Actually, when you think about it, it seemed like... the war had only just begun. In reality, more than a year had already passed. During that time, the Federation had suffered setbacks, but it had also experienced moments of glory.
The day before yesterday, Lin Qi and Mr. Truman had discussed this topic. His idea was to establish some heroes of the war as role models for the entire nation.
For one thing, the example set by heroes could help with the ongoing recruitment drive and encourage more young people to join the military.
Secondly, heroes could have a tremendous effect on morale, and they could also deal a sufficient blow to the enemy's morale! So Mr. Truman and the military decided to select ninety-nine "Federal Heroes" from among the current soldiers.
The first one would definitely be the Navy Admiral. The reason for his selection was that he had established the Federation Navy's international standing. Although no one had explicitly said it was related to that naval battle, everyone knew it very clearly! No one would object to him becoming the Federation's number-one hero!
As for the Gefrans?
Who cared what they thought?
Perhaps they would even regard this as the "First Shot in Breaking Gefra's Feudal and Decayed Rule." Politics was like that—the person at the top got to decide what everyone listened to!
Then, from the second to the ninth, they were all field officers. After that, everyone else came from the lower ranks of the military, most of them ordinary soldiers!
The military planned to use such a team of heroes to boost the Federation's morale and strengthen the people's determination to face the war! They had even come up with an advertising slogan for it—You could be next! Look, there were ninety-nine heroes, and you