Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr In a large secret room, on three large screens that were as large as the walls, nine stern-looking old men in military uniforms were gathered. The atmosphere was tense.
"Using 16 years and exhausting countless manpower and resources, the final result was a crushing defeat. Not only that, Caesar also lost more than 30 top-class hackers and six top-class spectres in one go," said a cold-faced general on the screen, holding a document in his hand. He was extremely displeased.
"We can only say that the Huaxia people are too cunning. They secretly sent over so many spectres, foiling our Plan T in one fell swoop. Our people were caught off guard and almost all of them were wiped out. If not for the fact that we still had a hidden team hiding there, we probably still wouldn't know what happened there," said a kind-looking general on the screen with a wry smile.
"According to the news sent up by our subordinates, Huaxia did not come without paying a price. One of their top spectres ranked within the top ten of the entire Federation was sacrificed in this battle..." Another general with a cold expression interjected.
"Our Caesar sacrificed four top-class spectres..." said another general on the other screen, his face instantly darkening at these words. "One Huaxia spectres is not enough to make up for it."
"Yes, there were still more than 30 top-class hackers. We almost broke our bones in this battle. The next time we launch a virtual battle, we will easily be forced into a passive position. We cannot let this loss go so easily," said another general beside him in agreement.
"We must make the Huaxia people pay the price!" shouted a general furthest from the screen, his face full of rage.
"We must make the Huaxia people pay the price!" Another general on the screen also expressed his agreement.
"We must make the Huaxia people pay the price!" Very quickly, all the generals agreed with this decision.
On the central screen, the oldest general who had remained silent all this time removed the pipe from his lips and finally spoke up, "Those allies who want a piece of the pie, it's time to do their part. We must also teach the Huaxia people a lesson in blood."
"According to the latest news from the Intelligence Bureau, it is said that a genius mecha master has appeared in the Huaxia First Men's Military Academy. Some time ago, he successfully advanced to ace operator at the age of 19, and has been praised as the second Ling Xiao..." At this time, a general told everyone the latest news he had received.
"Ling Xiao!" When the generals heard the name Ling Xiao, their eyes immediately became serious. A few of them even gritted their teeth and repeated Ling Xiao's name. It could be seen that these generals were extremely afraid of Ling Xiao.
"We can't let China have another Ling Xiao. Otherwise, Caesar will really be suppressed by China." Finally, a general voiced out the thoughts of all the generals.
It should be known that Ling Xiao had been promoted to god-class operator at the youngest age, and what he had obtained was the most balanced of all the IN god-class mecha, [Belief], judged by all the nations to be the most powerful IN god-class mecha. From that moment onwards, those who understood the secrets of IN god-class mecha all knew that the future number one expert of the human world would undoubtedly be Ling Xiao. This was also an important reason why they had joined forces with the other nations 16 years ago to get rid of Ling Xiao. They could not let Ling Xiao grow up to become the world's strongest. Caesar considered themselves the strongest nation. If their strongest person appeared in another nation, it would definitely be a disgrace to them.
Unfortunately, despite all their scheming, they were still unable to get rid of Ling Xiao. Wanting to kill Ling Xiao again was no longer as easy as before. Ling Xiao becoming the strongest was just around the corner — they could only reluctantly accept this reality. However, one Ling Xiao was already the limit of their tolerance. The title of the second Ling Xiao undoubtedly touched a nerve of the Caesars...
"Since China has destroyed so many of our high-end talents, we will destroy their future hope!" The oldest general on the central screen gripped his pipe and smiled coldly. "The Huaxia First Men's Military Academy... hmph, did the Huaxia people really think they could hide it flawlessly?"
The old general's words made all the other generals' eyes light up. Having reached a consensus, the nine generals very quickly formulated their revenge plan. This plan was called — Operation Chick Extermination!
At this time, the Huaxia Federation did not know that danger was about to befall the First Men's Military Academy which they had been painstakingly hiding and protecting all this time. The military found out that the Swift Dragon base had been taken over by a group of unknown factions, and that there were even many spectres inside. To ensure the stability of the virtual world, the Huaxia military sent out a fleet and as many as 10 spectres. Among them, three were top-class spectres ranked in the top 10. Led by a commander who had escaped from the Swift Dragon base, they rushed towards the Swift Dragon base.
However, during this time, the Caesars who had infiltrated the Swift Dragon base successfully retreated. They found an adjutant who had luckily survived, and only then did they realise that this group of people had come from the Caesar Empire. The Huaxia Federation was extremely angry. They raised serious objections to Caesar, but the Caesar Empire refused to acknowledge any of this, believing it to be slander. They had never sent any hackers or spectres to invade the virtual world of the Huaxia Federation.
The two countries began to engage in a back and forth diplomatic tussle. While everyone in the Huaxia Federation was focused on the diplomacy between the two countries, a few other countries began to quietly take action.
The turmoil in the diplomatic affairs of the countries did not affect the assessment of the First Men's Military Academy's divisions. After a week of assessment, the assessment of the military academies was finally nearing its end. The assessment teams of the various major divisions were making their final selections. The number of talents each division could bring in was not very high — in order to obtain the best and most suitable genius cadets for their division, they had no choice but to consider repeatedly.
As Ling Xiao, the assessment team of the 23rd Division finally came to a consensus. The final selection list was gathered in Ling Xiao's hands. Ling Xiao flipped through it casually and then said, "That's it."
"General, won't you reconsider?" The adjutant beside him finally could not hold back and spoke up to remind him.
Ling Xiao glanced at him, perplexed, and then smiled and asked, "Adjutant Qiao, what do you think? Don't worry, we can study it together. "
Ling Xiao was not that sort of imposing general. He was always amiable, making the generals under him feel as if they were bathing in the spring breeze. Even as they worshipped him, they were not afraid to speak their minds.
Hearing this, Adjutant Qiao boldly flipped open one of the pages and pointed at a few names, reminding in a low voice, "These few people, not too long ago, with Young Master Lan..." Ling Xiao glanced at him with a half-smile. Adjutant Qiao's face reddened and he quickly corrected himself, "Ling Lan and the others had fought in an arena combat tournament with Ling Lan and were defeated by Ling Lan's group. One of the people in their team had originally signed up for our 23rd Division, but because he was heavily injured, he did not have the chance to take part in our assessment this time. According to Major Qin Feng, who was in charge of their assessment, he had unintentionally overheard them wanting to take revenge on Ling Lan."
Ever since they had found out that Young Master Lan was the general's son, these members of the assessment team who had followed the general here had long understood everything that had happened after Young Master Lan had entered the academy. When they found out that Young Master Lan had led the first year's New Cadet Regiment to defeat the Leiting Mecha Clan, which was also the number one faction of the military academy, in a gambling match, they could not help but feel proud. As expected of the son of their god-class operator, General Ling Xiao, he was already so strong at such a young age.
Ling Lan had been completely accepted by them, causing their hearts to begin to lean towards Ling Lan's side. Even though Huo Zhenyu and the others were indeed some rare talents, the thought of them preparing to take revenge on Ling Lan in a few years' time made them somewhat unhappy. If not for the fact that military ethics did not allow them to abuse their authority for personal gain, they would have long removed these people from the list.
In the end, they still placed them in the final list, but they still felt somewhat indignant about it. This was also one of the reasons why Adjutant Qiao had reminded General Ling Xiao.
Hearing these words, Ling Xiao could not help but laugh. "Isn't that good?"
Ling Xiao's words made Adjutant Qiao pause, unsure of what his general meant by these words.
"I'm still afraid that when Ling Lan enters my division in the future, you uncles will take too much care of her and lose your competitive spirit, causing you all to slack off." Ling Xiao said thoughtfully, "With these people around, we can actually increase the difficulty for her. You should know that strong seedlings cannot be nurtured in a greenhouse."
After saying this, Ling Xiao once again glanced at the adjutant with a half-smile, and then continued, "In our 23rd Division, there is no such thing as special status or privilege. No matter who it is, they must all start from the very beginning. The difficulties that should be faced must be faced; no one can avoid them. If these people really have the ability, then they should be nurtured. There is no need to play any tricks. If in the future, Ling Lan is really bullied by them, it only proves that she is not capable enough. What is there to say if she loses? "
Adjutant Qiao was startled by Ling Xiao's knowing gaze, as if he had been seen through. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his back, and he could only try his best to console himself that he was overthinking. Hearing Ling Xiao's words, he quickly agreed repeatedly, not daring to say anything more.
After receiving the final confirmation from Ling Xiao, Adjutant Qiao quickly left Ling Xiao's residence with this list of names, handing it over to the military academy. Tomorrow, this list of names would be published on the First Men's Military Academy's official website together with the names of the other divisions. This also meant that their assessment work was all over. After resting for one more day, they would be leaving the First Men's Military Academy.
Ling Xiao calmly watched the adjutant leave, a trace of coldness in his eyes. When he turned to return to his room to rest, he found that his guard, Lin Zhengnan, was looking at him sternly with his youthful face, his eyes burning with anger and disapproval. Seeing this, Ling Xiao could not help but quirk a brow and ask, "Xiao Lin, you have something to say?"
"Adjutant Qiao's actions just now were clearly problematic. Why do you still trust him so much, General?" Lin Zhengnan felt that being able to become Ling Xiao's personal guard was his fortune, as well as his fortune. He had idolized Ling Xiao since he was young and wanted to become Ling Xiao's left and right arm, his most trusted subordinate.
Many times, Lin Zhengnan had seen that Adjutant Qiao's actions were clearly trying to mislead Ling Xiao, trying to make Ling Xiao do something that would harm his reputation, such as abusing his power for personal gain. This made the young Lin Zhengnan unable to hold himself back any longer, and he finally opened his mouth to ask this general whom he revered like a god...
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