Chapter 482: 482
In the outer space of planet Qiming, a fleet of large starships was slowly moving . The fleet was mainly composed of cargo ships . Of course, there were also escort ships and destroyers on the surrounding them . The cargo ships were not holding army personnel or army supplies, but all the military academy participants of the mecha battle royale instead . Ling Lan and the others from the First Men's Military Academy were amongst those people .
Of course, a single cargo ship didn't house only one military academy; there were at least 20 military academy teams within one . In the cargo ship that Ling Lan and were in, there were four military academies squeezed together .
This also made the atmosphere in the cargo hold very tense . Four academies, each holding a corner, all taking precautions against each other .
All the members of the First Men's Military Academy were in a sharp battle formation . Taking point was Qiao Ting's 24 man battle team with mecha that all had the same color, looking at the other three military academies menacingly . This was also the biggest reason why the atmosphere in the cargo hold was so tense .
Behind Qiao Ting's battle team, there were special-class mechas which protected both flanks that had Han Yu leading the Wuji battle team and Mu Shaoyu leading the Tianji battle team with one on either side .
In the middle of this protective zone between these three teams were ten cargo mecha holding all the different types of supplies that belonged to them, as they didn't have any large weapons . Additionally, they had already distributed a large portion of the supplies and weapons before boarding the ship . Using ten of the cargo mecha for the rest of the supplies was more than enough .
Even more so, after Chang Xinyuan and the other genius mecha engineers had altered the transport mechas, the weight they could hold was increased to more than twice the original amount; thus, these 10 transport mechas were not only just transports used for logistics, but also weaponized mechas that had firepower . This made it so that the participants of the First Men's Military Academy did not waste a single mecha operator in terms of logistics—they really managed to make it so the whole clan could all fight together .
Furthermore, Ling Lan had taken the rest of the clan members to the backline . At a glance, it could be seen that other than a few advanced mechas mixed in, the rest were all special-class mechas . Having this much power, the other three military academies that only had advanced mechas became fearful of them .
And it was in this tense atmosphere that Ling Lan's little team was video chatting in a relaxed manner .
"Actually, I still haven't figured it out . Aren't they just taking us to where the large map was? Why would they need such a large fleet?" asked Chang Xinyuan . He was finally able to ask the question that he was puzzled by . Obviously, transportation within the planet surface would be faster than travelling through space . The cost was also lower . Why would the host choose such a difficult way over an easy one?
"Who knows, maybe they want us to know what it's like to be in a real cargo starship," Luo Lang guessed without a care in the world .
"It can't be that simple!" Han Jijyun didn't think that was the case . "When we knew that we were to board a starship, I was already thinking about why the host party had done this . . . "
"Then did you find out anything?" Qi Long asked curiously . He had always trusted Han Jijyun regarding these kinds of matters that tested one's intelligence .
Han Jijyun shook his head regrettably . "I don't know . . . or rather, I can't make out a reliable answer . " Han Jijyun still thought there was something to this arrangement, but it was as if there was a haze covering the answer, making him unable to see it clearly . He didn't want to give up and so asked Li Lanfeng, "Senior Feng, what are your thoughts about it?"
Li Lanfeng frowned . He sighed and said, "Actually, I've also been thinking about this issue . "
"What issue?" asked Han Jijyun, unusually anxious as his eyes lit up .
Strategists were all like this . Once they realized a problem was not as simple as it looked, the feeling of being unable to figure it out would make them feel terrible, leading to poor appetite and sleep . They had to fully figure out the problem in order for this to stop, which was why Han Jijyun instantly became excited upon hearing that Li Lanfeng had possibly made a breakthrough .
Li Lanfeng's gaze turned towards Ling Lan who had been silent this whole time and said softly, "The order that Boss Lan gave earlier when we were boarding the starship, you guys haven't forgotten it yet, right?"
At Li Lanfeng's words, everyone recalled the scene of the time when they were boarding the ship . . .
At the dock, when the First Men's Military Academy came to board the ship, they saw a massively large cargo ship . Everyone could not control themselves and scream, "Wow! This is our Federation's large cargo starship, huh? It really is magnificent . Just think how many people can live in there . "
"According to data, just the number of reserve army personnel in a large cargo ship reaches ten thousands . Adding the other types of soldiers, the total wouldn't be less than one hundred thousand people," explained someone who was familiar with starship data to the others .
Just when everyone was shocked by the size of the starship, they heard Ling Lan's cold voice from the team communication channel . "New orders: All teams, immediately acquire your weapons and supplies from the logistics personnel . Location: XX . XX . Do not be late!"
After this order was issued, those who were still in conversation instantly began to get busy . All of them ran towards the location Ling Lan had given them and found the logistics team, led by Lin Zhong-qing, to get their supplies .
They had originally decided to distribute the supplies when they arrived at their destination, but now it was suddenly decided to do so early . Although many of them didn't understand why, getting their share of the supplies (energy storage units, food, weapons, etc . ) early still made them happy .
Of course, the reason why they had to wait for them to distribute the weapons and supplies was that the 50 million credits worth of weapons and supplies would be sent to them in the docking area when they boarded the ship, given to all the academies at that time; thus, early distribution would be impossible .
Ling Lan's sudden order made the members of First Men's Military Academy who were at the dock turn upside and busier like ever before, and this made passersby look down on them . Who knew that the students of the First Men's Military Academy would not care about their dignity just to grab weapons and supplies, loudly going about distributing supplies at the boarding dock—this kind of behavior was indeed a shameful display .
Right then, Qiu Yue, who was the commander-in-chief responsible for the transportation this time, was sitting beside the window sipping a cup of tea while looking down at all that was happening on the boarding docks . In front of him, on the commander's seat that was supposed to be his, was a man of incomparable handsomeness, sitting there casually .
"Eh? Why is the seventh boarding dock so busy? Did something happen?" As the commander-in-chief responsible for the transport fleet, he would be wholly responsible if any mishaps occurred during the transport mission .
The handsome man in front of him heard this and lifted his brows, pointed directly at the starship's A . I, and in response the A . I . said, "Commander-in-Chief Qiu Yue, please state your command . "
The handsome man looked at Qiu Yue silently while holding in a smile . Qiu Yue walked up to the A . I . and said, "I want an image on the number seven boarding dock . I want to know what happened there . "
"Yes!" Following that, a large screen quickly appeared on the virtual screen of the A . I . . The image of seventh boarding area appeared clearly before the two of them .
Qiu Yue saw a mecha clan that appeared as though they were in a messy fight, but in reality they were systematically distributing weapons and supplies . Randomly tapping on one of the mecha, enhancing and zooming in, he could see the emblem of the military academy on its chest . He said in surprise, "It's the First Men's Military Academy?"
He turned around to the handsome man, his face showing a faint smile . "Ling Xiao, these are our juniors . Who knew that they would distribute the supplies and weapons right at the start . Do you think they've figured something out?"
Ling Xiao picked up the teacup beside him . After taking a sip, he then said ambiguously, "Maybe they have, or maybe they haven't . "
"You're saying this is luck? Then their luck is pretty good . If they had waited until arriving at their destination to distribute supplies then, heh heh . . . " Qiu Yue's smile was clearly filled with schadenfreude . He suddenly thought about the reason Ling Xiao mentioned just now as to why he had come to the tournament . Now understanding, he asked, "Isn't your son only 17 years old? How did he get a chance to participate in the grand mecha tournament?" Even Ling Xiao could only participate when he was in his third year .
Ling Xiao held his own forehead gently with his right hand . A smile showing on his face, he said without reservation, "Yeah, second year and already advanced to special-class operator . Not only that, he is also this year's commander for the battle royale!" Regarding Ling Lan's advancement to ace operator, Ling Xiao still didn't really want to have too many people know .
"Holy sh*t, a second year can become a commander . I remember that the First Men's Military Academy sent an ace operator right? Your son was able to pressure someone like that and get the role of commander . He's even more overpowering than you . Ling Xiao, you've got someone that can take over for you!" Qiu Yue's eyes were green with envy . He continued in a depressed tone, "I didn't think that out of all of us, the first to have a son would be you . I always thought that you would be the last one to get married and have a family . At that time, pretty much all the girls liked you . We all thought you had trouble choosing one . "
That was part of Ling Xiao's era . In that year's mecha tournament, Ling Xiao led the First Men's Military Academy like they were invincible and pretty much got all of the first place rankings in the tournament . In the end, their score was so high it was terrifying, making a record that pretty much no one could beat .
Too bad that was the last of the First Men's Military Academy's glory days . After Ling Xiao left the academy, they were pressured by the Second Men's Military Academy for three consecutive years, becoming the perpetual second place . This made those who came out from the First Men's Military Academy to reminisce even more of the glory during Ling Xiao's time . . .
"What do you mean trouble choosing? I was innocent, alright!" Ling Xiao glanced at his good friend, warning him not to speak so carelessly . His wife had come onto the starship with him—he would be troubled if she had a misunderstanding .
"Alright, alright, I know you're afraid of your wife . I won't say it then!" Qiu Yue put his hands up in surrender, showing that he understood . See, this was what it meant by heroes having short tempers and always thinking about relationships . So what if Ling Xiao was well known? He still had to hide his tail and listen when went home . Truth be told, Ling Xiao's tragedy was also why these old friends of his were afraid of taking someone as their wife . They were afraid of becoming the next Ling Xiao .
"This is called sentiments, understand? You bunch of single people definitely won't be able to understand the joy from within," Ling Xiao said, his tone disdainful . Those who didn't walk the same path couldn't share in the experience . The feelings between him and Lan Luofeng could not be understood by these players who had never experienced true love .
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