Chapter 208: Five Years; Master Chief on
The iron-clad battalion is a soldier who is running water, and it is time to graduate in another year.
After Shepard and Li Huamei graduated from the N7 Center in Rio de Janeiro, Anne is also about to celebrate her own graduation ceremony.
It's just that unlike the proud Shepard and the glamorous Li Huamei, Anne is very popular in the N7 Center - although she doesn't show Shepard's powerful ability; also lacks Li Huamei's piloting skills and command ability of "one ship has blocked a million soldiers"; Even, if the "Navy Three" were to be ranked in the Appearance Association, Anne would be in third place (if the chest power ranking, the first two would not be enough for her to fight) - but there is no doubt that Anne is the most popular one of all time in the N7 Academy!
Maybe it's because even after going through so many worlds, Anne still sticks to her heart and takes the knight's creed as her life principle throughout, giving her an indescribable temperament! Anne was always very warm, honest and humble, helpful, never shirking responsibility, etc...... These excellent traits that are incompatible with modern society give Anne a great personality charm!
Moreover, Annie's two-dimensional disconnection will only make people feel more cute when she is confused.
Therefore, she can be said to have friends all over the N7 Academy.
It's just that......
"No, we can't let Anne ......graduate at this time," said Udina, the Starlink ambassador to the Citadel. With his left hand across his chest and his right arm propped up on his left hand, he pinched the bridge of his nose, and it was clear that things were feeling quite tricky for him.
At this time, there were three people in the small conference room, General Hackett, David. Colonel Anderson and Ambassador Udine. The curtains were drawn, the dim light flickered slightly, and the electronic board containing Anne's information was placed in the middle of the table. Obviously, as long as the three of them get together. It must be to discuss the matter of the "ghost" candidate.
"We know that Shepard's becoming a ghost candidate has long been on the operational track. I don't think there's anything to argue about in itself. This is an opportunity for the Star Federation to elevate its status in the Citadel, for twenty years. It's also the closest we've ever got...... Others should sacrifice for it! "We are on the right path, and the right opportunity should come in '81 or '83, when we can formally submit an application to the Citadel Council to grant Shepard Ghost Agent status!" β
"And next month, Shepard will be officially awarded N7, and she will be the youngest N7 in the history of Starlink!" Shepard's teacher, David. Anderson added. The last two years. Relying on his strong connections, David has always taken his beloved disciples with him to "brush up on merit" in various fleets.
In addition to shooting down dozens of frigates in the "Tofan Encounter", Shepard participated in the downfall of the dreadnought, and finally led people to attack the pirate's lair, completely captured the pirate information and wiped out all the pirates...... Beyond this great feat; The rest of the battles are small-pleased.
"Luckily" though, since these battles are often reported, Jane. Shepard is quite popular in the Star Alliance Navy.
But speaking of "Starlink's youngest N7 ever...... The three people in the room were not happy. If you want to get this title, you actually need to ask Li Huamei, who is obedient to the Second Fleet; There is also Anne, who is so popular that she disagrees. "Three Heroes of the Navy"...... The Navy has never been more thriving than it is today. But it has to make people feel a kind of "both Yu and Liang".
"Lieutenant Li Huamei doesn't seem to care much about this title, and I haven't received her application here." General Hackett interjected.
"Anne ...... then," Udina asked. The three of them can see it, compared to Li Huamei. Anne is the one who poses the biggest threat to Shepard! And speaking of which, if the three of them hadn't made their choice, Anne would have been the more suitable candidate.
Li Huamei's strength lies in piloting a battleship, and the status of a cruiser captain of a Star Alliance is not necessarily inferior to that of a "ghost" agent. Therefore, there is no need to worry about Li Huamei to stir up the situation......
It's Anne, it's Annie, and she's too repetitive compared to Shepard! The same individual ability is strong, the same good at squad combat, and the same leadership charisma...... Perhaps in terms of individual ability, Shepard looks stronger. But this also gives Shepard his biggest drawback. She is too proud and likes to solve problems by herself. Instead of relying on teammates. The individual is too prominent and unsociable. It's not a good thing in the military.
"Hackett, if you ......," Udina asked tentatively. Anne is still part of the Fifth Fleet, and if Hackett uses military orders to carry out some operations, it can completely suppress the signs of Anne's rise quietly. But before he could say anything, he was directly rejected by Hackett's shake of his head.
"I abstain from voting on this matter, no...... In the future, I will abstain from voting on the question of ghost candidates! You decide. Hackett said simply, and when he had finished speaking, the old man stood up with his hat, "There is still something to do, go first." General Hackett's answer stunned the two men! They watched as Hackett left the conference room without hindrance.
How did they know about Hackett's pain! Mu Xing's retreat and Lu Yuan's departure gave him two hard blows! What's more, his confidant, Colonel McHalovich, is now separated from him because of Anne's affairs, and even the operation of the Fifth Fleet has begun to have problems......
It's just a "ghost" candidate, and enough trouble has been caused to him! The most critical point is that as a veteran loyal to the Star Alliance, when he found out that he had worked hard and planned to prevent others from causing harm to the Star Alliance, only to find out that he was the one who caused the most harm - the pain was beyond words.
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"Are you sure there is no problem with this order?!" Anne took the electronic board of her graduation exam and asked a little incredulously. Anne didn't know the specific situation of most people, but as far as she knew, Shepard and Li Huamei's graduation exams were just a slightly more complicated and comprehensive task. Why is it so my own?!
"Yes, but it's not a death order......" said the N7 instructor standing in front of her, a little afraid to look Anne in the eye, which made Anne guess the reason for it slightly. Anne, I know this question may seem a little impersonal. Still, if you know what you're going to get, you won't think so.
At the time of graduation, the center will give those students who have an excellent service record before entering the N7 center and complete their N6 studies smoothly will have a chance to be directly promoted to N7! But if you can complete this task along the way, you will be awarded the N7 title directly at the graduation ceremony!
Of course, you can also consider giving up - in that case, you will not be able to re-apply for two years; If you accept the assignment but fail, the ban is extended to three years. β
Show oneβs true colors in the end! Although there are piles of carrots in front of them, the last one is their purpose! Because the actual situation should be, Anne can apply for N7 at any time as long as she confirms the next service unit - and this evaluator has nothing to do with the N7 Center General P except for her immediate boss!
"Lead 12 team members and break through the position garrisoned by two brigades (260+), right?" Although Anne was dissatisfied, she was ready to agree. The strategy of the Dawn Regiment is not to follow Shepard's line, and the ghost agent or something is pointless. "I see! The player for that team member is ......"
"You can invite your classmates to participate, or the academy can designate a navy squad for you." The N7 instructor said quickly.
"Then, I'll do it myself, and the familiar people will cooperate more tacitly." Anne said with a smile, as if she didn't mind the unfair treatment.
She didn't ask why there was such an unreasonable arrangement, and completely regarded this problem as a test for herself. If there was any weakness in Anne as a knight, it was that the knight's thirst for honor was unlimited! If she can get the N7 title as soon as possible, she will not give up this opportunity.
As if to explain, the N7 instructor who came to convey the order finally added, "Annie, you are not the first person you have encountered in this exam question. A legend of the Navy, David Brown. Anderson, Starlink's inaugural ghost candidate, will graduate with the same choices as you...... But he succeeded, and at the same time he graduated, he was awarded the N7 qualification! Go for it! β
"Thanks, I see." Anne nodded indifferently.
These things sound plausible - David. Anderson can do it, there's no reason you can't, and it seems logical to arrange for Anne to take on the challenge.
But if you think about it, David Anderson became N7, and that was a ten, almost twenty years ago! At that time, the Star Alliance had just fought a battle with the Turks, the Mass Effect firearms had just appeared, the personal armor had not yet been popularized, and the individual shields of the kinetic barrier were still in the real room...... The ordinary Star Alliance Navy is still a big-headed soldier with ordinary guns!
On the contrary, as the N6 elite David. Anderson and the team he led, when they began to challenge, there was no shortage of cutting-edge equipment in these real rooms.
Nowadays, these equipment have long been popularized throughout the Star Alliance. If David. When Anderson challenged, it was a squad of 100 combat strength, and against 260 ordinary soldiers who fought 1; So today, twenty years later, even if Annie's squad has increased its combat effectiveness tenfold, reaching 1000! can't stand the fully armed Star Alliance soldiers, 260 people each have a combat strength of 100.
But Anne didn't care, she quickly gathered a group of classmates and began to plan and train. (To be continued)