"What's impossible about that?"
Lin Xiao agreed to Lieutenant Colonel Sun's arrangement without hesitation and officially became the captain of the Seventh Operation Fleet.
This might seem impossible to outsiders, but it was completely possible in an official operation. It was just a part-time job. As the commander of the First Expeditionary Army's Third Division's Raging Flame Legion, he would also be the captain of the Seventh Operation Fleet of the AX-14 Crystal Wall Seventh Base. Although it sounded unreasonable, it was logical in terms of procedure. If it could be done this way, no one would be able to find fault with it.
After receiving the letter of appointment and a saber representing the commander, Lin Xiao turned to the members of the Lin and Zhang families who were still in a state of anger, dissatisfaction, or confusion.
He said in a deep voice, "I'm honored to be appointed as the captain of the Seventh Operation Fleet by Commander Sun. Now, I will carry out the first mission of this operation fleet, which is to notarize the bet between the Lin and Zhang families on the Hea Plane."
He looked at the people of the Zhang family with a malicious gaze and said, "Let's go.
"Since you're already the notary of this gambling fight, I won't be polite. Now, I'll set the rules of this gambling fight."
As soon as he finished speaking, the patriarch of the Zhang family, Zhang Yan, shouted,
"Captain Lin, the rules of the bet have been set long ago and have been sent to the previous Captain Li for approval. You only need to notarize it."
Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows and said, "That was the previous Captain Li.
"That was the matter of the previous Captain Li. Now that I've been replaced, the rules will naturally be changed."
As he said that, he extended his right hand. A guard beside Lieutenant Colonel Lin took out an electronic screen and unfolded it in front of him. The screen displayed the rules of the bet that had been set previously.
Lin Xiao unfolded the screen of light and gestured for everyone to see. His gaze swept past the Zhang clansmen, who had ugly expressions on their faces, and the Lin clansmen, who had already reacted and were overjoyed. He stretched out his hand and wiped the screen of light. A row of words was wiped away. He stretched out his finger and pointed at the air.
"Awesome!"
Lin Qinghai clenched his fist and waved it.
He said excitedly, "Cousin Lin Xiao will set the rules again. Let's see if the Zhang family dies this time."
The other cousins also applauded and were incomparably excited.
However, the elders thought differently from the juniors. The juniors only thought of Lin Xiao changing the rules, but the elders thought of Lin Xiao's current status.
To be a captain at such a young age and the captain of the Seventh Fleet was a rather high military position. It could directly affect the Lin family and the Zhang family's fight for Hera.
Third Granduncle's eldest son, Lin Zheng, said to his grandfather with a flushed face.
"I didn't expect Haolin's son to give us such a big surprise. He's already a captain at such a young age and the captain of the Seventh Action Fleet. As long as he doesn't make any mistakes in the future, he'll definitely reach a higher level in the future. Grandpa, this is the hope for the rise of our Lin Family!"
Everyone nodded and looked at Lin Chenglei and Lin Haolin with envious eyes. Lin Haolin's mother held her head high and her chest out proudly.
However, no one thought that there was anything wrong with her appearance. As his mother, she could be proud.
Grandfather stroked his beard and nodded.
"I've long felt that Lin Xiao and Lin Xu have a bright future. They've lived up to the expectations of the family. Haolin, Yunzhu, you've raised your sons well."
Grandfather's praise lifted Father's spirits. Mother, on the other hand, was a little shy.
"This is what a granddaughter-in-law should do."
His grandfather nodded and changed the topic of conversation.
"As for Lin Xiao and Lin Xu, let's discuss it properly after the duel. Let's finish the duel first."
Everyone gladly agreed and looked at Lin Xiao with confidence.
He had changed all the rules of the duel on the screen and replaced them with his new rules.
The more the Zhang family looked, the uglier their expressions became, the happier the Lin family became. Some even laughed out loud, a stark contrast to the gloomy Zhang family.
"They've gone too far. Aren't they just bullying us by changing the rules like this?"
Zhang Yan's eldest son gritted his teeth and cursed, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. It was obvious that Lieutenant Colonel Sun of the seventh base was supporting the Lin family. If he didn't stop them, their opposition would be useless.
The patriarch of the Zhang family, Zhang Yan, was expressionless. No one could tell whether he was happy or angry, but those who understood him knew what he was thinking.
Lin Youde glanced at his old rival and had an idea.
Not long after, the new rules were set. Lin Xiao looked through them again to see if he needed to add anything.
There were four main restrictions in the original rules:
Random draw.
There was no limit to the duel. Both sides didn't limit the number of clan members.
The duel venue was random.
The age limit was below 100 years old.
Now he changed it to —
Designated duel.
The population limit was 100,000.
Designated duel venue.
The age limit was below 50 years old. Zhang Taihua, the strongest member of the Zhang family, was excluded.
Added an external helper.
The original rules were basically changed and a new external helper rule was added.
After reading the rules, even Lin Xiao felt that it was a bit too much.
When he announced the rules again, the Zhang family was in an uproar. Many people couldn't help but shout:
"This is too much."
"It's too evil."
"Don't go too far."
Someone even shouted at Lieutenant Colonel Sun:
"Commander Sun, Captain Lin's new notarization rules are too biased towards the Lin family. It's unfair. I request that Captain Lin's notarization rights be revoked."
Lieutenant Colonel Sun smiled and said:
"Captain of the Seventh Action Fleet, please notarize. It's your decision. The specific rules are set by Captain Lin. I'm only a witness and won't interfere."
He smiled, but his words made the Zhang family members feel like they had fallen into an ice cellar.
Lieutenant Colonel Sun's meaning was very clear. I'm biased towards the Lin family, and you can't object.
"Father, what should we do?"
Everyone looked at Patriarch Zhang Yan. It was time for the patriarch to make a decision.
Zhang Yan frowned and was silent for a long time before he sighed heavily. He looked up and said expressionlessly:
"Admit defeat!"
"Admit defeat?"
"Yes, admit defeat. We have no chance of winning. We can't defeat the opponent and the referee at the same time."
However, some of his sons were unwilling to give up and shouted, "Let's go!
"Father, those are the only two B-grade planes in the family. Are we giving up just like that?"
Zhang Yan glanced at his son coldly, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave.
Zhang Yan's son, who was glanced at by Zhang Yan, shuddered and swallowed the words in his mouth. Everyone looked at each other in dismay. In the end, Zhang Yan's eldest son, Zhang Xinyan, fiercely punched his palm and said to his clansmen,
"Go back. I'll announce the admission of defeat."
"Admit defeat?"
As expected, Lin Xiao asked with a smile, "What's the matter?
"I want to confirm again. Is the Zhang family really going to forfeit and admit defeat?"
Zhang Xinyan nodded heavily with a livid face:
"Yes, the Zhang family admits defeat."
Lin Xiao nodded:
"In that case, I hereby announce that the winner of this bet is the Lin family. The Zhang family, please hand over the B5 plane to the Lin family within three days. By the way, as a notary, I remind the Zhang family not to tamper with the delivery of the plane and not to destroy the plane. Otherwise, I have the right to ask the Zhang family to redivide a new plane with the same value as the B5 plane."
His words directly shattered the plans of some of the Zhang family members.
This kind of thing could happen. If he did not forbid it, there would definitely be angry and unwilling Zhang family members who would wreak havoc in the delivery of the plane. He did not want to take back a broken plane.
Although it was a little shocking that they did not fight, they still won and successfully took over the B5 plane.
After all, there were only five B-grade planes in the entire Hera plane cluster. The Lin family had two and the Zhang family had three. Now that the Zhang family had lost one, it was a huge blow.
Most importantly, with Lieutenant Colonel Sun taking care of them, they would only win the bet in the future. They would take it slow. One day, they would rob the Zhang family of all their assets and eventually expel the Zhang family from the Hera plane cluster. The Lin family would dominate the Hera plane cluster.
It was not right to do so. That was how conflicts of interest worked. If the east wind was not suppressing the west wind, then the west wind was suppressing the east wind. If he did not stand up for them, the Zhang family would have won this bet. The Zhang family, which was already strong, would become even stronger. In the end, the Lin family would be the ones to be expelled.
With him and Lin Xu in the Lin family, it could be said that they were very lucky. It was completely normal for them to overtake the Zhang family in one fell swoop.
In fact, even without him, it would have been the same with Lin Xu. As long as Lin Xu developed in the future, as a graduate of the Dark Moon Academy, he was destined to have great potential and upper limits. In the future, the Lin family would be able to easily suppress the Zhang family under his leadership.
Just like that, one side was happy, while the other side was angry. The Zhang clansmen left dejectedly, while the Lin clansmen were jubilant and overjoyed.
Grandfather immediately invited Lin Zhongxiao to the Lin family castle as a guest. Lin Zhongxiao gladly agreed.
Three days later, an army of the Lin family entered the B5 plane. They spent half a month checking the situation of the plane and officially took over the plane.
After that, the family held a meeting. Other than celebrating the victory over the Zhang family and taking over a B-grade plane, the most important thing was to distribute the ownership of this plane.
There were only 20 or so important members of the family attending the meeting. Among the juniors, only Lin Xiao and Lin Xu were present. The other juniors were of the same generation as their father.
If it were any other time, the distribution of a B-grade plane would definitely cause everyone to fight over it. But this time, none of the clansmen opened their mouths.
Grandfather said directly,
"It seems that everyone has already expected this. Then I won't keep you in suspense. I've already discussed with Changhong. The B5 plane won from the Zhang family will be assigned to Lin Xiao, the son of Hao Lin."
No one had any objections to this. Even the Great Uncle, who had always been at odds with everyone, didn't say anything.
The same was true for Lin Xu. Like Lin Xiao, he didn't care about a medium-sized plane, even if he didn't have a private plane now.
It wasn't that a medium-sized plane was too small. No matter how small it was, it was still an independent plane. It could be managed well. It would be good even if it was turned into a farm. The main reason he didn't care about it was that this plane was located within the family. It was surrounded by the family members' planes. There was no room for expansion.
To them, it was almost certain that they would be able to become gods in the future. When that happened, a medium-sized plane would definitely not be enough. They would have to expand their territory. It was impossible to expand if they were stuck in the middle of their clansmen.
To them, the most ideal private plane was naturally a plane cluster centered around a large plane. For example, a plane cluster centered around a large plane like the Hera Plane was enough for them to use.
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