Fan Lang had thought he would be able to see General Leng Li before long, but to his surprise, the wait lasted an entire day.
This day was measured in universal cosmic time, not a day on some Azure Planet. Compared to the latter, it was much longer.
Waiting a few hours would have been normal, but waiting a whole day without being summoned was rather unusual.
Of course, Fan Lang had not spent the day idly waiting. His time could not be wasted like that. While waiting, he refined Insecticidal Powder, making considerable progress.
As for the people he had brought with him, they all had things of their own to do, whether connecting to the Virtual Battlefield or handling the various affairs of the Star Cloud Alliance.
Hou Guangzu was becoming impatient. He secretly contacted Fan Lang and complained, "Alliance Leader, why haven't we been summoned after waiting so long? When we went to see the Armor Piercing Great Commander before, he didn't make us wait this long..."
"It doesn't matter. I happen to have plenty of things to do. If he wants me to wait, then I'll wait. I don't believe he'll never summon me. Military affairs are busy. Even if he leaves me hanging here for ten days or half a month, he'll still be able to find an excuse to brush it off."
"Should we find someone to urge him?"
"There's no need. I'm something of a celebrity, after all. He must have received word that I've arrived to report for duty. He knows perfectly well."
"Fine. Then we'll keep waiting." Hou Guangzu shrugged.
And so, Fan Lang and the others patiently waited for another four full days. Including the previous day, it had been exactly five days.
After so many days, there was finally