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Chapter 701: Meng Lan!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"You actually dare to compete with me." Little Four pointed at XXQ1 angrily. He wanted to destroy this woman. Why did he even create intelligent entities, undermining his own position as the number one underling? Was he stupid?

The voice sounds so real. Ling Lan convinced herself that she must be under an illusion but she still looked down. She saw Little Four looking up at her. He had tears on his face and he seemed afraid.

"Little Four?" He seems so real. Ling Lan reached out and tried to touch Little Four's face.

Her hand passed through his face. As expected, it was an illusion, this Little Four in front of her is not real. Ling Lan felt downhearted.

"Boss, this is just my virtual body. After I gain a real body, then you can touch me." Little Four shouted happily. Ling Lan's eyes were filled with care and longing. Indeed, he is still his Boss's favorite. Even if she has a new intelligent entity, his position as the number one underling would not be taken away.

Little Four's voice woke Ling Lan up from her daze. She narrowed her eyes and stared at Little Four intently. In the end, she confirmed that this bastard Little Four was finally awake.

"Little Four, you are so dead." Ling Lan unleashed her spiritual power, pinning down Little Four.

"Boss, domestic violence is frowned upon, don't do it!" Little Four saw Ling Lan's fierce expression and immediately knew what she was going to do. He quickly disappeared, hiding in Ling Lan's mindscape.

"Little Four, how dare you try to run? If I catch you, you are really dead."

Ling Lan chased Little Four around in her mindscape for an hour before managing to grab his throat. "F**k, how can you sleep for half a year without telling me anything? Do you think that I have a good temper? If I don't teach you a lesson now, I'm not your boss." Do you know how worried I was for these past six months?

"Boss, if you continue shaking me, I'm gonna go back to sleep again." Little Four understood Ling Lan's worries, but he also felt his chip was getting warmer. He was afraid his boss might accidentally kill him so he quickly shouted.

When she heard that Little Four might fall asleep again, Ling Lan started to calm down. She released her grip and said angrily, "I'll let you go for now. When I have the chance, I'll teach you a lesson."

Little Four coughed fervently. He hoped that his chip would cool down but no matter how he tried to control it, it wouldn't. Little Four feared and desired the heat at the same time.

"So, why did you sleep for such a long time?" Ling Lan finally asked Little Four about his condition.

Little Four was puzzled too. "I don't know. That day, I saw you sleeping soundly. After a while, I fell asleep too. When I woke up, half a year has already passed."

He just wanted to sleep with his Boss. Why did he sleep for half a year? He didn't accompany his Boss for so long. When he thought about how his Boss might have suffered because of the fat and stupid Little Blossom, he felt terrible.

"I heard from Little Blossom that you were evolving. What part of you evolved?" Ling Lan examined Little Four carefully. Little Four was still a little child. He didn't grow taller. Ling Lan couldn't see what was different about him.

The moment he thought of Little Blossom, his Boss mentioned Little Blossom. Little Four hated Little Blossom now. However, he still maintained his innocent smile on his face. He couldn't let his boss know that he was jealous.

Boss said that he was evolving? Why didn't he know about it? Little Four managed to catch the main point in his Boss's words. He was confused. But, if his Boss said that he had evolved, it must be the truth, Little Four trusted Ling Lan. Hence, he started inspecting his body carefully.

He smiled excitedly. "So that's what happened. Boss, I really evolved and got a new ability. I'm able to appear with a virtual body in the real world within 10 meters from you. However, I can only maintain the virtual body for half an hour."

So this was why he slept for half a year. It was not a satisfying result but he could live with it.

Ling Lan now understood why she could see Little Four's virtual body in the real world just now. So this was Little Four's new ability. He didn't need any medium and could appear as a virtual image as long as he was near her. This ability meant nothing to Ling Lan but for Little Four, this was a chance for him to consolidate himself as Ling Lan's number one underling in front of her comrades.

"That is a good ability. However, you will have to appear as my personal optical supercomputer. I'm sorry about that." Ling Lan rubbed Little Four's head as she felt apologetic towards him. She was still unable to provide him a better identity. She was still too weak. She couldn't let him reveal his true identity.

She could give him this fake identity because Little Four created XXQ1. Little Four used his own hard work to allow himself to have the chance to reveal himself. She owed him so much.

"Boss, are you saying that I can interact with your comrades?" Little Four was elated.

"Yes. You created XXQ1 for this purpose, right?" She knew Little Four's thoughts without the need for him to say anything.

As expected of his Boss. She knew exactly what he was thinking but she still let him carry on with his plans. Little Four jumped into Ling Lan's arms and hugged her tightly. "Boss, you treat me so well. I feel so happy. I really love you. Really."

Ling Lan touched Little Four's forehead and spoke in a soft voice which only she could hear. "You treat me well too, alright. You think of me first before you think about yourself. I'm not a cold-blooded animal. I'm not ungrateful."

Little Four could only faintly hear what his boss said. He looked up in confusion. "Boss, what are you saying?"

Ling Lan flicked his forehead. "I said, how long are you going to stay in my arms?"

Little Four's face turned red when Ling Lan exposed him. He hadn't seen his boss for half a year. Wasn't it normal for him to want to stay with her longer? She shouldn't blame him.

However, Little Four had his pride so he thought about a diversion and jumped down. "Boss, did Little Blossom create any trouble for you during these 6 months?"

At crucial times like this, Little Blossom is the best diversion. Little Four betrayed Little Blossom without any hesitation. Little Blossom was with Number Four currently, becoming Ling Lan's substitute. Sob… he is totally dead.

"No. Little Blossom was obedient." Ling Lan proved that Little Blossom was not a troublemaker.

He was obedient? A Doomsday Flower? Obedient? Little Four felt that the Little Blossom that Ling Lan knew was different from the one he knew.

"Little Blossom is a good kid. You must protect him." Ling Lan rubbed Little Four's head. Little Blossom was not as talkative as Little Four but it tried its best to do the things Little Four normally did. They were two different kinds of intelligent entities so it was hard for Little Blossom but he still tried his best.

Little Blossom respected Little Four. He respected Little Four as much as he respected her. Sometimes, Ling Lan would get jealous. After all, she was Little Blossom's master. However, Ling Lan was touched because of Little Blossom's feelings towards Little Four. Little Blossom really took Little Four as his older brother.

Who said that intelligent entities don't have feelings? Ling Lan scoffed in contempt at the research of intelligent entities carried out by the Federation. The two intelligent entities she had were full of emotions. Ling Lan just didn't know that this was something different, it was something innate.

Ling Lan smiled. Since they didn't know this, she would not tell them. This would be Little Four's punishment for sleeping for six months and scaring her. Ling Lan kept her findings a secret. This caused Little Four and Little Blossom to have many funny encounters in the future.

Little Four felt sad when he heard what his boss said. Little Blossom managed to gain his Boss's favor in these past six months. However, as a magnanimous person, he would not treat Little Blossom badly because of this. Little Four nodded firmly. "Yes boss, I'll treat him well."

He was someone true to his words. Also, there would be more intelligent entities around his Boss in the future. He rather let Little Blossom be the one gaining his Boss's liking. After making this comparison, he felt much better.

"Let's stop talking about Little Blossom. Let's talk about XXQ1 now." Ling Lan pointed at XXQ1 who was still waiting outside. She interacted with Little Four for a long time in her mindscape but in the real world, only a second had passed.

"XXQ1?" Little Four blinked. This was an unfamiliar name to him, Who was it referring to? Little Four was too busy regaining Ling Lan's favour that he didn't realize that the intelligent entity he created was called XXQ1.

"The intelligent entity you created," Ling Lan reminded him.

"Oh? Which bastard gave her that name? It's awful," Little Four said angrily. He took so much effort to create an intelligent entity but the name she has was so terrible. It made him furious.

"Lin Zhong-qing." Ling Lan outright betrayed Lin Zhong-qing. She would never take the blame for anyone.

"Ahhh, Lin Zhong-qing, I will not forgive you!" Little Four shouted. Not all intelligent entities were kind. There were some who liked to bear grudges. Little Four was one of them.

Little Four cursed Lin Zhong-qing. Then, he appeared in front of XXQ1. He looked at the woman in awe. This was his work. Little Four felt that he was impressive.

Ling Lan smacked Little Four's head, waking Little Four up.

XXQ1 bucked up her courage after seeing her creator appearing in front of her and said, "Master, please give me a new name."

She also hated this name.

"Boss, please change her name." Little Four's eyes lit up. He finally remembered that only his boss had the rights to give the intelligent entities he created a name. Lin Zhong-qing was not able to.

Ling Lan looked at the two pairs of eyes that were shining with anticipation. She sighed. How much did they hate this name? It was for sure Lin Zhong-qing would become one of the people whom Little Four hated the most in the future.

"What name would you like?" Since a woman was getting a new name, she needed to like the name. Ling Lan was a democratic leader. She instantly asked her about her preferences.

The woman started thinking. Her eyes lit up. "Master, I would like the word 'Lan'." Her creator always thought about this word so she got influenced and started to like this word too. If she could, she wanted her name to have this word.

Ling Lan immediately knew why the intelligent entity liked this word. She glared at Little Four. What was he thinking about when he was creating this intelligent entity? This 'Lan' was definitely the 'Lan' in her name.

Little Four didn't dare to look at her in the eyes. Ling Lan's heart softened. Little Four thought about her all the time so the intelligent entity he created got affected. Anyway, the name 'Lan' didn't belong to her. Since she liked it, she should use it in her name.

Ling Lan thought for a moment and said, "Fine. You'll be called Meng Lan from now on." This was the Ling Lan in Little Four's dream, Meng Lan.

Ling Lan smiled after she finished speaking. It was not a bright smile but it dissipated the coldness around her. The two intelligent entities were stunned. Woah! Boss (Master) is so beautiful!

Intelligent entities usually have strong resistance against beautiful things so they quickly calmed down. Meng Lan said excitedly to Ling Lan, "Thank you for giving me a name." She could finally not be called XXQ1. Meng Lan wanted to cry. She almost went crazy after being called XXQ1 for so many days.

Chapter 702: The Dignity Of A Father!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After settling Meng Lan's name situation, Ling Lan asked her to open the door. She walked in.

The moment she walked in, she said, "XXQ1 will be called Meng Lan from now on."

Now everyone knew why their boss spent such a long time outside. He was changing the name of the mainframe of this base. They had to admit that this name was much better than XXQ1.

Ling Lan was relieved everyone was satisfied with this name. After that, Lin Zhong-qing signaled for them to enter a changing room.

At that moment, Ling Xiao's mood changed drastically. His daughter was changing with a bunch of stinking young men without his supervision. Ling Xiao wanted to kill all the young men here but fortunately, he was someone who could control his emotions. Hence, he didn't explode.

However, Ling Lan still felt the difference in her father's aura. His aura was almost exploding out from his body. Ling Lan thought for a moment and immediately understood why her father was feeling this way. She was just changing her clothes in the same room with a bunch of young men. However, she was not taking all her clothes off. She wore her singlet so no one would see her body. Additionally, after she took the suppression shots, she didn't have any curves. No one would see through her disguise.

Thinking about this, Ling Lan started getting worried. Her mother only gave her two more years. Based on her mother's temper, she would definitely stop her from taking the suppression shots. Her body would start growing after that so… Ling Lan sighed. Luckily, she still had two more years. She could think about this later.

Okay, Ling Lan is someone who likes to push her worries back. If it is not going to happen soon, she will not care about it.

After everyone changed into their military uniform, Ling Lan finally saw what her father looked like after disguising himself. He wore a mask like Li Lanfeng. Ling Lan looked at him curiously. The rest of the people just quickly spared a glance at him. Since he was a loyalist, it was normal that he didn't want anyone to see his face.

Everyone stretched their body after changing their attire. They finally felt that they were alive. The mecha protective vest was comfortable but it restricted their movements too much.

The entrance of the changing room was different from its exit. Once they opened the exit door, a familiar smell wafted into their nose. They saw a field of green. It was like they were back at the Federation.

"Those are all virtual images." Ling Lan quickly identified what she saw. She looked at Lin Zhong-qing. Seemed like Lin Zhong-qing had an effective discussion with the chief of staff. He took everything that he could and couldn't take.

Ling Lan felt her father boring his eyes at the back of her head. She pretended to not feel it. She would not admit that she took too many things.

Ling Xiao looked at the scene in front of him. His face twitched. Did He Xuyang give all the good things to his daughter? He even gave her this device. Was this a land clearing mission? This seems more like a vacation!

The most important features of a temporary base were its safety and efficiency. Features that could help with a person's psychology would never be taken into consideration when building a temporary base. However, 250 Mecha Clan made their base into a comfortable and perfect home.

This is damn… amazing! Ling Xiao decided to compliment He Xuyang when he gets back. It was a waste to keep this device in the warehouse so he rather gave it to his daughter. Ling Xiao was happy to know that Ling Lan could rest in such a base during these three months.

Of course, it was all her credit that she managed to fully utilize this device. If other bases got this device, would they be able to create such an amazing base? Ling Xiao looked at Lin Zhong-qing who was leading the way. His daughter had such good foresight. She picked an amazing chief for her logistics department. That was why she could have such a perfect temporary base. These devices were already functionable but to input everything into the design of the base, it required some skills. Lin Zhong-qing definitely had the skills to do it.

"No mecha operators had entered this base. There is only a small portion of logisticians doing the final cleaning," Lin Zhong-qing reported to Ling Lan. Ling Lan nodded. "Not bad."

Lin Zhong-qing's eyes lit up when he heard Ling Lan's compliment. He was elated. He was probably the only one who knew how hard and how much effort he put into the preparation and the construction of this temporary base. However, all the hard work paid off when his Boss praised him.

Lin Zhong-qing knew that to his Boss, 'not bad' was already a good compliment.

Ling Lan looked at organized roads as well as locations for soldiers to eat and train. She was even more satisfied. She turned around and shouted, "Yang Mingzhi."

Yang Mingzhi was looking at the various facilities with the other team leaders. He was extremely happy to see how well built this base was.

F**k, this is the first time he will be staying at such a comfortable temporary base during a land clearing mission. He remembered the places which he stayed at last time. There was only enough space for him to lie down. He was not able to see the sun from his room and could only look at the light bulb above him. Yang Mingzhi finally understood how incapable those logisticians were. They could have made the temporary base more beautiful but they didn't. Mecha operators like them weren't able to get a good rest after their dangerous missions.

While Yang Mingzhi was criticizing the logisticians in his previous mecha clan, he heard Ling Lan calling him. He immediately went up. "Regiment commander, I'm here."

"Discuss with the other nine team leaders to split all the mecha operators into three groups. One group will be doing the scouting mission, one group will be on guard, and one will be resting. The three groups will rotate."

"Yes!" All ten team leaders received their order.

Lin Zhong-qing wanted to bring Ling Lan to the resting room for the regiment commander but Qi Long grabbed him and asked him to stay back to lead the ten teams to their resting area. Lin Zhong-qing only managed to point at the direction of Ling Lan's resting room before he got surrounded by the ten team leaders.

Ling Lan and Ling Xiao smiled at each other. They walked towards the direction Lin Zhong-qing pointed. Since everything was prepared, they should take a good look around this place.

"Ah, this is your room." Ling Xiao pointed at the nameplate on the door which had the words 'Regiment Commander' on it and smiled.

Ling Lan placed her communicator in front of the device that was on the side of the door. A beep was heard after the device scanned her communicator. The door opened automatically. This was her private room.

Ling Lan walked in. There was a small living room with some sofas and a coffee table in it. An office table was at the further end of the room. An optical supercomputer was placed on the table. The light on the optical supercomputer shone to signal its presence. This would be where she would have meetings with the ten team leaders.

On the right side of the living room, there was a door. When she walked closer to the door, it automatically opened, revealing a small dining room and a small kitchen. Further inside, there was another room. This should be her bedroom.

As expected, there was a bed and a bathroom behind this door.

Ling Xiao followed Ling Lan to the dining room. He walked into the kitchen and opened the small refrigerator. There were already many foods inside. There were both cooked and raw food as well as nutritional agents. "Seems like you got everything you could get. Your subordinates are very thorough."

Lin Zhong-qing was always a thorough person. Ling Lan nodded. "Yes, indeed."

"With these people beside you, your mother and I will be less worried." Ling Xiao took some raw food out and prepared a meal for his daughter In the good old days, he won over his wife's heart with his cooking skills. If he couldn't cook, Lan Luofeng might not have married him.

Lan Luofeng was an idiot in cooking so to make sure that her future family would have food to eat, she required her future husband to be able to cook. Hence, the high and mighty General Ling Xiao had to learn cooking for two months before he managed to win Lan Luofeng's heart.

Ling Xiao only realized sometime later that based on his family's financial capabilities, he would not need to cook personally. Well, we could say that a man in love was a stupid man.

Ling Lan was filled with anticipation. She heard her mother complimenting her father's cooking before but she never tasted it. She thought that she would never have the chance to taste her father's cooking but who knew that on a new planet, she would have the chance to try it out.

Ling Lan felt that the mask was a hindrance so she reminded her father, "Daddy, there are only two of us here. You can take off your mask now. Don't you find it a hindrance to wear it?"

Ling Xiao was enlightened. He took off his mask. After he took it off, he suddenly thought of something and his body tensed up. He slowly turned around and explained to Ling Lan, "I accidentally hit my face a few days ago…"

Ling Lan eyes twitched a little. She said emotionlessly, "Be careful next time."

"I will." Ling Xiao quickly turned his head back. His daughter didn't notice anything, right? She didn't. Yes, she didn't.

Ling Lan also turned her head around instantly. I must control myself. I must not laugh.

Ling Xiao saw Ling Lan walking out of the kitchen and returning to the living room. Fortunately, his daughter didn't realize anything. If not, it would be humiliating for him. That was frightening. I must tell Luofeng to not scratch my face the next time we fight. I need to maintain my dignity in front of my daughter.

Ling Lan sat on a random sofa casually. Then, her tense expression livened up. She covered her mouth. There was no sound but her eyes were curved and there was happiness in her gaze. The entire room seemed to have lit up from her smile. Unfortunately, no one saw it.

Those scratches on her father's face must be made by her mother. Her father's explanation proved that he was feeling guilty. Ling Lan felt that her father's actions were stupid and couldn't help but smile even more brightly.

She always thought that Ling Xiao was a serious and dignified father but now, he was more of a funny father. He was someone who tried to maintain a powerful fatherly image in front of her but would always make mistakes unintentionally. Ling Lan always laughed at her father's stupidity. Compared to a mighty father, Ling Lan preferred this image more. She was able to feel her father's pure love for her.

"Little Four, our father is very cute," Ling Lan said softly. However, Little Four didn't hear what she said. The moment Little Four knew Ling Xiao was here, he went crazy. Ling Lan locked him up in the little black room so that he wouldn't disturb her.

Ling Lan had a good meal with her father. After Little Four was let out, he glared at Ling Lan for a long time. Also, the temporary base of the 250 Mecha Clan made all the other mecha clan green with envy.

This was because by the time 250 Mecha Clan completed the construction of their temporary base, no one else had applied to make their temporary base. This showed how much obstacles all the mecha clans met during this land clearing mission. Hence, they were all jealous of 250 Mecha Clan's good fortune.

Five mechas had the number '7' painted on their left arms, proving they were from the 7th division. On their chest, there was a symbol of a lightning bolt. This was the totem of a mecha clan. Having this totem meant that the mecha operators operating these mechas were ace mecha masters who had a title. These mecha operators were supposed to be the elite of the elite and treated like princes in their mecha clans. Yet, now, they were running away in a haggard manner. There seemed to be a frightening enemy chasing them.

After running furiously for a long distance, they had to slow down. They realized that there was a lake in front of them.

The mecha operator who had the highest position among the five of them was shocked. There were three dangerous locations to be wary of in a land clearing mission, one of them would be a place with a large body of water. No one knew what was under the calm surface of the water.

The mecha operator looked at the lake with vigilance. He asked another mecha operator, "06, have you managed to contact the regiment commander?"

"No.03, do you think that the regiment commander was killed by the monster?" The mecha operator sounded as though he was crying. While they were running, they remembered to release signals in hopes that their regiment commander and the others would bring them some news. However, no one replied to them.

Chapter 703: Rescue!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"No way!" No.03 shouted. "Regiment commander is so powerful. How could he lose to the monster?"

This was the only way No.03 could encourage himself. He didn't expect this planet to be filled with dangers. They had not had a good rest or a meal for almost a week. With every step they took, they would meet all kinds of different monsters. The moment they killed one monster, another monster would come.

These monsters were not afraid of death. There seemed to be no end to their numbers. They had to resort to cold weapons due to their beam guns running out of energy.

However, those small and weak-looking monsters were like irritating tiny ants. They were able to kill many of them with each attack but the monsters would keep crawling at them like an endless tide, and would only stop after tearing them apart bit by bit.

This was the reason why their entire mecha clan got annihilated almost immediately. No.03 remembered the order their regiment commander gave and quickly controlled his emotions. "Our regiment commander asked us to seek help from the other divisions. Let's release our SOS signals again and see if there are any mecha operators around us."

He must find help and save his comrades.

The other people got reminded by him and quickly started releasing their signals. However, the screen just remained blank, showing no signs of working.

"It seems the signals are blocked here. What's happening?" The five of them exclaimed.

When they were fighting with the monsters, they were still able to send out signals. Unfortunately, there was no one around to save them then. Did they enter an area that has monsters that could block signals?

They felt a sinking feeling in their stomachs. They hurriedly searched around the area. They flew here and there, trying to find signs of life but this area showed no signs of life. It was eerily quiet. This was an entirely different situation compared to what they had went through just now. It was like entering a completely different world.

"What is that?" A mecha operator saw something on the screen and hurriedly zoomed in on the area. He finally saw a small plaque around one kilometer away.

The words '250 Mecha Clan' were written on the plaque. The mecha operators were shocked. Did they come to 250 Mecha Clan's territory? They started to relax a little. Does this mean that they are safe?

When they saw this peaceful piece of land, they understood why their regiment commander was jealous of 250 Mecha Clan. While they were fighting with their lives to find a safe place to set up their base, 250 Mecha Clan found it easily.

"There's movement." Someone received a thermal signal and got nervous. They saw 10 familiar mechas moving towards them. They relaxed again. They knew that they were in another division's territory.

No.03 furiously waved at the 10 mechas. They could see the 10 mechas but their radar remained empty. The radar couldn't detect their signal. This area had indeed blocked all forms of signals. He wondered how 250 Mecha Clan were able to communicate with each other.

The people from the 7th division didn't know that there was a powerful intelligent entity in 250 Mecha Clan. With the help of this intelligent entity, 250 Mecha Clan were able to communicate with each other. This lake was able to block all signals but it couldn't block the short communication devices the intelligent entity had created. Every mecha had a messaging device installed in it. This was why 250 Mecha Clan segregated the area into a few sections. They were afraid that they would lose each other if they flew out of the range of the messaging device.

Their maps located in their cockpits informed them the furthest distance they could go. They were not allowed to fly further into the area beyond their map.

"404, I think that there are mechas from another division over there. Why are they at our territory?" One of the ten mecha operators saw the five mechas.

"Let's go over and take a look. Be vigilant." 404 thought for a moment before deciding to interact with the other party. However, he still reminded his team members to remain on their guard. Each group of ten mechas had a temporary leader. This leader of this group which was on a scouting mission was 404.

"Yes, 404." The mecha operators operated their mechas and flew towards the five mechas.

"Are you all from the 23rd division?" No.03 saw these mechas moving towards them fully armed so to prevent any misunderstandings, he hurriedly greeted them first.

"Yes, are you from the 7th division?" 404 only recognized the number '7' on their mechas. He didn't recognize the totem so he didn't know which mecha clan these mecha operators were from.

"We are from the Bing Ge Mecha Clan under the Three Sun fleet." No.03 proudly introduced. They were an ace mecha clan with a title. They were not a common mecha clan like what 250 Mecha Clan was.

"Bing Ge? I think I've heard of it." 404 didn't have much of an impression of this mecha clan so he just replied casually.

The expression of the mecha operators from Bing Ge changed when they heard what 404 said. They felt that this mecha operator was too rude. How could he be so perfunctory? Was he trying to give them an opening gambit? Was he pretending to not know them?

Their mecha clan was the only ace mecha clan in the past five years to have its own title. Their arrogance could not be changed just because the indifference of the mecha operators from 250 Mecha Clan. The five mecha operators from Bing Ge scoffed. Their first impression of 250 Mecha Clan was bad.

Actually, the five mecha operators misunderstood 404. The mecha operators in 250 Mecha Clan, besides the people from the Lingtian Battle Team, were all famous more than 10 or even 20 years ago. They were deemed as useless by their own division and were sent to the 23rd division five years ago. They wasted their time lounging around in 250 Mecha Clan so it was perfectly normal for them to not know anything that happened in these past five years. If Bing Ge existed 10 or 20 years ago, 404 might know who they are.

The five mecha operators from the 7th division didn't know this so they were furious. However, in spite of this, they couldn't offend them because they were in their territory and they desperately needed their help. Hence, they controlled their anger.

"Oh right, why are you in our territory? Did you get lost?" If that was the case, they would have to bring them back to their base and asked the base to contact their mecha clan.

No.03 immediately started asking for help. His emotions burst out in a flurry. "Our entire mecha clan was ambushed by creatures from this planet. They are in danger. Please contact your regiment commander now. We would like to ask for help on behalf of our mecha clan and comrades."

"Don't be anxious. What happened to you? Slowly speak. I'll inform my regiment commander about this." 404 hurriedly stopped the other party and reminded him to speak clearly.

Under 404's guidance, No.03 finally calmed down. He told 404 what happened to their mecha clan.

"This is what happened, regiment commander." 404 didn't dare to waste any more time after knowing what happened. He immediately contacted Ling Lan. This was an issue regarding his fellow soldiers' lives.

"Okay, wait there. We will find the location of Bing Ge Mecha Clan and make the necessary arrangements." Ling Lan stopped the call. She turned serious.

Her new subordinate, the circular creature, said that there were many beings on this planet which were more powerful than it. She thought it was referring to large-sized monsters. However, she seemed to have mistaken. Those smaller creatures which were able to produce more offsprings were even more frightening than the large creatures.

"Lan'er, what is your decision?" Ling Xiao asked. This was a real test for Ling Lan.

Ling Lan's gaze was cold. She turned on the optical supercomputer and called for Meng Lan.

"Hello, master. What do you need me to do?"

"Contact the command center of Rising Sun fleet and tell them what happened to the mecha clan from the 7th division. Ask them to seek help from other divisions. Call all the mecha operators that are resting now. They will follow me to the location where they met the creatures to rescue them." The two orders from Ling Lan depicted her attitude towards this matter.

Ling Xiao was satisfied with her answer. A qualified soldier would never abandon his comrades. Ling Xiao felt gratified by Ling Lan's decision. His daughter is the best. She is perfect.

"I'll go with you." Ling Xiao wore his mask and prepared to leave with his daughter.

"Didn't you say that you will not attack?" Ling Lan asked in surprise.

"I remembered that you ordered me to look after you. How can I go against your order?" Ling Xiao smiled as he tapped Ling Lan's forehead. He didn't plan to show his strength but it didn't mean that he would stay at the side and watched them heartlessly. If those creatures dared to harm his daughter, he would definitely kill them.

"Daddy, if you continue protecting me like this, I will start relying on you." Ling Lan frowned. She had no plans on becoming a useless second generation of a top-level military family.

"I believe that you won't. Also, this might be the only time when I can protect you. How can you bear to take this chance away from me?" Ling Xiao looked at her pleadingly like a little dog was abandoned by its owner.

Daddy, can you please change back to your general self? Ling Lan was speechless. She felt pressured. When her father pleaded, it was more stressful than when he makes a command. Ling Lan couldn't do anything about it. She gave up. "You can do what you want…"

Sob, I hope that mummy will not kill me and ask me to return her charming husband back.

"What? Bing Ge Ace Mecha Clan got annihilated?" The commander-in-chief of Three Sun fleet which belonged to the 7th division shouted in anger when he heard the news from the commander-in-chief of the Rising Sun fleet.

"This is so humiliating. They didn't look for their own division but instead, seeked help from another division." One of the officers in the command center scoffed. He was unhappy that Bing Ge didn't look for them directly.

"What are you muttering to yourself? Hurry up and search for the location." The commander-in-chief got more furious when he heard his officers talking among themselves.

"I've found them. The last message sent by Bing Ge was received an hour ago. They requested for an energy storage unit for beam guns to be sent to them." One of the officers finally found some information on Bing Ge.

"Why didn't we sent it to them?" The commander-in-chief glared at the officer furiously.

"The commander of the starship that Bing Ge was on felt that the coordinates Bing Ge gave were not safe. Hence, he rejected the request." The officer felt cold sweat forming on his forehead. The person in front of him was the supreme commander of this mission. However, the starship commander was not wrong too. He had the right to reject the request if he found the location to be dangerous.

"Did anyone check with Bing Ge after they were rejected?" The commander-in-chief calmly asked. Normally, if the two parties had different opinions, the command center would step in and review this case before making a final division.

This time, no one answered him. Seemed like after they got a reply from the starship commander, the people in the command center threw this matter aside. No one followed up with the mecha clan. None of them expected Bing Ge to be annihilated in a short one hour. In the end, Bing Ge had to seek help from another division, causing the 7th division to lose their dignity and reputation.

The commander-in-chief smashed the table in front of him into pieces. He knew that someone had neglected their duties. He didn't expect something like this to happen under his watch. In a land clearing mission, the mecha operators had to risk their lives to help their division gain more resources. Yet, their superiors disregarded their efforts. How was he supposed to answer to the mecha operators that fought hard at the frontline?

"Inform all the mecha clans under the Three Sun to go the location where Bing Ge went missing as quickly as possible. If there are any survivors, we must save them." The commander-in-chief quickly gave his orders. The most important thing now was to save the mecha clan. He would deal with the commander of the starship which Bing Ge was on later.

Chapter 704: Attack!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After the order was given, all the mecha clans under the Three Sun fleet, especially those who were nearer to the location of the ambush, started acting immediately. All the other commander-in-chief also gave a similar order. They were not from the same division as Bing Ge but all of them were from the Federation. All the soldiers in the Federation were their comrades. They would not abandon their comrades.

No.03 was agitated. Ever since he sent a request for help to 250 Mecha Clan, they had been waiting. 404 said that he had reported the situation to the higher authorities. They had to stay at the same place and wait for the command from the higher authorities.

The five mecha operators from Bing Ge were unhappy that 404 and the other nine operators were watching over them. If they had more people on their side, they might have left this place and would immediately go to the base of 250 Mecha Clan to seek help.

After 20 minutes of waiting, 404 still hadn't given them any concrete answer. The five mecha operators from Bing Ge couldn't stand it anymore. They decided to go to the base of 250 Mecha Clan and look for the regiment commander themselves.

The moment they moved, 404 noticed them. The 10 mechas surrounded them with their beam guns aimed at them.

"What is the meaning of this? How dare you point your guns at your comrades!" No.03 shouted.

404 replied calmly, "Please wait over here." He must follow his regiment commander's order.

"You asked us to wait? Do you know that our regiment commander and our team leader is still fighting? We don't even know if they are still alive. They are waiting for us to save them but you asking me to wait? Bastard! If 250 Mecha Clan doesn't want to help, you can just tell us. We will not trouble you. However, you do not have to prevent us from seeking help from mecha clans, right?" No.03 shouted furiously.

"Our regiment commander has given his order. Your SOS has been sent to the higher authorities. We are still preparing. Please wait patiently." 404 continued to repeat what Ling Lan told him.

He understood why they were so anxious but being anxious would not save their comrades. They need to make ample preparations before going on the rescue mission. If they act rashly, not only would they be unable to save their comrades, they might endanger their own life.

"Prepare, prepare. That's what you said 20 minutes ago, you have been preparing. Are you done preparing yet? Is the life of the mecha operators from Bing Ge not worthy enough for you to save? Is that why you keep dragging the time? This is murder! Murder!" Another mecha operator from Bing Ge started crying. The longer they wait, the more danger their comrades were in. How could they wait patiently?

"Your comrades' lives are worthy but so are ours!" 404 glared at the other party with bloodshot eyes. He finally got triggered. He couldn't maintain his composure anymore.

"From the video you gave me, we know that the creatures are frightening. If we make a small mistake, our entire mecha clan would be annihilated. However, even though this is the case, the mecha operators from 250 Mecha Clan still took on the challenge and gathered everyone available in the base for this rescue mission." 404 shouted furiously, "Our regiment commander treats our mecha operators very well. He would never act rashly. He only attacks when he has the confidence that we will succeed. Our regiment commander will not let anyone sacrifice themselves unnecessarily in this mission."

If his regiment commander last time was as decisive and placed as much importance on the lives of his mecha operators like Ling Lan, he might not have felt so much disappointment and despair and in the end becoming a despondent person… 404 blinked and removed the sorrow from his eyes.

"Bullshit, Bing Ge…"

No.03 wanted to refute but 404 interrupted him. "Your regiment commander made four mistakes. First, when you first entered the base of those creatures, he should have ordered an immediate retreat as you weren't able to accurately judge how powerful those creatures were."

"Second, when you realized that only beam guns can kill those creatures, he should have gauge whether you all were able to kill all the creatures before the energy in your beam guns ran out. Hence, even if you couldn't determine how strong your opponents were and wasn't sure whether you should retreat or not, your regiment commander should have ordered a retreat at that moment."

"Our regiment commander did calculate this. He felt that we didn't need to retreat. However, he didn't expect more and more creatures to come as we started fighting…" No.03 tried to explain himself.

404 scoffed, "These two mistakes are not fatal. Normal commanding officers might make the same mistakes. However, the worst mistake your regiment commander made was this. When he realized the energy in the beam guns couldn't last till all the enemies are destroyed, he still stayed there. He chose to request the starship to give him more energy storage units This decision placed the entire mecha clan at unnecessary risk."

"We have been fighting constantly for three days and three nights. Even if the regiment commander asked us to retreat, we could not do it. It is the fault of the commander of the Aoxi fleet. If he had agreed to provide us more energy storage units, we would not be in such a position." No.03 was indignant. In his heart, he pushed all the blame on the commander of Aoxi fleet.

"Stupid! How can you hand over your life to a commander you can't trust? I must say that your regiment commander was blinded by interest." 404 sneered. He recalled what Ling Lan told them when they pleaded with him to let them off from the harsh training. He said that it was extremely stupid of them to put their lives in the hands of other people.

"Our regiment commander did this for us." No.03 remembered the resource they found and felt bitter. The resource might be the reason why their regiment commander decided to take the risk. Unfortunately, the resource wouldn't belong to Bing Ge anymore.

"Although the third point is the worst mistake your regiment commander made, he is still the cause of the annihilation of your mecha clan." 404 remembered what happened to his mecha clan many years ago. The situation was similar. That year, because of a mistake of their regiment commander, the entire mecha clan died.

"Bullshit. Our regiment commander fought till the end so that we could escape. What did he do wrong?" No.03 shouted. They were still alive because his regiment commander protected them. His regiment commander would die to make sure that his mecha operators would survive. There was nothing wrong with his decision.

"Can you say that he made the right decision just because he fought till the end?" 404 didn't have any relation with the regiment commander of Bing Ge. He was just furious because the regiment commander made an extremely wrong decision and basically killed his entire team.

"Actually, he should have been more decisive and sacrificed some of the mecha operators by letting them self-destruct. That way, you five will not be the only survivors. Most of your mecha clan members would be still alive," 404 shouted angrily.

This decision seemed cruel but an outstanding commander should know when to make a sacrifice. If not, most of the mecha operators would have to die. The entire mecha clan might even be annihilated. Bing Ge was a perfect example. If their regiment commander was just more decisive and gave up those mecha operators that had lost their ability to fight, majority of his mecha operators would still be alive. Those mecha operators would be willing to sacrifice for their comrades too.

That time, if his regiment commander had ordered him to fight in order to buy some time for his comrades to retreat, he would have done it without any hesitation. Yet, their regiment commander got nervous and made a wrong decision. In the end, all his comrades died. He was able to survive because his team leader protected him with his own body.

No.03 felt cold sweats on his forehead when he heard what 404 said. If 404 didn't say all the mistake their regiment commander made, No.03 would not think so deeply. However, after 404 exposed the truth, No.03 started thinking back and realized 404 was right. If their regiment commander was more decisive, their team leader might have been able to escape…

He shook his head furiously. He couldn't think about their regiment commander like this. Their regiment commander had risked his life for their safety. How could he question his regiment commander's decision?

No.03 froze on the spot. 404 vented his anger out. However, he still felt sad because he was not joining the rescue mission…

Just as he was feeling sad, he heard a sound. There were mechas near him. 404 saw a group of mechas appearing in the sky above them. The mecha in front was very familiar to him as it was the second most used mecha of their regiment commander. During their harsh training, their regiment commander liked to use this mecha to fire long-range attacks at them.

However, the most hated long-range mecha during that time looked very amiable at this moment. 404 sighed. Why couldn't he participate in the rescue mission?

"Our regiment commander is here," 404 said before welcoming Ling Lan.

"Bing Ge?" Ling Lan looked at the five mechas who seemed to be hesitating whether they should come over or not.

"Yes," 404 replied. He thought for a while and decided to make a request. "Regiment commander, our team just reached this area. We didn't do much today. I would like to request to join the rescue mission."

Ling Lan felt that since the five people from Bing Ge had been interacting with 404's team for a while now, they might feel more comfortable with them and might provide more information because of this. Hence, she agreed to 404's request. 404's team were elated.

Time was tight so 404 informed the five people from Bing Ge and they joined the main rescue team. There was close to 100 mechas flying towards the spot where Bing Ge was attacked. Four teams were taking part in this rescue mission. They were Qi Long's team, Li Lanfeng's team, Luo Lang's team, and Liu Furong's team.

Soon, they arrived at the edge of a dense forest.

"Boss, this should be the place where Bing Ge met the monsters." Qi Long and his team reported their findings after they scouted the area.

"Did you see the video Bing Ge sent over?" Ling Lan frowned. It was another one of the three most dangerous locations in the land clearing mission: The forest. This was where Bing Ge went missing.

"Yes, we saw it. Those ant-like creatures are weak alone but when they attack together, they are frightening." They all saw how the creatures bit through the mecha's outer shell. A chill ran down their spines. Luckily, they saw that when there was a beam shield, the creatures were not able to penetrate it. Hence, they managed to calm down a little.

Why was it only a little? It was because the energy in the beam shield was not limitless. After those ant-like creatures exhausted the energy in the beam shield, the mechas would become their food.

"Cold weapons can't harm them much. All mecha operators, check your weapons. Change them to firearms and make sure that there are enough energy in them." Ling Lan would not allow her mecha clan to be in the same situation as Bing Ge. Once everyone was prepared, Ling Lan entered the forest.

The forest was quiet. It seemed to be safe. Many people would think that the Federation's mecha were large and powerful but on this planet, they were just like a speck of dust.

The trees were huge and tall. They couldn't see the top of the tree. Even the tree branches were taller than the mechas.The mecha operators felt like they were walking in a normal-sized forest with their own bodies.

Ling Lan's heart stopped. She remembered her new subordinate which was still hiding at the bottom of the lake. The circular creature was able to use its spiritual power to attack people. She suspected that the creatures on this planet all had this ability. It should be known that no matter how vast this forest was, these experienced mecha operators should never such an illusion. Without a doubt, this was a form of spiritual attack. It was to lower the mecha operators' guards.

"Be careful, everyone." Ling Lan's cold voice sounded on the team channel. The mecha operators who started relaxing due to the peaceful environment started turning vigilant again.

"Have the five mecha operators from Bing Ge lead the way." Although they knew Bing Ge went missing in this area, they didn't know exactly where they disappeared. The five mecha operators from Bing Ge would know their coordinates better since they had escaped from this area.

Ling Lan decided to let the mecha operators from Bing Ge lead the way so that they didn't have to waste time locating the main army of Bing Ge. She knew that time was tight. She couldn't waste any more time.

The five mecha operators from Bing Ge heard the order. They hastened their pace and came to the front of the group.

Chapter 705: Starship!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The mecha operators from Bing Ge were very efficient. They took some time to confirm the direction and soon, they got to the location where they met the monsters accurately.

When they reached their destination, everyone turned silent.

The scene was tragic. Many mecha operators chose to self-destruct with the creatures that were crawling over them, leaving many burned mecha parts scattered around the area. Broken branches and leaves were all over. There was smoke everywhere. Many trees were still burning and you could hear the sound of fire crackling.

There were some mecha operators who didn't choose to self-destruct. These mecha operators limply sat in their cockpits which had been bitten through. They were covered in blood. The ground was stained with the red blood as well as the purplish-blue blood.

Ling Lan frowned. From the looks of it, the mecha operators from Bing Ge didn't manage to survive until rescue came. Most of them died in the battle.

"Regiment commander…" "Team leader…" "Little Tiger…" "Old Duan…" "Dragon…"

Screams of anguish came from the five mecha operators. They started crying uncontrollably. However, their comrades would never be able to come back alive.

The fallen mechas proved that the battle with the creatures was a hard-fought battle. The mecha operators from 250 Mecha Clan saw the traces of the creatures on the corpses of the mecha operator. They could determine the creatures bit through the cockpit of the mechas and slowly devoured the mecha operators' whole body only leaving some bits of flesh and bone…

Ling Lan frowned. She controlled her emotions and immediately ordered, "Qi Long, Luo Lang, have your team guard this area. The rest will search the area and look for survivors."

Ling Lan always knew the death rate of land clearing missions were extremely high. However, before this, all she saw were numbers. Now, she saw how cruel land clearing missions could be personally. The resources gained from land clearing missions were built on the lives of many mecha operators. At that moment, Ling Lan finally understood what land clearing missions really represented.

"Yes, regiment commander!" Everyone started moving.

Although the 250 Mecha Clan were made up mostly of experienced mecha operators, they still felt uncomfortable as they searched through the debris. Usually in a war with enemy countries, although there were cases where an entire mecha clan got annihilated, the mecha operators that sacrificed themselves normally have a clean death. However here, the mecha operators either self-destruct, were bitten to death by the creatures or watched themselves dying from blood loss. These were all painful ways of dying.

The efforts of 250 Mecha Clan paid off. After some time, one of the mecha operators shouted, "The person in this cockpit seems to be alive."

Everyone rushed over when they heard this. They realized that this mecha operator managed to survive because two mechas had fallen on top of him. The protection of these two mechas prevented his cockpit from being bitten by the creatures.

Everyone carefully took the cockpit out of the mecha. One of the mecha carried the cockpit carefully. No one dared to open the cockpit now. The air on this planet was not suitable for humans. Additionally, no one knew what the situation inside the cockpit was. They could only tell the person inside was still alive from the information shown on their screen. If they wanted to save this person, they needed to go to a safe location first.

After they found the first survivor, everyone got motivated and started hastening their pace.

Qi Long and Luo Lang's team were nervous. They carefully surveyed their surroundings in fear that the creatures would suddenly appear and interrupt their rescue mission.

Qi Long and Luo Lang were not afraid of fighting. However, the main aim for this mission was to rescue the survivors. Hence, the lives of Bing Ge's mecha operators were the most important. If the creatures came and interrupt them now, all their efforts would be in vain.

Luckily, the creatures didn't appear and attack them. They searched through all the debris and found 19 survivors. They even had the time to count the number of cockpits that were still intact.

Although they managed to save 19 mecha operators, the five people from Bing Ge stated that there were close to 800 mecha operators from their clan who participated in this mission. Adding the five people who came to seek help, only 24 mecha operators from Bing Ge survived. This number was only accurate if they managed to rescue all the 19 mecha operators from the brink of death.

After searching through the debris a few times and confirming that there were no more survivors, Ling Lan decisively gave an order. "Retreat!" She glanced at a direction coldly before retracting her gaze indifferently.

"No, I want to look for the creatures and take revenge for my comrades!" One of the mecha operators from Bing Ge shouted in agitation. The death of his comrades incensed him. He operated his mecha and rushed towards the other end of the forest.

A figure flashed passed him.

The limbs of the mecha were amputated. The mecha's body fell to the ground helplessly.

Behind this mecha was a balanced mecha. The mecha placed its cold weapon behind its back. It was Li Lanfeng.

Ling Lan turned around and spoke to 404 calmly, "You will be in charge of bringing the operators from Bing Ge back."

All the mecha operators from 250 Mecha Clan looked at the mecha operator from Bing Ge with pity. How dare he disobeyed their regiment commander. If Li Lanfeng didn't act, this mecha operator might only have his cockpit left. Although the situation didn't seem much better now, at least he still had his engine so he was able to at least fly his way back.

"Yes, regiment commander!" 404 immediately went to help the mecha body up. He hoped the mecha operator would not provoke his regiment commander further. If not, his cockpit might be blasted out of his mecha body.

He remembered Ling Lan did this before, when someone performed too badly during their training. Everyone had chills when they saw what it happening. It was too shocking. They didn't want their regiment commander to gain a cruel reputation.

Although their regiment commander was violent, they didn't want other people to know about it. Why? You don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Ling Lan made some arrangements. She asked Liu Furong's team and 404's temporary team to send the mecha operators from Bing Ge back to 250 Mecha Clan's base. After they left, she called Qi Long, Luo Lang, and Li Lanfeng. "Let's go further in and investigate this place."

Ling Lan made this decision after much thought. Qi Long had a strong intuition. He could sense any threats around them. Luo Lang had many personalities so his spiritual power was stronger compared to normal mecha operators. This was why he wasn't affected by the circular creature. As for Li Lanfeng, he had spectre abilities. Ling Lan felt that his spiritual power was as strong as her.

It would be safer to explore this area with three mecha operators with strong spiritual power and their teams.

When Ling Lan ordered Liu Furong and 404 to bring the mecha operators from Bing Ge back, these three people already knew that their boss wanted to explore the area. Their Boss was not someone who was afraid of risk.

Ling Lan brought three teams with her as she went to the direction where she sensed something. After flying for a certain distance, Ling Lan's gaze turned cold. She controlled her mecha and shot a beam.

A flash of white light was seen. The creature was hit and fell on the ground.

Qi Long immediately went to the creature and inspected it carefully. After a while, he said, "Boss, this should be the creature Bing Ge met in the video." This creature looked like an ant but it was 100 times bigger than an ant. The sharp teeth in its mouth told everyone why it could bite through the mechas easily.

"This creature had been present ever since we arrived. I thought that it wanted to attack us while we were searching for survivors but surprisingly, it didn't," Ling Lan replied calmly. She had blanketed the entire area with her spiritual power so she was able to detect things that other people couldn't. This creature was an instance of something she was able to detect .

Ling Lan thought that since this creature didn't attack them at the start, it would just continue to watch over them all the way. However, it attacked when they moved deeper into the forest.

"This creature probably attacked us because it didn't want us to go further in." Ling Lan was curious. Were these creatures protecting something and they didn't want them to disturb them? This might be the reason why they didn't attack them while they were searching for survivors.

"If the 7th division reacted quickly, help should have arrived," Li Lanfeng reminded Ling Lan.

"True. I almost forgot about this. We informed the Rising Sun fleet instantly after we got the news so they must have informed the 7th division immediately too. Based on the timing, help from the 7th division should have arrived." Ling Lan nodded her head.

"However, there seems to be a communication error between the mecha clan and the starship." Luo Lang couldn't forget the tragic scene of what happened to Bing Ge. The starship was one of the reasons why this tragedy happened. He felt that if they went for a mission in the future, they must find a starship that would collaborate well with them. If they board a starship like Bing Ge's starship, Luo Lang couldn't confirm if their mecha clan would be able to persevere until help arrives.

"Starship…" Ling Lan's heart started to beat faster. She was someone who liked to control her own life. Now, she realized that there was still another uncertain factor that could affect her life. This made her unhappy.

"It would be great if we can have our own starship," Ling Lan muttered. This was the only way to make sure that something like this would not happen to them.

"Mecha clans do not have the rights to owe a starship." Ling Xiao couldn't help it and cough. He reminded Ling Lan that she shouldn't be too greedy. It was impossible. The only thing he could do was to get trustworthy captains to cooperate with Ling Lan.

"I don't believe it. There must be a way," Ling Lan replied angrily.

Li Lanfeng got enlightened by what Ling Lan said. He recalled the rules the Federation created for owning a starship and tried to find a loophole in it. It had to be said that Li Lanfeng's memory was really good. He actually managed to find a way around it. He smiled slightly and said, "Actually, there is kinda a way. Mecha clans are able to register a personal transportation vehicle. A starship is a kind of transportation vehicle. There is no rule stating the transportation vehicle can't be a starship…"

Ling Lan's lit up. "Lanfeng, we can exploit this loophole." Since there was no rule stating that a starship couldn't be registered as a transportation vehicle, their 250 Mecha Clan would get one.

"When I go back, I'll talk to the chief of staff and ask him to give me the funds to buy a transportation vehicle. We will buy the starship on our own."

"Even if you get the funds, the amount will only be enough for you to get a normal transportation vehicle. You will be unable to afford a starship," Ling Xiao remained Ling Lan weakly.

How could you say such things in front of me? Daughter, aren't you being too arrogant?

"No worries. After this land clearing mission, there should be enough money given to us so we will be able to buy a starship. Also, I believe that there are other ways of buying a starship." Ling Lan glanced at her father. She didn't have any worries at all. She didn't believe that her father would be fair and just, especially about a matter that concerned her safety.

Actually, as long as Ling Xiao closed one eye, Ling Lan would be able to get a starship. Little Four had many ways of getting a starship through the black market. The gene agents that Ling Lan had over these years were all bought from the black market with the help of Little Four. Little Four was a master at this area. He had even become the diamond-level VIP member of the black market. It was easy for him to get his hands on a starship.