Fusion, Advancement!

Three days later, General Scarlet Flame arrived at the Firearms Battalion's garrison once again.

She was still clad in crimson battle armor, her fiery red hair streaming in the wind, looking valiant and heroic. Yet between her brows lingered an unmistakable trace of worry and gravity.

She tossed a silver-gray storage bracelet to Lin Ming, her voice carrying a hint of weariness:

"Everything you wanted is inside. The original fragments of the Thunder Shadow Escape Light and the Nine Heavens Thunder Movement Art, as well as all the heavenly treasures you exchanged with your remaining Merit Points. I used my authority as a two-star general to get a thirty percent discount. I saved you more than 1.85 billion Merit Points in total and converted it all into physical items. Count them yourself."

Lin Ming took the storage bracelet and sent his divine sense into it. Inside the space, roughly a hundred zhang across, all manner of items had been piled high.

Two ancient fragments—a cracked black jade slip and a yellowed beast hide covered in profound symbols—floated quietly at the center of the space.

Around them were mountain-like heaps of energy crystals, jade bottles, and wooden boxes, all radiating extremely dense energy fluctuations. They were clearly all high-grade heavenly treasures.

"Thanks." Lin Ming nodded in satisfaction and put away the bracelet. General Scarlet Flame sometimes spoke before thinking, but when it came to getting things done, she was truly impeccable—efficient and reliable.

General Scarlet Flame waved a hand, then her expression turned solemn as she warned him:

"Lin Ming, you'd better be careful these next few days. The Sirius Empire lost two Tenth Tier generals at once. They definitely won't let this go. According to the intelligence I received, the upper ranks of the Sirius Empire are furious and have