Empress Tantai Zijun gave Xia Chujian a meaningful look and said, "I had originally intended for Lieutenant Colonel Xia to go down there and have a good exchange with them..."
"What a pity... After all, your great victory this time was really thanks to them!"
Xia Chujian's heart skipped a beat. She restrained herself from looking at Quan Yuxun.
But she knew these people were probably the ones Quan Yuxun had said Empress Tantai Zijun wanted to use her as a stepping stone to elevate! Sure enough, Empress Tantai Zijun continued, "Do you all remember the video that was just played?"
"Why did our Lieutenant Colonel Xia have such good luck?"
"Why was our Lieutenant Colonel Xia able to wipe out a million-strong Zerg Army with zero casualties, and reclaim those occupied Small Asteroids and Satellites..."
"It was all because of them!"
"They are the last remaining strength of the Ximanelli Federation Academy of Sciences!"
"They are the true heroes of this battle!"
"After the Ximanielli Federation was occupied by the Zerg, they endured humiliation and played along with them, finally gaining the Zerg's trust. Then, they implanted deadly viruses into the human weapons and equipment they manufactured for the Zerg!"
"That's right! The reason the Electromagnetic Air Defense System on Shaowei-7 suddenly began firing on the Zerg instead of the invaders was because these Ximanielli Federation Scientists, led by Zoln David, activated the viruses inside those Electromagnetic Air Defense Systems, causing the Anti-Air Weapons at their Station to fire on the Zerg rather than human soldiers!"
"In this battle, ninety-nine percent of the Zerg that were shot dead died because of them!"
"So now everyone understands why I am holding this Conferral Ceremony, don't you?!"
"From this day forward, they have joined our Beichen Empire. They are the principal