<h4>Chapter 1138 Background!</h4>


    All the regimentmanders were drawn in by Ling Lan’s words. Some even seemed weirdly excited.


    “I graduated from First Men’s Military Academy. I entered the 23rd division as the top student of my year.” Ling Lan continued calmly, “And I was very fortunate to be able to activate my mecha n the moment I entered the 23rd division.”


    Everyone received surprise after surprise with every sentence Ling Lan said. Ling Lan made her life’s story sound easy but they knew that she needed to do to pass the three hard assessments in order to activate her mecha n. Even soldiers who had been in the military for six years might not be able to pass the three assessments. Yet, Ling Lan managed to do it the moment she entered the military.


    “I have a bunch of reliable teammates so afterpleting a four-star mission, I took over the position of the regimentmander of the 250 Ace Mecha n. Lingtian Mecha n used to be known as 250 Ace Mecha n.”


    “250 Ace Mecha n was one of the top ten mecha n in thend clearing mission on Juhao.” Everyone remembered the merit 250 Ace Mecha n had in the past.


    Ling Lan calmly nced at the crowd before she continued, “Beforeing to Base Neb, I experienced a huge battle.”


    “The battle on Haijiao.”


    “Ah!” Everyone shouted in surprise when they heard this. That specific battle was universally famous. It was the most dangerous battle the Federation had won recently.


    By right, the Federation was destined to lose that battle. However, Ling Xiao’s son jumped level and operated a god-ss mecha to turn the tides around. He protected the sole surviving base of the Federation so that they were able tost until reinforcements came. This single act managed to alter the result of the entire battle. Through this victory, they even took the opportunity to destroy Hailiya.


    The Federation gained many benefits after the victory but close to 200 million soldiers were killed in battle. Some of them were even prodigies who might be able to advance to god-ss in the perceivable future. The Federation was glorified for this victory but the people of the Federation seemingly had forgotten the price for the victory. People who deeply remembered the price they had to pay for the victory were the families of those fallen soldiers and theirrades who saw them killed right in front of them.


    Most of the soldiers in the military felt that the battle on Haijiao wasn’t as glorious as the people had imagined it to be, it was just an overall waste in their minds. It was a battle filled with unnecessary sacrifices. If Prince Ling didn’t sacrifice his own future for the so-called glory, it would just be a battle filled with waste and despair.


    Not every battle would have such miracles urring. They had to carve this point deeply in their minds to prevent a simr situation from ever urring again.


    All the regimentmanders were excited. They knew that the Federation had secretly sent the Flying Dragon Special Forces to reinforce the soldiers on Haijiao. There were evem legendary mecha ns sent there too. Was Regiment Commander Ling from one of the legendary mecha ns?


    “I was themanding officer of the only surviving base on Haijiao, Base 013.” Ling Lan’s nonchnt tone sounded beside them. They were dumbfounded by the sudden surprise.


    “You’re... Prince Ling!” Even the forever calm Yu Huan was bbergasted as he looked at Ling Lan in shock with mouth agape.


    “I don’t know why the military used ‘Prince Ling’ to refer to me but I am indeed the son of Ling Xiao.” Ling Lan frowned in annoyance when she heard the nickname the military gave her.


    “But... you’re heavily injured. You shouldn’t be able to operate a mecha anymore.” Lin Yang couldn’t believe it. The war hero he felt pity for was right in front of him unscathed, unharm and in great health. Were they fooled by the military?


    “I can operate a mecha but my level has degraded. I can’t perform difficult techniques anymore. You can say I’m half useless,” Ling Lan replied calmly.


    When they heard that, some of the regimentmanders quickly remembered that Regiment Commander Ling didn’t move much during the recent battle. Even the regimentmander of the Knight Mecha n was killed by three of his leaders, not him. His current situation was definitely better than what the military had announced to the public but it wasn’t too good either. However, they still felt fortunate that Prince Ling was still able to pilot a mecha. The only downside was that he wouldn’t be able to advance further in the future.


    Everyone was quiet. Some felt pity for Ling Lan but others were happy for her current situation. There were so many thoughts going through their heads that they didn’t know what to say.


    Yu Huan took a deep breath and calmed down. He looked at Ling Lan with aplex expression on his face. He thought that Ling Lan was a talent the military was grooming. He never expected Ling Lan to be such a huge figure. He felt pity for Ling Lan’s situation. If Ling Lan didn’t jump levels at that time, he would definitely be able to be the general of a division, imprinting him and his father as legends in the military.


    Yu Huan knew that Ling Lan’s future was dark but since he came to Base Neb, he should still provide Prince Ling the treatment he deserved.


    Yu Huan coughed and said, “Now that everyone knows Regiment Commander ling’s background, let’s vote. However, before that, allow me to say a few words. Lingtian is definitely powerful enough to be the top mecha n in our base. As for Regiment Commander Ling, I acknowledged hismanding skills. I agree to let him be themander-in-chief of our base.”


    Lin Yang raised his hand immediately. “I agree too.”


    More hands shot up. “I agree.”


    The regimentmanders were already convinced by Lingtian’s ability on the battlefield. Now, after hearing that Ling Lan was Ling Xiao’s son, they were even more convinced.


    Some regimentmanders who were hesitant at first, agreed too after seeing most of the regimentmanders voting for Ling Lan.


    Since Ling Lan was eventually going to be themander-in-chief, why should they make him angry by not voting for him? He might not be at his peak anymore but he still had a powerful father behind him, right? General Ling Xiao was said to be the next First Marshal. He would be the most powerful person in the future. They didn’t want to offend such a person.


    “Boss, they’re sending gmessages,” Little Four shouted excitedly. He almost got bored from staring at the signals. Finally, before the meeting ended, something in his line of work happened.


    “It’s inside the base,” Ling Lan said firmly.


    “Yes. How do you know?” Little Four asked curiously.


    “The battle just ended so the mainframe would be keeping a close watch of the signals outside of the base. No one would dare to send any messages out now.” The mainframe would be able to track any messages sent out of the base now so no one would be stupid enough to do it when it was high alert.


    “Do you know how many people sent messages?” Ling Lan asked.


    “Seven. They sent messages to people in their mecha n.” Little Four replied, “Are they all problematic?”


    “Maybe. We need to keep an eye out for any suspicious action.” Ling Lan smiled. “Those who did not send a message can’t be cleared of their suspicion too. However, those who sent are definitely more suspicious.”