Arrangements and Promotions

In a towering building in District C of the capital city of Merrick Governing Planet.

A group of officers in federal uniforms had just finished registering and were looking somewhat nervous as they rode the stairs.

"Is he an officer from the Hunter Civilization?"

Outside the designated office, Tim, already dressed in his congressional attire, waited quietly.

Upon seeing the newcomer, they proactively nodded in greeting.

"Yes... Hello, Your Excellency?"

"May I ask which official assigned us our positions?"

The leader was a colonel Lan Wanda.

He originally served in the Valentinian Civilization Army and was the highest-ranking among the twenty people in the group.

Of course, it's just a military rank; the Valentinian Civilization was only a level two civilization.

Two thousand years ago, a Hegemon was born, and it took him hundreds of years to establish Civilization Army.

This Hegemon then died during a recruitment mission.

The Civilization Army needs no further introduction; its strongest combat force consists of small ships, totaling 11 across the entire military region.

His rank of colonel was earned over time, and he also benefited from the support of his civilized juniors, including Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried, who was the first in the Orion Civilization and served in the Thirty-Ninth Central Army.

He earned his military merits through conscription missions and eventually rose to the rank of colonel.

This is also because the Valentinian Civilization Army itself is at the lower level, with all positions vacant.

Even the recruit camps haven't recruited for over a century because they can't find enough people.

It was only recently, under the encouragement of Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried, that they finally made up their minds to come to the Merrick Civilization Army.

Despite being only established for a little over a year, the Merrick Civilization Army already possesses large warships, surpassing the Valentinian Civilization Army to which he belongs.

Not to mention Major General Lister, the Quasi-Hegemon; comparing the two Civilization Armies side by side would be an insult.

At this moment, they also tried their best to be humble towards Tim, who was dressed as a civilized congressman.

"Colonel, you don't need to be so polite."

"Lord Lister has summoned you personally today, and you have been waiting for a while. Now I will lead you in."

As a colonel in the Federation Military District, Tim wouldn't put on any airs.

After hearing this, most of the officers of the Hunter Civilization took a deep breath.

Although I had fantasized that this transfer to the Merrick Civilization Army might lead to a meeting with Major General Lister.

But when it actually happened, I immediately felt nervous.

I stepped into the house with a nervous heart.

He glanced around instinctively and found the room to be far simpler than he had imagined.

There were no elaborate decorations or expensive ornamental materials.

There's only a retro table and a small robot.

"Sir, they are officers from the Hunter Civilization."

As Tim began to introduce himself, Lan Wanda finally looked up at Lister in front of him.

What first caught my eye was his black hair and black eyes.

Their facial features differed somewhat from the aesthetic standards of their Hunter Civilization, but they still gave off a rugged and handsome impression.

He was wearing a silver leather armor, which looked like a standard training uniform.

As if noticing that he was being watched, the other person slightly turned their head, their gaze sweeping directly at him.

Instantly, the pressure on Lan Wanda soared.

The other person's eyes were like sharp blades, and the suppressed sharpness made him involuntarily startled.

At the same time, the other officers also dared not look directly at Lister and all lowered their heads.

"Okay, I understand."

Only after Tim left did Lister look back at the group of officers.

He scanned each person with the system and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Sigh!

The voice wasn't loud, but it made the officers present even more nervous.

As expected, Major General Lister, who is currently the most promising candidate to become the Hegemon of the Galactic Federation, put immense pressure on everyone just by being scrutinized by him.

Lister shook his head to himself.

Ultimately, it was only a Level 1 civilization. Although the Hunter Civilization had existed for a long time, it didn't have many people.

Apart from Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried himself, the rest of the officers who had served in the Civilization Army were all rather unsatisfactory.

Lan Wanda, who held the highest military rank, originally had high hopes.

The result is that the rank is 16, but the combat power is only C-level.

Frankly speaking, it's probably only the Valentinian Civilization Army Civilization Army, which is detached from the mainstream, that can achieve this. Other normal third-level Civilization Armies don't even have a chance to be promoted to the rank of colonel without B-level combat power.

Of course, Lister wasn't asking for anything else at the moment; even a mediocre colonel would do. He just wanted a rank to complete the mission.

"Colonel Lan Wanda, are you interested in administrative work?"

"General! I have served in the Valentinian Civilization Army for over six hundred years, and I have held most of the positions within the Civilization Army."

"It is my honor to have the Merrick Civilization Army transferred to us this time. I welcome any arrangements you make, General!"

Upon hearing this, Lister nodded silently.

Good!

Although their abilities are not particularly useful, their attitude is truly commendable, and they clearly understand the situation.

"Then you will serve as the Administration Department at the Merrick Civilization Army Headquarters."

Given the opposing side's colonel rank and six hundred years of experience in the Civilization Army, this administrative work, which does not require combat, should not be a problem.

The fact that he was given the position of the Administration Department at the other party's headquarters can be considered as a result of Major Qi's consideration for him.

"Konason, Navigation Department of the Merrick Civilization Army A03."

"Yama, Captain of Ship A14 of the Merrick Civilization Army."

Lister did not give special consideration to the remaining batch; they were allocated according to their strength and rank.

Until the very end, all positions were assigned except for one special young man.

At Lister's signal, they left one after another.

Lan Wanda was walking at the back, and only before leaving did he finally muster the courage to stop and introduce himself.

"General, this is Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried's junior colleague, Lukana."

"He's not even sixty years old yet. If he says something wrong, please don't take it to heart, General."

He knew that he was able to come to the Merrick Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried entirely because of Lieutenant Merrick Civilization Siegfried.

I immediately said a few words in support of this younger colleague.

Only then, with a slightly complicated expression on his face, did Lister turn and leave.

"Do you prefer machinery?"

Looking at the young man in front of him, Lister asked questions, his feelings somewhat complicated.

Sixty years old... If you really count his age, he's not even sixty.

"Yes... General."

The young man was somewhat reserved, and since he wasn't wearing Federation Military District uniform, he had clearly never joined the Civilization Army.

Currently, his rank is only 9, but his combat strength is decent at B-grade, so he can be considered to have some talent.

"I see."

"Tim has already arranged your civilization's place; it should be completed today."

"As for the future, I'll have Tim arrange your accommodation for the next two years, and you can adapt to life on the ruling planet on your own."

"What do you think about enlisting in the next recruit camp, joining the Federation Military District like your uncle, and joining our Merrick Civilization Army?"

"Good."

Seeing that the young man was still hesitant, Lister also found it uninteresting.

Since the other party agreed, we will proceed as he planned.

By going to the Federation Military District, at least Siegfried himself will be able to take care of his family's descendants in the future.

Lister only reopened the system panel after Tim led the young man away.

Double-check the progress of the Fourth Advancement quest.

"Colonel (3/3) (Completed), Lieutenant Colonel (51/60) (Incomplete), Major (335/500) (Incomplete)"

Finally, through Wang Yue's introduction, they managed to win over a colonel from the Dawn Civilization Army.

Today, the colonel has finally completed his mission, and there will soon be enough personnel for the lieutenant colonel rank.

With the rank of major still lacking, Lister once again sought help from Major General York, Wang Yue, and Colonel Roland, asking them to introduce some large-scale joint missions with other civilizations.

Two years later.

Somewhere in the KE Star Region of the Galactic Federation.

Led by a large ship, with several medium-sized ships scattered around it, they were launching an attack on the target rebel forces.

Deep purple neutron cannons roared out from inside the large ship bearing the inscription A01.

The rebel warships ahead had no time to dodge, and two medium-sized ships were immediately blasted through with a large hole.

The neutron cannon eventually struck a large planet behind them.

By the time the attack ended, one-third of the planet's depth had been breached.

The next moment, the surviving rebel soldiers scattered and fled.

Ship A01, along with several other medium-sized ships, immediately set sail to encircle and suppress them.

At the same time, the sergeants of the ship's Landing Operations Department immediately disembarked and engaged the rebels in direct combat.

"It's finally our turn! I've been holding back for so long!"

"Hey big guy with superpowers up ahead, don't try to steal my kill! If you can't beat him, get out of the way, or I'll chop you up too."

Players fight with abandon, charging forward in a chaotic frenzy.

Previously, when faced with a tough boss, everyone would discuss and plan their attack and defense together.

However, in this particular mission, facing such scattered rebel forces, whose ranks were generally around 14, everyone had a completely different attitude.

After all, the number of rebels is limited, so everyone is really just fighting for monsters!

Towards the end of this seventh act version, players who have already reached the maximum level of 14 have seen a significant increase in strength.

It's easy to reach the maximum rank in two years, but it's another matter entirely to max out so many skills.

The improvement of strength is not related to rank.

This is why players are still eager to fight monsters even when they have reached the maximum level; it's all for the purpose of improving their skills.

"Is this the Merrick Civilization Army?"

"As expected of the Undead Legion, they are completely fearless! That's ruthless!"

The Heshan Civilization another civilization involved in this large-scale joint operation to suppress the rebels.

The soldiers disembarking from the ship were all somewhat bewildered.

The soldiers of the Merrick Civilization Army were simply too powerful.

Some of them were beyond their expectations; their individual strength was almost all at the 14th rank.

Moreover, this level of combat ability would place him at least as a lieutenant on their ship, but in the Merrick Civilization Army, he would only be an ordinary sergeant.

"I feel like... they're even stronger than the Twenty-Second Central Army sergeants we saw last time?"

"Do you even need to think that? The enemy is the Merrick Civilization Army!"

"With Major General Lister in command, the army is no less capable than the Central Army."

"It's a pity that Major General Lister didn't come on this mission. I really hoped to meet the Federation's strongest Quasi-Hegemon."

Most of the soldiers of the Heshan Civilization did not dare to charge too far ahead.

Many of them simply stayed at the back to finish up, or even just chatted and slacked off.

Since their civilization initiated the mission, they will receive a share of the military credit regardless.

In this most dangerous final battle, one should naturally avoid risking their life if possible.

The players were naturally even more pleased, since they received both military merits and experience points!

"Shipboard Artillery Department, area R14 can be shut down! No support needed!"

It was Chen Shanqiang who spoke. As the captain of the third brigade, his decision to halt firepower at this moment was naturally for the purpose of reaping the rewards more effectively.

After all, enemy casualties killed by warships don't count as experience points.

This level of insurgent mission poses little threat to them.

The relentless attacks by the "undead army" built by the players drove the rebels to utter despair.

This was the first time they had ever encountered such a "mad army."

Completely disregarding the consequences, the strange, fanatical gazes directed at them only terrified them more.

After more than two hours of arduous fighting, all the rebels were finally wiped out.

With the Heshan Civilization displaying reverence, the entire ship finally set sail to return home.

Of Ship A01 was from the Merrick Civilization, and it was under the supreme command of Vice Captain Sannand.

Since it was a minor task, Lister did not personally participate in it.

But as soon as the warship returned, Lister immediately issued a notice from the military headquarters to Heshan Civilization regarding the settlement of military merits.

After accumulating 240,000 military merits and assigning them to the Ship A01, Lister hurriedly distributed the merits to his officers for the first time.

After some calculations, a smile appeared on Lister's face.

Seven days later, the Ship A01 arrived at the Merrick Governing Planet.

Colonel Sannand immediately led a list of personnel designated by the Civilization Army Headquarters to the Civilization Army Building in District C of the capital.

Compared to two years ago, the building has undergone another upgrade in its equipment and defenses, and is now officially designated as the headquarters of the Merrick Civilization Army.

Floor 66, Civilization Army Council Hall.

At this moment, countless people were already waiting, including members of the Civilization Army Government, officers from the Civilization Army Headquarters, and some specially invited guests. The venue was already packed.

Of the 74 captains on the list, more than half were somewhat uneasy upon seeing this scene.

The other half of the players who landed for the operation, however, stood tall and proud, finding the special rank-awarding ceremony merely novel.

Led by Representative Tim, the group stepped onto the conferment platform and stood in a square formation.

The next moment, a burst of enthusiastic applause suddenly erupted from the audience and lasted for a long time!

The soldiers looked up and saw a man, also dressed in a black Federal military uniform, enter the conference room.

The man approached them calmly.

Whether it was his unique aura of authority or the enormous Galactic Federation emblem on his shoulder, both highlighted the man's distinctiveness.

The officers who were about to be awarded ranks, along with the players among them, became excited.

For officers, such close contact with Lister, and the conferment of the rank of Major General, was undoubtedly a highlight of their lives.

Players were equally excited, as their fondness for Count Merrick had existed since the game's release.

He is also the NPC with the highest attention and popularity among players in the game "Divine Revelation", without exception.

However, few players have actually had contact with Count Merrick, so today's conferment of the title presents a new opportunity.

"Haven't seen you for a long time."

"I didn't expect your strength to improve so quickly after you switched to the martial arts department."

Chen Shanqiang, who was ranked first among the captains, was taken aback at first, but then immediately became delighted.

His connection with Count Merrick goes beyond the present.

His earliest contact can be traced back to the closed beta test period, when he was a healer player who was forced to stay in the city by the enemy. He was one of the first players to encounter Count Merrick in the game.

I thought it was a closed beta test and the other party wouldn't remember it.

Little did he know that these words of small talk would instantly stir up his memories!

Count Merrick has never forgotten him! He hasn't even forgotten his beta test account!

For a moment, I felt both moved and excited.

"Congratulations on your promotion to Major, 'War God of Jiangling Prefecture'."

Lister congratulated himself with a smile, which was also a way of congratulating himself.

On the panel, the number of officers who met the requirements for major quietly increased by one.