<h4>Chapter 1113 Knight!</h4>


    Four months had passed since Lin Yang, Yu Wei and the other mecha ns visited Lingtian. In these four months, the entire Base Neb knew that Lingtian Mecha n, the n that was taking the ce of Proud Wind Mecha n, was very powerful.


    There was even gossip that Lin Yang, Yu Wei and the other regimentmanders had returned after losing all of their fights. However, because Lingtian, ughter, Piercing Arrow and the other ns didn’t officially announce the results of the challenges, most people believed it to be just a rumor. Lingtian was probably very strong, but definitely wasn’t strong enough to that extent.


    However, what couldn’t be denied was that Lin Yang, Yu Wei and the other regimentmanders all silently epted the reality that they had lost the challenges which proved Lingtian’s strength. This silent eptance also made most of the people in Base Neb temporarily put off the idea that Lingtian didn’t have the qualifications to substitute Proud Wind Mecha n in terms of defending the base.


    After all, it was a world of mechas. Although physical skills were the basic fundamentals for a mecha operator, what showed the real power of a mecha n was still based on the piloting capabilities of the mecha operators. Thus, if Lingtian wanted to be epted by all the mecha ns with the Base Neb, their mecha operators must prove that their mecha piloting were strong enough.


    It was because Lingtian was taking over for the Base Neb’s first ranked mecha n, Proud Wind Mecha n, so theunching port that originally belonged to Proud Wind Mecha n would naturally be given to Lingtian. Yu Huan was also kind enough to provide Lingtian moreunching ports and logistics personnel, such as JMCs and mecha hold logistics. However, Ling Lan kindly refused his offer.


    Ling Lan needed a fully functional and coherent mecha n and her own mecha n didn’tck these resources. Thus, she didn’t want to waste time to develop new recruits from outside sources. Furthermore, Ling Lan wanted topletely organize herrge mecha n before working with outside sources.


    Although Caesar and the Federation’s rtionship wasn’t as tense as it was during the twilight era, they still weren’t in good rtions. Once the two nations had any arguments or debates during the Intergctic United Nations, the two military forces in the Neb Boundary would have small battles. If either of the nations couldn’t make the other agree to their opinions, they would beat them down until they agree.


    After a peaceful few months in Base Neb, Lingtian finally encountered their first intergctic war.


    Brrrang! A DEFCON 1 rm rang through Base Neb.


    The mecha ns that were on duty had already gotten to theunching ports, formed their formations and prepared tounch.


    The Caesar Empire attacked once again, and Base Neb was ready for it.


    All the members from different mecha ns who were on vacation quickly returned to their own base camps, put on theirbat uniforms and got on the hover cars that were prepared long ago. They went to their designated mecha hold and prepared to get into a mecha for battle.


    When Ling Lan heard the rm, she arrived at themand center.


    Seeing it was the base’smanding officer, Yu Huan, calling her, Ling Lan picked up.


    “Regiment Commander Ling, from the new intel we had gathered, Caesar has sent their top ace mecha n, Knight Ace Mecha n. They are this battle’s main opponent. Please intercept them at all cost,” Yu Huan said with a serious expression on his face.


    The battle between the top ace mecha ns would decide the victor of the entire battle. If Lingtian couldn’t intercept Knight Ace Mecha n, then those at Base Neb would have to think of how to escape.


    “Understood,” Ling Lan said calmly.


    Yu Huan looked at Ling Lan with worry. He still wanted to say more to Ling Lan. However, Ling Lan’s cold and uncaring expression made him not know whether he should say it or not.


    He struggled for a moment and then said in a slightly polite manner, “Knight Ace Mecha n is ranked 18th among the ace mecha ns from Caesar. ording to the way we ranked mecha ns, although they aren’t considered to be legendary tier, they are still considered as a first-rank with 5 stars mecha n. It’s clear that Caesar isn’t nning on ying around anymore and they clearly want to give us a beating...”


    Ling Lan didn’t say anything and only just stared at him.


    Yu Huan gulped and finally spoke out what his words meant, “Regiment Commander Ling, even if Proud Wind Mecha n is here, they would still lose against Knight Ace Mecha n.” In harsher words, they didn’t have any chance to win. “If your n can’t hold on, it is okay. We will just escape first. Although we will lose the Neb Boundary, we can still fight back and retake it when the Federation sends a legendary rank mecha n as backup.”


    Back then, this had happened once before. When the enemy’s military strength was higher than theirs, escaping wasn’t considered embarrassing. Instead, it was considered to be a smart move. Only by preserving their strength, would they be able to be victorious in the future.


    Ling Lan nodded and replied, “I understand.”


    ‘Understand? What did he understand?’ Yu Huan almost smashed the virtual screen in front of him. ‘Couldn’t he just admit that they won’t be able fend off the enemy? That is a legendary ace mecha n from Caesar. How could a newly advanced titled super mecha n be so confident in a battle against such an enemy?


    “Regiment Commander Ling, are you not thinking about your men? You clearly understand the danger but you still want to throw away their lives?” Yu Huan asked angrily.


    “Then what?” Ling Lan raised her eyebrows and asked coldly, “Give up on those mecha ns that had already joined the battle? Or perhaps send out a few mecha ns to throw away their lives to provide us some time to retreat?”


    If they wanted to escape sessfully, they must leave enough people behind to hinder the movement of the enemy’s mecha ns. Those mecha ns who stay behind would only have one oue, and that was death!


    This was war. Either choice would require sacrifices to execute.


    “Regiment Commander Ling, your n is here to substitute Proud Wind Mecha n as the main n in Base Neb. Despite it being a short while, you still haven’t received acknowledgment from all the mecha ns on the base to be themander-in-chief of this battle, but I still trust you. That’s why I’m discussing this matter with you seriously.” Yu Huan’s expression had a slight hint of anger. If it wasn’t for the fact that retreating required the main n’s regimentmander’s acknowledgment, he wouldn’t be wasting his time with this dumb brat who knew nothing of the world.


    “ording to our information, Knight Ace Mecha n has a total of 2000 mecha operators. Half of them have reached peak-level ace operators. The other half are all elite aces,” Yu Huan sneered coldly. “Please tell me how Lingtian ns to fight that?”


    No matter how strong Proud Wind Mecha n was, it still only had at most 400 peak-level ace operators and at most 800 elite aces. The rest were all standard ace operators.


    Hearing this, Ling Lan narrowed her eyes. “Indeed, they are quite strong. However, surrendering before battling isn’t something Lingtian does.”


    “Heh, do you think your Lingtian could fend off Knight?” Yu Huan was so angry heughed out of spite. It was clear he was too young and hotheaded. He was clearly delusional to think they could fend off Knight. He would only understand war wasn’t won by courage and saying big words after paying severe costs.


    However, he didn’t think that his mocking attitude actually made Ling Lan nodded and responded, “Indeed, as you say!”


    If it was one or two months earlier, Ling Lan might have considered Yu Huan’s suggestion. However now, it was possible for Lingtian to fight this battle.


    Of course, Ling Lan knew that her decision might have already killed a portion of the mecha operators in her n. However, all of those who became soldiers were already prepared to die in battle.


    The calmness and indifference in Ling Lan’s eyes made Yu Huan calm down.


    “I’ll give you one chance.” Yu Huan was silent for a few seconds and then said, “However, if I were to discover that Lingtian can’t fend off the enemy, then don’t me me if we give up on you.” This wasn’t a warning but rather reality. Yu Huan wouldn’t endanger Base Neb because of Lingtian.