Chapter 40
【trace？ Who is this person? 】
[This ID sounds familiar, I'll go search it. 】
[Is it true that the times have changed the people? Some people even forgot the trace ID. 】
【Trace! That weird gunner and mecha master who asked the alliance to change the rules! 】
When KID’s official announcement came out, netizens were stunned at first, and then found the ID trace from their memory. Honestly speaking, the span of this ID is too long. In today's mecha league, teams are mainly composed of young people, and a new generation of leaders is replaced almost every five years. There are many mecha masters in the circle, and most people's memory of a retired mecha master depends on his achievements when he was in service.
As for Trace, firstly, he was not well-known in his original base, and secondly, he did not even win an award before retiring.
But even so, it was nothing that his ID resounded throughout the Star Alliance back then. It was because of his feat in the arena that year that all the mecha alliances in the five major star fields were forced to reform, changing the attrition rate rules for elimination in the arena from 90% to 80%, which suddenly raised the range by 10%.
Netizens who went to check the trace quickly returned, and a number of virtual image question marks appeared under KID’s official blog.
I originally thought that KID was poor, but at least all his previous performances were reliable. But since the end of last season, he first hired a stupid repairman with a monthly salary of 8,000, then resold and modified old parts, and now the official announced that he was a retired gunner mecha master who was famous for bombarding his own side...
【I can be sure that KID is crazy. 】
【? ? ? If you can’t find anyone else, find trace.
[I'm already looking forward to next season, will Trace bomb Kid's front row? 】
[You can find any inferior gunner and mecha master who is better than Trace! 】
[I’m tired of it. You should just open an online store. 】
"Found a trace? Are you sure?" The boss of DE couldn't help but laugh when he saw this: "Shen Xingtang is crazy. First he sold the mecha field, then rented out the base building, and found a retired mecha technician to make up the numbers."
He had been unhappy with KID for a long time because of the pollution in the Tianyu Star Area. Now, after hearing this news, he thought that this base would not even be able to seize the opportunity to regain its glory.
Xu Yaojun also saw this news. He was still frightened by the blown-off right arm of his mecha. "Is it confirmed that this is the trace of the Banut contaminated area?"
"What? Don't you have confidence in yourself?" DE's boss looked at him and couldn't help but soften his tone: "Trace doesn't know how to cooperate. I used to know his former club FEI. At that time, their coach was very dissatisfied with trace, saying that this person didn't know how to cooperate at all and insisted on leaving the team. Originally, he was thinking of transferring trace to a solo soldier at the end of the season, but who knew that he would cause such a big trouble later."
"The Banute incident was probably a fluke for them. The scene at the time was not as complicated as the competition field. Didn't we investigate it later? Those two mechas were just rental mechas from the mecha shop in the contaminated area of Banute." The boss of DE said in a relaxed tone: "Even if it was them, Trace has been unknown for many years. Now that they have been integrated into KID, do you think their teamwork will improve?"
Xu Yaojun felt relieved. After all, he knew the situation of KID and the other people.
At that time, he wanted to cooperate with KID, but no one else could keep up with his pace, let alone KID recruiting this lone wolf.
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In the conference room of KID base, KID people are having a meeting.
Ji Qingfeng: "This group of people is too much. They even said that I was the first mecha to be bombarded by Brother You."
Lin Yao said with emotion: "You are still the first, I am ranked third."
Luxi: “Why am I second?”
"What are you afraid of?" Huo Yan glanced at You Su next to him and said calmly, "You Su, tell me before you attack, and we can just hide for a while."
After Jiang Simiao posted the official blog, he saw the comments below and closed it with a headache.
He looked at the careless group of mecha masters in the simply built conference room, tapped the virtual screen and said seriously: "We are in a meeting! Even if we don't have to play in the knockout rounds, you can't let your guard down."
Ying Chenlin sat quietly beside him, flipping through the familiar yet unfamiliar competition rules on the electronic board.
These rules were not much different from the group battle mecha rules he encountered later in life. The only difference was that there was no maintenance technician system in the group battle mode.
The Galaxy Cluster Battle Mecha League is mainly divided into three stages: knockout rounds, promotion rounds and ranking rounds.
The first stage is the knockout round, in which all registered mecha competition teams from the Dawn Galaxy in the first star domain are faced. Teams are eliminated through qualifying matches, and finally 16 teams are selected to compete in the second round of qualifying matches against the top 16 teams from last season.
KID happened to be stuck in the top 16 last season, so he did not need to participate in the first stage of the knockout stage. This is also thanks to the time of the knockout rounds, which last for one and a half months, from December to the end of January next year, providing KID, who is still in the running-in period, with an extra month of training time.
Jiang Simiao said: "The knockout rounds provide us with a period of adjustment, and the basic training during this period is enough. After discussing with your boss, I plan to let you try out in the virtual battlefield."
This was also the decision he made after analyzing KID's performance in the contaminated area of Tianyu Star. KID and the other four people have already cooperated for a season and have the basic coordination skills. The most important thing is how to get the core guns and mechas in. Ke Yousu's habit of operating the mecha is very unique. He often stays outside the team and will not join in until he finds a breakthrough point. Because of this, the entire team seems seriously out of touch.
However, in the contaminated area of Tianyu Star, there was no such sign in the coordination of the last wave of explosions by the five KIDs.
Generally speaking, most mecha bases use this method to conduct internal training to keep confidential technology. With the maturity of today's intelligence, AI can completely imitate the enemy's various attack methods and highlight the weaknesses of its own mecha divisions, but this kind of enemy is fixed. Jiang Simiao discovered that the good cooperation of KID and others came from the ability of on-the-spot mutation. Instead of letting them practice cooperation according to the rules, it is better to let them find their own accustomed cooperation points.
In this case, the training mode that allows KID's mecha pilot to conduct simulated battles with the internal AI is not applicable. △
In the virtual battlefield, there are many variables. It is a virtual network platform with a degree of freedom that completely simulates the current situation of the contaminated area. Any mecha master can register on the star network to participate. The mecha masters targeted come from all over the Star Alliance, with mixed skills and uncertain strength. There are amateur mecha masters as well as professional mecha masters who open a small account to enter for training.
There are all kinds of opponents and tactics in the mecha league, and the virtual battlefield may be suitable for KID at this stage.
"From now until the end of the elimination round, you will receive internal training during the day and practice in the virtual battlefield at night." Jiang Simiao said, "I will prepare a few virtual battlefield trumpets for you, 5 people in a row, command Huo Yan."
Lin Yao asked: "Why do we need to use a small account? Can't we use our main account? Others are playing on their main accounts."
There are many mecha masters in the virtual battlefield, and many accounts of professional mecha masters are familiar to netizens. There are even some mecha bases that broadcast live in contaminated areas or virtual battlefields, and the account IDs are no longer a secret.
Jiang Simiao looked at the increasingly lively comment section on the official blog and said, "You should save me some trouble."
After everything was explained, the meeting was over.
The mecha technicians entered the training room. Jiang Simiao was about to continue analyzing the combat data of this group of funny guys when he turned his head and saw Ying Chenlin. He saw that he was still standing there. Ying Chenlin had been very busy during this period. He occasionally met with the engineers from Jianheng upstairs, and spent the rest of the time in the maintenance room to experiment with various materials and research weapons. The last time he passed by, he saw You Su park his mecha Theo in the maintenance room.
"Is there something wrong with the maintenance room?" Jiang Simiao said again: "Or is there some material missing? I'll ask Xingtang to help you find it."
"There are enough materials. I want to ask you for observation permission." Ying Chenlin pointed to the virtual warehouse not far away, "I want to see the situation of their virtual battlefield and collect some data."
Several competition-level mechas have basically been repaired. Currently, KID and his companions are only using slightly adjusted weapon cores, but the new weapons have not actually been assembled yet.
Considering the short time, Ying Chenlin wanted to record the mecha pilots' operating habits before finalizing them, "so as not to interfere with their training."
"I'll open it for you right away." Jiang Simiao immediately operated it, saying, "It won't interfere with their training. I've seen the video of the contaminated area, and you have a strong reaction ability."
This strength is not exaggerated. If it weren't for the problem with Ying Chenlin's hand, Jiang Simiao really felt that with his ability, there would be no problem for him to enter the league again.
"You Su's fighting style is very unique, but it cannot be said that there is no cooperation at all. He always gives people the impression of fighting alone. You are very similar to him, but the difference is that you can react quickly to support your teammates, but You Su can't. It may be because he has been in the polluted area for many years. He is just a core and can't cooperate with others."
Jiang Simiao pointed out the problem of KID's current situation in just a few words. All mecha pilots have strong basic abilities, but they are unable to maintain a normal level to grasp the degree of coordination.
Ying Chenlin listened and understood Jiang Simiao's considerations.
He didn't have much contact with Jiang Simiao in his previous life, but he knew his abilities. He was usually a nice guy who was easy to talk to. In fact, when it came to problems in his professional field, his observations were always much more detailed than others. He was originally a data analyst and worked part-time as a coach because KID needed him. He knew Shen Xingtang in his early years and later came to work at KID. He has been working there for many years and will accompany KID into the future.
Jiang Simiao asked: "Do you want their data? I'll send you a copy."
Ying Chenlin nodded and soon received the recent data packets sent by Jiang Simiao. He stored them into the optical computer, placed them in the folder for weapon numerical reference, and then returned to the maintenance room.
At nine o'clock in the evening, he returned to his dormitory to take medicine and get an injection, and noticed that no one had returned from the surrounding dormitories.
After finishing the tentative work for the day, Ying Chenlin returned to the dormitory, took the recording board and went straight to the training room. As expected, he saw five virtual warehouses not far away were all lit up, and the mecha technicians were all in the virtual battlefield.
He found an empty virtual warehouse nearby, logged in, entered the virtual star network, and found the platform of the mecha virtual battlefield.
Mecha virtual battlefield is also a popular way of entertainment and competition in Star Network. Compared with the real world, this platform lacks the support of mecha level and is not equipped with supernatural crystal weapons. All mecha masters who log in can only
It is an alternative competitive platform that allows players to use weapons from the official arsenal and change parameters within the prescribed range.
The only advantage is that it loads multiple simulated pollution zone maps, providing a large-scale virtual competition mode, which has always been favored by mecha masters.
Ying Chenlin logged into KID's internal observation account, which was considered a background account and an officially permitted spectator voice system. It needed to be in the same IP virtual network range as the virtual warehouse and was usually used by Jiang Simiao to observe the training of mecha divisions.
As soon as you log in, the map of the vast contaminated area [Abandoned Biological Factory] is loaded.
The abandoned factory is a virtual simulation map created with reference to a small-scale pollution zone. The industrial park where the factory is located was originally used for research in the field of bioenergy, but after an experimental accident in the early years of the Star Alliance, the place was listed as a heavily polluted area and was finally designated as a Level 3 pollution zone.
Ying Chenlin is very familiar with this contaminated area. Because it is a small competition area, it is used as a contaminated area for individual mecha competitions all year round. During his competition that year, he had been to this contaminated area at least four times and was quite familiar with some of the buildings inside.
After habitually making a preliminary assessment of the contaminated area, Ying Chen's attention should be focused on the competitive mode of the current battlefield [60-minute limited-time survival].
There are multiple competitive modes for team battle mechas in the league. The [Limited Time Survival] mode is 60 minutes in the virtual battlefield, and in the real pollution zone arena it can take from a few hours to a few days as the map size expands. In short, a certain number of teams are deployed in the contaminated area, and when the mecha's wear and tear reaches 80%, they will be eliminated. The team whose mecha masters survive to the end based on their own abilities will be the winner.
If multiple teams survive within the limited time frame, the final winner will be determined based on the number of kills/damage/output of the competing team.
Suddenly, an energy cannon blasted over from a distance. The perspective shifted quickly, and a backhand blast directly shot down a mecha flying in the distance.
[Player qpdik01 eliminated player mengmeng456]
Ying Chenlin was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that he had entered You Su's perspective.
You Su's fighting style is very aggressive. There are almost no friendly mechas around him. He can move freely in the contaminated area with his unique fighting style. He seems to have a certain proficiency in abandoned biological factories. He uses the tall buildings of the abandoned factories as cover, and shoots down the chasing mechas one by one while moving around.
If one shot doesn't work, fire two shots. When fighting with him before, Ying Chenlin had a very strong feeling that You Su's control over the mecha's energy and ammunition was very precise. This precision did not mean that he could save and control the remaining energy, but that he knew how much energy was needed to defeat the opponent. He was like a natural fighting machine.
In the blink of an eye, You Su shot down another mecha.
Ying Chenlin scanned the radar position and saw the distribution of other people's mechas. He then noticed that he had not turned on the voice system. As soon as he connected to the voice system, he heard a noisy internal conversation.
It was obvious that the small accounts that Jiang Simiao prepared for the kid mecha technicians were registered together, namely qpdik01 to 05.
Ji Qingfeng: "Awesome! The other side's guns and cannons have already sniped at you, why should I kill them?"
Lin Yao: “I have two here!!”
Huo Yan: "Hey You Su, you're running too fast."
[ycl123 has joined the channel observation perspective]
You Su said, "Someone is coming."
Ying Chenlin: “It’s me.”
Lin Yao recognized Ying Chenlin's voice and asked in surprise, "You haven't rested yet!?"
Ying Chenlin hummed: "No, I'm here to check some data, you guys continue, don't worry about me."
The KID mechas were divided into three places, Lin Yao and Huo Yan, Ji Qingfeng and Lu Xi, and You Su was alone. This distribution method is very wide, but they are all fighting within the range of each other's support. Huo Yan's voice can be heard occasionally in the communication channel, and the rest of the time it is other people reporting locations or fighting 1v1.
They didn't have this style of play when I saw them last time. It should be that Jiang Simiao adjusted the cooperation method according to their style. I have to say it is quite suitable for them. The cooperation is much better than the last time I saw the battle record.
Ying Chenlin stayed quietly by the side, calling up the system's built-in data pad, watching and recording the combat habits of each of them.
After the battle in the abandoned biological factory pollution area was over, there was no doubt that they won.
Ying Chenlin looked through their record and found that they had played five games, and each game ended quickly. The data level of the virtual battlefield account that Jiang Simiao gave them was not low. After five consecutive victories, the highest intelligence of the virtual battlefield directly promoted them to a new range, which belonged to the 6000-point segment of the virtual battlefield ladder mode.
Ying Chenlin stopped recording. From the perspective of an individual soldier, the 6000-point segment in the individual training ladder is equivalent to the watershed for high-level players.
The next second when the match started, the mecha division hall loaded the mecha virtual images one after another. Various IDs appeared on the united front screen. The IDs of mecha divisions from different star fields had their own characteristics, and the weapons equipped on the mechas gave people a completely different feeling.
At this time, Huo Yan suddenly said, "This match is going to be difficult. We are probably facing an S-level match."
[About to enter the contaminated area [abandoned biological factory], basic entry requirements [6000]]
[This game is rated S, mode [Team battle, limited survival 60 minutes]]
Seeing this, Lin Yao said, “Damn, that F4 group from the third star region!”
Ji Qingfeng said: "What F4 group? They have a full name, it's called CEF4!"
Lu Xi glanced at the ID: "It seems there are a few acquaintances, and everyone has crashed."
Huo Yan said: "We can't lose. Our First Star Region has been suppressed by the Third Star Region for several years."
You Su's gaze stopped at the IDs that appeared on the virtual screen, but unfortunately he didn't recognize any of them. He hadn't played in this kind of virtual battlefield for many years. The last time I played virtual battlefield was five years ago when I was at the FEI base. I played for a while at the request of the base coach.
Lin Yao scratched his head and said, "Can we beat the other side with our style of play? They have the sixth-best gunnery mecha division in the world."
The Third Star Domain has far more victories in the Mecha League than the First Star Domain. The First Star Domain has been at the bottom of the list for many years. When it encounters a small polluted area map like an abandoned factory, where the opponent is equipped with guns and mechas, to be honest, it is not at an advantage.
"We can win, but we can't use the method you used in the last game." Ying Chenlin pondered for a moment, thinking of the plan he had considered when designing the weapon, and said, "Since the opponent is a gunner mecha, this map is not suitable for a group fight. How about we try a single-soldier approach?"
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It was night time and the Star Network was very lively.
Today, the Star Alliance is in an era where mechas are prevalent, and the topic of mechas ranks first in the attention of citizens.
On the most popular virtual live broadcast platform in the First Star Domain, the most popular ones are either the live broadcast of the contaminated area or the live broadcast of the virtual battlefield on the virtual network.
The most popular one at the moment is the professional mecha master Black Crow - Lizi, whose real name is Chi Liz. She is the most popular mecha master in the Dawn Galaxy live broadcast at this stage. Also, he was playing a rare long-range stealth mecha. Unlike conventional melee stealth mechas, long-range stealth mechas did not carry melee weapons. They had the characteristics of rapid displacement and radar concealment of stealth mechas, but gave up the excellent melee ability brought by the high performance of stealth mechas, and carried artillery weapons that were most likely to expose targets.
However, due to the characteristics of stealth mechas that they move quickly and accumulate energy for bursts, carrying heavy weapons such as sniper guns will reduce their movement speed. The charging speed of cannon weapons is not as good as that of gun mechas, and they do not have super high long-range attack capabilities. They have always been a relatively rare style among stealth mechas.
In other words, Chi Liz gave up the excellent close combat ability of the stealth mecha, and the attack ability of the sniper gun was not as good as that of the gun mecha. It did not have high attack ability, but had the ability of continuous hiding and harassment.
Chi Liz is a hidden mecha warrior who often carries a sniper cannon. His regular weapons are sniper cannons and ziplines.
The effectiveness of the zipline is to make up for his rapid movement ability, and the sniper cannon is his only offensive weapon.
When it came to the contaminated area of the abandoned biological factory, there was a cheer in the live broadcast room. For a special type of stealth mecha like Chi Liz, this contaminated area map with large buildings and complex terrain can best utilize his ability to carry two weapons.
In the live broadcast room, Chi Liz raised his eyebrows slightly: "It seems that my luck is not bad this time."
[S-level rating, there are many high-ranking players in this game. 】
[It's okay. Liz has been duo-queuing with a control mecha teammate recently, so encountering this kind of situation is no small matter. 】
[Oh my god, I see a lot of familiar IDs, this is a major car crash scene! 】
[Two people came to F4 base, and Liz’s teammate this time is Hu Luobu! 】
[Just right!] We can’t lose to the third star field! 】
Chi Liz was adjusting the weapon parameters. He glanced at the IDs loaded on the virtual screen in the United Front Hall and saw several familiar mecha master IDs. "The elimination round will start in a few days. There are many people practicing their reaction abilities recently. It's not surprising to bump into someone familiar."
For example, in this battle, besides him, there are also mecha masters from other galaxies or star field mecha alliances.
The two mecha divisions from the CEF4 mecha base in the Tiannv Galaxy in the third star field that he was familiar with were there. The CEF4 team finished sixth in the Star Alliance Championship last season. Their strength level far exceeded that of other mecha divisions. They could be said to be the two strongest mecha divisions in this field.
In addition to his teammate who is a control mecha division, Chi Liz's teammate also includes Hu Luobu from the YDS base.
"Chi Liz?" Hu Luobu saw an acquaintance and signaled, "There is a team from the third star field CEF4, cooperate with them."
In the abandoned biological factory, 50 mecha divisions were divided into 10 teams and refreshed in various locations of the abandoned factory.
Chi Liz and Hu Luobu ran in the same direction as soon as they were refreshed. Years of league experience made them know which position had more advantages. The two wild teammates they were matched with were a tank and a guard, so they went directly to a more forward position to expand their radar vision.
As a result, just as he reached a suitable long-range sniper position, he heard the sound of an exchange of fire from the other side of the abandoned factory. Then the kill information of the two mecha divisions of CEF4 popped up in his field of vision. Less than 3 minutes after the start of the game, the gunnery mecha division from the third star field had already killed two opponents.
Mecha battles are different from other competitive battles. If you want to eliminate the opponent, you need to attack their mecha's consumption to 80%. In other words, the gun mecha needs to hit the core with 30% energy cannon three times in a row to be quickly eliminated.
[CEF4's guns are Ace! The one controlling the mecha should be the newcomer from their base's second team, the mecha Lina, who seems not very easy to deal with. 】
[Hu Luobu and Chi Liz are both ranged. This is the ultimate showdown between ranged mechas! 】
CEF4 is the sixth-ranked team in the Star Alliance, surpassing Hu Luobu and Chi Liz in professional ranking. Ace is a well-known gunner mecha master in the Star Alliance. Although the new control mecha master Lina who is paired with him in this game is not as strong as him, she is also a tough opponent.
Hu Luobu said: "Ace has gained the upper hand, and he will only become more courageous as the fight goes on. We must find his position as soon as possible."
Chi Liz just responded with a "OK" and turned his head to hear the sound of gunfire not far away. He turned his head and saw a figure passing by on the high ground. He reported: "There are people on the high ground."
Then two elimination messages popped up:
[Player qpdik01 eliminated player luren12]
[Player qpdik01 eliminated player bzy666]
The author has something to say:
In the previous chapter, the description of the wind attribute of S-level supernatural crystal soil was slightly revised.
That one was not Ying Chenlin's supernatural crystal, but an S-level sand lizard's.
Space enhancement is a superpower. Space corresponds to the earth attribute, and enhancement corresponds to the wind attribute.
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