Chapter 255: Additional Fee

Naturally, it was impossible for Amber to stand at the door and talk to the second-in-command of the Rubian Galaxy Autonomous Government.

So the two quickly arrived at a conference room with a slightly better environment in the forward camp.

Because the army's mud-legged people don't like to drink black tea like the 'first-class people' in the navy (the tactical air force has become a fourth-class people, I hope you know).

So Amber searched for a long time in the small refrigerator in the conference room, and found that in addition to energy drinks, there were carbonated drinks.

In the end, he could only choose a can of "Happy Water" with a relatively complete shape and no potholes. After opening it, he placed it in front of the administrative lieutenant.

"Our conditions may be a bit poor. I don't know if this Coke will suit your taste, but it's still delicious. You can try it."

"Forehead"

Looking at the carbonated drink with bubbles in front of me, I haven't drank this thing since graduation. Instead, like other federal 'gentlemen', I drank in all kinds of extremely expensive tea, coffee and Sam, who was drinking, hesitated for a moment.

However, after thinking about the purpose of his coming here today, he still bit the bullet and prepared to pick up the can of Coke that was labeled as 'unhealthy' and take a sip.

"Oh~ wait a minute, there is a soul missing."

Amber suddenly interrupted his movements, then found a clean glass, and put some ice cubes from the refrigerator into it.

"Mr. Sam, use this."

Looking at the can of Coke and the glass filled with ice cubes in front of him, Administrative Assistant Sam felt as if he had returned to a restaurant he visited during his college days.

This is a taste that he has never touched since graduation. It is the mark of youth and the carefree student days.

He picked up the cold can with slightly trembling hands, and gently touched the tinplate can body with his fingers, feeling the coldness coming from his fingers.

Sam hesitated for a moment, then tilted the mouth of the jar slightly, letting the dark brown liquid slowly flow into the cup.

As the bubbles rise and rise happily, a familiar and long-lasting lemon sweet fragrance instantly spreads amidst the crisp sound of the ice cubes colliding. It is the unique smell of cola, as if it comes with the taste of time.

He carefully picked up the cup and took a sip.

At that moment, the familiar yet distant sweetness on the tip of his tongue and the excitement brought by carbonic acid instantly awakened his deep-hidden memory.

He seemed to have returned to the youthful and innocent days when he was studying at the highest university in the Federation. What appeared in front of his eyes were the laughter and sweat in the classrooms and playgrounds of the past, as well as the figures of the friends who accompanied him through his youth.

But since I graduated and joined the Federal Republican Party with enthusiasm, my life has completely changed.

Political struggles, various shady stories, and the interests between large enterprises made him quickly transform from a young graduate.

With his naturally keen "political sense", Sam stood firm in the political storms and reached his current position.

But now, when he drank the long-lost carbonated drink and looked back on his life, Sam couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

Just as he was about to say something to Amber, he looked across at the person in charge of Atlas, staring at him with a strange look on his face.

But this is not Amber's fault, because he really didn't expect that he just took a can of 'Happy Water', and the other party just took a sip and started watching 'Carousel'.

Although he does not yet have the ability to read minds, the psyker's keen observation ability still allowed him to detect the 'abnormality' of this administrative lieutenant.

"Mr. Sam, are you okay? I remember this Coke has not expired."

"Sorry, I haven't had a carbonated drink for a long time, it brought back some memories of my youth."

Sam smiled sheepishly, and Amber on the opposite side also managed her expression.

Although he still felt that there was something wrong with this person, otherwise he would have had an orgasm after just drinking a Coke.

"Mr. Sam risked his life to come to the forward camp. There must be something important to discuss, right?"

Amber actually doesn't like dealing with these politicians, so she goes straight to the point.

"Yes, I am here mainly on behalf of the Galaxy Autonomous Government to communicate with you, Mr. Rebir, on some war matters. Some issues are quite sensitive and are not convenient to communicate via remote communication, so I came in person. ”

Sam resisted the urge to pick up the glass and take another sip, and got down to business.

"First of all, it's about the handling of Benjamin and Ralph. The forces behind them are currently operating. They want to save their lives and hope that at least they will not end up with the death penalty. In this case, they will always have a way to commute their sentences."

"What are your opinions? What is the opinion of the galaxy autonomous government on how to deal with the commander of its own garrison?"

"He's such a loser. He destroyed half of the garrison's strength. He was beaten like this a few days ago. Of course we hope to deal with him severely."

Sam said disdainfully, but his tone immediately changed in the next sentence.

"But the family behind him still has a certain influence in the Lubion system, and has connections with many officials within the autonomous government, so I guess it may be a bit difficult to impose the death penalty."

The administrative lieutenant carefully looked at Amber's expression, and after seeing that there was no change, he continued:

"Of course, we will still try to deal with it seriously in accordance with relevant laws and regulations."

"Haha, try your best?"

Amber laughed disdainfully. The politicians on the Federation side were still the same as he remembered.

"The bottom line of your galaxy autonomous government is really flexible. The madman who planned to drop a nuclear bomb on the friendly forces, and there was a recording as evidence, was still not convicted."

"After all, you recorded it without the other party's knowledge. The forces behind these two people also intend to hold you accountable for illegally invading military lines and violating other people's privacy."

After seeing Amber's expression change, Sam immediately added.

"But don't worry, their request has been sternly rejected by us!"

"Should I say that your galaxy autonomous government has done some "human work"?"

Amber's sarcastic words sounded extremely harsh to Sam, but he had to admit that the person in charge of Atlas was not wrong.

"Forget it, let's put this aside first and talk about it after all the battles are over. Is there anything else?"

Amber shook his head, not wanting to spend any more effort on this matter.

If the final treatment really doesn't satisfy him, then he doesn't mind using "Atlai's way" to solve the problem.

"There are indeed other things, and they are related to the next battle."

"Go ahead, Mr. Sam."

"It's like this, our autonomous government still hopes to end the battle on Rubion V as soon as possible and resume production as soon as possible, so we hope that your company can pay more attention and make more efforts in the subsequent battles.

We have also seen the combat effectiveness of other companies, and they are indeed unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility. At present, only you, Atlas, can help us completely eliminate the remnants of the empire."

Hearing the words of the administrative adjutant, Amber immediately understood that this matter was the main purpose of the other party's visit this time.

Although he didn't know why the other party talked about the previous matter first, he had to admit that the "low posture" now shown by the galaxy administrative adjutant could indeed benefit many people, including him.

"But I only have so many troops now. You've seen Atlas's troops, which are less than a brigade."

"That's why we hope you can increase your investment. Do you think it's convenient to invest more troops in Rubion V?"

"It takes time to transport them here. You know that Atlas is a company headquartered in the Thousand Star Empire. It will take more than ten days on the road."

"What about the troops that just arrived today?"

Sam asked with some doubts. He just followed the convoy, so he also saw those heavy units.

"Those are not combat troops, they are our test troops. They are equipped with experimental equipment that has not yet been put into mass production. They are very expensive."

Amber paused, then looked up at Sam's eyes and said:

"It costs more money."

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Underground sewage pipe system in the southwest of Ptolemy City.

As one of the lifelines of this city-the giant underground sewage treatment pipe system, this huge project is like a maze made of reinforced concrete.

Several meters or even more than ten meters underground, the complex pipe system twists and turns, running through every corner of the city.

The inner wall of the huge pipe with a diameter of several meters is no longer as clean and bright as before, and all kinds of dirt and garbage are attached to it.

Obviously, this place is not suitable for human activities.

Under normal circumstances, no human would go to the underground sewage pipes in Ptolemy City, and even the inspection would be completed by autonomous spider robots.

But now, there are waves of wading sounds and slight mechanical transmission sounds coming from the dark pipe.

Some rodents living in the sewers are curiously looking at the team of "horror gibbons" in front of them that they have only seen on the surface. With their brains, they naturally cannot understand why these humans appear here.

"Checkpoint_3 arrived, the current path is correct, keep moving forward, and it is expected to arrive at Checkpoint_4 in 10 minutes."

Lieutenant Baninger's deep male voice was transmitted to the ears of everyone in this team through the blue-green laser communication.

This is a special operations team composed of the special operations team and the infiltration team of the Atlas teaching team.

After infiltrating the edge of Ptolemy City at night, the special operations team entered the city's underground sewage pipe system from a hidden maintenance entrance.

Their mission is to use this underground network to infiltrate the city and investigate the deployment of the imperial remnants in the city.

The "vanguard" walking in the front suddenly stopped, raised his right hand and clenched his fist above his head, and the other team members behind him also stopped immediately.

The words "water flow impact warning" appeared on the HUD of the vanguard's tactical mask.

The people in the special operations team also quickly felt the vibration coming from their feet.

"Lieutenant, the sewage treatment host has begun to drain water"

Hearing the words of the vanguard, Baninger immediately took off a thing that looked like an engineering machine mounted on his waist.

"Everyone! Close to the inner wall of the pipe, the fixing bolts are shot out! Hang the safety ropes from the back to the front!"

The sound of "Ding! Ding! Ding!" kept ringing.

Everyone shot the fixing bolts connected to the waist into their feet at the fastest speed, and quickly hung the safety rope on the back of their teammates in front of them.

The surging sewage wave came faster than expected. With a roar like a giant underground beast, the turbid sewage instantly submerged the entire team.

Sorry, I posted late today.