Although Silin had never truly fought Songba Leruo before, Silin knew that Songba Leruo was no weakling. He was a B Squadron captain, a man who rose to his position through his own strength, and a member of the A Squadron himself. There was no way someone like that could be hurt so easily. Moreover, Songba Leruo wasn't a simple-minded idiot!
"Big Hat was ambushed while he was out on a mission," Bart continued.
Bart had used an ambush, not a surprise attack. This meant that the enemy had set up a trap beforehand and were just waiting for Songba Leruo to show up.
Silin thinks for a moment, but he quickly realized that something was amiss.
"There's a traitor in Vanguard?"
Bart stared at Silin and toyed with his long beard. He didn't give a direct answer to Silin's speculation, but Silin knew that his guess was correct.
"Something happened to the Second B Squadron after the Seventh B Squadron. Silin, make sure you pay attention when you come to the headquarters for a meeting."
Bart's voice wasn't loud, but Silin felt a sense of heaviness in it. He didn't know if it was because of the Second B Squadron, Songba Leruo, or the fact that there was a traitor in Vanguard.
"Mn, I know. Thank you for the reminder. Oh right, Senior Bart, the Eleventh Squad is a new squad. Do we have a base at the headquarters? " This was something Silin was more concerned about. After all, it would be awkward if they didn't have a place to stay when the time came.
"Don't worry, Vanguard already has a few reserve bases for future expansion. The Eleventh Squad is one of the expansion squads, so we've already set up a reserve base. You'll know when you get there."
Bart had conveyed his message, and he wouldn't reveal any more in-depth information. After a brief conversation, Silin disconnected the call and sat alone in the lounge to think.
Large-scale traitors in Hunter regiments had happened before, but they were mostly confined to the B Squadrons. The A Squadron had always thought of it as a small scuffle. After all, Vanguard wasn't the only one who would experience such a thing. But this time, it was likely that someone in the A Squadron had changed their mind. There was no way that the B Squadrons alone could make Bart behave this way.
Even if Songba Leruo used to be the commander of the Second B Squadron, he would never interfere with the B Squadron's affairs.
There was a problem with the home team.
When he connected the dots to the upcoming meeting, Cillin was able to guess some inside information. If it was just a routine meeting, it could've been held through a video conference. There was no need to summon all the B Squadrons. Vanguard was probably going to make another big move this time.
Large-scale clean-up? Adjustment? Everything was possible.
Silin thinks to himself. The Eleventh Squad may be small in number, but they're all trustworthy. I can't wipe them out even if I want to.
To be on the safe side, he could not wait any longer. The implantation of super intelligence had to be done before he went to the headquarters for the meeting! Moreover, the armor had to be completed!
Compared to artificial intelligence, the word "super" was added because of its superiority. It was like the difference between a human and a chimpanzee. Implanting super intelligence into a starship wasn't an easy task, and Xi Kai was certain that he could do it. The problem was that he was in a hurry, and he couldn't afford to be careless. If the implantation wasn't done properly, it could become a threat to himself.
Czedow, Moon, and Sigma had already joined the project. In Xi Mu's words, they were also super intelligences. However, they were a different kind of super intelligence, one that was a whole level higher than the one everyone was talking about. They could provide Xi Kai with a lot of experience.
As for the armor, Xi Mu said that he would do his best. Since that was the case, Silin didn't need to say anything else.
Silin rubbed his forehead. His arm was recovering very quickly, and Tico said that it would be fine by the time they returned to the headquarters. In reality, Silin was almost fully recovered. The healing device on his arm was just a cover, and Silin wasn't planning to remove it. In fact, he wasn't planning to do so right away.
Cillin moved his fingers and took out a box. Inside the box was the ruby they had found on the slaughtered Douance Family transport ship they had encountered earlier. Silin still didn't know who the ruby belonged to, but he was certain that it belonged to someone important.
It was chaotic. It was indeed very chaotic. The entire Star Alliance gave off a confusing feeling. Everyone was in it, and they could not see the true side of it. Everyone was in it, and they could not see the true side.
The implantation of the super intelligence was mostly complete before they reached Sector K, so it was only a matter of time before they arrived at the headquarters. Xi Mu was almost done as well, but Silin had high requirements for armor. He wasn't satisfied with Silin's armor last time, so he enhanced it. Silin didn't ask about the specifics because it was Xi Mu's unique technology. He had no intention of revealing it, and Silin didn't press the issue.
Kari and the others had been training hard lately, so they ran into a lot of Hunters from different B Squadrons every time they arrived at the headquarters. Hunters from different B Squadrons who were acquainted with each other would gather together for fun. This kind of gathering meant competition and competition. Just like showing off one's wealth at a class reunion, Hunters had their own way of showing off. Although they were playing around with acquaintances, they still represented their B Squadrons even in a gathering like this. None of them wanted to lose face, because if they really lost, they wouldn't be able to raise their heads when they returned to their squadrons.
The gluttons in the squad were the most idle, but Silin didn't mind them as long as they didn't destroy the starship and interrupt everyone else's training.
"Are we flying straight to the headquarters, commander? Don't we need to stop at the transit planet? "Beaver asked.
"No need. We'll take a look at the transit planet while we're flying along the planned route. I don't know what the transit planet looks like right now," Silin answered.
They didn't have any information about the transit planet. The Hunter regiments at Sector K had changed a lot ever since the League of Stars fell into chaos, and the relationship between the four great hunter regiments was very subtle. Therefore, a lot of things must've happened to the transit planet that was almost completely taken over by the four great hunter regiments.
Dias sighed, "Many Hunter regiments have either disappeared or been swallowed by other forces. The transit planet is the symbol of their communication department, so there's no need for them to exist anymore. If the transit planet is still functioning normally, then it truly belongs to the four great hunter regiments."
"I wonder if that dessert shop is still there." Huimao licked its paws. That dessert shop was the only thing that left the deepest impression in its memory of the transit planet. The milk tea there was pretty good.
Everyone had different opinions about the transit star. However, when they flew past the transit star, they realized that the transit star was unbelievably quiet. The screen showed the scene of the busiest street on the transit planet. The reason this street was called the busiest street on the entire planet was because it was connected to the communication department of the four great hunter regiments on this planet.
In Cillin's memory, this street was always crowded with people and brimming with a strong hunter atmosphere. But now, all the shops were closed, and all the communication departments had a "Closed" sign hanging on them. The word "Closed" flashed so brightly that everyone felt it was unnaturally glaring.
Now that the four great hunter regiments were closed, it was impossible for the other hunter regiments to open their shops either. Some of the smaller Hunter regiments' communication department buildings were burnt black, and debris from the explosions could be seen everywhere.
It was as desolate as a dead city.
Everyone inside the starship looked at the scene on the screen in silence. A long while later, Dias said, "I wonder when it will return to its original state."
No one could say for sure. Moreover, even if the communication department was reopened, it wouldn't return to its original layout. After all, there were too many hunter regiments that had fallen in this great chaos, and there were new ones that had risen as well. However, the chaos showed no signs of stopping. In fact, it was growing worse and worse. How many more hunter regiments would fall in the end? Not even the four great hunter regiments could guarantee that they wouldn't become a sacrifice in this chaos.
The entire J District of Sector K was Vanguard's territory, and the planet K — J100 Vanguard was its core.
When the starship truly arrived at District J, everyone's hearts finally relaxed. They were safe now that they had reached their own territory.
There were patrol squads responsible for checking and registering at certain sector entrances. Any starship or spaceplane that didn't go through the zone entry inspection would be attacked by the patrol squads, and the B Squadrons and relevant personnel involved would be punished.
"The Eleventh Squad?"
The inspector looked curiously at Silin's starship. The starship wasn't big, it didn't have a secondary ship accompanying it, and its crew was laughably small. Just what was the higher-ups thinking?
Although the inspector was puzzled, he didn't keep Silin and the others here. The A Squadron's meeting this time was very important, and they didn't have the courage to delay it. After the inspection process was complete, the patrol squads let them through.
"The inspection has gotten stricter again," Xiao Shang muttered.
"It can't be helped. We all know the situation we're in right now, so we're more worried that they won't be strict. If we let the enemy in, won't we be the ones to suffer the consequences?" Kari said while tossing a fruit Sigma had delivered to him.
Tang Qiuqiu rubbed her chin and said, "I wonder what our new base will look like. It must have a wide shooting range, and not a simulated one."
After entering Sector J, the rest of the journey was quick. It didn't take long for them to reach Planet K — J100.
Unlike the bleak transit planet, the planet was very lively. There were many spacecrafts flying around the planet, and people working on their projects could be seen at the spaceport and other sub-space stations.
"Where are we going to park our starship? It looks like the spaceport has changed a lot. Hey, Little Eleven, zoom in on the spaceport. "
As soon as Kari finished speaking, the image on the screen began zooming in on itself. It even analyzed the attack power of some of the spacecrafts and spacecrafts.
"Thanks!" Kari shouted. He moved closer to the screen and studied the changes on the spaceport with Xiao Shang.
"You're welcome," a childish voice rang out.
The owner of the voice, the Little Eleven that Kari mentioned, was none other than the superintelligence implanted into the starship. Ever since Little Eleven showed up, the other members of the Eleventh Squad, whether they were inhumans or not, had all been busy with their own things.
"Huh? There isn't a single B Squadron's starship parked at the spaceport," Kari said, puzzled.
"How is that possible? Didn't a lot of them park there in the past?" Ba Dao also moved closer.
"That's true."
While the group was discussing around the screen, a communication request came in from the spaceport. Along with the communication was a guide map.
"According to the new rules set by the higher-ups, all eleven B Squadrons are to park in the area above their respective bases. There will be their respective space stations there. Please follow the guide map. The spaceport does not allow B Squadron starships to park there …"
After the communication was over, everyone looked at the guide map on the screen.
"Is the area marked in red our new base? That place wasn't open in the past. " Kari pointed at an area marked in red on the guide map and said, "I can't tell what it looks like even with this."
The guide map only marked the general area. There was no visual representation.
"Let's go, Little Eleven. Let's go there," Silin said.
"Okay."
There was indeed a space station in space above the red area. There was a landing pad at the head of the space station for starships and spacecrafts to park. There was a big number '11' outside the space station.
"Oh, that's our space station! Awesome, we have our own space station now! "Kari was overjoyed.
Listening to these words … was really bitter.
The starship was parked at the space station, and the team members were going to take spacecrafts to the base.
"Little Eleven, stay here and keep an eye on the space station. Teach anyone a lesson if they don't greet us! We'll contact you when we get to the base, "Silin said while walking toward the spacecrafts.
"Okay …"
The childish voice was accompanied by the sound of the battle march. It was a surging, passionate song.
Kari had just stepped into the cabin when he turned around and shouted, "Little Eleven, we're just going back to the base. We're not going there to fight."
The Eleventh Squad's preparatory base wasn't small. It was about the same size as the other squads, just that it had fewer buildings, no decorations, and no functional areas. It was a brand new base without any extra decorations.
"Base! Meow, new base, new territory! "
Huimao spread its wings and flew off to patrol the base. Xueqiu hurriedly hopped onto a hoverboard to catch up to it. The Miantuan took the opportunity to hop onto Xueqiu's head and follow it out.
"Let's go. Let's clean up the living quarters first." Silin keyed in the verification information and called everyone inside the base after the gate opened.
The new base was a little too spacious for them. After all, the Eleventh Squad had too few people at the moment.
Tang Qiuqiu asked Sha Rou to clean up a room while she carried her gun to the training ground to see what the new base's shooting range looked like.
The first two days after they arrived at the new base, everyone busied themselves with tidying up the place. The results were obvious, and the previously lifeless base was now a little livelier.
After some internal discussion, Xi Kai, Xi Mu, Shi Tang, and Tico each had their own research lab. Silin's lab was there as well, and he transferred some of the parasite samples to it.
Nothing major happened during the first few days, and the B Squadrons hadn't arrived yet. The meeting wouldn't start until everyone was present. Silin used this time to study the League of Stars he had recently obtained. Although the information he obtained wasn't entirely accurate, he was still able to deduce the general situation of the League of Stars. He wouldn't be too passive if anything happened in the future.
Everyone was very curious about the new base, but no one was in the mood to pay attention to it after Xi Mu took out the armor on the second day. They all remembered how Cillin had charged through the biochemical beasts and fought on the transport ship while wearing the armor. They had been looking forward to seeing the armor for a long time now.
After donning the armor, everyone went to the training ground's environmental simulation room to undergo adaptive training. Xi Mu would modify the armor according to everyone's strengths and weaknesses in different environments so that the armor would be more compatible with its wearer and more effective.
On the ninth day after the Eleventh Squad arrived at the new base, Silin received a notice that he had to attend a meeting with the A Squad. After giving the Eleventh Squad a few instructions, Silin left without Huimao. The A Squad didn't have as much freedom as the Eleventh Squad, and it was only natural that the A Squad would be stricter than it was in the Eleventh Squad. Not to mention that Huimao wasn't someone who would stay idle for long. Silin was afraid that he would cause trouble, so he ordered him to patrol the new base and help Sigma expand its indoor fruit garden.
Just as Silin expected, the A Squad wasn't as relaxed as the B Squadrons. Right now, every member of the A Squad was exuding a serious and solemn aura.
After parking the spaceplane and checking the captain's insignia, Silin walked toward the conference hall and ran into an old acquaintance.
"You're here?" Shotton stood up from his seat and greeted Silin.
"Hello, Ol 'Captain."
"Don't call me that again. You're the captain of the Eleventh Squad now, and I'm just a former captain of the Sixth Squad. If you really want to address me like that, you should be calling me senior. Never mind, let's not dwell on this. I knew you'd show up around this time, so I've been waiting for you. "
Shawton was the commander of the Sixth Squad, but he was waiting for Cillin, the new commander of the Eleventh Squad instead of the Sixth B Squadron's commander. Anyone who didn't know the truth would be puzzled.
That being said, Shotton didn't feel very close to the Sixth Squad right now. Even if he went to the Sixth Squad captain, the new Sixth Squad captain wouldn't appreciate it.
Silin and Shotton chatted about the Eleventh Squad's current situation as they walked into the conference hall.
The conference hall was circular in shape, and Ji Feng's seat was located at the center. There were many other circular seats around the center, and the seats at the front were for the veterans of the A Squad and the squad captains who had been promoted. As for current captains like Silin and the others, their seats were outside the third ring.
Every ring was made up of many broken arcs, and every arc was a seat. Originally, Silin's arc only had ten seats for each of the ten B Squadron captains, but after the establishment of the Eleventh Squad, the number of seats had increased to eleven.
Shotton's seat was one ring in front of Silin, so he and Silin each took their own seats. Since some of the seniors had already arrived, they didn't continue the conversation.
The people closest to Silin were the captain of the Tenth Squad and the captain of the First Squad. Both of them were scrutinizing Silin. After all, Silin was the youngest captain of the Eleventh Squad, and he had even applied for the establishment of a new fleet. It was only natural that they were curious about him.
Besides the two people closest to Silin, a lot of other people were studying Silin as well. After all, the establishment of the Eleventh Squad had shocked a lot of people. Among these gazes, there were looks of envy, disdain, suspicion, and all sorts of others. However, Celine ignored them. Sitting there, he took out a cup, chose a type of tea, and began to brew tea.
It didn't take long for Songba Leruo to show up as well, but he walked straight to his seat without looking at anyone else. No one knew what he was thinking after he sat down, but he didn't talk to anyone or look at them. Judging from his condition, Silin could tell that his wounds had healed a lot. He wasn't completely healed, but he was fine.
After Ji Feng's appearance, the gazes finally subsided, and the meeting officially began.
Ji Feng's introduction was mostly about the general situation, and most of it was about the A Squadron. He only briefly mentioned the B Squadrons and the Second and Seventh B Squadrons, but he didn't give any important details. It was basically the opening of a summary.
Cillin sat there and listened to Ji Feng and the other seniors' speech. However, it didn't matter much to Cillin and his B Squadrons, and everyone had already been notified of the things they needed to pay attention to. Right now, all they did was listen to them symbolically.
When Ji Feng finally brought up the general affairs of the B Squadrons, the B Squadron commanders sat up straight. This was something they had to pay attention to.
"Vanguard needs a cleanup, and the cleanup has already begun since you entered the hall."
Ji Feng's first words stunned a lot of people. Cleanup? What was the meaning of this? They cleared the area without notifying him. Was he afraid that the B Squadron commanders would be biased?
While everyone was lost in thought, Ji Feng's second statement shocked the B Squadron commanders and some of the A Squadron members even more.
"After careful discussion, the regiment management has decided to make a major adjustment to Vanguard. A portion of the A Squadron will be integrated into the eleven B Squadrons. Right now, these people are already on their way to the eleventh B Squadron. "
None of the ten B Squadron commanders were prepared for this decision at all. Other than the core management, a portion of the A Squadron members hadn't received any news at all. When on earth was this decision made?! Also, would there be any conflict when the A Squadron members went to the B Squadrons when their commanders weren't around?
Compared to the ten captains who were either anxious or frowning, Silin was much calmer. This puzzled the management a little.
"Tell us, Silin. What do you think about this decision?" Ji Feng asked.
Silin slowly put down his teacup and said, "Nothing much. Whether or not they can join my team depends on whether or not they have the ability to earn the recognition of the current members of the Eleventh Squad."
Silin's words caused an uproar in the hall once more. Even the first three rings of the core management were frowning at Silin's words. Some of them couldn't understand what Silin was saying, and some of them even sneered at him.
What a big tone!
Who do you think you are, Silin? How dare you say something like this? You're just a kid. Do you think you're qualified to do that?!
Also, we all know how many people you have in your team. You think you can fight someone from the A Squadron with those few people? How arrogant!
Ji Feng didn't react too much to Qin Lie's words. He raised an eyebrow slightly and continued, "What if they don't get the recognition?"
Silin's voice was still as calm as ever. "Then kick them out."
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