Shadows of the Deep Space - Chapter 1678 536: Conferment of Honors (Part 6)
Ferisian spoke to everyone present.
As soon as the words were out, the scene immediately erupted into excitement.
“Wow, there are really two new generals!”
“That’s great!”
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Mo Xiu, Xinlad, and others showed incredibly excited expressions.
“Ahem, everyone quiet down, the election for this general position will be presided over by me, and now we will begin the selection for the first general!”
Ferisian announced to the crowd.
Upon hearing this, everyone quieted down.
At this moment, Long Bai suddenly walked up to Ferisian, who was slightly stunned and immediately stepped back.
Long Bai looked at everyone and spoke up.
“Everyone, I’m here to announce something. After internal discussions, the Federation Government Council has decided to nominate Su Ming for promotion to general. Does anyone have any objections?”
Hearing this, the crowd was stunned, somewhat unresponsive.
At this moment, Ferion quickly took the lead to shout.
“No objection!”
“No objection!”
Commander Alekde, Commander Soraya, General Gabres, and others also expressed their stance.
“No objection!”
At this point, Long Chen, Farren, and Alicia, the three City Lords, also spoke up.
“No objection!”
The whole audience, seeing this, spoke up one after another.
“Great, then I announce that General Su Ming is officially promoted to general.”
Long Bai directly finalized the matter.
At this moment, Ferisian smiled and said.
“Congratulations to Su Ming for being promoted to general. Next, the selection for the second general will proceed. All general candidates please come on stage.”
Admiral Aifulin, Admiral Mia, Admiral Xinlad, Admiral Qian Lin, Admiral Mo Xiu, and others all walked up to the podium.
At this time, many officers in the audience were discussing.
“Who do you think will win?”
“I have more confidence in Admiral Xinlad.”
“It has to be Mo Xiu, he’s the strongest!”
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“Oh, if you ask me, Su Ming is the strongest. He didn’t even have to compete, it was said to be a council nomination, clearly a predetermined choice.”
“He was originally from the Thirteenth Legion, a capable warrior under Dragon White President’s command, the connections are obvious.”
“That’s why it’s unfair!”
“You can’t say it like that. Although it was predetermined, he’s qualified.”
“I didn’t say he wasn’t qualified, I just don’t understand why he couldn’t also have a fair competition. Winning that way would have been badass!”
“I think directly finalizing it is even more badass.”
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While the crowd was chattering non-stop, Mia and others were already standing neatly on the podium.
Ferisian spoke up.
“Everyone quiet down, the general election is about to begin, I’ll explain the rules now!”
“Okay!”
The crowd turned to look at Ferisian.
Ferisian raised his hand and waved, and on a giant virtual projection screen appeared the portraits of Mia and others, with “0” votes displayed below. He then said to everyone.
“The rules are simple, there are a total of 12,000 votes. The one with the most votes wins, understood?”
Xinlad, hearing Ferisian’s words, slightly furrowed his brow, feeling that something wasn’t quite right.
Though theoretically all general candidates were eligible to compete, there were actual disparities. In previous years, nominations had more to do with competing over qualifications and strength.
However, Xinlad remained very patient; the voting process was no problem!
In recent years, he had gathered quite a bit of support and also had the backing of Lord Long Ying, so his chances were rather high.
“Understood!”
The crowd responded one after another.
“Let’s start now!”
The crowd began to vote.
Instantly, the votes for Xinlad and Mo Xiu soared, while the others received only scattered dozens of votes, with the most being just over a hundred. The lowest was Mia, whose votes remained at zero.
Seeing this, Su Ming couldn’t help but cast his vote for Mia.
Mia’s vote count instantly became 1, though this didn’t change much, at least it looked slightly better.
At this moment, all eyes focused on Xinlad and Mo Xiu.
Both had votes exceeding 3,000 with little gap between them.
While Xinlad’s expression didn’t change much, his heart was racing—this was another moment where he was about to reach his dream.
Suddenly, Mo Xiu’s votes jumped by hundreds and thousands upwards.
“Look how Mo Xiu’s votes are jumping!”
“No way, that fast?”
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Xinlad felt his heart twitch and turned his head to look. He found Alicia and various district chiefs and Star Lords had all voted for Mo Xiu.
In an instant, Mo Xiu’s votes surpassed 6,000 and continued to rise.
“No need to look, Mo Xiu won!”
“I told you Mo Xiu would definitely win!”
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The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Soon all the votes were in, and Mo Xiu secured victory with an overwhelming advantage of 7,121 votes.
Xinlad quietly lowered his head, saying nothing.
At this moment, Minister Ferisian smiled and announced.
“The voting is complete, I officially announce that Admiral Mo Xiu has won and successfully been promoted to general. Let’s give him a round of applause!”
Clap! Clap!
The crowd broke into applause.
“Now, please all generals to the stage.”
Ferisian continued.
Upon hearing Ferisian’s words, Su Ming, General Gabres, and others once again walked up to the podium.
Seven generals lined up neatly in a row.
At this moment, Yun Rou and Vice City Lord Okens carried a tray up, upon which lay the Grand General Uniform.
Below the stage, Xinlad stared intently at the uniform, hands clenched, full of resentment.
Long Bai then gracefully stepped forward and personally draped the Grand General Uniform over Su Ming and Mo Xiu before turning to everyone and saying.
“I hereby announce General Su Ming and General Mo Xiu officially as the eighth and ninth generals of the Federation. They will uphold their duties and defend the Federation with their lives!”
Clap! Clap!
The audience burst into warm applause once again.
Long Bai raised a hand to signal for silence and continued with an announcement.
“Generals represent the Federation’s most potent combat power, and the Federation spares no resources in nurturing them. I now announce that the Star Destroyer·Thunder Extreme is officially assigned to General Su Ming!”
“Thank you, Mr. President!”
Su Ming saluted Long Bai.
The crowd was not too surprised by this, as the Thunder Extreme was meant for the newly promoted general. As for Mo Xiu, he had the Wind Dome, so there was no need to assign it to him.
Long Bai then clapped his hands.
Yun Rou and others brought up cold storage boxes one by one.
“What’s this?”
“No idea.”
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The crowd quietly murmured.
“I now announce the granting of a V-type Genetic Potion (modified version) to all generals.”
Long Bai announced solemnly.
“Thank you, President!”
Gabres and others, hearing Long Bai’s words, eyes lit up. The V-type Genetic Potion was finally developed, promising to enhance their strength considerably.
The members present and generals spoke enviously.
“Wow, V-type Genetic Potion!”
“How much longer can that make you live?”
“Definitely a lot!”
“I haven’t even taken the IV-type yet.”
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Long Bai continued to announce.
“Besides the V-type Genetic Potion, the Federation Government will further strengthen the generals’ capabilities. It’s now decided to allocate a new batch of five VI Generation Standard Mechas (non-elemental) to General Gabres, General Sigurd, General Angulat, General Helagar, and Admiral Hayes!”
At this moment, the numerous leaders in the audience were completely in an uproar, exclaiming in shock.
“My God, full deployment of VI Generation Mecha!”
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