Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Just like that, Zilong and the others went off to apply for the First Men's Military Academy in high spirits, while Ling Lan went to the application area for the academy she had chosen. There was not a single person here — almost no one from the Central Scout Academy would choose to apply here.
These professional academies and private academies that were the most backward in the Federation were all placed in front of a single A.I. to complete their application. In truth, the Central Scout Academy had no intention of letting their students apply for these academies at all. If not for the Federation's rules stating that the application must be open and fair, and that there could be no interference, the Central Scout Academy would definitely have expelled these academies from their assessment centres, not giving them any chance at all.
Ling Lan leisurely chose the subject she wanted to apply for. Very soon, the Windchaser Mecha Maintenance Academy she had chosen had approved her application. Not long after, Ling Lan received a reply on her communicator.
Ling Lan opened it to take a look, and could not help but be taken aback. Two large letters of exemption came into view. She had not expected the other to directly exempt her from the assessment — it was clear to see how surprised they had been by her application. They were very afraid that Ling Lan had done this on impulse, so they did not want to give Ling Lan any time to consider.
Being able to exempt herself from the assessment was naturally a good thing. Ling Lan decisively pressed the confirm button, and with her confirmation, her information file was sent to the Windchaser Mecha Maintenance Academy... after doing all this, Ling Lan immediately rushed back to the application area for the First Men's Military Academy to wait for the final assessment results of Zilong and the others.
Meanwhile, at this time, at the distant borders of the Federation, on the battlefield between the Twilight Empire and the Federation, another conventional battle had officially begun.
On the battlefield, starships from both sides faced each other from a distance. Countless intermediate and advanced mecha were ejecting out from the starships' ports, so densely packed that they almost filled up the entire starry sky. The engines of tens of thousands of mecha roared in unison, as if trying to tear the starry sky apart.
The mecha of the two countries formed one team after another, choosing their respective opponents to fight. Ever since technology had advanced to interstellar warfare, mecha battles had become the most basic form of combat. Even the final outcome of a battle depended on the strength of the mecha operator. This was also why all the countries focused on nurturing mecha operators. They were the main force, the strongest weapon the rulers had.
Every war was fierce and cruel. Once a war broke out, a large number of mecha operators would fall on the spot. Thus, mecha operators were also the military branch with the highest mortality rate. Even so, every soldier of the Federation still chose mecha operators as their first choice, because only mecha operators could truly control their own lives, as long as you were strong enough.
This was just a regular battle, but even so, countless mecha operators had already fallen in the starry skies here. That final flame was like a brilliant firework, lighting up the entire starry skies, leaving behind its owner's final elegy.
On the central command ship of the Federation, everyone in the command centre was watching the battlefield with solemn expressions, patiently waiting for the final outcome of the mecha battle to appear. When that time came, it would also mean that this battle was over.
It was not that they did not want to arrange battle tactics to reduce casualties, but in this sort of regular battle, old opponents who had been at odds with each other for many years were already familiar with each other's methods. After a prolonged battle, what mattered was the overall strength of the two countries, as well as which country's mecha operators were stronger.
"Abnormal movements from the enemy's starship fleet on the left!" Right then, a report suddenly rang out in the command centre from a surveillance warrior in charge of monitoring that area.
"Zoom in!" The highest commander of the Federation's border defence fleet, Major General Tang Xu, who had been stationed here for six years, immediately gave the order after hearing the report. Tang Xu was 43 years old this year, and could be considered one of the few outstanding major generals in the Federation with real power. It was also because of his tenacity that he had ensured the stability of the Federation's border for many years.
Following his order, the large screen in the command centre quickly zoomed in on the scene. They could see the enemy's starship launch ports, and one after another, black mecha were silently ejecting out.
The surveillance warrior zoomed in on the image very clearly knew what to pay attention to. He immediately showed a close-up image of one of the black mecha, especially the arm area. He zoomed in on part of the image, starting with the letter S, causing a commotion in the command centre. Some of the senior officers could not help but swear.
"The Twilight Empire actually sent out their ace mecha team!" The various ace mecha of Twilight were basically X, SYZ, Z. Z was the strongest of the ace mecha squads, while X was the weakest. Their strength was equal to that of the Federation's ace mecha squads. And of course, the Federation's ace mecha squads were also divided into strong and weak. Meanwhile, the S-series special ace mecha squad the enemy had sent out could also be considered one of the Twilight Empire's most powerful ace mecha squads.
Tang Xu knew that the situation did not allow for any hesitation. He immediately ordered, "Order the Soaring Dragon ace mecha squad to attack!"
Every fleet had an ace mecha squad holding the line. They were the Federation's top fighting force. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he really did not want to send them out. Just the thought of losing one of them made his heart ache. But even more so, he could not bring himself to let normal mecha operators use their lives to withstand the enemy's attacks. An ace enemy could only be dealt with by an ace.
At the right rear of the fleet, an interstellar mothership was hovering there, quiet but somewhat fierce. And in the belly of the mothership, a fully equipped mecha squad was waiting. It was the ace mecha squad of this border defence fleet — Soaring Dragon!
At this moment, they were sitting in their own mecha with serious expressions, spread out in their respective launch ports, paying close attention to the progress of the battle ahead.
Suddenly, the entire mothership rang with the sound of battle alarms. The shrill sound pierced through the initial silence, and all the ace operators instinctively tightened their grip on the control sticks in their hands. This meant that their battle was about to begin.
They had already waited for too long. Every time a battle began, they would be fully equipped and ready to go, but in the end, they would never get the chance to go into battle. If it were not for their deep-rooted military training, strictly following the command center's orders to be on standby every time a battle began, it would have been easy for them to become fatigued and passively await orders.
However, all of the ace operators knew that if they were needed to attack, the enemy would definitely be an ace operator of the same level. This would be a cruel battle of equal strength — they would need to use each other's lives to prove who was the true king.
"Order, Soaring Dragon ace mecha squad to attack. Head southwest. Coordinates: 1245,2340!" All the mecha operators of the Soaring Dragon ace mecha clan heard this order from the command center in their mecha's public comms.
"8001, 8002, 8003, 8004, 8005, all ready. Calling JMC 801, requesting attack!" At each launch port, the JMC responsible for guiding the ace mecha on the mothership sent out requests for attack from the ace operators through their headsets.
"Checking. Equipment complete. Power normal. Ejection allowed. 3, 2, 1... Fire!" After a quick check, the exclusive JMC responsible for the ace mecha issued a request for ejection.
"Spray!" "Spray!" "Spray!" Continuous sounds of ejection rang out. The five launch ports on both sides of the mothership ejected the prepared ace mecha out into space.
"8011, 8012, 8013... requesting attack!"
"8021, 8022, 8023... requesting attack!"
Orderly batches of ace mecha were ejected into space... at this moment, each mecha's exclusive comms channel was buzzing with activity. A mecha battle for a large force was not an individual battle — they had to form into formations to face the enemy.
"8011 calling 8001, Wingman No. 1 requesting to enter formation..."
"8021 calling 8001, Wingman No. 2 requesting to enter formation..."
Just like that, each time a formation complained, the mecha would fly swiftly towards the coordinates notified by the command center.
"Baka, how are the other side moving so fast?" The commander of the Twilight mainship, a general with greying sideburns and a short beard, saw teams of silver-white mecha flying towards them from behind and quickly intercepting their Twilight special forces ace mecha which had already formed into a column. He could not help but curse angrily.
"General, I believe that our mecha operators will not lose to those Chinese people." A young staff officer beside him bowed slightly, but his attitude was extremely arrogant as he spoke. It should be known that their S-series ace mecha team was known as the Victory Mecha Team that never fell. They would definitely have no problem dealing with these small fries.
"Qing Mu, don't underestimate them. The Huaxia Federation has always been our archenemy. For the past ten thousand years, whenever there was a war, it would be a fight to the death. Throughout history, we have lost many times because we underestimated them, bringing great losses to our empire. We must learn from these lessons. " The general was a cautious person. He was not like some people in the country who were blindly confident and thought that the Huaxia Federation's strength was just for show.
"General, what you say makes a lot of sense. However, the Huaxia Federation is no longer the Huaxia of the past. 16 years ago, even their god-class operator Ling Xiao died at the hands of our empire's warriors. They are now just an arrow at the end of its flight. Victory will always belong to the Great Twilight Empire. " Staff Officer Qing Mu's face was filled with pride. Ling Xiao's successful death was the glory of every soldier of the Twilight Empire.
As a new generation of soldiers of the Twilight Empire, they had grown up under the propaganda of the empire successfully killing the strongest god-class operator of the Huaxia Federation, Ling Xiao. In their minds, the Huaxia Federation had already been defeated and no longer had the power to resist them. The Great Twilight Empire would definitely win the final victory and finally take over the Huaxia Federation.
"Is that really the case?" The general's expression was grim as he stared at the large screen. He did not believe that the Huaxia Federation really did not have any reserves at all. Moreover, they still had other god-class operators. Although those people had always been in seclusion, if the Huaxia Federation really fell to the point of no return, these terrifying people would appear one by one. Meanwhile, their empire only had nine god-class operators. In terms of numbers, they were no match at all.
"We need to drag things out for a while longer. The oldest god-class operator of the Huaxia Federation is almost 200 years old..." The general calculated silently. As long as one or two of the opponent's god-class operators could die of old age, then in terms of top-level combat power, their empire would no longer be at a disadvantage. At that time, it would be time for their Great Twilight Empire to launch an all-out attack.
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