Chapter 522: 522
"Ah… Captain is actually a loyalist . " Everyone yelped in surprise . A few of them had come from large families and understood what it meant to be a loyalist—they were individuals born to serve and die for their master . Their entire life would be enveloped in darkness, never to see the light .
"Aren't loyalists only allowed to stay in the family and not be allowed to apply for military academies?" Yi Tiange asked what everyone else was confused about .
"It's because I received permission from Young Master Lan and was allowed to attend military school . " Ling Yi cool expression showed a grateful smile, instantly making him seem to have a warmer personality .
"Permission? Could it be that your Young Master Lan asked your family head for you?" Yi Tiange involuntarily frowned . He understood clearly the importance of loyalists for a family; they were the most secretive existence in a family . Normally, families wouldn't even allow loyalists to come into contact with the outside world, fearing that they may have a change of heart . If the family head nonchalantly agreed to their child's requests and didn't care for the family's rules, then that family would become closer to ceasing to exist .
"No, Young Master Lan is the family head of the Ling family . " Ling Yi's response surprised everyone . Ling Yi had come up from the scout academy and didn't join in the middle, which meant that Ling Yi was given permission to attend before he was 6 years old . In other words, Ling Lan had to have been the family head at that time, or even earlier than that . This meant that Ling Lan had become the family head when he was six or seven years old? He was probably the youngest family head in history .
It should be known that the family head that families chose nowadays required that they be direct descendants that were 30 years old . If the direct descendants did not meet this requirement, they would choose indirect descendants who were at the right age to temporarily be the family head . When the direct descendants became 30 years old, they would then reselect the real family head . This made sure that the family head wouldn't be controlled and cheated by servants due to young age, creating problems for the family and threatening the legacy of the family .
"He's not a puppet?" Yi Tiange made a worried gesture with his hand .
Ling Yi stared at him angrily and replied, "Of course not . Young Master Lan is the official family head . He was very strong when he was young . No one would dare to go against Young Master Lan's orders . "
Hearing this, Yi Tiange looked at Ling Yi with a serious look, patted Ling Yi on the shoulder and said, "Ling Yi, now I can finally safely put my life in your hands . To be able to respect such a young family head and not think of taking power, everyone in your family deserves to be trusted . "
"F**k off!" Ling Yi brushed off Yi Tiange's hand . Those of the Ling family were all loyal, morally sound and courageous people . Otherwise, how could they nurture someone like General Ling Xiao?
Ling Yi thought about this fact proudly . However, he knew very well that he couldn't say anything about Ling Xiao . Whenever Ling Qin had contacted him during all these years, he had always reminded him that in order to protect Young Master Lan, he definitely could not allow anyone to know that Young Master Lan was Ling Xiao's son .
Ling Yi looked at the team members beside him with regret but returned to being calm the next second . He was Young Master Lan's loyalist . Even if he betrayed his brothers, he would take this secret to his grave .
"However, loyalists that are exposed are no longer considered loyalist . Can you still return to his side?" Yi Tiange finally asked a cruel question . He didn't believe that Ling Yi didn't know about this fact .
Ling Yi's expression showed hesitation, but he quickly firmed himself and said, "Young Master Lan said that when I become stronger, he will let me return . " He felt as if this promise had been made yesterday . He had said that he would take over Uncle Yu's position and become Young Master Lan's loyalist captain, becoming Young Master Lan's most devoted loyalist . He would do what he promised! Ling Yi lowered his hands and clenched them even tighter, as though this could increase his confidence .
Yi Tiange sighed internally . He, Rong Ziruo and Yan Wuyou exchanged glances and an understanding came to be formed from their eyes . Seeing how Ling Yi still dreamt of returning to Ling Lan's side, they didn't say anything to deter his dream .
Loyalists were not allowed to be exposed . They were not allowed to have contact with the outside world and were even more so not allowed to have a battle team, friends and comrades like Ling Yi . They only lived for their masters . Ling Yi's current condition didn't even meet the lowest requirements for a loyalist . Yi Tiange believed that the young Ling Yi had definitely been deceived by his Young Master Lan .
Ling Yi's mood slowly calmed and returned to the cool young man from before . He looked at the comrades who had grown up with him and instantly felt full of confidence and courage . He yelled, "Let's go . We're going to sign up . "
Ling Yi was the first to take a huge step towards the hover car station that was closest to them . Yi Tiange and the others looked at each other with faces full of smiles . This Ling Yi that was full of energy was definitely their captain . They happily followed .
"Young Master Lan, I, Ling Yi, am coming to you!"
At the first faction of the Lingtian Mecha Clan's headquarters, Ye Xu led a few members and walked into the atrium . Once Ye Xu walked it, he felt that the atrium felt different from usual after walking only a few steps . Before he could think deeply, he heard the people behind him shout out, "Senior Ye, wait a moment . "
Ye Xu turned around to take a look; it was a second-year junior who was part of the atrium's reception services . The junior was briskly walking towards him with a face full of pleasant surprise .
"Something wrong?" Ye Xu asked curiously .
The second-year junior said while blushing, "Senior Ye, are you going to where Captain Wu is?"
"Yes . " Ye Xu normally wouldn't go to the headquarters . If he went to the headquarters, he would always look for his own captain to discuss some things about the battle team . Ever since Wu Jiong became responsible for everything in the headquarters, the training arrangements of the battle team were given to this vice-captain, Ye Xu, and this had made him become really busy .
"Could I ask Senior Ye to help me give this to Captain Wu?" The junior suddenly bowed at a 90-degree angle and handed him a small memory card .
Ye Xu was utterly surprised by the person's respectful posture . He unconsciously took a step back and said, "Stand up and speak normally . Why are you doing this?" After saying that, he pointed at the item in his hands and asked, "And what's in here?"
"This contains this year's new cadet applications who are applying for our clan . Please give this to Captain Wu, Senior Ye . " The second-year cadet didn't stand up but instead lowered his head even more .
"I'll give it to him on the way there . However, did something happen for you to be this diligent?" Ye Xu saw that the other person's head was almost hitting the ground and felt sorry for him; thus, he took the memory card and asked him this question confusedly .
The second-year junior breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ye Xu accept the item and showed an expression of rejoice that seemed like the amount of joy he will feel throughout the rest of his life . Upon hearing Ye Xu's question, he looked around before drawing closer to Ye Xu and softly saying, "The boss came today . " After saying that, he pointed up to show that the boss was at where captain Wu was .
It had been a while since the clan members no longer regarded Ling Lan as captain but as the boss .
Ye Xu gasped at his reply . He subconsciously took a look at the memory card in his hand, but right when he wanted to give it back to the junior…
"Where did he go?" Ye Xu stared ahead, stunned . The second-year cadet, who had been standing in front of him respectfully, had now vanished without a trace . Ye Xu actually didn't see when he had run away .
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