Chapter 233 Prepare for war! Tactical contraction! Personnel and politics!
At this moment, the scene outside the cabin has changed from the primitive jungle of the alien planet to the vast starry sky.
Not long after, a huge steel air base standing in the low-Earth orbit appeared in front of Rita and others.
The giant base is the Infinity-class starship hovering in the orbit, and thousands of flying boats and fighters shuttle back and forth and patrol nearby.
Obviously, this giant ship is the combat force of the giant enterprise, staying at the transit station of the planet.
The heretic civilization here is not a tough character. At best, it is the technological level of the first-level civilization.
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Facing the military strike force of the universe giant enterprise, it is completely unable to withstand it. It can only hold on until now, or the giant enterprise deliberately let it go.
And now, this interstellar battle that has been dragging for nearly five years has entered the final moment.
Whether it is the main force that has been stationed here for a long time or the new recruits who came here to brush their military merits, they are all retreating and leaving in an orderly manner.
Whether the alien heretics below intend to continue to resist or surrender to the Universal Corporation, it cannot change the fact that this planet is about to become part of the giant enterprise's territory.
Here, the Wasp transport boat carrying the soldiers quickly passed the low-earth orbit and finally landed in the internal cabin of the Infinity-class starship.
The hatch opened and the engine stopped.
The soldiers led by Rita walked out one after another, preparing to go to the nearby logistics department and hand over their weapons and equipment to the logistics personnel.
However, before everyone walked to the logistics department and took off their equipment, they heard the notice from the highest instruction officer Morgan Blackhand.
[All personnel, please note that you still have 12 hours to pack up your belongings and end the staff at hand. 】
【Combat units that have just accepted new missions, cancel the operation immediately. In 12 hours, you will return to the 003 solar system through space jumps, cross the star gate and return to the headquarters of the Wanjie Base to wait. 】
【Repeat again...】
【...】
Although many soldiers have already received some rumors and know that they are about to return to the main universe.
But what they didn't expect was that this day would come so soon, and so many troops had to withdraw to the mothership in an emergency and orderly manner in half a day.
This matter is a bit strange!
"Are we going to participate in a new conquest of the heavens? Why are we withdrawing now?"
"Maybe it's true, but even if the star gate opens a new alien world, it won't be our turn to fight the main force."
"Of course! We are at most a reserve team."
"Then do we have a chance to transfer to other troops?"
"..."
Several Astartes warriors began to discuss each other.
Rita was also patted on the shoulder by her comrade, "Rita, did you hear that? Our chance has come. Maybe after this contribution, we can join the ace vanguard."
Since Leon specially arranged a "decapitation operation" and let Li De assist David in taking down the Reaper Queen, and received special awards from the giant company.
Countless young Astartes warriors were immediately like chicken blood, and they couldn't wait to take the lead in every battle.
Therefore, when the star gate opened a new world of the heavens, all the warriors had only one thought, that is, they were extremely looking forward to being able to play and get some merits.
With David Martinez as a representative example in front, other young warriors are also eager to become the second "David".
Through this clear and unobstructed upward channel, realize your dreams and ambitions.
Facing the excited comrades beside her, the silent Rita seemed very indifferent and did not chat with them.
She knew that joining the Ace Vanguard was just a simple process, not her ultimate goal.
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In the main universe, the Universal City-Ideal City, the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Worlds Base, in the command center.
In the core control area around the central console, executives from various departments of the Universal Corporation have gathered.
Basically, all the bigwigs in the giant companies have come here to discuss decisions and hold meetings.
After all, the "Halo" world that has been opened this time is extraordinary, and everyone must be on guard and handle it carefully.
At this moment, Ott Cunningham, Lucy, Song Zhaomei, Morgan Blackhand, Mori Mazi, General Raleigh, and the officers of the Ace Vanguard are standing in front of the central console.
And Li Ang is sitting behind the central console, with V and Li De standing beside him, facing many executives of the giant companies below.
This is a special meeting with a fresh look. Except for the establishment of the Universal Trade Circle last time, Li Ang has never made such a big scene in the past few years.
After hearing that the troops of various worlds were shrinking and the core main forces were withdrawing to the Wanjie base to wait, all the executives were secretly guessing what was about to happen.
For a moment, many executives below had different expressions. For example, Morgan and V, who had received the news in advance, seemed very calm.
The executives of other departments such as the Arasaka Department and the Military Technology Department seemed a little serious and nervous, fearing that this meeting would mention some bad news.
"Everyone, I believe you have all received some news, so I won't say any more nonsense to you."
After seeing that the atmosphere had been created and the pressure was sufficient, Li Ang spoke.
"Today's meeting theme is very simple, that is, the new world behind the star gate. This conquest operation is code-named "Halo", and that place is also defined as the 004 universe."
After Li Ang finished speaking, the stone hanging in the hearts of many executives finally fell.
As expected, it was about the conquest of the heavens.
I am not afraid of the leader's meeting, but I am afraid of what the leader will say. I am not prepared in advance, and I have no idea at all during the meeting!
For internal meetings of executives of giant companies like this, most members will basically have a simple understanding in advance through their own information channels.
So as not to be too passive in the meeting.
Now that Li Ang has taken the initiative to reveal this veil, it can be regarded as a tranquilizer for the executives below.
Now the large forces of the Universal Giant Company are orderly shrinking their sphere of influence. For example, some elite expeditionary forces have ended the state of war and quickly returned to the main universe.
The areas in a state of war have also been terminated in advance through diplomatic means or tough destructive strikes.
Even the giant structure [War Moon] guarding the 003 universe began to pass through the star gate and enter the solar system of the main universe!
After learning that the troops of the entire Universal Corporation were all retreating or staying in their respective solar systems on standby, many executives knew that something big was going to happen.
This time, the Zhutian Operation is probably not as easy as the last one!
And what Leon said just now really confirmed what they thought in their hearts.
A new battle is about to begin again!
"Morgan, now you come and tell everyone about the situation at the star gate."
After that, Leon temporarily left the center console and handed over the next content to Morgan Blackhand.
As the CEO of the Universal Corporation, Leon's usual task is to formulate a series of plans and deployments from a high-level perspective.
To put it simply, Leon is actually more like the top designer of the Universal Corporation. All civilization policies and plans will be controlled and controlled by him.
Today, he called a large group of executives of giant companies here to show an attitude, that is, this mission is very important!
Everyone must cheer him up. Whoever dares to start slacking off behind him will roll up his bedding and leave, and let others come up.
Every action, word and intention of the leader is meaningful. If you can't understand it, you can't go any further.
However, the executives who can get to the top of the giant companies are basically old foxes who have been in the industry for many years and have cultivated into spirits.
Even before they came, they already knew the core content of this meeting, but everyone listened attentively without showing any slackness.
Here, Morgan Blackhand also made a solemn expression after coming to the center console, and said to the executives below:
"Everyone, I will show you the results of this investigation next, so that you can have a general understanding of this world of the heavens and the worlds, so that you can carry out your next work."
The meaning of Morgan's words is very clear, that is, to remind all the executives below to pay attention and listen carefully, and the leader attaches great importance to this matter.
Whoever messes up the work he is responsible for will pack up and leave.
After the voice fell, Morgan Blackhand continued to speak after seeing that everyone below had perked up and looked at him:
"Just three days ago, three hours after the star gate was opened, we learned that the world on the other side was a planet suitable for human habitation."
"There, we found many giant buildings, a large number of industrial production areas, and some spaceships."
After speaking, Morgan Blackhand controlled the holographic screen to present all the relevant image data and specific data information taken by the AI drone.
When seeing those architectural styles that resembled human, advanced technological products, and various production areas, the executives of the giant companies below couldn't help but doubt.
Could this planet be the earth, and the civilized forces living on this planet are human civilizations with advanced technological power.
If this is the case, then the Universal Giant Company can also try to communicate peacefully and develop together to cooperate with the other party to build human civilization.
"Are the civilized forces on the other side of the star gate human?"
At this time, an executive asked aloud.
If it is a human of the same race, then the situation is easy to say, but if it is a humanoid creature, then it will be troublesome.
Seeing this, Morgan Blackhand shook his head and did not give a direct and definite answer. He said that before the investigation is clear, it is not possible to define the civilization force for the time being.
"Although we cannot confirm whether the other party is human or not, from the pictures taken by the drone, I think this planet is not the Earth in our impression."
"Or, this is not our original Earth."
Morgan Blackhand distributed more information, and through the holographic screen, the executives learned that the planet had traces of transformation.
And the degree of transformation is very large!
"I think the civilization forces there have already mastered the technological power to transform the planet."
"If this is the case, then their technological level may not be much worse than ours."
Hearing this, the executives of the universe below frowned and realized the seriousness of the problem.
Whether the other side is a fellow human or not, with this level of technology, if the giant company wants to bring it into the camp, it will be a tough battle!
No wonder the boss held this meeting specifically, he really has other intentions.
They have to be prepared for a "civil war"!
At this moment, the latest news from the engineering department suddenly came on the holographic screen.
The executives opened it and found that it was the latest dynamic intelligence obtained by the front-line investigators through the AI drone.
"This... Is this the earth? But why does it look weird!"
The executives below began to discuss.
Among the many image data sent by the engineering department, a land planet with a blue ocean and vegetation is like a dazzling pearl in the universe.
From the appearance, it really looks like the earth at first glance, but after a careful look, you will find that there seem to be many details of this planet that do not match the earth.
In addition, everyone also saw some space junk in the data, and this batch of junk turned out to be the wreckage of the destroyed ship and some metal objects!
When they saw the fragments of destroyed ships near the planet, the expressions of Astartes officers such as V and Reed suddenly became solemn.
As warriors who have experienced many interstellar battles, how could they not know what the existence of such wreckage means.
Since there are fragments of warships here, there must have been a fierce space war.
If the civilization forces here have developed interstellar warships, it means that they have the ability to colonize the stars.
Combined with the previous "planet transformation" technology, I am afraid that the technological level of "humans" here will not be much worse than that of the universe!
And the next second, Morgan Blackhand's supplement did confirm V's guess.
"Measured from the perspective of the AI drone, the diameter of the planet on the other side of the star gate is 4,000 kilometers, and it is currently named - the rich planet."
As expected, that planet is not the earth. After all, the diameter of the earth is more than 12,000 kilometers, and the gap between the two sides is 8,000 kilometers.
"Next, we will send investigators to go deeper into the planet to get more information there."
"Does anyone have any questions?"
After explaining the information he had obtained, Morgan looked around at the executives present. Seeing that no one responded, he asked Leon through the holographic screen whether to keep someone for the meeting.
After receiving Leon's order to disband the meeting, he asked the executives under him to go back and prepare the arrangements for their respective departments and make preparations for the pre-war mobilization.
Immediately, the executives stood up and left the headquarters, heading towards the passage outside.
At this moment, Jack Wells whispered to V with a smirk on his way out:
"V, what do you think of David? Is he your type?"
After hearing this inexplicable remark, V couldn't help but frown. He didn't understand Jack's meaning, so he asked back: "What do you want to say?"
Seeing V's puzzled expression, Jack smiled: "That boy has good ability, high physical strength, durable and obedient, and usually low-key."
"Don't you want to pull him into our combat team? David is not completely our man yet!"
Jack's words reminded V that David Martinez was actually not on the list in the Ace Vanguard.
Originally, he was on the reserve regiment unit of the Iron Hands Regiment, and was transferred to the All Heavens Vanguard after his last meritorious service.
Currently, David is the deputy captain of the All Heavens Vanguard, which is also a high-ranking executive.
Although David would usually cooperate with the Ace Advance Team to participate in the war, he was actually mixed in as a "temporary worker".
"Why hasn't that guy joined the Ace Advance Team yet?"
V also felt a little strange. With David's qualifications and achievements, his organization should have been transferred to the Ace Advance Team long ago.
But the reality is that this kid was promoted quite quickly, but he just didn't move to the Ace Advance Team!
You know, the Ace Advance Team is the top organization unit of the Universal Corporation, and it is also a department that enjoys various privileges and honors.
Among the young generation of Astartes warriors, David is definitely a top-notch member.
Every time he went out to perform various tasks, he never had any lame state. The main feature is that he is easy to use and obedient!
For such an outstanding Astartes warrior, entering the Ace Advance Team should be a sure thing.
"I don't know why that kid hasn't transferred yet. Why don't you talk to the boss and ask him to come and help you?"
Jack smiled and said.
However, the more V thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was not that simple, and his brows subconsciously frowned.
Because V always felt that this might be their boss who did it on purpose!
As for the reason, it was also very simple, that is, David needed to stay in the Zhutian Vanguard Team to compete with the old guys in their ace vanguard team.
Otherwise, the Zhutian Vanguard Team, a repetitive and redundant combat formation, should have been disbanded long ago.
But the reality is that this formation not only did not disband, but also had more powerful fighters.
In addition to David Martinez, even Li De was there, with a nominal instructor position.
This is enough to show that this formation is likely to rise again!
But this is good, competition leads to progress, lest some soldiers of the Ace Vanguard Team become complacent and neglect future work tasks.
"Forget it, I don't bother to care about this."
V waved his hand and didn't continue Jack's words.
But Jack didn't quite understand. It was V's word to transfer David here, so why was he still unhappy?
Seeing that Jack was a little slow to understand the situation within the giant company, V, as a good brother, gave him a serious advice:
"Jack, do you know which department has the most power?"
"That must be our market development department. The entire giant company's troops are under our command. Other departments can't compare at all."
Jack Wells didn't think much and blurted out.
"No, there are departments with more power than our development department. Guess." V smiled and shook his head.
"How is this possible? It can't be the business consolidation department and the strategic investment department. They are nothing."
Jack was puzzled.
"Of course they are not. The largest department in the entire giant company is only one, and that is the Human Resources Department."
Hearing V's inexplicable words, Jack was even more confused, because he had worked in the Universal Giant Company for more than 30 years, and he had never heard of any Human Resources Department!
"V, you don't have a fever today, right? Where is the Human Resources Department in our company?" Jack scratched his head and said.
"Have you forgotten, AI Europa?"
V's sudden words immediately woke Jack up, and he suddenly understood what V meant.
There are many departments under the Universal Giant Company, but only the Human Resources Department has not been established.
However, this business is also managed by a special "person".
That is the Transcendental AI Europa.
The promotion and transfer system of the giant company is similar to the point system. Employees will get corresponding points if they punch in and out on time or successfully complete their work tasks.
Accumulating enough points can achieve promotion and salary increase, and this part is completely regulated by the Transcendental AI, which fundamentally eliminates the hidden dangers brought by human management.
This absolutely fair system has also brought a great source of motivation for the employees of countless giant companies.
According to the most basic daily work and work situation of an ordinary employee, an ordinary employee of 20 years old can enter the small management level at the age of 30.
It is probably a position of K7 senior specialist.
At the age of 35, you can be upgraded to K8 team leader and enter a higher level of management.
At the age of 40, you are almost at the level of K9 manager.
At this point, it is already the limit of ordinary people working in an ordinary state.
If you want to go further, you can only rely on personal efforts and ambition, commonly known as "opening the book".
And this system is currently controlled by AI Europa. There are a large number of personnel transfers in the entire world giant company every day, which are handled by Europa.
Even many high-level personnel promotions are controlled by Europa.
But it is called AI Europa, in fact, everyone knows that this thing only listens to the orders of the boss Li Ang!
How can the personnel transfers between the executives of the giant company be passed without Li Ang's nod?
The greatest power is actually the power of personnel!
The department with the greatest power is only the personnel department.
The so-called personnel is politics, which is that it can arbitrarily shape a specific circle of power.
And this seemingly insignificant but extremely critical power, Li Ang has been firmly in control from beginning to end!
At this moment, Jack Wells, who was awakened by V, immediately realized that he almost violated the boss's taboo.
Let V run to the boss to ask for personnel transfer, isn't this just to make himself unhappy? How the boss arranges the staff positions and how to use people is not something they can intervene in!
"Hey, I just said it casually, just because David is usually obedient and useful, isn't this thinking of convenience."
"In the future, when you want to perform a mission, you can call that kid first."
Jack became more and more guilty, and in the end he simply shut his mouth honestly and savored the meaning alone.
No wonder V can keep rising step by step, he really understands the boss's mind!
For a moment, Jack had a new understanding of his good brother V.
"Jack, let's focus on the current task now. Everyone should do their own job well, which is the best loyalty to the boss."
V knew very well why he was valued by Leon. In fact, ability was secondary.
It is more important to be obedient and not do things beyond the scope of power!
You know, Ott Cunningham has not been exposed to the core power circle until now because he did not listen to Leon.
For example, V, as the director of the market development department, really controls a considerable part of the military power, and Lucy, as the secretary general, can almost access all the secrets of the giant company.
Even Song Zhaomei, as a junior, is now half the director of the scientific research department and is also responsible for the management of the matrix.
Only Ott Cunningham is responsible for both diplomacy and propaganda speeches. It seems to be a glorious job, but in fact, they are all heavy but insignificant tasks.
For this, Ott dare not complain at all.
With the work points she has accumulated now, she can immediately get involved in the core power circle of the giant company. Whether she can get in or not is just a matter of Li Ang's words.
If she is obedient, there will be opportunities for advancement.
If you don't obey, you will have no choice but to stand still or even go backwards!
"You and I can take care of ourselves."
V patted Jack on the shoulder, and then the two followed the other executives of the giant company and took the rail train back to their respective department areas.
Through the car windows outside, all the executives saw the employees of the giant company running back and forth under the huge star gate.
Transport boats and heavy-duty trucks belonging to the Engineering Department kept crossing the star gate, carrying out construction work around the clock.
