The proper way, of course, is to report to the Fifth Interstellar Fleet Headquarters and the military, letting them all know who owns the spoils, and then get permission from the military to take the spoils away.
Xia Chujian asked him to contact her privately, and she must be going to deal with the spoils herself.
Xia Chujian didn't hide it from Su Buyan and said, "I didn't know the rules before, so I wanted to go through the formal channels. Now I've changed my mind. Besides, this is the spoils I captured alone, and I have full control over it."
"There's no military merit in handing it over, and it might even be a boon to others. I'm not stupid, nor am I a saint, so why should I do this?"
"I gave it to you, Master, and I can expect you to add some more defensive features to my mecha. I'll feel better."
Su Buyan was both amused and annoyed. He pointed his finger at her and said, "Okay, I understand. I won't take your spoils for nothing."
"If you need anything, just tell me directly. Master has never treated you as an outsider."
Xia Chujian responded with a smile, cut off the call with Su Buyan, and then sent video call invitations to Quan Yuxun and Zong Ruoning respectively.
Zong Ruoning was at home taking care of her mother Su Shuangluo who had just fallen ill, and did not see her invitation at first.
But Quan Yuxun happened to be in the office and answered the call immediately.
Like Su Buyan, Quan Yuxun also saw a black screen on Xia Chujian's side.
However, Quan Yuxun's portrait appeared on Xia Chujian's eyepiece display screen.
Quan Yuxun couldn't see Xia Chujian's expression and immediately said, "Yuanbao, are you in trouble on the front line? Tell me and I'll find a way."
Xia Chujian smiled and said, "I'm not in trouble... Oh, no, I'm still a little troubled."
"I'd like to ask Chief Quan, if a Space Marine achieves significant military merit, is there any chance of promotion to officer?"
Quan Yuxun smiled and said, "According to Article 21 of the Military Code, Space Marines are not considered combat soldiers. Therefore, no matter how great their achievements are, they cannot be promoted to officers."
"Unless you become a genetically evolved being, you can leave the Star Marine sequence and enter the combat sequence."
"Your military achievements can be used as capital for promotion."
Xia Chujian asked, "How difficult would it be to amend this military law?"
Quan Yuxun was slightly stunned: "...You want to amend the military law?!"
Xia Chujian said, "It's not that I think about it, but I want to ask Chief Quan how difficult it would be to amend this law."
"If you, the Quan family, take action, what are the chances of this law being amended in the near future?"
Quan Yuxun looked at the black screen opposite and didn't say anything for a while.
Xia Chujian also sent the video to Quan Yuxun and said, "I won't let Quan work for nothing."
"I have a batch of intact corpses of Zerg nest builders here."
"I know their shells are made of a new material that is highly sought after by the imperial military and heavy industry companies."
"As far as I know, the Southern Cross troops have not yet captured a complete Zerg Nest Builder corpse."
"As long as you can find a way to help me, I can give one-third of the Zerg Nest Builder corpses here to Quan Enterprises."
Quan Yuxun's eyes suddenly lit up: "The complete body of a Zerg Nest Builder?! Where did you get it?!"
Judging from his expression, he knows how precious this thing is.
But Xia Chujian felt that there was no need to explain it in such detail to Quan Yuxun.
She said casually, "I was lucky. I just happened to find a room full of Zerg Nest Builder corpses."
"If I hand it in, I won't get any military merit, but for some people, military merit will explode, right?"
Quan Yuxun came back to his senses and smiled: "Of course. First of all, this military achievement is too great to be yours in the first place."
"Secondly, the principle of gratitude for a little bit of rice and hatred for a big bit of rice also applies to the 'Military Merit Exchange System' within the army."
This is information that Su Buyan didn't mention just now.
Xia Chujian was curious: "What is the military merit exchange system? Is it official?"
Quan Yuxun smiled warmly and said slowly, "Of course this is not official."
"How could the authorities allow people to exchange military merits privately..."
"This is the military's 'unspoken rule'."
"You know, it is absolutely forbidden to exchange an officer's military merits."
"But the Space Marines are different."
"Space Marines themselves can't be credited with military merit, but they can still make contributions."
"If we don't give the Space Marines some benefits, but instead directly deprive them of their merits, over time, even if the Space Marines have made merits, they won't let the higher-ups know about it."
"If no one reports it, where will those people above us get to reap the military merits?"
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