Solar system, Mars base. , Mars is the planet in the solar system that is most like the Earth.
Some scientists once pointed out that in ancient times, life existed on Mars.
It has mountains and rivers like the Earth, and the same intelligent life as humans live.
Hundreds of years ago, when the earth's civilization developed into the late primitive civilization, science fiction novels and movies about Martian civilization were very popular.
Of course, this conjecture has now been proven to be just an illusion, because since then, many people have landed on Mars.
Scientific research has confirmed that Mars has no traces of life.
But now, this desolate planet has become the second planet and the second planet in the solar system where people live after the earth.
Since the earth's civilization entered the cosmic civilization, the development of Mars has never stopped.
Now, although Mars has not been transformed into a planet with life like the earth, nearly half of the area on Mars has been transformed into a planet for life.
Although these areas are equipped with special protective shields and other facilities for atmospheric isolation and protection, people believe that as time goes by, Mars will truly become a living planet like the Earth.
Mars base, this is the name given by the earth civilization after it developed Mars.
However, with the progress of the development of Mars, the Mars base has become very different from the moon base, Pluto base, and other advanced bases including the Oort Cloud.
It is more appropriate to describe the Mars base as an entire Martian city or "New Earth", but until now, neither the federal government nor the military has had the idea of changing the name of the Mars base.
With the outbreak of civil strife in the Gaia civilization, the mortal enemy of the earth's civilization, and after Kabakas fled the solar system, a series of plans by the earth's civilization against the Gaia civilization began to unfold.
The most critical of these plans is of course the military plan.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, the federal government and the military specially set aside an area from the southern hemisphere of the Mars base to serve as the logistics headquarters for the entire plan.
This area includes three cities.
Herschel City is one of these three cities.
Herschel City is named after William Herschel, the famous astronomer in the history of astronomy, to commemorate the father of stellar astronomy.
Herschel City has a total area of 1,211 square kilometers and is located on a plain in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
Although this city is not the first immigrant city built on the Mars base to accommodate human life, it is the largest area on the Mars base.
One of the best equipped cities.
In order to ensure the success of the Gaia civilization plan, Herschel City was temporarily placed under the federal logistics headquarters, and the federal government's forward base officials and the temporary frontline headquarters of the space fleet were also temporarily established in Herschel City.
Of course, when the follow-up plan is launched, these command structures will be transferred outside the solar system, but by then Herschel City will still undertake its tasks as an important logistics headquarters.
Tom has graduated from the military academy two years ago.
Although he has a heart to become a soldier, his grades in the military academy are only average.
It's not because he doesn't work hard.
Some things are useless just having dreams and confidence, talent and luck are also needed.
Speaking of luck, it was luck for Tom to be able to enter the military academy, but talent is something you are born with, and it cannot be achieved through hard work.
To be honest, Tom's talent is just that of an ordinary person.
Coupled with his poor academic performance, he was not assigned to the combat unit of the Space Fleet after graduation.
Not to mention serving as an officer on a battleship, as a second lieutenant.
Tom was assigned to the Logistics Department of the Mars base, mainly responsible for some trivial logistical matters.
This result was a bit disappointing for him, but no matter what, after getting up every day, he put on a straight uniform and looked at the military rank on his shoulders.
Logo on chest.
At least he could comfort himself that he had finally become a real soldier.
Besides, working in the logistics department of the Mars base is not a bad thing.
For many soldiers, logistics work is much safer and more leisurely.
This is a position that looks good in the eyes of others.
Moreover, his good friend Jamie also graduated from business school.
Jamie's father's company has an important branch on Mars.
When he heard that Tom was working in the logistics department of the Mars base, Jamie, who had already followed his father to learn to take over the company's business, took the initiative to come to the Mars base.
In this way, the two Good friends can see each other from time to time.
Logistics work is tedious and boring.
Tom is just a low-level officer in the logistics department, and most of his daily work involves dealing with data, equipment, food, etc.
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Just like today, Tom directed the soldiers to load a batch of supplies desperately needed for the Oort Nebula forward base onto a large transport ship, and then completed the handover.
This batch of materials was produced by the factory at the Mars base, and then sent to the forward base by the transport fleet to reserve materials for the upcoming military operations.
Transporting supplies from a Mars base to the front line is much more convenient than on Earth.
On the one hand, the mass of Mars is only more than half that of Earth.
Coupled with the thin atmosphere of Mars, the transport fleet can deliver supplies to the front line faster and more conveniently.
On the other hand, the ore materials and Earth-specific limitations on Earth are not a problem on Mars, and can be processed better and faster.
In addition, the construction of the Mars base for more than a hundred years has formed a complete industrial chain.
These are important reasons why the federal government, including the military, finally used the Mars base as a temporary logistics headquarters.
"Thank you."
The person who handed over the supplies to the transport fleet was a captain.
Speaking of which, he and Tom were classmates in the military academy.
However, after graduation, Tom came to work at the Mars base, and his classmate directly joined the team directly under the Space Fleet.
Transport fleet.
Although they were all dealing with logistics, the other party was obviously doing better than Tom.
In just two years, the other party's military rank was given the epaulettes of captain, while Tom was still just a second lieutenant who was slightly better than the big-headed soldier.
"That's what it should be.
Is there no problem with the material data?
If there is no problem, please sign here."
Tom had a very ordinary smile on his face.
He had a very ordinary relationship with this classmate, and he especially hated this guy every time he came here.
He looked so arrogant in his captain's uniform.
Especially when he saluted the other party according to the regulations, this guy's deliberately careless look made Tom hate it even more.
But the army is the army, at least now he is the commander.
No matter how uncomfortable Tom feels, he must complete the task according to the regulations.
The captain took the electronic board with a smile and pretended to check the numbers.
In fact, both parties had already checked the numbers above.
He did this just to show off himself in front of this old classmate.
Finished reading the numbers.
The captain signed casually and handed the electronic board back to Tom.
"By the way Tom, I won't come here next time."
Tom checked his signature, nodded and saluted, and was about to leave when the captain suddenly said something.
With confusion, Tom turned and looked at the other party.
"I received an order.
After this batch of supplies reaches the front line, I will report to the Second Fleet.
Captain French of the Second Fleet lacks a staff officer, so my superiors asked me to take over."
The captain had a proud smile on his lips and was talking non-stop.
After talking for a while, he specifically asked Tom if he knew who Captain Franky was.
He also gave Tom a "teaching lesson" about the battleships of the Space Fleet. sequence, and where he was going to cover was one of them.
"Oh, it's really troublesome.
It's so-so when I'm asked to charge into the battle, but it's too nerve-wracking to ask me to serve as the staff officer of the main battleship.
But the orders from the superiors have to be carried out, don't you think so, Tom.
Sometimes when I think about it, I still feel like you Okay, stay here in the logistics department far away from the war, and deal with these supplies every day.
Although the promotion will be slower, you can be safe and comfortable, okay?
It’s getting late.
Let’s talk again when we have the opportunity.
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Goodbye.”
The captain saw Tom's face gradually darken.
He stopped talking very knowingly, and then returned an extremely chic military salute.
Then he turned around and boarded the small shuttle on the side.
In a blink of an eye, the small shuttle took off, and then quickly headed towards the transport ship.
Tom, who had a dark face, was in an extremely bad mood.
The other party was clearly trying to show off in front of him and hit himself again.
If I had known this, I should have refused to work in the logistics department.
Even becoming a combat soldier in the space fleet would be better than the current situation.
After returning to the office and closing the door, Tom couldn't help but took off his hat and threw it on the table, followed by a series of curses.
After venting his anger, Tom's mood gradually calmed down.
But when he looked back and saw the transportation vehicles passing by outside the window, as well as the electronic files and other equipment on his desk, he felt a sense of depression that he couldn't get rid of.
Could it be that his ideal of becoming a soldier was spent in these boring jobs?
At this moment, for the first time, Tom felt that he had some doubts and denials about his former ideal.
He had had enough of this kind of work.
Seeing that the military operation with the Gaia civilization was about to begin, he was doing these boring jobs dozens of light years away from the battlefield.
Maybe by the end of the war, his classmates, including the one he hated the most, would have become excellent officers, and they might even directly command a battleship.
But he is struggling here, and when he retires, he will probably be a major at most.
Thinking of this result, Tom felt extremely unwilling.
He definitely didn't want his career as a soldier to end like this.
If that were the case, what would be the meaning of his ideals.
Standing in front of the window, silently watching everything that was the same and extremely familiar, after a long time Tom turned around, picked up his hat from the table and put it on again, then opened the terminal on the table and gave it to the base commander, who was in the logistics department.
Write an application letter to your immediate superior in the department.
In fact, this is not the first time that Tom has written such an application.
This is the fourth application since he came here.
However, the first three applications were all ignored and there was no response.
I don’t know if this time he will be the same.
Same as the first three times.
In any case, this is the only way he can do it in the army.
At least this is a hope.
Word for word, it took Tom a full hour to write the application.
The content was not complicated.
He just requested that he be transferred to the front line.
Even if he could not be transferred to the main battle fleet, he could also serve in other positions on the front line.
In short, in one sentence, Tom wants to be a real soldier, a warrior flying in the universe, rather than spending time in this place.
After writing it, I read it carefully, finally clicked the send button, and the application was sent.
After doing all this, Tom felt a lot more relaxed.
Although he knew that there was little hope, it was better to do it than not do it.
The following days were still as dull as before, with boring work repeated every day.
After the application was sent, there was no reply from the superiors.
Maybe it was the same as the previous results.
Tom had anticipated this, and now he could only continue to stick to his post and hope for a miracle.
About a month later, when Tom had just finished sending a batch of supplies and returned to the office, he was stunned as soon as he opened the door and entered the room, because there were actually three senior officers in his office.
"Sir" After being stunned for a moment, Tom quickly stood at attention and saluted.
One of these three senior officers he knew was Lieutenant Colonel Wang from the base, but he had never seen the other two.
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One of them was also a lieutenant colonel, and the other was actually a colonel.
"Take a break."
Lieutenant Colonel Wang raised his hand and saluted back, and then issued the order to take a break.
Tom put down his hands and feet and spread them slightly.
He held the electronic board that recorded data and signed receipts in his left hand.
He looked at the three superiors with a somewhat nervous expression.
His heart was pounding.
What were these three doing in his office?
Could they be investigators sent by their superiors?
Although Tom had never embezzled any material, he still felt a lot of psychological pressure when facing these three officers.
"He is Second Lieutenant Tom."
Another lieutenant colonel asked softly.
Lieutenant Colonel Wang nodded and said a few words to the lieutenant colonel next to him, but Tom did not hear the content because the voice was too soft.
"Sit down."
The lieutenant colonel nodded slightly after hearing this, and then pointed to the chair beside him.
Although this was his office, Tom still thanked him in front of the commander, and then sat on this chair in a military posture. superior.
"We are here to verify something today."
Lieutenant Colonel said.
His eyes were extremely sharp.
Compared to Lieutenant Colonel Wang, he was more like a real soldier.
Moreover, his eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
Just scanning can make you feel that your whole body is clearly visible to the other person.
Lieutenant Colonel Wang sat aside and said nothing, and the same was true for the colonel with the highest military rank, but he looked at young Tom with another dull look.
"Verification" It seems that he guessed right.
The other party is an investigator sent by his superiors.
Like the logistics department, investigators often intervene.
This situation is normal, but this is the first time for Tom to face such an investigation.
Although in his heart No shame, but still a little nervous. aa2705221: