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Chapter 816: Man!

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Xu Shiming and Cui Yunxuan were unable to sit still after they heard the explosion. They rushed to the entrance of the camps of the Evil Wind Mecha Team and 250 Ace Mecha Clan.

When they arrived, they saw many people had already arrived before them.

Before they could ask around, the alarm at the Evil Wind's camp sounded.

Xu Shiming was the leader of the scouts team so he immediately knew something was amiss. "Damn it!"

Cui Yunxuan asked hurriedly, "What's the matter?"

"250 Ace Mecha Clan has started its action." Xu Shiming gave a bitter smile.

"But they didn't come out." Cui Yunxuan was confused.

"The Evil Wind Mecha Team and 250 Ace Mecha Clan are just separated by a wall. They can break the wall and get into the camp of Evil Wind directly." Xu Shiming felt frustrated. 'Why didn't I think of this earlier?'

"But that is against the rules of the base. They won't do this." No one could destroy the boundaries segregating the different camps. If someone broke this rule, they would be charged with treason. This rule was enforced because the military was afraid there were spies in the camps who would damage the walls that protected the base and the various camps so that their enemies could enter without any hindrance. Once this rule was released, no matter how bad the relationships of various mecha clans were, no one dared to break into someone else's camp through the walls. They were afraid that they would accidentally damage something, allowing their competitors to find a reason to charge them with treason.

Because of this, Xu Shiming and Cui Yunxuan didn't expect Ling Lan to destroy the wall between the two camps. They were not the only ones who thought this. The commanding officer and the other commanders at the base probably didn't think of this too. This was why everyone only looked at the entrance of the two camps. They believed that any disputes would occur at the entrance.

"Aren't they afraid that Du Mingyi would charge them with treason?" Cui Yunxuan gasped.

"Did they damage the camp?" Xu Shiming asked him back.

Cui Yunxuan was stunned for a moment. He couldn't understand what Xu Shiming meant.

"What if the Evil Wind Mecha Team's camp belongs to 250 Ace Mecha Clan now? He has the right to do anything within his own camp." Xu Shiming's eyes shone. If what he thought was true, Regiment Commander Ling was a difficult person to deal with. He was arrogant and domineering but smart too. Du Mingyi was definitely not his match. It looked like he needed to consider his own stand.

"But that is the camp of the Evil Wind Mecha Team." Cui Yunxuan still couldn't get what Xu Shiming was saying.

"Evil Wind is part of 250 Ace Mecha Clan now so their camp belongs to 250 Ace Mecha Clan." Xu Shiming didn't beat around the bush anymore.

"…�� Cui Yunxuan was speechless. He realized that if that was really the case, they couldn't do anything to 250 Ace Mecha Clan now. "But will Evil Wind be willing to submit to them?"

"I don't know. They are the most important factor now. However, I suspect that Evil Wind will not be able to appear in front of us anytime soon." Xu Shiming seemed to be in deep thought. He wasn't sure what method Regiment Commander Ling would use to force the people of Evil Wind Mecha Team to bow down to him, but he knew if the Evil Wind Mecha Team didn't appear soon, 250 Ace Mecha Clan would be safe for the moment.

It wasn't easy for Du Mingyi to harm 250 Ace Mecha Clan as 250 Ace Mecha Clan belonged to the 23rd division. They were sent by the higher authorities to guard Base 013. Even as the commanding officer of Base 013, Du Mingyi didn't have the right to enter the grounds of 250 Ace Mecha Clan to carry out an inspection unless he had ample evidence and courage to strike before reporting. If not, he had to follow the procedure and submit a request to the military headquarters or the headquarters of the 23rd division and wait for the 23rd division or the military to send an inspection squad to inspect 250 Ace Mecha Clan. This would take some time. If 250 Ace Mecha Clan had some background and managed to get the 23rd division to suppress this issue, the time for the inspection squad to come over would be even longer. Thus, Regiment Commander Ling definitely had enough time to settle the issue with Evil Wind.

The crux of the matter was whether Regiment Commander Ling was able to force the members of the Evil Wind Mecha Team to admit that they belonged to 250 Ace Mecha Clan before the inspection squad came.

"This means that 250 Ace Mecha Clan is fine for now but it doesn't mean that they would be safe in the future." Cui Yunxuan was enlightened. However, his focus was different from Xu Shiming. He didn't believe that Regiment Commander Ling could make the people from the Evil Wind Mecha Team submit to him.

"Even if the people from Evil Wind didn't submit to them, the 250 Ace Mecha Clan has other ways out too." Xu Shiming sighed. Cui Yunxuan's perspective was too shallow. Regiment Commander Ling was someone who was able to gain the respect of the young master of General Qi Yaoyang's household. He was definitely not a simple person. If not, would General Qi Yaoyang allow his son to be under him?

As the leader of the scouts team, it had to be said that Xu Shiming was an expert at analyzing. After putting all these links together, he believed that Du Mingyi had no chance of succeeding against Ling Lan.

However, Xu Shiming didn't think that 250 Ace Mecha Clan would be safe too. Du Mingyi was not the only person that could affect 250 Ace Mecha Clan's future. There was still Song Yiqing, the young master of the 2nd division. Before Song Yiqing acted, no one knew what the result of this battle was.

At that moment, the people of 250 Ace Mecha Clan were very busy. The logisticians entered the camp of the Evil Wind Mecha Team and started tidying the place.

Lin Zhong-qing was having a headache now. His four deputies, Li Jinghong, Luo Shaoyun, Yuan Youyun, and He Chaoyang were asking him for more manpower.

"Our general management department is lacking in manpower. There are 400 more people for us to attend to. The pressure is high. We must have more people," He Chaoyang wore a bitter smile on his face as he said. All his logisticians worked from 4 am till 10 pm. There was no break for them in the middle. Every time they ended their work, they would be so tired they instantly fell asleep in their bed. Now, there were even more people at their base. His logisticians would not be able to handle the workload.

"Your general management department is still able to push through but my coordination department is really having a hard time. Everyone looks for us. One person has to handle the workload of three people. My logisticians have to run all the time. This time, the medical department came to ask people from us. We sent the JMCs too but there is still not enough people. I really have no one I can spare now." Li Jinghong was desperate too. Han Xuya and Luo Chao kept pestering him. If he didn't send them people soon, they might come over and flip his office table over.

"My resource department has no one to gather the statistics of the input and output of our mecha clan. I have to do it personally many times. Is this what a person-in-charge should do?" Luo Shaoyun had many complaints too. He was like a general without soldiers. All his men were transferred to other departments.

"Me too! There should be two logisticians for each mecha operator but we only have one for each mecha operator. Now, the number of mecha operators doubled. Are we supposed to let one logistician take charge of two mecha operators? Is there any other mecha clans like us?" Yuan Youyun had a hard time. His logisticians were outstanding so they were able to handle one mecha operator each. However, if they were asked to handle two mecha operators each… they should not be called logisticians. They should instead be called invincible warriors.

"Head, Zhong-qing, we grew up together. Please give us some manpower!" The four of them surrounded Lin Zhong-qing and begged him.

Chapter 817: Rely On Your Own Effort!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The entire 250 Ace Mecha Clan was bustling with activities.

In the regiment commander's office, the ten team leaders were discussing with their vice-captains about the various new arrangements they had to commence.

Ling Lan sat in her office and looked at the physical constitution reports of the members of Evil Wind that Li Shiyu sent her. She flipped through every page of the report, and her frown kept getting keeping after each consecutive page.

"So bad?" She didn't expect their physical constitutions to that poor. She at least expected three people with good physical constitutions, as they were all hailed from a mecha team on the battlefield after all.

"Their physical constitutions were normal, to begin with. They were able to reach this state because they had achieved breakthroughs through life-or-death situations. This method, although quite economically friendly, was quite exhausting to one's body to its limit, making it more brittle in each process. Yet, there are no military doctors here to nurse back their health. I feel it was a miracle that they had managed to survive until now." Li Shiyu pondered for a moment. The body constitution of the members of Evil Wind suddenly gave him new inspirations for some "interesting" new concoction.

"Can you patch it back?" Ling Lan looked up and asked. She couldn't bear to let these good soldiers leave the army before with a body full of injuries.

Li Shiyu shrugged. "As long as they could resist the torment of the restorative agents." People with poorer health would experience greater pain when using his restorative agents. This was why a portion of the mecha operators from Evil Wind felt like dying when they were injected with the agent.

The agents that Li Shiyu injected to the people from the Evil Wind Mecha Team were not some form of torture agent. It was the restorative agent. When he received the data his boss gave him regarding the members of the Evil Wind Mecha Team (Little Four laughed: this is my work.), he noticed that they all made an advancement in the battlefield. From there, he suspected that there was a problem with their bodies. Hence, he decided to use the restorative agent instead of other agents. Reality proved that the effects of the restorative agent were exceptionally good. The members of the Evil Wind Mecha Team got tormented until they wanted to commit suicide. They all thought that they were harmed by the 250 Ace Mecha Clan.

"That's good. It's time to teach these people a lesson too." Ling Lan knew that the people from Evil Wind were loyal to the Federation. However, they came from the grass-roots units so their discipline was bad. They liked to act on their own accords and didn't listen to commands. This was something Ling Lan couldn't accept. She hoped that her team members would execute every order given without fail.

Ling Lan closed the file and put Li Shiyu in charge of dealing with the members of Evil Wind. At that moment, Lin Zhong-qing walked into her office with a stern face.

"Regiment commander!" Lin Zhong-qing placed his hands on the office table. "I need people!"

"Why?" Ling Lan raised her eyebrows.

"With our current manpower, we are unable to handle the influx of people from the Evil WInd." Lin Zhong-qing went berserk. His deputies didn't give him any choice. If not, he would have tried to handle everything himself and not asked Ling Lan for help.

Lin Zhong-qing's words caused Ling Lan to remember the plight of the logisticians in her 250 Ace Mecha Clan. The 300 people she got from He Xuyang were working beyond their fullest capabilities. Now, with another 200 mecha operators from Evil Wind, the logisticians were unable to serve everyone.

Ling Lan knocked on the table and started pondering. This was an important problem that needed to be solved immediately.

The team leaders saw this and lowered down their voice. They were afraid of interrupting their regiment commander.

"Why do we need logisticians?" Ling Lan asked herself.

"This is so that the mecha operators can focus on mecha piloting. That way, they are able to release their full potential. The Federation had a series of services for mecha operators. There are two kinds of logisticians in general. The first kind is the lifestyle logisticians. The other kind id the mecha logisticians. Lifestyle logisticians only appear in mecha clans and other higher-level teams. They serviced the entire mecha clan. Mecha logisticians also appear in mecha clans and higher-level teams only. They are in charge of many things but most of them are mecha engineers. The mecha engineers are distributed base on the level of the mecha operators. A normal mecha operator will have one mecha engineer servicing three of them. A special-class operator will have one mecha engineer to himself. An ace mecha master will have two mecha engineers servicing him. As the mecha operator's level gets higher, he will enjoy better service…" Little Four repeated the information he stored in his database. "Lower mechas are easy to handle. Hence, one mecha engineer is enough for three lower mechas. The higher the level of the mecha, the more sophisticated it gets. Thus, more people are needed to service it."

"Only mecha clans will have logisticians? Then what about those mecha teams or smaller battle teams? How did they solve such matters?" The Evil Wind Mecha Team had no logisticians. They would go to the cafeteria to fetch some food to eat and go to the logistics department at the base to take their clothes and other resources personally. This was why Lin Zhong-qing was so frustrated when the Evil Wind Mecha entered their mecha clan only had mecha clan. They had no could logisticians he could use.

"Some of them belong to a mecha clan so they will use the logisticians of the mecha clan. Those that didn't belong to various bases or ground units. The bases and ground units will be doing logistics services." As expected of the knowledgeable Little Four. He could answer all the tricky questions due to her being a younger brother of his Boss. "Of course, there is another worse method. Have them rely on their own!"

"Rely on their own." Ling Lan smiled. The members of Evil Wind were not here to be saved by them. After they survived the effects of Li Shiyu's restorative agents and her brutal training, she would send those that still had energy left in them to the logistics department.

"Reply on their own?" Lin Zhong-qing frowned when he heard Ling Lan's words. 'Is his Boss asking them to solve their problems from now on themselves? If they could do that, he wouldn't have come to look for his Boss.'

"Yes, ask the people from Evil Wind to rely on themselves. Zhong-qing, train the people from Evil Wind and let them learn the skills of a logistician," Ling Lan replied calmly.

'So that was what his Boss meant.' Lin Zhong-qing relaxed. He smiled. 'Does this mean that they would have 200 more logisticians?' However, soon, he stopped smiling. He knew that the people from Evil Wind couldn't be used instantly. From what Li Shiyu said, they would need some time before they could be reined in completely. What would they do during this time? With the current manpower, he was unable to handle an additional 200 people's worth of daily necessities.

"What do we do during this period of time?" Lin Zhong-qing looked at Ling Lan pitifully. He hoped that his boss could think of a better plan for him.

"Didn't I say the answer already? Rely on their own!" Ling Lan looked at Lin Zhong-qing helplessly. 'This young man used this pitiful look to soften my heart. What a bad boy.'

"Rely on their own?" Lin Zhong-qing's expression got bitter. His boss was asking him to rely on himself.

Ling Lan couldn't bear to see Lin Zhong-qing like that so she added, "The people that can help you are all here." She looked at the ten team leaders and signaled for Lin Zhong-qing to look for them.

Lin Zhong-qing looked at the ten team leaders. Even if he pulled all of them along, it would not solve the problem… wait!

Lin Zhong-qing suddenly thought of what Ling Lan did to the people from Evil Wind. A thought flashed past his mind, and he finally understood what Ling Lan meant.

Lin Zhong-qing smiled. Their department could finally be the boss for once.

Chapter 818: Overturned!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After Yan Three survived the day's time of torture, his body felt refreshed just like what was happening for the past few days. As the leader of the Evil Wind Mecha Team, he was not stupid. He had noticed this feeling on the first day after he woke up from the pain.

It was obvious that this medical agent, which he thought was used to torture them, was actually beneficial to their bodies. However, Yan Three just didn't know why this medical agent was causing so much unnecessary pain.

Yan Three didn't understand what was happening but he was not an ungrateful person. When he realized that his team members felt the same way as him after they experienced the pain, the anger in him subsided a little. He started thinking carefully. 'Why is the regiment commander of 250 Mecha Clan doing this to us?'

'Pressure them at the start before showing them leniency?' Yan Three scoffed. If he thought that the people from Evil Wind would submit to him because of this, he was wrong.

Yan Three thought that Regiment Commander Ling would negotiate with him within these few days but he didn't carry out any actions at all. He started to get anxious again. 'Was I wrong about my assumption?'

Li Shiyu carefully observed the members of Evil Wind these few days. Besides those that were in terrible condition, the others were more or less healed. He nodded his head in satisfaction. His mission was completed one day in advance. Lin Zhong-qing must be really anxious now.

"Hey, why are you still lying down? Hurry and get up! Wear your clothes and follow me!" One morning, Yan Three, who was resting on his bed with his eyes closed, heard a loud voice calling him. He opened his eyes and saw the big-sized man who sent them their meals every day kicking their beds furiously. He woke up all the members of the Evil Wind who were still sleeping.

The members of Evil Wind looked at Yan Three, and Yan Three nodded to them secretly. Everyone wore their clothes quickly and walked out of the room in an orderly manner.

This was the first time they had walked out of this room. They had always been injected with the agent in there for the past six days. If anyone dared to retaliate, big-sized men would come in and pinned them down. The big-sized men would tie the troublemakers up and inject them with two sets of agents instead of one, amplifying the pain they experienced. No matter how much they pleaded and begged the big-sized men, they would disregard them like they were ants. They just watched them with cold eyes as they suffered from the excruciating pain.

After seeing the consequences of retaliating, the members of Evil Wind never retaliated again. Everyone now obediently accepted the injections. That way, they could at least maintain some of their dignity.

Yan Three went out and realized that they were not a prison. They were instead in a hospital of the mecha clan. The people that worked here were all medics. They had the medic logo printed on their military uniforms. However, Yan Three was surprised as these medics looked out of place.

Base 013 had a medical center too. However, the medics inside were mostly weak ladies and skinny men. Actually, medics were the weakest among the logisticians. Only those people that weren't able to do even the basic job of a logistician were sent to become medics.

Yet, the medics here were entirely different. There were no women. They were all big-sized and muscular men. Yan Three suspected that even he couldn't win against some of them from the force of presence they exuded.

'Such strong soldiers are medics?' Yan Three felt his world view being overturned.

One of the medics sensed Yan Three's surprised gaze and glared at him fiercely. "What are you looking at? Have you not seen a medic before?"

Yan Three lowered his head quickly. 'Yes actually, I have not seen such a fierce medic like you before.'

At that moment, another member of Evil Wind came out from the other room. He walked a little slow so the logistician looking after him reminded him patiently to move a little bit quicker. However, that member of Evil Wind got triggered by the reminder, so he pushed the logistician angrily.

"Bang!"

The medic closest to them suddenly jumped up and pinned that member from Evil Wind on the ground. Then, he knocked on the back of the person's head, making him unconscious. After knocking him out, he asked two logisticians to come and drag the person away. The medic looked at the logistician that got pushed and asked, "Are there any more troublemakers? You can leave them to me."

The logistician smiled. "Leader, you can drag whoever you don't like away."

The members of Evil Wind didn't dare to resist anymore. These were not medics. These were human tyrannosaurus. Their comrade was knocked unconscious with a single blow.

One of the middle-aged medics suddenly appeared in front of the medic that knocked the person unconscious. "Leader Xie, our leader hopes you can gather soon.��� Then, the person disappeared. Yan Three narrowed his eyes. The middle-aged medic was definitely at the optimal peak of Qi-Jin.

The medic called Leader Xie looked at the time on his communicator and shouted, "Ah! It's already so late."

Sob, he and Qi Long were so unlucky. They unluckily picked the medical department out of all the various other departments he could choose. The mecha operators in their teams had such a hard time in this department. They were well-versed with mecha piloting but they couldn't handle a small syringe. In order to learn the emergency treatment skills for the battlefield, all their mecha operators poked their arms many times so they knew what it felt like.

Fortunately, this was coming to an end soon. The moment they sent the people from Evil Wind to Lin Zhong-qing, they would regain their status as mecha operators. After this experience, all of them knew how hard a medic's life was. They all decided they would treat the medics in their mecha clans better.

"Hurry up. Pick up your pace!" Xie Yi was excited when he thought of the end of this misery so he shouted loudly.

The logisticians that were leading the members from Evil Wind (they were actually team members of Xie Yi's team) heard this and got rougher on the people from Evil Wind. Yan Three and his team members saw how powerful these medics were so they didn't dare to retaliate. They quickly arrived to a field. Yan Three scanned his surroundings. Most of his team members were here. There were around 20 people who hadn't arrived. They probably retaliated and got knocked unconscious.

Yan Three could only pray that his team members would control their emotions and not remain stubborn.

A major wearing a mask walked over. He glanced at the members of Evil Wind and said, "Now, I will tell you your homework for the next few days. Listen carefully. If you can't complete it…" The major gave a meaningful smile. "I will wish you all good luck in your future endeavors."

Chapter 819: Cut All Forms Of Retreat!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The people from Evil Wind looked at the major coldly and waited for him to continue. Although they knew that the people from 250 Ace Mecha Clan didn't torture them, they were still invaded and dragged into their base. This was an utter humiliation to them. They wouldn't forget about their humiliation just because they were given some small benefits.

"In a while, you will get your personal number from the senior captain on my left."

The people from Evil Wind went into an uproar. They already had their own numbers. If they changed it, wouldn't it mean that Evil Wind no longer exists?

"Don't even think about it!" Someone shouted in anger.

Soon after that first shout, everyone from Evil Wind started shouting. The situation went a little out of control.

"Hmph!" The major scoffed. Everyone were below the optimal peak of Qi-Jin felt blood churning in their chest. Those that hadn't achieved Qi-Jin stage felt an iron taste in their mouths and blood started dripping out of their mouths. Even Yan Three, who had reached the optimal peak of Qi-Jin, felt his heart shuddering.

The frightening force of presence from the major made everyone silent. They looked at the major in fear. 'Where on earth did 250 Ace Mecha Clan come from? Even an insignificant major is so powerful.'

When everyone quietened down, the major continued, "Of course, you can choose whether you want to change or not. Those people who chose not to change their numbers will be sent to the medical department directly."

The major clapped his hands and two muscular medics jumped out. One of them was holding a huge syringe while the other cracked his knuckles loudly. They smiled and looked at the members of Evil Wind like they were looking at a piece of steak. They seemed to be hoping that someone would not change their number.

Yan Three noticed that one of the medics was the person who knocked his team member unconscious with one strike. That team member was at the middle stage of Qi-Jin. Yan Three remembered that the other logisticians called this medic, Leader Xie. He must be the leader of the medical team. Yan Three didn't know who the other medic was but from the aura he was giving off, he was as strong as Leader Xie. No, the feeling these two medics gave him was similar to the masked major.

Yan Three felt confused. 'What is going on in 250 Ace Mecha Clan? Why are their logisticians so powerful?'

Many of the people from Evil Wind had suffered in the hands of these two medics. Hence, when the two of them walked out, a few people's faces turned pale. Those that didn't meet the two medics before got anxious when they saw this scene. They started to hesitate. 'Should we bare with the humiliation now and wait for a chance to take revenge in the future?' They thought.

"Those that don't want to change their numbers will be sent back to the medical department." The masked major explained patiently to the members of Evil Wind. "There is a lack of manpower in the medical department. The head of the medical department had some new agents and requires some help with it. I'm sure that he welcomes you all to go back."

The members of Evil Wind trembled in fear. They were tortured for six days there. Even though they knew that the agents would not harm them and are instead good for them, they never wanted to experience it again. This major was trying to tell them that if they went back, they would be used to test out the new agents the head of the medical department invented. No matter how stupid the members of Evil Wind were, they knew that new agents came with a random effect. Some might be good while some might be harmful. If they were unlucky, they might die from the side effects of the new agents. No human would want to die, especially in such a manner too.

If they didn't agree to change their number, they would face a huge crisis. They might even lose their life because of it. The members of Evil Wind were anxious. They looked at Yan Three and hoped that their leader could give them an answer. If their leader didn't want to change his number, they would follow him even if it meant death.

The masked major noticed everyone's gaze and turned to look at Yan Three. He smiled and asked, "Leader Yan, your members seemed to be waiting for your order. In that case, I will not ask them for their opinions anymore. I will ask you directly. Do you agree to change your number?"

Yan Three narrowed his eyes. 'This masked major is an evil person. Whether he agrees or not, he will become a sinner.'

If he didn't agree, he would have to bear responsibility for the lives of all his team members. Once one of his team members died during an experiment, he would regret for life. If he agreed, he would be giving up Evil Wind. He would personally destroy the spiritual pillar that supported all his team members. Once this spiritual pillar was destroyed, they would never be able to become the courageous Evil Wind Mecha Clan again. Even if they left 250 Ace Mecha Clan, they wouldn't be able to go back to being who they were.

Yan Three was in a dilemma. Actually, when he heard what the major said, he had already made a decision. He wouldn't change his number. It was not because he was afraid of death. He wanted to use his death to uphold the spirit of Evil Wind. But now, he couldn't even do that. Once he says that he didn't want to change, all his team members would follow him no matter how hesitant they initially were. He was not afraid of dying but he was afraid of the responsibility of dictating the life and death of all his team members.

The major smiled when he saw Yan Three hesitating. He slowly walked towards Yan Three and sized him up. "Why do you need to take so long to consider such a simple question?"

Without waiting for Yan Three to reply, the major mocked him, "I shouldn't have asked you this question in front of so many people. Leader Yan, you want to change your number but because I asked you in front of so many members, you got embarrassed. You are afraid of losing your dignity as a leader, right?"

The masked major sneered at Yan Three. The two medics looked at Yan Three intently. If he says that he didn't want to change, they would start their work instantly.

Yan Three's lips twitched. He was speechless. He had already walked into the other party's trap. Only a heartless and selfish person would be able to walk out of the trap. This was a test of humanity. Yan Three's sweat dripped down his forehead. Should he protect his members and get cast aside by his team members or should he give up his humanity and become a selfish person?

"Leader Yan?" The masked major looked at Yan Three sharply. He was not going to let him escape this time.

Yan Three forced a smile on his face. He gritted his teeth and said, "I want to change!"

The members of Evil Wind gave him a look of disbelief. 'Their leader going to abandon the Evil Wind Mecha Clan?'

"Good. You are a wise man." The major clapped his hands and invited Yan Three forward. "Please lead the way and get your new number."

This was a final blow to Yan Three. It cut off all paths of retreat for him. He would never be able to hold his head high up again.

Chapter 820: Good Cat!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yan Three looked viciously at this major who caused him to disgrace himself. However, no matter how much he glared at him, the major was seemingly not affected at all. He just continued to smile gently at him.

Yan Three took his new number and went back to join the crowd. The members of Evil Wind exchanged glances with each other. Finally, one of them took his first step forward. Soon, all the members of Evil Wind got their new numbers.

The major continued, "Since everyone got their new numbers, I will now announce what you will be doing for the next period of time. Don't think that everything will be fine after getting your numbers. This is just the start. You will need to work hard to protect your number. You will be eliminated after failing three times to complete your mission or test. The eliminated people…" The major then gave an evil smile before he continued, "Unfortunately, will have to go back to the medical department and become the talent the head of the medical department is looking for." What he meant was, they still couldn't escape their fate of becoming guinea pigs if they do not work hard.

The members of Evil Wind got a shock. They put aside their anger and started to listen to the major attentively. They were afraid that they would miss something and get eliminated because of it.

Yan Three was shocked too. However, his reason was different. He was shocked by how eloquent the major was. Each scheme was sneakily sowed in between his sentences, making him not have time to think carefully. Firstly, the other party gave him an opening gambit, destroying his reputation and lowering his position in the hearts of his team members. Next, he shifted the attention of his team members away from the anger and frustration of changing their numbers. All his team members were now focused on the missions and tasks they were assigned to.

When everyone focused on completing missions to prevent them from getting eliminated, the hatred and anger caused by destroying their mecha team would subside as time goes by. In the end, all the negative emotions towards 250 Ace Mecha Clan would disappear.

"From today onwards, this will be your daily mission."

"You will wake up at 6 am and have breakfast at 6.15 am. Breakfast will be held at the logistician canteen. If you are not sure where it is located, please find a logistician and ask him for a map."

"At 6.30 am, even if you are not full, you must gather at the training ground and run two hours with weights on. At the start, we will only put 15kg on you so that you can get used to it."

"After running for two hours, you will go through our special training." The masked major gave an evil smile again. "This special training has another name. We call it The Living Hell. I sincerely hope that you all will have the energy to crawl out of the training ground after that."

As the major recited the mission, the expressions of the people continuously turned more complex after every sentence. They didn't know if they should retaliate or obediently go through The Living Hell. The name of this training was enough to send a chill down their spines. Of course, the two hours of running was enough to tire them out already.

"You will only have the right to eat lunch after you completed all these missions. I hope that you can do this, as there will be even worse things waiting for you in the afternoon. I highly suspect that some of you will use up your three chances on the first day."

"Okay, the time is 8 am now. It's slightly later than the time we said just now, so we will spare you today. There will be no The Living Hell today, but you still have to complete the two-hour run." The masked major kindly gave the members of Evil Wind a let off. Yan Three looked at him with suspicion. He felt that this let off was a trap. However, he couldn't determine what the trap it was.

"Qi Long, Xie Yi, you two will lead them to the training ground." The masked major finished speaking to the members of Evil Wind and started talking to the two medics beside him.

"Why is it us again?" Qi Long asked unhappily.

"Li Lanfeng, you can't push your responsibilities to us," Xie Yi refuted. He wanted to take off his medic uniform already.

"I'm not pushing my responsibilities away. The regiment commander wanted me to tell you two that he is waiting for you two at the training ground." Li Lanfeng was schadenfreude. "You two hadn't trained for three days, right?"

Xie Yi and Qi Long's face turned pale. Li Shiyu gave them so much work that they didn't have the time to train their team. They thought their Boss would not notice such small matters but he did. Not only did he notice it, but he was also planning to punish them personally at the training ground. Xie Yi and Qi Long felt that they were going to die today.

"I wish you two good luck!" Li Lanfeng patted their shoulders and disappear instantaneously.

Li Lanfeng was very busy too. His team had its own mission. It was as bad as Qi Long and Xie Yi.

Military cook. This sounded like an easy job. They just had to cook some food. How hard could it be. However, the agile mecha operators almost destroyed the entire kitchen while they were trying to cook. The old military cooks looked at them with disdain. If they weren't mecha operators, the old military cooks might have scolded them already. Oh, these military cooks hated people who wasted food.

Just as the mecha operators were about to breakdown from the torment and embarrassment, (It couldn't be helped. They really couldn't cook. The food was either raw or burnt. If it was cooked properly, there would always be a problem with its taste. It was either too bland or too salty. All in all, these powerful mecha operators couldn't cook at all.) their life savior arrived.

'This is bad.' When Li Lanfeng walked into the kitchen, he could already feel the depressing atmosphere in there. He was afraid that after they finished this temporary job, his mecha operators wouldn't be able to operate their mechas anymore. Hence, he had no choice but to do it himself.

Fortunately, Li Lanfeng had some cooking talent, he managed to make a delicious dish in his first try. The military cooks complimented him and his team members looked at him with admiration. They didn't expect their team leader to be so good at cooking.

Li Lanfeng helped his mecha operators gained some of their confidence back. At the same time, all his team members finally acknowledged him as their team leader. They didn't look down on his weak and skinny frame anymore. This was an unexpected outcome for Li Lanfeng.

Li Lanfeng was surprised. Although this was not a generic way to obtain respect in the military, he didn't mind. According to what Ling Lan said, any cat that can catch mice is a good cat. Similarly, any method that could help him gain the recognition of these experienced mecha operators was a good method.

Chapter 821: Tyrant?

Yan Three and his team members followed Qi Long and Xie Yi to the training ground. When they arrived there, it was already filled with many people. From their attire, Yan Three knew that they were logisticians. He felt confused. He didn't see any mecha operators the entire time he was here. 'Are the mecha operators at some other special training ground?'

A young and handsome major was flipping through a logbook in the middle of the training ground. The two medics leading them saw the major and immediately hurried over with bright smiles.

"Zhong-qing, are you in charge of today's training?" Qi Long was elated. It looked that they managed to escape Boss's punishment today.

Lin Zhong-qing looked up. He stared at them curiously before raising the logbook in his hand and counting towards it. "I'm in charge of Evil Wind's training." Qi Long and Xie Yi were not part of his responsibilities.

Qi Long's expression dropped. "Not you? Is it really our Boss?"

Xie Yi frowned too. He didn't want to see his Boss. His boss was an impartial person so he definitely wouldn't listen to their reasons for not training in these past few days.

Lin Zhong-qing looked at Qi Long with a peculiar expression after hearing what he said.

Qi Long thought that Lin Zhong-qing didn't know what situation they were in so he smiled bitterly and explained, "We were helping Brother Shiyu in the medical department for the past few days. We were so busy helping him so we didn't have time to train. Just now, Brother Feng said that Boss is waiting for us here." Qi Long couldn't help but shiver when he thought about this.

Xie Yi leaned on Lin Zhong-qing's shoulder and cried, "Zhong-qing, you should know that if we land in our Boss's hands, based on his tyrannic methods, we will be dead."

"Tyrannic?" A cold voice sounded behind them. "How tyrannic?"

Xie Yi turned and answered at the same time, "Do you know what is a tyrant? Boss is a tyra…" Xie Yi suddenly saw Ling Lan standing behind him and smiling at him. His tongue got stuck in the back of his tongue. He just kept repeating the word tyrant.

"Tyrant, tyrant…" Ling Lan knocked the silver whip on her palm and slowly said.

Lin Zhong-qing looked at Xie Yi and Qi Long helplessly. He had tried to hint them with his eyes but the two of them didn't notice it. Lin Zhong-qing didn't see his Boss at the start. By the time he saw his Boss, he was already behind Qi Long and Xie Yi. His boss signaled for him to keep quiet so he could only use his eyes to hint Xie Yi and Qi Long. However, the two idiots didn't receive his message.

Qi Long, who was shocked too, managed to regain his senses. "Boss, how can you be a tyrant? You must have heard wrongly." Qi Long decided that he would not admit it no matter what. If not, they would definitely be tortured until their last breath, and Brother Shiyu would then save them with his agents and their Boss would continue torturing them until he vented his anger out.

Qi Long's humble-looking face looked really funny when he was lying. Ling Lan purposely asked, "What did you two say then?"

Qi Long was dumbfounded. "Erm…" Cold sweat formed on his forehead. He nudged Xie Yi forcefully to remind him that this was not the time to feel scared. He should think of a way out of this predicament first. 'Sob, why isn't Jijyun beside me? If Jijyun was here, he will be able to find a good reason to escape punishment. I wouldn't have to be so agitated if he was here.'

Xie Yi regained his composure after Qi Long nudged him. He gathered his wits and said hurriedly, "We are saying that you are like a king who cares about his people."

Ling Lan was speechless as these two people were just talking nonsense. She snorted. "Qi Long, Xie Yi!"

"Yes!" The two of them immediately straightened their bodies.

"You miss three consecutive days of training. Your training will be doubled as a punishment and you will have to complete it with six times of the normal training load. If you can't finish it, you will not go back tomorrow." Ling Lan directly announced her punishment. As for them talking behind her back, she would take revenge slowly in the future. As a lady, she bore grudges.

"Yes!" The two people heaved a sigh of relief when their boss left immediately after announcing their punishment. They felt as if they had come back from the brink of death.

"Six times." Lin Zhong-qing reminded them thoughtfully. It was not easy to complete it with six times of the training load.

Qi Long gasped. He made a prompt and resolute decision. "Zhong-qing, please prepare the best restorative agent for us and three big portions of food." They would definitely be on the verge of collapsing after going through training with six times of the training load. They would probably have to crawl out of the training ground.

"Don't worry. I'll prepare everything for you," Lin Zhong-qing replied. Then, he looked at them pitifully as they carried 250kg of weight and started their training.

'Do they think that everything will end today?' Lin Zhong-qing shook his head as he looked at their silhouettes. Qi Long and Xie Yi thought that they had escaped from their Boss's revenge but he saw a faint smile on his Boss's face just now. He knew that their real punishment was just starting.

"Wish you two good luck." As their comrade, Lin Zhong-qing gave them his blessing and walked towards the members of Evil Wind.

The members of Evil Wind were astounded by the intensity of the logistician's training. 'Is that really a mission for logisticians? Our training is not even worth mentioning when compared to theirs.'

"Major Li should have told you all the mission for today, right? These are the weights. The lightest is 15kg followed by 25kg, 40kg, 50kg, 60kg, all the way to 150kg. There are the special weights for team leaders which weigh 250kg. You do not have to care about the other weights for now, just put on the 15kg weights and run for two hours. You cannot stop, sit down, or collapse during the run. You are given three chances to have a one minute slow walk. You can use all three chances at one go too and make it into a three minutes slow walk. Once you used up all your chances, your points will be deducted the moment you walk again. Once you go below the passing mark, you will fail the mission," Lin Zhong-qing explained to them.

"You should know that you all only have three chances of failure. One you exceed, you will be sent back to the medical department. I'm sure you all know what the consequences are. I hope that you all will complete the mission." Lin Zhong-qing told them what they would be doing today. He disregarded the pale and fearful faces of the members of Evil Wind and asked the guards of the training ground to lead them to the weights section.

If anyone walked slowly, the guards would poke them with their electric prod so the members of Evil Wind didn't dare to waste any time dawdling.

Chapter 822: No Good Intentions!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yan Three looked at the 15kg weight jacket in his hand and glanced at Xie Yi and Qi Long who were running furiously. He compared the two weight jackets and realized that they were wearing the 250kg weight jackets that was meant for team leaders. He was stunned. 'Is the term 'team leaders' referring to all the team leaders in the mecha clan, including the team leaders of the logisticians?'

Yan Three was totally confused. Ever since he walked out of the medical department, everything he saw was totally different than what he had expected. 250 was a normal ace mecha clan but the people inside the mecha clan were abnormal, even those titled ace mecha clans couldn't be compared to this mecha clan.

'Is this really just a normal ace mecha clan?'

Yan Three didn't have the time to think further, as he was forced by those fierce guards to the training ground. The members of Evil Wind started their run. At first, the people of Evil Wind thought that carrying a 15kg weight while running for two hours was not a problem. However, after half an hour, they started to experience the effects of the extra 15kg. At first, they didn't feel it but as time went by, they felt their bodies getting heavier and heavier.

One hour passed. Most of the mecha operators were running with heavy footsteps while panting heavily. Sweat dripped down their forehead, drenching their whole bodies. Only Yan Three and a few other people who had reached the optimal peak of Qi-Jin were still able to run properly.

"Ha! It's just 15kg and you can't handle it anymore? Weaklings. How you all dare to provoke our 250 Ace Mecha Clan if you're that much of a wimp!" A fierce Zhao Jun held a whip in his hand and stood in the middle of the training ground. His face turned hideous and he shouted angrily, "Those that can't finish the two-hour run or fail the mission will be dragged to the medical department. I hope that you will enjoy the lovely punishment prepared by our military doctor."

The mecha operators on the training ground looked at Zhao Jun in surprise, and their lips twitched uncontrollably. 'Why did our team leader suddenly become like this? He was still smiling and talking nicely with us five minutes ago…' Their eyes instinctively glanced at their regiment commander who was calmly observing the training ground from the side with his hands behind his back.

They remembered that five minutes ago, their leader was called to have a chat with their vicious regiment commander. What did their regiment commander say to their leader? What caused their nice leader to become so frightening? They watched as their leader screamed and shouted at the members of Evil Wind with whips flying furiously around him. Zhao Jun's team members suddenly felt a chill down their spine.

At that moment, Ling Lan suddenly glanced at them. Everyone on duty instantly straightened their backs and looked straight ahead. They were afraid that if they made any mistakes and get called over by their devil regiment commander, they would become like their team leader too. They didn't want to become someone they couldn't even recognize.

Lin Zhong-qing was observing the training ground besides Ling Lan and was recording the results. When he saw some people slowing down and walking tiredly, he frowned.

"They couldn't even last for two hours," Lin Zhong-qing said unhappily.

"This is their first time undergoing such intense training. It's perfectly normal that their performance is a bit underwhelming." Ling Lan was not disappointed.

Lin Zhong-qing turned to look at his Boss. He finally asked him the question he had in his mind for the past few days, "Boss, do you have high hopes for Evil Wind?

If not, he wouldn't have wasted so many precious restorative agents to help them get back on their peak conditions as quickly as possible. He even created a special training regime for them. That's right, this gradually advancement method of training was designed by Ling Lan personally. Besides the mecha operators that were already in 250 Ace Mecha Clan from the start, no other people had this special privilege. Even the logisticians had to undergo six months of basic training and gain the approval of their Boss before they get this kind of treatment.

The seemingly brutal training regime, along with Li Shiyu's restorative agents, was actually able to improve a person's physique and endurance greatly in a short period of time. Most importantly, it was able to increase the potential of a person. The potential of a person determines how far this person could walk in their life. If the potential was improved, that meant that he could achieve even more things in the future. Abilities could be learned through hard work and determination but the potential was fixed. No matter how much effort someone put in, he wouldn't be able to change his potential.

250 Ace Mecha Clan lacked manpower but their Boss could definitely find other ways to get the people and he wouldn't have to resort to people from the grass-roots. If he went to find General Ling Xiao, he would definitely be able to get better mecha operators and logisticians. Although they wouldn't be able to get experienced soldiers, but there were many new mecha operators that just graduated from the military academy. The experienced mecha operators in their mecha clans could teach these new mecha operators so that they would be able to get used to the mecha clan easily.

Lin Zhong-qing didn't understand why his Boss wanted the members of Evil Wind. They were quite powerful but they came from the grass-roots. He had surveyed the many videos taken when the members of Evil Wind were fighting on the battlefield. They managed to survive every time but they were always heavily wounded in the end. Both sides of the battle always suffered great losses, and it was the medics at the base who managed to bring them back from the gates of Hell.

They had no battle tactics and only knew how to charge forward with no semblance of coordination. All of them just fought in their own bubble like they were doing a 1vs1. Lin Zhong-qing was uncomfortable with their style of fighting, because he came from the military academy so he learned the importance of teamwork. Thus, he disliked all forms of rash and impulsive acts.

"I don't have high hopes for them. I just want to see what the outcome will be when we put two different styles of people in the same team," Ling Lan replied calmly.

'Huh?' Lin Zhong-qing looked at his Boss in astonishment. He couldn't understand what his Boss was saying at all.

"Didn't you notice that our mecha operators are becoming very relaxed lately?" Ling Lan raised her one of her eyebrows.

Lin Zhong-qing went into deep thought when heard her words.

"Although they are starting to regain their abilities, they are already used to living a comfortable life here. They hadn't had any goals or competition for many years so they are unable to maintain their motivation for long periods of time. This is a lethal weakness especially on the battlefield." Ling Lan frowned slightly. She realized this so she decisively applied to enter the battlefield. She hoped that the life-or-death situations on the battlefield would ignite the fighting spirit of the experienced mecha operators, only then would they be resurrected fully as veteran ace mecha operators.

"As for the members of Evil Wind, they had climbed up from the grass-roots, so they are prepared to enter the battlefield anytime with a burning spirit. This is something our mecha operators lack. Also…" Ling Lan smiled. "You know that the academy faction and grass-root faction dislike each other, so when both of them are on the same team, it will be quite interesting, right?"

Lin Zhong-qing turned his gaze away from Ling Lan and looked at the training ground. 'As expected, Boss is up to no good!'

Chapter 823: Treated With Care!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

At the frontline command center of the Hailiya army, the commander-in-chief of this battle, Jia Ernan, was looking at a 3D virtual image of a map that had all the frontline army and the various bases clearly depicted on it. There was no distinguishable line between the two armies as they were situated closely and interlocked in battle constantly.

"Commander-in-chief, the higher authorities have given us an order to end the battle on Planet Wangjiao within half a year. This long battle had severely implicated the economy of the Hailiya Alliance, causing it to remain stagnant for more than 10 years. The political party is pressuring us to not drag this war any longer." His adviser, Jia Miao, who was beside him, was looking at the map intently too. If they were unable to end this war in half a year, they would have to face all kinds of accusations and undergo all kinds of investigations. They might even be pushed out to take the blame for their superiors for their faults.

"Those useless people only know how to talk. If the Huaxia Federation is so easy to deal with, why did we lose half of Planet Wangjiao to them even when we were at an advantage?" Jia Ernan said furiously.

"Ever since the segregation of the three powers, the political party and the prosecution had been watching us closely. Thus, our power is being tightly controlled. Ahh… I really admire the military of the Huaxia Federation. They have the final say in everything." Jia Miao looked at the red Huaxia Federation flag in envy. This system allowed the Huaxia Federation to have a strong military.

"However, this also means that the marshal is unable to withstand the pressure from the two factions anymore." Jia Miao's gaze turned cold. "We have no path of retreat anymore."

Jia Ernan rubbed his face fiercely and said with frustration, "I know. That is why I submitted a request. If we are unable to succeed this time, my position as a commander-in-chief will probably be taken away."

Jia Ernan looked at the direction of his country with a complicated expression. He said in a low voice, "The result should be here soon."

Jia Miao looked at his commander-in-chief curiously as he didn't know what request he made.

Jia Ernan saw his expression and smiled. This time, he put all his merits, position, and his future at risk. Even if he trusted Jia Miao and believed that he wouldn't betray Hailiya, he would not tell him anything.

"Commander-in-chief, the resources from the country is here. There is a mecha clan that came to send the resources. The regiment commander specially requested to hand you an important document personally." At this moment, Jia Ernan's adjutant came in to report this news.

Jia Ernan finally gave a big smile. "It's finally here!" Before he could ask his adjutant to invite the regiment commander in, an energetic senior colonel walked in.

"Commander-in-chief, this is the information we collected regarding the frontline of the Huaxia Federation. We took half a year to collect everything." The senior colonel passed the document in his hand to Jia Ernan.

Jia Ernan said unhappily, "Input everything into the mainframe and let them appear on the virtual map." Without the actual 3D virtual image, he wouldn't be able to remember what was written in the document too.

The senior colonel immediately input the data in the mainframe. Symbols and words started appearing on top of all the different bases of the Huaxia Federation.

At the same time, Jia Ernan asked his adjutant to bring the regiment commander to his office directly.

Jia Ernan walked over when he saw the new information on the map. He pointed to a base which had a lightning bolt symbol on top of it. The words 'Xun Lei' was written on top of the base too. He asked, "What does this symbol mean?"

"This symbol is the symbol of the mecha clan stationed in that base. Most of the time, a mecha clan that has this kind of symbol is a titled ace mecha clan. Xun Lei is the name of this mecha clan." The senior colonel explained, "We can use this to see what are the standards of the various mecha clans situated at the bases in the frontline."

Jia Ernan took a quick glance. "They are all titled ace mecha clans. The Huaxia Federation will not give us any chances."

The senior colonel laughed. "That is not the case." He pointed to a certain base. The number of the base was 013.

At Base 013, Du Mingyi used his authority as the commanding officer of the base and submitted a complaint against 250 Ace Mecha Clan. He requested the military to send an inspector to come down and inspect 250 Ace Mecha Clan.

One of the majors in charge of collecting all these request forms suddenly saw this complaint against an ace mecha clan in Planet Wangjiao, and got extremely excited.

As an ambitious inspector, he wouldn't allow any pieces of trash to harm his country's soldiers. Even if the person had a special background, he would be impartial in his investigation. He wouldn't let anyone escape the punishment of the law. This major was excited because such complaints from the frontline normally meant that there was a big case. It might even implicate some high-status officers in the military. This was a chance for him to perform.

The major clicked on the request to see its details. The person who sent this request was the commanding officer of Base 013. The person he wanted to complain about was the Regiment Commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, Ling Lan.

"23rd division? Isn't that General Ling Xiao's division? Really? How can such a thing happen in the General Ling Xiao's division? Is it a mistake?" It had to be said that General Ling Xiao's noble and perfect image was deeply imprinted in people's hearts. The first thing this major thought of was that this was a mistake.

"250 Ace Mecha Clan… why does it sound so familiar? Ling Lan…" The major looked at this name and suddenly thought of something. A while ago, a group from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee went to investigate a mecha clan under General Ling Xiao's division. It was reported that the regiment commander of that mecha clan was brutal and vicious. He trampled on human lives as if they were grass and even killed some of the soldiers in his team. That regiment commander was called Ling Lan.

However, this group of investigation squad went excitedly and came back dejectedly. Further investigation proved that this was a false accusation. After looking through the list of members of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, no one was missing or died, making the accusation of Ling Lan killing people false. When the leader of that investigation squad came back, he was furiously reprimanded by their section chief. Their section chief scolded him for his stupidity. 'How could you touch Ling Xiao's man when you had no evidence. Were you looking for death? Even if you were, this shouldn't be how you do it.' The people from other squads were unhappy with this investigation squad too. They felt that they had blemished General Ling Xiao's image with these disrespectful actions. Fortunately, General Ling Xiao was a benevolent person. He didn't blame the investigation squad. If not, their section chief would have to offer his humble apology to this God-class mecha master.

They were not afraid of regiment commanders (on the surface) because all the divisions are under the surveillance of the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee. Therefore, they had the right to investigate a regiment commander. However, the ten famous generals, the three marshals, and the 12 god-class operators had special privileges. Moreover, Ling Xiao was a general as well as a god-class operator. He was a special character among all the special characters. The Disciplinary and Investigation Committee would not want to offend such a troublesome person unless they really had no other choice.

The major felt that this request was too difficult to handle. He thought for a moment and sent this request to his section chief. The major knew that if something was related to General Ling Xiao, any officers, no matter how small his position was, had to take care of it carefully.

Chapter 824: Sorry To Offend You!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yan Three was puzzled as he walked towards the logistics department of the base with a large group of people. The group consisted of people from Evil Wind, but most of the group were from 250 Ace Mecha Clan.

It was a coincidence that they were with the people from 250. It all started when they were released early from the training ground and they got spotted by a team leader in charge of handling the goods and materials of the mecha clan. The team leader didn't ask them anything when he saw them, and he just brought them with him. His reason for dragging them along was, his department lacked manpower so he asked them for their help.

Along the way, Yan Three had clarified the situation. They were here to take the supplies allocated to 250 Mecha Clan. Normally, these resources would be sent directly to the various camps, but Ling Lan must have angered the commanding officer of the base when she laid her hands on Evil Wind. Thus, the commanding officer purposely didn't send them any supplies, forcing them to come and take it themselves. He must be trying to make things difficult for them purposely.

Yan Three secretly felt grateful towards Du Mingyi for protecting them like that. He was glad to see 250 Ace Mecha Clan experiencing some inconveniences. However, Du Mingyi lawfully still had to give the supplies to 250 Ace Mecha Clan but it was alright for him to inconvenience them a little by asking them to get the supplies themselves.

Yan Three still had resentment towards 250 Ace Mecha Clan but after a week of training together, his resentment got lesser and lesser. On the other hand, his fear of it got greater. He remembered the time when they first met and he gave 250 Ace Mecha Clan an opening gambit, he felt that he was looking for death in hindsight. Even the logisticians that trained with them were already as powerful as them. Moreover, the team leaders were even better. Anyone of them was stronger than him.

Oh right, the team leader that he was following to the logistics department of the base was stronger than him too. 250 Ace Mecha Clan was filled with powerful people.

Yan Three admitted that he was quite motivated to work harder in this kind of environment. He had always thought that his capabilities were enough for him to get into a titled ace mecha clan easily. However, in this normal ace mecha clan, his capabilities were only considered in the middle range among the logisticians.

'How powerful are the mecha operators of 250 Ace Mecha Clan? How powerful are they to have such amazing logisticians?' Yan Three couldn't help but remember the two team leaders who came out to teach Song Yiqing a lesson. They were extremely young but very formidable for their age, one of them was even the son of Lieutenant General Qi.

'Is this because of their background or is it undisputable power?' Yan Three wasn't certain of the answer. What he could be certain about was that this 250 Ace Mecha Clan was not an ordinary ace mecha clan. It definitely wasn't.

Yan Three noticed that the team leaders here, whether it was the team leader of a logistics team or a mecha team, were all majors and above in rank. Yan Three had difficulty recognizing people but he was good at remembering military uniforms. Once he saw a uniform, he could memorize all the details on that uniform.

Hence, Yan Three memorized military uniforms first. Then, only after many interactions with the person, would he combine the face of the person with the uniform. That was how he remembered someone. Yan Three had never told anyone this problem. In actuality, this problem didn't really cause him any inconvenience either.

"250YF11001." The team leader, who they were following to the logistics department of the base, suddenly called Yan Three's number.

"Yes, leader!" Yan Three immediately pushed away his wandering thoughts and came forward.

"Bring some men with you to the warehouse." The team leader gave him an innocent smile. Yan Three suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with that smile.

Yan Three was confused by that smile, so he took some time before he replied to the team leader. However, before he could say anything, the head of the logistics department of the base shouted angrily, "How dare you!"

"Didn't you say that there is nothing in the warehouse?" The team leader raised one of his eyebrows and smiled at the head.

The head of the logistics department was speechless. The team leader smiled. "If there really isn't any supplies, we will not force Base 013 to give us any. However, if you purposely withheld our supplies, we will report to the 23rd division and ask the headquarters to send someone down to see whether the commanding officer is embezzling any military supplies."

The team leader's attitude was sincere but his words were threatening. Cold sweat started appearing on the forehead of the head of the logistics department, because he knew the warehouse was full. There was no lack of supplies in the base. However, his superior, the commanding officer of the base, didn't want to give 250 Ace Mecha Clan any of it.

If 250 Ace Mecha Clan were to realize that it was a lie and reported it to the military headquarters, he would be dead. The head of the logistics department understood that once something like that happened, he could only be the scapegoat.

"So, are there supplies in there?" The team leader asked again.

If the head of the logistics department didn't give them, he would offend 250 Ace Mecha Clan, and they would request an inspector from the headquarters of the 23rd Division to come and investigate this case. In the end, he would probably become the scapegoat for his commanding officer. If he gave it to them, he would provoke the highest ranked officer in this base, dangering his position as the head of the logistics department.

'No! I couldn't let that happen. I took so much effort to climb to this position. As long as I keep the people of 250 Ace Mecha Clan away from the warehouse, no one will realize my lie.'

The head of the logistics department firmly made a decision. He shouted, "No!"

The team leader's mouth gaped open in surprise. "Enter the warehouse!"

"Stop them!" The head of the logistics department shouted instantly. A team of soldiers on duty rushed in fully armed. They raised their beam guns and aimed it at Yan Three and everyone else on the scene.

Yan Three looked at the head of the logistics department coldly. He thought that the other party would just make things difficult for them, but instead, the head of the logistics department refused to give them any supplies at all. This was the battlefield. If they were unable to replenish their weapons, equipment, and food supplies, their mecha operators would definitely be in much more risk due to the lack of resources they had. This was not simply venting one's anger anymore. They were trying to harm the lives of innocent soldiers! Even if the commanding officer did it for the sake of Evil Wind, they would not feel gratitude towards them.

They should know what could be done, and what could not be done. Yan Three hated Ling Lan because he forcefully destroyed Evil Wind and integrated them into his team. However, once he enters the battlefield, he would put down his personal hatred and fight with Ling Lan against their common enemy. He was willing to show them his back. This was how a qualified soldier from the Federation should act. Therefore, the head of the logistics department was unworthy to be a soldier. He was an embarrassment to the term 'soldiers'.

"Team leader Qi, no one is allowed to enter the warehouse of a military base without permission. This is a military rule. If someone breaks this rule, he will be charged with mutiny without trial. Team leader Qi, I cannot let you make such a huge mistake. Sorry to offend you," The head of the logistics department scoffed. If the person that came was not the young master of the 13th division, he wouldn't have been so polite with his words.

Chapter 825: There Is No Time!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

'Since they are in Base 013, they must adhere to the rules of the base.' The head of the logistics department thought. He raised the communicator in his hand and said, "I've already recorded your actions just now and sent them to the mainframe of the base. I hope that you will not continue your wrongdoings."

"What if I insist?" Qi Long smiled. Anyone who was close to Qi Long would know that whenever he smiled like this, it meant that he was on the brink of exploding in anger.

"Then, I'll have to punish you in place of your regiment commander." The head of the logistics department waved his hand and soldiers on duty opened the safety catch of their guns.

"Get down!" A deafening shout suddenly rang through the air. The fully armed soldiers all dropped down together and their beam guns slid out of their hands. Their faces could be seen all scrunched up in agony as an invisible force was seemingly pinning them to the ground. No matter how hard they struggle, they were unable to break free.

"How dare you raise your guns at your own countrymen. Your actions infuriated me!" Qi Long's humble face was laced with anger. No one would think that he was a good man now.

"Go and…" Before he could finish his sentence, a stern-looking major held his hand and said calmly, "Let it go. We are here to get supplies, not to kill."

Their Boss would not be angry if they stained their hands with the blood of these trashes. Although they would not get into trouble for killing them due to their Boss's background and capabilities. But, Han Jijyun still didn't want to trouble Ling Lan too much, as they were at the frontline where situations were complex, so it was better to keep things simple.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. However, he still has to be punished." Qi Long snorted and the head of the logistics department vomited a mouthful of blood before collapsing on the ground.

Qi Long watched on as he slammed forcefully onto the hard ground. After that, he restrained his anger and resumed his innocent expression.

After dealing with the pieces of trash that were blocking their way, Han Jijyun reported what had happened to Ling Lan. He needed his Boss to delete those videos the head of the logistics department had recorded. They were able to act without worry because they had a powerful hacker backing them up, their Boss. He was able to clear all evidence of their 'crime'. (Somewhere, Little Four cried out. 'It's me! It's me! Don't ignore me! I'm the number one sidekick of Boss Lan!') If the head of the logistics department wanted to complain against them, there would be no evidence.

Han Jijyun felt that based on his Boss's cunningness, he might even create a fake video that showed the head of the logistics department making a mistake. If the head of the logistics department was sensible enough to complain about them, he might be able to protect his position. If not…

Han Jijyun smiled. He was destroying his own future.

"I understand. Go and take our supplies from the warehouse. Everything is settled there," Ling Lan replied indifferently after she heard Han Jijyun's report.

Han Jijyun understood that their Boss must have deciphered the passcode of the warehouse. He whispered what their Boss said to Qi Long.

Qi Long got excited and immediately brought his men to the warehouse. He grabbed many helpers along the way because he wanted to bring back as many supplies as he could. This time, they caught the other party off guard, as they were able to get their supplies without creating a huge scene. Next time, however, it wouldn't be so simple. Hence, they needed to take as they possibly could.

Han Jijyun watched Qi Long with a smile as he left for the warehouse. He turned his gaze to Yan Three and gave him a meaningful smile. It was not a coincidence that they brought Yan Three along, he had planned it intentionally. At first, he didn't pay much attention to Yan Three but he coincidentally realized that whenever Qi Long changed his attire, Yan Three would ignore him as though he had not seen Qi Long before. He thought that Yan Three did it on purpose because he didn't like them. However, he realized that this was not true.

Once, Han Jijyun was chosen to help out at the medical department. That time, however, there was no extra medic uniform so he wore Qi Long's uniform. Surprisingly, Yan Three came to thank him sincerely because he had helped one of his team members on the first day of training. On that day, his team member's heart suddenly stopped, and Qi Long was the one who injected a shot of heart tonic decisively, saving his team member. Yan Three was so focused on his team member's condition that he didn't realize Qi Long had left. He wanted to thank Qi Long the next day but Qi Long didn't come. (Qi Long's work as a medic had ended. Even if he appeared again, he would be in different attire. Yan Three wouldn't still be able to recognize him.)

After that event, Han Jijyun started suspecting that Yan Three only recognized uniforms. However, that was not the case, as he noticed that Yan Three was still able to recognize his team members after they changed into 250 Ace Mecha Clan's uniform. Thus, Han Jijyun thought that it might have something to do with how familiar Yan Three was with the person. If Yan Three met the person for the first time, he would only remember the uniform of the person and not the face. As he interacted more with the person, he would slowly remember the face. Of course, there was one criterion for that to occur: The person must keep changing his or her clothes.

Another reason why Yan Three didn't make a mistake in identifying a person was that he could remember a person's force of presence and stage of his physical skills. To test Yan Three, he would always restraint his force of presence with the method their Boss had taught them. No one was able to distinguish his stage when he used that method. One day, he purposely didn't restrain his force of presence in front of Yan Three. As expected, Yan Three was confused. Yan Three didn't say anything but Han Jijyun could see the puzzlement in his eyes.

Han Jijyun quickly told Qi Long that he could restrain his force of presence to fool Yan Three. Today, he and Qi Long changed their attire, and Yan Three didn't recognize them anymore. 'What an interesting person. Brother Shiyu will be very interested in him.' Han Jijyun decided to report his findings to Li Shiyu.

While Han Jijyun was concocting up some devilish ideas, Yan Three was working hard, grabbing as many supplies as he could for 250 Ace Mecha Clan, unaware that a crazy researcher looking for him soon. Yan Three didn't even have the idea to grab fewer supplies because he didn't like 250 Ace Mecha Clan. He knew that the more he grabbed, the more enemies the mecha operators of 250 Mecha Clan could kill, increasing the chance of survival of everyone in the base. This was enough for him to put in effort and grab as many supplies as he could.

The other members of Evil Wind were doing the same too. Qi Long and Han Jijyun smiled when they saw this scene. They finally understood why their Boss forcefully integrated Evil Wind into their mecha clan. They were weaker in terms of ability but their character was good. This quality was enough for them to enter their mecha clan.

Ling Lan turned off her communicator and closed her eyes to ponder over something.

Little Four had broken through the firewall of Hailiya's virtual world. He secretly entered their virtual world and realized all the enemy's mecha clans at the frontline were all busy with something. It was obvious that they were preparing for a huge battle that was going to occur soon. Unfortunately, to prevent the plan from being leaked, all the orders were written on paper documents. The commanding officers at the various bases destroyed the document once they read it. Therefore, Little Four had no time to find other ways of getting the plan. However, their actions proved that there was a huge scheme.

"There is no time!" Ling Lan wanted to be more tactful when she removed Du Mingyi but Hailiya didn't give her the time to do it. Ling Lan opened her eyes suddenly and killing intent ooze out her eyes.

"In that case, let me become a real tyrant." She would not let her friends and those mecha operators who trusted her, as well as those logisticians that would stay back at the base, to fall into the hands of a narrow-minded person like Du Mingyi. She wanted a base that she could place her on trust completely.