Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Hearing this, Ling Xiao could not help but laugh. He did not answer, but as he brushed past Lin Zhengnan, he reached out to rub the other's head and said helplessly, "Little rascal, you're thinking too simply..."
Young people were indeed hot-blooded, clearly distinguishing between love and hate. But how could things be so simple in the military and political arena? In the past, he had also not wanted to go with the flow. His unwillingness to compromise had resulted in him being separated from his family for a whole 16 years. At this thought, Ling Xiao's brow creased slightly... however, if they thought that he was still the Ling Xiao of the past, then they were really wrong!
Behind him, Lin Zhengnan was stroking his hair in astonishment. He had not expected that the lord general he respected and admired would actually rub his head so intimately. He stared excitedly and reverently at Ling Xiao's retreating back, not noticing the flash of coldness in Ling Xiao's eyes.
Outside the room, the shadow guard hidden in the shadows saw the interaction between Ling Xiao and Lin Zhengnan, and a trace of envy flashed through his eyes. Similarly, he was also one of Ling Xiao's admirers. As for the guard Lin Zhengnan's idiotic behaviour, he could only sigh internally, but also rejoice on Lin Zhengnan's behalf. Only General Ling Xiao had such a good temper, able to tolerate Lin Zhengnan's unyielding character. If it had been any other general, Lin Zhengnan would definitely have been heartlessly abandoned, because he was definitely a troublemaker.
Returning to his room, Ling Xiao sat quietly on the sofa alone. His mind was replaying the things his daughter had told him two days ago, as well as that piece of information that had been secretly sent to him. Every time he thought of this, his heart would tremble with fear. If anything had happened, he would have lost his daughter for good.
When he had first heard that the mission Ling Lan had received was SSS-rank, he had only been surprised by his daughter's bad luck. He could not bear to see his daughter's expression after she had failed, and also wanted to increase his daughter's chances of success. Thus, he had given the only ace mecha he could gift to Ling Lan to use, just in case.
If he had known earlier that the Swift Dragon base had already been successfully infiltrated by the Kaiser Empire, he would definitely have stopped his daughter from carrying out this damned mission. Fortunately, there had been an investigation team sent out by the Federation military to follow along. Not only were there many high-level hackers in the team, there were also several top-class spectres. They had successfully attracted the attention of the Caesars, allowing his daughter to take advantage of the situation.
It had to be said that his daughter's luck in accepting missions was extremely bad, but her luck in accepting people was off the charts. She had actually managed to recruit a top-class spectre who had been hiding among the commoners, as well as a top-class hacker (Ling Lan had told a little lie here). In addition, the team was basically made up of advanced mecha warriors, possessing decent combat strength. Even in such a hopeless situation, they had actually managed to complete the mission successfully and obtained detailed information. They had even secretly helped the Federation investigation team to capture all of the Caesar spectres in one fell swoop, and had even managed to sneak into the warship and escape with the Federation soldiers.
When Ling Lan had told him all this, Ling Xiao had actually been very proud, but he had also been filled with lingering fear. Mind you, a single mishap and the entire team would have been wiped out. Even Ling Xiao could not help but admire his daughter's audacity.
Still, the outcome of the adventure had been perfect, and the rewards they had received were also generous. Thinking of how his daughter's battle team had leapt from starless to 5-star, it could be said that they had reached the heavens in a single bound. At this level, they could definitely rank within the top 100 battle teams in the Mecha World.
Of course, Ling Lan's current battle team naturally could not compare to those top-tier battle teams. After all, those battle teams were all old monster battle teams that had been established for decades. Ling Xiao's battle team had once been one of them, but unfortunately, those original battle team members had either been sacrificed or had left the Federation. Right now, Ling Xiao's battle team only had the name of an empty battle team, but no actual battle team.
After Ling Xiao had found out about all this, he had asked Ling Lan to bury this matter deep in her heart and not tell anyone about it. This was not only to protect Ling Lan, but also to protect those civilian hackers and spectres who had not been discovered by the military.
However, Ling Xiao was also aware that the extent of the trouble his daughter had caused was much greater than his own. Back then, when he had done this mission to establish his battle team, the most he had done was to cause a ruckus in enemy territory, killing a few ace operators, and that had been it. Meanwhile, his daughter had actually directly killed off a large batch of top-class hackers and spectres of the Kaiser Empire. He believed that the Kaiser Empire would definitely be heartbroken this time.
It looked like he needed to become stronger, or else he really would not be able to protect this valiant daughter of his who could practically tear the heavens apart! Thinking of this, Ling Xiao could not help but smile. This was probably the responsibility of a father — it would be frustrating, but it was so sweet and blissful that he was willing to endure it.
In these two days, Ling Xiao looked as if he had nothing to do and was living a comfortable life, but in reality, he had secretly ordered the Ling family's secret forces to begin searching for any movements on the side of the Kaiser Empire. At the same time, he had also ordered the 23rd Division to pay close attention to the movements of the various Kaiser Empire divisions. Unfortunately, they had not received any useful information in these two days. This made Ling Xiao feel rather uneasy. Knowing the Kaiser Empire, he knew that the other party would definitely not swallow this insult and humiliation. Having suffered this hidden loss, the other party would definitely come for revenge...
Even though Ling Lan had told him that they had not exposed their whereabouts during the battle with the Kaiser Empire, Ling Xiao was still worried that the powerful intelligence department of the Kaiser Empire would dig up his daughter...
"We're leaving tomorrow? It would be great if we could stay for a few more days. " Ling Xiao suddenly felt that there was not enough time. If they had stayed for a few more days, perhaps he would have been able to set up some defenses. At this thought, he could not help but sigh inwardly. "I hope that all of this is just me worrying too much."
The night passed uneventfully. Early the next morning, all the students of the military academy were furiously scrolling through the official forums of the First Men's Military Academy, wanting to get first-hand information on the results of the divisions' assessment...
Even the freshmen had joined in the craze, because the top three of each division would release the relevant assessment videos. This might be able to give the juniors some experience. Although they knew that this was probably just their wishful thinking, because the assessment content was different every year, the juniors of the lower grades still held on to the hope that it might be useful and watched these assessment videos.
"Congratulations, Boss Huo!" Qiao Ting, who had already successfully scrolled through the official forums, immediately sent a congratulatory message to Huo Zhenyu. Although he was somewhat surprised that the other had applied for the 23rd Division and not the 1st Division as they had previously decided, Boss Huo still became the one with the highest assessment score in the 23rd Division. As expected of their former regiment commander.
"Thank you, Junior Qiao." Huo Zhenyu was also extremely happy to see his own results. At the same time, he also saw that the other members of his battle clan had also successfully entered the 23rd Division. This meant that other than Nie Feng-ming who was still recuperating from his injuries, their team was not missing anyone. By next year, when Nie Feng-ming successfully entered the 23rd Division, their battle clan would not be missing anyone.
"It's just that we lost the arena battle with the new cadet regiment. In future, we'll have to rely on Junior Qiao to clean up the mess." Huo Zhenyu thought for a moment, and then decided to remind him, "Be careful of the regiment commander of the new cadet regiment, Ling Lan. He's really very strong."
"I believe that in terms of mecha combat, I will not lose to anyone," replied Qiao Ting seriously. He knew that Boss Huo meant well, worried about the upcoming battle between Leiting and the new cadet regiment. Thus, he also told Boss Huo seriously that there was no need to worry about this.
Huo Zhenyu was silent for a moment before replying, "Junior Qiao, it's good that you have this confidence." He could not tell Qiao Ting that this person, Ling Lan, gave him such an unfathomable feeling. In the end, he could only say this, acknowledging Qiao Ting's words while also trying to give himself some confidence.
Meanwhile, in Ling Lan's villa, Zilong and the others were also scrolling through the forums. Of course, their attention was focused on the 23rd Division, because that was the division of their boss's father — it was very likely to be the place they would go to in the future.
"Ahhhhh, who would have thought that Uncle Ling would take in Huo Zhenyu and the others..." Zilong was the first to arrive. He immediately clicked on the 23rd Division's content and saw the final qualified list. Those few familiar names made him howl involuntarily.
Because Ling Xiao was Boss Lan's father, even if Ling Xiao's actual age was younger than their father's, they still chose to respectfully address him as Uncle Ling. Lying on the sofa, Ling Lan was currently flipping through the information her father had passed on to her regarding some of the Ling family's hidden and overt influence. Hearing the term 'Uncle Ling', she instantly twitched her cold and stiff face. Alright, thinking of her own father's young face, it really did not fit the term 'uncle'.
"What's there to be excited about? Other than being inferior to our Boss Lan, Huo Zhenyu's physical skills are the best in the entire military academy." Han Jijun saw this result and was not surprised.
"I just don't understand why he went to apply for the 23rd Division." Zilong scratched his head in confusion. According to the gossip he had heard from Xie Yi, Huo Zhenyu was an admirer of the First Marshal and had long since vowed to report to the 1st Division.
"Perhaps it's because the general of the 23rd Division is Ling Xiao's Uncle Ling," Luo Zhenyu said with admiration. Luo Lang's face was full of admiration as he replied, "In the future, I will also apply to the 23rd Division …" Speaking up to this point, Luo Lang suddenly realized that his boss hadn't said which division he was going to apply to. Thus, he quickly asked his boss, "Boss, will you apply to the 23rd Division?"
Ling Lan turned off the virtual screen in her hands and replied calmly, "Why not? It's always good to have someone looking out for you. "
Ling Lan knew that even if she chose to apply for another division, her father would definitely use the power in his hands to get her into the 23rd Division. Since that was the case, why should she go against her father and waste all this effort? Besides, she was not against going to the 23rd Division.
"Then let's agree. We'll apply for the 23rd Division together," Luo Zhenyu said excitedly. Luo Lang said excitedly. His words made the companions beside him nod in agreement. They had long decided to follow Ling Lan. Besides, Ling Xiao was their idol to begin with — they were all happy to be able to go to the 23rd Division.
Luo Lang's excitement was immediately dampened. He frowned worriedly and said, "I wonder what the three new recruits will choose?"
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