Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr When the First Men's Military Academy's appearance ended, the opening ceremony of the Mecha Grand Tournament was officially over. Everyone waited patiently for the next event.
At this time, in the centre of the main venue, 100 arenas of equal size began to slowly rise. The appearance of these arenas also meant that this Mecha Grand Tournament had officially begun. The first event to take the stage was the traditional event — physical skills combat.
"Now, let us invite the participants of the various military academies to enter the arena according to the arena numbers given by the organiser!" reminded the host.
Zilong, who was sitting in his seat, suddenly felt his communicator vibrate violently. He opened it and saw that the organiser's message had arrived. He was actually the first person from the First Men's Military Academy to enter the arena for the physical skills combat event on number 17.
He quickly informed his boss and hurried over to arena number 17 to prepare for his match.
This time, of the five people from the First Men's Military Academy participating in the physical skills combat event, Lingtian had only sent out Zilong. The other four were one each from Leiting, Tianji, Wuji, and Dwotong.
Wu Jiong watched worriedly as Zilong entered the arena and asked uneasily, "Can Zilong go up?" It should be known that the physical skills combat event of the Mecha Grand Tournament was a gathering of the best physical skills prodigies in the entire Federation. The Federation even had a physical skills specialisation school that specialized in nurturing these physical skills prodigies. Although Zilong's physical skills were very strong, compared to these prodigies among prodigies, he was still somewhat lacking.
At this thought, he could not help but glare resentfully at Ling Lan. "Boss Lan, actually, the most suitable person from Lingtian for the physical skills competition is you. Why don't you go and let Zilong go instead?"
Ling Lan glanced calmly at Wu Jiong and said, "Zilong's physical skills just so happen to have reached a bottleneck. This kind of competition is very beneficial for his breakthrough. Also, don't you think that if I go up, it'll be too much of a bully? "
Although not many people knew that she had broken through to Domain, as a half-step Domain back then, she had been invincible among those below Domain. Fighting these Qi-Jin stage people was indeed a little unfair. Of course, Ling Lan did not mind this. She did not go up because there was a problem with her aura. She was afraid that if she went up, she would lose control and cause a disaster. And Ling Lan could not tell Wu Jiong and the others about these things. She could only bear it in silence. She had to send Zilong into battle and pretend to be Gao Jie.
Wu Jiong turned back decisively. Sob sob sob, Boss Lan was too much of a bully. Wasn't he just a little selfish and wanted his military academy to get a few more first places? Was there a need to despise him so much?
Fine, another child who didn't know the truth and was deceived by Ling Lan!
Zilong's luck was very good. His opponent was relatively weak. Zilong defeated his opponent without much effort and successfully advanced to the next round. Perhaps it was because his opponent was too weak and he wasn't able to fight to his heart's content, but Zilong was clearly not in high spirits when he returned.
However, after Zilong's fight ended, he also indicated that Zilong's mission for the day was complete. All that was left was to wait for the next day. After the list of those who had successfully advanced to the second round was out, the mainframe would then randomly assign opponents. Whether Zilong could go further would depend on his luck. He would only have a chance if he didn't go up against the hot favourites for first place right from the start.
Although the members of Leiting, Tianji, Wuji, and Dwotong had yet to fight in the first round, Ling Lan did not want to continue waiting. If those four contestants could not even pass the first round, then they would not be worthy of being the representatives of the various major factions. Ling Lan was not worried about this.
Just like that, Ling Lan led the members of Lingtian and those members who were no longer interested in watching and left the main venue. At the same time, she rejected Zilong and the others' suggestion of going to the entertainment areas in the accommodation area to play, returning to her own room alone.
Ling Lan had so resolutely rejected the invitations of her companions because she was 80% sure that her father, Ling Xiao, would definitely come knocking on her door after she left the main venue.
Sure enough, not long after, someone knocked on Ling Lan's door. The moment Ling Lan opened it, she saw her father leaning against the door with a smile on his face, waiting for her to open the door.
Seeing this, Ling Lan could not help but quirk her lips. She said mockingly, "Father, could it be that your 23rd Division hasn't been established yet? You actually have so much free time to attend the opening ceremony of the Mecha Grand Tournament? "
Ling Xiao laughed heartily at her words. He reached out a hand to ruffle Ling Lan's hair and said helplessly, "What, dad came to cheer you on, and you're turning your back on him?"
"But why did you bring mum too?" When Ling Lan spoke of Lan Luofeng, she lost her usual indifference and became faintly impatient. Of course, Ling Lan still appeared very composed, but what kind of person was Ling Xiao? He had noticed the slight change in Ling Lan's tone.
Even as Ling Xiao was surprised, he could not help but feel jealous. He was surprised that this cold-faced daughter of his would be as helpless as he was when facing Lan Luofeng. At the same time, he was deeply jealous of Lan Luofeng's lofty position in Ling Lan's heart … calling her mum was enough to prove the close and deep relationship between mother and daughter. Thinking about how Ling Lan still called him 'father' even now, Ling Xiao's heart was instantly filled with bitterness. Speaking of which, back then, he really did not mean to abandon his wife and daughter. When would Ling Lan forgive him and truly accept him?
Ling Xiao quickly tossed aside these feelings of frustration and pulled himself together to answer Ling Lan, "After your first year ended, you only sent a message saying that you would stay in the military academy and not go home. Your mum misses you a lot. Knowing that you would be participating in the Mecha Grand Tournament, do you think she would give up this opportunity?"
Ling Xiao decisively threw the responsibility onto his wife, absolutely not admitting that he had done this because he missed his daughter too much.
Ling Lan remembered the look on her mother's face when she video-called her when she made this decision. She was instantly speechless. Fine, it was all her own fault!
"Where's mum?" Ling Lan saw that there was no one behind Ling Xiao and knew that the meeting place was definitely not with her.
"In the tea room in the guest lounge area!" Ling Xiao's lips curled into a smile, gratified that Ling Lan could instantly grasp the true purpose of his visit.
"Then please lead the way, father." Ling Lan said helplessly. Since she could not escape this calamity, she might as well go over earlier to prevent her mother's resentment from accumulating too much and exploding. At that time, she would only be in an even worse state.
Ling Xiao heard this but did not move. He leaned against the door frame, slowly retracting his smile, and then looked quietly at Ling Lan. His sharp gaze caused Ling Lan's heart to clench. She felt a strong wave of pressure wash over her, causing Ling Lan's aura to fluctuate once more.
Ling Xiao retracted his aura as soon as he released it. As soon as the pressure disappeared, Ling Lan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately used all her strength to suppress her rampaging aura. Ling Lan's forehead was covered in sweat as she tried to rein in this violent aura. She felt incredibly strained.
Seeing this, Ling Xiao's brow furrowed. Ling Lan's situation was worse than he had imagined. He immediately cast aside his initial purpose and said, "Let's go to the combat room here."
In order to let the participating cadets have a place to relax after the competition, the dormitory area had plenty of various entertainment facilities, including a gym built for the purpose of venting stress, combat rooms, and the like.
Ling Lan knew that Ling Xiao had also discovered her problem and probably wanted to go to the combat room to find out more thoroughly. Thus, she did not refuse, directly bringing Ling Xiao to the customer service to apply for a combat room.
Of course, at the customer service, Ling Lan had been unable to sense Ling Xiao's aura for a period of time. Presumably, Ling Xiao did not want to be discovered and had thus hidden himself. Unfortunately, with Ling Lan's current strength, she was actually unable to grasp Ling Xiao's aura. Unwilling to give up, she had once asked Little Four to use the surveillance equipment here to search, but similarly, she had not been able to find any trace of Ling Xiao. This made Ling Lan sigh endlessly — god-class operators were indeed the Federation's ultimate fighting force. Even a virtual god like Little Four could not grasp Ling Xiao's movements.
Ling Lan opened the door to the combat room. She had just entered when she saw Ling Xiao suddenly appear inside. Almost at the same time, several soft popping sounds rang out from inside the room. Ling Lan was stunned for a moment before she understood that the moment Ling Xiao had appeared, all the surveillance equipment in this combat room had probably been destroyed by Ling Xiao's aura.
Although this would cause Ling Lan some trouble, requiring her to compensate for these surveillance equipment, compared to Ling Xiao being discovered, these small problems were nothing. Ling Lan immediately closed the door. As long as she did not leave this combat room, no one would be able to enter, and thus, no one would be able to discover that Ling Xiao was here.
"Come, Lan'er, let's have a match." If he wanted to fully understand Ling Lan's problem, he would need to have a real fight. Ling Xiao had barely finished speaking when he unceremoniously threw out a punch.
Ling Xiao's speed was too fast — Ling Lan only saw Ling Xiao raise his hand, and in the next instant, his fist was already right in front of her eyes. Ling Lan already had no way of reaching out to block it. She could only lean backwards and raise both her hands at the same time, crossing her arms to block this seemingly powerful and heavy punch …
With a "bang", Ling Lan was knocked back several steps by this force before she could steady herself. Ling Xiao, on the other hand, did not move an inch. With a relaxed demeanor, he pulled back his fist, as if he had not used his full strength in that punch.
Ling Lan's gaze narrowed. This attack, whether in terms of strength or speed, was enough to prove that her father's physical skills level was at the Domain level. Furthermore, his Domain was definitely not the embryonic Domain that she had yet to fully develop — it was a solid, perfect Domain. This difference in level was why she had not been able to see the other's movements clearly and could only passively defend.
Meanwhile, after Ling Xiao pulled back his fist, his expression was somewhat dazed. That attack just now had made him feel a somewhat familiar aura. He was somewhat shocked and somewhat in disbelief, but he was unable to suppress the wild joy in his heart. Had his daughter really entered that level as he thought?
Ling Xiao glanced in surprise at his daughter, who was standing not too far away in a defensive stance. He revealed a trace of a smile and said, "Lan'er, if you've really reached that level, then use your full strength."
The corners of Ling Lan's lips quirked up slightly. As expected, her father had discovered her secret the moment he came into contact with her Qi-Jin. This also proved that her father had also reached that level. Ling Lan believed that Ling Xiao's Domain level was definitely much higher than hers. Just by standing there, he made her feel as if she could not win against him and could only look up to him … Ling Lan could not help but wonder if her father had already reached the limit of the Domain level and entered that demigod realm — half a step into the god-realm?
She thought of that top-secret file on Ling Xiao that Little Four had deciphered. His physical skills level had always been a question mark. The military had once guessed that Ling Xiao might be at the early stage of the Domain level. Now, it looked like they had still underestimated Ling Xiao and her father.
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