(Thanks to Son of the Round Clam, Pete Griffin, for the donation. Bonus chapter 15/50.)
After crashing himself to death, Li Qinwu decided not to revive aboard the Explorer, lest he get on Raiser's bad side. Instead, he went to Agricultural Planet 496b to spend time with his family.
By now, Li Dadan and Li Zhongdan could both handle Knight Mechs proficiently. Meanwhile, Nightingale was selecting Knight Guards for the two children!
She had already selected twenty thousand men from the planet's elite PDF units.
Nightingale offered them the best treatment to serve in the Knight Guard.
However, they were still nothing but infantry at this point, with limited combat capabilities.
Nightingale was only putting the personnel framework in place for now. Squire Mechs, tanks, armored vehicles, and other equipment would have to wait until Li Qinwu returned.
Li Qinwu took a keen interest in his children's troops. After spending some intimate time with Nightingale, he asked to see the Knight Guard's personnel roster.
He lay on the large bed with one arm around Nightingale, holding a data slate in his other hand as he reviewed the personnel information.
After looking through it, he was very satisfied.
"These men all come from respectable families and have clean backgrounds. Good."
Ye Ying said:
"To prevent traitors from emerging among them, Knight Guard soldiers receive five times the benefits of ordinary PDF troops!
"Not only that, we've also taken responsibility for their children's education and their parents' medical care. We even allotted them land and houses outside the Hive City!"
Li Qinwu was even more pleased. If you wanted loyalty, you needed to bind people to you through long-term interests. Otherwise, why should they risk their lives for you?
As he browsed the data slate, he said:
"We should train the Knight