"I have no objection to making Ah Xing the vice-commander. The problem is, the fact that he's become one of the Optimized is still a secret to the men. If we promote him directly to vice-commander now, I'm afraid some of them will object."
"My thinking is this: we're recruiting new members right now, so let's make him a captain first. We can promote him to vice-commander after he breaks his second Genetic Lock. Given Ah Xing's special physique, it probably won't take very long," Fang Tianhe said.
"That's true," Roger said with a smile. "I guess I was being impatient. I was afraid the kid might run off, so I wanted to give him enough benefits to make him stay."
"Don't worry. My judgment has always been sharp; Ah Xing isn't that kind of person. Of course, he'll probably leave someday, but he won't be leaving our Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps. He'll be leaving Star Shield Shelter entirely," Fang Tianhe said.
