C10

"Professor Reed, is there a problem?"

"Yes, there's a big problem! A big f*cking problem! And that you're still not sending manpower and resources to me! Do you know how much valuable time I'm waisting by just talking to you?!"

Reed barked as salty as he could.

"What happened?"

"What happened? You're adopted son just gave me a big one! So send over triple the manpower and resources right now! No send ten times! Ten times! Do you hear me you stinky brat?! No less no more!"

After finishing his rant Marcus immediately hung up as he did he grabbed my clothes directly.

"Kid how about it, why don't you quit the military and come work for me?!"

Reed asked as he tried his best to recruit me.

Tch! If I quit the military then humanity is good as dead plus all the technology is provided by the system I'm no better than a caveman when it comes to research!

I complained in my mind as I endured the crazed Josephs's saliva splattering all over my face and uniform.

"Sorry professor but I'm not really that good at research."

Hearing this Reed couldn't help but look at me as if I was crazy.

"Nonsense absolute nonsense if you say that you're no good then what I'm I?! Then I'm an imbecile compared to you!"

F*ck this guy is really...

I cursed in my mind only for a new round of persuasion to ensue.

"Look if you're scared that you won't be able to find a wife after becoming a scientist then don't worry I got you covered I have a daughter who is your age..."

Hearing Marcus mention his daughter who is my age I immediately cut him off as something clicked in my mind.

"By any chance your daughter's name is Lilith?"

I asked as I felt my face darken with each second.

"'Huh? How did you know? Wait you know her then it's even better! No need to get to know each other slowly, you can marry today!"

Reed exclaimed happily as he was ready to arrange the marriage on the spot without even consulting his daughter first.

Reed! Reed! Lilith Reed! For gods sake one is crazy about research the other one is crazy about mechs!

I screamed in my mind as I forcefully turned around and stormed out from this god-forsaken place as fast as I could.

...

At this moment the Marshal was still in a daze as the two words more MANPOWER and RESOURCES rang in his head.

After a few seconds, the Marshal finally woke up from his confused state as he did he dialed up Marcus again.

"Professor Reed, what is going on exactly?"

Ares couldn't help but ask.

"What's going on?! Your son gave me two sets of technology, do you have any idea what they are?"

"No?"

"It's the full set of technical materials for the subspace drive and gene tailoring technologies! Even the smallest details are included!"

Reed cried out excitedly as he was basically fuming at this point from how excited he currently was.

"Do you know what this means?! It means that we can start building a prototype and performing human trials immediately!"

"What?!"

The marshal stood up from his seat in shock and exclaimed because although he wasn't too sure what the gene tailoring technology could do.

But he knew all too well what subspace drive meant not only it could allow a spaceship to travel to any star system it wanted without even entering the hyperspace network.

But it also allowed short-range subspace travel inside a star system which was practically instantaneous teleportation.

After all this technology although until this day was only theoretical was directly related to military applications so he paid quite a lot of attention to it.

And as the god of war, he could think of dozens of tactics that could be achieved by using the subspace drive.

And with such tactics as long as every warship in the fleet was equipped with subspace drive then chances of victory seem to increase by at least 30 percent.

It is precisely of this that the marshal almost had a heart attack from the excitement he was feeling.

At this moment, he finally understood why Marcus said that he needed ten times the manpower and resources!

"What are you shouting for stinky brat?! My ears are still quite good!"

Reed roared as he couldn't help but rub his ears.

"Sorry Professor Reed I just got too excited"

"Hmph! Hurry up and deploy manpower and resources for me! We must build a prototype and start human trials as soon as possible! The sooner we do it the higher chances of humanity's survival will be!"

"Understood, I will deploy more manpower and resources immediately, If you need anything else, just tell me directly, you have my full support professor!"

"Hmph!"

Marcus hung up directly after snorting causing the marshal to shake his head at the man's antics.

"This guy is really..."

The marshal couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

It seems like the smarter they are the bigger snobs they become.

The marshal couldn't help but think like that as he pressed the red holographic button which was the direct line to the president which was supposed to be used only for emergency situations.

"What happened did the Briaans invade?"

The flustered Natasha asked as she felt her heart about to leap out from her chest only to see the marshal's embarrassed face.

"Ahem! The empire didn't invade mam but my son caused quite a mess back at Marcus's place"

The marshal said while awkwardly scratching his beard.

"Explain!

Hearing this Natasha said as she leaned into her chair.

"Well, it's like this..."

It took a couple of minutes for the marshal to explain what happened.

"I see, as of now any further news that is related to Drac is locked down, apart from you, I, and Reed no one has the right to know that he is the one behind these two technologies as for manpower and resources I'll raise it to 13 but that's the limit, any questions?"

Natasha said as she tapped her black long and sharp nails into her holographic table.

"No, mam!"

The marshal who wasn't surprised at all by Natasha calling Dracula by his nickname because Natasha told him about their backstory after he became his adopted father answered while saluting, as he did Natasha hung up.

A few minutes later, after finishing all the paperwork the marshal once again called Reed.

"What is it?! I'm busy!"

Marcus roared right off the bat.

"Professor Reed, the president has ordered a complete lockdown of information on my son's latest achievements in the scientific field, no one and I mean no one apart from those who already know can know it, as for the manpower and resources the president personally increased it to 13 times but she said it's the limit the UNOE can't cough up more"

After he said this Marcus didn't speak for a moment causing the marshal to think that he hung up already only to hear a string of courses escape his mouth which was like a machine gun.

"Motherf*cker! Son of a b*tch! F*cling c*unt!#&©$%©¥! Who does she think she is to deprive the nation's current greatest scientist of the honor that he deserves like this?!"

Hearing this the Marshal couldn't help but scratch his beard.

"Professor Reed, you may not know this but the president and my son share quite a special relationship"

The marshal said causing Reed to stop his string of courses as he spat out one word.

"Explain!"

"Well, it's like this..."

After knowing about the two's relationship Reed ended the call.

Hmph! I'll heeld for now but no matter what after the time is right I'll make sure that humanity knows that the kid is the current greatest scientist of mankind!

Marcus thought as he turned around only to go into machine gun mode again after seeing a bald researcher do something that in Reed's eyes was dumb beyond words.

"Hey, you! Yes, you! You Imbecile! That's not how you do it! What the f*uck did they teach you in the science academy!..."