The universe is silent, yet far from peaceful.

The venue for this recruit team competition is set in the chaotic cosmic undercurrents.

This is an extremely unstable region of space, situated between several major stars.

Countless meteorite fragments, maintaining their motion vectors, streaked in different directions at different speeds.

High-speed, high-mass, and large-volume meteorite fragments can penetrate small warships without resistance.

This means that the new recruits will not only have to fight, but also have to be constantly careful to dodge meteorite fragments.

At this moment, hundreds of transport ships were anchored above the cosmic currents.

More than three million new recruit mechs filed out of the transport ships and quickly surged into the chaotic cosmic undercurrents.

Each mech is 100 meters tall, its body gleaming with a cold, white metallic sheen.

Some of the mechs have been personally modified and painted with different characters and colors.

When all the mechs converge here, a grid coordinate projection spreads outward from the center of this area.

[Military exercise, recruit team competition, about to begin, ten seconds countdown.]

The communication channel for a million female soldiers was instantly opened.

【ten】

The countdown notification sound reached everyone's ears.

【Nine】

【eight】

Just then, a sudden voice, accompanied by heavy breathing, came from the communication channel:

"Roderick, where are you?"

【six】

【five】

Standing inside the mech's cockpit, Roderick, whose entire nervous system was interconnected, calmly announced the coordinates:

"Longitude 4522.34, latitude 5683.36."

In an instant, all the mechs that had been in disarray turned around and faced the same direction.

They accurately spotted Roderick, the mech painted in black and orange.

【one】

The countdown has reached zero.

The muscles of countless female insects tensed instantly.

The mech's core energy was activated, and the female soldier in charge of the artillery fire mobilized the energy without hesitation and pressed the launch button.

"boom!"

The mech was forced back a few steps by the recoil of the weapon, and several cannons flashing with silver light flew forward at an extremely fast speed, their target the black and orange mech.

Inside the orange-black mecha.

James controlled the artillery fire, while Roderick was the manipulator.

Roderick closed his eyes, floating in the nutrient tank, with countless blue lines of light connecting his heart to the mech's limbs.

"Mech link complete."

The blue light went out, and a notification sound rang.

Roderick's dark gaze suddenly changed.

He now has a body a hundred meters tall, the vision of a mecha, and surging power in his limbs.

The energy provided by the energy stone is abundant and seems inexhaustible.

Roderick exhaled softly, instantly releasing the shovel spear from his bones.

The massive spear swept across, its powerful force instantly sending several female soldiers flying.

An inch longer, an inch stronger—the female insects present were the first to see the stag beetle's weapon.

It was a weapon even longer than a mecha, over 150 meters long, with three ends and six sections, resembling a giant Y-shaped gun.

Even the 100-meter-tall mechs looked much thinner next to the weapons.

When the Zerg's bodies are fused with mechs, their telekinetic weapons, like the mechs, will grow to enormous sizes.

The Zerg, wielding a mantis blade, a bee sting, and giant pincers, was taken aback by the sight of such a massive spear.

In stark contrast, their weapons suddenly appear as cute, cartoonish versions of children's weapons, which is quite amusing.

Many of the Zerg's eyes turned blood red.

They leaped through the air, roaring as they soared into the sky, and exploded towards Roderick.

"Clang!"

The silent universe erupted with a tremendous explosion.

After Roderick knocked the female insect away, he didn't even pause. He immediately threw out his spear, then stretched out his arms, and countless cannons shot out from the launch pod, providing suppressive fire!

The hundreds of female insects facing Roderick were forced back hundreds of steps by the artillery fire.

When the gun emplacement was at rest, the long guns returned from afar.

Wherever the spear passed, it was as if it were being cleaved by a sharp blade. Mechs that couldn't dodge in time were unsurprisingly cut in two.

At that very moment.

A Zergling, known for its extremely strong defense, suddenly darted out from behind Roderick.

In team combat, the Snail Mech was followed by three or four Mantis Mechs.

Without blinking or pausing, Roderick leaped up and stomped three times with overwhelming force.

"Bang!"

The snail-like ground beetle's hard shell was instantly and deeply embedded. Even with the psychic power of the insectoid race, it was destined to be torn to pieces.

The defensive Zerg were instantly defeated.

Inside the black and orange mecha.

James roared excitedly.

This is a snail beetle! And it just broke like that!

"Roderick is awesome! Keep it up!"

Inside the nutrient tank, Roderick kept his eyes closed, his face remaining calm.

In ancient times, the snail, Clothback, was an essential part of the diet of its shovel tribe.

far away.

Zerg Starfield Edge

The massive and imposing fleet of warships was bustling with activity.

Many female soldiers watched the content displayed on the huge screen and exclaimed how exciting it was.

Holy crap! A solo show by the shovel tribe?

—That's incredible! The Shovel Clan is incredible!

—A 100-meter-long mech, a 100-meter-long spear. But what about the most advanced mech?

—Wow! Now that you say it, the shovel tribe is getting even more awesome.

—Are you illiterate? What kind of description is that?

—Insect droppings! That was so exhilarating! A one-man army!

—The snail's armor was completely shredded, and the mantises behind him could no longer get close.

—Nonsense, the shovel tribe's weapons are five times longer than the mantis tribe's.

—An inch longer, an inch stronger; an inch shorter, an inch more dangerous. The Mantis Clan has a chance to launch a sneak attack.

—Wait, I remember there were Titans among the recruits? Where are the Titans? How do the Titans compare to the Stags?

The female soldiers who had been watching the spectacle began searching for traces of the Titan on the battlefield.

Titan longhorn beetle, also known as giant beetle.

Their height is generally around 2.3 meters, much taller than that of ordinary female insects.

He is known for his immense strength and sharp hand chop.

However, many female soldiers around rolled their eyes when they heard the word "Titan".

—Bullshit, that coward Titan is probably hiding in the shadows watching the artillery display right now.

—I bet he's somewhere lounging around fantasizing about picking up a male insect like Roderick.

The Titan longhorn beetle family consists of gentle, shy females who seem to lack the instinct to attack.

The entire clan hides in the shadows all day, their minds filled with thoughts of the male insect.

Although the females are all love-struck, the Titan Longhorn Beetles are still despised by the rest of the insectoid race; they're too spineless, just big, dumb idiots.

In the undercurrents of the universe, the Zerg are constantly being eliminated.

Fortunately, the Zerg are powerful enough; their bodies are even tougher than mechs.

After the mechs shatter, they will detach from them and board the transport ship above space.

The female insects' assault on Roderick continued unabated.

The Zerg have always enjoyed challenging stronger opponents.

Inside the black and orange mecha.

James, who was in control of the firepower, offered a reminder:

"Roderick, we're running low on energy, only 20% left."

Upon hearing this, Roderick didn't stop. He immediately raised his left knee and rammed out, swiftly and cleanly finding the enemy mech's energy bay.

With a loud bang.

The energy capsule flew out.

Without hesitation, Roderick grabbed the energy tank and pressed it onto his backup energy tank.

"Well done, Roderick! Mech energy boosted to 86%."

Five hours later.

The battle has reached a fever pitch.

The female insects inevitably clashed, and their fighting escalated to the point of mutual attacks, no longer targeting only Roderick.

Roderick had a chance to catch his breath.

At this moment, inside the black and orange mech, the nutrient solution in the nutrient tank had dropped by 1/3.

Roderick could only curl up in the nutrient solution.

Two hours later.

On the battlefield, only Roderick's mech remained.

The black and orange mech was in a terrible state, and countless mech fragments and broken arms floated around it.

Sharp steel bars and wires protrude from the outside; all three million mechs are now unusable and beyond repair.

At this moment, a notification sound will play:

[Congratulations to Roderick James of Squad 754 for winning the title of Top Recruit!]

"Yes! We won!" James put down the console and celebrated loudly.

Roderick, curled up inside the nutrient tank, smiled as well.

But their happiness didn't last long, as the broadcast continued:

[First Exploration Legion, warships, heed my command, begin cleaning up the battlefield and calculating the cost of damaged old mechs.]

The new recruit champion will be responsible for the procurement costs of the next batch of recruit mechs; this cost will be initially covered by the First Exploration Legion.

James looked puzzled.

"Are you kidding me? The reward for victory is a huge debt?"

Roderick woke up excitedly from the jar, his face full of black lines. What on earth was going on?