Chapter 69
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Rong Qiu’s recent research had been going smoothly.
The flexibility of civilian mechs was far broader than that of military mechs. The former tended to be more inclined towards entertainment, so there were extremely high demands on appearance and speed. For those who enjoyed participating in mech competitions from various military districts, appearance and speed were more important than any other aspect of the mech.
So Rong Qiu devoted all his energy to improving mech speed. Fortunately, this was not difficult for him. Ensuring safety, making the mechs beautiful and fast were his goals.
Rong Qiu had his own preferences in design. The mechs he designed were sleek and elegant, not large, and even the cockpit was smaller than that of ordinary mechs, suitable for beta pilots, and even omegas could pilot them.
Rong Qiu had previously piloted various civilian and military mechs.
But they were all the same specification of mechs, which didn’t suit every pilot well. Even though he was 1.8 meters tall with long arms and legs, there were still some awkward aspects when piloting mechs designed specifically for alphas.
This was particularly evident when Rong Qiu replaced other military district alphas in mech racing competitions.
If you wanted to pilot a comfortable mech, the interior cockpit had to be improved according to the pilot’s physical qualities.
But that wasn’t Rong Qiu’s job.
He was only responsible for designing mechs that were popular among the civilians of various military districts.
Rong Qiu’s mech design progressed smoothly, and the wing experiments were also very successful. Rong Qiu’s recent tasks had been completed, and it was soon time for Rong Qin to take him to modify the mechs.
On this day, Rong Qiu was ready early.
Rong Qin, who got up early, was slightly surprised to see Rong Qiu up even earlier than himself. Rong Qiu worked in his own mech research institute, with flexible working hours and tasks, unlike Rong Qin, who had to leave home at seven every morning.
“Brother Rong Qin, come and have breakfast. After eating, I’ll help you modify the mech.”
Rong Qiu was very proactive.
Rong Qin ate much faster.
Rong Qin’s volunteer training ground was quite large, indicating that Rong Qin had invested a lot of money and time into it. Instead of going elsewhere first, Rong Qiu went straight to the mech storage warehouse. The mechs configured by Rong Qin for the mech combat division were already the latest generation of military mechs on the market, focusing on firepower output. Therefore, the mechs were bulky in shape. These mechs were publicly released by the First Military District two years ago, and even after two years, the cost of purchasing these mechs was still considerable.
“All the mechs are here. Whatever materials you need, just let me know, and I’ll have someone fetch them for you immediately,” Rong Qin said.
Rong Qiu already had the blueprint of this mech in his hands. He had already compared it with the blueprint and had a rough plan in his mind. Now, as Rong Qiu took the materials list handed over by Rong Qin, he quickly checked off five types of materials with his pen.
“Will these few be enough?” he asked.
“The materials are enough, but I also need several mech technicians,” Rong Qiu replied.
“Of course, Rong Qiu, you alone modifying them, who knows when it will be done. I’ve already arranged for them.” Brother Rong Qin gestured towards the twenty or so people behind him. “These are all for you to command.”
As Rong Qiu glanced behind Rong Qin, he saw men alphas, women alphas, men betas, women betas, men omegas, women omegas—two primary genders and three secondary genders, a total of six genders—all present.
Indeed, only the Thirteenth Military District could witness such a scene.
Rong Qin introduced Rong Qiu to the people here and then patted Rong Qiu on the shoulder, handing over the stage to him. Despite the variety of genders among the personnel, Rong Qiu, a beta, did not stand out. And these mech technicians did not show any disdain upon seeing him.
There was a retired fifty-year-old alpha among them, as well as a fresh graduate who hadn’t been selected by the Thirteenth Military District but loved surfing and naturally recognized Rong Qiu.
Boss Rong only said that today there would be a very powerful designer to help them modify the mechs, but he didn’t expect it to be Rong Qiu. Was this really someone you could describe as powerful? Rong Qiu was the youngest chief designer in the Thirteenth Military District, even his name had appeared repeatedly in the news of the Thirteenth Military District.
Before even starting to repair the mechs, Rong Qiu had already gained a bunch of “fanboys” and “fangirls” older than him.
But no one deliberately mentioned the previous hot topics. When it came to repairing mechs, they immersed themselves completely. Sometimes, modifying mechs was like performing minor surgery on them. After the surgery, they had to repeatedly test fly them. Time passed quickly. Rong Qiu came walking as the sun rose. After finishing modifying the mechs, the evening glow outside had already covered half of the sky.
The sun in the west looked like a ripe orange, emitting an intoxicating fragrance.
For this group of mech technicians, it was the smell of a bountiful harvest.
Watching the military mechs modified by Rong Qiu, one of the technicians who was both skilled in mech repair and mech piloting stepped forward voluntarily. Rong Qiu took off his thick gloves stained with oil and patted his coat, which wasn’t very dusty. “No need, I’ll do it.”
This was Rong Qiu’s habit. For mechs designed by him or modified by him, he was always the first one to test fly them.
The mech flew out of the repair warehouse. The fiery red sun outside was embedded in the flowing evening glow, giving the obsidian-like mech shell a shiny color.
“Do the mech technicians still need training at this point!”
“Aren’t the mech technicians supposed to be training? Why is there only one mech coming out?”
Passersby couldn’t help but stop. In the past, thousands of mechs would take off together. It was rare to see only one mech taking off at such an inappropriate time; even Rong Qin, who was in his office correcting documents, got up and walked to the transparent glass window.
In the vast square, Rong Qiu’s mech looked like a black wolf, gliding and galloping under the setting sun. As its speed increased, it reached a stunning height, paused for two or three seconds, then plummeted down. The undulating trajectory and incredible speed of the mech left the onlookers on the square speechless…
They had seen the training of the volunteer mech team before, but was it this fast?
And to dive down at such high speed and still glide smoothly to land, the black mech left a dusty landing line in the landing platform.
In Rong Qin’s office, the assistant who hadn’t left yet was dumbfounded.
Clutching the documents that had already been signed, after coming back to his senses, he looked at his boss, Rong Qin, with shining eyes.
“Boss Rong, is this one of our volunteer mech pilots?”
Rong Qin’s initially joyful heart suddenly sank. He pulled the sleeve of his white shirt that hadn’t been retracted, and looked at Rong Qiu coming down from the mech warehouse, his expression serious as he repeated, “He’s not joining us.”
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As Rong Qiu stepped down from the mech, he was surrounded by people.
Among them were the technicians he had just taught how to modify the mech and passersby who stopped to watch the excitement. Everyone was chattering excitedly, paying no attention to the fact that the mech had just stopped and the dust hadn’t settled yet. Even if they didn’t speak, just opening their mouths would let in a mouthful of sand.
Yet, even as this group of people surrounded Rong Qiu, they were so excited that their eyes were red, and they didn’t care about the sand in their mouths.
“Is this our volunteer army’s mech? Why does it feel like something’s different?”
“Yeah, the mech is flying so fast now. It’s even scary to watch.”
“It’s good that it flies fast. The faster it flies, the harder it is for enemy shells to hit us.”
“Hey, buddy, do you want to continue testing the mech’s firepower here? Is it more powerful than before?”
Questions came one after another, quickly overwhelming Rong Qiu. He finally let out the breath he had been holding as the dust settled.
“Yes, it’s our volunteer army’s mech. It has been modified. We don’t need to test the mech’s firepower; that part can’t be modified.”
“Ah! Weren’t you the one who was trending before…”
Someone in the group suddenly stepped forward, covering the person’s mouth and pulling him behind them.
Rong Qiu didn’t notice, as he was still answering other questions.
His experience here today was quite good.
When modifying the mechs, whatever he needed was handed to him immediately. No wonder the designers in those research institutes liked to hire assistants. Rong Qiu was a bit annoyed, though, because no matter what he asked for, more than one thing would be handed to him.
Rong Qin’s team members were too enthusiastic…
After the test flight, there were still some minor adjustments needed for the mechs, so everyone returned to the mech repair room. Rong Qiu once again came down from the mech, pointing out areas that needed adjustment while recording these issues and their solutions in his small notebook on his chest.
“If nothing unexpected happens, this modification is almost complete. But you need to be aware that due to the increased speed of the mechs, you’ll need to practice maintaining accuracy with the ammunition.”
Just as you have to consider wind speed and direction when a bullet is fired, you also have to consider the flight speed of the mech when a cannon fires.
Rong Qiu’s instructions were very detailed, and everyone benefited greatly. They even invited Rong Qiu to have a meal together in the cafeteria.
“Although the food in our cafeteria doesn’t look good, it tastes great and is nutritious.”
“Does Boss Rong often eat in the cafeteria?”
“No, he always says he’ll go home for dinner. There’s probably someone waiting for him at home.”
Rong Qiu uttered a low “mm-hmm.”
Everyone was too enthusiastic, and soon he was escorted to the cafeteria.
When they arrived, it was already late, and most of the training troops had already stopped training, some of them still lingering in the cafeteria, eating and video calling at the same time.
As they sat down to eat and chat, Rong Qiu learned that most of the twenty or so mech technicians were actually widowers or orphans. Their families or loved ones had died in the raids by sea pirates, so they traveled a long way to apply to join the Thirteenth Military District. However, for various reasons, they were not accepted and eventually dispersed to various volunteer armies.
“We’re lucky to have joined such a large volunteer army group right away.”
“We’re not very busy right now, just responsible for maintenance. But when the volunteer army really starts fighting, there won’t be time to repair the damaged mechs.”
They kept talking, and Rong Qiu listened silently.
They respected Rong Qiu a lot.
The skill he displayed in modifying the mechs today was enough to astonish them for many years.
But they knew their boundaries and didn’t ask too much about Rong Qiu’s privacy. Later, this cafeteria meal even turned into a private lesson for Rong Qiu. When Rong Qin came over, the food in front of Rong Qiu had already cooled, and he hadn’t eaten much. But Rong Qiu’s eyes were bright as he earnestly explained how to repair the engine to the surrounding technicians.
Rong Qin patted his shoulder, but Rong Qiu didn’t even notice.
Then Rong Qin patted him again, and Rong Qiu turned around in surprise. “Brother! Are you coming to eat?”
Rong Qin was pleased to be addressed as “brother” by Rong Qiu. All the tiredness from signing documents and attending meetings disappeared.
Rong Qin sat down next to Rong Qiu. “What are you doing? You’re so serious; the food’s cold and you haven’t eaten.”
“Boss Rong, our little brother is really amazing. No wonder you praise him so much on your social media.”
From being his exclusive little brother to becoming the collective “our little brother,” Rong Qin felt even happier. This was just his temperament. The emotional buildup of over twenty years of adoration had erupted like a volcano and kept flowing endlessly. At this moment, Rong Qin wished he could show Rong Qiu’s excellence to the entire federation.
“Boss, is our little brother staying with our team now?”
Although they knew that such thoughts were a bit far-fetched, they couldn’t help but secretly dream; with Rong Qiu here, they could learn so much.
Rong Qiu also looked at Rong Qin eagerly.
Unfortunately, Rong Qin seemed indifferent to the question. He put Rong Qiu’s already cold food into the microwave oven to heat it up, seemingly ignoring the question.
Rong Qiu’s pupils contracted.
He lowered his head slightly.
Three minutes later, Rong Qin returned with the food, adding a lot of new dishes to it. “He’s currently staying with our team, but when we set off, he’ll have to return to the research institute. The affairs over there can’t be delayed.”
Rong Qiu nodded along with Rong Qin’s suggestion as he served the food. Although he wanted to stay for a long time, he also knew it wasn’t appropriate right now.
But the atmosphere became livelier because of this.
Everyone thought Rong Qiu was only here for one day, but according to Rong Qin’s indication, Rong Qiu would be in their volunteer army team until they set off.
This was a great thing.
This was the result of Rong Qin’s careful consideration. What Rong Qiu said to him in the car that night, he took to heart.
Although he didn’t agree with Rong Qiu joining his team to fight the sea pirates, for this month, his team would accommodate Rong Qiu’s wishes. Even though it wasn’t exactly what he wanted, Rong Qiu knew it was Rong Qin’s concession.
He understood Rong Qin’s intentions and accepted his kindness.
Rong Qin controlled things so strictly just because he didn’t want anything to happen to him.
So Rong Qiu accepted it, calmly.
Rong Qiu didn’t mention the idea of joining Rong Qin’s team to fight sea pirates again. In the following days, he just worked hard in his own field to help Rong Qin solve all the problems, preparing for the future and being cautious.
Rong Qin actually understood a lot. He grew up in the Thirteenth Military District since he was a child. When he didn’t differentiate, Rong Qin eagerly hoped to differentiate into an alpha. After differentiating into a beta, he only felt down for a few days before bouncing back. He had a strong fist and a smart head; otherwise, he wouldn’t have become someone recognized by the entire federation from an orphan beta.
Moreover, Rong Qin also understands some command, which he learned from Qin Zexi after being influenced by Qin Zexi; although Qin Zexi is impulsive and a bit rough, after all, he is an excellent graduate from A University Command Department.
However, no matter how much Rong Qin learns, he is not a professional, so Rong Qin sought out Zhao Nanchen.
Zhao Nanchen is a high-level alpha, so his temperament is proud; just because he is young, there were differing opinions among the internal members of the volunteer army when Rong Qin invited him. However, two hours later, the senior members of the volunteer army command who came out of the command room no longer discriminated against the young alpha.
“Not bad, although he’s young, he’s worth training.”
“Okay, in the future, please take care of him more.”
Rong Qiu followed Rong Qin into the office.
But he saw Zhao Nanchen, dressed neatly, slumped on the sofa in Rong Qin’s office, his side face pressed tightly against the desktop, and there was still a large partition topographic map on the table, with many colorful marks on it.
Zhao Nanchen raised his head, with pen marks on his face: “Brother Rong Qin, Brother Little Qiu!”
Rong Qin couldn’t help but laugh: “Are you tired already?”
Zhao Nanchen nodded solemnly: “I suspect those two were deliberately sent by Brother Rong Qin to mess with me… Who would ask such biased topographic points? I almost forgot after taking just one glance.”
Rong Qiu laughed behind him.
Rong Qin said that in another month, the volunteer army would receive the documents from the Thirteenth Military District and could set out. Rong Qin spoke with high spirits, while Zhao Nanchen was still carefree, but his eyes were already burning with an inevitable flame.
Only Rong Qiu, he stubbornly stood apart from the two.
It seemed like everything had nothing to do with him.
And the responses he received from the emotional forum where he had left questions before were increasing. In addition to the initial awakening by the alphabet brother, many people left comments afterward, and even some professionals who designed and operated mechs.
But their opinions were very consistent, all believing that designing mechs was far better than operating them.
There were a few extreme comments, even suggesting that if Rong Qiu’s friend chose to operate mechs instead of designing them, then that friend was undoubtedly a big fool.
He really seemed like a big fool.
Rong Qiu exited the thread, leaning against the back of the chair, his head resting on the soft cushion, staring straight at the ceiling but feeling a bit spaced out.
At this moment, it’s not that he didn’t want to think about mech design or browse any military news; he just wanted to empty his mind.
Rong Qiu’s phone was still logged into the forum, and it was quite interesting. Only when logged in would it beep continuously, indicating incoming comments. Now, Rong Qiu’s phone was black screen facing the ceiling, but the breathing light kept flashing, making a “drip-drip-drip” sound, not loud but quite noticeable in the quiet study.
His thread had completely sunk, so why were people still looking for him so frequently?
Rong Qiu stretched out his long arm and grabbed the phone.
It turned out that someone wasn’t looking for him; they were criticizing him in that alphabro thread.
In just three minutes, Rong Qiu received thirty responses tagging him.
【Isn’t this what LaLang is all about? Because we’ve never met, the sexual tension is intense.】/【How can you be so sure they’re not compatible? Maybe they don’t know each other on the surface, but behind our backs, they’ve slept together millions of times!】/【The previous comment may be a bit exaggerated, but there are probably dozens or even hundreds of times.】/【Hey… hey hey… hey hey hey… Who’s blushing? I won’t tell~】/…
Rong Qiu looked at it with a strange intuition.
How come this LaLang post resurfaced after so long?
Rong Qiu glanced at other posts outside this thread.
Suddenly, his face turned dark…
It turned out Qin Muye had made a statement in the military area, especially mentioning the need to accelerate research progress at the 13th Military District’s research institute, expand research fields, and tackle key problems in critical areas.
Clearly an official statement, but someone with malicious intent cropped it into this emotional forum and deliberately posted it in that LaLang thread—
【Friends, mentioning the research institute is normal, but the research institute is the first time ~】
【Hehe, let’s not talk about mentioning the research institute before, now in the research institute, who… I won’t mention names this time, it’s practically obvious~】
This is how LaLang fans are. Two people who have never met in person can become deeply loving partners, let alone Qin Muye and Rong Qiu, both stationed in the 13th Military District. Even the slightest association will be magnified many times over by them under a microscope.
But that’s not all, they even dragged Rong Qiu out for a public flogging.
The reason being Rong Qiu was the only one who presented opposing views in this thread with nearly twenty thousand responses.
Too conspicuous.
So Rong Qiu was pulled out.
Rong Qiu looked somewhat speechless as he watched various netizens refute his previous viewpoints in various aspects.
Even though he found some of these viewpoints unreasonable.
But as he went through each comment one by one, he unexpectedly saw a familiar figure.
【6497619436(15987f)：Will】
Will? Will what?
Rong Qiu scrolled up carefully, and it was easy to find the response comment from this number brother—
[LonelyDuck(14980f): Stop dreaming, Lord Qin wouldn’t even fancy an ordinary beta, let alone you, a sour chicken beta :)]
Oh, he responded to the one mocking him as a sour chicken abeta.
But it was a bit funny.
This number brother hadn’t seen his face or heard his voice, yet based solely on online chatting, he thought that Qin Muye might fancy him.
But as he thought about it carefully, Rong Qiu’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
-Even if Lord Qin wouldn’t even fancy an ordinary beta, let alone you, a sour chicken abeta.
-Will.
So he also thinks he’s just a sour chicken abeta.
This annoyed Rong Qiu again.
But he didn’t have the energy to argue with the people in the post anymore.
Forget it, just say it, anyway, no one knows him on this platform.
Consoling himself like this, Rong Qiu turned his head and posted a new post again.
It was still his recent confusion: “How to subtly care for another person.”
This post didn’t have sensational keywords or explicit content, so the responses were scarce. Even among the plethora of posts titled “Normal Prey,” “Thrilling Explosions,” and “Multiple Times in One Night,” Rong Qiu’s post seemed refreshingly clean.
As expected, being too outstanding deterred people from joining.
The “drip-drip” sound continued, all from the neighboring post, while this new post remained quiet.
Rong Qiu waited for five minutes but didn’t receive any responses. He thought this post was probably going to fade away.
Rong Qiu didn’t mind. He put down his phone and went downstairs to get some water.
When he returned, the phone was still “drip-dripping” at the same frequency as before, but unexpectedly, it wasn’t from the lalang post.
The elusive number user appeared again under his post.
[6497619436 (1f): Who do you want to care for?]
[6497619436 (2f): I don’t mean to pry into personal privacy, just different people have different ways of showing concern.]
[6497619436 (3f): If I may ask, is it… your brother?]
Three comments in total, all from the same person.
This alpha brother seemed quite enthusiastic, and he guessed right. He guessed that Rong Qiu wanted to send warmth to Rong Qin.
[isjwhshwi (4f): Yes, it’s my older brother.]
Seeing Rong Qiu’s response, on the other end of the phone, Qin Muye finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew there was no one else close to Rong Qiu, seeing Rong Qiu’s post just now made his heart jump to his throat.
But, luckily, everything was fine.
It’s just Rong Qin, that’s good.
Qin Muye raised the teacup with one hand and took a big gulp of cold water. The cold water slid down his throat, calming his heart.
This heart of his would always beat erratically whenever he encountered something related to Rong Qiu.
The Alpha cleared his throat, the delicate and attractive Adam’s apple bobbing up and down.
[6497619436 (5f): You’re brothers, he’ll be happy with whatever you give him.]
[isjwhshwi (6f): …]
[6497619436 (7f): .]
[isjwhshwi (8f): You said it as if you hadn’t said anything.]
[6497619436 (9f): …Then give him something he likes.]
Rong Qiu fell into silence. What does his brother like…
His brother now most likes to watch him eat. He gets particularly happy when he sees him eat three bowls in the cafeteria.
But he probably can’t eat more.
[isjwhshwi (10f): Can’t think of anything.]
[6497619436 (11f): If you can’t think of anything, give money.]
[isjwhshwi (12f): Can’t give, he won’t accept.]
[6497619436 (13f): .]
Another period ending.
Rong Qiu felt somewhat familiar with this kind of chatting situation, as if he had experienced it before with someone else, often talking, and then the other party would give him a period, making him feel uncomfortable as if he had something stuck in his throat.
Who was that person?
Rong Qiu thought for a moment, but couldn’t figure it out, so he put that blurry name aside and didn’t think about it anymore.
But he quickly figured it out himself. Giving money won’t work… so he’ll convert the money into something else.
Now that Rong Qin’s formation of the volunteer army was gradually beginning, Rong Qin had a wide network of contacts, and all those mechs, weapons, and various arms were purchased from the Thirteenth Military District. Rong Qiu had mentioned before splitting his mechs with Rong Qin, but Rong Qin flatly refused.
Since he was now going to convert this money into something else to give to Rong Qin.
Rong Qiu submitted a batch of applications to the military district, applying to purchase the latest batch of military mechs from the Thirteenth Military District. Considering the current manufacturing progress of the Thirteenth Military District, their military district had more than enough machines for their use, and what he was competing for were the mechs from other military districts.
Rong Qin’s volunteer army now had a total of ten thousand and three hundred people, nearly half more than ordinary volunteer armies. Among them, eight thousand could pilot the mechs, but Rong Qin only bought four thousand mechs, so Rong Qiu thought of supplementing the remaining four thousand mechs.
It wasn’t a small amount.
Each mech taken out could be sold for a sky-high price, and Rong Qiu successfully took on debt because of it.
But luckily, he succeeded in the end.
When he handed the contract with the military district seal to Rong Qin, Rong Qin was shocked. This contract was like a dream come true. Could such a big pie really fall from the sky?
After careful reading, Rong Qin was both angry and touched: “Rong Qiu, why did you spend all the money on this? Are you now empty-handed? Buying such expensive mechs, four thousand… I dare not even think about it.”
Rong Qiu’s mechs were designed so well, he naturally knew. Rong Qiu even once applied to the military district to let him try flying one of Rong Qiu’s designed mechs. That feeling was simply divine; the mech was like his own limbs, wherever he pointed, it hit. He had driven so many mechs, but only driving the mechs designed by Rong Qiu gave him that kind of feeling, especially agile.
Later, he found out that Rong Qiu personally adjusted various values of the mech cabin control panel based on his body length, arm span, and leg length, giving him a divine feeling.
Now, setting aside the comfortable feeling of driving a mech, Rong Qiu’s mechs were fast, powerful, and could fly much further on the same fuel consumption. This was the most critical point for their volunteer army and the sea pirates when they really fought with live ammunition.
So with these mechs, the combat effectiveness of their volunteer army can be greatly enhanced.
Rong Qin looked at the contract with the official seal in his hand, carefully discerned it, and it was genuine.
So he was especially surprised.
Are the people from the Thirteenth Military District so easy to deal with? Clearly, these mechs were meant for transactions between military districts, yet the Thirteenth Military District was selling them to their civilian volunteer army.
Rong Qin was ecstatic. “I’ll use the money to buy you a villa in the future.”
“Don’t need Brother Rong Qin’s villa. Consider these mechs as my free sponsorship to Brother Rong Qin. Not only does Brother Rong Qin resent those sea pirates, but I also hate them. If it weren’t for them, my brother and I wouldn’t have been separated for so many years before reuniting. These mechs represent my intentions. I want Brother Rong Qin’s men to pilot my batch of mechs and then ruthlessly defeat those sea pirates.”
Rong Qiu’s words undoubtedly struck a chord in Rong Qin’s heart.
Sometimes, blood ties can communicate. What he thought of, Rong Qiu also thought of.
There couldn’t be a better brother than Rong Qiu.
But the account of the world’s best brother was already empty, not only empty but also deeply in debt.
If it were the previous Rong Qiu, he would have been extremely nervous.
Rong Qiu had always been like a hamster hoarding food, regardless of whether it was enough or not. Whenever he saw something, he had to hoard it. This was the first time he felt so relaxed and comfortable while in debt.
Qin Muye had been paying attention to Rong Qiu’s situation.
Naturally, he also knew that Rong Qiu had submitted an application to the military district’s weapons department to purchase four thousand of the latest mechs. The latest military mechs had never been listed for sale, except for contracts between military districts. However, no civilian volunteer team had the authority to purchase the latest military mechs.
But Rong Qiu’s identity was too special; he was a mech designer.
So the person in charge of the weapons department handed over Rong Qiu’s application to the weekly military district meeting.
Coincidentally, the main topic of this military district meeting was whether or not to suppress civilian volunteer armies. Presenting Rong Qiu’s application undoubtedly brought this topic to a boiling point.
Naturally, there were reasonable people who disagreed, fearing that these civilian volunteer armies would eventually spiral out of control and backlash against them.
The man in charge had no expression on his face, but his eyes were dark, silently staring at the application in front of him, while the various ornate or arrogant remarks continued to enter his ears. But no matter what he heard, he remained as calm and clear as a still pool.
The debate lasted a long time.
Towards the end, Alpha showed no deep affection as when facing someone, only the shrewd calculations of a high-ranking figure were revealed on his face.
Qin Muye finally made a decision: With the Thirteenth Military District’s official army still able to control civilian volunteer armies within a certain scale, the Thirteenth Military District official would not suppress legally formed civilian volunteer armies. Qin Muye even agreed to the volunteer army’s application to purchase mechs, but the issue of price was not something their military district should consider. Volunteer teams willing to pay for mechs were naturally allowed to purchase them.
But someone like Rong Qiu, who could buy four thousand mechs in one go, couldn’t be found in the entire Thirteenth Military District…
Just yesterday, after the meeting, it was the first time that the official had openly discussed the existence of civilian volunteer armies.
Previously, the official had always tacitly acknowledged the existence of volunteer armies but had not legalized their existence. Now, the meaning of the Thirteenth Military District Commander was not only to tacitly acknowledge the existence of volunteer armies but also to control the size of these volunteer armies. Those that were deemed unqualified would be suppressed or disbanded by the military district. Qualified, or even excellent, volunteer teams would be absorbed into the Thirteenth Military District and become special official armies.
The Thirteenth Military District was vigorously promoting civilian volunteer armies.
Not only was it the first time such a thing had happened in the Thirteenth Military District, but it was also extremely rare in the entire federation. Many people had never seen a military district that supported volunteer armies in their entire lives.
But the Thirteenth Military District did just that.
However, no one raised objections anymore because the main force of the Thirteenth Military District could never afford to bide their time with the roaming sea pirates around the remote stars. This was their consensus. In the earlier years of the struggle against the sea pirates, they had achieved victories. They had even successfully attacked two small planets in the remote stars. However, within less than half a year of their capture, with the withdrawal of the main force of the Thirteenth Military District, those two planets gradually fell back into the hands of the roaming sea pirates.
They had worked hard for half a year for nothing, and such lessons made the high-level officials of the Thirteenth Military District always look for new ways to deal with the sea pirates.
And now, it seemed that a certain commander had found such a way.
After this meeting, those who understood military intelligence even had the same thought floating in their minds.
The Thirteenth Military District now was just the calm before the storm.
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