The next morning, in the conference room.
Including Longinus, twelve people sat around the round table.
Besides Captain Kadi, there were three branch lieutenant commanders and seven branch majors. These eleven field-grade officers jointly formed the upper echelon of Marine Branch 666.
"Ahem!" Captain Kadi cleared his throat, then said solemnly, "Everyone got to know Captain Longinus a little at last night's palace banquet, so I won't spend much time introducing him today."
"The main reason I gathered everyone here is to invite Captain Longinus to speak and tell us about the directives he brought from Marine Headquarters. Let's give him a warm welcome."
"Then I'll just say a few words!" As Longinus spoke, he suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu, as though it would not be complete unless he spoke for an hour after claiming he would only say a few words.
"There are some things I won't hide. Indeed, my term in the North Blue is only one year." Longinus got straight to the point.
The expressions of the officers around the round table became somewhat subtle. Captain Kadi took in every change in their faces and sneered inwardly.
Heh! He really is young. Saying something like that openly will only lead to one outcome: his orders won't be carried out. Between a special envoy serving for only one year and a base commander who has been here for more than a decade, the choice is simply too obvious!
Captain Kadi smugly thought to himself with a blank expression, In the end, this base is still under my control! Of course, I still need to keep up appearances. I can't leave this special envoy unable to save face.
"So, I hope to accomplish something during this year. And to get things done, I'll need everyone's full