Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

Captain Sima's words startled Zhao Hu.

He remained silent for a moment.

Then he slowly opened his mouth and said, "A teacher once told me what you said."

But another teacher said something different to me: "When you feel you should do something, don't hesitate, just do it boldly."

Captain Sima looked at the young Zhao Hu, but didn't say much.

Because many things require personal experience to accumulate.

I had a sudden realization.

Many things will not be accepted if you rely on others to tell you.

Zhao Hu washed very quickly.

As he stepped out of the shower room, Captain Sima also came out.

Zhao Hu saw that Captain Sima's upper body was covered with various scars, some of which were even located on his chest.

Looking at the scar, one can imagine how horrific the wound must have been.

"Isn't it scary?"

Want to know the story behind these scars on my body? Captain Sima walked to the mirror and dried his hair.

"Um.

"And why did you join the Xiaolong Legion fleet?" Zhao Hu asked curiously.

He was actually able to look up information about Captain Sima.

However, Zhao Hu did not use his privileges.

Checking his comrades' information made him feel like he had crossed a line.

Therefore, he will not use his privileges for this.

"I used to be a criminal." Captain Sima's words surprised Zhao Hu.

It's important to know that the screening process for JF-17 soldiers is extremely rigorous; if someone is a criminal, they are very unlikely to be accepted.

Unless there is some special reason.

"Back then, at the very beginning, I was serving in a mech legion of an interstellar kingdom."

But who could have imagined that a coup would occur within the kingdom, and that my mech legion would be on one side of the coup?

The result was that the coup failed.

We naturally became the rebels.

Some died, some were captured, and some escaped.

So I had no choice but to escape.

At that time, I had parents, a family, and even a child in my wife's womb who was due to be born in a few months.

I don't want to die.

So I escaped.

But I can't go back.

I began to explore other galaxies.

During this period, I worked in many industries and did all kinds of dirty and hard work.

To put it bluntly, I've done everything except directly killing innocent elderly people, children, and women.

I am not a good person.

However, I helped those people dispose of these people's bodies, so in a sense I was an accomplice.

I still remember very clearly that I handled the body of a woman with two fully formed babies inside her.

That reminded me of my wife and children.

But I had no other choice. I was a refugee myself, and even surviving was a problem for me.

After that, I joined an organization of interstellar adventurers.

Responsible for piloting the mechs.

At first, I thought I was really just piloting combat mechs because the pay was pretty good.

I dreamed that I could accumulate a certain amount of wealth.

Then I took my parents, wife, and children to live in another place.

But I was wrong.

They are not simply interstellar adventurers; that is merely their outward identity.

They occasionally do this kind of work.

But in reality, they were illegal immigrants transporting contraband.

The rest is predictable.

The influence of the Dragon Star Empire extends throughout this universe, including the star system I live in.

Because of the strict management of the Dragon Empire, other interstellar civilizations have also begun to strengthen their management of contraband.

Soon my organization was arrested.

I didn't resist much at the time because I still fantasized about surviving.

But the outcome of the trial left me in despair.

Although I said I didn't know much about what I was doing, I was just an escort in several missions.

Although... although I don't deny that after receiving the high reward, I had some doubts in my mind.

However, my longing for the future made me selectively avoid this thought in my heart.

I was sentenced to thirty years in prison.

Thirty years...

When I leave, will my parents still be alive? Will my children... still accept me as their father?

I was desperate at the time.

Zhao Hu looked in the mirror at Captain Sima, whose hair had been dried and who was now grooming his beard, which he hadn't touched in three days.

"When I was in despair, I saw hope again."

That was a recruitment notice from the Dragon Star Empire.

This also includes men.

Because the conscription notice was also sent to the prison.

So I tried applying for it myself.

Then came the long wait.

Fortunately, I passed the review.

To be honest, I was quite surprised that I passed the review.

I found out later.

Because I have extensive combat experience and mech piloting skills.

Therefore, they belong to the category of technical talents.

The people above then rigorously reviewed my past cases.

Ultimately, although I was involved in transporting contraband, considering the proportion of profit I made from it, and the fact that I did not commit murder or other heinous acts, I was considered to have been removed from the list of offenders.

Therefore, I was granted special permission to join.

The Dragon Star Legion fleet has even stricter requirements for recruiting criminals like us.

Both male and female offenders must work in gender-neutral positions and cannot be placed in mixed-gender positions.

This is why our mech squad is entirely made up of male soldiers.

Furthermore, a chip needs to be implanted in the location of our heart.

This chip records our information and will detect any dangerous behavior we may be engaging in.

Chips can generate electric shocks or even explode.

Once we escape, the chip will self-destruct.

It is a way of controlling us.

During our service, our welfare and living conditions were the same as everyone else's.

Salaries will be paid as usual, but they won't be paid to us directly. Instead, half of it will be deposited into an account to temporarily cover our expenses.

We cannot use the funds deposited into the account directly, but we can transfer them to family members.

The portion that was held against us will only be paid to us after we finish our sentences.

Secondly, our compensation is much less than that of regular soldiers.

This may explain why the Dragon Star Empire was willing to accept criminals like us.

Low cost.

And for us, there is another very attractive benefit.

That means our time served in the military can be deducted three times from our prison sentence.

If I'm sentenced to thirty years, then I only need to serve ten years to be exempt from the entire sentence.

During this period, every time I performed a mission or had an outstanding performance, my sentence could be deducted.

I have been a member of the JF-17 Dragon Legion fleet for a year now.

My sentence has been reduced to seven years of service.

Based on my combat achievements over the past year, I can serve a maximum of two more years to offset my entire sentence.

"Then, I will be truly free."

At this point, a genuine smile of joy could be seen on Captain Sima's face.

"During this past year, have you seen your wife and children?" Zhao Hu asked.

Captain Sima took out a pendant, and inside was a family photo.

The background of the family photo is his parents, followed by his wife and two children.

It is clear that there is an empty space in the middle of the family photo.

"These are two children."

twin.

She is three and a half years old this year.

During my service, we were entitled to one video call per month.

They also have the right to meet once a year.

I transferred all of my salary and bonus to them.

Although it wasn't much, it was enough for them to live on.

Because I performed well.

I am now a sergeant major.

I estimate that once my mission here ends in a month, I'll be promoted to warrant officer when I get back.

My status as a criminal will not affect my promotion.

My salary will increase further then.

As Zhao Hu listened to what Captain Sima said, he could hear his vision of a better life.

"Then I wish you a speedy end to your sentence, Captain."

"I believe you'll be able to take a real family photo soon," Zhao Hu said with a smile.

"Yes, I believe it will," Captain Sima said with a smile.

After washing up, Zhao Hu returned to his room and lay down on the bed.

He recalled the times he used to chat with his father in his spare time.

Tiger, do you know that?

In fact, most ordinary people want very simple things.

That is hope.

The hope of living a good life, the hope of surviving, the hope of a happy family.

If you can give them that hope, they will be willing to put in many times the effort for that hope.

They are willing to continuously strive within a reasonable system.

A society without hope, or one that tramples on the hopes of others, is also devoid of hope.

Its time has already begun to count down.

So this was the hope her father had been talking about.

Or perhaps, this is the art of emperors.

Using these criminals can reduce costs and increase efficiency.

It seems like a cruel thing, but many of these criminals are willing to do it.

Because in this way, they have hope of survival.

Zhao Hu used his privileges to open a search box.

He looked up the percentage of male criminals who enlisted in the military.

Up to 40%.

Of these, more than half went into dangerous positions, such as starfighter pilots and star mech pilots.

One reason is that these positions do not require high technical skills; even if you have no prior experience, you can get started with just a little learning.

Behind this lies another string of cold, hard numbers.

That is the mortality rate of male soldiers.

3%.

Of these 3%, more than 70% come from the aforementioned more dangerous combat positions.

This made Zhao Hu glance at Captain Sima, who had just fallen asleep on the bed.

He was always holding the pendant with the family photo in his hand while he slept.

That was his only hope of staying here.

The trials and tribulations of Zhao Bai'er, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Lili during this period.

Zhao Chen and the others naturally saw it all.

Seeing their mature performance now, they are very happy and satisfied.

This shows that the children have grown up and are now capable of standing on their own.

"I see that Bai'er is growing up very fast."

Or, in a few years, we could arrange for her to be an heir.

By then, she can be assigned to be in charge of all sorts of things.

"The three of us can retire early." Zhao Chen was already thinking about handing over his responsibilities to his children.

In that case, they can truly retire with peace of mind and enjoy life.

Lilith looked at Zhao Chen and said, "It was only a matter of time."

But that will probably have to wait until we've dealt with the two divine civilizations and the ultimate threat to order.

Charlotte agreed, saying, "Yes, these troubles need to be dealt with in our generation."

We can't leave these problems to their time.

Zhao Chen naturally supported this point as well.

The three gods brought civilization, order... and, oh right, the missing grain of rice.

These are the things he has to deal with over the next few years.

Only in this way can he truly feel at ease stepping back from the limelight.

"Speaking of which, regarding the civilization of the Three Gods..."

"Have you figured out how to handle this?" Zhao Chen asked Charlotte.

Right now, the civilization of the Three Gods is the challenge they must face.

Only by eliminating the Three Gods Civilization can the Dragon Star Empire confidently prepare for the upcoming great war against Order.

Charlotte leaned back in a beach chair, basking in the sunlight from the artificial sun.

He slowly said, "Based on our current calculations..."

Currently, the Tri-Gods' civilization possesses interstellar warships, as well as interstellar warships that can be deployed during wartime.

The total number will not exceed 10 billion interstellar warships.

This is actually a slightly inflated figure, but just in case, we should be fully prepared.

To deal with 10 billion interstellar warships.

And we need to ensure that our casualty rate does not exceed 3%.

Then we would need at least another billion interstellar warships.

Furthermore, there will be more than one hundred T7-class interstellar warships.

However, even if we complete the establishment of all fifty legion fleet groups, including our ace legion fleet groups and other interstellar warships, at present,

At most, it wouldn't exceed two hundred million interstellar warships.

The gap to the target of one billion interstellar warships is a full eight hundred million interstellar warships.

And that's a gap of 800 million interstellar warships.

Regarding the current industrial situation of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

Without any external intervention, it will take at least two to three years at the earliest.

Two to three years of preparation time.

To be honest, this period of time is neither too long nor too short.

In terms of time, three years is really not a long time in the context of the universe.

But let's put it simply, it's short.

Three years is indeed a long time, and the current situation could indeed change in a series of ways.

"To shorten this time."

Then we'll have to look for opportunities outside.