Empress Tantai Zijun glanced at Xia Chujian meaningfully and said, "Originally, I wanted to have Lieutenant Colonel Xia have a good chat with them down there..."

"What a shame... After all, your great victory this time was actually all thanks to them!"

Xia Chujian's heart skipped a beat, but she resisted the urge to look at Quan Yuxun.

But she knew that these people were probably the ones that Quan Yuxun mentioned, the ones that Empress Tan Tai Zijun wanted to flatter by stepping on her face!

As expected, Empress Tantai Zijun then said, "Do you remember the video we just played?"

"Why does our Lieutenant Colonel Xia have such good luck?"

"How was it that our Lieutenant Colonel Xia was able to annihilate a million Zerg armies with zero casualties, and even recapture those occupied asteroids and satellites..."

"It's all because of them!"

"They are the last remaining force of the Simonelli Federal Academy of Sciences!"

"They are the real heroes of this battle!"

"It was they who, after the Zerg occupied the Western Manelli Federation, persevered and feigned compromise with the Zerg, ultimately gaining their trust. They also implanted deadly viruses into the weapons they manufactured for the Zerg!"

"Yes! The electromagnetic air defense systems on the Minor VII satellite suddenly started shooting Zerg instead of invading humans. This is because the scientists of the Simonelli Federation, led by Zoran David, activated the viruses in those electromagnetic air defense systems, causing their stationed air defense weapons to shoot Zerg instead of human soldiers!"

"Ninety-nine percent of the Zerg killed in this battle were due to them!"

"So, everyone knows why I am holding this investiture ceremony, right?!"

"From now on, they have joined our Beichen Empire and are key members of our newly established Efficiency and Security Department. Their military organization, like the Special Security Bureau, is directly under my command!"

"All the scientists and engineers among them will be awarded the rank of colonel."

“The workers among them will be awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel!”

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At this time, Xia Chujian was still standing next to the awarding platform, with a somewhat confused look in his eyes.

She thought, this was clearly Qi Lu's achievement, how could it be attributed to this Zoran David?!

These people are obviously the cowardly scientists, engineers and workers of the Simonelli Federation!

Their colleagues were unwilling to aid the Zerg and died fighting the human race. However, these spineless people, in order to survive, agreed to continue manufacturing weapons and equipment for the Zerg to kill humans!

How come in the blink of an eye, they became the heroes of this battle?!

No one knows better than her what the virus that was implanted into the electromagnetic air defense system this time is!

But what's even more fucked up is that she can't say a word!

If she revealed even a single word, these people would become suspicious of her...

Xia Chujian had never felt so aggrieved!

But she could only endure it, because if she was not careful, Qi Lu's existence would be lost!

Xia Chujian would never think that the empress Tan Tai Zijun would let her Qi Lu go!

Just as she was bewildered, a noble earl present suddenly chuckled and said, "So, military merit is so easy to get..."

"Your Majesty, you are truly magnanimous!"

This is a satire on Xia Chujian getting a great bargain.

Thanks to Quan Yuxun, Xia Chujian was mentally prepared for this.

So she quickly collected her thoughts and said with a smile, "Yes, good luck is also a kind of strength."

"If you think you can do it, go ahead and give it a try. You don't have to pay if you lose."

Just pay with your life.

Xia Chujian did not say the last sentence, but few people who heard it understood the hidden meaning of her words.

At this time, the popularity on Starnet also exploded.

Because the empress's investiture ceremony was broadcast live to the public, the number of people watching the live broadcast today had already broken the record.

Seeing such explosive content on the live broadcast, the hot searches were suddenly crowded.

"What's going on?! What's going on?! Is Xia Chujian's military achievement exaggerated?"

"Haha! It's more than just water, it's the water from the ocean. Why do you have so much?"

"It's a shame I admire her so much! Every time she's trending and gets criticized, I'll cheer for her!"

"Xia Chujian, you betrayed our trust!"

"She even said she could replace Huo Shuai... Haha, I don't think she's even worthy of carrying Huo Shuai's shoes!"

"Your Majesty is still willing to give such a person the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Our Majesty is too lenient!"

"A thousand gold coins for horse bones, this guy is really lucky!"

"What the above person said is right... I have been tracking Xia Chujian's news for several years..."

"Ever since she became the top scorer in the Imperial College Entrance Examination, I've been following her news."

"Don't you think that she became the top scorer in the empire's college entrance examination because of luck?!"

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I hadn't thought about it. Now that I think about it, is it really the case?!"

"How could someone who's a terrible student normally become the top scorer in the national college entrance exam?! - If it wasn't cheating, then it was just incredibly lucky!"

Xia Chujian also has some loyal friends and subordinates.

At this moment, seeing more and more people criticizing her online, she became angry and started to fight back.

"Haha, the people above are almost there...it's been two or three years since the college entrance exam, and even Xia Chujian doesn't remember it, but you still can't forget it?"

"Besides, luck is indeed a form of strength. If you don't agree, just hang yourself."

"Have you guys never had mature brains? Do you just believe whatever people say?!"

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