A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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Lan grasped Gao Tian's hand, which was hanging by his side, and gently shook it.

Gao Tian turned and smiled at him.

"It's really alright. There's no need to be like this. Everyone dies eventually; some deaths are as light as a feather, while others are as heavy as Mount Tai."

"Those who die for the people will be remembered by the people forever."

The military and police personnel who sacrificed their lives on satellite No. 78 have never been forgotten.

Not all the planet's inhabitants perished; the sacrifices of the people's warriors were rewarded, with approximately 100,000 survivors out of a million inhabitants.

Even now, these 100,000 survivors still return every year to lay flowers at the now-ruined Satellite 78 Heroes Memorial.

Several bunches of white calla lilies and blue forget-me-nots were placed around the tomb. They were specially selected by the military region the day before and placed here today.

White represents a pure soul, while blue symbolizes eternal remembrance.

Lan handed the bouquet of flowers she was holding to Gao Tian, ​​who knelt down and placed the bouquet in front of the grave.

"Do you think your parents will be happy to see me?" The Crown Prince squatted down and whispered to him, his voice so low that only the two of them could hear.

Gao Tian nodded and smiled: "Yes, I will."

You definitely will, you're so cute.

To my parents whom I have never met.

Thank you for giving me a second life.

This is my beloved, my best baby in the whole world.

I hope he will be your baby too.

The instructor stepped forward: "Fire the starting gun!"

A gun salute is fired at the burial of a martyr as a sign of mourning.

stand at attention.

Although there were only the three of them here, without any ceremony or audience, he still declared loudly, his voice solemn and powerful, every word a tribute to the martyrs.

The instructor took a gun out of its holster, released the safety, and fired three shots into the air.

Gunshots echoed through the sky, reverberating in the tranquil cemetery and startling a few birds in the distant treetops.

Although there was no burial ceremony, all the necessary steps were still followed.

As the echoes of the final gunshot faded, the cemetery returned to silence.

Lan looked at the small tombstone.

Humans are truly contradictory creatures.

Both insignificant and magnificent.

Individual strength is fragile, yet many people are willing to give their lives for others.

The instinct of living beings is to survive. To be able to give one's life for others is an extremely remarkable thing.

Instructor Chen Feng completed the final ceremony, then walked up to Gao Tian and gave him a standard military salute.

Gao Tian returned the greeting as if by conditioned reflex.

"Anyone would be proud of you." The instructor lowered his hand, a rare hint of warmth in his voice. "You really are very accomplished."

Gao Tian didn't know what to say, so he could only nod.

In fact, he was not mistreated during his upbringing.

Everyone treated him well.

When I was in the orphanage, I had Lu Jianan; when I was in the military academy, I had teachers and classmates; and after joining the army, I had instructors and teammates.

After reaching star 65, there are still little butterflies.

During the darkest days of his life, many people accompanied him through the darkness.

However, it is very regrettable that Xiao Gaotian did not have it.

Little Gao Tian didn't meet any good people; his young life was forever frozen at the age of three.

Gao Tian walked to the tomb again and squatted down.

He pulled two military medals and a comforting bib with a small doll attached to it from his pocket.

Satellite No. 78 has a tradition of buying bibs with a doll's head on one corner when the baby is small. When you pick it up by the doll's head, it looks like you are picking up a small animal wearing a cloak.

It's both a small towel and a comforting toy.

Babies grow up holding this bib, and they even hold it while sleeping, which increases their sense of security.

When they get a little older, around one or two years old, or even two or three years old, if they cry, just put this comfort blanket over their head, and they'll stop crying immediately. It never fails.

The comfort blanket for Xiao Gaotian was bought by someone unknown, and the doll's head was a Kapibala with a serious expression.

Xiao Gaotian was still clutching it when he froze to death.

Gao Tian later put it away and kept it carefully.

The medal was one he had received before.

He received one second-class merit and one third-class merit. He earned these awards during his first year in the army, when he led a team on a mission.

The bib and the medal, one representing Xiao Gaotian, the other representing him.

He carefully placed them in front of the tombstone engraved with military insignia.

Mr. Gao Xing, Ms. Qin Qin, this is for you.

Hopefully you have already met him.

If Xiao Gaotian has his parents to pick him up, that would be great.

I hope I haven't let you down.

The Crown Prince crouched down furtively and placed a blue cornflower sapphire medal down: "This is mine."

Gao Tian looked up and smiled at him.

Then he rummaged through the other items and put the obviously very valuable cornflower blue sapphire medal together with the others: "Yes, and the daughter-in-law's too."

The instructor also stepped forward to take a look: "Isn't it inappropriate to just leave it outside like this?"

This gem medal looks like a large piece of blue glass, but how could the medal held by the Zerg crown prince be made of glass? According to the rule that the more a gem looks fake, the more expensive it is, it must be incredibly expensive.

Even if the medal isn't afraid of being placed here, the fabric can't just be left out, can it?

If you leave it outside in the sun and rain, won't it break? Even if you're not afraid of it breaking, it's easy to lose it if it's exposed to the wind and rain.

Gao Tian looked up at him again: "But the tomb is already sealed, shouldn't we dig it open again?"

"Emmm..." The instructor hesitated for a moment.

Generally speaking, it's not good, but...

"Sigh, what are they afraid of if they're soldiers? It's all just superstition. It's alright, just dig some more. Gao Xing and the others won't blame you."

Then they dug open the tomb again, put the contents inside, and then sealed the tomb back up.

I feel like Gao Xing and the others would laugh if they saw this.

Repeatedly buried in the earth.

The small funeral did not take long.

The sun had been up for a short time, casting long shadows of the three people.

Instructor Chen Feng glanced at his watch; if he rushed back now, he could even make it to work.

It was really good; I didn't cause any trouble for anyone.

Gao Tian was still squatting in front of the tombstone, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.

The people here are not his parents, but they are his parents.

I feel like there's something I need to explain, but I don't know where to begin.

Lan patiently and gently combed the hair on the back of his neck with her fingers.

The instructor walked over and patted Gao Tian on the shoulder: "Let's go, they rest here. You still have your own path to walk."

Gao Tian looked up at him, nodded, and stood up.

The Crown Prince extended his hand, and Gao Tian immediately grasped it.

The Crown Prince stood before the tombstone, holding the Crown Princess's hand and shaking it: "Please rest assured, I will definitely treat the Crown Princess well."

Gao Tian chuckled again, then covered his face with his other hand.

The son of a top-tier A-ranked individual became the crown princess of the Zerg, looking so beautiful and charming. If Gao Xing and the others knew, they would probably be speechless.

"Let's go."

The three of them walked back along the grassy cobblestone path they had come from.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on them.

At the entrance of the cemetery, Gao Tian suddenly stopped and looked back.

The rows of tombstones stretched as far as the eye could see, yet they did not appear frightening.

The monument gleamed warmly in the morning light, and the surrounding flowers swayed gently in the morning air.

Those buried here are all soldiers of the people.

To be able to rest in peace in a martyrs' cemetery after death is the greatest honor of a people's soldier.

"Thank you, instructor." Gao Tian rallied his spirits and said to the instructor in front of him, "I didn't even know we needed to fire a shot."

The instructor shook his head: "This is what I should be here for."

Whether it's because of Gao Xing or Gao Tian, ​​he should attend this funeral, both morally and logically.

He wasn't as busy as the Commander-in-Chief; he was just one of Gao Xing's comrades.

Gao Tian laughed: "Yeah, our instructors are always so reliable!"

His tone was so rude and obnoxious that the instructor pretended to hit him.

Gao Tian tightened his grip on Lan's hand, and the Crown Prince scratched his palm.

Gao Tian pinched him.

The Crown Prince squeezed it back even harder.

That almost broke Gao Tian's hand bones.

It hurt when he was pinched, but he laughed and said, "Ouch! That hurts!"

Gao Tianzhen is only comfortable when he gets beaten up. I didn't want to hit him in front of my in-laws (?), but I just couldn't resist his jerk-like behavior.

The Crown Prince hit him again.

Gao Tian squeezed his hand and kissed it, then straightened his back and strode out of the cemetery gate.

Behind them, the rising sun bathed the entire cemetery in gold.

The neatly arranged tombstones, bathed in light and shadow, still resemble a well-trained army, commemorating the departed spirits and witnessing the progress of the living.

—May our predecessors watch over us from heaven!

We will definitely work hard!

—To lead humanity into a better future!