Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The moment Ling Lan walked out of her villa with her battle team, she saw many people waiting outside. They were all wearing the uniform of the 23rd Division. There were about a hundred of them and most of them were from the Central Scout Academy. Many of them had been personally taught by Ling Lan before. Those who majored in mecha had already reached special-class operator level. As for those who didn't major in mecha, they were already advanced mecha warriors. The reason why they were accepted by the 23rd Division was because they were outstanding in their own specializations.
They had grown up with Ling Lan. Now that they were applying for the 23rd Division together, these people would undoubtedly become Ling Lan's team. However, the prerequisite was that Ling Lan really wanted to be outstanding.
Seeing Ling Lan appear, the people who were talking to each other suddenly stood up straight. Their eyes lit up and were filled with hope for the future. At the same time, they couldn't hide their admiration for Ling Lan. Everyone shouted respectfully, "Boss!"
Everyone knew that it was because of Boss's guidance and supervision that they were able to enter the division in their fifth year. That was why they passed the 23rd Division's assessment. They also knew that there were many people who didn't pass the assessment and had no choice but to join the intergalactic adventurer team to increase their combat experience. After they graduated from their sixth year, they would take the final assessment.
If they still didn't pass, they could only sign up for military service like normal citizens. At that time, their starting point wouldn't be like them. After the new recruit training, they would be second lieutenants. They might only be corporals or even a small private. It was like heaven and earth.
The reason they had all this was because of this cold Boss in front of them. Although she seemed heartless, she unknowingly gave them a bright future.
Ling Lan was surprised when she saw this. "Why are you all waiting here?" As long as they made it in time for the warship to depart, Ling Lan said that they could move freely.
"We'll be more confident if we follow Boss," one of the Lingtian team leaders smiled and said. After so many years, every decision Ling Lan made brought countless benefits. They didn't want to be too far away from their Boss and miss out on some exciting experiences.
Gao Jinyun was even more excited as he said, "Boss, in any case, I'm definitely following you guys."
Gao Jinyun's team members nodded in agreement. These past few years, Gao Jinyun had already entered the peak of special-class under Ling Lan's guidance. As long as he had the right opportunity, he would be able to advance to ace level. Meanwhile, after Gao Jinyun had obtained Ling Lan's approval, he had used that training method on his team members. Other than a few team members whose physiques were too terrible and could only advance to advanced mecha warrior, the rest of the team members had all advanced to special-class without exception.
Compared to other battle teams that only had two or three special-class operators, the strength of Gao Jinyun's team was clearly superior. Within the Lingtian Mecha Clan, this was second only to the battle teams of the regiment commanders. This allowed Gao Jinyun to make a beautiful comeback. Back then, among the ten or so battle teams, his ranking was very low.
And all of this came from Ling Lan's guidance. Gao Jinyun had long decided to follow Ling Lan closely. This way, they would have a chance to climb to the top … In reality, Gao Jinyun was very envious of Zilong, Ling Lan, and the others. They were able to stay by Ling Lan's side and receive guidance from her at any time. If he could, he also wanted to be like Zilong, Ling Lan, and the others. Unfortunately, he was too late by many years … he didn't have the friendship of growing up with them.
"Follow me?" Hearing this, Ling Lan raised her eyebrows slightly and the corners of her lips turned up slightly.
"Yes, Boss," Gao Jinyun replied seriously. These were his heartfelt words so he said it openly.
Ling Lan glanced at Gao Jinyun and then retracted her gaze. She pulled at her sleeves and said calmly, "If that's the case, then let's go."
This sentence stunned Gao Jinyun for a moment. Then, he was overjoyed. He didn't get it wrong, right … right, right, right!
One of the team leaders standing beside Gao Jinyun patted his back enviously and said, "Gao Jinyun, remember to bring me along in the future."
"Boss, you're really taking me in?" Gao Jinyun asked with a dreamy expression. Although he knew that Boss took in subsidiary battle teams, he had never made it clear. Could it be that he was really lucky enough to become the first subsidiary battle team to join Boss' battle team?
"Yes, Boss really took in subsidiary battle teams. We must work hard." Another team leader raised his arm and cheered for himself.
Gao Jinyun was taken in by Ling Lan as a subsidiary battle team. These team leaders didn't feel any jealousy or hatred because Gao Jinyun's battle team was the strongest battle team under their regiment commander's battle team. Only a battle team like Gao Jinyun's had the right to become Boss' subsidiary battle team. Right now, they were only thinking that if they could reach the strength of Gao Jinyun's battle team, would they be able to become the second or third subsidiary battle team?
Thus, all the team leaders had a goal. That was, they wanted to become the second subsidiary battle team after Gao Jinyun's battle team.
The group of people charged towards the spaceport. Before they reached the boarding gate of the 23rd Division's warship, they saw the guards at the spaceport looking at them strangely. Ling Lan wondered if it was because there were too many people in their group. After all, there were close to 200 cadets who had successfully applied for the 23rd Division this time. This was more than all the other divisions combined. A few days ago, when her mother used her father's communicator to contact her, she told her about this matter. She said that the other division commanders had all called Ling Xiao and mocked him, saying that her father had used unfair competition methods … Yes, the unfair method they were talking about was that her father had used his face to become the idol of the soldiers and civilians of the Federation. Then, he had used his idol's charm to plunder talents. It was really despicable and shameless …
Ling Lan thought about it and felt that what the other division commanders said wasn't wrong. Her father had used such methods to steal talents from the other divisions. However, Ling Lan felt that this couldn't be entirely her father's fault. The real culprit was God. When God had given birth to Ling Xiao, it would have been better if he had been a little uglier.
In short, the 23rd Division had benefited greatly this year. They had taken in more than half of the talents from the First Men's Military Academy. They couldn't blame the others for being jealous.
However, when Ling Lan entered the 23rd Division's port, she knew that her guess was wrong. The entire port was filled with people. They were all members of the Lingtian Mecha Clan. They were all Ling Lan's juniors.
After Ling Lan had unified the military academy, although the new cadets had gradually established several small mecha clans, hoping to rebuild the legend of Ling Lan, most of them had joined Lingtian. This was especially true for those from the Central Scout Academy — all of them had joined. This allowed Lingtian to expand again and again. As the seniors left year after year, by the time Ling Lan and the others had become fifth-year cadets, Lingtian had truly become the one and only super mecha clan of the First Men's Military Academy. No other mecha clan could give Lingtian the slightest bit of trouble — it was only if Lingtian wanted to or not.
Ling Lan saw this scene and was speechless. Even Zilong, Luo Lang, and the others couldn't help but suck in a breath. This time, all the instructors in the military academy were probably going to become roaring emperors. Most of the military academy was probably going to be empty. With such a scene, it was no wonder that the guards at the spaceport were looking at them strangely. When Ling Lan saw this scene, she almost thought that it was an army that had come to attack the spaceport.
"Boss!" The shouts of ten thousand people made Ling Lan's hair stand on end.
"Who told them to call me boss?" Ling Lan's face was cold. Her lips moved slightly as she forced these words out of her throat. She was going to join the army, not join the underworld.
Everyone around her looked left and right, pretending not to have heard their boss's words.
How could Ling Lan not know about their actions? No one would be able to escape. Everyone had a part to play. It should be known that Ling Lan had always lived in seclusion and didn't interact much with her clan members. If it wasn't for the instructions of these people around her, these clan members would definitely not dare to call her boss in public.
"I'll teach you all a lesson later." Ling Lan gritted her teeth. She wanted to leave quietly but didn't expect these people to make such a big scene. Ling Lan already felt that after she entered the army, her life would definitely not be as peaceful as she and her father thought.
Hearing their boss's words, Zilong and the others felt a chill in their hearts. They looked at each other and decided to immediately find a scapegoat. Luo Lang saw Ling Yi standing at the front of the crowd and his eyes lit up.
He immediately waved at Ling Yi. "Ling Yi, come over."
Ling Yi suppressed his excitement and walked over. He glanced at Ling Lan, who was standing beside Luo Lang. He was finally standing in front of Young Master Lan. Did Young Master Lan still remember him?
Although Ling Yi's performance in the Lingtian Mecha Clan was outstanding, Ling Lan had let go of Lingtian and handed it over to Wu Jiong, Zilong, Li Yingjie, and the others. Thus, she didn't interfere with the promotion of the Lingtian Mecha Clan members, much less meet and interact with them. Thus, other than seeing Ling Lan at large-scale events, Ling Yi had never been so close to Ling Lan like he was now.
Before Ling Yi could greet Ling Lan, Luo Lang pulled Ling Yi aside and whispered, "Ling Yi, what's going on?"
Ling Yi glanced at Ling Lan and whispered back, "Everyone wants to send Boss off. This is everyone's wish. I can't stop them."
When Ling Yi was replying, Luo Lang and the others quietly looked at Ling Lan, waiting for Ling Lan's reaction. They hoped that Boss would understand everyone's feelings and let them go in the end.
Ling Lan sighed in her heart. She suddenly took a step forward and her cold voice rang in everyone's ears. "Thank you for coming to send us off. However, you are still military academy students. Now, you must follow all the rules of the military academy!"
After saying this, Ling Lan's cold eyes swept across everyone. Everyone present felt that those eyes were looking at them. The reproach in Ling Lan's eyes made them all lower their heads in unison.
"Attention!" Ling Lan suddenly gave an order. Everyone immediately stood up straight.
"Turn around!" Almost 10,000 people turned around at the same time. In such a hurry, there was no chaos. Their actions were surprisingly orderly, causing everyone who saw this scene to be shocked.
"I will wait for you at the 23rd Division. Now, you all, move forward!" Ling Lan ordered again.
Everyone knew that the send-off event had ended. Boss didn't want them to skip class. However, Boss also said that he would wait for them at the 23rd Division. Boss didn't abandon them. The people from Lingtian were satisfied. They left the port in an orderly manner and quickly disappeared.
Ling Yi didn't follow them. Although he listened to the order to turn around, in the end, he still refused to follow it and turned back again.
"Is there anything else?" Ling Lan asked indifferently. Ling Lan still had a grudge against Ling Yi. She remembered clearly that Ling Yi's father, Ling Hua, died in her hands. Although she made a series of arrangements and was sure that the possibility of being exposed was close to zero, Ling Lan still couldn't get over herself. She couldn't accept Ling Yi as if nothing had happened. Thus, in these two years, she didn't give Ling Yi a chance to get close to her.
However, Ling Lan wasn't someone who couldn't accept people. When Zilong, Wu Jiong, and the others wanted to use her training methods to cultivate a group of core members of Lingtian, Ling Lan saw that Ling Yi was on the list, but she didn't do anything. If Ling Yi was really talented, Ling Lan wouldn't mind helping him.
"Young Master Lan!" Ling Yi's mouth moved. He finally called out the name he had always wanted to call her.
This name surprised Zilong and the others. Normally, young masters would call people servants. When they thought of Ling Yi's surname, they instantly understood. Ling Yi was probably the son of a servant. Some families allowed the son of a servant to enroll in the same military academy as the young master and continue to become the servant of the next family head. Of course, the son of a servant had to be capable. For a top military academy like the First Men's Military Academy, if he wasn't capable, he wouldn't be able to enroll.
Everyone quickly regained their composure. When they thought of Ling Lan's background and General Ling Xiao's background, they could understand why Ling Yi was so strong.
Ling Lan looked at Ling Yi helplessly. She didn't think that Ling Yi still hadn't given up on her. Although Chamberlain Ling Qin had said that Ling Yi's dream was to return to her side and be her loyalist, Ling Yi's special circumstances made it impossible for him to become her loyalist. Also, after her father's return, she couldn't let a boy be her loyalist, regardless of whether or not she had regained her female identity. Even if she allowed it, her father wouldn't allow it. Since ancient times, in the Ling family, the loyalists by the female head of the family could only be female. There had never been an exception.
Behind Ling Yi were his team members. When Rong Ziruo and Yi Tiange heard Ling Yi call out 'Young Master Lan', they subconsciously clenched their fists and their gazes involuntarily turned towards Ling Lan.
After Ling Yi called out, he seemed to have relaxed. No matter if his Young Master Lan was willing to accept it or not, he had already expressed his thoughts. He laughed bitterly and said, "Perhaps Young Master Lan has already forgotten about me. Thinking about the time, we haven't seen each other for almost 15 years."
Ling Lan replied calmly, "I know. Back then, I agreed to your father's wish and let you return to your civilian identity. Then, you would no longer have anything to do with the Ling family."
Hearing this, Ling Yi instantly became agitated. "But you didn't ask if I was willing or not? Even if I'm young, I still have the right to choose. "
Ling Lan saw the hesitation in Ling Yi's eyes. She thought for a moment and said, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll give you a chance to choose."
Ling Yi's eyes lit up and he laughed heartily. "Thank you, Young Master Lan." He knew that Young Master Lan wouldn't abandon him like this.
"If you still want to follow me in your fifth year, then come to the 23rd Division." Ling Lan threw down this sentence and walked past Ling Yi towards the boarding cabin of the military ship.
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