Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Planet Hantang was a first-class planet in the Huaxia Federation. It was only slightly weaker than a super planet. However, its prosperity was almost on par with a super planet.
No matter how prosperous a planet was, there would definitely be a planet's garrison army. The mission that Ling Lan and the others accepted was issued by the garrison army headquarters.
A few friendly forces had arrived at the originally heavily guarded headquarters of the Garrison Army.
This time, the mission issued by the garrison army headquarters was to gather six four-star battle teams from each division. However, when these battle teams arrived one after another, the commander-in-chief of the garrison army realized that he had made a mistake when he had issued the mission. He had actually omitted a condition, which was that he hoped that the six battle teams would come from the same army.
The five battle teams that came were Senior Colonel Meng Shangyuan's Iron Curtain battle team from the first division, Senior Colonel Mu Youyun's Whirlwind battle team from the third division, Lieutenant Colonel Qian Jialin's Courageous battle team from the ninth division, Lieutenant Colonel Kang Jiayan's Starting Point battle team from the thirteenth division, and Lieutenant Colonel Wang Anzhong's Immortal battle team from the seventeenth division. There was still one battle team that hadn't arrived. It was Senior Captain Ling Lan's Lingtian Battle Team from the 23rd division.
At that time, when the commander-in-chief saw this news, he was instantly stunned. He thought that this was just a one-star battle team and that the mainframe made a mistake. In his impression, the leader of a one-star battle team was a senior captain. However, when he consulted the mainframe and saw the four stars lit up behind the Lingtian Battle Team, he knew that the mainframe was right. The only thing that was wrong was that there was actually such a strange battle team among the four-star battle teams.
However, the commander-in-chief soon didn't have the time to think about this strange battle team. He started to worry. Would the six battle teams from different divisions be able to work closely together to complete this extremely difficult mission?
It should be known that this escort had to pass through seven interstellar nations. Out of the seven nations, only two were considered friendly with the Federation. Out of the remaining five nations, three were the Federation's enemy nations. The other two were neutral nations on the surface but in reality, they were secretly funding the Federation's enemy nations. The Federation knew that they were also enemies. It was just that they didn't go all out and maintained their friendliness on the surface. These two nations were also considered dangerous areas. They had to be careful.
Thinking of this, the worry in the commander's heart grew. Unfortunately, it was too late for him to fix it. Could he still chase these battle teams back? Thinking of the mainframe's strictness, in order to avoid being court-martialed, the commander decided to go with the flow.
In the headquarters of the garrison army, the five squadrons that had already arrived were summoned to the conference room by the commander. The conference room was arranged in a round table format. They each found a seat and sat down, while their team members sat behind their captains.
The captains looked at each other and silently evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the captains in front of them. At the same time, they were waiting for the arrival of the last battle team. This was because the commander-in-chief would announce the details of the mission once the team was full. The earliest team had already waited for three days. There was no doubt that his patience was running out.
Half an hour passed …
"Why aren't they here yet? Don't tell me that you're going to make us wait for another day. Our squadrons don't have that much time to waste. "The long wait had caused the other squadrons to lose their patience, and one of the captains could not help but open his mouth to criticize.
"Yeah, even Captain Meng is here. The people from the 23rd Division are really big shots." Another captain looked at Meng Shangyuan from the 1st Division with a half-smile, trying to provoke his anger towards the 23rd Division.
However, Meng Shangyuan was like an old pine tree. He did not react at all. He just sat there without moving.
That captain could only retract his gaze resentfully. He turned to look at the commander and said, "Are you sure that they can arrive today? If they can't, why don't we disband first? "This team from the 23rd Division was really too big of a shot, making the other five squadrons wait for them together.
The commander replied, "We received the news this morning. It shouldn't be wrong."
This sentence made all the captains calm down. However, it was undeniable that they still had a lot of opinions towards the late arrival of the 23rd Division.
Just at this moment, a series of footsteps suddenly came from the corridor. The captains' ears twitched. They looked up and exchanged strange looks. With their abilities, they actually could not hear how many people were coming. Could it be that they were all masters?
The door of the conference room suddenly moved and opened. A few people were standing outside the door. The one in the lead was a youth with a cold expression. Actually, it could not be said that he was a youth. He was between a teenager and a young man. He combined the aura of these two ages. One look at him and you would have a deep impression of him.
Some of the people behind him were well-built, some had a gentle temperament, some were pretty, and some were so submissive that people couldn't help but overlook them.
They followed the youth in the lead and walked in. The youth took off his military cap, revealing his short hair that reached his ears. He said politely, "Sorry, we're late. We're really sorry for making you wait."
The other party's attitude made the unhappy captains' expressions soften. The atmosphere of the conference room instantly became much better.
Meng Shangyuan, who had been sitting quietly without moving, finally reacted when he heard this. He looked at Ling Lan and nodded. "It's okay. Your 23rd Division is the furthest away from here. It's understandable that you're a bit late." He conveniently helped Ling Lan explain why she was late.
Meng Shangyuan's friendly gesture earned a grateful look from Ling Lan. Then, she walked over to an empty seat and sat down. Her team members, like the members of the other battle teams, sat in the seats behind their team leaders.
When the commanding officer saw that all six battle teams had arrived, he coughed and cleared his throat. "Since everyone is here, let me explain the details of this mission."
"The Balaya Kingdom is an ally of the Federation. The third heir of the royal family, Princess Gulibaduo, has been studying in the Federation. Now, Princess Gulibaduo has officially graduated from the military academy and requested to return to the Balaya Kingdom. Because the Balaya Kingdom is at war with their neighboring countries, Abdo and Duso, they are afraid that the enemy countries will know about it and threaten Princess Gulibaduo's safety. Thus, they specially entrusted the Federation to escort the princess back safely. "
After saying this, the commanding officer's gaze instantly turned sharp. He no longer looked harmless. "To ensure the princess's safety, I specially requested for a team of four stars and above to send a team of six people to disguise themselves and secretly escort the princess back to her country. This mission is very dangerous. However, we must not fail. If not, the Federation will lose a strong ally like the Balaya Kingdom. The consequences will be unimaginable. "
After hearing this, the captain asked, "Can we put mechas on the merchant ship this time?"
The commanding officer nodded. "To ensure that nothing goes wrong, the military allowed us to send mechas. The merchant ship will also be disguised as a warship. However, to prevent our identities from being exposed, the mechas have been disguised. There are ace mechas and special-class mechas. You can go to the mecha warehouse to choose." After saying this, the commanding officer smiled. "Also, this mecha will be your reward after you complete the mission."
After hearing the commanding officer's words, everyone was surprised. Although they had their own mechas in the division, no mecha operator would reject having a spare mecha. In reality, in the military, only the ace of ace mecha clans could have a spare mecha. A normal mecha operator would only have one mecha in their lifetime. Unless their mecha was declared useless by a mecha engineer, they would then be able to apply for another mecha.
Of course, this was not the only reason why they were surprised. With a mecha accompanying them, no matter how dangerous the mission was, they were confident that they would be able to get through it. After all, they were all outstanding mecha operators. Mechas were their companions. At the same time, they were also the source of their confidence.
The commanding officer then said some things to take note of. Then, he announced the time to gather at the spaceport. In order to not let the spies on Planet Hantang know about their mission, the six battle teams would split up and enter the spaceport in batches. Then, they would meet up with the princess and board the merchant ship together.
In the end, the commanding officer took out a paper box. There were six folded pieces of white paper on each side of the box. Everyone looked at the commanding officer in shock. They didn't know what he wanted to do.
Ling Lan was stunned for a moment. Then, she instantly understood. She glanced at the commanding officer curiously. If she didn't guess wrongly, this should be a popular action movie in her era. For a moment, Ling Lan thought that the commanding officer was a transmigrator like her.
"The characters you will be playing are written on the paper. As for what you will be playing, it will depend on your luck." The commanding officer smiled and said. Ling Lan could almost see the demonic wings on his back flapping …
"Hmph, this is interesting. Let me go first." Mu Youyun, who had never seen this kind of game before, was very interested. He was the first to take out a piece of white paper from the box. He opened it and laughed. "Not bad. Our identities this time are the princess's guards. We can follow the princess."
When the others saw this, they all took out a piece of paper from the box. In the end, only Meng Shangyuan and Ling Lan were left. Ling Lan gestured for Meng Shangyuan to go first. Meng Shangyuan glanced at Ling Lan and smiled. He didn't reject her. He took out a piece of white paper from the box. Ling Lan then took out the last piece of paper from the box.
"The princess's butler and servant?" Qian Jialin opened the piece of paper and his face fell. He didn't expect there to be such a role. He scratched his head and asked, "Doesn't the princess have her own butler and servant?"
The commanding officer smiled and said, "Yes, there is a female butler and a few female servants. They will be a pair with you."
The moment he said this, everyone laughed. Even Ling Lan couldn't help but smile.
"Tourists who are going to travel around the world." Kang Jiayan opened the piece of paper too. When he saw the words on it, his expression changed. To them, tourists were the hardest to pretend to be. After more than ten years of war, they had the aura of a soldier. They were filled with killing intent. It was not as peaceful and clean as the civilians.
When Qian Jialin heard this, he instantly laughed. It was understandable for a butler and servant to have killing intent. But tourists … Alright, when he saw others in a worse state than him, Qian Jialin felt that what he wrote on the piece of paper was nothing.
"Intergalactic smuggling gang …" Wang Anzhong heaved a sigh of relief when he saw what he wrote. Although it wasn't a good thing in his eyes, it was better than being a tourist.
In the end, only Ling Lan and Meng Shangyuan didn't open the piece of paper. The other four captains immediately looked over. Their eyes were obviously saying, "Brother, hurry up and open it. Tell us what it is …"
Meng Shangyuan helplessly opened the piece of paper. "Intergalactic adventure team."
Ling Lan opened it too. Her lips curled up. "Us too. Intergalactic adventure team."
Meng Shangyuan and Ling Lan looked at each other. They didn't expect them to act together.
At this moment, Kang Jiayan looked at Ling Lan and then looked at the person behind Ling Lan. Then, he smiled and said, "Brother, how should I address you?"
Ling Lan raised her eyebrows. "Ling Lan. How should I address you, Big Brother?"
"Haha, Big Brother's name is Kang Jiayan. Just call me Brother Kang." Kang Jiayan's face was filled with a flattering smile. This made Ling Lan's eyelids twitch. She felt that he didn't come with good intentions.
"Brother Ling, Brother Kang wants to discuss something with you." Kang Jiayan was just about to put his arm around Ling Lan's shoulder when Ling Lan suddenly slid away. She said calmly, "Brother Kang, if you have something to say, just say it."
Ling Lan's action made the other team leaders laugh out loud. Kang Jiayan's face was red.
Kang Jiayan's face turned red, but for the sake of his battle team, he was prepared to throw away his pride. "Brother Ling, didn't Brother Kang draw the 'tourist' slip? Look at Brother Kang, then look at Brother Kang's people. One look and you can tell that we're not good people, and we have nothing to do with the tourists. But Brother Ling, you guys are different. Brother Ling is handsome and mighty, and the members under you are also beautiful and pretty. Pretending to be an adventurer team won't be convincing, right? Why don't you switch with Brother Kang?
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty? The expressions of the people behind Ling Lan instantly became ugly.
Ling Lan wasn't angry. She looked at Kang Jiayan's men. It was just as Kang Jiayan had said — they were all bad people. They were all big and burly. Although their faces weren't bad, their murderous aura made them look more like robbers than tourists. If they were allowed to join the group of tourists, the other tourists would probably be scared out of their wits … but why should she help them?
Ling Lan said calmly, "We'll partner with Captain Meng. With us, the threat of this adventurer group will be reduced a lot. But if it's you guys …" At this point, Ling Lan shook her head. She didn't think highly of them. "It's better for you guys to pretend to be tourists. Even if you get noticed, only you guys will be exposed. It won't affect the other teams."
Hearing this, Captain Meng nodded and said, "Captain Ling is right. If I work with Captain Ling, we can pretend to be a third-rate adventurer group. It won't attract the attention of others. If it's you guys, the threat will be too great. It will be very easy for people to notice. At that time, once you guys are exposed, it will be two different teams."
Hearing this, Kang Jiayan's expression changed. In the end, he suddenly promised, "Brother Ling, Big Brother Kang is from the 13th Division. As long as you're willing to exchange, Big Brother Kang will owe you a favor. In the future, if you need Big Brother Kang, just tell me. Big Brother Kang won't hesitate. "
Captain Meng nodded at Ling Lan. Only then did Ling Lan reply, "Alright, Big Brother Kang. Since you've said so, if I still refuse, then I won't know how to appreciate favors." After saying that, she handed over the piece of paper in her hand.
Kang Jiayan excitedly exchanged the piece of paper in his hand with Ling Lan's. When he received Ling Lan's piece of paper, Ling Lan heard that his team members actually all sighed in relief. She couldn't help but laugh in her heart. Kang Jiayan's battle team looked quite fun.
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