Chapter 691: New Team Member!

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

The first person to enter the launching port was Ling Lan. She contacted the JMC that was in charge of her launching port and said coldly, “250 Mecha Clan Mecha No. 1 requesting for launch!”

“Ah, yes!” Ling Lan frowned when she heard an anxious voice from the other end of the call.

“Hello, I’m the JMC in charge of your launch. Sorry to keep you waiting. We are doing the final check. Mecha No. 1’s weapons are fully equipped and the engine is normal. You are eligible for launch. The countdown starts now… 3,2,1, launch!”

The JMC hurriedly finished the rest of her work. She was talking to her coworkers just now because, based on past experiences, they thought that there would not be any mecha operators entering the launching port this early. This was why she was not fully prepared. She didn’t expect the mecha operators at her launching port to arrive so quickly. He even contacted her personally…

The JMC heaved a sigh of relief after sending Ling Lan away. She felt fortunate that she was not scolded. She wished that this mecha operator would not complain about her work ethics after he came back from the mission.

The JMC learned her lesson and didn’t dare to relax anymore. She focused on her work and made sure that the other mecha operators got launched successfully. The other JMCs beside her also stopped talking and waited patiently for their mecha operators to be in position.

They felt lucky that there were not in charge of 250 Mecha Clan.

Why was this so? Because the mecha operators of 250 Mecha Clan entered their launching port more than a minute earlier than the other mecha clans. These JMCs were not normal JMCs. They were very experienced in handling ace mecha masters but even then, they hadn’t met any logisticians who were able to work as fast as those from 250 Mecha Clan. Was this mecha clan an elite of the elite clan? The JMCs were not certain about the background of 250 Mecha Clan so they started having other thoughts.

After Ling Lan left the starship, she didn’t choose to enter the atmosphere of the planet. Instead, she waited for her members. Soon, all the 24 ace mecha master of 250 Mecha Clan were in position. Just as Ling Lan wanted to give her order, she received a call on her optical supercomputer in the mecha.

Ling Lan was shocked. Only the members and the people at the headquarters of 250 Mecha Clan knew this internal channel. Who was calling her?

Ling Lan accepted the call curiously. She heard a familiar voice. “New member of 250 Mecha Clan, Ling Yu, wishes to join the team.”

“Ling Yu?!” Ling Lan’s lips twitched. Why is this person here?

“Yes. I received an order from the division headquarters. I will be temporary joining 250 Mecha Clan for this land clearing mission.” The person replied to her seriously. “I believe that Regiment Commander Ling had received the notification too.”

Ling Lan gritted her teeth. Yes, she did receive the notification. This notification came so suddenly and it made her furious. Was this a sign of not being trusted? Did they think that she didn’t have the capabilities to lead her team on this mission so they sent in someone to help her?

Ling Lan was angry but she still saved the other party’s embarrassment. She replied coldly, “Since that is the case, please join the team.”

“Yes, regiment commander!” He seemed angry. The new member scratched his head.

The new mecha operator quickly joined the mecha team. Although he was a new member, the current members of the mecha team were either experienced mecha operators or members of Lingtian whom she had worked with for a long time. Hence, they were able to rearrange their formation quickly. The new member joined their team smoothly.

“Let’s go!” Ling Lan gave her order. The mecha team formed a triangular formation and entered the atmosphere of the planet with Ling Lan at the lead.

Once they entered the atmosphere, Ling Lan felt a strong gravity pushing them down. Her optical supercomputer quickly displayed the relevant information of the planet. Ling Lan moved her fingers quickly and entered the new data into the system to calibrate the mecha so it would be able to fall at a slower rate and not get affected by the gravity.

Within one second, all the mechas managed to control their falling speed. Since there was ample time, Ling Lan didn’t fully unleash her hand speed. Hence, all the other mecha operators finished their operation around the same time as her.

In the central command room of the Rising Sun fleet, the mecha clans that participated in this mission were all displayed on the screens around the room. 250 Mecha Clan was on it too.

“Is that our an ace mecha clan? What impressive speed.” One of the officers was surprised when he saw the mecha team.

“Yes. The other mecha clans are still at their launching port but they have already finished forming up.” The other officers were alerted by this officer and started noticing this mecha team too.

“That is because they have fewer people. How many mechas do they have? 25? Oh, it’s 26. Most scouting teams will have at least 50 people so they will definitely be slower.” One officer expressed his opinion.

The officer who noticed 250 first was unconvinced. “They do have fewer people but how many mechas of the other clans are ready? 10? 15? No clan has 20 mechas ready yet. How is this not fast?”

The officer that was rebutted was speechless. This was the truth. However, he was too prideful to admit he was wrong so he continued, “They have fewer people so the communicating between themselves is obviously easier. It’s normal that they are faster.”

“Why don’t you ask another mecha clan to try it out then?” The officer that supported 250 Mecha Clan refuted. This speed was the overall speed of the entire mecha clan, including the logisticians. If it was so easy to increase one’s speed, there would have been more teams out there by now.

“Stop arguing. The mecha team is already entering the atmosphere.” Someone reminded the two officers that were arguing. Both of them kept quiet and turned to look at the big screen.

“Haha, that’s good. Our 23rd division is the first division to enter the new planet.” The officers in the central command center cheered when they noticed this fact.

“Don’t be too happy. The ace mecha clan of the 1st division, God of Hunt, is entering too.” Someone spotted signs of other mecha clans.

“The mecha clan from the 2nd division, Whirlwind, and the mecha clan from the 3rd division, God of War, is entering as well.”

As expected of the divisions under the three great marshal. They had a 50 man team but their speed was only slightly slower than a 26 man team. The 23rd division managed to gain an upper hand due to their numbers.

“Oh right, which mecha clan was that? Once this mission ends, we must heavily reward them.” Although there were not many people in this mecha team, it was a fact that the 23rd Division was the first division to enter the planet. This was an accomplishment for them.

“Its 250 Mecha Clan!” The officers were shocked when he saw the name of the mecha clan. They knew that the 250 Mecha Clan borrowed their fleet to participate in the mission but they didn’t pay any attention to them. They thought that the higher authorities wanted to give them an opening gambit or a warning. Unexpectedly, the ‘useless’ 250 Mecha Clan was a fast and highly-skilled mecha clan. Are they dreaming?

Everyone looked at the mecha team that landed safely on the surface of the planet. They were astounded.

“We were fooled by the division headquarters.” A calm voice came from the entrance of the command center.

“Commander-in-chief!” All the officers stood up and greeted him. Qi Aiming walked into the central command center. He looked at the mecha team on the screen with a complicated expression. If they could get this mecha clan, the Rising Sun fleet might become the most powerful fleet in the 23rd division. Unfortunately…

He remembered the smile on his superiors face when he submitted this request. He knew that there was no hope of that happening.

Qi Aiming sighed. If he had requested for 250 Mecha Clan right from the start, he might have a chance. However, now, no fleet would be able to get 250 Mecha Clan anymore. Their general looked as though he had given up on 250 Mecha Clan but in actual fact, he had high hopes for this mecha clan. It was too late to benefit from this mecha clan.

At this moment, Ling Lan and her team had already reached the lower layer of the atmosphere of the planet.

The environment on the planet was bad. The optical supercomputer tested the temperature on the planet. It was higher than 40 degrees celsius. There was no oxygen in the air too. If she didn’t see the reddish spots which looked like plants when she was coming down, she would have suspected if there were any living things on this planet.

Ling Lan carefully controlled her mecha and landed on a yellowish-brown spot which seemed studier. The moment she landed, she felt her mecha sinking into the ground.

This is not good. The ground here was not able to support the weight of a mecha. Ling Lan felt a sense of danger. She used her fastest hand speed and quickly calibrated her mecha.

The mecha stopped sinking down. She raised one of her mecha legs and took a step forward. The mecha didn’t sink. The weight of the mecha had reached an acceptable range for her to walk.

“Set your mechas to floating mode. The floating level will be at 53. Set traction to 11 and granular load to 27.” Ling Lan quickly shared her mecha setting to her team members.

She was confident that her team members were able to change their settings based on the situation but she didn’t want them to lose their focus on their surroundings so she told them her findings.

The other members quickly changed their settings while they were in mid-air. When they landed, no one sunk. This meant that Ling Lan had found the correct settings in an instant.

After they landed safely, they noticed that the red spots they thought were plants were actually the color of the ground. On the other hand, the yellowish-brown spots which they thought was the ground were actually plants.

As expected, their logic couldn’t be applied in a new environment.

Ling Lan and her team landed on an empty field. This was a good and a bad thing. It was good because this place was safer compared to a forest or a swamp. However, risk and opportunity came together. They would have less of a chance of finding a natural resource vein on this planet.

“Regiment commander, we are so unlucky. We landed on a flat field.” One of the mecha operators said in a depressed tone.

“Our main goal is to let everyone experience what it’s like to go on a mission. It’ll be good if we can find some natural resources. If not, it’s fine too,” Ling Lan replied calmly. She was not after the monetary gains. If she really wanted to equip 250 Mecha Clan, she could use the account that Little Four gave her. There were enough credits in the account to equip 10 mecha clans. It could be said that the only thing Ling Lan didn’t lack was credits.

The disappointed members managed to feel better after seeing how calm their regiment commander was.

They used their search device on their mechas to scan the area. Ling Lan noticed that around 10 kilometers away, there was a thermal signal. Since they didn’t have any urgent goals, Ling Lan decided to go there.

They quickly ran towards the direction. They wanted to save their energy so they didn’t choose to fly.

Along the way, Ling Lan accepted Li Lanfeng’s request for a private call. “Rabbit, who is Ling Yu? Is he suspicious?”

“No.” Ling Lan replied, “He is from the Ling family.” Ling Lan added on.

“Is General Ling Xiao worried about you? Is that why he sent Ling Yu over?” Li Lanfeng asked carefully. He detected a sense of unhappiness in Ling Lan’s tone.

Ling Lan’s lips twitched. As expected, her team members knew all about it. What a bastard her father was… he destroyed the reliable and domineering image she worked so hard to build.

“Maybe.” Ling Lan squeezed the words out of her mouth. Couldn’t her leopard learn to act dumb for once? Luckily, he didn’t know Ling Yu’s real identity. If not, her image would really be destroyed.

Damn it. Her father really knew how to make things difficult for her!

Chapter 692: A Creature With Tentacles!

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Putting Ling Lan’s thoughts aside, all of them managed to arrive at their destination soon.

It was a huge lake. The surface of the lake was shimmering with light. There seemed to be no end to the lake with waters that were deep blue and clear. However, Ling Lan and her team members couldn’t be certain if there were creatures inside the lake. The steam over the lake and the heat emitted from the lake told them that the temperature of the water was high.

Xie Yi started taking a sample of the water and examining it without Ling Lan’s command. He told everyone what he found through the team channel.

“The temperature of the water is at 87 degrees celsius. Can fish survive at this temperature?” One of the mecha operators were stunned. Fish would be cooked at this temperature.

“You are a veteran. Have you forgotten lifeforms here might be different from what we know? I’m pretty sure the fish on this planet are not afraid of high heat,” Someone refuted.

“There is a fish like that in the Federation too. It’s known as Aomu Fish. It can live within 50 degrees celsius to 60 degrees celsius water. If the temperature of the water gets below 45 degrees celsius, it will die.” Someone reminded everyone to not be restricted by their own ignorance.

“No one knows what is in the lake. Let’s be more careful.” As the most experienced mecha operator, Yang Mingzhi felt obligated to remind everyone to be aware of their surroundings when he noticed that they were too focused on talking.

Everyone instantly focused their attention on the lake.

Ling Lan knew that these people still had problems fighting in a high pressured situation. They had relaxed for too long and lost their vigilance on the battlefield. This was not something that could be solved with training. Only real life-or-death situations would allow them to regain their vigilance.

“Regiment commander, why do I feel that the heat in the lake didn’t trigger the thermal signal?” Li Lanfeng looked at his optical supercomputer. He noticed that the thermal signal came from the lake but 87 degrees celsius was too low for the thermal detector to give such a signal.

Ling Lan stared at the surface of the lake for a few seconds. She said slowly, “Seems like we need to go into the lake.” She had this query too. There might be something in the lake which caused it to have such a high temperature. She didn’t know if it was a natural resource vein in it.

However, entering the lake was a dangerous task. Entering the bottom of a lake or a river was usually the most dangerous place to explore. There was water resistance and the water would affect the mecha operator’s vision too. Most importantly, no one knew what was under the water.

Ling Lan pondered about it and chose Qi Long, Zhao Jun, Liu Furong, Gu Zhengyang to enter the lake with her.

Li Lanfeng wanted to say something but he stopped himself. He really wanted to go with Ling Lan but he knew that if anything happened there, with his stamina, he might drag the whole team down. He could not cause trouble for his rabbit.

Ling Lan asked Yang Mingzhi to be in charge of guarding the perimeter and asked Li Lanfeng and Han Jijyun to help him. She glanced at Ling Yu who was standing still like a piece of wood. After some thought, she said, “Ling Yu, you’ll go down with me too.”

Since there is a bodyguard, she should use it.

“Yes, regiment commander!” Ling Yu received the order. Very soon, the six of them jumped into the lake.

The moment they entered the lake, the six of them changed their mecha setting to suit the underwater environment. Their mecha got used to the environment and slowly sunk. It took more than ten seconds for them to sink to the bottom of the lake. It was deeper than expected. There was no light at the bottom of the lake. However, the mechas had searchlights on them so they were able to see within 30 meters around them.

The six people cautiously explored the bottom of the lake. While they were sinking, they didn’t see a single fish at all. This caused them to doubt if there were any creatures in the lake.

“Be careful!” Qi Long felt his boss kicking him. Ling Yu, who was protecting Ling Lan, fired a beam shot at Qi Long’s direction. If his boss didn’t kick him, he would have been hit by the beam. Qi Long was furious. Was there something wrong with Ling Yu? Wasn’t he boss’s bodyguard?”

“Qi Long, inspect your mecha and see if there is a problem.” Ling Lan’s cold voice rang inside Qi Long’s ears. Ling Yu still had his beam gun in his hand. However, it was not aimed at him. It was aimed at his side.

Qi Long got a shock. He knew that things were not what it seemed. He immediately inspected his mecha and noticed that there was a round-shaped burn mark on the mecha’s chest. He didn’t know when he got this scar. It looked like a burn mark was formed by electricity.

Qi Long replayed what happened. After slowing down the video feed ten times, he finally saw a silver whip-like tentacle appearing beside him suddenly and attacking him. If his boss didn’t kick him away, he might have been seriously hurt. At the same time, he also noticed that Ling Yu’s beam sliced the silver whip-like tentacle. That was why the tentacle retreated and stopped attacking him.

With Ling Yu standing by, Ling Lan bent down and picked up the tentacle that was sliced by Ling Yu. After it was sliced, half of it dropped onto the bottom of the lake.

The tentacle kept forming sparks in Ling Lan’s hand. Ling Lan was prepared for its attack so she protected her hand using the shield. After a few seconds, the sparks disappeared. The silver whip-like tentacle had used up all its energy and stopped moving. It started to turn dark silver.

“This tentacle has powerful electricity in it. Even if it leaves the main body, the electricity will not disappear immediately. Some of it still remained in it.” Ling Lan explained what happened to the other five people. “Based on the way it attacked, it should be a creature with tentacles.”

Everyone gasped when they heard that. The hardest type of creature to deal with under the water were creatures with tentacles. This creature even had electricity in it. They were not afraid but it still made their heads hurt.

Ling Lan signaled at Ling Yu to put down his gun. The creature that attacked them had moved away or was hiding. Ling Lan swallowed the questions she had and turned to face everyone. “Be careful. It is injured so it will definitely attack us again.”

“Yes, regiment commander!” Everyone was on their guard. With such a scary opponent being near them, all of them moved with vigilance. They even activated their shields. At the bottom of the lake, each mecha was shining with light from their beam shield. Ling Lan knew this would make them easier targets but it was better than dying unknowingly in the tentacles of a tentacle monster.

“Regiment