Chapter 235 I Want to Improve So Much! Riots and Rebellions Are Frequent!

At this time, seeing that Leon had finished uploading the information, Morgan Blackhand, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but ask:

"Boss, do you know the world on the other side of the star gate?"

Every time, it was Le Ang who pointed out the key information about Pandora, a planet owned by the Universal Corporation, and the three universes.

Therefore, in the minds of executives of giant companies such as Morgan, Le Ang is shrouded in an unfathomable "divinity".

It's always a good idea to ask your boss when you are in doubt.

"I know a little bit."

Leon nodded. He did not intentionally hide any news from Morgan, but he also did not reveal too much information to him.

"The enemies and heretics in Universe 004 are a bit difficult to deal with. If we rashly use the fleet to force a war, it will cause a lot of unnecessary losses."

"This time we can't proactively prepare for battle like we did last time. We need to be cautious and advance slowly and methodically to minimize casualties."

Li Ang's words set the tone for this "Halo" operation, which is to focus on stability, and the early preparations are mainly to prepare for the worst.

"Also, let David and his team serve as the main advance team investigators for this operation."

Li Ang gave the order.

"Yes!"

……

……

The warehouse at the back end of the stargate.

David and his team, who had just completed the first wave of investigation operations on the front line, had not had time to rest for long before they had to go out to carry out a new mission.

However, what surprised David was that this time, the Advance Team of the Heavens, to which he belonged, actually had a new group of unique warriors mixed in.

For example, William Cage, the deputy director of the recruiting department in the 003 "Edge of Tomorrow" world, actually chose to come to the front line as an investigator this time.

In addition, there is Rita Wrataski, who has just been transferred here from other troops.

"What's going on? Why are there so many new faces in our Zhutian Vanguard Team, and there are even women?"

At this moment, David, who was standing next to Li De, couldn't help but sigh, is it really so easy to be a member of his advance team!
Reed looked in the direction David was looking, and when he saw that the people were Cage and Rita, he was slightly surprised.

You know, whether it is the members of the Vanguard of the Heavens or the Vanguard of the Ace, they are basically Astartes warriors who have undergone organ modification surgery.

Therefore, the body shape is also relatively tall and exaggerated.

Rita, who came here, was 1.75 meters tall, which was considered tall among ordinary people, but she was still too petite among the Astartes warriors who were often 3 meters tall.

"It seems like we have a lot of talented people here."

After checking his equipment, Li De said casually.

"Talent? Li De, do you know their background?"

David, who had also completed the equipment inspection task, immediately followed Li De who was turning away and asked him.

"That woman's name is Rita. She was originally an instructor in AST's power armor department. She later joined the Iron Hands and became the only member who did not undergo surgical modification and only used power armor to fight."

"Her fighting skills are quite outstanding. She is a tough and ruthless character. It is a good thing that the Development Department transferred her to our side this time."

After hearing what Li De said, David also recalled some details thoughtfully. No wonder Rita looked so familiar to him. It turned out that she had worked under him for a period of time.

I am the captain of the team, but I even forgot about my members.

But this is not David's fault. In recent years, David has visited troops of various departments and was responsible for leading the teams in combat. It is normal that he cannot recognize all the soldiers in his own team.

Besides, Rita has always been low-key and usually wears heavy power armor or exoskeleton, so who can recognize her gender and appearance?

"Why did the Development Department suddenly transfer so many new people? Could it be that they used my advance team as a training ground?"

David was a little unhappy. If anyone could join his advance team, it would be chaos. What would he do if someone failed to perform the mission?

"Don't ask around, just be a good captain."

As a veteran who has been in the workplace for many years, Li De certainly knows that the leader's arrangements must have deeper meaning behind them.

As subordinates, they should just do as they are told. Asking too many questions would be bad for themselves.

"All right……"

David shook his head and sighed.

Although Li De is only a nominal commander in this advance team, his prestige and authority in the advance team of all heavens are actually higher than David, the captain.

After all, Li De is one of the core executives of the Ace Advance Team. He came here to assist David in handling various important tasks and to supervise the situation here.

As they were talking, the two of them had already crossed the star gate and arrived at the 003 universe. The natural light on the planet of Abundance was the same as that on Earth, making people feel warm and comfortable.

The base was surrounded by dense woods, and the slightly strong sunlight made David subconsciously squint his eyes.

The engineering team here is still busy expanding and building the front-line base. A large number of six-legged Hextech robots are transporting supplies back and forth and building the foundation.

In addition to the engineering team members on site, there are also many AI drones nearby to scout the situation and automatically identify suspicious persons.

Seeing the suitable ecological environment here, David smiled and said, "This planet is quite suitable for living. If I retire, maybe I will stay here and build a private villa."

Not long after, Reed and David walked into the front-line base headquarters, where they met Morgan Blackhand, who was responsible for remote command of the operation.

Next, David, Li De and other members of the Zhutian Advance Team will go to the designated area to start a new round of investigation missions.

"Among the members mixed into your advance team this time are elite soldiers from other departments. You will meet them in a moment."

Morgan Blackhand revealed some information to David in advance to give him a heads-up.

As soon as he finished speaking, several combat members led by Rita walked into the headquarters command room.

After putting down her heavy tactical backpack, the heroic Rita saluted David, Morgan and other superiors as a greeting to them.

Soon, the last investigator hurried to the headquarters to report. He put down his backpack and equipment box and introduced himself to everyone with a slightly apologetic tone:
"I'm sorry, everyone. This is my first time in a combat unit, and I'm not familiar with the procedures here. My name is William Cage, and I'm very happy to work with you!"

David was surprised and a little reluctant to see William Cage, who looked like a complete rookie, but because his superior Morgan was here, he could only nod stiffly:

"I'm your captain, David Martinez."

"Solomon Reed."

"..."

After telling each other their names, everyone came to the operations meeting room not far away under Morgan's arrangement.

Through the information displayed on the holographic screen, everyone has learned the specific location of the front-line base and the relevant characteristics of the Planet of Harvest.

Including the orbital elevator here, as well as key information about human cities.

"Everyone, we are now at the equator of the planet. I believe you can see that this is a primeval forest."

"But outside the forest are the local people's planting areas and many livestock ranches. It is obvious that this is a colonized planet used to produce food."

"But through our drone investigation, we found that there are some rebels against the local human government."

As soon as he finished speaking, Morgan displayed the bird's-eye views taken by the orbital drone and the stealth drone on the holographic screen.

The more David, Reed and others looked at the information displayed on the screen, the more they felt that the city here was very similar to the Earth city in the 003 universe's "Edge of Tomorrow".

It is also a very modern high-rise building, with an aerial train that provides a variety of convenient transportation.

Of course, the buildings, rail elevators and suspension trains here are definitely not comparable to those in the Universal City Ideal City. At most, they can be on par with 003 Earth.

As for the rebels mentioned by Morgan Blackhand, they were also shown on the screen.

I saw that on the outskirts of the city, a large number of people and extremists throwing Molotov cocktails were gathering, and the defense line formed by the security forces was retreating step by step.

The riot was not quelled until the troops used tear gas, various stun grenades, and fired warning shots.

Just right, the familiar breath of freedom!

"According to the investigation and analysis of my colleagues at the United Nations Intelligence Agency, the human colonies in the Halo universe have been subjected to various oppressions and restrictions from the government."

"This has led to a strong rebellious mentality among humans in various colonies. Now, there are various rebellious actions on colonized planets like Harvest."

Morgan Blackhand waved his hand, turned off the holographic screen in front of him, and said to the crowd with his hands behind his back:

"It is precisely because of this that we can make better use of the chaotic situation here to facilitate the subsequent in-depth investigation."

After saying that, Morgan raised his hand again to wake up the AI ​​assistant, looked at the current time, and continued:

"In three hours you will board the Storm Eagle gunship and head to the target area. Your mission now is to pack up the necessary equipment and weapons to deal with any emergencies that may arise."

After he finished speaking, Morgan Blackhand looked around at everyone, as if asking if they had any other questions.

"Yes."

The soldiers below responded one after another.

"Okay, then disperse right here. I'll meet you here in three hours."

In an instant, several soldiers left their seats and returned to their own camps to make final preparations for the inspection.

On the way back, Cage and Rita were surprised by Cage's arrival. She took the initiative to ask Cage why he came here.

As a result, Cage's answer made Rita stunned for a moment, but she couldn't find any other flaws.

“I want to make progress so much!!”

Yes, this is William Cage’s original answer.

In order to transfer himself to the front line as much as possible, Cage used the resources and authority of his deputy director of the conscription department to get it done for himself.

Rita could only remain speechless. Although she felt something was wrong, she couldn't find any reason to refute it.

After all, she came here to "progress"!
In essence, their goals are the same.

"Haha, that's interesting. You'd better not regret it, or you might as well give your life away."

Rita ignored Cage and walked into a dormitory arranged for them by the Engineering Department alone, preparing to take a short rest and prepare for the upcoming investigation mission.

……

Three hours later.

The front-line base on the Stargate side has taken shape after emergency construction by the engineering team and the creation of various facilities by a large number of Hextech robots.

The remaining work is nothing more than optimizing the functions of each area and improving the comfort of employees.

Thanks to the fully automated transportation channel built by the engineering team, the front-line base will not have to worry about daily necessities, and construction equipment, weapons and ammunition are all available.

At this moment, a number of flying vehicles used for combat and reconnaissance have been parked on the vertical take-off and landing platform that has long been built.

The Astartes warriors wearing light plundering power armor, as well as human warriors such as Rita and Cage wearing mechanical exoskeletons, were also ready and arrived at the take-off and landing platform.

After a while, Storm Eagle gunboats carrying investigators, some engineers, and AI robots took off one after another.

Soon, the fleet disappeared into the dark sky of the Planet of Harvest.

In one of the Storm Eagle gunships, David sat at the front of the cabin and saw the alien jungle outside the porthole through the screen of his helmet.

And Storm Eagle No. 2 following closely behind the gunboat.

This investigation operation is mainly divided into two teams. One team is the infiltration team headed by Rita. They have not undergone any transformation surgery and have the same body shape as ordinary humans.

It also makes it easier to lurk among the crowd and carry out various investigative tasks.

David and others from Team 2 came out at the critical moment to make the final decision, helping Rita complete the operation and providing a backup for the entire investigation team.

Before this mission, investigators at headquarters had prepared corresponding supplies for them, such as cash or virtual currency for local transactions.

So that they can better infiltrate the city.

The human society on the planet of abundance still uses cash as the transaction currency, so every investigator carries some local cash on him.

Deng!
Just then, a video communication from headquarters popped up on David's holographic screen.

That was a communication request from Morgan Blackhand.

Soon, after the video was connected, Morgan appeared in front of David and said:
"David, according to the latest information detected by the CIA's drone, a riot is taking place in the city of Odgate where you are about to go."

"It seems that there are quite a few rebels organizing violent actions there. Try to avoid conflicts with them as much as possible and complete this investigation mission first."

"Of course, if it is unavoidable, we must get rid of them all. Remember, don't expose your whereabouts."

"Also, the technicians at the Joint Intelligence Bureau have already completed the communication connection with you. Next, they will directly send you the latest dynamic information."

"This is the front-line base headquarters, over." After finishing the various reminders, Morgan ended the communication, and the helmet screen in front of David returned to normal.

This time, Morgan's timely additional information allowed David to keenly perceive some key points.

That is, the rebellious sentiment of the residents of Harvest Planet is likely to be even stronger than they imagined!

One day, the local residents might directly overthrow the local government agencies and attract the UNSC's counter-insurgency fleet.

Although David does not know the specific technological level and fleet strength of the UNSC for the time being, he can guess the attitude of his superiors through the specific tasks assigned by Morgan Blackhand.

David could clearly sense that the giant corporation was planning to keep a low profile this time, relying on infiltration, bribery, and internal and external cooperation to take over the planet's colony.

This means that they must handle the situation with caution and try not to get into unnecessary trouble.

For example, the UNSC fleet of the 004 universe humans.

After understanding his boss's thoughts and ideas, David already had a clear understanding of the requirements for executing this mission.

Immediately afterwards, the latest news from the CIA provided David with more information.

That is, Harvest Planet has a local government that assists the normal operation of the colony, as well as self-aware artificial intelligence.

The CIA's requirement for David is to find the access point of the artificial intelligence. Then they will remotely transmit the matrix program and forcibly crack the artificial intelligence so that the headquarters can obtain more intelligence information.

Just as David was lost in thought, the Storm Eagle gunboat carrying the soldiers had arrived at a vast farmland.

There were scattered lights on the ground, indicating that there were human farmers living in the area.

As for those machine farm tools that perform work tasks automatically, they still operate according to established procedures to ensure the normal growth of crops.

Not long after, the two Storm Eagle gunboats began to slow down and landed steadily in an open field.

Then the hatches on both sides of the gunboat opened, and everyone immediately rushed out of the cabin, each holding a gun and guarding the surroundings.

After completing the transportation mission, one of the gunboats left first and disappeared into the night, while the other one remained anchored in place and on standby.

After the engineers used a specific pulse scanner and dynamic detection equipment to confirm that there were no abnormalities around them, David, the captain, stood up and gave orders:
"Li De and the soldiers of the second team will stay here and report any situation at any time."

Since this time they need to carry out a stealth operation, it is best not to have too many Astartes warriors. David only needs to bring a team of Rita and others.

"understand!"

"Yes."

"..."

After the order was given, a dozen Astartes warriors immediately picked up their weapons and dispersed, each finding a favorable terrain to be on guard.

David brought Rita, Cage and other team members to the other side and captured the footage through the accompanying AI drone.

Everyone could see the brightly lit city of Odgate not far away. Various checkpoints had been set up by security forces there, and it seemed that the riots were getting more and more intense.

The entire city has entered a state of strict alert.

After doing a simple analysis of the situation, David continued to give instructions:

"Rita will now lead the team into the city of Odgate to find a base for us to stay."

"The rest of you follow me on this mission."

"Yes!"

Rita's voice immediately rang out over the comms.

Immediately, David took the remaining members and headed quickly towards the designated destination.

Rita, who has rich combat experience, did the same, and quickly approached the interior of the city with her teammates.

Not long after, Rita found a tavern that was still open on the outskirts of the city.

The liveliness here is in stark contrast to the quiet residential areas around it. It seems that this tavern is a place for local farmers to relax.

That's why there are still so many people gathered here so late.

After seeing that there were many people here, Rita immediately decided to bypass the area to avoid being noticed.

But William Cage took the initiative to speak up and give his advice, asking him to change into casual clothes and sneak in to find out the news.

Cage believed that with his outgoing and talkative nature, he would be able to pry out a lot of key information from the old drunkard in the tavern.

At first Rita said she would never allow it, until the captain David's voice came over the team's communication, allowing Cage to go in and collect intelligence, and then she reluctantly nodded in agreement.

Soon, Cage picked a lucky passerby, knocked him out, and stripped him of his clothes. Then he swaggered into this lively and noisy tavern.

The miniature camera device on his chest will also clearly transmit everything that happens here to the holographic helmets of each member.

In this atmosphere filled with the smell of alcohol and everyone was half drunk and half awake, a TV was broadcasting the real-time news of the day.

[Odgate City Hall has dispatched riot control forces to raid a rebel hideout and carry out a crackdown on criminals.]

[In order to maintain the peace and security of the Harvest Planet, we hope that all residents will report the whereabouts of the rebels in a timely manner and make a contribution to our colony. ]

【…】

Seeing the TV hostess with a righteous look, the farmers in the tavern immediately became angry and started to curse:

"Fuck the city hall, fuck the riot police!"

"These damned beasts only know how to oppress us poor farmers. Why should the farmers of the Harvest Star only deserve a little cheap pay in exchange for their blood and sweat?"

"And the humans on Reach and Earth can enjoy the fruits of our labor at will. Are the humans on Harvest no longer human?!"

As soon as this sentence was uttered, it immediately resonated and gained support from other farmers and drunkards. The UNSC has suffered on the Harvest Planet for a long time!

"Fuck the UNSC! I might as well join those rebels and rebel!"

"I can seize the starship, take the UNSC position, and drink and chat with the brothers present on Earth. Isn't it wonderful!"

Some people are making passionate and dangerous rebellious speeches, while others are sighing and saying:

"Forget it. Didn't the Governor say that he would help us get tax relief by the end of this year? What if the situation gets better?"

"Huh! Tax cuts?"

Someone else cursed: "Those ugly bastards in the city hall talk about tax cuts every year, but in the end, it's still the same old thing!"

"That's right! Those BYD dignitaries on Earth keep saying that Harvest Planet is the breadbasket of mankind, but we can't even get enough to eat, and we still have to pay taxes to support the UNSC's military spending, just to fight our own people."

"If you ask me, we should just join the rebels and declare independence. We should not give the UNSC any hardship. They are treating us like lambs to be slaughtered."

"..."

Seeing this scene, the tavern owner was so scared that his face turned pale and he broke out in sweat on the spot.

These drunkard farmers may drink, but could they please stop discussing such dangerous stuff? The last time someone instigated a riot in a pub was during World War II.

The pub owner quickly stuck his head out to see if there were any patrol police cars or other riot police soldiers outside. After making sure there was no one, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Forget it, just close the bar an hour earlier. If we don't let these drunks chat, we'll probably have to destroy the bar."

The boss sighed inwardly.

On this side, Cage, who had been watching the whole show, had collected enough intelligence information.

Through these alcoholic old guys who love keyboard politics and swearing, Cage has learned that the leader of the rebels has actually been dead for ten years.

However, the riots on the planet of abundance are still going on in full swing, which shows that the anger and resentment of the local people have indeed reached the extreme, and most of the people engaging in rebellion are civilians.

The wreckage of the ship that appeared in low-Earth orbit was actually a UNSC transport ship, and such horrific acts of rioting have already touched the UNSC's tolerance limit.

If this continues, the UNSC will definitely send a fleet to deal with these rebels and forcibly suppress all riots on Harvest.

After hearing the intelligence overheard by Cage, combined with the complaints of the farmers at the scene, David was basically certain of his speculation.

Now let’s review the situation of Harvest Star:
In 2502, in order to suppress the rebellion on Harvest, the UNSC sent out genetically modified warriors of Spartan-I to kill the rebel leader Gerald and quell the riot.

Today, 10 years later, in 2512, the spirit of rebellion has been ignited again, and Harvest has once again fallen into turmoil, which is likely to lead to another suppression operation by the UNSC!
"Cage, you did a great job this time. I will commend you later."

David was very satisfied with the clever Cage. Every decision made by the leader was indeed meaningful. As a newcomer who had just been transferred to the team, he had made great contributions.

"Haha! Thank you, captain." Cage said with a smile.

After praising Cage for his sudden inspiration, David couldn't help but admire the business capabilities of his own CIA. This intelligence gathering ability is simply too exaggerated.

It hasn't been that long, but we have already gotten a general idea of ​​the situation on this planet.

Of course, as for where the information from the CIA came from, that was not something David could worry about.

In any case, the intelligence department of the global giant company has never made any mistakes, and the intelligence information it provides is basically 100% correct.

At this moment, Cage, who had completed the intelligence acquisition mission, began to retreat, quickly left the tavern, and reunited with Rita and others.

On David's side, he was preparing to report all the intelligence and speculation he had obtained to his boss Morgan Blackhand:
"Reporting to headquarters, after summarizing the information from various departments, we have been able to determine that the time point in this universe is 2512, and the rebellious sentiment of the residents on the Planet of Harvest has reached its peak."

“And the local government is no longer able to maintain the normal operation of the colony, so there is a high possibility that the military will forcibly suppress the rebels.”

"Based on the current situation, there has been a large-scale riot here, and the human civil war is not far away."

At this point, David hesitated for a moment before giving his suggestion:
"I think we should take control of the situation on this planet as soon as possible, and send false information to the UEG and UNSC to calm them down, prevent the outbreak of this war, and establish the first base of the giant company."

The advice David gave was exactly what Morgan wanted and was also in line with the decision of Leon, the boss behind the scenes.

Immediately, Morgan Blackhand agreed with David's idea: "Not bad."

"David, it seems that you have already made clear the next action plan. Now you not only need to access the artificial intelligence terminal here, but also control the communication channels between the Harvest Star and the outside world."

"You have to act quickly. We must deal with the situation here before the UNSC fleet arrives."

"Yes!"

David responded immediately. In fact, without Morgan saying much, he also understood the importance of completing these two tasks.

As long as they can control the city hall institutions, communications and artificial intelligence of Harvest at the same time, this planet will basically be the first base of the universe's giant corporations.

Subsequent fleets and large forces of giant enterprises will also be able to land smoothly and fully occupy the planet to facilitate the implementation of subsequent combat plans.

After hanging up the video call with Morgan, David immediately instructed the team members to continue according to the established plan.

……

Six hours later.

On the other side, the Odgate City Hall.

Under the strong suppression of the Governor of Harvest Star, the riots in the city center seemed to be under control to a large extent.

The protesting residents who were originally wandering around have now been basically driven away by the riot police, and the neighborhood has become deserted and quiet due to the strict security measures.

Anyone who appears on the streets in groups will be told to go home by local patrolling soldiers and will not be allowed to move around freely.

But at this moment, David had already sent people to successfully reach the vicinity of the city hall, and set up an excellent observation point and sniper point somewhere!
Under the surveillance of David and others, they could clearly see Odgate's riot control forces and the deployment of patrol soldiers.

You can also see part of the Governor's Office.

At this moment, a group of soldiers who had just completed a neighborhood patrol mission handed over to another team, and then the patrol soldiers left the city hall in an explosion-proof armored vehicle.

Through careful observation, David and Rita can basically confirm that the equipment of the human garrison on the planet is not as advanced as that of the humans in the 003 "Edge of Tomorrow" universe.

When Rita was fighting against the mimicry, she at least had military equipment such as exoskeleton armor. Unlike the soldiers on the Planet Harvest, those broken copper and iron were completely antiques from World War II.

"Captain, we are in position."

Rita's voice came from David's headset.

"Continue the mission."

"Yes!"

Here, due to the high-intensity patrol tasks in two shifts for many consecutive days, the soldiers who had just been relieved from their duties were extremely sleepy.

But they still had to stay here and continue guarding the door of the town hall until the next shift came to take over.

There is no way. The garrison on the Planet of Harvest is too short-staffed. They have to suppress the rebels and carry out daily patrols. People are needed everywhere.

"I'm so sleepy. I really want to lie in bed forever and never wake up--!"

Before a soldier could even finish yawning, the combat team led by Rita had quietly come behind the soldier and launched a sneak attack! !
Accompanied by a crisp snapping sound, the soldier's neck was twisted by Rita and others at the same time. In just a moment, they dealt with the defenders here.

After quickly dealing with the bodies of these soldiers, Rita continued to report the situation to Captain David:

"Report, mission completed, please give instructions!"

(End of this chapter)