Chapter 313 Marshal Panticost
The Pacific Rim Defense Force (PPDC) is an international Pacific Rim military organization composed of Pacific Rim countries and regions such as China, Magnesium, Japan, Australia and South American countries.
This defense alliance force was established on October 10, 2014, with its headquarters in Xiangjiang, China, where it established the first PPDC base - Broken Dome.
PPDC is similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but its nature and strategy are significantly different from NATO.
The PPDC was established by the United Nations and is a subsidiary agency of it. It is a symbol of the strategic alliance among Pacific countries that transcends the socialist and capitalist camps and realizes military strategic alliances.
The strategic goal of PPDC is very clear, with the entire Pacific Rim region as the defense system and the common goal of "eliminating the threat of monsters and ensuring human security".
Fu Qinghai can also see PPDC recruitment advertisements in various places in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk:
"Victory starts when you join!"
"Your courage will bring us victory!"
"Together we will win this war!"
However, half of the giant billboard has collapsed, and the detached posters are also fluttering in the wind. The slogans shouted back then are as shabby as the street newspapers during the Great Depression.
Andre, the local gang leader, provided Fu Qinghai with the contact information and address of Hannibal Chow, the millionaire from the Skeleton Slums, the overlord of the monster black market, a legendary figure who was both good and evil.
Fu Qinghai likes to deal with such people, because they only care about interests and not other messy things. As long as they can bring benefits, their identity, race, and position are not a problem in the eyes of these people.
Going to Hannibal Zhou is much more reliable than going to PPDC directly. And according to Andre, this is still a special critical period. Even a big figure like Marshal Panticost, the top person in charge of PPDC, has to rely on the financial support of Hannibal Zhou. It is really magical realism.
But before setting off for Xiangjiang, Fu Qinghai still had to deal with Zofia's affairs.
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It's the same old apartment building.
Zofia's room is actually three floors above Fu Qinghai. What a magical coincidence.
In the room, Fu Qinghai was sitting on the sofa, and Zofia was making coffee in the small kitchen. After making it briefly, she walked out of the kitchen with two cups and handed a cup to Fu Qinghai. The girl with the short hair put one hand in her bag, leaned against the corner of the wall, and said:
"Long time no see, Qingshan."
Fu Qinghai put the instant coffee on the coffee table, nodded and said:
"Long time no see, Zofia."
"Sorry." Zofia shrugged, "There's no Starbucks or Mango Frappuccino here."
She actually still remembers...
Fu Qinghai smiled:
“I don’t drink Starbucks, I drink tea.”
What impressed Fu Qinghai most about Zofia was the light pink jellyfish bob hairstyle and the MK2 cavalry assault rifle, a chain saw gun from the Gears of War universe.
Unexpectedly, when we met again, he would turn into a flaxen tomboy with short hair.
Zofia has a standard apple face, a European-style small upturned nose, and some light freckles on the bridge of her nose and cheeks. After her pink hair was replaced by a short haircut, she really looked like a slim, slim young man.
"your hair?"
Fu Qinghai asked.
Zofia pursed her lips at the sofa.
Fu Qinghai turned around and saw the "Mecha Hunter Academy Registration Form" on the cover of a brown paper bag, and he immediately understood.
Fu Qinghai took out the registration form and looked at it.
"My age is exceeded. Even if they falsify the file, if they test the dental age and bone age, there will be nothing they can do."
Zofia crossed her arms, took a sip of coffee, looked out the window, her face was calm and her tone was calm.
But Fu Qinghai could hear the reluctance.
"Do you want to join PPDC and Project Skua because of a major plot event?" Fu Qinghai asked seriously.
"No." Zofia shook her head:
"I just like to fly mechas. I just want to fly mechas. I have loved big guns, chain saws and power armor since I was a child..."
At least the will is strong.
Fu Qinghai pondered and said:
"As far as I know, there are actually some exceptions. In the second movie, Jack Pantiscock, an adult in his twenties with no military experience at all, ended up becoming a mecha pilot."
"But Jack Panticost is the son of Stark Panticost, and Mako Mori, who was the secretary-general of PPDC at the time, is the adopted daughter of Stark Panticost, that is, Jack's sister."
Zofia then said.
A smile appeared on her lips and she said:
"This is what the Chinese call 'guanxi', right?"
"That's right."
Fu Qinghai nodded:
"What I want to tell you is that rules are dead and people are alive. There is no room for change."
"People in China don't care about guanxi, the whole world cares about guanxi. Do you think Wall Street capitalists really know how to trade stocks? They are just a group of second-generation rich and second-generation officials who rely on nepotism and insider information to stay connected. "
Who can't make money in the securities market with insider information?
"But you and I are both players, and the Pacific Rim universe is opening for the first time, and it doesn't matter who is."
Zofia said.
Fu Qinghai put one hand on the back of the sofa, looked at the short-haired tomboy in front of him, and said lightly:
"You can create a relationship if you don't have a relationship. I'm very good at modifying age and forged files. There is a discrepancy of about two years between the bone age and the normal age, so it's not a problem at all. PPDC is short of money now, and the gold-dollar offensive may also be effective. As for introductions. The middleman, Hannibal Zhou is a ready target. We can find ways to do this..."
"The key is, at such a high price, Zofia, can you become a mecha hunter?"
Fu Qinghai stared at Zofia with sharp eyes.
Zofia met his gaze without fear:
"Of course, I'm very confident."
"OK."
Fu Qinghai nodded:
"I'll help you."
Although he didn't know where Zofia's confidence came from.
You must know that Mori Mako is not a person who favors relatives. Otherwise, Jack, as the son of the marshal, would not be reduced to stealing parts in the mecha cemetery to make a living. The reason why Jack Penticost can become a mecha hunter pilot , the most critical point——
sense.
This is the core ability of the mecha hunter.
But Fu Qinghai didn't care.
Zofia does not need to be a qualified driver.
She only needs to become a student of the Hunter Academy and be able to enter the Broken Dome, which is enough for Fu Qinghai to do a lot of things.
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Xiangjiang, Broken Dome Base.
Broken Dome is a factory for the construction, repair and maintenance of mechas. There are eight locations around the world, each established in areas frequented by monsters. The earliest base is located in Xiangjiang, the headquarters of PPDC.
In 2024, the mecha "Danger Wanderer" was seriously damaged in a battle with the monster "Blade Head", and the pilot Yancy Beckett died heroically.
Since then, member states have lost confidence in the "Hunter Project", so the strategic plan has been adjusted, the funding direction has changed, and the United Nations has begun working on building an "anti-monster wall" to defend against monsters. This decision led to the creation of seven Broken Dome bases. Forced to close down, the remaining mechas stored in these bases were also decommissioned and destroyed.
Marshal Stark Pentecost stood behind the console of the Lawsant Command Center, looking at the busy ground crew below, but he recalled in his heart what happened here just a year ago. A conversation.
At that time, representatives from various countries were discussing with him, as the head of PPDC, the cancellation of the funding for the "Skua Project".
Everything seemed to have been rehearsed beforehand.
The representative of Magnesium Country spoke first:
"The whole world is grateful for your contribution, Marshal. But I can no longer waste my country's military power and weapons on unnecessary attacks. I want to protect the people. They feel safer behind the anti-monster wall."
Hey, anti-monster wall...
Panticost cursed secretly:
The damn anti-monster wall, running away without a fight, is a monument to human weakness and a pillar of shame.
"But it's not safe."
He retorted loudly:
"That wall is not reliable at all. Researchers say the frequency of monster attacks will increase significantly. Sooner or later, they will break through the wall."
"We thickened the wall and moved people and supplies nearly 500 kilometers to safety inland."
Representative Yingguo said:
"This is a prudent move and we're happy to be prudent."
Panticost actually wanted to ask the Yingguo representative, where in Yingguo is considered an inland area 500 kilometers away from the coast?
To be honest, he didn't understand what the Yingguo representative was doing here. This is a matter of vital interest to the Pacific Rim countries, and Yingguo is not a Pacific Rim country.
Stark Panticost himself was a native of the Ying Kingdom, but at the moment he only felt that the representatives of the Ying Kingdom were noisy, just like the followers and yes-men of the Magnesium people, as always.
Panticost was once a mecha hunter who charged into battle, a warrior. He had killed monsters, leaving scars all over his body, including internal and external injuries. Everything in the past emerged in his mind, making him gradually become angry, but he Try to control your anger and continue the conversation just now.
"Only those with money and power can enter the safe zone."
Pantecost asked:
"What about the others?"
"Don't talk nonsense, Marshal."
The representative of Magnesium Country said.
Panticost stared at him for a long time, all kinds of retorts running through his mind.
Don't lose your composure, don't lose your composure... he told himself.
“Fear and walls save no one.”
Panticoster said in a deep voice:
"You could just hope you'd all squeeze into the so-called 'safe zone', but that won't work. When the last mech falls, the monsters will invade the coast. They won't stop there; It will continue to attack until it conquers the whole world. By then, there will be no safe zone anywhere, and everything will be gone and completely destroyed!"
"You may reserve your opinion, Marshal."
The representative of Magnesium Country said:
"In the next eight months, we will provide funds to entrust you to handle the closure of the base. After eight months, the United Nations will no longer fund the 'Jaguar Project'. You can continue to do it yourself. I believe that people like you are so capable." Determined people will definitely find a way to let Mecha Hunters continue to shine. If there are more and more monsters in the future, we welcome Mecha Hunters to help. Unfortunately, the working group can only use limited resources on assured defense Rather than taking reckless risks, it is in the best interest of all mankind. Good luck to you, Marshal."
The screen went black.
Officials from various countries have gone offline.
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Now it seems that what he said at that time seemed to be a prophecy... Panticost thought to himself.
He carefully took out a pill box from his uniform pocket, took out a pill and swallowed it, along with the blood that overflowed from his throat.
The early models of Mecha Hunters used nuclear power reactors, and the radiation shielding was not done well, and the driver's lifespan was very short. Panticost once again piloted the first-generation mecha "Tango Wolf" alone to fight against the second-level monsters when his partner died. "Devil Witch" can be said to be double radiation and double happiness.
If he knew that there was a force called the "Tau Empire" in the Warhammer 40K universe, and its "Fire Warrior" unit, and they were both fallen people from the end of the world, they must have something in common.
After the United Nations withdrew its investment, the Marshal had no choice but to lead his team to work alone. To work alone, he also had to solve the financial problem. Official channels were blocked. He could only turn his attention to the private sector and the building complex next to the Broken Dome Base in Xiangjiang. —The Skeleton Slum of Xiangjiang, and the man inside.
Hannibal Chow.
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"So you know why, there are more monster materials on the black market than in PPDC's K-Science Department."
Fu Qinghai said to Zofia:
"Mecha Hunters kill monsters, the monster materials are sold to the black market, the black market provides research and development funds, Shattered Dome obtains funds to maintain the Mecha Hunters, and the Mecha Hunters continue to kill monsters... This forms a cycle."
Fu Qinghai sighed:
"It's not easy for Marshal Panticost to persist like this for five years. Or should we say that the pioneers' plan to colonize the earth is really three days of fishing and two days of drying the net?"
It's only the first year now. If no players come, Panticost will have to continue like this for another four years.
"I see."
Zofia was lying on a single sofa, wearing only a pair of underwear and a T-shirt, her long white legs dangling up and down, and a lollipop in her mouth.
Don't treat Fu Qinghai as an outsider at all.
Fu Qinghai turned a blind eye and said calmly:
"I'll take care of the forged identity first. The identity given by the reincarnation world is too crude, and a blank resume is actually not very good. It's best to have an identity like a survivor of a monster attack, which will satisfy the PPDC the most."
It's time for Qing Ming to get to work.
"Yeah."
Zofia held the lollipop in her mouth and nodded obediently.
He looked like he was just following Fu Qinghai's orders.
The neckline of Zofia's white T-shirt is very wide, with a faint hint of whiteness. Her skin color is the cold white of Western European white people, and she seems...neither wearing underwear nor bra stickers, and the thin white shirt holds up her two breasts. Pointy.
Fu Qinghai looked down the collar.
Suddenly he frowned and asked:
"Those two rings..."
"That's right."
Zofia reached in generously and pulled out the necklace. Both were ring rings, one emerald green and one dark blue. On the front were two familiar abstract symbols.
"These are all your trophies. I picked them up. I have never been able to get the recognition of the light ring. I guess it is because I have never been to the DC multiverse."
Zofia tore off the necklace around her neck, handed it to Fu Qinghai without any hesitation, and said:
"Here, give it back to you."
Light rings are not some bad street stuff.
On the contrary, every light ring can be said to be an artifact. The difference lies in how much power the user can exert on the emotional spectrum - of course, for the world of reincarnation, it also depends on the rules and fees from the DC universe.
"OK."
Fu Qinghai took the two light rings unceremoniously and put them into a white suitcase.
Even if Fu Qinghai couldn't use it himself, selling it to the Order Alliance would still be a big price.
Zofia didn't seem to care...
In fact, it still hurts a little bit.
——That’s a light ring!
Fu Qinghai turned to look out the window. It was getting dark and night was falling, so he stood up and said:
"Okay, I'm going back and leaving for Xiangjiang tomorrow."
He had just reached the door.
"Hey, isn't it?"
Zofia stood up and said behind him:
"I'm dressed like this... Could it be that the legends are true and that Space Marines don't have that kind of desire?"
Fu Qinghai stopped and sighed helplessly.
He turned around and said:
"I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."
Zofia looked Fu Qinghai up and down, and said provocatively:
"It's quite strong, but it's nothing more than that."
Fu Qinghai raised his hand to lock the door, thinking:
I'm not talking about this person who can't bear it... You'd better not know a woman named Zhang Yuning.
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Thanks, King Marquez, Silver Wings, Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves, I don’t know what to change the name to, three book friends gave me the reward.