Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"I didn't expect the battle royale to have such a secret. Marshal Yun actually lied to us for so many years. " An officer slammed the table in frustration. If he had known that the headquarters could be moved, the other military academies wouldn't have been able to take it down.
Marshal Yun, whose original name was Yun Zhongtian, was an outstanding and famous marshal in the history of the Federation. At the same time, he was also the founder of the Grand Mecha Tournament. Back then, Yun Zhongtian had purposely set up a series of misleading rules for the battle royale to make everyone think that the headquarters had been restricted. However, they didn't expect that they had all been fooled by Marshal Yun.
"Everyone has forgotten Marshal Yun's last sentence: In the battle royale, no matter how strong or weak you are, as long as you work hard, anything is possible!" Ling Xiao reminded them calmly. In reality, the rules that Marshal Yun had set up were all a smokescreen to cover up his last sentence. However, everyone, including him, had mistakenly thought that the last sentence was Yun Zhongtian's message of hope for the students. They didn't think that this was the real rule that Yun Zhongtian had set for the battle royale.
At that moment, the cadets who were still in the battle royale had all received an address to gather. Everyone hurried over.
When Ling Lan brought Qiao Ting and the others to the gathering point, the officers and staff members who had been watching the battle royale all started clapping when they saw the people from the First Men's Military Academy return.
Ling Lan came down from her mecha and was stunned when she saw this scene. She saw Ling Xiao standing at the very front and Lan Luofeng behind him. Compared to Lan Luofeng's excited applause, Ling Xiao was much calmer. He had a smile on his face as he slowly clapped. However, the pride and approval hidden in his eyes were clearly felt by Ling Lan. Ling Lan's heart suddenly warmed up. It seemed that her performance hadn't disappointed her dad.
The vice president saw Ling Lan's group walking over and quickly stepped forward. He enthusiastically held Ling Lan's right hand and said, "Ling Lan, right? Your performance was too good. Congratulations on getting first place in the battle royale. At the same time, you're also first in the overall points of the Grand Mecha Tournament."
The vice president was so excited that he didn't notice the killing intent hidden in Ling Xiao's eyes behind him … F * ck, old bastard, how dare you take advantage of my precious daughter!
Ling Lan gave a military school salute and saved her right hand. "Thank you, Vice President!" The's cold expression and Ling Lan's cold words made the vice president's smile. How could this Ling Lan's so calm and collected? Shouldn't she be excited?
Ling Lan then walked decisively to stand before Ling Xiao and gave him a military salute. "Thank you, General, for your personal guidance." Instantly, Ling Xiao's father's frantic heart calmed down.
. This brat. How dare he look down on me! The vice president was annoyed. He thought that Ling Lan only cared about getting on Ling Xiao's good side and ignored him.
Qiao Ting knew about the relationship between Ling Xiao and Ling Lan. Seeing the vice president's expression turn ugly, he knew that things were going to be bad. Thus, he gave a military school salute and said, "Vice President, you came personally to welcome us. Qiao Ting is terrified." Qiao Ting's terrified expression made the vice president's mood turn for the better. The First Men's Military Academy didn't only have one Ling Lan. This Qiao Ting was even more outstanding. He was the first person they wanted to rope in. After the vice president had a goal, he threw Ling Lan to the back of his mind.
As a government organization, the president and vice president didn't have any real power. In a country where everyone was a soldier, the military was supreme. Everything the government did was to serve the military. No one wanted to be a butler. As the top brains of the government, they also wanted to have real power. And to have real power, they had to have military power. Unfortunately, the military and government were two different organizations. They couldn't interfere.
In order to achieve their goal, they had no choice but to secretly rope in the rising stars of the various divisions. They hoped that after a few years, these people would be able to control most of the middle and lower ranks of the military and be used by them. This was also the real reason why the vice president had come all the way here to participate in the Grand Mecha Tournament. It was because the Grand Mecha Tournament could allow the students who showed their talents temporarily to become the mainstays of the various divisions in the future. And these people were the people they desperately needed to rope in.
Seeing that the First Men's Military Academy was personally welcomed by the vice president and General Ling Xiao, the other military academy students couldn't help but feel some envy and jealousy. However, when they thought of the newly announced points for the battle royale and the First Men's Military Academy's record high points, they quickly lost these feelings … They were the embodiment of their strength. They had no right to be jealous.
After returning to planet Qiming, they held another award ceremony for the battle royale and overall points. The First Men's Military Academy was undeniably first in terms of points. Second was the First Co-ed Military Academy, and third was the Third Men's Military Academy.
As for the previous first place, the Second Men's Military Academy, because they had been eliminated early in the battle royale, they didn't get any points. Just based on their previous points, they had fallen below the 20th place. This made Jiang Shaoyu too ashamed to attend the award ceremony, so he simply said that he was sick. In the end, their strategist Zhuge Jingming led the team to attend the ceremony.
Very quickly, all the awards were given out. The First Men's Military Academy led by Ling Lan won the most outstanding team. Ling Lan was named the most outstanding commander due to her outstanding performance in successfully moving the headquarters in the battle royale. Qiao Ting won the most outstanding mecha operator and the most outstanding battle team. The most outstanding logistics team was also awarded to the First Men's Military Academy. In the battle royale, no matter if it was in terms of modification or logistics, the logistics team that Lin Zhong-qing was in charge of had performed extremely well, gaining the recognition of most of the judges.
However, the most outstanding strategist award was unexpectedly given to Zhuge Jingming from the Second Men's Military Academy. Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng both performed well, but Zhuge Jingming's last move in Area G2 was too amazing, bringing a disastrous blow to the First Men's Military Academy. If it wasn't for Ling Lan successfully moving the headquarters, the First Men's Military Academy would definitely have been eliminated. The judges thought that this arrangement was a stroke of genius, too brilliant and wonderful. Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng only lost because of this.
Seeing Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng's dark expressions, Ling Lan said coldly, "It's just a momentary failure. In the future, there will be plenty of opportunities to redeem ourselves."
Ling Lan's words made Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng's expressions change, but their expressions quickly returned to normal. However, when they looked at Zhuge Jingming, there was a hint of killing intent in their eyes.
Zhuge Jingming receiving the Most Outstanding Strategist Award also brought some comfort to the Second Men's Military Academy, which had been dealt a heavy blow. However, it also caused Jiang Shaoyu to be jealous. Zhuge Jingming and Jiang Shaoyu's relationship instantly had a crack.
Facing all of this, Zhuge Jingming remained calm, but his friends were very worried. After all, they were already fifth-year students and were about to apply for a division. The Second Men's Military Academy had always cooperated with the 2nd, 9th, and 17th divisions. These three divisions were all under the Second Marshal's faction, with the 2nd Division as the leader. Jiang Shaoyu had already been set to enter the 2nd Division. If they really offended him, no matter which division Zhuge Jingming entered, it would be detrimental to his future development.
"I'm not applying for a division this year." Zhuge Jingming finally said his decision.
"Why?" his friends asked in shock.
"Most outstanding strategist? Haha! "Zhuge Jingming smiled bitterly. He didn't feel confident taking this award. Ling Lan, the person who received the most outstanding commander award, was the real winner of this award. He knew very well that in the battle royale, all of his arrangements had been seen through by the opponent. He had lost to the opponent without any excuses.
"I have to go back and activate the N brain region," Zhuge Jingming said with a determined gaze.
"You're crazy!" His friends exclaimed. He was also a member of the Zhuge family and understood what activating the N brain region meant. It was something that had a 90% chance of dying. The success rate was only 30%. The people of the Zhuge family wouldn't activate the N brain region unless it was absolutely necessary.
"If I don't activate it, I'm destined to never be able to win against him." Zhuge Jingming's eyes showed a hint of ambition. As the future god-ranked Zhuge family, he wouldn't allow himself to lose to others in terms of strategy.
Seeing that Zhuge Jingming had already made up his mind, his friends couldn't do anything about it. He was worried and prepared to go back and tell the family head to stop Zhuge Jingming's stupid idea.
With the end of the award ceremony, the Mecha Grand Tournament also ended. All the military academies had to continue resting on planet Qiming for a few more days. However, the guests who came to watch the ceremony began to leave, including Ling Xiao. Staying for half a month was already the limit. The 23rd Division still needed him to take charge of the overall situation. The staff officers who stayed behind to guard the 23rd Division had been continuously tested since the battle royale ended. If they still didn't leave, those staff officers would all go on strike and leave the division.
Ling Lan brought her team to the port of Ling Xiao's personal warship. There were many people who came to send Ling Xiao off. There were people from all the major military academies. After all, Ling Xiao was the idol of all the military academies. Since their idol was leaving, of course they would come to the port to send him off.
Ling Xiao took Lan Luofeng through the VIP passageway to the warship. He saw Ling Lan standing in the innermost row and was very reluctant to part with her. Every time he spent with his daughter, there didn't seem to be enough time. He really wished that his daughter could stay by his side so that he could see her every day.
The more he thought about it, the more regretful Ling Xiao became. If he had gone home to understand the situation first, perhaps he wouldn't have done such a stupid thing. Unfortunately, what was done could not be undone. No matter how much regret Ling Xiao had, it was already too late.
"Salute!" Suddenly, a cold voice rang out from the port. This voice pierced through the clamor of the port and went straight into Ling Xiao's ears.
Ling Lan led her little friends and saluted him valiantly, as if telling Ling Xiao that she really enjoyed this kind of life and that Ling Xiao didn't need to worry.
This action of Ling Lan's resonated with the other cadets at the port. Amidst the endless salutes, all of the cadets saluted Ling Xiao, sending off their idol, the Federation's stabilizing force, with the utmost respect.
The clamor of the port turned into silence. The heartfelt act of respect from the cadets made Ling Xiao very emotional. He faced the crowd at the port and returned their salute seriously.
"Daddy, have a safe trip!" Ling Lan mouthed these words. Ling Xiao almost burst into tears — his daughter had finally called him daddy.
Ling Xiao took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart. Only then did he lower his saluting hand. He abruptly turned around and stepped decisively into the warship with Lan Luofeng. He had no choice but to turn around because he was afraid that if he stayed there any longer, his tears would fall.
"Lan'er, just bear with it for two more years. After two more years, you will be completely free," Ling Xiao thought. Ling Xiao's plan was perfect, but he didn't know that sometimes, plans couldn't keep up with changes. When Ling Lan really entered the 23rd Division, it would be impossible for him to hide her anymore.
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