Xia Shizhao, who was testing the mecha's agility, felt a warmth on her shoulder as something heavy clung to her. She called out with a mix of familiarity and exasperation, "Little Tiger, why are you so clingy..."

He pulled Xiaohu off his neck, hugged him, and poked him. "Why hasn't Ye Qiuling come back to pick you up yet? I've been busy for more than half a month and haven't seen her. Tomorrow is the New Year, and I was hoping she would come to test our compatibility, but she's been too busy."

After saying that, Xia Shizhao tugged at Xiao Hu's face.

Xiao Hu's ears twitched, and it jumped off Xia Shizhao's arms. There was nothing dangerous in the house, so Xia Shizhao simply let it be and continued to adjust the mecha for the final check.

She'll come tomorrow if she doesn't come today, and she won't test it during the New Year holiday. She wants to give herself a break; there's no rush with the mecha anyway.

bite.

The personal terminal went off.

'I'm back. I can bring Xiaohu home now.'

Xia Shizhao curled his lip upon seeing the message.

Master of timing.

Xia Shizhao scooped up the little tiger that was about to attack him outside the door, and skillfully walked to the door and pressed the button.

Upon seeing the visitor, he said, "Perfect timing! I made something for you, come and try it out."

He then waved for people to follow.

Ye Qiuling, who was standing at the door, obediently followed behind her and went with her to the research lab.

Upon entering, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes as he gazed at the mecha.

Xia Shizhao took a peek at the mecha, her tone smug, her chin slightly raised, looking at it with satisfaction: "It was custom-made for you. Even my teacher might not be able to make a mecha of this caliber."

She spent almost half a year on the meticulous work, investing at least 10 billion yuan in total, just to make this one machine; she really went all out.

Because Ye Qiuling has a high combat power, Xia Shizhao used all rare materials, and the accuracy and flexibility of the weapons were fully developed. In addition, he had been sparring with Ye Qiuling for so long that he was familiar with her moves and had also enhanced them.

Xia Shizhao walked up to the mecha, patted it, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Ye Qiuling triumphantly, "Want to try it out at the training ground? You'll definitely be satisfied."

Seeing her expression, Ye Qiuling chuckled and nodded gently: "Okay, I'm looking forward to it."

— Half an hour later at the training ground.

At Xia Shizhao's prompting, Ye Qiuling placed her palm on the mecha's chest.

'Beep, data loading, data entry, pupil scan, full-body scan... Please wait ten seconds... Data successfully acquired.'

The mecha, over three meters tall, knelt on one knee, its head slightly lowered. "Hello, I am codename 01."

It was very intelligent, but not unexpected. What surprised Ye Qiuling was the robot's voice.

Xia Shizhao coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed: "Um... I wrote the program, but I was too lazy to write the voice, so I used my own. You can change it yourself later."

After saying that, Xia Shizhao wiggled his toes in annoyance. It was all his fault for being too lazy to listen to it back then; now it sounded a bit embarrassing.

"It's okay, I like it very much."

After Ye Qiuling finished speaking, she entered the operating room.

He sat up and glanced at the control panel.

Click the switch, and the energy tank emits a faint glow.

"The purified insectoid crystal cores are quite beautiful," Ye Qiuling thought to herself.

'Inject mental energy to bind.'

Two patch-like objects fell from above the mecha, and Ye Qiuling skillfully fixed them to the sides of her temples to output her mental energy.

He moved his body slightly.

The enormous mech moved nimbly in response.

Xia Shizhao looked at the agile mecha and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

It's not that she's narcissistic, she's just really amazing.

She seems to have a natural talent for mechanical things. There are some principles she doesn't really understand, but her intuition tells her what to do, and then she succeeds.

It doesn't seem like talent; it's like something I haven't completely forgotten from a past life.

Xia Shizhao secretly complained, but she had never been exposed to anything mechanical in her previous life.

Standing in the safe zone, a deafening roar echoed in my ears.

Xia Shizhao looked towards Ye Qiuling's location. Dust filled the air, and when it settled, only ruins remained.

A black mech stood silently in the sky.

Xia Shizhao's lips twitched slightly as he realized the situation. No, boss.

Mech training grounds are usually located in the suburbs because mechs are highly destructive and the protection measures are very good. However, the suburbs are not desolate wilderness; there are still plants and mountains there.

Ye Qiuling pierced through them all.

A flock of crows flew overhead.

Standing straight in place, Xia Shizhao stared speechlessly at Ye Qiuling's mecha.

Seeing the horrific scene below, Ye Qiuling, inside the mecha, awkwardly touched her nose.

Wow, that's quite powerful, and she hasn't even used her full strength yet.

The venue manager stood beside Xia Shizhao with a blank expression.

Xia Shizhao smiled as he looked at the staff member who looked utterly devastated. "Don't worry, Ye Shang will compensate you."

The staff member shook his head expertly, "It's alright, General Ye paid off the compensation a long time ago."

She hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Finally, I couldn't help but complain, "You should advise General Ye to find a different place to blast things. We have to repair it every time. This is the third time. She's almost blown up all the nearby mountains."

Xia Shizhao nodded with a smile, inwardly thinking, "They've already paid all the money, they're just trying to take advantage of you. If you go and bomb someone else's land, you'll have to pay compensation."

After sending the people away, Xia Shizhao stood below and watched Ye Qiuling control the mecha flying in the air for a while.

Then he waved his hand, signaling Ye Qiuling that she could come down.

The mecha landed steadily as Xia Shizhao walked over, grinning as he asked, "How's it going? Is it easy to use?"

"Very smooth."

Ye Qiuling nodded with great satisfaction. She was too afraid to try attacking again, but she had no problem doing a set of military gymnastics in the air.

"I guarantee I'll be safe with my money."

Xia Shizhao suddenly turned around on the spot and started running happily, his ponytail swaying with the movement.

"Okay! Time for the holiday, going home for dinner~ Bye-bye." Xia Shizhao turned to Ye Qiuling with a smile, "General, you guys go on duty now, thanks for your hard work, hehe, I'll send you New Year's greetings, bye-bye~"

Ye Qiuling shrugged helplessly at the slight delight in Xia Shizhao's tone.

no way.

They don't have holidays; they've used up all their annual leave on their own.

After watching the person leave, Ye Qiuling stood there lost in thought.

Tsk, he didn't even ask someone to give him a ride.

What a waste.

So he contacted his subordinates to come and pick him up.

She can't just fly back in her mecha; you can't fly a mecha over the city without permission.