The information they had in their heads was extremely valuable, and the tower was terrified that something might happen to them.
Therefore, the job of personal bodyguards is done by the Guardian Legion. They come from clean backgrounds and have received Tower education since childhood, so they are trustworthy.
As for us, all we can do are the rough, fighting jobs.
Dillon glared at Tang Huang and Yang Cheng, and snorted, "Whispering during a meeting? Who's talking, you or me?"
Since you're all so interested in this mission, fine, you can go and carry it out.
Tang Huang, Yang Cheng, and Duanmu Ci, you have all been assigned to this mission!
Duanmu Ci stood beside the two people, looking completely bewildered.
I haven't said a word since I arrived. These two are chatting down there. What business is it of mine?
The task of eliminating the 'Tyrant' Jaqueriel was one of the larger missions for the Explorers Legion, so Dillon directly dispatched five squads, more than two hundred soldiers from the Explorers Legion, along with a vice commander leading the team.
This number is already considered quite large. Normally, explorer legions are deployed in squads, and even a single squad is considered a major undertaking.
The fact that all five squads were mobilized at once clearly shows that the upper echelons of the tower are truly enraged and are prepared to crush Jaguar in one fell swoop.
After assembling their forces, the Explorers Corps officially set out the next day.
This was the first time Yang Cheng had ever seen the tower's true heavy firepower.
More than ten large steel armored vehicles, each of which is larger than two or three tanks combined.
These armored vehicles will not be equipped with conventional weapons, but rather with various missiles, howitzers, and laser weapons.
Several massive armed fighter jets circled in the sky, their streamlined bodies over ten meters long, their fuselages covered with various laser-guided weapons.
However, these things are not controlled by the Explorers Legion, but by people specifically assigned to the Guardians.
Point Guard Here
At this moment, more than two hundred members of the Guardian Legion gathered on a large troop carrier at the rear. They were well-equipped and armed with all kinds of weapons and equipment, practically armed to the teeth.
Compared to them, the Explorers Legion's place was undoubtedly much more shabby, looking like a group of militiamen.
Looking at those steel tanks and armed fighter jets, Tang Huang curled his lip in disdain: "Tch, who are they trying to scare with this bunch of showpieces again?"
Yang Cheng asked doubtfully, "A mere showpiece? Aren't these weapons the most advanced technology in the tower?"
Even a fourth-tier genetically modified being couldn't withstand this level of concentrated heavy firepower, right?
Tang Huang sneered, "These things are indeed the most advanced technological collection in the Tower, but the Tower already had these things more than a hundred years ago."
Now, more than a hundred years have passed, but not a single tank or fighter jet has been added.
Even when they are needed, they'll only fire a few shots as a show; the battle will still be fought using light weapons and us gene-engineered warriors.
"Why?"
Duanmu Ci chimed in, "Because of insufficient resources, the higher-ups are reluctant to actually send these precious things to the battlefield."
The tower's current problem isn't a lack of technology, but rather a lack of resources.
The blueprints for aircraft carriers lay scattered like waste paper in the library at the top of the tower, because the tower was no longer capable of building such large-scale weapons of war.
Building it would require a centralized central government, a planning commission, a military industry commission, a defense industry ministry, 600 technical personnel with relevant expertise, 8,000 supporting manufacturers, and millions of dedicated workers!
In short, it requires a great nation to accomplish it.
Is the tower now considered a country?
So the tower has been built for over three hundred years, but all it has produced are these things to put on a show. It even dares not use too much firepower because of insufficient resources.
Otherwise, they would feel the pinch from the price of the missiles and the maintenance costs after each launch of a high-powered laser weapon.
Duanmu Ci rarely spoke so much at once, but what he said now carried a hint of indignation.
Clearly, for the elites at the top of the tower, these weapons of mass destruction are very expensive, and they would feel the pinch if they used even one.
However, lower-ranking soldiers are very cheap, and they can be recruited again if they die. High-level gene potions are rare, but second-level gene potions are not difficult for the Tower to produce.
This disregard for the lives of those at the bottom is the main reason for the divide between the upper and lower levels of the tower.
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