Chapter 1 Return to stay
The power was shut down for half a day in the morning, and the call came in the afternoon. The first update arrived.
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"Let's go out and relax."
“Where to go?”
"Macao!"
A group of people gathered together, and Liu Zhiman was still the leader. The mecha drivers of the base, except for Heck and his son who had just died not long ago, were all present.
It was the second day now. After the last gathering, everyone came to the outside of the base. Instead of going to the Lingnan Restaurant where the last party was, they went directly to Macau and spent the night there. Finally, they were drunk.
Knowing that everyone was in a bad mood, and the PPDC was about to be disbanded, there were no more companies in the base to investigate, and they agreed to this last indulgence, and even took the initiative to free up two helicopters to relax everyone. No one refused, Zhang Yang, the group of retired mecha drivers, took the helicopter to Macau collectively.
Perhaps they wanted to vent their dissatisfaction and anger in their hearts. Everyone was playing in Macau. First, they went to a casino for a few games, and the more they lost, the less they won, and then they felt bored. The group of people went out for a big meal, and they got drunk and found a hotel to stay in. They were dawn.
Zhang Yang didn't drink that much, so he saved a lot of trouble when he woke up the next day, such as the headache after a hangover. Looking at Thomas, who was still sleeping soundly on the floor, Zhang Yang shook his head, took out the communicator and dialed the base number. Yesterday's helicopter arrived at the roof of the hotel again and picked them up.
"You guys look at this first."
Back to the base, the formal order for the dissolution of PPDC has been issued, and a staff member handed them a stack of documents. The main content is not much different from yesterday. Most of the staff at the base went directly to their posts before the transfer. All countries still guaranteed that according to their existing treatment, all mecha drivers were retired, including formal drivers and reserve drivers, with two options.
First, troops can choose whether to return to their original troops, or to drivers who have not had military experience before becoming drivers. After receiving a generous economic subsidy and one year's salary as compensation, they will still be free. The original military rank (mostly second lieutenant) is directly reported to the military department of the individual country to which they belong to, and are outside the special department. The qualification to be recruited is retained and the first right to recruit will still enjoy the first right to recruit after the reconstruction of the PPDC.
The second choice is that ordinary people who were originally staying, according to their personal wishes and expertise, can join the national army or research department, as well as other related positions, and the country will give priority to admission. This is for some old soldiers, such as the Russian mecha pilot couple. They are probably exhausted after years of battle. The two of them don’t want to continue staying in the army, so they ask to fall to a Russian military university and become two teachers.
These two regulations did not surprise everyone. At least the governments of various countries were not dazed yet, and knew that at some time, the chrysanthemum beast would still make a comeback. At that time, these retired drivers might be re-enlisted back to the battlefield at any time. Such generous retirement treatment also means to be activated at any time.
Jeff, who became a preparatory driver, was very satisfied with the retirement conditions. Although he did not become a driver from beginning to end, he had at least a lot of money and had a job provided by the state, and his original purpose had been achieved.
"Hi, how did you do last night?"
Cai Tiantong greeted everyone. He had to be busy with the sealing of the control center equipment last night. He was unable to attend this party, so he was a little depressed.
"Well, it's okay, Tiantong, let's see what your order is. Uh, are you going to the Ministry of Defense? Team leader? Promoted to colonel?"
Baker nodded. Both of them entered the Hunter School in the same year, so he and Cai Tiantong had the best personal relationship among the people. He was a little surprised when he saw Cai Tiantong's order of dispatch.
In their documents, they mentioned that technicians would return to the army one after another, or be transferred to other departments, or decide to retire, etc. As the chief consultant of PPDC, Cai Tiantong has a rich knowledge and experience in this area. He was invited by the US Department of Defense to join a research department and continue to be responsible for the subsequent improvement and research of the Drift nervous system.
Cai Tiantong is the team leader of this department, and the Ministry of National Defense is probably very satisfied with Cai Tiantong's previous experience and directly awarded the rank of colonel. This is what surprised Beckett the most. According to his previous experience at PPDC, Cai Tiantong is probably equivalent to a lieutenant colonel. At this moment, he is directly promoted to a colonel, and is an important department of the Ministry of National Defense, with extraordinary value.
"Actually, it's mainly because I'm too lazy. I've been in PPDC for so many years and have been used to dealing with machines. You know, every time you fight, I'm the most worried and busiest person. Now I can continue to do the job I like before, and I'm so worried and the treatment is good, so I agree." Cai Tiantong's voice was a little resentful.
"Hahaha."
Everyone laughed kindly. Everyone understood that the task of the control center was the most complicated. As drivers, they could at least go out to relax during non-combat times, while Cai Tiantong almost had to stay in front of the computer every day, monitoring the occurrence of various situations.
Not only Cai Tiantong was recruited by the Ministry of National Defense, but some of the technicians who worked in the control center before also received this invitation and joined the research department. For them, the work content is similar anyway, and they always have to live a more comfortable life with acquaintances. What's more, Cai Tiantong is their chief, so there is no need to worry about being criticized by some senior officials who don't understand, which is annoying.
As for the specific responsibilities of this department, Cai Tiantong only mentioned in a vague way that the current mecha driving synesthesia system drift was originally improved by the nervous system designed by the US Department of Defense for pilots, and their mission is probably to re-transform the system into a suitable place for pilots to use.
After the crisis disappeared, countries began to consider the previous competition for strength again. The United States suffered heavy losses in this war, including losses in attacks by the chrysanthemum beast, casualties of civilians, economic losses caused, damage and maintenance of mechas, etc., but the same gains were also quite huge. For example, by studying the body parts of the chrysanthemum beast in another world, it promoted progress in certain industries or technologies.
The drift synesthesia system that PPDC has been using for more than ten years has provided a large amount of real-life data and information for the US defense department. Don’t forget that the original developer of this system was the US Department of Defense. After so many years of practical testing, most aspects of the system have already reached a complete level. Just need to be improved again to apply this technology to fighter pilots.
As early as after the synesthesia system was announced, some experts predicted that the synesthesia system will inevitably affect humans for a long time, and even two-seater fighters will overwhelm one end of a single-seater fighter. These are all caused by the synesthesia system.
In fact, in this battle, all countries have obtained the skua mecha manufacturing technology and have already figured out synesthesia technology. It can be seen from the different mecha operating systems of each country. Therefore, the United States is no longer the dominant one, but the trend of blooming flowers.
But no matter what, everyone still congratulated Cai Tiantong. At least compared to them, Cai Tiantong can continue to struggle in the position he likes.
Finally, everyone's eyes gathered on the last order, which was the stay and departure of the command staff of the PPDC. General Heck, as the No. 2 figure, had already died heroically in the defense battle with his son. The Australian government decided to engrave the names of the two on the monument with other Australians who died in the war. The monument will be erected in front of the Sydney Opera House, where the Eureka Raiders once fought to express their respect.
As the Supreme Commander Pantcoster said yesterday, the US military offered generous treatment conditions and invited the other party to join a secret department to be responsible for the improvement and extension of the mecha. He was still a five-star general who was directly responsible to the military and the president. Others had no right to interfere. The treatment was very generous. Moreover, this department would be very important for a long time. I heard that the skua mecha should be used as a mecha suitable for individual combat, and the research on future space operations can be imagined.
However, Pantcoster chose to refuse.
Such a huge cake was rejected by Pantcoster, and then submitted his own retirement application. At the same time, through some interpersonal relationships, he contacted a farmer and prepared to buy it directly to the other party's farm, facing the land, and spring flowers bloom.
Although it sounds a bit incredible, Pantcoster did do so. Military personnel negotiated with Pant many times, hoping to take back the decision, but it was fruitless. In addition to the US military, other countries have also sent representatives to cooperate with Pant, but they were all rejected.
After staying in such an important position for so many years, Pant has possessed some of the secrets and experiences that he has mastered are fully capable of getting generous treatment for himself, but he is a little tired of his previous life. Then he made a request to open an orphanage in a city near his farm, specifically to accept orphans whose parents died in the attack on the chrysanthemum beast. At the same time, he hopes that the US government can reduce the expenses of some orphanages based on his years of contribution.
Whether it is reasonable or reasonable, the US government has no reason to refuse. It can not only calm the veteran's emotions, but also take care of these orphans. It also adds a reason to promote the positive image of the government and makes an agreement on the spot.
Chapter completed!