Clearly, both sides weren't on the same page, yet unexpectedly aligned without collusion. Regardless of the purpose and process, the ultimate goal was indisputably that Chen Xiao'er wanted to take over Habulav.

But the blonde girl wasn't wrong about one thing—considering her knack for figuring people out, she was right about Chen Fei being small-minded.

Just an ordinary person, forcibly pushed into a corner, where does one find such high morals, selflessness?

The fuming Nicole was sent to Socotra Island to work. Shameless Chen Xiao'er was even more ruthless than a capitalist because he refused to pay. Not giving money, your life... only your life!

On the AR visual effects interface in front of Chen Fei, Habulav's map, deliberately set to fog cover mode, was being systematically cleared by the Combat Mech team. "Adam" even added a completion percentage prompt. The matter of sovereignty authorization (command) was ultimately something to be done.

The people rescued with Nicole held some important data on Habulav. Chen Fei originally intended to present joint sovereignty authorization as proof, but to his surprise, as soon as he spoke, the other side handed over the access without any principles, smoothly obtaining all personnel files of the Global United Defense Committee Headquarters.

For those who got blown away by the tons of thermobaric bombs, who knows what kind of coercion and persuasion they were subjected to prior—perhaps... it was loneliness!

A quick glance at Socotra Island showed that more and more people were gathering here, and many departments and affiliated logistics units were being re-established, starting to perform their respective duties. Conveniently, the plantation area outside the camp was entering the harvest period, and fresh fruits and vegetables were just coming in handy.

As the Combat Mech team methodically cleared the Habulav district, more people were sent to Training Hall No. 11 of Zone C and transferred through the "Stargate" to Socotra Island. In a sense, Chen Fei's operation equated to clearing the area.

Once all the miscellaneous people are gone, the whole of Habulav will become a real battlefield.

Chen Fei can unleash his full firepower with impunity, transforming the entire city into scorched earth, leveling it to the ground. Even letting the "flood" of Mutants into the district is permissible, as long as he can deal with those internal conflict folks, anything goes.

Anyway, it's all paid by the sovereignties collectively. Chen Xiao'er can't get money or a life either (someone, bring the monk out to sacrifice to the heavens; Buddha said: If you don't go to Hell, who will? | Miyoshi: Yamete~~~).

In the middle of the night, the First Airship Combat Cluster finally arrived over Habulav. Chen Fei promptly provided supplies and maintenance, keeping the airship cluster on standby.

Habulav's city auto-defense system now also relies on ammo supply from "Spatial Branding" and the maintenance of the mechanical logistics team. Mutants pouring into the chain of large pits formed by the Element Annihilation Bomb disappeared in large numbers, and only a few had the opportunity to approach the city wall range, greatly reducing the city defense pressure in Habulav, even down to a normal level.

But if Chen Fei rests, he won't be able to further supply spiritual power to "Boundary Pearl" for capturing Mutants outside the city. Before falling asleep, he will brutally clean up, clearing Mutants within a 300-kilometer radius. By the time he wakes up, the Mutants, originally beyond 300 kilometers, arrive just in time.

The "flood" continuously delivering "food (meat)" to the doorstep makes Chen Fei reluctant to leave. Ideally, all Mutants from the entire Yangzhou Continent would rush over. For the "Life Tree," the more incoming Mutants, the better, and there will absolutely be no issue of bursting at the seams.

"'Rookie,' Nicole just inquired about the location of the 'Sagali' Civilization Envoy!"

Miyoshi Xuesen hurriedly arrived, handing a note to the just-awakened Chen Fei.

Just past dawn, the entire Habulav still hadn't completely calmed down. Naturally, Chen Fei didn't have the chance to wake up naturally.

"The envoy is still in Habulav? Prospects look grim!"

Chen Fei took the note and saw that the envoy of the "Sagali" Civilization was placed in F Zone, a high-security area. He had just seen them a couple of days ago, but unfortunately, out of three envoys, two self-destructed.

But it makes sense, considering that the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee represents the combined military forces of the Blue Star Civilization, which indeed qualifies them to host the "Sagali" Civilization envoy still in a state of war. It's just unexpected that amidst the Habulav internal conflict, the surviving envoy wasn't promptly relocated.

In this grand melee, even the top brass of Habulav couldn't guarantee their own safety. The connections contacted by Miyoshi Xuesen had nearly a third wiped out in just 24 hours, underscoring the dire extent of the situation.

Although Zone C felt like a tranquil haven, unlike elsewhere, where fierce life-and-death battles erupted occasionally, the peace in Zone C and the Heavy Criminal Prison rested on Chen Fei's military strength. Even combined, the factions involved in Habulav's internal conflict were no match for the airship cluster.

Despite skepticism regarding the "Sagali" Civilization envoy's security, Chen Fei still dispatched a small transportation airship, carrying over twenty Combat Mechs to the address on the note.

The reality didn't deviate from his expectations; the worst-case scenario always happens.

The small transportation airship quickly returned, bringing back not only the "Sagali" Civilization envoy's body but also some battered survivors, some lying unconscious on stretchers.

Chen Fei unexpectedly saw a familiar face.

"Mouri! What's happened to you?"

His former Bear Hunting Action Team partner, Wind Series Human Rank Eighth Order War Professional Mouri Misono, disembarked from the small transportation airship with the others. Not only was her face ashen, holding her hand in a sling while the other arm was missing up to the elbow, but the others fared little better, missing limbs or with eyes turned into bloody cavities, even though they were bandaged, blood still seeped out.

"Ah? 'Rookie'!"

Mouri Misono clearly didn't expect to see Chen Fei again here. If it weren't for these Combat Mechs and the small airship's assistance, she'd have thought she would likely have perished in Habulav.

Now, perhaps there was a chance for survival.

"Miss Mouri, aren't you in Africa?"

Chen Fei recalled the other's workplace, the ground operations section chief of Fuji Security Group on the Africa Continent.

"Heh, my colleagues at Fuji Security Group didn't want a woman to continue being their boss, so they conspired to push me out. I had no choice but to find some work to get by in Habulav."

Mouri Misono's voice turned hoarse, full of self-mockery.

Fuji Security Group, like so many, isn't immune to the unwritten rules of seniority and merit-based promotion, especially when it comes to gender bias. The higher up you go, the more pronounced this subtle exclusion becomes. After participating in a task for the Global Joint Defense Committee Headquarters, Mouri Misono originally had a chance to be promoted based on her experience. In the end, not only did she not get promoted, but someone else took her place, and she was also falsely accused and kicked out, without any compensation.

If she hadn't quickly found a well-paying job in Habulav, she might have had to slink back to her homeland in Dongying, find a man to marry, and spend the rest of her life homemaking and raising children.

Even as a High Rank War Professional, what could she do? In the end, she's still a woman.

"Looks like Fuji Security is full of blind idiots!"

Chen Fei felt sympathetic towards Mouri Misono's situation. He hadn't expected such unwritten rules to exist, especially since Fuji Security Group and Jiu Defense Company are counterparts.

If Mouri Misono were a citizen of The First Sovereign, such a situation would never happen. Discrimination is nonexistent because there are too many sycophants, and they're never sufficient.

He then asked, "Miss Mouri, what have you been through? Oh, you can tell me. I have enough clearance to know."

Their injuries weren't light, missing limbs and disabilities, clearly having gone through quite a desperate situation.

"My colleagues and I were responsible for protecting the envoy from the 'Sagali' civilization. We were suddenly attacked, and unfortunately, we couldn't protect the envoy, and I couldn't save my own hand."

Mouri Misono shrugged, her attitude still quite good. After all, things had reached this point and she had done her best.

If she wanted to return home to marry, a disabled woman would probably be avoided like the plague.

"These are all small things, take a good rest, everything will be fine."

Chen Fei nodded and took out his phone to dial a number.

The call was quickly connected.

"'Rookie,' what big job do you have now?"

The blonde girl, who hadn't slept for a day and a night, was in charge of over a hundred people. She had interrogated more people in the past 24 hours than in the past few years. Now she was exhausted and sleepy, yet couldn't stop.

"The last 'Sagali' civilization envoy has died. I brought the body back. Arrange for it to be examined."

Even as an enslaved species, Chen Fei wanted to commission a professional to see if any valuable information could be extracted. Even if it was just a corpse, if something useful was found, he wouldn't mind desecrating the body and scattering the ashes.

"The envoy is dead?"

Nicole's voice immediately went up a notch, then burst out in an angry roar.

"Which bastard did this? In war, one must not kill the envoy. Now all three envoys are dead, how are we supposed to manage this?"

The girl with the sweet voice was forced to sound like a valiant woman.

Indeed, it's hard to manage. The deaths of the three envoys could plunge Blue Star Civilization and the 'Sagali' civilization into an irreconcilable conflict until one side is annihilated.

"Don't ask me, let those bigwigs rack their brains over it!"

Chen Fei shook his head, hung up the call, but found that Mouri Misono hadn't left and still stood in front of him.

"Mouri-chan, aren't you going to rest?"

The others had already followed the Combat Mechs, whether to Socotra Island or to the 11th Training Hall, where there was ample space and beds for temporary rest.

"Is it safe here?"

Mouri Misono hadn't slept for two days, constantly on edge. Even after being rescued by Chen Fei's Combat Mechs, she hadn't truly felt at ease.