32nd Temporary Army

"Temporary Army?" Su Ming was stunned for a moment, then prepared to shake his head and refuse.

But after seeing Su Ming's expression, the staff member immediately smiled and added, "The Temporary Army isn't what you think it is. Its benefits and treatment are excellent. After joining the Temporary Army, you'll be able to enjoy the merit system available to the regular army. And once your term ends, you can leave whenever you want!"

After hearing the staff member's words, Su Ming did not rush to refuse. Instead, he asked in surprise, "The Merit System?"

The staff member smiled. "It means that when your military merits are calculated, you'll be treated the same as members of the regular army. Afterward, you can use your military merits to exchange for many things!"

The staff member paused. Recruiting soldiers seemed to count toward their performance as well, so he was especially enthusiastic while persuading them.

"I can see that both of you are Gene Warriors who understand mechanics. You'll definitely want to assemble your own mecha in the future! In the Merit System, as long as your military merits meet the requirements, you can exchange them for mecha assembly knowledge and blueprints. The more military merits you have, the more advanced the mecha assembly blueprints you can exchange for!"

After hearing the staff member's words, Su Ming and Warren exchanged a glance and immediately saw the excitement in each other's eyes.

Mecha!

For Gene Warriors who understood mechanics, the temptation was simply enormous.

Even the most skilled mechanic could not create a mecha out of thin air without the necessary knowledge.

After all, many of the markings and patterns inside a mecha were extraordinarily complex. Making even one mistake would cause the entire thing to go wrong.

Even throughout humanity's hundreds of thousands of years of interstellar development, mecha had only been created in the later stages through the combined wisdom of countless people.

A single person, without mastering mecha-related knowledge, absolutely could not create such a complicated mecha system out of thin air!

Mecha knowledge and blueprints were essential steps for both of them to become mecha warriors in the future.

Now that they had heard joining the Temporary Army would give them a chance to obtain mecha knowledge and blueprints, the offer held tremendous appeal for both of them.

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

Seeing that Su Ming and Warren had developed a strong interest, a trace of delight flashed through the staff member's eyes, and he explained even more enthusiastically. "There are many ways to obtain military merits. Killing enemies, assembling machinery, repairing equipment, and so on can all earn you military merits.

"I can see that the two of you are mechanics. Once you join the Temporary Army, you'll have more ways and opportunities to earn military merits than other people! You should definitely consider it!"

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

Warren was also nodding repeatedly. Su Ming then said to the staff member, "All right, the two of us can join the Temporary Army. But can you assign us to the same team?"

The staff member immediately beamed and hurriedly nodded. "Don't worry, that definitely won't be a problem. As it happens, a thousand-man Temporary Army will be passing by Planet Nop in two hours. When the time comes, I'll register both of you with that Temporary Army!"

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

Speaking of which, Su Ming found the situation rather ridiculous.

If he were still the second young master of the Kellen Family, what kind of mecha knowledge would he lack?

As one of the Empire's top families, the Kellen Family alone probably had tens of thousands of sets of mecha knowledge in storage. The foundation of a major family could even rival that of some Galaxy-level great powers.

If Su Ming wanted to learn more advanced mecha knowledge, the Kellen Family also had plenty of channels to buy it for him!

However... Su Ming had now been expelled from the Kellen Family. All the benefits reserved for the direct heir of a major family were now enjoyed by Suri alone.

Su Ming shook his head, feeling no resentment in his heart.

Those things had never truly belonged to him. The Kellen Family had already expelled him. In the future, the ones who would genuinely regret it would definitely not be him, but the Kellen Family!

About two hours later, a massive spaceship descended precisely in front of the office building.

Su Ming looked over and was slightly startled.

A Star-level spaceship! It was a whole tier more powerful than the ship previously piloted by the mercenaries!

As expected of a legion established by the Empire's official forces. Leaving everything else aside, its hardware alone stood in stark contrast to ordinary mercenary groups.

Soon, an officer with a walrus mustache walked down from the spaceship.

A military badge hung on his chest, clearly bearing the words: Lieutenant Walker.

Although this was the Temporary Army, its upper ranks—or rather, its decision-making layer—were certainly formed by officers from the regular army.

The Empire could not possibly let someone without an official post become the commander of the Temporary Army!

After walking out of the spaceship, the man looked at Su Ming, Warren, and the staff member standing at the entrance.

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

Lieutenant Walker asked directly.

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

"Hm? Sixteen years old, Level 3 Lower Grade Gene Warrior?"

After seeing Su Ming's information, Lieutenant Walker was astonished. He swept Su Ming with a strange gaze.

He then shook his head. Although the matter seemed somewhat unbelievable, strictly speaking, it was the soldier's private affair. He had no right to question how Su Ming had cultivated so quickly.

As far as he was concerned, the Temporary Army was not the regular army. It was impossible for them to know the background of every soldier thoroughly.

"What level are the two of you in mechanics... Hm? Both Planet level? That's pretty good!"

Lieutenant Walker continued reading. When he saw that Su Ming and Warren had both listed their mechanical proficiency as Planet level, his eyes lit up, and he spoke with a smile.

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

Although their spaceship was Star level, most of its mechanical weapons still belonged to the Planet level.

If these two joined the army, they would be extremely useful!

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

Under Su Ming's guidance, Warren's mechanical proficiency had advanced by leaps and bounds. He could now begin repairing some Planet-level mechanical components.

Although he was still inexperienced, he could nevertheless be considered a Planet-level mechanic.

As for Su Ming... He glanced at the Star-level spaceship in front of him.

Mm... confirmed. I should be able to repair this spaceship too.

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

However, since Planet Nop had no Star-level-or-higher machinery or mechanical components, Su Ming had never actually performed a Star-level mechanical repair. Naturally, he had temporarily listed himself as Planet level.

Even so, this was enough to bring Lieutenant Walker an enormous surprise.

Every army lacked mechanics, and mechanics with impressive energy levels were especially rare.

Now that two had arrived at once, Lieutenant Walker was extremely satisfied.

"All right, Comrades, the two of you are mechanics. Don't just stand there—get on the spaceship! The Empire's Tai Guang Star Domain's Temporary Army No. 32 welcomes you!"