Chapter 233: Prepare for war! Tactical contraction! Personnel is politics!
At this moment, the scene outside the cabin has changed from the primitive dense forest of an alien planet to the vast starry sky.

Not long after, a huge steel air base standing in low-Earth orbit appeared in front of Rita and others.

That giant base was none other than the Infinity-class starship hovering in orbit, with thousands of flying boats and fighter jets shuttling and patrolling nearby.

Obviously, this huge ship is the combat force of the giant enterprise, staying at the transit station of the planet.

The heretic civilization here is not really a tough guy. At best, its technological level is that of a Level 1 civilization.

They were completely unable to withstand the military strike force of the global giant corporation, and the only reason they could hold on until now was that the giant corporation deliberately let them go.

And now, this interstellar battle that has lasted for nearly five years has entered its final stage.

Whether it is the main force that has been stationed here for a long time, or the new recruits who come here to gain military merits, they are all retreating and leaving in an orderly manner.

Whether the alien heretics below intend to continue to resist or submit to the giant corporation, it cannot change the fact that this planet is about to become a part of the giant corporation's territory.

Here, the Wasp transport boat carrying the soldiers quickly passed through the low-Earth orbit and finally landed in the internal cabin of the Infinity-class starship.

The hatches deployed and the engines shut down.

The soldiers, led by Rita, walked out one after another, preparing to go to the nearby logistics department to hand over their weapons and equipment to the logistics personnel.

However, before everyone could reach the logistics department and take off their equipment, they heard the notice from the highest commander, Morgan Blackhand.

[All staff, please note that you still have 12 hours to pack up your belongings and finish your work. ]

[Combat units that have just accepted new missions, cancel your operations immediately. In 12 hours, you will return to the 003 solar system through space jump, cross the star gate and return to the headquarters of the Wanjie Base to wait for orders.]

[Repeat again…]

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Although many warriors have already received some news and knew that they were about to return to the main universe.

But what they didn't expect was that this day would come so soon, and so many troops would have to be withdrawn to the mother ship urgently and orderly within half a day.

This is a bit strange!
"Are we going to participate in a new conquest of the heavens? Why are we withdrawing our troops now?"

"That may be true, but even if the star gate opens a new world, it won't be our turn to go there and fight as the main force."

"Of course! We are at most a reserve team."

"Then do we still have a chance to transfer to other troops?"

"..."

Several Astartes warriors began to discuss among themselves.

Rita was patted on the shoulder by her comrade next to her. "Rita, did you hear that? Our chance has come. Maybe after making a contribution this time, we can join the Ace Vanguard Team."

Ever since Leon specially arranged a "decapitation operation" and asked Li De to assist David in capturing the Reaper Queen, he received special rewards from the giant company.

Countless young Astartes warriors were suddenly filled with enthusiasm, and whenever a battle broke out, they could not wait to take the lead.

Therefore, when the star gate opened up a new world, all the warriors had only one thought, which was great anticipation, hoping that they could go on the field and gain some merit.

With David Martinez as a representative role model in front of them, other young fighters are also eager to become the second "David".

Realize your dreams and ambitions through this clear and unobstructed upward channel.

Facing the excited comrades around her, the silent Rita seemed very calm and did not chat with them.

She knew that joining the Ace Vanguard was just a simple process, not her ultimate goal.

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In the main universe, the universal city - Ideal City, the headquarters of the All Worlds Base, inside the command center.

Senior executives from various departments of the world's largest companies have gathered in the core control area around the center console.

Basically all the big shots in giant companies come here to discuss decisions and hold meetings.

After all, the "Halo" world that is opened this time is extraordinary, and everyone must be prepared and handle it with caution.

At this moment, Ott Cunningham, Lucy, Song Zhaomei, Morgan Blackhand, Mori Mako, General Raleigh, and the officers of the Ace Vanguard were standing in front of the center console.

Li Ang sat behind the center console, with V and Li De standing beside him, facing many executives of giant companies below.

This was a special meeting with a unique style. Except for the establishment of the World Trade Circle last time, Li Ang had not made such a big scene in the past few years.

After hearing that the troops in various worlds were shrinking and the core main forces were withdrawing to the Ten Thousand Worlds Base to wait for orders, all the executives were secretly guessing in their hearts what was about to happen.

For a moment, many executives below had different expressions. Trusted executives like Morgan and V, who received the news in advance, seemed very calm.

The senior executives from other departments, such as the Arasaka Department and the Military Technology Department, seemed a little serious and nervous, fearing that some bad news would be mentioned in this meeting.

"Everyone, I believe you have all received some news, so I won't waste any more time talking to you."

After seeing that the atmosphere had been created and the pressure had been sufficient, Li Ang finally spoke.

"The theme of today's meeting is very simple. It is about the new world behind the star gate. This conquest operation is codenamed 'Halo' and that place is also defined as the 004 universe."

After Li Ang finished speaking, the stones hanging in the hearts of many executives finally fell.

As expected, it was about the conquest of the heavens.

I am not afraid of the leader holding a meeting, but I am afraid of what the leader is going to say. If I have not prepared in advance, I will have no idea what to say during the meeting!

For internal meetings of senior executives of giant companies like this, most members will have a brief understanding of the situation in advance through their respective information channels.

Don't be too passive in the meeting.

Now that Li Ang has taken the initiative to lift the veil, it can be regarded as a sedative for the senior executives below.

Now, the large forces of the universe's giant companies are shrinking their sphere of influence in an orderly manner. Some elite expeditionary forces have ended the state of war and quickly returned to the main universe.

In areas where war was ongoing, the conflict was ended prematurely through diplomatic means or tough, destructive strikes.

Even the giant structure [War Moon] guarding the 003 universe began to pass through the star gate and entered the solar system of the main universe!
After learning that the entire universe's giant corporation's troops were either retreating or staying in their respective solar systems on standby, many executives knew that something big was about to happen.

I'm afraid this Zhutian Operation will not be easier than the last one!

And what Li Ang said just now indeed confirmed what they were thinking.

A new battle is about to begin!

"Morgan, you should come over now and tell everyone about the situation at the Star Gate."

After saying that, Leon temporarily left the center console and left the next content to Morgan Blackhand.

As the CEO of a global giant, Li Ang's daily task is to formulate a series of plans and deployments from a high-level perspective.

To put it simply, Li Ang is actually more like a top-level designer of a global giant. All cultural policies and plans will be controlled and managed by him.

Today he called a large group of senior executives from giant companies here, in fact, just to make an attitude clear, that is, this mission is very important!

Everyone must cheer him up. Whoever dares to slack off from behind will be forced to pack up and leave, and someone else will take over.

Every action, word and intention of the leader has a profound meaning. If you fail to comprehend it, there is no way to go any further.

However, the executives who can make it to the top of giant companies are basically all old foxes who have been in the business for many years and have become experienced.

Even though they already knew the core content of this meeting before arriving, everyone listened attentively without showing any slackness.

Here, Morgan Blackhand came to the center console with a solemn expression and said to the executives below:
"Everyone, I will show you the results of this investigation, so that you can have a general understanding of this world, which will facilitate your next work."

The meaning of Morgan's words was very clear, which was to remind all the executives below to pay attention and listen carefully, as the leadership attached great importance to this matter.

Whoever messes up the matter he is responsible for should pack up and leave.

After he finished speaking, Morgan Blackhand continued to speak after seeing that everyone below had perked up and looked towards him:

"Just three days ago, three hours after the star gate opened, we learned that the world on the other side is a planet suitable for human habitation."

"There, we found many giant buildings, a large number of industrial production areas, and some spacecraft."

After saying that, Morgan Blackhand controlled the holographic screen to display all the relevant image data and specific data information taken by the AI ​​drone.

When they saw those architectural styles that resembled those of humans, as well as the advanced technological products and various production areas, the executives of the giant companies below couldn't help but become suspicious.

Could this planet be the Earth? And the civilization living on this planet is human civilization with advanced scientific and technological power.

If this is the case, then the world's giant companies can also try to communicate peacefully and develop together to cooperate with each other to build human civilization.

"Are the civilizations on the other side of the Star Gate human?"

At this time, an executive asked.

If it is a human of the same race, then the situation is easy to deal with, but if it is a humanoid creature, then it will be troublesome.

Seeing this, Morgan Blackhand shook his head and did not give a direct and definite answer. He said that before the investigation was thorough, it was not possible to define the civilization.

"Although we cannot confirm whether the other party is human, judging from the images taken by the drone, I think this planet is not the Earth we imagine."

"Or in other words, this is not the Earth we were born on."

Morgan Blackhand distributed more information, and through the holographic screen, the executives learned that the planet had signs of being transformed.

And the degree of transformation is huge!
"I think the civilization there has already mastered the technological power to transform the planet."

"If that's the case, then their technological level may not be much worse than ours."

Hearing this, the executives of Universe below immediately frowned and realized the seriousness of the problem.

Regardless of whether the opponents are fellow human beings or not, with this level of technology, if giant companies want to bring them into their camp, they will have to face a tough battle!
No wonder the boss held this meeting specifically, he really had an ulterior motive.

They have to prepare for a "civil war"!

At this moment, the latest news from the Engineering Department suddenly appeared on the holographic screen.

When the executives opened it, they found that it was the latest dynamic intelligence obtained by front-line investigators through AI drones.

"This... is this Earth? But why does it look weird!" The executives below began to discuss.

Among the many images sent by the Engineering Department, there was a land planet with blue oceans and covered vegetation, which looked like a shining pearl in the universe.

From the appearance point of view, at first glance it really looks like the Earth, but after looking closely for a moment, you will find that there seem to be many details of this planet that do not match the Earth.

In addition, everyone also saw some space junk in the information, and this batch of junk turned out to be the wreckage of a destroyed ship and some metal objects!
When they saw the fragments of destroyed ships near the planet, the expressions of Astartes officers such as V and Reed suddenly became solemn.

As warriors who have experienced many interstellar battles, how could they not know what the existence of such wreckage means?

Since there are fragments of battleships here, a fierce space war must have taken place.

If the civilization here has developed interstellar battleships, it means that they have the ability to colonize the stars.

Combined with the previous "planet transformation" technology, I'm afraid the technological level of the "human beings" here will not be much worse than that of the universe!

And the next second, Morgan Blackhand's addition indeed confirmed V's guess.

"According to the AI ​​drone's perspective, the planet on the other side of the star gate is four thousand kilometers in diameter. It has been temporarily named the Abundant Planet."

Sure enough, that planet was not the Earth. After all, the diameter of the Earth is more than 12,000 kilometers, and the gap between the two is 8,000 kilometers.

"Next, we will send investigators to go deeper into the planet to obtain more information there."

"Do any of you have any questions?"

After explaining the information he had obtained, Morgan looked around at the executives present. Seeing that no one responded, he asked Li Ang through the holographic screen whether he should stay for the meeting.

After receiving Le Ang's order to dissolve the meeting, he asked the executives under him to go back and prepare arrangements for their respective departments and make pre-war mobilization.

Immediately, all the executives stood up and left the headquarters, heading towards the passage outside.

At this moment, Jack Wells was on his way out, whispering to V with a smirk on his face:

"V, what do you think of David? Is he your type?"

After hearing this inexplicable remark, V couldn't help but frown. He didn't understand what Jack meant, so he asked back: "What do you want to say?"

Seeing V's puzzled expression, Jack smiled and said, "That kid has good abilities, high physical strength, is durable and obedient, and usually keeps a low profile."

"Don't you want to recruit him into our combat team? David is not completely one of ours yet!"

Jack's words reminded V that David Martinez was not actually on the roster of the Ace Advance Team.

Originally, he was assigned to the reserve regiment unit of the Iron Hands Chapter, until he performed meritorious service last time, and was transferred to the Advance Team of the Heavens.

Currently, David serves as the deputy captain of the Advance Team of the Universe, which makes him a high-ranking executive.

Although David would usually cooperate with the soldiers of the Ace Advance Team to join the battle, he was actually mixed in as a "temporary worker".

"Why hasn't that kid joined the Ace Advance Team yet?"

V also felt a little strange. With David's qualifications and achievements, his organization should have been transferred to the Ace Advance Team long ago.

But the reality is that this guy was promoted very quickly, but he just didn't move to the Ace Advance Team!
You know, the Ace Vanguard is the top organizational unit of the world's giant companies, and it is also a department that enjoys various privileges and honors.

Among the younger generation of Astartes warriors, David is definitely an outstanding member.

Every time we go out to perform various tasks, there has never been any problem. The main feature is that it is easy to use and obedient!
For such an outstanding Astartes warrior, joining the Ace Vanguard should be a foregone conclusion.

"I don't know why that guy hasn't come around yet. Why don't you go talk to the boss and ask him to come over and help you?"

Jack said with a smile.

However, the more V thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was not that simple, and his brows subconsciously frowned.

Because V always feels that this might have been done intentionally by their boss!
The reason is very simple, that is, David needs to stay in the Vanguard Team of the Heavens and compete with these old guys in the Ace Vanguard Team.

Otherwise, the repetitive and redundant combat formation of the Advance Team of the Universe should have been disbanded long ago.

But the reality is that not only did this formation not disband, but it also had more powerful fighters.

In addition to David Martinez, even Reed was there, with a nominal position as an instructor.

This is enough to show that this formation is likely to rise again!
But this is also good, because only with competition can there be progress, so that some soldiers of the ace vanguard team will not become complacent and neglect their future work tasks.

"Forget it, I don't want to bother with this matter."

V waved his hand and didn't respond to Jack's words.

But Jack expressed that he didn't quite understand. It was only a matter of V saying one word to transfer David over, so why was he still unhappy?

Seeing that Jack was a little slow to understand the situation within the giant company, V, as a good brother, gave him earnest advice:

"Jack, do you know which of our departments has the most power?"

"It must be our Marketing Department. The entire giant company's troops are under our command. Other departments can't compare to us at all."

Jack Wells blurted out the answer without giving it any thought.

"No, there are departments with more power than our Development Department. Guess what?" V smiled and shook his head.

"How is this possible? It can't be the Business Consolidation Department or the Strategic Investment Department. Who the hell are they?"

Jack expressed confusion.

"Of course they are not. There is only one largest department in the entire giant company, and that is the Human Resources Department."

Hearing V's puzzling words, Jack became even more confused, because he had worked in a global giant for more than 30 years and had never heard of any human resources department!

"V, you don't have a fever today, do you? There is no human resources department in our company." Jack scratched his head and said.

"Have you forgotten, AI Europa?"

V's sudden words immediately woke Jack up, and he suddenly understood what V meant.

There are many departments under the global giant company, but the human resources department is the only one that has not been established.

However, this business is also managed by dedicated people.

That is the transcendental AI Europa.

The promotion and transfer system of giant companies is similar to a points system. Employees who clock in and out on time, or successfully complete their work tasks, will receive corresponding points.

By accumulating enough points, you can get a promotion and a pay raise, and this part is completely regulated by the Transcendental AI, which fundamentally eliminates the hidden dangers brought about by human management.

This absolutely fair system has also provided countless employees of large companies with a great source of motivation for progress.

According to the most basic daily work situation of an ordinary employee, an ordinary employee at the age of 20 can enter the small management level when he or she reaches the age of 30.

It's probably a position like K7 Senior Specialist.

At the age of 35, you can be promoted to K8 team leader and enter a higher management level.

At the age of 40, you are almost at the level of K9 manager.

At this point, it is already the limit for ordinary people to work in a normal state.

If you want to go further, you can only rely on personal efforts and ambition, commonly known as "opening the book".

This system is currently controlled by AI Europa. There are a large number of personnel transfers in the entire global giant every day, which are handled by Europa.

Even the promotion and demotion of many high-level personnel are controlled by Europa.

But although it is called AI Europa, in fact everyone knows that this thing only obeys the orders of its boss, Leon!
How could personnel transfers between senior executives of giant companies be approved without Li Ang's approval?

The greatest power is actually the power of personnel!

The department with the most power is the Human Resources Department.

The so-called personnel politics lies in the fact that it can arbitrarily shape a specific circle of power.

This seemingly insignificant but extremely crucial power was firmly controlled by Li Ang from beginning to end!
At this moment, Jack Wells, who was awakened by V, immediately realized that he almost violated his boss's taboo.

Asking V to run to the boss and ask for a personnel transfer is just asking for trouble. How the boss arranges staff positions and how he employs people is not something they can interfere with!
"Hey, I was just saying it casually. I just thought that David is usually obedient and useful, so I thought it would be more convenient."

"If you want to carry out a mission next time, you can ask that kid to go with you first."

The more Jack spoke, the more guilty he felt. In the end, he just shut his mouth and savored the meaning of the conversation alone.

No wonder V keeps rising in the ranks, he really understands his boss’s mind!

For a moment, Jack had a new understanding of his good brother V.

"Jack, let's focus on the task at hand. Everyone should do their job well, which is the best loyalty to the boss."

V is very clear about why he is valued by Leon, and ability is actually secondary.

It is more important to be obedient and not do anything beyond your authority!
You know, Ott Cunningham has not yet been able to get in touch with the core circle of power because he did not listen to Leon in the past.

For example, V, as the head of the market development department, really controls a considerable amount of military power, and Lucy, as the secretary general, has access to almost all the secrets of the giant company.

Even Song Zhaomei, a junior, is now half the head of the scientific research department and is also responsible for the management of the matrix.

Only Ott Cunningham was responsible for both diplomacy and propaganda speeches. It seemed to be a glorious job, but in fact they were all heavy but unimportant tasks.

Otto didn't dare to complain about this.

With the work points she has accumulated now, she can immediately get involved in the core power circle of the giant company. Whether she can come in is just a matter of a word from Li Ang.

If you listen, you still have a chance to improve.

If you don't listen, you will only stay where you are or even go backwards!
"You and I should take care of ourselves."

V patted Jack on the shoulder, and then the two of them followed the other executives of the giant company and took the rail train back to their respective department areas.

Through the car windows outside, the executives saw the employees of the giant company moving back and forth under the huge star gate.

Transport boats and heavy trucks belonging to the Engineering Department continuously crossed the star gate, carrying out construction work around the clock.

(End of this chapter)