Chapter 1045
Li Yong's father, Li Han, found the news somewhat hard to believe. Although the captain of the Eighth Fleet was only a Lieutenant General, he had extensive connections and seniority. Otherwise, that guy would never have become the captain of the Eighth Fleet.
The Eighth Fleet was part of the Main Fleet. It was difficult for something to go wrong in such a position of real power.
But the source of the information was indeed unlikely to be wrong. At the very least, the chances of it being wrong were not high.
The people who had provided the information wielded enormous influence. When they had stirred up trouble on Tianze Star last time, they had actually forced the presidential election to be held early.
Li Yong happened to be on leave at home. He had accumulated too much overtime while Tracking the Ghost Spaceship last time, so he was entitled to take a longer vacation.
The Alliance military's benefits were excellent. They received at least two-fifths of the year as leave, and if they went out on patrol, they could have three-fifths of the year off.
Going out on patrol counted as field duty, so it accumulated more working time than regular shifts.
"Father, what if something really happens?" Li Yong knew it would not be his turn, but they could put one of their own people in the position.
"Don't even think about it. You haven't finished your probationary period yet." Li Han shook his head.
Did Li Han not want to push Li Yong into the position? Of course he did.
But the Alliance's system had become rigid. There was no such thing as Military Merit in the military, so everyone simply followed the established order and waited to build seniority, with the sole exception of