The next morning, Rabbit Nation State Television suddenly aired a biographical documentary called Backbone of the Nation, without any advance notice or promotion.
This episode had only one subject-Fang Tianyi.
The screen brightened out of darkness, revealing a childhood photograph of Tianyi. The boy wore a school uniform washed pale and stood beneath a large tree. Sunlight filtered through the leaves onto his face, his eyes clear and resolute.
The narrator spoke in a rich baritone, unhurried, each word seemingly weighed with care:
"He was born into an ordinary family and displayed an extraordinary gift from an early age.
"The nation discovered him, nurtured him, and gave him a chance to change his fate. He did not betray that trust. From his youth onward, he devoted all his energy to training, day after day, year after year, without tiring."
The scene changed. On a training ground, the boy practiced basic movements over and over. Sweat soaked the back of his shirt, but he did not stop.
Late at night in the library, a lone lamp burned. Books were piled higher than he was on the table. He rubbed his eyes and kept reading.
On the exercise grounds, he fought shoulder to shoulder with his comrades, first to charge and last to retreat. He gave every mission everything he had, and returned from each one covered in wounds.
"He passed trials beyond what ordinary people could imagine and overcame hardships beyond what ordinary people could endure. Step by step, an ordinary boy became a Great Wall of steel guarding the nation."
The image froze on Tianyi standing on the deck of a guided-missile destroyer. The sea breeze stirred the hem of his uniform, with the vast ocean and a blazing sunset behind him.
The narrator's voice suddenly rose, carrying a weight