102: The person who came up with this kind of mecha, no amount of money will help them.

(Bonus chapter for Leng Duan's generous support on September 21st (1/1))

(Currently owing 20 chapters)

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As the last tentacle Warship was blown to pieces under the roar of the "Supernova" torpedo, and the last bug twisted and died under the flash of armor-piercing neutron bullets, the battlefield finally came to an end.

He immediately sent the location of the Gravity Conduit generator to the two kalilein, arranging for them to recover the device that could be called the culprit.

The losses of the Warships had been tallied—43 unmanned kalilein and 18 manned kalilein had fallen; 6 lancer had fallen; and over a hundred other Warships had sustained varying degrees of damage.

It couldn't be called devastating, but it wasn't easy either.

At this moment, his communicator rang. Xi Hai picked it up and saw that it was a transmission from Gunnar.

Had that guy already returned to the CAS066 No. 13 ship?

As soon as it connected, Gunnar's slightly hoarse voice came through:

"Report, Commander!"

"We have perfectly fulfilled the duties you assigned to us!"

"We have just tallied the casualty numbers for the Ultramarines and are now reporting to you!"

"733 veterans, 1 killed in action, 52 seriously injured, 122 lightly injured!"

"5,122 recruits, 379 killed in action, 265 seriously injured, 1,002 lightly injured!"

"The injured personnel have already been sent to the medical bay!"

Hearing these numbers, Xi Hai asked curiously:

"Why are the recruit casualties so high?"

Gunnar replied:

"Many recruits were fighting on their own, disregarding their teammates."

"The shield-bearers didn't form a shield wall, which led to the fire support units in the rear falling into close-quarters combat with the bugs."

They even did a post-battle summary? Xi Hai felt surprised—he hadn't expected their proficiency to actually be quite high.

"Wasn't a battlefield precaution manual issued just a while ago?"

"Promote it."

"The methods inside might be useful."

Gunnar was silent for a long while before saying:

"Uh... those guys used that booklet as toilet paper..."

Xi Hai: ...

"And what about you?"

This time, Gunnar said without hesitation:

"I didn't."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Xi Hai's suspended heart finally relaxed a little.

"I found it too scratchy."

Smack!

The second half of the sentence that followed immediately shattered Xi Hai's heart.

This isn't right!!!

This doesn't look like the smurfs!!!

Shouldn't you strictly adhere to this thing, and even when we want to reform later, hold onto it and say the ancestral laws cannot be changed?

"Can I know why?"

Gunnar, who was also straightforward, said directly:

"It says there that combat units shouldn't exceed 1,000 people."

"I figured we have over six thousand people!"

"The manual here isn't applicable!"

Xi Hai: ...

No, just this?

He said directly:

"Why don't you divide your men into six combat units and then appoint a few subordinate officers or similar?"

This time, it was Gunnar's turn to be surprised.

"Oh, right!"

"Boss, you are truly a genius!"

"It's just..."

"For those subordinate officers, could you send some people over for me?"

"I don't know how to choose."

Xi Hai said speechlessly:

"You don't even know your own soldiers?"

Gunnar:

"A lot of them were recruited by me just recently!"

"I still can't recognize them all."

Xi Hai didn't know how to evaluate the guy on the other side of the communicator who looked like he only knew how to fight.

"Then go get to know them! Go assess those new and old soldiers!"

"Anything else?"

"If not, I'm hanging up!"

Gunnar's urgent voice rang out immediately:

"Wait, wait, wait!"

"Some of our comrades... they've had amputations."

"Could you send a few people who understand Mechanics over to craft some prosthetic limbs for them?"

Xi Hai nodded and replied:

"I understand, I'll ask Norma."

"I'll have someone go directly to the CAS066 No. 13 ship to find you later."

"Understood, understood."

After hanging up the communication, on Gunnar's side, he immediately jumped to a high spot and shouted:

"Everyone, eyes on me!"

"I'm announcing something!"

"The Boss will send a few Mechanics later to install prosthetic limbs for our brothers who had amputations!"

"Praise the Boss!"

"Loyalty! WAAAAGH!!!"

Immediately, the crowd below also erupted:

"Loyalty! WAAAAGH!!!"

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On Xi Hai's side, just as he hung up the communication with Gunnar, a transmission came from the two kalilein that had gone to recover the Gravity Conduit generator:

"Report, Commander! We have captured a Shuttle!"

"The guys on board seem to be from that Defense Force Warship from just now!"

"They were the ones who shut down that generator!"

It was them?

Being so close to those bugs and not dying instantly, and even managing to free up their hands to shut down the generator?

Not bad, they're a capable bunch.

Xi Hai connected directly to the camera of that kalilein. On the screen appeared a group of guys wearing The Consortium Galaxy Defense Force uniforms, with shoulder insignia starting at one pip and two bars, and the highest-ranking one even having two pips and two bars.

Behind them was a cylindrical object painted gold with a scarab pattern drawn on it—it was exactly that generator.

"Bring them back first."

"Find a kalilein to keep them under house arrest."

Xi Hai changed his mind—he would inevitably clash with The Consortium in this star system, and if conflict was unavoidable, then these few officers—especially the guy known as the Lieutenant General's son—could count as a decent bargaining chip.

In that case, there was some benefit to holding them for now.

As for that generator?

"Send that generator from the back to the storm."

Xi Hai ordered.

After closing the communication, he suddenly remembered what he had just promised Gunnar and dialed Norma again.

"Do you know anyone who is proficient in mechanical repair and manufacturing work?"

"Arrange a few for Gunnar."

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Soon, on the CAS066 No. 13 ship, on the ballast deck, several guys who were previously responsible for precision instrument maintenance gathered with Gunnar.

"Can you explain what kind of prosthetic limbs need to be made?"

Gunnar held a statistical table, which contained the list of seriously injured personnel who had undergone amputations.

He read them out one by one:

"8 missing only the left hand; 23 missing only the right hand;"

"..."

"..."

"11 missing all four limbs."

"Of the above personnel, only 12 are willing to retire."

"So they need to be equipped with a set of super WAAAAAGH prosthetics!"

"The kind that allows them to continue to WAAAAGH!"

Hearing this request, those "Mechanics" were immediately troubled: If that were the case, the time required to manufacture precision items like combat prosthetics would reach an inestimable level.

"The Boss's son sent us over here!"

"This is just a mere difficulty!"

"..."

"Hey, I have an idea!"

Suddenly, one of the "Mechanics" had a flash of inspiration. He said:

"How about we specifically design a mech, and make a special design for the cockpit?"

"That way, every time those disabled soldiers fight, they just sit in the mech."

"In that case, we only need to make them daily-life prosthetics!"

Before he could finish speaking, the people in the room immediately turned their gazes toward him—including Gunnar.

The suddenly solidified atmosphere in the room made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Uh... I was just saying..."

"No!" Gunnar suddenly grabbed this guy's shoulder.

"You are simply a genius!"

"We'll do as you said!"

"This is truly too WAAAAAGH!!!"

"Hurry! I want to see the finished product!"

Watching the excited Gunnar, this slightly younger "Mechanic" nodded quickly—

"Yes!"

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(Inserting a cold joke, you can still skip it directly)

Cawl goes to visit Trazyn's museum.

Trazyn: "Welcome to my museum to appreciate my collection. Besides individual items, my collection also contains many scenes of famous historical moments. Let me introduce them to you next."

"This is an Ultramarines unit executing a mission."

"This is a Cadian Shock Trooper squad fighting against daemons."

"This is a squad of Orks speeding."

"This is a group of Blood Ravens stealing things."

"This is a group of Harlequins performing."

"..."

Trazyn: "So, which one do you like the most?"

Cawl: "The one with the Blood Ravens stealing things."

Trazyn: "Why?"

Cawl: "That one can move."