Volume 6: Mecha Contest Chapter 312 Team Reorganization
After online negotiations, the meeting place between the two parties was finally chosen to be in the reception room of the God Hunting Group headquarters.
Ke Lan really didn't expect that. He just mentioned it to the information dealer on the forum and didn't hold much hope for it. As a result, that guy actually found a pilot who met the requirements...and what Ke Lan didn't expect was that the other party and Hound were actually old acquaintances.
"Strangler Squadron... I remember your name is Chi Hanfeng, right? We all thought that the entire squadron had been wiped out, but we didn't expect that you were still alive..." The Hound said with some emotion. The two of them were once officers in the field forces, and their service time basically overlapped. The troops under their command had cooperated in combat operations more than once. Even after so many years, the Hound still recognized each other's name when he saw each other for the first time.
"Chi Hanfeng of the Strangler Squadron is dead. Now I'm just a down-and-out mechanic." Chi Hanfeng sat on the sofa opposite, smiling self-deprecatingly and shaking his head.
"I still don't understand what was going on with that operation. Did the people above lose their minds? They directly ordered the fleet to throw you into the pile of monsters... Even if it was a battle to lure the enemy, it shouldn't be done like this, right?" Hound said with some confusion. His troops did not participate in that battle, so all his understanding of the operation was limited to the contents of the post-war notice .
"...The order we received was to airdrop to the rear of the enemy camp and use the high mobility of the mecha to eliminate the lone targets on the rear wing. However, the commander in charge of coordinating the airborne troops marked the wrong coordinates when setting the airdrop location... We were on an unmanned autonomous transport ship at the time, and the battlefield area was severely interfered with by communications. By the time we realized that something was wrong and wanted to report to the headquarters to modify the preset instructions... it was too late. We didn't even have a chance to abandon our armor and escape before we were dropped by the transport ship."
"Damn it... this idiot, this waste! How did he get into the front-line command center?" After hearing this, the Hound clenched his fists and couldn't help but curse out loud.
This kind of thing is undoubtedly what every professional soldier hates the most... They are not afraid of sacrifice, but if the sacrifice is completely worthless because of an incompetent superior, they will not be able to rest in peace until their death.
Chi Hanfeng glanced at Valentina next to him and continued, "We have no choice but to huddle together and find a direction to try to break through..."
"The attack of those native creatures was very fierce, and they also had acid that could corrode armor. We only moved less than 200 meters, but we suffered 20% casualties..."
"At that time, Valentina was just sixteen years old and had joined the army for only three months..." Generally speaking, the army on the Ark would only recruit adults who were 18 years old or older. But if there were some talents with special skills, this standard could be relaxed to a minimum of 16 years old. As for the fact that Valentina was assigned to the Strangler Squadron at the age of sixteen, it only showed that she was a talented girl with extraordinary talent in driving mechas.
"My subordinates, those bastards... kept Valentina and I in the middle. I wanted to rush to the front, but the two bastards on the side held me tightly and wouldn't let me break free. When their mechanical arms released, Valentina and I were the only ones left alive in the entire squadron."
"We fought our way out, but everyone else died. Even Valentina's cockpit was hit by an acid spray, and nearly a third of her body was dissolved. Although she survived, she was left with a lot of sequelae."
"So, you're participating in the competition for medical expenses?" Ke Lan asked.
"Well, the people above gave us a large sum of hush money to keep the commander... But Valentina was in a coma for a whole year, and she had dozens of operations during that time... Because the unit's number was also cancelled, we lost our military status and the operations were not reimbursed at all. The money was soon almost gone... As for the monthly disability pension, it is simply a drop in the bucket..." Chi Hanfeng said here and sighed deeply, "But Valentina's life was saved by those brats with their own lives. I can't bear to see her die of illness. This is our only chance..."
"Okay, I got it." The Hound walked over and pressed Chi Hanfeng's shoulder hard, "I will transfer 10 million credit points to you in my personal name. You take Valentina with you..."
Before the Hound could finish, Chi Hanfeng interrupted him. He looked directly into the Hound's eyes and said seriously, "Nick, we are not beggars... All we need is a chance to participate."
"Well, let's put it this way. I'll loan you this 10 million. Since Valentina has become the pilot of our team, it is naturally one of our responsibilities to take good care of the pilot's physical condition. In addition, I will transfer another 10 million to your account. This 10 million is for the preparation of the mecha. As for the skeleton of the new machine, it is now parked in the basement of this building. You can start work at any time... As for your salary and bonus distribution..."
Having said that, the Hound turned his head and looked at Ke Lan with an inquiring look.
"Ms. Valentina is a pilot, and her daily salary is 8,000 credit points. As for Mr. Chi, you should be considered a mechanic, so the daily salary is set at 6,500 credit points. This should be no problem. I think those professional clubs basically have this salary level." Ke Lan was referring to the salary offered by those top clubs to their top pilots and mechanics. If he hadn't considered that the other party might not be willing to accept it, he would have planned to offer a higher salary. "Other benefits and rights are the same as those of our hunting group's full-time employees... In addition, there is the issue of competition prize money."
Ke Lan thought for a moment and continued, "If we can qualify from the group stage, Miss Valentina and Mr. Chi will each receive an additional reward of 2 million credit points. In the knockout stage, all the prize money awarded by the organizer will belong to you. If we can make it to the semi-finals, or if we are lucky enough to win the championship, the final prize money will be split 50-50 between us."
According to the original bonus system of the organizer, there is no bonus for qualifying from the group stage; and in the knockout stage, each time a contestant is eliminated, a gradually accumulated "ranking bonus" can be obtained; if one makes it to the semi-finals, in addition to the "ranking bonus", there will also be a generous final bonus... As for the champion of the competition, not only will he receive a huge "final bonus" and "ranking bonus", but he will also receive a top-of-the-line new mecha tailor-made by the Ye Group and five consecutive years of free maintenance and hardware update services - of course, this is also one of the business methods of the Ye Group: using the fame of the champion to advertise their new machine loud enough.
The conditions offered by Ke Lan can be said to be extremely generous. If Valentina fails to make it to the semi-finals, not only will Ke Lan and his team not be able to gain any benefits, but they will have to pay out a large sum of money - no professional club would sign such a contract that is extremely likely to lose money.
