Within the Leray Federation, Bernadotte was a famous military institute commander, and even amongst the many generals who had experienced the battlefields, he was considered to be quite well-known amongst them. Especially within Miracolo Planet’s surface resistance groups, his calm and meticulous commanding skills were well praised.
This time, [Operation Lighting], which the Supreme Headquarters had planned, had been approved by him as well. Not only had he participated in the planning of this operation, he was also the supreme commander responsible for all the land-based army and the land-based aviation soldiers.
The proposed combat plan did not have any mistakes in itself; however, due to the fact that it had been leaked, the enacted plan did not attain the required abruptness and element of surprise, causing the enemy’s main forces to retreat from the various cities before they were surrounded. Although the Federation seemed to have gained plenty from this operation, due to the having spread its military power, speaking from the bigger picture, they had unknowingly fallen into a dangerous state.
If Tian Xing Jian’s deduction had not pointed pointed out such a problem, then once the Gyaca Woods Imperial Army finished assembling after a few days, with the Myth Legion dropping from the air into Catosi Canyon, the dispatched Federation Army would have been like a fish that had been nailed in the head.
Fortunately, Bernadotte was a wise commander. Seeing the deduction, he immediately dispatched three armored divisions and two aviation battalions to Catosi Canyon to fortify its defenses and thus enacting [Operation Ignition] overnight.
Under this order, the following changes on the enemy’s side had let Bernadotte know that this was the right course of action.
Currently, Gyaca Woods Empire had only occupied the Banfoli Mountain Pass, putting the two nations in a situation where they are forced to face each other again. As for looking at this from the perspective of the overall situation, the Federation had still retained some advantages from the previous operation. As a result, before the transport ships meant to rescue the captives from the rear enemy lines had lifted off, he passed down the second order: Tian Xing Jian was to be assigned to the combat planning department as a staff officer.
Seeing Tian Xing Jian once again, Bernadotte was, naturally, full of passion. This fatty was someone who would shine after giving a mere spark. At the very least, he was still conscientious enough to flatter these generals, portraying Bernadotte as a war god. He had also expressed humility by saying that he was merely a small soldier under the brilliant command of the general. If the general did not have great insights, then no matter how accurate a deduction was, it would be useless.
The two of them were appreciating each other’s talents and considered the other person as a worthy hero. In other words, one had insight and the other was a pearl [1].
Bernadotte gave Tian Xing Jian a smile before sitting down and asking, “First Lieutenant Tian, according to Division Commander Zhou, the reward which you have requested for your efforts this time is to keep everything a secret. Why is that so?”
Looking at the puzzled expressions on a few of the generals, Tian Xing Jian nodded in embarrassment. “Contribution to the Federation is something which one must do. The true heroes are those Federation soldiers who had been tortured and kept in the enemy’s concentration camp. Rescuing them was merely my duty as a soldier and as a minor character.”
The moment he finished speaking, the few generals laughed. Firstly, this fatty truly knew what to say. Secondly, the main character of the Federation government’s propaganda was placed similarly on the prisoners-of-war and the cruel experiments conducted within the concentration camp in order to to garner enough international attention, empathy, and support of the masses.
Most importantly, this operation started merely on the whim and fancy of Tian Xing Jian himself. During that situation, nobody had truly thought that he would be able to bring back those prisoners-of-war. Only after the Federation had seen a chance of success did they place their efforts into rescuing them, thus there were many matters better left unsaid. Fortunately, Tian Xing Jian made the request at the most important juncture in time and asked for the Division Commander of the 16th Division, Zhou Zhi Sen, to keep things a secret. After negotiations, the Supreme Headquarters decided to water down the matter, preventing the Federation government from claiming all the credit.
Right now in the Leray Federation, because of the stance taken by the Federation government and the military as well as this mysterious company commander, the population had been aroused passionately by this matter, and thus they exponentially increased their support for the government and military. Such an unexpected outcome led to everyone grinning from mouth to mouth, and at the same time, they became even more interested in this first lieutenant.
Bernadotte laughed out loud as he said, “First Lieutenant Tian, even though you requested for things to be kept a secret, we cannot let go of the efforts you have done this time, thus the Federation government and the military has decided to go through a serious round of discussions before agreeing to award you with the Purple Insignia Medal of Freedom in honor for your efforts in this resistance. Naturally, we’ll abide by your request and keep this declaration a secret.”
Fatty was startled so much that he did not believe what he had just heard. He had to ask again to confirm, “The Purple Insignia Medal of Freedom?”
Earning the Purple Insignia Medal of Freedom was the highest glory that any Federation soldier could obtain! This medal represented that after retiring, he would still be taken care of by the Federation for the rest of his life even if he did not work. It had also signified that he could knock on the doors of the President’s Office or the Supreme Headquarters anytime he wanted and give his opinions and recommendations for change. It also signified that any marshals or generals who did not have a similar medal would have to first salute and express proper respect to anyone who was an owner of this medal.
An eternal ticket to free food was definitely something that would move anyone’s heart. Though, for Fatty, the fact that anyone would have to salute him first was something he did not hold highly.
However, the moment Bernadotte placed the medal on his uniform and he saw the respect in the generals’ eyes as they saluted him, that glory had even made this wretched and immature person unable to close his gaping mouth even after he had exited the door.
The Special Scouts 1st Company, Second Platoon that had followed Tian Xing Jian were conferred a top group award as well as an individual Class A merit. First company had similarly been awarded a group Class B merit. The entire special scouts battalion had been promoted into a special scouts regiment, and Nadal would always spend his time thereafter sitting somewhere near the commando battalion, reading books or newspaper happily. The moment he stayed, he would stay there for an entire day.
Additionally, the orders for the new assignment were also sent down to him. The unit which Tian Xing Jian had been assigned to over a month ago remained unchanged—he was still assigned to the combat planning department of the 6th Research Unit as the lowest ranking staff officer.
In the forward combat planning department, other than several military cadets, the orderly officers were all, at the very least, of the captain rank. This first lieutenant being a staff officer had caused everyone to feel really awkward, but for Fatty, he did not mind this as much. Whoever he saw, he would greet respectfully with a “Greetings, officer.”
The director of the 6th Research Unit was a plump-looking, middle-aged colonel called Pater. He was over 50 years of age and gave off a friendly vibe. He had only recently taken over the position as the 6th Research Unit Director, as the former director, Colonel Frederick, had committed suicide after having been caught forging orders.
As a result, the moment Tian Xing Jian arrived in this research unit, he felt the atmosphere was really strange. Whenever people from other research units saw someone from the 6th Unit, they would give them looks of despise and wary looks. Similarly, the people from the 6th Research Unit would seemingly not look up at them; they would just carry on with their work lifelessly. Even during their everyday tasks, they would not really communicate to each other; only when Pater called for a discussion on the investigation plans would they assemble, and even then, only a few would speak.
This resulted in those sections where the 6th Research Unit was situated in to become a dull and dark corner in the combat planning department’s main building. Nobody would willingly come over, and the people within the unit would also rush from one point to the other by themselves without feeling angry about this at all.
Facing such a work environment, Fatty felt strange, but he was more than happy to work in such an environment. Firstly, it was because nobody would truly notice him, allowing him to remain low-profile and safe. Secondly, it was convenient because the work hours were really flexible. Pater was a really good person without any drive. As long as one finished the job assigned to him, he would really not care about other matters.
The concrete work given to Fatty was merely for him to be responsible in certain defensive deductions regarding the cities that were surrounded. Planning these deductions could not truly be considered a form of work. As long as he was aware of the current situations, the minute details, and the reliability of the data, inputting them into the computer forms was all that he had to do. Anything after that was none of his concern, as the immense deduction would be completed by the computer.
If one was observant, he would find out that most of the defensive plans were actually done by other research units. The 6th Research Unit had almost become a unit that mainly dealt with miscellaneous work.
This work was really light and relaxing. Other than going back home, the only other place Fatty would visit was the research laboratory, where he worked in an ambiguous environment with a beauty who had fallen in love for the first time. He would try to eat some beancurds [2] before being tortured by a blushing beauty while progressing with the research in improving the functions of the Battle Mechas in the lab. Afterwards, he would go back home to talk to Mei Duo and Ni Ya on the phone at a specific time. On the phone, he would flirt with the girls before trying to gain some mental advantages over them. For this unambitious, wretched person, it was truly the best days of his life, as he lived life like a deity.
As the life of Fatty proceeded along this track of stability, the online war simulation started to have some disturbances once again.
[1] The insightful person could identify a brilliant pearl.
[2] Meaning to flirt with girls
There were two reasons for such a commotion. The first reason was because the most wretched and despicable, undefeatable deity, SM01314, had appeared on the net once again. The viewing platforms were always filled with people watching the battles of SM01314.
This time when he appeared, this wretched and mysterious character became even more valiant when compared to the past, especially his close-combat techniques; its close-combat techniques became even more strange and even more despicable to the extent that even the people who wrote the 《72 methods of love》 would be ashamed to their death.
The second reason was because the standard version of the online war simulation would be released to all human societies in every nation. In other words, every single expert in the entire cosmos could fight within this one game.
The multinational business with the headquarters situated in the Federation—You Li Technology Corporation—bought the standard version of the simulation as a form of business. This corporation was renowned in the field of private Battle Mecha manufacturing currently ranked 33rd internationally as a corporation. This time, by borrowing their superior business advantage, they were able to obtain the business rights from the Federation government, which may very well allow them to rise to be one of the top 20 international corporations.
The Ministry of Finance predicted that a year later, by leveraging on this game, the Leray Federation would be able to obtain billions in revenue, which would be a heart-strengthening shot to this nation that was currently embroiled in war.
The standard version and the version used by the Leray Federation’s military were completely different, as the military had removed all military secrets and data from the standard version. You Li Corporation organized over thirty different groups to redesign the fundamental platform of the online war simulation with the private Battle Mechas as the core, thus allowing for an international online war simulation game called 《Omnipresent Fire of War》to be born/created.
The arrival of 《Omnipresent Fire of War》 had shook all human societies. Those giant corporations understood that there was no way they could obtain the business rights, as the Leray Federation would never sell it to an international corporation that resided outside their own nation. After all, it would be better for them to keep the sensitive data to themselves.
However, the enormous opportunity that followed attracted all these giant corporations over to the Leray Federation as they became embroiled in a competition to acquire the rights to advertise the game in order to secure a portion of the profits.
Within a single night, every single human society in the entire cosmos had a red 《Omnipresent Fire of War》 advertisement flag placed in the richest streets within the city. This newly released virtual game entered the huge market in the world with an overwhelming start.
Within the entire human history, this simulation gave the most realistic experience and allowed for the greatest amount of freedom Other than certain important objects, the main focus of this game was on interactivity, with the possibility of transposing any object in reality into the game. Inter-Battle Mechas, inter-battleships, or international war could happen with such realism that it would frighten anyone.
The countdown to the official start of the game had begun. Amongst the people who were looking forward to it, one of the most excited people was none other than Tian Xing Jian.
The research laboratory was the most crucial research organization behind this online war simulation platform. All the researchers involved in this project had been given a large reward, thus as the person who had the second highest authority in the research, it would be simple for Fatty to acquire the highest grade game cabin under the name of the research lab. You Li Corporation had almost dragged the game cabin over to his room at the moment it was requested.
The close-combat battles between Battle Mechas had long given Tian Xing Jian a deep impression. Most certainly, it could be predicted that in the future, all surface battles would be conquered by close-combat mechas.
During battles, after losing the advantage of firing cannons from a distance, whoever’s close-combat strength was stronger would be victorious. Since that’s the case, those private Battle Mechas that specialized in close-combat with energy weapons which had its manufacturing process kept a secret would become the most dazzling mechas during battles.
Who did not understand this point? This was also one of the reasons why the 《Omnipresent Fire of War》 could become so popular. When the time comes, there would be countless military cadets and soldiers jumping into this virtual reality simulated world, gaining combat experiences in the battles against soldiers all around the world.
The Leray Federation’s hidden agenda was actually very simple. Wasn’t Gyaca Woods Empire a nation embroiled in long periods of war? Don’t they have this Myth Legion that had never left the battlefield for hundreds of years?
Since your combat experiences are so rich, then we’ll let them becoming even richer. However, as our level of combat isn’t as high, with enough experience, it’ll increase even faster. Once everyone’s combat experiences reach the point of saturation, this advantage you have would no longer be that obvious anymore.
Tian Xing Jian had almost counted down the days before the official start of 《Omnipresent Fire of War》.
The moment there was an expectation within his heart, the passing days became even longer. Tian Xing Jian spent his time in the office in boredom, gazing at the countless new data on the computer screen. All of a sudden, the door was kicked open by someone.
Fatty, with his wandering thoughts, was startled by the action. With a conditioned reflex, he jumped around and looked at the door, only to see a lieutenant colonel rushing in furiously followed by a group of staff officers behind him..
That lieutenant colonel threw the documents in his hand onto the table beside Tian Xing Jian, shouting out angrily, “Look at what you have calculated!”
Tian Xing Jian felt bewildered. Giving the document a look, he realized that this was one of the three defense plans sent over by the 2nd Research Unit. After calculating using various bits of information to obtain a deduction outcome, only one of the three plans had a possibility of happening in reality. This plan which the lieutenant colonel had brought over was one of the rubbish plans.
Tian Xing Jian flipped over here and there and could not see where he had made any mistakes. He started feeling resentful, thinking that it might just be this group of people coming over to bully him. Deliberately scratching his head in bewilderment, he asked the lieutenant colonel, “This was indeed calculated by me. That’s right, I remember this rubbish plan. Who made it?”
In his heart, he was thinking, “Are you kidding? If this father brings out his medal, even the general would have to salute me first after seeing me. You guys are merely just some green peas, so why do you think you are as big as a watermelon ?” This chap’s innate gangster temperament of bullying the weak surged again. As long as the person was someone whom he could bully, he would never let go for a single moment, especially in a situation when someone had provoked him first.
The wretched person put on an honest and considerate expression as if that plan was truly rubbish and he had merely been speaking the truth.
The lieutenant colonel was so angry that he began seeing stars as the staff officers behind him went into an uproar. A major jumped out before pulling on the nose of Tian Xing Jian, scolding him, “Who do you think you are? To dare say that this plan done by our Lieutenant Colonel Ke Lun is rubbish!”
This was the first time the 6th Research Unit became so lively. People from the other research unit on the same floor came running over as well, filling up the office of Tian Xing Jian to the point that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
Fatty maintained his same old honest and considerate expression as he stammered, “This lousy piece of plan is really rubbish. I am not making up the facts.”
Lieutenant Colonel Ke Lun’s seven orifices were now releasing smoke [1]. This silly-looking Fatty had not only refused to admit his mistake in front of so many people but had actually even aggravated the situation and insisted that the plan he made was rubbish.
In rage, he grabbed Tian Xing Jian’s collar and shouted, “If you dare, say it again.”
Tian Xing Jian nodded miserably before honestly saying, “Alright, this plan is originally rubbish. I did not randomly spout some nonsense.”
Several staff officers who came for a show could no longer hold onto their laughter. This silly fatty was truly a damn top grade treasure.
Under the influence of rage, Ke Lun threw out a punch. However, unbeknownst to him, he did not know when the silly-looking fatty lieutenant had grabbed hold of his first, squeezing it to the extent that he was feeling pain, and worse yet, he could not pull back his first—it was as if his first was cast in steel..
Fatty’s expression changed as he sneered, “Why? Can’t hold onto your anger any longer? I’m merely saying your plan is rubbish, and yet you already want to use force and hit someone.” Exerting force with his hand, he pushed the arm of Ke Lun down, causing Ke Lun to move his body uncontrollably in reaction to the pain before propping his elbow on top of the table to support his body.
[1] Very angry
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