A Call with Admiral Boren

Chen Shanqiang's improvement was not only of interest to Lister, but in fact, all the players were eagerly anticipating it.

The information about the "special resources" had been revealed by Lister long ago.

Players all know that this is a special upgrade resource, which has the potential to elevate someone to "Overlord Tier".

A few hours later.

Chen Shanqiang walked out of the booster chamber with a look of surprise on his face.

His aura changed noticeably, showing a significant improvement.

Lister's face immediately showed a look of satisfaction.

The other party's overall evaluation has indeed entered the S-level category.

This special resource upgraded one of the opponent's active sword techniques to SS rank, and two other skills, including Federation Shunpo, to S rank.

In addition, the large amount of experience points provided by this resource allowed Chen Shanqiang's passive skill level to be replenished to its current level at this moment.

With five maxed-out passive skills, plus the fact that he's always been a high-spending player with maxed-out base stats, and this boost to his active skills...

He actually managed to barely break into the S-class ranks, and with a rank of 13, the Galactic Federation had another "Quasi-Hegemon."

Chen Shanqiang is not a low-key person either.

In the game's public chat, the message "War God of Jiangling Prefecture" had already been flooded with messages.

The first player in the entire server to reach S-rank, the prestige of that achievement is self-evident.

Lister was also pleased with this outcome, as even top players in his previous life were limited to A-level combat power.

Several scenes were not integrated into the larger world at all.

In particular, the events in the previous life's Galactic Federation were limited to the events involving Yalan, a second-level civilization, and the Expeditionary Army.

Now everything is different; we are truly part of the Galactic Federation.

Furthermore, in Lister's vision, for every S-class, there would be a second.

Given his consistent influence throughout the game, most of these emerging Quasi-Hegemon players will act in accordance with his will or mission.

Not to mention that he also holds the "Soul-Devouring Spider" card, which means he can still cultivate a new batch of "Quasi-Hegemon" players at this stage.

The current Overlord Tier no longer pose any threat to me.

As for what players expected from him, such a World-Ending Level?

Hehe~!

After glancing at his own fifteen passive skills, Lister felt despair for the players!

"Congratulations, Lister! Your civilization has produced another promising talent."

"Congratulations, Chen Shanqiang, new recruit! Shall we exchange contact information?"

Colonel Lafei by, clearly envious.

I thought the biggest gain from this trip would be rekindling my relationship with Lister.

Unexpectedly, Merrick Recruit Camp has a ruthless character who can rise to Quasi-Hegemon by virtue of "special resources".

He had encountered this before during his career distributing "special resources," but only a handful of times.

Having had the experience with Lister before, he was naturally much more enthusiastic about Chen Shanqiang and made an effort to get to know him beforehand.

The work at the recruit camp continues even after the huge commotion caused by Chen Shanqiang's promotion.

With six months gone, graduating early naturally became a priority.

Those who meet the criteria will be arranged by Zahn to graduate early and be awarded military ranks.

Lister was sitting quietly inside, checking the progress of his Fourth Advancement quest.

"Colonel (2/3) (Incomplete), Lieutenant Colonel (23/60) (Incomplete), Major (39/500) (Incomplete)"

The recruitment process, which lasted for Quint months, was swift and the mission was progressing well.

The majority of these officers were recruited from affiliated civilizations of the Merrick Civilization.

Despite their low level of civilization, over the years, there have always been capable individuals who have distinguished themselves within the Galactic Federation.

Furthermore, due to the nature of the Federation Government system, most people who can rise to the top only have one path – the Federation Military District.

The Yalan Civilization provided significant assistance, actively persuading its officers to serve in the Merrick Civilization Army.

After all, apart from the Central Army, what difference does it make where other officers serve?

Leaving aside the close relationship between the Yalan Civilization and the Merrick Civilization, the fact that the Merrick Civilization has advanced to a fourth-level civilization is enough to attract them.

In addition, there was a small amount of assistance from the Arcane Civilization Army and the Glimmer Civilization Army.

Or rather, it's a matter of political and military exchanges of interests; at least in the colonel and lieutenant colonel positions, progress is encouraging.

On the other hand, Lister faced a more difficult situation with the major officer position.

With 500 officers, simply poaching them from a few friendly civilizations and their allies isn't enough...

They still needed to reach out to other Level 3 civilizations, Lister had already entrusted this task to Wang Yue, asking her to help recruit some officers.

At the same time, he also has to manage two things at once, including his own training.

After all, it's a team of 500 majors, and they can be trained in a short time.

Two large-scale federal conscriptions should be enough to produce a batch of majors and fill a large number of vacancies.

Notification: You have a new communication request; the recipient is unknown.

Just as I was making plans, a special communication request appeared.

Seeing that the person in question was unknown, Lister immediately made up his mind!

Until the moment the holographic projection connected, an extremely familiar figure appeared before him.

Just as he expected, the communication he had been waiting for finally arrived!

Lister Merrick?

The man opposite me looked to be around forty years old, with rather rugged features.

His standing posture was as upright as a pine tree, and the rank insignia on his standard military uniform featured three large galaxy badges that shimmered with a dark light even within the holographic projection.

His chin was covered with a fine stubble, which covered his smooth skin and gave him a sense of maturity and authority in middle age.

A hint of curiosity was subtly revealed beneath her calm expression.

"General Boren, hello! I am Lister."

That's right, the person opposite him is Boren Leviathan.

A legendary genius of the Federation over nearly ten thousand years, who reached the Overlord Tier seven thousand years ago and founded the Leviathan Civilization.

He is also one of the seven generals of the Federation, and a true top figure of power in the Galactic Federation.

He was also Hoffman's mentor back then.

Lister approached him for a simple reason: he wanted the rank of Major General!

That's right, according to information gathered by Colonel Roland.

There are only two ways to confer the rank of general: one is to promote according to normal standards, based on ability and military merit points.

The other type is a special grant, which exists only within the Civilization Army.

As long as a general is willing to recommend and vouch for him, he can be directly promoted to at least general through three evolutions.

Therefore, Lister relied on Admiral Boren, whom Wang Yue had proactively contacted.

In fact, he wasn't sure if the other party would have time to contact him.

Don't be fooled by his current status as the Quasi-Hegemon figure; he's only a hair's breadth away from becoming the true Hegemon.

But until that step is taken, there will always be a huge gap.

General Boren nodded silently, his eyes scanning him up and down.

Unfortunately, the two sides were only in a holographic projection and could not directly perceive each other's strength, even General Boren was no exception.

"From what the Porzingis Family is saying, you're here to ask for a promotion to major general?"

"Yes, because promotion to major general can only be recommended by a general, that's why I wanted to try my luck with you."

"Why?"

Admiral Boren looked directly at him, not putting much pressure on him, his eyes filled with more curiosity.

"A promotion will not mean much to you, at least not."

"Level 4 resource reagents are as effective for you as level 3 reagents; the other benefits will not be useful until you have undergone your fourth evolution."

"Or do you really care about the title of 'Major General'?"

What Admiral Boren said at that moment was actually quite accurate.

The military ranks of the Galactic Federation, after tens of thousands of years of implementation, are, in a sense, quite well-established.

The junior officer rank corresponds to the second job advancement and obtains the resources needed to advance to the second job advancement.

The ranks of colonels correspond to the Third Advancement, and those of generals correspond to the Fourth Advancement; each step is clearly defined.

Even if Lister were promoted to the rank of general at this point, it wouldn't mean much. At most, he would just gain access to more information from the Galactic Federation's database and classified data.

It's completely useless in terms of improving strength.

However, his Fourth Advancement quest required it.

He had already prepared a response to Captain Boren's question.

"The rank of major general is indeed not that important to me."

"However, it is very important to the Merrick Civilization, especially since the Merrick Civilization Army is still in its infancy and lags far behind other established Civilization Armies."

"Having the rank of major general would greatly enhance the cohesion of the current Civilization Army."

"So... you're doing this for the sake of your own civilization?"

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Admiral Boren an eyebrow, a hint of surprise on his face.

"This is somewhat different from the description in the intelligence I have. I didn't expect you to have this side to you."

Lister didn't say anything more, but he was quite curious about the intelligence that Admiral Boren had.

It's likely based on his past experience, even though he's currently quite interested in the development of the Merrick Civilization.

However, judging from past actions, everything has been based on developing its own strength.

Admiral Boren didn't ask any more questions at this moment, but simply continued to watch him quietly.

His face seemed to be recalling the past, or perhaps deep in thought.

After a long while, he finally spoke again.

"You met General Vidal during the last recruitment mission, didn't you?"

"Yes, I've met him."

When Admiral Vidal was suddenly mentioned, Lister secretly took notice.

In the last recruitment mission, not only General Vidal appeared, but also Hoffman!

"Did you talk about anything? Or did you promise him anything?"

"General Vidal invited me to join the Seventh Central Army, but I declined."

Recalling General Vidal's appearance, he seemed approachable and warm on the surface.

However, the reality is different. One's own Killing Intent Wave are never wrong, while the malice hidden in the other party's heart is very clear.

Even if Lister did not establish the Civilization Army, he would not have gone to the Seventh Army where Vidal was located.

"Yes... I understand."

After that, there was another silence.

"If it's... never mind..."

After some back and forth, General Boren ultimately did not discuss anything else.

"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."

Finally, a promise was made, and the holographic projection was immediately cut off.

The actual gap between the two is too large, and they don't actually have much interaction.

At most, it's just that Lister indirectly borrowed some background information about the Leviathan Civilization in the past.

This includes the fact that the Merrick Civilization has now sided with the Leviathan Civilization.

Besides that, there aren't many topics we can really talk about.

Lister had originally thought that Admiral Boren mention Hoffman, since Hoffman actually came from the same planet.

But in the end, they didn't talk about it, and he didn't even make any specific promises regarding his desire to be promoted to the rank of major general.

In any case, Lister was fairly satisfied with the meeting.

The other party is a long-established Hegemon, so it would be good to have a chat and make an impression. As for the military rank, we can deal with that later.

"Phew~"

With a sigh of relief, Lister continued his daily tasks, Alchemy Synthesis.

Without exception, after a flash of white light, a brand new "alchemical waste" was born.

Then, the sealed box was taken out, and the Jiji was released.

On one hand, it was to let Jiji get some fresh air, and on the other hand, it was to see if there was any news from Kavin.

Since their conversation six months ago, Kavin and Hoffman have been busy with the relocation.

It has been determined that development will take place in a common galaxy within the vast universe.

A common galaxy in the universe, that is, a galaxy without Hegemon ruler.

Strictly speaking, the order is more chaotic, and battles within the galaxy are more frequent.

Furthermore, the number of Fourth Advancement life forms in the universe has skyrocketed, posing a new challenge to the Church of Mechanical Truth.

Fortunately, Kavin is strong enough, World-Ending Level combat power sufficient to develop safely in the common star system.

By now, all the mechanical lifeforms of the Church of Mechanical Truth should have withdrawn from the Galactic Federation.

At least within the Galactic Federation, Lister hadn't heard any news about recruitment missions or joint missions involving mechanical lifeforms.

"Jiji ~!"

Jiji speaking, given its rank and intelligence, Jiji should be able to accept the Galactic Federation's common language.

In actual communication, Jiji can understand but cannot speak.

It might be due to my personality; I've always been used to making "Jiji chirp" sounds.

Fortunately, Lister had a life-subordination contract with it, so he could understand what it was saying.

Is there new information?

Because Jiji's communication channels only cover the Milky Way Galaxy and have not extended to other galaxies in the universe.

Lister didn't understand how to operate the mechanical system either, so he could only passively wait for Kavin to contact him.

What a coincidence! I didn't expect Kavin to have a communication request coming in right now.

In the video, Kavin still has a blank expression.

Hoffman, on the other hand, had already started using a new puppet, his face beaming with a smile of freedom and energy.

After a few brief pleasantries, Lister learned about the other party's situation in the common galaxy of the universe.

They have temporarily established a foothold, but it is said that this star system has recently caught the eye of the Yatke Hegemon, who have the idea of annexing and occupying it.

If a formal announcement is made, Kavin may have to find a new location.

Compared to the Galactic Federation, the universe is only vast in terms of geographical space, but it is much more difficult to establish a foothold there.

Without the strength of a true Hegemon, one is like a rootless duckweed in the universe.

"Lister, are you alright over there?"

As they talked, Kavin stepped back, leaving Hoffman to continue the conversation.

As it happened, Lister also had something he wanted to ask, so he spoke directly.

"Everything is going well for me."

"However, there's something I'd like to ask you, related to the Hegemon of the Galactic Federation."

"About what specifically?"

"The attitudes of the Galactic Federation's Hegemon towards Quasi-Hegemon."

Upon hearing this, Hoffman's expression immediately turned serious.

His eyes were somewhat dazed, but after thinking about Lister's current strength, he nodded silently.

"That's true... Now that you've become the number one figure in the Federation's Quasi-Hegemon, you must feel that some things aren't quite right, right?"