Nantianmen Space Station, a conference room.

"If we use this Marquis orangutan as a hostage, talk to the Empire, and let Ji Xinghe go to the Empire Star..."

"Why Ji Xinghe? Why not let Jackson go? Why not let Cavill, your ace in Eagle Continent, go?"

"They can't learn Qi, they don't even know Kung Fu."

"Can Ji Xinghe learn it? Is the emperor an idiot? Why does it want to teach Ji Xinghe Qi?"

"We can give it a try. The emperor is unwilling to teach, but Ji Xinghe can learn it himself and learn more information. If Ji Xinghe is sure that he cannot learn it, then we will give up researching this power."

"How to ensure safety? If there is a Marquis orangutan, the empire can capture a lot of them, but there is only one in Ji Xinghe."

"Yes, there is indeed only one Ji Xinghe, but we not only have the Marquis Orangutan, we also have a Prince Orangutan. The Prince Orangutan should be more important than Ji Xinghe, right?"

This sentence caused silence in the conference room. The Federation has been fighting against the Empire for more than 20 years. So far, the highest-ranking prisoner is a prince, a general and an imperial gorilla who is said to be the prince.

He was beaten to death by Li Yuanba.

Although many people felt it was a pity afterward, the situation at that time was indeed life and death. The consequence of Li Yuanba stopping was that he was beaten to death by the orangutan.

"Nothing can be asked about that prince gorilla, and there is no progress in research. There is no point in killing it. Why not trade it for Ji Xinghe, and the Marquis gorilla. Two for one, Captain Ji Xinghe... is very

Important, but he is just a captain, just a special rank, he is already sixty-six years old..."

"It's too ridiculous. This plan is too ridiculous. I don't think it makes any sense. What difference does it make to us whether we can learn to be angry or not? The imperial apes can be angry, but they can't do it even if they don't wear armor.

If you can't beat our armor-piercing warriors, that angry prince orangutan will die if you shoot him more than a dozen times if he hits a vital point."

"It makes sense. The power of Qi is not actually important, but it can be the beginning of negotiations. We can actually talk to the empire."

"Talk? So many of us have died, and now you tell me that you want to talk to them? Do you want to talk to our brothers who died? Do you want to talk to them?"

"We didn't have the conditions to talk before, but this time we have it. They attacked the No. 3 base at all costs, and the losses were very heavy. I don't believe they can bear it. We could not talk about it before, but the No. 3 base can't hold on now.

It's possible to be destroyed at any time. The location of Base 6 has been exposed. Their next target must be Base 6. We can't defend it. We have lost two bases in a row and we have to talk to them.

.”

The conference room was silent again.

The beginning of this war was a long time ago for many people present. The imperial army suddenly appeared on the alien planet more than twenty years ago, and the war started immediately. Since then, the two sides have never attempted peace talks.

But what is the concept of a war that has been going on for more than 20 years?

Even if it takes more than 20 years to fight on the Blue Star, the resources consumed are countless, let alone fighting across a distance of at least 50 million kilometers to an alien planet.

There are only 50,000 usable mechas out of the 300,000 active mecha warriors. Special-level mechas like Jackson have no real backup mechas. There are obviously more lethal missiles, but they have to let the ground troops charge. Ten missiles

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The federation has been impoverished.

"Now is the best time to negotiate. The losses for both us and the empire are very high, but because they attacked at all costs, their losses are greater than ours. If we don't talk now, they will destroy us at all costs."

If we take down our base six, they won’t be able to talk to us if they have jump gate technology.”

"I disagree."

"I think you can try it."

"It's meaningless. This is a war to exterminate the entire race. Negotiations will only give them time to breathe a sigh of relief."

"But we also need to take a breath. Do you know how much money your fleet lost in the last air strike? Fifty billion. You don't have to think about where the money comes from, but if you run out of money, your fleet will become

Decorations.”

"The results we achieved were that we killed 50,000 orangutans and monkeys."

"The empire has billions of orangutans and monkeys, and they can mobilize all their people, but how many 50 billion do we have?"

"Last year, the federal gross domestic product was 100 billion."

"Are you stupid for fighting a war? Gross product is gross product. We are not able to spend 100 billion to fight this war every year. This year's military budget has come out, only 11.23 trillion, of which Longzhou

They took 5.21 trillion yuan, and Yingzhou took 4.13 trillion yuan. It’s not that other continents don’t want to take more, but they can’t take it anymore, you know?”

"They just don't want to take it. Longzhou's GDP is 25 trillion, and Yingzhou's GDP is 21 trillion. The total is less than half of the federal GDP. But the military expenditures of Longzhou and Yingzhou are the total military expenditures of the entire federation."

Nine-tenths, and only one-tenth of the remaining half?"

"This is not an issue we should discuss. What we want to discuss is that we have no money to fight. Once Base 3 and Base 6 are destroyed, the cost of resource transportation will increase sharply. We must talk to them.

.”

"..."

The debate lasted for a long time, and the issue gradually evolved from asking Ji Xinghe to go to the Empire Star to try to learn the power of Qi, to negotiating with the Empire.

In the war between the Federation and the Empire, when it came to the level of negotiation, Ji Xinghe's importance dropped sharply. His life and his hatred were not worth mentioning.

Even the many soldiers fighting on the battlefield are not worth mentioning. To some people, they are just a number that can increase or decrease at any time.

Half an hour later, the five-star general Li Anbang, the Federation's commander-in-chief in the alien war, finally spoke.

"Captain Ji Xinghe, how's your training going?"

The people arguing in the conference room fell silent, and only relevant personnel responded immediately.

"The communication at Base 6 is currently out of contact. According to the information we received half an hour ago, Captain Ji Xinghe has not mastered the power of qi. However, according to Captain Ji Xinghe himself, his physical fitness seems to have improved somewhat.

We still need to wait for the latest medical examination information for details.”

"Improved physical fitness? Is it because of Qi or electricity?"

"Because of electricity, Captain Ji Xinghe was very sure in his report half an hour ago that he did not master the power of qi, so it was because of the power of electricity. But for the specific situation, we still need to wait for a physical examination."

"Is the equipment at Base 6 sufficient?"

"It's not enough. We proposed to use a single starship to transport Captain Ji Xinghe to our space station, but Captain Ji Xinghe refused. He said he needed the orangutan."

"Bring the orangutan here too?"

"Captain Ji Xinghe said that he needs the gravity environment of an alien planet. Neither the weightless environment nor the gravity environment of the Azure Star simulated by our space station is suitable for him to continue his research."

"is that so?"

"We are unable to make a determination, but we have contacted three instructors who have practiced Gang Jin. Based on Nuwa's relevant records of Captain Ji Xinghe's experiments, we have conducted repeated simulation experiments on the Azure Star, the space station, and the alien planet.

.”

Li Anbang pondered for a while and then said: "Make a backup plan for negotiations. After the communication is restored, ask Captain Ji Xinghe for his opinion. If he needs more time, tell him how much time we have. Backup

The candidates for the plan should not be limited to Captain Ji Xinghe."

"yes."

The meeting is over, but the debate is not. From Nantianmen Space Station to Azure Star, from soldiers to politicians, it is impossible for this kind of thing to get the final result within a few days.

So all of this has nothing to do with Ji Xinghe for the time being.

Base No. 6, medical area.

"Captain Ji Xinghe, your body has been tested by us and there are no problems. As for your physical fitness... we really can't detect the changes you mentioned."

"There's none?"

Ji Xinghe frowned, and with the help of Nurse Wang, he reached out and took off all the sensor patches on his body, and put on his clothes.

"Yes, we can't detect it. So we think there are two possibilities. One possibility is that your physical fitness has really improved, but this improvement is not obvious. The reason for the improvement in physical fitness is that our existing equipment cannot

Detected.”

"Another possibility is the psychological illusion produced after continuous electric shock. Electric shock can make people excited, so you feel that your physical fitness has improved and your body has become younger. But just like a stimulant, this state is not

It will last too long. Maybe after a few days, you will feel suddenly tired."

Ji Xinghe looked at the physical examination report handed to him by the doctor, but he couldn't really understand it.

"What about cell activity? What about my metabolic rate? Anabolism and dissimilation. Are there any changes after these tests?"

"Yes, so far, we have indeed not detected any changes."

"Okay, then I'll come back tomorrow."

"You mean, you still want to practice some martial arts?"

"Yes, at least there is nothing wrong with my body now, right?"

"But as we just said, there is another possibility."

"I know it well."

When Ji Xinghe was about to leave, Nurse Wang worriedly persuaded him: "Uncle Ji, actually you don't have to be like this. You are already a special level, you are already strong."

"It's okay, I know it well."

Ji Xinghe repeated this sentence again. Nurse Wang and others did not know the existence of qi. So far, it is still a highly confidential matter. Therefore, these people in the medical area believed that he chose to be electrified in order to become stronger.

Practice.

After leaving the ward, Jackson, who was guarding outside, came over, but because there were doctors and nurses present, he suppressed and said nothing.

When they left the medical area and reached the deserted corridor, Jackson finally couldn't help but asked: "Old man, is it really possible?"
To be continued...