Chapter 1221 - Commander Ling Lan!
Chapter 1221 Commander Ling Lan!
“The head didn’t say in detail. He just told me that they have a powerful background so they should get some merits.” Major General Xu finally spit out the truth. They were all in the same situation. No one would be spared if this mission were to fail.
“Is he a general from Planet General?” Major General Di frowned. He hated those incapable officers with powerful backgrounds. They were able to get merits just because they came from a good family. Their positions weren’t a depiction of their ability.
“From the head’s tone, he seems to respect Lingtian,” Major General Xu recalled carefully before answering.
“It looks like the situation is not as bad as we think.” Major General Qiu heaved a sigh of relief.
“As long as they’re not those useless second generations, everything is fine.” Major General Di was just worried that Lingtian consisted of a bunch of incapable young masters who didn’t know how to fight and only knew how to enjoy themselves. This kind of people would call them names and throw all kinds of fits if they didn’t listen to them.
Major General Di had been in the logistics department for quite a long time. Whenever he met this kind of people, he would feel extremely stifled. He feared that one day he might have a heart attack just by watching those child-like behaviours coming from an adult. That was why he was afraid of meeting more of those manchilds.
“Why haven’t they contacted us? We’ve almost finished loading up the cargo, yet there is still no news from them. Even if there’s a delay, they still should contact us to inform us.” Major General Di felt that Lingtian was being irresponsible so he got angry.
“Let’s wait for them to come. If they don’t arrive at the stipulated time, we’ll report to the military headquarters and then leave ourselves,” Major General Qiu said.
“Agreed. After all, we have our own escorts to protect us. The only danger we have to be careful of is Twilight, but with the 13th division maintaining the frontline, Twilight shouldn’t be able to ambush us.” Major General Di felt that it was better to interact less with this irresponsible Lingtian Independant Army.
Major General Xu frowned. He reminded Major General Di, “We can’t be too sure of that. General Ling Xiao is able to sneak through the death wormhole and destroy Three Stars Lock, so who knows what Twilight might do? It’s better to be careful.”
“What do we do then? Are we going to wait until they come?” Major General Qiu said in a helpless tone.
“The time is not up yet. Let’s wait until the designated time. They might be able to reach before the time is up.” Because of the head’s respect for Lingtian, Major General Xu had a good impression of this independant army. That was why he spoke up for them.
“I hope so.” Compared to Major General Xu, Major General Di and Major General Qiu’s impression of Lingtian wasn’t good.
Soon, the day of the departure arrived.
The three major generals boarded their mainships and started a video call.
Major General Di looked at the time on his communicator. He said calmly, “There’s still one hour left.”
“This is atrocious.” Major General Qiu was furious. They had tried contacting Lingtian but for some reason, they couldn’t reach them.
Major General Xu kept a stern expression. He didn’t say anything. He wouldn’t judge Lingtian until the final moment.
Suddenly, a voice sounded out from the mainframe on Major General Di’s side. “Signal coming in. Decoding.’
“Identity confirmed. It’s Lingtian Independent Army. Commander, do we accept the call?” The mainframe asked its commander.
Major General Di’s expression softened a little. He took a deep breath and said, “Yes.”
A cold-looking lieutenant general appeared on the screen of the three major generals. The person on the screen must be the supreme commander of the independent army.
Young. This was the first impression they had of this officer. Their next impression was cold. When they looked into his eyes, they could feel a chill up their spines.
“Nice to meet you. I’m the commanding officer of this mission, Ling Lan,” Ling Lan said calmly.
The military just ordered Lingtian to escort the starships, they didn’t state that Ling Lan would be the commanding officer of the mission. However, based on military rules, when different departments participated in a mission together, the highest-ranking officer would be the commanding officer.
Ling Lan knew that if she gave up this position, people might view her as weak or just incapable of handling the role. All in all, they would look down on her if she didn’t forcefully grab a hold of the post.
If she was alone, she didn’t mind people judging her as it wouldn’t affect her in any way.
However, she was currently the commander of Lingtian Independent Army, representing a whole army. If people looked down on her, they would look down on Lingtian Independent Army too. The reputation of her soldiers would be packaged with their reputation. All the soldiers in her army would be affected negatively if she was viewed in a negative light. Thus, after all considerations, Ling Lan had to take over the position of the commanding officer for the sake of her soldiers.
Major General Di never thought of passing the position of commanding officer to someone else, especially not to someone he didn’t trust.
However, he couldn’t outright reject Ling Lan. He looked at the lieutenant general insignia on Ling Lan’s shoulder and felt stifled. Her rank was higher than all of them.
While Major General Di was feeling frustrated, Major General Xu remained calm. He asked, “Do you have an order to do so?”
“Based on military rules, the position of commanding officer would belong to the highest ranked officer.” Ling Lan had already asked Little Four to look through all the military rules and regulations. From the moment she knew that she was pushed to the frontline because of her father, she had made up her mind to gain the commanding power.
“We’re a logistics fleet.” It wasn’t necessary to enforce the military rules on them.
“Are we going on a tour around Twilight?” Ling Lan raised one of her eyebrows as she looked at Major General Xu intently. Major General Xu’s breath was immediately forced back into his body by her words. His words got stuck in his throat.
“Lingtian is already waiting outside the port. Please depart on time.” Ling Lan disappeared from the screen once she finished saying her piece. It seemed that she only appeared to inform them that she was the commanding officer.