Of course, the "equal status" mentioned here is not true equality, but since it has become the general's directly commanded company, then those battalion commanders and regimental commanders no longer have the right to give him any orders.

From then on, they became the general's confidants!

This gave Chen Yu a pleasant surprise, as it would make his plans much smoother.

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While He Xuewen, the adjutant of the Second Regiment, was talking to Chen Yu, on the other side, Liu Long and his five colleagues from the 37th Transport Squad were also summoned for a talk by the Human Resources Department.

The person who came was named Zheng Mei, and she was the deputy to the Minister of Human Resources.

The meaning they were trying to convey was similar to He Xuewen's. Liu Long and the others had survived for so long in this extremely cold apocalypse, so they were naturally all shrewd and intelligent. As soon as they heard the captain's words, they knew what the higher-ups meant.

They then expressed their stance, each feigning madness, expressing extreme grief and regret over Li Liguo's untimely death last night.

Zheng Mei was very satisfied with this.

"Please accept our deepest condolences. The deceased is gone, and Li Liguo's sacrifice is a great loss to our base, but his spirit will forever inspire us. He has been posthumously awarded the title of 'Base Hero.' As his teammates, without your assistance, he could not have accomplished the feat of escaping Wenshui Village and reporting back to the base. The base will not forget your contributions. To recognize your bravery and contributions, the base has decided to directly promote you to the position of transport team captain, each responsible for managing 10 transport squads. We hope you will continue to carry forward Li Liguo's spirit and contribute even more to the prosperity and development of the Fire Seed Base," Zheng Mei said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Long and his companions exchanged bewildered glances. They hadn't expected that they would turn misfortune into good fortune and suddenly become the captains of the base's transportation team.

Although they were still in the transport team, the squad leader managed 10 squads, so they didn't have to go out to work. Moreover, their treatment was much better than that of ordinary transport team members or even squad leaders.

However, they also knew that now that they were on Chen Yu's big ship, even if they obtained a high position at the Fire Seed Base, they would not be happy.

After all, their ultimate goal was to destroy the Fireseed Base.

However, despite their inner thoughts, they outwardly appeared flattered and grateful, expressing their thanks to Zheng Mei and promising to continue serving the Fire Seed Base.

Zheng Mei nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, she couldn't help but feel that these lowly transport team members had really gotten lucky and picked up such a great bargain.

Originally, the base's higher-ups only pushed Li Liguo out of the hot springs in Wenshui Village to balance the power between the Second and Third Regiments.

Firstly, Li Liguo was originally from the bottom level, so even if he made great contributions, it wouldn't affect the interests of the higher-ups. Secondly, the lower-level workers in the base had been somewhat sluggish lately, so they planned to set an example to motivate them.

Who would have thought that such a big blunder would happen? If this gets out, what will the cattle and horses below think?

The person is long dead, yet you still say he received high-level commendation and promotion. Isn't that just blatant deception?

Although they don't care about what the lower-level people think, sometimes it's better to avoid trouble. Wouldn't it be more to their liking if the people below were obedient and worked honestly?

Moreover, judging from yesterday's results, this stimulus plan has been exceptionally effective. Those low-level laborers are eager to work 24/7, hoping to one day be noticed by the base's higher-ups like Li Liguo and soar to great heights.

Therefore, Li Yi, the leader of the Fireseed Base and commander-in-chief of the Fireseed Legion, personally issued an order to his subordinates to handle the matter properly, so as not to damage the face of their base leadership, and to keep the enthusiasm of the lower ranks working.

And so, the scene we see today unfolded:

Li Liguo, who was already beyond dead a few days ago, sacrificed himself in the early hours of last night;

As the main leader of the Wenshui Village operation, Qian Peng's company was promoted to a hero company directly under the General.

As surviving members of Li Liguo's squad, Liu Long and his four companions were promoted to squad leaders of the transport team, responsible for managing their respective ten transport squads.

In this way, Li Liguo's blunder was perfectly resolved, and both the military and civilian grassroots saw hope and inspiration from the promotion of the "Qian Peng" company and Liu Long and his five colleagues, and continued to do their best to serve the Fire Seed Base.