Tai Yu was not part of that circle and was unfamiliar with the Star Alliance's social governance structure, let alone the Red Silicon Star System, where four or five factions were tangled together.
He blinked and could only start with military rank. "The benefits for active-duty field officers... hmm, Field Officer Sheng Wu, you seem to be in the reserves?"
Sheng Wu answered calmly, "That's right. I only receive reserve allowances. I'm currently in charge of the Military Hospital, so I draw an additional salary. It's not too bad."
Tai Yu pointed at himself with his index finger. "What about me?"
"An active-duty field officer. A representative dispatched from frontline forces to local authorities—that is, a 'Military Representative.' In other star systems, the role may be filled by Civilian Technical Officers, but the Red Silicon Star System has been at war year after year, so active-duty field officers took over long ago."
"So I enlisted?"
"Once a Celestial powerhouse registers, they have an obligation to be conscripted for combat. Of course, most of the time, an 'employment system' is still used. There is only one exception: when someone is granted an official military rank. In that case, they definitely start as a field officer. That is perfectly normal."
This was clearly Sheng Wu's area of expertise, so he spoke with great fluency:
"The Military Representative's primary responsibilities are to coordinate relations between the military and local authorities, oversee whether contracted companies and Laboratory contracts are being fulfilled, and supervise local arrangements for retired officers and soldiers, support services, and military support and preferential treatment programs.
"Within the system, you have taken in the personnel from the various Military Hospitals entrusted to you by Great Lord Luande. Perhaps because of that, the higher-ups have assigned you a concurrent post in the