Long Qianshan's words rang clearly across the entire square through the microphone.
An exception!
A departure from protocol!
A twenty-year-old major general would ascend the High Platform that symbolized the Dragon Kingdom's highest authority and deliver a speech before the eyes of the entire world!
This decision was even more shocking than the presentation of the [Sea-Calming Needle] medal moments earlier!
That spot, that microphone, had always been reserved for the Dragon Kingdom's supreme leader or veteran marshals like Long Qianshan, who had secured the nation's peace and stability.
Forget major generals-even the Nine-Star God of War, Zhao Mengsheng, had never received such an honor!
On the Reviewing Stand, everyone was left reeling by Marshal Long's earth-shattering decision.
"Let... let him give a speech on the High Platform?"
"Isn't that far too great an honor?"
"They're grooming him to become the future leader of the Dragon Kingdom's Military!"
The way Yan Qingsi, Yun Nongyue, and the other prized daughters of powerful clans looked at Yue Xiaofei could no longer be described as merely "ardent."
Their eyes held a complicated mix of awe, shock, and a hint of determination to make him theirs.
They knew perfectly well that, after today, the name Yue Xiaofei would no longer mean merely "a marshal's son" or "a young general."
He would become a unique standard-bearer and towering symbol for the Dragon Kingdom's younger generation!
Whoever won him would win the future!
Sitting in the second row, Su Guohua gave a violent twitch upon hearing Long Qianshan's words, though his body had already gone limp.
With the last scrap of strength he possessed, he raised his head and looked at the young man about to ascend the High Platform.
The Reviewing Stand was only a few dozen meters from the High Platform.
But to Su