At the Frax landing zone, large transport planes continued to shuttle back and forth in the sky, delivering a constant stream of Soldiers and armor to the ground.
The Imperium mobilized 80 million slave laborers as construction personnel to build roads, railways, bridges, and supply points.
These supply points would provide stable logistical support for the Imperium's vast armies, ensuring that Soldiers and equipment on the front lines always received necessary supplies.
Each supply point was a crucial link in the combat chain, equipped with large storage warehouses, repair facilities, and medical stations, capable of quickly repairing damaged armor and vehicles and treating wounded Soldiers.
Large transport trains of the Adeptus Mechanicus were brought down from the sky; each locomotive could pull hundreds of carriages, carrying an unimaginable weight of supplies, and sped towards various nodes of the planet at ultra-high speed.
It was here that a celebration ceremony was now being held, with everyone from marshals to generals, from archbishops to Tech-Priests, all awaiting.
Two lines of Soldiers stretched out, clearing a wide passage for the landing zone... and in the distance, a procession was approaching.
At the head, on a leman russ battle tank, hung a gallows with the body of the traitor Savan, his hands and feet bound behind him.
And in the crowd, Cain and Colonel Lao Mo, who were attending the award ceremony, were stunned when they saw the person on the tank! "That... isn't that Li Feng?"
Many Valhalla Soldiers and the Vendrea Noble Regiment were also dumbfounded when they saw that person.
Valhalla was Li Feng's old unit, and many Soldiers had heard of this young master from Terra.
However, the officers and men of the Vendrea Noble Regiment immediately realized something:
"Isn't that... the guy who used to freeload in our mess hall? The one who ate the buffet!"
"I remember he always picked the most expensive things to eat! I remember him! He's the one who ate the buffet!"
"Shh! Quiet down..."
As Li Feng's troops arrived below the podium, they automatically formed ranks under Li Feng's command, each square formation neat and uniform.
As the generals on stage gave a subtle look, the conductor of the military band below the podium, receiving the signal, immediately raised his baton and began to conduct.
As the band started playing, the choir also began to sing a classic local military song from Valhalla:
♪ ~ Unbreakable, and legendary ~ ♪
♪ ~ In battles, experiencing the joy of victory ~ ♪
♪ ~ Your beloved, Imperial Army ~ ♪
♪ ~ Our Homeland sends you a song – a greeting ~ ♪
♪ ~ The Homeland sends you a song – a greeting! ~ ♪
Millions of Valhalla Soldiers gathered on the ground collectively shouted: "U—(rolled tongue) lalala...!"
Li Feng heard this song and thought, "Well, I've become the Red Napoleon."
Li Feng slowly walked onto the podium amidst wave after wave of "Urah" shouts.
Under the auspices of Chief of Staff, Five-Star General MacArthur, and Valhalla's Marshal Zhukov, a Terra Star Medal (Gold Star Medal) and a Winged Sacred Skull (First Class Iron Cross) were pinned to Li Feng's military uniform chest.
Then, Li Feng was promoted to Colonel, but the ready-made Major's epaulets were removed.
Several officers watching the ceremony from behind looked at Huron, the Governor of Badab, and that group of Adeptus Mechanicus below.
There was also the Ecclesiarchy rosary beads around Li Feng's neck, and the Custodes and a Living Saint who were looking for Li Feng after he went missing...
What a grand display, even getting the Custodes to search for him when he went missing.
His background must be truly impressive; could he be the child of some High Lord?
Adhering to the principle that the world is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships!
Several generals pinned a Colonel's rank to Li Feng's collar... Indeed, less than a year after Li Feng arrived in this world, he went from being undocumented to a second lieutenant, and now he was a Colonel.
Cain, however, felt it was irrelevant; standing in the front rows, he naturally saw the looks in the generals' eyes on the podium.
And Li Feng's military achievements were certainly enough for a promotion from Major to Lieutenant Colonel, but... this speed of advancement, for the child of an ordinary minor noble, might genuinely be a bit much, requiring at least more time to accumulate seniority.
But then again, Li Feng had connections.
And Colonel Lao Mo was stunned; the person he had given a rank to was now his equal.
Similarly, this group of people under Li Feng's command also received new military ranks, among whom Li Feng discovered two rare military talents.
One was Captain Winters of E Company; Li Feng basically entrusted all the work of coordinating troops, organization, and logistics to him.
The second was Captain Spears of D Company, a true God of War; Li Feng genuinely suspected this person was some kind of chosen one.
Spears had always been the frontline Commander, and he was truly fearless in battle.
Both were promoted from Lieutenant to Major.
The guys from the Punishment Battalion also had their punishments lifted and were promoted one rank.
As for the four Penal Legion, although they had distinguished themselves by cutting through a bridge during the bridge capture, they were Inquisitorial prisoners and could only be returned to the Inquisition.
Regarding those four Penal Legion, Li Feng was curious as to why the Psyker used a dueling sword instead of psychic powers, practically a Sword Saint.
There was also the fanatical cultist who ran around with a dagger, a fierce knife-runner!
And the recoil-less veteran and the "unarmored Astartes" (Ogryn).
"How did you four, being so strong, get imprisoned?"
Just as everyone was peacefully receiving medals and new ranks, the most severely wounded Dark Angels, Carcharodons, and Mantis Warriors were receiving material rewards from the Department of Military Affairs for their assistance in this operation...
A transport plane slowly landed near the podium.
The insignia on the transport plane was "Inquisition."
As the hatch opened, an Inquisitor, accompanied by several Inquisitorial Acolytes, slowly walked out of the cabin and approached the four Penal Legion.
Soon, several Acolytes stepped forward and handcuffed the four Penal Legion... while Li Feng stepped forward.
The Inquisitor, with a sneering, arrogant look, looked down his nose at Li Feng...
"Oh? Does our new Colonel wish to obstruct the Inquisition's judgment?"
Li Feng ignored the Inquisitor, instead tossing four medals to them, then turned and walked away.
The Inquisitor's actions enraged hundreds of thousands of people present; taking away several heroes in front of so many military personnel.
Just as Li Feng turned to return to the podium, that affected voice came from behind Li Feng again:
"Sir Li, I've heard of your deeds.
You violated Department of Military Affairs regulations by organizing a combined arms force of multiple branches, reaching a scale of 100,000.
Furthermore, your relationship with the Space Marine, Battle Sisters, and the Adeptus Mechanicus is highly suspicious."
Hearing these words, tens of thousands of nearby Soldiers had already turned their heads towards the Inquisitor.
The Tech-Priests and Skitarii of the Adeptus Mechanicus also looked at the Inquisitor, as did the Battle Sisters, and even the Space Marine...
The Inquisitor naturally felt so many murderous gazes, and although he felt uneasy, he still spoke loudly, word for word:
"I! Inquisitor Grendyl of the Order of the Purge, now suspect you of sedition!
Please return with us for investigation!"
His voice was very loud, and the scene was very quiet; Grendyl's voice could be heard echoing in the empty camp...
"Not just you! But also Captain Demetrian Titus of the Ultramarines' Second Company!
Governor of Badab, Chapter Master of the Claws of the Stars, Lorgar Huron!
And the Dark Angels Chapter who inexplicably arrived here!
supreme grand master Azrael!
Interrogator Asmodai!
All of you must return with me for investigation!"
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