Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 313 Lieutenant Rank
Hua Shangnan raised his hand to interrupt him: "Lieutenant Huo, I understand your feelings. But a soldier with Ning Zhi's potential should go to a place that is more suitable for him."

"They are all new recruits, and this was just an initial assignment. It's normal for there to be transfers in the early stages."

He turned to Ning Xuan, his gaze intense. "With your abilities, you could be promoted to major in the special defense forces within two or three years. With special opportunities, you could even go higher, while in ordinary units, it might take ten years to reach that level."

Huo Shan lowered his head in frustration. What Hua Shangnan said was true, and Ning Zhi had the right to choose a place that was more advantageous to her.

The other team members around Ning Xuan were all looking at her eagerly. Of course, they didn't want Ning Xuan to leave. With such a capable person as Ning Xuan around, their chances of getting credit would greatly increase, and their lives would be more secure.

If Ning Zhi hadn't stepped forward, they would all have been killed. Their eyes darted back and forth between Ning Zhi and Hua Shangnan, secretly hoping that Ning Zhi would refuse.

Ning Xuan smiled slightly, "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but I have no plans to switch teams for the time being."

Ning Xuan's tactful refusal brought a smile to Huo Shan's face. He didn't hide his true feelings and moved closer to Ning Xuan. "Ning Zhi, today's achievement is enough for you to be promoted from private to officer. As for whether you will be a second lieutenant or a first lieutenant, it depends on the evaluation from above. But from now on, you will be the commander-in-chief of the E5 and E6 battalions." Huo Shan declared readily.

宁萱原本是E47小队的队长，从E41-E50一共十支小队，这是只小队合起来被称为E5大队，从E51-E60又被称为E6大队，E5和E6两个大队加起来一共20个小队，也就是足足200人。

Huo Shan oversees 100 teams, from E01 to E100, totaling 1000 people.

Although Ning Xuan had made great contributions, she had only been in the army for a short time. Even if she was granted a relatively high military rank, she would not have much real power for a while. Huo Shan's decision was the limit of what he could make.

Hua Shangnan shook his head with a hint of regret. "Ning Zhi, could we speak in private?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Shan immediately became alert. He looked at Hua Shangnan, then at Ning Xuan, hoping that Ning Xuan would refuse.

“Since you’ve made your decision, I won’t force you. However, I have a personal question I’d like to ask you,” the Chinese businessman Nan said politely.

Of all the soldiers she saw at the base, Hua Shangnan was the most pleasing to the eye. Ning Xuan's eyes had been subjected to a lot of torture recently, but at first glance, she was still willing to take a second look at Hua Shangnan, who was quite good-looking.

The two went to an open space nearby and, after making sure no one was around, Hua Shangnan took out a black bracelet from his spatial storage. "Ning Zhi, although this is our first meeting, I have strong feelings for you and really hope we can become friends and stay in touch. Would you be willing?"

After Hua Shangnan finished speaking, he stared intently at Ning Xuan, his fingers clenching tightly behind his back.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. If there's a chance in the future, we can become friends. But I don't need this bracelet." Ning Xuan didn't accept the bracelet. She felt that the bracelet seemed to have some special meaning, like some kind of token. She had to go back and ask others about it.

Besides, what if there's some kind of tracking device inside, or even something else? So she definitely can't accept this thing.

Upon hearing Ning Xuan's refusal to accept the bracelet, Hua Shangnan's expectant gaze immediately dimmed. He forced a smile, "Don't call me 'commander,' it's too formal. Just call me Shangnan. I'm a few years older than you, you can call me 'brother' too. Although this is our first meeting, I felt an instant joy upon seeing you; I've never felt this way before." "I'll keep this for now. I'll behave well, and I hope one day you'll accept it," Hua Shangnan said meaningfully.

Ning Xuan had a strange feeling in her heart, as if there was a hidden meaning in Hua Shangnan's words.

For her meritorious service, Ning Xuan was awarded the rank of lieutenant, and the level of her rest cabin was also upgraded. The officers even investigated the energy stone with protective function that Ning Xuan used during the battle. Ning Xuan explained to them that it was a life-saving gift from an elder in her family.

Ning Xuan's explanation led everyone else to assume that she might come from a prominent family and had come here to broaden her experience and accumulate merits.

After three months of training, Ning Xuan and the other new soldiers gradually became familiar with and adapted to the base environment. During this period, they would take turns to be on duty at the surface mining site. Various types of operation robots were responsible for mining ore in the mining site. The operation robots needed regular maintenance and repair, and the mining site was equipped with dedicated repair engineers. Ning Xuan and her team were responsible for protecting the safety of the operation robots and repair engineers, and killing or driving away any alien beasts and star beasts that came to cause trouble.

When carrying out missions with Ning Xuan, as long as the soldiers obey the arrangements and follow the orders, they are generally safe and there are very few accidents.

That's why the soldiers from other battalions envied Battalions E5 and E6.

Ning Xuan's excellence naturally attracted jealousy, but Ning Xuan's combat strength and background seemed extraordinary, so those who were secretly jealous dared not do anything.

Under these circumstances, after a three-month adaptation period, Ning Xuan was promoted by Huo Shan to be his deputy, in charge of the discipline and conduct of ten brigades.

It was during these three months that Ning Xuan learned the special meaning behind the black bracelet.

In the military, the number of female spirit controllers is extremely small. This small number of spirit controllers are concentrated in the medical center, and they are only sent there for treatment when they suffer serious injuries.

They were randomly sent there for treatment, and they had no chance to come into contact with female spirit controllers, let alone gain their favor.

Therefore, there are many kinds of friendships between men.

That black bracelet has a romantic meaning.

Ever since Ning Xuan learned of this meaning, she has been avoiding Hua Shangnan. She doesn't understand why anyone would still have designs on her when she has already disguised herself like this.
Ning Xuan looked in the mirror several times to examine her current appearance. To be honest, even after seeing it countless times, she still found it quite frightening. She had not only disguised her appearance, but also her mental strength and pheromones.

She used the Ghost Face Red Vine to conceal the blood components, making sure that not a single trace of pheromones would leak out.

So, given all this, why would Hua Shangnan be interested in her?