was genuinely happy for Su Yang.

Though he was deeply, deeply jealous of Su Yang, as his superior and a major figure in the southeast, he felt proud and delighted that the Huaxia Federation had produced a talent like Su Yang.

Moreover, they had gotten along wonderfully during this time!

"General Qian, don't say that yet—the official promotion hasn't happened!"

"It's just a matter of time!" Qian Qian Hailong laughed. "By the way, you're probably the youngest General in the Huaxia Federation."

"Probably because I enlisted early!"

Qian Hailong couldn't help but laugh.

He hadn't expected Su Yang to calm down so quickly.

But it was probably precisely because Su Yang had this kind of mental fortitude that he could achieve such an extraordinary feat!

"General Qian, regarding Sovereign Jiazi…"

"The General Headquarters hasn't decided yet. You need to bring Sovereign Jiazi to the General Headquarters. Marshal Xu wants to confer the rank on you personally!" Qian Hailong said. "I estimate that when the time comes, the result will be out. Anyway, going to Shengjing City won't take you much time."

"Yes!"

After chatting for a bit, Su Yang left Qian Hailong's office with the copy of the document.

Holding the copy, Su Yang got excited again.

General!

Federal Major General!

Even though he had long been mentally prepared, when he actually saw the document, he still couldn't help but feel his heart surge.

Becoming a general should be every soldier's ultimate dream!