The public channel said "please cooperate", but the stern tone had nothing to do with the word "please".
It was as if the city guard caught the thief on the spot and scolded him not to resist.
The people on the star were stunned for a while before the captain of the guard came forward to speak.
"Sir Zhan Donglai is here. This is a social matter for Zihong Star. I wonder who is leading the military team?"
It is taboo for the military to interfere in local affairs. This was a clear question and not a provocation.
"Rogel of the Tianhe Military Region," another voice came from the public channel.
"Please maintain the current situation and do not touch the starship at will. I will go down to contact you!"
It's still the word "please", but it's still not very polite, but it's just a little better than the tone of the person just now.
But when the name "Roger" hit their ears, everyone was stunned, "First and Supreme?"
This "number one" is not the number one in the Tianhe Star Region, nor the number one in the Empire, but the number one by default of the Star Region's military.
According to common sense, being first in the military is equivalent to being first in the whole society. After all, the military is the most violent machine.
However, there is no one who is the best in literature and no one in martial arts, and the same is true in the circle of awakened people, so there are constant challenges from the Supreme.
Roger also likes to fight, but being chased and challenged all day long would be annoying to everyone.
And some people have really studied him thoroughly, and can often fight for days and nights.
Roger was very annoyed. The key is that the military is not society. What matters is completing the mission, not the false reputation.
The truth is that every time he tries to defeat his opponent, he will constantly reveal his trump cards. This is not what a soldier should do.
So later he specifically stated: This was an internal joke within the military, and he would never accept challenges from society again.
With this statement, he can openly kill anyone who dares to challenge him again.
Roger's combat power is very strong, but his position in the military is not high. Under normal circumstances, he will not casually go out on missions on behalf of the military.
The fact that he can come this time is self-evident: the military intends to be more serious about personal combat capabilities.
Immediately afterwards, a small attack ship drove out from the warship and quickly landed on the star.
The attack ship released a holographic projection, showing the military headquarters' order, "No one thinks this is fake, right?"
"Roger, are you kidding," Zhan Donglai said, "We haven't seen each other for a while, why don't we come out to chat?"
Regarding the second-in-command's invitation, Roger showed a clear military style, "I'll finish my business first..."
"If no one has any objections, we will arrange an operation."
"I have objections," Zhan Donglai said unceremoniously. "The order from the military headquarters only asked local governments to cooperate, but did not specify specific actions."
He is somewhat of a high-ranking figure and has the right to question - what you just said before landing was just a cover-up.
But in fact, his original intention was to provide a way for the other party.
Roger received the assist steadily and asked simply, "Is there any difference?"
"This means that no matter what we do, the military will approve it, and the scope of authorization is wider than you think."
As expected, Zhan Donglai snorted coldly, "I just want to ask for everyone."
Next, two more small attack ships landed and took away some information from the officials.
Ordinarily, if the military did this, it would already be an overstep of its authority, but with the military department's written instructions, even if it was an overstep of authority, the military department would be responsible.
Then, several more small attack ships appeared, blocking all directions of the star.
Next, is their actual detection of stars.
This is the way the military operates. It is necessary to ask for information from the official, but in the end, they would rather trust their comrades.
Qu Jianlei and the others looked at this scene and were a little confused. Qing Hu even said directly, "Why is the military so crazy?"
No one could answer this question, but Mu Yu said, "The number one supreme... seems to be ignoring us."
Yes, it is true ignorance. As long as the other party is not deaf or blind, he should have known that there are many supreme leaders on the Ping An side.
But until now, everyone has come down to investigate, but they still ignore them.
This is no longer an anomaly, it can be said to be highly targeted.
——So what about the supreme many? We don't really care.
In other words, they have already formulated a response plan, but they are not in a hurry.
In short, this abnormal reaction of the military is definitely not a good sign in the eyes of Qu Jianlei and others.
But no one paid much attention to it. It was true that the military was very powerful, but didn’t they have any trump cards?
The paranoid even commented lightly, "The one parked farthest away should be a division-level battleship. Haha, it's really a big deal."
"This warship is difficult to defeat," Mrs. Jia also joined the discussion, with a hint of regret in her tone.
"If it doesn't work, then we have no choice but to run away."
It has to be said that her spirit is really not low. Division-level battleships can already attack planets and are great weapons at the battle level.
Let alone an armed merchant ship, even a standard regiment-level warship would be lucky to escape if it faced it.
And from her tone, she felt very uncomfortable if she couldn't hit the other person.
"Tsk," Qu Jianlei smacked his lips and smiled faintly, "I hope I won't run away."
His mood was not as calm as he showed. If he lost this inheritance, he would probably go crazy.
The military's investigation lasted for a day, during which time the manpower of the merchant alliance was also mobilized to cooperate with the military's actions.
As the investigation came closer to completion, the military released more and more warships, approaching and surrounding the people on the star.
Zhan Donglai was quite dissatisfied with this. As the second consul of the planet, he had countless things waiting for him every day.
He came all the way to attend the signing ceremony, and it took him half a month to get back and forth, but now his freedom is still vaguely restricted.
"Roger, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting." Roger also showed up, "You are also an important member of Zhandong. Can you please calm down?"
This is a man with a tall and straight figure and a resolute face. Just looking at his image, he feels he is worthy of the title of "First and Supreme".
"Huh," Zhan Donglai snorted coldly. He wanted to calm down, but the gesture put by the other party was a bit too much.
But now that his strength is not as good as others, it is useless to say more, but it will lose his dignity.
Then he glanced in the direction of Qu Jianlei and others, and found that they were standing outside the grotto, looking calm.
For a moment, he felt a little curious: These people looked so confident, could they still resist the military?
In all conscience, he really didn't believe this - this was not an act by the Tianhe military alone, but by the Imperial Military Headquarters!
So he came up with a new guess: Could it be that these people were determined... that they couldn't fight?
He really couldn't imagine how the other party could be so calm if this battle was inevitable.
The one who had the same doubts as Zhan Donglai was Roger, the supreme commander of the military.
He knew very well that the purpose of the Tianhe military's pursuit this time was to deal with this group of mysterious people from the Ping An Merchant Group.
This group of people is not easy to mess with. He knows very well that the forces involved behind him will not be small.
With just one sentence, he could gather up five earth attribute supremes, and he could also pick out two electromagnetic supremes at will. It was definitely not an ordinary force.
That is to say, he has the approval from the military department, otherwise, he would not want to provoke such people.
Of course, he doesn't think that his side can't do anything to the other side. Is there anything that the army can't solve? That's a joke!
But considering the size of the opponent's force, if you want to deal with it, you'd better have a good reason.
It just so happens that the military is also somewhat interested in energy stone mines.
For them, preventing the supply of energy blocks from being cut off is an urgent need. After all, there are too many unpredictable changes in space.
Therefore, the military has some energy stone reserves, which are not under the jurisdiction of the Merchant Alliance.
However, these mines were discovered by themselves. In order to prevent military-civilian conflicts, they cannot touch private mineral sources.
Of course, this is also to prevent the local military from becoming too powerful and unable to lose its power.
It's just that this time, the military has the whole story. It would be great if the military region could take advantage of the situation and seize the mineral resources.
However, this is just a casual thing. Their main goal is the group of people behind Ping An.
Roger knew very well that he had dispatched four supremes this time, as well as other strong reinforcements.
Coupled with the powerful standard warships, it is impossible to imagine that the opponent has any chance of comeback.
If the other side can escape a Supreme, he dares to eat that division-level battleship!
So, shouldn’t the other party be worried?
Even if they have a lot of power behind them and can keep their composure, it is always appropriate to come forward and communicate appropriately, right?
That's right, Roger didn't contact the opponent from the beginning. In addition to showing that he was calm, he was also waiting for the opponent to take the initiative to communicate.
This is a way of testing and a sign of confidence, fully demonstrating the sense of superiority in having the initiative.
But the other party didn't react at all, which surprised Roger a little.
Could it be that the strength we have shown and the pressure we have exerted are not enough?
Or is the other party confident enough to take on our anger?
But the problem is, we have already announced it, and we are holding a military order from the military. Is there really any force that dares to ignore this?
Roger was confused, but remained calm. This was a silent contest, to see which side was more calm.
Whoever takes the initiative will lose momentum and communication will become passive.
In this strange silence, finally, the military survey results came out.
Roger took a look at the summary report, glanced around, and spoke loudly.
"I need to confirm, is the discoverer of this planet the Ping An Merchant Group?"
Geert hesitated for a moment and then answered bravely, "Yes."
Roger coughed lightly, "I declare that everyone related to the Ping An Merchant Group... give up resistance and obey our orders!"
The scene fell into deathly silence.
Everyone present had expected this result, but when it actually happened, everyone was quite surprised.
After a moment, Gilt asked softly, "Why?"
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