Xu Feng and Li Wen had only been chatting in the living room for a short while when his communicator rang.
He glanced down. It was Kember calling.
He checked the time. It was only just noon over in the Northern Ocean continent.
"Star Blade, something's happened to Li Hengkong. Ye Bai is already here. He says he needs to speak to you in person. We're at Headquarters in Base City 1."
Xu Feng sprang up from the sofa.
Li Wen's expression shifted slightly as well.
At this distance, he could hear Kember's voice over the call perfectly well.
"I'll be right there."
Xu Feng ended the call and turned to Li Wen. "I'll go over there. I'll let you know if I hear anything."
Li Wen naturally understood the gravity of the situation and nodded at once. "All right. Keep me updated."
"Fei, I'm heading to the base city!" Xu Feng called to Lu Fei in the kitchen.
Lu Fei hurried out of the kitchen, wiped her hands on her apron, then came over and picked up the jacket he had draped over the chair. She handed it to him. "Go ahead. I'll look after things here."
Xu Feng nodded and patted Li Wen on the shoulder. The two of them left together.
The alliance's combat command branch at Base 1.
Kember stood before a holographic star map, marking the signal source's location with his finger.
Zhou Mingyuan sat beside him, his expression grave, though he was uncharacteristically idle.
Ye Bai, the branch master of the Star Guard Hall, sat opposite him, looking calm.
As Xu Feng pushed open the door and entered, they all rose.
"Mr. Xu Feng."
"Xu Feng."
"Chairman!"
Kember nodded to him. Zhou Mingyuan stood and was about to say something, but Xu Feng raised