From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

10 month 31 day.

The Starship Troopers universe numbered "14", the Earth universe;

At this moment, the capital planet of the United Citizens Federation is still as "busy" as usual.

Various civilian and commercial cruise ships and cargo ships have either ended their warp speed voyage and entered the Earth's gravitational range, or started their warp engines and headed for colonies several light years away or even more distant.

The Moon Base, the defense core of Earth 14, is also extremely lively.

Because the expedition fleet consisting of more than 60 escort transport ships, 30 destroyers and cruisers, as well as a large number of supply ships and an aircraft carrier, is leaving the military port of the lunar base one after another.

They will maintain a safe distance from the ring-shaped lunar base and assemble on the sunlit side of the moon.

The naval fleet of the United Citizens Federation seems unable to compete with the UNSC in all aspects, except for the size of the fleet, where the Federation may have an advantage.

However, in terms of ship quality and personnel quality, they are far behind the UNSC.

The main force of the Federation Fleet is the escort transport ship, which is about 500 to 600 meters in length, just the right match for the UNSC's Charon-class and Paris-class frigates.

But the escort transport ship is like a "paper tube" that will burst if it is poked.

In terms of hull strength, the Charon-class and Paris-class ships can withstand the plasma weapons of the Covenant, and when they are out of ammunition and food and in desperate situations, they can use themselves as assault boats to carry out suicide attacks and boarding trips.

As for firepower output, the UNSC ship-level electromagnetic accelerator cannon alone is enough to crush the Federation's escort transport ships.

In other words, in terms of carrying capacity, the Charon class and Paris class are slightly inferior.

The escort transport ship can carry a squadron of F-76 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and bombers, more than twenty DR-4 Viking transport boats, and an entire reinforced battalion of mobile infantry (about a thousand people).

This does not include crew members, engineers, maintenance personnel, ground support, etc.

However, the UNSC Marines carried by the Charon- and Paris-class ships, as well as the Hell Paratrooper combat platoons, were enough to fight one-on-many, or even one-on-ten, and completely crush the Federation's mobile infantry.

The UNSC's individual combat capability is the best in the parallel universe, and it is "full of martial virtues."

Even when faced with an attack from the Covenant that is several or even dozens of times their size, the Marines and the ODST will in most cases fight to the death, trying to buy enough time for the civilians to evacuate.

As for the mobile infantry, which has not experienced many high-intensity battles since the establishment of the Federation, compared with the Marines and Hell Paratroopers who are dealing with traitors and aliens all the time, it is like the gap between a young man who has just left school and a 90kg mixed martial arts fighter.

It cannot be said that the young man will definitely lose, but the chance of winning is very small.

If we rely on blunt weapons such as sticks, there might be a chance of turning defeat into victory.

However, in terms of individual equipment, the UNSC still crushes the Federation.

It was only in the later stages of the Human-Zerg War that the Federation began to provide mobile infantry with power armor and predator mechas in large quantities, making their individual soldiers much stronger than the UNSC.

Although the Federation's power armor could not compete with Mjolnir, one set of which cost as much as a battleship, they had a complete advantage in numbers.

As for the destroyers and cruisers of the Federal Fleet, their appearance is not much different from that of the escort transport ships.

The difference is that destroyers and cruisers have thicker ship armor, as well as more artillery and missile silos.

The same is true for the Federation's aircraft carrier, except that the carrier is closer to one kilometer long and carries the Federation's elite carrier-based aircraft squadron and mobile infantry, and also serves as the fleet's flagship.

at this time.

This newly formed federal expeditionary fleet is conducting final inspections after leaving the port. Once it has ensured that supplies, weapons and ammunition are adequately prepared, it will begin warp speed travel together and head straight for the New Hope Galaxy at the "southern end" of the "One Four" Galaxy.

Sixty days have passed since the space gate was opened, the imperial forces led by Simon "Ghost" Riley occupied the New Hope colony, and the human empire officially appeared in the Federation's vision.

The Federation could not tolerate the existence of another human regime with an established fleet in the galaxy.

Moreover, the Empire's artificial intelligence is constantly exporting the Empire's ideas and society to the citizens and civilians under the rule of the Federation. Naturally, the Federation's top leaders will form a fleet and prepare to wipe out the human empire that came out of nowhere in one fell swoop.

And on the periphery of this fleet, inside the escort transport ship with the name "Roger Young" printed on its hull;

"You look depressed. Did you get dumped? Or are you having a fight with your girlfriend?"

Lyon, wearing the uniform of a federal non-commissioned officer, put his luggage in the locker. Seeing Johnny Rico sitting alone in front of the bed in a daze in front of the private screen, he walked up to him and asked.

In the dormitory at this moment, besides Leon and Rico, there were also Tiz Frost, Maggie Shaw, Ace Levi (ace), and more than a dozen recruits who belonged to the same combat platoon.

The sleeping cabin had decent space and was divided into upper and lower bunks, but it was still rather crowded even though it accommodated an entire combat platoon of forty people.

However, since they have boarded the warship and are preparing for the expedition, the new guests will not have any high demands on their sleeping cabins.

Besides, even if they made a request, the federal top brass would be too lazy to pay attention to these small-time soldiers.

In contrast, the navy's standards are much higher.

Most of the pilots and crew members sleep in double cabins.

Many senior pilots also have luxurious single sleeping cabins with separate bathrooms for convenience and washing.

It is rumored in the federal army that these senior pilots or senior officers often use their own status and treatment to "recruit" new recruits while the fleet is sailing.

After all, the Federation's mobile infantry bathes in mixed genders, and the same is true for their sleeping cabins.

Being able to share a room with senior officials, enjoy a private bathroom and a relatively fast promotion path is considered a "reasonable" deal.

(The 2005 Starship Troopers game opens with the protagonist in his sleeping pod, having just "finished")

As the saying goes, "Your fleet is only responsible for flying, and our mobile infantry is only responsible for dying."

If a mobile infantryman wants to be promoted to a senior officer, he has to fight against the Zerg and the rebels, and the most difficult thing is to survive.

Therefore, within the Federal Army, the Mobile Infantry has the lowest status and is belittled by other branches of the military.

As for Lyon's successful promotion to sergeant in charge of two infantry squads, it was due to his outstanding performance during training, but this was also the highest rank Lyon could achieve as a recruit.

If you want to move forward, you need to rely on enough merits.

Johnny Rico, the "chosen one" of "Starship Troopers", also had outstanding performance and physical fitness, and was subsequently awarded the position of team captain.

After spending some time with him, Lyon was sure that Johnny Rico in front of him was the "important target" mentioned by the Intelligence Department.

According to information provided by the Intelligence Department, Johnny Rico will shine in the future human-Zerg war, and has led a small number of mobile infantry to fight against the nearly endless Arachnid Zerg sea many times.

Missions such as holding positions, covering evacuations, and rescuing citizens can be considered "completed" by the Federation as long as they are performed by Johnny Rico.

However, after fighting for more than ten years, Johnny Rico is still a colonel.

On the other hand, a soldier under his command, because of his elegant conversation and ability to handle interpersonal relationships, surpassed his former boss in a short period of time and successfully squeezed into the core circle of the federal top management.

It was not until he was in his forties and approaching fifty that Johnny Rico became a general, guarding the defense circle of the earth and the solar system.

With the help of the Emperor's "foresight" through the Intelligence Department and judging by the resume provided by the Intelligence Department, Lyon believes that Johnny Rico is definitely a good candidate worthy of attention and cultivation.

So Leon plans to tie it firmly to the "Imperial Chariot". Maybe one day in the future, if the Empire faces a Zerg more dangerous than Arach, such as the Flood, Johnny Rico may be able to display his talents better.

Johnny Rico was chatting and laughing with everyone before boarding the ship, but his attitude suddenly changed after receiving the letter.

As a love veteran

Of course, if he had not met Ada, his boss, Leon, who is indeed a veteran in the love field, would have taken the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with Rui Ge and strengthen their comradeship.

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Hearing Leon's question, Rui Ge, who was a little stunned, quickly reacted and smiled reluctantly, saying:

"No, she just told me a while ago that she was going on an expedition soon, and she wanted to be quiet for a while and think about how we should get along in the future. I didn't expect to get a reply so soon."

"Oh?! Our captain got dumped?!"

Ace, who keenly caught the word "dumped" and has a very lively and funny personality, came over immediately.

After discovering that Rui Ge was still holding the letter CD in his hand, Wang Pai snatched it away again, and without waiting for Rui Ge to take it back, he put it into the disc reader on the public screen.

soon.

The new recruits who stayed in the invasion cabin found that there was gossip to watch, and they all gathered in front of the public screen to make a noise;

"Hahaha! Can Rui Ge be dumped?"

"In our combat platoon, if even Brother Rui can be dumped, then only Sergeant Kennedy can maintain our reputation!"

"That is!"

Everyone thinks that Rui Ge and his pilot girlfriend Carmen Ibanez are a perfect match, so how could they really break up?

Especially with the expedition imminent, the mobile infantry, as the front-line military force, are destined to face the risk of being injured or killed.

If you really have feelings for each other, even if you want to break up, you would not choose this moment.

If you really choose this point to break up, wouldn't that be pure mindset?

Once you are distracted by this, there is still room for recovery during normal training, but on the battlefield, you only have one life.

In addition, Rui Ge's appearance was "excellent", and many female recruits of the same period, and even male recruits with "homosexuality", felt that Rui Ge was a young man with both ability and good looks, so no one considered the possibility of breaking up.

However, Tiz Froz, who had a one-sided crush on Rico, looked a little unnatural when he saw his comrades starting to make a fuss.

The conflicted look in her eyes shows that the female recruit hopes that Rui Ge really breaks up with her so that she can take the opportunity to "interfere", but she also doesn't want the breakup to hurt or affect Rui Ge's mentality.

As for Rico, he didn't notice Tiz's expression at all. He just shook his head helplessly and joined his comrades in having fun and gossiping.

In fact, he didn't think Carmen would really break up with him. At most, she would just say some words wishing him good luck.

soon.

After the letter on the CD was read normally, the public screen also showed Carmen Ibéniz.

This female pilot, who has excellent academic performance, is wearing a sleeveless training vest. The environment she is in is obviously a quiet and private pilot dormitory.

And the sealed hanging window behind Carmen shows the Earth with its azure atmosphere and the fleet that is assembling.

It seems that Carmen sent the letter to Rui Ge not long after finishing the filming.

After the figure appeared on the screen, Carmen pretended to hesitate and smiled:

"Johnny, I'm actually very happy with you. Really, we were carefree in our school days. We just needed to focus on the happiness of the moment. It's just..."

At this point, Carmen sighed heavily, looking extremely reluctant.

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Upon seeing this, the comrades who were originally smiling happily instantly lost their smiles and stopped looking for gossip.

No matter how “inhuman” they were or how much they loved gossip, they could sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Maggie among them said that she didn't care, Leon observed Carmen's environment and captured the details, but Tiz Froz looked angry.

Is this a time to mess with people's mentality?

Are you still a human? You're just a bitch!

As for Johnny Rico's face, it froze instantly.

Carmen, who had calmed down, continued, "But Johnny, now you've seen it too."

Carmen glanced at the porthole behind her and said, "I will soon go on an expedition with the Federation. I don't know how you are doing, whether you are still receiving recruit training or going on an expedition with the fleet, but we will eventually be far apart.

I thought about it carefully and decided that for the sake of our respective future and development, let’s continue to be friends.

Just like you, me, and Carl have agreed, we will always be each other's strongest support and most loyal friends.

Good luck Johnny."

After saying these words, Carmen ended the playback quite sadly.

All the comrades shook their heads and dispersed, except Ace and Leon who stayed beside Johnny's bed.

Ace raised his hand and placed it on Johnny's shoulder, comforting him: "Women are like this. They still want to be friends after breaking your heart."

"Ah, it's all my own fault," Johnny shook his head helplessly.

"It's really what you deserve." Lyon said bluntly:

"You have absolutely no vision. According to a Chinese idiom, you have given your true feelings to the wrong person and met a bad person."

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"Sergeant, what do you mean by that?" Ace asked puzzled.

Johnny was also stunned and even quite indignant.

I feel like I've been taken advantage of and thought, "Carmen dumped me, it's my problem, it has nothing to do with Carmen."

But Leon raised his hand and slapped Johnny on the head, saying:

"Think about it carefully. The place where your girlfriend filmed you was a senior officer's single sleeping cabin. Do you think she can be promoted to a senior pilot in a short period of time? Hmm?"