Chapter 1007 Help

However, despite being quite depressed by the ridiculous 1000 merit points prerequisite, Fang Senyan knew that his promotion to Colonel was rightfully earned. To be precise, it was the reward for successfully landing on the planet Eupulos, overcoming a series of difficulties and obstacles, and finally transmitting the truth about the incredibly rich mineral veins there back via the built-in camera of Artificial Human No. 1.

Fang Senyan still had a large number of bauxite bars in his personal space! This was the real treasure!

Fang Senyan clearly understood the principle of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," and believed that the guys in the Alliance understood this as well. Although the mineral content on Eupulos was abundant, abundance did not necessarily mean it could be quickly converted into usable high-purity elements. It was like everyone knowing there was an abundance of oil in the ocean, but all countries still focused on the Middle East.

Eupulos could be described as the epitome of a desolate and dangerous place. Even without considering the existence of the Predator, just those two damned, terrifying asteroid belts made it extremely difficult to transport a series of exploration and mining machinery there, let alone put it into production and ensure a stable supply.

Okay, even if production started, who could guarantee that the Predator wouldn't come and sabotage it? Building a series of production lines would take decades, but destroying them would only take a few seconds.

So, ultimately, Fang Senyan and his group had painted a beautiful picture, but the hungry Empire still had to rely on the bauxite bars they were currently carrying to alleviate the immediate crisis.

With this mindset, Fang Senyan walked into Major General Monggo's office. Judging from the change in the bald man's shoulder insignia, he had now been successfully promoted to Lieutenant General.

When Fang Senyan entered the office, Monggo was holding his stubble-covered chin, which had been shaved blue. He was carefully watching a combat replay and related battle damage data. Fang Senyan glanced at it and knew that the screen showed the scene of Lieutenant General Monggo mobilizing nearly half of the fortress's mobile combat force to fly into the asteroid belt to meet him.

Obviously, this bastard was silently exerting pressure right from the start.

Although Fang Senyan clearly knew this, he still fell for it. Because Fang Senyan had indeed never experienced flying in an asteroid belt, entrusting most of his life to luck. He had to admit that at the moment of flying out, seeing a large number of friendly warships rushing to meet him regardless of casualties, Fang Senyan had been moved.

After Monggo saw Fang Senyan, he paused the screen and sighed to Fang Senyan:

"Colonel, I need your help."

At this time, it was inconvenient for Fang Senyan to refuse, and he didn't want to suffer a loss, so he only had one choice: silence.

Silence is golden! Now, every word Fang Senyan said could cost him tens of millions!

Monggo talked for a long time, but it was all about how he had overstepped his authority to mobilize the fleet to meet Fang Senyan, and as a result, the fleet had suffered heavy casualties. The higher-ups were going to hold him accountable, and so on.

However, Fang Senyan had already learned most of the facts from Archer and knew that this guy had gotten on the good side of an incredibly powerful backer. He was simply running rampant in the base, doing more things that violated regulations and overstepped his authority than anyone else! Privately mobilizing the army was nothing!

So Fang Senyan was determined not to speak. When faced with someone as difficult as Fang Senyan, what could Monggo do? He still needed his help and couldn't just impose military law on him, as that would only backfire.

The two of them spent nearly two hours in a stalemate. Monggo's mouth was frothing, and Fang Senyan's ears were almost calloused from listening, and he was constantly yawning. Fang Senyan didn't believe that Monggo was the only one interested in this stuff, and he would never make a statement without comparing prices from multiple sources.

At this point, what else could Monggo do? He was about to bitterly reveal his cards when he heard someone knocking on the door. Then, without waiting for Monggo to respond, the door silently slid open to both sides!

Next, a row of burly soldiers wearing dark red armor strode in. They were all Majors. Fang Senyan felt an indescribable aura of death from these people, as if their lifespans had been forcibly squeezed, compressing sixty years of life into six years to explode. They seemed ready to enter their best state at any time.

This group of dark red armored soldiers lined up in two neat rows, completely ignoring Monggo. Then, a Major activated a holographic projection device, and a man who Fang Senyan was not unfamiliar with walked in from outside. It was Major General Fiji, who had had an unpleasant encounter with Fang Senyan before. This guy licked his lips and looked at Monggo with great interest:

"Surprised, aren't you? My old friend, I should be in a military court right now, shouldn't I?"

Monggo snorted coldly and said:

"Blood Guards... you actually got on the old man's line? Strange, what value does a dog like you have that he would take a fancy to?"

Major General Fiji laughed wildly:

"Originally, I didn't, but I didn't even expect that taking the initiative to provide the fj01 warship as a contingency plan would become my lifeline. Since my informant has returned alive, the one hundred and sixty-six bauxite bars with a purity of 99.999% that he carries will naturally become my greatest value!"

Fang Senyan immediately understood that Ronnie and Major General Fiji had obviously been colluding for a long time! Moreover, it was clear that Major General Fiji had put his heart and soul into Ronnie, so when Ronnie returned safely, he must have sold his bauxite bars to Fiji first.

And Daldani's brain was severely injured, and he could only be treated after returning to the Nightmare Space. That meant that before his attitude was clear, Major General Fiji had indeed gained a great advantage, because what was in his hands was his.

At this time, the holographic image flickered, and the old man Fiji mentioned reappeared through the 3D holographic image. The old guy was uncharacteristically very gentle at this time. First, he thanked Fang Senyan for his contribution to the Empire in a commonplace manner, and then he began to probe the number of bauxite bars in Fang Senyan's hands.

Although Fang Senyan said he would carry the Wasp aircraft, and he also carried a few very rare things, such as the ant king jelly of the unicorn flying ant, which can increase four-dimensional attributes, and the body fluid of the alien egg, which can absorb 33% of acid damage when applied to the body... Carrying these things also took up a lot of space, so he only brought back a total of two hundred and twenty-one bauxite bars.

Of course, Fang Senyan couldn't sell them all, so he directly said an even number of two hundred, which was also amazing. After hearing this, the old man continued to lobby Fang Senyan to cooperate with him, but Fang Senyan just smiled and said nothing. He was the type of person who wouldn't let go of the hawk until he saw the rabbit, which gave people a headache.

However, these guys wouldn't let go easily, so they simply called Ronnie to show up and explain the situation, which immediately dispelled Fang Senyan's concerns.

It turned out that there was also a cooperative relationship between the Nightmare Space and the human Empire. Since it was a cooperation, there would be times when each party needed something. The Empire could naturally influence the Space to a certain extent. Fang Senyan and the others couldn't use these bauxite bars at all. It was like traveling back to ancient times with a ton of ninety-seven gasoline, so it was best to trade with the Empire.

Ronnie provided them with one hundred and fifty bauxite bars in exchange for the following:

First, the merit points required for the next promotion were reduced by 50%.

Second, there would be three opportunities to choose tasks within the Empire in the future. For example, they could choose not to go on dangerous tasks, and they would have priority for tasks with high cost performance.

Next, they would receive the Imperial Purple Star Medal, which could grant additional privileges and discounts based on their rank, and the right to purchase new honor potions. Fang Senyan saw that the two most important points were that the damage dealt when attacking contractors with lower ranks than himself was increased by 20%.

And the new honor potion was a separate-cooldown drug, which was very powerful. It instantly increased the owner's maximum health by 1500 points, lasting for 24 hours, and this potion could be auctioned off!

Next was the biggest highlight!

To thank them for their contribution to the Empire, they would provide the raw material for a bloody weapon and commission the Space to tailor-make a bloody weapon for Ronnie! As for what kind of weapon, they were generous enough to let Ronnie choose it himself!

When he saw this series of conditions, especially the last one, Fang Senyan couldn't help but be moved. He almost agreed! But at this moment, the holographic projection flickered again, and a person walked out.

A very casual, sloppy, and gentle young man. At first glance, this young man was lazy and impetuous. He was the typical unkempt rich second generation, but only from the occasional flash of his eyes could you feel his unruliness and sharp edge.

Since the old man had come, Monggo obviously had no way to contend with him based on his aura alone, so he had to go to his superiors.

Prince Bangbalu was now a key figure at the Imperial Big Ben Research Institute, but although the Big Ben Research Institute could mobilize the resources of the entire Empire, the consumption was equally huge, and it also lacked bauxite bars! When he heard what Monggo said, and even heard and saw that half of the bauxite bars had been taken by the old man by hook or by crook, how could he not be angry?

So as soon as Prince Bangbalu appeared, he immediately took over the base's weapon system without saying a word. He directly scanned the area with lasers and machine guns, and killed the twenty Blood Guards without saying a word!