You are all bad women! Don't come over!

"The commotion this time is really huge," General Yan said.

"Yes, indeed, it's huge," Shen Mochen agreed.

Now, finding himself thousands of meters in the air, he had no choice but to be truthful.

Not long after being surrounded by a group of female Buque agents, a military helicopter circled above and took him away.

On the plane were his old acquaintances, General Yan, the head of Buque Branch in Gaotang State, and the fierce black-skinned woman, Ran Linlin.

"Hehe, how about it, my superpower is useful, right?"

Ran Linlin squeezed herself against Shen Mochen, almost burrowing into his embrace.

"Haha, haha... Colonel Ran's superpower is indeed powerful!" Shen Mochen chuckled dryly and didn't reject her flirtation.

Forget it, Ran Linlin was also beautiful with a great figure, letting her take a little advantage didn't matter.

Besides, Shen Mochen was now thousands of meters in the air and his only protective skill was Yin Caiyu's superpower... he probably wasn't a match for Ran Linlin.

Forget just a slight flirtation, even if she suddenly went wild and stripped him for a "high-altitude shake," Shen Mochen could only let her have her way.

"Let's keep it cool, Ran Linlin," General Yan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Captain Shen, you and Captain Xia Qingrou performed exceedingly well in this crisis. The country will reward you."

She mentioned Xia Qingrou, and Shen Mochen knew it was intentional.

The other party couldn't be unaware of Xia Qingrou's extraordinary performance; an ordinary C-level superpower user couldn't possibly exert such immense power.

"No worries, we are all loyal to our country and our people!" Shen Mochen said with an innocent face.

"Loyal to our country..." General Yan slowly savored these words, "You, like General Yin, are meritorious servants of Yupi."

"I am a man of Yupi in life and a ghost of Yupi in death! I am proud of Yupi!"

General Yan chuckled.

Although she knew the guy in front of her was full of nonsense.

"Captain Shen, regarding this battle, do you have anything else to say?" General Yan asked.

Shen Mochen curiously asked, "What about that newly opened rift? It has never appeared before, right? Weren't all nodes calculated completely? Why did a new one appear so abruptly?"

General Yan shook her head, "I can't answer that question at the moment. Everyone has secrets they hope to keep, Captain Shen, can you understand that?"

"I understand, I understand," Shen Mochen nodded.

It didn't matter if she didn't answer; after all, if the sky were to fall, there would still be tall ones to bear it, and judging by General Yan's demeanor, the situation hadn't escalated to an irreparable stage.

General Yan stared at Shen Mochen, "You are currently just a captain, and your rank isn't quite high enough... If you were to rise a few more levels, you might learn more truths about this world."

Shen Mochen dryly chuckled, "And that would be by when?"

"As long as you make contributions to the country, isn't that exactly what General Yin did? It took him just two years to become a true general."

"Mmm, then I'll also strive to make more contributions to our country and our people."

Shen Mochen responded noncommittally, suddenly grinning, "General Yan, are you wondering why Xia Qingrou suddenly became so strong?"

General Yan's eyebrows relaxed slightly, "Everyone has secrets; I won't force you, but if Captain Shen is willing to disclose them, that would be great."

"It's like this; I have another superpower that can temporarily enhance a person's superpower capability... You could think of it as an enhanced version of a boosting agent."

In this era, if someone did something, it would always leave some traces.

Shen Mochen didn't believe he could completely conceal all secrets; he vaguely guessed that Buque already knew something, perhaps not everything, but they had guessed something.

Both parties were currently in a position of mutual probing.

However, it was clear that Buque currently bore him no ill will; in fact, their attitude was filled with goodwill and concessions.

You should know, the military is a violent institution, and Buque is even more so, a violence within violence, where under normal circumstances, members are not allowed to keep their little secrets.

General Yan was tactful enough, and he gave Shen Mochen sufficient leeway.

From a certain perspective, his attitude even seemed almost obsequious.

Shen Mochen knew what they were thinking, they genuinely hoped to keep him at heart. They waited for Shen Mochen to let go of all his reservations and confess, so they dared not press too much.

What they feared most at this moment was probably that he, due to his childhood experiences, might loathe Yupi and then be lured away by Catherine.

Shen Mochen even suspected that General Yan's remarks about the Shen Family in the Capital City last time were fabricated just to appease him, so he hadn't taken it to heart either.

In fact, they worried too much; all countries are the same at their core—how is it not miserable for the lower classes everywhere?

Shen Mochen was born in Yupi, grew up in Yupi, and even if he followed Catherine to Roman, he wouldn't be trusted unreservedly.

He saw it very clearly; his origins determined that only Yupi would potentially treat him as one of their own, rather than a second-class citizen.

Sooner or later, he would truly serve Yupi's Buque Branch. Regardless, he still remembered what that humanoid monster said last time—there might be a huge crisis in the future.

"To enhance a person's superpower to the level close to a Transcendent?" General Yan said.

That way, their two detections of the powerful release of superpower waves could be fully explained.

"Perhaps, but I'm not very clear how strong Transcendents really are," Shen Mochen scratched his head.

"I see... So this ability, for Transcendents, would it have the same effect?"

"There will be a bit of Enhancement, but it shouldn't be significant; this thing has limits."

"And what if it is an older superpower user whose powers have greatly depleted?"

"I haven't tried that."

"Can we verify it now?"

"We can."

General Yan coughed, "Ran Linlin, you go first!"

"Understood!"

Ran Linlin had been eager to try, and upon receiving General Yan's command, she leaped onto Shen Mochen like a frenzied little wild dog and smothered him with kisses.

Moments later, Ran Linlin opened her eyes, "My strength has increased by one-third, roughly comparable to my strongest peak period."

"Good, cough, then, it's my turn..."

A hint of crimson appeared on General Yan's stern face.

"…Huh?" Shen Mochen blinked.

Kissing Ran Linlin was expected, even if not for the Enhancement, Shen Mochen would still desire to replicate a Transcendent's superpower by a hundred percent.

Having already tried the formidable aspect of her powers, not only was the attack strength impactful, it also possessed a rarely-seen almost absolute defense.

But Shen Mochen hadn't expected that General Yan would want to try it out as well... He had always quite respected the other, after all, the highest-ranking officer and his immediate superior.

He blinked in surprise, as General Yan's face grew increasingly embarrassed.

Actually, General Yan was quite attractive, appearing only a little over thirty, with delicate skin texture, and fair as snow, her eyes and brows held the maturity and allure that normal young girls lacked.

Physiologically, he wasn't opposed.

"If you're unwilling, then let's forget it... I am indeed a bit old... But unlike Ran Linlin, I have no other intentions, I hope you can understand... don't misunderstand," General Yan blinked, her face full of shame, stuttering her explanation.

"No no, I'm not unwilling, just a bit surprised," Shen Mochen shook his head.

"If you don't mind..." General Yan tucked her hair behind her ear, tentatively stealing a glance at Shen Mochen.