Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr At this time, some of the team leaders who were reading through the documents abruptly recalled the contents of the seventh clause and were instantly enlightened. This time, whether it was the team leaders who had been doubting Ling Lan or the team members who had originally placed great trust in her, all of them looked convinced.
Seeing this, vice-captain Zhang Jing-an quickly said, "Regiment Commander Ling, our battle clan will resolutely obey your orders." This statement spurred the other two team leaders from the other mecha clans to also express their willingness to listen to all of Ling Lan's orders.
Li Lanfeng and Han Jijun once again exchanged a look. The few times vice-captain Zhang Jing-an had spoken, both openly and covertly, he was supporting Boss Lan. If they still didn't know that Zhang Jing-an was already working together with their boss, then they wouldn't be fit to be the strategist of the Lingtian Battle Clan.
Seeing this, Qiao Ting felt upset. He knew that he had no fate with the position of commander. Qiao Ting had silently backed down for two reasons. One was that he had been bound by Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng's words, so he had no choice but to back down temporarily. Another reason was that he had wanted to see if Ling Lan could really control this battle clan. Once he found out that Ling Lan was unable to control these unruly regiment commanders, Qiao Ting was prepared to make a move. At that time, he would have a good reason to act.
Unfortunately, the final result left him helpless. Ling Lan's methods were even more decisive and forceful than he had imagined. Faced with Han Yu's doubts, she did not choose to compromise, but would rather give up on the other to make Han Yu bow his head. With this, not only did she suppress Han Yu's arrogance, she also intimidated the other team leaders and team members. No one dared to raise any more objections to Ling Lan's decision. She had truly achieved obedience to orders — this could be said to be killing two birds with one stone!
Seeing that everyone had already taken her seriously as a commander, Ling Lan stopped while she was ahead. She had the team leaders go to the armory to choose the weapons their battle clan needed, and then handed the nameplate that represented her identity to Lin Zhong-qing. After the team leaders had chosen their weapons, she had Lin Zhong-qing use her nameplate as the final confirmation. Ling Lan was the actual regiment commander of the First Men's Military Academy. During the registration process, her nameplate was used as proof that she had received 50 million dollars.
Qiao Ting was just about to stand up and leave when Ling Lan suddenly turned to him and said, "Captain Qiao, please stay for a moment."
Qiao Ting paused for a moment, then sat down expressionlessly, quietly waiting for Ling Lan to continue.
Ling Lan did not say anything. Instead, she had Han Jijun take out a piece of white paper and a pen, and she began to draw on the paper. About three minutes later, Ling Lan raised her head and said to Qiao Ting, "Captain Qiao, can you come over and help me check?"
Qiao Ting was taken aback. He walked over and realized that Ling Lan had actually drawn what had been shown on the big screen in that one minute during the lot drawing ceremony. Ling Lan had drawn about 70% of what had been shown on the big screen. There were some parts that he had not noticed at all. He did not expect that Ling Lan had remembered them all.
"Help me supplement it!" Ling Lan handed over the pen in her hand.
Qiao Ting raised his head and asked uncomprehendingly, "Why do you want me to supplement it?"
Ling Lan's gaze met Qiao Ting's, and she countered with a question of her own, "Could it be that, Captain Qiao, you didn't memorize the map?"
Qiao Ting fell silent once more. He had not expected that his thoughts and actions would be seen through by Ling Lan. This made him feel as if he was being controlled by Ling Lan. Qiao Ting took a deep breath and released that trace of defeat in his heart. Taking the pen, he drew out all the parts that he had memorized and Ling Lan had not. With this, he had completed about 80% of the map.
Seeing Qiao Ting take the pen, Ling Lan nodded and said, "Although the map is not complete, it's enough for us to use."
Qiao Ting almost spat out blood. This was still not complete? If not for the fact that Ling Lan had memorized about 70% of the map all by herself, and that about 10% of the 30% that he had memorized just happened to be missing from Ling Lan's memory, they would have only managed to complete about 80% of the map. He believed that aside from their First Men's Military Academy, no other military academy would have such a nearly complete map.
Ling Lan did not notice Qiao Ting's gloomy face. She turned her head to look at Li Lanfeng and Han Jijun and said, "Make 10 of these maps immediately. I have use for them."
"Yes, Captain!" Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng immediately nodded in response. Due to the change in Ling Lan's status, the two of them had simultaneously abandoned the casual and undisciplined way of addressing each other in their daily lives, replacing it with the standard way of addressing each other in battle.
A hint of a smile appeared in Ling Lan's eyes. Han Jijun and Leopard really did have a clear mind, knowing what to do more appropriately. After she became the commander of the First Men's Military Academy's battle group, the original gangster-like title of "Boss" no longer suited her.
While Li Lanfeng and Han Jijun were busy making maps, Qiao Ting led his people out of the meeting room. He had to choose the 8 million weapon. This was related to the battle strength of their battle team, so Qiao Ting did not dare to be careless.
Very soon, everyone in the meeting room had left, leaving only the people of Ling Lan's battle team. Seeing that there were no more outsiders, Chang Xinyuan's originally stiff and suffocating body instantly relaxed, allowing himself to collapse into his chair. D * mn, he was about to suffocate to death.
Li Lanfeng had been drawing a map when he sensed movement from Chang Xinyuan's side. Seeming to have thought of something, he stopped drawing and turned his head to ask, "Chang Xinyuan, those things, how many did you make in total?"
"Ten. What's wrong? Is there a problem? "Chang Xinyuan asked, puzzled. Hadn't they all been destroyed? Why did Li Lanfeng have to take the extra step of asking him?
"Then that's not right. The explosions I heard were twelve," Li Lanfeng said with a grave expression. He looked at Han Jijun beside him and sneered, "Looks like there really are other military academies making a move against us. If I find out who they are, they will be the first to be cut down during the battle royale. "These words were said with a murderous aura.
"If I'm not wrong, one of them should be the First Co-ed Military Academy," Ling Lan, who was sitting in the chairman's seat and lazily propping up her face with her hand, suddenly said.
Li Lanfeng was surprised. "Rabbit? How did you know? "
Ling Lan glanced at Li Lanfeng in annoyance. Didn't this guy know that she really didn't like being called a rabbit?
When she saw Li Lanfeng's eyes inadvertently reveal a hint of joy and smugness, Ling Lan understood and instantly felt that it was a little funny. She didn't think that the calm and wise leopard would have such a childish side. Calling her a rabbit would prove that their relationship was different? Ling Lan felt that Li Lanfeng's behavior was very amusing, so she didn't stop Li Lanfeng from calling her that …
Yes, no matter what, she was someone who empathized with her friends. Since her friend liked it, then she would go along with it. She wouldn't lose a piece of meat if he called her a rabbit! Ling Lan thought so.
Meanwhile, Han Jijun seemed to have thought of something. He frowned, his expression serious. "Could it be that Luo Chao and the others leaked some information?"
Han Jijun still remembered that when they were congratulating them for winning the team mecha combat championship last night, Boss Lan had reminded them of the time and location of the meeting today. At that time, Luo Chao and Han Xuya had both been there, so they had also heard it.
"Yes! Han Xuya's personality is carefree, so she might not have noticed this, but the smart Luo Chao would have done her best to pass on the message. " Ling Lan wasn't surprised by this at all. Her lips quirked up slightly, and she said with a half-smile, "If the First Co-ed Military Academy doesn't do anything, then I'll be disappointed."
Han Jijun couldn't wrap his head around Ling Lan's words. What did Boss Lan mean? Could it be that Luo Chao had really betrayed them? But Boss Lan's words didn't sound angry. What was going on?
When it came to his family and friends, Han Jijun's brain always seemed to be stuck. It was as if he was blind under a lamp, so his reactions were slow.
Li Lanfeng's eyes, however, lit up. "Rabbit, you're saying that Luo Chao understood your intentions and purposely told them about the meeting?"
Ling Lan nodded and said, "Yes. Although little Luo Chao is a bit shy, in terms of intelligence and comprehension, she's not inferior to Jijyun." Ling Lan's tone carried a trace of pride. Who said that us women are inferior to men?
Little Luo Chao? What an intimate way to address her! And that proud tone, no matter how you looked at it, it sounded like he was showing off … Li Lanfeng thought of how Ling Lan had once willingly accompanied Luo Chao to buy clothes (Li Lanfeng, are you ignoring Han Xuya?). He had even personally chosen clothes for her. A boy willing to do such troublesome things for a girl … other than a relationship of boyfriend and girlfriend, what else could it be?
Thinking of this, Li Lanfeng muttered bitterly in his heart, Rabbit is so young and already has a girlfriend. How are we, 20-year-old men, supposed to live? Alright, Li Lanfeng was a bit jealous. He thought hatefully, Doesn't Rabbit know how to respect his elders? It should be seniors who have juniors who have juniors. That's how it should be!
Han Jijun didn't know about Li Lanfeng's little thoughts. Because of Li Lanfeng's reminder, he instantly came to his senses. His eyes sparkled with a trace of joy as he said, "Boss, you want to work with the First Co-ed Military Academy?"
"It's not that I want to, but that they want to!" Ling Lan replied calmly. Whether they worked together or not, the final result of the First Men's Military Academy would not change. The reason why she was willing to give the First Co-ed Military Academy this chance was because that was Luo Chao and Han Xuya's military academy. Ling Lan didn't mind giving them a hand.
Of course, the prerequisite was that they sincerely wanted to work together. If they only wanted to use them, Ling Lan wouldn't be merciful to them just because of Luo Chao and Han Xuya.
Han Jijun was about to continue asking when Ling Lan suddenly raised her head to look at the door of the meeting room. She raised her hand to make a "stop" gesture and said in a low voice, "Speak of the devil."
Han Jijun's expression turned serious and he resumed his serious expression. Meanwhile, Li Lanfeng quickly put away the maps he and Han Jijun had drawn on the table. After everything was tidied up, they saw a small head peeking out from the door. Seeing Ling Lan and the others, her face lit up with joy and a shy smile appeared on her face. It was Luo Chao.
"Since there are guests, why don't you come in?" Ling Lan said coldly.
"Haha, congratulations to Regiment Commander Ling for beating everyone else to become the commander of the First Men's Military Academy's battle team!" Immediately, a hearty laugh sounded from outside the door. Luo Chao moved aside and a tall figure appeared at the door. He slowly walked into the meeting room. It was the commander of the First Co-ed Military Academy's team, Lin Xiao. If there were no surprises, Lin Xiao should be the commander of their military academy's battle team for this year's battle royale.
"Are you satisfied with what you've seen and heard?" Ling Lan raised her eyebrows calmly and directly exposed the other's actions.
Lin Xiao's laughter was interrupted and he felt a bit awkward. He didn't think that this second-year junior, who was called Boss Lan by Luo Chao and the others, wouldn't give him any face at all. He thought of the scenes he had seen earlier. Even the number one of the military academies, Qiao Ting, could be so domineering. He wasn't surprised that Qiao Ting would treat him like this. He laughed bitterly to himself. It looked like negotiating with the other wasn't that easy.
For Lin Xiao to be able to become the commander of the First Co-ed Military Academy's team, he was obviously not a simple person. He replied without changing his expression, "That's because Regiment Commander Ling is willing to let me see and hear."
Ling Lan didn't say anything. She only looked at Lin Xiao coldly. The two of them stared at each other silently for two to three minutes … In the end, it was Lin Xiao who compromised. This was because Ling Lan's calm expression and gaze showed that she didn't care what he was doing here. In other words, if they wanted to cooperate, the First Co-ed Military Academy was more pressing. Since they had something to ask of the other, Lin Xiao could only give in.
"What a difficult person to deal with. No wonder he could successfully suppress the number one of the military academies, Qiao Ting, and become the official commander of the First Men's Military Academy …" Lin Xiao was secretly impressed. In this round of confrontation, he was at a disadvantage. From the moment he entered, he had fallen into the opponent's control.
No, perhaps, from the moment he heard the news from Luo Chao last night, he had already stepped into the opponent's trap. Unfortunately, even though he knew that he had been tricked, in order to suppress the Second and Third Men's Military Academy, he still took the initiative to come knocking on their door.
"This time, I'm here to discuss the issue of cooperation with Regiment Commander Ling." Lin Xiao went straight to the point. He turned to look at Luo Chao who had followed him in, smiled, and said gratefully, "Of course, I have to thank Junior Luo for pulling the strings."
Lin Xiao's words made Luo Chao's face instantly turn red. She quickly waved her hands and said, "Senior Lin, don't thank me. I'm just following Boss's orders." After saying that, Luo Chao glanced at Ling Lan with a hint of affection in her eyes. This glance made Ling Lan feel very helpless. Who said that Luo Chao was timid? She had already acted so cold, so how could Luo Chao still like her and not be scared away?
Luo Chao's glance made the smile on Lin Xiao's face fade a little. When he looked at Ling Lan again, the warmth in his eyes had lessened a lot, and there was even a hint of hostility.
Seeing this, Ling Lan frowned slightly. This Lin Xiao seemed to have some intentions towards Luo Chao … Ling Lan's gaze towards the other instantly became stern, and she even looked at Lin Xiao with a scrutinizing gaze.
When she discovered that there was an outsider who was coveting her little sisters, Ling Lan instantly turned into a protective mother beast. She truly felt that Luo Chao and the others were still young and shouldn't be so easily tricked by men … this Lin Xiao actually used his identity as a senior to get close to Luo Chao. He was really too shameless. Ling Lan had the urge to make a move and teach this Lin Xiao a harsh lesson. She wanted to let the other know that she, Ling Lan's little sisters, was not so easy to covet.
Ling Lan's gaze became more and more ruthless, and the force of presence on her body also began to spread out. Lin Xiao, who was at the centre of the force of presence, instantly felt a formless and powerful force mercilessly crushing towards him … In order to protect himself, Lin Xiao's force of presence also erupted, desperately resisting this powerful pressure. The more he resisted, the more he felt that the other was unfathomable. Instantly, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Only now did he understand why Qiao Ting had chosen to back down. This Ling Lan, her physical skills were too strong!
Seeing that Lin Xiao was about to give up, Ling Lan finally retracted her force of presence. Meanwhile, Lin Xiao was already sweating profusely. Seeing this, Luo Chao quickly handed him a piece of tissue … a trace of pity appeared in her eyes. Why did Senior Lin Xiao take things so hard? Competing with Boss Lan in terms of force of presence was really asking for trouble.
Seeing that trace of pity in Luo Chao's eyes, Lin Xiao's face reddened. No wonder no matter how outstanding his performance was, Luo Chao still turned a blind eye to it. If there was such a talented person by her side, she probably wouldn't be interested in anyone else. He felt a little disappointed — Luo Chao was really very cute. Whether it was her shy smile or her soft and gentle words, he was mesmerized. Unfortunately, such a cute person would not be his.
Taking another look at Ling Lan's cold expression, Lin Xiao sighed internally. With such a strong opponent, Lin Xiao didn't think that he had much hope. Although he felt that it was a pity, Lin Xiao was a person who could let go of things easily. Seeing that there was no chance, he completely let go of his original thoughts.
He straightened his posture and said to Ling Lan once more, "I'm here this time to talk about cooperation with Regiment Commander Ling." Putting aside romantic feelings for now, he was here to talk about the future of their military academy — he couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
Seeing the clarity in the other's eyes, Ling Lan admired Lin Xiao's quick decision and her impression of him improved considerably. Thus, she no longer made things difficult for Lin Xiao and said, "Cooperation, sure. However, whether or not we can succeed depends on your sincerity."
Lin Xiao seemed to have a card up his sleeve. He took out a paper item from his pocket and handed it to Ling Lan. Ling Lan opened it and took a look. Her lips quirked up slightly and she shook her head at Lin Xiao, indicating that this sincerity was not enough.
Lin Xiao said, "This is only a portion. As long as we confirm the cooperation, we will provide the other few pieces to you."
Hearing this, Ling Lan turned to look at Li Lanfeng and hooked her finger at him. Li Lanfeng jogged over to Ling Lan's side. Ling Lan got Li Lanfeng to lean his ear closer and then whispered some instructions into Li Lanfeng's ear. Li Lanfeng nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.
Having received Ling Lan's instructions, Li Lanfeng quickly took out a piece of paper and sat down at the conference table to draw out a portion of the map he had just drawn up.
When Lin Xiao saw this, his expression changed slightly because the map Li Lanfeng had drawn was exactly the one he had shown to Ling Lan earlier. Not only that, Li Lanfeng had drawn up five or six more regions than the one he had shown. This meant that Ling Lan and the others already had the map he had brought, which was why Ling Lan had shook her head, indicating that it was not enough. Yes, the things that others had, even if they could have been worth thousands of gold pieces, were now worthless.
Lin Xiao gritted his teeth. He took out three more pieces of paper from his pocket and handed them to Ling Lan. This was already 70% of the map they had memorized and drawn, reaching 45% of the entire map. If it weren't for the fact that the deputy he had brought with him was a person with an extraordinary memory, they probably wouldn't have been able to memorize so much. He hoped that these three pieces of paper could satisfy Ling Lan and the others, otherwise they would really be passive.
Ling Lan opened it. The first two pieces made her frown slightly, which made Lin Xiao's heart sink. However, when she saw the third piece, Ling Lan was silent for a moment, which made Lin Xiao's heart suddenly move. Just when he thought there was hope, Ling Lan shook her head, indicating that these were still not enough.
Lin Xiao's expression changed, and a hint of anger flashed across his face. This Ling Lan was too greedy. He didn't believe that these three pieces of paper were useless.
Ling Lan saw the dissatisfaction on Lin Xiao's face, but she didn't say anything. She just turned her head and ordered Li Lanfeng, "Lanfeng, draw the C and D maps for Regiment Commander Lin!"
Li Lanfeng immediately drew the C and D maps. The two maps that Lin Xiao gave were slightly incomplete, and the markings on them were unclear. However, Li Lanfeng's drawing was very complete. This meant that Ling Lan and the others indeed had these two maps, and it was even more complete than theirs. Now that Ling Lan asked someone to draw them, it made them feel indebted.
"There's only this T map inside. We're missing half of it here." Ling Lan flicked the third piece of paper in her hand, admitting that the things inside were useful to them. "However, I only owe you half a favour for this map. If you want to cooperate with us, just this half a favour isn't enough."
Lin Xiao's eyes flashed. He looked towards Ling Lan, wanting to analyse the truth of her words. Ling Lan looked back at him calmly. In reality, if she really wanted a complete map, she wouldn't have needed to bargain with them. She could have just asked Little Four for it.
Even for that T map, Lin Xiao and the others had only drawn about 70% to 80% of it. There were a few places that they didn't remember. However, in their memories, this T region map was the one that they remembered the least. That was why they were indebted to the other.
"Let's not bargain anymore. I know that you definitely have a few more maps in your hands. You can't take them all out. Is it one, two, or three?" As Ling Lan spoke, she paid close attention to Lin Xiao's expression. When she said two, the other's eyebrows twitched slightly. She knew then that the other party had about 60% of the map. Although this number wasn't as high as theirs, it was still very shocking. There was probably someone in the First Co-ed Military Academy who was good at memory. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to remember so much.
"If we take them all out, will Captain Ling agree to cooperate?" Lin Xiao wasn't tempted by Ling Lan's words. He didn't want to show all his cards and end up with nothing in the end.
"Of course. Our common enemy is the Second Men's Military Academy. Yes, the Third Men's Military Academy is also one of them." Ling Lan looked meaningfully at Luo Chao, who was standing to the side.
Lin Xiao instantly smiled bitterly. Even though he knew that he wasn't fated with Luo Chao, as Luo Chao's senior, he had to get revenge for her. He had to let Jiang Shaoyu know that the First Co-ed Military Academy wasn't to be trifled with.
"I hope Captain Ling will keep his word. Also, the Second Men's Military Academy is our opponent!" Lin Xiao looked at Luo Chao and said resolutely. This was the last thing he could do for Luo Chao. He had to complete it and pay tribute to the one thing that was about to pass away.
"Deal!" Ling Lan stood up abruptly and raised her hand with a serious expression.
"Happy cooperation!" Lin Xiao also raised his hand and high-fived Ling Lan to seal the deal, setting this cooperation agreement that would be recorded in the annals of history.
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