Returning to Mercury 42, even behind the lines, Lu Ping'an was far from relaxed.
On the contrary, he knew his time was extremely precious... Lord Xiuyi and General Su from the Command Center had sought him several times, and with his current status and ability, he couldn't completely ignore the "ethnic group's" responsibilities.
Beyond the war taxes, Top Combat Powers had to take turns at the frontline... this was the latest rule, as those fighters at the very front had begun to struggle.
Lu Ping'an's feat of slaying the "World Devourer" Bane had earned him an internal rating of "eighth-tier combat power," and even with his appeals and help from the Command Center, the internal assessment still regarded him as exceptional seventh-tier (capable of threatening some of the eighth-tier).
