Punishment in the Form of a Difficult Mission
Three days have passed since that large-scale brawl ended, but the special meeting for officers of the rank of colonel and above is still not over.
Inside the special conference room of this combat readiness satellite, a holographic star map is intricately marked with various symbols.
The two Central Army lieutenant colonels have been arguing about one of the routes for a long time, but there is still no resolution.
The Thirty-Ninth Central Army Group, which participated in this conscription mission, dispatched a total of thirteen warships.
Ten of them are small ships and three are medium-sized ships.
If Lister were to attend the meeting now, he would see that even Major Siegfried, whom he knew well, was in the meeting room.
As for the Arcane Civilization Army, a total of seven small ships participated in the conscription.
In total, the mission involved twenty warships, with the medium-sized cruiser S27 leading the mission.
In terms of overall naval combat power, the few small warships that the Arcane Civilization Army was conscripted were actually dispensable, and felt more like they were brought in to be cannon fodder.
"Forget it! Let's not discuss that now. There's an unexpected event that needs to be addressed first."
At the very front of the conference room, the last lieutenant colonel, who hadn't participated in the argument until now, finally spoke up.
The meeting room fell silent instantly.
Everyone, including the two lieutenant colonels who had been arguing for a long time, fell silent and looked at the lieutenant colonel with serious expressions.
As the leader of this mission, Lieutenant Colonel Weiss's rank was actually not high, only fifteenth rank.
The other two lieutenant colonels were both at the sixteenth rank, but in terms of strength, they were the strongest among them.
S-class combat power is the true core strength of this large-scale mission.
Who is Captain Boren?
"I'm here! Lieutenant Colonel Weiss!"
Boren, who had been idly stroking his beard and spacing out, suddenly sprang up from his back seat, drawing everyone's attention.
"So, you have a potential Overlord Tier fighter on your ship?"
"Yes! His name is Lister Merrick, he's a martial arts major, and he's very strong!"
I didn't understand what Lieutenant Colonel Weiss meant, but in this conference room, the officers of their Civilization Army were ranked last.
The answer was honest and straightforward, and Lieutenant Colonel Weiss, standing in front, nodded slowly upon hearing it.
"Alright! Let's check for any emergencies first."
After saying that, everyone's chip received a document.
Meanwhile, a huge projection screen above the conference room was also displaying information about the emergency.
"Hiss~!"
"How dare the Civilization Army kill our Central Army?!"
Various strange noises kept emerging from the large conference room.
The mission hasn't even started yet! And my men have already caused such a mess.
The way everyone looked at Captain Boren now was much more complicated, with some feeling sympathy and others anger.
The officers of the several warships that were also conscripted from the Civilization Army, in particular, had a hint of schadenfreude on their faces.
However, before they could even celebrate for long, their expressions immediately turned serious when they saw the report's final statement that Captain Titus's cause of death was due to their own ship's officers delivering the final blow.
Captain Boren, whose face had been ashen, finally breathed a sigh of relief after reading the last part.
Good!
The report meticulously documented the entire course of the conflict.
Lister, as the main actor, cannot escape responsibility, but at least he dragged six other warships into the fray.
The military region's conscription mission hasn't even started yet, so it's unlikely that Lieutenant Colonel Weiss would directly punish the entire Civilization Army and send them back.
At the same time, the documents also contained a host of crimes committed by the deceased Captain Titus.
The resale of Federation Military District resources, in particular, is extremely sensitive!
After carefully reviewing the document, the officers of the Central Army also found it troublesome.
"Major Siegfried, you were the one who went to great lengths to invite him, so tell me how you're going to deal with him!"
Seeing Lieutenant Colonel Weiss hand over the reins to Major Siegfried, the officers of the Central Army looked somewhat enlightened.
They said it was strange that the Arcane Civilization Army had joined this time, since it was their own mission as the 39th Army, which was different from the standard conscription mission of the Federation Military District.
Unless the mission is truly difficult and there is a genuine need, each army group will not invoke its mobilization authority unless absolutely necessary.
Although this mission was difficult, it didn't warrant calling in the Civilization Army.
Frankly speaking, given the strength of the Civilization Army fleet, they wouldn't even consider using them as cannon fodder, let alone the fact that their military merits would inevitably be divided up.
Unexpectedly, the reason for seeking out the Arcane Civilization Army was because of Major Siegfried's invitation.
The officers all knew what was going on; they guessed that the enemy had their eye on the Hegemon star of the opposing ship and wanted to nurture and care for him as much as possible.
However, they had no reason to take care of the other ships. Having their Arcane Civilization Army for no reason, they naturally wanted to get something back!
This is also why Captain Titus made things difficult for the Arcane Civilization Army and charged them credits.
In fact, it wasn't just him; there were many more actions that would harm the Arcane Civilization Army, but they hadn't been carried out yet.
Who knew that this Hegemon young leader whom Major Qi had his eye on would cause such a mess before even joining their Central Army?
Regardless of the final outcome, anyone who dares to kill members of their 39th Army will have very little chance of getting a spot to join them in the future!
"Lieutenant Colonel Weiss, Lister was a recruit in my basic training camp, I know his character well."
"It must be because Titus went too far that this situation occurred..."
"Major Siegfried, watch your position!"
He was interrupted halfway through his sentence by another major from the Central Army standing next to him.
Titus was one of his officers, and it was already a disgrace for him to die at the hands of an officer from the Civilization Army.
He was naturally indignant that Major Siegfried was still belittling him like this.
Unfortunately, when Major Siegfried turned around and stared at him, the major eventually lost his nerve and lowered his head to shut up.
After all, Major Siegfried's strength was comparable to that of the other two lieutenant colonels.
If it weren't for his military achievements and the tight position he was in, he would have been promoted to lieutenant colonel long ago; otherwise, he wouldn't have this say in the matter.
"Lister only acted because of the Federation's conscription mission."
"I suggest we postpone this matter and let it be settled according to the conflict resolution from the conscription mission."
"After all, what Titus did... isn't something that can be easily revealed to outsiders."
The main issue is that reselling military resources is too sensitive; it's a major blunder that would punish the entire 39th Group.
If this were to be punished as a civilian brawl between two armies during peacetime, with a special investigation team involved, these matters would most likely be exposed!
"Um..."
Lieutenant Colonel Weiss looked somewhat tempted, and after a moment's hesitation, he nodded.
"Let's do as you say. We'll submit the conflict report after the conscription mission begins."
"However, punishment is unavoidable!"
"Alright, this conscription mission will be divided according to the cleanup areas, and military merits will be uniformly marked!"
"The original 'One-Stop' policy is cancelled; each fleet will be divided separately."
"Stop arguing about Route Three! Captain Boren, A73, you're in charge of the attack!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Weiss, this... this won't do!"
"Give such an important route to A73? What if they cause delays?"
The lieutenant colonel standing nearby couldn't help but speak up in rebuttal. He had been arguing for a long time because he wanted this most important operational route, and he didn't want it to be given to A73 so easily.
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Weiss, isn't it a bit risky for A73 to take this route for an attack?"
Major Siegfried chimed in, noting that this route was one of the main routes in the entire mission.
The combat is extremely difficult, but the rewards are also the greatest, with a very high amount of military merit points.
Logically, it should be a mission reserved for the three lieutenant colonels, or perhaps a powerful small ship like Major Siegfried's would be capable of taking it on.
"This is the punishment for Ship A73!"
"Captain Boren, do you have a problem?"
Lieutenant Colonel Weiss ignored their rebuttals, offered a brief explanation, and then looked at Captain Boren.
"Mission accomplished!"
Knowing the mission would be difficult, Captain Boren had no choice but to agree immediately!
"Great! You don't need to worry."
"Since the officers on our own ship are so active, let's not just focus our efforts on our Central Army; it would be better to fight the enemy more."
"Don't worry, as long as your ship can advance to the halfway point of the route, I will arrange for other fleets to take over the follow-up mission!"
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Weiss!"