Chapter 718 - Who Is He?

Chapter 718: Who Is He?

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Most of the mecha operators from Courage God Ace Mecha Clan were just normal ace mecha masters. Their team leaders were elite ace and their regiment commander, who was the strongest among them, was just shy of becoming a peak-level ace mecha master. Most of the units stationed in the city had a similar power structure to the Courage God Ace Mecha Clan.

The concept of survival of the fittest was ingrained deeply into all the soldiers’ minds. Hence, when they saw a mecha clan similar to them in terms of ability, they wanted to challenge them. Many mecha operators already had the thought of testing the mecha operators from Courage God after the ceremony. They must have a fight with them.

The underwhelming appearance of the Courage God Ace Mecha Clan caused everyone to start looking down on 250 Mecha Clan. If a titled super ace mecha clan was so weak, then a normal mecha clan would be worse. This mecha clan probably relied on their exceptional luck to get to this position.

Very soon, the mecha operators from 250 Mecha Clan slowly got out from their hover bus. The first person to step out of the bus was a cold-looking youth. The moment he appeared on the plaza, everyone turned quiet. Soldiers with weaker wills couldn’t help but tremble.

“That person is very strong.” An old mecha operator who got dragged to come by his friend tensed up the moment the young man appeared in his sight. He instantly got on his guard. This was the instincts of an experienced and strong soldier. This old mecha operator felt an unprecedented sense of danger from the bottom of his heart.

“Who is he?” Every soldier experienced various degrees of shock. They were all from the top strata of mecha clans, so everyone was quite familiar with each other. However, no one was prepared for the shock when such a powerful and unknown person appeared from 250 Mecha Clan.

These powerful mecha operators could feel the dangerous force of presence exuding from that young man. Those with a lower level of physical skills couldn’t sense this force of presence. They could just felt that this young man was very cold, as cold as ice. Their sixth sense repeatedly rang alarms in their heads, warning them not to never provoke that young man.

As expected of my boss! Wu Jiong’s eyes turned red when he finally saw Ling Lan. The hardships he experienced at the 15th Division made him miss his days at the military academy. He missed those carefree days with Ling Lan. He missed the times when there was always someone in front of him, taking care of everything. Too bad, he would never feel this sense of stability anymore.

“Wu Jiong, do you know him?” The person beside Wu Jiong, a 28 years old man with an arrogant look on his face, noticed Wu Jiong’s red eyes.

Wu Jiong looked at Ling An. He was the first person who offered him help after he entered his division. Wu Jiong was sure Ling An knew his background due to his surname but just wasn’t sure whether he was from the branch families or the main family. After all, the 15th Division belonged to the Wu family. Additionally, with him suffering more hardships than the average recruit, it was quite obvious he was from the Wu family.

Even a normal mecha operator could feel the invisible tension between the higher authorities of the 15th Division. A smart person would not choose his side before the inevitable conflicts had ended but Ling An was different. He chose to help Wu Jiong when he was at his lowest point in life. Wu Jiong was grateful to Ling An. Hence, he brought Ling An along on this gold-plated mission when he was given this opportunity.

Wu Jiong wanted to help his team members who entered the 15th Division but they were not ace mecha masters yet. Thus, they couldn’t participate in the gold-plated mission. The military didn’t want the plaza to be filled with weaklings so they set the requirement to have only ace mecha masters and above. This rule helped them to segregate out the weaker people.

Of course, Wu Jiong knew the main reason why he accepted Ling An so quickly was because he had the surname ‘Ling’.

Wu Jiong wanted to tell Ling An who Ling Lan was but he changed his mind. “Nothing. A speck of sand got into my eyes.”

Ling An’s expression froze for a moment. After a while, he smiled and said, “That’s true. Many hover cars came so it’s normal to have a lot of sand.”

Wu Jiong looked at Ling Lan again. He saw familiar faces stepping down after Ling Lan. He suddenly felt calmed. The anxiousness in his heart disappeared. He smiled for the first time in a long time. He clenched his fist.

As expected of Boss Lan. He created miracles during his first year in the military. Since he is working so hard, how can I give up just because there are obstacles? Wu Jiong turned around. He saw the person he wanted to see. There was no point in staying here any longer.

“You are not watching anymore?” Ling An asked in surprise. 250 Mecha Clan just came out but Wu Jiong had already lost his interest.

“Yes. I have already seen what I wanted to see. It’s time to go back for training,” Wu Jiong replied indifferently.

Ling An’s expression changed. “You mean that harsh training you always do?” Why does Wu Jiong like to torture himself? Ling An suspected the information he got was wrong. Was Wu Jiong not a direct descendant of the Wu family but was instead from the branch family?

This thought flashed past Ling An’s mind. However, he soon denied the thought. If Wu Jiong was not from the main family, why would he be sent to the garrison?

“Yes. I must do it every day. As for you, you can do it if you want it,” Wu Jiong replied.

“I will definitely accompany you. We are comrades,” Ling An replied with a smile. He must not let his past efforts go to waste. No matter how hard it was, he would accompany Wu Jiong…

Real friendships are formed when you pass through thick and thin together. Ling An had his own plans.

As for that person… Ling An turned and looked at Ling Lan who was standing in front of the members of 250 Mecha Clan. If that person was who he thought he was, they definitely would be able to meet in the future. He just hoped that the stupid things the Ling family did in the past would not affect their generation.

Compared to Ling Lan, he would rather pester Wu Jiong. Ling Lan was the only son of General Ling Xiao. He was the real heir of the military. This was probably why he was able to become a regiment commander when he was just a recruit. No one was able to be fair and just all the time. Even the military idol, Ling Xiao, who was the icon of fairness, couldn’t do it.

However, this was something he was happy to see. If not, he wouldn’t be unable to get anything from Ling Lan when he got close to him.

Only those stupid old fools would offend the guardian deity of the Ling family, Ling Xiao, in order to get such a small gain. This was why they were in such a bad state now. Even the branched descendants of the Ling family couldn’t have a smooth path in the military. They needed to look for other people to help them.

Thinking about this, Ling An gave a cold smile. He was one of the innocent victims that were implicated by what happened that year. He hated General Ling Xiao for being so heartless but, he also hated the narrow-minded elders of the Ling family even more.

Wu Jiong didn’t know what Ling An was thinking about behind him. At that moment, all he had was one thought. He must not let his Boss Lan get too far ahead of him.

That year, when he left the military academy, he made a promise with his Boss Lan. Wu Jiong clenched his fist. Boss Lan, give me three years. I will fulfill my promise!

He was supposed to be Boss Lan’s companion! He would not let other people get this position.

Wu Jiong walked forward with a firm resolve and footsteps. Ling An noticed this. The aura on Wu Jiong had changed… was it because of a stimulation? Or was there something he didn’t notice?

Ling An swiftly turned around and looked at Ling Lan. His instincts told him that Ling Lan was the reason why there was a change in Wu Jiong.

Unfortunately, he had no information about Ling Lan’s past deeds. Thus, he didn’t know how Wu Jiong knew Ling Lan. To protect his son, General Ling Xiao used every means to remove any information on Ling Lan. If he didn’t have prior knowledge of the name of General Ling Xiao’s son, he would be as oblivious as everyone else here.

On the other hand, Ye Ling and Ye Xu had entirely different expressions when they saw Ling Lan. Ye Ling looked shocked. He didn’t know how a normal recruit with no background was able to climb to the rank of a regiment commander.

As for Ye Xu, he was suppressing his excitement. As expected of his Boss Lan. No matter where he goes, he would create miracles. It was a pity he couldn’t follow behind him anymore.

Ye Xu felt a little sorry for leaving Wu Jiong but he didn’t regret it. That was why he was able to endure Wu Jiong’s anger. However, he didn’t dare to look at Ling Lan. He was afraid of the cold and sharp eyes that could seemingly see through his thoughts..

“Young Master 13, are you sure Ling Lan is just a normal person?” Ye Ling finally calmed down and asked Ye Xu.

Ye Xu looked at Ye Ling coldly. Does he have the right to say Boss Lan’s name?

He saw Ye Ling looking away and sneered. The Ye family was crazy to even think that they were a powerful elite family. They thought that just because they had the support of a division, they were mighty and all the descendants of the Ye family had to bend their backs backward to work for them. They forced their descendants to serve them. Even the subordinates they sent had no respect for their masters. His subordinate, Ye Ling, didn’t care about his idol and blatantly said his idol’s name. Is this how a subordinate should act?

The Ye family is rotting!