"Didn't you say that people and things should be used to the best on the front line?"

Ji Xinghe asked rhetorically.

Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun still maintained his usual expressionless state: "I am only a lieutenant colonel staff officer, and the area I am responsible for is only the No. 6 base, which is only part of the affairs. ”

Ji Xinghe was silent for a moment: "Say it." ”

"They want you to choose to be promoted to lieutenant, straight up, but still have a professional skill prefix." Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun's tone was calm and revealed a little helplessness: "You will become the fastest promoted professional and technical officer since the Federation landed on another planet, and you will be able to be responsible for three independent operation areas, and you will be equipped with twelve professional mechanics and related mechanics." Theoretically, it only takes three months for you to be promoted to captain, and when you return to the Azure Star with Shin Shin, you can at least be promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and enjoy the treatment of lieutenant colonel to retire, and if you are not willing to retire, you can become a special consultant of the Federal Mecha Research Institute......"

After a slight pause, Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun said the conditions: "But if you choose to accept it, you can no longer continue to upgrade Xingyue, and in the future, unless necessary, you can no longer drive the mecha out to fight." ”

Ji Xinghe's gaze had completely calmed down, and he looked at Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun and whispered: "So, can I refuse?" ”

How fresh, who doesn't know that you Ji Xinghe is the best at disobeying military orders.

"Yes, you can refuse." Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun nodded slightly: "Your military merits will be calculated in another way, your military rank will not be promoted again, your captures on the battlefield and military merits will be exchanged for contribution points, and in the case that you have purchased the eleventh generation core engine, you can still get 100,000 contribution points." ”

This choice is not equal, the salary of the lieutenant rank is not low, the professional and technical lieutenant is also a mechanic, and he can get a basic salary of 20,000 contribution points every month, and then counting the performance salary of repairing mechas, the reward of 100,000 contribution points is too little.

Before, Instructor Li, Su Chuanyun and others helped Ji Xinghe calculate, according to the proportion of his previous battles in the canyon, he can still get at least 500,000 contribution points this time, or a resource reward equivalent to about 1 million contribution points, and his military rank can also be promoted to a second lieutenant equal to a first-class mecha warrior.

"Politicians?" Ji Xinghe suddenly laughed, he hadn't laughed much since he received the news of Ji Chenxing's sacrifice, and the only few times he was in front of Ji Rong Xinyue. But now he laughs exaggeratedly, as if he had heard the best joke in the world.

Chen Xun waited for Ji Xinghe to put away his smile before he spoke up again: "What they said is actually very reasonable. First, you can come to another planet, you can destroy nine Imperial mechs, all using the resources of the Federation, and you can't do it completely alone. If you were always given exceptions, what would other people think? How? ”

"Second, your role on the battlefield is not as great as you appear, what you can do, all the special mech fighters can do, and they can do it better than you, because you are not good at cooperating. Yes, we can train you, but is the difference between one more extra grade and one less super really big? ”

"Thirdly, you have a big problem with your physical strength, and although your physical burst is better than that of the vast majority of mechfighters, your recovery time is too slow. Battles that really require a master like you will often last for a long time, and you can't hold on. ”

"Fourth...... Both they and I underestimated your importance to conscription. Do you know how many people signed up to join the military after the second episode of your documentary was aired than expected? 3.7 times, not 3.7% nor 37% but 3.7 times. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun's voice raised a lot, proving that his emotions were actually very excited, but he was still expressionless.

Ji Xinghe understood the meaning of Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun's last sentence, if it had only increased by 3.7% or 37%, today's dialogue would not have happened, but the problem was that it had increased by 3.7 times. Considering that the expected base is not low in itself, this is a very exciting improvement, and it is an increase that can affect the entire war situation.

In this case, the politicians of the Federation, the people, and even the military, are waiting for the third and fourth installments of "The Old Man and the Sea of Stars...... Who dares to let Ji Xinghe die? Who is willing to let Ji Xinghe die?

Ji Xinghe remained silent because the words he could use to argue could not be spoken.

First, at any time and in everything, exceptions are allowed, so why can't it be me? Why don't you ask the mechfighters if they're willing to allow me to make this exception?

Second, all of the Special Mechfighters were able to do what I did, only because the mechs they flew were better than the ones I flew, not because they were better than me. They can do better than me, just because they have more fights to gain experience, so why not give me more fighting opportunities?

Thirdly, my physical fitness is fine, I am acting and I am pretending, because I don't know why the empire can know the approximate location of Base Six, because I don't want to be trained as an ace warrior. I can fight, but I can't leave my granddaughter to fight at the front, no one will let me take my granddaughter to the front, and I myself will not agree.

Fourth, if it is just for conscription, will I die in battle make more people take revenge?

None of these words can be said because of some selfishness, because the wording is inappropriate, because it concerns other people, and even more because it ...... These words mean nothing to politicians, who never believe in debate, they only use debate to change other people's minds.

After a while, Ji Xinghe spoke: "Communication restored? ”

"Yes, the dust storm has begun to abate, the brief resumption of communication has allowed us to get in touch with the headquarters, the nearest blockade will send mech warriors to clean up near our base, and the security of the base is not to be worried."

"Are you in trouble with Instructor Li?"

"No trouble, just a normal transfer."

Ji Xinghe was silent again, this time for longer than before.

"Don't say anything sorry, you didn't do anything wrong and neither did we." Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun took a deep breath and said, "It turns out that we made the right choice, if it weren't for you, at least half of them would have been sacrificed, or even wiped out." ”

Ji Xinghe didn't say sorry: "So, politicians think that my life is more important than the lives of all of them?" ”

"It's not appropriate to say that, but ...... I believe that in your opinion, Shin Shin's life must be more important than your life. Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun looked at Ji Xinghe's eyes: "They are not wrong, we are not wrong, you are not wrong, we are not wrong, what is wrong is the war brought by the empire." I know what choice you will make, and I won't persuade you to say anything, but I hope that you won't rely on the old and sell the old in the future. ”

Ji Xinghe didn't say sorry after all, but said after a long silence: "Thank you." ”

"No thanks."

Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun turned around and left, what he wanted to say had already been said, and although Ji Xinghe's answer was not directly said, he had already guessed Ji Xinghe's choice before he came.

Ji Xinghe stood behind him and asked, "The next time we meet, can I see you smiling?" ”

Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun's footsteps paused: "I have been injured, and my facial nerve is damaged and cannot be treated. ”

"You're a mechfighter too?"

"No, I'm a sniper." Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun turned his head to look at Ji Xinghe, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "If we can meet again, I hope you are qualified to make me your sniper." ”

Ji Xinghe didn't ask how to be qualified, his tone was calm but full of confidence: "Yes." ”

Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun turned his head again, waved his hand and left directly.

Ji Xinghe, who returned to the operation area, said concisely under the inquiry of Shen Mu and Su He, which caused the two of them to complain wildly, if it wasn't for Xinxin's presence, the two of them would definitely swear a lot.

"What happens after that?" Shen Mu calculated in his heart, and his tone was embarrassed: "We still need about 39 million contribution points, looking at the current situation, even if there is a product to endorse you, this money may not be able to become a contribution point in a short time." ”

Su He wanted to speak and stopped, he knew very well that what Shen Mu said might not be possible, but a fact.

"The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, don't worry, at least we have built the stars and moons, and we still have time." Ji Xinghe looked at Ji Rong Xinyue, who was chatting with Xingyue not far away, and said softly: "I'm only sixty-five years old. ”

She is only six years old, twelve years before she becomes an adult, and sixteen years before she graduates from college, if she wants to go to graduate school, study for a doctorate, or a combination of master's and doctoral studies......

Yes, I'm only sixty-five years old.