Dragon Transformation in the Apocalypse

Chapter 536 Arrival at Roland Star Again

After the Flying Dragon breaks through Earth's atmosphere and enters a stable flight state, it will begin preparations for a jump voyage. Once it leaves the solar system, it will begin space travel. If all goes smoothly, it will save a lot of time to reach Roland, arriving in as little as 15 days.

After the flight data was set, the Flying Dragon's artificial intelligence, Ida, began piloting the Flying Dragon, while the eight people went to the conference room. Since it was a temporary team, some people were not yet familiar with each other, so Li Chenglong suggested that they introduce themselves to each other.

Zhu Que, the commander of the 2nd Army of the Southeast Autonomous Region, spoke first: "Just call me Zhu Que. I am the commander of the 2nd Army of the Southeast Autonomous Region and currently a level 13 three-element ability user." Nangong Yanran continued: "My name is Nangong Yanran. I am the dean of the Southeast Autonomous Region's General Hospital and currently a level 13 S-class Light Angel Awakener."

Next up were the people from Dawn City. Zhao Liying smiled and said, "My name is Zhao Liying. I am currently the deputy section chief of the Information Management Department of Dawn City Center, and also a Level 13 A-grade Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit Awakener. This is Sun Menghua, a member of our Second Section, a Level 12 Wind, Water, and Speed-type Triple Ability User."

After the second group finished their work, two soldiers from the Dawn Army were next. Teng Hai smiled and said, "I am Teng Hai, the deputy commander of the 1st Detachment of the Special Operations Brigade of the Dawn Army. I am a level 12 three-elemental ability user who has just been upgraded. And this is Wang Zhan, the political commissar of the 2nd Division of the 1st Army of our Dawn Army. He is also a level 12 three-elemental ability user."

Finally, Zhang Yang stood up and said, "My name is Zhang Yang. I am the deputy commander of the 11th Division of the 4th Army of the Yanjing Base Garrison, and also a Level 13, A-grade Eagle Owl Spirit Awakener."

Li Chenglong said with a smile, "I don't need to introduce myself, everyone knows me well. Our primary mission this time is to go to outer space to investigate the situation of special forces, and our destination is Roland Star. Zhao Liying and Sun Menghua have already gone with me to the Black Curtain before, which can be considered as carrying out a mission in space. But our mission this time is to go to outer space, to Roland Star, which is extremely far away from us."

Then, Li Chenglong used the voice control system in the office to have the indoor smart computer explain the situation of Roland Star, Meilan Star, and Hailan Star to everyone present through video, so that everyone could have a basic understanding of the places they were going to.

Li Chenglong explained, "The planet Roland we're going to is a monarchical country ruled by Queen Raymond, who stands at the top. Roland is 1.5 times the size of Earth, with land and ocean areas roughly 3.7 to 6.3, but its total population is very small, only a little over 3 million. These 3 million people are further divided into the Elf race, which makes up 80% of the total population, and other Dark Elf races."

"The land and part of the ocean of the entire planet Roland are divided into 50 regions, each with a lord directly responsible to the Queen and several minor lords responsible to the lord. Their planet attaches great importance to the protection of the natural environment, with agriculture and animal husbandry, tourism, fishing and mining as its main industries. The main raw material for the space ore that enables people to store things, space ore, is exported from Roland."

"On Roland Star, both the Elf and Dark Elf races are female. After they reach adulthood, they can automatically conceive the next generation through their own will, but the number depends on their bloodline. The higher the bloodline, the more children they can have. If the bloodline is the lowest level of Elf, then they can only have one or two children in their lifetime and will permanently lose the ability to conceive."

After Li Chenglong finished his introduction, everyone's understanding of the place they were going to deepened. Nangong Yanran then asked, "Lord Li, is there any new information? We'd like to know the latest developments regarding the special forces."

Zhao Liying shook her head and replied, "Currently, we only have the information we received five days ago from Princess Sera. Because Roland Star has extremely rich natural resources, and the people there are all superpowered, Roland Star encounters far more enemies than Meilan Star and Hailan Star."

“However, there’s no need to be too anxious. Queen Raimon is a level 14 powerhouse, and level 14 is extremely rare even in the Interstellar Alliance. I’ve already witnessed her strength once, so there’s no need to worry about them for now,” Li Chenglong continued.

After discussing their mission, the group began chatting casually. Li Chenglong said with a smile, "To be honest, when Yunlan said she would personally select the people accompanying me, I thought she would only choose from our Dawn City. I didn't expect her to invite the three of you as well. Especially Miss Nangong Yanran and Comrade Zhang Yang, your current positions are truly pivotal."

Nangong Yanran took a sip of black orchid honey tea and said with a smile, "The Southeast Autonomous Region has stabilized under everyone's governance, and with Zhao Wuji and Yun Bing around, nothing bad will happen. I don't like a life that's too mundane; I prefer traveling and adventure. Just then, Ms. Yun Lan's invitation arrived here, and I had to persuade Dongfeng Yun Bing, who wanted to come, to stay. That's why I brought Sister Zhuque along."

Zhang Yang nodded: "I'm about the same, but the main reason I came here with Lord Li and everyone else is that I've had a dream of flying since I was a child. But as you all know, our country is very strict in selecting pilots for the military, and even more so in selecting astronauts. Although my personal qualifications are okay, I wasn't selected as a pilot, let alone an astronaut."

He paused for a moment and continued, "Even so, I still joined the army and became an army soldier. Later, through my efforts, I became a deputy regimental commander before the apocalypse. After the apocalypse, by chance, I became an A-level Awakened. Later, I participated in many battles with the headquarters. Under the guidance of the Chinese People's Association and the leaders, I finally became a deputy division commander."

"After receiving Miss Yunlan's letter at headquarters, I immediately reported it and obtained General Lu Jinhui's support. Later, the commander personally went to see the top commander and pleaded with him until he finally secured this spot for me. You have no idea how hard it was to get this spot; hundreds of people were fighting tooth and nail for it, hahaha."

Li Chenglong was somewhat speechless, then said, "The two members of the Second Division who participated in this operation were both handpicked by me. Teng Hai and Wang Zhan, did you apply for these positions, or were you assigned by your team leaders?"

Teng Hai shook his head: "At that time, Deputy Commander Yun gave our Special Operations Brigade one spot. Everyone in our brigade was fighting fiercely for it. But Yang Liu and Wang Shuang said that space combat was too dangerous and that we had to be level 12 or higher ability users. This reduced the number of spots. After some internal competition and discussion, the spot was finally given to me."

Wang Zhan laughed heartily: "I was lucky. When Deputy Commander Yun sent this document to the headquarters, I happened to be there receiving a mission and overheard the conversation between the leaders, so I immediately submitted my application. Since the Dawn Army is still undergoing adjustments recently, many places are not very active, while our Second Division is not very active, so I was selected."

He continued, "In order to take on this task, I was transferred from the position of political commissar to deputy division commander. This way, our Second Division will not be without a political commissar, which will make it easier to handle the work later."

Now that everyone had finished introducing themselves, Li Chenglong breathed a sigh of relief: "To be honest, this operation is still quite dangerous, but before we set off, I confirmed with you many times, and you all expressed your understanding and determination to accompany me. I thank you for that."

Li Chenglong stood up, bowed slightly to the seven people present, and saluted. The others quickly followed suit. Before they could speak, Li Chenglong continued, "Since you trust me, I swear I will protect every one of you. If eight of us go, eight of us will return. We'll be in the same boat, through thick and thin, sharing life and death!"

Upon hearing Li Chenglong's words, everyone said, "We will definitely do our best to assist Captain Li in completing this mission!"

On June 12, 2028, after 17 days of flight, Li Chenglong and his group finally arrived at Roland Star.