"Why do I have to wear a tie? I can't breathe!"
"What's the point of a military uniform? The design is so unreasonable. Who would wear a belt this wide when boarding a starship?"
When it comes to appearance, the expeditionary force, from top to bottom, usually makes no major mistakes unless they are picky about the details, but makes all sorts of mistakes, especially some captains, who only button the collars of their standard shirts a few days a year.
Of course, the exception is the deputy commander Erich.
As soon as Wein and Dushan put on the newly delivered custom-made military uniforms, they couldn't even lift their arms. They felt that their free spirits were completely bound by the uniforms and they couldn't breathe.
"No one wears a military uniform to fight, right, Dushan?" Mei Jielin gestured at the new military uniform she had just received. The more she looked at it, the more satisfied she was. She felt that the body training she had spent more than ten years on was not in vain. On the day of the ceremony, she must tighten her belt, tie her tie properly, and polish her military boots!
Maybe she will be able to make a living by relying on her looks in the future.
On the other side of the room, Lu Fenghan had already changed his clothes and came out.
The Space Force's uniform is all white, but the uniform sent to Lu Fenghan this time is pure black with silver buckles, as well as a set of belts and combat boots, but the epaulettes are not available yet.
Lu Fenghan has a good foundation, and with years of continuous exercise, his body is well-proportioned. After putting on the black military uniform, his temperament is upright and stern.
And when he stepped on his military boots, raised his head slightly to fasten the top button of his collar, and then lowered his eyes to slowly put on white gloves, an abstinence atmosphere came over him.
Qi Yan's gaze couldn't help but fall on his bent fingers, protruding Adam's apple, and sharp thin lips. His nerves seemed to be passing through a tiny electric current and he couldn't stop trembling.
Having noticed Qi Yan's gaze, Lu Fenghan touched Qi Yan's face with his gloved fingers and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
It was clearly just a normal touch, but Qi Yan even held his breath.
Lu Fenghan chuckled, very happy.
He took a half step and stood in front of Qi Yan, blocking her from looking at him from other places. He retracted his fingers and leaned closer to Qi Yan's ear: "I know, Yan Yan likes it very much."
Qi Yan did not deny it.
He never denied the great attraction Lu Fenghan had for him.
On the day of the title and honor ceremony, the Sky Diamond Plaza on the capital planet was surrounded by crowds of people, who watched the ceremony taking place in the conference hall through the virtual light screen suspended above the plaza.
It was not until after seven o'clock in the evening that a group of people were able to get out, avoiding the flying floating photography devices and media reporters, and quietly went to the restaurant next to the First Military Academy.
In the box, several people looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Xia Zhiyang, the buttons on your coat have all been ripped off! How come your chest is so empty and you don't even have any chest muscles?"
"This is called youthfulness!" Xia Zhiyang pulled at his clothes and wailed, "My buttons are so expensive, my heart hurts so much!"
“Ye Pei, your ponytail looks like a ponytail, it’s all blown up in a mess!”
"Chagall, shut up! This is a hairstyle, understand? I worked hard on it for an hour!"
After a burst of noise and laughter, it suddenly became quiet. Ye Pei touched the corner of his mouth and smiled, "I haven't laughed like this for a long time. I'm a little uncomfortable."
Xia Zhiyang still had a baby face. Because he was attending a ceremony, he took off the three silver skull rings on his earlobes and only applied some hair wax to expose his forehead.
He poured himself a glass of water and drank it in two gulps: "Who isn't? The muscles on my face that are responsible for smiling are almost atrophying!"
As he spoke, he straightened his collar, taking care to place the Peace Medal, which had not yet been ironed, in the correct position.
Upon seeing this, Chagall immediately flicked the non-existent dust off his epaulettes.
Ye Pei crossed his arms and rolled his eyes: "That's enough, you guys. I know that one of you got the Peace Medal and the other was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. There's no need to remind or emphasize it anymore."
She checked the time. "The Commander and the Prayer haven't arrived yet. Will they be blocked by the media in the square? I took a look when I left. The scene was terrifying. I suspect all the reporters from Leto have been dispatched!"
"I think it's not just the whole of Leto, but the whole Central Administrative District?" Chagall also sat down and poured himself a glass of water. "The commander's rank was suppressed for many years because of Hodgkin and Kremer's presence. This time, all the previous military merits were added together and he was directly promoted to a one-star general!
Think about it, the commander is less than 30 years old, he used to be the youngest brigadier general in the alliance, and now he is the youngest admiral in the alliance. This is his first public appearance. If I were the media, I would definitely go crazy and would not let him go easily. "
Because the commander-in-chief Lu Fenghan only held the rank of brigadier general, not even major general, the rank of several captains under him were all stuck at the rank of colonel and could not be promoted.
This time the rebel army was completely wiped out. Lu Fenghan, with his accumulated military merits over the years, was promoted to one-star general. Mei Jielin, Wei Yin and others finally took action and were awarded the title of major general.
This also led to the fact that at the inauguration ceremony, at first glance, the new group of alliance generals were unexpectedly young.
The questions asked by reporters during interviews are also different from before.
"Now many people on Starnet are asking, is Major General Mei Jielin single now?"
Being called "Major General" made Mei Jie Lin feel flattered. He rarely looked serious. He kept a tense expression and nodded, "Yes."
"Can you please tell me what kind of person Major General Mei Jielin likes? Can you answer this question?"
Clearing her throat pretentiously and resisting the urge to change her sitting position, Mei Jie Lin replied, "I like obedient children. It's best if they can learn the things I teach them in one night."
Hearing the pause, Wei and Dushan turned their heads away, unable to bear to look directly at him, thinking, is he trying to say "trick"? Sure enough, you can't expect Mei Jielin to spit out any serious answers. She actually made dirty jokes in front of the whole alliance!
You are worthy of it.
On the contrary, Lu Fenghan, who was sitting in the middle, looked the calmest. He glanced at Qi Yan's position every ten seconds or so, and did not show any anger after hearing Mei Jielin's answer.
After Weiyin, Long Xiyun and Dushan were asked two rounds of questions, a reporter finally carefully asked Lu Fenghan the first question.
"Excuse me, Admiral Lu, will the humanoid combat mecha that appeared in the final battle continue to be researched in the future?"
Lu Fenghan: “Yes.”
"May I ask if the main research site is in the White Tower or the Alliance's laboratory?"
Lu Fenghan: “Each has its own emphasis.”
Someone then asked: "In the future, the Alliance will no longer have wars, and the research funds required for humanoid combat mechas will be very high. What is your attitude towards the view on Starnet that 'continuing to invest in research is a waste of tax revenue'?"
Lu Fenghan: “I object.”
"What is your reason for objection?"
Lu Fenghan: "The mecha will be useful in the future."
"As the person who escorted the rebel wise men back to the capital planet, what do you think of the wise men?"
Lu Fenghan: "I have no opinion."
Another reporter stepped forward and said, "The war is over, and the Allied military is preparing to disarm. If you are no longer in the military, what kind of job will you do? Have you ever thought about it?"
Lu Fenghan was about to say that someone was supporting him, but after thinking about it, he changed his words: "I have already found a job. I will be a personal bodyguard for someone." He also emphasized, "Any time, any place, personal protection."
Mei Jie Lin listened with a sour feeling and muttered to herself, "Weren't you so frugal with your words and so cold before the command? Why is it that when I asked you about your future plans, you were so eager to show off your work contract?"
A reporter from the entertainment section heard something fishy and stepped forward. When he got the chance to ask a question, he immediately asked, "General Lu's marital status is blank, so he is still single. Do you have any requirements for your partner? Let's put this part on the front page!"
Is this a hint that he still needs to find a wife
Lu Fenghan was dressed neatly in his military uniform. He leaned back in his chair, put his white-gloved hands on the table, and replied, "It won't be blank anytime soon."
While speaking, he looked past the countless people and towards Qi Yan who was sitting in his seat, his eyes suddenly softened.
Qi Yan was wearing a close-fitting black suit that made his skin look frosty white, giving him a sense of coolness and nobility.
But after looking at him for only a few seconds, Qi Yan couldn't help but look away.
Lu Fenghan raised the corners of his lips and smiled faintly.
As soon as he said this, there was silence for a moment and then an uproar.
The marital status column will soon be no longer blank, which means... General Lu already has someone to marry
And Mei Jielin and the others looked at each other secretly—
Is this showing off? It's just showing off, right
From showing off at the front to Leto, isn’t that enough
Is your journey to the entire league
This man is so vain!
Immediately, a well-informed reporter asked loudly, "Excuse me, is General Lu's marriage partner the Chief Y-God of the White Tower who just received the Alliance Silver Shield Medal?"
Since the victory, the White Tower Chief has been very popular, with extremely high searches and click-through rates on the Star Network. He is the only one who can compete with Lu Fenghan.
Now that the two names were linked together, the reporters present wanted to put the microphone into Lu Fenghan's mouth and get to the bottom of it.
But Lu Fenghan kept the story in suspense after he had finished speaking, and no matter how the reporter tried to ask him indirectly, he refused to reveal a single word.
After dealing with the reporters' bombardment, Lu Fenghan guessed that there would definitely be a lot of people blocking the way in front of the conference hall. After greeting Nie Huaiting, he swiftly left his subordinates behind as shields and pulled Qi Yan out of the back door of the conference hall - Pojun was operating the hovercraft and was waiting for them at the door.
Sitting on the hovercraft, Qi Yan looked towards the conference hall and said, "General, we are leaving like this - is that ok?"
"General Nie is here. As long as Mei Jielin and the others don't say anything, they can still calm the situation by standing there. They can take photos with the people, smile and wave. No problem."
Arriving at the agreed box, as soon as they pushed the door open, Chagall and the others stood up subconsciously, touched their heels together, and saluted Lu Fenghan: "Commander!"
Retracting the finger that was stretched to the end of his brow, Ye Pei said helplessly: "It's over. We clearly agreed to have a private gathering, but why can't I control my conditioned reflex?"
Xia Zhiyang laughed: "You three did that at the same time, you scared me!"
But even for him, some habits are still deeply ingrained.
For example, he would pull his hat on when he went out, would unconsciously stand in the least noticeable place, and when he spoke, he was always worried about whether there were eavesdroppers nearby. When he entered the box, he would subconsciously look around and look for the location of the surveillance...
He believes that these will all be "healed".
Just like there are more pedestrians walking and sightseeing in the park, the fountain show has been restored in the Diamond Sky Square, the First Military Academy has started recruiting students for the new year more than a month late, and the statues of three professors have been erected on the blood-stained square of Turan Academy...
Everything is getting better.
After everyone sat down, Xia Zhiyang held the water cup, looked at Qi Yan, then looked at Lu Fenghan, and became more certain of his guess—the commander-in-chief and God Y must have deliberately concealed their identities, lurking in Leto, and disintegrating the rebels' conspiracy in the dark!
So exciting!
After chatting for a while, the personal terminals of several people sounded prompts. Mondrian read it and said, "It's a push from the Leto Daily. The trial of Hodgkin and the wise men of the rebel army has begun. The trial site is open to the public on the entire star network. The number of viewers is one, two, three, four... There are too many digits to count."
Ye Pei held a snack in his mouth and leaned over to take a look. "The wise man actually looks like this? He's very... ordinary. I thought he was glowing with divine light, and every time he took a step, petals would appear under his feet or something."
Xia Zhiyang said: "So the wise man himself is not a 'god', but the system and ideas make him from an ordinary person to a 'god'."
After he finished speaking, he noticed that Ye Pei and the others were looking at him, so he couldn't help but move back, "Why are you all looking at me?"
Ye Pei patted his shoulder: "You seem to have become more profound than before!"
Xia Zhiyang was a little embarrassed, and smiled again: "Great minds think alike, I think so too!"
He touched the lines on the surface of the Peace Medal and said in a lighter voice, "Also... there are many people who taught me a lot."
Ye Pei did not ask any further questions.
After a while, a service robot brought homemade wine and two cups.
Chagall placed one in front of himself and another in front of an empty seat, filling them up one by one.
"I had originally planned to invite a senior to come here for a drink after returning to Leto, but he can't come."
Chagall recalled that Calvin hummed a tune beside the vortex in the new star field, and after telling him the story, he told him that stories that usually happened on the front line had similar endings.
Chagall picked up the wine glass, clinked it lightly, then tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
He had never touched alcohol before, and the spicy liquid slid down his throat, causing him to choke and cough, and his eyes turned red from coughing.
He thought that he would live the kind of comfortable life that Calvin had dreamed of in the future - sleeping until dawn without worrying about enemy attacks in the middle of the night, cooking, growing flowers, taking walks during the day, and meeting with friends when he had time.
If, if the predecessors return to their hometown and have time, they can come and taste the wine here.