“Boss, you were too rash . ” Little Four reprimanded Ling Lan upon seeing her condition improving .

“I didn't expect the recoil to be so strong,” Ling Lan replied innocently .

“Don't lie to me . If you didn't reenact Xie Yi's memory, the recoil wouldn't have been this strong . ” Reenacting the memory required an abundance of spiritual power . Ling Lan was already pus.h.i.+ng herself when she used Invasion of Dreams . She was lucky that she didn't get worse injuries .

Little Four got scared by the thought and started tearing up .

Ling Lan blinked . She wanted to change the topic, but when she saw the fear and remorse in Little Four's eyes, she apologized to him instead . “I'm sorry that I let you worry . I won't let myself get hurt again . Don't worry about me . ” She reached out and touched Little Four's head, feeling grateful for his concern .

Little Four's anxiousness taught Ling Lan a lesson and she told herself to prepare well before doing anything in the future . She could not let the people who loved and cared for her worry again .

Ling Lan saw that Little Four was still sad and quickly changed the topic . She asked, “Do you think that our clan can win the challenge?”

Little Four stopped crying and answered her seriously . “Although you got kicked out of the challenge, Leiting No . 1 is out of the battle too . If Qi Long maintains his normal standard, the other members of Leiting Mecha Clan won't be able to win against him if they fight one-on-one . ”

“I think that there's no way our clan will lose . ” Little Four raised his head proudly . The Lingtian Battle Clan had grown into a clan full of special-cla.s.s operators . They were able to become the pillars of the Lingtian clan . His boss was not the only strong person in the team now .

“Everyone has grown up . I can let go now . ” Ling Lan stood up, walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside her house . She had been staying here for more than two years . Now that her team members had grown stronger, she could focus on herself .

Little Four was puzzled at Ling Lan's words . “Boss, what do you mean?”

“Closed-door meditation,” Ling Lan replied with a smile . She had wanted to meditate so that she could merge all the things she had learned during this period of time . However, before this, there were too many things on her heart and she was not able to meditate in peace . The challenge this time was not only the start of her plans to unify the military academy, but it was also a challenge she posed for the clan . She wanted to know if they could operate all by themselves .

This was also why she crossed realms to help Xie Yi solve his problem . Ling Lan liked to settle everything properly and make sure that nothing was left to chance; it was the only way she could put her heart at ease . According to her a.n.a.lysis, this trait was inherited from her mother . Actually, her real age was around the same as her mother . People of this age liked to concern themselves with everything . It was hard for her to change .

Little Four's eyes lit up, his face filled with surprise . “Boss, are you…”

Ling Lan nodded . “It's time . ”

It was time for her to stop protecting her teammates and let them battle with the other factions themselves . No matter what the result was, it would hasten their growth .

“But you're going to unify the military academy soon . If you meditate now and they lose, your efforts will all be wasted . ” Little Four worried about leaving the situation in the hands of others .

Ling Lan smiled gently and flicked Little Four's forehead . “Do you think that I honestly want to become the king of the military academy?”

Little Four rubbed at his forehead, confused .

“If I don't give them a goal to work towards, they won't have the motivation to become stronger . Being the king of the military academy is a goal that's big enough for them to work hard for,” Ling Lan explained . She was not an arrogant person . She would not have done this without a valid reason .

“So, let's make them work hard for me and for the goal . ” Ling Lan gave a brilliant smile, which brightened up her face, too . Mesmerized, Little Four suddenly wiped at the corners of his mouth .  My boss shouldn't smile too much .

The battle between Lingtian and Leiting didn't end due to the exit of Tian Jiajun and Ling Lan . After a few hours of fighting and ambus.h.i.+ng, the Lingtian Mecha Clan won against the Leiting Mecha Clan with three members surviving the battle .

This meant that the Leiting Mecha Clan, which had been around for a few hundred years, would be disbanded and merged entirely into the Lingtian Mecha Clan . The name “Leiting” was merely history now . Some new members of Leiting might build another Leiting Mecha Clan in the future, but it would not be the same clan as before . It would be a new mecha clan .

Everyone thought that there was no stopping of Lingtian after they defeated Leiting, but it was during such a time that Ling Lan announced her closed-door meditation .

This news caused an uproar among the people in the military academy . Everyone felt that Ling Lan made the wrong decision, that she chose the worst time to meditate . If she had gone to meditate a few months later, she would have been able to lead the Lingtian Mecha Clan in destroying all the other factions and become the king of the military academy . Her name would have gone down in the school's history as a true hero .

Many felt that Ling Lan made a wrong decision, but the other mecha clans were relieved; they felt hopeful about being able to win against the Lingtian Mecha Clan . This change made it difficult to predict the results of the future battles, but Ling Lan had achieved the results that she wanted .

A human would only treasure the things that he or she fought hard for . The Lingtian Mecha Clan needed this training .

After Ling Lan went into meditation, Lingtian battled with many other mecha clans . The former Leiting special-cla.s.s operators were still angry about the merger, so the members who partic.i.p.ated in the battles were all operators from the original Lingtian Mecha Clan .

Although the Lingtian Mecha Clan did not have as many special-cla.s.s mecha operators as the rest of the factions, they learned from Ling Lan's tactics and knew how to make the situation advantageous to them . Hence, the Lingtian Mecha Clan always chose the twelve-man team challenge mode . They did not give the other factions a chance for them to use their numbers against them .