He didn't really think he was much stronger than Miao Yang, but when it came to losing face, he'd long gotten used to it over the years. One more time wouldn't make a difference.

"Captain, mighty and brave!"

"Captain, you look as good as ever, amazing."

"Haha, Captain, just go ahead, if no one claps, we will!"

In the midst of the jeering, Uncle Dong took a deep breath and turned to glance at Yun Wei.

The latter blinked, seeming to either encourage him or question if he had truly regained his spirit.

Had he?

Uncle Dong shook his head self-deprecatingly. What spirit did an old useless man from a general store have? He was just surviving.

"Now let's welcome the Blood Dragon Corps Level 02 Green Dragon Captain, Xia Dong, to give us a lecture."

The announcement came, and Uncle Dong took a deep breath before stepping onto the stage.

The lights were far from as dazzling as he had imagined, nothing like what was described in the old magazines he found in flea markets, which made one feel the focus of all.

Looking down.

The inspectors in the front row all bowed their heads, indifferent.

The inspectors in the middle row whispered to each other, seemingly discussing an important topic.

As for the back... Uncle Dong really wanted to see where Cheng Ye was, but there were too many heads, and not enough time to examine them carefully.

"Hello everyone, I'm Xia Dong, a soldier lucky enough to survive on the battlefield."

"Today, I'll be discussing with you... strategies for dealing with range-attack hydrophilic-infected bodies."

"..."

Five minutes wasn't enough time to delve into anything too profound.

Uncle Dong deconstructed a battle scene encountered by the Cold Winter Squad, detailing the coping strategies and actual effects clearly and engagingly.

The team members standing at the back couldn't help but applaud, even Yun Wei's eyes were somewhat blazing, as if she saw the Xia Dong of old.

However, the reaction from the audience was mediocre, and Miao Yang, watching from the side, pouted and sighed helplessly.

"Alright, that's the complete response strategy, does anyone have any questions?"

No one in the audience asked questions.

Uncle Dong wasn't surprised, and slightly bowed, "Then, thank you all for listening."

After speaking, he turned to leave the stage.

But at that moment, in the silent auditorium, unexpected applause suddenly rang out.

The applause wasn't loud, but it was especially clear amidst the silence!

It was...

Cheng Ye gently clapped, to others, Uncle Dong was merely an insignificant person.

But to him, he was one of the few people who could chat and relieve boredom after crossing into the wasteland.

"Wonderful!"

He stood slightly, nodded to the people around him, completely ignoring the surprised glances, and applauded generously.

Clap, clap, clap.

Seeing this, Matthew Lee also stood up and clapped, not caring about the odd looks of others.

To him, such moments with no risk, yet full of presence, were very pleasing.

However.

Almost as soon as he stood up to applaud, synchronized applause came from behind!

Huh?

How could Cheng Ye's influence be so large that others followed in applause?

Matthew Lee curiously turned his head, wanting to see who else dared to stand out without fear of the East-West tension.

Could it be some fearless minor...

?

The line of sight from the back row met Matthew Lee's, and Dario Haven was applauding with a slight look of confusion.

As if asking, are you stealing my thunder?

"Dario Haven?"

Matthew Lee was suddenly stunned, his expression froze instantly, his eyes full of disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.

How could it be?

The Fifth-stage Inspector of the Westerners, Harlem's main supporter.

Possibly the next station head, Dario Haven.

He, he was also applauding?

Did he want to curry favor and bring Cheng Ye to the Westerner camp?

No, this guy was crazy. A person so devoted to his camp, applauding an Eastern warrior?

The baffled Western inspectors turned their heads, faces full of astonishment.

But somehow, a sycophant started to follow Dario Haven and began clapping as well.

The sparse applause suddenly became loud, and seeing this, observers and staff from the Westerner camp also hurriedly joined in.

Truly a "the world has gone mad, a rat serving as a bridesmaid for a cat!" moment!

The Westerner camp, actually applauding for the Easterners?

The Eastern inspectors in the front hesitated for a moment, inwardly thinking they couldn't lose momentum; if Westerners could follow Cheng Ye's lead and applaud, why should they hold back? They all began to clap as well.

Wave after wave of applause grew louder and more people stood up!

The applause throughout the entire auditorium reached an unprecedented fervor.

???

What happened?

From the first applause to the whole room booming with applause, it only took three or four seconds. Uncle Dong's steps suddenly froze in place, his face overtaken with incredulous shock.

He whipped his head around, memories seemed to blur at that moment.

In a daze, he felt that he was really standing on the stage depicted in that old magazine.

The lights dazzling, like fragmented diamonds blinding his vision.

The audiences' roars, like rolling thunder.

The applause, wave after wave like the sea, engulfed him, almost making him breathless.

Despite the fact that all the eyes at this moment were not focused on him, but on a young inspector's face in the middle of the back row!

But that inspector looked at him, with an unexpectedly warm gaze mixed with confusion telling him.

Xia Dong, you are not a worthless nobody!

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