Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr "Only we know," answered Han Jijun first.
Ling Lan's expression immediately eased — the situation was not that bad. Ling Lan still had not reacted. She had actually already accepted these children in her heart, so she did not care that they knew about this situation.
Han Jijun carefully observed Ling Lan's expression, and the corners of his mouth quirked up slightly. He was very happy with Ling Lan's reaction — this meant that the other had also acknowledged them.
Zilong, Luo Lang, and the others did not share Han Jijun's meticulous thoughts. They surrounded Ling Lan with glowing faces, and curiously asked Ling Lan how it felt to come over in a mecha.
When they asked this question, Ling Lan felt a little awkward. She did not know how to answer — she could not say that she was unconscious, after all.
No, in order to protect her glorious image, she absolutely could not let this weakness of hers be exposed.
Ling Lan said vaguely, "Wait until you all get in a mecha for yourselves in the future, then you'll understand."
Zilong and the others were of course disappointed at this. Ling Lan felt that it was a little irresponsible to treat these children who worshipped her like this, so she added, "Some things, if others tell you, will always belong to others. Only when you experience it yourself, will it truly belong to you."
These words had some skill — Zilong and the other children's eyes lit up, as if something had been awakened. They were once again convinced by Ling Lan's profound words, which carried the air of an expert.
Seeing the adoration on the faces of these children before her, and even the intelligent Han Jijun's eyes shining with surprise, Ling Lan finally lost her composure, sweating profusely in secret.
She had no intention of abducting these children or anything of the sort — how had she made these children worship her so much?
Zilong, Luo Lang, and the others finally let go of the topic of mecha, and began to talk about what they had done at home after the test. These children had all gone back and trained hard — it looked like Ling Lan had given them quite a bit of motivation.
When they asked Ling Lan what she had been doing this month, they were surprised to see that Ling Lan's little face had actually paled, and in the end, she said weakly, "What else could it be? Just like you all, it was training."
Luo Lang and Han Jijun knew that this training was definitely not ordinary, otherwise Ling Lan would not have looked so devastated. Only Zilong was oblivious, and kept asking Ling Lan how exactly she had been training.
Ling Lan said faintly, "You want to experience how it feels to die. Do you want to try all kinds of deaths?"
Yunyi Ling Lan's deathly tone made the usually carefree Zilong shudder all over, not daring to say anything more. Not only that, Luo Lang and Han Jijun also distanced themselves from Ling Lan, afraid that they would be dragged into this. They believed that what Ling Lan had said was absolutely true... because they could already feel the murderous aura emanating from Ling Lan's body — this was not something that could be achieved through normal training.
Ling Lan and the others quickly settled the procedures and chose their classes. As Ling Lan was a day student, she had tried to squeeze the classes she had chosen into one. Unfortunately, even so, she could only spare one day — Wednesday — because some classes had to be taken several days a week, so she could not avoid them even if she wanted to. After that, they went to the logistics department to collect their own two sets of uniforms.
Today was registration day, so the school did not arrange any classes for the children. They were only here to familiarize themselves with the school's environment and facilities. Ling Lan also took the opportunity to visit Zilong, Luo Lang, and Han Jijun's dormitory. Although students in the special classes could choose to attend day school, almost none of the special classes' children would choose to attend day school. Thus, this right was listed on the Central Scout Academy's BBS as the most empty and hypocritical right of all, bar none.
Zilong and the other two lived together in a villa. It should be said that as long as they were Special Class-A children, they would be allocated a villa. This was one of the special privileges of Special Class-A children.
The villa could be said to be luxurious, and it was free of charge. The kitchen and living room were fully equipped, and other than the three rooms, there was also a training room, a gym, and a login pod specially designed for children to log into the virtual world of the scout academy.
The Federation had strict control over children's access to the virtual world. Children under the age of 16 could only go online with limited access. Children who had not enrolled in the Scout Academy did not have the right to enter the virtual world, and could only use the screen to browse some information on the web.
However, once a child entered the Scout Academy, it meant that they had the opportunity to interact with the virtual world. Of course, this was limited — they could only enter the enclosed Scout Academy virtual world. There, the only people they could interact with were the Scout Academy children and teachers. They could receive guidance from the teachers, and could also spar with other Scout Academy students in the virtual world, but that was it. This was the protection the academy gave to the children, to prevent them from being exposed to the complicated world of adults too early, which would affect their growth.
The villa's conditions were absolutely top-notch, and could be described as luxurious and comfortable, with a high degree of high-tech compatibility. Ling Lan was envious, almost impulsively wanting to live on campus too.
As for where the two girls lived, Ling Lan and the others did not go over to take a look. Although the children were young, they were already aware of the difference between males and females, and knew that the girls' dormitories were not to be entered recklessly.
By the time the two girls finished packing up their things and returned, it was already time for lunch. Zilong very generously offered to treat them to lunch today.
Ling Lan agreed decisively, thinking that it would be a waste not to eat. Although Ling Lan had a frightening amount of credits on hand, Little Four had already become a famous web novelist these past few years, and it was said that he had a large number of brainless fans following him. Although Little Four would occasionally buy some genetic agents back, she had not seen her credits decrease by much.
The Scout Academy's cafeteria was very large, spanning over several thousand square metres of space. All around the cafeteria were food options for the children to choose from, and there was a wide variety of food available.
Zilong, Luo Lang, Han Jijun, and the others were all members of the upper echelons of the military, so they were definitely not the kind of people who lacked money. Since they were treating, they naturally had to treat the best. After asking the teacher on duty, Zilong, who had obtained the answer, valiantly led the group to a corner. It was said that the food there was the most exquisite and delicious, and of course, the price was not cheap either.
Ling Lan saw that any random dish would cost more than a thousand credits, and she felt that it was time to remodel Zilong's values. Ling Lan already knew the value of credits in this world. Just like one dollar in her previous world, the cheapest dish would cost more than a thousand dollars... how was this eating? This was definitely eating money!
Ling Lan decided that in the future, she would definitely keep all of this group of children's money in her hands. She definitely would not let them waste it like this.
Just like that, the five children's pocket money was all pocketed by Ling Lan. She only gave them a thousand credits. Of course, if they used it all up, they could claim it again. The prerequisite was that they had to report it first. If they were found to have misspent it... the five children did not know what the consequences would be, because Ling Lan had not said anything. However, the cold smile on Ling Lan's face let the five of them know that it was definitely not a good thing.
Han Jijun did not have any objections to this. Although he did not know why Ling Lan was so against them giving out money like this, he believed that Ling Lan did not have any ill intentions. In fact, she might even have a deeper meaning. Could it be that she wanted them to be independent? Thinking up to this point, Han Jijun's eyes lit up.
Uh, smart children just liked to think too much. Ling Lan did not have any thoughts about it at all. She simply thought that it was too extravagant. Although Ling Lan was now part of a group that could afford to be extravagant, the peasant mindset in her bones still felt that being extravagant was wrong...
Because they knew that they would not be able to eat such good food in the future, the children buried their heads in it and prepared to eat their share first. After all, all of their credits had been transferred away by Ling Lan. Just like that, as the few of them ate and drank, they discovered that there were three other people from the same group who had come to eat. Zilong thought that since the credits were going to be confiscated anyway, it would be a waste not to use them now. So, he generously invited them to eat together. The group of six suddenly became a group of nine, filling the round table to the brim.
Their lively scene attracted the attention of the crowd. After all, there were only the newbies here at the moment. The seniors would only be up for another week, so it was very rare to see such a large group like Ling Lan's. Of course, this attracted all sorts of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
For example, this frowning person was currently looking at those people with a displeased expression. This was because Li Jinghong, whom he had thought should be on his side, had actually chosen to leave him and join the other party. This made him very unhappy.
"Li Jinghong, why don't you introduce us to each other?" Although he was very angry, he still maintained his calm. Before he had a clear understanding of the other party's background, he would definitely not start a fight carelessly. He remembered the teachings of the Li family well.
"Ling Lan, Zilong, Luo Lang... long time no see." Li Jinghong greeted Ling Lan and the others excitedly. With that, all of the testing companions of room 072 had gathered, and Li Jinghong's arrival was welcomed by everyone.
Han Jijun saw the increasingly dark expression of the handsome boy behind Li Jinghong, and chuckled internally. Li Jinghong's impatience and the other's proud expression told him that this boy was not very likeable.
"Uh-huh." Finally, he could not help but remind Li Jinghong.
Li Jinghong's face lit up, and he pointed exaggeratedly at the person behind him as he introduced, "This is the third grandson of the head of the Li family, Li Yingjie."
Li Yingjie proudly waited for Li Jinghong to continue with his introduction, but unfortunately, Li Jinghong was not as cooperative as he had expected, saying nothing more after that. This made Li Yingjie's face even darker, and he almost exploded.
By now, even Zilong knew Li Jinghong's attitude. He really did not like this Li Yingjie, but as a fellow member of the Li family, he could not make things too difficult for the other. After all, the other was a direct descendant of the Li family, while he was just a side relative. No matter what, he was still a member of the Li family under the protection of the great tree that was the Li family.
However, Zilong and the others did not share Li Jinghong's misgivings. Since their comrade who had fought in the trenches did not like this person hanging around in front of him, then of course they would do everything in their power to help their comrade chase the other away.
"Li Yingjie, right? Hello! But we are in the middle of a meal, so it is not convenient for us to greet you. Do as you please. "Zilong mercilessly chased him away, causing Li Yingjie's expression to change. He had never been treated like this before. In the Li family, no one dared to treat him like this. After all, he was a proud son of the heavens, and his test results at birth even surpassed those of his two older cousins. Although he was not the first in line to inherit the Li family, he believed that as long as he grew up, he would definitely be able to squeeze out his older cousin's position and obtain the right to inherit the Li family.
"You are too arrogant." Li Yingjie gritted his teeth. If it were not for the Li family's teachings, he would have already charged over to give the other a good beating.
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