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At night, the military camp was brightly lit.
A long table was filled with splendid food, the aroma of roast meat and seafood suffusing the air.
Ale shimmered with a golden luster in wooden cups.
The soldiers were lined up neatly, standing beside the long tables, waiting.
Soon, Luo De, dressed in a black suit, slowly walked into the military camp, wearing his gold badge on his chest.
"Salute to the Lord!"
All soldiers immediately stood at attention, one hand on their swords, bowing their heads in unison.
Luo De walked slowly between the two rows of soldiers, looking stern, his steady, powerful steps leaving a clattering sound on the stone pavement.
The official victory banquet was far more formal than the family dinner that Luo De and Durant and others had.
Luo De stepped onto the main seat on the high platform, surveying each person present.
"Raise your heads, brave warriors!"
Luo De's voice was loud and powerful,
