The legend of Tiga

Chapter 1919 The Police Department’s Big Thoughts

According to the theory of relativity of spending, when you don't have enough money to spend and are always living frugally, it must be because someone is helping you spend money and being carefree for you.

So based on this theory, we can reverse the process and say that if you spend enough, then others will have little money to spend.

This theory applies especially to funding.

Even though it is the world's first and only TPC, the funds it can mobilize each year are not unlimited. Although there is more leniency in scientific research, it does not mean that you can spend as much as you want, otherwise other departments will be very resentful.

When the quota is fixed, each additional 'track' will inevitably occupy the space of other 'tracks', especially when competitors are enemies. The more competitors there are, the greater the competition will be.

The two tracks of giant battleships and transformable fighters overlap considerably with the 'track' that the Police Bureau is vigorously promoting now and in the future.

Therefore, as long as Chiba Makoto can achieve results in these two "tracks", he will definitely be able to squeeze the space of the Police Bureau.

The reason for doing this is not because Chiba Makoto wears tinted glasses and thinks that the Police Bureau is unpopular both inside and outside, but it is really the Police Bureau, especially the actions of those staff officers, that are truly a trouble maker.

Instead of contributing to the defense of the Earth, they often hinder its development and even create huge troubles.

In the original novel, Chief of Staff Nan Yun came up with Plan F, Chief of Staff Quan Teng first came up with Plan Prometheus, and then came up with a restart of Plan F. It would have been fine if none of them were successful, at most it would have been a waste of funds, and it could have been regarded as an experience of trial and error. But every time they wanted to do something big, they would create a big trouble, and let others clean up their mess, and incidentally drag the world into crisis.

This is like creating a crisis when there is no crisis.

Therefore, instead of letting these funds be wasted by the police department and causing a water monster to be scared up, it would be better to let Chiba Makoto use them to create something interesting. Even if it is squandered, at least there will be no trouble. If it succeeds, it will benefit the world.

Anyway, it was not his own money and he couldn't put it in his pocket, so Chiba Makoto didn't feel any guilt about spending it. He even felt that it was not enough, so he doubled the budget and then multiplied it by two before submitting it.

Then this outrageous number caused an uproar within TPC.

A tree man named Lu once said that if you want to open a window in a room full of people, no one will agree. But if you want to lift the roof, others will agree to let you open the window.

Therefore, compared with the extremely outrageous amount of funding applied for by Chiba Makoto, the project he proposed was not that outrageous.

Rather than the project, people want to know why so much money is spent?
boom!
Staff Officer Quan Teng slammed the table and said angrily: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Staff Officer Edo, who was sitting across the long table, pushed up his glasses so that he could see the plan in his hand more clearly, and said slowly and methodically, "It's indeed too much. How about approving a part of it first, and then we can discuss the rest after the feasibility report of the project comes out?"

The other members of the budget committee looked at each other, and finally turned their eyes to the plan in their hands, which was so thick that it could be used as a dictionary: a project budget application plan for the construction of a large space cruiser and a convertible fighter!
Most of them are in a format that does not require reading or data for professionals. All these executives have to do is to look at the last few pages of the budget application, that is, whether or not to approve the money and how much to approve.

Originally, according to normal procedures, experts and scholars in related fields should be invited to conduct a preliminary review to let them determine the feasibility of the project, and then it will be submitted to the General Staff for preliminary review. Only after passing it will it be submitted to them.

After all, everyone here is in a high position and has endless things to do every day. If they really want to worry about everything, big and small, they would not be able to finish the work even if they didn't sleep or eat for 24 hours.

But the identity of the applicant this time is unusual, and his every move deserves attention, not to mention that this is the first time he has asked TPC for money.

Originally, everyone got together just to go through the motions, and now that the other party finally wanted money, they had to give it quickly.

It's just a number anyway, and it doesn't belong to you, but you can gain the other party's friendship. It's a way to take TPC's money and improve your own relationships, so why not do it?

Until the end, the long string of numbers almost blinded everyone's eyes, and the people who watched were stunned and dizzy.

Staff Officer Quan Teng had the biggest reaction. He denied everything twice in a row and even slammed the table. It was obvious how shocked he was inside that he lost his composure like that.

In fact, the others were also quite shocked, but they concealed it better. For example, Staff Officer Edo subconsciously raised his hand to push up his glasses which did not slip off, giving himself some time to buffer before saying something that would never offend anyone.

His words also drew the angry glare of Staff Officer Quan Teng. He poked the plan in his hand with his index finger, almost tearing the paper apart, and said excitedly: "Approve? With so much money, we can build several cities on Mars. This is simply asking for too much. If we give it all, will the other departments be disbanded next year? Will all the projects be stopped?"

Several staff officers glanced at each other silently and communicated with their eyes.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes and cannot play the game of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

They naturally knew why Staff Officer Quan Teng was so excited. The reason was that he had touched the Police Bureau's cake, and he didn't just want to take a bite, but he wanted to take the whole plate.

Not to mention such a large budget, once approved, a series of projects of the Police Bureau will require human resources to be cut next year, including the large space cruiser, which is the duplication of the space battleship project that the Police Bureau is promoting.

Although human technology is developing rapidly and TPC has become the world's only and largest organization, it cannot sustain simultaneous investment.

After all, the cost of developing a space battleship is an astronomical figure. Even with the experience of the Atlantis, it would inevitably be extremely costly, and no matter how rich you are, you can't afford such a hassle.

Originally, TPC was planning to make some modifications to the Atlantis, adding modern technology, and thus develop and manufacture the second-generation Atlantis.

This is also the usual way of human beings, producing one generation, developing one generation, and reserving one generation.

But someone came along who didn't play by the rules.

The large space cruiser in everyone's hands has paper data that is more than twice that of the second-generation Atlantis, not to mention that it also has a port reserved for transformation into a combat robot in a giant city. In other words, if it is really successful, TPC will not only have a large space cruiser, but will also get a giant robot equivalent to Ultraman in size.

The most exciting thing is that it is marked on it that in addition to the Max cannon that has been mastered by humans, the main weapon will also be equipped with the Spacium cannon, which is a special high-purity energy contained in a high-energy ore found on Mars. "It is said." Miyazawa, a staff officer from the research department, said with a twinkling eye: "Diga left during this period to go to the Kingdom of Light, um, the Kingdom of Light in the special effects drama in the 1960s."

"Spiceium Ray!"

Staff Officer Hiramatsu of the Space Development Bureau blurted out that this was his most profound memory of the shock he felt when he first saw Ultraman on black and white TV as a child. Even though he is over 50 years old, he still remembers it vividly.

"Tiga also has the Specium Ray!"

Someone muttered something that changed everyone's expression and they started to exchange glances again.

Because this is Ultraman’s light!
Since 2007, everyone has known how powerful Ultraman's beam is. If it weren't for the emergence of the Max Cannon and its powerful destructive power, humans would have probably already been thinking of using Ultraman's beam.

But even with the Max Cannon, mankind's desire for Ultraman did not disappear, but became even more intense. However, due to the lesson of Keigo Masaki, no one dared to make this matter public. Even TPC sealed all the information of Plan F and handed it over to the Intelligence Bureau's intermediary staff to guard it as a sign of sincerity.

But now, Tiga actually took out the ray on his own initiative. Although it was not the core ray, it was also the power of Ultraman.

"I think it can be approved. After all, the possibility of success is very high. It is led by Dr. Yaoi and former Victory Team member Horii." Staff Officer Abby immediately expressed his opinion and highly praised the boldness and innovation of this plan.

Especially when talking about the threat of monsters fighting in cities, they highly recommend transformable robots, believing that if there is a robot that can be controlled by humans, the damage and losses in urban warfare will be greatly reduced. It is better to invest now than to get a bill later.

Staff Officer Quan Teng argued and explained many times that it was not that he disagreed, but that investing so much at one time would have an impact on the overall situation. After all, there are so many cutting-edge scientific researches now, each one is very important and they are all at the key stage of research, so they cannot be abandoned halfway.

After a heated debate, everyone finally reached a consensus that the plan was very good and everyone agreed that there was too much money, so some of it had to be cut. But it did not mean that they would not give any money, but that they would give it in batches, that is, they would first give a part to build the team and for initial investment. In the process, TPC would also do its utmost to raise funds and make the utmost effort to ensure the normal operation of the project and would never hinder scientific research.

"So Captain Chiba, everyone supports your research. The first batch of budget will be deposited into the designated account soon, and other funds will be raised as soon as possible. Your progress will definitely not be delayed."

Staff Officer Edo, who is an executive member of the Budget Committee, said with a smile as he handed Chiba Makoto an application with several red seals on it. There were also signatures of other members of the Budget Committee on it, indicating that the budget application for the large space cruiser and transformable combat robot had been approved. As long as it was not considered a complete failure, there would be a steady stream of funds and resources invested in it.

"Uh" Chiba Cheng glanced at the number, not a single point reduced, this... was a bit unexpected. He followed the convention of 'most of it will be cut off', doubling it first and then multiplying it by 2, just to follow the convention. He never expected that they were so 'honest'.

Was he attracted by the Spacium weapon added by Chiba Makoto, or was he frightened by the "Darkness that Devours Stars" proposed by Chiba Makoto?
Otherwise, how could it be passed so easily?

"Thank you for the support from headquarters. We will produce results as soon as possible." Chiba Makoto also smiled back and looked at Staff Officer Edo, who looked even more kind.

Who would hate the boy who brings wealth?
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Police Headquarters Building!

The office on the top floor overlooks most of the city. Standing in front of the window, you will have the illusion of holding the world in your hands.

The usually arrogant Staff Officer Quan Teng now stood respectfully, slightly bent over, and recounted the meeting of the Budget Committee. Finally, he said, "Finally, I followed your instructions and signed."

"Haha!" Chief of Staff Nan Yun, who had his back to him and was looking at the city, smiled and said nothing.

Staff Officer Quan Teng asked in confusion: "Chief of Staff, why do you agree? That guy didn't even go to college. Let alone building a spaceship, he can't even build a wooden boat. This money is simply wasted."

"If it's a waste of money, that would be even better." Chief of Staff Nan Yun turned around and said confidently: "Everyone really hopes that he will waste his money."

"why?"

"Because this is the only way to pay off the debt."

"what?"

Chief of Staff Nanyun sat down, picked up the CG image of the fantastically shaped and huge space cruiser, and said quietly: "Every one of us who survived owes him. No matter what the request is, it is what he deserves."

Staff Officer Quan Teng understood immediately. Although those who are in the political circle are shameless, despicable and dirty, telling lies with open eyes is basic practice, crying thief is the norm, and even holding laundry detergent will say it is a powerful weapon, but everyone has to cover themselves with a cloak of justice and kindness, and no matter how immoral they are in private, they must appear selfless in public.

It is because of this kind of "hypocrisy" that when faced with a life-saving grace, you must express your gratitude. Otherwise, if you don't even repay the person who saved your life, then other people will be suspicious.

After all, everyone hopes that others will be grateful and repay even a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude, rather than being ungrateful, greedy, and ruthless.

So this is why the Budget Committee did not follow the procedures this time, but skipped the departments below and asked them to review it directly.

Of course, they did this not because they had to, but because they had to. After all, even with the combined strength of the world, they couldn't defeat Tiga. And now Chiba Makoto has become a member of TPC and is one of their own. Otherwise...
"But it's not all in vain," Chief of Staff Nanyun said with a smile, "Speisium energy. Everyone is still trying to figure out how to use it, but Ultraman has already weaponized it. With this, our ship will become even stronger."

"But." Staff Officer Quan Teng said hesitantly: "If we send someone over, what if they are discovered?"

"This is a TPC ship." Chief of Staff Nanyun said decisively.

Staff Officer Quan Teng was stunned for a moment, then nodded in sudden realization.

(End of this chapter)