Chapter 25: Choice of Skills

The bright moon illuminated the vast desert. People who had won the victory danced around the campfire to the melody of ethnic musical instruments, enjoying the wine as sweet as victory.

This was a celebration banquet for the Archangel and the resistance army, but it was also a farewell.

After obtaining supplies, the Archangel would leave this desert and enter the Red Sea, then proceed toward Alaska via the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

The resistance army would continue to stay on this land, ready at any time to fight against the enemy who would invade this land again.

The next day, after obtaining enough material supplies, the Archangel set off for the Red Sea, except that there were two special guests on the ship: Cagalli Yula Athha and her bodyguard Kisaka.

Cagalli Yula Athha, with short golden hair, was still wearing that bulletproof vest, looking like a wild boy.

She was familiarizing herself with the operation of the Sky Grasper in the simulation training cabin, surrounded by many onlookers. She didn't care much, chatting with the people around her while maneuvering the machine.

If it weren't for Li Boyong knowing the plot, it would be really hard to believe that she would be a princess of a country.

Li Boyong estimated that on the entire Archangel, except for himself, only the Captain knew her identity, otherwise she wouldn't have been allowed on the ship so easily.

As for Mula Flaga, he should have guessed, but he probably didn't know the specific situation.

At this time, the Archangel slowly entered the Red Sea. Captain Murrue Ramius was quite humane and issued a permit to everyone to take turns going to the deck for fresh air for a short time. The student soldiers from Heliopolis and some non-commissioned officers who had nothing to do cheered and went to see the sea.

Li Boyong didn't join in, but opened the System's skill panel again, his expression slightly conflicted.

Although the skill panel was blank now, it had a learning function.

He clicked on the learning function, and a bunch of skill lists popped up. There were all kinds of messy skills, such as Spatial Awareness, Psychokinesis, Innovator, and other skills that looked very awesome, as well as reliable skills that looked quite standard like Veteran, Commander, etc. Of course, there were also skills like Luck, Precognition, etc., that felt unreliable just by hearing the names.

The plot points or battle merit points required to learn each skill were different, and some also required some special conditions.

For example, Innovator, in addition to a large number of plot points and battle merit points, also required obtaining a GN Drive.

This made Li Boyong very frustrated. I'm in the SEED world; where do you want me to get a GN Drive?

Complaining was complaining, but some information revealed in these requirements made Li Boyong have some bad guesses in his heart.

Could it be that I didn't just transmigrate to this SEED world so simply?

This kind of speculation made him waver, and it seemed he had taken some things for granted before.

So he had been studying this new function of the System during this time, but unfortunately, there was no decisive harvest, and this devilish three-no System wouldn't give any hints.

In short, after exploring and thinking for so long, the only conclusion he reached was that the 5 plot points and 6 battle merit points he had saved like treasures couldn't learn any decent skills at all.

Rather, there were only a few skills that could be learned.

One was called Indomitable, the effect was to reduce the probability of the machine being unable to operate after being damaged, requiring 3 plot points and 3 battle merit points, and it could be improved later by spending more points, with the effect increasing with the level.

Another was called Survivor, the effect was that every time a machine in the same squad (regardless of model) was shot down, the probability of the owner being hit would be reduced to a certain extent. This skill could not be improved later by points and required 5 plot points to learn.

The last one was called Belligerent, the effect was to slowly improve the owner's reaction ability after the battle started, until it increased by 10%, and the effect disappeared after the battle ended. It was also a skill that couldn't be improved and required 5 battle merit points to learn.

Honestly, none of them were powerful skills, and the effects they could provide were quite limited, but even so, Li Boyong still needed to make his own choice from them.

Now there were several choices. One was to learn Indomitable and then retain some points for future preparation, which seemed more cost-effective in the long run.

Or learn Survivor and Belligerent to improve himself as much as possible. He could also choose one of them to learn and retain points for later planning.

The last method was naturally to learn nothing at all and just save up for a powerful skill.

After thinking for a period of time, Li Boyong spent 5 battle merit points to learn Belligerent, and retained the remaining points.

First of all, as a fighter pilot, the effect that Indomitable could provide should be very limited. After all, if a fighter jet was hit, it might be gone directly.

Next was Survivor. The Archangel didn't have many carrier-based aircraft to begin with, and the only reduction in personnel in subsequent battles was Kira Yamato's Strike being 2887. It seemed that the role it could provide in a considerable period of time was very limited.

And Belligerent was different. Although the effect wasn't very obvious, it was still a relatively stable improvement.

As for saving up for advanced abilities, Li Boyong felt that he, a grunt, shouldn't do such suicidal things.

After learning the skill, Li Boyong began to wander around the hangar.

When he walked to the Strike, he couldn't help but reach out and touch this newest MS of the Alliance.

When will I be able to pilot such a good machine............

Just as he was in a daze, Natarle Badgiruel's voice came from the side: "What's the matter, Second Lieutenant? Not going to the deck for some fresh air?"

"No, not in the mood." Li Boyong asked back: "What about you, First Officer?"

"Just call me Lieutenant. Now is not Level 1 combat readiness. Constantly calling by rank is actually not conducive to communication between colleagues."

"Understood, Lieutenant, are you also going to the deck for fresh air?" Li Boyong nodded. Natarle Badgiruel had been much easier to get along with recently.

"I was planning to. It was a forced order from the Captain." Natarle Badgiruel showed a helpless expression: "Sometimes I don't know whether to say the Captain is humane or overly indulgent to her subordinates."

After a pause, Natarle Badgiruel seemed to feel that it was not good to discuss her superior behind her back, so she changed the subject: "Just passing by the hangar, I saw you staring blankly at the Strike. Did you find any maintenance defects?"

"No... no, First Officer, you're overthinking it." Li Boyong hurriedly denied, seeing her expression of wanting to find the maintenance crew and lecture them.

Natarle Badgiruel corrected: "I said just call me Lieutenant."

"Sorry, Lieutenant, I can't change it for a moment."

"It's okay." Natarle Badgiruel waved her hand: "Then why were you staring blankly?"

"Actually, it's nothing big. I was just suddenly feeling emotional, wishing I could pilot such a machine myself."

"As long as we return to Alaska smoothly, the mass production of the Strike will begin. By then, I believe an excellent pilot like you will definitely have a good machine." Natarle Badgiruel looked at the Strike and said seriously.

"I hope I can live until that time..."

Li Boyong shrugged. Even if the Strike couldn't return smoothly, the Earth Alliance's MS mass production plan had already started secretly, and even if he piloted a Strike Dagger, he would still be a cannon fodder grunt. It really wasn't something to be happy about.

"Second Lieutenant, bringing overly pessimistic thoughts to the battlefield will only bring misfortune to yourself and the troops."

Natarle Badgiruel frowned, seemingly having the tendency to start lecturing.

Li Boyong hurriedly interrupted: "By the way, Lieutenant, you seemed to say just now that I am excellent. Is that true?"

Natarle Badgiruel sighed after being interrupted, feeling that Li Boyong had become more and more slippery recently, and she was becoming less and less able to handle his grinning face.

However, she still answered Li Boyong's question directly: "I do think so. Judging from the recent battles, you have achieved quite a lot. Normally, you should be promoted to Lieutenant after returning to headquarters."

Wow, being able to get a positive evaluation from the strict Natarle Badgiruel was truly rare. Li Boyong felt his mood improve quite a bit.

Li Boyong, in a good mood, couldn't help but want to tease her. He really wanted to see other expressions on Natarle Badgiruel's "straight-laced" face: "Does this excellence include aspects other than piloting skills?"

"What aspects?" Natarle Badgiruel didn't seem to understand.

Li Boyong couldn't help but show a bad smile: "For example, as a man..."

Natarle Badgiruel reacted, her face cold as frost: "Second Lieutenant, teasing a superior can be punished with three days of confinement. Please respect yourself."

Seeing that she seemed really angry, Li Boyong, who had teased her, hurriedly said: "It was just a joke, Lieutenant, don't take it too seriously."

Natarle Badgiruel frowned, intending to end this not-so-pleasant conversation: "Call me First Officer, Second Lieutenant."

Li Boyong: "............"

Ah, it seems I really teased too much.

Just as Li Boyong wanted to say two more sentences, a Level 2 combat readiness alarm sounded in the hangar. ===== CHAPTER 26 =====