"Did you hear what I said?" The regiment mander asked in concern.
"Yes. I will collect all the necessary information before the award ceremony," Qiao Ting said expressionlessly.
"That’s good. Go and make your preparations." The regiment mander felt at ease after he knew Qiao Ting heard what he said. He thought that Qiao Ting was too engrossed in reading the documents so he ignored his superiors’ words. When he was younger, he was like that too... the regiment mander smiled. He waved his hand and asked Qiao Ting to leave.
The regiment mander didn’t notice when Qiao Ting turned around, he clenched his hands tightly. The veins on his hands popped out. This proved Qiao Ting was not as posed as he looked.
Ling Lan, Ling Lan, it’s actually Ling Lan. He is a regiment mander now! Is he someone I can never surpass? Qiao Ting was screaming in his heart. The three years he spent as a recruit, the three years he was so proud of, was not worth much at all...
Qiao Ting gritted his teeth. If God allowed him to be born, why must God create Ling Lan too? If God made someone so excellent, why did he make someone even better? Qiao Ting felt helpless.
He was unconvinced. Why did Ling Lan have such a smooth life? He managed to achieve so much within his first year. He even rose to be a regiment mander! Maybe someone powerful pushed Ling Lan up to this position just like what his regiment had said.
Qiao Ting remembered Ling Lan’s cold and sharp eyes. He felt as though a bucket of cold water was splashed on him, instantly calming him down.
Ling Lan was not someone who would walk through the backdoor! As his lifelong opponent, Qiao Ting understood Ling Lan. Others might change but the cold and arrogant Ling Lan would not.
That year, Ling Lan stood up against every faction in the military academy in order to protect his friends. No matter how powerful or high ranked his opponent was, he would never bow down to anyone. Others might misunderstand Ling Lan but he wouldn’t... if he did, he had no right to be Ling Lan’s opponent.
The confusion in Qiao Ting’s eyes disappeared. He would do his job well, not to find any evidence against Ling Lan, but to find out how he managed to be a regiment mander so quickly. Qiao Ting felt that he might be able to learn something new from Ling Lan and not waste more time on the wrong path.
He didn’t have much time left. If delayed more, Ling Lan would run too far ahead and he would never be able to be his opponent. Qiao Ting was a proud person. He didn’t want to look at Ling Lan’s back a few years later and sigh at his own fate.
As for whether this Ling Lan was the Ling Lan he knew... Qiao Ting never had this query. Years of battling allowed him to know that this was the Ling Lan he knew.
A few days later, all the units in Soldier City knew the top ten mecha clans of this land clearing mission were going to enter the city and attend an awards ceremony. Many officers with high positions had gotten the name list of the top ten mecha clans.
Ye Ling came to Ye Xu’s place with a frown on his face. He was still thinking whether he should let the other party see the documents in his hand when Ye Xu walked out of his room.
"Why have you e?" Ye Xu raised his eyebrows. Ye Ling was unhappy Ye Xu was looking at him as though he was his servant. He scoffed. He passed the document to Ye Xu and looked at his expression intently. He wanted to know if Ye Xu was still able to maintain his posure when he saw the name.
Ye Xu frowned when he saw the derision in Ye Ling’s eyes. Ye Xu always kept a low profile and hid behind Wu Jiong in the Scout Academy and the military academy, but he was an observant and intelligent person too.
From the very beginning, he knew there was something wrong with Ye Ling’s identity. Ye Ling was not as simple as he looked. However, he currently didn’t have much power at his disposal so he was unable to fight against the Ye family. Thus, he had no choice but to step onto the other party’s trap. After that, in order to have Ye Ling lower his guard around him, he disguised himself as an arrogant person who looked down on the Ye family.
Ye Ling didn’t trust Ye Xu and Ye Xu guarded against Ye Ling too. Hence, he was able to notice the slight difference in Ye Ling’s gaze.
Ye Xu took over the document calmly. He told himself he must control his emotions. He guessed this document must have something to do with him. If not, Ye Ling would not behave like this. He must not let Ye Ling see through his disguise.
Ye Xu opened the document. It was a list of the top ten teams of the land clearing mission. He was stunned. These ace mecha clans should have nothing to do with him, right? He must have made a mistake in his disguise.
Ye Xu started suspecting himself. However, as an observant person, he still sensed Ye Ling gaze at him. Hence, although he was confused, he still took care of his expression.
Ye Xu calmly looked through the list...
Top ten mecha clans for the land clearing mission of Planet Juhao (The official name for the planet):
Jing Tian Ace Mecha Clan (1st Division) Regiment mander: Sun Yiqing.
Swift Thunder Ace Mecha Clan (2nd Division) Regiment mander: Lei Ganqi.
Chiyan Ace Mecha Clan (3rd Division) Regiment mander: Xu Qiuming.
Yuhen Ace Mecha Clan (4th Division) Regiment mander: Su Yongkang.
Pojun Ace Mecha Clan (6th Division) Regiment mander: Jin Feiyang.
Hidden Dragon Ace Mecha Clan (9th Division) Regiment mander: Hua Tianyi.
Bight Moon Ace Mecha Clan (1st Division) Regiment mander: Liu Shu.
Ferocious Lion Ace Mecha Clan (13th Division) Regiment mander Le Putian.
Courage God Ace Mecha Clan (7th Division) Regiment mander: You Zhongling.
250 Mecha Clan (23rd Division) Regiment mander: Ling Lan.
Ye Xu looked through the list quickly. He remained calm all the way but when he saw the name of the last regiment mander, he couldn’t control his emotions anymore. No matter how prepared Ye Xu was, this name still impacted him greatly.
"Young Master 13, I remember the captain of the battle clan you joined during your military academy days was called Ling Lan too, right?" Ye Ling was satisfied with Ye Xu’s reaction. He purposely teased Ye Xu before saying, "Sigh, I must be thinking too much. He is a recruit just like you. How can he be the regiment mander of a top ten mecha clan? It must be a coincidence. This person must have the same name as him. What a pity. Your captain must be slaving away in some unknown mecha clan."
These were Ye Ling’s true thoughts. There were so many people in the Federation. It was normal to have the same name as someone else. He wanted to tell Ye Xu without the Ye family, he would be in the same situation as his past captain, slaving away in some unknown mecha clan for three years. He would not have experienced such a good opportunity like this where he just needed to enjoy his three years as a recruit, then go back and bee a high officer. pared to the masses, Ye Xu had a high starting point.
Ye Xu looked at the familiar name in shock. He took some time to regain his senses. What Ye Ling said made sense but for some reason, Ye Xu felt that this Ling Lan was his boss.
Others might not be able to be a regiment mander in their first year as a recruit but his boss was someone who always created miracles. Ye Xu smiled. Only he understood the pride and happiness in his smile. He also felt a little sad. As expected, he couldn’t be pared to his Boss.
Wu Jiong was also as stunned as Ye Xu. The two of them had parted ways but their intuition was the same. They both knew deep down the Regiment mander of 250 Mecha Clan was their Boss Lan.
The day of the awards ceremony arrived. Almost all the units in Soldier City sent their representatives to get a position at the plaza where the awards ceremony was held. Most of them were here to see the Courage God Ace Mecha Clan as well as the 250 Mecha Clan.
The ten mecha clans entered the Soldier City based on the order as the were placed. All the mecha operators walked into the plaza after getting off the hover bus. The first eight mecha clans were well-known mecha clans in the military world. Some of the mecha operators in these mecha clans were super ace mecha masters with a title. All the ace mecha masters in the Federation knew that ace mecha masters without a title were not really ace mecha masters. They were only given the ace level because they needed to go to the battlefield.
When the super ace mecha masters got out of the hover bus, many mecha operators wanted to rush over and interact with them. All of them looked at the super ace mecha masters with respect. If any one of the super ace mecha masters would give them some advice, their mecha piloting skills would improve tremendously. There was a huge difference between having a good teacher versus finding the path yourself. Less time and effort would be spent on the wrong path.
Unfortunately, the rules in Soldier City was strict. The mecha operators were jumping with excitement in their heart but no one dared to move and challenge the rules of the Soldier City.
When the Courage God Ace Mecha Clan entered, the gazes of the mecha operators in the crowd changed. Most of them were indifferent.
The Courage God Ace Mecha Clan received this title just recently and there were no super ace mecha masters in this mecha clan too.
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