Chapter 1138 Background!
All the regiment commanders were drawn in by Ling Lan"s words. Some even seemed weirdly excited.
“I graduated from First Men"s Military Academy. I entered the 23rd division as the top student of my year.” Ling Lan continued calmly, “And I was very fortunate to be able to activate my mecha clan the moment I entered the 23rd division.”
Everyone received surprise after surprise with every sentence Ling Lan said. Ling Lan made her life"s story sound easy but they knew that she needed to do to pa.s.s the three hard a.s.sessments in order to activate her mecha clan. Even soldiers who had been in the military for six years might not be able to pa.s.s the three a.s.sessments. Yet, Ling Lan managed to do it the moment she entered the military.
“I have a bunch of reliable teammates so after completing a four-star mission, I took over the position of the regiment commander of the 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Lingtian Mecha Clan used to be known as 250 Ace Mecha Clan.”
“250 Ace Mecha Clan was one of the top ten mecha clan in the land clearing mission on Planet Juhao.” Everyone remembered the merit 250 Ace Mecha Clan had in the past.
Ling Lan calmly glanced at the crowd before she continued, “Before coming to Base Nebula, I experienced a huge battle.”
“The battle on Planet Haijiao.”
“Ah!” Everyone shouted in surprise when they heard this. That specific battle was universally famous. It was the most dangerous battle the Federation had won recently.
By right, the Federation was destined to lose that battle. However, Ling Xiao"s son jumped level and operated a G.o.d-cla.s.s mecha to turn the tides around. He protected the sole surviving base of the Federation so that they were able to last until reinforcements came. This single act managed to alter the result of the entire battle. Through this victory, they even took the opportunity to destroy Hailiya.
The Federation gained many benefits after the victory but close to 200 million soldiers were killed in battle. Some of them were even prodigies who might be able to advance to G.o.d-cla.s.s in the perceivable future. The Federation was glorified for this victory but the people of the Federation seemingly had forgotten the price for the victory. People who deeply remembered the price they had to pay for the victory were the families of those fallen soldiers and their comrades who saw them killed right in front of them.
Most of the soldiers in the military felt that the battle on Planet Haijiao wasn"t as glorious as the people had imagined it to be, it was just an overall waste in their minds. It was a battle filled with unnecessary sacrifices. If Prince Ling didn"t sacrifice his own future for the so-called glory, it would just be a battle filled with waste and despair.
Not every battle would have such miracles occurring. They had to carve this point deeply in their minds to prevent a similar situation from ever occurring again.
All the regiment commanders were excited. They knew that the Federation had secretly sent the Flying Dragon Special Forces to reinforce the soldiers on Planet Haijiao. There were evem legendary mecha clans sent there too. Was Regiment Commander Ling from one of the legendary mecha clans?
“I was the commanding officer of the only surviving base on Planet Haijiao, Base 013.” Ling Lan"s nonchalant tone sounded beside them. They were dumbfounded by the sudden surprise.
“You"re… Prince Ling!” Even the forever calm Yu Huan was flabbergasted as he looked at Ling Lan in shock with mouth agape.
“I don"t know why the military used ‘Prince Ling" to refer to me but I am indeed the son of Ling Xiao.” Ling Lan frowned in annoyance when she heard the nickname the military gave her.
“But… you"re heavily injured. You shouldn"t be able to operate a mecha anymore.” Lin Yang couldn"t believe it. The war hero he felt pity for was right in front of him unscathed, unharm and in great health. Were they fooled by the military?
“I can operate a mecha but my level has degraded. I can"t perform difficult techniques anymore. You can say I"m half useless,” Ling Lan replied calmly.
When they heard that, some of the regiment commanders quickly remembered that Regiment Commander Ling didn"t move much during the recent battle. Even the regiment commander of the Knight Mecha Clan was killed by three of his leaders, not him. His current situation was definitely better than what the military had announced to the public but it wasn"t too good either. However, they still felt fortunate that Prince Ling was still able to pilot a mecha. The only downside was that he wouldn"t be able to advance further in the future.
Everyone was quiet. Some felt pity for Ling Lan but others were happy for her current situation. There were so many thoughts going through their heads that they didn"t know what to say.
Yu Huan took a deep breath and calmed down. He looked at Ling Lan with a complex expression on his face. He thought that Ling Lan was a talent the military was grooming. He never expected Ling Lan to be such a huge figure. He felt pity for Ling Lan"s situation. If Ling Lan didn"t jump levels at that time, he would definitely be able to become the general of a division, imprinting him and his father as legends in the military.
Yu Huan knew that Ling Lan"s future was dark but since he came to Base Nebula, he should still provide Prince Ling the treatment he deserved.
Yu Huan coughed and said, “Now that everyone knows Regiment Commander ling"s background, let"s vote. However, before that, allow me to say a few words. Lingtian is definitely powerful enough to become the top mecha clan in our base. As for Regiment Commander Ling, I acknowledged his commanding skills. I agree to let him become the commander-in-chief of our base.”
Lin Yang raised his hand immediately. “I agree too.”
More hands shot up. “I agree.”
The regiment commanders were already convinced by Lingtian"s ability on the battlefield. Now, after hearing that Ling Lan was Ling Xiao"s son, they were even more convinced.
Some regiment commanders who were hesitant at first, agreed too after seeing most of the regiment commanders voting for Ling Lan.
Since Ling Lan was eventually going to be the commander-in-chief, why should they make him angry by not voting for him? He might not be at his peak anymore but he still had a powerful father behind him, right? General Ling Xiao was said to be the next First Marshal. He would be the most powerful person in the future. They didn"t want to offend such a person.
“Boss, they"re sending messages,” Little Four shouted excitedly. He almost got bored from staring at the signals. Finally, before the meeting ended, something in his line of work happened.
“It"s inside the base,” Ling Lan said firmly.
“Yes. How do you know?” Little Four asked curiously.
“The battle just ended so the mainframe would be keeping a close watch of the signals outside of the base. No one would dare to send any messages out now.” The mainframe would be able to track any messages sent out of the base now so no one would be stupid enough to do it when it was high alert.
“Do you know how many people sent messages?” Ling Lan asked.
“Seven. They sent messages to people in their mecha clan.” Little Four replied, “Are they all problematic?”
“Maybe. We need to keep an eye out for any suspicious action.” Ling Lan smiled. “Those who did not send a message can"t be cleared of their suspicion too. However, those who sent are definitely more suspicious.”