Chapter 55: Pelican Initiation, holding tightly the sour and tight stomach
Although Lu Xun is a kid from a wealthy family, he couldn't help but sigh at this time: Wow, just one sentence made the sponsor spend 200 million on me.
This is the slogan...isn’t it a bit too politically correct?
Perhaps the sponsor is a fan of Emperor Cade and wants to take this opportunity to show his loyalty to the monarch?
Lu Xun was making random guesses when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder. He shrank his neck and turned his head to get angry, but he met the smiling face of his cousin Lu Hang.
Lu Xun was surprised and delighted: "Brother, why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be on a mission?"
Lu Hang smiled and said, "We are indeed carrying out our mission, but the mission is to protect the safety of the spectators and maintain order in the competition."
Upon asking, I found out that the accident before the game alarmed the government, and they specially dispatched a mecha team with rich peacekeeping experience to be stationed here.
This is done to prevent similar incidents from happening again. The second is to express a stance and let the delegations of various countries know that the New Empire attaches great importance to this matter, so as to avoid being criticized by the Interstellar Alliance media and losing face for Cade.
Lu Xun thought so too. Also, I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but there seem to be frequent accidents recently. First, the monarch’s tentacles were burned off, and then a contestant was poisoned.
There is a feeling that the year is not going well and the country is in turmoil.
Tsk, maybe Cade didn’t check the almanac before going out and ran into his destiny of disaster.
Lu Hang had a mission to complete and needed to patrol back and forth, so he said hello to his brother and left. When I went back to reunite with my comrades in the team, I found that they were all watching the game with great interest.
Paid slacking.
"The last competition had average qualifications. At the end of the competition, I only remembered one champion, the Eagle Owl. I didn't expect this year's group stage to be so eye-catching."
"Especially this white-haired pilot. He has really good skills. He can roll over, move, and perform double jump combos with ease. Our army team can do no better than him!"
Someone noticed that Lu Hang was coming, and hurriedly tried to make up for it: "Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about? Our Lu Corps is a soldier, and that white-haired bird is at best just a civilian amateur. There is no comparison between the two."
Others also noticed Lu Hang, and they put away their terminals one after another, lowered their heads and shouted in a few words: "Captain Lu, you're here."
Lu Hang responded casually. He was already used to the fact that these subordinates were usually talkative, and he didn't intend to delve into such private discussions.
On the contrary, the white-haired driver seemed to be a good candidate worth cultivating.
Besides, the military has always had a tradition of recruiting talents from the civilian population...
Lu Hang was thoughtful and asked the deputy captain in charge: "Does our regiment still have quotas for nominations to the Emperor's Guard this year?"
The deputy captain didn't understand why he suddenly brought this up, and asked curiously, "Yes. Do you have a candidate?"
Lu Hang smiled and said, "No, just asking."
It’s better to recruit people first.
They were standing near the tea room, where many drivers were coming and going, so it was inevitable that some people were paying attention to their conversation. Lu Hang has always been cautious when he is outside, but he still felt that there was a pair of obviously hostile eyes sweeping towards him.
Lu Hang looked over and saw only a man wearing a black mask.
The man in black mask walked over holding a paper cup. As he passed by Lu Hang, he suddenly crushed the paper cup, making a snapping sound, and whispered threateningly:
"Put aside your thoughts, he is mine."
Lu Hang was stunned at first, then his pupils suddenly contracted, and a radical alpha attack pheromone hit him in the face, almost putting him into combat mode.
The other party only leaked his breath for a second before retracting it instantly.
Lu Hang could feel that the opponent's strength was comparable to his, both of them were alphas that focused on attacking. Like repels like, Lu Hang couldn't help but frown:
"I don't understand what you're talking about."
Black Mask: "The nobles are great at playing dumb."
Turning his visor, he seemed to catch a glimpse of the identity emblem on Lu Hang's chest. The black visor said with a hint of contempt: "But you are just a little baron."
If other alphas had said this, they would have started fighting on the spot.
However, Lu Hang was able to become the captain because of his good temper and stable character. To him, this was just an alpha who was obsessed with watching the game and randomly emitting pheromones to provoke others. Such weird people were not uncommon in the army and were not worth his attention at all.
Lu Hang thought for a moment and handed over a business card: "This is free mental health consultation. You can take a look when you have time."
Black Mask: “?”
He took the business card, tore it up on the spot and threw it into the trash can.
The man in black mask left with a cold aura. Lu Hang asked the deputy captain, "Is that guy also a contestant?"
The deputy team leader checked the data on the intranet: "Yes, his mental stability rate is still 90%, the highest in this session."
Lu Hang chuckled and said, "I always feel that this data is exaggerated."
It doesn't look stable at all.
The deputy captain said as a matter of course: "Of course you think it's wrong. Your stability rate is 98%. There is no one in the entire deep space mecha group with a higher rate than you."
On the other side, Black Mask came to the sidelines to watch Bai Ling's game.
In line with the principle of protecting sub-adult birds, the society applied for privacy protection from the conference, so the center of the surveillance screen was a mosaic.
Black Mask opened the terminal and checked the old file again.
[Name: Bai Ling]
[Position: Deep Space Mecha Corps A Team, Super First Class Combatant]
[Verdict: Attacking the commander, blowing up the base, immediate execution]
The face in that ID photo is still very young, probably taken when he was about sixteen or seventeen years old. His expression is serious, his eyes are cold, and he seems very formal.
The man in black mask turned off the terminal and sighed.
...Why don't you wear the combat uniform I gave you?
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Each group match lasts an average of fifteen minutes, and the emphasis is on quick decisions, much like the fast moves in chess.
Bai Ling adapted to this kind of continuous speed very easily. He dealt with two opponents in a row, and only consumed less than one tenth of his physical strength.
The next game is a gambling game.
The big screen hanging in the air displayed the game information: [Shop for Rent] x [Pelicans Headlining]
The former is Bai Ling's nickname, and the latter...
Rattlesnake automatically delivered information: "Master, your opponent in this match is of the pelican bloodline, the largest waterfowl in the world."
Large waterfowl such as pelicans are rarely seen in the mecha circle. Bai Ling's impression of them is only that they have strong wings, are good at catching fish, and have a big mouth that can eat everything.
For this type of waterfowl, there is a simple general term for white feathers:
Big goose.
Rattlesnake: "The enemy is very experienced, with more than 35 years of experience, and his mecha has been modified many times. You need to pay attention to the fact that the enemy mecha is equipped with a mimic throat sac, which is similar in shape to a closed fishing net. Once caught, the escape rate is only 10%."
Bai Ling: "I understand, Big-mouthed Goose."
At the moment the game started, Hu Ti indeed lifted up the mecha's head sculpture, revealing a bloody mouth of fine steel, and swallowed him with great momentum. He actually thought that he could chew it into pieces in one bite just by relying on the fact that his machine is 50% larger than a rattlesnake!
Bai Ling did not retreat. Instead, he ran quickly, stepped on the ground and jumped upwards, smashing the cannon down at an angle that was so tricky that he could not avoid it at all.
Yes, it was smashed down.
The audience was about to cheer when they suddenly froze. Wait...cannons are used for shooting, why is this guy using it as a cold weapon?
Will I hit you?
Just as they were about to complain, the cannonball fell squarely into the pelican's "big mouth", breaking its fishing net-like mouth sac.
The specially made mouth bag is highly elastic and tough, and is difficult to tear apart by simple bombardment.
But with the hardness of the cannon and the dive speed of 3S, the power and speed can be added together to open a gap.
Audience: "Wow! What an unconventional move, what a surprising one."
Hu Ti in the cockpit sneered, still as steady as an old dog. He had encountered this kind of situation many times in his many years of fighting history, and he had already prepared a response plan.
The audience was shocked: "[Pelican Initiation] automatically replaced the new mouth sac and swallowed the cannon. It's over. [Wonderful Shop for Rent] only has this heavy weapon. Can it continue to fight?"
Bai Ling quickly let them know what it meant to start the game with a rattlesnake and have to rely on picking up equipment.
Just when Hu Ti was feeling proud, the sledgehammer in his hand was taken away and turned to hit his knee.
The attack missed and Bai Ling chased after him.
Compared to veterans, his physical endurance is indeed much better. After several rounds of fighting, he had already noticed that the opponent's mecha was showing signs of slowing down.
wrong.
This strange tremor when slowed down... Bai Ling squinted his eyes and enlarged the image.
In the box——
Yu Chen listened to the explanation quietly.
"…The Pelican played steadily and steadily. His years of experience made him calm in the face of danger. It just fits the saying of the Empire: The Pelican is old, can he still fight? Look at our pilot. He moved in an unconventional way the whole time, and he applied the two principles of adapting to local conditions and precise strikes to the extreme!… Beautiful! Shiro Zero has taken down another attack point. Next, he just needs to break the Pelican's wings and knock him to the ground to win this game - huh?"
The excited explanation came to an abrupt halt, and Yu Chen slowly straightened up.
Not only him, but the entire audience including the online channel heard a cold voice:
"I'm suspended. I won't play anymore."
Not fighting anymore? Everyone was confused and looked at the big screen with doubt.
Hu Ti sneered mercilessly: "Why, are you scared?"
Bai Ling's inorganic eyes stared at his mecha like the god of death, and he stated indifferently:
"Because if you keep hitting me, you'll die."
The onlookers were in disbelief and frantically updated the comments:
"Hey! How can you curse someone to death for no reason?"
"That's really shameless. You can't win the fight so you attack me personally?"
Hu Ti's arm muscles bulged horribly, the feathers on his head stood up high, and he shouted angrily:
"You are lying!"
Today was extremely unlucky. Not only was he sprayed with oil all over his face while repairing his mecha before the game, but he also had his award snatched away by a sub-adult bird whose fur had not even been removed yet, and now it was cursing him.
He was one of the largest and strongest birds. Although he was over 50 years old, he ate two large bowls of artificial meat at noon and had a very good appetite. How could he die so suddenly?
In full view of everyone, Bai Ling opened the cockpit and jumped out. Hu Ti also got off the plane.
The two men stood in the center of the field, the atmosphere was tense, especially Hu Ti, who looked like he was about to roll up his sleeves and start a fight at any second.
"You think I'm lying? Well, let me ask you," Bai Ling said casually, "Has your mecha been tripping frequently recently?"
Hu Ti raised his eyebrows angrily. His mecha did have some minor problems, but he had already replaced the safety pin, and many of his colleagues knew about it.
Hu Ti angrily judged:
"You must have inquired about my situation before coming here. It's not that easy to use this excuse to mess with my mentality!"
Bai Ling glanced at the oil stain on his collar:
"When you opened your armor today, you must have been splashed with oil. I can tell you that there is a problem with your chassis. The internal T3 pipe is leaking oil. If it takes three more times, it will explode and send you to the sky."
Hu Ti was stunned on the spot.
Everyone was confused after hearing this. Repairs will definitely involve some scrapes and scratches, so it's normal to get some oil on it. How can this be used to tell which pipe has a problem?
That's bullshit.
However, Hu Ti was shaken inside. How...how could this be possible?
He was the only one in the maintenance room at the time, so it was impossible for the other party to predict the future. Moreover, he was very tall, and being sprayed in the face at that position was something that had never happened before.
Hu Ti immediately took the wrench to remove the screws and open the T3 pipe.
The camera was pointed at that place, and the audience leaned over to take a look with half belief and half doubt, and they were so scared that they fell back.
The originally smooth steel surface was actually full of pits and was shocking. The most terrifying thing was the two small holes near the fuel tank, which were hissing with sparks, like the red tongue of a poisonous snake, as if to take someone's life in the next second!
Hu Ti quickly cut off the power supply and jumped off the mecha, his face turning pale and blue.
"Luckily I found out early. After the competition I still have to lead my apprentices on a mission. If I'm not careful, it could really explode. I'm old, so it doesn't matter if I die, but I must not implicate others."
When the apprentice Yanzi heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat and felt a sense of fear.
If it weren't for this [Wonderful Shop for Rent], the master and his entire team of apprentices would have been blown to the sky, and if they didn't die, they would have been disabled.
The driver's life is in danger. One careless mistake will cost him blood. Logically speaking, a veteran like Hu Ti would not make such a big mistake, and the club also has professional maintenance technicians who conduct regular inspections.
But unfortunately, the old master of their club retired recently and they haven't found a replacement yet. If you go out and find an outside mechanic just because of a minor problem, the charges will be too expensive, and not every mechanic is familiar with so many models; those who can infer the operating status of the mecha based on the driver's performance are even rarer.
Hu Ti thought it was too strange.
In the repair industry, the older a technician gets, the more experienced he becomes. This little bird, who is less than twenty years old, is still a sophomore in the Mecha Academy. How could he have such sharp eyes?
...Is this a genius?
Hu Ti didn't know that Bai Ling didn't rely on some illusory talent, but actually set up a stall in the slums and accumulated his wealth bit by bit with his own hands.
The reason he was able to save Hu Ti's life today was because he remembered his bloodline and connected it to the accident in his previous life.
The Five Star Society suffered heavy casualties and never recovered.
It turned out to be the Big Goose Club [When the Water Ends, the Geese Fly Away].
Bai Ling folded his arms and said, "You can apply for a postponement of the match with me, or change to a spare mecha."
The wrinkles on Hu Ti's forehead were tightened, and his fists were clenched and unclenched.
Someone saved his life, so how could he be so ungrateful and take advantage of his seniority to repay kindness with hatred and continue gambling...
Wouldn't that go against the principle of fairness that he has been operating under for many years?
No matter how angry he was about having his Lifetime Achievement Award snatched away, at this moment, Hu Ti finally figured it out.
Finally, Hu Ti sighed, as if he had given up something that had been tense for a long time, and said in a relaxed manner:
"No, I give up."
"You win the bet."
"Young people are to be feared. I am not as skilled as them. Thank you for saving me!" Hu Ti patted Bai Ling's shoulder and showed an old and open-minded smile.
Bai Ling smiled and took the initiative to extend his hand: "Why don't we cancel the bet and become friends?"
Hu Ti was stunned for a moment in disbelief, then shook it generously: "Okay!"
However, public competitions are all about accepting defeat. Hu Ti was not short of money to begin with, and now he had some admiration for Bai Ling as a junior, so he simply waved his hand and transferred 500,000 yuan to him neatly.
The audience burst into warm applause: "After all, the veteran has style! He is very graceful, I admire him!"
Hu Ti sighed inwardly, he lost a physical trophy, but unexpectedly gained everyone's sincere respect. It was a coincidence, this is life.
On the other side, Bai Ling stared at the 500,000 interstellar coins that had just arrived in his account and fell into thought: Perhaps, this is a way to save up military funds?
After the game, Bai Ling added Hu Ti's contact and added a note to him -
[Big Mouth Goose Senior, the heavy mecha is very stable, you can go to the wild star to transport fruits]
Mecha competition is a great place to recruit talents.
Bai Ling took a quick glance and saw the densely packed notes on the list, all of whom were his defeated enemies.
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In the next six games, Bai Ling won in seconds without encountering any obstacles. The only one that took a while was a crazy twisted electric eel.
The advantages and disadvantages of the Peregrine Falcon bloodline are very prominent: strong agility and speed, but poor endurance.
Bai Ling's body had been nurtured by Yu Chen, but even so, after fighting ten games in a row, he felt somewhat tired, and the lower abdominal pain that he had suppressed before began to stir again.
"Take my electric shock!"
The electric eel squirmed in excitement in his seat, shouting dramatically when he unleashed his ultimate move.
Bai Ling dodged absentmindedly, planning to hide from him for a minute before killing him with one strike.
Suddenly, a subtle swelling pain penetrated his brain, blurring his consciousness. His face suddenly turned pale, a layer of fine beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead, and he uncontrollably left the control panel with one hand and tightly covered his sore and tight stomach.
The rattlesnake, which had lost control, was a step slower and was hit by the blue-purple electric current.
Electric Eel: "I'm shocked! I'm going to win!"
Bai Ling pinched his lower abdominal muscles tightly, operated with one hand, and stabbed down with a chop, kicking the electric eel off the field.
The big screen shows: [Prosperous Shop for Rent] The group advances. Current overall ranking: 2nd.
The Rattlers landed around the field. After noticing that its master's heartbeat was abnormally accelerated, it asked worriedly:
"Master, you look distressed. Do you need an ambulance?"
Bai Ling's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her lower lip was bitten until it lost all color. She ordered in a trembling voice: "No. From now on, lock the cabin door and prohibit anyone from approaching...ah!"
His pupils suddenly widened, and his gray pupils shook violently.
It was a terrifying and unfamiliar feeling I had never experienced before.
The cavity traces down...
The rattlesnake didn't understand what was happening and just guarded its master dutifully. The camera scanned the stadium. At this moment, most of the games had ended and only a few spectators lingered in the stadium.
One of them was wearing a cloak and a black veil on his face. The high-definition camera zoomed in and the outline of the face could be vaguely seen.
It's a stranger.
The other party was leaning on a cane and moving closer. Rattlesnake immediately sounded the 12th alert and warned:
"Don't come any closer, or I'll fly away."
The human creature called alpha lifted its veil, smiled at it with its golden ratio facial features that even a machine would think were perfect, and tilted its head slightly:
"Open the hatch, or I'll invade you."
Inside the cabin, someone was typing with difficulty as his fingers cramped.
[Bai Ling]: Stinky chicken... A friend of mine accidentally laid an egg. How do you usually deal with it? Can I throw it in the trash can?
[No nonsense allowed]: Is this friend you are talking about yourself?
[Bai Ling]: ...No.
[No nonsense allowed]: Just keep talking nonsense, you little bastard! I have to remind you, don't throw the eggs into the trash can. There will definitely be perverted alphas who will pick them up and do unspeakable things to them.
[Bai Ling]: What should we do then, bury it? Throw it into the sea to feed the fish? Made into fertilizer?
[No nonsense allowed]: It’s easy. Ask your guardian what he wants to eat in the evening and give him an extra meal.
[Bai Ling]: ...Ridiculous! Do you think I am you?
Less than two minutes later, Yu Chen outside received a message.
[My Little Ronghua]: Hey, old man, do you want to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes tonight? This meal is on my table.
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