Chapter 124 Medals of Merit

The vice-captain struggled to purify Tang Long and Zhuang Xiao, but after a 10-minute rest, he purified the captain with a smile on his face.

The night was deep and dark, the moon was just a crescent, but the stars were shining brightly. The two sat facing each other under the Milky Way, their hands clasped together.

Corpses and ruins are nothing more than decorative patterns on the soft cushion of that land.

This tiring and irritable night inexplicably quieted down and became peaceful.

Qi An moved away and, together with Su Qingran, rested their chins on their hands and watched for a long time, both of them revealing mysterious smiles.

They returned to base at the darkest hour of dawn, bringing hope back to the beleaguered military food depot.

However, the mission notification came down two hours later, and it was still a transport and handover operation.

This time, Yu Shuang barged straight into the office of the new 3rd Regiment Commander!

The reason for not contacting Wei Fengduo is that Wei Fengduo is also on a mission, and contacting him is never a good idea.

The new team leader was tall and thin, with a slight hunchback. He had just arrived at work and hadn't even entered the room when he saw this group of people, and instinctively leaned half his body back.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"Reporting to the commander! We are unable to carry out the mission that was scheduled to depart this afternoon. Please reassign it to another team!" Yu Shuang said directly, her voice loud and clear.

The 3rd Regiment Commander looked the squad members up and down.

"Did you suffer any fatal injuries? Is the equipment the logistics department provided you inadequate?" His voice was somewhat rough, his eyes were small, and he looked rather fierce when he frowned.

This was originally the headquarters of a major battle team within the 3rd Regiment.

None of the team members sustained fatal injuries, and after a morning of rest, they were all able to recover some of their fighting strength.

After questioning Yu Shuang, the 3rd Regiment Commander softened his tone before the furious Yu Shuang could speak:

"I know you've all worked hard. But this is wartime, and everyone is fighting on the front lines even with minor injuries."

Besides, the capable should do more work; aren't you a hero team? And didn't you say that in the hospital?

'The real trouble is the Fallen Insects. Just twist their heads off; not daring to go is cowardice.'

What, even the hero team is chickening out?

The middle-aged man spoke in a joking tone at the end, but the smile in his eyes also gave off a sinister feeling.

Yu Shuang originally intended to utter the word "Take it off!" to make Zhao Bohan and the other two men show off their numerous wounds, but suddenly felt that this person might not care much.

The 3rd Regiment Commander glanced at the members of the 2nd Team with a slight smile.

Although the wounded must be rescued, the "Dome" action team has completed its mission, the organization has been disbanded, its commander's authority has been revoked, and the Wind Riding Team 2 has returned to the base.

He does have other players available, but none of them are as good as this team.

It was an order from above to keep assigning missions to the Wind Chasing Team 2. He was also looking forward to these guys being unable to handle the intensity of the missions and leading the special operations teams that were recuperating at the outer base into battle.

They're all very useful; you won't regret using either one.

"If you're alright, go back and rest. If you're injured, go to the hospital. They'll give you priority treatment, after all, you're the 'Hero Squad'." The 3rd Regiment Commander smiled again and pushed open the office door.

He was busy too; he went on patrol outside the base in the early hours of the morning and just got back.

However, the fatigue and frustration had dissipated somewhat by this time.

Although there probably won't be many more times, it's still satisfying to deal with these troublemakers who are used to bullying those above them!

As soon as the office door closed, the cold wind hit Yu Shuang's face, and she was stunned for a moment.

Anger surged within her like boiling magma, but was cooled by the gust of wind.

Zhao Bohan stepped forward and patted her shoulder, but Qi An looked somewhat excited and held the phone up to Yu Shuang's face!

The above is a message she received from Chen Yuezhou just 3 seconds ago:

The final verification of the first phase of battle damage and results has been completed, and the merit levels have been drafted and will be officially released at 8:00 AM this morning.

The "Dome" task force completed three core missions and one additional mission with a combat loss of no more than 30%, and the insect eggs it brought back have been confirmed to be of great scientific research value.

The "Dome" Action Team is proposed to be awarded the Collective First-Class Merit Medal.

It is proposed to award another First-Class Merit Medal to the fallen soldiers of the "Dome" Action Team.

The "Courage" medal is proposed to be awarded to four outstanding members of the reconnaissance squad guards in the "Dome" operation team: Gu Liansheng, Chen Xi, Feng Xu, and Qi An.

Five outstanding purifiers from the "Dome" action team—Qi An, Lin Jiaran, You Zi, Xu Le, Lu Sui, and Shi Qingqing—are proposed to be awarded the "Guardian" Medal.

The proposed award for the "Dome" Operation Team Commander-in-Chief, Chen Yuezhou, is the Double Star "Red Flag" Medal.

It is proposed to award the single-star "Red Flag" medal to Yu Shuang and Zhao Bohan, co-commanders of the "Dome" operation team.

This was one message. Before Yu Shuang could even fully feel elated after reading it, Chen Yuezhou sent another long message:

The two new bases, "Northern Base 6" and "Western Base 1", are currently in a tug-of-war between offense and defense, but the locations have been decided and a basic defense system has been established.

The new base construction command is now recruiting its first batch of personnel for all bases within mainland China:

Military personnel, doctors, geological survey engineers, architectural engineers, and logistics support personnel.

After all applicants have undergone qualification inspection and approval by this base, they will report to the new base construction command, which will then arrange their itinerary.

All personnel holding public office or military rank will be promoted at least one level upon joining the new base.

All personnel who participated in the "Fire Source" war and rendered meritorious service, and wish to join the new base, will be directly incorporated into the new base's public and military personnel system without the need for approval from this base. Their positions will be jointly determined by the North 1 Wartime Command and the New Base Construction Command.

This news was expected by everyone, and probably also by the 3rd Regiment Commander and the Commander-in-Chief.

This may be one of the reasons why they treated the team members like donkeys.

After all, these "donkeys" will be running away soon.

But no one expected the news to come so quickly and in such a timely manner!

Moreover, the military merit ratings and medals in the first message were far more generous than anyone expected!

Is this the true value of the "eye of the storm" position in the first phase of the war?

Yu Shuang never expected that she would receive a "Red Flag" medal before even becoming the team's captain!

She was so happy she was about to explode!

The team members looked at each other, smiled, and then burst out laughing.

The dull, quiet corridor was suddenly filled with the joyful, exhilarating, and unrestrained laughter of young men and women!

At this moment, Qi An received another message on his phone:

Looking ahead, there are many beautiful sights beyond the mud pit.

Congratulations to Dr. Qi on receiving three medals! You have to treat us!