No way...is it because of that "insect-killing" video?!

Did you guess it was her?!

No, I can't admit it!

Xia Chujian pursed her lips and replied.

[Xia Chujian]: Really?! Chief Quan is so awesome! Chief Quan, do you want Zerg arthropod legs? They're out of stock right now. I'll look for them when I have time.

Quan Yuxun was speechless for a long time after hearing Xia Chujian's reply.

It’s really Xia Chujian’s style.

What does "temporarily out of stock" mean? !

Is she using the Zerg army as her own supply base?!

Quan Yuxun's mouth twitched and he quickly replied.

[Quan Yuxun]: Yuanbao, I'm not in a hurry, but you need to be careful. Now that the Star Marines' military functions are counted and you can be promoted, the danger you face may be exacerbated.

When Xia Chujian saw this reply, she thought about it for a while.

She felt that Quan Yuxun was right.

The military brass would definitely not sit idly by and watch themselves lose the "Military Merit Pool" of the Star Marines...

So what will they do?

Xia Chujian didn't spend too much time thinking about this problem.

Because just a few days later, on the last day of public announcement, her appointment as team captain was challenged.

This piece of news was like a bolt of lightning, instantly catching everyone's attention throughout the Fifth Interstellar Fleet.

The vast majority of people expressed confusion.

"...Fuck! I'm just the captain of a Space Marine squad, managing ten people. And someone's challenging me for that?!"

"No way! Are the people in this team crazy?! If you want to object, why not raise it to the higher-ups first?"

"That's right! The appointment of our Space Marine Squadron Captain was discussed within the squad before being reported..."

"Is it that someone in the team has suddenly been 'turned against'?"

"Let me see what's going on..."

Xia Chujian and his teammates also received the news at the first time.

At that time, they were still familiarizing themselves with their new mechas. Xia Chujian saw someone reinforcing the old aircraft with Zerg shell materials.

When seeing this message, Xia Chujian narrowed his eyes in disbelief.

Then she saw the name of the team member who challenged her - Ruan Xiong.

This wasn't a member of their squad.

There was no one with the surname Ruan in their team.

Xia Chujian immediately sent a message to inquire.

The reply from above was that their team had lost one member and they were going to send a new person over.

It was this newcomer who challenged her appointment as team leader.

At this time, Lao Mo also came back with other team members.

They had all been in the sky outside the manor, familiarizing themselves with their newly modified mechas.

Now back inside the manor, Lao Mo emerged from his mecha and was the first to say, "Captain Xia, did you receive the message?"

Xia Chujian nodded and said calmly, "Is this Ruan Xiong the son of the Captain Ruan Qiang you mentioned?"

Lao Mo nodded grimly and said, "It's him..."

"But he's not a Space Marine, he's a secretary in the captain's office."

"How can he challenge Captain Xia's appointment? He's not even a member of our team!"

According to Starfleet regulations, the right to challenge a Space Marine squad leader can only come from within the squad.

Xia Chujian said calmly, "I just asked, this guy wants to be a Space Marine and join our team to fill Jin Wu's vacancy. He's already a member of our team, so he can challenge my appointment."

Zhang San couldn't help but sneer and said, "Ruan Qiang was the one Jin Wu had killed, and now his son is trying to fill Jin Wu's shoes. What a joke!"

Xia Chujian said, "That's a no-brainer. Now that he wants to challenge me, I will definitely accept the challenge."

Lao Mo hurriedly said, "Captain Xia, this Ruan Xiong is a genetic evolver! Although his level is not high, only D-level, he is not something that ordinary people like us can deal with..."

Luo Yadan asked in confusion: "Can a genetically evolved person also become a space marine?"

Space Marines have always been ordinary people.

Once a genetically evolved person joins the army, he will be included in the official combat sequence. Even if he is an ordinary soldier, there is a path for promotion.

Unlike them, they were restricted all of a sudden.

Not only will it not be counted as a combat loss rate, it cannot be counted as military merit, but until death you can only be a Star Marine.

Xia Chujian thought of the recently abolished Article 21 of the Military Merit, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Maybe he's here to take advantage of the military merit..."

"By the way, I got the news that Article 21 of the Military Code has been abolished. From now on, the military merits earned by us Space Marines can no longer be taken away by others."

"We will be able to be promoted according to military merit, just like those genetically evolved people."