Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr At this time, in another room, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng, who had already finished registering, were currently lying on their beds with their eyes closed.
Not long after, Ling Lan received a message. She opened it and was extremely agitated. In the next second, she kicked Li Lanfeng on the top bunk unceremoniously.
Feeling the tremendous force coming from the bed, Li Lanfeng sat up in shock. Before he could ask Ling Lan what had happened, he heard Ling Lan say, "There's news from Number Two and the others. Hurry up and pack up. We're going to look for them."
Li Lanfeng's eyes lit up. He put on a jacket and jumped off the bed to follow Ling Lan to where Zilong was staying.
The reason Ling Lan had received the news so quickly was not because of Little Four's ability. Of course, if Zilong and the others' information had been registered, Little Four, who was already lurking within the Swift Dragon base's network, would definitely have received the news at the first instance. However, in order to make everything seem natural, Ling Lan had heavily bribed the logistics staff of the Swift Dragon base during the registration process. Of course, she had also gotten Li Lanfeng to use his ability to naturally gain the goodwill of others to brush up on the other's favour, successfully getting the other to agree.
In reality, when Zilong and the others' information had just been registered, Ling Lan had already been informed by Little Four. However, Ling Lan was very calm, still lying in bed and pretending not to know anything. It was only when she received the message from the logistics staff that she pretended to be agitated.
Of course, the other party's actions did not violate any of the base's rules. After all, Ling Lan and the others only wanted to find their lost comrades, not pry into the secrets of the base. Meanwhile, in the current Swift Dragon base, this phenomenon was not just limited to Ling Lan's side. Many soldiers who had been separated from their original teams for various reasons had also made similar requests. However, at the same time that Ling Lan had made her request, she had also offered an additional meager reward.
The reward was very simple. It was just a bottle of strong alcohol that Ling Lan had brought along for emergency treatment. With Little Four's help, Ling Lan knew that this person's hobby was drinking.
Why did Ling Lan have strong alcohol with her? Cough, cough. Actually, this was a habit left behind by Ling Lan when she was bedridden in her previous life. She was used to disinfecting her wounds with alcohol. She really couldn't adapt to the current world where she didn't do anything and just sprayed healing agents on her wounds.
Ling Lan had always been a little traumatized by this kind of treatment. What if there was something like tetanus? Wouldn't that be courting death? Therefore, he habitually added a few bottles of strong liquor into his backpack. If he was accidentally injured, he would open a bottle of liquor to disinfect it before applying the Healing Potion.
Although Zilong and the others didn't understand Ling Lan's habit, they didn't question it. They were only secretly guessing if it was because their boss loved drinking, but their parents didn't approve of it, so they found such a ridiculous reason.
It could only be said that some things had already become Ling Lan's habit. Even if she wanted to change it, it couldn't be changed in a short period of time. Therefore, Ling Lan had unknowingly become a person who loved drinking in the eyes of the team members.
And when Ling Lan took out the strong liquor and quietly handed it to the logistics personnel, Li Lanfeng couldn't help but secretly hold his forehead. He wondered if Ling Lan was a rabbit who loved drinking, so he thought of using strong liquor as a bribe.
But no matter what the reason was, in short, Ling Lan's reward was too much for the logistics personnel's liking. As a result, the other party was extremely supportive and responded almost immediately. This made Li Lanfeng sigh in admiration once again. The rabbit's seemingly random actions always had excellent results.
The two of them quickly found the resting place of Zilong and the others and knocked on the door.
The one who opened the door was still Yang Yilong. Who asked him to sleep on the bed closest to the door? He opened the door and saw two strangers, so he asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Is Luo Ying and the others here?" Ling Lan asked coldly. That icy gaze made Yang Yilong feel a chill in his heart. He quickly ducked inside and shouted, "Captain Luo, someone's looking for you."
Hearing this, Zilong's eyes lit up. He jumped down from the top bunk and strode quickly to the door. Seeing his boss's familiar face, he was instantly overjoyed. "Leader, you're finally here."
Zilong's greeting of 'leader' made the other people in the room jump up in excitement, running out one after another.
Seeing this, Yang Yilong was speechless. But when he thought of the feeling the person at the door gave him, he understood why these mecha team members were so excited. Only such a person would be able to subdue this group of proud mecha soldiers. With just one look, Yang Yilong knew that the leader was definitely a strong person. This was because he had once felt the same kind of pressure from the leader of the Leiguang battle team.
Seeing his other two companions poke their heads out to ask him about the other party's background, Yang Yilong quietly indicated that he should not say too much and just continue sleeping so that he would not disturb them.
For them mecha logisticians, a captain-level character was a high and mighty existence. He did not want to offend that leader.
Zilong and the others excitedly hugged Ling Lan one by one, and then they saw that familiar smiling face standing beside Ling Lan. Other than [No Mecha Unrepaired], the others could not help but be taken aback. In particular, Li Shiyu's face stiffened.
Seeing this, Li Lanfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Number Eight, back then, because I was jealous, I schemed to steal your position as the leader. I have let you down. This time, I've thought it through. Status and rank are not important. The most important thing is my companions. Please forgive me. "
Hearing this, Li Shiyu only huffed and turned his head away, not saying anything. He knew that there was something wrong with his expression. If there had been a surveillance camera recording it, it would probably have been exposed. Li Lanfeng was undoubtedly helping him cover it up, but he was not used to acting, so he did not know how to respond.
Seeing this, Xie Yi tugged on Li Shiyu's arm and said, "It's already a blessing that the few of us were able to survive. Why are we still thinking about the past? Don't you think so, Number Eight?"
Li Shiyu saw that everyone was smiling at him, so he could only brace himself and say, "Forget it. Let's not talk about the past."
Only then did Li Lanfeng let out a sigh of relief. He walked up and hugged Li Shiyu tightly, saying, "Thank you, brother, for your tolerance and understanding …" Only Li Lanfeng knew that when he had said these words, he had not been acting … he really hoped that one day in the future, Li Shiyu would be able to say these words to him, but Li Lanfeng also knew that this was probably just wishful thinking on his part.
Seeing this, Ling Lan clapped her hands and said, "It's good that we've let bygones be bygones. In the future, we must all be united and not fight amongst ourselves again." Ling Lan's words announced that this matter had come to an end. Everyone happily welcomed Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng into the room.
Meanwhile, Li Lanfeng pulled Li Shiyu over. The two of them sat on Li Shiyu's bed and started whispering to each other, looking as if they had really let bygones be bygones.
Only Li Lanfeng himself knew that although he appeared to be in the zone, he was actually still very shocked inside. When he had seen Li Shiyu, even though he was good at pretending, he had still almost broken his facade. Because that damned Ling Lan had not told him beforehand that his Li Shiyu had also joined his battle clan.
Looking at the innocent-looking Li Shiyu, Li Lanfeng could not help but sigh internally. What exactly did their Li family owe Ling Lan? Not only had he joined, even Li Shiyu, who should not have joined the battle clan, had joined as well … but he could not help but feel smug in his heart. The rabbit was indeed able to do things that others could not.
If he had the rabbit's help in the future, would he also be able to break free from this so-called destiny … Li Lanfeng's eyes flashed, but he quickly restrained himself and tossed this foolish thought aside. He definitely could not harm the rabbit. If he wanted to go against the heavens and change his fate, he would have to pay a painful price. Grandpa Zhuge had said very clearly that this price could very well be his life.
Although Li Lanfeng was chatting with Li Shiyu, in his mind, he was thinking back to when he had met Ling Lan in his real appearance in the virtual world not too long ago.
When they arrived at the Swift Dragon base, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng would definitely have to leave their mecha. Of course, they had it easier than Zilong and the others, because in the virtual world, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng were both mystical existences. Because Ling Lan had Little Four, she had easily changed the civilian mecha control suit that Ling Lan had originally been wearing into an official military mecha control suit. Meanwhile, Li Lanfeng was a spectre. Although he could not directly change the settings of the virtual world, he could disguise himself. Thus, when the two of them left their mecha, there were no flaws at all, no different from the other mecha operators.
However, when Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng left their mecha for the first time, Li Lanfeng had almost exposed himself. If not for his spectre power concealing his expression, his stunned expression would definitely have alerted the people around him.
Meanwhile, Ling Lan's cold expression, which had long been formed, did not crumble even when she saw Li Lanfeng.
"… Boss!" Li Lanfeng swallowed the word 'Lan' in his throat, only saying the two words' Boss'. It looked like he was greeting his own team leader as Boss.
"Number Nine, keep up." Ling Lan's cold gaze carried a hidden warning. Even though the others could not see Li Lanfeng's expression, perhaps because she was too familiar with the leopard, Ling Lan could still sense Li Lanfeng's loss of composure.
This gaze caused Li Lanfeng's initially stunned and aggrieved heart to instantly calm down. He lowered his head and patted his forehead lightly, silently hating himself for losing his composure. The two of them did not know each other's background, but Ling Lan was still very calm. In terms of mentality, he had completely lost to the rabbit who was three years younger than him. This made him feel somewhat ashamed.
At this time, Li Lanfeng was also not surprised at how the 10 year old Ling Lan could enter Mecha World. For Ling Lan to be able to make the same disguise as him, there was no doubt that she was a spectre just like him. Meanwhile, for spectres, in the virtual world, any so-called seals or boundaries were ineffective, unable to stop them from entering and leaving. Thus, it made perfect sense that Ling Lan could enter Mecha World at the age of 10.
However, Li Lanfeng sighed again. The 10 year old Ling Lan was actually so strong as a spectre that he had not noticed at all. No wonder they had been so fated back then — even if he had entered the mecha training hall first, the rabbit had still been able to accurately arrive at the training hall he had chosen. Now that he thought about it, Ling Lan must have used his spectre power to find his direction.
Didn't this prove that the rabbit had also valued him back then, which was why he had used his spectre power to find his position and pretend to meet him by chance?
Li Lanfeng's heart warmed. It looked like he had not been the only one who had offered his friendship back then. If he had been bold enough to tell Ling Lan his true identity back then, perhaps they would now be the closest of friends, and he would not have been ranked behind the rabbit's other companions.
At this moment, Li Lanfeng could not help but feel a trace of regret in his heart. However, he immediately suppressed it, because he did not think that it was too late now.
Just like that, despite the slight discomfort in his heart, Li Lanfeng still accepted Ling Lan. After all, Ling Lan was younger than him by 3 years, and the rabbit had always been a strong existence in his heart, a strong person whom he admired. Thus, it was extremely normal for there to be a slight difference between them. However, these were all small matters. Li Lanfeng would not be willing to give up on the rabbit he had been searching for for 7 years.
Meanwhile, when Ling Lan found out about the leopard's true identity, her first thought was that the leopard was indeed very dangerous. Her second thought was that the leopard really was not a good person!
However, Ling Lan did not mind. As long as the leopard treated her sincerely, as long as he did not harm her companions, she did not care what bad things the leopard did in the future. She was willing to leave a place for the leopard in the battle clan.
Of course, at present, Li Lanfeng's position in Ling Lan's heart was only this. If Zilong and the others wanted to do anything bad, Ling Lan would definitely roll up her sleeves and take the initiative to come up with a plan to help.
Alright, our Queen Ling Lan indeed did not have any so-called sense of justice. She only wanted to let these subordinates who trusted her and were willing to follow her take good care of them, and nurture them into strong people in their respective fields.
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