novelraw Chapter 35 – The whole country is filled with grief and indignation; Su Bai is the youngest recipient of the Great Wall Medal in history
Chapter 35 – The whole country is filled with grief and indignation; Su Bai is the youngest recipient of the Great Wall Medal in history
By noon the next day, Han Jiagang and the others finally woke up.
Yet, they still felt an overwhelming fatigue lingering from the previous day's battle, where they had overexerted themselves.
"Knock, knock, knock~"
The sound of knocking echoed. Han Jiagang, whose bed was closest to the door, opened it casually, only to find a group of girls standing there, each holding a lunchbox.
"Hello, juniors! We are from the Jiangzhou Martial Academy Student Council. The principal said you are heroes just back from the battlefield and should rest more. Remember to attend the bonfire party at the campus training ground at six o'clock tonight."
"We also brought lunch for you, personally cooked by the senior sisters, so please don't mind."
Initially lazy, Han Jiagang perked up instantly upon seeing the senior sisters bringing lunch. He jumped out of bed in his pajamas:
"Hahaha, who would've thought the treatment would be this good after returning from the battlefield? Thank you, senior sisters, we won't let your kindness go to waste!"
The senior sister smiled politely at Han Jiagang, carefully surveyed the dorm, and then asked, "I heard Su Bai is also in your dorm. Which one is Su Bai?"
Han Jiagang: ???
Weren't you here to deliver lunch?
We all came back from the battlefield, so why are you only interested in Su Bai?
Fan Chao'an spoke up, "Do you know Su Bai?"
One of the senior sisters, with a face full of admiration, said, "By now, probably the whole country knows Su Bai's name! He's the hero of our Jiangzhou Martial Academy. The news says that the education chiefs of various provinces and the presidents of martial academies are all amazed by Su Bai's feats!"
"Since I happened to be assigned to deliver lunch to your dorm, I wanted to see this remarkable junior."
Tao Jiajun scratched his head and said, "Then you're late, Su Bai went out to eat."
Hearing that Su Bai wasn't in the dorm, the senior sisters looked a bit disappointed, and after delivering the lunch, they left directly.
The three of them, Han Jiagang, were speechless. So without Su Bai, they just leave? How realistic is that?
As they ate lunch, the three discussed what the senior sister had said earlier.
"If I heard correctly, the senior sister said Su Bai was on TV?"
"When did that happen? We, as his roommates, didn't even know about it!"
"Stop talking! Quickly, open the computer and check!"
The three gathered in front of the computer, and as soon as they opened the browser, they were immediately drawn to the headline news and hurriedly clicked to check the details.
"Long Nation Military Channel."
"Yesterday, several provinces experienced large-scale attacks by Myriad Races beasts on human rear military bases. Among all the beasts attacking the rear bases, there were Silver Tier combatants. The martial academy students from various provinces were slaughtered by the Myriad Races beasts, with barely one in a hundred surviving!"
"In Fuhu Province, a total of 8,300 students from several martial academies died on the battlefield. The provincial education chief was furious, declaring that this year, they will invest 30 billion in training resources into the province's martial academies to build an elite force for revenge!"
"At Lingchuan Martial Academy, over a thousand students were completely wiped out on the Myriad Races Battlefield. Principal Zhao Gan smashed a cup in anger, holding a battle flag and shouting: 'If this revenge is not taken, I, Zhao Gan, swear not to be human!' Currently, Principal Zhao has personally led hundreds of martial academy instructors to the Myriad Races Battlefield!"
"The Zhao Family of Martial Artists in Wuling Province lost their only heir, and all 84 members of the Zhao Family donned mourning clothes and wielded spears, demanding to fight!"
"According to feedback from the military headquarters: The purpose of the large-scale beast attack on the rear bases is to cut off the future of our human race. The Chief of General Staff declared: This revenge, our human race must take!"
"Yet, often in desperate situations, the indomitable will of humanity shines like a beacon in the dark night."
"In this large-scale surprise attack, the instructors and students of Jiangzhou Martial Academy fought back fiercely, killing one Silver Tier beast, twenty-four Bronze Tier beasts, and 850 ordinary beasts!"
"Among them, freshman Su Bai single-handedly held off a Silver Tier beast, achieving a cross-tier kill with the help of instructors and a Bronze Tier expert from the military!"
"While all others were defeated, only Jiangzhou Martial Academy emerged victorious!"
"The military decided to award the participating students and instructors of Jiangzhou Martial Academy a collective second-class merit, along with a Great Wall Silver Medal!"
"Student Su Bai, with outstanding achievements, is awarded a first-class merit and a Great Wall Gold Medal!"
"We hope everyone learns from the students of Jiangzhou Martial Academy, embodying the indomitable spirit to fight to the end against the Myriad Races invasion!"
"To instill this spirit in students, the military has decided to hold a Hundred Schools League in a month, with all martial academies participating. Everyone can purchase tickets to watch on-site, and the ticket proceeds will become part of the league's rewards."
...
The roommates opened various media reports one after another, and the content was roughly the same.
Tao Jiajun gasped, "Hiss! Were other places really that tragic? So many schools were completely wiped out!"
Han Jiagang also said with lingering fear, "If it weren't for Brother Su, we wouldn't have fared much better. Brother Su truly deserves the Great Wall Gold Medal!"
Tao Jiajun agreed, "Yes, Brother Su is probably the first freshman in our school to receive the Great Wall Gold Medal. I bet after graduation, just with this medal, Brother Su could directly become a company commander or higher if he joins the military!"
Fan Chao'an furrowed his brows in thought, "The military, the Ministry of Education, all martial academies, and the major martial artist families are all enraged. It seems our human race is preparing to gather strength for a counterattack!"
...
Walking on the street outside the school, Su Bai was unaware of what was happening in the dorm. At this moment, he noticed that almost every building had a banner hanging.
"Exterminate the Myriad Races dogs, humanity will prevail!!"
But what surprised Su Bai was that the usually bustling back street of the school was now almost devoid of pedestrians.
Even the shops along the street were mostly closed.
Su Bai walked for half an hour and couldn't find a single place to get lunch!
"Isn't today Saturday? Why is no one doing business?"
Su Bai sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to return to the school convenience store to buy a cup of instant noodles, he faintly heard shouts from afar.
These shouts were sometimes in unison, sometimes chaotic, but it was certain that there were at least hundreds, possibly even over a thousand people shouting!
"Exterminate the Myriad Races dogs!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Restore our bright world!"
"Humanity will prevail!"
This unified shouting seemed to carry the roar of countless people's anger, soaring straight into the sky!