Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After the Lingtian Mecha Clan took in a batch of new members with great potential, their numbers reached the standard of a mid-sized mecha clan. The Lingtian Mecha Clan was no longer the small mecha clan it used to be. In addition to the honor and reputation they had accumulated last year and Ling Lan's outstanding long-range mecha piloting skills that were enough to shock other mecha operators … all of this allowed Lingtian to truly have the strength and foundation of the number one faction.
However, a new year also meant a new beginning. No mecha clan would be satisfied with their current results. They all wanted to improve themselves. The battle between the factions was about to begin.
All the mecha clans in the military academy were waiting to see who would be the first to jump out and challenge Lingtian. In this moment of turbulence, the entire Lingtian Mecha Clan was silent.
In the physical mecha training field, the third-year mecha piloting special class was currently doing physical combat training. They were currently surrounding a combat field and watching two mechas fight inside.
"Dang dang dang, the bets are open. Everyone who wants to bet on how many moves Instructor Tang Yu will take to defeat Boss can come and find me." A clear and bright voice rang out, attracting everyone's attention.
"Xie Yi, this time, I won't lose to you again." Someone saw that person and immediately shouted loudly.
Xie Yi smiled and said, "Sure. Big brothers, I've already prepared those credits from before. I'm just waiting for you to win them back."
Xie Yi's words made those who had been losing to Xie Yi instantly feel better. They all gathered around Xie Yi and prepared to place a new round of bets.
Seeing this, Lin Zhong-qing smiled. Luo Lang saw it and poked him lightly. "Hehe, are we going to have another sum of reserve funds?"
Lin Zhong-qing said seriously, "Luo Lang, there's no way to win 100% of this bet. You should persuade Xie Yi to stop. Otherwise, if Boss finds out, he'll definitely skin him alive."
Luo Lang looked back at Lin Zhong-qing unhappily. "If that's the case, why don't you go and persuade him?"
Lin Zhong-qing glanced at Luo Lang with a half-smile. "Everyone in the team knows that other than Boss, Xie Yi listens to your words the most."
Luo Lang raised his head proudly. "That's because Xie Yi and I are close friends."
"Yes, yes, yes, you are close friends. So, aren't you the one who persuaded Xie Yi to stop?" Lin Zhong-qing asked in return.
Luo Lang was instantly speechless. He didn't Luo Lang. However, after Luo Lang's Luo Lang, Ling Lan and Luo Lang's Ling, Luo Lang's wasn't as in the past.... to Luo Lang of: Ling Lin Li, Lin, Luo..... Luo Luo's Lin. ..... of Ling's Of Ling of. of of Of God of Of Of. Of's Of Of Of Of Dragon Dragon Lan..........
"That was then and this is now. In the past, everyone wasn't very clear about Boss's strength, so Xie Yi could win. But now, everyone knows what Boss wants everyone to know. It won't be easy for Xie Yi to win," Lin Zhong-qing explained.
Luo Lang felt that Lin Zhong-qing's explanation made sense. He couldn't help but worry for Xie Yi. He prepared to have a good chat with Xie Yi after this. If Xie Yi really lost badly, Xie Yi's ending would definitely be very tragic.
At that moment, everyone had placed their bets. Xie Yi looked at the contents of the bets and couldn't help but shake his head. "Aren't you all looking down on Boss too much? No one actually bet that he can last more than 300 rounds. Who wants to bet that he can last more than 300 rounds? I'll bet 1 to 3. "
Although Xie Yi raised the odds by a lot, no one came up to bet. This was because everyone remembered that last month, Ling Lan could only last 187 rounds against Instructor Tang Yu. No matter how monstrous Ling Lan was, it was impossible for him to suddenly improve to the point where he could last more than 300 rounds after a month.
Right now, everyone was basically betting that Ling Lan could last more than 200 rounds. Only one person bet that he could last more than 250 rounds …
Xie Yi had a regretful expression on his face as he prepared to close his stall. Just then, he heard someone shout, "I'll bet." Xie Yi's smile instantly froze. However, when he raised his head, he had already returned to normal. With a face full of smiles, he asked, "Gao Jinyun, how many credits do you want to bet?"
Gao Jinyun's sudden shout also shocked his teammates. However, due to their trust in him, they didn't say anything and just waited for Gao Jinyun to reply.
Gao Jinyun only hesitated for a moment. Then, he immediately became resolute. He said without hesitation, "I bet 30,000 credits." This was all of his personal credits. Towards their boss, Ling Lan, he and the other members of Ling Lan's team had complete faith in him. Since Xie Yi had said so, it meant that Boss Ling Lan had the ability to last more than 300 rounds.
After all, Gao Jinyun wasn't part of Ling Lan's team. He didn't know Ling Lan's true strength. The reason he could bet so much was because he trusted his own eyes and intuition.
"Captain, isn't this too much?" Gao Jinyun's vice-captain's face showed a hint of worry.
Gao Jinyun explained in a low voice, "This is my personal decision. I'm also using my personal credits. I won't use the team's credits. "
The logistics team member in charge of the credits immediately objected. "No, you're our captain. Your decision is our decision. The 30,000 credits will be paid by the team."
This time, Gao Jinyun was surprisingly resolute. "You guys don't have to fight. I trust Boss, so I'm willing to bet. However, this is just my personal opinion. It has nothing to do with you guys."
Gao Jinyun usually listened to the opinions of his team members. However, once he made a decision, he wouldn't change it. The team members helplessly watched as Gao Jinyun transferred his 30,000 credits to Xie Yi.
Gao Jinyun's vice-captain discussed with his team members in a low voice. Just as Gao Jinyun turned around, he said, "Gao Jinyun's team is collectively betting that Boss Ling Lan can last more than 300 rounds. 30,000 credits." Since their captain trusted Boss Ling Lan, then the team members had to follow their captain's footsteps. Even if they lost, they had to support their boss with their actions.
Xie Yi's face was full of smiles and confidence. However, in reality, he was crying on the inside. His bet today was for nothing. The money he earned probably wasn't even enough to compensate Gao Jinyun's team. These people were really f * cking ruthless.
It turned out that Xie Yi, who had wanted to start a bet, had asked Boss how many moves he expected Boss to last this time when he was sparring with Instructor Tang Yu. Ling Lan had replied that it would be more than 300 moves. This was also why Xie Yi had asked if anyone wanted to bet on more than 300 moves in the end. At this moment, Xie Yi really hated himself for saying such a stupid thing. Why did he have to say that the odds were 1: 3?
Outsiders couldn't see the bitterness in Xie Yi's heart, but the members of Ling Lan's battle team saw through Xie Yi's disguise.
Lin Zhong-qing sighed softly. As expected, Xie Yi was going to be in trouble this time.
Meanwhile, Luo Lang was already considering whether he should dig out his little stash to help Xie Yi fill up the huge hole in his funds after the bet.
Zilong, who had been focused on the fight in the arena, also noticed the commotion on Xie Yi's side at this time. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did something happen to Xie Yi this time?" Ever since Zilong's physical skills had advanced to the peak of the late stage of Qi-Jin, his force of presence had been produced, causing him to exude a strong aura. Even though he still looked like a good person, the strong aura he unconsciously exuded made people not dare to underestimate him.
Of course, this was also because Zilong hadn't fully grasped his force of presence. If he had truly mastered it, Zilong would still be the same Zilong as before. He wouldn't make people wary of him beforehand.
Han Jijun held back his laughter and nodded. "This time, Gao Jinyun's team has made him suffer."
"Gao Jinyun … he respects Boss a lot." Zilong had a good impression of this person. Every time they met, he had the feeling that this person was the same kind of person as him.
"Yes, he also trusts Boss a lot." Han Jijun also had a good impression of Gao Jinyun. If it wasn't for his absolute trust in Boss, why would he be so generous as to bet 60,000 credits?
Of course, their team didn't care about these credits. The credits they had earned back when they were still in the scout academy, under Boss's precise investments, had accumulated to over 10 million credits. It could be said that among all the battle teams in the military academy, their team was the only one that didn't have to worry about logistics.
Later on, Boss focused on advancing and didn't have the energy to care about these credits. Thus, he transferred these 10 million credits to Lin Zhong-qing. It was also at that time that they learned of another terrifying talent of Lin Zhong-qing — business. Although Lin Zhong-qing's investment acumen wasn't as good as Boss's, it wasn't too far off. After two years, Lin Zhong-qing had accumulated over 10 million credits. This number had already deducted all the expenses they had spent in the past two years.
However, no matter how many credits a battle team had, Lin Zhong-qing was just as strict as Boss. Every time they wanted to apply for credits, they had to go through many hurdles. In the budget, if they accidentally overcalculated, as long as it exceeded 500 credits, the application would be rejected and redone. The team members were very unhappy about this. However, because of Lin Zhong-qing's impartiality, the team members all learned how to calculate the budget accurately so that there wouldn't be any wastage.
Zilong and Han Jijun were just casually chatting. They also knew that with these credits, even if Xie Yi lost, it wouldn't hurt him at all.
"Our battle team is already a five-star battle team. If we want to rise, we need an affiliated battle team. Gao Jinyun's battle team …" Zilong frowned as he thought about it. Although taking in an affiliated battle team wasn't as strict as taking in members of the main battle team, loyalty was a must. They had to listen to the orders of the main battle team unconditionally. Zilong and the others had been observing the various battle teams of the Lingtian Mecha Clan. Currently, only Gao Jinyun's battle team had barely caught their attention. However, taking in an affiliated battle team was very important so they were still observing.
"Let's wait and see!" Han Jijun raised his chin and pointed at the combat arena. "Captain, if there's no rush, then there's no need for us to rush either." It was their responsibility to provide the candidates, but the final decision maker was their boss, Ling Lan.
Zilong smiled at these words. "That's true!"
In the arena, Ling Lan was operating a special-class mecha while Tang Yu was operating an ace mecha. It looked like an intense and dangerous mecha fight, but in reality, the two of them were fighting very easily.
"Ling Lan, this time, how many moves are you prepared to fight for?" Tang Yu asked with a smile as he threw out a seemingly fierce attack.
"300 moves, or more. It depends on my mood." Ling Lan raised her right hand and used her beam saber to easily parry Tang Yu's attack. Her expression was calm as she replied.
At their level, if it wasn't a life and death battle, it was possible for them to fight for tens of thousands of moves. Even if Ling Lan was operating a special-class operator, she herself was an ace operator. If Instructor Tang Yu wanted to defeat her, it wouldn't be that easy.
"If it wasn't to protect you, I would really want to immediately announce the news of you advancing to ace operator." Tang Yu blocked Ling Lan's attack with a block and followed up with a side kick.
Ling Lan operated her mecha to dodge and at the same time counterattacked with her beam saber. "There's no rush. I'm preparing to officially advance in the second half of the fourth year." Even if she entered the 23rd Division, with her father's protection, Ling Lan still wanted to enter with great strength. She wanted to let her father's confidants know that she, Ling Lan, wasn't a prince who got in through the back door.
"Looks like you've calculated it all," Tang Yu replied with admiration. To be able to resist the temptation of leaping into the sky, Ling Lan's every step was extremely solid.
"I have to give Senior Qiao Ting some face." Ling Lan replied. Qiao Ting had advanced as soon as the fourth year started. It was also because of this that he was seen as the second Ling Xiao and received a lot of attention.
"You want Qiao Ting to be your shield, right? Out of all the students I've taught, you're the most cunning one," Tang Yu said emotionally. "But it's possible that you're also the one who's lived the longest." Actually, it wasn't that he hadn't taught outstanding students before. It was just that the more talented a student was, the more arrogant they were and the more unwilling they were to lower their heads. This also caused those students to fall early and made him very sad.
"My goal isn't to obtain any unparalleled glory. It's just to live longer than others!" Ling Lan replied firmly. This was her hope since she was reborn and she had always been working hard for this hope.
"Live longer?" Tang Yu was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he had thought it through, he said, "That's right. In the end, it's to live longer than others."
Tang Yu's expression was somewhat dejected. He suddenly realized that his previous guidance to his students might have been wrong. Perhaps he should have taught his students how to survive more easily on the battlefield. So-called sure-kill combat techniques were actually summed up through practice by those who survived through battle after battle. As long as his students survived, they would naturally understand those techniques and he wouldn't need to spend time teaching them how to kill them.
There were clearly no life-or-death battles. No matter how much guidance he gave, how could he let his students understand the mysteries of those sure-kill techniques? These instructors were all teaching in the wrong direction …
Tang Yu had a feeling. Afterwards, when he taught his students, he focused on teaching them how to survive on the battlefield. This increased the chances of his students surviving on the battlefield by a lot.
Several years later, having obtained proof, he sent this research report to the military. After some research, the military found that this was indeed the case. Thus, they decided to carry out a school-wide experiment here at the First Men's Military Academy. In the actual combat course, the original emphasis on practicing sure-kill combat techniques was changed to teaching how to survive on the battlefield.
After more than 10 years of accumulation, they found that this was indeed very effective. Thus, they extended the experiment to the entire Federation military academy. The result was that the survival rate of the Federation's veterans was significantly higher than that of the other countries. This increased the combat strength of the Federation once again, and also allowed the Federation to truly obtain a hundred years of peace at the borders. And all of this came from Ling Lan's words. She wanted to live longer than others!
When Tang Yu revealed this truth on his deathbed, Ling Lan, who had already become a legend, had her reputation raised once again. She received the respect and gratitude of the masses of soldiers.
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