Senior Colonel rank given away for free? Veterans are devastated!

"What the Old Marshal says is..."

After a long silence, someone sighed.

Indeed it was so!

In the face of such an eternal genius, any form of solicitation seemed to have no effect.

But this also caused a more intense sense of confusion to arise in the hearts of these high-level military officials who had been weather-beaten on the battlefield.

If that was truly the case.

How exactly could they win over Lin Yuan?

As if seeing through everyone's confusion, Zhao Lie spoke again: "So... I intend to grant him the position of Special Grade Honorary Consultant of the Military Department, with the rank of Senior Colonel!"

Boom!!!

Zhao Lie's words were like dropping a red-hot iron into a calm frying pan!

The entire meeting room erupted instantly!

"No! Marshal, absolutely not!"

Wang Pojun was the first to stand out, his single eye turning crimson with excitement.

"Special Grade Honorary Consultant? On the same level as Lu Chengfeng? That is the rank of Senior Colonel!"

"What virtue or ability does he, Lin Yuan, have?!"

"Just because his talent is good? Just because he can achieve a Breakthrough while sleeping?"

"Military merit! Where is the military merit?! When did our military department start allowing a brat with no merit at all to enjoy such a high honor?!"

His voice, like a great bell, echoed in the meeting room, filled with indignation and anger!

"General Wang is right!"

Another general also stood up abruptly, the Evil Qi on his body almost condensing into substance.

"My soldiers are on the front lines of the North Frontier, gnawing on frozen steamed buns in the ice and snow, fighting bloody battles with those alien beasts!"

"Among them, how many were exceptionally gifted, how many were brave and fearless, facing death nine times out of ten to earn a tiny medal!"

"And the result? This Lin Yuan, lying at home sleeping, directly reaches the heavens in a single step and becomes a Senior Colonel?!"

"If this gets out, what will the brothers on the front lines think?!"

"Their hearts will turn cold!"

"Correct! Marshal! Once this precedent is set, military morale will surely fall into chaos!"

"I object!"

"I also object! This is against the rules!"

...For a moment, the crowd was impassioned!

In the meeting room.

More than eighty percent of the generals stood up, expressing their strong opposition in a posture that almost bordered on a coup!

They admitted that Lin Yuan's talent was indeed at a monster level.

They also admitted that this youth might become the pillar of Dragon Xia Kingdom in the future.

But!

Business is business!

Military honor is earned with blood and life!

It is built upon iron discipline and merit!

It must never be granted so flippantly to a hedonistic scion who has done nothing!

This was their final bottom line and pride as soldiers!

Xiao Zheng stood in the corner.

Watching this scene, his palms were already covered in cold sweat.

He knew things were going to get messy.

The Marshal's decision was truly too shocking and challenged everyone's nerves too much!

However.

Faced with this wave of opposition that almost threatened to lift the roof.

Zhao Lie remained as calm as an ancient well without ripples.

He just quietly watched this group of unruly and stubborn fierce generals whom he had personally trained.

Until the noise in the entire meeting room gradually died down.

Everyone's gaze converged on him once again.

Waiting for his explanation.

Or rather, waiting for his compromise.

"Rules?"

Zhao Lie spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Whose rules?"

He stood up and walked slowly to the center of the meeting room, his gaze like a sharp blade passing slowly over the face of every general.

"Are they the rules I, Zhao Lie, set, or the rules you set?"

"When the Myriad Races invaded and humanity was in imminent danger, who broke all the rules and established this military headquarters against all odds?"

"When the alien army was at the gates and Yan Capital was in imminent danger, who ignored the so-called ancestral systems and mobilized the Imperial Guard to fight a bloody battle on the city walls, preserving the last sparks of Dragon Xia Kingdom?"

"And who, when you lot were still just raw recruits, pulled you up one by one from the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, giving you the qualification to sit here today and slam tables and glare at me?!"

...With every sentence he spoke, the Aura on his body climbed another notch!

In the end!

That iron-blooded Evil Qi, honed in the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, mixed with the supreme majesty of being the supreme commander, erupted!

Like an Ancient Divine Mountain, it pressed down heavily on everyone's hearts!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The generals who were previously aggressive.

At this moment, their faces turned pale one by one, and sweat broke out on their foreheads.

Their hearts began to beat wildly uncontrollably!

They felt as if they had returned to their days as fresh recruits, facing this man who was like a god or demon!

Awe!

An irresistible awe stemming from the depths of the Soul!

"Marshal..."

Wang Pojun spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse.

"We didn't mean it that way..."

"Then what did you mean?"

Zhao Lie snorted coldly, his Aura not diminishing in the slightest.

"Think I'm old? Can't lift my blade anymore? Or do you think your wings have grown hard?!"

"We wouldn't dare!"

With a rustle!

Including Wang Pojun, all the generals who were standing sat back down in unison, their backs straight as ramrods, not daring to say another word.

The entire meeting room returned to a deathly silence once more.

Zhao Lie looked at them, and the majesty on his face finally began to slowly recede.

He walked back to the main seat.

Sitting down, his tone also softened: "I know you are not convinced in your hearts. You feel I am favoring a green youth and chilling the hearts of the soldiers. But..."

His tone shifted sharply, becoming incredibly solemn.

"Have you ever thought about why we established the military department? Why we formulated those so-called rules?"

"Is it for honor? For status?"

"No!"

"It is for the Guardian!"

"It is to be the Guardian of the hundreds of millions of compatriots behind us! It is to be the Guardian of our Dragon Xia Kingdom, this land we depend on for survival!"

"For this ultimate goal, all rules and all honors can be broken! They can all be sacrificed!"

"And Lin Yuan..."

Zhao Lie's gaze once again turned to the youth on the screen, who was still sound asleep.

In his voice.

There was an unprecedented solemnity and expectation!

"He is the most critical person who can allow us to better fulfill this mission of 'Guardian'!"

"His value is greater than all of ours combined!"

"Giving him a Senior Colonel rank is not to win him over, and certainly not to humiliate you."

"It is to show our military's attitude to him, to the Lin Family, and even to the entire world!"

"We are willing to use the highest sincerity to exchange for a Stabilizing Pillar that can Guardian Dragon Xia Kingdom's future for a thousand years!"

"Do you think this deal is a loss?!"

His words were forceful and resonant!

They were deafening and enlightening!

In the meeting room.

All the generals fell into silence.

They lowered their heads, their brows locked tight.

On their faces were struggle and reflection.

Indeed.

What the Marshal said was correct.

They established the military department and shed their blood; wasn't it all for the sake of being a Guardian?

If one Lin Yuan could truly exchange for the future stability of Dragon Xia Kingdom.

Then let alone a mere Senior Colonel rank.

Even if they were all asked to give up their positions, what would it matter?

Individual honor and disgrace are ultimately too insignificant in the face of the righteousness of the race.

After a long time.

Wang Pojun slowly stood up.

This time, there was no anger or indignation on his face.

There was only relief and determination.

He gave Zhao Lie a standard military salute!

"Marshal!"

"This subordinate understands!"

"This subordinate supports your decision!"

With his statement, the other generals also seemed to have a switch flipped.

They stood up one after another.

"This subordinate seconds the motion!"

"This subordinate seconds the motion!"

"Everything for Longxia!"

The unified voices echoed in the meeting room, filled with iron-like will!

Zhao Lie looked at this scene, and a gratified smile finally appeared on his wrinkled face.

He waved his hand.

"Pass down the order, the documents are to be drafted immediately and take effect at once!"

"In addition..."

A cunning glint flashed in his eyes.

"To give our honorary consultant a quiet and comfortable environment to recuperate."

"From now on, invite him to Courtyard No. 7 of Tianshu Base."

"Tell him that the scenery there is beautiful and the land is spiritual, most suitable for him to... lie flat."

"Tianshu Base?!"

Hearing this name, the pupils of all the generals constricted sharply!