Because the local insect swarm had been wiped out by the army of Prince Nasin, the reinforcements sent by Lieutenant General Cohen easily landed near the mine.

Two Marine divisions disembarked from the landing ship and joined up with the four Marine divisions already stationed nearby to build strong fortifications.

As soon as these sappers stepped out of the landing ship, they began to get busy, they emptied the surrounding trees, compacted the ground, and then poured alloy floors and erected walls, and after only a dozen hours, the prototype of a human base was built.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Cohen's message was also sent back to the capital star of the Earth Federation!

At this moment, in the Federal Parliament building, a group of politicians are arguing over some trivial matters, they are arguing in parliament for the sake of their families behind them, for their own interests, and no one is willing to make even the slightest concession.

Especially when it comes to energy crystals, these guys are so noisy that they are about to overturn the roof of the council hall, where is there still the slightest appearance of a noble gentleman?

"No! We have to get 20% of this batch of crystals! ”

"Dream! You get 20 percent, how are we going to produce energy cannons? ”

"I'll give you that! We can give up 50% of the Nazik metal in Vera, but there is absolutely no negotiation on the energy crystal side! ”

……

At this time, President Claude quietly walked into the halls of parliament.

It stands to reason that the president generally does not participate in the parliament, because the parliament is nominally an organization that checks and balances the power of the president, but in fact, the power of the entire federation is controlled by them, and the president has become a check, balance, or a person who mediates the interests of these families.

"Your Excellency, why are you here?" An old blonde man was the first to spot Claude as he entered the council hall.

"Hehe, Speaker Barn, I'm here to deliver good news." Claude always had a smile on his face, but no one knew what was going on in his mind.

"Good news?" Speaker Barn raised his eyebrows, and by this time Claude had already walked straight onto the podium.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! Claude patted the microphone, and the people below gradually quieted down, although those big families didn't buy the president's account, but on the surface they still had to maintain the due respect for the president.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Dear Ladies and Gentlemen" Claude's opening remarks are still cliché, but they do succeed in attracting everyone's attention.

"I'm here to bring you good news." Claude said unhurriedly.

As soon as they heard the good news, the ears of these parliamentarians were tilted, these so-called parliamentarians have long ceased to be the representatives of the people, they represent the interests of their respective families, and as for the so-called election, it is just a formality.

"According to the latest news from the front, our combat hero, Qin Hao! Once again, he has opened up new territory for the Commonwealth! Claude said excitedly, but the councillors below looked indifferent.

For the land of Alpha Star, the family behind these councilors is not interested at all, because the Zerg is too fierce, and colonizing Alpha Star is impossible to achieve at present, even if it is unrealistic to open up small settlements.

Therefore, the land of Alpha Star has no meaning to these families at all, even if the scenery there is beautiful, they will not risk being eaten by insects to go there for sightseeing, after all, there are many picturesque places in the vast universe.

"......" Claude paused for two seconds, he glanced at the so-called nobles below with indifferent faces, they heard such exciting news, but they were not proud of the soldiers on the front line, which made Claude even more disgusted with these nobles in his heart.

"And!" Although those councillors didn't say anything at all, Claude had to continue: "And in this military operation, Qin Hao once again captured an energy crystal mine!" ”

"What?!"

"Great! Another mine! ”

"Hahaha! I'm worried that the production of crystals is not enough, and there is not enough distribution, but now, there are more crystals that can be mined! ”

……

In an instant, the councillors below were in a commotion, in stark contrast to the indifference on their faces just now.

Interests, this is the only thing that can move these nobles! Even Speaker Barn, who has been moody all year round, has a smile on his lips.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't make a noise!" Claude pressed his hand, and the following immediately fell silent, these councillors did not give Claude face, but gave face to the energy crystal!

"The energy crystal veins captured this time are not considered rich ores, although the quality of the crystals is good, but according to the news from the front, the crystals in this mine are relatively fine, and they are not enough to make naval guns." Claude continued.

"That's it......" Several councillors were full of disappointment, the family behind them was specialized in the production of naval guns, and they originally thought that they would be able to get a piece of the pie again, but they didn't expect to be overjoyed.

But in comparison, those families who mainly produce individual energy cannons and anti-aircraft rapid-fire guns are happy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of my visit is simple." Claude pressed his hand again, quieting the councillors before he said, "I need a general now, and the rank of colonel, in exchange, you can divide all the output of this mine!" ”

Because he was completely disappointed with these nobles, Claude didn't say those high-sounding clichés anymore, and he directly stated his purpose straight to the point.

In the eyes of ordinary people, those top high-ranking officials and aristocrats may be hypocrites with a lot of official clichés, one set in front and one on the back, but in fact, these so-called upper-class people don't disdain to disguise at all when there are no outsiders, and they are full of red fruit interests! It's all an undisguised exchange of interests!

After saying his terms, Claude turned to look at Speaker Barn, this sword-wielding talent of the Masons Guild is the bellwether of the entire council, as long as he nods, then the other councillors will hardly object.

"What do you think?" Speaker Barn looked around for a week, and all the councillors looked at him, their eyes were full of desire for profit, as for the rank of a general and a colonel, this was not a valuable thing in their eyes, after all, it was too easy for the children of the big family to be promoted.