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Chapter 119 Dongfeng Emblem and Dongfeng Suit

"Before the graduation ceremony, there is an important decision I need to announce to you."

After looking around, Lin Yi solemnly said, "This decision comes from the highest command center in the capital. It concerns your present, and even more so the future of our country."

The trainees held their breath, wondering what the news might be.

Lin Yi continued, "Based on the success of this operation and the immense strategic value demonstrated by the Source Energy Warriors, the Supreme Command, after careful consideration, has officially decided as follows:"
"First, the original 'Dongfeng Training Camp' will be upgraded and restructured into the 'Dongfeng Yuanwu Military Academy', effective immediately."

A sudden, uncontrollable gasp and commotion erupted from the audience.

Military Academy!

This means they are no longer trainees gathered on a temporary basis, but true military academy students.

Before they could process this news, Lin Yi's voice rang out again, dropping an even more bombshell:
"Second, in order to address the threats of the new era and to integrate and develop source power, the Supreme Command has decided to establish a brand-new independent military branch, the 'Source Power Strategic Defense Force'."

"It will be positioned as a strategic force, serving as a new shield and sword to protect the nation and deal with the abyssal beasts and all unknown challenges of the future."

"Yuanwu Army?!"

This word made all the trainees' hearts skip a beat.

An independent branch of the military! A strategic force!
What a lofty position this is.

Immediately afterward, Lin Yi's gaze sharpened as he looked at everyone in the audience and said, word by word:

"And you."

Lin Yi waved his arm, pointing to the entire queue.

"All of you, as the first batch of trainees of the Dongfeng Training Camp, will automatically become the first batch of graduates of the 'Dongfeng Yuanwu Military Academy'."

"At the same time, you will also be the first batch of officers and core members of the 'Yuanwu Strategic Defense Force'."

"Wow!!"

Like pouring cold water into a boiling oil pan, the entire queue instantly boiled over.

A tremendous sense of surprise and honor swept over every student.

Because they transformed from a training camp into the first group of people in history to graduate from this extraordinary academy.

Moreover, they became not only soldiers, but also founding members and officers of a brand-new strategic service.

Excitement, ecstasy, disbelief, and immense pride.
A mix of emotions lingered on the trainees' faces.

Many people were so excited that their faces turned red, and they clenched their fists tightly, wishing they could roar to the sky to vent their surging emotions.

At this moment, all the sweat and tears, all the hardships and dangers, seemed to have found their ultimate meaning and value.

Lin Yi stood on the stage, looking at the boiling crowd below, and did not stop them from venting their emotions.

He could understand the excitement.

After a moment, he raised his hand and slowly suppressed the noise in the room.

The cheers gradually subsided, but the flames burning in the trainees' eyes grew even more intense.

"This honor belongs to you; it is something you earned through your performance today and your past efforts!"

Lin Yi's voice rang out again. "But behind this honor lies an even heavier responsibility."

"From today onward, what you bear on your shoulders is no longer just your personal strengths and weaknesses, but also the exploration and expectations of the entire nation for new power."

"You will be the spark, the foundation. The future of Dongfeng Military Academy will be defined by you, and the future of Yuanwu Army will be shaped by your own hands."

His words struck like a heavy hammer, resonating in the hearts of every trainee, gradually transforming their excitement into a deeper and more steadfast sense of mission.

“Therefore,” his voice clearly reached everyone’s ears, “there are no traditional paper certificates to prove your graduation today.”

Lin Yi continued, "For Dong Feng, for a soldier who is about to shoulder a special mission, the best proof is the power he can control and his determination to protect others."

He raised his arm slightly. "So, your graduation certificate, which is also the uniform the academy bestowed upon the first batch of officers, is this."

Before he finished speaking, and without any obvious movement from Lin Yi, a square box about a foot in size, covered with a dark red velvet cloth, seemed to be lifted by an invisible hand and flew smoothly from behind the stage to the front, hovering beside Lin Yi.

Lin Yi picked up the first box, uncovered the red cloth, and opened the lid.

Inside the box, lined with black velvet, lay a badge in the very center, seemingly cast from dark red, blazing metal, with the words "Dongfeng" embossed on it, its inner light shimmering.

Around it were five miniature devices, each with a different shape and shimmering with a metallic sheen.

Wristbands, knee pads, armbands, amulets, earrings.

They are arranged in a precise five-pointed star shape, surrounding the flaming emblem at the center, giving the whole thing a mysterious yet powerful look.

These are a set of rare equipment that Lin Yi carefully selected from the blueprint list, which are very suitable for these beginners.

Its core equipment is that badge about the size of a coin.

The center of the instrument was specially embossed with the simple yet sharp characters "Dongfeng" by the equipment manufacturing personnel.

This badge, named "Dongfeng Emblem - Core Tuner," is not just an identification mark and graduation certificate, but also the core of the entire equipment's operation.

Its intricate internal structure can generate a special synergistic resonance field, which can provide two subtle amplifications.

Slight Energy Source Control Amplification: Activates the built-in energy source resonance field, slightly improving the wearer's control precision and stability over their own energy source.

Micro-nerve response optimization: Releases special vibrations to slightly stimulate the wearer's nervous system, enhancing nerve response speed and information processing capabilities.

Because it cannot place source energy crystals and can only be activated by its own source energy, and judging from the blueprint, it only provides two weak amplitudes, which at first glance seems quite ordinary.

Indeed, if the Dongfeng Emblem is used alone, its effect is just so-so; it can only be considered an ordinary piece of equipment.

But after Lin Yi paired it with several other flawed pieces of equipment, everything changed completely.

The [Rage Pulse Wristband], once activated, can instantly and significantly stimulate acupoints, unleashing extremely strong power and high-frequency vibrations, causing the next attack to have a powerful knockback and shock effect.

This thing is extremely powerful; a single strike is enough to allow someone with 80 points of Source Energy to repel or severely injure an Abyss Beast with 200 points of Source Energy.

However, this thing also has obvious flaws.

Because its pulse is too intense, it can instantly interfere with the wearer's own energy operation, causing a decrease in energy control in the following minutes, making it easy to lose accuracy in skill execution, and putting a great burden on the nerves, resulting in a brief delay in reaction after use.

Therefore, it is jokingly called the "shaky hand" wristband.

The [Source Energy Control Amplification] and [Neural Reaction Optimization] provided by the Dongfeng Emblem can effectively offset some of the side effects of decreased control and delayed reaction, making it relatively controllable and thus greatly improving its practical value.

The other items are similar, with side effects including the [Swift Wind Knee Pads] causing loss of directional control, the [Energy Drain Barrier Armband] causing slight source energy interference, and the [Heart Surge Amulet] causing reduced source energy control, also known as the "Head-Up" amulet in the past.

Any one of these five pieces of equipment, taken out individually, seems unremarkable, or even somewhat useless.

However, by using the East Peak emblem as their core and reducing its side effects, their practicality has been greatly improved: the wristbands provide control, the knee pads provide acceleration, the armbands provide protection, and the amulet provides burst damage.

Also.

In addition to these five items, after Lin Yi learned that the official team had also obtained the blueprint for a portable energy detector, he provided each trainee with an extra portable energy detector.

The importance of this thing goes without saying.

Not only can it detect the surrounding energy fluctuations and the energy reactions of the abyssal beasts, its most important function is that it has a built-in ultra-long-range encrypted communication module, which can realize real-time communication within a certain range.

And this range is sufficient to cover the entire globe.

(End of this chapter)