Chapter 235 I Want to Improve so Much! Riots and Rebellions Are Frequent!

At this time, seeing that Leon had uploaded the information, Morgan Blackhand, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but ask:

"Boss, do you know the world on the other side of the star gate?"

The key information of Pandora, a planet under the Universal Corporation, and the three universes of the universe, was always pointed out by Leon first.

Therefore, in the minds of Morgan and other executives of the giant company, Leon was covered with a layer of unfathomable "divinity".

It's definitely right to ask the boss when you are in doubt.

"I know a little bit."

Leon nodded, not intentionally hiding any news from Morgan, but also not revealing too much information about the other side to him.

"The enemies and heretics in the 004 universe are a bit difficult to deal with. If we rashly use the fleet to force a war, it will cause a lot of unnecessary losses."

"This time we can't take the initiative to prepare for war like last time. We need to be cautious and advance slowly in an orderly manner to minimize casualties."

Leon's words set the tone for this "Halo" operation, which is to be stable. The early preparations are mainly for the worst-case scenario.

"In addition, let David and his team be the main advance team investigators for this operation."

Leon ordered.

"Yes!"

...

...

Warehouse at the back end of the star gate.

David and others, who had just completed the first wave of investigation operations on the front line, had not had time to rest for long, and now they had to perform new tasks.

However, what surprised David was that this time, his advance team had a new batch of unique warriors.

For example, William Cage, deputy director of the recruitment department of the 003 "Edge of Tomorrow" world, chose to come to the front line as an investigator this time.

In addition, there is Rita Volataski who has just transferred here from other troops.

"What's going on? Why are there so many new faces in our Zhutian Vanguard, and even women?"

At this moment, David, who was standing next to Li De, couldn't help but sigh. Is it really so easy to be a member of his vanguard!

Li De looked in the direction David was looking at, and after seeing that the people were Cage and Rita, he was also slightly surprised.

You know, whether it is the Zhutian Vanguard or the Ace Vanguard, they are basically Astartes warriors who have undergone organ modification surgery.

Therefore, their bodies are also relatively tall and exaggerated.

Although Rita, who came here, has a height of 1.75 meters, which is considered tall among ordinary people, she is still too petite among the Astartes warriors who are 3 meters tall.

"It seems that we have a lot of talents here."

After checking his equipment, Li De said casually.

"Talent? Li De, do you know their details?"

David, who had also completed the equipment inspection task, immediately followed Li De who turned around and left, and asked him.

"The woman's name is Rita. She was originally an instructor in the AST power armor department. Later, she joined the Iron Hands and became the only member who did not undergo surgical modification and only used power armor for combat."

"Her fighting skills are quite outstanding. She is a powerful and ruthless character. It is a good thing that the development department transferred her to our side this time."

After listening to Li De's words, David also recalled some details thoughtfully. No wonder he thought Rita looked so familiar. It turned out that she had worked under him for a period of time.

He was the captain of the team, but he even forgot the members.

But this is not David's fault. In the past few years, David has been to the troops of various departments and led the team to fight. It is normal that he can't recognize all the soldiers in his team.

What's more, Rita has always been low-key. She usually wears a heavy power armor or exoskeleton. Who can recognize her gender and appearance?

"Why did the Development Department suddenly transfer so many new people? Did they use my advance team as a training ground?"

David was a little unhappy. If anyone could join his advance team, wouldn't it be a mess? What should he do if someone failed to perform the task?

"Don't ask around, just be a good captain."

As a veteran who has been in the workplace for many years, Li De certainly knows that the leader's arrangements must have deep meanings.

They, as subordinates, just do it directly. Asking too much will not be good for themselves.

"Okay..."

David shook his head and sighed.

Although Li De is only a nominal commander in this advance team, his prestige and authority in the Zhutian Advance Team are actually higher than David as the captain.

After all, Li De is one of the core executives of the Ace Advance Team. He came here to assist David in handling various important tasks and supervise the situation here.

As they talked, the two had crossed the star gate and arrived at the 003 universe. The natural light of the planet of Abundant Star is the same as that of the earth, which makes people feel warm and comfortable.

The dense woods surround the base, and the slightly strong sunlight makes David subconsciously squint his eyes.

The engineering team here is still busy expanding and building the front-line base. A large number of six-legged Hex robots are moving materials back and forth to build the foundation.

In addition to the members of the engineering team on the scene, there are also many AI drones nearby to investigate the situation and automatically identify suspicious persons.

Seeing the suitable ecological environment here, David smiled and said, "This planet is quite suitable for living. If I retire, maybe I will stay here and build a private villa."

Not long after, Li De and David walked into the front-line base headquarters, where they met Morgan Blackhand, who was in charge of remote command of this operation.

Next, David, Li De and other members of the Zhutian advance team will go to the designated area to start a new round of investigation tasks.

"The members mixed into your advance team this time are elite soldiers from other departments. You will meet them in a while."

Morgan Blackhand revealed some information to David in advance and gave him a shot of prevention.

As a result, as soon as the voice fell, several combat members led by Rita walked into the headquarters command room.

After putting down her heavy tactical backpack, the heroic Rita saluted David and Morgan and other officers, as a greeting to them.

Soon, the last investigator hurried to the headquarters to report. He put down his backpack and equipment box and introduced himself to everyone with a little apology:

"Sorry everyone, this is my first time in the combat unit, and I am not familiar with the procedures here. My name is William Cage, and I am very happy to work with you!"

Looking at William Cage, who was completely a rookie, David was very surprised and a little reluctant, but because his boss Morgan was here, he could only nod stiffly:

"I am your captain, David Martinez."

"Solomon Reed."

"..."

After telling each other their names, everyone came to the combat meeting room not far away under Morgan's arrangement.

Through the information displayed on the holographic screen, everyone has learned the specific location of the front-line base and the relevant characteristics of the Harvest Planet.

Including the orbital elevator here, and key information about human cities.

"Everyone, we are now at the equator of the planet. I believe you can see that this is a primeval forest."

"But outside the forest is the local human planting area and many livestock ranches. Obviously, this is a colonized planet used to produce food."

"But through our drone investigation, there are some rebels against the local human government."

After the voice fell, Morgan presented the bird's-eye view taken by the orbital drone and the invisible drone on the holographic screen.

The more David, Li De and others looked at the information displayed on the screen, the more they felt that the city here was very similar to the Earth city in the 003 universe "Edge of Tomorrow".

It is also a very modern high-rise building, providing a variety of convenient transportation sky trains.

Of course, the buildings, orbital elevators and suspension trains here are definitely not comparable to the ideal city of the Universal City. At most, they can be on par with the 003 Earth.

As for the rebels mentioned by Morgan Blackhand, they were also displayed on the screen.

I saw that at the edge of the city, a large number of people were gathering, as well as extremists throwing Molotov cocktails. The defense line formed by the security forces was retreating step by step.

The riot was not quelled until the members of this group of troops used tear gas, various stun grenades, and fired warning shots.

It tasted right, the familiar breath of freedom!

"According to the investigation and analysis of colleagues from the United Intelligence Agency, the human colonies in the Halo universe have suffered various oppressions and restrictions from the government."

"As a result, the humans in each colony generally have a strong rebellious psychology. Now, colonized planets like Harvest have various rebellious actions."

Morgan Blackhand waved his hand, turned off the holographic screen in front of him, and said to the people below with his hands behind his back:

"It is precisely because of this that the chaotic situation here can be better utilized by us to facilitate the subsequent in-depth investigation."

After speaking, Morgan raised his hand again to wake up the AI ​​assistant, looked at the current time, and continued:

"In 3 hours, you will take the Storm Eagle gunboat to the target area. Now your task is to pack up the necessary equipment and weapons to deal with the emergencies that may be encountered next."

After the voice fell, Morgan Blackhand looked around at everyone, as if asking if there were any other questions.

"Yes."

The soldiers below responded one after another.

"Okay, then disband now, I will wait for you here in three hours."

In an instant, several soldiers left their seats and returned to their own camps to prepare for the final inspection.

On the way back, Cage and Rita were surprised by Cage's arrival. She took the initiative to ask Cage why he came here.

Cage's answer made Rita stunned, but she couldn't find any other flaws.

"I want to improve so much!!"

That's right, this is William Cage's original answer.

In order to transfer himself to the front line as much as possible, Cage used the resources and authority of his deputy director of the conscription department to fiddle with himself.

Rita could only be speechless. Although she felt something was wrong, she couldn't find any reason to refute it.

After all, she came here to "progress"!

In essence, the purpose of the two is the same.

"Haha, it's interesting. Then you'd better not regret it. Be careful not to give up this life."

Rita no longer paid attention to Cage and walked into a dormitory arranged by the engineering department for them alone, ready to rest for a while and deal with the upcoming investigation task.

...

Three hours later.

The front-line base on the Stargate side has a basic prototype after the emergency construction by the engineering team and the construction of various facilities by a large number of Hex robots.

The remaining engineering work is nothing more than optimizing the functions of each area and improving the comfort of employees.

Thanks to the fully automated transportation channel built by the engineering team, the front-line base will not worry about daily necessities, and construction equipment and weapons and ammunition are also available.

At this moment, a batch of flying vehicles for combat and reconnaissance have been parked on the vertical take-off and landing platform that has been well built.

The Astartes warriors wearing light plundering power armor, and human warriors such as Rita and Cage wearing mechanical exoskeletons, are also ready and come to the take-off and landing platform.

After a while, the Storm Eagle gunboats carrying investigators, some engineers, and AI robots took off one after another.

Immediately, this fleet disappeared in the dark sky of the Harvest Star.

In one of the Storm Eagle gunboats, David sat at the front of the cabin and saw the scene of the alien forest outside the porthole through the screen of the helmet.

And the No. 2 Storm Eagle following closely behind the gunboat.

This investigation operation is mainly divided into two teams. One team is the infiltration team headed by Rita. They have not undergone transformation surgery and have the same body shape as ordinary humans.

It is easier to lurk among the crowd and perform various investigation tasks.

David and others from the second team came out at the critical moment to make the final decision, helping Rita complete the operation and cover the entire investigation team.

Before this mission, the investigators at the headquarters had prepared corresponding supplies for them, such as cash or virtual currency for local transactions.

So that they can better infiltrate the city.

The human society on the Rich Star still uses cash as the transaction currency, so each investigator will have some local cash on him.

Ding!

At this moment, a video communication from the headquarters popped up on David's holographic screen.

It was a communication request from Morgan Blackhand.

Soon, after the video was connected, Morgan appeared in front of David and said:

"David, according to the latest dynamic information detected by the UAV of the United Intelligence Bureau, riots are happening in the city of Odgate where you are about to go."

"It seems that there are many rebels there who are organizing violent actions. Try to avoid conflicts with them as much as possible and give priority to completing this investigation mission."

"Of course, if it is really unavoidable, you must deal with them all. Remember, don't expose your whereabouts."

"In addition, the technicians of the United Intelligence Bureau have completed the communication connection with you. Next, they will send you the latest dynamic news directly."

"This is the headquarters of the front-line base, over."

After saying all the reminders, Morgan ended the communication, and the helmet screen in front of David returned to its original state.

This time, Morgan's timely information supplement made David keenly aware of some key points.

That is, the rebellious sentiment of the residents of the Harvest Star is likely to be stronger than they imagined!

One day, the local residents may overthrow the local government agencies and attract the UNSC's anti-rebellion fleet.

Although David does not know the specific technological level and fleet strength of the UNSC for the time being, through the specific tasks assigned by Morgan Blackhand and the attitude of his superiors.

David can clearly perceive that the giant company intends to keep a low profile this time, relying on infiltration, bribery, and internal and external cooperation to take over the colony of this planet.

This means that they must handle it carefully and try not to cause unnecessary trouble.

For example, the UNSC fleet of the 004 universe human beings.

After understanding the boss's thoughts, David has a clear understanding of the requirements for the execution of this mission.

And then, the latest news from the United Intelligence Bureau also provided David with more information points.

That is, there is a government on the planet of abundance that assists the normal operation of the colony, as well as self-aware artificial intelligence.

The United Intelligence Bureau's requirement for David is to find the access point of the artificial intelligence. At that time, they will remotely transmit the matrix program to forcibly crack the artificial intelligence so that the headquarters can get more intelligence information.

While David was thinking, the Storm Eagle gunboat had already carried all the soldiers to a vast farmland.

Scattered lights on the ground indicated that human farmers lived in the area.

As for the mechanical farm tools that automatically performed work tasks, they still operated according to the established procedures to ensure the normal growth of crops.

Not long after, the two Storm Eagle gunboats began to slow down and landed steadily in an open field.

Then the hatches on both sides of the gunboat opened, and everyone immediately rushed out of the cabin, each holding a gun to guard the surroundings.

After completing the transportation mission, one of the gunboats left first and disappeared into the night, while the other stayed in place and waited.

When the engineer used a specific pulse scanner and dynamic detection equipment to confirm that there were no abnormalities around, David, as the captain, stood up and gave instructions:

"Li De will lead the soldiers of the second team to stay here and report any situation at any time."

Since this time we need to carry out an infiltration operation, it is best not to have too many Astartes soldiers appear. David only needs to take Rita and others from the first team.

"Understood!"

"Yes."

"..."

After giving the order, more than a dozen Astartes warriors immediately picked up their weapons and dispersed, each finding a favorable terrain to be on guard.

David, with Rita, Cage and other members, came to the other side, and the AI ​​drone detected the picture.

Everyone can see the brightly lit city of Odgate not far away. Various sentries have been set up by the security forces there. It seems that the riots are getting more and more intense.

The whole city has entered a strict state of alert.

After a simple situation analysis, David continued to give instructions:

"Rita will lead the team into Odgate now and find a base for us to stay."

"The rest of you follow me to carry out the mission."

"Yes!"

Rita's voice immediately sounded on the communication.

Immediately, David took the remaining members and quickly headed towards the predetermined destination.

Rita, who has rich combat experience, did the same, and quickly approached the city with her teammates.

Not long after, Rita found a tavern that had not yet closed in the suburbs of the city.

The liveliness here formed a sharp contrast with the quiet residential areas around it. It seemed that this tavern was a place for local farmers to relax.

Therefore, so many people gathered here so late.

After seeing that there were many people here, Rita immediately decided to bypass this area to avoid being noticed by others.

But William Cage took the initiative to speak up and gave his own advice, asking him to change into plain clothes and sneak in to inquire about the news.

Cage believed that his self-acquaintance and chatterbox attribute would definitely be able to pry out a lot of key information from the old drunkard in the tavern.

At first, Rita said she would never allow it, until the voice of Captain David came from the team's communication voice, allowing Cage to go in to collect intelligence, and then she reluctantly nodded and agreed.

Soon, Cage chose a lucky passerby, knocked him unconscious, and stripped him naked, and he directly swaggered into this lively and noisy tavern.

The micro camera device on his chest also clearly transmits all the situations happening here to the holographic helmets of each member.

In this time when the air is filled with alcohol and everyone is half drunk and half awake, a TV is broadcasting the real-time news of the day.

[The Odgate City Hall has dispatched riot control troops to launch a raid on a rebel hideout and carry out a crackdown on criminals. ]

[In order to maintain the peace and security of the Harvest Star, we hope that all residents will report the whereabouts of the rebels in a timely manner and make a contribution to our colony. 】

【……】

Seeing the TV hostess with a righteous look, the farmers in the tavern were immediately angry, and they all cursed:

"Fuck his grandmother's city hall, fuck his ancestors' riot police!"

"These damn beasts only know how to oppress us poor farmers. Why do our farmers on Harvest Star only deserve to exchange their blood and sweat for a little cheap pay!"

"And the humans on Reach Star and Earth can enjoy the fruits of our labor wantonly. Are the humans on Harvest Star not human beings?!"

As soon as this sentence came out, it immediately resonated and supported by other farmers and drunkards. Harvest Star has suffered from the UNSC for a long time!

"Fuck the UNSC, I might as well join the rebels in rebellion!"

"I'll seize the starship, take the UNSC position, and drink and chat with the brothers present on Earth, wouldn't it be great!"

Some people were making dangerous rebellious speeches, while others sighed:

"Forget it, didn't the governor say that he would help us get tax reduction by the end of this year? What if the situation gets better?"

"Humph! Tax reduction?"

Someone else cursed: "Just those ugly-looking people in the city hall bastards, they talk about tax cuts every year, but in the end, it's still the same as always! "

"That's right! The BYD dignitaries on Earth say that Harvest Planet is the granary of mankind every day, but we can't even eat enough, and we have to pay taxes to support the UNSC's military expenditures, just to fight our own people."

"If you ask me, just follow the rebels and become independent. If we don't give the UNSC any hardship, they will treat us as lambs to be slaughtered."

"..."

Seeing this scene, the tavern owner was so scared that his face turned pale and he was sweating on the spot.

These peasant drunkards can drink, but can they not discuss such dangerous content? The last time someone instigated a riot in the tavern was during World War II.

The tavern owner quickly stuck his head out and looked outside to see if there were any patrolling police cars or other riot squad soldiers. After confirming that there was no one, he breathed a sigh of relief.

'Forget it, just close an hour early. If I don't let these drunkards chat, I'm afraid they will smash the tavern.'

The owner sighed in his heart.

Here, Cage, who was watching the show the whole time, had collected enough intelligence information.

Through these drunken old men who loved keyboard politics and swearing, Cage had learned that the leader of the rebels had actually been dead for ten years.

But the riots on the planet of abundance were still in full swing, which showed that the anger and resentment of the local people were indeed extremely tense, and the people who were rebellious were basically all civilians.

The wreckage of the ship that appeared in low-Earth orbit was actually a UNSC transport ship, and such a horrific riot had already touched the UNSC's tolerance limit.

If this continues, the UNSC will definitely send a fleet to deal with these rebels and forcibly suppress all uprisings on Harvest Star.

After hearing the intelligence content eavesdropped by Cage and the complaints of the farmers at the scene, David could basically confirm his speculation.

Now let’s sort out the situation of Harvest Star again:

In 2502, in order to suppress the rebel actions on Harvest Star, the UNSC dispatched Spartan-I genetically modified warriors, killing the rebel leader Gerald and quelling the riot.

Today, 10 years later, in the year 2512, the rebellion has rekindled, and Harvest is once again in turmoil, which is very likely to trigger another crackdown by the UNSC!

"Cage, you did a great job this time. I will take credit for you later."

David was very satisfied with the clever Cage. Every decision made by the leader was indeed meaningful. The newcomer who had just been transferred to the team had made great contributions.

"Haha! Thank you, captain." Cage smiled.

After praising Cage's idea, David couldn't help but admire his own CIA business capabilities. This intelligence gathering ability should not be exaggerated.

Only a short amount of time has passed, and the situation on this planet has been almost figured out.

Of course, as for where the information from the CIA came from, this is not something David can worry about.

Anyway, the intelligence department of the giant company in the world has never made any mistakes, and the intelligence information provided is basically 100% correct.

At this moment, Cage, who had completed the task of obtaining intelligence, began to retreat, quickly left the tavern, and rejoined Rita and others.

On David's side, he is preparing to report all the intelligence and speculation he has obtained to his boss, Morgan Blackhand:

"Reporting to the headquarters, after summarizing information from various departments, we have been able to determine that the time point in the universe is in 2512, and the rebellion of the residents on Harvest Planet has reached its extreme."

"And the local government is no longer able to maintain the normal operation of the colony, and there is a high possibility of forcing the military to suppress the rebels."

"Based on the current situation, there is a large-scale riot here, and a human civil war is not far away."

When talking about this, David hesitated for a moment, and then said his suggestion:

"I think we should take control of the situation on this planet as soon as possible, and send false news to UEG and the UNSC Bureau to calm them down, prevent this war from breaking out, and establish the first base of the giant company."

The advice David gave was in line with Morgan's wishes and the decision-making of the boss behind the scenes, Leon.

Immediately, Morgan Blackhand immediately agreed with David's idea: "Not bad."

"David, it seems that you have made clear the next action plan. Now you not only have to access the artificial intelligence terminal here, but also control the communication channels between Harvest and the outside world."

"You have to act quickly. You have to settle the situation here before the UNSC fleet arrives here."

"yes!"

David responded immediately. In fact, Morgan didn't need to say much, he also understood the importance of doing these two tasks well.

As long as they can control Harvest Planet's city hall institutions, communications and artificial intelligence at the same time, then this planet will basically be the first base for giant companies in the world.

The subsequent fleets and large forces of the giant companies can also land smoothly and fully occupy the planet, so as to facilitate the implementation of various subsequent combat plans.

After hanging up the video call with Morgan, David immediately ordered the team members to continue acting according to the established plan.

…

Six hours later.

On the other side, Odegat City Hall.

Under the strong suppression of the Harvest Governor, the riots in the city center seemed to be under control.

The protesting residents who were still wandering around were now basically driven away by the riot police, and the neighborhood became deserted and quiet due to strict security measures.

Anyone who appears on the streets in groups will be scolded by local patrolling soldiers and sent home, and they will not be allowed to move around freely.

But at this moment, David has sent people to successfully reach the city's city hall, and set up an excellent observation point and sniper point somewhere!

Under the surveillance of David and others, they could clearly see the deployment of Odgart's riot troops and patrol soldiers.

You can also see part of the governor's office.

At this moment, a group of soldiers who had just completed patrolling the neighborhood completed the handover with another team, and then the patrolling soldiers drove out of the city hall in an explosion-proof armored vehicle.

Through careful observation, David and Rita can basically determine that the equipment of the human garrison on the planet is actually not as advanced as the humans in the 003 "Edge of Tomorrow" universe.

When Rita was fighting against the Mimic, she still had military equipment like exoskeleton armor. Unlike the soldiers on the Harvest Planet, these scraps of metal were completely antiques from the Second World War.

"Report to captain, we are in position."

Rita's voice came from David's headset.

"Continue the mission."

"yes!"

Here, due to the high-intensity patrol missions in two shifts for many days, the soldiers who had just been laid off were already very sleepy.

But they still have to stay here and continue to guard the door of the city hall until the next group of people comes to take over.

There is no way, the garrison on Harvest Star is too stretched. They have to suppress the rebels and are busy with daily patrols. People are needed everywhere.

"I'm so sleepy. I want to lie in bed forever and never wake up!"

Before a soldier could finish yawning, the combat team led by Rita had quietly come behind the soldier and launched a sneak attack! !

With a crisp snap, the soldier's neck was broken by Rita and others at the same time. In just a moment, they dealt with the defenders here.

After quickly dealing with the bodies of these soldiers, Rita continued to report the situation to Captain David:

"Report, the mission has been completed, please give instructions!"