It's Not Easy To Be a Man 210+

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 293: A Trap!

Translator: ryuxenji  Editor: H2dH2mr

In Li Lanfeng’s villa, three uninvited guests were there once again, and their expressions were extremely solemn. These three were Zhao Jun, Han Yu, and Wei Ji.

Seated in the living room flipping through video data, Li Lanfeng saw them drop in suddenly for a visit and stared at them in confusion. He asked, “Why are your expressions so horrible? What has happened?”

Zhao Jun’s face was dark as he said, “According to the latest news, the Thunder King has come out of Closed Door Meditation.”

Li Lanfeng’s finger jerked to a stop in the middle of swiping across the screen, then resumed its motion without any fuss. He asked, “He advanced?”

Han Yu sneered and said, “Yes, he has become the first genius mecha operator in our school who managed to advance to ace operator in his 4th year. Everyone is saying that he will be the next General Ling Xiao!”

“This is a good thing. When the time comes for us to apply for enlistment with the divisions, it won’t be like this year where the divisions are being perfunctory, only sending some small fry to handle things,” Li Lanfeng replied nonchalantly.

“Li Lanfeng, stop looking at that.” Han Yu blocked the screen in Li Lanfeng’s hands with a palm. Peering at Li Lanfeng, he said, “Don’t you know what this means?”

Li Lanfeng regretfully set the miniature display in his hands aside, lifted his head, and said, “I know. The Thunder King’s ascension to ace mecha operator means that he has truly become the number one within the military academy. We are no longer able to threaten his top position.”

“Not just that. I’m also worried that he’ll take the opportunity to dominate the entire school, perhaps even merging all the factions of the school together to become the true king of the military academy,” said Wei Ji with a frown. His initial calm and unruffled air had completely disappeared at this moment — it was clear to see how great a blow the ascension of the Thunder King was to him.

“He won’t. He has just advanced to ace; his realm isn’t stable yet. The Thunder King will not act against us so quickly.” After some thought, Li Lanfeng outright denied this possibility.

“There will come a day when his realm will settle. We all know that the Thunder King has wanted to be the military academy’s true king for a very long time,” said Han Yu worriedly.

“King, is it …?” This querying tone of Li Lanfeng was airy, and a chill seemed to envelop the other three, only for the sensation to vanish in the very next second. Startled, they stared at Li Lanfeng — he still had a smile on his face, and the warm air around his body had not shifted for even a moment; it was as if that brief sense of cold had just been their imagination.

“If we want to stop him from becoming the king of the academy, we can only become even stronger.” Li Lanfeng did not seem to sense the other three’s shock, directly offering his own opinion.

“Although we have all advanced to special-class operator, aside from Zhao Jun, Wei Ji and I are both newbie special-class operators. Being able to stabilise this realm is already not easy, not to mention raising our level further. Probably only Zhao Jun has hope of advancing to ace operator, right?” Han Yu turned to look at the hulking physique of Zhao Jun with a hopeful expression, hoping that he would be able to hear some good news from him.

Zhao Jun shook his head. “I’ve not sensed the possibility of advancing to ace operator. For the near future, I can only solidify my own abilities as a special-class mecha operator.”