Chapter 711 - Win-win Situation!
Chapter 711: Win-win Situation!
“Peak of Qi-Jin? No, if he could suppress our force of presence this easily, he must be a domain realm master.” They knew what Ling Lan’s physical skills level was, the moment she came in.
They immediately changed their attitude and became more serious. Their air of arrogance disappeared. When they first entered the base, they were stunned. However, they told themselves that it was because of 250 Mecha Clan’s powerful background, not because of their own efforts. However, the appearance of Ling Lan pushed this thought out of their minds.
“Regiment commander!” The ten team leaders of 250 Mecha Clan stood up simultaneously and greeted Ling Lan.
They wanted to increase Ling Lan’s prestige. Ling Lan was a cold and stern leader, but she never cared much of her rank. In 250 Mecha Clan, the ranks between soldiers were similar to each other. This was because most of the soldiers in 250 Mecha Clan were veterans. They used to be team leaders of other battle teams and some were even previously regiment commanders. None of them was ranked lower than a major.
The regiment commander before Ling Lan didn’t have a higher military rank than these veterans so he had a hard time controlling them. If Ling Lan didn’t rule with an iron fist, the veterans would not have listened to her.
Her strength also played a huge role. In the military, only the strong had the right to speak. Ling Lan would brutally beat down anyone who tried to rebel against her, forcing everyone to bow down to her. In order to become a qualified regiment commander, both strength and the methods used were important.
Ling Lan knew what the team leaders wanted to do so she emitted a stronger force of presence. The other regiment commanders lowered their heads uncontrollably.
“Sit!” Ling Lan sat on the seat specially prepared for her. It was the chairman’s seat. Seemed like her subordinates wanted her to control the meeting.
The other regiment commanders realized that unconsciously, Ling Lan had taken control of the meeting. They were upset but they had to admit that her force of presence was too strong. They had no choice but to lay low.
Ling Lan leaned on the chair. She glanced at Han Jijyun and Li Lanfeng. She wanted them to host this meeting.
Han Jijyun looked at Li Lanfeng. He noticed Li Lanfeng seemed to be a little absent-minded. He didn’t seem to have any intention to host the meeting. Hence, he coughed and said, “Thank you for coming to 250 Mecha Clan’s base to discuss the action plan against the Black Giant Ants with us.” (The ant-like creatures had been officially named as the Black Giant Ants by the Federation.)
“Since this is a collaboration, all the mecha clans must cooperate with each other. The missions and tasks of each mecha clan should be stated clearly. Hence, can regiment commanders…”
As Han Jijyun was speaking, Ling Xiao had walked into the meeting room quietly and gotten himself a seat at the side. He had suppressed his physical skills and his force of presence. He smiled. He didn’t expect his daughter to be so strong. She managed to subdue everyone with her force of presence alone. As expected of his daughter…
Ling Xiao started feeling proud of himself. He suddenly felt someone looking at him. The person shifted his gaze away but Ling Xiao still caught him. He looked up and frowned. It’s Li Lanfeng again!
Li Lanfeng didn’t know that Ling Xiao had noticed him. At that moment, he was confused. If Ling Lan liked people who were straightforward, why did she like Ling Yu? He only met Ling Yu a few times but he could tell that Ling Yu was not a direct person. He was a cunning person just like him.
However, Ling Lan trusted him. Li Lanfeng noticed this through Ling Lan’s small actions. He even realized that Ling Lan trusted Ling Yu more than Qi Long and Luo Lang. Was this because Ling Yu was his loyalist?
Li Lanfeng knew that every big family had a bunch of loyalists. He also had a few loyalists that only belonged to him, they were loyal, firm, and only listened to him. Even if he ordered them to die, they would do it without any hesitation. However, even if that was the case, he was still unable to trust them…
So, why does Ling Lan trust Ling Yu that much? Li Lanfeng couldn’t find the answer. He was puzzled.
He felt a cold gaze looking at him. He raised his head and saw Ling Lan’s eyes filled with concern.
Ling Lan must have noticed something was amiss with him. Li Lanfeng felt apologetic. He was too immersed in his own thoughts and was unable to participate in the meeting. It meant that he couldn’t help his mecha clan to secure more resources. However, Ling Lan’s show of concern made him happy.
The confusion in his eyes disappeared.
If Ling Yu was able to gain rabbit’s trust, I can too!
Li Lanfeng regained his confidence and started taking part in the discussion. He gave it his all. He worked together with Han Jijyun and misled the other regiment commanders. In the process, the officers agreed to some ‘unfair’ rules.
Ling Xiao looked at the ambition in Li Lanfeng’s eyes and furrowed his brows. He didn’t have any opinions on his daughter’s other friends. He just didn’t like Li Lanfeng. He felt that this person was dangerous…
I must trust my daughter! Ling Xiao suppressed the urge to move Li Lanfeng away from Ling Lan. He must trust that his daughter could handle her own business.
Li Lanfeng and Han Jijyun were a formidable pair when they worked together. The other regiment commanders were not easy to deal with too. Hence, Ling Lan just sat at the side and kept quiet throughout the discussion. She only said four words during the meeting. Besides telling everyone to sit, all she said was ‘let’s do this’ at the start of the discussion.
The results of the discussion were good. 250 Mecha Clan got the advantages that they wanted and the other regiment commanders were happy too. They gave up some advantages but they secured a base to stay. The 250 Mecha Clan agreed to let them use their temporary base as their station to freshen their weapons, equipment, and energy.
Of course, those weapons and equipment were provided by the 7th division. They would send the resources over through their starships. 250 Mecha Clan only had around 200 mecha operators. Hence, the regiment commanders of the mecha clans from the 7th division felt that 250 Mecha Clan would not be able to use much of their resources even if they gave it to them.
Since they got so many resources for free, 250 Mecha Clan had to make sure that everyone from the 7th division was treated well. The temporary base could only hold around 2000 people so the logisticians from the 7th division couldn’t enter their base. This was a huge challenge to the logisticians of 250 Mecha Clan. Lin Zhong-qing had a long discussion with He Chaoyang, Yuan Youyun, Li Jinghong, and Luo Shaoyun. In the end, they gritted their teeth and decided to take on this challenge.
This land clearing mission was a good experience for the logisticians of 250 Mecha Clan. After this mission ended, all the logisticians became outstanding logisticians, building a strong foundation for 250 Mecha Clan as it moved to become a super mecha clan.
The mecha operators from 250 Mecha Clan also performed exceptionally well during this mission. They were experienced veterans so they managed to quickly regain their abilities, performing like their past peak state. Some of them even felt their bottlenecks loosening.
It was a win-win situation for both parties. The 7th division was glad 250 Mecha Clan didn’t request for more things. Mind you, if 250 Mecha Clan didn’t let them use their base, they could forget about clearing the Black Giant Ants. If they didn’t have a powerful backend system to ensure that their weapons and equipment were repaired as soon as possible, they would be unable to attack the Black Giant Ants continuously. Once the Black Giant Ants managed to escape due to a window of time, they wouldn’t be able to annihilate them anymore. Even if they managed to find some good resources, they would have to constantly keep their guard up against the Black Giant Ants.
If the Black Giant Ants were smart enough and decided to attack their logisticians instead, they would be in danger. 250 Mecha Clan’s base had a protective shield. If those creatures wanted to attack the base, it would be hard for them too. This was why building a temporary base was so important in a land clearing mission.
As time goes by, all the divisions determined that the creatures on this planet had a certain degree of intelligence. Some were even as smart as humans. Those divisions that didn’t realize this at the start were ambushed by the creatures on the planet. Some mecha clans got annihilated just like Bing Ge.