After several months, the 'Great Wall-01' military base in Misty Canyon had begun to take shape.
Although most of the buildings were still only frameworks, the base's temporary command post already looked quite presentable.
Inside the Command Hall, a man in his fifties was looking at a tablet. Displayed on it was a roster sent by the Strategic Affairs Department, containing the profiles of the Mecha Squad members who would be responsible for guarding the base.
"Did they get it wrong? A kid's the captain? The boy hasn't even grown all his hair yet. Can he really be trusted?"
Beside him, a middle-aged man in his early forties puffed on a cigarette and said, "Old Ji, why don't you check with the higher-ups? Maybe they really did make a mistake."
The man holding the tablet was named Ji Ying, and he was the military base's director. He also belonged to the Strategic Affairs Department, but unlike the Tiangang Dragon Riders, he served in a different division.
Ji Ying lowered the tablet and said, "The appointment letter was signed by Deputy Commander Bai. There's no mistake."
"These are the Earthly Department's newly formed Dragon Riders this year. Aside from a few captains, all the other members are kids like this."
"Still, I didn't expect this kid named Luo Yan to become a captain. That was quite surprising."
"Gao Zhi, check the archives. Find this little captain's file and see what his background is."
Ji Ying stroked his short stubble. "I'm thinking he shouldn't be Deputy Commander Bai's relative. I've never heard that he had any relatives named Luo."
After putting out his cigarette, Gao Zhi, who was in his early forties, walked over to a clerk and had him pull up Luo Yan's file.
The file appeared soon enough. After reading