Two days later, the training period ended, and Li Yunfan announced the specific details of the assessment.
"The assessment method is a mecha combat battle, which is divided into two rounds."
"In the first round, the participants were divided into two groups of nine by drawing lots. Three people were then eliminated in a free-for-all to advance to the second round."
"In the second round, the six remaining players from each side will engage in one-on-one battles. The two sides will decide their own one-on-one battles, and each player will only have one chance to fight. The last three remaining players will earn points."
"The location for this assessment was jointly decided by the management committee and the committee, and was chosen to be..."
Li Yunfan paused, building up an air of mystery, and finally brought up the light screen. On the screen was a silver-black metal deck, with lights like stars, and people in spacesuits were floating in from a distance.
Everyone stared wide-eyed.
"That's right, it's the 'Space Great Wall'."
Three hours later, Chang Le sat in the space capsule connected to the Great Wall of Space, still quite speechless.
She guessed that the mecha assessment location wouldn't be the simple Xuefeng Mountain, but she never expected that Li Yunfan had planned something big, taking them directly to space for the assessment!
Chang Le, having come all this way, managed to calm down and was excited about the prospect of seeing the region's first space station, "Tian Ting," and getting up close to "Space Great Wall," the largest near-Earth defense fortification ever built by humankind.
The assessment took place at 1 a.m.
The eighteen trainees and three instructors arrived at the "Space Great Wall" docking port No. 5.
After Li Yunfan greeted the officers here, they were arranged to rest first.
Six hours later, at 7:00 AM, the "Space Great Wall" No. 5 was docked on the deck.
All members, including Li Yunfan, were dressed in their pilot uniforms and assembled on the deck.
For ease of movement, certain areas of the Space Wall are equipped with energy shields that provide the necessary oxygen.
Li Yunfan said, "The assessment area provided to us covers a total area of more than 40,000 square meters and is 1,000 meters high. Only in this area can the oxygen supply and gravity simulation device be activated."
Apart from the 'Great Sage' model, other mechs lack autonomous space combat capabilities. Therefore, leaving the assessment area will pose a life-threatening risk and will also result in elimination. The 'Great Sage' model mech is prohibited from using its space combat system in the first round, the same rule as other models; violation will result in elimination.
"Did you all understand?"
"clear!"
Li Yunfan nodded: "Okay, you now have one hour to adapt to the environment, charge your mechs, and conduct a final check. Once the assessment begins, if a mech experiences an accident or runs out of energy and cannot continue the competition, it will be considered eliminated."
"From now on, you have one hour to manage your own time."
Everyone split up to check their mechs or pilot them to adapt to the environment.
The biggest and most pressing problem that everyone faces is the gravitational environment.
The gravity simulator on the Space Wall could only simulate half the intensity of gravity. The sudden change in environment made everyone very uncomfortable. Walking and jumping became difficult to control precisely.
Of course, the most unlucky one was Carson, the only one who chose to pilot the "Xuan Turtle" mech. There was no water at all, and the environment alone nearly killed the Xuan Turtle.
The second most difficult task was dealing with the two types of aerospace mechs, "Qingluan" and "Qiongqi".
Although the area is large, for them, whose primary combat mode is in aerospace and which can easily reach speeds of several Mach, any restricted area will restrict their movement. Not to mention the height restrictions.
Once the altitude is exceeded, the oxygen supply system of the Space Great Wall will become ineffective, and the temporary oxygen supply for the mechs will consume a lot of energy, weakening their combat power.
Among the main mecha models, only the Great Sage is equipped with a space combat system, which can provide oxygen for a relatively long time without consuming too much energy. For other mechas, going beyond the range would be tantamount to suicide.
Even the few people piloting "The Great Sage" found it troublesome.
After all, opportunities to actually train for combat in a space environment are extremely rare.
Wei Jinyan, who piloted "Qiongqi", and Qin Xian, who piloted "Kuafu", were the only two people who had experienced space combat.
Ryan, who had been full of confidence, now looked grim, cautious, and completely focused as he practiced. His near-perfect piloting skills had one weakness: space combat, and now it had come to a head!
Thanks to the fact that she had been adapting from scratch during this period, Chang Le entered the rhythm of the space environment without any major setbacks.
The reduced gravity makes the mecha more maneuverable, and the power of the black gold rod, which is superimposed with energy in inertia, is also enhanced.
Chang Le is practicing combining the [Inhale and Spit] technique with the Black Gold Staff in this environment.
The Great Sage flew to the maximum altitude limit of one thousand meters, and [swallowed] energy surged out, enveloping the black gold staff.
Chang Le was practicing when he suddenly felt the black metal staff in the mecha's hand vibrate. The energy it was "breathing" spread out suddenly and then immediately contracted back. This all happened in an instant, so fast that Chang Le thought it was an illusion.
But she knew it wasn't.
What happened? Why did the [swallowing/spitting] suddenly spread?
Chang Le gazed into the deep space of the universe, where countless near-Earth satellites stretched for billions of miles, and countless bright lights made the distant Milky Way appear slightly dim.
She suddenly felt that something in the depths of that distant galaxy was attracting her, attracting [Swallowing].
The thought flashed through Chang Le's mind. He lowered his altitude, left the mecha, and used the last moments to recharge it and restore his powers.
Eight o'clock.
The crimson star gradually receded from their location, leaving only the brightness of artificial lights in the assessment area, and the assessment began.
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