Chapter 110 Reward

"War inevitably comes with sacrifices. In yesterday's conflict, we lost eighty-two brave warriors in the line of duty."
"Although you have only been following me for less than half a month, your fearless spirit is truly admirable..."
“烈士的牺牲，我们需要用最高的规格来对待，现在我宣布，祭奠开始！”
在宣布正式开始之后，在台下等待的十一也开始发布号令。
“礼队注意，起步，走！”
出殡队仪仗队手持骨灰盒，踩着整齐的步伐从众人面前缓缓经过。
由于焚化工作是堆到一起焚烧的，因此骨灰也都是融合集中的。
Lin Feng also wanted to separate the burning, to give them each a tombstone.
But doing so is extremely time-consuming, plus the limitation of land on the island, so I can only take a step back and use the method of centralized burial.
Eighty-two people's ashes were concentrated in twenty wooden boxes and placed in front of the crowd.
When twenty people appeared in front of the crowd, the command for transformation was issued simultaneously.
"Attention, march! Gunners take your positions, fire!"
With the issuance of the second command, the honor guard simultaneously changed their pace, while the gunners, ready on the side, raised their guns forty-five degrees and started firing into the sky.
"Bang- bang- bang-"
Twenty-one people, divided into three teams, took turns firing salutes.
After the first team finished firing, they immediately began reloading in unison. When they were halfway done, the second team started firing.
Following this order, the process repeated until the honor guard completed the entire journey to the cemetery.
As the sixty-three gunshots rang out, it also signaled the end of the first segment.
On stage, Lin Feng also stood up to announce the start of the second round.
“Listen to my command, observe a three-minute moment of silence!”
After receiving the password, everyone bowed their heads slightly.
Due to the limited space in the cemetery, it is not possible to accommodate thirteen squares, so Lin Feng plans to mourn and pay tribute first, and then divide into formations to pay tribute one by one.
While observing a moment of silence, the cemetery also began the burial work.
The solemn and solemn ceremony moved the sailors.
Although he was forced to join Lin Feng's command, they had never seen such a high-profile funeral and memorial event.
Perhaps only those kings, Your Majesty, can receive such treatment when they leave.
As ordinary sailors, they used to have a simple burial at sea after the battle. As for mourning?
Perhaps only good friends will occasionally come to mind.
For a moment, the sailors who had followed Lin Feng for half a month all felt various thoughts of loyalty rising in their hearts.
If there were loyalty values at this time, the loyalty of these sailors might soar to over 90.
And those sailors who just joined today, as "opponents" participating in such a funeral, are also surprised.
The way our new leader treats his subordinates is like nothing they've ever seen before.
Now that they have also joined Lin Feng's command, will they too one day enjoy the same treatment after their own death in battle?
Such a special seed has been sown in the hearts of the people unconsciously.
……
The three minutes of silence quickly come to an end.
Lin Feng also began to instruct the people to go in batches to pay their respects and offer sacrifices.
As square after square arrived at the cemetery, a mix of older and younger individuals, and after a simple afternoon training, they stood in front of the cemetery in neat formation, listening to the command and saluting in unison.
"Attention! Salute!"
"Swoosh--"
One by one, the square formations saluted and paid their respects before returning to the assembly. It took nearly half an hour for all thirteen formations to complete the process.
By this time, the sky had completely darkened, with only the neatly arranged lights on the island illuminating the surroundings.
As the last batch of personnel returned to the conference, Lin Feng also formally began announcing the start of the next phase.
In addition to commemorating the fallen soldiers, the most important rewards will also be presented here.
"I hereby announce that the title of Ocean Hero is posthumously conferred on these 82 martyrs, along with the posthumous award of First Class Merit!"
As soon as the words fell, a burst of applause erupted from the audience.
After the applause died down a little, Lin Feng continued to announce.
"At the same time, Claire, Bauman, Salog... and other seven people, are awarded the second-class merit!"
Each of the seven people here is a survivor who was rescued from serious injury.
After all, after strolling around the doorstep of death and coming back, Lin Feng originally wanted to award a first-class merit, but he thought about it and changed it to a second-class merit.
After all, it's not good to have too many first-class merits for the living. It's not too late to add more after the development and expansion in the future.
In addition to these, Lin Feng has posthumously awarded the Third-Class Merit to over fifty individuals, all of whom demonstrated bravery and were wounded in battle.
With his ability of insight, Lin Feng is well aware of each person's performance on the battlefield, knowing who is slacking off and who is fighting the enemy with all their might.
After the division of labor, it's time for the rewards.
Although everyone knows that this title is a reward for themselves, just a verbal praise is not enough.
There must be tangible rewards and a rise in status to prove the hard-earned nature of these things.
Next, Lin Feng would let them know the significance of these merits, so that they could work even harder for him in the future.
"Due to the underdevelopment of the island, many things are relatively scarce, so in addition to medals as rewards for the meritorious, they also need substantial rewards."
"Claire!"
"Here!"
Clare, who was called, quickly got up again and hobbled to the stage with a crutch.
"Claire, in the battle, commanded the subordinates to fight with the enemy outnumbered, in order to gain more time for rescue, and in the subsequent explosion, personally went into battle to remove the explosives in order to minimize the damage, but was severely injured due to the explosion."
“Now, Claire has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and immediately appointed as the company commander.”
“As a second-class meritorious warrior, she is rewarded with a single room accommodation and an additional fifty gold coins.”
Speaking, Lin Feng took out the long-stacked gold coins from his backpack and handed them to the other party.
Lin Feng had also almost formulated the currency policy on the island, but due to the current lack of suitable physical currency, he could only use the originally confiscated currency as a temporary substitute.
When there is more manufacturing idle time, we will develop and create our own currency.
Fifty golden coins were handed to Claire, and at the same time, Lin Feng began to briefly explain the role of the island's coins to the people.
They are now only serving him temporarily, and when the population of the island expands in the future, Lin Feng will allow them to leave here and return to their own country.
And these gold coins are just the money they have accumulated from working here.
After all, considering that they also have families, it is impossible for Lin Feng to keep them trapped on this island for a lifetime.
He wants to give these people a solid idea of serving him, and the best way to do that is to go home.
But as for the future, they are far from willing to go, that's another matter...