"First of all, the entire staff of the Unmanned Legion project is hereby awarded the collective Second-Class Merit!"
"For their outstanding contributions, Xiang Xiaotong and Song He, who completed the development of Sun Bin No. 7 and put it through combat testing, are hereby awarded the individual First-Class Merit!"
"Due to the project's confidential nature, the commendation will not be made public for now. The two meritorious contributors, please come collect your medals!"
The general took out two red boxes. Song He and Xiang Xiaotong hurried over, accepted the boxes, thanked him, and returned to their seats.
Song He felt as if he were dreaming. Holding his breath, he opened the box. A splendid Gold Medal lay nestled in the soft velvet. As expected of the legendary First-Class Merit—the medal was even more beautiful than the one he'd received last time!
It's settled, it's settled. When the family tree is revised next year, I can have an entire page to myself!
Xiang Xiaotong, on the other hand, remained completely calm. She opened the box, glanced inside, and closed it again, even yawning once.
"Teacher, this is First-Class Merit!" Song He exclaimed, poking her with his elbow.
"Of course you're excited—it's your first time receiving one. I already have two." Xiang Xiaotong was utterly composed.
Song He froze, recalling a motivational story he'd once read. Some Nobel Prize-winning scientist had a box full of medals, awards, and trophies, which he kept at home for his children to play with. The reporter who saw it was stunned, but the scientist didn't care in the slightest. He had accumulated too many honors; even if his children lost one box playing with them, he still had another.
The motivational story had become reality. Teacher Xiang was actually one of those extraordinary people. The precious