Chapter 572 Caterpillar
When Arsen Nicholas was distracted, Stephen had already walked to Chen Jian's side. ⊥ small,
However, to everyone's surprise, he did not continue to criticize Chen Jian. The two looked at each other affectionately for a few seconds, and even raised their hands to high-five each other.
"Next time there is such a good thing, you must call me."
Chen Jian's two eyebrows almost flew up, and he said with a smile: "Okay."
All the staff in the equipment pool downstairs had goosebumps all over the floor.
Yassen paused, raised his hand to touch his chin, and found that it was still there, so he felt relieved.
Byron is still arguing with the ship's officer, and has risen from personal ideological and moral issues to social atmosphere and national value orientation.
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"Dilal" without the "Apollo" pirate group is still noisy.
The "Lachesis" high-altitude orbit is swimming around the naval port under construction one after another.
Large and small tugboats transported the construction materials loaded by the cargo ships to the vicinity of the military port, and different types of engineering ships transferred them to the main structure of the military port for welding and assembly, and the construction work was carried out step by step.
With the sincere cooperation of the 44th Fleet Engineering Department, the 53rd Fleet Engineering Department, and the 42nd Fleet Engineering Department, after more than a month of hard and unremitting efforts, the space station with a length of more than 20 kilometers has been completed, and now only Some details and internal facilities need to be improved.
The ability to build a military port in such a short period of time is inseparable from the unremitting efforts of the engineering department for more than 40 days day and night, and the strong cooperation of the Covenant Naval Command and the logistics department in the uninhabited area.
On a "-200" engineering boat belonging to the 2nd Engineering Battalion of the 53rd Fleet Engineering Department, while the tugboat was hauling construction materials, a black engineer in the cab scratched his itchy scalp, wearing a dirty military uniform. Wipe it on and wipe off the sweat and oil on your fingers. Taking advantage of the situation, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it to his mouth. Just as he was about to pick up the lighter, another soldier snatched it from behind him. He didn't think it was stained with saliva, so he casually inserted it into his mouth.
The black engineer soldier in front was taken aback for a moment, then grinned and laughed twice. He took out an old-fashioned lighter with worn paint from his pocket, moved it to the person behind him, and lit a cigarette for him, then took another cigarette out of his pocket, put it in his mouth, and lit it with the lighter. He sucked several mouthfuls as hard as he did to his lover's face, and exhaled a puff of smoke contentedly.
The white man behind is much more elegant,
Clamp two fingers on the black filter tip and gently remove the soot in front. Gently exhale the turbid air in the lungs.
"Boss, have you noticed that the pirate coalition forces at 'Christelle' have been away for more than half a month, and they don't know where they went. Tang Fang may not have shown up for a long time. There is a lot of noise on the Internet. Some people speculate that he has left. The Star Alliance went to the United Kingdom of Turanx to ask Henrietta for help, and some people speculated whether he was looking for a new partner. They simply abandoned the industrial park of "Crystelle", and some people speculated that he might bring " Apollo's Pirates went to the Night's Army to take revenge. What do you think about this?"
More than a month ago, after many days of silence in "Crystal", people wondered if he had accepted the reality. Captain Tang, who gave up the struggle, suddenly left "Dilal" with 400 warships of the "Apollo" pirate group. No one knew where he had gone, not even Sheridan and Ruskin, who were in charge of daily affairs in the "Cristier" Industrial Park, did not know the whereabouts of Captain Tang. It made those workers from Sulu and Mengya panic. They were afraid that he, like most young people, would slap his ass and walk away in a flash of temper, so he simply wanted to quit "Morning Star Foundry". So what will they do next?
For those Star Alliance people who have been paying attention to the "Dilal" situation. Rather than worrying about the future fate of Sulu and Mengya laborers, they were more curious about where Tang Fang had gone.
The 44th Fleet is building a military star port in "Dilal", "Venus Pharmaceutical" claims that everything is normal with "Morning Star Foundry", and the government treats it indifferently... Various signs indicate that the situation has been going on for so many days Maintain the state before Tang Fang and the "Apollo" pirate fleet disappeared.
The relationship between "Morning Star Foundry", "Venus Pharmaceutical" and the Star Alliance government has not changed.
In other words, Tang Fang did not choose to bow his head, he was still resisting.
Since he didn't go to Bill Bohm or contact the Star Alliance Council, where did he go?
To revenge the Pirate Alliance?
Even the law forces can't catch the lairs of those guys. Is it possible for him to be an outsider with no foundation? If you send troops blindly, you will be doomed to nothing.
Is that to take revenge on the Evil Night Legion?
Unlike the pirate groups such as "Black Pearl", "Whitebeard", and "Cobra", the Eye Army is stationed in "Mubarak", and there is no need to search everywhere, but... take less than 500 pirate warships to Kazakhstan Trouble on Linton Harris' territory? He will only do this unless his brain is burnt out, because that is no less than suicidal, not to mention a large number of space-based defense facilities, "Mubarak" alone has more than 3,000 warships in service, and even the Star Alliance The navy has to weigh this bone if it wants to chew on it, let alone a private armed force like him?
After excluding the above two possibilities, the only reasonable guess is that he went to Henrietta for help, because Wang Jianzhi died under the attack of the Evil Army, and Metelev was captured by the Eye Army's landing troops. , whether it is as a partner of "Morning Star Foundry" or out of national morality, Henrietta has reasons to intervene in this "commercial" dispute.
If there is someone like Henrietta exerting pressure through international channels, I believe the Covenant government will not dare to go too far. After all, the identity of the old guy is there, and he has a lot of power in the political arena of the United Kingdom of Turanx. Sir Oliver still has a long way to go to get rid of this annoying uncle.
Many people speculated that Captain Tang's purpose in trying to offend Bill Bohm and drag Henrietta into the "Morning Star Casting" was precisely to deal with today's situation.
This is the art of checks and balances!
From this point of view, although Captain Tang is young, he is not a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch. If "Venus Pharmaceutical" can collude with the Star Alliance government, he can naturally form an alliance with foreign forces.
In the current situation where the Star Alliance is actively preparing for war and preparing for a big battle with Sulu and Monya. How dare those guys in the council easily offend someone of Henrietta's level? If the United Kingdom of Turanx is also dragged into the water, life for the Star Alliance will definitely not be easy.
The analysis of current affairs commentators is like a beacon, illuminating the hearts of every Covenant citizen who is concerned about the situation in "Dilal".
It turns out that young people's thinking is not as "young" as his life. Just imagine, if "Morning Star Foundry" and "Venus Pharmaceutical" have disagreements, or even disputes. The Star Alliance government will definitely favor "Venus Pharmaceuticals" and give commercial and legal resources behind the scenes.
On the other hand, "Morning Star Foundry", in order to survive in such a complicated environment, the only way is to find a backer who can compete with the hostile forces in the Star Alliance Council, and find a balance between the two. The time and environment of development.
"He's really a smart guy." This is what most people think.
Of course, there are also some differences of opinion. Some people put forward another point of view.
Thinking back to the time when "Venus Pharmaceutical" was besieged by the warships of Albert's faction Apollo Pirates in the industrial park in Christel, it was Tang Fang who used the biological battleship to repel Charmaine and save Byron and others. At that time, "Morning Star Foundry" had just completed the enterprise registration process in "Jakartapur", and it was not even a purse company, it was an empty shell at all.
At that time, he was able to use biological weapons, and even modified warships like the "Morning Star". Does it mean that he has another research and development base outside the Tianchao star area? Today, the development momentum of "Morning Star Casting" in "Dilal" has been frustrated. As a young person, it is very possible to be unbalanced in the heart. Run back to get rescuers.
Not many people accepted this guess, because if Tang Fang had another production base, why would he come to the Tianchao star area to wade through the muddy waters and seek to survive in the cracks of various forces? Wouldn't this be causing trouble for himself?
Anyway, no matter what the speculation is, the mystery of Tang Fang's whereabouts has become a big problem for the people of the Star Alliance. Some people wake up every morning, instead of washing their faces and brushing their teeth, the first thing they do is turn on the PA to browse the news page, so that they can learn the latest developments about "Morning Star Casting" as soon as possible.
From a certain point of view, a series of events surrounding the "Morning Star Foundry". The public's attention even exceeds the various efforts made by the Covenant government to deal with the war.
Some sensible people concluded that the various incidents encountered by "Morning Star Foundry" are actually the epitome of local political struggles. Of course, all this is not because of power, but on the surface it is because of interests, but in fact it is the collision and game of different ideas, beliefs, outlooks on life and values.
In this way, under the suspicion and attention of the public, half a month has passed, "Dilal" is like a reef in the tide, despite the wind and rain, it remains motionless.
Some people who are old and have experienced many major historical events smell the slightest bit of danger. As the saying goes, "If you don't explode in silence, you will die in silence." The situation in "Dilar" is like the Star Alliance The epitome of Sulu and Mengya, the longer it is suppressed, the more intense it will explode. The current situation is nothing but the calm before the storm.
The public opinion was boiling, and among the Star Alliance, especially the soldiers of the 44th Fleet of the Ayalos-Koplin-Slandal No Man's Land Navy, the discussion on this matter was naturally more heated, because they were in the "Dee Lal", watching "Christelle" circle around "Laches" all day long.
The upper industrial park of "Cristile" is very calm, and the boats transporting the laborers from Monya and Sulu will arrive here from "Babylon" every few days, but fewer and fewer people are unloading.
Grant, the No. 2 person of "Morning Star Foundry", is still as diligent and hardworking as ever, and sincerely cooperates with the old Corey. On the one hand, he absorbs unemployed workers, and on the other hand, he conducts business talks with Yinying Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Enterprises, inspects qualifications, and determines cooperation candidates. .
In terms of "Jakartapur", Walton and Johnny also never slacked off, and continued to collect mineral resources necessary for the aerospace industry such as iridium ore, cesium ore, titanium ore, and platinum ore through various channels.
Everything is so peaceful... Only people's hearts are not peaceful.
The conversation between a black corporal and a white corporal in the 53rd Fleet Engineering Department is but a microcosm of the entire Dilar Navy.
Some people are simply curious; some are watching with cold eyes; some are waiting to see Captain Tang's joke;
"What do you think?" A white sergeant in his thirties waited for the cigarette between his fingers to burn halfway, then flicked off a long piece of ash in front of him, looked up at the black man, and spit out four words: "The mantis is like a car."
Before the soot fell to the ground, it was scattered by the wind from the cockpit air cooler. It turned into a puff of smoke and exploded, some fell to the ground, and some stuck to the dirty cushions.
The sergeant loves his country very much, and loves his army even more, just like he usually likes to visit military forums, and feels that the army of the motherland is extremely powerful. The fleet of the motherland is a source of pride.
As for the young man named Tang Fang in the "Christian" industrial park, in his eyes, he was a poor guy.
Isn't the Covenant government caring enough about him? Immediately after the attack on "Dilal", the 44th Fleet was dispatched here to carry out rescue and defense work. No other company could have dreamed of such a good treatment. What else did he want to do? Is it okay to accept the government's kindness obediently?
In his eyes, the negative energy information that is spread wildly on the Internet is all fart. They are all false statements made by some so-called national elites and conspiracy theorists who have nothing to do all day long. They are purely slander, or foreign forces discredit the government Rumors that smell like farting after eating a hot dog.
He has faith in the Covenant. This kind of blind confidence stems from the love for it, the army, and the system, and those people on the Internet intentionally or unintentionally put the "Morning Star Foundry" on the opposite side of the Star Alliance government, so he slowly developed a kind of Hostility, from indifference at the beginning to contempt now.
The corporal obviously didn't agree with his point of view, even though he was the officer: "I think what those current affairs commentators on the Internet said is very reasonable. That Tang Fang... is really mysterious, and what those people in the parliament did this time It is indeed a bit too much, they should not unite with outsiders to suppress 'Morning Star Casting', let alone use military force to force people to this point."
Finally, he said righteously: "The army belongs to the country, not a tool used by the politicians to achieve their goals. It is wrong to do so. What we are doing now is tantamount to helping the evildoers."
The sergeant frowned, disliking the words of the black corporal, screwed out the butt of the cigarette on the scorched metal plate on the side of the console, threw it into the trash can beside him, and said: "Since you don't like it, you can choose Let's go."
The black man's facial muscles twitched a few times, and he said with a dry smile, "I still want to earn money for milk powder for my children."
The sergeant raised his eyebrows and said like a victor: "Then shut up... work!"
A tugboat was approaching from a distance, and the flickering lights turned some nearby engineering boats red.
There is a Storm Hammer-class flagship parked outside the project area. The 400-meter-long ship looks like a warhammer from a distance. According to the painting on the bow, it can be clearly judged its origin------Star Alliance Pompeii Clark, deputy commander of the 44th Fleet of the Navy, is driving the "Wuxian".
"Nakamura Mie, you despicable villain." The voice was so low that only he could hear it.
Pompeii Clark paid great attention to his own image, or reputation. His ideal was to be a glorious and great soldier, as majestic as a mountain, as lofty as a monument.
He didn't want people to look downcast, and he didn't want people to think he was a gossip.
To be under a woman like Nakamura Mie, he thought it was abject, and it was a kind of humiliation. Cursing others showed his incompetence and failure. Only the weak would bite and bark like a dog.
He considers himself a real soldier, a man of sincerity and patriotism, how could he accept the notoriety of a loser and a gossip, so he lowered his voice so low that only he could hear it.
Mie Nakamura submitted a report to the Naval Command in No Man’s Land, praising him for his rigorous personality and integrity. Now the most important task of the 44th Fleet is to build a military port in "Lachesis". There is no room for sloppy and slack like this It is best for him to supervise the work.
So, the dignified deputy commander of the 44th Fleet became a supervisor, listening to the people in the engineering department report on the progress of the project all day long, and there were all kinds of crying, tearing, and shirking responsibility.
He is a person who loves his job and is dedicated to his work. He really works from morning to night like a hard-working old scalper, but this does not mean that he is a fool or a fool. Nakamura Mie had a cool life on the "Percyon", but he had to work hard and meticulously supervise the progress of the project, how could he not have any complaints.
The so-called not doing good, doing more mistakes. He who does not do the truth, who does not tell the truth, never makes a mistake.
He is very unhappy, very unhappy, worse than eating a mouse droppings on white rice.
Because "politics" once again trumped "military", it is really unreasonable for such an upright and loyal soldier to be framed by political means by a despicable person like Nakamura Mie.
He hated that guy named "Tang Fang" even more, because he subconsciously believed that the young man was the same as Nakamura Mie, and his best skill was to play tricks and use lies and deceit to seek personal gain.
For people like them, it would be better if they were all dead, then the world would be much cleaner.
He shifted his gaze to the big screen No. 3. The "Christian" industrial park was completely silent, and the lighting equipment of the surface buildings sprinkled light on the mottled ground, which was as pale as snow and a little penetrating.
Pompeii Clark thought of a saying, "The wicked have their own grind." At the time when Captain Tang was playing well, the Star Alliance government was almost pried away by him alone. How is it now? It's not coiled like a caterpillar .
He's not a dragon, he's not quite a snake, he's no more than a caterpillar. (To be continued..)