Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
While most of the people in the 23rd Division were focused on the recruit training camp, a hover car flew out of the general's residence.
He Xuyang and Ling Lan sat side by side in the back seat of the hover car. Seeing the calm expression on Ling Lan's face, He Xuyang was still worried. He said, "Young Master Lan, why don't you wait a little longer and apply after you understand the details of activating a battle team?"
As long as a team leader successfully completed the mission of establishing a battle team in Mecha World, they could apply to activate their battle team from their division after they entered the division. This way, the battle team recognized in the virtual world could be activated in the real world.
However, activating a battle team wasn't as simple as it was described in Mecha World. Many recruits didn't understand it thoroughly and blindly activated their battle team. In the end, they failed because they had to pass three stages to activate their battle team. Two stages in the virtual world and one stage in the real world.
"I know. I have to pass three stages, right?" His father knew that he had to activate his battle team on the last day of the recruit training period, which was also the first day that recruits were qualified to activate their battle team. Thus, he made it clear that activating a battle team wasn't easy. He had to pass three stages.
However, in order to train Ling Lan's ability to adapt on the spot, Ling Xiao didn't explain in detail which three stages he had to pass. He wanted to let Ling Lan reveal the details of the stages one by one.
He Xuyang's eyes lit up. "Did the general give you pointers?" If that was the case, Young Master Lan would be in the bag.
Unfortunately, Ling Lan's answer was negative. "No. Father only said that I have to pass three stages. As for which three stages, father wanted me to personally experience them. If I don't succeed this time, it means that I'm still too inexperienced. I don't have the right and ability to take care of the entire battle team and the future of my team members."
He Xuyang's heart was filled with tears when he heard this. He bit his handkerchief and complained, 'General, why are you separating public and private matters at this time? If Young Master Lan fails, it will be a huge blow to him. He might not be able to recover from it. Then, the future pillar of the 23rd Division will be destroyed.'
He Xuyang felt even more conflicted. Unfortunately, only the captain knew the details of the challenge. He didn't have a battle team and was only a staff officer. Other than the general, the rest of the people he knew were all civil servants. at this moment, he really didn't know how to help Young Master Lan.
Seeing He Xuyang's worry, Ling Lan smiled and comforted him. "Don't worry, I know what to do." If she still could not pass the test with her current strength, then the recruits would not have any chance of successfully activating a battle clan in the short term. If that was the case, then what was the point of letting the military academy create a battle clan first? It would be better for him to directly join the army before establishing his own battle team.
If it was a test of theory, Ling Lan was even more fearless. Was her omnipotent Golden Finger, Little Four, just for show? What else could he not find in Little Four's database? All these years, Little Four had been wandering in the virtual world. Even those top-secret files had all been downloaded into his database. It could be said that if there was a question in this world that Little Four could not answer, it was likely that the question had come from another dimension.
The hover car that Ling Lan and He Xuyang were in was not controlled by an optical supercomputer. It was manually controlled. The person driving it was Lan Luofeng's adjutant, Second Lieutenant He. Lan Luofeng knew that her precious daughter wanted to activate a battle clan but didn't know how difficult it was. She thought that it was just a matter of registering. Thus, she waved her hand and asked Second Lieutenant He to personally send her off.
If possible, Lan Luofeng wanted to do it herself. However, she also knew that it was not suitable for her to appear in front of the public with Ling Lan. Today, after Ling Lan stepped out of the general's manor, she would not come back. The life between them would return to the way it was before. Ling Lan was just a normal soldier in the 23rd Division and she was the wife of the general. On the surface, the two of them were just strangers.
Ling Xiao, who had left the general's manor early in the morning to deal with official matters at the headquarters, seemed indifferent on the surface. However, when Ling Lan walked into the living room and saw the first staff officer of the division waiting for her, she knew that her father was definitely not as indifferent as he appeared to be.
Just like that, the hover car drove for more than an hour under He Xuyang's criticism. Then, they heard Second Lieutenant He's crisp voice, "Young Master Lan, we're almost at our destination." After this voice, the hover car slowly slowed down.
Ling Lan secretly sighed in relief. She didn't think that her father's staff officer would say something like that. If it wasn't for her strong endurance, she might have already knocked He Xuyang out and returned peace to the world.
Ling Lan quickly saw a large gate. It was surrounded by tall walls. The hover car had already landed on the ground. Outside the gate, she had no idea what was on the other side of the wall.
After a series of checks and passing through a few checkpoints, the hover car finally stopped in a wide plaza. When they were passing through the checkpoints, He Xuyang had already told Ling Lan that this was a secret base of the 23rd Division. Only with the general's permission could outsiders be brought in.
"I think that not every new captain has the chance to come here to activate their battle team." Ling Lan coldly glanced at He Xuyang. If every captain came here, this place would have become a household name. How could it continue to be so mysterious?
This glance made He Xuyang feel a lot of pressure. He actually had the illusion that he was facing General Ling Xiao. He quickly replied, "Of course, outsiders can't come here at all. However, it was General Ling Xiao's arrangement to activate the battle team here." In other words, if Young Master Lan had any opinions, please directly find the culprit. Please don't implicate innocent bystanders. Of course, this bystander was He Xuyang.
"Since it was my father's arrangement, he must have his reasons." Ling Lan retracted her gaze. She knew that her father was very two-faced. This arrangement was definitely problematic.
"Yes, yes …" He Xuyang nodded. When Ling Lan wasn't paying attention, he secretly wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. Sob, who said that accompanying Young Master Lan was an easy job? He was going to beat the crap out of him. (Isn't this guy you are talking about?)
He Xuyang, who had already felt a bit of Ling Lan's true nature, didn't dare to stay by Ling Lan's side for another minute. He took out General Ling Xiao's written notice and handed it to a soldier on duty who came to welcome them. Then, the soldier brought them around. After walking for a long time, they finally arrived at a slightly damaged warehouse.
He Xuyang looked at the soldier on duty suspiciously. The soldier smiled bitterly and nodded firmly, indicating that he didn't lead them to the wrong place.
He Xuyang and Ling Lan walked in. Before they could ask anything, the soldier on duty was like a mouse that saw a cat. He instantly disappeared.
The two of them looked at each other. Without a guide, they could only rely on themselves to find the answer. Very quickly, they found a person lying inside a login pod.
"Brother, I have something to look for …" He Xuyang smiled and knocked on the door of the login pod. Normally, when the login pod was knocked on, the connector inside would remind the person in the virtual world that someone was looking for them. It wouldn't let the person in the virtual world delay things in the real world.
One second, two seconds, three seconds, one minute, two minutes, three minutes … He Xuyang, who had been waiting silently for three minutes, couldn't maintain his warm smile anymore. He suddenly pressed the forceful stop button on the login pod. In the next second, a string of curses came out of the login pod.
"Bang!" The pod door was pushed open. A middle-aged soldier with a full beard glared angrily at them. "Which bastard interrupted my battle in the ring?" His gaze fell on Ling Lan. Ling Lan raised her right hand and pointed at He Xuyang decisively.
Just from the murderous aura that this middle-aged soldier emitted, she knew that he was an expert in martial arts. Ling Lan didn't want to have an enemy for no reason. Besides, she was telling the truth. It was indeed He Xuyang who did it.
The middle-aged soldier followed Ling Lan's finger and looked at He Xuyang. His originally angry face suddenly froze. He subconsciously frowned and said in a displeased tone, "He Xuyang, Chief of Staff He, I wonder what wind blew you here today?"
He glanced at Ling Lan again. He admired her calmness, decisiveness, and ruthlessness. He was born to be a soldier.
However, this one glance caused his expression to change. His originally lazy and perfunctory attitude instantly became serious and dignified.
Seeing that Ling Lan betrayed him without hesitation, He Xuyang felt extremely aggrieved. Wasn't this too heartless? Did Young Master Lan forget that he was his companion who came with him?
He Xuyang used his gaze to accuse Ling Lan. He actually missed the change in the middle-aged soldier's expression when he saw Ling Lan. If he noticed it, with his intelligence, he would probably be able to guess the truth that Ling Lan was hiding. Unfortunately, everything was just a hypothesis. He Xuyang missed the chance to discover the true strength of Ling Lan. In the end, he could only be one of the last people to know the truth.
However, He Xuyang was He Xuyang after all. He quickly regained his composure and said with a serious expression, "Senior Colonel Mi, this time, I brought a new recruit to register."
Hearing this, Senior Colonel Mi's eyes instantly lit up. He looked at Ling Lan and said excitedly, "Is this the new recruit that the headquarters arranged for us?"
Originally, he looked down on those military academy students who smelled like milk. He always felt that they were like parts that were produced by a factory. Although they were all qualified products, there was nothing special about them. Instead, he preferred ordinary soldiers who had slowly grown up from small soldiers. For example, the soldiers under his command were all Killing Gods who had killed their way out of the battlefield.
However, he was very satisfied with this young man in front of him. If the headquarters really wanted him to join his battle team, he was willing to accept. If he didn't see wrongly, this young man's physical skills should have already reached the domain stage. It was obvious that this young man had already broken the Federation's record of being the youngest person to reach the domain stage. However, their database hadn't been updated yet. This young man must be hiding his true strength.
Compared to those stupid people who wanted the whole world to know about their achievements, he preferred these smart people who were able to secretly scheme against others. This kind of person would not only be able to survive on the battlefield but also be able to deal with the complicated disputes in the division. He would definitely become outstanding.
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