From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 517 The Federation’s Big Hand

Rubion V, administrative capital Bresk.

A convoy departed from the aerospace port outside the city, and under the guidance of military vehicles and the temporary closure of the road by the local capital's armed police, drove into the city at a very fast speed and approached the government building.

At the same time, six 'Steppenwolf' HCPs, whose outer armor was painted in the camouflage of the internal security forces, were on guard outside the government building. After seeing the convoy arrive, they jumped and landed in front of the government building, and at the same time deployed a guard formation.

Although they were fighting in a gravity circle, the six Steppenwolves were still equipped with heavy laminated armor shields commonly seen in space battles, and all had enhanced electronic warfare units - this was also the current mainstream equipment for VIP protection missions.

As the convoy stopped, the HCPs quickly approached, formed a defense circle on the outside, and activated the deflection field generator.

The omnidirectional viewfinders on their heads, combined with sensors in other places, are constantly scanning the surrounding environment, guarding against any possible "threats". Even though this area has been searched countless times by armed police forces in the past few days, and no unauthorized persons are allowed to approach.

"Drip drip"

After hearing the "Mark new target" prompt, one of the pilots looked nervously in the direction indicated by the combat support AI, only to see several armored vehicles coming in from another door on the front yard.

The pilot quickly glanced at a small pop-up window on the full-screen display, which showed the shift schedule and the troops to which the security units in the government building area belonged today.

Judging from the time and numbers, these armored vehicles were indeed carrying some soldiers from the Internal Security Force, and were intended to be used to rotate personnel for several nearby observation posts and sniper teams.

Seeing this, the pilot couldn't help but frown: "Where did the person in charge of the shift change schedule come from? Didn't he notice that the shift change time coincided with the expected arrival time of the important personnel?"

"I heard that he is the second child of the commander of the city defense force and was transferred to the internal security force not long ago."

The teammate's voice sounded in the communication channel, and there was some helplessness in his tone.

"Can the city defense force also interfere in the affairs of the internal security force?"

Although he complained, out of caution, the pilot still turned on the laser coding recognition system and began to identify the equipment on the armored vehicle and the people getting off the vehicle.

Except for some equipment "hand-made" by private workshops, and units like the Immortal Legion that conduct secret operations, military-spec products normally have a complete set of laser codes for identification.

After the equipment is deployed in the troops, their laser identification codes will also be entered into the friend-or-foe identification system to facilitate confirmation of the ownership of the equipment.

This unique code can, to some extent, prevent the situation of "substituting one thing for another". The practice of changing the paint and number of the same model of equipment to fish in troubled waters will no longer work.

“The laser identification code is correct.”

As the voice of the combat assistance AI sounded, the pilot finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, the models and ownership of these armored vehicles, combat exoskeletons and even weapons in the hands of the soldiers were marked on the full screen.

This information also corresponds one by one to the personnel and equipment details in the security mission plan in the onboard computer.

"OK, confirmed that this is someone coming to relieve the guard, alert lifted."

The pilot said this in the communication channel, and his teammates stopped paying attention to these units after hearing it, and the high-energy lasers on both sides of the main monitor on their heads were flipped back.

There was only one reason why everyone was so nervous, that was the people being transported by the convoy were extremely important and could not afford even the slightest mistake. Especially since Bresk had not been peaceful recently and there had just been an attack on the autonomous government.
While the surrounding internal security forces were nervously performing their escort duties, a middle-aged man got out of a very 'heavy' looking black executive vehicle that was guarded in the center of the convoy.

The receptionist and bodyguards who had been waiting for a long time immediately came over and guided him up the stairs to the inside of the building.

It was almost winter in Bresk, the capital of Rubion V. The cold wind that blew in from nowhere made the middle-aged man tighten his coat.

Taking advantage of this gap, he glanced at the flagpole on the front yard of the government building. The flag at the top fluttering in the cold wind was not the five-color eagle flag of the Federation, but the flag of the Rubion galaxy.

"Hmph" the middle-aged man couldn't help but snorted coldly, but his pace did not slow down, but he quickly walked into the government building.

After a while, the middle-aged man who came from afar took off his expensive coat and sat in a conference room with a suitable temperature.

Sitting opposite him was Vega, the administrative deputy of the Rubion Galaxy Autonomous Government - the new official who replaced Sam.

"The atmosphere here is very tense. Isn't this the core area controlled by you? Why do I feel like we are facing a formidable enemy?"

The middle-aged man did not wait for the administrative deputy to speak, but spoke first, which gave him the initiative in the conversation.

After realizing that the middle-aged man in front of him did not play by the rules, Wei Jia also realized that this guy must be difficult to deal with. He could only put away what he was about to say and said with a smile:

"It's mainly because of your presence, Mr. Davis, that we have to be on high alert. We dare not let the Secretary of State have any problems in the Rubion system."

"Oh? I didn't expect you would still recognize me as the Secretary of State. I just saw that the five-colored eagle flag on the front lawn was gone, and I thought the Rubion Galaxy had already left the Federation~"

Secretary of State Davis, who was the federal government's 'special envoy', made an impolite statement, which made Vega, who was sitting opposite him, look froze.

Davis smiled when he saw the other person's expression. He did not stop to wait for the other person to say anything, but continued to speak:

"Your galaxy autonomous government found that the fire could not be put out, so you had your opposition party's 'whip' ask for support from the federal government. But when I came here, I could only see you, the administrative adjutant. I don't understand whether you are asking for help from the federal government or teasing us?"

Hearing this, Administrative Deputy Vega waved his hands repeatedly: "Mr. Davis, our autonomous government has absolutely no intention of looking down on you or teasing the federal government. We are doing this today mainly because the situation in the galaxy is too tense recently, so the main officials of the autonomous government are currently in the confidential coordinates in deep space to ensure their safety."

"Then you are quite brave. You dare to stay in this 'dangerous area' and wait for me?"

"Haha. Then someone has to be here to receive you, right?"

Vega smiled, but received no response. The Secretary of State opposite him had put away his relaxed expression and spoke in an unquestionable tone:
"Since this place is not safe either, I will get straight to the point. It's fine for you to seek support from the federal government in terms of materials and military, but the prerequisite is that the federation will take back part of the autonomy of the Rubion galaxy."

Vega immediately shook his head: "This is impossible. The autonomy of the galaxy is sacred and cannot be violated. This is written in the constitution!"

"Then there is nothing to discuss. When the Rubion system is completely occupied by the rebels, the Federation Navy and the Federation Army will come to avenge you. By then, there will probably be no 'autonomous government', and there will not be so many legal restrictions~"

(End of this chapter)