Chapter 508 Sparks
Johnny's words were not entirely joking, because he did show great talent in HCP manipulation.
In the 'career allocation prediction' that all teenagers in the Federation must conduct when they are fourteen years old, the teenager named Johnny Letin was recommended by the system to have two career development routes.
One is to join the federal army and become a glorious HCP pilot, and the other is to drive a civilian stepper platform - that is, the civilian version of HCP, and become a special pilot that is needed by a large number of industries.
Due to family problems at the time and in order to better take care of his family, Johnny finally chose to stay on his home planet and became a civilian step-by-step platform driver with a more stable income and safer daily work.
However, his talent was not buried there. When a large-scale "armed rebellion" broke out in the Lubion system, in order to protect his family and co-workers, he boarded an HCP whose pilot died of serious injuries and many parts were damaged.
In a desperate situation, he killed a pursuing government HCP and accompanying troops. Finally, when he was surrounded by the government's follow-up troops, he was rescued by the Renaissance Alliance's troops. Therefore, he joined the Renaissance Alliance's HCP troops and became a real HCP pilot.
This time the Atlas Group cooperated with the Renaissance Alliance and wanted to help the Renaissance Alliance train HCP pilots and heavy armored combat boat pilots. After the news spread, Johnny was quickly recommended by his superiors.
In the assembly area of the 'Pillar of Heaven II' space elevator, Johnny Redding also met Manfred for the first time who was going to be trained as a heavy armored combat boat pilot.
Although the two people's personalities, family backgrounds, and personal experiences are completely different, they actually became friends in this short period of time.
And Johnny Redding also figured out the true identity of his new friend.
Manfred von Richthofen, a name that sounds full of old-school aristocratic style, but in fact when Manfred was a child, his full name was actually Manfred Albrecht Ter von Richthofen.
Obviously, compared to a Federation citizen, such a name seems to be more suitable for a Star Dragon Empire noble.
In fact, Manfred and his family were also the "down-and-out nobles" who escaped from the Star Dragon Empire.
Manfred actually didn't know what happened specifically, because his deceased parents never told him. He only learned from their few words that his family was a victim of the political struggle in the Star Dragon Empire.
If it weren't for the help of some old friends, they might not have had the chance to escape to the Federation and accept the 'political asylum' of the Rubian System Autonomous Government.
It's just that after so many years, a nobleman with no actual value quickly lost the attention of the galaxy's autonomous government, and Manfred's family fortune also plummeted.
In order to survive, Manfred joined the reorganized garrison fleet and became a reconnaissance boat pilot - this is also thanks to the fact that the newly built garrison fleet did not have too many obstacles in terms of identity and background, and I also hope that Manfred, a somewhat 'special' soldier, can become a 'propaganda subject' in the future.
Otherwise, with Manfred's background, he would never want to join the federal army in his life.
The chat between the two teenagers did not last long, and soon they, like everyone else, were asked to return to the cabin and secure themselves, because the cargo ship was about to follow the fleet into a collective jump.
"Johnny, don't be eliminated. I'm waiting for the day when you fly the HCP to escort me~" Manfred looked at his new friend and said seriously before entering the cabin.
"You should worry about yourself, little noble, don't let me become an ACE by then, and I won't have your battle boat to serve as a pedal for me."
Johnny Redding waved his hand nonchalantly, and finally looked at each other with Manfred, and the two teenagers couldn't help laughing anymore.
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Time was like a fleeting moment, and nearly five months passed in one breath without anyone reacting.
When the situation in this universe entered a new chapter, time seemed to flow faster.
Not only psychics like Amber, but also many ordinary people feel that time passes faster and faster. Sometimes it seems like just a blink of an eye, and then a day passes.
Of course, this is not because some powerful 'power' really speeds up the flow of time in this universe. It is mainly because there are so many things happening during this time, and explosive news comes one after another every day.
Under the impact of a large amount of new information, many people's usual boring life has been broken, and they will naturally feel that time is passing faster and faster.
In Amber's view, in addition to the fast pace of both Atlas Group and the outside world during this period, the 'tension' of the entire universe has also begun to increase to a new height.
Although this 'strategic decisive battle' between the Federation and the Star Dragon Empire ended with a seemingly lose-lose outcome, in fact the two major human forces did not come to a standstill.
On the federal side, the prestige and credibility of the federal government have been greatly affected by many previous incidents. In addition, the military-industrial complex that colluded with the government was severely damaged by the Atlas Group, so various systems. Especially the galaxies controlled by the opposition parties are beginning to make moves.
When the 'armed rebellion' in the Lubion system was not quickly suppressed, but instead showed an intensifying trend, in addition to the opposition parties who wanted to cause trouble, some other forces also started their actions.
These forces neither recognize the federal government nor the self-government of the galaxy. They have only one goal, and that is to 'establish themselves as kings'.
"Believe in the future promised by bullshit parties, why not do it myself!"
Soon, "sparks" burned in many galaxies within the Federation. Some were armed rebellions launched by civil forces like the Rubin galaxy, and others were galactic autonomous governments that declared "independence."
For the former, although the people in these galaxies have entered a state of war, most people still have some goals to fight for, and the warring parties will still deliberately avoid civilians during the battle to avoid causing accidental harm.
But if the galaxy you are in is the latter, then congratulations on getting an unlimited ‘Slave Experience Card’.
As we all know, many of the autonomous governments and chief executives of the federal system are not very human beings, and when they declared their complete 'independence' from the jurisdiction of the federal government, these non-human behaviors immediately became even less human.
This situation in the federal territory also caused Marshal Trafalgar, who had just returned to the capital to report on his duties and rest, to blacken his eyes and faint.
Although the federal government immediately blocked the news, there were still some unfounded rumors circulating, which also caused these "sparks" within the federal territory to seem to be getting more and more prosperous.
While the federal government was having a headache due to the simultaneous outbreak of 'armed rebellions' in multiple star systems within its borders, the various forces in the Star Dragon Empire were actually not doing much better.
The news that Her Highness Agnes was about to be crowned had completely spread. Coupled with the previous news that Duke William had died in battle and the Chaos Fortress was destroyed, the Regent Party was at a disadvantage almost overnight.
And just as Amber expected, the old nobles who had previously joined the Regent Party suddenly stepped forward to act as 'peacemakers', hoping to ease the conflicting relationship between the two parties.
After all, they are the ones who are the best at adapting to the changing circumstances. They know that if they do not stand up and express their position in advance at this time, then when Princess Agnes is officially crowned, a battle will be waiting for them. There's a big purge.
It was at this time that many forces suddenly appeared in the galaxies controlled by the 'Princess Party' and the 'King Party'. Under the slogan of 'overthrowing the monarchy and overthrowing the Leon family', a large number of planetary governors and planetary governors were hanged. The noble family launched the so-called 'Glorious Revolution'.
At the same time, some nobles within the 'Regent Party' also began to carry out armed intervention in these systems in the name of helping to deal with the 'riots'.
The Regent Norton II himself began to liquidate a group of veteran nobles within the 'Regent Party' who had long been opposed to him without any warning.