Chapter 1057 Naive!
"Leader, are we really going to ignore this matter?" When they came out, one of the newer members of his team asked Senior Colonel Wen.
Major General Ling had broken the military rules so blatantly in front of them. Why did they ignore it? They were from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee. Young people were naive with their ideals. They thought that they could maintain justice and save the world.
"What do you plan to do?" Senior Colonel Wen looked at the newer member of his team with pity. He had never experienced any setbacks before so he was still innocent and naive.
"The least we could do was to support those mecha operators who wanted to leave and help them leave successfully." The new member felt something was amiss with his leader's expression so he kept his answer short and only said the things they could do.
Senior Colonel Wen's unhappiness dissipated a little when he noticed the newer member of his team speaking cautiously. This new member was a smart person he could groom so he decided to enlighten the young man and teach him some things. "This matter is not as simple as you think."
"Why?" The new member was puzzled. "At first, Colonel Li wanted to let them leave, right? Why can't they leave after Major General Ling came?"
"Some things can be done by the people below but not by the person himself," Senior Colonel Wen answered.
"Huh?" The new member didn't understand.
"Colonel Li can allow these people to leave because he wasn't the real regiment commander. However, if Regiment Commander Ling allowed them to leave, it meant that he is useless." Senior Colonel Wen noticed that some older members also looked confused so he explained to them too.
Everyone finally understood their leader.
"But, Major General Ling beat his soldiers right in front of us. Aren't we going to report this?" The new member still didn't want to neglect his duty.
"Report? What evidence do we have?" Senior Colonel Wen looked at him blankly.
"There are so many people there and there must be recordings of the incident. I recorded the scene too." The new member seemed excited. This was a valid piece of evidence. With this evidence in hand, the guilty party couldn't deny what he did, no matter how powerful he was.
"You should take a look at your recording first," One of the older members noticed that his leader was getting angry so he quickly reminded the new member.
The new member was confused but he still checked his communicator. He wasn't able to find the video that he recorded.
"What happened to it?" The new member looked up in shock.
"The moment we entered 250 Ace Mecha Clan, all our communication and recording devices become useless. They looked as though they worked perfectly but in actual fact, they couldn't be used." The older member sighed. The last time they came to 250 Ace Mecha Clan, they recorded some video evidence too. However, when they tried to use the videos as evidence, they realized that it couldn't be found.
"But, we saw it." The new member didn't give
up.
"Idiot. So what if we saw it? How many people do we have? How many people do they have?" Senior Colonel Wen scolded in a low voice, "Since you came to the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee, you must understand that we speak based on evidence. Without solid evidence, nothing can be concluded. Don't embarrass yourself."
The new member blushed and lowered his head. "I understand, leader."
"Alright, let's go." Senior Colonel Wen didn't have the heart to talk to these dumb witted people anymore. He left the base with a cold face.
The new member sat quickly in the hover car. He looked back at the entrance of the base and made a promise to himself. 'I will find evidence one day.'
Once all the outsiders had left, the tense atmosphere disappeared.
"Boss!" Luo Lang rushed over and wanted to hug Ling Lan.
Just as he was about to reach Ling Lan, a frightening gust of wind struck at him.
Luo Lang held his arms in front of him and stopped the vicious kick.
"Li Lanfeng, what are you doing?" Li Lanfeng shouted angrily.
Li Lanfeng was the one who kicked Luo Lang. This was a sneak attack. If Luo Lang didn't react in time, he would have been kicked.
Li Lanfeng placed his right leg back on the ground and said calmly, "Regiment commander is still injured. Don't be so reckless."
Luo Lang's face turned red in shame as he regretted his actions. He was too excited so he forgot about his boss's injury. If Li Lanfeng didn't stop him, he might have injured his boss even further. His anger disappeared and he looked at Li Lanfeng gratefully.
Ling Lan shook her head as she sighed at Luo Lang's innocence.
So what if he really hugged her? With her capabilities, she wouldn't be hurt no matter how hard Luo Lang hugged her. Luo Lang got fooled by Li Lanfeng again.
Many people knew this but since Li Lanfeng was doing it for the sake of their boss, they didn't say anything. Xie Yi moved his mouth but chose to keep quiet in the end.
Forget it. Let Luo Lang remain so naive. It's good to live without any worries too.
The calm personality was thinking the same way too. Hence, everyone allowed Luo Lang to continue being an innocent and naive person.
"Boss, welcome back!" Qi Long coughed and welcomed their boss on behalf of Lingtian.
"Regiment commander, welcome back." Yang Mingzhi smiled. He represented all the veteran soldiers of 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
"Yes, I'm back," Ling Lan looked at everyone and said.
"Yay!" Everyone shouted to the sky happily. Although they believed that their regiment commander would come back, the past five months was still torture to them. They could finally relax now.
Ling Lan was touched. After experiencing war, these mecha operators finally treated her as their regiment commander sincerely. She felt that her decision to come back was right. If she left, how could she answer to all these mecha operators who believed in her?
Since you trust me, I won't leave you!
After everyone calmed down, Ling Lan turned her attention to the new mecha operators who were badly injured.
Everyone knew that their regiment commander was going to make arrangements for these new mecha operators. Hence, they regained their composure and the cafeteria turned quiet again. Everyone including the new mecha operators, waited for Ling Lan's decision.
Ling Lan played with her short whip and looked at the people on the floor quietly as she thought about what to do with them.
"Leader Yang, it seems like you have become more relaxed over the past five months," Ling Lan looked up at Yang Mingzhi suddenly and said.
Chapter 1058 Punishment!
Although Li Lanfeng was the person everyone listened to when Ling Lan wasn't around, the team leader of Team 01, Yang Mingzhi, was the real person who should control of the entire 250 Ace Mecha Clan when Ling Lan was absent. Hence, Ling Lan looked for Yang Mingzhi first.
Yang Mingzhi felt touched by the gesture. He knew that as someone who entered halfway in, Ling Lan's comrades wouldn't trust him completely. It was normal for people to believe someone close to them. Some people might even suppress others in order to allow their confidants to gain a higher position.
However, Ling Lan wasn't like this. He would help him to protect his position in front of the 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Like just now, Ling Lan didn't ask Li Lanfeng about the situation in 250 Ace Mecha Clan, instead she chose to ask him first. This was a form of protection and trust.
Yang Mingzhi was an experienced and smart soldier. He managed to calm down quickly and replied in a serious tone, "Regiment commander, we have been following your training regimens without fail."
"Leader Yang, you must catch up with the times." Ling Lan looked at the veteran soldiers. These veteran mecha operators had regained their past strength. Some were even more powerful than they used to be. How was this intensity of training enough to push them?
Huh? Wasn't he going to talk about the new mecha operators? Why did their regiment commander suddenly talk about them? The veteran soldiers looked at the cold gaze of the regiment commander and shivered in fear. They could almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Everyone knew that Ling Lan was going to punish them for what had happened just now. The veteran soldiers also participated in the gang fight so none of them were able to escape.
"Well, since you have the energy to fight, it means that the training is not tough enough." Ling Lan smiled coldly. "From now on, you'll double your training every day."
"Double?"
"We're dead."
"Help, I don't want to do it."
"Regiment commander, please spare us."
Everyone started groaning and pleading their regiment commander. Unfortunately, Ling Lan was heartless.
"Three times!" Ling Lan's cold voice entered everyone's ears again.
"No!"
"We can't do it."
"We'll die."
"Four times." Ling Lan didn't change her expression as she increased the intensity of the training again.
"F**K!" Qi Long finally regained his senses. He jumped up quickly and shouted, "Team 03, gather!"
If he continued to keep quiet, the intensity would continue increasing. Qi Long knew that if there were any more objections, their boss would increase the intensity to five times or six times. If that happened, they would really be dead.
The other team leaders reacted quickly and gathered their teams too. Four times sounded like a lot but with their ability now, and with the help of Li Shiyu's agent, there was still some hope of completing it.
If they reacted slower, it would really be hopeless.
Soon, all the mecha operators left with their leaders. If they didn't start their training now, they wouldn't be able to complete four times the training before midnight.
The cafeteria got emptier. Many logisticians shrunk back in fear as they tried to make themselves invisible. They were afraid that they would alert their regiment commander and he would punish them too.
By now, everyone knew that their regiment commander was very angry about the gang fight. He was really really angry. They had spurred the mecha operators to start fighting too so they weren't innocent.
The new mecha operators looked at Ling Lan with fear and curiosity in their eyes. They didn't know why he didn't take care of them first, but instead he punished the veteran soldiers first. Was he afraid of the factions behind them? If that was the case, it was good news.
Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they noticed that Ling Lan was looking at them with dead eyes. She knocked her whip on her left palm light, seemingly contemplating something
Suddenly, she looked up and shouted, "Shiyu!"
A young man wearing a white gown over his military uniform replied with a smile, "Regiment commander, what's your order?"
"Do you still need people for your experiments?" Ling Lan replied calmly.
Li Shiyu had always terrified people even Ling Lan sometimes. He quickly answered without any hesitation, "The last batch has been used too many times. It's good to have fresh people to experiment with."
Li Shiyu didn't just cooperate with Ling Lan verbally. He even went forward and squatted beside a new mecha operator. He put on some surgical gloves and started pressing the mecha operator's neck. Then, he grabbed the mecha operator's arm and squeezed it before giving a satisfied smile.
He stood up and walked back to Ling Lan as he took off his gloves. When he walked passed a rubbish bin, he threw the gloves inside.
He came beside Ling Lan and said, "These people are muscular and energetic. Not bad. They can last for a while."
The logisticians at the side suddenly remembered a rumor they heard regarding the head of the medical department. He was able to remain in his position and control the entire medical department because he was using humans for his experiments to satisfy regiment commander's sadistic urges.
So, the rumor was true! At first, no one believed it. Head Li had a gentle smile and a gentle aura around him. He didn't look like someone who would do this. But after seeing his actions, you really can't judge a book by its cover.
The logisticians looked at Li Shiyu in fear. That gentle smile seemed like the smile of a devil now.
The new mecha operators saw the fearful expressions of the logisticians so they started shivering too.
Were they going to die during experiments instead of dying on the battlefield?
"This is illegal." One of the mecha operators couldn't control his fear and started shouting.
Ling Lan glanced at him. The mecha operator suddenly felt something banging his head. He lost consciousness.
"Bastard, go and die!" A few people among the crowd suddenly jumped up and charged at Ling Lan furiously. One of them was Zhou Yongnan.
"Get down!" Ling Lan pushed her hand down. The people in mid-air slammed onto the ground vertically.
The hard ground cracked. The cracks looked like a series of spiderwebs. The ground only stopped cracking when it was one meter away from the bodies of these people.
"I was wondering how long you can keep quiet." Ling Lan smiled coldly. "It seems like I have overestimated you."
Chapter 1059 Draw Blood!
"You will go to hell." Zhou Yongnan gritted his teeth. His eyes were bloodshot. Anyone with even the slightest hint of humanity in them would hate Ling Lan's ruthless behavior.
"Go to hell? That's right. I wish you good luck," Ling Lan said with pity. She looked sympathetic but she still treated Zhou Yongnan and the others as if they were worthless.
The medics from the medical department quickly rushed over. They were all fully covered in protective gear that covered every single part of their body.
They put down the medic box in their hands carefully and opened it slowly. They took out syringes and a bottle of green agent.
They extracted the agent into the syringes and then carefully placed the bottles back into the medic box. Then, they walked to the mecha operators that were suppressed by Ling Lan and started wiping alcohol on their arms to prepare for an injection.
"What are you trying to do? Get away from me! Get away!"
Obviously, this scene had scared all the new mecha operators. They felt that this agent was definitely not a good thing. If not, why were these people so careful. They couldn't keep their cool anymore. They disregarded their pride and started struggling furiously. They screamed and shouted as they tried to escape their sorrowful fate.
"Don't be nervous. This is a new agent I just invented. You are the first people to try it." Li Shiyu was afraid that they wouldn't breakdown mentally so he scare them even more.
The logistician who were watching at the side gasped in shock. Sob, Head Li looked so scary now! Head Lin, please save us!
Thus, under the looks of fear and despair, the new mecha operators were injected with the agents. Within a few seconds, everyone turned quiet. They first shuddered, then they stopped moving completely.
Ling Lan glanced at Li Shiyu in surprise. What was this scary new agent? Why was it so powerful that these powerful mecha operators fainted almost instantly?
Li Shiyu smiled and moved his mouth. He mouthed out the words 'top-class anesthesia'.
The agent that Li Shiyu injected into the mecha operators was not a new agent he just invented. It was just anaesthesia. After experimenting it, one syringe of this anesthesia was enough to knock out a person as powerful as Ling Xiao. However, the time they remained unconscious depends individually.
Ling Lan was speechless. Wasn't it just anesthesia? Why did he have to make it seem like some biohazard? She even got nervous for a moment. She was afraid that Li Shiyu would accidentally kill these mecha operators that came to her mecha clan voluntarily.
Actually, Ling Lan was really happy when she knew that close to a hundred powerful mecha operators had come to her mecha clan. Before she came, she had already decided to keep these people here no matter what it takes. She wouldn't let them have any chance of escaping
Ling Lan wanted to keep these mecha operators because 250 Ace Mecha Clan was lacking in people. As a mecha clan, 250 Ace Mecha Clan didn't have enough people. This problem could be solved by randomly adding some mecha operator but, Ling Lan had very high requirements. She didn't want normal mecha operators unless it was a highly talented young ace mecha master.
Those that Ling Lan liked were famous ace mecha masters who had made a name for themselves already. However, these people already hold high positions and wouldn't join a new mecha clan as a normal member. Even if someone was stupid enough to ask for a transfer, their superiors wouldn't let them. This kind of ace mecha masters were treasures wherever they went. No mecha clans were like the 250 Ace Mecha Clan where almost everyone was an ace mecha master. The other mecha clans were quite envious of 250 Ace Mecha Clan because of this.
These highly talented and young ace mecha masters were eyed on by the other mecha clans too. After all, the current powerful ace mecha masters represent the present while these potential of these new mecha operators represented the future. They were the hopes of the mecha clans.
Hence, all the mecha clans would accept these new mecha operators if they were willing to come. They would groom them specially by giving them the position of a leader of a team. There were even luxurious grooming packages in some mecha clans. Ultimately, these young mecha operators enjoyed many benefits.
However, 250 Ace Mecha Clan was unable to give them any of these.
There were 200 mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan. All of them had the ability to become team leaders. These new mecha operators couldn't be compared with them. Thus, if a new mecha operator entered 250 Ace Mecha Clan, he wouldn't be able to enjoy any benefits at all. He could only start as a normal member and climb his way up slowly.
This was a result of Ling Lan's benevolence. If not, based on the requirements of 250 Ace Mecha Clan…
The new mecha operators might not have the chance to board a mecha at all! They could only spend their days training
Thus, no sane mecha operators were willing to go there. Anyone with a sound mind would choose a mecha clan that could give them better benefits.
This was why 250 Ace Mecha Clan couldn't increase the size of their mecha operator team. Even Chief He cursed uncontrollably when he saw the requirements for mecha operators given by 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
The two people from the Ling family always looked for him whenever they needed something. Hence, he was tasked to find more mecha operators for 250 Ace Mecha Clan. This was a difficult matter given the circumstances he was under. He grew more white hair in this period of time.
The 23rd Division was a new division. They didn't have much foundation so they couldn't force mecha clans give out their powerful mecha operators.
This cruel reality forced Chief He to look at the entire military instead of just his division.
Damn it. If he couldn't draw his own blood, he would draw other people's blood.
Chief He was a smart person. He focused his attention on the factions that wanted to stuff their men into 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
Well, you want to go there? Fine, I only want the best mecha operators.
The other factions were able to stuff so many powerful mecha operators into 250 Ace Mecha Clan because Chief He helped them to ease their way into the clan.
After interacting with those two people from the Ling family, Chief He had no choice but to learn to scheme. Thus, another righteous person had fallen under the hands of the Ling family.
As for whether Ling Lan was able to make all these mecha operators listen to her, it was not his concern.
In actual fact, Ling Lan was satisfied with what Chief He did. After she got back and heard from her father that close a hundred powerful mecha operators came to 250 Ace Mecha Clan, she smiled.
Why were her father's opponents so cute? They gave her just what she needed.
Chapter 1060 Snatch People!
As for the faction behind these mecha masters, Ling Lan didn't care.
Since they came to the 250 Ace Mecha Clan, they would remain as mecha operators of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Even if they die, they would become the ghost of 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
Sometimes, Ling Lan was quite stubborn and domineering. However, Ling Lan didn't realize this as she had always felt like she was a reasonable person.
Anyway, when did her military doctor became so evil? Who taught him all those bad things? Ling Lan thought about this question carefully. She missed the kind and easily fooled Li Shiyu of the past.
For some reason, the image of Li Lanfeng smiling brightly appeared in her mind.
It must be that bastard! Ling Lan quickly pushed the blame to Li Lanfeng.
Soom, the unconscious mecha operators in the cafeteria were sent to the medical center. For a period of time, they would be tortured by Li Shiyu's agents. They would visit to hell and come back to life again.
It couldn't be helped. These mecha operators were elite ace mecha masters but after experiencing many battles and life-or-death situations, their bodies were badly damaged. If they didn't come to 250 Ace Mecha Clan, their health would deteriorate as they aged. They were at their peak health now but once they grew old, they could only retire with a body full of injuries.
If you looked at it in some way, they were very lucky to have come to 250 Ace Mecha Clan. At the same time, they were unfortunate too. If they wanted to be acknowledged by Ling Lan and become a real member of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, they needed to go through much torment.
In the future, there were more torments waiting for them.
The logisticians hiding at the back didn't escape their punishments too. However, their situation was better. Their training was only two times more intense than than the training the mecha operators had to undergo.
All the logisticians felt grateful. They were glad that their regiment commander showed them some mercy. They didn't know that the intensity of their training was greater than the intensity of the mecha operators' training in other mecha clans.
Hence, their happiness was gotten through comparison.
After they finished training, they would lay on the ground tiredly. But, when they saw the torture the mecha operators had to go through and their looks of despair, they felt happier.
After one week of torment, their regiment commander finally gave them a day off. Maybe Ling Lan felt that their performance was not bad.
That day, the entire 250 Ace Mecha Clan was quiet. Oh wait, snores could be heard in all corners of the dormitory district.
The people at the bottom were able to sleep for the day to replenish their energy but the ten team leaders and the heads of the various departments couldn't enjoy this privilege. They were thrown out of the base by their regiment commander so that they could welcome the new mecha operators and the new logisticians.
As the team leaders of the mecha clans, they had to go to the spaceport to trick… I mean, to recruit some cadets.
As for Lin Zhong-qing and Li Shiyu, they went to the logistics department of the 23rd division to snatch, I mean, to ask for some logisticians before the department finished their arrangements.
They were in a hurry because Ling Lan knew that she didn't have much time. Before the order from the military headquarters came, she must make sure that the number of people in the mecha clan reached the minimum requirement. If not, when they go to other divisions, their superiors might try to place their men into her mecha clan.
This wasn't the same as the hundred new mecha operators. These mecha operators were from different factions so they were guarded against one another and were unable to work together. Ling Lan was confident that she could control them.
However, if many people from the same faction were sent in, it would be a different problem. 250 Ace Mecha Clan was lacking close to a thousand mecha operators. This meant that her 250 Ace Mecha Clan would not be hers anymore if the thousand empty slots were filled with by an opposing faction.
Ling Xiao knew this too. However, there were people watching over him so he couldn't act freely. He was able to give 250 Ace Mecha Clan what they deserved, but Ling Lan had to rely on herself for other things.
Hence, she had to send all the leaders of the 250 Ace Mecha Clan to recruit some cadets.
Plus, Ling Lan needed to go somewhere. This was an idea from Chief He. If she succeeded, she would be able to fill up half of the empty slots for mecha operators.
In the spaceport, multiple military vessels had landed there.
Besides war times, the spaceport would be really busy during this time of the year. The recruits from the military academies who managed to enter the 23rd division successfully would be sent here at this time every year. They would then be distributed accordingly.
This was the day when every mecha clan would send a representative over to assess new recruits too. The quiet spaceport turned lively today.
Compared to the past few years, there were more representatives from the various mecha clans this year. There were quite a few exceptional recruits this year too. The total number of recruits were more than the total number in the past few years too.
A military vessel slowly moved towards the spaceport of Planet Southcrest.
Six young people sat around a round table in the lounge area of the starship. They were waiting for the JMCs on the starship to notify them to get out of the starship.
The image of Planet Southcrest was displayed on a huge screen.
"Wow, leader. Is this Planet Southcrest? It's really beautiful." A cute young man shouted excitedly when he saw the image.
"Little Tao, you're so childish. This is the headquarters of the 23rd division. How can you use beautiful to describe it?" A handsome young man teased him.
"Yan Wuyou, I'm not talking to you. I'm asking our leader." The cute young man glared at the person. This bad person always liked to tease him.
The leader he was referring to was the stern-looking young man on the other side of the table. The leader got attracted by Little Tao's words and was also looking intently at the screen.
There was excitement in his eyes which were calm most of the time.
After two years, he finally came here. He was very close to the person he admired.
The cold young man noticed his unstable emotions so he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
'Ling Yi, you can't be excited now. You haven't enter his mecha clan yet. You still have to work hard.'
That's right. This person was Ling Yi. He had always wanted to follow Ling Lan. In order to catch up with Ling Lan, he trained with all his might and finally managed to enter the 23rd division in his fifth year.
Other people might still be loss but Ling Yi knew what he wanted. He wouldn't go anywhere else besides 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
Ling Lan's actions on Planet Haijiao were made known to everyone. Hence, Ling Yi, who had always been following Ling Lan, knew where he went. His only choice was 250 Ace Mecha Clan. No one could change his mind.
Chapter 1061 Logistician?!
Ling Yi was just a cadet so he didn't know the battle for power between the higher authorities. He also didn't know that the Young Master Lan he respected almost couldn't return to 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
The military vessel entered the spaceport. Ling Yi and his team members followed the crowd and alighted the military vessel.
The spaceport on Planet Southcrest was a military spaceport. This meant that it wasn't as lively and messy as other public spaceports.
In the spaceport, many military vessels were parked in an orderly manner. There were guards on duty in all the important locations.
Along the way, they met some soldiers who hurried along with their missions in hand. They admired the tidy and handsome blue-white uniform on these soldiers.
Of course, most of the people they saw were cadets who just entered the 23rd division. It was obvious that they were cadets.
The cadets were wearing the green uniform which only recruits would wear. Whether it was the design or the material, it couldn't be compared to the military uniform for the official soldiers of the 23rd division.
If they wanted to wear those uniforms, they needed to survive their recruit training.
Ling Yi and his group followed the instructions of the soldiers on duty and came to the resting hall.
There were already many people in the hall, but they quickly found a roll of seats and sat down.
Most of the people in the hall were recruits. There were some veteran soldiers in blue-white uniforms too. Most of them were first lieutenants and captains. They would look up at the recruits occasionally and then write something down on their virtual screens.
"Leader, are these the invigilators for the first round of assessment? Our teacher has always mentioned them," Rong Ziruo leaned close to Ling Yi and asked in a soft voice.
"You should be right." Ling Yi nodded.
They had prepared beforehand. Their teacher wanted them to have a better stage to show off their talents so he reminded them before they left, to be mindful of their actions the moment they entered the military vessel of the 23rd division. The assessments of the various mecha clans might have started without them realizing
Of course, this kind of assessment was held secretly due to the fact that the military headquarters wouldn't allow such assessments to be held publicly so this was just held based on the agreement between mecha clans. The military headquarters banned these kinds of assessment because they didn't want the strength of the mecha clans to vary too much.
However, Ling Yi and his team members weren't sure about the assessment criteria. They only knew that once they finished their recruit training, the mecha clans would start inviting them in.
They would only know which mecha clan had their eyes on them during that time. There might even be a fight for them. Of course, they were the outstanding ones among the crowd. There were considered geniuses in their academy.
Tao Xiaotao always felt that his leader was a genius so he looked at Ling Yi with admiration. He lowered his voice and said, "Leader, there'll be a lot of mecha clans that will invite you."
Tao Xiaotao thought about himself. He was good at nothing. He had only managed to barely pass the selection criteria so no one would pick him. His eyes dimmed. "I wonder where I'll go to. Leader, do we have to be separated?"
Everyone got demoralized by Tao Xiaotao's words. This was something all the battle clans had to go through when they entered the military.
Unless a miracle happened, such as forming a battle team the moment they came out of the recruit training camp, they would have to be separated.
"Don't worry. We'll be together," Ling Yi said seriously.
"Yes. Based on our leader's capabilities, you should be able to stand firmly in your mecha clan soon. After that, you can find someone to bring you over." Hua Qingxin noticed everyone's low morale so he quickly cheered everyone up.
Everyone's mood got better when they heard this. Only Yi Tiange continued to give a serious expression. He wasn't moved.
Everyone turned solemn again.
"Tiange, did I say something wrong?" Hua Qingxin asked awkwardly.
Yi Tiange shook his head. "No."
Hua Qingxin wanted to heave a sigh of relief but Yi Tiange continued, "However, our leader has to go to a normal mecha clan for that to happen."
He looked at Ling Yi. His eyes were glistening. He understood his leader. "But, our leader will never go to a normal mecha clan."
From the moment he chose to apply for the 23rd division, Yi Tiange knew that Ling Yi had chosen the hardest path.
Everyone remembered what Ling Yi said a few years ago.
Tao Xiaotao swallowed his saliva and smacked his lips a few times before saying, "Leader, do you really want to go to 250 Ace Mecha Clan? But, you don't meet the requirements."
250 Ace Mecha Clan was a place where legends gathered. It wasn't a place recruits like them could enter. Based on the news they received, 250 Ace Mecha Clan only accepted experienced and powerful elite ace mecha masters. Besides Ling Yi and Yi Tiange who were middle stage ace mecha masters, the other four people were just special-class operators.
They didn't even hit the lowest requirements. How were they able to enter 250 Ace Mecha Clan?
"I know. That's why I will apply to become a logistician!" Ling Yi had made his decision long ago. However, he felt sorry for the comrades who followed him for so many years.
"Logistician?!" Tao Xiaotao exclaimed. He wanted to vomit blood. Ling Yi had a bright future ahead of himself. Yet, for the sake of Ling Lan, he gave up all the honor, merits, power and status he could get. This was something Tao Xiaotao would never wrap his head around
Tao Xiaotao's exclamation disturbed the other cadets around them. They looked over at him curiously, but some glared at him. Tao Xiaotao quickly stood up and apologized. Then, he sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm down.
He wasn't the only one that was shocked. The other four people in the group were astounded too. They just didn't act it out.
Yi Tiange stared at Ling Yi's eyes intently. Ling Yi didn't look away from his stare. He was firm with his decision.
After a few seconds, Yi Tiange said in a low voice, "Have you really decided?"
"Yes," Ling Yi only replied with a word but Yi Tiange understood him.
"I understand." Yi Tiange took a deep breath. "In that case, we might not have to split up anymore."
Everyone's eyes lit up. Only Tao Xiaotao remained confused.
"Let's all go into 250 Ace Mecha Clan as logisticians." Yi Tiange felt that no matter how powerful a mecha clan was, they wouldn't reject two ace mecha masters and four special-class operators as their logisticians.
If Yi Tiange knew that there were close to a hundred special-class operators as logisticians in 250 Ace Mecha Clan, he might not be so confident anymore.
Chapter 1062 Can't Wait Anymore!
The resting hall was soon filled with cadets. By right, they should be sent to the recruit training camp after everyone had gathered. However, the spaceport didn't seem to have made any arrangements for it.
Not only that, the officers that were sitting among the cadets received some notification and seemed surprised by it. They stood up and walked out of the hall.
Half an hour later, more and more people gathered in the hall. Those that came later had no seats and had to stand by the walls. They were waiting for their next orders.
"Leader, did something happen?" Yan Wuyou frowned and asked.
"Something must have happened," Yi Tiange replied calmly.
At this moment, the voice of a JMC of the spaceport sounded.
"Cadets, please take notice. Due to sudden circumstances, you will be assigned to your mecha clans now."
"Cadets, please take notice…"
The JMC repeated the announcement three times. All the cadets were shocked. They didn't know if this was a good or bad thing.
The adaptive ability of the people at the spaceport was strong. Within a short time, all the recruits were sent to the registration hall.
Many officers who just received the notification had arrived at the registration hall. Officers from all ranks could be seen. It was very messy.
This was because the snatching of recruits, which was supposed to happen three months later, was pushed to today forcibly. Many mecha clans were caught off guard. The team leaders of many battle teams couldn't come in time so they could only ask the officers that came to assess the recruits to replace them.
At that moment, in the staff officer department, all the staff officers were busy with work. The busiest person was, of course, our chief of staff.
"Chief of staff, the military is asking why we pushed the time for the recruitment of recruits forward? How should we reply to them?" One of the staff officers ran over and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was asking He Xuyang who was sitting calmly behind his office desk.
He Xuyang was the one who gave the order to distribute the recruits before their training camp. He was the one who started this tsunami.
"Tell them that the training camp is destroyed by an earthquake so we can't let hold the training camp now. We have no choice but to distribute the recruits first," He Xuyang replied with a straight face.
Chief of staff, you're shameless!
The staff officer knew that the recruit camp was perfectly fine. When the 23rd division built the camp, they considered all possibilities and evaded the areas where earthquakes could happen. Was it alright to reply to the military headquarters with such an obvious lie?
The staff officer was worried about his superior. However, He Xuyang didn't need his concern. When he saw his officer standing still, he raised his eyebrows and looked at him. "Why are you still here?"
The staff officer had no choice but to leave. He replied to the military headquarters with what He Xuyang said.
He Xuyang didn't care whether the military headquarters believed him. His most important task was to fill up empty slots in 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
He Xuyang felt stressed. He looked out of the window and recalled the news he got from General Ling Xiao just now. He started frowning again.
"There's no time now."
Ling Xiao looked at the information he just received and said the same thing.
"We can't wait anymore!"
The moment Ling Yi entered the registration hall, many officers took notice of him.
"You're Recruit Ling Yi from the First Men's Military Academy, right?" Everyone was stunned by the sudden change of event so they didn't act like they normally would. In the past, they would carefully observe their targets before inviting them. Now, they didn't wait at all and acted directly.
Everyone wanted to get the people they wanted as soon as possible in case something unexpected happened again.
"Yes." Ling Yi nodded.
"I'm from the XX Mecha Clan. I would like to invite you to our mecha clan." One of the majors went directly into the topic.
The other officers that were interested in Ling Yi came forward too. They all invited Ling Yi. They weren't as calm as they used to be.
"I'm sorry. I already have a mecha clan I want." Many mecha clans invited Ling Yi. One of them was even a titled super mecha clan. If he entered that mecha clan, he would have a bright future ahead of himself. However, all these benefits and offers didn't waver Ling Yi's decision.
"May I know which mecha clan you want to go to?" The officers continued asking. They didn't want to give up. If Ling Yi's target was just a normal mecha clan, they were confident that they could persuade him over.
"I want to go to 250 Ace Mecha Clan," Ling Yi said proudly. That was the mecha clan his family head had created, a mecha clan that created many miracles.
The expressions of the officers turned strange. Some even looked at Ling Yi with pity.
250 Ace Mecha Clan was the hero of the entire Federation. However, in the 23rd division, 250 Ace Mecha Clan was in a weird position. Many people were envious of the people inside but no one wanted to get into the mecha clan. They didn't want to die yet.
A few regiment commanders who had the honor of witnessing the training of 250 Ace Mecha Clan got frightened. The intensity of the training was not something a normal person could handle. Everyone in 250 Ace Mecha Clan was a lunatic.
The officer realized his breach of etiquette so he coughed and said calmly, "Your goal is good but the 250 Ace Mecha Clan is not a mecha clan anyone can enter. If you're not an experienced elite ace mecha master, they wouldn't want you."
"Ling Yi, don't be overambitious." Someone reminded Ling Yi with concern.
"I understand. That's why I applied to be a logistician," Ling Yi answered seriously.
"What?" Almost all the officers wanted to vomit blood. They persuaded him nicely and even promised that they would groom him personally but he still wanted to enter the 250 Ace Mecha Clan as a logistician?
"You're giving up on yourself! How can you go there and be a logistician?" One of the officers couldn't control his emotions anymore.
"Why? Do you have a problem with us?" A clear voice rang through the hall.
The expressions of the furious officers suddenly changed.
"The 250 Ace Mecha Clan!"
The 250 Ace Mecha Clan had appeared.
Two young people appeared at the entrance. One was bright and cheerful while the other was beautiful.
Ling Yi looked at the two people who just came and a rare smile appeared on his face.
"It's them!" The six people from the Ling Yi Battle Clan thought of the same thing.
Two team leaders of the 250 Ace Mecha Clan, Xie Yi, and Luo Lang, walked into the hall.
Chapter 1063 The Eight Lord
"Senior Xie!"
"Senior Luo!"
All the recruits from the First Men's Military Academy stood up in unplanned unison as they greeted their seniors excitedly.
They didn't greet at the same time so it was really noisy and messy but it was obvious that they were greeting Xie Yi and Luo Lang.
They gave nicknames to the eight men under the king of the First Men's Military Academy, Ling Lan. They were known as the eight lords. Luo Lang and Xie Yi were two of the lords.
Of course, their names became famous after they left the military academy so Ling Lan and her comrades didn't know that they had become a legend in the military academy.
Ling Lan was the invincible and mighty Domineering King Lan.
The eight lords were:
Loyal Lord: Qi Long!
He had a humble face so all his juniors felt that he was the most loyal to Ling Lan. Thus, they gave him this nickname.
Beauty Lord: Luo Lang!
Just like what the name meant, it was given based on Luo Lang's beauty.
Friendly Lord: Xie Yi!
Xie Yi was a bright and cheerful person. He could make friends with anyone. At the start, everyone had different nicknames for him. In the end, 'Friendly Lord' got the most votes and this nickname was given to Xie Yi.
Tactic Lord: Han Jijyun!
When Ling Lan reigned over the military academy, Li Lanfeng had already left. Hence, their juniors didn't know that Ling Lan had two advisers. They always saw Han Jijyun making schemes for Ling Lan so they gave him this nickname.
Logistics Lord: Lin Zhong-qing!
Lin Zhong-qing's nickname was the first to be confirmed by everyone. His presence meant quality logisticians. They used Lin Zhong-qing's nickname as a template to confirm the nicknames of the other people.
Manager Lord: Wu Jiong!
Whether it was before Ling Lan reigned over the military academy or after, she was never the one who managed her team. It was Wu Jiong. His outstanding management ability gained everyone's acknowledgment so they gave him this nickname.
Violent Lord: Li Yingjie!
Fine, every time there was trouble, Li Yingjie could be seen lurking around in the scene. The teachers and students of the First Men's Military Academy knew that there had to be a bad man in a team, and Li Yingjie was the bad man.
Actually, many people wanted to call Li Yingjie the Evil Lord or the Devil Lord. However, as the legend of the school, the names of the eight lords would be recorded in the history of their school. If they gave such a lousy nickname to their lord, they would be embarrassed too. To maintain their dignity, everyone decided to give a neutral nickname.
Pioneer Lord: Ye Xu!
If Li Yingjie was an irritating person, Ye Xu was a likable person. He represented righteousness. He would always appear in areas where they were trouble. He was always the one in the lead so he was given this nickname.
Although Wu Jiong and Ye Xu didn't stay with Ling Lan after they entered the military, their contribution to Ling Lan's reign couldn't be overlooked. Hence, the two of them were included inside the eight lords.
Luo Lang looked at Xie Yi in a questioning manner when he heard the people shouting his name. He was puzzled. Who were these people?
In the military academy, Luo Lang only paid attention to his boss. He didn't care about anything else. Besides his boss, the only other things he did was practice and more practice.
He didn't know anyone here. Oh, he knew one person. He knew Ling Yi. He remembered Ling Yi because this person was very durable. He could find him to practice his physical skills.
Xie Yi understood Luo Lang well. Hence, when he saw Luo Lang's gaze, he lowered his head and explained that these were all their juniors from the First Men's Military Academy.
Luo Lang finally knew what was happening. He quickly put on a gentle and amiable to show everyone that he didn't forget about his juniors.
Xie Yi couldn't bear to look at him. He turned his head slowly.
Luo Lang felt that he had shown his friendliness to his juniors so he turned and looked at one of the majors coldly. "Do you have anything against our 250 Ace Mecha Clan?"
His domineering attitude made the major furious. The major's comrades saw this and pulled his sleeve quickly to remind him to stay calm.
Ling Lan was unable to recover so he was removed from the position as the regiment commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan (The military hadn't announced that Ling Lan had resumed her position. Only a few higher authorities in the 23rd division knew about this), making the future of 250 Ace Mecha Clan uncertain. However, this mecha clan was still created by Lieutenant Colonel Ling so General Ling Xiao would take extra care of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. After all, Ling Lan was Ling Xiao's son.
Hence, it was useless to offend the 250 Ace Mecha Clan now. They should control their emotions and wait to see what would happen. If the 250 Ace Mecha Clan was really forsaken, they would be able to take their revenge then.
Anyone who was able to become a high-ranking officer wasn't stupid. The major got reminded by his comrade and calmed down almost instantly. He squeezed out a smile and soften his attitude. "Why would I have anything against you? Lieutenant Colonel Luo, you misunderstood me."
The major softened his attitude because Luo Lang's rank was higher than him. Plus, Luo Lang had real power too.
He was a team leader. Although the number of his team members was fewer than most teams in the military, the 250 Ace Mecha Clan could fill up their empty slots at anytime. Luo Lang would then become a real team leader. As for him, he needed to work hard for many years before he could reach Luo Lang's level. It might take him 20 years or more.
The major was already more than 40 years old. He looked at the two young soldiers who had only been in the military for two years. He was green with envy.
"That's good." Luo Lang was satisfied. Then, he turned around and walked towards Ling Yi and his team members.
Luo Lang didn't want to know if the major meant what he said. He just needed an answer he wanted.
Luo Lang was a straightforward person. He was unconcerned about everything other than what he wanted but this meant that his actions normally wouldn't cause any huge commotion.