Chapter 243: Green Noah’s Arrival
Third Military Escort Ship, outside the Government Hall.
Kenny and Li Wei followed behind Captain Huaken, standing outside the gate and watching the anti-gravity car approaching from the distance.
Half an Hour had passed since Captain Huaken informed them that “Captain Green Noah was about to meet them,” and only then did the two react belatedly: Captain Green Noah was not currently on the Third Military Escort Ship, but was rushing over right now!
What did this mean? It meant that the real reason the Third Fleet disconnected from the space-time network was actually more significant than the possibilities Kenny and Li Wei had estimated in their minds.
Watching the composed black-haired youth step out of the car, Kenny couldn’t help but let out a wail in his heart.
Kenny: Ah—Captain Green Noah really came! No turning back now! Why is my troop so unlucky! Whatever happened to “just checking the Third Fleet’s space-time network connection status”! With this posture, it’s clearly an intention to showdown with us! If it was just a network malfunction, how could it possibly require the Fleet Main Ship Captain to meet us personally!
We’re just an Exploration Force!
But no matter how wildly Kenny screamed in his heart, it couldn’t change the reality that Captain Green Noah was walking toward them with his two deputy officers.
“It’s been a long time since I last came to the Third Military Escort Ship, Huaken.” Captain Green Noah came before the three and first greeted Captain Huaken.
“Yes! There’s still thirty-five years until the next Military Escort Ship circuit inspection. I’m very pleased to let you see the training results of the Third Military Escort Ship beforehand!” Captain Huaken immediately stood at attention and gave a standard military salute.
“Don’t be so rigid, sigh, you’re still the same as always.” Captain Green Noah helplessly patted Captain Huaken’s shoulder.
“As for the inspection… I came out temporarily this time, there’s still a pile of things to handle on the Main Ship side, just a casual look will do. By the way, I remember the first year high school students from Caida Affiliated High School and Nongda Affiliated High School are visiting here? I’ll drop by to say hello then, so help me prepare later.”
After assigning a small task to Captain Huaken, Captain Green Noah looked at Kenny and Li Wei behind him.
Upon contact with Captain Green Noah’s gaze, the two couldn’t help but tense their nerves.
The captain of the Fleet Main Ship is also the highest Person in Charge of the fleet. In 21st Century terms, it’s like the position of president, prime minister, king, or the like. And Kenny and Li Wei could only be considered one of the twenty Exploration Forces under the direct leadership of the Military Department’s resource development department in the Eleventh Fleet, this “kingdom.”
If attending as Troop representatives in formal occasions, Kenny and Li Wei might be able to glimpse from afar the appearances of other Fleet Main Ship Captains, but to meet directly like this in private was a bit too challenging for the hearts of Kenny, who was only 57 years old, and Li Wei, who had just celebrated his 20th birthday not long ago.
Seeing the two tense to the point of slightly hunching their shoulders, Captain Green Noah couldn’t help but laugh: “Relax a bit, youths, this isn’t any formal occasion.”
“No, Officer.” Kenny subconsciously gave a military salute, then immediately stood at attention again, “This is the administrative area of the Third Military Escort Ship, and you came for the space-time network matter. This may not be a formal meeting, but for us, this is work.”
“If our Officer found out we were disrespectful to you during work time, what we’d face upon returning might not be as simple as demotion or pay cut!”
Hearing the words “upon returning,” Captain Green Noah’s eyes flashed subtly, then he patted Kenny’s shoulder as if nothing had happened and said:
“Good job, I’m very pleased that the Eleventh Fleet has principled youths like you.”
Then he and Kenny entered the Government Hall one after the other, chatting about recent situations in the Eleventh Fleet.
Li Wei, following behind the two, pursed his lips.
He didn’t miss the change in Captain Green Noah’s gaze just now.
Since he noticed it, then Kenny, whose ability to read expressions was far superior to Li Wei’s, definitely noticed it too.
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At the same time, on the Training Ground of the Third Military Escort Ship.
“No, absolutely not, I refuse.”
Xiang Chuan hugged the fruit milk in her hands and retreated three steps almost as if teleporting.
The purpose was to distance herself from the so-called new model heavy exoskeleton armor in front of her.
The painful experience after test-riding that heavy exoskeleton armor at the Field Training Base where she couldn’t see light for a while was arguably the most severe physical damage Xiang Chuan had suffered since transmigrating. Incidentally, the most severe mental damage was the daily afternoon math tutoring sessions.
“Hey, hey, this classmate! It’s fine! This is the latest model!” The Instructor waved his hand, trying to call Xiang Chuan back.
The incident where Xiang Chuan temporarily went blind in the Nature Reserve on the Main Ship due to riding heavy exoskeleton armor had spread to the Military Escort Ship side. This Instructor firmly believed that the latest model heavy exoskeleton armor bought at great expense by the Military Department would absolutely not have the exact same issue, so he was now trying to trick… cough, coax Xiang Chuan over to participate in the driving experience activity.
“Maybe you won’t have the previous problems when driving this time? This model’s heavy exoskeleton armor has even lower adaptability requirements than before!”
“Better give this opportunity to someone else. I probably will only wield kitchen knife and spatula in this lifetime; driving heavy exoskeleton armor isn’t for a delicate little girl like me.”
With that, Xiang Chuan retreated another step.
Delicate little girl?
The Class 8 Members around her, who were already suited up in heavy exoskeleton armor, nearly stumbled when they heard this, their steps faltering. Fortunately, this was the latest model heavy exoskeleton armor, and the leg center-of-gravity correction assist system allowed their feet to land safely.
If it were the model from the Field Training Base, everyone would probably have fallen in a heap by now? Of course, with exoskeleton armor protection, even falling with the old model wouldn’t result in any injuries.
“Xiang Chuan, you really won’t give it a try?” Chou Manman asked while activating the jet system under the heavy exoskeleton armor’s feet, steadily hovering in mid-air.
It looked more like Tony Stark. Xiang Chuan thought.
This designer’s ancestor must have engraved Iron Man into their DNA, awakening bloodline memory to come up with this design, or perhaps the inevitable path of human science and technology progress is magic and superheroes?
Better not end up creating an Ultron or something. Xiang Chuan mused randomly, but honestly gave a more persuasive answer:
“If I end up unable to see clearly because of this heavy exoskeleton armor later, you’ll have to obediently eat the solid food and liquid food from the Canteen for lunch, and no freeloading off me then.”
Hearing solid food and liquid food, the gluttonous Class Eight Students shuddered all over, their brains suddenly sharpening, their eyes clearing up.
“Xiang Chuan, you’d better not drive something this dangerous. Leave any issues to us; it wouldn’t be good if your eyes got hurt.”
“Yeah, Xiang Chuan, weren’t you very tired this morning? Why not go sit on the chair over there for a bit? I’ll help you ask for leave later. Just leave this heavy exoskeleton armor alone.”
“Xiang Chuan, rest assured, next time we’ll try the holographic simulation heavy exoskeleton armor operating system together, so you can have fun with it too!”
……
Watching the Class Eight Students who had just been obediently listening suddenly chime in one after another to make excuses or find reasons for Xiang Chuan, the Instructor’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Their Third Military Escort Ship Canteen’s liquid food was the best tasting among all Military Escort Ships in the Third Fleet!
……Though he had to admit he was also craving the dishes Xiang Chuan made!
