Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr "Expand the search area," ordered Han Jijun.
"Yes, sir!" Very quickly, a bird's eye view of the Central Scout Academy appeared on the communicator's virtual screen, displaying the entirety of the Central Scout Academy. Of course, the landing spots of those mecha could also be clearly seen.
Han Jijun tapped lightly on the virtual screen, and the virtual screen automatically zoomed in on the location he tapped.
Han Jijun adjusted the angle a few more times, and soon, the full frontal view of a dark grey mecha was presented before everyone's eyes. Its all-metal exterior glowed with the unique dark colour of mecha, and on the chest area of the mecha was a drawing of a large red bird, its entire body ablaze with flames, about to spread its wings and soar into the sky. It was dazzling in the morning light.
Although this mecha didn't seem to have any heavy weapons (if it did, it would probably have been shot down by the defensive missiles of the Central Scout Academy before it even got close), the two giant beam sabers on its back further highlighted the mecha's ferocity and might. Mind you, a typical mecha would only have one small beam saber as a standard weapon, but this mecha had two giant ones. It was clear that the operator of this mecha was an extremely skilled close-combat mecha operator.
These weapons, which were different from those of standard mecha, made Zilong and Luo Lang very envious, drooling over them. It couldn't be helped — mecha were the most advanced weapons of the Federation military, and were completely prohibited from being sold to the outside world. Children almost never had the chance to see the real thing up close — most of them only got to know a thing or two through screen images or paper pictures.
Unless they were direct descendants of those large aristocratic families, or the descendants of the upper echelons of the military (N generation), they might have the chance to come into contact with them.
"Eh? Is the dark grey cockpit being opened? "Luo Lang's sharp eyes saw the change in the virtual screen.
"Looks like it. Too bad the image is still a little small, so we can't see clearly," said Zilong with a look of pity.
Han Jijun looked at the two of them silently, his eyes full of contempt. However, he didn't say anything sarcastic, only zooming in on the dark grey mecha once more to focus on the cockpit area.
Sure enough, the cockpit of the dark grey mecha had been opened, and they saw a child crawling out with his head lowered.
"Why does this person look so familiar?" Zilong couldn't react in time.
These words drew scorn from both Luo Lang and Han Jijun. Hells, this fellow had been the first to rush up and acknowledge the other as his boss, so why couldn't he recognise him now?
When Luo Chao saw the small figure on the screen, her face instantly turned red and her eyes sparkled. It seemed like she recognized who the other party was. Han Xuya was the only one who didn't look at the virtual screen. All her attention was on Zilong.
At this moment, the child in the image finally raised his head.
"F * ck, it's Boss Lan!" Zilong finally came out. He shouted excitedly, "That's awesome! He actually came over in a mech! Boss is mighty! "
Zilong's admiration for Ling Lan was now like a torrential river: Damn, who else could be as awesome as his boss?
Not only was Zilong impressed, even Luo Lang had lost his initial desire to compete with Ling Lan. The distance between the two of them was just too f * cking wide, wasn't it? Just think about it — while they were still drooling over the mecha on the screen, the other party was already using the mecha as a means of transportation... could he still be considered human? Forget it, he shouldn't compete with a non-human, lest he anger himself to death.
Luo Lang thought it through and decided not to waste time competing with Ling Lan for the position of boss. It was better for him to just be an obedient follower. Perhaps he could even ask Boss Lan to let them come into close contact with the mecha. At this thought, Luo Lang's blood boiled, his eyes shining brightly.
Yep, actually, the benefits of being someone's follower weren't bad.
On the other hand, Han Jijun's expression was very different. His little face was very stiff, and there was only one question in his mind — who exactly was Ling Lan? Coming over in a mecha — although Han Jijun was shocked, it wasn't as intense as Zilong and the others'. What shocked Han Jijun the most was the Central Scout Academy's response and attitude.
Zilong, Luo Lang, and the others might not understand what this meant, but Han Jijun knew that piloting a mecha into this heavily guarded Central Scout Academy was an act of suicide. Normally, those who still chose to proceed after being warned would definitely be met with merciless cannon fire, shooting them down. And there wouldn't be a scene of six mecha flying out to meet them. Of course, the six mecha were in part to monitor the mecha that had been forced to land. Still, no matter what, today's scene was definitely not normal. Ling Lan's family background now looked like it was not simple.
During the entrance examinations, Ling Lan's excellent observation, deduction, and combat skills had been greatly admired by Han Jijun in the same group. Thus, he had not objected to his childhood friend Zilong wanting to acknowledge Ling Lan as his boss. However, now it looked like Ling Lan's identity might be a little problematic. He needed to think carefully about whether acknowledging Ling Lan as his boss would be harmful to him and Zilong …
Han Jijun still remembered that his father, who was the Chief of the Federation's Intelligence Bureau, had once taught him to be careful of anyone who got close to him, including children. In their position, it was very easy to accidentally fall into a chess game and become a chess piece …
Ling Lan followed the descent of the elevator cable. Finally, her feet were on solid ground again, and her heart was instantly at ease.
However, now was not the time to be happy. She needed to control the muscles in her legs and calm them down so that they wouldn't tremble. As a member of Special Class-A with high hopes placed on her, she definitely could not expose her weakness of being afraid of heights.
Ling Lan took a deep breath and calmed herself down. Only then did she squeeze out a stiff smile and wave goodbye to Chamberlain Ling Qin in the cockpit. Chamberlain Ling Qin was no longer able to accompany her into the academy to complete the enrollment procedures. The academy would not allow a mecha that could threaten the safety of the children to remain on campus for too long.
Seeing the six mecha around him glaring at him, Ling Qin knew that there was no point in delaying any longer. Reluctantly, he piloted his mecha and left under the escort of the six mecha. The reason Ling Qin had left so decisively was because he knew that there was no other place safer than the Central Scout Academy. Their security measures were even better than the Ling family's, so he was at ease.
Ling Qin knew very well that he shouldn't stay here for too long. If the Ling family's mortal enemies caught wind of this, the Ling family would be in big trouble. Mind you, the Ling family now was no longer the Ling family of the time when Ling Xiao was the head of the family. The strength and invincibility of the past had all but vanished now. At the end of the day, it was still because there was no one strong enough to support the family, and Young Master Ling Lan was still too young to bear the brunt of the storm. They had no choice but to keep a low profile and conceal their strength.
After sending off Ling Qin and the six mecha that had been monitoring him, Ling Lan finally began to study her surroundings with interest. It turned out that she had landed in a sparse forest. There was almost no one here, and it was very secluded, with plenty of space to support a mecha landing. No wonder the six mecha had guided them to land here — as expected, it was a good place to get rid of all evidence...
Ling Lan randomly chose a direction to walk in as her mind wandered. She was prepared to leave the forest and ask anyone she met where the registration point for the new students was.
Since she had confirmed that this place was very secluded, Ling Lan calmed down. As long as no one knew that she had crawled out of a mecha, it would not affect her future studies. She would still be that mediocre Ling Lan who had disappeared among the many geniuses.
Seeing that Ling Lan was preparing to come out, Han Jijun decisively switched off his communicator. He turned to Zilong and the others and said, "Let's go welcome Boss Lan together."
At this moment, Han Jijun finally understood. Back then, none of the children in their group had revealed their identities, so they really did not know who Ling Lan's parents were or what system she came from. However, at the same time, Ling Lan also did not know about them, so this was actually very fair. If he were to continue to fret over Ling Lan's true identity now, it would really be rather petty of him. Han Jijun very cleverly chose to let it go.
As for whether Ling Lan was suitable for them to befriend or not, they had plenty of time to judge, so there was no rush. Han Jijun decided to observe from the sidelines for a while before deciding what to do.
Hearing Han Jijun's call, Zilong was the first to respond, "Alright, I'll ask Boss Lan later if I can ride in that mecha." Zilong was excited at the mention of this.
Although Luo Lang did not say anything, the greedy light in his eyes told everyone that he and Zilong were of the same mind.
Hearing Zilong's words, Han Jijun opened his mouth to say something, but he quickly closed it again. A thought flashed through his mind — perhaps he could use Zilong's question to test Ling Lan's temperament...
Ling Lan walked for about half an hour before some buildings vaguely appeared at the end of her vision. Ling Lan was overjoyed — she had finally made it out of the forest.
Right then, Ling Lan's brow suddenly furrowed. Her right hand naturally reached into her shirt pocket, just in time to grasp the miniature laser pistol she had obtained from her family's hover car.
As for the body under her clothes, Ling Lan's nerves and muscles were already tensed up. As long as Ling Lan felt danger, whether it was the laser gun in her hands or the body that was already prepared, it would instantly attack the intruder to protect herself.
"Boss, I've finally found you." Zilong's loud voice rang out from the end of the forest.
Ling Lan did not manage to hold herself back, and her face instantly darkened. She thought gloomily, why did she have to run into this guy the moment she entered the school? She did not want to be a boss and take in underlings at all — this was not in line with the mediocre image she had set.
Just as Ling Lan was considering whether she should pretend not to hear him or just turn in another direction to avoid him, Zilong, Han Jijun, and the other four were already sprinting towards her.
Fine, she couldn't avoid them anymore. She sighed, and very naturally withdrew her right hand from her shirt pocket. Then, she weakly waved at Zilong and the others in response. At the same time, her initially tense muscles also relaxed. Facing these companions who had gone through the test with her, she really could not keep her guard up.
"Boss, you were really awesome just now, actually coming to school in a mecha." Zilong's opening words shattered Ling Lan's wishful thinking.
"Who else knows?" Ling Lan glared fiercely at Zilong, demanding an explanation from Zilong. If everyone really knew, she would have to redesign her external image.
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