The noise in the cafeteria disappeared, and everyone quietly looked at the old man and the lame man, the old man and the lame man were just names, just facts, and there was no discrimination in any way.

"Really, is that okay?" The second lieutenant officer still didn't believe it, he chose a hope, and this hope also gave him hope, but from the bottom of his heart he was not confident, because everyone in this base told him: you can't do it, you should retire, you can go back to the Azure Star to live a good life, and this war can be handed over to us with confidence.

"Yes, really." Ji Xinghe was very serious in both his tone and expression: "If you just take off your armor and fight, it's really okay." ”

The second lieutenant's eyes were red, he wanted to say something but couldn't, he wanted to cry, but his identity didn't allow him to cry. Taking a deep breath and taking another deep breath, he calmed down in the quiet cafeteria and spoke slowly.

"Thank you, but ...... Thank you, really thank you. ”

The second lieutenant officer bowed to Private Ji Xinghe, which had nothing to do with rank, but with age and hope, and then he turned and left.

This scene made Ji Xinghe a little stunned, he didn't understand why he had already agreed to the other party, but the other party chose to leave. He didn't tell his name, didn't agree on a time to transform that mechanical leg, and didn't say when he would start learning special combat methods, so he just left, so he chose to give up.

But Ji Xinghe didn't stop him, he respected everyone's dreams and persistence, and was willing to help others' dreams and persistence if he could, but he wouldn't force anything, because he really didn't have much time.

Everyone else in the cafeteria also watched the back of the second lieutenant officer leaving silently, some of them understood, some did not, but they also respected the second lieutenant officer's choice, because this second lieutenant officer is a hero, and this is a hero cherishes a hero. Because all the people in this base, all the people on the alien planet can be called heroes.

When the back of the second lieutenant officer disappeared at the entrance of the cafeteria, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"No matter how much you can fight without armor, you can't beat the mecha, and it is impossible to go into battle to kill the enemy, so he chose to give up, because he didn't want to delay your time, didn't want to delay everyone's time, and didn't want to delay our limited resources."

It was the lieutenant colonel officer who had blocked Ji Xinghe and the others in the mecha area before, he didn't know when he came to the cafeteria, his expression at this time was exactly the same as before, and his voice was just as cold.

"He just wants to know if he has become a waste, if he has a chance to fight again, you tell him that he has not become a waste, and you also tell him that he has no chance to fight again, so he says thank you to you, so he chooses to give up after you agree."

Ji Xinghe understood, and everyone else also understood, this kind of emphasis and cherishing of resources is the consensus and persistence of all people who have survived in the alien planet for more than half a year.

"Private Ji Xinghe."

"Here." Ji Xinghe was a little uncomfortable when he responded.

"The 109th operation section has officially approved the hiring of you, and your personnel relations and corresponding authority will be transferred to the mecha area, and at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, you will report to the 109th operation area of the mecha area on time."

"Yes."

Ji Xinghe got what he wanted, but he was a little unhappy, because he suddenly understood that the lieutenant colonel's answer just now was not only answering and explaining, but also reminding him, but the lieutenant colonel officer didn't know that Ji Xinghe had already understood, so he said it directly and ruthlessly.

"You're already a mechanic in the mech area, your time doesn't belong to you anymore, and your limited working time resources should be spent in more important places. You're right, you really don't have much time, and his legs are important, but this war is more important, and the mechs that can play the most important role in this war are even more important. ”

The others in the cafeteria didn't question it, because they all thought so. It's just that they were shocked, how could a private mechanic, who is obviously an ordinary mechanic specializing in auto repair and other majors, go to the mecha area? The mechanic in the mecha area, the lowest rank is also a non-commissioned officer.

The military rank system of the federation is very simple, from low to high, the soldier rank is private, private, non-commissioned officer rank is corporal, sergeant, sergeant, fourth sergeant major, third sergeant major, second class sergeant major, first class sergeant major, followed by captain, colonel, general, of which only the colonel is divided into four ranks: major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, colonel, lieutenant officer and general only lower, middle and upper three grades.

Professional and technical officers will be crowned with 'professional technology' in front of their rank, so strictly speaking, Ji Xinghe should be a professional and technical private, and Shen Mu should be a professional and technical second lieutenant. Judging from the military rank, Ji Xinghe's professional and technical level is very low, so he shouldn't go to the mecha area.

And Ji Xinghe's age, people who look like they are fifty or sixty years old, can they really withstand the high-intensity working environment and time in the mecha area?

The lieutenant colonel officer only said that Ji Xinghe's work time was eight o'clock in the morning, but he didn't say what time Ji Xinghe's work time was, which was actually not a problem for the people in the base, because the mecha area basically didn't have time to get off work, and they would only go to sleep when they were sleepy, and only come to eat when the cafeteria was about to close.

If it weren't for the fact that the base's cafeteria couldn't open a small stove for anyone, they would even think of eating when they were hungry.

However, Ji Xinghe raised doubts, because he was not a professional soldier, and he was not used to being a soldier to obey orders as his duty.

"Is it really more important to repair the mecha than to repair his leg?"

The people in the cafeteria were shocked, how could this old man dare to talk back to this lieutenant colonel officer? The huge gap in military ranks is only one aspect, and the difference in real power is even greater than the difference in military ranks between the two.

The lieutenant colonel officer was not angry, there was still no expression on his face, and his tone was very calm, without any hesitation: "Yes, it is more important." ”

Ji Xinghe asked: "Then why did you wait for him to leave before saying these words?" Is it because you don't dare to face him? ”

"Boss."

"Boss, you ......"

Shen Mu and Su He both spoke at the same time, and the expressions of the two of them were more nervous than the expressions of everyone in the cafeteria.

But to their surprise, the lieutenant colonel officer still did not get angry.

"It's not. I'm not waiting for him to go, I'm waiting for him to make his own choice. ”

"Why don't you force him to make a choice?"

"Because he has the right to choose, and you have it too, Private Galaxy, do you want to refuse the formal employment of Operation Section 109 of the Mecha District? It is my duty and obligation to remind you that when you formally decline, your mission log update progress, content, and salary and merit accumulation will change accordingly. ”

Do I also have the right to choose? Is it because military law is also affectionate, or is it because I didn't enlist normally?

Ji Xinghe, who has always been decisive, hesitated and tangled, he looked at Shin Shin, not seeking Shin Shin's opinion, but thinking of the high cost of treating Shin Shin and cherishing resources. If you don't repair the mech......

But what he didn't expect was that Shin Shin gave him a piece of advice.

"Grandpa, that uncle is a mecha warrior like Dad, and the same people as those people that Mom saved."

This is not actually a suggestion, but a fact that seems to have nothing to do with the choice, but it makes Ji Xinghe make a choice.

"Excuse me, if I refuse, will I still be able to repair the mech? Like what...... Free access to maintenance tasks. ”

"Yes."

"Okay, I refuse."

Ji Xinghe, who tried his best to go to the mecha area to repair the mecha, chose to refuse when he received a formal offer, not because he was too sympathetic, but because he thought of his son Ji Chenxing.

If Ji Chenxing hadn't died in battle, but had lost a leg like that second lieutenant, would Ji Chenxing have chosen to leave the alien front line? Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Ji Xinghe knew that Ji Chenxing would not, no matter what method he used, Ji Chenxing would choose to stay and continue to fight. For some people, sacrifice is not terrible, what is terrible is that they don't even have the ability to choose to die in battle.

Just like Ji Xinghe himself, he doesn't have the ability to choose sacrifice now.