"Investment" and Making a Name

What does that mean?

Major General Nielsen, sitting at the very center of the round table, spoke up again with considerable interest.

Although he is younger and less experienced than Major General York, he is the strongest in the entire military region and currently holds the most influence.

"I've already had Kali make arrangements so that several captains of A73 have tentatively instilled this idea in Lister."

"The other side currently has no intention of going to the army group; they are more interested in forming Civilization Army for their own civilization."

"This is actually a better choice for us!"

After speaking, Major General York first looked at Major General Nielsen.

Seeing the other party nod, he glanced at everyone at the round table again and calmly began to explain.

"Our military region has had its share of Overlord Tier in the past, but unless they're willing to join our Arcane Civilization, given the rarity of military merit, they'll ultimately choose the Central Army."

Since we can't keep them here, instead of them just going through the motions here and eventually joining the Central Army, we might as well try a different approach.

"Like Lister, guiding him to build his own civilized Civilization Army."

"At least for the formation of the Civilization Army alone, Lister will have to stay in our Arcane Army Group for quite some time to accumulate military merits, and will also have more opportunities to cultivate a relationship with the other side."

"Even if they eventually leave, a friendship with a Civilization Army who starts as a Major General is a sure win for our Arcane Military District!"

Upon hearing this, Morse did not continue to argue.

Instead, they pondered it carefully, weighing the pros and cons.

Even though he couldn't stand Major General York's favoritism, he had to admit the brilliance of the plan.

The officers, including the colonels, all had different expressions and found Major General York's idea quite novel.

"Major General York, your idea is good; I think we can give it a try."

Although Major General Nielsen's face still showed contemplation and hesitation, his words indicated that he had agreed with Major General York's idea.

He couldn't help but agree.

"Even the Central Army Group has had its Hegemon officers who defected; you just can't keep them if you can't."

"What if Lister really does continue to improve in the future...?"

He didn't continue speaking, as if to comfort Morse, and also to comfort himself.

The mindset has gradually shifted from cultivating and winning over Lister to an investment mindset.

Compared to the past when it was difficult to retain Hegemon young talents, this approach does offer more stable returns and allows people to maintain a more relaxed mindset.

If Lister can grow as expected, the time he spends accumulating military merits in his military region will be a huge gain!

"But... what about the Federation Military District's conscription missions?"

"The list specifically named warship A73."

"Are you sure Lister's mind Steadfast right now? Don't let him change his mind after just one trip to the Central Army!"

After Nielsen defined Lister's training plan, Morse became the key figure in discussing the meeting.

This refers to the special conscription by the Federation Military District, and it's unclear whether it was intentional or unintentional.

Previously, they wouldn't be called up for service for decades, but now, less than ten years later, they've been drafted again.

Moreover, this was a partial fleet mobilization six months in advance, which is unprecedented; in the past, the fleet would depart and arrive immediately after the mission was assigned.

Major General York, as if he already knew the inside story, spoke calmly.

"It's a mission to eliminate rebel forces, with the Thirty-Ninth Central Army Group as the main combat force."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be related to Major Siegfried, who's in our recruit training camp this year."

"Admiral York, how about we move Lister out of A73 first?"

"Let him come to headquarters. For now, let him focus on training!"

Before Major General York could respond, Nielsen immediately retorted.

"No!"

"This conscription is clearly aimed at Lister."

"We are, after all, Civilization Army. If this conscription doesn't satisfy the Federation Military District, they can find many ways to trip us up."

Major General York was standing nearby, echoed this sentiment.

I agree with Nielsen.

"Morse, a future Hegemon like Lister can't be hidden forever."

"Instead of living in constant fear, it's better to let him go and see the Central Army."

"That place isn't exactly a good place to begin with. As long as he's determined to create Civilization Army, he won't be afraid of being invited away by the Central Army."

"If he had left earlier, we wouldn't have had to expend so much energy investing in him."

A meeting of senior military officers at headquarters was actually a discussion between three major generals.

Even the colonels couldn't get a word in edgewise; the remaining officers were just there to listen to the meeting and get a general idea of what was going on.

The subsequent meeting focused primarily on the mission of this federal conscription.

They considered how to maximize the benefits of this recruitment, and at the same time, they thoroughly defined the direction for Lister's development.

Following this headquarters meeting, news about Lister seemed to be unsealed and gradually began to circulate within the Arcane Civilization Army headquarters.

In a small communal office, more than twenty lieutenants were crammed together to work.

In the various warships below, a lieutenant is considered an officer.

However, at the headquarters of the Civilization Army, the lieutenant was reduced to the lowest-ranking staff.

"Have you heard? An Overlord Tier expert has arrived in our army group!"

"Really!?"

"Are you sure it's Overlord Tier? How come our cadre department hasn't received any information about it?"

The lieutenant from the Arcane Civilization was busy processing virtual files; he usually didn't like to chime in on such gossip.

However, he couldn't help but become interested in news involving Overlord Tier, though he wasn't entirely convinced of its credibility.

After all, all officers within the army group should be appointed by the cadre department of their headquarters; how could they just appear out of thin air?

"Of course it's true!"

"You heard about Major Kade's promotion to lieutenant colonel a few days ago, right?"

"I recall it was after I begged Lieutenant Colonel Kali that I was given a second chance for promotion, right?"

"What does this have to do with that Overlord Tier figure?"

The lieutenant continued to question them with suspicion, while at the same time, all the officers in the office were already secretly watching their direction.

Of course!

"According to inquiries made by people in the General Logistics Department, their promotions were actually accomplished thanks to that Overlord Tier genius."

"A martial arts Class Holder, only at the twelfth rank, yet he slew a fifteenth-rank Zerg mother! That's incredible!"

"I suspect this previous transfer was arranged directly by our department head..."

"Cough cough~!"

A sudden cough broke the silence. After a brief reminder, the other officers in the office all turned back to their work.

The lieutenant who delivered the message immediately realized something was wrong.

He had barely closed his mouth when a bald man appeared in front of him.

"Section Chief!"

That's right, it's their top leader in the personnel department, Director Falco.

The once bustling office suddenly fell eerily silent.

"Alright! I was indeed personally responsible for transferring that officer."

"You two keep this to yourselves. If other departments come to inquire, you know what you should and shouldn't say!"

After saying that, Director Falco, with his shiny bald head and a serious expression, went into the private office inside.

Because of Lister's matter, he was ridiculed by Major General Morse at the meeting a couple of days ago.

From the moment he assigned Lister to the A73 warship, the army group's high command already knew that Lister's information would be exposed sooner or later.

Fortunately, the current approach to developing Lister is different from the past, adopting new ideas and attitudes, and focusing more on strategic investments in future partners.

News about him was no longer restricted from circulating, and many departments even took the initiative to promote Lister's name.

Within just two days, the entire Arcane Army Group knew about this new "Blade Arts Overlord".

There's no need to mention any battle achievements; the fact that it's Overlord Tier is enough to ignite the entire Arcane Army Group.

It's been so many years!

It has been more than seven hundred years since the last time an Overlord Tier emerged within the Arcane Civilization Army.

I heard that the recruit unexpectedly gained Overlord Tier potential after using special federal resources.

And in the end, he only stayed in the Civilization Army for two years, going through the motions before turning to the Central Army Group.

This is also the reason for Major General York's new proposal.

At that moment, Fals reconnected with Captain Boren from his office and gave him further instructions.

"Boren, you'd better keep a close eye on him!"