Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Iron Blood Female Admiral VS Vengeful Female Deputy (Part 24) Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Iron Blood Female Admiral VS Vengeful Female Deputy (Part 24) Three days later.
Empire Glory Grand Plaza.
Major General Lanceis was a middle-aged man with sharp eyes, standing there in a solemn manner, dressed in a crisp military uniform.
He had thought that he would never have the chance to become a Legion Commander in his lifetime.
Although he greatly admired his superior and felt sorry for her circumstances, at this moment, it was undeniable that joy outweighed the regret of his superior’s untimely demise in the heart of Major General Lanceis.
The faces of many officers from the Raging Lion Legion attending the ceremony looked rather distressed.
As a Legion Commander, Situ Jin was undoubtedly successful. She had led this ace legion to countless victories and was regarded as a goddess by all soldiers and officers of the Raging Lion Legion.
However, today another person was going to replace the goddess’s position, even though that person was also their admired Major General; these people found it hard to accept.
“The Raging Lion Legion is the pride of my Empire…” the Emperor began, standing on the platform and reciting a lengthy script.
Colonel Shen An raised his head, the sun was harsh today, the sunlight so blinding it almost brought tears to his eyes.
He did not listen to the Emperor’s speech, clearly embellished by numerous scribes, thinking instead: If only Admiral Situ could appear here now.
She would always be the commander of the Raging Lion Legion in his heart.
Many shared Shen An’s thoughts, and some even had teary eyes.
They had never believed that Admiral Situ had perished, but today’s award ceremony implied that the Empire had tacitly acknowledged her death.
“…I will now announce, to be succeeded by Major General Lanceis…” the Emperor’s speech was nearing the end, and the main event was coming.
Shen An collected his thoughts, and together with all the soldiers of the Raging Lion Legion, witnessed this moment’s arrival.
“Hold on!” a familiar voice rang out. It was not loud, but it precisely reached everyone’s ears.
“…Raging Lion Legion…” the Emperor had not finished his speech when he abruptly stopped.
Everyone turned to look toward the back.
At the entrance of the grand plaza, a figure stood quietly there, wearing the Raging Lion Legion’s standard uniform, her knee-length dark green military coat slightly lifted in the wind, the epaulettes on her shoulders shining brightly.
Gu Shengyin walked step by step towards this side, those soldiers of the Raging Lion Legion spontaneously split to create a path for her as she passed, saluting her silently.
Gu Shengyin walked all the way to the center, saluted the seemingly stunned Emperor with a standard military salute.
“Your Majesty, Raging Lion Legion Commander, Situ Jin reporting in!”
The Emperor snapped back to reality, revealing a smile, “Admiral Situ has safely returned, to my Empire, it is indeed a great fortune.”
Gu Shengyin looked around, seemingly puzzled, and asked, “I wonder what this is about? Did I miss some important event?”
Gu Shengyin asked that intentionally, for over the years she, Situ Jin, had fought tirelessly for the Empire, and yet hardly a month had passed before she was “declared dead.” She needed to irritate the Emperor to feel better.
The Emperor forced a smile and said gently, “No big deal, the Military Department saw that the Legion Commander had been missing for several days, so we decided to choose someone to temporarily take over your duties.”
Now that Gu Shengyin had returned, the Emperor naturally could not say “we thought you had perished.”
Gu Shengyin uttered an “Oh,” and said indifferently, “Well, since I’m already back, there’s no need to trouble Major General Lanceis anymore.”
After she spoke, she turned and saluted the countless soldiers of the Raging Lion Legion behind her: “Thank you all for your hard work during this time.”