When Wang Bin and the other three stepped onto the stage, no one was happier than Bao, Little Nan, and Li Xiaolu. The three of them clapped excitedly, tears streaming down their faces.
The three quickly reached the stage, and as they got closer, Wang Bin noticed that the rank of the officer was two bars and four stars, which meant he was the division commander, Li Junshan.
Before Wang Bin and the others reached the center of the stage, Li Junshan hurriedly stepped forward to shake their hands, saying thank you with each handshake.
Although Wang Bin didn't care much for the honor, he felt quite pleased with the warm welcome from the division commander.
Guan Xiaoyue felt similarly to Wang Bin. Both of them were ordinary people, and being warmly received by someone as important as the division commander made them feel proud and honored.
Officer Miao and Li Dazhu, however, cherished this honor immensely. Officer Miao was a police officer, and Li Dazhu was a veteran. For them, honor was more important than life itself. Being recognized by the military and receiving a medal felt like a dream come true.
In the end, Wang Bin received a second-class personal merit medal, while Guan Xiaoyue, Officer Miao, and Li Dazhu each received a third-class personal merit medal.
Wang Bin was invited by Division Commander Li Junshan to speak on behalf of the group, and he did not refuse. He stepped forward and looked at the crowd below.
"I am very grateful to the military for giving me and my companions such great honor. I just want to say one thing: it's not easy for any of us to survive until today. For ourselves and for the continuation of civilization, I hope everyone can put aside personal grievances and gains, unite together, and overcome the difficulties! Thank you, that concludes my speech!"
"Well said, we should do as Comrade Wang Bin suggested, put aside personal grievances and gains, and unite together..."
Li Junshan gave another speech, and the commendation ceremony finally concluded.
As Wang Bin and the others stepped down from the stage, Bao and Little Nan immediately rushed over to surround them.
"Uncle Wang, can I see your medal?"
"Sister Miao, can I see your medal?"
"Brother, let me see your medal?"
Wang Bin and the others exchanged smiles and took off their medals to show Bao and Little Nan, who examined them as if they were treasures.
"Alright, let's go back and look at them. If we don't leave now, we'll be treated like gorillas on display!" Wang Bin noticed many people approaching them, so he quickly led everyone away.
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He didn't like trouble, and if they got surrounded, it would be a hassle to deal with.
Back at the house, Wang Bin directly pinned the medal onto Bao's clothes.
"It's yours now!"
"Ah, Uncle Wang, are you really giving me the medal?"
"Yes, if you like it, take it!"
"Thank you, Uncle Wang!"
"Ah, Uncle Wang, I want one too!"
"Here, Little Nan, you can have mine!"
"Thank you, Sister Xiaoyue!"
As soon as Wang Bin pinned the medal onto Bao's clothes, Little Nan became envious and tugged at Wang Bin's clothes, ready to pout. Seeing this, Guan Xiaoyue quickly pinned her own medal onto his clothes.
After putting on the medals, the two felt like heroes and happily ran around showing off to everyone.
"Little sister, let me pin this on you!" Li Dazhu, seeing Bao and Little Nan showing off, quickly wanted to pin a medal on his sister.
"No, brother, I know how important this is to you. I can't take it!" Li Xiaolu knew how deeply her brother felt about the military and understood how important the medal was to him, so she didn't accept it.
Officer Miao also offered her medal to her mentor, Li Chengping, but he didn't accept it either. For Li Chengping, seeing his disciple receive such an honor was enough to make him happy. The medal was just a formality, and he didn't care much for it.
The group held a celebratory feast in the house, though it was a pity they couldn't have hot pot, which would have made everything perfect.
After lunch, Wang Bin began practicing the Diamond Palm, Tai Chi, and Crossing the River on a Reed. Previously, he had been too troubled by zombies to practice, but now that he had the time, he wanted to make the most of it.
Zhou Fu, who was only an upper-level second-rate expert, had already given him a hard time. If Young Master Li brought even more formidable assassins, it would be truly dangerous. So now, whenever he had time, he would practice diligently.
Through combat, he realized his shortcomings. Although he had already trained the Diamond Palm to the second level, his understanding and application of the moves were not yet proficient, and he couldn't fully utilize his strength.
When he checked the system, he found that the progress bars for Shooting Specialization and Diamond Palm had reached 8901/10000, not far from the next level. From this data, it was clear that his fire had burned nearly 8,000 zombies that night.
Seeing Wang Bin practicing martial arts, Li Dazhu wanted to spar with him and walked over.
"Wang Bin, I'd like to spar with you."
"Sure, what martial art do you practice?" Having someone to spar with made him very happy, so he readily agreed.
"I learned military combat techniques. This set of techniques emphasizes simplicity and decisiveness, defeating the enemy in one move!"
"That impressive?"
"Yes, in the military, when facing the enemy, the goal is to defeat them in one move, leaving no chance for the enemy!"
"Then please go easy on me!"
"Don't worry, I won't use my full strength. We'll stop when necessary!"
"Alright, please!"
Wang Bin was excited to hear Li Dazhu talk about how impressive the military combat techniques were and was eager to see their power.
"Hey! Is Uncle Wang going to fight Uncle Li?"
"What are you talking about? It's called sparring, not fighting!"
"Uh, okay!"
"Bao, Little Nan, you two little rascals, be quiet and don't disturb us watching!"
Wang Bin and Li Dazhu's sparring was quickly noticed by Bao and the others upstairs, and soon the window was crowded with people eager to see who was stronger.
The sparring began quickly. Wang Bin didn't dare to be careless and used fifty percent of his inner strength right from the start, employing the Diamond Palm.
To everyone's surprise, with just one move, Li Dazhu was sent flying by Wang Bin.
"Ah, brother!" Li Xiaolu screamed in shock when she saw her brother being sent flying and rushed downstairs, followed quickly by the others.
Wang Bin was bewildered. He hadn't expected that using just fifty percent of his inner strength would send Li Dazhu flying.
In reality, it wasn't Wang Bin's fault. Hearing Li Dazhu's words, he thought the military combat techniques were formidable, so he used fifty percent of his inner strength, not expecting this outcome.
"Dazhu, are you alright?"
Waking up from his daze, Wang Bin quickly used his lightness skill, Crossing the River on a Reed, to reach Li Dazhu and check his injuries.
"I'm fine, just... ouch, I think my arm is dislocated!"
Li Dazhu initially wanted to say he was fine, but when he tried to lift his arm, he found he couldn't exert any strength, and it hurt a lot. That's when he realized Wang Bin's palm strike had dislocated his arm.
"Sorry, I..."
At this point, Wang Bin didn't know what to say. He felt that no matter what he said, it would hurt Li Dazhu's pride, so he decided to say nothing at all.
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