"You would have had a great future if you stayed in the Federation. So, why did you come here?" asked Ling Lan.
"Humans are all in nature greedy, and would almost always give in to their desires. Even if I was doing well in the military, I could only be promoted to a lieutenant colonel, while he had already been assigned as a commander of a regiment and been promoted to senior colonel through his family's connections." Ji Ming smiled sarcastically. "Isn't it funny? The achievements I was proud of were nothing in the face of a powerful background. Especially when his military rank was higher than mine, my belief in the system cracked.