Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2131 The Undying Army, Charge!

crunch~
The bus stopped.

Yi Jing called out to the 15 people sitting on the bus, "We've arrived, get off!"

A total of 15 people were promoted this time, including 4 combat battalion commanders and 11 militia battalion commanders.

The newly promoted combat battalion commanders are: Yu Ming, Dai Jiusheng, Chen Delong, and Dong Feng.

The newly appointed captains of the People's Armed Forces Brigade are: Zhang Hutou, Shen Xiaoxiao, Niu Gao, Jiang Xin, Zhuang Wenqian, Xie Zihao, Zhou Dafu, Wang Ou, Meng De, Chang Yichang, and Undying No. 1.

Promotions of this caliber, with so many people being promoted simultaneously, are rare in the history of Dazhangshu.

Yu Ming was the first to get off the bus, and the moment he stepped off, the crowd outside burst into applause.

Bang bang bang bang~
At the same time, the anchor of the First People's Broadcasting Station in Dazhangshu also broadcast the following:

"Now, Yu Ming is stepping down. He has been a member of the Dazhangshu militia for seven and a half years and previously served in the militia department."

The broadcast introduced Yu Ming's personal information.

Because the satellites in the sky were affected by a solar geomagnetic storm many years ago, they are no longer usable, so there is no network in the world.

Otherwise, this live stream could have been broadcast live on video.

After Yu Ming got off the bus, he saw a huge crowd of people outside, and his heart jumped.

Especially when he walked toward the promotion platform, he saw a group of high-ranking officials from the Great Camphor Tree Group, including Chief Li Yu, President Li Honghui, Deputy Minister of Military Affairs Liu Jianwen, and Minister of Education Lai Xiyue, who had already arrived on the platform. He became even more nervous.

He was so excited that he was trembling all over; it was arguably the most glorious moment of his life.

Amidst thunderous applause and the watchful eyes of the crowd, he followed the I Ching onto the promotion platform.

He never imagined that before the apocalypse, he was just a small-time truck driver team leader, but after the outbreak of the apocalypse, he would become someone who leads a team of hundreds of elite combat personnel.

Within the entire camphor tree faction, he held a highly respected position as a first-level member.

As long as he doesn't make any fundamental mistakes, he can live a very comfortable and dignified life.

Not only was he nervous, but Chen Delong, Dai Jiusheng, Dongfeng and others following behind him were also somewhat nervous.

Nearly half of those promoted this time had served in the military.

Dongfeng, for example, was once the company commander of a reconnaissance company.

Zhuang Wenqian also came from the reconnaissance company, and Dai Jiusheng was a special forces soldier.

Amid thunderous applause, they walked onto the promotion platform.

On the promotion stage, host Shang Xueer held a microphone and said some opening remarks to liven up the atmosphere.

After a few minutes of opening remarks, Shang Xue'er saw that the time was up, so she looked at Yu Ming and the others who were lined up and introduced them:
"Now we will introduce the candidates who have advanced this time."

"The first one on the left is Captain Yu Ming. He has been promoted from Level 2 to Level 1 personnel and will be leading our Eleventh Combat Battalion of Dazhangshu!"

"Captain Yu Ming, please say hello to everyone here."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ming quickly stretched out his right hand and waved to the dense crowd below the stage.

A cheer erupted from the audience, who chanted Yu Ming's name in unison.

"Yu Ming!"

"Yu Ming!"

"Yu Ming!"

The scene was extremely lively at one point.

Below the stage, a young man crowded at the front shouted to the crowd around him:

"That's my second brother, my second brother!"

His face was full of pride, as if he were the one standing on the stage.

But the onlookers around him looked on with envy after hearing his words.

After all, having an older brother who is a first-level officer and the captain of the Operations Division of the Military Department is more than just a source of pride.

With just a little care, this young man could live a very comfortable life.

Shang Xueer introduced each of the fifteen people on the stage, and they all greeted the onlookers below.

The introduction alone took more than ten minutes.

We quickly moved on to the second, and most important, step.

Shang Xueer held the microphone and said:

"Now, please welcome our great leader, Commander-in-Chief of the Great Camphor Tree, Li Yu, to present badges to these fifteen battalion commanders!"

Badges are usually pinned to the chest and are more often used as a way to identify someone's rank.

There are six colors of badges, each corresponding to a different level. The color of the badge is also consistent with the level corresponding to the points number card.

The population of Dazhangshu is large, with five bases, and the people in each base may not know each other very well.

When they are on missions outside, they may encounter other people from the same camphor tree.

In certain special circumstances or during missions, they can use their badges to get help from other members of the same camphor tree.

Bang bang bang bang~
When Shang Xueer suggested that Commander-in-Chief Li Yu would personally award badges to Yu Ming and the others, the crowd erupted in applause that far surpassed the previous ones.

The applause was so loud that even the drivers of transport vehicles far outside the city on the outskirts could hear it.

These people followed Li Yu's steps with their eyes filled with fervor and admiration.

After years of indoctrination and brainwashing with individual heroism, the education department headed by Lai Xiyue has turned the ordinary people at the camphor tree headquarters into die-hard fans of Li Yu.

They greatly admired their leader, Li Yu.

Li Yu had a smile on his face. Behind him was a staff member carrying a plate with fifteen badges on it.

Four of them are pure gold metal badges, exclusively for Level 1 personnel.

The other eleven badges are made of pure silver and belong to level two personnel.

Li Yu walked up to Yu Ming, shook his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Yu Ming, keep it up."

Then he personally took the badge from the staff member and pinned it on Yu Ming's chest.

Yu Ming's chest heaved, and he looked at Li Yu with fervent eyes, saluting him.

Li Yu returned the gift.

Then he walked toward Dai Jiusheng, whom he had been paying attention to all along.

As he expected, Dai Jiusheng's promotion was quite rapid, and he has now reached the position of Level 1 personnel.

After shaking hands and offering a few words of encouragement, he moved on to the next person.

Throughout the entire ceremony, the applause never stopped.

Li Yu shook hands with each of the fifteen people and said a few words to each of them.

After awarding the badges, Shang Xueer had a staff member hand the microphone to Li Yu and said, "Next, let our great leader, Chief Li Yu, say a few words to everyone."

Li Yu took the microphone, pointed to the fifteen people behind him, looked at the ten thousand audience members below the stage, and said in a firm and resounding voice:
"Their present is your future. The Big Camphor Tree upholds the principles of fairness and justice. As long as everyone works hard to contribute to the Big Camphor Tree, you will definitely get what you want!"

Li Yu only said this one sentence, but that one sentence was enough.

The crowd below cheered in unison, everyone was extremely excited.

Who wouldn't want to personally receive a badge from their superior? Such opportunities to get so close to a leader are extremely rare.

The reason so many people came this time was largely because they wanted to see Commander-in-Chief Li Yu in person.

Most of them did not know some of the captains who worked in the oil city, such as Chang Yichang, whom they were meeting for the first time.

After Li Yu finished speaking, Shang Xue'er picked up where Li Yu left off and continued:

"What the leader said is very true. Their today is everyone's tomorrow. I believe that in the future, more outstanding individuals will be able to stand on this promotion platform and receive the badge awarded by the leader."

"Next, please welcome Li Hongda, the chairman of the Dazhangshu Management Committee, to present them with brand-new points number cards."

Bang bang bang~
Since it was a points number card, which fell under the jurisdiction of the Internal Affairs Department, the points number card was issued to my second uncle.

Uncle Er, also with a smile, walked towards Yu Ming.

Of these fifteen people, the second uncle was most familiar with Yu Ming. Yu Ming usually stayed at the headquarters base in Dazhangshu, so they had a lot of contact.

Uncle Er handed Yu Ming a brand-new gold points number card, "Well done!" Uncle Er wasn't particularly familiar with the others behind him, especially those from other branch bases, particularly Undying Number One, whom he was seeing for the first time.

After handing out the points number cards to them, my second uncle also stepped down from the promotion platform.

Then, Shang Xueer handed the microphone to Yu Ming, asking him to give a speech about his promotion.

Yu Ming was so nervous that his voice trembled slightly as he spoke.

"First of all, I want to thank Commander-in-Chief Li Yu!"

"Without him, there would be no Big Camphor Tree, and without him, there would be no me. We are grateful to him for establishing the Big Camphor Tree, which has given us a safe haven."

"Secondly, I want to thank my group of old brothers. Without their support, I wouldn't be where I am today."

"Finally, I want to thank everyone in our Great Camphor Tree. You have all worked hard in your different positions, which has made our Great Camphor Tree thrive and become stronger, enabling us to create a new world in this apocalyptic world!"

Shang Xue'er looked at him with some surprise. His voice was trembling with nervousness, but what he said was very appropriate.

After the applause, Shang Xueer handed the microphone to Dai Jiusheng.

Dai Jiusheng's remarks were quite impressive, referencing Yu Ming's speech and using a Chinese-to-Chinese translation, but essentially conveying the same meaning.

What Chen Delong and Dai Jiusheng said later was almost the same, with minor differences.

one by one.

Soon it was Chang Yichang's turn, and when he took the microphone, his eyes were a little moist.

He said with great emotion:

"I joined the camphor tree three years ago. It was during an extreme cold storm disaster. We trudged through thick snow to reach the oil city."

"Because we arrived too late, the city gates were already closed, but the guards at the gates still gave us some food and a chance to go to the number one watchtower."

"Those three months were extremely difficult, but we managed to get through them."

"I want to thank the big camphor tree, thank it for giving us a chance to survive!"

"We've seen advertisements for some bases before, and we've even been there. We've been scammed many times, and the most dangerous time was when we encountered a trap set by cannibals to lure the survivors there."

“I never imagined that there would be such a place in the end times, a safe, peaceful place without violence or conflict.”

"I love the big camphor tree!"

In the end, he became completely emotional, and tears streamed down his face.

Many audience members were moved to tears after hearing his speech.

Chang Yichang spoke their minds, and some of them had experienced even more difficult times than Chang Yichang.

He even despaired of all humanity and stopped trusting anyone.

But later they encountered a giant camphor tree, arrived at the giant camphor tree, and after a long period of doubt and uncertainty, they finally discovered that this place really was a paradise!
Compared to the outside world, the camphor tree is a paradise.

In the apocalypse, where is there a place as safe as a big camphor tree?
Even those who join small factions' bases live in constant fear, lest their supplies be stolen in the middle of the night.

Even more ruthless are cannibals, as Chang Yichang described, who set traps for people who eat their own kind.

I've experienced hunger, and I've felt the hunger of not eating anything for several days.

He has experienced betrayal and witnessed friends and even family members selling him out to save their own lives in the most dangerous situations.

Having endured freezing cold and scorching heat, they experienced the agony of ice and fire amidst extreme cold and heat disasters. Their fingers were so frozen they broke, and they nearly died of thirst from the heat.

They lived in constant fear, dreading the sunset because it meant danger was imminent.

In the darkness, listening to the howls and footsteps of zombies, they hid in their makeshift shelter, trembling with fear, afraid that they would be discovered by the zombies at any moment.

Those who have survived to this day have all had it tough.

Their hearts are harder than stone.

Their emotions were extremely stable.

But when someone shares the same experience and can empathize with their suffering, the strong wall in their hearts is instantly shattered.

If they tasted it often, many of them would become extremely sentimental.

If you have someone to rely on, if you have a powerful backer, who the hell would want to be so strong?
Now that they have a large camphor tree behind them, they have a powerful backer.

Zombies? No more fear!
Natural disasters? No more fear!
Enemy? No more fear!
Because as long as they die protecting the big camphor tree, their children or parents will be cared for by the big camphor tree until they die of old age. This is how the big camphor tree provides for them.

Let them no longer be afraid.

Chang Yichang's remarks lasted for more than a minute, but Shang Xueer did not stop him.

Shang Xueer was also moved by Chang Yichang's words of appreciation. After Chang Yichang finished speaking, Shang Xueer handed the microphone to Xie Zihao.

Xie Zihao's approach was simpler, but his words were very righteous!

"We will forever follow the big camphor tree! We will forever follow our great leader, Commander Li Yu!"

At last.

Shang Xueer handed the microphone to Immortal Number One.

When Shang Xueer introduced Undying Number One, the audience below the stage were somewhat puzzled.

Who has a name like that?

But upon hearing about the deeds of the Undying Army, their admiration instantly arose.

These are a group of women worthy of respect.

This is a group of women who are not afraid of death and will uphold their principles even unto death.

After taking the microphone, Immortal Number One's usually icy face showed a hint of nervousness.

She genuinely didn't know what to say, and remained silent for half a minute.

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, including Shang Xue'er, who wanted to remind her, but she was afraid of disrupting Shang Xue'er's thoughts.

Unable to hold it in any longer, Shang Xue'er came to the rescue, saying, "It's okay, you can say whatever you want."

This was arguably the most awkward moment Shang Xueer had ever experienced as a host.

As the minute was about to expire, Undying Number One suddenly remembered their Undying Army's motto.

This slogan was shouted countless times when they faced enemies and zombies:

She, who had been keeping her head down, shouted the slogan.
She held her neck high, veins bulging:
"Undying Army, charge!"
Undying Army, charge!

"Immortals, charge!"

With each shout, her eyes became bloodshot, and images of the former No. 1s flashed through her mind.

She once listened to those number ones leading them in shouting.

Her voice was high-pitched and firm, expressing her unwavering belief that nothing could destroy her.

Death is not frightening to them.

She stood there alone, as if she were part of an entire army.

Resolute! A spirit ready to die!

The Immortal Army: People may die, but their spirit and indomitable soul will live on forever!

They were a group of women, who were inherently less physically capable than men.

In the apocalypse, they are sometimes used as resources by certain forces.

Undeterred, they shouted their slogans, traversed mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and maintained their current ranks.

Extremely difficult!

Shang Xue'er, who knew about the Undying Army, got goosebumps all over after hearing this slogan.

"Damn, that's awesome!" Shang Xue'er thought to herself.

The audience was also deeply moved by this slogan.

There was a moment of silence, followed by a burst of thunderous applause!

This indomitable spirit
Indeed, the spirit of the great camphor tree!

In order to survive in this fucked-up, brutal apocalypse,
They must constantly charge against natural disasters, enemies, zombies, and other difficulties!
Never, ever give in!

(End of this chapter)