Chapter 49: Tukel Honours Warriors
After meeting with Hima, the Tukel reply finally came. This time, the battle was so big that the Tukel tribe simply dispatched three members of the Supreme Council of Elders to visit the small Nien space station.
This battle scared Lynch, but he had to go to the meeting.
It makes sense to be afraid, he has no power at all now, it's okay to say in space, in the space station, people pinch him like an ant! And he has no other way, and several ships will not be able to develop power in space at all. This is an unsolvable paradox: he is not afraid of anyone in space, but he has a purpose, the purpose is to take out Franco and develop his power. And the development forces need to face the forces that make him afraid.
In advance, he told Evelyn to take the three of Grant into space to familiarize themselves with the spaceship, but in fact, he also had the idea that he couldn't be put on the pot, although this idea was a bit ridiculous.
The elders all looked indifferent, at least he felt.
"Why do you look the other way to our Tukel tribe?"
This is the first question of the elders.
"Honorable Elder, as a member of Tukel's rule, I cannot speak deceitful. Once, I was a student at the Republican Military Academy, and because of my extremely high talent for piloting battleships, I was sent to participate in the Republican Fleet's wormhole survival program. But the fleet commander was mean, ignorant, and jealous of me, and caused the death of more than fifty good commanders on twenty ships. I clashed with him – the root of the conflict was my desire to save the surviving commanders.
"As such, he kept holding a grudge against me, and I had to flee the Academy to the tolerant Tukel Clan space station. Here, I was treated fairly, which gave me a strong sense of belonging. Believe me, more than half of my honor is bestowed on the Tukel tribe.
"While helping Potter Pharmaceuticals in Gallant to scan wormholes, we found the hibernator brood, and I managed to crack the brood. I don't dare tell anyone until the results are out, because it may seem like a lie to others. To date, my fleet and I have managed to develop a destroyer based on Hibernate technology, which we have named: the Swop-class tactical destroyer.
"Now, allow me to dedicate this honor, the first tactical destroyer, to the great Tukel clan as a token of my respect for your clan."
Lynch said with trepidation, burying his head slightly, showing his humility.
"Very well, young commander, I heard that you want to seek permanent refuge in the Tukel clan?"
"Yes, honorable elder. Only in the fair and great Tukel tribe can I give full play to my strengths and benefit the vast and poor people. They will be happy and happy under the protection of righteous and brave commanders like me. ”
After a brief exchange of words between the elders, a dazed elder spoke, "Very well, welcome, new Commander of the Tukel, you will be given the title of Champion of Tukel." Such a title, even in our great Tukel tribe, is no more than a thousand. If you have more merit, you will even get a fief and the power to build a space station in Tukel's sphere of influence. So...... What tactical destroyers are you talking about, are there any drawings? ”
Damn!
"Of course! Dear Elder, I will personally send the original drawings to the administrative center. However, I have an idea to justify our Tukel, who is a peacemaker and a trendsetter in the universe......"
"Say it, don't be afraid."
"I want revenge! But this is my private matter, and it will never involve the great Tukel tribe. So, I wanted to work with Potter Pharmaceuticals to auction off tactical destroyers and drawings that were not very well studied. Dear Elders, you should be aware of the importance of ISK to scientific research. I need a lot of ISK, I need allies! ”
"Hmm......"
"As a sign of my humility, I am willing to contribute half of the proceeds of the auction to the Tukel clan......"
"You deserve it, so...... Half is too much, and I think contributing three achievements is enough to prove your loyalty. Go ahead, you will have the support of the Tukel clan, this is my promise. ”
After leaving, Lynch sweated a lot, and the task was finally completed. Of course, he won't believe in any bullshit Tukel warriors, but now that he has no power, he can only operate slowly.
I'm going to protect myself, I'm going to fuck his grandma's Tukel bastard!
These old immortals reminded him of the mediocre and greedy aristocracy of medieval Europe on Earth, but instead he was more comfortable communicating with a hypocritical modernist like Hima who respected the market and trends. Taking what each other needs and respecting each other's labor results is the way it should be.
But it's not a complaint. Even if it was kneeling and licking, it was he Lynch who took the initiative to get up, and the Tukel people never asked for anything.
A few days later, five Ishta-class heavy assault ships and one Ares-class interceptor frigate arrived, along with several sets of T2 equipment and ammunition each. At the same time, 10 billion ISK was credited to Liberty Star.
Warriors of Tukel!
The award ceremony was held at the People's Square in the administrative center. Presided over by Elder Kane of the Supreme Presbyterian Council of Tukel himself, a glittering gold chest tag was attached to Lynch's body in full view. The reason is simple, Lynch and his fleet have repeatedly saved the mine-mining team belonging to the space station, allowing the mine-team to survive pirate attacks.
Lynch proudly waved to the hundreds of thousands of melon-eating people who came spontaneously without knowing the truth, and the melon-eating crowd erupted in warm applause, which had the momentum of breaking the artificial sky. Everyone finally knows that the Tukel tribe has an additional Honored Warrior, and this person is named Lynch.
The Honours Dinner was held at the Executive Centre. Almost all of the companies that have set up offices on this station have been invited, and the vast majority of them belong to Mimatar Corporation. Presumably, after tonight, Lynch's fame will quickly spread throughout Mimatar, because he is one of the very few Tukel warriors who does not have Tukel blood.
At the dinner, Britney's demeanor, combined with the aristocratic dress worth hundreds of thousands of ISK purchased with Glenn Hugh's little friend, was really beautiful and the focus of the audience. Britney took Lynch's arm, smiled and nodded, slightly enthusiastic and decent.
Lynch was a little depressed and wanted to have a casual drink with his brothers to pass the time, but Britney was forced to be the focus. Of course, the vast majority of people look at Britney, but how could he be ignored? Before everyone stepped forward to talk to Britney, the first thing they did was to find a statement from Lynch, which was naturally congratulations, blessings, and the like.
Evelyn was preoccupied, and although she was smiling most of the time, how could the haze between her eyebrows melt away? The saddest thing was Danny, who was by Evelyn's side, drinking glass after glass. As for Russo and Rodel, his grandmother had already drunk and was talking nonsense with drunken eyes.
At the climax of the dinner, the top executive of the space station took the opportunity to speak, blessed Lynch, praised Britney, and then released a message that shocked the audience:
"I would like to take this opportunity to announce to you that the Tukel clan will be holding an auction in this system in three months' time. All companies present who belong to the station will receive an invitation, while companies that are not part of the station will receive a galaxy broadcast from all the Tukel systems, and can apply to participate in the auction through any of the Tukel stations.
"Maybe many of you already know, yes, the auction will be two things. First, a T3 tactical destroyer based on Hibernator technology, independently developed by Tucker scientists: the Swop-class destroyer. Second, the blueprint for the Swift destroyer was originally ......"
It's so quiet that you can hear the pins dropping!
After a long time, the crowd erupted into earth-shattering discussions, rushing towards the supreme executive head, wanting to hear more news as soon as possible! Most people don't even know what T2 is, and now it'......
T3!
T3!
T3!
The Chief Executive struggled to cope, and finally had to announce the end of the dinner early.
"There will be a detailed explanation by Scientist Tucker, please be patient."
Overnight, the space station of the Tukel clan in the Nien system of the Republic of Mimatar became famous all over the universe! From the next day, warships representing various forces swarmed into Nien, and a large number of jumps even caused the blockage of the stargate, and there was a queue to cross the stargate!
The space station spaceport simply cannot accommodate so many warships, so much so that the Tukel clan has to negotiate with several other space stations to temporarily lease the spaceport in its entirety. At the same time, Tukel's army, FNL rushed to Nien in large numbers to maintain order and prevent possible chaos. It wasn't until the army temporarily anchored hundreds of space supply positions to park large ships on all sides that the congestion eased slightly.
In short, this news was not only a big surprise to Lynch, but even a big surprise to the Tukel tribe. Faced with the high cost of maintaining stability, the Tukel tribe has to charge a large auction entrance fee from now on, and all those who have been invited and signed up will be charged the same fee. The meaning is obvious, there are too many people, and if you can't afford to give money, you will get out.
After a month, the registration deadline is the deadline. A total of 477,000 companies have signed up, and the registration fee is 1 million ISK, and the Tukel tribe has made a lot of money!
In the war conference room, Lynch was speechless: "Unexpectedly, nearly half a million companies have signed up!" What's special is that if I say, the registration fee is 100 million! ”
"Boss, will it be big this time?" Russo worried.
Lynch smiled bitterly: "Why don't you make it big!" Tomorrow, let's go to space collectively! Pull the old immortal away anyway! The space station is really insecure. ”
At this time, Lynch still didn't let Grant and the others participate in the combat meeting, so there were still a few of them in the conference room.
"Space ...... It's dangerous, too, right? Danny asked.
After a moment of contemplation, Lynch made a decision. "The day after tomorrow, you have to go out! Anyway, everything was arranged, and the old immortals had trained those Tukel scientists to be qualified, and the battleship showed that they had to get it. I'm going to do the tactical point tomorrow, hmm...... I wonder if I'm not in the Nien system, or somewhere else...... Anyway, two people in a boat, take turns to rest, and in the next two months, we will stay in space. Although the egg whites are hard to eat, it can't be done, just get more beef on the boat, and I love steak. ”
"Why don't we go to the space station of Potter Pharmaceutical? Lesett also only has three jumps. Evelyn suggested.
"Hmm......" Lynch shook his head after thinking for a while, "Not good." In fact, it is not safe anywhere. I knew that it was such a sensation, why did Lao Tzu extort 10 billion, six T2s! Oops! Lynch couldn't wait to slap himself a few big mouths, and then changed the subject and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this." Now arrange for Glenn Hugh and his little secretary to get on my boat, Danny, you take Turner, he should be the most potential commander of the three, Rodell takes Grant, you are both more wooden, it's better not to disturb each other. Evelyn takes Britney ......"
"Ah...... I ......"
"What, there's a problem?" Lynch was puzzled, and then seemed to react, and said, "Hey, don't you, do you really think that Britney and I have that kind of relationship?" Damn, this chick is amazing, a tigress! I'm just afraid that something will happen to the lonely man and widow. ”
This explanation was very comfortable, very comfortable, Evelyn smiled and said happily: "Of course it's no problem, I'm starting to feel that I'm stupid and not suitable for leading people." ”
"What about me? It seems that there is no one to bring, and the landlord can't find anyone! Russo muttered.
"There are people, and a couple of assistants that Grunshu values very much. Actually, I was going to get all the people on our ship. However, the ecosystem of the escape pod can only sustain a few people. To put them in the cabin, in case of a shipbreak, it would be irresponsible. ”
This concludes the meeting.
The next day, Lynch flew out of the spaceport in a stealth reconnaissance ship and began to do tactical points. On the third day, all the important members of the Lynch gang left the port, waiting for the big day of the auction.