Chapter 36
The content of the fourth round of training does not sound complicated.
All pilots were divided into two teams, A and B. The training was divided into two rounds. The first round was an exercise. The mechas were loaded with simulated ammunition for the exercise, which was similar to a normal military exercise. The two sides were hostile to each other. In the end, the winner was decided based on the coverage area of the simulated ammunition and the remaining number of people.
Except for those who perform particularly well on the losing side, the rest will be eliminated.
The winning side faces new challenges, which are different every year, depending on the situation.
Only those who have passed all the training can truly become a member of the base and own their own mecha.
The battleship docked at the edge area. After an inventory, the carrier-based mechas were numbered and divided into groups, and the final check began.
Because the time to board the ship was later, Lin Han had not checked his mecha before. To be on the safe side before the official start, Lin Han got a number and went to Ji Meng's mecha.
When Lin Han entered Ji Meng's mecha cabin, the other party was humming a song softly.
Although he is already a major, Ji Meng's voice still has the same clear youthfulness as his name.
The tune he was humming sounded like an old folk song. The melody had an exotic accent, like a memory, but also like a narration.
"…The boy is walking outside the woods."
"When I first met the boy, we wandered together in the shadows of the clouds."
"…In the time of youth, everything is waiting for you…"
Lin Han only heard a few words vaguely, and then Ji Meng stopped talking and nodded at him somewhat embarrassedly.
"Mr. Lin, please forgive me for making a fool of myself."
Lin Han smiled back: "It sounds good."
“Really?” Ji Meng laughed, showing his small fangs. “I heard this song when I was in school, I can’t even remember the name. I heard it was passed down from a long time ago. I like it very much and even added it to the mecha’s player.”
Lin Han said "really" and after receiving the other party's shining eyes, he walked to his mecha cabin and helped him debug it.
Ji Meng's advanced mecha was developed by Lin Han and his colleagues two years ago. It is characterized by being equipped with twin cannons, which can freely switch between the light-speed pulse cannon for close combat and the beam laser cannon for long-range use in a very short charging time. The defense system has also been enhanced. Although it is not as good as the well-known Aegis, it is already superior compared to many similar mechas.
Lin Han suddenly asked curiously, "Does your mecha have a name?"
Ji Meng seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then said after a moment: "Yes."
His expression seemed as if he had recalled something: "Before, someone laughed at me and said that my mecha sounded as feminine as my name."
Maybe Ji Meng's name really did cause him to suffer a lot of gossip. Lin Han paused and said, "It's okay if I don't say anything. Sorry."
"Red berry." Ji Meng took the initiative to say, "Its name is red berry."
Ji Meng asked awkwardly, "Is it unpleasant to hear?"
"No." Lin Han softened his voice. "It's a very good name. It must have its meaning."
Lin Han opened the console with ease and heard a soft female voice coming from the mecha AI system -
"Hello, young man."
"Raspberry K1, self-test procedure has been initiated."
Some AI's voice programs can be set manually. Ji Meng looked at Lin Han nervously and found that the other party didn't mind his voice system at all, so he felt relieved.
Because it was an exercise, the weapons loaded were simulated bullets, and there were no special improvements in the defense. Only the usual equipment was continued, but it was sufficient.
Lin Han checked the operating console and internal system, and after confirming that there were no accidents, he left the mecha cabin and returned to the battleship deck.
As for the calibration of new pilots, due to the heavy workload, they are usually checked by the base first. If there are any unexpected situations, they will be reported to the specially hired mecha repairmen. However, Lin Han did not receive any abnormal reports, and there were special people to supervise the entire boarding process, and everything was carried out according to the procedures.
In addition to the prospective pilots who are in urgent need of inspection, there are also some sergeants from the base on the battleship. Although there are not many, half of them are from the elite team, just to guard against possible emergencies.
In addition, Wen Tianyao, as a prince, also brought his own group of elite troops on board the warship.
Ji Meng quickly walked down from his mecha.
Lu Anhe greeted him. After all, they could only see each other once a year, so there was always too much to talk about. Lu Anhe was a lively and casual person. He put his arm around Ji Meng's shoulder and talked nonstop, from small matters at the base to what snacks he had stockpiled recently, from daily training to his Aegis.
Ji Meng just kept listening with a smile, without interrupting, and occasionally added a few words when the other party needed a response.
"Really, it's so hard for me," Lu Anhe cried in front of Ji Meng, "During this period of time, I almost lost my wife twice——"
Ji Meng naturally knew who Lu Anhe was talking about as his "wife" and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Anhe said with a sad face: "It was almost demolished!"
Ji Meng didn't know the reason, so she said naturally, "But Mr. Lin is here. If there is any problem, we should find him as soon as possible."
"..." Lieutenant Colonel Lu had no words to express his pain. After all, no matter how free and unrestrained he was, he couldn't tear down his leader. He said that it was because of Mr. Lin that his wife fell into the tiger's mouth twice. He could only say aggrievedly, "Next time, I will definitely do it next time."
Ji Meng seemed to find Lu Anhe very interesting and kept laughing at him.
Lu Anhe glared at him unhappily, but he couldn't really get angry, so he could only pat Ji Meng's back helplessly as if to vent his anger; "Alright, Old Ji, you just know how to laugh at me."
“It’s still like this after all these years.”
However, the two of them did not make a fuss for too long. Soon the head count was completed, and He Yunting came out of the captain's room. Ji Meng saluted him and returned to his post.
In the first exercise of the two teams AB, since it is still in the border area close to the empire, the area is open and barely safe, so the commander usually does not need to go out in person, and only needs to maintain close communication with the front line.
When Ji Meng returned to the team, he looked back. Ye Ling was waving at him, and Lu Anhe was winking at him and lip-syncing, and it was unknown what secret code he was saying.
At this moment, Lin Han suddenly remembered the song he had heard in the mecha cabin just now.
——Everything is possible in the youth.
Lin Han may not know who the boy he is singing about is, but at least at this moment, they have both participated in each other's youth.
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The two groups AB have been divided. Qi Jiamu was assigned to group A and was assigned the most conventional QT mecha.
Each mecha is not exactly the same, but in order to ensure fairness, there is not much difference in functionality. The most important test is the pilot's own operating level.
Ji Meng boarded his new "Cranberry" again and, as the pilot, led groups A and B to their standby positions.
In addition to closely and in real time reporting on the training situation, Redberry's mission this time is to interfere with groups AB. His mecha does not belong to any team, but no matter which team it is, if they can successfully hit "Redberry" with simulated bullets and determine that the attack is effective, then the team can get high extra points.
But generally not many people can get this extra point. After all, it is their first time to participate in practical training. It is good enough if they can barely complete the task in the thin atmosphere and gravity. Not many people can chase the cranberries and hit them to get extra points.
Groups a and b were in place, and Ji Meng also returned to his position.
He reported to the battleship on the communicator: "Crabberry K1, pilot Ji Meng, ready."
"Deputy Commander Ye Ling, ready."
"Command ship communicator Lu Anhe, ready."
"Lin Han, the mecha master of the command ship, is ready."
…
After all positions were reported one by one, a cold voice sounded during the brief silence of the communicator.
"Command ship, commander-in-chief He Yunting."
"The exercise begins."
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Both groups of pilots were dispatched. As expected, some pilots were still unable to immediately adapt to the strong feeling of weightlessness. After starting the engines, two or three mechas could not even be driven normally and were swaying and about to fall over.
There are also some extremely talented pilots who succeed at once, operating the mecha smoothly, taking it off the ground, rising rapidly, accelerating, and starting to move towards the target area.
On the battleship, everyone was closely watching the prospective pilots' every move.
Wen Tianyao also came up, but in order not to affect the exercise, he just watched silently from the side without saying a word.
"Cranberry" rose to a safe position and observed the actions of Groups A and B, while reporting to the battleship: "The two groups are about to meet. Group A eliminated one pilot on its own, and two pilots from Group B gave up due to physical discomfort. Report completed."
"Received, continue with the mission." Lu Anhe replied.
Soon, after a short adaptation period, the two groups of personnel moved closer together, and some team members chose to outflank from the flank, trying to steal one or two mechas of the opponent.
All tactics are allowed as long as you can lead your team to victory in the exercise.
A mecha from group B took the lead in attacking.
It discovered a mecha from Group A that was trying to shut down its radar system in order to get closer to Group B. The pilot acted decisively, fired a pulse gun, and attacked the opponent directly.
The mecha of Group A was about to fight back, but perhaps because the pilot was not skilled enough or made a mistake in operation, it failed to dodge in time and failed to put up its defense shield, so it was hit by the mecha of Group B. The simulated bullet with no lethality made a light sound when it touched the metal surface, and then exploded on the surface of the mecha of Group A.
"Group A, M15, eliminated."
The pilot on the M15 probably didn't expect that the battle would be declared over so abruptly. The mecha arm had just been raised, and there was no time to fire away even a stray bullet, when he was told this fact.
The pilot of the M15 resigned himself to his fate and slowly descended, while the B group that hit it successfully scored points.
The pilot from Group B manipulated the mecha arm and made a fist gesture.
"It's a bit intense this time." Lu Anhe said as he looked at the M15 who was removing his equipment.
At the same time, the pilots of Group B re-floated into the air, and perhaps they were too lucky to spot the "Cranberry" nearby!
Such a good opportunity naturally cannot be missed, the mecha immediately began to accumulate energy again, wanting to continue using the previous method to hit the cranberries and get extra points!
However, Ji Meng was not a rookie like M15. He had already noticed the opponent's intention and dodged easily in the air, and all the simulated bullets attacking him missed.
From then on, no matter how hard the Group B mecha tried, it couldn't attack him at all.
Ye Ling couldn't help laughing: "Why do I feel like Old Ji is playing a trick on the new guy?"
"Isn't this his favorite time of the year?" Lu Anhe also said, "Not many people can hit him. Instead, because of the desire to gain extra points, he will lose sight of the important things and be taken advantage of by others. This kind of plot can be seen every year. It's too common."
However, this time the mechas in Group B were not so stupid. After discovering the disparity in strength between themselves and Ji Meng, they decisively chose to give up and continued to look for the next target of Group A.
At this moment, a new batch of group A mechas also arrived.
"Group A, M34, eliminated."
"Group A M09, eliminated."
Ji Meng kept reporting the results of the exercise on the communicator.
Lu Anhe was puzzled: "No way, is Group A so weak this year? Three have been eliminated, and none of them fired a single shot, and they are all gone."
He Yunting still stared at the battle situation with a frown on his face.
The pilot who destroyed three group A mechas in a row is now obviously excited. Both he and the mecha are in a state of excitement.
Suddenly, a mecha from Group A suddenly accelerated and rushed over from an unknown direction.
The pilots of Group B reacted quickly and fired two shots at the enemy immediately. This time, the pilot of Group A was different from the others and dodged them one by one with agility.
It didn't even make a move, nor did it need to activate a defensive shield, so the opponent couldn't touch it.
"This guy is something." Lu Anhe took a look at the number, group A, M21.
The M21 that was fighting with Group B seemed to have suddenly discovered the "Cranberry" that was observing not far away, and immediately planned to abandon Group B. It roared its engine and rushed towards Ji Meng.
"???" Lu Anhe opened his mouth wide, "There are enemies following him, and you don't even fight them. Do you really want to get extra points from Old Ji?"
Ji Meng chuckled in the communicator; "It's okay, I'll watch it."
M21 seemed to have determined that Ji Meng was his target. He nimbly dodged the attack from behind while activating the mecha's advanced attack level.
During exercises, the mecha's attack level can be activated, but since the practice is all simulated bullets, the power is actually similar. Most people will prioritize hitting the target and will not bother to activate a higher level.
At this moment, Lin Han suddenly felt something was wrong.
Perhaps it was the mecha master's intuition. He saw the main gun on the M21's chest begin to charge, emitting a dazzling white light.
No, that's not right.
The dummy bullets did not have such a bright light.
Lin Han's heart trembled. Without time to think about anything else, he stood up suddenly and said to the communicator: "Ji Meng! Quickly turn on the light shield defense--"
"boom--!!"
Before he finished speaking, at the same time, everyone heard a deafening roar coming from the sky above the border area.
The surroundings fell into silence.
The pilot in the M21 seemed to have not reacted to what was happening and was hanging stiffly in the air.
That roar.
It's not a simulated bullet, but... a heavy metal mega particle main gun that is actually used in combat.
Explosions echoed throughout the sky.
“Buzz——”
"Drip, drip, drip."
The communication with Cranberry was cut off.
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"Cranberry K1, Cranberry K1, if you hear me, please answer."
"Raspberry K1, whether to use the emergency procedure, whether to automatically activate the cockpit pilot protection."
"Cranberry K1, if you hear me, please answer."
Lu Anhe's voice was shaking. Later on, he could no longer use the standard communication mode to send messages. He almost shouted into the communicator: "Old Ji! Old Ji, did you hear that!"
"Old Ji, answer me!"
Lin Han recovered from his brief deafness. He didn't have time to say anything else. Instead, he turned on the emergency connection between the mechas - that was an emergency video message sent by the superior warship to the mecha that might be damaged after an accident. It had a special key and did not require the corresponding mecha to respond directly.
He tried to stay calm, and typed the program one time at a time with steady hands.
"Buzz."
“Drip…drip…”
"drop----"
After three minutes, the distractors were removed.
The originally harsh noise disappeared, and the emergency video call with the mecha was reopened.
Lin Han didn't have time to see He Yunting's lips suddenly tighten, nor did he see Lu Anhe's eyes suddenly turn red.
The video of "Cranberry" suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
In the clear color video, Ji Meng was still wearing his pilot's uniform. Only his tightly closed eyes and curves with no signs of life cruelly announced this fact.
His protective shield was already open, but he had no idea that the other side had activated the highest attack level in wartime. Even the pilot self-rescue system did not pop up. It only symbolically opened the lowest layer of light shield, which could not defend against the attack of the heavy metal mega particle cannon.
Ji Meng's internal organs were shattered in an instant. He didn't even have time to feel the pain. He seemed to have fallen asleep. Apart from the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, there was almost no visible wound on his body.
The room was filled with silence.
They could no longer hear Ji Meng's voice.
Instead, there was only the sound of the player that kept echoing in the communicator and had not yet been turned off.
Lin Han's heart sank.
That was the folk song he had heard Ji Meng humming before.
The program was cold. It had no idea of the pilot's situation and was still playing the melodious melody chosen by the pilot during his lifetime over and over again in the previously set system.
“By the river in the field, cranberry flowers are blooming;
"I was walking in the woods with a young boy."
"But we must part ways eventually—
"I can't express the words of farewell that I feel."
"I can't express my farewell words..."
At some point, a butterfly flapped its wings.
The author has something to say: For folk songs, the one I chose is the classic Russian folk song "Red Currants Are Blooming", but Mao Buyi recently covered it, which also touched me, so those who are interested can give it a listen. qbsp; There is no knife in the emotional line! (Kneel)
Don't scold me! ! This setting has existed before qaq! ! !
The boy in Ji Meng's heart is a blank, he can be anyone
At the end of this chapter, I will give you a 50 red envelope.
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