Temporary Army No. 32

"Temporary Army?" Su Ming blinked, then prepared to shake his head and refuse.

But seeing Su Ming's expression, the staff member immediately smiled and added, "The Temporary Army isn't what you think. The welfare and benefits are excellent. If you join, you'll get the same military merit system as the regular army, and you can leave anytime once your term is up!"

Hearing the staff member's words, Su Ming didn't rush to refuse. Instead, he asked in surprise, "Military merit system?"

The staff member chuckled, "It means you'll be treated the same as regular soldiers when calculating military merits, and you can exchange them for many things!"

The staff member paused. Recruiting soldiers seemed to count towards their performance, so they were quite enthusiastic in their persuasion.

"I see you're both Gene Warriors who understand mechanics. You'll definitely want to assemble your own Mechas in the future! Within the military merit system, as long as you accumulate enough merits, you can exchange them for Mecha assembly knowledge and blueprints. The more merits you have, the more advanced the Mecha blueprints you can exchange for!"

Upon hearing the staff member's words, Su Ming and Warren exchanged glances, seeing the flicker of excitement in each other's eyes.

Mechas!

For Gene Warriors who understood mechanics, the temptation was immeasurable.

Even the most skilled mechanic couldn't create a Mecha out of thin air without knowledge.

After all, the inscription patterns within Mechas were incredibly complex, and one wrong step could ruin the entire thing.

Even with humanity's hundreds of thousands of years of interstellar development history, Mechas were only created in the later stages through the wisdom of countless individuals.

An individual, without mastering Mecha knowledge, absolutely could not create such a complex Mecha system from scratch!

Mecha knowledge and blueprints were an indispensable part of their future as Mecha Warriors.

Hearing that joining the Temporary Army offered a chance to obtain Mecha knowledge and blueprints was extremely appealing to both of them.

Su Ming pondered for a moment, then asked curiously, "Is it difficult to earn military merits while in the army?"

Seeing the strong interest from Su Ming and Warren, a hint of joy flashed in the staff member's eyes, and they explained even more enthusiastically, "There are many ways to earn military merits: killing enemies, assembling mechanical parts, repairing equipment, and so on.

I see you two are mechanics. Once you join the Temporary Army, your avenues for earning merits will be even greater than others! You should definitely consider it!"

After hearing the staff member's words, Su Ming thought for a moment and then glanced at Warren.

Warren nodded continuously, and Su Ming then said to the staff member, "Alright, we can join the Temporary Army. But can you assign us to the same squad?"

The staff member's face lit up with joy, and they quickly nodded, "Don't worry, that's no problem at all. A thousand-strong Temporary Army will be passing by Planet Nop in two hours. I'll register both of your information with them then!"

Hearing the staff member's words, Su Ming nodded. He and Warren then found a place to sit down and wait for the Temporary Army to arrive.

Speaking of which, Su Ming felt a bit speechless.

If he were still the Second Young Master of the Kellen Family, wouldn't he have access to all sorts of Mecha knowledge?

As a top family in the Empire, the Kellen Family alone probably possessed tens of thousands of Mecha knowledge files. The heritage of such a large family could even rival some Galaxy-level powers.

Moreover, if Su Ming wanted to learn more advanced Mecha knowledge, the Kellen Family could completely help him acquire it!

However... now that Su Ming had been disowned by the Kellen Family, all those benefits that only the direct heirs of great families could enjoy were now exclusively enjoyed by Suri.

Su Ming shook his head, feeling no resentment.

These things were never his to begin with. The Kellen Family had disowned him. In the future, the ones who would truly regret it would not be him, but the Kellen Family!

After about two hours, a massive spaceship landed precisely in front of the office building.

Su Ming looked up, a slight shock in his heart.

A Star-level spaceship! It was a tier stronger than the ships flown by the mercenaries they had hired earlier!

As expected of an army officially formed by the Empire. Putting aside everything else, just the hardware facilities alone formed a stark contrast with ordinary mercenary groups.

Soon, an officer with a handlebar mustache descended from the spaceship.

A military insignia was clearly displayed on his chest, reading: Lieutenant Walker.

Even though it was a Temporary Army, the high-ranking officers, or rather the decision-makers, were definitely composed of regular army officers.

The Empire wouldn't let someone without formal standing command the Temporary Army!

After emerging from the spaceship, he looked towards Su Ming, Warren, and the staff member standing at the entrance.

"Are these the two mechanics who wish to join the Temporary Army?"

Lieutenant Walker asked directly.

The staff member nodded, then smilingly handed Su Ming and Warren's identification documents to Lieutenant Walker.

"Hmm? Sixteen years old, a third-class lower-grade Gene Warrior?"

Lieutenant Walker was greatly surprised upon seeing Su Ming's information and scanned him with a peculiar gaze.

Then he shook his head. Although this matter was somewhat unbelievable, it was strictly a private matter for the recruits, and he had no right to question how Su Ming had cultivated so quickly.

To him, the Temporary Army was not the regular army, and it was impossible for every soldier to be thoroughly vetted.

"Your mechanical proficiency is... hmm? Both Planet level? That's quite good!"

Lieutenant Walker continued to read and saw that both Su Ming and Warren had listed their mechanical proficiency as Planet level. His eyes lit up, and he said with a smile.

Finding two Planet-level mechanics on Planet Nop was like striking gold.

Although their spaceship was Star-level, most of their mechanical weapons still fell within the Planet-level scope.

These two would be of great use if they joined the army!

Su Ming and Warren exchanged a glance, both seeing the smile in each other's eyes.

With Su Ming's guidance, Warren's mechanical skills had advanced by leaps and bounds. He could now begin repairing some planet-level mechanical parts.

Although not yet proficient, he could be considered a planet-level mechanic.

As for Su Ming... he glanced at the star-level spaceship before him.

Hmm... confirmed, he should also be able to repair the spaceship in front of him.

In reality, Su Ming might already be a star-level or even higher-level mechanic.

However, because there were no star-level jobs or mechanical parts on Planet Nop, Su Ming hadn't operated on star-level mechanical repairs yet, so he had only temporarily listed his level as planet-level.

Nevertheless, it was enough to bring Lieutenant Walker great surprise.

Every army lacked mechanics, especially those with decent energy levels, who were even rarer commodities.

Now, with two of them arriving at once, Lieutenant Walker was very satisfied.

"Alright, fellow mechanics, don't just stand there. Let's get on the spaceship! Temporary Army No. 32 of the Empire's Tai Guang Starfield welcomes you!"