Chapter 235
Chapter 235
It was already early morning when KID and his friends returned to the KID base after shopping in the mall. The rear storage compartment of Jiang Simiao's hovercraft was full, and some of them had been scheduled to be delivered directly to the new base in the suburbs.
Shen Xingtang hadn't rested yet in the early morning. As soon as she came out of the maintenance room, she received a huge bill from Huo Yan. Her eyebrows twitched. Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao's bill even included four sets of bed sheets.
KID and several mecha masters stood in a row in the training room, Jiang Simiao sat beside them holding a cup of coffee and yawning.
"I can understand buying two sets of sheets to exchange." Shen Xingtang pointed at the sheets and said, "Buy four sets? Did our money come from the wind?"
Ji Qingfeng said earnestly, "Sister Tang, the group purchase price is 20 sets or more before the discount, so we can only buy more. It's not cost-effective to buy individually!"
"What about this?" Shen Xingtang: "Smart locker?"
Lin Yao: "This is a set of eight with a 30% discount."
Shen Xingtang began to have a headache. He asked these idiots to go out and buy furniture, but they all bought cheap and discounted items. Not only did they buy them, but they also bought them in sets if the quantity was not enough.
Jiang Simiao advised, "It's okay. If you buy more, you can use them to decorate other staff dormitories. There will be many new people coming to the new base this time."
Shen Xingtang didn't mean to scold them, she just felt that these brats were deceived by the tempting and addictive discount marketing in the shopping mall. She thought, forget it, let them have fun together, waved her hand and sent them to rest.
"Xingtang, you can't worry about everything. Sometimes you just have to let them go." Jiang Simiao said.
Shen Xingtang looked at the bill and the cargo list: "Virtual warehouse??? Who bought this?"
Jiang Simiao said, "It was You Su who paid for it. Everyone bought one."
Shen Xingtang: "Spending money lavishly! This is not the way to spend money! The virtual warehouse in the mall is 30% more expensive than the manufacturer's purchase price!"
Jiang Simiao: "...That's indeed a loss, you can talk about him later."
Shen Xingtang: "You're not going to tell me?"
Jiang Simiao: "I dare not say."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Shen Xingtang couldn't bear to see her family suffer, so she put the bill aside and let Jiang Simiao settle it. The rest was to settle other things. After the mecha was handed over to the Dawn Alliance for repair, what they needed to consider in the next few days was actually the subsequent relocation and new weapon testing. "The list of maintenance technicians will be confirmed in a few days, and you need to recruit more people to help you share the miscellaneous work. If you recruit more people, the various operations of the base will also have to keep up."
The purchased items can only be temporarily placed in the warehouse and taken away when moving.
It was already a bit late in the early morning for Ying Chenlin. When he arrived at the dormitory door, he found a neatly arranged package placed right in front of him.
He didn't buy anything.
Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao were just passing by carrying things, and when they saw Ying Chenlin standing at the door, they asked a question.
Lin Yao said, "Oh, that package. Brother You just went to get it. He said it was for you, so I left it at the door for you."
Ying Chenlin paused, "For me?"
Lin Yao: "It seems so. He was just called away by Sister Tang and didn't have time to tell you."
Ying Chenlin had no choice but to move his things back to the dormitory, and when he opened them he found that they were all clothes... He wondered if You Su had made a mistake, so he had no choice but to send You Su a message. He only received a reply after he took a shower.
The other party popped up a call and said, "The items are in universal sizes, buy one get one free in the store, I can't wear them, and you can't return them if you don't accept them."
"It didn't cost much, so just wear whatever you want."
Ying Chenlin saw the dozen or so sets of clothes opened at his feet and said, "I can't wear them all."
You Su lazily responded, "Change your clothes. Aren't you going to buy clothes during the day?"
When Ying Chenlin heard this, he had no choice but to say, "Thank you, Brother You."
After the two of them talked for a while, Ying Chenlin had to put the clothes aside and looked up the prices of a few pieces of clothing.
——It was ten times more expensive than the discounted version he and Lin Yao bought.
"Buy one get one free, doesn't it mean you get the same size?" Ying Chenlin asked Yuan in a low voice.
Yuan's key lit up, "Hmm."
In the opposite room, You Su hung up the phone, threw the computer aside, and kicked another package into the corner.
He closed the information about Kronos he had just received and pinched his brows.
Theo said, “Did you just communicate with Shen Lin?”
You Su didn't respond, "Are you full of energy?"
“You and Shen Lin are just separated by a door, why are you talking on the phone?”
Theo was halfway through his speech when he saw the page on Yousu's optical computer. "Is that ugly thing still alive?"
"Wei Changyang is investigating, but the results are not out yet." You Su threw the laptop onto the bed and said in a slightly cold voice, "It'd better die."
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KID returned to Sirius and had a lot to deal with.
The announcement of the quota for the Star Domain Competition by the Dawn Galaxy has led to more and more people paying attention to KID on the Star Internet. There were even people lurking at the door of KID's base. The news that the mecha technicians went out to buy discounted goods even became a hot search. He also received condolences from Zhao Lejie of the brother base, Jifeng.
"It's obvious that they don't know how to live." Ji Qingfeng said, "Do you know what it means to be frugal and manage the household?"
Lin Yao: "Old Zhao is rich!"
Ying Chenlin didn't pay attention to these things. The dividends from the online store were transferred to his account. Last time, he transferred the money for buying clothes to You Su, but the other party confiscated it. He was a person who couldn't sit still. He couldn't enter the maintenance room or the training room... The next day, he was taken out to play by KID's people.
These days, he and KID and a few others visited Sirius all over, went to the shopping mall, and also went to the materials market, and bought a lot of things.
A lot of materials were also collected, which were used to modify Yuan and Theo and adjust the adaptability of the mecha.
Ying Chenlin was allowed to enter the maintenance room two days later. Once he was allowed to enter the maintenance room, the first thing he went to check out was the condition of several S-class weapons that were developed with the assistance of Grandpa Gu and engineers from Jianheng Company during the Star Alliance mission. °This°work°is°made by°
Those energy crystals all have known powers. The energy crystals obtained during the Star Alliance mission have not yet been used for weapon design, but the energy crystal weapons obtained in the contaminated area and the Star Conference have been completed. With the help of Boss Zhou from Jianheng, the weapon forging process is faster than before, and now it has entered the testing stage... As long as the Dawn Galaxy expedites the review, the weapons can be used in the Star Domain Competition.
There are a total of 8 weapons in this batch, which were forged from the supernatural crystals they had purchased at the auction when they went to the Xingxiu Club before.
"Among this batch of weapons, there are relatively more control weapons and control-release weapons." Grandpa Gu took Ying Chenlin to the weapon display rack and retrieved some information. "The shield dissolving weapon made by the sea coral energy crystal is the easiest to make. According to your original plan, we made it all according to the data of Huo Yan's shield swallowing, and made a shield-type reactive weapon that can dissolve attacks."
The special ability of Sea Coral is [Dissolution]. Ying Chenlin designed it according to Huo Yan's idea of Devouring Shield and created an ablation shield that can dissolve long-range attacks and decompose close-range attacks. The essence of this shield is to decompose energy. When long-range shells hit the shield, their power will be quickly decomposed. The energy-gathering effect on the weapons of melee mechas will also be cancelled when it hits the shield, thus dissolving some attacks while defending.
Grandpa Gu: "Huo Yan is very good at using these. Give him your shield. He can use it better than the Devouring Shield."
Ying Chenlin knew that Huo Yan was a mecha master who could flexibly use even a half-shield like the Anti-Injury Shield. The Anti-Injury Shield had limited defense, but this Dissolution Shield could provide a more comprehensive defense. "The Sea Coral was originally prepared for him."
In addition to the sea coral's shield weapons, there is also a functional weapon with earth attribute [space force field].
It was one of the special energy crystals left by Chenlin's father. The space force field is a weapon for adjusting gravity. It can be controlled at close range and can support and adjust the flight speed of the mecha at long range. This weapon is for Lin Yao to use.
After reading this, Ying Chenlin focused on the green dandelions and sirens in the distance.
The two weapons have been completed and are currently being tested, and the progress is going smoothly.
"There is one more thing. This dual-attribute supernatural crystal weapon of ice and water." Grandpa Gu brought Ying Chenlin to a half-finished weapon in the back. "When you said you wanted to use these weapons as a set, you considered the result of pairing weapons with the same attributes, right? The use range of this type of weapon is relatively narrow, and the attack capability of this set of weapons is not strong."
The green dandelion is a wood-attributed supernatural crystal, the siren is a water-attributed one, and the dual-attribute weapon in front of him is an ice- and water-attributed supernatural crystal with zero degrees and a deep water ball. Judging from the functional effects of the five known weapons, it is obvious that KID will try a weapon system with wood and water control as the core in the future.
During the galaxy ranking competition, KID suffered from the lack of weapon matching, such as Jifeng's lightning system and YDS's dual control system of lightning and water. Matching suitable weapons in the contaminated areas of different scenarios can achieve twice the result with half the effort. KID left the Dawn Galaxy to face the better-prepared strong teams in the First Star Domain. It is very likely that the opponents he encounters will all be of the same level as Jifeng and YDS.
The mecha pilot's operation is the main reason, but they cannot resolve the crisis every time by operation. The combination of weapons can have an enhanced effect.
Grandpa Gu remembered Ying Chenlin's considerations when he designed the weapons. He originally thought that the weapons he designed would be powerfully matched with a certain series of attribute effects, but now it seems that Ying Chenlin did not have this plan.
"I have previously studied team competitions in other star regions. There are actually two types of weapon lineups." Ying Chenlin looked at the data of the weapons in front of him and continued, "One is a set of weapons such as pure water and pure fire, and the other is a chain combination based on the function of each weapon."
KID's previous set of weapons was a chain combination, centered on Yousu's wind attribute and Luxi's enhanced cannon, considering functional coordination and then attribute matching. KID has a very special feature, that is, his style as a mecha warrior is prominent and he has a very obvious personal style. Except for Huo Yan and Lu Xi who have high coordination, the combat habits of others have different rhythmic effects.
Ying Chenlin had worked at KID in his previous life. During that period, KID's mecha divisions were a team that was good at group battles and had strong coordination, which was a completely different style from the current KID. KID has just started in this life, and rebirth brings more variables. The mecha master from the previous life may not reunite with KID... The weapons he designed for KID's mecha master before cannot be given to the current KID step by step.
You Su's rhythm is the most difficult to grasp. Lin Yao is aggressive and has a fast pace, while Ji Qingfeng is cautious and has a slower pace.
Precisely because the mecha masters who are responsible for the main output have different styles, if KID is forced to adopt a single wind-based combination, it will easily make KID's characteristics disappear... and disrupt the mecha master's combat habits. Ying Chenlin didn't want to pursue a stronger weapon combination. He wanted to design a weapon that could maximize the effectiveness of KID's strange rhythm.
Grandpa Gu said, "Wood and Water are good together...but your remaining three weapons, apart from their functionality, are difficult to coordinate with them, and may even contradict them."
Ying Chenlin and You Su have distinct personal styles. Ying Chenlin likes to use fire weapons, while You Su likes to use wind weapons. Wind weapons are better suited to them. Fire weapons are incompatible with wood and water weapons, and it is difficult for teammates to provide him with effective assistance.
KID's resources have indeed increased, and everything can be fast, except for weapons, which can only progress slowly with KID.
The weapon styles designed by Ying Chenlin are all based on the mecha pilot's operating habits. The KID mecha pilot's adaptation speed is already very fast, but running-in and training take time, and it is not possible to quickly reach the proficiency of the previous set of weapons every time a new weapon is replaced.
This is also what Grandpa Gu is worried about.
The reason is that they can produce the weapons, but will the mecha masters have enough time to train them?
The mecha masters are considering training, and those who design and forge them are thinking about how to enable the mecha masters to quickly master the new weapons.
Seeing Ying Chenlin walking to a deeper position, there were three weapons placed there.
"It's precisely because it's difficult to assist that they can't guess what weapons we want to use." Ying Chenlin's eyes fell on the three weapons in front of him, two fire-attribute weapons and one wind-lightning-attribute weapon. "I mean I want to make these into a set, but there's more... I want to design weapons with multiple cores."
Grandpa Gu followed Ying Chenlin's line of sight and looked at the three semi-finished products. The outermost one was a fire shield weapon... and further inside were two weapons with special appearances, one of which was a cannon weapon, and the other one looked like a cannon but was not a cannon. It was more like an ancient weapon common in ancient China [bow].
"KID is a weapon with a distinct personal style. Except for the tank mecha, which is difficult to become the core, our other five mechas can all become the core of KID."
Ying Chenlin has a lot of ideas, and these ideas can only be further developed after KID's arsenal is perfected. He has discussed tactics with Jiang Simiao before, and after the Galaxy Tournament, a certain feeling became stronger and stronger. "Luxi is very strong. She can keep up with the rhythm of Yousu. We have gone through a three-party support flow centered on her before. She is the core of control and plays a multi-line parallel role."
"During the Star Alliance mission this time, I heard Brother Huo talk about GBK Captain Claude's assassination style of play. Qingfeng is cautious in attacking, so we can play an assassination style with him as the center." Ying Chenlin's eyes fell on the Siren Energy Crystal, "There is also Lin Yao's melee fast attack, You Su's long-range fast attack... In addition, there is also a sustaining style with medical care as the core."
The most feared thing for a team battle mecha lineup is having its style studied and its core targeted for breakthrough.
This is also one of the most difficult parts of team battles. If one person is targeted, the entire team may suffer.
Ying Chenlin felt that if KID wanted to move beyond the First Star Region, the most important thing was to strengthen its core diversity.
In the tactical field, it means moving from single-core to dual-core... to a more perfect multi-core.
This idea is difficult, and Ying Chenlin doesn't know if it can be realized, but he always feels that it can be realized. "If it doesn't work this season, then next season, there is still a lot of time."
Grandpa Gu looked at the young man in front of him and smiled kindly: "We really don't understand tactics. Don't worry, we will put all the design drafts into forging as soon as possible, and export the models for you to train as soon as possible."
"One more thing." Grandpa Gu suddenly stopped and said, "Should we take advantage of this repair to complete Theo's modification design all at once?"
"Theo, I'll do it myself." Ying Chenlin said, "I'll coordinate the time."
Not only Theo, but Yuan also needs to be modified as soon as possible. In the upcoming Star Domain Competition, we must strive to have both S-class machines on the field.
A few days after Ying Chenlin returned to the maintenance room, the base in the suburbs was ready and all KID members were about to embark on a one-day moving journey.
Shen Xingtang had no plans to rent out the basement of the KID Building in the center of Area A. He intended to leave it as a temporary base for the mecha technicians, Grandpa Gu and others who stayed in the bustling center, so that they would have a place to stay here in the future. In addition, the parts market of Jianheng Company was getting bigger and bigger, and with the KID Building as the center, they had begun to expand the research center outward, transferring most of the research industries here.
On the day of moving, Boss Zhou specially lent Jianheng's super-large storage suspension vehicle to Shen Xingtang. At dawn in the morning, Shen Xingtang woke up the mecha technicians who were sleeping soundly. Ying Chenlin went to bed early and got up early. When Shen Xingtang called people, he had already started to clean up the room. The others were sleeping soundly, so she could only call them one by one.
Jiang Simiao knocked on the door repeatedly with a steamed bun on his head. Seeing Ying Chenlin waiting in the corridor early, he said, "Chenlin, go call You Su."
Ying Chenlin was slightly stunned: "Should I go?"
Jiang Simiao lifted Lin Yao's quilt and threw the door card to Ying Chenlin, "These guys are too lazy to stay in bed, I have to deal with them first."
A special door card was stuffed in Ying Chenlin's hand. Seeing that Jiang Simiao and Huo Yan were still busy calling people, Shen Xingtang's urging voice came from across the corridor, so he could only go and call You Su.
When the door opened, the bedroom was dark.
Ying Chenlin walked lightly and saw from a distance that there was a bulge in the bedroom quilt.
The mecha key placed near the bedside table lit up, and Theo seemed to greet it in a friendly manner.
The noise outside didn't seem to affect his rest. Compared to Ji Qingfeng's obvious snoring, You Su's room was too quiet.
From a distance, I saw a man sleeping with his back naked, and the thin blanket only covered his waist.
Just as Ying Chenlin approached and was about to call for help, the man glanced over. There was a hint of coldness in his sharp gaze, as if he had just woken up. He paused and his eyes met You Su's.
"It's time to move things." Ying Chenlin said.
You Su looked at him, turned over and sat up, his eyes fixed on Ying Chenlin, and said in a hoarse voice: "Is it time?"
"It's time." Ying Chenlin took a step back unconsciously.
You Su sneered, "Do I eat people?"
Cannibalism? Ying Chenlin tilted his head and saw You Su's eyes, which were slightly bright in the dim light. He then looked down and saw the other's Adam's apple rolling.
"I don't eat people." Ying Chenlin avoided his gaze slightly, and his attention inexplicably fell on the mental power scattered around him. He took a half step back and walked back. His eyes inadvertently fell on the other person's body. The abdominal muscles on his waist seemed to move. He looked up along the abdominal muscles, and his gaze seemed to be always on You Su.
There was silence between the two for half a minute, and You Su suddenly asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Look at you." Ying Chenlin paused and slightly avoided his gaze, "...When do you get up?"
After a while, You Suo flipped over the thin blanket, got up from the other side of the bed and went to the bathroom.
After seeing the man leave, Ying Chenlin was still looking at the bed, with some muscle textures vaguely emerging in his mind.
"Chen Lin." Yuan asked doubtfully, "Spiritual power."
Ying Chenlin paused, came back to his senses and touched his waist, "It's a little hot."
There was no precise calculation. It was not the first time that You Su was naked in front of him. This was the first time that he did not calculate the other person's body data... but instead looked at the abdominal muscles of a same-sex friend.
Yuan explained: "Your body temperature has risen by 0.2 degrees. You are sweating."
"It's stuffy, I'm going out." Ying Chenlin noticed the temperature of the constant temperature system as he walked out.
——The temperature in You Su’s room was two degrees lower than his room.
There was the sound of running water in the bathroom. When Ying Chenlin was about to go outside to wait for You Su, he heard the other person's voice from the bathroom: "Ying Chenlin, help me get some clothes from the closet."
Ying Chenlin was suddenly stopped and looked towards the closet, where the clothes were still hanging. "Which one do you want?"
"Whatever." You Su.
Ying Chenlin had no choice but to find a gray shirt that You Su had worn before in the closet. When his peripheral vision fell on the side, he saw an unopened package. The appearance of the package was the same as the package piled at the door of his room yesterday.
He looked at the package for a while, took his clothes and went to the bathroom, "I got you a gray one--"
You Su was bending over the sink with him on his back. The scar on his back was particularly obvious under the light. Ying Chenlin just approached, and the wet hand beside him reached out to take it and accidentally grabbed Ying Chenlin's wrist.
Soon, his hand loosened and took away the clothes in Ying Chenlin's hand.
You Su's face was full of water, and his hair was wet. "Thanks. I'll take a shower later."
Ying Chenlin nodded, "Then I'll go out and wait for you."
After the man left, You Su became quiet. He stared at the running water in front of him and washed his face again.
You Su didn't say anything, Ying Chenlin had already returned to the corridor.
In the distance, Jiang Simiao had dealt with Lin Yao and had already entered Ji Qingfeng's room. Noisy sounds could be heard from them one after another.
The corridor is unobstructed, the ventilation system is operating normally, and there is a slight cool breeze.
Ying Chenlin lowered his head and looked at the few drops of water on his left wrist. The touch of the other person's hand seemed to still linger on his skin.
"Did he do it on purpose?" Ying Chenlin asked.
Yuan paused for a moment, seemingly not understanding what the owner meant, "What?"
Ying Chenlin didn't ask any more questions. He looked at his left hand for a while, and after a few seconds he wiped off the water stains on it.
I got up at seven in the morning, and it was already past ten when I packed my things and set off.
In the large transport truck, Shen Xingtang sat in the front and emphasized the concept of time, while Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao were scolded directly.
Ying Chenlin didn't need to be scolded, and found a seat at the back after getting on the bus.
Not long after I sat down, the person sitting in front of me who was being scolded handed me a nutritional supplement. "Breakfast."
Ying Chenlin took it from You Su. The bottle was warm and tasted of honey.
"Eat after training." Shen Xingtang saw two people picking up nutritional supplements. _
Lin Yao: "You were very gentle to us a few days ago and even gave us money to go shopping."
Ji Qingfeng: "Women are fickle."
Shen Xingtang: “…”
The news of KID moving to a new base had already spread on the Star Network, and several other mecha bases also sent housewarming gifts. Upon arriving at the new base, Lin Yao could only recognize the place where he usually fired cannons. There was also a newly built mecha field nearby, which meant that he could fire cannons at the door in the future.
"Great." Lin Yao happily checked in with his luggage, walking around the new base, "Chen Lin, are we going to set off a blast later?"
Ying Chenlin shook his head and said, "I'll go to the new maintenance room to take a look."
The new employees, the KID mecha technicians, moved in first. The dormitory area had been expanded several times compared to the original size. The transferred mechas and weapons had been put into operation and testing in the past two days. When Ying Chenlin just stepped into the maintenance room, he saw a bright and huge place where robots and maintenance technicians had already started working.
He walked down and saw the smooth running stairs, and subconsciously looked at the handrail.
It’s different now. There is no intelligent auxiliary equipment, and there is no need to specially modify the operating ladder for him as a disabled person.
The same scene had a strange and special feeling. Ying Chenlin paused, put his luggage at the door of the maintenance room, and quickly ran to the changing room inside the maintenance room.
When people who were visiting the base passed by the maintenance room, they saw Ying Chenlin, who had changed into maintenance clothes and was talking to the new maintenance technician inside.
Grandpa Gu: "This kid has made the maintenance room his home."
You Su's gaze fell on the running figure below, and he caught a glimpse of the suitcase left beside him.
"He adapted quickly. I didn't even tell him where the locker room was, but he was able to find it on his own." Shen Xingtang smiled and looked at the group of mecha masters who were trying to squeeze in. "We're done shopping. Go back to the dormitory to pack up. We'll start training later! You can also take Shen Lin's luggage--"
Before she could finish her words, You Su had already left with the suitcase.
Shen Xingtang paused and his eyes fell on You Su who was leaving.
"Xingtang, Chairman Li just sent a message asking you to attend a meeting later." Jiang Simiao answered the phone, "Some news about the Star Domain Tournament has come down. This time, Shuguang received some news in advance, saying that after the reform this year, the Star Alliance Tournament and the Star Domain Tournament will be difficult to play. This time, we have many Shuguang teams participating, so we have to hold an emergency meeting... There is also the issue of the special competition system of the Star Domain Tournament that needs to be discussed."
"We may have to go to the venue of the Star Region Tournament in advance. I heard that the period of this Star Region Tournament is only one month."
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I'm going to eat! Then write more.
I guess I'll be late again today.
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