Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr The commander suppressed the roiling blood in his chest, took a deep breath, and ordered once more, "Switch to low speed immediately." He still remembered that the ship's power was low — they could not afford to use up all their power. Although they had come to the sea of stars and temporarily escaped from the Swift Dragon base, the commander knew very well that in outer space, the Swift Dragon fleet still had several patrol ships on duty patrolling this part of the star sector. If they were unlucky enough to run into them, a starship that had lost all its power would definitely be at the mercy of others. Having escaped the Swift Dragon base with great difficulty, he did not want to die in such a humiliating manner and continue to linger in the Swift Dragon base.
The crew member who had switched to low speed immediately pulled the speed button back to low speed. Right now, the ship's power had already dropped to 7% — if they had been one minute late in breaking through the atmosphere, they would probably have been pulled back to the Swift Dragon base by gravity due to running out of power. At the thought of this possibility, everyone could not help but feel a lingering fear.
The starship that had switched to low speed began to move slowly through the starry sky, at the same time increasing its power storage. They needed to charge up to 100% as soon as possible and then escape this place at high speed. As the commander waited to charge up, he could not help but pray silently, hoping that they would be lucky enough to not run into the patrol ships of the Swift Dragon base. Of course, he also hoped that the warships on the ground would not take off too quickly. Otherwise, faced with the dozens of warships of the Swift Dragon fleet, they would have no chance of escaping at all.
It should be said that the commander and the others were quite lucky. Before they had finished charging up, they had not discovered any patrol ships of the Swift Dragon fleet. About 10 minutes later, the ship successfully charged up to 100%, and then the ship flew towards the central region.
Twenty minutes later, the Swift Dragon fleet had successfully lifted off. The Swift Dragon fleet, made up of 30 warships of various sizes, began to search for clues about the hijacked ship. Unfortunately, they did not find anything useful for their mission. This puzzled the fleet's chief captain. As long as a warship passed by, there would always be some trace of energy movement left behind, but there was none in this part of the star sector. It was as if the warship that had lifted off 30 minutes ago had not existed at all.
With no direction to follow, the Swift Dragon fleet could only use the clumsy method of searching the entire central region. This caused their movements to become sluggish, pulling them even further away from the warships that were moving at high speed.
And the main contributor to the Swift Dragon fleet not being able to find any trace of them was Little Four. Without needing Ling Lan to instruct him, Little Four had already messed up the areas the warship passed. In other words, the instruments on the warship would not be able to find their true route.
This was Little Four's ability. He could cause high-tech instruments to fail or misjudge. Of course, he could only affect the instruments of the Swift Dragon fleet because Ling Lan and the others were in the virtual world. If they were in the real world, Little Four might not be so godly.
Because of Little Four's secret help, when they encountered the Swift Dragon fleet, the warship was able to find out the enemy's position one step ahead of the other. This gave the commander time to make evasive maneuvers, cleverly evading the enemy's search. The commander was somewhat puzzled by this. Why was the radar on this warship so much better and more sensitive than the other warships? Still, unable to find an answer, he could only chalk it up to their better luck — the radar always played its greatest role at the most critical moment.
Just like that, the warship finally left the Nebula Sector without any mishaps along the way, entering the next planetary sector. Although they had yet to reach the central region, this was proof that they had successfully escaped the pursuit of the Swift Dragon base. This was because the Swift Dragon fleet was not allowed to enter other planetary sectors.
However, at the same time, they were also in great danger. After all, the warship they had seized was also a warship of the Swift Dragon base. However, these Federation soldiers who had been specially sent by the mainframe to the main control room had a special way of communicating with the mainframe. Once they left the Nebula Sector, which the mainframe could not control, they were able to contact the mainframe.
After the mainframe received this news, it had arranged for them to enter the central region on a special route, giving them the green light all the way to the central region. Without this special route, if they continued to fly inwards and were discovered by the patrolling guardian fleet, they would be mercilessly shot down. The Federation soldiers naturally would not do such a stupid thing.
Finally, the warship successfully arrived at the central region and landed in a planet city at the outermost edge of the central region. As long as they landed here, they would be able to log out of the virtual world and report directly to military headquarters about the Swift Dragon base. Perhaps because they were in a hurry to report, they did not check the interior of the warship carefully, quickly leaving the warship.
Meanwhile, Ling Lan took the opportunity to slip out of the warship. They were dressed in Federation standard combat uniform and disguised as NPCs. Under Little Four's arrangements, they evaded all the surveillance systems of the spaceport and quietly left the spaceport to return to the city.
The moment they entered the city, it was all Mecha World. This made Ling Lan feel as though she had truly returned to Mecha World... Ling Lan's group of nine swiftly changed into their respective mecha and blended into the bustling crowd of mecha. Ling Lan and the others pretended to stroll around the city for a while, and then naturally went to the transport circle. They chose the city they wanted to go to and left. They did not leave behind any traces to prove that they had been to this city, because the figures they had passed along the way had all been erased by Little Four from all the surveillance equipment.
Finally, they arrived at Grandsweep City. Ling Lan retrieved the information she had obtained from [No Mecha Unrepaired]. Although she had it, she still had to hide what she needed to hide. Arriving at the city lord's manor of Grandsweep City, after some time, she once again found the city lord.
The city lord of Grandsweep City thought that Ling Lan had come to beg him to cancel the SSS-rank mission. Additionally, he had a bad impression of Ling Lan from the start, so his attitude was cold and unwelcoming.
Ling Lan had never been someone who liked to ingratiate herself with others. In the learning space, the instructors had taught her that strength spoke louder than words. Thus, she did not waste any time with idle words, directly shoving the information in her hands straight at the city lord. Er, that attitude of hers was indeed not much of a sign of respect...
Ling Lan's behaviour was rather rude in the eyes of the city lord of Grandsweep City. His brow furrowed, but before he could speak, he felt a notification on his hand. This was the key item for completing the SSS-rank mission. His expression shifted slightly, and he flipped through the information carefully. Only then did he raise his head to look at Ling Lan, his gaze filled with shock, as well as a trace of unconcealable excitement.
This expression finally allowed Ling Lan to vent the pent-up anger in her chest. It looked like the instructors were right — as long as you had enough strength, even if someone had looked down on you at the start, they would still see you in a different light in the end. When your strength greatly surpassed the other party's, you would not need to try to curry favour — the other party would take the initiative to curry favour with you.
The city lord of Grandsweep City suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and quickly reported this information to the mecha mainframe. After receiving confirmation that there were no errors, his initially stern expression instantly turned pleasant. He said, "[Lingtian First-String], heroes indeed come from the younger generation. Your performance is really not bad. You are the first person in the history of the Mecha World to complete an SSS-rank mission. I am proud of you..."
Sure enough, the city lord's initially cold and disdainful expression changed, becoming much warmer. Ling Lan's lips curved slightly at the sight of this. Even though her face was as cold as ever, she patiently listened to the city lord of Grandsweep City to the end.
The reason Ling Lan had listened patiently to the end was because she had been worried that when she had accepted the mission, she had not been on good terms with the city lord of Grandsweep City, which was why she had received an SSS-rank mission that was hard to come by once in a hundred years. Ling Lan suspected that the difficulty and rewards of the mission were very likely related to the impression the person who had issued the mission had of her. Of course, Ling Lan believed that under the monitoring of the mainframe, the main rewards would not be lacking. However, if there were some dispensable rewards that were not given out because the other was in a bad mood, Ling Lan would be depressed. It should be known that completing this SSS-rank mission had been a near death experience for them — it was always good to have more rewards as compensation.
Finally, after the city lord of Grandsweep City was done prattling on with his words of encouragement, Ling Lan replied calmly, "Many thanks to the city lord. I still have to trouble the city lord to give us the final reward."
Seeing Ling Lan's calm and unperturbed demeanour, the city lord of Grandsweep City was overjoyed. His impression of Ling Lan had taken a 180-degree turn — he had already forgotten how he had made things difficult for Ling Lan back then, thinking that he was Ling Lan's talent scout. Back then, he had already seen through the other's extraordinariness, which was why he had given this SSS-rank mission. Reality had proven that he had a discerning eye for heroes! The city lord of Grandsweep City was secretly pleased with himself...
Since this was a talent he had unearthed, he could not let the other suffer any losses. Now that the city lord of Grandsweep City had taken Ling Lan as one of his people, he decided to give her great benefits. After a moment's consideration, he announced the final reward.
Reward 1: A copy of the qualification certificate to establish a battle clan. Register with the qualification certificate at the city hall and you will be able to successfully establish a battle clan. Due to perfect completion of the SSS-rank mission, the battle clan will be directly promoted from the initial no-star rank to a five-star rank. Starless battle clan: 6-12 members, one-star battle clan: 6-18 members, two-star battle clan: 6-24 members, three-star battle clan: 6-30 members, four-star battle clan: 6-38 members, five-star battle clan: 6-50 members.
Reward 2: Due to perfect completion of the SSS-rank mission, one Brave Heart (Level 1) emblem awarded. This emblem must be activated by the team leader. Once activated, the entire team's combat power will increase by 10%. Duration: 10 minutes. Recovery time: 7 days!
Reward 3: All team members can exchange for one mecha above special-class and below ace for free. Conditions: All team members must meet the mecha piloting requirements. Effectiveness: Unlimited!
Reward 4: Can accept all missions in the Mecha World (all level restrictions removed). Penalty for failure reduced by half!
Reward 5: Can take 10 mecha accessories or weapons, 10 super energy blocks, 10 mecha modification materials, 10 sets of other related materials from the city lord's warehouse in Grandsweep City...
Reward 6: Can choose an unoccupied land in Grandsweep City to be the camp of the battle clan, and will be directly upgraded to a one-star camp. Bonus bonus: 20 NPC guards and 4 laser cannons.
Reward 7: One Challenge Exemption Token. Can exempt one from the camp challenge letters of other battle clans in the Mecha World for one year...
With one look at these rewards, Ling Lan knew that the first four items should be the rewards that the mainframe would definitely give out. Sure enough, it was tempting. The last three items should have been given privately by the city lord of Grandsweep City. It looked like after listening to him for a while, the effects were showing.
Ling Lan was completely indifferent to the other items that the city lord had given her. She was only drooling over those 10 super energy blocks. Don't blame Ling Lan for being short-sighted — this mission had truly depleted all the energy blocks that the team had initially accumulated. Without these energy blocks, it could be predicted that all the members of the team would have to do missions madly for the sake of energy blocks in the next few days. Otherwise, they would not even be able to activate their mecha.
One mission had caused Ling Lan's team to be poor to this extent! At the thought of this, Ling Lan's heart ached with tears!
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