The Last Commander of the Red Alert

No matter how Su Chen scolded, this time the System remained silent.

Su Chen had no choice but to wander around this place, hoping to find the girl named Alice.

But after walking for a while, he suddenly realized that he was hungry.

"What can I do if I have no money? Am I, a Red Alert Base Commander, supposed to resort to deceit and trickery to get money for food?" Su Chen's mouth twitched.

However, the various fragrances coming from nearby restaurants tempted Su Chen.

"Wait, my body!"contemporary romance

Suddenly, Su Chen became alert. He realized that his strength was being suppressed; otherwise, he wouldn't have felt hungry so quickly.

He tried to sense his own strength and found that it had been suppressed to the pinnacle of Seventh Order, missing an entire level.

"Why suppress my strength? How am I supposed to protect anyone like this?" Su Chen grumbled.

"Because there are no beings above the eighth order in this place," System's response was straightforward.

Su Chen suddenly understood. The pinnacle of Seventh Order was the most powerful existence here. In that case, it didn't matter much.

Clang!

Just then, Su Chen felt someone bump into him. Before he could say anything, his powerful perception detected that a small person of short stature was reaching into his clothes to steal something!

Unfortunately, as a Commander, he didn't have anything on him, so he was destined to be disappointed.

"Sorry," the little person lowered their head and apologized to Su Chen. It seemed like an apology for bumping into him earlier. If Su Chen hadn't known what the person had done, he might have fallen for the deception.

As the little person was about to leave, Su Chen's voice reached their ears, "Didn't find anything to steal, and you're ready to leave? I've got something good here, you know."

Saying that, Su Chen pretended to take out an Energy Crystal from his pocket, about the size of a pigeon's egg. Such a thing shouldn't exist in this world.

At first glance, the Energy Crystal looked like a gemstone. Even in this world, gemstones were valuable items.

Sure enough, upon seeing the gemstone, the little person looked up, a trace of regret flashing in their eyes. Why hadn't they managed to touch it earlier?

"Sir, I don't understand what you mean," the little person looked puzzled.

Su Chen examined the little person's appearance closely and realized that it was a girl.

"Stealing isn't a good idea. Tell me, did you want to steal this on your own, or were you forced?" Su Chen asked, his tone not unkind.

"No one forced me. Actually... I don't have money to buy food," the girl bit her lip and said softly.

Su Chen could sense through his psychic power that the girl wasn't lying.

"I'm in the same boat, only this thing has value. Do you know where you can exchange this for money? As a trade, I can treat you to a meal," Su Chen said with a smile.

The offer of a meal seemed to hold a strong allure for the girl, and she hesitated only briefly before agreeing.

"Sir, this is the best-reputed jewelry store in the city. I'll wait for you outside."

Su Chen took a look. The store indeed matched his impression of a jewelry store, appearing quite grand.

"Let's go in together," Su Chen said and led the girl into the store, holding her hand.

"Welcome, sir. We don't allow vagrants in here," a female server approached, her eyes carrying a hint of disdain.

"Get your store manager here. I want to discuss a big deal with him," Su Chen said, raising the Energy Crystal in his hand.

Working in such a store, the female server had developed sharp eyes. With just one look, she knew that this item was extremely valuable. Her attitude immediately changed, and she led them to a private room and even offered them coffee.

Before long, a portly man walked in, "I'm Rodes, the manager of this store. May I know how to address you, sir?"

"My last name is Su."

"Ah, you're from the East. Quite rare in these parts. What does Mr. Su want to sell?"

"This."

Su Chen placed the Energy Crystal on the table. Rodes picked it up and examined it carefully, his eyes unable to hide his astonishment. "The quality and purity of this item are beyond imagination. What price are you looking for, Mr. Su?"

"I'm not very knowledgeable about this, but I believe there must be some jewelry stores around that understand. As a customer, I trust there's a fair price."

Rodes's flesh jiggled as he sensed the implications in Su Chen's words. If his price wasn't good enough, Su Chen might go to another jewelry store.

"I can offer 70 million. That's my highest price! Even other jewelry stores wouldn't be able to match it."

"Deal."

Soon, Su Chen left the store as a wealthy man.

Although they were in the Red Alert plane, the currency used for transactions was interchangeable across all locations.

About ten minutes after leaving the jewelry store, the girl suddenly said, "Sir, someone is following you."

In fact, Su Chen had already noticed. Most likely, it was because of the Energy Crystal he had sold. That store manager was up to no good.

"I don't like trouble."

Not long after, when Su Chen and the girl stepped out of an alleyway, there were only unlucky individuals lying on the ground.

The girl hadn't expected that the seemingly ordinary man before her could be so capable.

"Where can we find good food around here?"

"Sir, I know of a restaurant with delicious dishes that will surely satisfy you. However, it's a bit expensive."

"Even if it's expensive, can one meal really cost 70 million?" Su Chen grinned.

They were stopped in front of a seemingly luxurious hotel.

"Sir, you can enter, but she can't." The male server wore a proud expression.

"Oh, so nowadays you're not allowed to enter a restaurant to eat?" Su Chen laughed and kicked the server aside.

He had already considered that searching for Alice covertly wouldn't be easy. Since the task mentioned protecting Alice, it meant one thing: Alice wasn't an ordinary person!

If that was the case, the only way was to stir up trouble. He might find clues about Alice that way. This was just his first step.

Soon, a group of security guards appeared, and the head guard, Captain, glared at Su Chen fiercely. "This isn't a place where anyone can cause a scene. Don't you see who's protecting this place?"

In this era, various forces were at war with each other, leading to the rise of many underground factions. However, these factions were invisible in the game.

"I really don't know. Can someone enlighten me?"

"You're done for, pal. This is the territory of Allied Forces' Colonel Lake. As long as Colonel Lake gives the order, you won't see the sun tomorrow!" Captain laughed maniacally. (To be continued...)

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