The spaceship sailed in space for three days. During these three days, Yan Hao spent most of his time in the maintenance room getting familiar with Sheng Heng and Cheng Wenkang's mechas. In fact, he was mainly familiar with Cheng Wenkang's mecha Barbarian Bull. After all, he had modified Sheng Heng's mecha Black Soul himself, so he was very familiar with it.
Before setting off, Mr. Pang gave Yan Hao a lot of knowledge to cram, and also gave him some information about mecha maintenance before leaving, but the time was too short. Even a genius could not master the technology of mecha maintenance in three days, so Yan Hao took the time to study on the spaceship.
Sheng Heng also spent most of his time in the maintenance room. When Yan Hao was repairing the Barbarian Bull, he drove the Black Soul to practice beside him. Because mechas below level 5 have low sensitivity and are not suitable for close combat when fighting against Zerg, mechas below level 5 are basically equipped with long-range weapons. Level 5 mechas will be equipped with some simple and easy-to-operate close combat weapons as a transition. Only mechas above level 6 will be equipped with powerful close combat weapons.
The Black Soul was equipped with just this spear. Sheng Heng had an injury on his hand before, and could not bear the high-intensity operation instructions required by the weapon. This spear had been hidden in the Black Soul's body and had never been used. It was not until Yan Hao modified the Black Soul that Sheng Heng began to try to use this weapon.
In between studies, Yan Hao would occasionally look up and see the domineering figure of Black Soul wielding a spear. Every time he saw it, he would show envy in his eyes. That heroic fighting posture was something every young man would admire since childhood. Even if he knew he was not good at it, he would still get excited watching it.
Just at this time, Sheng Heng also completed a set of movements. He opened the cockpit, jumped down from Heihun's chest, tapped Heihun's thighs twice, and then landed lightly.
“Pah pah pah~~”
Although this was not the first time that Yan Hao saw Sheng Heng using a mecha like this, he couldn't help but applaud and praise him for being so handsome every time he saw it.
Sheng Heng walked over with a chuckle. His training suit was now soaked with sweat, but his face was rosy and his eyes were bright, completely different from the grayish complexion he had in the past due to over-training.
"Senior, have some water." Yan Hao handed over a bottle of water.
"Thank you." Sheng Heng raised his hand to take it, and sat down next to Yan Hao naturally, "How is your study going?"
Yan Hao shook his head dejectedly: "I may not be able to help you in this assessment, so you should try not to let the mecha get hurt."
Sheng Heng smiled and rubbed Yan Hao's head: "Mecha maintenance relies on practice, not math problems. No matter how talented you are, you can't rely on self-study to replace practice."
"I know. When I get back, I will go to study with my teacher every weekend." Mr. Pang also said something similar. Yan Hao mastered theoretical knowledge very quickly, but in mecha manufacturing, practice is sometimes more important than theory.
"You don't have to worry about this test. Most of the students in the class are level 4 mechas, so this test should be prepared according to the standards of level 4 mechas. Black Soul and Barbarian Bull are both level 5 mechas, so the damage should not be too great." Sheng Heng said, "Besides, Fatty and I don't care much about the results. This time, we came mainly to test the results of Black Soul's modification."
"Then I will just quietly fill in the numbers." Yan Hao said.
"Okay." Sheng Heng put down the half-drunk bottle of water. When he turned around, he saw Yan Hao, who was chatting and laughing with him just now, staring at Heihun with burning eyes.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the dark soul?" Sheng Heng asked subconsciously.
"No." Yan Hao shook his head. "I was just thinking, if I can complete the development of the mimicry system, then I can operate the mecha as handsomely as you. In a flash, two sections of spears slide out from between my arms, and then connect together with a clang, turning into Xuanming."
The Mysterious Spear is a melee weapon equipped on Black Soul. It is hidden under Black Soul's arms when not in use. When fighting, it will slide out from the bottom of his hands, with two sections facing each other to form a complete spear. Black Soul's movements of assembling the Mysterious Spear are very cool, revealing an indescribable domineering aura, which makes Yan Hao's eyes shine.
"I'll teach you when the time comes." This was not the first time that Yan Hao had expressed his desire to drive a mecha. Sheng Heng felt that he could still help Yan Hao in this regard.
"I'll remember what you said."
"Um."
"I have a good memory. You can't go back on your word once you've agreed."
Sheng Heng was amused again. Is there any logical connection between having a good memory and going back on one's word?
"I have a good memory too." Sheng Heng said.
Sheng Heng's answer had nothing to do with his not regretting it, but Yan Hao was very satisfied. It seemed that in his opinion, as long as Sheng Heng remembered something, he would not regret it.
In a blink of an eye, three days passed and the spacecraft successfully arrived at the assessment planet, Barren Planet No. 3.
They landed at the base of the planet and were received by special personnel. Xiao Tianhan went up to meet the other party. After the two chatted for a while, Xiao Tianhan came back with a serious face.
"The assessment starts now." Xiao Tianhan said to everyone, "From now on, all students in the Mecha Department will enter combat mode."
"What?!" exclamations rang out one after another.
"Teacher, we just got off the spaceship and haven't rested yet."
"Yes, teacher, at least let us eat something and sleep for the night."
"You want to rest, right? Give up the exam. As long as you give up the exam, from now on you can rest until you go back." Xiao Tianhan glanced at everyone coldly. With just one glance, the students who had been clamoring to rest immediately quieted down.
Seeing that they had all calmed down, Xiao Tianhan continued, "Desolate Planet No. 3 was a planet that was rescued from the Zerg three hundred years ago. After the Zerg were expelled, many Zerg eggs were left on the planet. In order to train soldiers to fight against the Zerg, the Federation left these eggs and allowed them to reproduce and grow. But in order to avoid causing harm, the Zerg here will be controlled at level four. Once a Zerg above level four appears, it will be destroyed by the Federation. With your strength, if you act as a team, you will be able to cope with it on the desolate planet."
"Of course, you can't let your guard down. Although the Zerg here have been controlled by the Federation, there are always some that have escaped the search, so there will occasionally be level 5 or 6 Zerg. If you encounter one, you can decide whether to fight or flee." Xiao Tianhan looked at the time and said, "From now on, you will have 30 minutes to prepare for departure. There are people selling energy and weapons in front of the square. You can go there to restock if you need."
As soon as these words were spoken, the mecha students in the square dispersed and ran to the supply area.
"Boss, should we go and take a look?" Cheng Wenkang asked Sheng Heng.
They had prepared all the supplies in advance before they came, and had been hiding them in the space button. However, seeing that everyone else had gone to the supply area, he couldn't help but want to go as well.
Sheng Heng looked at Yan Hao.
"Go ahead. I'm in the base. Nothing will happen to me. Be careful during the test." Yan Hao said.
Sheng Heng nodded and asked, "Is there anything you want? I'll bring it back to you."
Planet No. 3 was deserted for hundreds of years because it was occupied by the Zerg. The planet's environment has recovered very well and there are many rare herbs and minerals.
Yan Hao thought for a moment, but couldn't think of what he needed, so he said, "I heard that the front claws of the Zerg are very sharp and can directly pierce the shell of the mecha. If you have a chance, bring one back for me to see."
"Wow, junior brother, I didn't realize you have such a strong taste." Cheng Wenkang was amazed.
"I'm just a little curious." Yan Hao said a little embarrassedly.
"Okay, wait for me to come back." Sheng Heng nodded with a smile, turned around, put his arm around Cheng Wenkang's shoulder, and dragged him forward.
"It hurts, it hurts, boss, please be gentle, or my hand will be broken. How can I drive the mecha?" Cheng Wenkang's cry of pain could be heard from afar.
Yan Hao was just enjoying himself when he heard Xiao Tianhan suddenly say, "You are from the Mecha Manufacturing Department. This assessment will be held at the base. You will follow Captain Xu Peng in a while."
As he spoke, Xiao Tianhan pointed to the person standing next to him, who was also the docking officer at the base, and introduced him, "This is Captain Xu Peng."
"Hello, Captain." The students said loudly.
Captain Xu Peng is a kind-looking young man. "I am also a student of the Federal University. You can call me senior."
"Hello, senior."
Xu Peng smiled and said, "As mecha builders, we don't need to go to the battlefield unless there are special circumstances, so your assessment location is in the base. I will take you to the maintenance room prepared for you in the base in a while. For the next seven days, you will stay there and wait for your team."
Xu Peng nodded to Xiao Tianhan and left with the students from the Mecha Manufacturing Department. After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at an extremely large maintenance room, which looked five or six times the size of an ordinary laboratory.
"This maintenance room is for you all to use together. It contains common tools and materials for repairing mechas. Of course, these materials must be exchanged for points. You can exchange points for parts and energy blocks that you make yourself. Mecha warriors can also exchange points when they go out to kill Zerg."
"There are dormitories outside the inspection room. Each dormitories have one level 6 energy block per day. In the first two days of the assessment, there will usually be no mecha damage. You can consider renting a dormitory to rest."
"Okay, now each of you use the optical computer terminal to bind the temporary pass of the base, and then you can enter and leave here freely."
As soon as Xu Peng finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads and started to bind themselves. After a while, everyone completed the binding.
"Senior, now that the binding is completed, can we rent a dormitory?" someone asked.
"Okay, you can go in from here and pay the energy blocks in exchange for a door card." Xupeng pointed to the door behind him.
After sitting on the spaceship for three days, everyone was a little tired. When they heard that they could take a rest, they left in a short while, leaving Yan Hao standing there all alone.
"Junior brother, why don't you go and have a rest?" Xu Peng asked curiously when he saw that Yan Hao was the only one left.
"I... I don't have a level 6 energy block on me." Yan Hao said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Have they all been given to you as your partner?" When a mecha warrior goes out on a mission, he should indeed bring more energy blocks. "Then do you still have the materials to make a level 6 energy block? You can make one on the spot. I can provide you with the tools."
Yan Hao shook his head. There was no requirement for students to make level 6 energy blocks in their freshman year, so he didn't prepare anything.
"You shouldn't do this. How can you come out for the assessment without bringing the materials for the energy blocks? If your partner falls into danger due to lack of energy, you as his mecha maker will have a great responsibility." Xu Peng said.
"I remember it." Yan Hao nodded seriously.
Seeing that he had a good attitude, Xu Peng's expression eased a little: "Since you don't have materials, you can go to the material room to get them, but you don't have points. You must give half of the energy blocks you make to the material room as compensation for making materials. One energy block is equivalent to three portions of materials."
"Okay, I'll go right away. Thank you, senior." Yan Hao thanked Xu Peng respectfully and then ran to the materials department.
Xu Peng nodded with satisfaction, thinking that although this junior was not thoughtful enough, his attitude was quite correct. If he was trained well, he could become a mature mecha maker in the future.
Looking at them, I can't help but recall my campus life, which is so nostalgic.
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