From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 493 Depressed Lampard
"Master, from the perspective of Atlas's combat theory, all of our actions that have entered the 'actual deployment' phase have already been deduced and calculated before the war, so we will definitely not throw the Immortal Legion into a 'desperate situation'."

Lilith had changed into the uniform of the Atlas combat troops at some point. The perfectly tailored suit made her exude a dignified and austere temperament.

Isn't it amazing? This is Lilith.
Amber did not express any other opinions about Lilith's change of clothes except for expressing his approval with his fixed eyes. After all, what he was most concerned about now was the issue of the Immortal Legion.

Moreover, he had a strong premonition that the artificial intelligence in front of him would definitely do everything possible to dispel his concerns today and advance a long-shelved project.

“This also means that most of the time, we don’t have to worry about the Immortals encountering the most dangerous situation in theory.

Of course, nothing is absolute. Even I cannot guarantee to you, Master, that all tactical deductions will be flawless.
So if, due to some accident, the Immortals fall into the 'desperate situation' you described, we can also force a wave of supplies down through secret orbital airdrops by special agent ships."

Lilith answered Amber's question in a serious manner. She paused at the end, then looked at Amber and said with a smile:

"And Master, you have not yet jumped out of the mindset of using conventional troops. You are always thinking about rescuing the Immortals under unsolvable conditions. But you forget that the Immortals are truly 'undead troops'.

Unless someone captures the virtual space 'Valhalla' that I created for the Immortals, Baninger and his men will not suffer any substantial damage. If the carrier is destroyed during the battle, their consciousness will be directly separated~"

"If you put it that way, it's true that my thinking is a bit rigid."

Amber nodded as if suddenly enlightened, and at the same time realized that she had not completely changed her understanding of the Immortal Legion.

This unprecedented army cannot be used according to normal thinking, but can try more extreme and dangerous tactics, and even actively jump into a "desperate situation".

Although it may sound a bit cruel to say this, this is the case with the Immortal Legion that was reborn from the ashes by Baninger and his team. They have abandoned their biggest 'weakness' when they were once a teaching team and have completely become a team born for war.

"I will change my way of thinking. Thank you for your reminder, Lilith."

Amber's words were sincere. Although Lilith often did some unreliable things, in most cases this strong artificial intelligence was the most reliable one in the team.

"Then can I take this as Master's agreement to officially expand the Immortal Legion?"

Lilith walked up to Amber and leaned over to ask, her whole posture was very 'scheming'.

But when it came to business, Amber ignored her looming ditch and said seriously:
“Yes, the Immortals have indeed demonstrated their irreplaceable advantages, but building the entire Immortals cannot be completed overnight, right?

Do you want to send the entire army away and transform them all into immortals? I will never agree to this."

"What are you talking about, disgusting!" Lilith hit Amber with her fist, and then continued: "Master, who do you think I am? I am not the big villain in the novels who likes to do things like human sacrifice. What I mean is to slowly implant the combat troops with the same chips that Banninger and others used when they were alive."

"And after they die in the future, they will be transformed into digital life forms?"

Lilith nodded seriously, and then replied: "Yes, that's it. It's a gradual transformation process, not something that can be achieved overnight~"

"Okay, I have no objection to this, but I hope that even if they are transformed into digital life, we will give them the opportunity to choose. Not everyone is willing to continue working for Atlas after they die."

Amber spoke out her final request, then seemed to recall something and said:
"Anyway, if it were me, I wouldn't want to continue working for my own company after I die."

"Master, you must rest assured that I will respect the opinions of every digital life. If they wish to rest forever, I will completely delete them." Lilith said with a smile.

"No, I am a serious Master and I believe that most intelligent life forms cannot resist the temptation of 'eternal life'. Maybe I will never be able to press the 'delete key' in my hand~"
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While Amber and Lilith extended their discussion on the ethical issues of "digital life" due to the expansion of the Immortal Legion, on the ground of Rubion V, the warlord known as "General Lampard" went crazy because of the battle report in front of him.

Lampard Friels was originally a captain in the newly established garrison unit of Rubion V.

However, his global special warfare unit, after undergoing "special training" from the Atlas combat forces and the teaching team, quickly became an ace force of the Rubion Galaxy Autonomous Government.

While enjoying treatment that exceeds that of other ground forces, his own voice and status among front-line officers also increased accordingly.

However, except for Banninger, who had trained him before, no one else noticed Lampard's ambition and greed.

Before Baninger finished the special training and led the team away, he wrote an evaluation report for a group of officers participating in the training according to the contract requirements.

In his assessment report on Lampard, Baninger wrote a very straightforward comment: "He has solid military qualities and outstanding technical and tactical skills, but compared to a special operations forces commander, he is more like an ambitious person."

However, these reports did not attract official attention. The Military Affairs Department of the Rubion Garrison, which was in charge of the matter with Atlas at the time, did not even carefully review these reports. They were simply placed deep in the archives as assets of the "friendly cooperation project" between the two parties.

After the Atlas Group and the Rubion Galaxy were completely separated, no one was interested in these files.

Lampard also lived up to Baninger's expectations. After the armed rebellion broke out in the Rubion system, he decisively "defected" when he was sent out on a mission.

And relying on his own abilities, he built a force that was almost entirely composed of defectors.
It's just that this warlord, who was in high spirits some time ago, did not look very good at the moment.

After the unidentified airdrop pods crashed deep into various positions, nearby units quickly sent troops back to defend, and deployed heavy armored troops in accordance with combat regulations.

But these troops soon lost contact with the forward command. The only thing that can be confirmed at present is that they were fighting with unidentified enemies before losing contact.

"That is to say, in just this short period of time, we have lost a force equivalent to that of a reinforced heavy combined-army battalion, but we don't even know who the enemy is?!"

Lampard asked in a low voice, but no one in his basic command post dared to answer for a while.

The others were actually a little confused at this time. They had fought too many favorable battles in the recent period, and suddenly suffered such a loss, which took them a while to adapt.

"Alright, stop standing there like idiots. You are combat officers, not wooden men!"

There was some helplessness in Lampard's tone. There was still a big gap between these 'elite soldiers' under his command and the combat forces of the Atlas Group in his memory.

"Notify all positions to strengthen their defenses and send more reconnaissance units out. Don't worry about equipment loss at this time!

The remaining HCP troops can also be sent out to test the enemy's quality, but they must be cautious, don't rush in and give them all to me! "

(End of this chapter)