Chapter 1011 - 617: Exceptional Promotion, Fang Zhou the Colonel, Major General’s Gratitude

Chapter 1011: Chapter 617: Exceptional Promotion, Fang Zhou the Colonel, Major General’s Gratitude

For the Dawn Legion, the occupation of Hell Pit Fortress not only serves as an additional barrier against the Demon Power invasion, but also stands as a strategic place to advance eastwards or press westwards!

That’s why the high-ranking officials of the Dawn Legion believe it must be captured as the first step.

Although it resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of Dawn Legion soldiers, from the overall battlefield and strategic perspective, it was worth it.

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After the battle, Lieutenant General Ning Danxin held a commendation ceremony at the temporary command post, and all the battle group leaders were notified to attend.

They mostly sat with visible joy on their faces.

The leaders of the battle groups who performed outstandingly in the fortress attack and defense were calculating in their minds how much merit their groups would receive.

Those leaders who performed a bit less were considering how to seize more opportunities in the upcoming counterattack from Calamity Sun Demon Country.

Guan Huchi, affected by the Glory Priest’s healing, looked much better.

He was the most severely injured battle group leader in this campaign.

Everyone knew he would be reprimanded by Lieutenant General Ning Danxin for repeating the old mistakes, but he was the only one who seemed indifferent.

Fang Zhou was brought to the command post under such circumstances.

The operations staff explained briefly on the side that Fang Zhou was the Lieutenant Colonel who led his subordinates to break the city gates and held them until reinforcements from other legions arrived.

Afterward, all the battle group leaders glanced at Fang Zhou with a sense of envy.

Except for Guan Huchi, who nodded at him directly.

It’s no wonder these leaders showed such expressions; the unit that first enters the city in a siege often claims the primary merit.

If the honor had been taken by Lieutenant General Ning Danxin’s first battle group, it would still have made sense.

But the luck was extraordinary for the Calamity Special Operations Team, which was not part of the formal command structure.

They managed to snatch this valuable opportunity before everyone else, which was puzzling.

Lieutenant General Ning Danxin followed with a statement that almost left them speechless.

"Given the remarkable performance of Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou and the Calamity Special Operations Team in this campaign, I have decided to promote Fang Zhou to the rank of Colonel, and officially appoint him as the leader of the Calamity Special Operations Team.

The entire Calamity Special Operations Team will have their ranks raised by one level, expanding the personnel to 2000 soldiers!

The contribution points and military merit rewards shall be determined and allocated according to procedures," Lieutenant General Ning Danxin announced astonishingly.

"What?"

"Did I hear wrong?"

"Colonel rank, isn’t that only awarded to those at Golden Tier level?

Fang Zhou is currently just a Silver Upper Rank, not even reaching the Silver Limit.

Is Lieutenant General Ning joking?"

"Fang Zhou has been in the Dawn Legion for less than half a year, right?

I’ve been in the legion for over a decade and have never seen promotions happen so quickly!"

The officers in the command post burst into chatter like boiling water.

Even Fang Zhou himself was taken aback for a moment; though he knew he had contributed greatly, he never imagined receiving such a large reward.

The military ranks in the Longxia Federation are divided into seventeen levels, from Private, Second-Class Private, First-Class Private, Junior Sergeant, Corporal, Senior Sergeant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Major General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General, all the way to Marshal.

Cadets from the Sea City Military Academy start as reserve officers, beginning their rank from Junior Sergeant.

This gives them a massive advantage compared to officers who rise through grassroots combat units.

Previously, Fang Zhou held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on the Beast Fighting City battlefield due to his identity as a Silver-level Undead Mage and because of multiple major accomplishments, but in reality, he did not have the authority to lead troops.

Yet, before the siege of Hell Pit Fortress, Lieutenant General Ning Danxin appointed him as the temporary leader of the Calamity Special Operations Team.

With this formal promotion, he now truly holds the rank and authority for troop command.

Furthermore, as a Special Operations Team, the Calamity Team has a unique status, with the highest structure able to exceed the limit of one thousand soldiers, now reaching two thousand soldiers.

So it’s fair to say Fang Zhou has reached great heights at once!

Filled with confusion, Fang Zhou looked amazed at Lieutenant General Ning Danxin across from him.

Lieutenant General Ning Danxin, who had been observing him for a long time, was satisfied to see the young Fang Zhou react calmly, without surprise or joy, upon hearing such news.

"Lieutenant General Ning! Although Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou has achieved great accomplishments this time, I believe that such a substantial reward may negatively impact promotions at various levels within the military.

I thus earnestly request Lieutenant General Ning to reconsider and discuss further once Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou advances to the Golden Tier Mage,"

Objecting was Major General Dian Feiyu, who also had hard-earned accomplishments in this campaign.

Fang Zhou glanced at him and noticed that this veteran, with a radiant face and a full head of white hair, showed no signs of aging.

In fact, Major General Dian Feiyu, when saying this, held no animosity towards Fang Zhou.

As an experienced military veteran, from the Dawn Legion’s inception, he had served in it consistently, and was known as a candid and virtuous army officer.

Lieutenant General Ning Danxin laughed, "Major General Dian Feiyu, Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou is not merely the ordinary Silver Mage as you might think.

Before joining our Dawn Legion, at Sea City Military Academy and the Beast Fighting City battlefield, he had already achieved tremendous feats multiple times.

Moreover, he possesses the honorable identity of both the[Sea City Model]and the[Undead Mage Profession Pioneer]!"