A little over a month later.
The mining work on the western side of the Yun Mo Tian Plateau had been completed smoothly.
This time, the ore vein had been exceptionally rich, yielding more than forty million Star Source Stones.
Every soldier in the Expeditionary Force had received two hundred as a reward.
The remaining Star Source Stones had all been loaded onto the starships.
With that, the "Spirit Slaughter" Expedition Mission had come to a successful end.
After a few days of rest, everyone returned to the starships, ready to head home!
Lu Feng was still wandering around the surface of Caro Star, beyond the plateau.
He simply couldn't understand it. Ever since he'd entered the Grandmaster Realm, the Mark on his chest seemed to have grown countless times larger.
Over the past month, he'd absorbed the energy of tens of thousands of Exotic Beasts, yet still hadn't managed to fill the Mark.
Only when Zhang Zechuan sent him a message telling him to return to the starship and prepare for the journey home did he reluctantly ride David back to the Temporary Starry Sky Station.
As soon as he entered the 115th Legion's Living Quarters aboard the Dawn Starship, the remaining members of the Chasing Wind Squad immediately gathered around him.
Hong Kun in particular grabbed Lu Feng by the arm. "Where have you been this past month? Why couldn't we reach you?"
The other squad members chimed in as well. "Yeah, why didn't you answer your Communicator?"
Gao Zhan walked over then, Fang Qing still holding his arm. A trace of apprehension remained in her clear eyes.
"The Command Center must have encrypted his communications. Only Commander Zhang could reach him."
"Encrypted?"
"You've gotten close to Commander Zhang, and now you're more mysterious than ever!"
"Come on,