"Under normal methods and channels, there is no longer any possibility. The Military Affairs Department's ruling is the highest ruling. Especially now that a Military Affairs Minister has made a decision, there is no possibility of overturning it." As the captains gathered around him, Ye Zhen spoke.
Ye Zhen's words immediately made Qing Zhao and the other captains anxious.
"My lord, are we really supposed to stand by and watch as the brothers receive the full death compensation that our fallen comrades risked their lives to secure for them?"
"My lord, you must understand. Though the Military Affairs Department's compensation is enough for the fallen brothers' families to live on for five to ten years, that is calculated according to the bare minimum standard of living.
"It is already fortunate if their children can simply survive. Any hope of a future is out of the question!"
"My lord, we must think of another way. The brothers who died were all the pillars of their families, just like us!"
The Phoenix Spirit Guards surrounded Ye Zhen, talking over one another. The more they spoke, the more emotional and worried they became. Some were so anxious that their eyes were nearly red. Qing Zhao, usually so honest and simple, was especially so.
"I know how you feel. I understand you as well!" Ye Zhen's voice became incomparably heavy. "I was also a soldier on the Primordial Continent. I know that after comrades die in battle, the lives of the widows and orphans they leave behind cannot possibly be sustained by that little compensation.
"So, there are some things that we can only fight for and strive for ourselves!" Ye Zhen suddenly clenched his fist.
"My lord, didn't you say there was no way through normal channels? How are we supposed to