Chapter 9
One after another, other mechas appeared in front of everyone as if they had dropped from the sky. Each mecha was as tall as a dozen stories, with smooth lines, bright or cool colors, and different styles, but all of them were very cool.
After a simple opening show, the mechas stayed on the field.
Almost simultaneously, a circular, funnel-shaped arena, composed of data, sprang up around the venue, resembling a coliseum. The people around were clearly accustomed to this, noisily taking their seats.
Do I need to buy a ticket?
Or can I sit wherever I want?
It was He Xile's first time here, and he looked around curiously.
One of the ladies who was closer noticed He Xile's dazed state and walked over and patted him gently on the shoulder.
With a kind smile on her face, she said gently, "Is this your first time here, little one? The seats here are all free. Whoever grabs them first gets the seat. Just sit wherever you like."
He Xile: "Thank you."
"You are welcome."
The man waved his hand casually, "Hurry up and sit down, the game is about to start."
He Xile agreed and walked to an empty seat nearby. He could still hear the conversation between that person and his companion.
"Did you see that? Star Network actually has some special privileges for children. The virtual characters they create don't even have any secondary features. They're so cute! Alas, unlike me, with such big ears, it's hard to cover them up with a hat. They're so ugly, so ugly... When my husband and I have a baby, I'll have him register an account early."
"Don't overthink it. It's not certain. Maybe the characteristics are on the face."
“…That’s true.”
He Xile turned around upon hearing this and happened to meet the eyes of the two men.
The lady who was speaking was originally looking at He Xile with empathy, but when she saw this, her face became embarrassed, and her big, furry ears on her head, which looked like palm-leaf fans, flew back almost instantly, as if she was frightened.
She was obviously embarrassed, and with a smile that looked like tears on her face, she said, "I'm sorry. We didn't mean to say that about you..."
He Xile blinked.
He didn't pay attention to what the lady said before, but thought that people here didn't seem to like his second characteristic.
The second characteristic of some people does seem a bit strange to He Xile.
For example, when he just woke up, he saw a man whose neck could stretch infinitely. If he starred in a horror movie on Earth, it would definitely be a box office hit; there was also a man whose one arm weighed a thousand pounds. He looked unstable and his daily life must be very inconvenient; and there were those black lines on His Majesty's body and the tiny scales that surged up.
But this is their characteristic, their symbol, which represents their uniqueness.
He Xile felt that there was nothing wrong with this.
Moreover, He Xile found most people's secondary features very, very cute—the animated animal ears; the long and short furry tails that would sway; the drooping antlers...
Ahhh, when I think about it, I want to rub it so much!
These characteristics also reflect the owner's mood at all times.
It also makes these people easier to understand.
The lady had just revealed that she didn't like the appearance of her second feature, which suddenly reminded He Xile that back on Earth, many lovely Chinese girls, even if they were very good-looking, still felt that their faces and bodies were full of flaws, and they wanted to use various methods to become as close to perfect as possible.
He stood there, hesitated, raised his hand, pointed to the side of his head, where the lady's animal ears were, and said solemnly, "I'm not angry. I just want to tell you that in my opinion, your ears are really cute."
The lady was startled.
There were not many seats around, so He Xile didn't wait for her reply. He found a seat first and happily prepared to watch the mecha battle.
The lady was still sitting in her original seat, but her fingers were tightly clutching her clothes, and her eyes gradually turned red.
Most people in the Hexinna universe were dissatisfied with their secondary features, and she was certainly no exception. Her secondary features seemed too large and ostentatious.
When she was in school, some people would even pull her ears for no reason and laugh at her.
If it weren't for the law prohibiting surgical removal of secondary characteristics, she would have saved money for the surgery long ago...
So is it true?
Aren't her ears really that cute?
Very strange.
She was clearly skeptical about this comment, wondering if the child was saying it on purpose to coax her, but she still couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat, and tears started to fall. Her heart was instantly filled with all kinds of emotions, mixed feelings.
"What's wrong?"
Her companion laughed, "Too excited to see Yudui?"
"……yes."
She nodded without saying anything more. Tears were still flowing, but a bright smile appeared on her face.
"Wow, you're such a loser, aren't you? Yuduyi doesn't appear often, but there's no need to cry like this, right? Ugh, I really want to see someone challenge Yuduyi soon."
The lady just smiled.
Who doesn’t love themselves?
She also wanted to love all of herself, but before, the only ones who praised her were her parents, and her parents obviously had endless filters. No matter what she looked like, her parents loved her unconditionally.
——What she encountered more were the lingering shadows of her childhood.
No stranger had ever praised her second feature.
So, she couldn't find any reason at all.
I can't find any reason to love my second characteristic.
But now...
It turns out that there are still strangers in this world who, when they see her without filters, will still like her ears?
That’s great.
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He Xile didn't even see what happened, he just heard another wave of cheers around him.
Then, the battle began.
The black and red mecha, Yudui, which He Xile had previously thought was particularly cool, stepped out, along with another golden mecha. Almost at the moment the countdown ended, Yudui made a slashing motion, catching the opposing mecha off guard.
"We've seen that in the first half-minute of the absolute close combat, Yudui still managed to react the fastest and most responsively, but his opponent, Killer Star, is no weaker opponent. This golden mecha warrior has already won a full twenty consecutive matches and is considered by many to be the new darling of the battlefield!"
"So this time, will the gold medal change hands?"
The commentary was deafening.
He Xile stared at the mecha in battle without blinking.
In the venue, the mechas are particularly large in size, but because they have many components, they are very flexible. It is said that it takes nearly three years to make the entire mecha, and there are as many as hundreds of thousands of parts.
Everyone stared at the venue.
For the spectators, half a minute passed in the blink of an eye, but it was not the same for the soldiers in the battle. The gap between the conditions of the two mechas was visibly widened with the naked eye.
But maybe there is still a chance.
After half a minute of close combat, countless lights lit up around the two mechas and they took off at the same time!
He Xile opened his mouth wide and followed the mecha with his eyes.
Everyone in the audience raised their heads, without exception.
The roars around were endless, and at this moment, no commentator's voice could be heard. Only a few sporadic words roared out by the other party could be heard occasionally, and more often than not, screams could be heard.
The light almost illuminated the entire starry sky, and the surroundings were as bright as day.
Even in the air, the Mecha Killer Star was still no match for the reigning king, Yuduyi. He adopted a circuitous tactic, dodging Yuduyi's attack to the side, and happened to choose the direction of He Xile. Yuduyi seemed to have seen through the Killer Star's escape route long ago.
His laser cannon is aimed this way, attacking—
A cold blue light instantly penetrated the core of the Killer Star's mecha, but also penetrated He Xile's body at the same time.
He Xile's pupils shrank slightly.
"Warning! Irregular heartbeat detected, forcibly logged off."
"warn--"
Before he finished reading the warning, He Xile's vision went dark. His heart was still beating fast until the light blue curtains hanging down from the bed appeared in his sight.
Sitting on the soft bed, He Xile slowly exhaled. At this time, his palms were still full of sweat.
Oh my god—
So thrilling.
So exciting!
I really want to do it again!
Is this what mecha combat is?
So cool!
No one can resist the temptation of mecha!!!
He Xile's eyes sparkled.
Unfortunately, the terminal has already determined that He Xile is no longer suitable to log in in the short term. No matter what He Xile clicks, he cannot enter the Star Network.
But He Xile was not disappointed.
——There will definitely be opportunities in the future.
Next time, he will definitely not be ejected from the terminal again!
With more expectations for this world in his heart, He Xile snuggled into bed and fell asleep happily.
Half an hour later.
There was a rapid knock on the door.
He Xile, who was half asleep and in a light sleep, was startled and sat up directly from the bed. Then, he heard a vague and low voice of "Open the door" from outside.
The next second, the door of the room was opened.
Wen Ji and His Majesty were standing at the door.
He was finally no longer wearing a cloak, but normal pajamas, so he looked much more casual, but this also allowed He Xile to clearly see the black lines swirling up on the right side of his body.
He did not go in, but stood there, looking He Xile up and down.
He Xile was still sitting on the bed.
He was a little slow to react, half asleep, with a sleepy face, but his eyes were trying hard to stay open, looking at Wen Jiyu in surprise.
"Your Majesty." He Xile shouted.
Wen Jiyu slowly said "hmm".
He Xile: "...Excuse me, why are you visiting so late at night?"
Wen Jiyu said lazily, "It's nothing. I just had a dream that you ran away, so I came to check on you. After all, I spent 30 billion star coins to buy you. If you really ran away, I would be at a disadvantage."
After saying that, Wen Jiyu turned around and left without waiting for He Xile's response.
He Xile sat on the bed, looking confused.
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