Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 1196 Old friends gather together
Orbital elevator, Tianzhu.

Under the influence of the Planetary Defense Countermeasures Department, most of the manpower, material resources and technology on Earth are tilted towards the universe.

More and more resources are converging from all over the earth to the ground cities where the three major orbital elevators are located, allowing these three cities to reach the peak of prosperity since their establishment in just half a year.

There are huge crowds of people and heavy traffic. From dawn to early morning, the traffic in and out of the city never stops.

And on this busy road, large floating transport ships designed and developed with the assistance of VEDA at the suggestion of the Planetary Defense Countermeasures Department are coming from afar and landing at the city port to unload cargo.

Sitting in the highest upscale restaurant in the center of the rail city, Kati Manikin slowly stirred the hot drink in her cup and looked at the busy signs outside the window.

This is the scene that gradually converges after the public trial and execution of the Most High.

As one of the major generals of the Earth Federation Army, Kati Manikin was well aware of how much resistance he encountered when he initially mobilized resources from all over the Earth, but most of this resistance was quickly dealt with by the Earth Federation Parliament.

Either surrender and settle the matter, or suppress and deal with it.

Fortunately, now the Earth Federation needs to build a heroic fleet to defend humanity and the Earth. After successfully defeating the Legion and the Supreme (according to the official announcement), the Earth Federation fleet led by Kati Manikin naturally stayed away from the dark things hidden under the glorious scene of defending the Earth and humanity.

of course.

Even if the heroic figure Kati Manikin is to be mobilized, the Earth Federation Parliament will probably have to consider the impact of their suspicion of Kati Manikin and the actions they take before attacking the Legion and the Supreme.

"It seems that I am quite late."

When a slightly blurry but familiar figure was reflected on the glass, Kati Manikin turned around to look at the person and nodded slightly.

"No. I came too early. Please sit down! Is it still the same taste as before?"

"No! I'm used to drinking something exciting."

After putting down his bag, the man casually took off his sunglasses that covered most of his face.

"You got a new hairstyle? It's much neater and cleaner than before."

Kati Manikin's eyes lit up, and she smiled slightly as she looked at the other person's short hair.

Looking back to the time when they were in the military academy together, the school girl with her smooth and shiny hair and proud figure fascinated most of the students. Now, she has changed a lot. She is even an outstanding tactical forecaster who once stood on the opposite side without Kati Manikin's knowledge.

"You have to try a new image. But, Katie, you haven't changed much."

After Lisa Kujo casually ordered a drink, she looked Katie Manikin up and down.

This was the first time they met after the incident.

"Yes! Many years have passed. During these years, I have been in the army and have been so busy that I don't seem to have time to think about other things. It was only after I discovered your whereabouts that I really realized that a long time had passed since then."

Kati Manikin sighed and then smiled.

"You come out openly like this, aren't you afraid that something might happen?"

The corners of Lisa Kujo's mouth curled up slightly, showing considerable confidence.

"Of course. I'm afraid the parliament won't have much energy to take care of our existence now."

Of course, Lisa Kujo was aware of Kati Manikin's teasing.

A month ago, at the repeated request of the Earth Federation Parliament, Iolia and He Ming finally had a secret meeting with the top leaders of the Earth Federation Parliament as the founders and reformers of Tianren.

Not many people knew about this secret meeting.

In the entire world, apart from VEDA, which monitored the meeting site, less than ten people knew about this secret meeting.

The content of the meeting is protected at the highest level of confidentiality.

Apart from some information about how to deal with the alien fleet, Lisa Kujo didn't know much.

Kati Manikin was so smart that, although Lisa Kujo didn't say it explicitly, she vaguely guessed that the Earth Federation Parliament had reached some secret agreement with the Celestial Beings.

Otherwise, how could Lisa Kujo appear so openly in front of herself, a brigadier general of the Earth Federation Army.

Although Kati Manikin forcibly canceled her daily security plan in order to meet her old friend, the security department under the Planetary Defense Countermeasures Department must have hidden on the side and followed Kati Manikin's actions.

"What are your plans next? Have a good meal? Then go shopping and do some shopping?"

After Kati Manikin and the other waiters brought the drinks ordered by Lisa Kujo, they raised their glasses in greeting.

"Yeah, of course. It's been a while since I've done any serious shopping. Katie, have you ever thought about the pain of watching the credit limit on your card continue to soar but never being able to spend it?"

Kujo Lisa also raised her cup and showed a distressed expression.

Kati Manikin was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

"Haha. It seems that your benefits are pretty good! You don't even have to worry about not being able to spend money because of the skyrocketing credit limit. Come, let's toast to this meeting!" "Okay. Cheers!"

Sunset and moonrise.

The two people who had not seen each other for a long time were like sisters who had not seen each other for many years. They traveled closely in this rail elevator base city, squandering the balance on the card, buying everything they liked, no matter whether it was useful or not, and then had someone send it back to the designated location.

The generosity of the two men attracted the attention of passers-by and made the shop owners happy.

In this context where the Planetary Defense Department is leading the direction of human society, such generous guests are rare.

Most people are consciously or unconsciously changing their living habits, making adequate material preparations for the upcoming alien invasion, formulating evacuation plans, and looking for shelters that can better protect themselves.

Therefore, the consumer economy of the entire human society will inevitably suffer some impact.

Under the neon lights, after spending a fortune, the two people sat on the park benches, each holding a drink, silently looking at the rail elevator that crossed the sky not far away.

"Didn't expect time to pass so quickly? In the blink of an eye, a day has passed."

Kujo Lisa sighed deeply, and then shouted loudly.

"I haven't felt this good in a long time."

"Really? Even with your help, after I stepped out of the shadows, I didn't feel this happy?"

Suddenly, Kati Manikin said meaningfully.

"Kati you? When did you find out?"

Kujo Lisa was stunned for a moment, and suddenly seemed to have a fever.

Katie Manikin chuckled and gestured slightly towards the entrance to the park.

"Look. Your family is here to pick you up."

"Ah? Didn't you say you didn't have to pick me up?"

Kujo Lisa shook her head helplessly and sighed.

"Looks like that's all for today, Katie."

"It seems so. Kujo. I'm glad to see that you have found your own happiness."

Kati Manikin stood up and reached out to Kujo Lisa.

"Thank you! It was a long detour, after all! But, I finally made it out."

Lisa Kujo stretched out her hand and let Kati Manikin pull her up. After thinking for a moment, she reached into her pocket and took out a business card.

"Contact me after this is over! Maybe I have a gift for you."

"Maybe? Kujo. These tricks for coaxing children don't work!"

Kati Manikin was a little surprised, but nodded slowly.

"But, I trust you this time. I'll contact you when this is over."

"Okay! See you in the future then!"

"See you in the future!"

After watching Kujo Lisa and the figure who came to pick her up leave, Kati Manikin sat back on the bench and let out a long sigh.

"Jiu Tiao. Why are you so confident? According to the last prediction given by the Supreme Being, the number of alien fleets invading the Earth will probably not be less than 10 million, and may even become more and more massive."

Even if the resources currently owned by humans on Earth can be effectively utilized to an unprecedented level under the unified deployment of the Planetary Defense Countermeasures Department and VEDA, the time left for humans is too short.

It was so short that some generals within the Earth Federation Army showed some negative signs.

In today's meeting, besides the thought of reuniting with old friends, Kati Manikin couldn't help but have some thoughts of testing the views of Tianren on this battle with such a huge disparity in strength.

Unexpectedly, Kati Manikin did not feel any negative emotions from Kujo Lisa. In fact, during the lavish spending just now, Kujo Lisa was really relaxed and enjoying the rare shopping time.

"The Celestial Beings. Even though VEDA was handed over, it is still a mysterious organization shrouded in mystery. Perhaps this is why the Supreme One specifically talked to Iolia Shuhanbek, the founder of the Celestial Beings?"

While he was thinking, security personnel from the Planetary Countermeasures Defense Department appeared at the entrance of the park.

"Major General Manikin! The first batch of Transformer pilots have been assembled. Brigadier General Sergei hopes that you can go to the orbital space station to confirm the situation in the next few days."

"Okay! I got it. Let's arrange the trip! I can leave right now."

(End of this chapter)