The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 115 On-site Situation
"Lieutenant Kane, please contact the military hospital and ask them to do their best to treat Warrant Officer Mace. If any medications are needed, I will contact the Eighth Army to prioritize their deployment," Major Hank instructed.

A lieutenant-level officer next to him nodded and then dialed the hospital's communications point.

Almost simultaneously, the young man closest to Major Hank whispered, "Major, we just received news that two members of the Mays family's main branch have arrived on this planet overnight and should be at the military hospital soon."

He wasn't actually a resident instructor at the school, but rather an adjutant under Major Hank.

His presence at the school seemed somewhat superfluous; he neither taught students nor was he assigned there on a mission like many of the officers present. He had come to the school as Major Hank's adjutant, and his main job was to assist Major Hank with military affairs during his time at the school.

In fact, according to the imperial military system, only colonels are generally entitled to be assigned adjutants. These adjutants are required to act as assistants to their superiors, helping to manage general affairs and military matters, and even serving as vanguard soldiers in wartime, similar to the position of a trusted secretary.

However, this is only the official system. The military system that the empire has always maintained is now somewhat unsuitable for the current situation of the military.

In this era of military prosperity, the empire's military forces had already reached a considerable size, almost two to three times the size of when the empire was first established. The entire organizational system was complex, ranging from privates to high-ranking generals, and their numbers were quite large.

While this ensures humanity's dominant position in interstellar space, operating such a massive and complex military machine requires not only enormous resources but also an extraordinary amount of human resources.

But regardless of the era or the level of military prosperity, the group of people truly capable of serving as officers remains a minority. This also means that they are destined to command an increasing number of junior officers and undertake more military duties.

A leader may possess exceptional leadership skills, outstanding judgment, and foresight... but no matter how strong a person is, they are still just one person, and cannot be in two places at once. At this point, a capable and effective adjutant becomes their perfect partner.

In the past, adjutants were assigned by the military. Generally, when someone reached the rank of colonel, the military would select a junior officer from below who had the best working relationship with them as their adjutant.

Then, this adjutant's future is almost entirely dependent on the officer he serves. Furthermore, when the officer achieves military merit, the adjutant is also entitled to a share of the military pay—this is an unspoken rule of the adjutant system. Therefore, if one can follow a powerful officer, the adjutant's path to promotion is generally very smooth, no less so than if they strive on their own.

As the workload of the entire officer corps increased, even some lieutenant colonels and majors in important positions began to need to be assigned adjutants.

However, it is currently unrealistic for the Empire to modify its military system. The military feels that instead of getting bogged down in a dispute with the Council of Nobles over this issue, it would be better for the military to make its own arrangements and establish an unwritten rule.

Therefore, some lieutenant colonels and majors can also have their own adjutants through application. However, their adjutants are generally trusted confidants whom they choose themselves, unlike colonels who are selected through open selection within the military system. These adjutants receive the same treatment as the latter, possessing ranks recognized by the military.

Major Hank comes from a prominent military family on the capital planet. However, by his generation, he had been relegated to a collateral branch. His grandfather was once a candidate to inherit the main line, but he lost the election and was separated from the main line, gradually becoming marginalized.

However, Major Hank himself possessed exceptional talent and, as an outstanding graduate of the Capital Military Academy, immediately attained the rank of sergeant upon graduation. During his ten years stationed on the border, he accumulated numerous merits and was ultimately awarded the rank of major. He was now highly regarded within the family, and this adjutant had also been selected to serve alongside him through family connections. Therefore, this adjutant was also a member of a collateral branch of the Hank family, making him and Major Hank closely related.

He was also fully aware that applying for medication from the military was not something that could be done casually. After all, the military was not a charity, especially since people from different regiments naturally had different sources of resources.

Warrant Officer Mays is on the Third Army Corps' assessment list. Although he has not officially joined yet, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will inevitably join the Third Army Corps once he is promoted to lieutenant.

Major Hank, along with his family, belonged to the Eighth Army Corps. Applying for medicine for Warrant Officer Mays would inevitably require using Major Hank's quota.

The major's ration of medicines in the legion was so small that even Major Hank himself was reluctant to use them, yet he gave them all to an outsider. Naturally, the adjutant was unhappy about it.

So when he learned that the Mace family had already arrived, he couldn't help but remind Major Hank that he hoped the latter would retract this overly generous decision.

"No need for further words, go and say it," Major Hank said to the lieutenant who had stopped speaking as well.

Hank said in a deep voice to the displeased adjutant, "I believe... a hero who dares to give his life to protect the citizens of the Empire should not lose his life in the prime of his life. He did what he should do, and I should do what I should do."

Seeing his superior's firm stance, the adjutant finally backed down and stopped trying to persuade him. Although he looked displeased, he helped the hospital connect with the Eighth Army Corps to request the special medicine.

Major Hank nodded, about to say something to Stark in front of him.

Suddenly, the large screen in the middle of the conference table connected directly and projected the entire image. The slightly noisy conference room fell silent as people and the environment on the other end of the screen were displayed.

"Lieutenant Lando," Major Hank asked the person on the screen, who saluted and greeted him before reporting the evidence collection process to those present.

"...We retrieved a total of 1872 fragments of star beast corpses from the site. The swarm was confirmed to be Isosulfonate ants, consisting of 53 individuals, a small, mobile group. Their average mental strength was above level D, and their physical strength was all C+. They were not toxic, but the acid sulfonate they secreted had a significant impact on the brain regions of awakened individuals."

"The situation with the King-level Acid Ant that severely injured Warrant Officer Mace is a bit strange. Its mental strength is currently assessed at A+, and its physical strength at S-level. Its pheromones are also clearly inconsistent with those of the swarm it commands, suggesting that they were forcibly mixed. It was eventually killed by Warrant Officer Mace's mech, and its crystal core will be transported back later along with Warrant Officer Mace's mech."

(End of this chapter)