From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 255 More money is needed

Naturally, it was impossible for Amber to stand at the door and talk to the second-in-command of the Rubian Galaxy Autonomous Government.

So the two quickly arrived at a conference room with a slightly better environment in the forward camp.

Because the army's mud-legged people don't like to drink black tea like the 'first-class people' in the navy (the tactical air force has become a fourth-class people, I hope everyone knows).

So Amber searched for a long time in the small refrigerator in the conference room, and found that in addition to energy drinks, there were carbonated drinks.

In the end, he could only choose a can of 'Happy Water' with a relatively complete shape and no bumps in the body. After opening it, he placed it in front of the administrative lieutenant.

"Our conditions may be a bit poor. I don't know if this Coke will suit your taste, but it's still delicious. You can try it."

"Forehead"

Looking at the carbonated drink with bubbles in front of me, I haven't drank this thing since graduation. Instead, like other federal 'gentlemen', I drank in all kinds of extremely expensive tea, coffee and Sam, who was drinking, hesitated for a moment.

However, after thinking about the purpose of his coming here today, he still bit the bullet and prepared to pick up the can of Coke that was labeled as 'unhealthy' and take a sip.

"Oh~ wait a minute, there is a soul missing."

Amber suddenly interrupted his actions, then found a clean glass and put some ice cubes from the refrigerator into it.

"Mr. Sam, use this."

Looking at the can of Coke and the glass filled with ice cubes in front of him, Administrative Assistant Sam felt as if he had returned to a restaurant he visited during his college days.

This is a taste that he has never touched since graduation. It is the mark of youth and the carefree student days.

He picked up the cold can with slightly trembling hands, and gently touched the tinplate can body with his fingers, feeling the coldness coming from his fingers.

Sam hesitated for a moment, then tilted the mouth of the jar slightly, letting the dark brown liquid slowly flow into the cup.

As the bubbles rise and rise happily, a familiar and long-lasting lemon sweet fragrance instantly spreads amidst the crisp sound of the ice cubes colliding. It is the unique smell of cola, as if it comes with the taste of time.

He carefully picked up the cup and took a sip.

At that moment, the familiar yet distant sweetness on the tip of his tongue and the excitement brought by carbonic acid instantly awakened his deep-hidden memory.

He seemed to have returned to the youthful and innocent days when he was studying at the highest university in the Federation. What appeared in front of his eyes were the laughter and sweat in the classrooms and playgrounds of the past, as well as the figures of the friends who accompanied him through his youth.

But since I graduated and joined the Federal Republican Party with enthusiasm, my life has completely changed.

Political struggles, various shady stories, and the interests between large enterprises made him quickly transform from a young graduate.

With his naturally keen 'political sense', Sam stood firm in the political storms and reached his current position.

But now, when he drank the long-lost carbonated drink and looked back on his life, Sam couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

Just as he was about to say something to Amber, he looked across at the person in charge of Atlas, staring at him with a strange look on his face.

But this is not Amber's fault, because he really didn't expect that he just took a can of 'Happy Water', and the other party just took a sip and started watching 'Revolving Lantern'.
Although he does not yet have the ability to read minds, the psyker's keen observation ability still allowed him to detect the 'abnormality' of this administrative lieutenant.

"Mr. Sam, are you okay? I remember this Coke has not expired."

"Sorry, I haven't had a carbonated drink for a long time, it brought back some memories of my youth."

Sam smiled sheepishly, and Amber on the opposite side also managed her expression.

Although he still felt that there was something wrong with this person, otherwise he would have had an orgasm after just drinking a Coke.

"Mr. Sam risked his life to come to the forward camp. There must be something important to discuss, right?"

Amber actually doesn't like dealing with these politicians, so she goes straight to the point.

"Yes, I am here mainly on behalf of the Galaxy Autonomous Government to communicate with you, Mr. Rebir, on some war matters. Some issues are quite sensitive and are not convenient to communicate via remote communication, so I came in person. "

Sam resisted the urge to pick up the glass and take another sip, and got down to business.

"First of all, it's about the handling of Benjamin and Ralph. The forces behind them are currently operating. They want to save their lives and hope that at least they will not end up with the death penalty. In this case, they will always have a way to commute their sentences."

"What are your opinions? What is the opinion of the galaxy autonomous government on how to deal with the commander of its own garrison?"

"He's such a loser. He destroyed half of the garrison's strength. He was beaten like this a few days ago. Of course we hope to deal with him severely."

Sam said disdainfully, but his tone immediately changed in the next sentence.

"But the family behind him still has a certain influence in the Lubion system, and has connections with many officials within the autonomous government, so I guess it may be a bit difficult to impose the death penalty."

The administrative lieutenant carefully looked at Amber's expression, and after seeing that there was no change, he continued:
"Of course, we will still try to deal with it seriously in accordance with relevant laws and regulations."

"Haha, try your best?"

Amber laughed disdainfully. The politicians on the federal side were still the same as he remembered.

"The bottom line of your galaxy's autonomous government is really flexible. The lunatic who planned to drop a nuclear bomb on the friendly forces, and there was a recording to prove it, still couldn't be convicted."

"After all, you made the recording without the other party's knowledge. The forces behind these two people also plan to pursue you for illegally intruding on military lines and invading other people's privacy." After seeing Amber's expression change, Sam immediately added One sentence.

"But don't worry, their request has been sternly rejected by us!"

"Should I say that your galaxy's autonomous government has done some 'personnel work'?"

Amber's sarcastic words sounded extremely harsh to Sam's ears, but he had to admit that the person in charge of Atlas was not wrong.

"Forget it, let's put this aside for now and wait until all the fighting is over. Is there anything else?"

Amber shook her head, not wanting to spend any more time on this matter.

If the final solution really didn't satisfy him, then he wouldn't mind using 'Atlai's way' to solve the problem.

"There are indeed other things, and they are related to the next battle."

"Go ahead, Mr. Sam."

“That’s right, our autonomous government still hopes to end the battle on Lubian 5 as soon as possible and resume production as soon as possible, so I hope your company can put more effort and efforts in the subsequent battles.

We have also seen the combat effectiveness of other companies. It is indeed an embarrassing task. At present, the only one who can help us completely eliminate the remaining imperial soldiers is Atlas. "

After hearing the words of the administrative lieutenant, Amber immediately understood that this matter was the main purpose of the other party's visit this time.

Although he didn't know why the other party mentioned the previous incident in the first place, he had to admit that the "low profile" adopted by the galaxy administrative lieutenant could indeed benefit many people, including him.

"But I only have so many troops on hand now. As you can see, Atlas's troops are not even full of a brigade."

"That's why we hope you can increase investment. If it's inconvenient, do you think you can invest more troops in Rubian 5?"

"It also takes time to transport it here. You also know that Atlas is a company headquartered in the Thousand Stars Empire. The journey will take more than ten days anyway."

"What about those troops that just arrived today?"

Sam asked with some confusion. He had actually followed the convoy just now, so he also saw those heavy units.

"Those are not combat troops, they are our test troops. They are equipped with experimental equipment that has not yet been put into mass production. They are very expensive."

Amber paused, then looked up into Sam's eyes and said:
"You have to pay more."
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Southwest district of Ptolemaic city, underground sewage pipe system.

As one of the city's lifelines - a giant underground sewage pipe system, this huge project is like a maze of reinforced concrete.

Several or even ten meters deep underground, a complex pipeline system winds its way through every corner of the city.

The inner wall of the huge pipe with a diameter of several meters has long lost its original cleanliness and splendor, and all kinds of dirt and garbage are attached to it.

Obviously, this place is not suitable for human activities.

Under normal circumstances, no humans visit the underground sewage pipes in Ptolemy City. Even maintenance is done by autonomous spider robots.

But now, there were waves of wading sounds coming from inside the dark pipe, and there was also a slight sound of mechanical transmission.

Some rodents living in the sewers looked curiously at the group of 'terrible gibbons' they had only seen on the surface. Naturally, their brains could not understand why these humans appeared here.

"Arrived at Check point_3, the current path is correct, continue moving forward, it is expected to arrive at Check point_10 in 4 minutes."

Lieutenant Baninger's deep male voice reached the ears of everyone in this team through the blue-green laser communication.

This is a special operations team composed of the special operations team and the infiltration team of the Atlas teaching team.

After infiltrating into the edge of Ptolemaic City at night, this special operations team entered the city's underground sewage pipe system from a hidden maintenance entrance.

Their mission is to use this underground network to penetrate into the city and investigate the deployment of the remaining imperial soldiers in the city.

The 'vanguard' who was walking at the front suddenly stopped and raised his right hand into a fist above his head. The other team members behind him also stopped immediately.

The words 'Water Impact Warning' appeared on the HUD of the vanguard's tactical visor.

The members of the special operations team soon felt a shock coming from under their feet.

"Lieutenant, the sewage treatment main unit has begun to drain water."

After hearing the words of the vanguard, Baninger immediately took off a thing that looked like engineering equipment mounted on his waist.

"All of them! Get close to the inner wall of the pipe and shoot out the fixing bolts! Hang the safety ropes from back to front!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The sound kept ringing.

Everyone shot the fixing bolts connected to their waists into their feet as quickly as possible, and quickly hung safety ropes on the backs of their teammates in front.

The surging wave of sewage came faster than expected. With a roar like a giant underground beast, the turbid sewage drowned the entire team in an instant.

　Sorry, I posted late today.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)