The battleship USS Comet.

The battleship has been commissioned at the Fred shipyard and is ready for interstellar voyages.

Although the standard wartime armament of the crew of the Comet was 2,000 people, now it was only driven on the Comet, so the personnel of the eighth detachment were sufficient.

Monica had already taken the lead in the Flaming Rose. The latest order Shang Si received was for them to first drive the Comet to the No. 3 supply point in Anxing Province, where arrangements would be made for them to replenish their troops.

Of course, now the eighth detachment, together with the Comet, has been incorporated into the first division of the local army of An Sing Xing Province, Shang Si has been promoted to division commander, and the others have also been promoted by leapfrogging.

But Shang Si was not happy about this.

An even greater shadow hung over his heart.

It started with a conversation he had with Xiao Yi - this conversation took place after he accepted Monica's terms.

……

Xiao Yi's room.

"Got a deal with her?"

As soon as Shang Si entered the room, Xiao Yi asked directly.

Shang Si nodded.

He did negotiate the Comet with Monica.

"Monica found a medium-sized insect swarm in Anxing Province and asked Team 8 to lead the team to eliminate it in exchange for the Comet." Shang Si said.

"But that's just a superficial reason."

"Huh." Xiao Yi hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Of course." Monica has long been the de facto controller of the Anxing Provincial Border Army, and if she needs to mobilize the Eighth Detachment to do something, she doesn't need to use the name of mission at all. It's just an excuse that everyone knows. ”

"Her true purpose has been revealed to you, right?" Xiao Yi looked at Shang Si.

Shang Si did not hide it: "She wants energy mines." ”

Xiao Yi lowered his head and muttered for a long time.

"Energy Mine...... Exactly what she needed. Xiao Yi said.

Energy mines represent more than just money, they are a vital resource. If Monica really wants to rebel, then she will definitely not keep a trace of this resource in the hands of others.

"She traded the ownership of the Comet for a share of the energy mine in the hands of the eighth detachment." Shang Si said.

Xiao Yi: "It seems that she still wants to befriend you." ”

Otherwise, the energy mine was originally within the scope of Anxing Province, and Monica, as the actual person in charge, could directly occupy it without spending a dime.

"That's fine." Xiao Yi said, "The share of energy mines in the hands of the eighth team is originally a hot potato, not only Monica is staring, but there are also many people on the side of the Shengyue Council who want to reach out. Now it's just right to change the comet. ”

Shang Si was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask, "You...... What are you going to do? ”

Xiao Yi's smile was a little helpless: "It is said that I have left the whirlpool of power struggle, so I shouldn't get involved anymore, but if this incident happens, it will definitely have a huge impact." ”

"Do you want to stop it?" Shang Si asked.

Xiao Yi sighed: "Try it." ”

……

The starry universe is peaceful and quiet on the surface, but in that quiet darkness, there are countless dangers hidden.

Monica held a silver spoon in one hand and held her cheek in the other, looking out the window at the starry sky.

Her secretary, a young girl with brown hair, stood straight next to her desk, and she had just put the text in her hand on the table.

Monica stared out the window for a moment, then turned her gaze back.

She glanced indifferently at Wen Jiàn on the table, and stirred the coffee in the cup a few more times.

"Leave it alone." Monica said casually.

"This ......," the brown-haired girl hesitated, "Aren't you going to deal with this, my lord?" This is very likely to have an impact on your plans. ”

"Make an impact?" Monica nonchalantly picked up her coffee cup. "Let's see, then."

At the same time, Hansen Taylor, one of the twelve members of the Sheng Yue Council, received an email from an old friend.

When he saw the email, he frowned.

……

During this time, President Sheng Yue had a good life, because he tried to broker an agreement with Monica, the consul of An Sing Province, and he exchanged the already useless border army for 70% of the ownership of the energy mine in An Sing Province.

Although the mining rights belong to An Sing Heng Province, the profits from the export of energy mines on Shengyue's side in the past six months have alleviated the pressure of slow economic growth.

This is still 50% of the discovered energy mines, and if all the discovered energy mines are mined, then Shengyue's economic problems will not erupt for at least 20 years.

This matter is obviously a good thing for everyone, but there are still people who chirp crookedly about it.

He had just received a message that Hanson Taylor was lobbying other lawmakers to revoke the resolution.

Li Ren was very angry about this.

Once this agreement is revoked, then the economic problems in the Shengyue Federation will soon erupt, and when the time comes, the economic depression will be caused, and countless unemployed people will eat them alive in this government!

Did that old guy Hansen take the wrong medicine?!

If this agreement is revoked, you will not get anything but the actual command of the border army on the side of Anxing Province.

Originally, the fiscal deficit of Sheng Yue's government and government was very strict, and by handing over the border army of Anxing Province to the local government, Sheng Yue's finances wanted to get rid of a huge burden. Li Ren raised his hands to welcome this exchange before it was too late, and the madman would want to bring the border army back!

In Li Ren's view, the reason why Hansen did this is simply because President Sheng Yue is about to hold a general election. The old guy Hansen lost to him in the last election, and this time he must be unwilling and want to squeeze him out of office, so he will look for him on this agreement!

He won't let this old puppet get his way!

……

The third supply point in An Sing Hong Kong.

Despite its name, this place is definitely not a small artificial satellite floating in space, but a large base built on a dwarf planet.

In the orbit of this dwarf planet, not only the Comet belonging to the Eighth Fleet is moored, but also many large and small warships. These are the forces of the local 1st Division of An Sing Xing Province.

By the time the Comet stayed here, the gap in the ship's crew had already been filled. At this stage, the team is only left with running-in.

Shang Si is so busy these days that he can't even eat. He must be familiar with the troops, conduct a fleet formation drill, and solve problems that arise during the exercise...... A whole bunch of things were on his desk.

And he still needs to do his best to accomplish these things. After all, just like Monica said, the Zerg reproduce very quickly, and if it drags on for one more day, the Zerg group will not know how much it will increase.

Fortunately, although the ground face team of Anxing Province has not been to space much, whether it is discipline or physical condition, these people are very good. With a little training, they will be able to fight interstellar warfare in style.

I don't know how hard Monica has to train such a team. Shang Thought.

When Shang Si felt that the team was almost trained, after reporting to Monica, he took the first division to the area where the swarm was found.

The unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that was the first to be dispatched sent back the picture.

As Shang Si expected, the swarm has expanded a lot more than the information Monica gave him over the past few days. But because of the preparation, Shang Si was not too worried.

This is not a battle of few against many, now their side has the advantage of forces, as long as they follow the rules of the layout, they can win if nothing happens. So there's no need to take risks.

"The First Fleet attacked from the front, the Second Fleet responded, the Third Fleet detoured to the rear of the enemy, and the Fourth Fleet served as a reserve." Shang Si ordered, "A minute later, the attack begins. ”

What Shang Si didn't know was that at this time, a fleet was heading in his direction.

……

a week ago.

Shengyue Federation, Parliament Building.

There are 12 people seated around the round table. They are the 12 people with the highest power in the Shengyue Council, and they are the leaders of important departments such as Shengyue's economy and people's livelihood.

At this moment, the door to the conference room was opened. President Li Ren, the nominal supreme leader of the Shengyue Federation, walked in. He sat in a vacant seat at the round table.

"Since President Lee is here, let's start this meeting." An old man with gray hair said.

Hansen Taylor was the first to speak: "I mention that you should take back the command of the border army in Anxing Province. ”

Li Renpi looked at the other party with a smile: "Oh? Don't know what Minister Taylor's reason is? ”

"Why?" Hansen glanced at Li Ren coldly, "The constitution of the Shengyue Federation clearly stipulates that the local administrator cannot concurrently hold a military position, I wonder if President Li took this into account when he handed over the actual command of the Anxing Provincial Border Army to the other party?" ”

"Actual command? Sorry, I beg your pardon for not hearing that. Li Ren said without changing his face, "Monica, the consul of Anxing Province, is not a soldier and does not hold any position in the army. She didn't hold a military position. ”

"As for ...... The problem of the border army in An Sing Province that you are talking about is not the actual command, but because An Sing Xing Province is close to the politically unstable Republic of Kuru. Once the interstellar pirates crossed the border to harass Anxing Province, in order to ensure that the border army can quickly participate in the battle, instead of wasting time on the application to participate in the war, it was agreed that the local border army should be dispatched to a certain extent. Li Ren did not blush and carried out sophistry.

"Can you guarantee that the province will only mobilize the border army when the interstellar pirates are attacking?" Hanson Taylor sneered.

"Be flexible in everything." Li Ren replied calmly, "To solve some emergencies, the local government must have a certain amount of dispatching power. ”

"However, this is also likely to make the provincial consuls ambitious!" Hansen Taylor said, "I have a group of numbers here, and in the first half of this year alone, Anxing Province has purchased a large number of warships. That's enough to cause us to be vigilant! ”

"Hah!" Li Ren sneered, "Who mentioned a few days ago that you want to improve the weapons and equipment of the border army?" At that time, Minister Taylor also cited a lot of evidence that many of the ships and weapons of the border army were so old that they were about to be scrapped. I think it's the same in An Shing Province. ”

"So, Minister Taylor, the enemy that the border army of Anxing Province will face in the future is an interstellar pirate, and if you don't let Anxing Province buy warships, do you think that with those ships that are about to be scrapped, you can defeat the other party?"