Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr In a private manor on planet Azure, an old man was staring nervously at a virtual world login pod before him. Not long after, he saw the lights inside the login pod go out, and the pod door suddenly opened. A beautiful child about 11 or 12 years old, whose gender was hard to tell, lay inside, his face pale. At this moment, he was completely soaked, as if he had just gone through some intense extreme exercise.
After several seconds, the child slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the old man before him, he smiled weakly and said, "Head Butler, why are you guarding here?"
"Don't tell me you still want to lie to me? Eldest Young Master, your health isn't good. Didn't the old master tell you not to come online? "There was a trace of reproach in the head butler's eyes, but more than that, there was heartache.
The beautiful child continued to smile and said, "I have to come online a few times, or else I won't be able to keep up with my studies in school."
The head butler couldn't bear to say anything more. He couldn't just tell his young master not to study... he could only go up and carry the child out of the login pod, and put him into a recovery pod that had been prepared beforehand.
Looking at the beautiful child who had once again fallen into a deep sleep, the head butler sighed deeply, his heart aching for the child before him. It wasn't easy being the first heir... the young master was good at everything, but that body of his was just too weak. The spiritual mutation had placed too much of a burden on his body.
Meanwhile, Ling Lan was happy that she had finally gotten rid of this dangerous person. She continued to wander the streets of the capital. It was rare for her to come out, so she had to enjoy herself. Unwittingly, she had wandered to a mecha street. This mecha street was not filled with toy mecha shops like the ones in the Central Scout Academy, but was made up of shops that truly sold the strongest individual weapons of the Federation, mecha.
Ling Lan wandered around for a while, and then casually walked into a mecha shop called Anji.
The moment Ling Lan entered the shop, she saw several staff members chatting behind the counter. There were both men and women among them, and when they saw Ling Lan enter alone, they stopped in their tracks.
Little Four pouted and said angrily, "They're not coming to serve us. Do they think we're poor?"
Ling Lan wasn't surprised. "My current appearance is only 16 years old, and I don't have any parents by my side. Do you think I can afford a mech? It's normal for them to ignore us. Besides, without them by our side, won't we be able to walk around more freely? Happier? "
Little Four was enlightened. "That's true. However, I must let them know in the future that Boss is rich. Buying the best mecha here wouldn't be a problem." Little Four's expression was proud.
Ling Lan's heart skipped a beat. "Looks like you've made a lot of money in the virtual world."
"It's alright. It's not that much. There should be at least tens of billions." Who asked this world not to have many things, but there were a lot of people, and there were even more people who were bored. The few novels he casually published were all very popular now. Just the rewards alone had increased Little Four's bank account by tens of billions.
Ling Lan smiled and said, "Well done. Then keep up the good work."
Little Four was very happy to receive Ling Lan's praise. He was even more excited than when he had settled this virtual world. In his heart, he was even more determined to pocket all of the Federation's money.
Let us applaud Little Four's great goal. It was just that no one knew when Little Four would find out that the Federation's money would never be enough.
Right at this moment, among the shop assistants, a young man who liked to smile walked out. He walked to Ling Lan's side and greeted her politely. "Hello, I am Anji Mecha Shop's Receptionist 017. May I ask, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Thank you. I'm just looking around." Ling Lan was a little surprised, but she still politely rejected 017's service.
Receptionist 017 heard Ling Lan's reply, but did not show any disappointment. Still smiling, he said, "Dear customer, this should be your first time coming into contact with mecha, right?"
This customer with eyes full of novelty should be walking into a mecha shop for the first time. This scene reminded him of the nervousness and excitement he had felt when he had first entered the shop. He remembered how helpless he had been at that time, hoping that someone would help him. Perhaps this girl also needed some guidance … this feeling made Receptionist 017 ignore the other shop assistants' taunts and walk out on his own accord.
Ling Lan nodded decisively at these words, because this was the truth.
Receptionist 017 smiled at this. He indicated for Ling Lan to follow him, and then brought Ling Lan to an area full of basic mecha. This was a place suitable for beginners to choose mecha. Inside, there were all sorts of basic mecha of various models, about a few dozen of them.
Ling Lan quickly looked through them, and could not help but frown. These few dozen mecha were all of different shapes and sizes, but overall, they could be divided into three types. One type was beast-type mecha, one type was bird-type mecha, and the last type was the most commonly seen humanoid mecha.
The reason Ling Lan was frowning was that these mecha models were much clumsier than the two mecha she had seen in the mecha combat hall. Whether in terms of colour, shape, or weapons and equipment, they could not be compared to the two mecha she had seen in the mecha combat hall. If the two mecha she had seen in the mecha combat hall had been adult, then these mecha here were undoubtedly toddler-level. This made Ling Lan somewhat disappointed.
Receptionist 017 could see Ling Lan's displeasure very clearly, but he was not surprised. Everyone who had just started to come into contact with mecha would despise the clumsiness and ugliness of the basic mecha. Ling Lan was not the first, and definitely would not be the last.
He kindly explained, "Dear customer, in truth, all of the mecha in our Federation are derived from these three basic types of mecha. If you want to be an outstanding mecha operator, you must master the control methods of these three basic types of mecha. In the future, no matter what type of advanced mecha you want to operate, you will be able to get the hang of it very quickly. "
Ling Lan was stunned at these words, and she reined in her initial disdain. She would never forget the importance of the basics — both the learning space and her father, Ling Xiao, had emphasized the importance of the basics — it was directly related to a person's ultimate growth.
Ling Lan's heart grew wary. She had not expected that she had actually made the low-level mistake of judging a person by their appearance. It looked like the smooth sailing of the past few days had made her forget to be humble and cautious, and had actually become arrogant.
Ling Lan's change in attitude made receptionist 017 nod silently, his impression of her becoming even better. He continued to say, "Actually, I do not recommend that you buy mecha at this time. In fact, there are mecha training halls in the virtual world that specialize in basic mecha control. Dear customer, you can go there first to learn more."
Ling Lan thanked receptionist 017. If not for his reminder, she would not have known that there were such things in the virtual world. She asked receptionist 017 for directions to the mecha training hall, and then left Anji's mecha shop.
Receptionist 017 sent Ling Lan out with a smile. He had just returned to the counter when the other receptionists began to mock him.
"What a waste of effort. I already said, that girl has no money at all …"
"Without a parent accompanying her at this age, she's definitely just looking around. She won't buy something as expensive as a mecha. 017, you just don't believe me and insist on going up to take a look. No chance, no chance …"
"Even if you want more sales and rebates, you still need to find the right target."
Receptionist 017 was not angry, replying with a smile, "I'm not doing it for sales. I just feel that she was born for mecha."
Receptionist 017's words made the other receptionists roar with laughter, all of them mocking him for when he had become a fortune teller. Mind you, due to physical reasons, it was extremely rare for girls to advance to advanced mecha warrior. Thus, among the tens of millions of mecha operators in the Federation, it was already considered a lot to have 1000 female mecha operators.
017 only shook his head and smiled in the face of the crowd's mockery. His nonchalant demeanor quickly caused the crowd to lose interest, and they all dispersed.
No one knew what 017 was thinking, but the closer he got to that girl, the more he felt it. That girl on the path of mecha was limitless … 017 smiled again and said, "It's also good to make a good karma …"
Ling Lan quickly found the mecha training hall. As she neared the door, a line of text appeared before her eyes: "Do you want to officially join the mecha combat competition?"
"Ah … so this is also a mecha combat game!" Little Four exclaimed in surprise when he saw this line of text.
Ling Lan understood now. As it turned out, this mecha training was related to mecha combat games. Ling Lan naturally had to choose to join, otherwise how would she learn and train to operate mecha?
Once Ling Lan made her choice, she was immediately transported into a large hall. Inside, a handsome soldier stood there, and beside the soldier stood three large basic mecha.
Ling Lan walked up to the soldier, but before she could say anything, the soldier took the initiative to ask, "Recruit, do you want to first understand the combat style and control methods of the three mecha, or do you want to choose a mecha directly?"
Ling Lan was a cautious person. She did not know much about mecha, so of course she would choose to first understand the combat style and control methods of the three mecha.
Very quickly, two screens appeared before Ling Lan. One screen showed the external movements of the mecha, while the other screen showed the movements of the mecha operator in the cockpit.
Ling Lan saw a pair of fingers flying rapidly in the cockpit. Following the controls, the mecha on the other side of the cockpit made a corresponding movement. Just a basic movement required the fingers in the cockpit to dance no less than a dozen times.
For example, a single step would affect the movement of the mecha's hips, knees, ankles, balance, as well as the distribution of strength between the two legs. Ling Lan had calculated before — for such a simple movement, the operator in the cockpit would need to control the mecha 18 times in an instant, and this was still considered simple.
"It's very challenging. It's actually manual control. The requirements for the operator's hand speed are very high." Ling Lan was very surprised. She had always thought that operating a mecha was like driving a car, with control sticks and the like.
"Isn't this what dad taught us? If it weren't for the fact that you, Boss, couldn't pass the test, we wouldn't have come out for a walk. I wonder if combining this with mecha control training would be better? It would be great if we could break through Boss's bottleneck in one fell swoop, "suggested Little Four.
Little Four was now calling Ling Xiao 'dad'. The reason was that Ling Lan had once heard Little Four say something about Boss' dad … and felt a little awkward. Plus, she had always felt that Little Four, who had transmigrated with her, was like her little brother, so she had asked Little Four to call Ling Xiao 'dad' with her.
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