confession
The next day was the anniversary of the founding of the United Interstellar, and there was a five-day holiday, so Haydn took Yu Sheng to the Mercenary Union to take on a mission.
Haydn was an old acquaintance of the Mercenary Guild. As soon as he stepped into the guild lobby, he heard the front desk staff greet him warmly, "Haydn, you're here again? I've reserved an A-level mission for you!"
"Thank you, Daisy!" Haydn came forward happily, "Brother, you are so loyal!"
Yu Sheng looked at the shy girl at the front desk speechlessly, thinking, you really are out of your mind, why are you acting so friendly with that girl?
Daisy's A-rank mission was to find a rare material called "chrome sulfur," requiring excavation deep in the mountains. While difficult to find, it wasn't particularly dangerous due to the lack of wild animals lurking nearby. Furthermore, chrome sulfur was essential for crafting military mecha shells, so if they could find more...
"This mission is perfect for us!" Haydn said as he looked at the mission panel. "It would be even better if we could use this 'chrome sulphur', but unfortunately..."
"Why not?" Yu Sheng said, "Fan'er has already started assembling the mecha. We can collect more so that Fan'er can practice."
"What are you thinking?" Haydn was speechless. "This is a military-model mecha. Fan'er has only been learning mecha manufacturing for a few days. If he can make an ordinary model, he'd be considered a genius. A military model? Impossible!"
——Inside the laboratory——
"Master, please take a look at my design drawings... Is there any problem?" Caesar looked a little nervous, and stood cautiously beside Master Miller.
Master Miller frowned and flipped through the entire book of design drawings in his hand with a serious face, staring at each page for more than ten minutes.
Finally, after an hour of browsing, Master Miller snapped the design book shut and cast his gaze upon his expectant apprentice. "Boy, you want to fly before you even learn to walk? How strong do you think your wings are?"
The design drawing showed a brand new military-model mecha.
Caesar was a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Master. Because military mechas have upgrade functions, I wanted to make a mecha for Redus that could always accompany him in battle, so I designed this mecha."
Master Miller blew his beard and snorted, "You just go make the mecha parts honestly. You can't leave until you finish these 600 parts today!"
"Yes, Master." Caesar obediently went to make the basic parts.
After working at the workbench for several hours, Caesar was slapped on the head by Master Miller and knocked off the workbench.
"How many parts are there?" asked Master Miller.
"Seven hundred and twenty-three." Caesar said.
"I told you to do 600, so do 600! Don't give yourself too much credit!" Master Miller raged again, puffing his beard and glaring, "Go home and eat! You're just hanging around here, getting in my way!"
Caesar knew that this was his master's awkward way of expressing his concern, and he did not let it create any estrangement. Instead, he hugged his master with a smile, and then said goodbye to Master Miller, whose face was flushed.
"Wait! You little brat, come back here!" After taking a few steps, he heard the powerful roar behind him again.
Master Miller threw the booklet into Caesar's arms like trash, "Go, go, study it carefully. I'll assemble the final product!"
Caesar took a quick glance and saw that the booklet was filled with marks made by Master Miller in red pen. His heart suddenly warmed and he ran over to hug Master Miller, but was then kicked out by Master Miller in disgust.
When Caesar's figure disappeared from his sight, Master Miller immediately put on a smug look, opened his personal terminal, found someone in the address book and called him.
"Hello? Old Qiu Ji, you will never guess what I want to talk to you about!"
"What? Showing off your apprentice? Am I such a boring person?"
"Haha, look at this, a military-style mecha! My little apprentice has only been learning from me for a few days, and he can already make a military-style mecha. Humph, does anyone have such a talented apprentice?"
"You're just jealous! I don't want to argue with an old man like you!"
“…”
After returning home, Yu Sheng and Haydn shared the good news of receiving the mercenary mission with Caesar. Caesar's eyes lit up, and he lowered his head to edit on his personal terminal for a long time.
With a "ding" sound, Yu Sheng's terminal rang. When he opened it, he saw that it was a document sent by Xi Ze. Inside it were the names and pictures of various materials neatly arranged.
"Try to bring back everything you can find." Caesar said and went into the kitchen to cook.
Seeing the document clearly spell out "chromium sulfur," Yu Sheng nudged Haydn with his elbow and said proudly, "Well, our Caesar can now make military-grade mechas! Are you not convinced?"
"Tsk, it's not like you can do it, what's there to be proud of." Haydn looked disgusted and turned to go to the kitchen. Yu Sheng could hear Haydn's flattering voice in the living room.
"Xize~The universe's greatest genius! Super mecha master! Take a look, when you have time in the future, can you give it to me... I swear, I will pay you! Hehe..."
In the evening, Yu Sheng came to the Star Network. When training with Yun Xiao, he couldn't help but smile, which attracted Yun Xiao's attention.
"Is there any good news?" Yunxiao asked after completing ten sets of mecha advanced movements.
"Ah! I'm about to have my own mecha, and I've also accepted an A-level mercenary mission..." Yu Sheng habitually blurted out the words, and when he was almost done, he suddenly realized.
The person in front of me is Frey!
Yu Sheng instantly shut his mouth, causing Yun Xiao to sigh helplessly.
"You don't have to be on guard." Yunxiao's eyes locked onto Yusheng, but they were exceptionally gentle. "Just get along like before."
Yu Sheng lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The air condensed bit by bit, and the mecha cabin fell into an oppressively low temperature.
After a long time, Yunxiao's words made Yu Sheng look at him suddenly with surprise and helplessness.
"My pet bell died a long time ago. The only one alive now is the one I like, Yu Sheng."
The mecha training that night was aborted, and Yu Sheng almost fled in panic.
After stumbling out of the virtual warehouse, Yu Sheng's heart was still pounding and showed no sign of slowing down. His brain was in chaos, and the fragments of chaos pieced together only Yunxiao's face.
Crazy, he must be crazy.
Yu Sheng was confused and thought that he had tried every possible means to escape from that man, but he never expected that such a day would come.
Yu Sheng had no intention of washing up. Under Xi Ze's surprised gaze, he threw himself on the bed without even changing his clothes and covered his head with the quilt.
Inside the mansion, Frey, who had just come out of the virtual warehouse, sat expressionless at his desk, motionless.
If it weren't for his trembling, pale fingers clasped tightly against the table, he might have been mistaken for a statue.
Too reckless, he thought. Scared the guy away.
…
"What upset you last night? Why are you so absent-minded?" During breakfast, Haydn looked at Yu Sheng worriedly. "Although the A-level mission isn't too difficult, it's not easy either. You're in a dangerous state."
Yu Sheng raised his hands and rubbed his face, took a deep breath, and tried to cheer himself up, "Don't worry, I will adjust."
While drinking egg soup, Xi Ze thought of the abnormality of Yu Sheng after he came out of the virtual warehouse, and looked at Yu Sheng deeply.
After packing up their storage bags, Haydn and Yu Sheng set off towards the Miru Mountains, the birthplace of "chrome sulfur".
The maglev train stalled about a thousand meters from the mountain range. It wasn't because the train broke down, but rather because the Miru Mountains were rich in minerals that disrupted the train's magnetic field, causing it to become disrupted. Therefore, at this point, the rest of the journey depended on foot.
"Hey! Qiuqiu, look over there!" Haydn nudged Yu Sheng with his shoulder. "Damn, aren't they all trying to steal our business?!"
Daisy from the Mercenary Guild told Haydn that perhaps due to the high demand, the A-level task publisher looking for "Chrome Sulfur" had issued at least six identical task bounties. This task was so popular that if Daisy hadn't used a backdoor to reserve one, Haydn and Yu Sheng would never have gotten it.
At the moment, in addition to their hovercraft, there are four vehicles within sight. Apart from the five teams that have the same mission, Haydn can't think of anything else.
Yu Sheng frowned, "Haydn, look at the hovercraft in front of you on the left."
"What's wrong?" Haydn followed Yu Sheng's gaze and saw six people getting off the hovercraft. His appearance could not be seen clearly due to the distance.
"The guy standing on the far right, does he look like Bill who was with me that day?"
Indeed, after Yu Sheng said that, Haydn also felt that the chubby figure and timid temperament were very similar to Bill. However, Haydn had not seen Bill much, so he could not guarantee it. "It's a bit like him, but I can't see clearly, so I can't be sure."
"Are we a little short?" Yu Sheng looked at the teams around him, and none had fewer than four people. However, their team only had two people, which seemed a bit too small.
"They're just not good enough!" Haydn patted his chest and said confidently, "With our strength, two people are enough!"
Walking on the relatively flat terrain, the two of them advanced all the way, leaving the other teams far behind, and soon arrived at the foot of the Miru Mountains.
The densely grown woods and weeds covered the Miru Mountains tightly. Just standing here, Yu Sheng's ears caught the howling of unknown wild beasts and he subconsciously tensed his body.
"It's okay, it's okay." Haydn, a veteran who had been here several times, patted Yu Sheng's shoulder. "That sound is from the Nest Wolf. You can beat ten of those things by yourself!"
Haydn's words greatly relieved Yu Sheng's tension. The two began to climb, trying their best to avoid the steep rock walls, and used telescopes and ropes to quickly climb to the top of the mountain.
Their target was the mountain behind this one. There was a natural mine on the mountainside of that mountain, which Haydn had discovered by accident when he fell while on a mercenary mission. It was very well hidden and there was a high possibility that "chrome sulfur" was buried there. If Haydn hadn't been in a hurry, he would have definitely gone in to explore it.
After a day's journey, including a fight with a pack of nest wolves, they finally reached the top of the mountain. Looking at the sunset and the evening glow in the sky, Yu Sheng said, "Shall we spend the night on the top of the mountain?"
"Yeah." Haydn nodded. "I won't run around at night. Even though I have night vision goggles, they still affect my vision. We have plenty of time for our mission, so we can just take our time."
The two of them swiftly took out the tent from the storage bag, set it up, and took out the small cookies made by Caesar. They had a simple dinner with water, and then agreed that Haydn would guard the first half of the night and Yu Sheng would guard the second half. They stopped chatting and went into the tent to rest.
"Hurry! Go!"
“This way!”
"Set them on fire! Burn these beasts to death!"
"No! If the whole mountain burns, neither you nor I can escape!"
“…”
The noisy sound woke Yu Sheng up. The bright lights in the distance were getting closer and closer. Haydn had already folded up the blanket swiftly. Yu Sheng also stood up suddenly and put the tent into the storage bag. "What's going on?"
"Those people have attracted a pack of wolves!" Haydn said, "Let's go! Damn, what bad luck!"
Mountain wolves are four times the size of nest wolves and are extremely ferocious! While summoning a mecha would be enough to fight, the situation in the cave is still unknown. Wasting energy and strength here is definitely not a wise choice.
But it was too late. The group of people rushed towards Yu Sheng and the other two with a clear goal. The one in the lead wailed, "Brothers in front, please help!"
Haydn was so angry that he gritted his teeth. These people were deliberately trying to drag him and Yu Sheng into this trouble!
"Fight! You can't run away." In the darkness, countless green eyes surrounded humans from all directions. Yu Sheng calmly pinched the mecha buckle on his chest. It was the AR-7 lent to him by Master Miller.
Two mechas appeared on the top of the mountain. Seeing this, the group of people also summoned their mechas. For a moment, countless behemoths formed a circle and pointed their guns at the periphery with a common hatred of the enemy.
Faced with several mechas, the mountain wolves in the front row had a momentary thought of retreating. However, with a long howl from the leader wolf, it bared its fangs again and suddenly jumped onto the mecha closest to it.
With a loud "bang", Yu Sheng was shocked in the mecha cabin. The huge impact made AR-7 retreat a few steps. The mecha sent an alarm that it was being bitten from above. Yu Sheng's mental power filled every part of the mecha. He smashed the mountain wolf with his right arm and twisted his body at the same time. In a few breaths, he turned over and detained the wolf above his head, pressing it to the ground.
This series of fluid movements stunned everyone. Generally speaking, the higher the mental coverage, the more adept a mecha operator is at controlling it. However, even the masters they'd seen with a 90% coverage rate wouldn't necessarily be as agile as the one before them, right?!
Yu Sheng didn't know what these people were thinking. Facing the imminent crisis, he did not retain more than 20% of his strength as before. He attacked by moving around in the huge wolf claws. For a while, the roars and screams of the beasts could be heard one after another.
After an hour-long brutal struggle, two mechas completely lost their combat effectiveness due to more than 50% damage. The wolf pack suffered even greater losses. The corpses of mountain wolves were scattered all over the ground, and the smell of blood filled the air, attracting the beasts in the darkness to make a move.
The leader howled, and the attacking wolves quickly retreated like a tide, disappearing into the jungle in a few leaps. Only then did everyone put away their mechas and count the losses.
The leader of the team smiled at Yu Sheng and Haydn. "Thank you, brothers! Your fighting ability is truly amazing! I wonder what mission you're on here. If it's the same mission, why not join us so we can look after each other?"
Haydn scoffed and said with a dark face, "Get lost! Stop trying to get close to us! If you hadn't attracted the wolves here, we wouldn't have gotten into such trouble!"
"Hey, hey, hey, this is really a misunderstanding!" The leader hurriedly explained, "It was someone in our team who said he knew you, so we panicked and asked for help!" As he said that, he pointed to a figure who had been standing behind several people without showing up.
Yu Sheng narrowed his eyes. From a distance that was not too far, under the light, he could clearly see the round figure and the flickering, fearful eyes.
Bill.
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