Little White immediately jumped up and hugged Ling Lan's thumb It gave Ling Lan an obedient smile and shouted, "Master, Little White was tired from finding my way in the forest and fainted just now so I didn't notice what you said. Sob, Little White loves master. Little White welcomes you to do anything to me. Please do whatever your heart desires." It then plopped itself lifelessly on Ling Lan's palm like a ragdoll. It seemed to be telling Ling Lan that she could do what she wanted. Ling Lan wanted to laugh. After spending some time with the members of Lingtian, Little White learned how to curry favor with her. She wondered what those bunch of people taught Little White.

However, Ling Lan didn't plan to let Little White off. Although Little White throwing her out resulted in many good things, she was still unhappy at the fact that her pet threw her like a pile of rubbish without her order!

She squeezed Little White forcefully and said calmly, "That's good."

Little White cried. It could already predict its future. It would spend the remainder of its life being squeezed and squashed by its master.

"Oh? Do you have anything against it?" Ling Lan raised her eyebrows and glared at it coldly.

Little White still had tears in its eyes. "These..." Its face turned weird due to the squeezing. "These are tears of joy."

Little Four was shocked. 'Woah, Little White, when did you become so smart? Did you get smarter whenever boss squeezes you?' Little Four started to wonder if it was a wrong decision to reject Ling Lan's abuse in the past. 'Did it hinder his evolution?'

He remembered how the members of Lingtian grew up so quickly under his Boss's harsh training. Little Four started pondering. He rubbed his hairless chin and said, "Maybe I should ask Boss to hit me next time."

Little Four, you are looking for death!

The military quickly removed all the spies from the unknown organization in the Central Scout Academy. The two fake domain realm masters staying at the Xiao family and the Su family were also invited to the school by Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu. Unfortunately, before they could be caught, the two fake domain realm masters committed suicide.

The people in the headquarters in the forest had all escaped. The ones who were left were just the low-level workers who didn't know what was happening.

In a secluded room, the military found various organs and body parts that were almost fully rotten. The workers who were left behind at the headquarters confirmed that this room was the most important laboratory as only the higher authorities had the right to enter this room so they were oblivious as to what went on in this room.

There were other gory materials in other laboratories too so the military didn't place much importance in this room. They just compiled all the body parts together and burnt them. Then, they asked the earth element domain realm masters to bury the ashes. They hoped that those people who got experimented on could rest in peace now.

Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu were tricked into coming here and almost becoming materials for the organization. It was actually a blessing in disguise as their talent finally got recognized by the military. To compensate them, the military allowed them to enter the Third Men's Military Academy without having to take the exam. Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu were elated.

This was their first step to their similar goal. Both of them wanted to get the ticket to the entrance evaluation for the Flying Dragon Special Forces.

Su Pei remembered what Mu Chaoran said to him. In order to get the ticket to the entrance evaluation, he needed to fulfill one of the two requirements, either he advanced to peak-level ace mecha master or above, which Su Pei was not able to complete this within a short time, or the other requirement was for him to obtain a pseudo domain. This was what Su Pei strived for as he was already peak stage of Qi-Jin so he had hopes of fulfilling that requirement.

Xiao Yiqiu looked at Su Pei and smiled. "Su Pei, let's work hard together. We must go to the Flying Dragon Special Forces together."

Su Pei looked back at Xiao Yiqiu and gave a warm smile in reply. "Yes! We must go together!" He was lucky to have such a friend.

Chapter 789: Conference For The Team Leaders!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

At the 250 Ace Mecha Clan's base, Zhao Jun rushed into the meeting room, which was next to the regiment commander's office, angrily.

Upon entering, there were already many people sitting orderly in the meeting room. When they saw Zhao Jun entering, some of them smiled and welcomed him.

Li Lanfeng smiled brightly and walked up to him. "Zhao Jun, we were all waiting for you. What sort of gains did you get for this mission?"

Zhao Jun looked at the smile. He should be happy to see it but he was furious now. He gritted his teeth and snorted. "Compared to you all, my gains are basically nothing."

This bunch of people was so lucky to be called by their Boss when he was on his mission. What was worse was that they managed to advance to the domain stage because of that. 'F**k, he advanced to the optimal peak of Qi-Jin at the same time as Qi Long, so shouldn't he and Qi Long be the first ones to advance into the domain stage and followed by Luo Lang and Xie Yi, right? Most importantly, what the hell did Li Lanfeng do? He was at the peak stage of Qi-Jin but he managed to advance to the domain stage after just one mission with their Boss. Damn it, I shouldn't have taken the mission. Curse my hand!'

After Ling Lan left for her mission, the 23rd division gave 250 Ace Mecha Clan an assignment. They were just tasked to guard some supplies until they reached the agreed upon drop-off point so only one team was required for this mission. Besides Li Lanfeng who was on leave, the other nine team leaders decided to draw lots for this mission. In the end, Zhao Jun was the lucky one that day (This was what Zhao Jun thought at the start. Later on, he realized that he was not lucky at all... sob). He left with his team happily and completed the mission perfectly.

When he came back excitedly to report the rewards of the mission to Lin Zhong-qing, he heard that Qi Long, Xie Yi, Luo Lang, and Li Lanfeng managed to advance to the domain stage with the help of their Boss. He exploded in anger at himself. Hence, when he knew that his Boss called for a meeting, he came over hurriedly.

The moment he entered the room, he felt pressure from just being in the presence of Qi Long, Luo Lang, Xie Yi, and Li Lanfeng. Li Lanfeng used to be weaker than him. In the past, Li Lanfeng was jealous and envious of them but now, it was his turn to be jealous and envious.

"You're back." A cold voice sounded beside him. Ling Lan walked over from the regiment commander's office.

"Boss!" Zhao Jun called her with a slight hint of grievance.

Ling Lan frowned a little. She couldn't stand it when a man shows this kind of whiny expression.

She pointed at a seat immediately. "Sit down. We will talk about you later." She must have owed these people a lot in her past life. Ling Lan felt helpless. However, she was unable to ignore them too. 'Fine, she is destined to worry for her comrades.'

Zhao Jun's eyes lit up. 'Does this mean that his Boss already had plans for him? Yes, I'm sure of it, Boss is such a fair person. Of course he would not forget about me.' Zhao Jun thought about this and calmly sat on his seat.

Ling Lan walked to her seat after calming Zhao Jun down. When she was about to arrive to her seat, Qi Long obediently pulled her chair out for her. Ling Lan glanced at him coldly before sitting down on her seat. She felt quite speechless about this whole situation. She then saw the ten team leaders standing up simultaneously like they were in some kind of mafia and felt even more speechless. She felt like a mafia boss. She coughed before saying in a cold voice, "Have a seat."

"Yes, Boss." All the ten team leaders sat down.

Ling Lan didn't know what to say. 'When did the three veterans become like this too? Were they influenced by her childhood friends too?' Ling Lan felt that there was something amiss about her situation. She remembered her father, General Ling Xiao who had great sway in the military and political scene with a God-Realm formidable warrior, Mu Shui-qing, backing him. This was the dream situation for an ultimate boss-like figure.

'Fine, I must stop myself from becoming like that. I must prevent them from using this address. It might cause a really big misunderstanding in the future.' Ling Lan looked at everyone sharply. Even those people who had just advance to the domain stage were unable to withstand her gaze.

"You must follow the rules of the military and address me accordingly. If not, you will be punished," Ling Lan said indifferently.

The ten leader got a shock but they hurriedly replied, "Understood, regiment commander."

Yang Mingzhi, Liu Furong, and Gu Dongyang gave a look of satisfaction. Ling Lan's actions won their approval. Although they followed the crowd and called Ling Lan, Boss, their intentions were to test her. From the looks of it, Ling Lan was a good soldier. She had no intention of building her own faction.

Qi Long noticed that Ling Lan was not angry so he smiled and interrupted her. "We will call you that in private. That is okay, right?"

Ling Lan glanced at him. "Remember that you are still in your uniform but once you take off your military uniform, you can call me whatever you want." It was just too striking when they call her Boss in the military. Ling Lan didn't really like to attract more attention to herself.

Qi Long immediately lowered his head. He said dejectedly, "Yes, regiment commander!"

'Sob, but it feels better to call him Boss.' When he called his Boss, regiment commander, Qi Long felt it was creating distance between them. He didn't like it. Fortunately, his Boss was doing this out of irritation. He just didn't want to break the rules of the military. Qi Long was slightly comforted by his thoughts. Ever since their Boss allowed them to advance to the domain stage, Qi Long told himself that he would follow his Boss for life.

He had the same thought in the past too but his decision was even firmer now. Even if his father beat him to death with a baseball bat and cut ties with him, he would still follow his Boss.

The three veterans nodded their heads when they heard what Ling Lan said. Their regiment commander knew how to differentiate private and official matters. He was a very professional soldier. While Ling Lan was testing them for the entire year, they were also testing her. They respected Ling Lan for her decisiveness and ruthlessness. However, they were worried that she was heartless to her own soldiers and that she would place her own benefits in front of the country's benefits. Within this one year of monitoring her actions, they concluded that Ling Lan was vicious but she knew when to make the right decision. Her character was good too. She finally won over the hearts of the three veterans.

Actually, Ling Lan just wanted to keep a low profile. She didn't know that her actions gained the approval of the three veterans, making them decide to follow her wholeheartedly from now on.

"It has been a year since I took over the role as the Regiment Commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. I want to know what is the situation with all the teams after a year of training." Ling Lan looked at everyone.

Everyone turned to look at Yang Mingzhi. Ling Lan didn't give ranks to the 10 teams but everyone recognized Senior Colonel Yang Mingzhi as the number one team of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Hence, Yang Mingzhi should be the one answering Ling Lan first.

Chapter 790: Preparation For War!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yang Mingzhi coughed and opened his mouth. "Team 01. Number of qualified ace mecha masters, 22. Everyone is in good condition. They can go for war anytime." As a veteran, Yang Mingzhi knew why Ling Lan called for this meeting. After reorganizing the mecha clan for one year, it was time for the mecha operators to go on the battlefield. That was the only way they could know how if these mecha operators were back to their old form.

Ling Lan's gaze landed on Liu Furong. Liu Furong said in a loud voice, "Team 02. Number of qualified ace mecha masters, 21. We can go for war anytime too."

After the other eight team leaders reported the situation of their teams in order, Ling Lan tapped on the table lightly in a fluid rhythm while in deep thought. The ten team leaders didn't dare to say anything. They waited silently for their regiment commander to make a final decision.

Finally, Ling Lan made her decision. She stood up and placed her hand on the table. She tilted her head downwards and looked at the ten team leaders. "Order!"

All the ten team leaders stood up immediately to receive their orders.

"We will officially start preparing for war!"

"Yes, regiment commander!" The ten team members received the order and quickly returned to the teams. They passed this order to their team members.

Soon, the entire 250 Ace Mecha Clan started working towards a shared objective. As the head of the Logistics Department, Lin Zhong-qing and his four deputies started worrying about their lack of manpower again. They looked at everyone who was furiously working. Lin Zhong-qing clenched his fist tightly. 'The next time I meet Boss, I must ask him for more people! Damn it!'

The heavy workload finally caused the calm and patient Lin Zhong-qing to explode in anger.

At the headquarters of the 23rd division, He Xuyang had a cup of hot tea in his hand as he sat in his office. He smiled and lazily looked at the list of rewards they got due to their performance on Planet Azure. He was the one in charge of this mission so he knew how much benefits General Ling Xiao asked from the military. The continuous good performance of the 23rd division caused the military to change their attitude towards them. They no longer ordered them around like a boss ordering around his teenage part-time worker. Whenever the military came to talk to him, they would speak nicely to him now.

Young Master Lan played an important role in helping the 23rd division to gain its current status. The military was definitely paying more attention to him now as the two greatest achievements were achieved by Young Master Lan. 'As expected of General Ling Xiao's son. General Ling Xiao is a bug in the system and his son is a bug in the system too.'

He Xuyang remembered a few weeks ago when the entire Federation was elated over a 25 years soldier who managed to advance to the domain stage. They didn't know that their Young Master Lan had reached the standard of a titled domain realm master. He Xuyang calculated with his fingers. Young Master Lan must have achieved the domain stage when he was just 20 years old. He was much stronger and better than those talents in the Flying Dragon Special Forces.

As General Ling Xiao's adviser and confidant, he knew some secrets of the Federation, which the Federation didn't even know of.

He Xuyang was in a good mood. Suddenly, a young deputy second lieutenant who was in charge of collecting information knocked on his door carefully. He came to report his work.

"Chief of staff, the list for the first season of application for entering the battlefield is out." The deputy greeted He Xuyang before reporting his work.

He Xuyang always wore a smile on his face and had a warm attitude. He seemed easy to talk to but everyone knew that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. The person in this position before him made a minor mistake and got sent to the grass-roots units. This young second lieutenant had just came for his first day of work so he didn't know what his superior was like but the rumors he heard were enough to strike fear in his heart.

He Xuyang was in a good mood so even if this second lieutenant appeared too timid for his likings, he still didn't get angry. He just nodded and said, "Continue."

"Yes, chief of staff. There are 27 mecha clans who applied to go on the battlefield. The detailed list is as such: Wuying Ace Mecha Clan from East First Corps, Qingyang Ace Mecha Clan from East Second Corps, White Wolf Ace Mecha Clan from East Second Corps..."

He Xuyang listened attentively to what the second lieutenant said. He raised his teacup slowly and took a sip of the hot tea. It was relaxing to have some hot tea in such a beautiful afternoon.

"... 250 Ace Mecha Clan from Middle Second Corps..."

"Pfft~" He Xuyang spat his tea out. He put down the teacup abruptly and he didn't even bother to wipe the mess on the table. He asked hurriedly, "What did you say just now?"

The second lieutenant was stunned by his superior's reaction, he was shocked. "What.. did I say just now?" 'Sob, did I make a mistake just now? What should I do? The chief of staff is scaring me.'

"Fine, let me look at the documents myself." He Xuyang saw his subordinate's fearful expression and felt a little helpless. He asked the second lieutenant to pass the documents to him. 'This second lieutenant just graduated from the military academy so I shouldn't frighten him too much. As expected, my Young Master Lan is unique'.

The second lieutenant quickly passed the documents over. When he saw He Xuyang waving his hand, asking him to leave, he immediately rushed out of the office like a rabbit that got scared. He went back to his office table and heaved a sigh of relief.

The colleague beside him saw his expression and asked curiously, "Jiang Li, what happened?"

Jiang Li's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He said in a frightened tone, "Chief of staff is so scary!" 'Sob, is he able to report his work to the chief of staff properly next time?'

"Really?" The new workers gasped. The senior workers were much calmer. 'If their chief of staff was easy to deal with, would they have to hire new people all the time?' Those workers that left had all reached their limit of tolerating chief of staff. They couldn't handle it anymore so they sent in an application to request to be transferred out of the headquarters and be sent to the grass-roots units.

However, their chief of staff still treated those capable people very well. Those officers that went to the grass-roots units became an adviser of a mecha clan or sat in a position that had real power. All in all, there were some regrets but most left happily. It was a fresh start for them.

He Xuyang flipped through the documents. His new deputy was timid but he did his job well. The list was segregated into sections and every information could be seen clearly. He Xuyang quickly found the Middle Second Corps and saw the 250 Ace Mecha Clan written under it.

"What is he doing!"