Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr The moment Luo Lang came out, he was grabbed by Wu Jiong to join the welcoming team. Initially, Luo Lang had not wanted to join, but when he found out that Boss Ling Lan was also in the team, all his objections disappeared. Think about it — even Boss had shown up, could the underling still hide?
Not only that, Li Yingjie, who had just escaped the abyss of misery, was also grabbed by Ling Lan. Although he wanted to resist, Ling Lan shot him a cold glance, and Li Yingjie could only rub his nose and accept his fate obediently. Li Yingjie believed that Boss Ling Lan was a hundred times more brutal than his second cousin brother.
Just like that, after training for about three days, it was finally time for them to take the field. Ling Lan led a group of handsome and valiant looking youths to the only main road of the military academy that led to the outside world. They formed a long welcoming line and stood there without moving an inch. Paired with the blue and white ceremonial military uniforms specially designed by the military academy, these youths appeared to be incomparably valiant and imposing, pleasing to the eye and the mind.
The administrators of the military academy who had come to inspect were extremely satisfied with this. Of course, this was only the first step — whether these youths were just for show or the real deal would depend on their subsequent performances.
The assessment teams of the various divisions arrived one by one at the First Men's Military Academy. Seeing the welcoming team of the military academy, they could not help but be taken aback — when had the First Men's Military Academy done this?
"Salute!" Ling Lan shouted loudly, and the welcoming team raised their heads almost simultaneously to give a military cadet salute. Their white gloves were waved neatly, and their serious faces made the attitude of these assessment teams change from their initial nonchalant attitude to proper etiquette. They reflexively raised their hands to return the salute, and only then did they solemnly walk past the welcoming team.
As each assessment team walked past the welcoming team, although their attitudes were extremely serious, it could not be denied that a trace of approval shone in their eyes. It looked like the welcoming team's performance had indeed won their favour.
Seeing this, the administrators of the military academy could not help but rejoice internally — their decision back then had been correct. Who would have thought that these new cadets would be so good at stirring things up? With this, the First Men's Military Academy's vigor and boldness were displayed. Coupled with their handsome looks and youthful demeanors, even the most stubborn of soldiers would feel better upon seeing this.
The assessment teams had all arrived within three days, including 23 regular legions and more than 10 independent armies. It was not a lot, but it was not a small number either. However, every assessment team that passed by would make the welcoming team go all out as if they were facing a great enemy.
Perhaps the military academy's honey trap had succeeded — after the army division assessment team arrived at the military academy, their attitude was indeed much better than before. This made the upper echelons of the military academy heave a huge sigh of relief — it looked like they had done the right thing.
Ling Lan scoffed at the military academy's confidence. He did not believe that the army division assessment team would show mercy just because they had a good impression of the military academy. When it was time to be ruthless, they would definitely not be soft-hearted. This was the essence of a competent soldier. It could only be said that the upper echelons of the military academy had been away from the military for too long, and some things had already been forgotten.
However, Ling Lan would not remind these upper echelons. After all, they only needed to complete the mission given by the military academy. As for the final result, that had nothing to do with them at all. Ling Lan was more than happy to be a carefree observer.
However, Ling Lan's composure had only lasted for the first two days. On the third day, when the representative of the 23rd Division appeared, Ling Lan's initially calm expression finally changed.
The 23rd Division was a new division of the Federation. As soon as its name appeared, it attracted the attention of all the instructors and students of the military academy. Of course, as her dad's division, no matter how cold Ling Lan pretended to be, she could not help but guess who her dad would send to be in charge of the assessment this time. She naturally hoped for a fair and just leader, so that the 23rd Division would leave an excellent image in the First Men's Military Academy.
However, when she saw a man alight from the special train at the spaceport, her initially immovable ice cube face finally broke, and her face twitched violently for a moment.
That man who had deliberately lowered his military cap and wore a large face mask that almost covered his entire face. Even if he was wearing a major general's uniform, pretending to be cold and aloof — how could this sense of familiarity fool her eyes?
Ling Lan gritted her teeth internally. 'F * ck me, why is my stupid dad here? What the hell is he up to?'
"Ah, Daddy …" In the mindspace, Little Four's eyes were flashing red hearts, staring at Ling Xiao with an infatuated expression as he screamed. He was sent flying by a furious Ling Lan with a kick. "You better calm down."
"Sob sob sob, Boss, I haven't seen Daddy in a long time. Why don't we say hi to Daddy?" Little Four quickly rolled back, hugging Ling Lan's thigh as he cried, vehemently asking to be reunited with his father.
"One look and I can tell that this stupid dad came here with a hidden identity. How am I supposed to reunite with him?" Ling Lan stared speechlessly at that man who thought he had hidden himself extremely well, not knowing what to say.
Luckily, the people around him were purposely blocking the view of others, and Ling Xiao was also keeping a low profile, so his identity was not exposed.
When the 23rd Division assessment team passed by Ling Lan, Ling Xiao abruptly stopped in his tracks. That pair of eyes that could be seen were smiling as he asked, "Your posture and etiquette are pretty good. Are you a freshman?"
Was he purposely making conversation? Ling Lan mentally rolled her eyes at her dad, but on the surface, she remained calm and composed as she saluted and said, "Yes, Chief."
Ling Xiao turned to look at the accompanying senior officers of the academy and said with a smile, "Not bad. Even as a freshman, you have such grace. Looks like the First Men's Military Academy lives up to its reputation." Ling Xiao's original intention was definitely to praise his daughter — it had nothing to do with the First Men's Military Academy.
However, the accompanying senior officers did not think so. Almost everyone thought that this was the 23rd Division's representative's praise for the military academy. Instantly, their faces lit up with pleasant surprise — it was beautiful. Of course, they maintained a humble expression on their faces, repeatedly saying that they did not dare to do so.
It should be known that even if the other divisions' welcoming teams performed well, they would not say it out loud, maintaining the supreme pride of the division all along. Unexpectedly, the leading officer of the 23rd Division was so amiable. This caused the senior officers' impression of the 23rd Division to rise exponentially.
At the same time, they were also in awe of General Ling Xiao. As expected of General Ling Xiao — even his subordinates were so amiable, making them feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze. At that moment, they began to calculate — since the 23rd Division had such a good impression of the First Men's Military Academy, would they be able to take in even more cadets this time? With this thought, the hearts of the senior officers of the academy instantly heated up. They all prepared to go back and let the instructors spread the news so that the cadets would try their best to apply for the 23rd Division …
The senior officers of the academy continued to have this wonderful impression of the 23rd Division. Every year in the future, they would not forget to remind the instructors to let the cadets try their best to apply for the 23rd Division …
This was Ling Xiao's personal charm — it would always make people feel good about him and unconsciously choose to follow him!
"Wah wah wah, Daddy is so awesome." Seeing this scene, Little Four once again became infatuated. He cupped his face and stared at Ling Xiao in a daze — at this moment, Little Four did not look like an intelligent entity at all.
Ling Lan looked up at the sky, speechless. She just knew that once Little Four came into contact with Ling Xiao, it would freeze and die. It looked like if she wanted Little Four to remain stable, she would need to isolate Ling Xiao.
"This young man is not bad. During his time at the military academy, can we ask this student to accompany us around the military academy so that we can get to know him better?" Ling Xiao pointed at Ling Lan and smiled as he made his request to the senior officers of the academy. The senior officers of the academy naturally agreed without hesitation. Didn't this mean that the 23rd Division was very interested in the First Men's Military Academy? This was a good thing — they definitely had to support it!
This move of Ling Xiao's directly shattered Ling Lan's wishful thinking, causing Ling Lan to grit her teeth internally. It looked like Little Four would not be able to help her for a very long time.
Just like that, in the First Men's Military Academy, Ling Xiao and Ling Lan's first meeting between father and daughter passed just like that silently, without attracting anyone's attention …
Oh, no, it was not that no one had noticed. After the 23rd Division's assessment team had walked away, Luo Lang, who was standing beside Ling Lan, asked softly with a suspicious expression, "Boss Lan, you know that person?"
Ling Lan raised a brow and returned a look at him, as if asking Luo Lang why he was asking this.
"Just now, I felt that your aura was a little unstable …" said Luo Lang, perplexed. Ever since he had subdued all his alternate personalities, Luo Lang's sixth sense had become extremely sensitive. He could sense the emotions of those he valued — for example, Ling Lan had clearly been a little restless just now.
"I'll tell you when we get back." Ling Lan replied in a low voice. Since her dad had come, she believed that her dad would definitely not leave just like that. He would definitely do something. Moreover, she also wanted her dad to get to know these companions by her side. She wanted to tell her dad that these companions were her most cherished brothers, and she also hoped that Ling Xiao would value her companions.
At this time, Ling Lan still had not realised that her current actions were like that of a child about to grow up, wanting to gain the approval of her parents.
Luo Lang nodded at her words and did not say anything else. This was because the welcoming ceremony was not over yet — there were still assessment teams from several other divisions and independent armies about to arrive.
Three days' time — even these youths with excellent physical fitness still felt mentally and physically exhausted. When the academy administrators finally announced the end of the mission, the youths all cheered enthusiastically, touched that they had finally escaped from the abyss of suffering.
To be honest, although it looked like just a few simple actions of standing, lining up, and saluting, the pressure in the hearts of the youths was not as easy as it looked on the surface. This was because these soldiers in charge of the assessment were all experienced soldier kings who had returned from the battlefield. They carried a thick killing aura around them, constantly impacting the mental endurance of these youths.
Faced with these powerful assessment soldiers, the youths were able to perform so perfectly, remaining calm and undisturbed. This was all thanks to Ling Lan's daily pressure of her aura, allowing them to get used to this killing aura in the shortest amount of time possible.
In the end, they persevered and completed the mission perfectly. At the same time, they also left a very good impression on those assessment representatives, building a solid foundation for their future development. No matter which division they went to, as long as they said that they had been part of this year's welcoming team, those officers would look at them in a different light. Without a doubt, their future development would not be too bad.
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
