Chapter 142 Real Mecha 1

"I'm ready! I'm ready! When, when, when, when will you take me there? Is it tomorrow? The day after tomorrow? Or the day after tomorrow?" Liu Ming has been stuck in the dormitory like a dog these days and he really wants to go to the competition with Xu Lingqu.

Seeing how excited it was, Xu Lingqu immediately poured a small basin of cold water on it: "The Mecha Arena is the final stage of the entire league, in about twenty days."

Lumen wilted.

Xu Lingqu reached out and poked the lifeless marshmallow puppies, smiled, and went to wash and pack up first. The final qualifying match had also lasted a whole day, and the whole process took 30 hours. She needed to rest.

Du'e's students did not leave the venue.

For them, they were eliminated only in the team competition. Next up were competitions between all military academies of the Empire and the Federation, as well as the mecha arena. Jin Fang Taibai and several third-level students with A+ scores were on that list.

After the game ended yesterday, Jin Fang Taibai still cried secretly, but he thought he disguised himself well. He showed up early this morning with walnut eyes pretending to be deep. The people of Du'e still spoiled him as usual and protected his little self-esteem without exposing it.

The students on the list of 100 people have received a notice that the military will send someone to take them to the Yuheng Military Base early this morning to take a preliminary look at the real mecha, and they will also receive intensive training on how to drive the replica mecha later.

Although Skynet's replica mecha claims to be a one-to-one restoration of the real mecha, the replica mecha seen in Skynet is still very different from the real one, and entering the cocoon cabin to drive the replica mecha is also very different from driving the real mecha.

If the reproduction of appearance is only about 70%, the reproduction of the real driving feeling is only 50%. This is also the reason why it can be backward compatible, so that people with B-level mental power can drive A- replica mecha in Skynet, A-level mental power can drive A+ replica mecha, and S+ sinking swords and holding blades can also be driven by S-level.

Of course, these are just the driving thresholds. It is generally recognized that the higher the mental strength, the higher the adaptability of mecha driving. The previous attitude of the Federation and the Empire was that all S-level students in this link must be captured, and other students can use A+ if they can, although the driving range of A and A+ is the same.

This is also why Skynet’s audience reacted so strongly to Xu Lingqu’s appearance on this list.

However, the Imperial Academy students participating in the competition basically did not react much to this matter. This arena was essentially a battle between the S-level psychic students of the Empire and the Federation. The Blade and the Sinking Blade were still a dimensionality reduction attack against other mechas, even if they were replica versions.

Everyone knows that the Empire and the Federation have been able to maintain a state of confrontation because each of them has an S+ mecha sitting in the rear, so the front line has always been just minor skirmishes.

Back then, Admiral Galaxy and Caesar Uriphe had overthrown half of the Federation and established the Empire thanks to their two S+ mechas. If it weren't for Admiral Merlin, who was barely able to contain them both, and Admiral Galaxy had disappeared with Lumen long ago, the Federation would probably have ceased to exist long ago.

The highlight of the mecha arena every year was the Imperial Federation's S-rank students brawling with replicas of the Sinking Blade and the Replica Wielding Blade, while the other students used their mechas as backdrops. They were just backdrops anyway, so what was wrong with Xu Lingqu being a backdrop? Everyone was even happier to see her as a backdrop.

The person sent by the military to lead the participating students to the Yuheng Military Base was Lieutenant Colonel Yun, who had short black hair and was currently confirming their arrival at the students' residential base.

The only candidates from the Moye Military Academy were Xu Lingqu, Xu Xizhen, Jin, Liu Zheng, and Shen Shouli. Dolanston and Long Yuan again made up the majority of the 100-man roster, and a large portion of them had participated in the previous class and had combat experience. The military's most important consideration in selecting candidates was mental strength, followed by mecha combat experience. The fact that all five of the Moye recruits were first-year students was quite impressive.

The most eye-catching person here is Shen Shouli.

He is the only one with S+ mental power on the scene and the only one who can drive an S+ mecha in reality. Currently, the Federation and the Empire only have five S+ levels. The Empire has His Majesty Andrew, the eldest prince Sean and Shen Shouli, and the Federation has Lin Suomelin and Lin Duomeilin.

Among them, Shen Shouli is the youngest, only 18 years old. Lin Suomelin became a federal general at the age of 28. Therefore, the previous statement that Shen Shouli is the future light of the military is not exaggerated. He did not perform well in the team competition, but when it comes to the field of mecha, everyone's attention is focused on him.

Except Xu Lingqu.

All she could hear now was Liu Ming's slander against Chi Ren and Chen Dao.

"The blade holder is so dark, like coal! How can it be good-looking? The way he shuttles through space is just like a giant black loach or catfish! Not to mention the sinking knife, it's dark red and looks scary. When it was sitting there motionless, I thought it was a tomato!"

This thing was currently being worn on her hand as a ring. The constant heat made Xu Lingqu think it had something important to say to her, so she pretended to tidy up her hair and put her hand to her ear, and this was the result.

Xu Lingqu turned the ring, threatening that she would throw it back to the dormitory if he continued talking nonsense, and Liu Ming finally calmed down.

If Shen Dao and Zhi Ren's personalities were the same as Liu Ming's... who was envious of being the master of all three of them?

After the headcount was completed, Colonel Yun brought the students to the Yuheng Military Base. Yuheng Star is not a frontier planet nor is it a developed planet. There were only two mechas in stock here.

The Capital Star Central Military Headquarters temporarily mobilized every mecha currently in the Empire's possession, directly expanding the Yuheng Military Base to the maximum capacity of 40 units, just to boost the students' morale. Of course, this was in addition to the Wielding Blade. Once the Wielding Blade moved, Shen Dao would be able to sense it. The current situation between the Federation and the Empire was tense, and if one was not handled properly, all-out war would break out.

Even the war enthusiasts didn't want to see a full-scale war, because it would be a bloodbath, a bloodbath. It had only been a hundred years since the Federation and the Empire ended large-scale fighting, and most people today still remembered the brutality of that time...

Everyone took the underground elevator to the mecha-specific area of the Yuheng Military Base. Colonel Yun greeted the officer in charge here and asked him to take the students to see the A-level and A+-level mechas. She stretched out her hand to signal that Xu Lingqu should be left alone.

Seeing this, the other students stopped and turned back to see what was going on. Mainly Moye and the others stopped first. Jin Fang, Taibai, Yunyao, Guan Chuanjun and the others also stopped when they saw this. Jia Xiangying and Gu Tingzhi, who were walking in the front, turned around and stopped when they saw this. The students of Longyuan and Dolanston followed their actions, and in the end, everyone stopped.

Lieutenant Colonel Yun was a little surprised at Xu Lingqu's current appeal among the students. She smiled and said to everyone, "She's the only B-level psychic here. I'll take her to see the A- mecha first. Everyone, don't be nervous, relax."

After she said this, the others began to leave. Mo Xie and the other four still didn't move. Shen Shouli said, "Lieutenant Colonel, I also want to see A-'s mecha first."

Lieutenant Colonel Yun helplessly spread his hands and sighed, "What's wrong? Do you think I'll harm her again? It's better for you guys to familiarize yourself with the A+ and A-class mechas first. Liu Zheng and Shen Shouli, after you two have finished watching, you can directly begin actual training with the A-class mechas. There's no need to watch the A-class mechas."

They weren't just brought here to see these real mechas today; they were planning to start training with them. With the exception of Xu Lingqu, all of them had applied for mecha training from the six major military academies. After the tour, if they could practice with real mechas, they would. If they couldn't, they could practice replicas in the Skynet in the cocoon cabins. There was also a mental stress simulation room inside the mecha cockpits. In short, they were brought here today because the quarterfinal draw wouldn't be held until tomorrow, so they had every opportunity to practice.

Lieutenant Colonel Yun also took into consideration that Xu Lingqu was the only one here and could not start the actual machine training. In order to avoid embarrassment, he chose to take her to visit the A-Mecha alone. He did not expect the situation to turn out like this.

"You guys go with them first." Xu Lingqu said. She glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Yun and said, "I'll go with Lieutenant Colonel to see A-'s mecha first."

Anyway, the man with the blade didn't come, so everything looked the same to her.

Since Xu Lingqu said so, Liu Zheng, Jin, Xu Xizhen and Shen Shouli did not say anything else and followed the main force.

Lieutenant Colonel Yun stood beside her with his hands on his hips: "You did a really good job, Commander Xu." She had heard a little about Xu Lingqu's performance in the league team competition, and she even watched the final battle in person. At that time, she thought that even if Xu Lingqu had a B-level mental power, he would definitely be a leader in the military in the future.

However, she didn't expect that Xu Lingqu currently had such a high status among these students, especially Mo Xie's students. Even General Shen's grandson Shen Shouli looked like he was following her lead.

"They just didn't want me to be left alone." During a weighted cross-country run during her tryout period at Moye Military Academy, Xu Lingqu was singled out by Instructor Chen and placed in the fifth echelon. Her physical condition wasn't great that time, but she managed to persevere, running all day.

Later, Xu Xizhen said many times that he would never let Xu Lingqu run away alone next time, and she would follow him no matter what.

Xu Lingqu followed Lieutenant Colonel Yun and walked in the opposite direction of the main force. The two of them walked up the stairs and came to a fully transparent bridge corridor, which was about ten meters above the ground.

After walking a distance, Lieutenant Colonel Yun took her to stand on a piece of metal ground, and then pressed the button on the handrail. The ground and the handrail were immediately separated from the entire bridge corridor. A huge mechanical arm supported them from below, and brought them forward, all the way to the real, huge mecha.

This mecha is about 20 meters high, and its colors are mainly red and white. The real mecha is a true steel behemoth. After seeing it, Xu Lingqu realized how perfunctory and deceptive the virtual mechas in Skynet were.

Every exterior part of the mecha bears the meticulous polishing of the mecha master. The eyes on its head are made of large pieces of silver-white metal, shimmering with a deep pink glow. The mecha's design is quite unique, with small steel petals attached to its arms and body. The mecha master must have specially processed these petals so that they don't overshadow the main red and white color scheme of the mecha.

They were standing right in the center of the mecha, able to directly feel its huge size and the precise design of the mecha master on its chest. The cockpit was located at the "heart" of the mecha. According to Lieutenant Colonel Yun, all mecha cockpits were fixed in that position because it was closest to the mecha's core energy source. Activating the connection to the mecha there would allow the driver to maximize the power of the mecha.

"This is the most special one in Master Qin's latest Flower series. When the concept map came out, I always thought its grade would be A+." This was the third time that Lieutenant Colonel Yun met this mecha, and he couldn't help but be shocked by it for ten seconds.

Xu Lingqu raised his head slightly to look at the design on the shoulder of the mecha that looked like a king's cloak.

"What's its name?"

"Hundred Flowers Kill."