Xi Xiu held the Xinghai Flower in her hand. Once she arrived at her assigned spot, she stood still without moving.
It took her over three minutes to reach her position.
This was the first time, in both her past and present lives, that she had experienced such a scene.
She had only ever watched livestreams commemorating fallen heroes before. Watching it in person was still somewhat different.
The passion in her heart suddenly surged forth.
After all, in her previous life, she had been someone who teared up every time she heard the national anthem. She could never bear scenes of such parting between life and death.
The entire Mount Fan'er training ground was silent.
The warriors gradually took their places.
Everyone had arrived within the time set by the base.
The scene was filled with solemn black.
The formations stood in perfect order, and even the angle at which the warriors lowered their heads was remarkably uniform.
Xu Hesong, the highest-ranking officer of the Yuandi Base, slowly walked to the podium and solemnly gave a brief account of the fallen warriors' lives.
When he spoke of the battle, the warriors who had participated in the mission seemed to return to the battlefield once more.
That battle still left them with lingering fear whenever they thought back on it.
Some warriors' eyes reddened, tears sliding down their cheeks and falling to the ground, where they soon vanished without a trace.
After Xu Hesong finished speaking, thirty seconds of silence passed.
Majestic military music rang out across Mount Fan'er.
It was a melody everyone could hum.
When they first arrived at the base, the first sound they heard was this military tune.
The opening began with clearly paced drumbeats, sometimes swift and sometimes slow. Yet as they entered the ear,