The mecha she built
Death may be heavy, but the moment of seeing the light of day again is even more exciting.
"Have you heard about the guy with the broken leg who got a bionic leg?"
"Of course I heard about it! It's not just that the leg has its own backpack, but after the surgery, he got out of bed and kicked through the steel plate. Holy crap! I'm glad I didn't see that scene, or I would have made one right there."
"It's probably SSR-level, so it should be pretty expensive. I want it, slurp~"
"Anyone injured during a mission will be replaced by the territory for free. It's okay now, but if something unexpected happens in the future, we can replace it!"
Gaia, the leader of the Tolonin, passed by them with a look of shock on his face. He knew that technology was advancing rapidly, but he had never imagined that a broken leg could be healed so easily.
Maybe there is hope for his illness...
Gaia couldn't help but quicken his pace and found Hu Mifeng who was looking around impatiently.
"Oh my, you're here! I told you, and I asked Miaomiao, but we don't have any research on your disease in our territory."
Gaia couldn't believe it: "Pancreatic cancer is such a common disease, how could there be no research on it?"
He refused to believe it and dragged Hu Mifeng to the hospital for a check-up. Sure enough, because his case was special, the hospital staff could not help.
The doctor sighed. "Your case is a heterogeneous tumor of the neuroendocrine system. It's already in the late stage and has metastasized multiple times. We can treat common pancreatic cancers, but your case is too rare... Family, can we talk to you privately?"
Gaia's upper abdomen began to ache, and after hearing the doctor's words, the pain intensified. He didn't want to die. He really didn't want to die!
"What about research?" Gaia quickly grabbed Hu Mifeng's hand. "Can you research my illness? I see you can all make bionic human bodies. You can definitely cure my illness!"
Hu Mifeng's hand ached from his grip, and he tried to break free but couldn't. He smiled bitterly, "Thirty-eight days are left. How can we spare the resources to research terminal illnesses? If we don't solve this problem, we'll all die."
Gaia stared at Humifeng intently, frightening him a little, and then he said, "I asked the lord, and she said that if you were able to survive well before, you can definitely survive now."
"No! No way!" Gaia suddenly exclaimed. He opened his mouth to murmur, then swallowed the words back, "Not now anyway."
Hu Mifeng uttered an "oh" and thought to himself, why are you still pretending? He already knew this—in fact, he was shocked when he first found out. Ye Miaomiao actually told him about the [Noah's Ark SSR] so casually—so he guessed that Gaia used to exchange the materials saved by everyone for medical technology, but now everyone is rushing to Hungry Hungry to learn the technology. How could Noah's Ark still have so many people to produce materials for him to exchange? That's when he thought of Hungry Hungry.
Humph, exploiting so many people just to treat him. Now he's demanding resources to research his illness, regardless of whether he can complete the game or not. So his life is the only one that matters, and everyone else's isn't?
"That's all we can do." Hu Mifeng slowly and resolutely pulled his hand out of Gaia's. "You know, our current research is all for the purpose of passing the level," he said deliberately. "If you can't work towards that, we won't care. But don't worry, you can still be resurrected."
That’s what they say, but who wants to die when they can live?
Gaia understood what Hu Mifeng said. He smiled politely at Hu Mifeng and said, "I'll contact Lord Ye."
Not long after, Ye Miaomiao received a communication request from Gaia. At that time, she had just walked out of the ward and was on her way to the school district.
Gaia greeted Hu Mifeng, who looked like he was not seeing eyes or noses, and hid in a deserted corner. He covered his mouth and nose, lowered his voice, and said in a very serious tone: "Lord Ye, hello. I believe you already know about my illness, so I will not waste any more words. I want to discuss something with you. I will use a very high-end prop in exchange for you to allocate some manpower and resources to study my illness."
Ye Miaomiao: "...Oh, no."
"Oh, you agree...?" Gaia almost doubted his ears. He hadn't even said the name of the advanced props, so how could Ye Miaomiao refuse!
"It's an SSR card [Noah's Ark]," Gaia explained the Noah's Ark's functions in detail, then recounted how much supplies he'd earned and exchanged for with it, his mouth dry. Out of caution, he kept turning to check if anyone was eavesdropping. Of course, all he could see was the clacking soles of Hu Mifeng's shoes.
Ye Miaomiao: "...Oh."
The tone was so flat without any ups and downs.
Gaia felt like she didn't know who she was or where she was. Wasn't she tempted by this SSR? Wasn't she even a little curious? He thought so and asked, almost shouting at the top of his lungs, "This is a Noah's Ark SSR!?"
The other party quickly replied, "If you want to use it to help you overcome the disaster, you can apply at the Night Watch Center. They will make a decision based on the nature and function of your card. You can tell them what you need. You don't have to come to me to exchange it. It's not within my jurisdiction."
After saying that, she hung up the message - she was busy now.
Gaia stared blankly at the screen, questioning his life: So what? The Hungry Lord already knew his secret, and he didn't care at all?
Hu Mifeng knew the outcome from his expression and sighed. If it was him, Hu Mifeng, who had this disease, Ye Miaomiao might have fought for him, even specifically asking the hospital on Xiangzhi Star. But Gaia, who was this? Having said that, Hu Mifeng couldn't do such a selfish thing.
"Are you going to the Night Watch Center to register?" Hu Mifeng approached. Gaia was so shocked that he didn't even notice that Hu Mifeng suddenly knew about his SSR card.
He only saw Hu Mifeng's mouth opening and closing: "This card is only for you, so you've secured your position as the chosen worker. You do everything yourself, just like the people on Noah's Ark before, getting up at six in the morning to work, going to bed at twelve at night, and enduring for more than thirty days. In the future..."
Gaia couldn't hear the rest of the words. His ears were filled with words like "God's chosen worker", "996 hours with no days off", "Work hard and your needs will be met"...all he could think of was working for his life.
Aren't these all his old tricks? They're all just bullshit to fool people! He was about to scold and get angry when he suddenly realized that he had a severe upper abdominal pain and his life was in his hands.
Gaia swallowed her anger and was about to ask what to do when Hu Mifeng suddenly exclaimed, "Oh! You're so lucky!"
Gaia: “?”
"Many former Noah's Ark personnel are starving right now, some at the Night Watch Center, and some at the hospital," Humifeng said with a smile. "Lord Tolonin, you have a wide network of contacts. I'm sure there will be people willing to help you wherever you go. There will even be people helping you when the time comes..."
Gaia: "..." Is this guy doing this on purpose or not? He gritted his teeth, almost making his cheeks sore.
Back to Ye Miaomiao, the communication with Gaia was like a small episode that did not cause any waves.
As she walked into the newly constructed levitation laboratory, her lips twitched. Forget about the energy stone equipment everywhere, why was it painted so magnificently?! Ye Miaomiao seriously suspected this was Shiguozi's personal preference. She wanted to criticize Shiguozi by name, but then she thought of his contributions and decided not to...
"Lord Ye, you are finally here! Welcome to our laboratory." Guozizi had been looking forward to it for a long time. Ever since Ye Miaomiao generously approved countless projects and resources, he has completely regarded him as the God of Wealth.
However, the latter looked around with an odd expression. He hesitated. This was the wall he had painted specifically to please his boss, using big data to research human preferences. How could... there be something wrong?
"Let's go see the Master Mecha you mentioned first." Ye Miaomiao tried her best to ignore the decoration here and walked towards the corridor.
Guozi happily led Ye Miaomiao inside. "Oh, my old student is a natural academic. She's very rigorous. I told her to just make the mecha mechanically, but she insisted on making it by hand. Look, a master-level mecha!"
There was a group of students at the door watching the fun, and they entered the password and pushed the door open.
Ye Miaomiao was shocked, because the first thing she saw was not the sleek mecha, but—"Xu Lu's grandmother?!"
The person standing restlessly under the mecha, looking around, was none other than Xu Lu's grandmother. Could this be the one that Guozizi mentioned as "born to be an academic"?
"This is our master... Eh? Do you know him?" Guozi asked in confusion.
"Oh! It's Miaomiao!" Xu Lu's grandmother finally saw someone she knew and came over happily. "I didn't do anything wrong, did I? I just saw that the joints of this machine were not installed tightly. Young people are going to the battlefield, how could the things they use be problematic? I said I installed it myself. Isn't it? Miaomiao, you know a lot, come and help grandma check if this is okay?"
Ye Miaomiao had heard from Guozi before that there were only a few master-level mechas in the entire galaxy, and most were bought up as collectors the moment they were born, leaving ordinary people unable to even see them. These mechas not only had all their functional attributes doubled, but also had some special features, such as this one's strength bonus—the higher the pilot's strength, the faster it would go.
"Very good," Ye Miaomiao checked the properties of the mecha and looked at Grandma Xu Lu in surprise. In her memory, her grandmother was only good at wicker weaving, so how did she suddenly evolve into a mecha master?
"Oh! I'm glad it can be cured! Grandma is just a slow learner, and cannot compare with young people in using so many machines. I'm glad it can be cured!" Grandma Xu Lu smiled brightly.
"Grandma, you are the one!" A student outside the door gave a thumbs up.
The others came in to visit and learn, but Zhizi pulled Ye Miaomiao out alone: "I have something to tell you."
Ye Miaomiao: “?”
"I used to think your human-like appearance was just a coincidence, but now it seems that's not the case." Guozi touched his chin. "Due to the federal contract, there are some things I can't say, but I can tell you that the reason we Balsam Star people are humanoid is because humans have a unique ability."
Ye Miaomiao was speechless when she heard the fruit. What did they mean by human appearance? They were just human beings, okay? She asked angrily, "What ability?"
"Did you see that Master Mech just now? Humanoids are more likely to create items with magical effects! In my opinion, your race is particularly likely to create high-quality items, and there is even a chance to replicate some miracles!"
Isn't this the principle behind how players with high life skills create things? Ye Miaomiao became interested: "For example?"
"There are many, such as pillows that can quickly eliminate fatigue, food that can quickly increase a person's strength..." Not seeing the expected expression on Ye Miaomiao's face, Guozi said quickly, "I know you have these in your territory, but I'm wondering, what if... we put these functions into weapons?"
Ye Miaomiao forced herself to listen.
"With a master's help, and a bit of luck, the master mecha just now is beyond description. The recovery chamber that repairs wounds can also restore physical strength and eliminate fatigue; ordinary laser cannons can produce splash effects or small explosive effects. For example, the bow and arrow you carry on your back, if it is replaced with an energy stone bow and arrow, it will only have higher destructive power, but with the master's craftsmanship, it is very likely to produce the legendary phantom effect!"
Guozi's face flushed with excitement. "Today is the first time I've touched a master mecha. Maybe I'll be able to witness more miracles in the future!"
Ye Miaomiao said calmly, she understood, this is just stacking buffs, the highest grade materials, the most complete blueprint, plus the top-level production, it is hard not to have special effects.
These special effects are a powerful weapon when used on the battlefield.
"Okay!" Ye Miaomiao made the final decision, "Then we'll start mass production!"
"Wha...what?" Guozi's eyes widened, his voice cracking. "Mass production?" Did he misspell something? This is a miracle, not some assembly-line product you're selling for two dollars at a clearance sale! Hey!
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