Chapter 21: Meritorious Service (II)
Maybe Robin's appearance at the moment was too scary, Cecilia immediately shook Robin's shoulder vigorously in worry after shouting a few times and not getting a response from Robin, shouting: "Robin! You okay? Feed! ~Don't scare me......"
"Huh?"
Under Cecilia's shaking, Robin came to his senses in an instant. But after he came to his senses, the feeling of brain swelling caused by the overuse of brain power suddenly made him feel like the world was spinning, and his face became extremely bad.
"I'm going to find Leona!"
Seeing Robin's pale appearance, Cecilia hurriedly ran out in a panic, but Robin grabbed her and smiled a little weakly: "I'm fine, don't go to her." ”
"But you look ......" Cecilia looked at Robin's pale face hesitantly, the worry in her heart making her hesitate.
"It's okay, it's just overusing your brain." Robin frowned and rubbed his temples, took a sip of the drink beside him and asked, "This place is dirty and messy, why are you here?" ”
"I'm here to give you good news." Cecilia stood behind Robin and obediently pinched his head to relax his tense cranial nerves.
With Cecilia's gentle pinch, Robin narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, leaned back, and asked casually, "Promotion?" ”
"Huh? You got it? Hearing Robin's casual answer, Cecilia couldn't help but be stunned.
"No, guess." Robin smiled, picked up a broken part and fiddled with it in his hand: "My epaulettes should be replaced with three clovers." ”
"What! ~" Cecilia hugged Robin's neck coquettishly and whispered in his ear, "It's a silver sword." ”
"What!"
Robin raised his head and looked back at Cecilia's smug smile in shock: "Silver sword? ”
"yes!" Cecilia pointed to the two silver sword epaulettes she had just put on her shoulders: "From now on you will be a lieutenant like me, but, hehe...... I'm still one level above you, and you have to salute me! ”
Taking the new epaulettes handed over by Cecilia, Robin stroked the silver sword with excitement. He couldn't believe that it only took him three months to cross the threshold of an officer and become a real officer.
"I'm an officer!" Robin clenched the epaulettes in his hand hard, and the boiling blood in his chest seemed to be burning, making him so excited that he couldn't control himself.
"For the time being, though, you'll only have to be empty. We're part of the Air Force, so the Pluto War Department won't assign you a position. Cecilia sighed with some pity, but felt lucky in her heart, after all, if Robin really rearranged the organization, maybe she would not be in service on the TR-735, then she would face a separation from Robin, which was undoubtedly the last thing Cecilia wanted.
"It's okay, I don't care how many soldiers I can bring, the fewer soldiers I have, the more worry-free I am." Robin shook his head nonchalantly, which made Cecilia smile sweetly, in her opinion, Robin's words were like a guarantee that he would not be separated from her for the sake of the future.
Robin put on a new epaulette for himself, and then turned back to Cecilia: "By the way, as far as I know, special permissions will be opened from the captain's onwards, right, what kind of permissions?" ”
"Lieutenants can access all Level 1 encrypted data from the database, and can directly access all primary disciplines by bypassing various professional qualifications." Cecilia struggled to think about it, and added, "Some scarce items will also be opened. ”
In the Republic, a country where privatization was outlawed, resources were allocated precisely and efficiently by central computers, so that people could no longer obtain the possessiveness of human beings from material sources. In turn, knowledge and competence became the only way for the people of the republic to show themselves to others.
In this respect, however, the institutions of the republic are no less rigorous. In a republic where equality is preached, all people can choose their own occupation to earn a living, but there are conditions for choosing a surname, and the condition is that the professional qualification is certified.
Any citizen of the Republic registered in the Republic has the right to apply for any professional qualification, and they can also use various electronic devices such as electronic notes and computers to connect to the database of the central computer to learn the basic knowledge required to apply for various professional qualifications. But for civilians without professional qualifications, all they can see is the basics without any encryption.
Previously, Robin wanted to apply for a doctor's certification in order to have access to a higher level of encryption knowledge. And now, having stepped into the privileged officer class, this part of the restrictions has been fully opened to Robin. In other words, he does not need to apply for any professional qualifications, and he can consult the information that can only be consulted by junior vocational teachers.
Moreover, the permission to purchase scarce materials will also be open to him, although this permission is just a decoration in a sense, but at some point, this permission is enough to change Robin's life. Because among these scarce resources, there are even advanced potions that any warrior can only dream of, as well as genetic stabilization reagents that are needed to combine multiple basic abilities to form special abilities.
In other words, if the central computer's repository of countless top-secret materials is a huge treasure trove, then Robin, who stepped into the officer class, has already obtained this master key to the treasure trove, and this is the true value of the title of second lieutenant.
At this moment, after carefully consulting Cecilia about the series of privileges that the rank of second lieutenant has, Robin's mood can be described as full of joy.
He couldn't wait to use the electronic notes to open his second lieutenant officer authority, and through the permission, he downloaded a large number of ergonomic materials with first-level encryption directly from the database for his own slow reference.
Robin was once again in a state of selfless work, and even Cecilia was ignored by him.
In desperation, Cecilia, who was a little lost, could only leave alone. She found that after two years, Robin no longer seemed to be the lazy and braggart athletic boy she remembered.
In my memory, Robin used to be a guy who dozed off as soon as he read a theory textbook. And now Robin, his frenzied demeanor when he reads makes Cecilia feel like a different person.
However, just as she left Warehouse 9 in a trance, about to go to the flight training ground for pilot training to practice her piloting skills, she suddenly saw Leona walking towards her, and it seemed that she was going to Warehouse 9.
"She's going to find Robin!" Cecilia's heart instinctively flooded with such thoughts.
Ever since that visit, Cecilia's sixth sense has made her instinctively wary of Leona, and this has caused a subtle change in the relationship between the two of them.
In the past, Cecilia and Leona were like sisters, and they used to refer to each other as sisters. But now because of Robin's relationship, Cecilia has gradually stopped calling Leona her sister, and the atmosphere between the two will be very awkward every time they meet, so unconsciously, Cecilia and Leona have become no longer in contact, like strangers.
Seeing Leona coming head-on, Cecilia subconsciously moved her lips to greet her, but she couldn't say anything when the words came to her mouth, and then looked at the bewitching style that naturally flowed between Leona's words and deeds, and a sense of disgust from the heart hit Cecilia's heart for no reason.
Angrily looking away, Cecilia ignored and passed by Leona, and went straight to the flight training ground in the maglev vehicle.
Leona seemed to sense Cecilia's emotions, looked back thoughtfully at Cecilia's departing figure, smiled helplessly, and walked into the elevator of warehouse 9.
In fact, Leona has always been a lonely person, her natural charm and charm make it difficult for her to have friends with the same surname, and the instinct of a woman to be jealous has made her lonely since she was a girl because of her beauty.
Although there was never a shortage of suitors with different surnames around her, she had an instinctive rejection of these men who were captured by her beauty.
The sisterly time with Cecilia was a rare sweet memory in Leona's life, so Leona has always cherished her friendship with Cecilia. However, this sweet friendship was eventually shattered.
Leona would have felt sorry for it, but she didn't regret it. She had long been accustomed to the hostile gaze of the same surname, and she had long been accustomed to being alone. For her, she has more important goals to accomplish, so she won't alienate Robin because of Cecilia. In her eyes, Robin is an untapped treasure and a shortcut that will allow her to achieve her dreams. For the unfinished dream, even if it costs anything, she will not hesitate to do it.