Chapter 2300: Lovely People
The ceremony began quickly.
First, Barbara, the secretary who was hosting the event, took the stage to speak. She introduced several groups of generals and soldiers who had performed outstandingly in this insect swarm battle.
The awarding ceremonies for these individuals were all presided over by Marshal Chu Xuan or Marshal Medusa.
"This soldier was just a ground crew member serving in the hangar of an aircraft carrier starship."
Although he was in a second-line combat position, his performance was outstanding.
He not only successfully completed his job duties.
He had a perfect record of zero mistakes every time a starship was recovered and launched.
Most importantly, he stepped forward in a battle.
The recovered starships were being moved into the hangar when, at this critical juncture, several insects infiltrated the hangar!
That's him!
Undeterred by the terrifying insects, he immediately drew his weapon and fought them to the death.
In the end, he killed three bugs all by himself!
This ensured that the danger in the aircraft carrier's starship hangar did not escalate into a tragedy.
He himself was seriously injured in the battle.
In response, Emperor Xiaolong will personally award him the Xiaolong Second-Class Merit Badge!
The first soldier to be personally awarded a badge by the Emperor of the Dragon stood on the platform.
When he heard that he had been awarded this honor, he could hardly believe it, and tears streamed down his face.
Zhao Chen walked onto the stage and stood in front of the soldier.
Zhao Chen looked at the half-mechanized face, and then at his right arm, which was now fitted with a mechanical arm.
Zhao Chen did not immediately pin the medal on him.
Instead, she reached out and touched his cheek.
"Child, it must hurt a lot," Zhao Chen said softly.
Upon hearing the word "children," the soldier could no longer hold back his emotions.
The soldier cried; his body was sobbing.
No one knew that this soldier was actually only eighteen years old!
Although he is an adult, in his parents' eyes he is still just a child.
And yet, this young man, barely an adult, went to the battlefield and even stepped forward when faced with danger.
"Ahhhhh..." The young man hugged Zhao Chen and cried bitterly.
It felt like stepping back into that bloody battle.
The insect's corrosive liquid splashed onto his cheek, and his eyes, mouth, and cheek burned with pain.
He could feel the flesh and blood on his cheeks dripping down like wax.
He reached out to touch it, and his eyeballs fell out.
It hurts a lot.
But he didn't have time to worry about himself, because another insect pounced on the wounded person next to him.
That was a pilot who had just been evacuated from the interstellar warship. He was uninjured, but collapsed from exhaustion and fainted, completely unaware that danger was right beside him.
He rushed over.
With his gun out of bullets, he gritted his teeth and grabbed the insect's mouthparts.
The insect's mouthparts bit his right arm.
Finally, it was torn off with force.
He wasn't afraid; he smiled.
Because there was a bomb in the palm of that arm.
With a loud bang!
The insect exploded.
He finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed in a pool of blood.
When he regained consciousness, his right arm and cheek were bandaged.
The first person to see him was not a doctor, but a psychologist.
Everyone seemed worried that he wouldn't be able to accept his current situation.
But he smiled; he didn't cry.
He inquired whether there were any casualties in the hangar where he worked that day.
He smiled with satisfaction upon learning that no one else had been injured or killed.
In that case, his injury was worthwhile.
After that, he never cried or made a fuss at any time.
He underwent rehabilitation, received mechanical eyes and prosthetics, and endured repeated pain.
He never cried.
But being watched by her idol, she asked, "Does it hurt?"
He couldn't hold back any longer.
He ignored the stares of those around him, and the fact that the scene was being watched live by trillions of people.
He burst into tears in Zhao Chen's arms.
I don't know how long I cried.
He has just recovered.
He looked at Emperor Xiaolong with shame.
"Your Majesty... I'm sorry... I'm sorry you had to see this." He saw his tears soaking the Emperor Xiaolong's clothes, and he looked flustered.
"I...I..."
"fine.
Compared to the pain your body is enduring, what does it matter if you lean on my chest for support? Zhao Chen patted the young man's shoulder: "You're great."
I'm so proud of you.
As he spoke, he pinned the medal on the young man.
The people around them also applauded.
Everyone is proud of this young man.
However, in the audience, an elderly couple was hugging and crying, especially the old woman whose eyes were red.
They don't care how much glory their son has received; they only care how much suffering he has endured.
Then came a few more award recipients.
"This is a soldier who received the medal."
He is a space mech pilot.
He has carried out five mech combat missions and killed countless enemies.
The merits he has made are too numerous to list.
But today, I want to talk about...
During an operation, inside an interstellar fortress, a sudden attack by a swarm of insects occurred.
The interstellar fortress was overrun by the insect swarm, and the interstellar fleet was unable to provide support in the short term.
Only a few squadrons of combat mechs are stationed on the Star Fortress.
Just when everyone thought that all these combat mech squads would be wiped out.
When reinforcements arrive.
But they discovered that there was still one combat mech fighting.
It's her!
"Our mecha pilot, Wang Shengnan!" The spotlight shone on a woman with a ponytail, some freckles on her face, who was a little embarrassed by being the center of attention.
Wang Shengnan lowered her head, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Just then, Zhao Chen walked up.
He was followed by a hostess, but he was also holding a cup of bubble tea in his hand.
Wang Shengnan stared at the man in front of her in disbelief.
I heard you like bubble tea.
When the support forces arrive at that interstellar fortress and drag you out of your nearly destroyed mech.
The first thing you said was that you wanted a cup of bubble tea.
I bought this cup myself.
"It's on you." Zhao Chen handed the bubble tea to Wang Shengnan.
When Wang Shengnan received the bubble tea, she felt as if she were dreaming.
Barbara's secretary continued recounting the story.
"We only found out later."
She had a chance to evacuate when that interstellar fortress was about to fall.
But she gave up.
She discovered a group of staff who hadn't had time to evacuate and were trapped inside a shelter whose door was malfunctioning and wouldn't close.
that's all.
She stood alone with her machine at the entrance of the shelter and fought a bloody battle with the bugs that rushed in for twelve hours!
Not a single staff member in the shelter behind us was injured or killed!