Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Lan and the others were sent to the Middle Second Division. When the division commander of the Middle Second Division found out that there were five ace mecha masters among the new recruits, he was instantly excited. However, when he saw the number of mecha clans assigned to them, he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.
He didn't want to give up, so he made a request to the headquarters of the 23rd Division to transfer the Lingtian Battle Team to another mecha clan. However, reality was cruel. His request was rejected mercilessly by the headquarters. The reason was that the Federation had a rule that the new recruits had to stay in the mecha clans for at least a year before they could be transferred.
The Federation set this rule to protect the interests of the mecha clans. They didn't want the mecha clans to be forcefully taken away by their superiors. The second reason was to protect the new recruits. They didn't want to be transferred to a dangerous place just because they belonged to different factions.
However, this rule was not suitable for 250 Ace Mecha Clan. 250 Ace Mecha Clan was a mecha clan that was abandoned by the division. The mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan lived a life of drunkenness. They didn't have the ability to fight anymore. The only good thing about 250 Ace Mecha Clans was that they wouldn't be sent to the battlefield.
However, the battlefield was the baptism ground for the truly powerful. The Lingtian Battle Team was made up of talented mecha operators. If they were sent to 250 Ace Mecha Clan, they would be destroyed. The division commander of the Middle Second Division kept muttering, "This is a crime. This is a crime."
Seeing this person, some people might ask, "Since the people in 250 Ace Mecha Clan are all useless, why don't they just abolish this mecha clan and let them retire or change their careers? Why do the divisions still need to feed them?"
It was not that the Federation didn't want to abolish the mecha clan. It was just that the Federation couldn't abolish it. These mecha operators were all elite soldiers who had survived countless battles. They had a lot of military achievements. Some of them were even promoted as heroes by the Federation.
However, heroes also had times when they were past their prime. Heroes also had times when they were short of breath. Heroes also had times when they were like bears. Because of this and that, these war heroes had become useless people. The useless people here did not refer to the situation where their limbs were crippled or their minds were muddled. In fact, with current technology, unless they died directly, technology would help those who survived even if they lost a part of their body …
These mecha operators had mental problems. Some of them lost their courage to fight. Some of them would turn into killing machines the moment they operated a mecha. Some of them hated mechas. Some of them thought that they would never be able to operate a mecha. There were all sorts of reasons that led them to 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
However, these people did not have any relatives. They had dedicated their lives to the battlefield and could no longer survive in normal society. The military had to support them. Otherwise, it would chill the hearts of all the soldiers who fought bravely on the battlefield for the Federation's strength and safety.
Originally, these people were living in their own divisions. However, after the 23rd Division was formed, Ling Xiao had no choice but to ask for more people from the other divisions. At that moment, the other divisions used this opportunity to squeeze these people into the 23rd Division.
When Ling Xiao found out, it was already a fact. Ling Xiao could only pinch his nose and accept it. However, Ling Xiao didn't want to give up on them so easily. Thus, he specially formed 250 Ace Mecha Clan and placed these useless elite soldiers together. He was waiting for them to come back to life. This made 250 Ace Mecha Clan a unique existence in the 23rd Division.
Two years ago, 250 Ace Mecha Clan wasn't on the list of new recruits. However, for some reason, 250 Ace Mecha Clan was on the list this year. The strongest and most promising batch of new recruits were also placed in 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached. He didn't know if these new recruits would be affected by those useless people and turn from geniuses to useless people after a year. Unfortunately, no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't change the fact. He could only send them to 250 Ace Mecha Clan with tears in his eyes.
250 Ace Mecha Clan wasn't far from the headquarters of the Middle Second Division. Besides Ling Lan and the rest of the people in the hover bus, there was only the soldier operating the hover bus. When the two team leaders left, they still had a look of pity on their faces. Perhaps they were thinking that if Ling Lan didn't activate her battle team, they wouldn't be so unlucky and be sent to this place which they called the mecha operators' graveyard.
The hover bus drove for two hours and arrived at a base.
When everyone saw the appearance of the base, their anxious hearts instantly calmed down. This base was very new. It had a bright and beautiful entrance and tall walls. Everything proved that this was a heavily guarded base. With such facilities, this 250 Ace Mecha Clan shouldn't be too bad.
Ling Lan raised her eyebrows in surprise. She was prepared to see a terrible base. Now, it seemed that it wasn't as bad as she thought.
However, Ling Lan's joy was quickly broken by the next scene.
There were no soldiers on duty outside the entrance. The soldier operating the hover bus didn't find it strange. He just kept honking to remind them that they had arrived.
"So noisy." A voice came from the guard post. A middle-aged man rubbed his eyes and stuck his head out of the window. When he saw the hover bus, he yawned lazily and stretched his back. Then, he slowly walked out of the guard post.
Ling Lan and the rest of the people frowned when they saw the way this person was dressed. Although the person was wearing a military uniform, he didn't wear a military cap or boots. He only wore a pair of slippers and walked out of the guard post. Also, the beam pistol that he always carried was gone.
Ling Lan shook her head. As expected, she shouldn't have high hopes for 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
The soldier walked to the hover bus with his eyes half closed. He didn't even ask who the person was and just took a pass from the soldier operating the hover bus. Then, he took out a small device from his belt and scanned it. He didn't even look at the information on the device. He just pressed the button to open the gate. Then, he slowly walked back to the guard post and lay down to sleep.
Everyone from Lingtian was speechless. What kind of existence was this 250 Ace Mecha Clan? Was it so powerful that they weren't afraid of being ambushed? Or was it so bad that no one was willing to ambush them?
Ling Lan knocked on the armrest of her seat. It seemed that she was too optimistic. 250 Ace Mecha Clan was worse than she thought.
Seeing the door open, the hover bus drove straight into the base. As it flew, Ling Lan saw the rusty training equipment on the field. It was completely different from the shiny and beautiful equipment at the entrance. She could also feel the lifeless atmosphere of the entire base. There was no sign of the constant training shouts that she had heard in the Middle Second Division.
At that moment, some information about 250 Ace Mecha Clan appeared in Ling Lan's mind.
250 Ace Mecha Clan was called 250 because there were 250 mecha operators in it. They were all brave ace mecha masters from various divisions of the Federation. However, due to various reasons, they went into exile or had their abilities sealed.
Some of them were so weak that they couldn't even defeat an advanced mecha operator. These mecha operators were all alone. Besides killing and fighting, they didn't have any other way to survive.
Although these mecha operators were weak, they would still go crazy if they were provoked. The military couldn't let them retire and return to the military. Also, because of their many merits, the military couldn't just abandon them. In the end, they could only stay in the division.
Now, these people became the responsibility of the 23rd Division. Ling Xiao couldn't do anything about it. He could only choose to ignore them.
"As expected, it's very troublesome …" If she didn't do anything and just waited for a year, Ling Lan didn't think that her father would transfer them out of 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
"Does he want me to solve this problem?" Ling Lan thought in frustration.
As expected, her father, Ling Xiao, was the best at tricking her. Why did he throw her to solve the problem that he couldn't solve? At that moment, Ling Lan really wanted to complain to Lan Luofeng. F * * k, she was tricked by her father.
"Maybe this is a test? Is this the price for my stubbornness? " She remembered that when she begged Ling Xiao and Lan Luofeng to give her two years, Ling Xiao was surprisingly easy to talk to. She was very surprised. Now, it seemed that her father was waiting for her here.
Her father was indeed too f * * king cunning … Ling Lan made a disdainful gesture in her heart.
Finally, they arrived at a dormitory area. The hover bus stopped. The soldier opened the door and said, "This is the office and dormitory area. Your commanding officer should be inside."
When the people from Lingtian got off the hover bus, they heard the door of the hover bus close. The soldier drove the hover bus away as if there was a man-eating monster chasing after it. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.
"It seems that we were abandoned." Han Jijun gave a bitter smile.
"I just checked 250 Ace Mecha Clan's information but I couldn't find any information. It seems that the higher-ups have banned all information related to 250 Ace Mecha Clan," Li Lanfeng said calmly. When he saw the strange expressions of the two team leaders in the hover bus, he started to search for information. However, he didn't have enough authority so he didn't find any useful information.
"Yes, only lieutenant colonels and above have the authority to know. We are still lacking." Ling Lan wasn't surprised.
Li Lanfeng looked at Ling Lan and understood. Since Ling Lan said that they didn't have the authority to search for information, it meant that Ling Lan had already found the relevant information. That was why she knew where the authority was.
Ling Lan exchanged glances with Li Lanfeng. She was satisfied that Li Lanfeng understood her immediately. She glanced at the other team members and realized that Han Jijun understood her too. Xie Yi and Lin Zhong-qing were slower to react but they understood her quickly. Luo Lang and Zilong didn't think too much about it. They just looked at their comrades. It seemed that they were used to throwing complicated matters to their comrades. This was not good. Ling Lan decided that after they settled down in 250 Ace Mecha Clan, she would find some time to train their thinking skills.
However, there were two people who surprised Ling Lan. One was Gao Jinyun. His reaction speed was on par with Lin Zhong-qing and Xie Yi. The other was Luo Chao. That shy and timid girl was even faster than Gao Jinyun. She was almost on par with Han Jijun. It seemed that her comrades were all using their own methods to grow up.
Ling Lan was happy. She continued, "Although 250 Ace Mecha Clan is known as the mecha operator's graveyard, I believe that there are many powerful people hidden in there. Everyone, be careful. Before you understand the situation, try to keep a low profile. Don't create trouble for me."
Ling Lan pointed at Li Yingjie and warned him, "I'm talking about you, Li Yingjie. Don't look around."
Everyone turned around and looked at Li Yingjie. Li Yingjie's face turned green and red. He retorted, "I'm not an idiot. I know what to do."
"Remember your promise. Don't become an idiot," Ling Lan said calmly.
"Pfft!" Everyone laughed. Li Yingjie glared at Ling Lan angrily. His cheeks were puffed up in anger. He was not convinced.
Ling Lan didn't continue to care about Li Yingjie. She had already warned him. If Li Yingjie still didn't restrain himself, Ling Lan wouldn't mind watching a good show from the side.
"Boss, I found him." In her mindscape, Little Four showed the location of their target on the map. When Ling Lan and the others saw that no one was there to welcome them, Ling Lan asked Little Four to find the regiment commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. They had to find the regiment commander and complete the registration mission before they could officially enter 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
After knowing the location, Ling Lan didn't wait any longer. She led her team members and went straight to the regiment commander's location.
In a grassland behind the dormitory district, a middle-aged soldier was lying on the grass. He held a bottle of hard liquor in one hand and drank it slowly. His eyes were blurry. He seemed to be drunk.
Footsteps came from afar. The sound of footsteps slowly approached him. His drunk eyes suddenly became clear. A cold light flashed past his eyes. The next second, his eyes became blurry again. It was as though that scene was just an illusion.
"Brother Liu, you're here again." A pair of military boots appeared beside him. A gentle and handsome soldier in his thirties was looking at him with a face full of smiles. His arrival had brought life to the originally cold and desolate back mountain.
The middle-aged soldier known as Brother Liu opened his hazy, drunken eyes and stared blankly at the other party. After a minute or two, he seemed to have regained some of his senses. "Ah … Commander … Ugh!" He burped, and a strong smell of alcohol quickly spread out.
The person who came frowned slightly. However, he quickly let go of his frown. This change happened in a flash. He tried to persuade him again. "Brother Liu, I don't blame you for what happened in the past. If you continue to live like this, how can you face the members who sacrificed themselves to save you?"
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