Luo Xiaoli lowered her head and tied her shoelaces. At the same time, she took off her windproof gray jacket, revealing the tactical vest she was wearing underneath. Her back was smooth and shapely, especially when she lowered her head, her muscles were taut, and her back was as beautiful as a painting.
The temperature wasn't low as summer approached, and Luo Xiaoli didn't feel cold at all. She took off the hair tie from her wrist and tied her hair into a high ponytail, exposing her swan-like elegant neck to the air.
Putting on the gloves she used for practicing swordsmanship, she twisted her neck, stretched her muscles, and did push-ups on the ground.
In the distance, Adela, who was in a similar situation, went even further, taking off her clothes and starting pull-ups to stretch out all her muscles and reach her best condition.
Upon receiving the order, the trainees immediately got to work without any delay and began preparations.
When practicing swordsmanship, the clothes provided by the Federation for Zhao Xuerou and her colleagues are lightweight, highly protective, and have excellent sweat-wicking properties, somewhat similar to sports vests.
Soon, a thin layer of sweat appeared on the girls' foreheads, sliding down their cheeks and dripping onto their necks or into their private parts.
Wan Xingyan glanced at his watch, timed it precisely, waited a short while, and then raised his hand.
"Ten minutes are up! Who wants to be first?"
"I'll do it!"
"I!"
The two people who shouted at the same time turned their heads. It was Luo Xiaoli and Adela. Their eyes met, and sparks flew instantly. Neither of them was willing to be outdone.
"I'm calling on Luo Xiaoli to go first. Go up the ladder, and once the cockpit opens, enter and establish a mental link with Number Four. Try to control the mech. If the mental link isn't established within five minutes, you'll fail the test!"
"clear!"
"Come on, prepare the ladder!"
Wan Xingyan shouted behind him.
Upon hearing the noise, the staff in the mecha testing room immediately lowered the ladder.
Luo Xiaoli walked over step by step, with countless eyes watching her from behind, their emotions including worry, envy, and resentment.
After stepping onto the cloud ladder, the gate closed, and the adaptive zipline on the track carried her upwards, and the speed increased. Standing in the center, Luo Xiaoli could even hear the "whooshing" sound of the wind.
She didn't look down at the people who were gradually shrinking to the size of ants; she guessed that the houses would also turn into tiny matchboxes, and then become smaller and smaller until they were no longer visible.
Luo Xiaoli's heart was not at peace. She really wanted to see what the inside of the War Maiden was like, because this magnificent mecha was made by her beloved, so it should be perfect, just like Jiang Cheng himself.
Having such an excellent boyfriend, she felt a sense of shared honor and shame.
So now all her attention is on the War Maiden who is just a few meters away from the cloud ladder.
Turn around, and you'll be facing its steel body.
She ascended rapidly along the track, observing the fluidity of every line on the hundred-meter-long mech, which resembled an artist's sculpture.
This is the beauty of technology from the future.
What should the interior of a Valkyrie be like?
She grew increasingly curious. By now, she had risen to chest height, nearly two hundred meters above the ground. She could even see the distant mountain ranges, the highest peak in the Arctic, covered in pure white snow with occasional large, exposed gray rocks, perhaps the work of wind and snow.
"Report: Test student number one is less than 30 meters from the hatch."
"receive!"
On the ground, Wan Xingyan responded after receiving the message, and the voice in the report was clearly heard by the other students. They stared at the walkie-talkie in the instructor's hand, and unconsciously, they became nervous.
"Report, test student number one has reached the cockpit door and requests control of the door."
"allow!"
Luo Xiaoli had just reached the position below the War Maiden's throat when she saw a groove nearly three meters long with clearly cut lines around it. Within seconds, the hatch quickly sank inward, revealing a rectangular, door-like space. The sensor at the top detected the presence of someone on the ladder, and a cold, mechanical voice rang out.
"Student number one, please look up. Number four needs to verify your identity."
Luo Xiaoli obediently did as she was told.
"Test complete. Student number one from the Federal Mech Academy, please enter!"
A passageway extended from the bottom of the hatch, leading directly to the top of the ladder. With a somewhat apprehensive feeling, she stepped into the cockpit of the War Maiden.
The instant you enter.
Luo Xiaoli couldn't describe the feelings in her heart.
Above her head was a hot, bubble-like object emitting light, a light unlike any artificial light she had ever seen before, giving her the feeling of "the sun"! Yes, it was this kind of light with a slight warmth.
There was a pleasant smell in the air, a slightly cold, mechanical smell that turned extremely cold after being heated, a clean smell that killed all bacteria.
Look around.
The mechanical pipes are intricate and embedded in transparent thin steel glass, like the blood vessels of this steel body. When powered, pale blue specks of light pass through the pipes and are delivered to every part of its body.
The very center position is the core of the War Maiden. It uses bionic technology, with a brain-like system assisting the human body in completing those difficult movements. Whatever the person does in the cockpit, the War Maiden can imitate it perfectly.
It has more than a dozen nerve lines of varying sizes that connect to neurons in the human brain, and a thick suction cup attached to the spine.
Everything in this cockpit is futuristic and technologically advanced, and it even has an emergency landing escape pod that ejects the people inside in the most critical moments. Its rigidity is among the best in the world.
The Valkyries can even breathe the same air as humans.
This is all thanks to a mediator; otherwise, steel objects would never be as flexible as humans. This mediator is Jiangcheng's patented "brain-like" technology.
In Luo Xiaoli's eyes, above the huge throne, a transparent bubble floated. This bubble was the most advanced technology developed in Jiangcheng, and it was linked to the consciousness of the brain-like system.
The wonder of it goes without saying.
Luo Xiaoli walked over and touched the soft bubble with her hand. Caught off guard, she was immediately swallowed up. Just as she was about to fall into the floating bubble where she didn't know where to step, a part of her body suddenly floated up and lifted half of her body up.
She sat down, and a small throne automatically rose up beneath her.
She reached out, and a knife instantly formed in her hand.
It's a miracle!
It turns out that this bubble is an outward manifestation of brain-like structures, an extension of artificial neuron modules!
"Student number one has entered. Report their name and whether you are ready to connect."
The mechanical sound rang in my ears.
She took a deep breath.
"Luo Xiaoli, initiate the connection!"
"Building neural pathways! Contacting the driver's neurons! Connecting to the spine! Number Four and Luo Xiaoli are 99.99% compatible! Connection complete!"
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