"Why should I tell you? Will him being a god-class operator affect your life? " Lan Luofeng looked at Ling Lan in confusion. "He has already left us. Even if he is by our side, what does it have to do with us whether he is a god-class operator or not?"
Ling Lan thought for a moment and felt that Lan Luofeng was right. Knowing whether Ling Xiao was a god-class operator or not really didn't affect her that much.
Lan Luofeng picked up some of Ling Lan's favourite dishes with her chopsticks and placed them in her bowl. She continued, "Also, Ling Xiao is just Ling Xiao. He is a normal person, but he is also my husband, your father. He is a god-class operator, but he is still my husband, your father. These two identities will never change. "
Lan Luofeng's words made Ling Lan's body shudder. The anxiety she had felt when she found out that Ling Xiao was a god-class operator abruptly vanished.
"Also, Baby Lan, don't let your father's identity affect your future choices. You must remember that you are you. It's just a coincidence that you have a father called Ling Xiao." Lan Luofeng was a little worried. She was very afraid that her daughter would choose to do something she did not like because of Ling Xiao, such as becoming a mecha operator or something. "I hope that in the future, you will choose what you like, and not because of some other reason..."
Lan Luofeng's words made Ling Lan see her mother in a new light. She felt like she was getting to know Lan Luofeng all over again.
Ling Lan estimated that among all the women that her father had met, only her mother didn't regard her father as a strong man, an idol, or a long-term meal ticket. Instead, she simply regarded him as an ordinary person who could live a normal life. Therefore, her father chose her mother … Well, he made his move when her mother was still underage.
"Thank you, Mom!" Ling Lan said seriously. She finished all the dishes Lan Luofeng had given her, and then raised her head to ask, "Mom, do you think Dad is still alive?"
A brilliant smile bloomed on Lan Luofeng's lips. She nodded decisively and said, "Yes, I think your father won't die so easily. He's a god-class operator!" Her words were filled with undisguised admiration and pride.
Ling Lan smiled as well. Since her mother hoped so, then she would hope so too. Besides, it was just as her mother had said — a god-class operator wouldn't die so easily...
After Ling Lan finished eating, she accompanied her mother outside to take a walk on the grass to help with digestion. After that, she went to the training room to practice several sets of basic physical skills, especially the Scout Academy's basic physical skills. Ling Lan practiced them more than 10 times each time, because Ling Xiao had said before that this set of physical skills was not so simple. It might even be of great help to her mecha piloting advancement in the future.
Finally, she took a shower and went to bed. Entering the learning space as usual, she saw Little Four sitting on the ground, countless papers scattered around him. He was flipping through a few papers in his hands.
Ling Lan asked curiously, "Little Four, what are you doing?"
Perhaps because Little Four was too focused, he was startled by Ling Lan's voice. The papers in his hands instantly scattered, and one of them actually landed on top of his head.
Little Four hurriedly tore down the piece of paper, and saw Ling Lan looking at him with a smile on her face, as if she had been amused by his earlier reaction. He said gloomily, "Boss, why did you do it so quietly? You almost scared me to death! "
"Scared you to death? What, did you do something bad just now? "Ling Lan joked.
Unexpectedly, Little Four's expression turned to one of shock, and he quickly reached out to gather the white paper in front of him. Ling Lan asked suspiciously, "You didn't really do something bad, did you?"
Little Four choked out a laugh and said, "Of course not. I was just collecting information. Nothing about daddy or mecha."
Little Four's words were a little slurred when he mentioned mecha, but Ling Lan's attention was drawn to the mention of daddy. She reminded him seriously, "Collecting is one thing, but be careful not to be discovered."
Little Four smiled and said, "Don't worry, Boss!"
"But …" Ling Lan pointed at the white paper in front of Little Four. "Do you have to do this?" Actually, Little Four could have directly integrated the information into his own program. There was no need for him to use pieces of white paper to materialize the information like this.
"Boss, don't you feel that using white paper to materialize those words is very classy?" Little Four said with an intoxicated expression. "Don't you feel that I'm very intelligent when I hold the white paper and look at it?"
So this brat was just showing off! Ling Lan said exasperatedly, "Since that's the case, then you can continue being intelligent. I need to go into the learning space to study."
Ling Lan's indifference made Little Four feel that there was a generation gap between him and Ling Lan. Thus, he waved his hand dismissively at Ling Lan, indicating that Ling Lan should not disturb his work.
Little Four's heartless display made Ling Lan shake her head silently, sighing that the little brats these days were all too arrogant. She was just about to push open the door to physical skills when her gaze inadvertently shifted, and she saw that on the door to the side, two words had finally appeared: Mecha!
Could it be that because she had come into contact with mecha, the learning space had also activated the mecha tutorial?
Ling Lan's heart warmed. She gave up on the physical skills door and tentatively pushed on the door to mecha. She found that the door moved slightly, no longer like before, when it seemed to be connected and unmoving.
Ling Lan pushed forcefully, and the door swung open with a bang. She walked in and saw a boundless space. Not far in front of her, there was a bearded and rough looking soldier. He was looking at her with a hearty smile.
"Haha, Ling Lan, you're finally here." The soldier's warm greeting made Ling Lan look at him warily. Could it be another new instructor?
The few instructors Ling Lan had come into contact with so far all had different personalities — some were devilish, some were cold, and some were serious and aloof. Number One was an extremely cold and cool person, but he meant what he said. Although Number Five liked to laugh, he was an extremely devilish and perverted person, sending chills down people's spines. Number Nine was very serious, looking very cold and arrogant, but in reality, she was an extremely soft-hearted woman. Ling Lan had received a lot of care from her from the start.
Thus, Ling Lan was not afraid of stern-faced instructors, but she was afraid of those who were all smiles and warm. She had been tortured by Number Five until she was afraid... so, seeing the other's warm and smiling face, she became wary. If another instructor like Number Five came, she would definitely be toyed with very badly.
"Don't think too much. I'm not Number Five; I'm not interested in torturing people. Right, I'm your mecha instructor, Number Three. Actually, when you were 6 years old, I already wanted to activate the mecha tutorial. However, in view of your current situation, Boss Number One rejected my request. I thought I'd have to wait for another 5 or 6 years, but unexpectedly, after just one year, you've already activated it. Hahahahaha... this is really great. " Number Three threw his head back and laughed maniacally, as if very happy with Ling Lan's choice. It looked like he was indeed getting impatient from waiting.
The laughter finally stopped. Without waiting for Ling Lan to ask, Number Three snapped his fingers, and a rabbit mecha descended from the sky, landing right in front of Ling Lan. That familiar appearance made Ling Lan's forehead crease. "Why is there this mecha?"
Number Three said helplessly, "It can't be helped. Our mecha control system is still a little different from your world, so we had the space assistant collect all the types and control methods of all the mecha here. So far, the space assistant has only sent over this mecha. Of course, this is also because you chose this mecha..."
Ling Lan finally understood why Little Four had looked so naughty in the main hall of the learning space. It turned out that he had secretly imported the rabbit mecha's data into the learning space to use it as her initiation mecha for mecha training. Hells, he clearly knew that she really didn't like the rabbit mecha. Couldn't he have changed it a little and imported some other model?
Of course, Ling Lan was even more depressed about her own luck. If she had drawn those formidable mecha back then, she would not have had to endure Number Three's mocking gaze.
No matter how depressed Ling Lan was, she still had to listen to Instructor Number Three's orders. She sat down in the rabbit mecha's cockpit. Sure enough, the control buttons inside were still the same, without any changes.
Ling Lan activated the mecha, and the mecha very quickly started up. She turned on the mecha's screen to display the scene outside, but found that the initially spacious space had now become an extremely narrow passageway. Ling Lan made a rough estimation and found that it was only one and a half mecha's width. To pass through the passageway smoothly, the requirements for mecha movement and control were very high. Not only that, there were also some irregular obstacles in the passageway — on the ground and on the walls on both sides. These were probably meant to test a mecha operator's adaptability and control.
"First, you have to go through an obstacle course. Do you see the number at the bottom of the screen?" Number Three's voice rang out by Ling Lan's ear.
Ling Lan looked towards the direction Instructor Number Three had indicated. Sure enough, at the very bottom of the screen, the number 03.00.00 was flashing fiercely, reminding Ling Lan of its existence.
"This is a 3 minute countdown. For this obstacle course, you must complete it within 3 minutes to pass. And you only have one week to complete the mission." Number Three's voice was clearly gloating.
F * ck! He didn't teach her anything and just gave her the mission directly? Instructor Number Three, you're a mecha instructor, not a mission giver. Aren't you shameless to do this? Before Ling Lan could protest, she saw the string of flashing numbers at the bottom of the screen begin to count down rapidly.
Ling Lan's eyelids twitched. She suddenly found that, at that speed, 3 minutes really wasn't that long.
Right then, Number Three's gloating voice rang out once more. "Right, every time you fail a challenge, the system will give you a punishment. You have to hold on."
Hearing this, Ling Lan operated her mecha in exasperation. Her fingers danced, actually exploding with unprecedented speed … the system's punishment would definitely not be so easy to endure. She didn't want to experience that feeling again.
However, while dreams were beautiful, reality was cruel. Ling Lan crashed into the wall for the nth time, becoming the rabbit waiting for its prey. When the time finally reached zero, she had only jumped a few metres. What a pitiful rabbit … before Ling Lan could finish lamenting, she felt a wave of numbness sweep over her body …
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